Lopes da Silva (female names, Part 3 of 12)

Shamira

Hebrew

"he who defends"

Hebrew name with a bright sheen.

Salena

Saleana, Saleen, Saleena, Salena, Salene, Salenna, Sallene, Salin, Salina, Salinah, Salinda, Saline

See SELENA.

Shari

Anglicized variation of Hungarian Sari, variation of Sarah

"princess"

This once-cool nickname-y name now belongs to the grandma generation.

Tracie

Tracie is a feminine name that originated as a diminutive form of Tracy, which itself began as an English surname derived from place names in Normandy, France. The place names came from the…

Kiria

Kiria is a feminine name with multiple potential origins. In Greek, "kyria" (κυρία) means "lady" or "mistress," denoting respect and authority. It may also derive from the Russian diminutive of names…

Doriana

Doriana is a feminine name with Latin and Greek origins, derived from the Greek name Doris, meaning 'gift.' It can also be considered a feminine variation of Dorian, which refers to an ancient Greek…

Saffira

Variation of Sapphire

Saffira is the softer, Latin variation of the English name Sapphire. In sound it is reminiscent of Zephyra.

Iolanda

Italian; Portuguese, Romanian, from Greek

"violet flower"

An alternate spelling of Yolanda, used in some of the Romance languages.

Ceris

Ceris is a feminine name with Welsh origins, often associated with the cherry tree or cherry fruit. This concise, two-syllable name (pronounced either as KEH-ris or SEH-ris) carries natural symbolism…

Dany

French, diminutive of DaniÈLle

Sometimes used on its own. See DANI.