Submitted Names with "desert" in Meaning

This is a list of submitted names in which the meaning contains the keyword desert.
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Ammianus m Late Roman, Late Greek (Latinized), History
From the late Roman cognomen Ammianus, which is of uncertain origin and meaning, but it is noteworthy that all of the bearers known to history are of Byzantine Greek descent. As such, the original form of the name must have been Ἀμμιανός (Ammianos), which thus means that Ammianus is a latinization of the original name.... [more]
Aran f Kurdish
Means "desert, wilderness" in Kurdish.
Arava f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew name meaning both "willow tree" and "desert" or "savanna, prairie". Traditionally the ערבה (aravah), a leafy willow branch, is used in a waving ceremony during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot... [more]
Badiya f Arabic
Means "desert" in Arabic. Derived from Arabic "badī," meaning 'rhetorical embellishment,' referring in general to the concept of novelty.
Cho'lbosh m Uzbek
Derived from cho'l meaning "desert" and bosh meaning "head, summit, tip, source".
Cho‘lmurod m Uzbek
Derives from cho'l meaning "desert" and murod meaning "wish, desire, aim".
Gulsahro f Uzbek
Derived from gul meaning "flower, rose" and sahro meaning "desert".
Jangwa m Swahili
Means "desert" in Swahili.
Leikanglei f Manipuri
Means "desert flower" in Meitei.
Sahra f Somali, Arabic, German (Modern, Rare), Turkish, English (Modern, Rare)
Literally from Arabic صحراء (ṣaḥrāʾ) meaning "desert" as well as a variant of Zahrah.
Sahroboy m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek sahro meaning "desert" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".
Sahrogul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek sahro meaning "desert" and gul meaning "rose, flower".
Waris f African, Somali
Means "desert flower" in Somali.
Yerma f Theatre, Spanish (Rare)
The title character in a tragic play by the Spanish playwright and poet Federico García Lorca: Yerma (1934). Her name is the feminine form of the Spanish word yermo meaning "desert" or "barren".