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Aelhaearn m Welsh
Derived from Welsh ael meaning "(eye)brow" and haearn "iron". This was the name of a 7th-century saint.

Aidamir m Circassian, Chechen
From Turkish ay meaning "moon, month" combined with demir "iron".

Altemur m Turkish
Means "red iron" in Turkish.

Angaráto m Literature
Means "iron champion" in Quenya.

Astemir m Circassian
From Turkic āŕ meaning "few, little, small" and temür meaning "iron".

Aydamir m Circassian
From Turkic ay meaning "moon" and temür meaning "iron".

Aydamirkhan m Crimean Tatar, Adyghe
From айдамир (aydamir) meaning "moon iron" and хан (khan) meaning "king, ruler"

Ay-demir m Tuvan
Means "moon iron" in Tuvan.

Aydemir m Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and demir meaning "iron".

Baytimer m Tatar
Derived from бай (bay) meaning "rich" and тимер (timer) meaning "iron".

Cadhoiarn m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton cat "battle" and (ho)iarn "iron".

Cheol m Korean
Possible meanings (from Sino-Korean):... [more]

Cheolmin m Korean
From Sino-Korean 鐵 "iron", 哲 "bright", "keen", 澈 "pure", 撤 "to harvest", "to achieve", 轍 "wheel track", 綴 "to weave", 凸 "convex", "to protrude", 輟 "to stop", 悊 "wise", or 瞮 "sharp eyesight" and From 民 (min) meaning "people," 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade; gem" or 旻 (min) meaning "(autumn) sky,".

Chintemir m Uzbek
Derived from chin meaning "real, true" and temir meaning "iron, metal".

Cho'yan m Uzbek
Means "cast iron" in Uzbek.

Damira f Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Tatar
Derived from Persian ضمیر (zamir) meaning "heart, mind, secret", though it may also be from Turkic *temür meaning "iron".

Demiray m Turkish
Means "iron moon" in Turkish.

Demirkan m Turkish
Means "iron khan" (kan/han=khan) in Turkish. Also means "iron blood" (kan=blood) in Turkish. It's hard to tell which one is correct.

Dzantemir m Ossetian
Means "iron soul" from Persian جان (jân) meaning "soul, being, life" combined with Proto-Turkic *temür "iron".

Dzhantemir m Circassian
From Persian جان (jân) meaning “soul, being, life” combined with Turkish demir meaning “iron”.

Ehouarn m Breton
Derived from Breton eu "good" and houarn "iron".

Eisenhart m German (Modern, Rare)
A 20th century coinage from the German words Eisen "iron" and hart "hard".... [more]

Eitill m Old Norse
From Old Norse eitill meaning "gland" and "a nodule in stone, iron".

Eldjárn m Icelandic, Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse eldr "fire" and járn "iron".

Erdenetömör m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure" and төмөр (tömör) meaning "iron".

Ernan m Old Irish
Possibly derived from Old Irish éargna "understanding, intelligent" or íarn "iron".

Ferreolus m Late Roman
A diminutive of the name Ferrus, which was derived from Latin ferrum meaning "iron, sword" (compare Ferruccio). This is the name of several early saints.

Gantömör m Mongolian
From Mongolian ган (gan) meaning "steel" and төмөр (tömör) meaning "iron".

Ghwsch'ine m Circassian
Means "iron-eyed" in Circassian.

Glúniairn m Medieval Irish, Medieval Scandinavian
Meaning "iron-kneed."

Gvozden m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the adjective gvozden, meaning "iron-like". Notable bearer is Gvozden Flego, Croatian former Minister of Science and Technology.

Hadeed m Arabic
Means "iron", "sharp", "penetrating (as in 'a penetrating gaze')".

Hekuran m Albanian, Kosovar
Derived from Albanian hekur "iron".

Herannuen f Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton hoiarn "iron" and the feminine suffix -uen.

