Lopes da Silva (female names, Part 5 of 12)

  1. Syria
    • Tessa
      • Origin:

        Diminutive of Theresa
      • Meaning:

        "to reap, to gather"
      • Description:

        Tessa is one of those golden names that's been popular but not TOO popular for several decades now. Tessa has ranked in the Top 500 in the US since 1981 but has risen only once above Number 200.
    • Trudy
      • Origin:

        German
      • Meaning:

        "spear of strength"
      • Description:

        Innocent, sincere, and bright-eyed, and as outdated as its mother name, Gertrude.
    • Tamira
      • Verina
        • Origin:

          Latin
        • Meaning:

          "true"
        • Description:

          More often spelled VERENA, this name is attached to a third century Swiss saint. But the "virtue" name VERITY, is more appealing and comes more directly to the point.
      • Vaia
        • Yamina
          • Origin:

            Arabic
          • Meaning:

            "right, proper"
          • Description:

            Attractive Middle Eastern choice used in a variety of spellings.
        • 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.
        • Yerenia
          • Zoe
            • Origin:

              Greek
            • Meaning:

              "life"
            • Description:

              Zoe is one of those surprising names that has been on the Top 1000 nearly every year since 1880, but it's only since the turn of this century that it's ranked in the Top 100.