 Names from Exotic Lands
Names by Language
Cherika :[Chair-ree-kah] Moon Girl. (Amharic)
Makin :[Mah-keen] One who is 'Capable'. m (Arabic)
Ondina :[Ohn-dee-nah] Mermaid. w (Basque)
Asheni :[Ah-sheh-nee] Angel. w (Cree)
Durven:[Tor-rehn] Enduring Man. m (Dutch)
Tulika :[Too-lee-kah] ButterCup Flower. w (Estonian)
Imatra :[Ee-mah-trah] Magnificent Waterfall. w (Finnish)
Elan :[Ay-lahn] Life Force. Spirited Man. (French)
Cion :[Kee-ahn] Affectionate. m (Gaelic)
Brenneka * :[Breh-neh-kah] Fire. Blazing Light. w (German)
(related to, 'Brandon', branding fire)
Machaon :[Mah-kay-ahn] The Fighter. m (Greek)
Damisa :[Dah-mee-sah] Leopard. w (Hausa)
Makani :[Mah-kah-nee] The Wind. m (Hawaiian)
Tivon :[Tee-vohn] Natural. m (Hebrew)
Jovana :[Joh-vah-nah] Youthful Woman. (Hindi)
Umeala :[Oo-mee-ah-lah] Coolness. (w) (Ibo)
Chayna :[Chay-nah] Song Bird. wm (Inca)
Teman :[Teh-mihn] Friend. m (Indonesian)
Chimala :[Chee-mah-lah] Beauty. w (Ixil Maya)
Namika :[Nah-mee-kah] Wave Flower. w (Japanese)
Kereny :[Kair-reh-nee] Mt. Kenya. mw (Kikuyu)
Gaiana :[Gigh-ah-nah] The Earth. w (Latin)
(N is 'Gaia' in Greek)
Kitane :[Kee-tah-nee] Big River . m (Lenape)
Tiesa :[Tee-eh-sah] Truth. w (Lithuanian)
Jadian:[Jah-dee-ihn] Supernatural Creation. m (Malaysian)
Keshen :[Keh-shehn] Profound. m (Mandarin)
Avicia :[Ah-vee-see-ah] Ancestral Woman. (Middle English)
(Name fr 'Avitas':"Ancestral" (Latin)
Nataani :[Nah-tah-nee] A Leader. (mw) (Navajo)
Troen :[Troo-ehn] Belief, Faith. m (Norwegian)
Sedemay :[Seed-deh-may] 'Seed of May'. w (Old English)
Raddeka :[Rah-dee-kah] She is 'Wise' and 'Counsels'. (Old German)
Munay :[Moo-nay] Love. mw (Quechua)
Bronik :[Bruh-nihk] Armored Man. Warrior. (Russian)
Chandrima :[Chann-dree-mah] Moonbeam. w (Sanskrit)
Gavran :[Gahv-rahn] Raven. m (Serb/Croatian)
Tinashe :[Tee-nah-shay] "We are with God". m (Shona)
Wakanna :[Wah-kahn-nah] Sacred One. wm (Sioux)
Ladera :[Lah-dair-rah] Ladder. (Spanish)
The Name Lourdes comes from 'Ladera', meaning,
Ladera Rocosa ':[Roh-koh-sah] "Rocky Ladder", for a spiritual
pilgrim would climb rocky cliffs to get closer to God.
Kichea :[Kih-chee-ah] Brightness. w (Swahili)
She brightens the world, like the sun does after the rain clouds.
Eldrinn :[Ehl-drihn] Fire. He sparks the Fire. (Swedish)
Denzin :[Dehn-zihn] Upholder of the Truth. m (Tibetan)
also pronounced, Tenzin, Real Name of the Dalai Lama.
Neshele :[Neh-sheh-lee] Joyful Woman. (Turkish)
Akin :[Ah-keen] Brave One. Hero. m (Yoruba)
Naiya :[Nigh-yah] The Dreamer. (Yucateco Maya)
Kosan :[Koh-sahn] A Leader. m (Zulu) |