Berislav is primarily a Croatian male name, which is composed of the Old Slavic elements, bĭrati (to take, to gather), and slav (glory).
In Croatia, it is among the Top 500 Male Names.
While it could potentially be used in other Slavic countries, I could not find any evidence that this is used outside Croatia. I am all ears if anyone can find any info for me.
The designated name-days are February 25th and September 27th.
Diminutive forms include: Berica, Beri, Berko & Slavko.
Both Sparsh and Sparsha come from the Sanskrit root sparśa (स्पर्श), which literally means “touch, contact, sensation.”
Sparsh is widely used as a given-name in India and among the Indian diaspora, the name is unisex but more common for boys in North India and for girls in South India when spelled Sparsha.
In Hindu philosophy, sparśa refers not just to physical touch but to the faculty of sensory perception—one of the five tanmātras (subtle elements) that correspond to the senses.
Sparśa (Pāli: phassa) is also a key concept in Buddhist philosophy, not only in Hindu thought.
In the chain of dependent origination (pratītya-samutpāda), sparśa is the sixth link: contact between sense organ, sense object, and consciousness gives rise to feeling (vedanā).
It refers to the meeting of the sense base (eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, or mind) with its object and the corresponding consciousness. Only when all three are present does “contact” occur, which then conditions sensation and craving.
The name ultimately comes from Greek Νεῖλος (Neílos), the ancient Greek name of the River Nile.
In Ancient Egyptian, the river was called jtr-w (Iteru, “Great River”). The Greek form Neílos may reflect a Semitic root n-h-r, meaning “river,” which is also the source of Hebrew nahar and related words.
In Greek mythology, Neilos was personified as the river-god of the Nile, one of the Potamoi (river deities).
The Latinized form Nilus became a well-known monastic name and is borne by several Christian saints, including St. Nilus the Syrian, a disciple of St. John Chrysostom, and St. Nilus of Sinai.
Nil is the Slavic form used for males. In Turkey, the same name arose independently as a female given name of the same etymology.
In Italian, it may also be used as a short form ofDanilo.
An Italian feminine form is Nila.
Nile is an English name that was often used in reference to the surname. It may make an interesting modern adaptation for parents looking for a cool but modern saints name.
Tauras is a Lithuanian masculine given-name which comes directly from the native word for “bull” or the now-extinct aurochs, the great wild ox that once roamed Europe. The name descends from the same ancient Indo-European root as Latin taurus and Greek tauros, linking it to the zodiac sign Taurus.
It appears both as a given name and a surname, and even in place-names such as Tauragė (“little bull horn”).
Tauras is also the name of a Lithuanian brewery established in 1860.
Lithuanians celebrate its name-day on 11 May, and it remains in regular use today.
Other masculine forms include: Taurijus, Tauridas, Taurimas, Taũris and Taũrius.
Its feminine form is Taurė.
Other feminine forms include: Taura, Taurida, Taurija and Taurima.
Pacificus is a Late Latin name derived from pax, meaning “peace,” or “peaceful” more specifically.
It’s Italian form of Pacifico was borne by a follower of Saint Francis of Assisi and an 18th-century Italian saint. The designated name-day for the latter is September 24th.
Its feminine form of Pacifica has been in use in Italy since at least the 16th-century.
Its French form of Pacifique is a unisex name and experienced some usage in France at the turn of the 20th-century. It appeared in the French Top 1000 Most Popular Male Names between 1901-1909, peaking at #446 in 1909. Today, the name is an obsolete gem.
Today, Pacific, with the nickname Pace, may make an unusual place and nature name for a boy. Though rare, it is the legit English translation of this name.
S.L. Uckelman. “Pacifica”. In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Pacifica.
The name is likely derived from the Welsh word, teg, meaning (fair; comely; beautiful; handsome). It has also been suggested to be a Welsh form of the Latin male name, Tacitus (quiet, serene).
Tegid Foel—whose epithet Foel means “bald” in Welsh—is a shadowy but evocative figure in Welsh mythology. He is remembered as the husband of the enchantress Ceridwen and the father of Creirwy and Morfran (Afagddu), the family whose story frames the birth of the poet-prophet Taliesin.
His name is inseparable from Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake), the largest natural lake in Wales. Local lore long treated the lake as a living presence, and many scholars think Tegid may once have been its protective spirit or ancestral deity. It is believed his court is within the shadowy depths of Bala Lake. The same lake is also said to have a large Loch Ness like sea-monster living in it, named Teggie.
In 2024, 5 babies were given this as a name in the U.K.
The name is derived from the Arabic word wisam وِسام, meaning “badge; medal.” It is ultimately from the Arabic root, wasama وَسَمَ, meaning, “to award; distinguish.”
The name comes directly from the Turkish word for “soil; land; country.” It is traditionally a male given-name but has been occasionally given to females more recently.
As of 2024, Toprak ranked in at the 93rd most popular male name in Turkey.
Rudraksha रुद्राक्ष is a male Sanskrit name. It is the name of a genus of Eleocarpus plant. The seeds are considered sacred to Lord Shiva. They are harvested and dried to be used to create prayer beads in both Hinduism and Buddhism. The etymology is composed of the SanskritRudra and अक्ष (akṣa), meaning “eyes.”
Sabih صبيح is a masculine Arabic name which comes directly from the Arabic word, صَبيح (ṣabīḥ), meaning, “comely; beautiful; handsome; graceful.” It is ultimately derived from the Arabic root word, صبح (ṣabuḥa) “to be beautiful; to be radiant; to beam.”
Sabiha صبيحة is its feminine form. It’s feminine form was borne by Sabiha Sultan (1894-1971) an Ottoman princess, the third and last daughter of Sultan Mehmed VI; the first Turkish female sculptor, Sabiha Bengütaş (1904-1992); and Turkish combat pilot, Sabiha Gökçen (1913-2001).
