GIRLS
Alexandrie - French feminine form of the Greek masculine name Alexander, meaning "defender of mankind" or "protector of mankind".
Bethari - Javanese form of the Indonesian name "Batari" which means "goddess".
Capucine - French, meaning "nasturtium".
Cateline - French form of Catherine, which may come from the Greek Aikaterini, meaning unknown.
Dvosye - Yiddish nickname for Dvoire, which is derived from the Hebrew name Deborah, which means "bee".
Edrie
Iskra - Bulgarian, from a Slavic word meaning "spark".
Laurence - French, from the Latin masculine name Laurentius, derived from "laurel".
BOYS
Alfbern - Germanic, from "alf" meaning "elf" and "bern" meaning "bear".
Ananiel - Hebrew, meaning "rain of God".
Archelochus - Greek
Cyprian-
Caecilianus - Latin, from "caecus" meaning "blind". This is the name of an early Christian, bishop of Carthage in the 4th century.
Fredegund - Frankish, meaning "peacebattle".
Radegund - counselbattle.
Sigibert - Frankish, meaning "victoryshining".
Sjang - Limburgish nickname for Johannes (Limburgish derives from Dutch, German, and French).
Thascius - I also saw this spelled Thaschus.
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Friday, November 28, 2014
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Names for the middle of November
GIRLS
Gerd - from the Old Norse 'gerdr' meaning "protection". There is a giantess in Norse mythology named this.
Goedele - Flemish
BOYS
Basiel- a short form of the Greek name Basileus which means "kingly".
Christoffel - a form of the Greek name Khristoforos, which means "Christ-bearing".
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Egmont - Germanic, meaning "edge of a sword" or meaning "awe" or "terror" or "fear" or meaning "protection" or "protector". It comes from the Germanic name Agimund, derived from 'ek' or 'agi' meaning "awe" or "terror" or "fear" and 'munt' meaning "protection" or "protector".
Elio - Italian
Florent - from the Latin "Florens" which means "flourishing".
Jaak - medieval short form of Jaakob or Jaakobus, which comes from the Latin name Iakobos which is derived from the Hebrew name Yaakov which comes from ya'aqobh which originates from aqev, which means "heel of the foot" and so means "heel-grabber".
Kees - Dutch, a short form of Cornelis which comes from the Latin name Cornelius, which is an old Roman surname, possibly related to the word 'cornu' meaning 'horn'.
Laurys - Manx form of Laurence which derives from the Latin name Laurentius which means "a person from Laurentum" and may come from the word "laurus" meaning "laurel". A wreath of laurel leaves was placed on someone's head to indicate that they were being honored and had earned this honor through some accomplishment. Traditionally they were used to crown the winner of a poetry competition in ancient Greece, perhaps because they are associated with the god of poetry, Apollo, who, in attempting to seize the nymph Daphnae for his own pleasure caused her father to turn her into a laurel tree in order to protect her. This is the explanation for why the laurel tree is sacred to Apollo.
Lieven- Flemish
Manu - a fascinating name that exists with distinct etymologies in different cultures. One is that it comes from ancient Sanskrit and means "man" or "mankind" and was the name of the first man and who was the first king and who saves all mankind from the Flood. Another is that it is the name of the person from whom Aryans are descended and who are supposed to be descendants of ancient Atlantis. Still a third origin is that it is used as a nickname, for instance, as a Finnish form of names such as Immanuel, which comes from the Hebrew 'imanu el' which means 'God is with us', or as a form of Mauno or Maunu, Scandinavian names which come from the Latin name Magnus, which means "great". A fourth (or fifth, if you count Immanuel and Magnus as two separate origins) origin would be as a Hawaiian name for boys or girls meaning "bird".
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| Gerd is the wife of a Norse god |
Gerd - from the Old Norse 'gerdr' meaning "protection". There is a giantess in Norse mythology named this.
Goedele - Flemish
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| crown jewels of Greece |
Basiel- a short form of the Greek name Basileus which means "kingly".
Christoffel - a form of the Greek name Khristoforos, which means "Christ-bearing".
Egmont - Germanic, meaning "edge of a sword" or meaning "awe" or "terror" or "fear" or meaning "protection" or "protector". It comes from the Germanic name Agimund, derived from 'ek' or 'agi' meaning "awe" or "terror" or "fear" and 'munt' meaning "protection" or "protector".
Elio - Italian
Florent - from the Latin "Florens" which means "flourishing".
Jaak - medieval short form of Jaakob or Jaakobus, which comes from the Latin name Iakobos which is derived from the Hebrew name Yaakov which comes from ya'aqobh which originates from aqev, which means "heel of the foot" and so means "heel-grabber".
Kees - Dutch, a short form of Cornelis which comes from the Latin name Cornelius, which is an old Roman surname, possibly related to the word 'cornu' meaning 'horn'.
Laurys - Manx form of Laurence which derives from the Latin name Laurentius which means "a person from Laurentum" and may come from the word "laurus" meaning "laurel". A wreath of laurel leaves was placed on someone's head to indicate that they were being honored and had earned this honor through some accomplishment. Traditionally they were used to crown the winner of a poetry competition in ancient Greece, perhaps because they are associated with the god of poetry, Apollo, who, in attempting to seize the nymph Daphnae for his own pleasure caused her father to turn her into a laurel tree in order to protect her. This is the explanation for why the laurel tree is sacred to Apollo.
