What's in a Name?

Alden Gender: Masculine Usage: English Pronunciation: AWL-den
Meaning & History From a surname, derived from the Old English given name Ealdwine, taken from the Old English elements eald "old" and wine "friend."

Nyree Gender: Feminine Usage: English (New Zealand) Pronunciation: NIE-ree
Meaning & History Anglicized form of Ngaire, (pro. NGIE-re) possibly meaning "flaxen" in Maori. This was the given name of Nyree Dawn Porter (1936-2001), a New Zealand actress.

Tadashi Gender: Masculine Usage: Japanese Pronunciation: ta-DAH-shee
Meaning & History Possibly means "loyal, faithful" or "correct" in Japanese.
Tadashi is the given name of Hiro's older brother in Disney's film Big Hero 6. (And one of the best characters EVER, in my opinion.) :]

Wayra Gender: Feminine Usage: Native American, Quechua Pronunciation: (possibly) WAY-rah
Meaning & History Means "wind" in Quechua.

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So, I was thinking of doing a set of names for twins. . . :]
What do you think?
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Comments

Tracey DyckMarch 9, 2015 at 8:20 PM
TADASHI! *hugs* He definitely is one of the best characters EVAR.

(And I meant to post a comment on your previous post--so glad you're safe and sound! God is good! It'd be so cool to see the guardian angels keeping you safe in that situation.)
AnonymousMarch 10, 2015 at 12:53 PM
These are some awesome names! I really like Nyree; may have to use that one! You should definitely do twin names, that would be awesome!
NightingaleMarch 10, 2015 at 5:12 PM
Neat names! I LOVE Wayra.

I think twin names is a great idea. :)