Stoker as a boys name. An [name_f]English[/name_f] word name meaning “furnace tender”, can be related back to author [name_m]Bram[/name_m] Stoker of Dracula
Ayomide (pronounced eye-oh-mee-dee). A Yoruba name meaning “my joy has arrived”.
I know that it is used for girls, but I’m not sure whether or not it is used for boys too.
i would love to see madlenka, a slavic diminutive of magdalena !
I think Mory deserves to be on Nameberry. It’s a [name_u]French[/name_u] name and also a nickname for [name_u]Morgan[/name_u], [name_f]Moriah[/name_f], etc.
And YouTube persona [name_u]Jordan[/name_u] [name_u]Page[/name_u] has a daughter Mory
Yeah, I mentioned that here: Name sightings (Part 1) - #6757 by TheTempest171
I think, if I recall correctly, they were originally going to name her Moriah with Mory as a nickname, but they ended up putting just Mory on the birth certificate.
Evietta - F - Modern Combo Name
@blueylit has preached to me the good word of unusual botanical names, and I have several to add to the database!
Celosia: “burnt”
Corydalis: “crested lark”
Lunaria: “moon”, aka honesty plants
Kaliphora: “bearing beauty”
Kumarika: Sanskrit for aloe vera
Maranta: after Bartolomeo Maranta
Martynia: after John Martyn
Meadowsweet
Moonflower
Rosehip
Solandra: after Daniel Carlsson Solander
Cedrus: cedar
Ilex: holly
Hemlock
Lanceleaf
Morus: mulberry
Pyrus: pear tree
Rhododendron “rose tree”
Chicory
Hollyhock
Loveliesbleeding
Nightshade
Peppermint
Periwinkle
Seconding @godshatteringstar on all those botanicals (I will convert everyone eventually!) and repeating again my sadness at Honeysuckle not being in the database despite my many years on these forums
Other names that come to mind:
GIRLS
Myrrha (MERR-uh) - mother of [name_m]Adonis[/name_m] in Greek mythology
Nicnevin (NICK-neh-vin) - queen of unseelie fey in Scottish folklore, antithesis to [name_f]Mab[/name_f]
Fiadhnait (FEE-uh-not) - meaning “little fawn” in Irish
Nóinín (noh-NEEN) - meaning “daisy” in Irish
Réitlín (rayt-LEEN) - meaning “little star” in Irish
BOYS
Ferdia (FERR-dyuh) - meaning “priest” in Irish, as seen on actor Ferdia Peelo-Walsh
Petrushka (pet-ROOSH-kuh) - Russian diminutive of Petrov, best known for the eponymous ballet
Briallen: Welsh for “primrose” (Bryallen is the Cornish variant)
Fiola: Norwegian variant of Viola
Ivančica: (ee-van-CHI-ka) Croatian for “daisy”
Sayuri: Japanese for “little lily”
Symra: Norwegian for “primrose”
And for the boys:
Kristtorn: Norwegian for “holly”, literally “Christ thorn”
[name_f]Briallen[/name_f] is already in the database (great name).
Evelien - primarily a [name_m]Dutch[/name_m] feminine name that is a variant of [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]. The name [name_f]Eveline[/name_f] sounds similiar but they are pronounced differently. Evelien = (eve-lee-en) vs [name_f]Eveline[/name_f] is (eve-lynn).
Prithvi (f)
Prithviraj (m)
Premila (I think a variant of Pramila) (f)
Pramila (f)
Pramiti (f)
Shashi is listed as a variant of Sasha, but Shashi (ex. Shashi Tharoor) and Shashikala are names in their own right.
Kavita (f). Not sure if this is a variant of Kavya.
Myriah (f)
Chandran (m) - Chandran Name Meaning & Chandran Family History at Ancestry.com.au®
Will add more as I find them.
I can second this person and say I have in fact heard in real life as well as fiction the names Lunaria & Solandra and feel they should be added to Nameberry
Please, please add this name! Erez is beautiful and I’m in support of @shells15 making the request
i have serbian relatives named olivera (f) - “olive tree” and boban (b) - “god’s gift,” neither of which are in the database!
Evelien! It’s a [name_m]Dutch[/name_m] form of [name_f]Evelina[/name_f], pronounced Ava-leen.
[name_f]Edit[/name_f]: I just realized someone else already requested this one. Sorry!
Ale is a super common nickname for [name_f]Alejandra[/name_f]! Ah-leh. Some berries have said they’ve known it to be used for boys nicknames as well.
i’ve also heard this as a nickname for Alessandra!