Names That Mean Over
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The names
Keanu
Hawaiian
"the coolness, or the cool breeze"
An evocative name brought from Hawaii to the mainland by Keanu Reeves, who was born in Beirut to a part-Hawaiian, part-Chinese father. It moved into the Top 1000 for the first time in over a decade…
Tremont
French
"over the hill"
A harsh definition to inflict on a baby boy.
Altalune
Latin
"over the moon"
Altalune is an invention used by Uma Thurman and Arpad Busson as one of several middle names for their daughter. It's evocative Latin meaning roughly translates to "over the moon." Celebrity baby…
Behramji
Indian
"victory over resistance"
This fabulous Indian name comes to us via nineteenth century Indian author and reformer Behramji Malabari. Malabri devoted most of his life to advocating for the rights of women and girls and to…
Vercingetorix
Gaulish
"king over warriors"
An ancient Gaulish king with a cumbersome name and history. Vercingetorix was the leader of the Arverni tribe, who united the Gauls in a revolt against Roman forces during Julius Caesar's Gallic…
Eclipse
English word name
"an obscuring of light when one celestial body passes over another"
An evocative word name denoting a rare celestial phenomenon when the sun and moon are aligned so that the moon casts a shadow over the Earth (a solar eclipse), or when the moon is right in front of…
Samoset
Algonquin
"he who walks over much"
The name of an Abenaki chief who was the first Native American to make contact with the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Eclipse
English word name
"an obscuring of light when one celestial body passes over another"
An evocative word name denoting a rare celestial phenomenon when the sun and moon are aligned so that the moon casts a shadow over the Earth (a solar eclipse), or when the moon is right in front of…
Pascha
Greek from Hebrew
"Easter, pass over"
The Greek name for Easter, derived from the same root as Pesach , the Hebrew word for Passover.
Bainbridge
British
"bridge over the river Bain"
We'll have our sherry in the parlor, please, Bainbridge.
Pesach
Hebrew
"pass over"
Pesach is the Hebrew name for the Passover holiday — it is sometimes used as a baby name for boys born during the holy week in the Spring.
