Abimelech[name_f][/name_f] → Means “my father is king” in Hebrew. It is the name of several Old Testament characters including a king of Gerar who takes Abraham’s wife [name_f]Sarah[/name_f], but is forced by [name_m]God[/name_m] to give her back.
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Anath[name_f][/name_f] → Means “answer” in Hebrew. It is the name of the father of Shamgar in the Old Testament.
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Azaziah[name_f][/name_f] → Means “Yahweh is strong” in Hebrew. It is the name of three minor characters in the Old Testament.
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Chenaniah[name_f][/name_f] → Variant of [name_m]Kenaniah[/name_m][name_f][/name_f] used in several Old Testament translations, the [name_m]King[/name_m] [name_m]James[/name_m] version most notably.
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Gemariah[name_f][/name_f] → Means “Yahweh has completed” in Hebrew. It is the name of a friend of [name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m] in the Old Testament.
Somerhild[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]— the entry for [name_f]Somerilda[/name_f] calls it a “variation of Somerhild” but Somerhild itself is not in the database
Hashabiah[name_f][/name_f] → Means “Yahweh has considered” in Hebrew. It is the name of several minor Old Testament characters.
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Hizkiah[name_f][/name_f] → Alternate form of the Hebew name Hizqiyahu[name_f][/name_f] ([name_m]Hezekiah[/name_m]).
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Jehoash[name_f][/name_f] → [name_m]An[/name_m] extended form of [name_m]Joash[/name_m][name_f][/name_f]. It was the name of a king of [name_m]Israel[/name_m] (sometimes called Joash) in the Old Testament, who most likely reigned in the 8th century BC.
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Lebanah[name_f][/name_f] → Means “moon” in Hebrew. It appears briefly in the Old Testament.
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Maacah[name_f][/name_f] / Maachah[name_f][/name_f] → Derived from the Hebrew word meaning “to press, to crush”. It is the name of both male and female Old Testament characters.
Gracinda[name_f][/name_f] (f) → a Portuguese elaboration of Graça, meaning ‘grace’. It ranked in Brazil’s top 1000 in the 1930s and 40s.
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Nennius[name_f][/name_f] (m) → likely a Latinized form of the Old Welsh name Nynniaw. It was the name of a 9th-century Welsh monk who is generally credited as the author of [name_f]Historia[/name_f] Brittonum[name_f][/name_f] ([name_m]History[/name_m] of the Britons). It is also the name of a mythical [name_f]British[/name_f] prince described by [name_m]Geoffrey[/name_m] of Monmouth, who was said to have fought [name_m]Julius[/name_m] [name_m]Caesar[/name_m] during the [name_m]Roman[/name_m] invasion of [name_m]Britain[/name_m] and taken his sword. [name_m]In[/name_m] Middle Welsh he is called Nynniaw.
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Alcinda[name_f][/name_f] (f) – a Portuguese feminine name, typically used in [name_m]Brazil[/name_m] and lusophone [name_f]Africa[/name_f] rather than Portugal. It means “strong mind” or “strong willed”, from the same root as [name_f]Alcina[/name_f]. It ranked in the Brazilian top 1000 in the 1930s.
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Mem[name_f][/name_f] (u) – [name_m]In[/name_m] [name_m]English[/name_m], it is primarily a vintage nickname for various M names, as well as the Puritan names [name_f]Remember[/name_f] and Remembrance. Full names of famous people nicknamed Mem include [name_f]Merritt[/name_f] (m), [name_m]Marrion[/name_m] (f), and [name_m]Mehmet[/name_m] (m). It has also occasionally been used as a given name in [name_m]English[/name_m], such as blues musician Mem [name_f]Shannon[/name_f] (m) and actor Mem Ferda (m). [name_m]In[/name_m] Portuguese, it is typically a masculine full name, with mostly historical bearers such as Mem de Sá, Mem [name_m]Rodrigues[/name_m] de Briteiros, and Mem Soares de [name_m]Melo[/name_m].
Lithuanian names to add[name_f][/name_f] (I’ve bolded some of the names I’ve known/ heard about in person as a [name_f]Brit[/name_f] with Lithuanian heritage. These are more likely to be popular names.)
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Aidas (Means “echo” in Lithuanian.)
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Algimantas (From Lithuanian alga[name_f][/name_f] “salary, pay” combined with mantus[name_f][/name_f] “intelligent” or manta[name_f][/name_f] “property, wealth”.)
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Almantas ( From the Lithuanian root al-[name_f][/name_f] “all, every” combined with mantus[name_f][/name_f] “intelligent” or manta[name_f][/name_f] “property, wealth”.)
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Alvydas (Means “all-seeing”, from the Lithuanian roots al-[name_f][/name_f] “all, every” and vyd-[name_f][/name_f] “to see”.)
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Arūnas (Derived from poetic Lithuanian aras[name_f][/name_f] meaning “eagle” combined with the patronymic suffix ūnas.)
