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Nature name
The name of a grass plant native to India, which is used in aromatherapy and for its essential oil.
English surname
A virtuous surname which has occasionally been used as a unisex given name, as in the case of Vanity Fair author William Makepeace Thackeray.
Hebrew or Egyptian
"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"
Although almost always feminine in the first name spot, Maria (and its French cognate Marie) are regularly used in the middle or in compound first names in Catholic cultures. Famous examples include…
Literary name
"knight of the sea"
In Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene , Marinell is a knight and the son of a water nymph. He is wounded in battle against the valiant female knight Britomart.
Irish surname
"son of Laurence"
Uncommon surname name used by Zak Williams for his son—it was his father Robin Williams's middle name.
Latin
"I guide"
Maine's state motto.
English word name
"an exciting experience or undertaking that is typically bold or risky"
A wild word name, associated with risk taking, thrill, discovery, and exploration, Adventure has yet to appear in the US stats, though in a recent year, Venture was chosen for 16 boys and Quest for…
Arabic
"the shining one"
An alternate name for Alhena, one of the stars in the Gemini constellation.
Another name for the element Mercury. Quicksilver is also the alter-ego of X-Men and Avengers character Pietro Maximoff.
Greek mythology name
Twin brother of Cassandra in Greek mythology who also was a celebrated seer. A Trojan prince, he was the son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba.
"a rocket designed to explode in the air as a signal; increase rapidly"
An extravagant and patriotic word name.
Word name
Exalted names like King, Royalty, and Messiah are all the rage—President seems like the next logical step.
Eritrean and Ethiopian variation of Jeremiah
"God will exalt"
The given name of the late rapper Nipsey Hussle, Ermias is a form of Jeremiah used in Ethiopia and Eritrea. It leapt into the charts in 2019 after the rapper's death, but has declined in use since…
Variation of Hermeias, "cairn, pile of stones, boundary marker"
"cairn, pile of stones, boundary marker"
Variation of Hermeias.
English
Common name for hunting dogs in Medieval times.
Yoruba
"the crown meets joy"
Igbo
"the hand of God"
A name of Igbo origin with a spiritual meaning, Akachi is unisex though it is used slightly more often on boys in Nigeria.
Urhobo
"praise God"
Variation of Ejiroghene
Amharic variation of Alexander
"defending men"
Variation of Alexander.
Ibibio
"praise, glory"
