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justsomegirl.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Austol m CornishMeaning unknown. It is the name of a 6th century Cornish Saint.
Berhtwald m GermanicA combination of
björt meaning "light, bright, shining" and
vald meaning "rule". ... [
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Boisil m History (Ecclesiastical)Saint Boisil (died 661) was a monk of Melrose Abbey, an offshoot of Lindisfarne, then in the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria, but now in Scotland, where he must have been one of the first generation of monks.
Buriana f History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)This was the name of an Irish saint who lived during the 6th-century, a hermit in St Buryan, near Penzance, Cornwall. She is identified with the Irish Saint Bruinsech.
Cao f ChineseA famous bearer of this name is Empress Cao, who was a consort of the Song Dynasty.
Champa f Indian, Hindi, SinhaleseMeans "frangipani (both plant and flower)" in Hindi, referring to a plant belonging to the
Plumeria genus.
Chelal m BiblicalHe is mentioned in the Bible as being one of the sons of Pahath-Moab.
Chimamanda f IgboMeans "my God will not fail me" in Igbo. A famous bearer is Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
Chu f ChineseA famous bearer of this name is empress Chu Suanzi.
Cissa m Anglo-Saxon, HistoryMeaning unknown. One source theorizes that the name might possibly be derived from Old English
cisse meaning "gravelly place" or from Old English
cís meaning "fastidious". Even Old Norse
kyssa meaning "to kiss" was suggested by this source, but this seems unlikely, given that this name is Anglo-Saxon in origin.... [
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Clateus m Ancient RomanSaint Clateus (died 64 AD) was an early Christian martyr. He was an early bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Brescia, Italy and was martyred during the persecutions of Christians by Nero.
Eryxo f Ancient Greek, HistoryThought to be derived from the Greek verb ἐρεύγομαι
(ereugomai) meaning "to disgorge, blurt out, belch out" (and presumably cognate with
Eryx, the name of the eponymous hero of Mount Eryx, a volcano in Sicily)... [
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Evellius m History (Ecclesiastical)Evellius (died 66 AD) was an early Christian martyr. He was a counselor to Nero, but was eventually martyred at Pisa after he converted to Christianity.
Fritigil f GermanicFritigil who was the Queen of the Marcomanni is a famous bearer.
Gothicus m Ancient RomanTransferred use of the surname
Gothicus. There was a Roman Emperor called Claudius Gothicus. After a victory, he had earned the surname of "Gothicus" meaning he was the "conqueror of the Goths".
Hud m ArabicHud was a prophet of ancient Arabia mentioned in the Qur’an.
Hunna f History (Ecclesiastical)Feminine form of
Huno. Saint Hunna (died ca. 679) is a French saint who devoted herself to serving the poor women of Strasbourg, France. Because she undertook to do the washing for her needy neighbors, she was nicknamed by her contemporaries "The Holy Washerwoman".
Increase m & f English (Puritan)Derives from Middle English 'encrease' with the meaning "to turn greater in number". A famous bearer was Increase Mather, the president of Harvard University in 1685, who was a Puritan minister involved with the Salem witch trials... [
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Jin-deok f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 眞 "genuine" and 德 "virtue". A famous bearer of this name is Queen Jindeok of Silla, who ruled one of the kingdoms of Korea.
Juventius m Late RomanVariant spelling of
Iuventius, which is derived from the Latin noun
iuventus meaning "youth". Also compare
Juventas, which is etymologically related and also has the same meaning.... [
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Kajol f Hindi, SanskritVariant of
Kajal. Indian film actress Kajol Mukherjee, known mononymously as Kajol, is a famous bearer.
Laskarina f Greek (Rare)Feminine form of the Byzantine Greek surname
Laskaris, which is probably derived from Persian لشکر
(laškar) "army", meaning "warrior, soldier"... [
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Meriasek m CornishConrish form of
Meriadeg. Saint Meriasek was a 4th-century Breton saint. The legends of his life are known through
Beunans Meriasek, a Cornish language play known from a single surviving manuscript copy dated 1504, and a few other sources... [
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Mussasa f South AmericanA famous bearer of this name is Queen Mussasa, who was a 17th century Jaga queen.
Nab m Medieval EnglishMedieval diminutive of
Abel. It used to be a medieval custom to drop syllables before a first name therefore “mine Abel” led to “Nab”.
Nabal m Biblical HebrewMeans "fool; senseless; failure". This was the name of a rich Calebite who was the first husband of Abigail.
Nectan m CornishOf uncertain origin and meaning. One theory suggests, however, that this name might be derived from Proto-Celtic
*nixto- "clean".... [
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Nohana f Japanese (Modern, Rare)From
Hana 3 prefixed with a kanji that can (partially) be read as
no, such as 野 meaning "field," 乃, referring to the genitive particle の
(no), or 希, from
nozomi meaning "wish, desire, hope", This name is rarely used.... [
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Orghana f MongolianPossibly means "will grow" in Mongolian, derived from ургах
(urgakh) meaning "to grow". ... [
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Ranavalona f HistoryMeans "folded, kept aside" or "calm, smooth" in Malagasy. This was the name of three queens of Madagascar.
Rasoherina f HistoryRasoherina (1814 – 1 April 1868) (also Rasoherina-Manjaka) was Queen of Madagascar from 1863 to 1868, succeeding her husband Radama II following his presumed assassination.
Salampsio f Ancient Hebrew (Hellenized)Hellenized form of the Hebrew name
Shalom-zion "peace of
Zion". The name "Shalom Zion" was used by the Judean royal family in the Roman period and is variously modified in rabbinical literature... [
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Šamši f ArabicMeans "my sun". Name borne by a queen of the Qedar who reigned from 735-710 BCE. Her successor was queen
Yatie.
Tamaeva f PolynesianA famous bearer of this name is Tamaeva IV, queen of the Polynesian island of Rimatara.
Ulphia f History (Ecclesiastical)Saint Ulphia of Amiens was said to be a young girl living on the banks of the Noye who became a hermit at what would become Saint-Acheul, near Amiens in the Kingdom of the Franks, under the spiritual direction of Saint
Domitius... [
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Vanille f Popular CultureMeans "vanilla" in French. A famous bearer is the character Vanille in the Final Fantasy video games.
Veleda f HistoryVeleda was a priestess and prophet of the Germanic tribe of the Bructeri who achieved some prominence during the Batavian rebellion of AD 69–70, headed by the Romanized Batavian chieftain Gaius Julius Civilis, when she correctly predicted the initial successes of the rebels against Roman legions.... [
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Woodbridge m EnglishAmerican motion picture director Woodbridge Strong "Woody" Van Dyke, Jr. (Born: March 21, 1889, Died: February 5, 1943) is a famous bearer of this name.
Xiuhcuetzin f Aztec, NahuatlPossibly derived from Nahuatl
xihuitl, which can mean "turquoise, grass, greenish thing", "year, comet", or "flame, fire",
cueitl "skirt", and
-tzin, a diminutive or reverential suffix... [
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Yatie f ArabicA famous bearer of this name is Yatie, who was a queen of the Nomadic Arab tribes of Qedar. She ruled in the 8th century.
Yutte f Danish (Rare, ?)Anglicized form of
Jytte in the case of Danish-born actress Yutte Stensgaard (1946-), whose birth name was Jytte.
Zabibe f Arabic (Rare), HistoryMost likely derived from Arabic زَبِيب
(zabīb) meaning "raisin". This was the name of a queen of Qedar, an ancient Arab nomadic tribe.
Zaydan m ArabicMeans "growth, increase" in Arabic, from the word زَيَّدَ
(zayyada) meaning "to increase, to grow".