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[name_m]Arvydas[/name_m] ( Derived from Lithuanian ar[name_f][/name_f] “also” and the root vyd-[name_f][/name_f] “to see”.)
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Aušra[name_f][/name_f] (Means “dawn” in Lithuanian.)
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Birutė[name_f][/name_f] (Possibly from Lithuanian birti[name_f][/name_f] meaning “to scatter, to pour out” combined with a diminutive suffix. This name was borne by the mother of the 15th-century [name_m]Grand[/name_m] [name_m]Duke[/name_m] [name_m]Vytautas[/name_m] of Lithuania.)
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Daina/ Dainius (Means “song” in Lithuanian and Latvian/ Means “poet, singer” in Lithuanian, a derivative of daina[name_f][/name_f] “song”.)
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[name_f]Daiva[/name_f] (Created by the Lithuanian writer Vydūnas, who possibly derived it from a Sanskrit word meaning “destiny”.)
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Danguolė (From Lithuanian dangus[name_f][/name_f] meaning “sky, heaven” and a diminutive suffix.)
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Daumantas (From Lithuanian daug[name_f][/name_f] “much” combined with mantus[name_f][/name_f] “intelligent” or manta[name_f][/name_f] “property, wealth”. This name was borne by a 13th-century Lithuanian ruler of Pskov who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.)
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Domantas/ Domantė ( From the Lithuanian root do-[name_f][/name_f] “to give” combined with mantus[name_f][/name_f] “intelligent” or manta[name_f][/name_f] “property, wealth”. It is sometimes conflated with Daumantas.
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Dovilas (From the Lithuanian root do-[name_f][/name_f] “to give” combined with viltis[name_f][/name_f] “hope”.)
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Eimantas/ Eimantė (From the Lithuanian root ei-[name_f][/name_f] “to go” combined with mantus[name_f][/name_f] “intelligent” or manta[name_f][/name_f] “property, wealth”.)
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Giedrius/ Giedrė[name_f][/name_f] (Derived from Lithuanian giedras[name_f][/name_f] meaning “clear, serene”.)
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Gintara/ Gintaras[name_f][/name_f] (Means “amber” in Lithuanian.)
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Gintautas[name_f][/name_f] (From the Lithuanian root gin-[name_f][/name_f] “to defend” and tauta[name_f][/name_f] “people, nation”.)
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[name_f]Goda[/name_f] ( From Lithuanian godà[name_f][/name_f] meaning “thought, dream” or “honour, respect”.)
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Jadvyga[name_f][/name_f] (Lithuanian form of Hedwig)
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Jūratė[name_f][/name_f] (From Lithuanian jūra meaning “sea”. This is the name of a sea goddess who falls in love with a fisherman in the Lithuanian folktale *Jūratė and Kastytis.)
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Kęstutis[name_f][/name_f] (From Lithuanian kęsti[name_f][/name_f] meaning “to cope, to endure” combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of a 14th-century ruler of Lithuania.)
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[name_m]Mantas[/name_m][name_f][/name_f] (From Lithuanian mantus[name_f][/name_f] meaning “intelligent, clever” or manta[name_f][/name_f] meaning “property, wealth”. [name_m]Herkus[/name_m] [name_m]Mantas[/name_m] was a 13th-century Prussian hero who fought against the Teutonic Knights.)
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Mantvydas (From Lithuanian mantus[name_f][/name_f] “intelligent” or manta[name_f][/name_f] “property, wealth” combined with the root vyd-[name_f][/name_f] “to see”.)
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Mindaugas[name_f][/name_f] (Possibly from Lithuanian mintis[name_f][/name_f] “thought” or minti[name_f][/name_f] “to remember” combined with daug[name_f][/name_f] “much”. This was the name of a 13th-century ruler of Lithuania.)
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Nijolė (Meaning unknown. This was possibly the name of a Lithuanian goddess of the underworld (according to the Polish-Lithuanian historian [name_m]Teodor[/name_m] Narbutt).
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Ramunė[name_f][/name_f] (Means “chamomile (plant)” in Lithuanian.)/ Ramūnas (Derived from Lithuanian ramus[name_f][/name_f] meaning “calm, peaceful” combined with the patronymic suffix ūnas.)
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[name_f]Rasa[/name_f][name_f][/name_f] (Means “dew” in Lithuanian and Latvian. [name_f]Rasa[/name_f] also seems to be an Arabic name.)
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Rimantas/ [name_f]Rimantė[/name_f] ( From Lithuanian rimti[name_f][/name_f] “to calm down” combined with mantus[name_f][/name_f] “intelligent” or manta[name_f][/name_f] “property, wealth”.)
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Rugilė[name_f][/name_f] ( From Lithuanian rugys[name_f][/name_f] meaning “rye”.)
