Names That Mean Pain
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Jabez
Hebrew
"borne in pain"
Jabez has a rare combo of three appealing elements: a Biblical heritage, a captivating Southern accent, and a jazzy feel. It was popular with the Pilgrims and on into the nineteenth century (there…
Suffer
English word name
"endure pain"
A shocking but real example of a name used among enslaved people from 19th century America that reflects the terrible existence of slavehood.
Liliʻuokalani
Hawaiian
"smarting pain of the eyes"
The name of the only queen and last reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, which was overthrown in January 1893. Born Lydia Liliʻu Loloku Walania Kamakaʻeha, she was named according to Hawaiian…
Liliuokalani
Hawaiian
"smarting pain of the eyes"
Lili'uokalani was the name of the only queen and last reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, which was overthrown in January 1893. Born Lydia Liliʻu Loloku Walania Kamakaʻeha, she was named…
