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The following names aren't in the BtN database (granted I could have misssed one here or there, but I think I checked well). Any help?
~~Aiyana/Ayana/Ayanna -- from somewhere I have Swahili "Beautiful flower" but that was before I documented, so I don't know if it was reliable or not
~~Aja -- a form of Asia is my off-the-top-of-my-head reaction
~~Aleah -- contemporary form of Aaliyah based on Leah???
~~Alena -- I thought this was odd that it wasn't in the database. Rough guess says it's the same as Alina, but is that true?
~~Alize -- form of Aliza??
~~Amari -- from somewhere I have Latin "Immortal"
~~Amiyah/Amya/Amya -- possibly Japanese "night rain" ??
~~Anahi -- some sort of goddess name?
~~Anaya -- not much of a clue here, though possibly related to Aniya (see below)
~~Anissa -- did I just miss this? Surely it was there. At first glance I'd say it's a form of the Anns, but I know it's an actualy word in Arabic
~~Aniya/Aniyah -- from somewhere I have Celtic "joy, ardent"
~~Arely -- a form of Areli?
~~Armani -- besides being a designer...
Thanks!
~~Aiyana/Ayana/Ayanna -- from somewhere I have Swahili "Beautiful flower" but that was before I documented, so I don't know if it was reliable or not
~~Aja -- a form of Asia is my off-the-top-of-my-head reaction
~~Aleah -- contemporary form of Aaliyah based on Leah???
~~Alena -- I thought this was odd that it wasn't in the database. Rough guess says it's the same as Alina, but is that true?
~~Alize -- form of Aliza??
~~Amari -- from somewhere I have Latin "Immortal"
~~Amiyah/Amya/Amya -- possibly Japanese "night rain" ??
~~Anahi -- some sort of goddess name?
~~Anaya -- not much of a clue here, though possibly related to Aniya (see below)
~~Anissa -- did I just miss this? Surely it was there. At first glance I'd say it's a form of the Anns, but I know it's an actualy word in Arabic
~~Aniya/Aniyah -- from somewhere I have Celtic "joy, ardent"
~~Arely -- a form of Areli?
~~Armani -- besides being a designer...
Thanks!
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I have a Gaelic name I want to post. I hope people use it.
Iomar
Meaning: Archer
Origin: Irish Gaelic
Pronounciation: I-omah
From Kalea
I have a Gaelic name I want to post. I hope people use it.
Iomar
Meaning: Archer
Origin: Irish Gaelic
Pronounciation: I-omah
From Kalea
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Amari could be from the Latin amor, to love... ("immortal" is immortali, BTW)
Aleah--different spelling of Alia? (Arabic: lofty, sublime)
Aleah--different spelling of Alia? (Arabic: lofty, sublime)
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~~Aiyana/Ayana/Ayanna -- from somewhere I have Swahili "Beautiful flower" but that was before I documented, so I don't know if it was reliable or not
Reminds me of the archaic Turkish word ayan = governor
~~Alena -- I thought this was odd that it wasn't in the database. Rough guess says it's the same as Alina, but is that true?
There is a Slavic name Alena - it's derived from the poetic word for the color red.
~~Anahi -- some sort of goddess name?
Are you sure it's not Anahid?
~~Anissa -- did I just miss this? Surely it was there. At first glance I'd say it's a form of the Anns, but I know it's an actualy word in Arabic
I have a Saudi friend named Anis. My guess is Anissa is a variant of Anisa
Reminds me of the archaic Turkish word ayan = governor
~~Alena -- I thought this was odd that it wasn't in the database. Rough guess says it's the same as Alina, but is that true?
There is a Slavic name Alena - it's derived from the poetic word for the color red.
~~Anahi -- some sort of goddess name?
Are you sure it's not Anahid?
~~Anissa -- did I just miss this? Surely it was there. At first glance I'd say it's a form of the Anns, but I know it's an actualy word in Arabic
I have a Saudi friend named Anis. My guess is Anissa is a variant of Anisa
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Amaya's in the database. It does mean "night rain" in Japanese. Amia was a Latinisation of Amy used in baptismal and other formal records in the Middle Ages, and it stands to reason some could have also used Amya; but I don't think that's very relevant here.
Anissa's not in the database, but Anisa is. There's also Anise, and Annis.
Alizé, or rather Alizée, was just brought up on December 3rd: http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=114287&board=gen.
Amar means "immortal" in Sanskrit, and Amari's quite likely a form of that. Alternatively, Amari could come from Amara. (Note that Amara could also be a feminine form of Amar.)
I have no concrete evidence for Aleah, Aja, Alena, or Arely's origins, but I would suspect the same things you did for them.
Miranda
Anissa's not in the database, but Anisa is. There's also Anise, and Annis.
Alizé, or rather Alizée, was just brought up on December 3rd: http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=114287&board=gen.
Amar means "immortal" in Sanskrit, and Amari's quite likely a form of that. Alternatively, Amari could come from Amara. (Note that Amara could also be a feminine form of Amar.)
I have no concrete evidence for Aleah, Aja, Alena, or Arely's origins, but I would suspect the same things you did for them.
Miranda
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