Asturian Word Names
I thought I would do a list each week of names inspired by words from endangered or extinct languages. Here is a list of Asturian words that would make great names. These are hypothetical, not necessarily legitimate, but what a great way to keep a minority language alive by using one of its words as a name, especially if you have heritage from that culture.
If you are unfamiliar as to what Asturian is, here is a brief explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asturian_language
Male
- Abetu “fir”
- Acebu “holly”
- Alendar “to breath”
- Algodón “cotton”
- Andrín “bilberries”
- Arder “to be consumed by fire”
- Babarón “bumble bee”
- Bacaláu “cod”
- Bauríu “echo”
- Bendicir “to bless”
- Bidul “birch”
- Bonu “good”
- Branu “summer”
- Buxu “grey”
- Cadmiu “cadmium”
- Caliar “limestone”
- Cazador “hunter”
- Cerru “hill”
- Chubascu “cloudburst”
- Cuervu “crow”
- Deséu “desire”
- Evanxeliu “gospel”
- Faisán “pheasant”
- Fueu “fire”
- Freisnu “ash tree”
- Gaiteru “bagpiper”
- Gamu “fallow deer”
- Glayu “jay”
- Grifu “griffin”
- Gurrión “sparrow”
- Iceber “iceberg”
- Iviernu “winter”
- Lladríu “to shout”
- Lladriyu “brick”
- Llagu “lake”
- Llobu “wolf”
- Lloréu “laurel”
- Mariello “yellow”
- Marrón “brown”
- Marte “planet Mars”
- Melandru “badger”
- Mercáu “fair; handsome”
- Meyor “best”
- Ñerbatu “blackbird”
- Nisu “plum”
- Ochobre “October”
- Orbayu “dew”
- Oriciu “hedgehog”
- Oru “gold”
- Orsu “bear”
- Pantanu “marsh”
- Pardal “house sparrow”
- Pardu “brown”
- Páxaru “bird”
- Prietu “black”
- Raitán “robin”
- Raposu “fox”
- Rayu “lightning”
- Remu “oar”
- Ríu “river”
- Roble “oak”
- Ruiseñor “nightingale”
- Sábadu “Saturday”
- Salgueru “willow”
- Salú “health”
- Sufreiru “cork tree”
- Temprano “early”
- Terremotu “earthquake”
- Tiburón “shark”
- Toxu “gorse”
- Uvar “grapevine; rumour”
- Vaderríos “halcyon”
- Veleru “jellyfish”
- Verderón “male greenfinch”
- Verdosu “greenish”
- Xacintu “hyacinth”
- Xelu “frost”
- Xil “flint”
- Xuramentu “oath”
Female
- Abeya “bee”
- Ablana “hazelnut”
- Aceitera “dragonfly”
- Aceituna “olive”
- Ádiga “avalanche”
- Ágila “eagle”
- Aire “air”
- Albaricoca “apricot”
- Aleta “fin”
- Amatista “amethyst”
- Amistá “friendship”
- Ámbare “amber”
- Andarina “swallow”
- Arciella “clay”
- Arpa “harp”
- Azafrán “saffron”
- Berenxena “eggplant”
- Borrina “fog”
- Brillante “bright”
- Bronce “bronze”
- Cadena “chain”
- Caléndula “calendula”
- Campana “bell”
- Caparina “butterfly”
- Capiella “chapel”
- Carmín “crimson”
- Castañuela “castanet”
- Castiella “Castile”
- Castidá “chastity”
- Catasol “daisy”
- Caye “lane”
- Cebada “barley”
- Ceniza “ashes”
- Chiribita “daisy”
- Ciruela “plum”
- Clavel “carnation; pink”
- Collecha “harvest”
- Coral “heart”
- Coría “female duck”
- Corteza/Corteya: “tree bark”
- Creencia “belief”
- Crisálida “chrysalis”
- Cuaresma “Lent”
- Curuxa “owl”
- Dátil “date palm”
- Diamante “diamond”
- Dulzura “sweetness”
- Edá “age; time”
- Espinera “hawthorn”
- Faba “bean”
- Fada “fairy”
- Falsiacacia “acacia”
- Faya “beech tree”
- Felicidá “felicity; happiness”
- Folixa “holiday”
- Fresa “strawberry”
- Fueya “leaf”
- Gaita “bagpipe”
- Galaxa “galaxy”
- Ganancia “benefit”
- Garza “heron”
- Gaviota “seagull”
- Golondra “swallow”
- Granate “garnet”
- Guapura “beauty”
- Hiedra “ivy”
- Ilesia “church”
- Islla “island”
- Lince “lynx”
- Llágrima “teardrop”
- Llamera “elm tree”
- Llanza “lance”
- Lleenda “legend”
- Llibertá “liberty”
- Llovia “rain”
- Lluna “moon”
- Llundria “otter”
- Lluz “light”
- Malvís “songthrush”
- Marfil “ivory”
- Martinete “halcyon”
- Maruxu “ladybug; ladybird”
- Maxarina “butterfly”
- Mazana “apple”
- Mediudía “noon”
- Melecina “cure”
- Mirasol “sunflower”
- Naranxa “orange”
- Navidá “Christmas”
- Ñeve “snow”
- Nube “cloud”
- Nubláu “cloudy”
- Ñublina “mist”
- Ocla “seaweed”
- Ortiga “nettle”
- Papuela “corn poppy; red weed”
- Palomba “dove”
- Pascueta “daisy”
- Pega “magpie”
- Pegueta “green plover”
- Perdiz/Pampana “partrige”
- Perlla “pearl”
- Poma “apple”
- Povisa “dust”
- Prieta “black”
- Prúa “light rain”
- Púrpura “purple”
- Ralla/Rolla/Ronciella “nightjar”
- Roca “rock”
- Rosada “dew”
- Sablera “sandy shore”
- Salmoria “brine”
- Seronda “autumn”
- Solombra “shadow”
- Sufresna “evergreen oak”
- Tecla “piano key”
- Tierra “earth”
- Toliña/Tolina “dolfin”
- Vellorita “daisy”
- Verdá “truth”
- Verderina “greenfinch”
- Viesca “forest”
- Vulpeya “female fox”
- Xarazu “hail”
- Xarda “mackerel”
- Xazmín “jasmine”
- Xema “gemstone; jewel”
- Xibia “cuttlefish”
- Xornada “day”
- Yerba “grass”
- Xusteza “justice”
- Zafil “sapphire”
- Zarza “fog”
- Zenxibre “ginger”
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