Gender: Feminine
Origin: Persian/Farsi
Meaning: “wish”
(AR-zoo)
Arezou is an old Persian name, used in Iran, its Turkic form of Arzu is used in Turkey, Azerbaijan and Afghanistan. Aarezou is the Baloch form.
It is also the name of a town in Azerbaijan.
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Turkish
Meaning: “summer rose.”
(YAHZ-gew-LEW)
The name is composed of the Turkish elements Yaz meaning “summer” and Gul meaning “rose.”
Gender: Masculine
Origin: German
Meaning: “to reign with glory.”
(ROM-wald)
The name is derived from the Old Germanic elements, hrom, meaning, “fame” or “glory” and valdan, meaning, “to reign.”
The name was borne by a 10th-century, Italian saint from Ravenna. He was born into nobility and was rather cavalier in his youth. After participating in a dual in which he killed a man. He felt so guilty about his actions that he decided to repent of his sins by living in a Benedictine monastery for 40 days, after which, he decided to stay on, and eventually became the abbott.
He went on to found several other monasteries and eventually found the austere monastery of Camaldolo Tuscany.
His feast is held on June 19th.
The name used in Poland, where it has a feminine counterpart of Romualda. Its Italian and Spanish form is Romualdo. There is also a latinate form of Romualdus.
Gender: Masculine
Origin: French
Meaning: “longing; desire.”
(DEE-dyay)
The name is an old French form of Desiderius, which is from the Latin desiderium, meaning, “longing; desire.”
The name was borne by a 6th century French Bishop, who later resigned his seat and lived a life of poverty as a hermit. He founded a monastery in Vosges and his feast day is celebrated on June 19th.
Popular French nicknames include Die and Didi.
Other forms include:
Feminine forms include:
The name Desirée is related but has a slightly different etymology, hence, I shall have a separate entry.
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Turkish
Meaning: “rain”
(YAH-mor)
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Basque
Meaning: “rain”
(ew-REE-ah)
The name comes directly from the Basque word for rain.
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Latin
Meaning: “war.”
(bell-LONE-uh)
The name is derived from the Latin word bellum meaning “war.”
In ancient Rome, Bellona was an ancient war-goddess who was possibly leftover from the Etruscan era, in fact she is sometimes believed to have predated the Roman war god, Mars. Earlier sources have her listed as Duellona, which is derived from an even older word for war. She was considered a numinous god, that is god who is present in all places and objects. In later eras of Rome, Bellona was considered to be the consort and sister to Mars. In antiquated Rome, all things pertaining to political war endeavors were held at the Temple of Bellona.
Her festival was celebrated on June 3rd.
In modern culture, she is often used as a representation for military virtue. The name might make an interesting and more refreshing alternative to Bella and Isabella, both of which have become exceedingly popular.
Other forms include:
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Finnish/Estonian
Meaning: “cloud”
(PEEL-vee)
The name comes directly from the Finnish and Estonian word for cloud. If you would like to hear the name pronounced by a Finn, you can listen to it here: http://www.forvo.com/word/pilvi/
The designated name-days are April 19 (Finland), November 21 (Estonia).
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Persian/Farsi
Meaning: “pearl—”
All three names are related. Dorsa means “pearl like,” Dordaneh means “pearl” and Dorreh means “big pearl.”
Iran hosts some of the oldest oyster beds in the world, where pearls have been harvested for thousands of years.
The oldest known pearl necklace was discovered in Iran, known as the Susa Necklace, it is on display in the Louvre and dates 500 years before the common era.
Gender: Feminine
