What's in a Name?

"King Ahab Seeks Counsel" engraving by Otto Elliger

Micaiah

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Biblical

Pronunciation:
mie-KAY-ǝ (English)

Meaning & History

Means "who is like YAHWEH?" in Hebrew. This name appears in the Old Testament, belonging to both males and females. (1 Kings 22)(2 Kings 22:12)(2 Chron. 13:2; 17:7; 18:7-8,12-14,16,18,23-25,27)(Nehemiah 12:35,41)(Jeremiah 36:11,13)

In the image to your right, the prophet Micaiah, son of Imlah, prophesies before King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah (1 Kings 22).

Parvati
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Indian, Hinduism
Pronunciation: PAHR-vah-tee

Meaning & History
Means "daughter of the mountains" in Sanskrit. Parvati is a Hindu goddess, the wife of Shiva - which means "benign, kind, auspicious" - the god of destruction and restoration. She is also the mother of Ganesha (pro. ga-NAYSH) - which means "lord of hordes" - who is the god of wisdom and good luck. Her son, Ganesha is depicted as a stout man with the head of an elephant. O _ o

General Omar Bradley (1950)

Omar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Arabic, English, Biblical
Pronunciation: O-mahr (English), O-mǝr (English)

Meaning & History
Means "speaker" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, this was the name of a son of Eliphaz. (Genesis 36:11,15)(1 Chronicles 1:36)

In Arabic, it is a variant of the given name Umar meaning "populous, flourishing". This is the usual English spelling of the 12th-century poet Umar Khayyam's name. Another notable bearer is the American general Omar Bradley (1893-1981).

Lyric
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (modern)
Pronunciation: LIR-ik

Meaning & History
Simply means "lyric, song-like" from the English word, ultimately derived from the Greek lyrikos.