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Italian, Hebrew, "beloved, bitter, drop of the sea"
"beloved, bitter, drop of the sea"
Miriana is a lilting girl name, used as a variation of classic Miriam in Italy. Familiar in its native country, it was once a Top 100 choice back in the 90s, though it fell out of the Top 200 in…
Afrikaans
"grace of God"
A beautiful girl name of Afrikaans origin with that loveable "El" beginning.
French surname
"shadow outline"
Étienne de Silhouette (1709–67), French author and politician, gave his name to this portraiture technique – although, strangely, no one knows why.
Latin
"saving"
French variation of Apronia
Evronie is an alluring variation of the German Apronia — and also the name of a German saint in the 6th century.
German, meaning unknown
Apronia was the name of a German saint from the 6th century that is virtually unheard of today.
English from Spanish
"lasso"
Literature
A character name in George R. R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series, featured in the GOT prequel House of the Dragon , where she is played by Sonoya Mizuno.
Greek
"bed bug"
This herb is also known as cilantro. It's meaning, "bed bug" is on account of its smell, characterized by the ancient Greeks as bed bug-like.
Nahuatl
"heart, spirit"
A female given name in the Nahuatl culture in Mexico and Central America — a variation of the unisex name Yolotl.
English
"good weather"
A sunny-sounding surname or an adjective meaning "only when the going's good" – as in, a fairweather friend .
"puzzle, riddle"
Latin, mythological name
Accalia was the human foster-mother of twins Romulus and Remus. Her name is even more obscure than theirs.
"beloved heart"
A unisex name used in Nahuatl culture in Mexico and Central America.
Hindi
"joy"
A lively and joyous Indian girl name meaning happy, pleasing, delighted, and joyful.
Invented name, combination of Euphemia and Ophelia
"fair speech + help"
With Ophelia getting so much love these days, could some parents be convinced to go for the much rarer, still elegant Euphelia? Euphelia is a 17th-century hybrid of Euphemia and Ophelia that features…
Arabic
"medicinal substance; philosopher's stone"
Potentially a cool route to Ellie and similar in sound to Alexa and Elisha, Elixir is a word name associated with healing, magic, and gold. Yet to appear in the US stats, it would make a very cool…
Guanche
"smoky glow"
In the Canary Islands off the northwest coast of Africa, Moneiba is known as the protector goddess of women and is described as a great warrior.
Amharic, Ethiopian
"almighty God"
Derived from the Hebrew phrase "El Shaddai" meaning God almighty, the beautiful Elshaday is used as a first name for girls in Ethiopia.
