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By Georgiapumpkin · Updated May 2023
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Yiddish
"dark, black"
Popular name in Israel, worth considering for a dark-haired daughter with a bit of a bohemian cast.
Hebrew
"child of the red earth"
A feminization of Adam with several sweet nickname options — Addie, Ada, Minnie, or Mina being a few.
Punjabi
"runaway"
Whatever its derivation, best known now in the version used by the jazzy singer, Sade.
French
"flaxen haired"
Although the accent in Linnet is on the first syllable, it could be confused with the dated Lynette.
Irish
"dark brave one"
Makes Donna into a cool twenty-first-century unisex Irish surname.
Variation of Surya, Hindi
"sun god"
The graceful Indian Suria or Surya may remind Americans more of little Miss Suri Cruise than of the pantheon of Hindi gods and goddesses.
