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Gender: Masculine
Usage: Roman Mythology
Pronunciation: RAWN-yǝ-lǝs (English)
Meaning & History
Simply means "of Rome." In Roman legend, Romulus and Remus (brothers) were the founders of Rome.
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Indian
Pronunciation: AHR-yah, AHR-yee-ah
Meaning & History
Means "honorable, noble" in Sanskrit.
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical, Hebrew
Pronunciation: MAWR-dǝ-kie (English), MORE-dǝ-kie (English)
Meaning & History
Means "servant of Marduk" (pro. MAHR-dook) in Persian. In the Old Testament, Mordecai was the given name of the cousin and foster father of Esther, queen of Persia.
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Gender: Feminine
Usage: Biblical, English
Pronunciation: jǝ-MIE-mǝ (English)
Meaning & History
Means "dove" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, this was the given name of the oldest of Job's three daughters.
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To each is given a bag of tools,
A shapeless mass, and a book of rules,
And each must make, ere life is flown,
A stumbling block or a stepping stone.
-Anonymous-