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Angelia f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀγγελία (angelia) meaning "message, tidings, news", related to ἄγγελος (angelos) "messenger". In Greek mythology Angelia was a daughter of the messenger god Hermes and the spirit (daimona) of messages, tidings, and proclamations.

Anir f & m Mongolian
Means "sound, echo" or "news" in Mongolian.

Avet m Armenian
Means "good news" in Armenian. Related to Avetis.

Avetik m Armenian
Means "good news" in Armenian. Related to Avetis.

Basharat m & f Urdu
Means "good news" in Urdu, ultimately from Arabic بشار (bashar).

Bashir m Arabic, Urdu
Means "bringer of good news, herald, harbinger" in Arabic, from the root بشر (bashshara) meaning "to bring good news".

Bashorat f Uzbek
Means "good news, good omen" in Uzbek.

Bechara m Arabic
From Arabic بِشَارَة (bišāra) meaning "good news, gospel" (etymologically related to Bashir), used in a Christian context.

Beşaret f Turkish
Means "announcement (of good news)" in Turkish.... [more]

Bouchraya m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly from Arabic باشر (bāšara) "to carry out, to exercise, to take" or from بشر (baššara) "to bring good news" or بشر (bašar) "human, humankind".... [more]

Bsora f Hebrew
Means "good news" in Hebrew.

Dobrowieść f Polish
Old polish name, consisting two parts: dobro- meaning "good" and -wieść meaning "to lead" or "to know". Name could mean "The one who is in favour of good news" or "The one who live a good life".

Ebiegberi m & f Western African, Ijaw
Means "good news" in Ijaw.

Euangelios m Late Greek
Derived from either the Greek noun εὐαγγελία (euangelia) meaning "good tidings" (see Evangelia) or from the Greek adjective εὐάγγελος (euangelos) meaning "bringing good news" (see Evangelos).... [more]

Evangelicus m Late Roman, Late Greek (Latinized)
Derived from the Latin adjective evangelicus meaning "evangelical". It is a latinization of the Greek adjective εὐαγγελικός (euangelikos), which originally meant "relating to good news" (see Euangelios) but came to mean "relating to the gospel" in the Christian era.... [more]

Mubashir m Arabic, Urdu
Means "bringing good news" in Arabic, derived from the word بشّر (bashara) meaning "to bring good news".

Mübəşşər f Azerbaijani
Etymology uncertain, possibly from the Arabic مُبَشِّر (mubaššir) meaning "bringing good news".

Müjdə f Azerbaijani
Means "good news" in Azerbaijani, in a religious context it can mean "gospel".

Nashira f Astronomy
Nashira, also known as Gamma Capricorni, is a bright star in the constellation of Capricornus. ... [more]

Ndabezinhle f Zulu
Means "good news" in Zulu.

Nekap-bala f Kelabit
Means "searching for news" in Kelabit.

Nüvit m & f Turkish
Means “good news” in Turkish

Ozioma m & f Igbo
Means, "God's good news" in Igbo.

Rongomaiwhenua f Maori
It means "the land hears the news" in Maori.

Selen f Turkish
Means "good news" in Turkish.

Talalelei f Samoan
Means "good news" in Samoan.

Warsame m Somali
Means "good news", derived from Somali war meaning "information, news" and same "good, positive".

Warsan f Somali
Means "good news", derived from Somali war meaning "news" combined with the Somali feminine name suffix -san, itself a derivative of Somali wanaagsan meaning "good". A notable bearer of this name is Warsan Shire (1988-), a British writer, poet, editor and teacher of Somali descent.