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Ok. So in this fantasy story I'm currently writing, most of the names I've chosen are slightly-altered version of real names (Falbian from Fabian, Ninion from Ninon etc...) but there's a few names where I absolutely CANNOT find the meaning for, and believe me I've been looking for years!!! Here they are-
>Dechri
>Narimene
>Elem
>Magella
I would like to at least know where some of these names/word originate from (though I'd love any meanings) , because don't want to have innacurate names (eg, the character's names need to match up w/the equivalent country/ethnicity they're from/part of!
thanks all,
hylia
>Dechri
>Narimene
>Elem
>Magella
I would like to at least know where some of these names/word originate from (though I'd love any meanings) , because don't want to have innacurate names (eg, the character's names need to match up w/the equivalent country/ethnicity they're from/part of!
thanks all,
hylia
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Hello Hylia,
Do you at all remember where you first encountered these names that you mentioned? That might help with answering your question. :)
It would also help if you could state which of the names is male, and which of the names is female. Just for the sake of avoiding any possible misunderstandings. :)
With that said, at first glance, Elem looks like it might possibly be a variant form of Elam. Magella reminds me of the surname Magellan, as in: the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. I have no idea whether Magella is even etymologically related to that, though. There exists a surname of Magello though, so who knows whether someone took that surname and feminized it in order to name their daughter it.
Narimene has a Greek or even Egyptian feel to it (to me, at least) and I have no clue about Dechri.
That's all I can do for you, I'm afraid - but perhaps other people could be of better assistance to you. :)
Do you at all remember where you first encountered these names that you mentioned? That might help with answering your question. :)
It would also help if you could state which of the names is male, and which of the names is female. Just for the sake of avoiding any possible misunderstandings. :)
With that said, at first glance, Elem looks like it might possibly be a variant form of Elam. Magella reminds me of the surname Magellan, as in: the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. I have no idea whether Magella is even etymologically related to that, though. There exists a surname of Magello though, so who knows whether someone took that surname and feminized it in order to name their daughter it.
Narimene has a Greek or even Egyptian feel to it (to me, at least) and I have no clue about Dechri.
That's all I can do for you, I'm afraid - but perhaps other people could be of better assistance to you. :)
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Magella could be another spelling of Majella, which is quite a common girls' name in Ireland. You can read about its origin here: http://www.behindthename.com/submit/name/majella
There was a Soviet Russian film director called Elem Klimov. In his case, Elem was a Communist-inspired name that came from the initials of Engels, Lenin and Marx.
I don't know about the others.
There was a Soviet Russian film director called Elem Klimov. In his case, Elem was a Communist-inspired name that came from the initials of Engels, Lenin and Marx.
I don't know about the others.
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