Rare Names from my Family Tree

Almeda

Almeda is a feminine name with Latin origins, derived from the word 'almus' meaning 'nourishing' or 'kind.' It may also be connected to the Spanish term 'alameda,' referring to a tree-lined avenue or…

Beta

Greek, second letter of the Greek alphabet

If you can't have an Alpha male, how about a Beta girl.

Cintha

Cintha is an uncommon feminine name that likely originated as a variation of Cynthia, which derives from Kynthia, an epithet of the Greek goddess Artemis who was said to have been born on Mount…

Clarinda

Literary elaboration of Clara

"bright, clear"

A poetic name first used in Edmund Spenser's "The Faerie Queene" in 1596, it had a literary vogue in the 18th century, especially favored by Robert Burns. "inda" names--Melinda, Belinda, Linda" are…

Cyntha

Cyntha is a feminine name that appears to be a variant or shortened form of Cynthia, which derives from Greek mythology where it was an epithet of the goddess Artemis, who was born on Mount Cynthus.…