Hogarth m English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname “Hogarth”. This name was borne by a character in the cartoon movie “The Iron Giant”, starring little Hogarth Hughes and a giant iron robot from outer space.

Аhtimĕr m Chuvash
Chuvash masculine name meaning "white iron".

Iarncum m Medieval Breton (Latinized)
Derived from Old Breton (ho)iarn meaning "iron" and Old Breton cum meaning "gentle, beloved".

Iárnvidia f Norse Mythology
Means "she of Iron-wood" in Old Norse. In the Prose Edda Iárnvidia is a female troll who lives in Járnvid ("the iron wood"). She is sometimes identified with Angrboða.

Ilva f Italian, German (Modern)
Adoption of Ilva, the Latin name of the island of Elba. The island's name has been speculated to be of Etruscan origin and as such to be derived from a word meaning "iron".

Isambert m Medieval, Medieval French, Medieval Italian
Old Saxon, Old High German īsarn "iron" + Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht "bright" from Proto-Germanic berhtaz.

Isanbald m Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements isarn meaning "iron" and bald meaning "bold, brave."

Isanbard m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Old German isarn meaning "iron". The second element is a bit uncertain; some sources derive it from Old German barta meaning "axe", whilst others connect it to the Bards, a Germanic tribe that is also known under the names Bardes and Bardi... [more]

Isanbert m Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements isarn meaning "iron" and beraht meaning "bright".

Isanbrand m Germanic
Derived from isan, which comes from îsarn "iron", and Old Norse brand "sword."

Isanburg f Germanic
Means "iron fortress" from Old High German îsan "iron" and burg "fortress".

Isanfrid m Germanic
Derived from isan, which comes from îsarn "iron", and Old High German fridu "peace."

Isangar m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from isan, which comes from îsarn "iron." The second element is derived from Gothic gairu (gêr in Old High German) "spear", or from garva (garo in Old High German, and gearu in Anglo-Saxon) "ready, prepared."

Isangard f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from isan, which comes from îsarn "iron." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."

Isangild f Germanic
Derived from isan, which comes from îsarn "iron", and Gothic gild "sacrifice."

Isangrim m Germanic
Derived from isan, which comes from îsarn "iron", and Old Norse grîma "mask."

Isanhar m Germanic
Derived from isan, which comes from îsarn "iron", and Old High German hari "army."

Isanhard m Germanic
Derived from isan, which comes from îsarn "iron", and Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."

Isanman m Germanic
Derived from isan, which comes from îsarn "iron", and man "man."

Isanmar m Germanic
Derived from isan, which comes from îsarn "iron", and Old High German mâri "famous."

Isanric m Germanic
Derived from isan, which comes from îsarn "iron", and rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."

Isantrud f Germanic
Derived from isan, which comes from îsarn "iron", and þruþ "strength."

Isarn m Medieval French, Frankish
From Old Saxon, Old High German isarn meaning "iron".

Iselin f Norwegian
Norwegian adoption of an originally German short form of Old High German names containing the element isarn meaning "iron" (e.g., Isengard, Iselinde, Isburg), as well as an adoption of an obsolete German diminutive of Isa 2 and a Norwegian adoption and adaption of the Irish name Aisling (compare Isleen).

Isemay f Medieval English
Perhaps from a hypothetic Germanic name like *Ismegi or *Ismagi, *Ismagin, which would mean "iron strength" from isan, itself from îsarn "iron" (see Isanbrand; however, the first element could also be îs "ice") combined with magan "strength, might"... [more]

Isenbern m Germanic, Medieval English
Derived from the Old German elements isarn "iron" and bern "bear".

Isengard f Medieval German, German (Rare)
The name Isengard is formed from the Germanic name elements isarn "iron" and gard "enclosure".

Islo m Medieval Occitan (Rare), Medieval German (Rare)
Derived from Old High German isarn "iron". The second element of the name is a diminutive suffix.

