Seren

Seren is a Welsh unisex name meaning “star”, made up of Welsh sêr (stars; asterisks) combined with the suffix -en; sêr derives from Proto-Brythonic*ster (stars) < Proto-Celtic *sterā (star) < PIE *h₂stḗr (star). Seren is also a Turkish female name but I couldn’t find a reliable source for the name’s etymology. It may have been…

Navi

Navi नवी  is an Indian unisex name meaning “new”, derived from Sanskrit navīna नवीन (new, fresh, young). Navi נְבִיא also comes from a Hebrew word meaning “prophet”, the singular form of Nevi’im meaning “prophets”. In the Hebrew Bible, the Nevi’im are a class of prophets, divided into the Former Prophets (Books Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings) and the Latter Prophets, which is…

Batul

Batul بتول is an Arabic female name meaning “chaste, virgin; pure” via Proto-Semitic *batūl- (virgin; young woman). Origin: Proto-Semitic Meaning: “chaste, virgin; pure” Usage: Arabic Variants:

Labib

Labib لبيب is an Arabic male name meaning “sensible, reasonable, intelligent”, and is also an Arabic surname. Origin: Arabic Meaning: “sensible, reasonable, intelligent” Usage: Arabic Variants: Female forms:

Arla

Arla is a female given name of uncertain etymology: Origin: uncertain; Proto-Indo-European Meaning: possibly a variant of Arlene/Arlena; a Scandinavian shortened form of Arnlaug “eagle + bath, pool” or “eagle + to celebrate/ to swear a holy oath”; a Swedish word meaning “early (in the morning)” Usage: English, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian

Farrell

Farrell comes from an Irish surname, the anglicized form of Ó Fearghail meaning “descendant of Fearghal”, Fearghal being the modern form of Old Irish Fergal, made up of fer (man; husband), ultimately from a PIE root word; and gal (valor; ardor; fury) < Proto-Celtic *galā (might, ability), so the name essentially means “man of valor”….

Saxon

Saxon was the name of an ancient Germanic tribe who lived in the northern region of the Elbe river in what is now modern Germany. They later invaded and settled in Britain in the 5th century, becoming the Anglo-Saxons. Their name may have originated from the name of a type of dagger they used, from…

Osgood

Osgood comes from an English surname, a modern form of Old English Osgod, Osgot via Old Norse Ásgautr, made up of Old Norse ás (god) < Proto-Germanic *ansuz (god, deity) via a PIE root word; and gautr (Geat, Goth) < Proto-Germanic *gautaz of (Geat; Goth), of uncertain etymology, possibly via Proto-Germanic *geutaną (pour) from a…

Tayla

Tayla is a variant spin on Taylor, perhaps influenced by popularity of names such as Kayla and Layla, etc.Taylor comes from an English surname, an occupational name for someone who worked as a tailor, from Anglo-Norman taillour < Old French verb tailleor (to cut; to shape) from Latin talea (slender stick; rod; staff; twig) derived from a PIE root word. Origin:…

Wyeth

Wyeth comes from an English surname with three possible etymologies: Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: from an English surname “willow”, “brave in battle/battle hardy”, or “wood” Usage: English

Faina

Faina Фаина is a Russian female name, the Russian form of Ancient Greek Phaenna meaning “shining, bright, resplendent”, deriving from PIE root word *bʰeh₂- (to shine, glow light; to appear, be visible). According to some versions of Greek myths, Phaenna is one of the names of the Graces (or Charites), the goddesses of charm, beauty,…

Vasily

Vasily Василий is a Russian male name, a variant transcription of Vasiliy which derives from Ancient Greek Basileios meaning “of the king, royal, kingly”, from băsĭleús βᾰσῐλεύς (king, lord; chief) < Proto-Hellenic *gʷatiléus (chief; king), of uncertain etymology. It may be derived from Lydian *pattos/*battos (king), though it may be more likely it derives from…

Odetta

Odetta is a variant of Odette, the French feminine form of Otto, which originated as a short form of compound names beginning with Proto-West Germanic *aud (wealth, riches, fortune) < Proto-Germanic *audaz (wealth, riches), related to Proto-Germanic *audanaz (granted, given). It could also be linked to Old High German uodil (heritage, inheritance) <Proto-West-Germanic *ōþil (homeland; patrimony) < Proto-Germanic *ōþalą (ancestral land)….

Iverson

Iverson is the Americanized form of Norwegian, Danish, and North German surname Iversen or Swedish Ivarsson/Ivarson, a patronymic surname meaning “son of Ivar”, Ivar being the Scandinavian form of Ivor, the English (British) form of Old Norse Ívarr, made up of Old Norse elements yr (yew “tree”) and arr (warrior) so the name would essentially meaning…