Mayim's 100 multilingual names!

General Name Discussion
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Hello berries! [name_m]Just[/name_m] realized I have around 100 favorite names on my long list, and thought it would be a good time to pick out exactly 100 that I’d like to share with you! Names are organized by language/usage, although there are lots of blurry lines. I hope you all find these multicultural names interesting and are maybe introduced to something new. I always appreciate thoughts, questions, or suggestions if you have them!!

:peace_symbol: [name_f]Mayim[/name_f]

Hebrew/Yiddish
[name_f]Adama[/name_f], [name_f]Ayelet[/name_f], [name_f]Chava[/name_f], Chavatzelet, Chayim, [name_f]Galit[/name_f], Gesher, [name_f]Hadas[/name_f], [name_m]Herschel[/name_m], [name_f]Keshet[/name_f], Leshem, [name_f]Mayim[/name_f], [name_f]Meital[/name_f], [name_f]Neta[/name_f], Nishmati, Otzara, [name_f]Rishona[/name_f], Ruchami, Shamayim, Shiraz, [name_f]Shoshana[/name_f], [name_f]Tova[/name_f], Tzahala, [name_f]Tzeitel[/name_f]

Arabic
Ashraqat, Bahiyya, Hafiz, Hayati, [name_f]Humaira[/name_f], Ibtihaj, [name_m]Ismail[/name_m], Mounira, [name_f]Mumtaz[/name_f], [name_f]Nadiya[/name_f], [name_f]Rumaisa[/name_f], [name_m]Safi[/name_m], Shamsuddin, Shemsi, [name_f]Suhaila[/name_f], [name_f]Sumayya[/name_f]

Arabic origins
Aishafsat, Aishatou, Amandipa (also Sanskrit), Aminatou, Furaha, [name_f]Inayat[/name_f], [name_f]Kadiatou[/name_f], Salamatu, Shahrazad, Shamshira/Shamsheera, Soumaïla

Sanskrit
[name_f]Aishwarya[/name_f], Aradhana, Balasaraswati, Bhakti, Bharata/Bharati, Bhavana, Devanshi, Iswarya, Kasthoori, Laasya/Lasya, Maitreyi, Mayura, [name_f]Medha[/name_f], [name_f]Mirabai[/name_f], Nirantara, Roshani, Sadhana, Sahaji, [name_f]Samadhi[/name_f], Sarvashri, [name_f]Shakti[/name_f], Shanthi, [name_f]Sita[/name_f], [name_f]Sonali[/name_f], Soumya, Soundarya, Sravanthi, Srishti, [name_m]Surya[/name_m], Tandava, Yamuna

Spanish
[name_f]Marisol[/name_f], [name_f]Pacifica[/name_f], [name_u]Sol[/name_u]

Amharic
[name_u]Alemayehu[/name_u], Eyerusalem, Hiwot

other
Aştî - Kurdish
[name_f]Ayşe[/name_f] - Turkish
[name_m]Hohepa[/name_m] - Maori
[name_f]Katya[/name_f] - Russian
Mahefasoa - Malagasy
Thusitha - Sinhala
[name_f]Yağmur[/name_f] - Turkish
Yalwa - Hausa
Yemanjá - Yoruba/Portuguese
Yemọja - Yoruba
Zartosht - Farsi
Zsóka - Hungarian

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[name_u]Wonderful[/name_u] list! Thank you for sharing :heart:

[name_f]My[/name_f] favourites:

[name_f]Mayim[/name_f], [name_m]Herschel[/name_m], [name_f]Keshet[/name_f], [name_f]Shoshana[/name_f], [name_f]Tova[/name_f], [name_f]Ayelet[/name_f], [name_f]Mumtaz[/name_f], [name_f]Humaira[/name_f], [name_f]Nadiya[/name_f], [name_f]Rumaisa[/name_f], [name_f]Sumayya[/name_f], Hafiz, Mounira, [name_f]Inayat[/name_f], [name_f]Aishwarya[/name_f], Aradhana, Bhakti, [name_f]Mirabai[/name_f], Roshani, Sahaji, [name_m]Surya[/name_m], [name_f]Sita[/name_f], [name_f]Marisol[/name_f], [name_u]Sol[/name_u], [name_f]Yagmur[/name_f], and [name_f]Yemoja[/name_f]!

Out of interest, how do you pronounce these ones:

Tzahala
[name_f]Tzeitel[/name_f]
[name_f]Meital[/name_f]
Ibtihaj
Aminatou
Kaditou
Balasaraswati
[name_u]Alemayehu[/name_u]
Eyerusalem
Hiwot
Zartosht
Zsóka

No pressure if you don’t want to answer all/any of those :heart:

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What a great list!

Some favorites on first glance:
[name_f]Adama[/name_f]
[name_f]Mayim[/name_f] :grin:
[name_f]Neta[/name_f]
[name_f]Tova[/name_f]
[name_f]Tzeitel[/name_f]
Nishmati
[name_f]Nadiya[/name_f]
[name_m]Ismail[/name_m]
[name_m]Safi[/name_m]
Amandipa
[name_f]Inayat[/name_f]
Iswarya
Mayura
[name_f]Medha[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabai[/name_f]
Nirantara
Sadhana
[name_f]Sita[/name_f]
[name_m]Surya[/name_m]
Yamuna
[name_f]Marisol[/name_f]
Thusitha
Zsóka

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I know a [name_f]Mumtaz[/name_f], it’s so nice to see someone sharing her name on NB :heart:

I didn’t know Yemọja was used as a person’s name, having only just learned about her as a water spirit.