Lieven- Flemish
Manu - a fascinating name that exists with distinct etymologies in different cultures. One is that it comes from ancient Sanskrit and means "man" or "mankind" and was the name of the first man and who was the first king and who saves all mankind from the Flood. Another is that it is the name of the person from whom Aryans are descended and who are supposed to be descendants of ancient Atlantis. Still a third origin is that it is used as a nickname, for instance, as a Finnish form of names such as Immanuel, which comes from the Hebrew 'imanu el' which means 'God is with us', or as a form of Mauno or Maunu, Scandinavian names which come from the Latin name Magnus, which means "great". A fourth (or fifth, if you count Immanuel and Magnus as two separate origins) origin would be as a Hawaiian name for boys or girls meaning "bird".
Monday, March 31, 2014
Tuesday's Thimbleful of Names, as 'twere.
GIRLS
Hannahlyn - a combination of the Hebrew name Hannah, which means "grace" and the English name Lyn, which derives from the Celtic word 'lenna' meaning 'lake'.
Isabinda - No luck on finding any origin other than, it was popular
in the 18th and 19th centuries, when there were also plays and books written with characters named Isabinda. It might be an invention of an author, Susan Centrlivre is one candidate. In any case, it woud fit nicely in a book between Isabella and Linda.
Kimberline - Anglo-Saxon, a form of the name Gutheline, the name of a man who was given the land in Warwick, England in the 700s. The castle, of course, was built at a later date. Warwick is located on the River Avon, which flows through the Midlands, and is southeast of Birmingham. I chose to include this in the list of girl names rather than boy names as, well, I've never heard it used on a person I've known or met but it feels like a girl name to me. And not like a boy name.
Laurentina- Latin, from the name Laurence, meaning the laurel tree. La Via Laurentina was also the name of the road to Laurentum, so it may be that the name Laurentina could simply indicate being of that place in Italy.
BOYS
Jeppa - Swedish variant of the Danish nickname Jeppe, which derives from Jep or Jeip, which comes from Jap, a Swedish nickname for Japer which is a form of the Norse name Jakaupr, which derives from the Latin name Jacobus, which is a variant of the Greek Iakobos which comes from the original Hebrew boy name Ya'aqov. The Hebrew root 'akev' means 'heel' (think of the Bible story about Jacob, the second-born twin, who grabs the heel of the first born twin) or the root 'aqav' means 'betray'. The meaning of Jacob is usually given as 'supplanter' which fits with the story of Jacob and Esau, in which Jacob, with the help of his mother, takes the birthright blessing in place of his older brother Esau, whom he had fed when he was hungry one day and had him promise to give him his birthright blessing. Since his father would not have done this, they told him (who could not see as he was very old) he was blessing Esau. (Jacob's never been one of my Bible favorites, can you tell?)
Meshach -Chaldean, from "Mi-sha-aku" meaning "who is what Aku is"? Aku was the moon god of ancient Babylon (also known as Ur, Agu, Itu, Sin and Itu, and then just Sin. The moon god Aku was the god of the ancient city of Ur (where Abraham was from) and he was the eldest son of the chief god Elu (the Hebrew people were Semitic, coming from ancient Sumeria, and one name for their god is Elohim, though most often just El). When the city of Ur was the seat of power.
Niccolo - Italian form of Nicholas which comes from the Greek roots nikos meaning victory and laos meaning people, "victory people".
Hannahlyn - a combination of the Hebrew name Hannah, which means "grace" and the English name Lyn, which derives from the Celtic word 'lenna' meaning 'lake'.
Isabinda - No luck on finding any origin other than, it was popular
in the 18th and 19th centuries, when there were also plays and books written with characters named Isabinda. It might be an invention of an author, Susan Centrlivre is one candidate. In any case, it woud fit nicely in a book between Isabella and Linda.
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| Elizabeth Brunton, actress which played the character of Isabinda in a play |
Kimberline - Anglo-Saxon, a form of the name Gutheline, the name of a man who was given the land in Warwick, England in the 700s. The castle, of course, was built at a later date. Warwick is located on the River Avon, which flows through the Midlands, and is southeast of Birmingham. I chose to include this in the list of girl names rather than boy names as, well, I've never heard it used on a person I've known or met but it feels like a girl name to me. And not like a boy name.
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| urn from the Via Laurentina |
BOYS
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| Rebekah has Isaac bless Jacob with the birthright instead of Esau through deception. |
Meshach -Chaldean, from "Mi-sha-aku" meaning "who is what Aku is"? Aku was the moon god of ancient Babylon (also known as Ur, Agu, Itu, Sin and Itu, and then just Sin. The moon god Aku was the god of the ancient city of Ur (where Abraham was from) and he was the eldest son of the chief god Elu (the Hebrew people were Semitic, coming from ancient Sumeria, and one name for their god is Elohim, though most often just El). When the city of Ur was the seat of power.
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| from an Assyrian artefact. The Moon God is depicted as a crescent. Interesting that a crescent moon is a symbol of Islam. Such an ancient and elegant symbol. So many ideas, mathematical, artistic, linguistic, etc. present here.. |
Niccolo - Italian form of Nicholas which comes from the Greek roots nikos meaning victory and laos meaning people, "victory people".
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