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Old English, Germanic
"Botwulf’s stone; town by the post"
A surname style name, Poston may have been adapted from "Boston" meaning "Botwulf's stone", or more figuratively, "stone of the improved wolf". This spelling may have emerged due an error when…
Variation of Elian, Éliane, or Elliana, Hebrew, Greek
"Yahweh is God, pledged to God; sun; my God has answered"
With on-trend sounds and a cool, slightly unisex feel, Ellian was used for the main character in the 2024 Netflix animated movie, Spellbound . In the movie, it might be a smooshed form of her…
Feminine form of Pyrrhus, Greek
"flame-colored, fiery, red"
A name associated with fire and the autumnal shades of orange and red, Pyhrra is both a feminine form of the name Pyhrrus, and a figure in Greek mythology herself. A daughter of Pandora and…
Latin, Irish
"breastplate, armor; prayer of protection"
A name with a double meaning, Lorica most literally refers to a type of armor or breastplate, worn over the torso, though in a more spiritual context, it relates to a type of prayer used in early…
Feminine form of Naël, French
"gift of God; blessed and generous"
Popular in France where it ranks in the Top 350, Naëlle is a feminine form of the (even more) popular boy name Naël. As such, it may also be considered a nickname for Gwenaëlle ("blessed and…
