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Arabic
"nocturnal journey"
An Arabic name with a powerful and alluring meaning, in Islamic tradition, Isra refers to one part of the Night Journey that the Prophet Muhammad, in which he led other prophets such as Ibrahim, Isa,…
Spanish and Portuguese
"freedom"
An offbeat way to celebrate this virtue.
Popular culture
"bright or freedom"
A soft yet strong name coined by George Lucas for a princess character in the 1988 movie Willow , likely based on Irish names like Sorcha (SOR-ka, "radiant") or Saoirse (SEER-sha, "freedom").
Serbo-Croatian
The story behind this name is positive: it was first used as a virtue name by the 19th-century liberal thinker Vladimir Jovanović (who also named his daughter Pravda, "justice"). However, it is now…
Hebrew
"sparrow; freedom"
An uncommon Hebrew name that can still sometimes be heard in Jewish communities.
English word name
Much more common on girls, but this virtue is occasionally given to boys too. It has the option of Bert(ie) as a nickname.