Isnard m Medieval French, Medieval Italian
Derived from Old High German īsarn "iron" and Old High German hart "strong, hard".

Iso m Romansh
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from the Germanic element isan "iron".

Isoard m Frankish, Old High German
Derived from Old Saxon, Old High German isarn "iron" and Old High German wart "guard, ward".

Isumbras m Literature
Means “iron arm”, from a combination of French and Anglo-Saxon. Sir Isumbras is a famous character from medieval English literature.

Járngrímur m Icelandic (Rare)
Means "iron mask", composed of Old Norse járn meaning "iron" and grímr meaning "mask, helmet".

Járnsaxa f Norse Mythology, Astronomy
From Old Norse járn "iron" and sax "dagger, short sword".... [more]

Judalon f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Meaning unknown. The name was probably invented, as it was first the name of a character in the 1952 film "The Iron Mistress". The film was successful at the box office, and so the resulting exposure of the name made it possible for prospective parents to take a liking to the name and bestow it upon their daughters.... [more]

Kañ-demir m Tuvan
Means "iron iron" in Tuvan.

Kӧdes f Khakas
Means "cast iron" in Khakas.

Khamlek m Lao
From Lao ຄໍາ (kham) meaning "gold" and ເຫລັກ (lek) meaning "iron".

Ködes m Khakas
Means "caste iron pot" in Khakas.

Kotetsu m Japanese
This name combines 小 (shou, chii.sai, ko-, o-, sa-) meaning "little, small" or 虎 (ko, tora) meaning "tiger" with 鉄 (tetsu, kurogane) meaning "iron," 徹 (tetsu) meaning "penetrate, clear, pierce" or 哲 (tetsu, satoi, aki.raka) meaning "philosophy, sagacity."

Kürtnypatyr m Mari
Means "iron hero" in Mari.

Ma'aataéestse'henáhe m Cheyenne
Means "Iron Shirt" in Cheyenne.

Mintimer m Tatar (Rare), Bashkir (Rare)
Means "I'm iron" in Tatar and Bashkir, derived from мин (min) meaning "I" and тимер (timer) "iron".

Ölziitömör m Mongolian
Derived from the Mongolian өлзий (ölzii) meaning "good luck, blessing" and төмөр (tömör) meaning "iron".

O'roztemir m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek o'roz meaning "hope" and temir meaning "iron".

Oytemir f Uzbek
Derived from oy meaning "moon" and temir meaning "metal, iron".

Özdemir m Turkish
Probably means "pure iron" and is related to Demir. It's also a surname and a village in Turkey.

Puhihwikwasu'u m Comanche
Means "iron jacket" in Comanche.

Qandəmir m Azerbaijani
From the Azerbaijani qan meaning "blood" and dəmir meaning "iron".

Qillaya m Aymara
Means "iron" in Aymara.

Raindi m Georgian
Derived from the Georgian noun რაინდი (raindi) meaning "knight". This is a relatively modern name, which might possibly have been inspired by the Georgian rock band რკინის რაინდი (Rkinis Raindi), whose name means "Iron Knight"... [more]

Sang-cheol m Korean
From Sino-Korean 相 "mutual, reciprocal, each other" or 想 "think, speculate, plan, consider" (sang), and 喆 "a sage; wise; sagacious" or 鐵 "iron; strong, solid, firm" (cheol).

Selenge f Mongolian
Derived from the Selenge (or Selenga) River, which runs through Mongolia and Russia. The name likely stems from the Mongolian verb сэлэх (seleh) "to swim", though another theory suggests it originated with the Evenki сэлэ (sele) "iron" + (-nga).

