This is a list of submitted names in which the person who added the name is
SeaHorse15.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Volodia m French (Rare)Variant of
Volodya used in the Western world. It was borne by Chilean writer and activist Volodia Teitelboim (1916-2008).
Wawiriya f Indigenous AustralianThis is borne by Wawiriya Burton, an Australian Aboriginal artist from Pipalyatjara, who is also a
ngangkaṟi (traditional healer).
Weedon m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Weedon. This was borne by the English actor and writer Weedon Grossmith (1854-1919), full name Walter Weedon Grossmith... [
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Wifrun f Anglo-SaxonDerived from the Old English elements
wif "woman, wife" and
run "whisper, secret, runic letter".
Wilfrida f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)Latin form of the Old English name
Wulfþryð meaning "wolf strength". This was the name of the mother of Saint Eadgyð (
Edith) by King Edgar the Peaceful.
Wynkyn m History (Rare), LiteratureWynkyn de Worde (originally Jan van Wynkyn) was William Caxton's journeyman, after whose death he became the first printer to set up his shop in Fleet Street, "which was for centuries perhaps the world's most famous centre of printing." It was used in the popular children's poem
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod (Dutch Lullaby) (1889).
Ypapanti f GreekFrom the name used in the Eastern Orthodox Church for the festival of Candlemas or Purification (February 2), which commemorates the meeting of the infant Jesus and his mother with Simeon and Anna in the temple... [
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Ysella f CornishDerived from Cornish
ysel "modest". This is a recently coined Cornish name.
Ysmaine f Arthurian CycleOrigin unknown, probably unrelated to
Ismay. It was used in a 13th-century continuation of Chrétien de Troyes'
Perceval, the Story of the Grail, where it belongs to
Perceval's cousin who marries the knight Faradien... [
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Zaïr m LiteratureAppears in medieval legends of the knight-errant
Amadis, perhaps related to
Zaïre or a place name mentioned in the Old Testament (2 Kings 8:21),
Za'ir meaning "little".
Zamir m AlbanianMeans "good voice" or "sweet voice" from Albanian
zë meaning "voice" and
mirë meaning "good".
Zarinaia f Scythian (Hellenized)Probably derived from Old Iranian *
zari- "golden". This was the name of a legendary Saka (Scythian) warrior queen.
Zebenzuí m Spanish (Canarian)From an indigenous Guanche name which may be derived from *
zăbb-ən-əswy "blowfly of the sandgrouse", composed of *
əzăbb "gadfly; blowfly", the preposition *
n, and *
(a)səwəy referring to a species of sandgrouse, a type of bird from the genus Pterocles... [
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Zemelo f Near Eastern MythologyThe name of a Thraco-Phrygian earth goddess, probably derived from the same root as Russian
zemlya "earth, soil" (also carries the sense of "the Otherworld"). This might be the origin of
Semele.
Zia m Biblical, HebrewPossibly means "sweat, swelling" in Hebrew. Hebrew name of a man mentioned in the Old Testament, 1 Chronicles 5:13, in a genealogical list. This 'has been used as a first name in Britain since the 1960s, but is likely to be mistaken for a girl's name' (Dunkling & Gosling, 1986)... [
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Zinta f LatvianDerived from Latvian
zinte "magic, charms, witchcraft".
Zitkala-ša f SiouxMeans "red bird" from Lakota
ziŋtkála "bird" and
šá "red". This name was adopted by a Yankton Dakota writer and political activist, birth name Gertrude Simmons (1876-1938).
Zizah m BiblicalForm of
Ziza which occurs briefly in the Old Testament (1 Chronicles 23:10), belonging to a Levite.
Zorah f TheatreMeaning uncertain; used very occasionally in Britain in the 20th century, probably because of the character by this name in the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera
Ruddigore, first performed in 1887; Zorah is the professional bridesmaid... [
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