The name is composed of the Welsh words, gwyn (white, fair, blessed) and llwyf (elm tree). The name was borne by a 7th-century Welsh saint of whom very little is known. Her feast day is November 30th.
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The name is derived from the Mordvin word, kile (birch tree).
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The name is derived from the Mordvin, sele (elm).
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A rare autumnal Latvian female name, it comes directly from the Latvian word for “elm tree.” It was recorded in use in the 16th-century but is now obsolete.
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The name is from the Greek word for the elm tree, in Greek mythology, this was the name of one of the Hamadryad nymphs. Ptelea presided over elm trees.
In botany, this is the name of a genus of flowering plants in the citrus family, Rutaceae. Thus names by Carl Linnaeus due to its similar appearance to the elm tree.
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The name comes directly from the Italian word for the elm tree.
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The name comes directly from the Tatar word for the fir tree.
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Both names come directly from the Serbo-Croatian word, lovor, meaning “laurel tree.” It is a vernacular translation of Lawrence and Laura. However, Croatian parents likely used it due to its direct associations with the tree.
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The name appears in Norse Mythology as the name of the first woman, who has a husband named Ask. They are attested to in the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda.
The name Embla itself may derive from the Proto-Norse *elm-la (elm tree), the Proto-Norse *Ambilō (vine) or the Proto-Norse eim + la (firemaker) and it has even been connected with the Germanic root word, amal (work).
It is first attested to in Sweden in 1882, in Norway in 1900, and in Iceland after 1950, however, it may have been in use in Medieval times as well.
Between 2010 and 2016, this was among the most popular female names in Iceland. In Iceland, it peaked at #8 in 2016 . It is currently the 96th Most Popular Female Name in Norway (2023).
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The name comes directly from the Hawaiian word for “brave; courage; fearless” also a warrior or a soldier and it is the name of a type of tree acacia koa, which is endemic to Hawaii.
It currently ranks in as the 97th most popular male name in Australia, NSW (2022), the 349th most popular male name in the United States and the 489th most popular in England and Wales (2021).
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