Lopes da Silva (female names, Part 2 of 12)

  1. Sorana
    • Tamia
      • Origin:

        Modern invented name
      • Description:

        Variation of Tamara, popularized by Canadian singer Tamia.
    • Terra
      • Origin:

        Latin
      • Meaning:

        "earth"
      • Description:

        A video-game import (Final Fantasy VI) for a character with green hair and a name that brings the outmoded Terry and Tara into the postmodern age.

    • Terri
      • Origin:

        English, diminutive of Theresa
      • Description:

        See TERRY.
    • Valentina
      • Origin:

        Latin
      • Meaning:

        "strength, health"
      • Description:

        Effortlessly stylish, with plenty of sweetness and strength, Valentina feels like a fresh alternative to Valerie, Victoria, or Vanessa.
    • Veronica
      • Origin:

        Latin
      • Meaning:

        "she who brings victory; true image"
      • Description:

        The name Veronica projects a triple-threat image: at once saintly, sensuous, and strong. The name derives from Berenice, the Latin form of the Greek name Berenike "she who brings victory", with the spelling influenced by the Latin phrase vera icon "true image". Veronica was the name of the compassionate woman who wiped Jesus's face when he was on his way to Calvary and whose cloth was miraculously imprinted with his image: she is now the patron saint of photographers.
    • Yara
      • Origin:

        Arabic, Persian, Brazilian, Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "friend, helper; strength; water nymph; honeycomb"
      • Description:

        The multicultural Yara is a sweet but substantial choice that could make a more unusual take on Sara and also work in multiple languages Popular in Portugal, The Netherlands, and Switzerland, familiar in the UK and France, it entered the US Top 1000 in 2017 and has been climbing the charts ever since.