Mid-October Names

GIRLS

Abrahamina - feminine form of the Hebrew name Abraham.

Aeneasina - listed in the book Praenomina by Richard Stephen Charnock as a name used in the Scottish Highlands, a feminine form of the Latin name Aeneas.

Amen - another name in Charnock's book, listed as a female name.

Ardine -

Benigna - Latin, meaning "courteous" or "good-natured".

Davidina -

Donsilla - Charnock thought this name might come from the Italian word donzella, meaning "virgin" or "maid".

Eberhilda - feminine form of the Germanic name Eberhild, meaning "noble boar", which according to Charnock, represents noble man.

Starlene - I saw this on a directory at the Physician's Plaza I went to today.



BOYS

Addement - listed in the book Praenomina by Richard Stephen Charnock as a possible form of Edmund used in Nottingham, England.

Astyanax - Greek, meaning "lord of the city".

Cuddy- Scottish nickname for Cuthbert

Custofre -listed in the book Praenomina by Richard Stephen Charnock as an Anglo-Norman form of Christopher.

Elec - Cornish form of Alexander.

Do you see one or two names you would use?

I'm not saying they're all extremely usable. But, I think that Aljourn 'might' work on a boy these days and Xevera maybe on a girl. I wonder if there was ever more than one Zerubbabel??

GIRLS

Wilmet

Xevera

Yrsa - Swedish, possibly derived from 'ursa' meaning 'bear'.


BOYS

Zerubbabel - possibly Hebrew, derived from "Zerua Bavel" meaning "the one sown of Babylon" or "Zeruy Bavel" meaning "the winnowed one of Babylon". The one interpretation relates to the idea of child born in Babylon or conceived there and the second to living in Babylon as an exile. Wikipedia also suggests the possibility that this name derives from the Assyrian-Babylonian "Zeru Bavel" which means "one conceived in Babylon". They all seem the same to me.

Burgess Meredith, actor

Aljourn - a form of Algernon.

Burgess - English, derived from the French and indicating someone who lives in a town.

Cuthbert - Old English, meaning "famous".

oops, I posted this a bit early - these names are for Saturday