Gender: Feminine
Origin: Bulgarian
Meaning: “saved.”
(SPAHS-ka)
Spaska is the feminine form of Spas, which is derived from the Bulgarian spasen meaning “saved.” The name is used in reference to Jesus as Lord and Savior in Christian belief.
The designated name-day is May 13.
Spas is the masculine version.
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Gender: Masculine
Origin: Estonian
Meaning: “attack.”
The name is possibly derived from the Estonian, rünnak, meaning “attack.”
The designated name-day is May 12.
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Gender: Masculine
Origin: Finnish
The name is taken from the Kalevala and is either a reference to a young man or may come directly from the Finnish word osma meaning “wolverine.”
The designated name-day is May 11.
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Gender: Feminine
Origin: Czech
Meaning: debated
(sfah-TAH-vah)
The name is an ancient Czech name of old Slavonic origins. It shares its name with a river and a village in the Czech Republic.
Some sources believe it was a Czech vernacular form (or a direct translation) of Liutgarda (guardian) being a derivative of the Slavic, svet (strong) and hence roughly translating to something like “guard.”
Others believe it may be from the Slavic element svyat (world) or svyetlo (light).
The designated name-day in the Czech Republic is May 11.
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Gender: Feminine
Origin: Sami
Meaning: “only; sole; one.”
The name comes from the Sami word *áidná, meaning “only; sole; one.”
It is a translation of the Finnish female name, Aino.
Another form is Áidnu.
The designated name-day is May 10.
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Gender: Masculine
Origin: Estonian
The name is either an Estonian form of the Germanic Otto or is a derivative of the Estonian word oht meaning “bear”, a cognate to the Finnish Ohto.
The designated name-day is May 9
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Gender: Feminine
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: “dewdrop.”
The name comes directly from the Finnish meaning, “dewdrop.”
The designated name-day is May 7.
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Gender: Feminine
Origin: Sami
Meaning: “pearl.”
The name comes from the Sami, helbmu, meaning “pearl.”
The designated name-day is May 7.
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Gender: Feminine
Origin: Estonian
Meaning: “meadow.”
(AAH-sah)
The name may have originally been an Estonian form of the Scandinavian Åsa, but has come to be associated with the Estonian word aas (meadow).
The designated name-day is May 6.
Other forms include: Aase, Asse.
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Gender: Masculine
Origin: Estonian
Meaning: uncertain
(LOEET)
The name is possibly derived from the Estonian verb, lummama/loitsima meaning, “to cast a spell.”
The designated name-day is May 5.
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