I’ve recently been looking for names that have long, descriptive meanings that bring up powerful imagery
Example:
[name_f]Avalon[/name_f] - [name_u]Island[/name_u] of apples
[name_m]Arledge[/name_m] - Dweller at the rabbit lake
Let me know any you can think of!! I love names from other cultures too, so if you know of any please feel free to share!!
I thought first of [name_f]Miray[/name_f] ~ “shining like the moon”
I have a list of these here: ari.'s Personal Name List - Behind the Name
[name_m]Sonder[/name_m] and [name_f]Apricity[/name_f] are incredible.
Cleotha ~ A woman who is a creative artist and everyone else is inspired by her
Alcott ~ Dweller at the old cottage
Ceridwen ~ Beautiful as a poem
Idalia ~ Behold the sun
Evora ~ She who lives near yew trees
Fjord ~ A passage in the sea
Solstice ~ When the sun stands still
Oslo ~ The meadow beneath the hill
Takoda ~ Friend to everyone
Liwanu ~ Growl of a bear
[name_u]Isra[/name_u] - to travel at night
[name_m]Heathcliff[/name_m] - heath near the cliff/heather on the cliff
[name_f]Atalanta[/name_f] - equal in weight
[name_u]Leander[/name_u] - like a lion
[name_f]Dervla[/name_f] - daughter of the poet
[name_f]Maristela[/name_f] - star of the sea
[name_m]Gwydion[/name_m] - born of trees
I have a list in my listography for these! (sorry for any repeats)
ᴡᴀᴠᴇʀʟʏ - ‘ᴍᴇᴀᴅᴏᴡ ᴏꜰ Qᴜɪᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴀꜱᴘᴇɴꜱ’
ᴀᴠᴀʟᴏɴ - ‘ɪꜱʟᴀɴᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴀᴘᴘʟᴇꜱ’
ʙᴇᴄᴋᴇᴛᴛ - ‘ʙᴇᴇ ᴄᴏᴛᴛᴀɢᴇ’
ᴀᴅᴀɪʀ - ‘ꜱʜᴀʟʟᴏᴡ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ʀɪᴠᴇʀ ɴᴇᴀʀ ᴏᴀᴋꜱ’
ᴢᴇᴘʜʏʀ -‘ᴡᴇꜱᴛ ᴡɪɴᴅ’
ᴊᴜʟɪᴀɴ - ‘ꜱᴋʏ ꜰᴀᴛʜᴇʀ’
ᴀᴠᴏɴʟᴇᴀ - ‘ʀɪᴠᴇʀ ʙʏ ᴀ ꜰɪᴇʟᴅ’
ᴇʟʟᴇʀʙʏ - ‘ᴇʟꜰ ɢᴜᴀʀᴅɪᴀɴ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴍᴇꜱᴛᴇᴀᴅ’
ᴀᴘʀɪᴄɪᴛʏ - ‘ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʀᴍᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜɴ ɪɴ ᴡɪɴᴛᴇʀ’
ᴄʜᴇʀɪᴛʜ - ‘ᴡɪɴᴛᴇʀ ʀɪᴠᴇʀ’
ɪꜱʀᴀ - ‘ꜱʜᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟꜱ ʙʏ ɴɪɢʜᴛ’
ᴏʀʟᴀ - ‘ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇꜱꜱ’
ᴛᴀʟʟᴜʟᴀʜ - ‘ʟᴇᴀᴘɪɴɢ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀꜱ’
ᴡɪʟʟᴏᴜɢʜʙʏ - ‘ᴡɪʟʟᴏᴡ ꜰᴀʀᴍ’
ᴀʀᴅɪᴛʜ - ‘ꜰʟᴏᴡᴇʀɪɴɢ ꜰɪᴇʟᴅ’
ᴀʟᴄᴏᴛᴛ - ‘ᴅᴡᴇʟʟᴇʀ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟᴅ ᴄᴏᴛᴛᴀɢᴇ’
ɴᴀꜱʜ - ‘ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀꜱʜ ᴛʀᴇᴇ’
ᴀɪɴꜱʟᴇʏ - ‘ꜱᴏʟɪᴛᴀʀʏ ᴍᴇᴀᴅᴏᴡ’
ꜱʜᴇʀᴡᴏᴏᴅ - ‘ʙʀɪɢʜᴛ ꜰᴏʀᴇꜱᴛ’
ʜᴀᴅʟᴇʏ - ‘ʜᴇᴀᴛʜᴇʀʏ ꜰɪᴇʟᴅ’
ᴇɪʟᴏɴᴡʏ - ‘ʀɪᴠᴇʀ ᴍᴇʟᴏᴅʏ’
ʀᴀᴇʙᴜʀɴ - ‘ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴅᴇᴇʀ ᴅʀɪɴᴋ’
ᴘʜɪʟᴏᴍᴇɴᴀ - ‘ꜱʜᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ʟᴏᴠᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴ’
ᴀꜱᴛʀᴏᴘʜᴇʟ - ‘ʟᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴛᴀʀꜱ’
ᴀʟᴀꜰᴀɪʀ - ‘ᴀʟʟ ɪꜱ ᴛʀᴜᴇ/ᴇʟꜰ ᴡᴀʀʀɪᴏʀ’
ᴇʟᴇᴀᴅᴏʀᴀ - ‘ɢɪꜰᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜɴ’
ᴍᴇɴᴏᴅᴏʀᴀ - ‘ɢɪꜰᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴ’
ꜰᴇʀᴇʟɪᴛʜ - ‘ᴛʀᴜᴇ ꜱᴏᴠᴇʀᴇɪɢɴᴛʏ’
ᴠɪᴠᴇɴᴅᴇʟ - ‘ʜᴏɴᴇʏꜱᴜᴄᴋʟᴇ ꜰʟᴏᴡᴇʀ’
ɪꜱᴋʀᴀ - ‘ꜱᴘᴀʀᴋ ᴏꜰ ʟɪɢʜᴛ’
ᴠᴇꜱᴘᴇʀ - ‘ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴɪɴɢ ꜱᴛᴀʀ’
ᴀʟᴄᴍᴇɴᴇ - ‘ꜱᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴ’
ᴀʟᴛᴀʟᴜɴᴇ - ‘ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴ’
ᴇꜱᴍᴇʀᴀʏ - ‘ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴍᴏᴏɴ’
ʙᴇʟɪɴᴀʏ - ‘ʀᴇꜰʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴ ᴏɴ ᴀ ʟᴀᴋᴇ’
