Luzelena meaning ‘Bright Light’.
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@contactlight[name_f][/name_f] funnily enough, I added [name_f]Luzelena[/name_f] the other day!
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Yes, I just noticed that!! Thank you @Greyblue
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Andries [name_f][/name_f]- m, [name_m]Dutch[/name_m], form of [name_m]Andreas[/name_m], pronounced with the a as in father and the ie as the ee in knee
[name_f][/name_f]Dries [name_f][/name_f]- m, [name_m]Dutch[/name_m], short form of Andries, pronounced with the ie as the ee in knee
[name_f][/name_f]Marlijn [name_f][/name_f]- f, [name_m]Dutch[/name_m], from [name_f]Maria[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Merlijn [name_f][/name_f]- f/m, [name_m]Dutch[/name_m], form of [name_m]Merlin[/name_m], also used for girls
[name_f][/name_f]Tiuri [name_f][/name_f]- m, literary name from the children’s novel The Letter for the [name_m]King[/name_m], it has some irl use in the Netherlands
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Maili[name_f][/name_f] (f) → a name with a diverse range of usage/origins. It is a Finnish, Estonian, Swedish, and less commonly Norwegian and [name_m]Danish[/name_m] variant of [name_f]Maila[/name_f] (itself a diminutive of Maria), pronounced MY-lee. Pronounced ma-ee-lee, it’s also a Hawaiian name from māʻili[name_f][/name_f] meaning ‘pebbly’. It is also a variant of the Chinese name Meili meaning ‘beautiful’, or an English-language combination of [name_f]Mai[/name_f] / [name_f]Mei[/name_f] and [name_m]Li[/name_m], mostly among Chinese and Vietnamese Americans. Lastly, it’s also an alternative spelling of [name_f]Miley[/name_f], often (but not always) a phonetic Spanish spelling.
[name_f][/name_f]Azahar[name_f][/name_f] (u) → a feminine Spanish word name meaning ‘orange blossom’. It is a [name_f]Marian[/name_f] title name, from Nuestra Señora del Azahar (Our [name_f]Lady[/name_f] of the [name_m]Orange[/name_m] Blossom). It’s also a masculine Arabic name, a variant of [name_m]Azhar[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- notable bearers include Malaysian judge Azahar [name_m]Mohamed[/name_m], Bangladeshi politician Azahar Uddin [name_m]Ahmed[/name_m], and soccer player [name_m]Shah[/name_m] Azahar [name_m]Abdullah[/name_m] Ahar. There is also an Azahar Mosque in Laos. The feminine Spanish and masculine Arabic names actually share the same root, as the Spanish word for orange blossom is derived from Arabic zahara[name_f][/name_f] (to shine, to bloom) or zahra[name_f][/name_f] (shining, bright). In Spanish, the emphasis is on the last syllable and the H is silent.
[name_f][/name_f]Inocențiu[name_f][/name_f] (m) → Romanian form of [name_m]Innocent[/name_m]. A notable bearer is Inocențiu Micu-Klein, a bishop who worked to establish national rights for Romanians and free them from serfdom under the Hapsburg monarchy.
[name_f][/name_f]Karima / Karimah[name_f][/name_f] (f) → feminine version of [name_m]Karim[/name_m], meaning ‘generous’ or ‘noble’. Pronounced ka-REE-ma. Kareema and Kareemah are also established spellings, though rarer. Kerime[name_f][/name_f] is the Turkish equivalent.
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[name_f][/name_f]Some more new entries:
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Antiope[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Armide[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Criseida[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Despoina[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Salme[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Åsmund
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Halford[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Moirrey[/name_f] and [name_f]Voirrey[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Catia[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Anacleto[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Cleto[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Cesarino[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Livira[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f] (I added [name_m]Evar[/name_m] too)
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Almaz[/name_m] / [name_m]Almas[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Scipione[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Muchen[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Muyang[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Costanza[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Costanzo[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Crocifissa
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Adelinde[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Jolijn[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Loesje[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Luzelena[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Andries[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Dries[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Marlijn[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Merlijn[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Tiuri[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Maili[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Azahar[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Karima[/name_f] / Karimah (and [name_f]Kareema[/name_f] )
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Keri̇me[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Liliwin[/name_m]
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Fardowsa (f), Arabic, “heaven/paradise”
Furaha (f), Swahili, “joy/happiness”
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Edmonda (f): [name_m]An[/name_m] Italian feminine form of [name_m]Edmund[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f]Efisio (m): According to Behind The Name, Efisio comes “from the Latin byname Ephesius, which originally belonged to a person who was from the city of Ephesus in [name_f]Ionia[/name_f]. This was the name of a saint martyred in [name_f]Sardinia[/name_f] in the 4th century”.
[name_f][/name_f]Eleuterio (m): A Spanish and Italian form of Eleutherius, a name of Latin origin meaning “free”.
