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There are 66 names matching your criteria.
AMARANTHA f Various From the name of the amaranth flower, which is derived from Greek αμαραντος (amarantos) meaning "unfading"... [more] APHRA f Various Meaning uncertain; possibly a variant of AFRA (1), or possibly a variant of Aphrah, a biblical place name meaning "dust"... [more] AYN f Various This name was assumed by Ayn Rand (1905-1982), originally named Alice Rosenbaum, a Russian-American writer and philosopher... [more] CAMBRIA f Various Latin form of the Welsh Cymru, the Welsh name for the country of Wales, derived from cymry meaning "the people"... [more] CONDOLEEZZA f Various In the case of American Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice it is derived from the Italian musical term con dolcezza meaning "with sweetness". EDSEL m Various Variant of ETZEL notably borne by Edsel Ford (1893-1943), the son of the American industrialist Henry Ford. ELIÁN m Various In the case of Elian Gonzalez it is a combination of ELIZABETH and JUAN, the names of his parents. ELYSIA f Various From Elysium, the name of the realm of the dead in Greek and Roman mythology, which means "blissful". GORETTI f Various From the surname of Maria Goretti, a 20th-century Italian saint who forgave her murderer on her deathbed... [more] HALCYON f Various From the name of a genus of kingfisher birds, derived from Greek αλκυων or ‘αλκυων (from the same source as Alcyone). IOLANTHE f Various Probably a variant of YOLANDA influenced by the Greek words ιολη (iole) "violet" and ανθος (anthos) "flower"... [more] JUNÍPERO m Various This was the name assumed by the 18th-century Spanish Franciscan monk Miguel José Serra, a missionary to California... [more] KOHINOOR f Various From Koh-i-noor, the name of a famous gemstone, meaning "mountain of light" in Persian. NYALA f Various From the name of a type of African antelope, ultimately derived from the Bantu word nyálà. NYSSA f Various From the name of an ancient town of Asia Minor where Saint Gregory was bishop... [more] ODESSA f Various From the name of a Ukrainian city that sits on the north coast of the Black Sea... [more] OPRAH f Various In the case of television personality Oprah Winfrey, it was a childhood mispronunciation of her real name ORPAH that became permanent. OUIDA f Various Used by the English author Ouida (1839-1908), born Marie Louise Ramé to a French father... [more] PARIS (2) f Various From the name of the capital city of France, which got its name from the ancient Celtic tribe known as the Parisii. SARAVA m Various From a phrase used by members of the Candomblé religion (an African religion which was taken to Brazil by African slaves) which means "good luck". SHEKINAH f Various From the Hebrew word שׁכִינה (shekhinah) which means "God's manifested glory" or "God's presence"... [more] TIVOLI m & f Various From the name of a picturesque Italian town, used as a summer resort by the ancient Romans. |
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