ᴀꜱʜᴇʀᴀʜ - ‘ꜱʜᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀʟᴋꜱ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴀ’
ꜱɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴀʟ - ‘ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪꜱᴛᴀɴᴛ ꜱᴛᴀʀꜱ’
ʜᴀʀᴛʟᴇʏ - ‘ᴍᴇᴀᴅᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀɢꜱ ᴅᴡᴇʟʟ’
ʜᴀʀᴛᴡᴇʟʟ - ‘ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀɢꜱ ᴅʀɪɴᴋ’
ʀᴀʟᴇɪɢʜ - ‘ᴍᴇᴀᴅᴏᴡ ᴏꜰ ʀᴏᴇ ᴅᴇᴇʀ’
ᴏꜱᴄᴀʀ - ‘ᴅᴇᴇʀ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ’
ʙᴇᴠᴇʀʟʏ - ‘ɴᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴀᴠᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴀᴅᴏᴡ’
ꜰʟᴇᴇᴛᴡᴏᴏᴅ - ‘ᴡᴏᴏᴅꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍ’
ᴅᴀᴄʀᴇ - ‘ᴛʀɪᴄᴋʟɪɴɢ ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍ’
ᴄᴏʀᴅᴇʟɪᴀ - ‘ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴀ’
ᴘᴇɴʀᴏꜱᴇ - ‘ᴛᴏᴘ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴛʜ’
ᴀʀᴀᴄᴇʟɪ - ‘ᴀʟᴛᴀʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴋʏ’
ɪᴅᴀʟɪᴀ - ‘ʙᴇʜᴏʟᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜɴ’
ʀᴏꜱᴇʟᴀɴɪ - ‘ʜᴇᴀᴠᴇɴʟʏ ʀᴏꜱᴇ’
ᴀʟᴘᴇɴɢʟᴏᴡ - ‘ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏꜱʏ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪꜱɪɴɢ ꜱᴜɴ ᴏɴ ʜɪɢʜ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴꜱ’
ᴀɴᴇᴍᴏɴᴇ - ‘ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪɴᴅ’
ᴀʀᴀʟᴜᴇɴ - ‘ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ʟɪʟɪᴇꜱ’
ᴀʀᴀᴍᴏᴀɴᴀ - ‘ᴘᴀᴛʜᴡᴀʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴀ’
ᴀʀᴅᴇɴ - ‘ᴠᴀʟʟᴇʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀɢʟᴇ’
ᴄʜᴀɴᴛᴀʀᴀ - ‘ᴍᴏᴏɴ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ’
ᴄʟᴀʀɪᴍᴏɴᴅ - ‘ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ’
ᴇᴠᴀɴᴛʜᴇ - ‘ꜰᴀɪʀ ꜰʟᴏᴡᴇʀ’
ꜰᴀᴇʀʏᴅᴀᴇ - ‘ɢɪꜰᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴀɪʀɪᴇꜱ’
ꜰᴀʀᴀᴍᴏɴᴅ - ‘ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴏꜰ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏꜱ’
ɪᴏʟᴀɴᴀ - ‘ꜱᴏᴀʀɪɴɢ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ʜᴀᴡᴋ’
ᴋᴏʜᴀʀᴀ - ‘ᴛᴏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴡ ᴀ ꜰʟᴀꜱʜ ᴏꜰ ʟɪɢʜᴛɴɪɴɢ’
ᴍᴀʀɪꜱᴛᴇʟᴀ - ꜱᴛᴀʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴀ
ᴍᴀʏᴀʀ - ‘ᴍᴏᴏɴɢʟᴏᴡ’
ᴍᴇʀɪᴇʟ - ‘ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪɢʜᴛ ꜱᴇᴀ’
ᴍɪʀᴀʏ - ‘ꜱʜɪɴɪɴɢ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴ’
ᴘᴇᴛʀɪᴄʜᴏʀ - ‘ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜʏ ꜱᴄᴇɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ꜰʀᴇꜱʜ ʀᴀɪɴ ᴏɴ ᴅʀʏ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ’
I’ve seen quite a few [name_u]Cheyenne[/name_u] names with purportedly long and descriptive meanings.
Some examples:
Ameohne’e - walks along woman
Ho’etoestȯtse - safe from arrows
Ho’otseoo’e - lightning woman
Hestó’tonȯhevéséhe - braided hair person
Ma’evehpota’e - red leaf woman
Ma’táá’ȯhnéé’ėstse - stands in timber
Neohne’e - walks toward woman
Náhkȯxhovéo’eóó’ėstse - bear stands in the shade
Pahoevotona’e - attached feathers woman
Voestaa’e - white bison calf woman
Vonahe’e - medicine bundle woman
Chiyako- child of a thousand nights
Padmavati- resembling a lotus
Meliantha-honey flower
Aytaç- crown of the moon
Lalezar-field of tulips
Nagendra-lord of snakes
Kaiea-rising sea
Willoughby-farm near the willows
Siavash-possessing black stallions
Shailaja-daughter of the mountain