Sen'ichi m Japanese
From Japanese 仙 (sen) meaning "immortal, transcendent, celestial being, fairy", 千 (sen) meaning "thousand", 宣 (sen) meaning "proclaim, say, announce", 専 (sen) meaning "specialty, exclusive, mainly, solely", 泉 (sen) meaning "spring, fountain", 潜 (sen) meaning "submerge, conceal, hide, lower (voice), hush", 銑 (sen) meaning "pig iron", 仟 (sen) meaning "thousand", 愃 (sen) meaning "abundant, generous" or 沾 (sen) meaning "moisten, wet, soak, touch" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one", 壱 (ichi) meaning "one (in documents)" or 市 (ichi) meaning "market, city, town"... [more]

Seon m & f Korean
Sino-Korean reading of such hanja as 善 meaning "good, nice," 宣 meaning "giving; mercy, kindness," 旋 meaning "spin, rotation," 仙 meaning "virtuous, good," 璿 meaning "gem," 銑 meaning "cast iron," 譔 meaning "teach, instruct" or 選 meaning "hide, conceal; distinguish."

Shertemir m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sher meaning "lion" and temir meaning "iron".

Shirem m Mongolian
Means "cast iron" in Mongolian.

Shirmenbaatar m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian ширмэн (shirmen) meaning "cast-iron" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Shirmentogoo m & f Mongolian
Means "cast-iron cauldron" in Mongolian, from ширмэн (shirmen) meaning "cast-iron" and тогоо (togoo) meaning "cauldron, pot".

Sidero f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek σίδηρος (sideros) meaning "iron". In Greek legend Sidero was the abusive stepmother of Tyro, finally murdered by Tyro's adult son Pelias atop an altar to the goddess Hera.

Sintemaza m Sioux
Means "iron tail" in Lakota. From the Lakota siŋté 'tail' and mázasapa (mah'-zah) 'iron'.

Sulhoiarn m Medieval Breton
Old Breton name, derived from the elements sul "sun" and (ho)iarn "iron".

Taimaur m Urdu
Meaning "Iron" or possibly from Timur.

Taşdəmir m Azerbaijani
From the Turkish taş meaning "rock, gem" and Azerbaijani dəmir meaning "iron".

Taşdemir m Turkish (Rare)
Most likely a combination of words taş (from Old Turkic taş and Proto-Turkic *tāş) meaning "stone, rock, gem" and Demir, which is also used as a name, (from Old Turkic témir and Proto-Turkic *tämür) meaning "iron."... [more]

Temirali m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek temir meaning "iron" and the given name Ali 1.

Temirberdi m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek temir meaning "iron" and berdi meaning "gave".

Temircan m Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar темир (temir) meaning "iron" and Persian جان (jan) meaning "soul".

Temirgul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek temir meaning "iron" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Temirlan m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Kazakh and Kyrgyz form of Tamerlane. It could also be formed from Kazakh темір (temir) or Kyrgyz темир (temir) meaning "iron" and Turkic arslan meaning "lion".

Temirmalik m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek temir meaning "iron" and malik meaning "king, lord".

Temirniyoz m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek temir meaning "iron" and niyoz meaning "offering".

Temirpo'lat m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek temir meaning "iron" and po'lat meaning "steel, sword".

Temirqo'zi m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek temir meaning "iron" and qo'zi meaning "lamb".

Temirqutlug' m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek temir meaning "iron" and qutlug' meaning "blessed".

Temirtoy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek temir meaning "iron" and toy meaning "colt".

Temülün f Medieval Mongolian
From the stem "temü", meaning "iron", and "lun", a feminine name suffix. Temülün was the sister of Genghis Khan, or Temüjin.

Tepozmitl m Nahuatl
Means "iron bolt, crossbow bolt" in Nahuatl, literally "metal arrow", from tepoztli "metal" and mitl "arrow, dart".

