Previous Names of the Day
May 14th
Bolesław m Polish
Derived from Slavic
boľe "more, greater" and
slava "glory". This was the name of kings of Poland, starting in the 11th century with the first Polish king Bolesław the Brave.
May 13th
Hypatia f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek
ὕπατος (hypatos) meaning
"highest, supreme". Hypatia of Alexandria was a 5th-century philosopher and mathematician, daughter of the mathematician Theon.
May 12th
Tollak m Norwegian (Rare)
From the Old Norse name
Þórleikr, which meant
"Thor's play" from the name of the Norse god
Þórr (see
Thor) combined with
leikr "play, game (involving weapons)".
May 11th
Lilith f Semitic Mythology, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Derived from Akkadian
lilitu meaning
"of the night". This was the name of a demon in ancient Assyrian myths. In Jewish tradition she was
Adam's first wife, sent out of Eden and replaced by
Eve because she would not submit to him. The offspring of Adam (or
Samael) and Lilith were the evil spirits of the world.
May 10th
Abd al-Malik m Arabic
Means
"servant of the king" from Arabic
عبد ('abd) meaning "servant" combined with
ملك (malik) meaning "king". This was the name of the fifth Umayyad caliph, who made Arabic the official language of the empire.
May 9th
Silvia f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, German, Dutch, English, Late Roman, Roman Mythology
Feminine form of
Silvius.
Rhea Silvia was the mother of
Romulus and
Remus, the founders of Rome. This was also the name of a 6th-century saint, the mother of the pope Gregory the Great. It has been a common name in Italy since the Middle Ages.