Name Frenzy

I'm in a bit of one today - so many names I came across just this morning that I would love to share! I'm going to hold back a bit though.. I feel like 7 new names per post is plenty to take in. And really I'm ahead of myself, as these are Monday's names. But, when something comes along and I can't post as regularly I won't need to catch up!

Here they are:

GIRLS

a painting by Gustav Klimt, it sold for $158.4 million in 2006

Othelia - this is one I came across last night doing genealogy. A variant of Odilia or Ottilia, which is Germanic and means 'riches'. Odo and Otto are the male forms of the name (as well as Othello, the wealthy Moor of Shakespeare's play).

Phonesavanh - another one I came across doing genealogy. It is the name of the capital of Xieng Khuang Province, in Laos and is a surname from that area.

Quinneshia - I have not found an etymology for this name. It may be a creation, for instance, combining Quinn and the ending of names like Alicia, except spelled with 'eshia'. Though I'm not exactly sure how the name is pronounced.


BOYS

Rowdy- from the English term 'rowdydow' meaning 'noisy' or 'turbulent'. This comes from the term 'rubadub'. The root for the word 'rough' in English would be the ultimate origin of this name. How the term came to be used as a given name is less clear. Perhaps it is just an American thing, as it easily conjures up an image of the lawless frontier and the people who lived here. However, I can't help but wonder if there is some connection to other English names such as Rowley, Rowden, or Rowland (perhaps from Roland?) Which makes me think of Rowan as well. I don't feel I've finished my research on this name yet.

Seti I, Pharaoh

Set, Desert God

Seti- Egyptian, meaning 'of Set'. Set was the ancient Egyptian god of the desert and storms and so someone named Seti had been consecrated to that god.

Ironically, this prince's name is Takehito, not Takehiko.

Takehiko- Japanese, from "take" meaning "military" and "hiko" meaning "prince. You can use different written characters in Japanese to form a name and the meaning changes with the characters. So 'take', for instance, might mean 'bamboo' and 'hiko' might just mean 'boy'. I love the meanings for this name, military prince or bamboo boy. Very sweet.

part of a painting of the 7 Sages of the Bamboo Groves, this shows the boy that was their assistant

Zafar - Arabic, meaning "victory".

Saladin I, victorious conqueror

14 more Names

I missed posting for the 13th by 30 minutes, so I'm combining Monday's post with Tuesday's. Enjoy!

Girls

Nike - Greek, meaning 'victory'.

Odette - French form of Odo, which comes from a German word meaning "possessor of wealth".

Parthenia- Greek, from 'parthenos' meaning "maiden" or "virgin". It was used to refer to Athena, goddess of wisdom - the Parthenon in Athens was her temple. Parthenia is pronounced "par THEE nee uh".


Quinn - English version of the Irish last name O Cuinn, which means "descendant of Conn", which means "chief".



 

rowan tree in Snowdonia

Rowan - English form of the Irish last name " O'Ruadhán ", which means "descendant of Ruadhán", which comes from the name Ruadh, which means "red" and is often a nickname given to someone with red hair. The rowan tree gets its name from the Old Norse word "reynir", derived from the German "ruad-inan" which means "to redden". Some people may use Rowan in reference to the rowan tree rather than the Irish surname. Both seem to have essentially the same meaning. 

Came across this blog, Beneath the Rowan Tree, that seemed appropriate to share here. Adorable crafts for sale, such as crocheted clothes for dolls, such as a mermaid outfit, or dyed fabrics.

 
Shiloh - Hebrew, meaning "tranquil".


Tamar - Hebrew, meaning "palm tree".



Boys

Uther -from the Welsh name Uthyr which comes from uthr meaning "terrible".

Vassily - variant of Vasiliy, which is the Russian version of Basil.

Waldemar - German, either from 'wald' which means 'rule' and 'meri' which means 'famous' or a version of the Slavic name Vladimir, which comes from similar roots.

Xenon -Greek, from 'xenos' meaning "stranger" or "foreigner".

Yitzak - Hebrew, it comes from "tsachaq" meaning "he laughs" or "laughter".

Zebedee - the English form of Zebedaios, which is the Greek form of Zebadiah, which means "Yahweh has bestowed".

Atticus- Latin, meaning "from Attica" - a region in Greece (Athens is located there).