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- Origin: Somali
- Meaning: “morning star.”
- Gender: feminine
- Pronunciation: SAH-gul
The name is a traditional Somali female name meaning “morning star.”
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Wolimir
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- Origin: Polish
- Meaning: “he who wants peace.”
- Gender: masculine
- Pronunciation: VAHL-lee-MEER
The name is composed of the Polish words, woleć (to prefer, to want more) & mir (peace). Some Polish linguists have suggested it is a dialectical variation of Wojmir (war & peace).
Wolimir was borne by a 13th-century Bishop of Gniezno.
The designated name-days in Poland are March 5th, March 25th and December 15th.
Other forms include: Wolemir & Wolmir.
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Tamílọ́rẹ
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- Origin: Yoruba
- Meaning: “give me a gift.”
- Gender: feminine
- Pronunciatioh: TAH-mee-LOH-reh
This lyrical gem looks like a cross between Tammy & Lora, but is actually a Yoruba feminine name. It comes from the Yoruba phrase, ta mí lọ́rẹ, literally, “give me a gift.” It would make a lovely and unique option for a child born around the holidays.
Possible nicknames include, Tami, Tammie, Tammy, Lore or Lori.
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Ajani
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- Origin: Yoruba
- Meaning: “one whom we fought to have.”
- Gender: unisex
- Pronunciation: AH-JAH-NEE
The name is a Yoruba unisex name which is usually given to a child where the parents were having a hard time having children or a child who was in a high risk pregnancy. It is from the Yoruba phrase, à-jà-ní (the one we fought for, or the one whom we fought to have).
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Kintvilas, Kintvilė
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Kintvilas (KINT-vih-las) is a Lithuanian male name which is composed of the Lithuanian words, kentėti (to suffer) & viltis (hope). It’s feminine form is Kintvilė (KINT-vil-lay).
The designated name-day is December 14th.
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Ramz, Ramzi, Ramza, Ramzia
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- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: “code, sign, mark.”
Ramiz رامز , Ramz رَمْز & Ramzi رمزي are Arabic masculine names which come directly from the Arabic word (ramz) رَمْز , meaning, “code, sign, mark, symbol, gesture.” It is ultimately derived from R-M-Z root in Arabic.
Ramzi appeared in the U.S. Top 1000 Most popular male names between 1973-1990 and peaked at #320 in 1982. It’s usage in the United States may have been influenced by immigrant groups who use the name (Southeastern European Muslims, Arab immigrants & Southeastern Asian Muslims immigrants), mixed with Anglophone parents who were probably using it as an alternate spelling for the English surname/place-name, Ramsey, which means “wild garlic island.” It should also be noted that during this time period, the use of Arabic names became especially popular among African-Americans.
The name is sometimes transliteration as Ramzy and I suppose in the English-speaking world it could also be transliterated as Ramsey.
The feminine forms are Ramza and Ramzia, spelled Ramziya Рәмзия in Central Asian & Turkic languages (Bashkir, Chechen, Tatar).
Other forms include:
Male
- Remzi Ремзи (Albanian, Bosnian, Crimean Tatar, Turkish)
Female
- Remzije (Albanian, Bosnian)
- Remziye (Turkish)
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Vihana
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- Origin: Sanskrit विहाना
- Meaning: “dawn; early morning.”
- Gender: feminine
- (vee-HAH-nah)
The name comes directly from the Sanskrit word विहान (vihana) meaning, “dawn; early morning.”
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Spyridon, Spyridoula
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Spyridon is a Byzantine Greek male name which comes directly from the Greek word σπυρίδιον (spyridion), meaning “basket.” Other sources suggest it is a hellenised form of the Latin Spiritus (spirit). It was popularized by a 4th-century Greek saint who played a key role in the Council of Nicaea. He is revered as the patron saint of Corfu and of potters.
His feast day is December 12.
Spiro & Spyros are its short forms, while Spyridoula is the femininine form.
Spiro was borne by the 39th vice president of the United States, Spiro Agnew (1918-1996).
It was borne by Spyridon Louis, the first modern Olympic Gold medalist in the 1896 Summer Olympics.
Forms and usage include:
- Spiridoni, Spiridhoni (Albanian)
- Asbiridun اسبيريدون (Arabic)
- Spiridon Спиридон (Assyrian, Bulgarian, Croatian, German, Lebanese-Arabic, Romanian, Serbian)
- Espiridió, Espiridó (Catalan)
- Spyridon Σπυρίδων (Coptic, French, Greek)
- Špiro (Croatian)
- Spi’ridon სპირიდონ (Georgian)
- Spiridione, Spiridone (Italian)
- Spirydon (Polish)
- Espiridão (Portuguese)
- Spiridón (Russian)
- Espiridón, Espiridión (Spanish)
- Spyrydon Спиридон (Ukrainian)
Italian feminine forms include: Spiridiona & Spiridona.
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Adaora
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- Origin: Igbo
- Meaning: “daughter of all.”
- Gender: feminine
- (ah-DOH-rah)
The name sounds exactly like Adora, being composed of the Igbo elements, ada (daughter) and ora (all).
A common short form is Ada.
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Stylian, Stelian, Stylianos, Steliana
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- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: “piller.”
Stylianos Στυλιανός is derived from the Greek στῦλος (stylos) meaning, “pillar.” St. Stylian was a 6th-century Byzantine saint who was a hermit, known for his love of children, hence he is considered the patron saint of children.
His feast day is November 26th.
Masculine forms include:
- Stilian Стилиан (Albanian, Bulgarian, Russian)
- Estilià (Catalan)
- Stylian Стиліан (English, German, Polish, Ukrainian)
- Stélien (French)
- Stilien,Stylien (French)
- Stelios Στέλιος (Greek)
- Stylianos Στυλιανός (Greek)
- Estellio (Italian)
- Stelio, Stellio (Italian)
- Stiliano (Italian)
- Stylianus (Late Latin)
- Estiliano (Portuguese, Spanish)
- Steliano (Portuguese, Spanish)
- Stelian (Romanian)
- Stilijan Стилијан (Serbian)
- Stilijanos (Serbian)
Feminine forms include:
- Stiliana Стилияна (Albanian, Bulgarian, Italian)
- Stélie, Stéliane, Stélienne, Stylienne (French)
- Stelia (Greek, Italian)
- Styliani Στυλιανή (Greek)
- Stellia (Italian)
- Styliana (Polish)
- Estiliana (Portuguese, Spanish)
- Steliana (Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish)
- Stilijana (Serbian)
A common short form in Greece for the female version is Stella.
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- Meaning, origin and history of the name Stylianos – Behind the Name
- 26 novembre – Orthodoxie.com
- Stylianos of Paphlagonia – Wikipedia
- Stylian – Wikipedia
- Стилиян – Уикипедия (wikipedia.org)
- Stylian – Wikipedia, wolna encyklopedia
- Stelio – Wikipedia
- Meaning, origin and history of the name Styliani – Behind the Name