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Sanskrit
"beautiful"
Has a sound as lovely as its meaning.
Hebrew
"daughter of an oath"
Popular with the Puritans, this name of the shrewd and beautiful wife of King David and mother of King Solomon could be a bit of a load for a modern girl to carry. Bathsheba is the name of the…
Hindi, variation of Kalinda
"sun"
Kalindi is a lovely, rhythmic name refers to one of the seven sacred rivers of India.
Arabic
"incense, scent"
Twist on the attractive and underused biblical name Keturah.
Afrikaans version of Beate or Beata
"blessed"
Namibian supermodel Behati Prinsloo, who has walked the runway for every designer from Prada to Versace to Vera Wang, has introduced us to this Afrikaans version of Beata and relative of Beatrice.…
African, Kiswahili
"hope"
The raja sequence of sounds gives it a regal feel.
Mende
"sweet"
Friendly and energetic name from the Mende language of West Africa.
Zaliki is a feminine name with Greek origins, particularly associated with Greek culture. It may be derived from or related to the Greek name 'Zaliki' or 'Zaliki,' which has connections to brightness…
Arabic, Swahili
"wellborn"
See ZULEIKA.
Swahili from Arabic, Hindi, Sanskrit
"coral; cleansing, purification"
A name with the kind of pan-cultural feel that's in vogue now... and forever, it is both a Swahili name meaning "coral", ultimately from the Arabic marjan , and a Hindi name, meaning "purification".…
Persian
"noble lineage"
The tale-spinning heroine of The Thousand and One Nights , Sheherazade is an extravagantly elaborate name for a little girl. Too extravagantly elaborate? It's lovely and beguiling, and with the rise…
"bright eyes"
Pretty and feminine Arabic name.
"good-natured"
The original spelling of a name often Anglicized as Anisa was chosen by singer Macy Gray for her daughter.
Armenian variation of Sarah
"princess"
An entrancing, beguiling name that goes far to freshen up Sarah.
Armenian
"turquoise"
Interesting on paper, though most people would confuse it with the word peruse.
"to protect, shelter"
Bright and bold traditionally masculine name used in Israel.
Hebrew, variation of Aphrah
"dust"
Aphra would make an interesting choice-- especially since it's the name of the first professional female writer in English, the seventeenth century's Aphra Behn. Born in 1640, she was a prolific…
Azize is a feminine name with roots in Arabic and Turkish cultures, derived from the word 'aziz' meaning 'precious,' 'beloved,' or 'respected.' In Islamic tradition, Al-Aziz is also one of the 99…
"graceful"
Feminine but strong name heard in Israel.
"well loved"
An alternative to the more familiar Aviva.
