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Acteon: More common form: Aktaios (m), dweller of a shore or coast (from Greek Akte, shore)
Acantha (f), Greek for thorn, prickle.
Adonia (f), Female version of Adonis .
Agathon (m), Male version of Agatha .
Amalthea (f), Amaltheia was the goat which nursed Zeus . From her horn flowed whatever its possessor wished, hence "keras Amaltheias", "horn of plenty." (My favorite french expression: Il lui donna la corne de l'abondance, et elle lui donna l'abondance des cornes!" -- loses a bit in the translation hehe)
Arachne (f), Greek for Spider. For more on Arachne, see http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/arachne.html
Aretina (f), Diminutive of Arete, Greek for "virtue"
Acantha (f), Greek for thorn, prickle.
Adonia (f), Female version of Adonis .
Agathon (m), Male version of Agatha .
Amalthea (f), Amaltheia was the goat which nursed Zeus . From her horn flowed whatever its possessor wished, hence "keras Amaltheias", "horn of plenty." (My favorite french expression: Il lui donna la corne de l'abondance, et elle lui donna l'abondance des cornes!" -- loses a bit in the translation hehe)
Arachne (f), Greek for Spider. For more on Arachne, see http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/arachne.html
Aretina (f), Diminutive of Arete, Greek for "virtue"
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A few stellar names for Mike which I especially liked...
Aludra (f) "the maiden" (Arabic). Name given to a star in the constellation of Canis Major. From "Al Adhra", the singular form of "Al Adhara".
Astrophel (m) "lover of a star". Literary name coined by Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586) for his character in love with STELLA in his sonnets titled "Astrophel and Stella".
And another Canis Major star name I'm adding to this list, because they make great dog-names:
Adhara (f) "the maidens" (Arabic). Name given to the second-brightest star, after Sirius, in the constellation of Canis Major. From "Al Adhara". See ALUDRA.
-- Nanaea
Aludra (f) "the maiden" (Arabic). Name given to a star in the constellation of Canis Major. From "Al Adhra", the singular form of "Al Adhara".
Astrophel (m) "lover of a star". Literary name coined by Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586) for his character in love with STELLA in his sonnets titled "Astrophel and Stella".
And another Canis Major star name I'm adding to this list, because they make great dog-names:
Adhara (f) "the maidens" (Arabic). Name given to the second-brightest star, after Sirius, in the constellation of Canis Major. From "Al Adhara". See ALUDRA.
-- Nanaea
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Licia
Talking about stellar K9s, another cool name would be:
Licia / Lycia / Lykaia (f) From the Greek "Lyke" meaning morning twilight...
Hate to sound Artistic, but names such as Licia evoke musical imagery...Bach, for example...
Talking about stellar K9s, another cool name would be:
Licia / Lycia / Lykaia (f) From the Greek "Lyke" meaning morning twilight...
Hate to sound Artistic, but names such as Licia evoke musical imagery...Bach, for example...
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`More oh Lady Amalthea and her five daughters
Amalthea (a.k.a. Cornucopia) is derived from "malthasso", i.e. "to soften, soothe".
Related words are malthakia and malakia (softness). In contemporary slang usage, malakia and malaka mean, respectivelty, masturbation and masturbator.
Amalthea (a.k.a. Cornucopia) is derived from "malthasso", i.e. "to soften, soothe".
Related words are malthakia and malakia (softness). In contemporary slang usage, malakia and malaka mean, respectivelty, masturbation and masturbator.
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