A Bit of Both and Neither (or is it Either?)

GIRLS

Zelia - Hebrew, from "zelus" meaning "zealous" or "ardent". It is pronounced "ZEH lee uh".

Ajarae

Brickaney


BOYS

Deileon

Elim



NOT SURE WHICH GENDER

Calsey

1094

With the 6 names you learn today, you will have only 1094 names left to learn this year.

GIRLS

Helisson - Greek, the name of a town in Arcadia (in Greece), it was near the source of the river Helisson (nowadays called Elissonas). This river is a tributary of the Alfeios. The town was founded by Helisson, a son of Lycaon (so technically, Helisson is a masculine name, I just like the looks and sounds of it for a girl more). No one knows exactly where the town is anymore. It was abandoned around 371 BC, though there was still the ruins of a statue of the god Poseidon in the 2nd century AD.

Apparently the name is still in use as a boy name. It is pronounced 'HEL ih son'.

Ia - Greek, meaning 'violet flowers'.

Jacquelle


BOYS

Kaaleppi - Finnish form of the name Kalle, which can be used as a nickname for Karl or for Kaleva. Kaleva is a name from Finnish myth. It 'might' come from the Lithuanian 'kalvis' meaning 'smith' or the Estonian 'kalev' meaning 'red cloth'.

Makellen


NOT SURE OF GENDER

Levin

"Name Wave" for the Heat Wave

GIRLS

Highness

Incarnata

Katniss


BOYS

Mostyn

Audley


NOT SURE WHICH GENDER

Telator

Half a dozen names

GIRLS

Kayleen

Petrina

Reinalda

BOYS 

Acheron

NOT SURE OF GENDER

Beriah

Calle

878

That's how many new names I've introduced you to this year. Adding today's 6 you will have learned 884 names. Which will leave  1,130 names still to learn this year.


GIRLS

Geraldette

Iracena



BOYS

Moleston



NOT SURE OF GENDER

Harvis

Jones

Laco

6 New Names

We've had a bit of a break in the month of May. So far I've introduced you to 800 names. That leaves 1214 names left to learn this year. Unless I'm doing my math wrong, that means you need to learn 5 to 6 names each day for the rest of the year.

Here are 6 for today

GIRLS

Henny

Kendallynn

Olithia- This is probably a variant spelling of Alethea, which derives from the Greek word 'aletheia' meaning 'truth'.



NOT SURE WHICH GENDER

Pollard  this seems to be English and may mean "shaved head". Polle meant head in Middle English and pollard refers to an animal with its horns removed and trees whose branches have been cut back.


Rafa

Shanika

A Gust of Names

GIRLS

Selinda

Theda

Verlene


BOYS

Ausias- Catalan, a variant of Oseas, which is a Latin version of the Hebrew name Hosea, which means "salvation".

Benajah


NOT SURE WHICH GENDER

Canoll

Dencie (?girl)