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Rytis/ Rytas[name_f][/name_f] (Derived from Lithuanian rytas[name_f][/name_f] meaning “morning”.)
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Šarūnas[name_f][/name_f] (Derived from the old Lithuanian word šarus[name_f][/name_f] meaning “quick, nimble”. This is the name of the main character in the short story Šarūnas, [name_m]Duke[/name_m] of Dainava[name_f][/name_f] (1911) by the Lithuanian author Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius.)
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Sigitas (Possibly originally a diminutive of names beginning with the Old [name_m]German[/name_m] element meaning “victory”.)
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Stasys[name_f][/name_f] (short form/ nn of Stanislovas)
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Svajonė[name_f][/name_f] (Means “dream, wish” in Lithuanian.)
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Tautvydas (From Lithuanian tauta[name_f][/name_f] “people, nation” and the root vyd-[name_f][/name_f] “to see”.)
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Vaiva (From Lithuanian vaivorykštė[name_f][/name_f] meaning “rainbow”.)
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Vidmantas (From the Lithuanian root vyd-[name_f][/name_f] “to see” combined with mantus[name_f][/name_f] “intelligent” or manta[name_f][/name_f] “property, wealth”.)
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Vilmantas/ Viltautė (From Lithuanian viltis[name_f][/name_f] “hope” combined with mantus[name_f][/name_f] “intelligent” or manta[name_f][/name_f] “property, wealth”.)
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Žydrė/ Žydrūnas (From Lithuanian žydra[name_f][/name_f] meaning “light blue” (using the patronymic suffix ūnas)
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[name_m]Other[/name_m] missed names
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Simbiatu & nn Simbi (UK artist, [name_m]Little[/name_m] Simz)
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Eva-lotta (Eva-lotta Kiibus, Estonian Figure Skater)
@ricepud[name_f][/name_f] I’ve updated the description for [name_f]Lora[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]- it should be up soon!
[name_f][/name_f][name_f][/name_f][name_f][/name_f]thank you for all the suggestions![name_f][/name_f]
and for all the research – I will work on getting them into the database.
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[name_m]Just[/name_m] going forward, I’ll just flag up this! [name_m]Five[/name_m] names per comment just makes it easier to keep up with what has and hasn’t been added!
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Thank you again for all the wonderful suggestions!
Ilmari (m) - short form of [name_m]Ilmarinen[/name_m]. As mentioned in the aforementioned name’s entry, this form is more commonly given than the original (and has many notable Finnish bearers)!
Melisseus (m) - derived from Ancient Greek μελισσεύς (melisseus) meaning “bee-keeper”, ultimately from μέλισσα (melissa) meaning “bee”. In Greek mythology, Melisseus was a demi-god (daimon), usually described as the father of Zeus’ nymph nurse(s).
Nicodème / Nicodeme[name_f][/name_f] (m) – [name_f]French[/name_f] form of [name_m]Nicodemus[/name_m], meaning ‘victory of the people’.
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Gbemisola[name_f][/name_f] (f) – [name_f]Yoruba[/name_f] name meaning ‘carry me into wealth’. Gbemisola Ikumelo is a BAFTA-winning British-Nigerian actress and writer.
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Solmaz[name_f][/name_f] (f) – Turkish, Azerbaijani, and Persian name meaning “unfading, unwilting”. It ranked in the Azerbaijani top 100 in 2015. [name_m]The[/name_m] emphasis is on the second syllable – sol-MAZ or sol-MAWZ.
Malchiah[name_f][/name_f] → Means “Yahweh is my king” in Hebrew, borne by several Old Testament characters.
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Mattithiah[name_f][/name_f] → Means “gift of Yahweh” in Hebrew. It is borne by a few minor Old Testament characters. It is also the name of a second-century Jewish priest, who led a revolt against the Seleucid Empire, which is told in the Book of Maccabees. [name_m]Matthew[/name_m][name_f][/name_f] is descended from this name.
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Shelomith[name_f][/name_f] → Means “peaceful” in Hebrew. It is the name of several male and female Old Testament characters.
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Taphath[name_f][/name_f] → Means “drop” in Hebrew. It is the name of one of Solomon’s daughters in the Old Testament.
Adaine (f) – pronounced “Aah-Dine;” Germanic in origin, means “Noble Kind;” popularized by the show Dimension 20: [name_f]Fantasy[/name_f] High; great alternative to [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] or [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
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Figueroth (f) – unknown in origin or meaning; popularized by the show Dimension 20: [name_f]Fantasy[/name_f] High; could be an alternative to [name_m]Figaro[/name_m] or [name_f]Ferelith[/name_f]
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Alatheia (f) – variation of [name_f]Alethea[/name_f] and [name_f]Aletheia[/name_f], of Greek origin meaning “truth” or “disclosure”
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[name_f][/name_f] Fun to see [name_m]Ilmari[/name_m] in the database now!!