Hulloa, friends! I've got a rather mismatched set of Names for you today.
Enjoy!
Leander
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Pronunciation: lee-AN-der (English)
Meaning & History
From the Greek Leandros which means "lion of a man," taken from the Greek elements leon "lion" and andros "of a man." In Greek legend, Leander was the lover of Hero. Every night he swam across the Hellespont to meet her, but drowned on one occasion when a storm arose.
Zuri
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Eastern African, Swahili
Pronunciation: ZOO-ree
Meaning & History
Means "beautiful" in Swahili.
Silas
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Pronunciation: SIE-las (English)
Meaning & History
Probably a short form of Silvanus, which is derived from the Latin silva meaning "wood, forest." In the Old Testament, this was the name of a companion of Paul, who referred to him as Silvanus in his epistles, though there's a possibility that Silas was a Greek form of the Hebrew given name, Saul (via Aramaic).
Willow
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (modern)
Pronunciation: WIL-o
Meaning & History
Enjoy!
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Pronunciation: lee-AN-der (English)
Meaning & History
From the Greek Leandros which means "lion of a man," taken from the Greek elements leon "lion" and andros "of a man." In Greek legend, Leander was the lover of Hero. Every night he swam across the Hellespont to meet her, but drowned on one occasion when a storm arose.
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Eastern African, Swahili
Pronunciation: ZOO-ree
Meaning & History
Means "beautiful" in Swahili.
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Pronunciation: SIE-las (English)
Meaning & History
Probably a short form of Silvanus, which is derived from the Latin silva meaning "wood, forest." In the Old Testament, this was the name of a companion of Paul, who referred to him as Silvanus in his epistles, though there's a possibility that Silas was a Greek form of the Hebrew given name, Saul (via Aramaic).
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (modern)
Pronunciation: WIL-o
Meaning & History
From the name of the tree, which is ultimately derived from Old English welig.
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P.S. Note to Risa: I haven't forgotten your name challenge!! I promise. I just haven't had much of a chance to sit down and "research." But I'll see what I can come up with. :]
Fairfarren, all.
Leander!! I have a talking white lion charrie with that name. He's got an interesting backstory that also ties in with the meaning of his name. So it's neat that you included it here! :D
ReplyDeleteThat's AWESOME! And a white lion! Too cool. I stumbled upon that name somewhere and had to look it up. :]
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting, girlie!
^_^ Aw, thank you! I found it in a baby name book years ago, and if I remember correctly, the character sprang out of the name (not the other way around).
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