Teppei m Japanese
This name combines 哲 (tetsu, aki.raka, satoi, saba.ku, shi.ru, te') meaning "clear, philosophy", 鉄 (tetsu, kurogane, te') meaning "iron" or 徹 (tetsu, te') meaning "clear, penetrate, pierce, sit up (all night), strike home" with 平 (hyou, byou, hei, tai.ra, -daira, hira, hira-) meaning "even, flat, peace" or 兵 (hyou, hei, tsuwamono, he) meaning "army, private, soldier, strategy, tactics, troops, warfare."... [more]

Tetora m Japanese
鉄虎 literally meaning "iron tiger"

Tetsudou m Japanese
From 鉄 (tetsu) "iron" and 道 (dou) "course." Means "railway."

Tetsue m & f Japanese
From Japanese 哲 (tetsu) meaning "philosophy, clear" or 鉄 (tetsu) meaning "iron" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness", 枝 (e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", 得 (e) meaning "gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit", 衛 (e) meaning "defense, protection" or 江 (e) meaning "creek, inlet, bay"... [more]

Tetsuhiko m Japanese
From Japanese 哲 (tetsu) meaning "philosophy, clear", 徹 (tetsu) meaning "penetrate" or 鉄 (tetsu) meaning "iron" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Tetsuichi m Japanese
From Japanese 哲 (tetsu) meaning "philosophy, clear", 徹 (tetsu) meaning "penetrate" or 鉄 (tetsu) meaning "iron" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Tetsuichirou m Japanese
From Japanese 哲 (tetsu) meaning "philosophy, clear", 徹 (tetsu) meaning "penetrate" or 鉄 (tetsu) meaning "iron", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Tetsuji m Japanese
This name is made up of 哲 (Testu) meaning "Philosophy, Clear", 鉄 (Tetsu) meaning "Iron", or 達 (Tetsu) meaning "Reach, Arrive, Accomplished, Attain" or 徹 (Tetsu) meaning "Sit up all night, Penetrate, Pierce, Strike Home", and 二 (Ji) meaning "Two", 治 (Ji) meaning "Govern, Rule", or 次 (Ji) meaning "Next, Second"... [more]

Tetsujin m Japanese
From Japanese 鉄 (tetsu) meaning "iron" combined with 人 (jin) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Tetsuka m Japanese
From Japanese 鉄 (tetsu) meaning "iron" combined with 可 (ka) meaning "passable". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Tetsukiyo m Japanese
Tetsu means "iron" and kiyo means "pure, clean".

Tetsuna f Japanese
This name combines 哲 (tetsu, aki.raka, satoi, saba.ku, shi.ru) meaning "clear, philosophy", 徹 (tetsu) meaning "clear, penetrate, pierce, sit up (all night), strike home", 達 (tatsu, da, -tachi, tetsu) meaning "accomplished, arrive, attain, reach" or 鉄 (tetsu, kurogane) meaning "iron" with 夜 (na) meaning "night"

Tetsurō m Japanese
From Japanese 鉄 (tetsu) meaning "iron" combined with 朗 (rō) meaning "clear; bright". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Tetsuzaemon m Japanese
"iron"; "left" (direction); "defense"; "gate"

Tiecheng m Chinese
From Chinese 铁 (tiě) meaning "iron" combined with 城 (chéng) meaning "castle, city" or 成 (chéng) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded"... [more]

Tiehan m Chinese
From Chinese 铁 (tiě) meaning "iron" combined with 汉 (hàn) meaning "man, Han, Chinese", 寒 (hán) meaning "cold, wintry", 瀚 (hàn) meaning "vast, wide, extensive" or 涵 (hán) meaning "soak, wet, tolerate, forgive"... [more]

Timerbikä f Bashkir
From Bashkir тимер (timer) meaning "iron" and feminine name element бикә (bikä).

Timerkotlyk m Tatar
Derived from тимер (timer) meaning "iron" and котлык (kotlyk) meaning "happiness".

Tlepsh m Caucasian Mythology, Circassian (Rare)
From Ancient Greek χάλυψ (khálups) meaning "steel, iron" via Latin chalybs. In Circassian mythology, Tlepsh is a patron god of blacksmiths, weapons, iron, and fire.

