Trivia: Also a fantasy girl name after the fictional character Elena Castillo Flores in the animated TV series “Elena of Avalor” (she’s Disney’s first Latina princess) Luna Origin: Latin, Spanish, Hispanic, and Italian girl name Meaning: Name that means “moon” Pronunciation:“loo-nah”...
Meaning: Beautiful Variations/Synonyms: Jaunieh and Jonie Description: It can also mean “brave and kind.” Jayashri Origin: Hindi and Sanskrit Meaning: Victorious Variations/Synonyms: Jaya, Jaia, Jaiah, and Jayah Description: In Indian mythology, Jaya is a Buddhist goddess and one of ...
4. “A Place to Regain Lost Perspective, Give Life New Meaning”: Jhumpa Lahiri’s Hell-Heaven In an August 2017 interview with the Literary Hub, Jhumpa Lahiri—who shortly after the publication of her last English novel, The Lowland (2013) decided to move to Italy and write in Italian—...
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Meaning: Boldness and bravery (Arabic), God gives sweetness, honey (Hebrew) Origin: Arabic, Hebrew Variation: Used as a surname in Iran, Egypt, and Iraq 10. Juno Meaning: Queen of heaven Origin: Latin, Roman Variation: Jupiter 11. Kendra Meaning: Greatest champion Origin: Welsh, ...
Shivani (Hindi) – Life and death Names Starting With T Tanda(Native American) – The seer of life and death Teivel (Yiddish) – Devil Teru (Japanese) – After Teru Mikami, a character in “Death Note”; aname meaning“brilliant” ...
Edward (Old English) –Powerfulnamemeaning“wealthy guardian”; at least eight royals have this name in history Hilarion (ancientGreekname) –“Happy”; the Prince of Isle in the fantasy novel “Knot Gneiss” James(Hebrew) –Biblicalboy namemeaning“supplanter”; after King James VI and I, ...
Lot (Hebrew) –“Veil”; Abraham’s nephew and a prophet in the Old Testament Celebrity Boy Names Starting With TheLetter L Landry LeBron Ledger Legend Lonzo Short Boy NamesThat Start With L Lal (Hindi and Sanskrit) –One-syllable namemeaning “boy” and “playful” ...
Origin: Sanskrit and Indian – Hindi girl name Meaning: Also a black baby name that means “the black one,”“time,” or “the divine mother” Pronunciation:“kah-lee” Length: 4 letters, 2 syllables Popularity/Rank: #250 Namesakes: Sanskrit and Hindu goddess of death and rebirth; also ...
Meaning: Powerful boy name that means “Thor’s stone (relates to the god of thunder in Norse mythology),”“brave warrior,” or “thunderstone” Pronunciation:“dust-ihn” Length: 6 letters, 2 syllables Popularity/Rank: #632 Namesakes/Description: American actor Dustin Lee Hoffman and ...