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"godlike adviser"
Alura has an entirely different root from the similar Allura and shares the fairy tale tinge. It could be a great choice for a wise baby girl.
Greek
"godlike one of Nysa"
Also written as Dionysos, Dionysus was a son of Zeus and the god of wine, revelry, fertility, and dance. Likely meaning "godlike one of Nysa" — Nysa being a region in Greece where Dionysus was raised…
Indonesian
"most beautiful; godlike"
Popular Indonesian name that may leave a young girl in an English=speaking country open to teasing.
Medieval diminutive of Denis,
"of Zeus, godlike"
A Medieval diminutive of Denis and the source of the surname Tennyson, or perhaps a nickname for Tennessee.