Names That Mean Distant
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Elam
Hebrew
"distant"
Elam is the name of no fewer than eight Old Testament figures. The most notable was a grandson of Noah whose followers were dubbed the Elamites. Elam is commonly used in Amish communities today.
Sideræl
Invented name
"with respect to the distant stars"
Sideræl was created by Grimes and Elon Musk, who used it as a middle name for their daughter Y, whose full name is Exa Dark Sideræl. They were inspired by the word sidereal , which Grimes explains…
Qusai
Arabic
"distant"
Qusai, which can also be spelled Qusay, Qusai was the name of the prophet Muhammad's patrilineal great-great-great grandfather.
Sideræl
Invented name
"with respect to the distant stars"
Grimes and Elon Musk created this name for their daughter Y, full name Exa Dark Sideræl. Grimes explained it is "a more elven" spelling of sidereal , "the true time of the universe, star time, deep…
Sidereal
English word name
"with respect to the distant stars"
Sidereal is the English spelling of Sideræl, one of the middle names Grimes and Elon Musk chose for their daughter. They used "a more elven" spelling of the word sidereal, which Grimes defined as…
Sidereal
English word name
"with respect to the distant stars"
Elon Musk and Grimes used Sideræl as a middle name for their daughter, whose full name is Exa Dark Sideræl but is nicknamed Y. They modeled the name after the word sidereal, which Grimes defines as…
Qusay
Arabic
"distant"
Qusay, which can also be spelled Qusai, was the name of the prophet Muhammad's patrilineal great-great-great grandfather.

