- Origin: Mordvin Чеймарина
- Meaning: “cranberry.”
- Gender: Female
A Pre-Christian Mordvin female name meaning, “cranberry.”
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Cheymarina
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Tag Archives: Winter Holiday Names
Tendai
- Origin: Shona
- Meaning: “to be thankful.”
- Gender: Unisex
- TEN-dye
From the Shona word tenda or kutenda (to give thanks), it is technically unisex but slightly more common for boys.
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Tebogo
- Origin: Tswana
- Meaning: “gratitude.”
- Gender: Unisex
The name comes from the Tswana word for gratitude.
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Dagolitus
- Origin: Gaulic
- Meaning: “good feast.”
- Gender: Male
A Gaulic name meaning, “good feast.”
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- https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dagolitus#Gaulois
- Jean-Paul Savignac, Dictionnaire français-gaulois, La Différence, 2004, ISBN 978-2729115296, page 62
Ekene
- Origin: Igbo
- Meaning: “thanks; gratitude.”
- Gender: Unisex
- EH-KEH-NEH
The name is from the Igbo meaning “thanks; gratitude.”
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Meýlis
- Origin: Turkmen
- Meaning: “feast; celebration.”
- Gender: Male
The name comes directly from the Turkmen word for “a feast” or “a gathering.”
The name is also sometimes spelled Meilis.
A notable bearer is Turkmen chess champion, Meylis Annaberdiyev (b. 1985).
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Erez
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- Origin: Hebrew אֶרֶז
- Meaning: “cedar.”
- Gender: masculine
- Pronunciation: ER-ehz
The name comes directly from the Hebrew word for the cedar tree אֶרֶז. This name did not come into use as a masculine given-name among Jews until after the creation of the State of Israel in 1945. It may have been popularized by Aleksander Zederbaum (1816-1893), a Polish-Jewish journalist who founded the Hebrew language newspaper, Ha-Melitz who often used “Erez” as a pseudonym in his writings.
It is also the name of a Kibbutz and of Erez Crossing, the latter being the name of a border crossing on the Israeli-Gaza border.
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Jashan
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- Origin: Hindi जशन
- Meaning: “festivities.”
- Gender: masculine
- Pronunciation: JAH-shahn
The name comes directly from the Hindi word जशन meaning, “festivities.”
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Bayram, Bajram
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- Origin: Turkic
- Meaning: “festival; holiday.”
- Gender: masculine
- BY-rahm
The name comes directly from the Turkic word referring to any festival or public holiday, whether religious or secular.
Between 1980-2004, the name appeared in the Top 100 Most Popular Turkish Male Names, and peaked at #42 in 1981.
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Minttu
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: “mint.”
The name comes directly from the Finnish word for mint.
Its designated name-day is October 6.
The name is borne by Finnish actress Minttu Mustakaillo (b.1973). It is also the name of a popular Finnish peppermint-flavored liqueur, despite the liqueur associations, the name seems to be fairly common in Finland.
The Holidays aren’t too far off and if you due around that time and are considering a Holiday-themed name with a bit of an edge, this might be just what you are looking for.
Update: As of 2011, Minttu is the 43rd most popular female name in Finland.