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Re: Giving a name meaning
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There is no organization that gives names "meanings". What one is referring to when one talks about a name's "meaning" is its etymological (historical) origin. Unless your wife's parents were deliberately blending certain names to come up with "Zildy" (or it comes from some Native American language of Guatemala) then the only real "meaning" is "name created by Senor & Senora X for their darling daughter." If you want to interpret Zildy as meaning "lucky" within your own family, that's certainly your right. But there is no way for you to get other people to accept that as a proper "meaning" of the name.
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Since you invented this name, the real meaning is "newly created form." Since it seems to blend the sounds of names like Shea and Aidan or Hayden, you could I suppose use a combination of the "meanings" of those names if you decide to make some sort of plaque commemorating your son's name.
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Thanks Cleveland. You guys are great!
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Thank you Cleveland and Miranda. It was worth a shot. Maybe when I'm a God someday, I'll give it an official meaning :-)Jonas
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