[name_f][/name_f]Elpidio (m): [name_m]An[/name_m] Italian and Spanish form of Elpidius, a Latin name meaning “hope”.
[name_f][/name_f]Emmanuele (m): A variant of [name_m]Emanuele[/name_m].
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Savvas / Σάββας [name_f][/name_f]- m, Greek, form of Sabas/Saba/Savva, meaning grandfather
[name_f][/name_f]Sava / Сава [name_f][/name_f]- m/v, Serbian/ Bosnian / Bulgarian/ Croatian / Romanian, form of Sabas/Saba/Savva and the name of a river
[name_f][/name_f]Sávio / Savio [name_f][/name_f]- m, name of an Italian river, commonly used as a given name in [name_m]Brazil[/name_m]
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Abiezer (m) [name_f][/name_f]- Hebrew origin featured in the Bible, meaning “father of help”
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Shavit (u) [name_f][/name_f]- Hebrew, “comet”, pronounced shah-VEET
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Enrichetta (f): A diminutive of [name_f]Enrica[/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Epifania[/name_f] (f): A feminine form of [name_m]Epifanio[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Eraldo[/name_m] (m): A spelling variant of [name_m]Aroldo[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f]Ermacora (m): [name_m]An[/name_m] Italian form of Hermagoras, an Ancient Greek name that means (roughly) “assembly of Hermes”.
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Liline (f) - French diminutive of names ending in -line (comparable to [name_f]Fifine[/name_f] for names ending in -phine). In some cases, it may also be thought of as a variant of [name_f]Liliane[/name_f] and similar names. It’s fairly rare nowadays, but lives on in a number of recent children’s books, and also appears in older literature, such as Colette’s Claudine series (in which a Liline is offhandedly mentioned several times, but is not a fully fledged character).
Wolfstan (m) - Modern English form of Wulfstan, an Anglo-Saxon name derived from the Old English elements wulf (“wolf”) and stan (“stone”). Certainly one of those very old names that still holds plenty of appeal, with the added bonus of three intuitive nickname options: the cool [name_m]Wolf[/name_m]; the cute [name_m]Wolfie[/name_m], and the old-school [name_m]Stan[/name_m].
Rosetto (m) - masculine form of [name_f]Rosetta[/name_f]. Similarly to [name_m]Concetto[/name_m], it is quite a bit rarer than its feminine counterpart, but nonetheless remains an intriguing, rare yet established member of the elusive floral-names-for-boys category.
Neonilla (f) - Late Greek name derived from νέος (neos) meaning “new”. It is still occasionally used in some parts of the world, most notably in Russia and Ukraine (where it is usually spelled Neonila), perhaps thanks to association with a 3rd-century Orthodox Christian saint.
Lietta (f) - Italian diminutive of [name_f]Lia[/name_f]. In some cases, it may also be thought of as a truncated form of [name_f]Giulietta[/name_f]. Perhaps most recognisable as the name of a character in Conversation Piece, a 1974 film by Luchino Visconti; it could certainly appeal to those who like rarer L-A names, in the [name_f]Louetta[/name_f]-[name_f]Liella[/name_f] mode.
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I’d love to see Zeka[name_f][/name_f] added, if possible! It seems to be an Albanian diminutive or nickname, that comes from Zekerija / [name_m]Zachariah[/name_m]. Supposedly he means “God has remembered” or “smart, clever.” According to Google, it’s mostly popular in Albanian-speaking countries and Croatia. 
For me personally, it’s a name that really reminds me of [name_m]Hezekiah[/name_m]. Both as an alternative for those who aren’t religious (much like myself) and as a grounding nickname option. 
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And I forgot to mention, but according to a google search, the pronunciation is “zeh-kah” most commonly, but “zee-kah” is also valid depending on the context 
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[name_f]My[/name_f] great-grandfather was named Presto. He was born in Cornwall, sometime between 1890 and 1900. I always assumed it was a Cornish version of [name_m]Preston[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]- in the same way Jaggo is [name_m]Jacob[/name_m]. I could be very wrong about the etymology of it.
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Hallum (m) [name_f][/name_f]- a surname of [name_f]English[/name_f] origin, meaning “at the rocks”
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Walery (m) it’s a polish name
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Baxsan (f) [name_f][/name_f]- Somali, meaning “escape”
[name_f][/name_f]– One of Somalia’s most celebrated singers/songwriters, her name was adopted after fleeing [name_f]Ethiopia[/name_f] following a failed coup against the emperor
Shamarke (m) [name_f][/name_f]- Somali, meaning “He who sees no evil” or “one who brings good fortune”
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I found beautiful chinese names in [name_f]Lisa[/name_f] See’s novel:
[name_f][/name_f]Yuelan (f) [name_f][/name_f]- moon orchid
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ailan[/name_m] (f) [name_f][/name_f]- love orchid
[name_f][/name_f]Chunlan (f) [name_f][/name_f]- spring orchid
[name_f][/name_f]I especially love the fact that they were sisters 
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