Wow! This marks the 50th Name post! Whoa. That means approximately 200 names have been featured on this here blog. :O Double WOW! That's "beyond awesome. It's be-awesome!" ;D
On to the names!
Takeshi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Pronunciation: tah-KEH-shee (possibly)
Meaning & History
Means "military, warrior" in Japanese.
Lena
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Polish, Russian, English, Italian, Portuguese
Pronunciation: LE-nah (German), LYE-nah (Russian), LEE-nah (English)
Meaning & History
Scandinavian, German, and Polish short form of Helena ("torch" or possibly "moon") or Magdalena ("of Magdala"), and Russian short form of Yelena.
Antonello
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Pronunciation:
Meaning & History
A form of Antonius, an Ancient Roman form of Anthony (English), which possibly means "priceless one."
This is the given name of a character of mine, though he goes by the name Tony. He is the father of Chess Palladino, my main character in a concept story I'm working on.
Larisa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Ukranian, Croatian, Latvian, Greek Mythology
Pronunciation: lah-REE-sah (Russian)
Meaning & History
Possibly taken from the name of an ancient city in Thessaly, meaning "citadel."
In Greek mythology, this was the name of a nymph, a daughter of Pelasgus, and was later borne by a 4th-century Greek matryr who is revered as a saint in the Eastern Church.
On to the names!
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Pronunciation: tah-KEH-shee (possibly)
Meaning & History
Means "military, warrior" in Japanese.
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Polish, Russian, English, Italian, Portuguese
Pronunciation: LE-nah (German), LYE-nah (Russian), LEE-nah (English)
Meaning & History
Scandinavian, German, and Polish short form of Helena ("torch" or possibly "moon") or Magdalena ("of Magdala"), and Russian short form of Yelena.
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Pronunciation:
Meaning & History
A form of Antonius, an Ancient Roman form of Anthony (English), which possibly means "priceless one."
This is the given name of a character of mine, though he goes by the name Tony. He is the father of Chess Palladino, my main character in a concept story I'm working on.
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Ukranian, Croatian, Latvian, Greek Mythology
Pronunciation: lah-REE-sah (Russian)
Meaning & History
Possibly taken from the name of an ancient city in Thessaly, meaning "citadel."
In Greek mythology, this was the name of a nymph, a daughter of Pelasgus, and was later borne by a 4th-century Greek matryr who is revered as a saint in the Eastern Church.
Names and meanings via behindthename.com and nameberry.com.
Photos via Pinterest.
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Check back next Monday for a set of names for twins!
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These names are all really cool! I love choosing character names with a special meaning that's relevant to my character when I'm writing :)
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Bethan
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Thank you, Bethan! And thanks for following! I will definitely visit your blog :]
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He-ey! 50 Name posts and 50 followers! You are on a roll, girl. :D
ReplyDeleteLarisa is a beautiful name but one I fear I can never love. I am almost always called Larisa the first time I meet someone new. ;P I've begun to just accept it as my second name, lol.