The name is derived from the Sanskrit नीरव (nirava), meaning, “calm; silent; noiseless.”
Another transliteration is Neerav.
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Gender: Feminine
Origin: Finnish/Estonian
Meaning: “silent; quiet; calm.”
(HEEL-yah).
The name is related to the Finnish words hiljainen (quiet), hiljaisuus (silence) and hiljaa (quiet, calm). It was quite popular at the turn of the 19th-century. Its designated name-day is October 8.
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: “calm; serene.”
(SAY-yah) Audio can be heard here: http://www.forvo.com/search/Seija/
The name seems to have been revived by a Finnish school teacher by the name of Yrjö Karilas, who gave the name to his daughter, Ester Seija Karilas (b.1917). Karilas’ claimed that he saw the name Seia, the name of an Ancient Roman goddess of crops, and it reminded him of the Finnish word seijas, meaning “calm; serene.” However, the name seems to pre-date the birth of Karilas’ daughter, as records indicate that there were at least two girls named Seija born in 1912.
Seija became the most popular female name in Finland in 1948.
Its designated name-day is December 13.
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Lithuanian
Meaning: “calm and patient.”
(kahn-TRIH-may)
The name is composed of the Lithuanian elements kantus, kantrus meaning “patient” and rimti meaning “calm.” Its designated name-day is October 19. Masculine version is Kantrimas.
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: “serene; calm”
IPA: [‘tyːni]
The name comes directly from the Finnish word tyyni meaning “serene; calm.” Its designated name-day is September 18. To hear how the name is pronounced go here: http://www.forvo.com/search/Tyyne/
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Lithuanian
Meaning: “calm; peaceful.”
(rah-MOO-tay).
The name is derived from the Lithuanian ramus meaning “calm; peaceful.”Its designated name-day in Lithuania is September 9th and its masculine form is Ramutis.