… and of course, Quiteria herself.
What do you think? Are any useable today?
Interesting Fact(well, I think so):
Quiteria is rumoured to have come from the name [name_f]Cytherea[/name_f], an epithet for the goddess [name_f]Aphrodite[/name_f] after the island she was born on. Isn’t that link between Classical and [name_m]Christian[/name_m] religion fascinating?
Since many early Christians were formerly pagans, the link between classical Greek and [name_m]Roman[/name_m] mythologies and Christianity isn’t surprising to me. Many God and [name_f]Goddess[/name_f] names also show up in the Saints [name_m]Calendar[/name_m].
Quiteria - I think the [name_m]French[/name_m] version Quitérie is more usable.
Genivera (Genebra) - Genivera is pretty as are [name_f]Ginevra[/name_f], [name_f]Genoveva[/name_f], [name_f]Geneva[/name_f], [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
Liberata (Virgeforte) - I think this is fine along with word name [name_f]Liberty[/name_f]
[name_f]Vitoria[/name_f] ([name_f]Vittoria[/name_f], [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]) - all spellings are still in use today (Spain has one t, [name_f]Italy[/name_f] has 2 t’s)
Eumelia ([name_f]Euphemia[/name_f]) - I like this one but then I love [name_f]Euphemia[/name_f] and many other “Eu” names
[name_f]Germana[/name_f] (Germanica) - sounds like a description of a person of [name_m]German[/name_m] heritage. Germanica may make a quirky mn choice. I think [name_u]Germaine[/name_u] is fine.
[name_f]Gema[/name_f] (Marinha, [name_f]Margarida[/name_f]) - [name_f]Margarida[/name_f] is the Portuguese form of [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] so it’s in use. [name_f]Gemma[/name_f] is similar and [name_f]Marina[/name_f] is lovely.
[name_f]Marsia[/name_f] ([name_f]Marica[/name_f]) - [name_f]Marike[/name_f]/[name_f]Marieke[/name_f]/[name_f]Marijke[/name_f] are all used in Northern European countries like the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium. [name_f]Marsia[/name_f] is similar to [name_f]Marcia[/name_f] as well.
[name_f]Basilia[/name_f] (Basilissa) - These names are used in [name_f]Italy[/name_f] today
I think [name_f]Marsia[/name_f]/Genivera might be usable. However, I love [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], so my opinions are incredibly biased. [name_f]Vittoria[/name_f] is also beautiful.
@mischa - I especially like Eumelia/[name_f]Euphemia[/name_f] too, although most Eu- names are guilty pleasures ([name_f]Eugenie[/name_f] anyone?), and didn’t know about the [name_f]Vitoria[/name_f]/[name_f]Vittoria[/name_f] thing (or, indeed, the close correlation of pagan/[name_m]Christian[/name_m] names). You are a fountain of knowledge, @mischa! Thank you.
@merrybells - I agree (although as a fellow lover of [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], I’m not sure that’s surprising…) and especially about [name_f]Vittoria[/name_f] - it flows so much more smoothly than slightly clunky [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], though I find them both incredibly beautiful in different ways. Thank you for commenting!