Tömör m Mongolian
Means "iron" in Mongolian, of Turkic origin.

Tömörbaasan m Mongolian
Derived from the Mongolian төмөр (tömör) meaning "iron" and баасан (baasan) meaning "Friday".

Tömörbat m Mongolian
Derived from the Mongolian төмөр (tömör) meaning "iron" and бат (bat) meaning "firm, strong".

Tömörbold m Mongolian
Derived from the Mongolian төмөр (tömör) meaning "iron" and болд (bold) meaning "steel".

Tömörchuluun m Mongolian
Means "iron stone" in Mongolian.

Tömörduulga m Mongolian
Means "iron helmet" in Mongolian.

Tömörkhaan m Mongolian
Means "iron khan, iron king" in Mongolian.

Tömörkhüü m & f Mongolian
Means "iron son" in Mongolian, from төмөр (tömör) meaning "iron" and хүү (khüü) meaning "son, boy".

Tömörkhuyag m & f Mongolian
Means "iron armour" in Mongolian, from төмөр (tömör) meaning "iron" and хуяг (khuyag) meaning "armour".

Tömörmuna m Mongolian
Means "iron mallet" in Mongolian.

Tömör-ochir m Mongolian
Means "iron truncheon" or "iron thunderbolt" in Mongolian.

Tömörpürev m Mongolian
Derived from the Mongolian төмөр (tömör) meaning "iron" and пүрэв (pürev) meaning "Thursday" or "Jupiter".

Tömörsükh m Mongolian
Means "iron axe" in Mongolian.

Tömörtogtokh m Mongolian
Derived from the Mongolian төмөр (tömör) meaning "iron" and тогтох (togtokh) meaning "settle, set, entrench"

Tömörtsoozh m Mongolian
Means "iron lock" in Mongolian.

Tömörzev m Mongolian
Means "iron arrowhead, spearhead" or "iron patina" in Mongolian.

Tömörzorig m Mongolian
Derived from the Mongolian төмөр (tömör) meaning "iron" and зориг (zorig) meaning "courage, resolution".

To'qtemir m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek to'q meaning "full, satiated, comfortable, prosperous" and temir meaning "iron".

Toshtemir m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek tosh meaning "rock, stone" and temir meaning "iron".

Touma m Japanese
From Japanese 鉄 (touma) meaning "iron", 顛 (touma) meaning "overturn, summit, origin", 屠 (touma) meaning "slaughter, butcher, slay", 斗 (tou), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 東 (tou) meaning "east", 桃 (tou) meaning "peach", 藤 (tou) meaning "wisteria", 騰 (tou) meaning "leaping up, jumping up, rising, advancing, going", 瞳 (tou) meaning "pupil (of eye)" or 當 (tou) meaning "bear, accept, undertake, just" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 馬 (ma) meaning "horse", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance" combined with 門 (ma) meaning "gate, counter for cannons"... [more]

To'ytemir m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek to'y meaning "feast, celebration" and temir meaning "iron".

Ulaantömör m Mongolian
Means "red iron" in Mongolian.

Yami m Shipibo-Conibo
Means "iron, axe" in Shipibo.

Yo'ltemir m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek yo'l meaning "road, path" or "journey" and temir meaning "iron".

Ysarn m Occitan, Gascon
From Old High German īsarn meaing "iron". Saint Ysarn of Toulouse was an abbot at St. Victor's, Marseilles, France, after serving there as a Benedictine monk... [more]

Yun-seon f & m Korean
Combination of a yun hanja, like 允 meaning "faith, belief," 潤 meaning "soft, sleek" or 倫 "ethics, morals," and a seon hanja, such as 善 meaning "good, nice," 宣 meaning "giving; mercy, kindness," 旋 meaning "spin, rotation," 銑 meaning "cast iron" or 鲜 meaning "beautiful, pretty, fine, soft; shiny."