Elise
Just curious... What are your favorite baby names that have the best and strongest meanings?
Thanks! All opinions welcome, just please provide the meaning (and perhaps origin) along with the name.
BTW..
I already have my own opinions.
I just want to know how many people realize what they are naming their children.
My favorites are :
Vivian: Bright
Rochelle: Rock
Victor: Victorious
Claire, Clarise, Clara, etc....: Clear
Ruben: Red
Stella: star
etc...
Ok... are you SERIOUS??!! Does no one take into account the actual MEANING of a name before branding a child with it for life??!!!!!
This is unreal!!!
Oooh.. Thanks Partygirl. Kiah is a beautiful name!!!
I really liked a lit of those names,
Tegan, Maeve, Finley, Callista, Calliope, Eulalia, Iris, Alice, Adeloa, Conrad and Malachi. I really like the latter two for boys names. Thanks for the ideas!
Wow... thanks for the site info! I didn't realize that both of t hose names had deeper meanings, but I like them all the more because of it :-)
Answer
Many of these are Celtic, but I'll separate those that aren't by loose origin (not every culture the name is common to, but the basic root etymology) ...
Gwyneth - happiness or white/fair/blessed
Talulla - princess of abundance
Tegan - fair/beautiful
Tegwen - fair/beautiful and blessed
Imogen - maiden; sometimes further equated with the similar word "image," and taken to indicate a girl "in the image of her mother"
Niamh - bright
Maeve - intoxicating
Carys - love
Orla - golden princess
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Riordan - little poet king
Findlay/Finley - white/fair warrior or fair-haired hero
Harvey - battle worthy
Angus - one strength (also the Irish god of love and youth)
Lawler - soft-spoken
GREEK
Callista - most beautiful
Calliope - beautiful voice
Agatha - good
Eumelia - melody
Eulalia - well-spoken (literally "to talk well")
Isidora - gift of Isis (goddess of the sky and nature)
Eudora - good gift
Daphne - laurel
Iris - rainbow
GERMANIC
Alice and Adelaide - noble kind/sort/type
Adelia, Adele and Adela - noble
Matilda - strength in battle
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Henry - home ruler
Conrad - bold counsel
Clementine (French/Latin) - merciful and gentle
***************
Malachi (Hebrew) - my angel
Edit: If meanings are important to you, you'd likely find this site useful: http://www.behindthename.com/ Unlike other random "baby name" sites, you won't find randomly created meanings or loose etymologies here. Ruben, for instance, is a form of Reuben, meaning "behold, a son." The red meaning you found is likely related to the old pet form Ruby (which is a fairly obvious "red" reference, but as a separate name, a completely different etymology). ;) Likewise, Vivian is generally thought to stem from Vivianus, from Latin vivus meaning "alive." Definitely worth looking into. ;)
Many of these are Celtic, but I'll separate those that aren't by loose origin (not every culture the name is common to, but the basic root etymology) ...
Gwyneth - happiness or white/fair/blessed
Talulla - princess of abundance
Tegan - fair/beautiful
Tegwen - fair/beautiful and blessed
Imogen - maiden; sometimes further equated with the similar word "image," and taken to indicate a girl "in the image of her mother"
Niamh - bright
Maeve - intoxicating
Carys - love
Orla - golden princess
****************
Riordan - little poet king
Findlay/Finley - white/fair warrior or fair-haired hero
Harvey - battle worthy
Angus - one strength (also the Irish god of love and youth)
Lawler - soft-spoken
GREEK
Callista - most beautiful
Calliope - beautiful voice
Agatha - good
Eumelia - melody
Eulalia - well-spoken (literally "to talk well")
Isidora - gift of Isis (goddess of the sky and nature)
Eudora - good gift
Daphne - laurel
Iris - rainbow
GERMANIC
Alice and Adelaide - noble kind/sort/type
Adelia, Adele and Adela - noble
Matilda - strength in battle
**************
Henry - home ruler
Conrad - bold counsel
Clementine (French/Latin) - merciful and gentle
***************
Malachi (Hebrew) - my angel
Edit: If meanings are important to you, you'd likely find this site useful: http://www.behindthename.com/ Unlike other random "baby name" sites, you won't find randomly created meanings or loose etymologies here. Ruben, for instance, is a form of Reuben, meaning "behold, a son." The red meaning you found is likely related to the old pet form Ruby (which is a fairly obvious "red" reference, but as a separate name, a completely different etymology). ;) Likewise, Vivian is generally thought to stem from Vivianus, from Latin vivus meaning "alive." Definitely worth looking into. ;)
Baby names?
baby_toige
my cousin is having her baby in April...it's a boy! but they're not sure what to name it, and she asked me for some suggestions. but i don't really know boy names...help plz!!
Answer
Here are some of my favorites:
Emmanuel, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Joseph, James, Micah, Aaron, Nathaniel, Micah, Benjamin, Moses, Abraham, Matthew, Luke (Lukie), Timothy, Thomas, Daniel, Elijah, Joel, Jesse, David, Samuel, Samson, Solomon, Seth, Andrew, Noah, Jonah, Stephan, Jonathan, Ephraim etc...these are all strong & mighty names in the Bible with meaningful meanings. They're great for boys that will later grow into men.
Congrats to your cousin!
Psalm127:3 <NLT Bible>
3 Children are a gift from the LORD;
they are a reward from him.
Here are some of my favorites:
Emmanuel, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Joseph, James, Micah, Aaron, Nathaniel, Micah, Benjamin, Moses, Abraham, Matthew, Luke (Lukie), Timothy, Thomas, Daniel, Elijah, Joel, Jesse, David, Samuel, Samson, Solomon, Seth, Andrew, Noah, Jonah, Stephan, Jonathan, Ephraim etc...these are all strong & mighty names in the Bible with meaningful meanings. They're great for boys that will later grow into men.
Congrats to your cousin!
Psalm127:3 <NLT Bible>
3 Children are a gift from the LORD;
they are a reward from him.
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