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Greek
"friendly-minded"
Philophrosyne was the spirit of welcome, friendliness, and kindness in Greek Mythology. She was one of the four younger Charites.
Literary name
Coppélia is the name of the life-sized doll created by Doctor Coppélius in the eponymous 1870 ballet, based on short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann. Coppélius' name may be derived from the Yiddish…
Germanic
"beloved respect"
A Gothic name belonging to the wife of Theodemir, a 5th century king of the Ostrogoths, and the mother of Theodoric the Great. The name also belongs to a genus of moths.
Philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft had a younger sister named Everina. Her daughter Mary Shelley also used the name for her daughter, Clara Everina Shelley (1817-1818).
"a good journey"
An unusual and melodious New Testament name
Latinized variant of Euodia
Italian, Latin
"priest"
A feminine form of the Latin name Flaminius, which derives from flamen : a Roman priest devoted to a particular "official" deity. The name entered the Italian Top 200 in 2021 and a recent year saw it…
Italian
An Italian name possibly derived from Italian giglio "lily", but more likely a feminized form of the masculine Giglio — an Italian variant of Giles ("young goat"). A notable bearer is Italian singer…
German
"beloved God"
This feminine form of Gottlieb sounds as medieval as it is. It's one medieval name that has not made it into the modern age.
Italian, Romanian
"laurel grove"
A widespread name in Italy and Romania, the lovely Loredana is often claimed to have been invented by French author George Sand for a character in her 1833 novel Mattea . However, it also belonged to…
Invented name
This aqueous name has been seen on TV as Laverne Fox's character on Weird City.
English word name
"a solemn attestation as to the truth of a matter"
Rare word name, and an unexpected way to get to Tess.
"a famous person"
The ultimate aspirational word name.
Word name
An overt take on the spiritual word name trend.
Variation of Verona, Italian
Variation of Verona.
Variation of Azalea.
Variation of Euphemia, Greek
"fair speech"
Variation of Euphemia.
Portmanteau of William and Alicia.
Urhobo
"praise God"
The name of a cluster of stars in the constellation Vela, also known as Delta Velorum.