Sidra

Sidra is an Arabic female name which comes from Arabic sidr سِدْر, the name of a type of tree known as the lotus or lote-tree, also known as buckthorn, any of several trees found in the genus Ziziphus. In the Quran it refers to a tree, the Sidrat al-Muntaha (Lote-tree of the utmost boundary), located…

Campion

Campion is the name of some flowering plants, the Middle English form of French champion (champion) via Late Latin campiōnem (champion, fighter) via Latin campus (place or field of action) which ultimately derives from PIE *kh₂em- (to bend, to curve). Campion is also an English surname originating as an occupational name for a professional champion…

Bliss

Bliss comes from an English word referring to a state of extreme happiness or ecstasy. It comes from Old English blīþe (happy; gentle) via Proto-Germanic *blīþiz (serene, mild; pleasant, pleasing) which ultimately derives from a PIE root word; the same source as Blythe. Bliss is also an English surname originating as a nickname for a cheerful person. Origin: Proto-Indo-European…

Bertrand

Bertrand is a male given name meaning “bright + rim (of a shield)”, composed of Germanic elements beraht (bright) and rand (rim ‘of a shield’) though it’s also been conflated with Bertram meaning “bright raven”. Bertrand is also a French and English surname originating from the given name. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “bright + rim (of…

Maybelline

Maybelline is the name of an American cosmetic company. The name was inspired by the name of the founder’s older sister, Mabel, when he noticed her mixing coal dust and vaseline together to make her eyebrows and eyelashes thicker; the name Maybelline is a combination of Mabel and vaseline. Incidentally, belline is also an Italian…

Aloysius

Aloysius is the Latinized form of Aloys, the Old Occitan form of Louis, the French form of Latin Ludovicus via Old High German Chlodovech meaning “famous battle” or “famous in battle” derived from Germanic elements *hlūd (loud; famous) and *wīg (war, battle).  The name is pronounced a-lo-ISH-es; Forvo. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “famous battle” or “famous in battle” Usage: English…

Romy

Romy is an English female name, originating as a diminutive of Rosemary or its variant Rosemarie; it’s the name of an herb which gets its name from Latin ros marinus meaning “dew of the sea”, apparently because it thrives near the sea. Rosemary could also be used as a combination of the names Rose and Mary. Romy…

Layton

Layton comes from an English surname, a locational name for someone who came from any of several places called Layton; the name has two different meanings depending on where it originated from. While the second element of the name comes from Old English tūn (enclosure, settlement), the first part of the name differs depending on…

Sabina

Sabina is an Ancient Roman name, the feminine form of Sabinus, a Roman cognomen meaning “Sabine”, referring to a member of an ancient tribe in Italy that was eventually assimilated into the Roman Empire. From what I could find, it supposedly means “of one’s own” derived from a PIE origin; however, I’ve seen some sources…

Sudip

Sudip is an Indian male name meaning “good light”, made up of Sanskrit su– (good, well) and dīp (light; lamp), both of which derive from a PIE origin. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “good light” Usage: Indian, Hindi, Bengali Variants: Sudeep (Indian, Hindi, Bengali) Female forms: Sudipa (Indian, Hindi, Bengali) Sudeepa (Indian, Hindi, Bengali) Sudip- सुदीप (Hindi)

Sigalit

Sigalit is a Hebrew female name, a variant of Sigal meaning “violet”, as in the flower. Origin: Hebrew Meaning: “violet flower” Usage: Hebrew Variants: Sigal (Hebrew) Sigalit- סִיגָלִית (Hebrew)

Zefram

Zefram is a name that seems to have been created for a character in an episode of the original Star Trek show (1967), who also appeared in the 1996 movie Star Trek: First Contact. It’s possible the name may have been based as a creative spin on Ephraim, a Hebrew male name meaning “fruitful”; Z…

Kamala

Kamala is a Hindi female name meaning “lotus” as a noun and “pale-red” or “rose-colored as an adjective, and in a different context meaning “desirous, lustful”. It’s another name for the Hindu goddess Lakshmi, as well as the name of a Devi in Hinduism. Kamala is also an Arabic female name, the feminine form of…

Vishal

Vishal is an Indian male name meaning “large, wide, broad, spacious, extensive” derived from Sanskrit viśālá विशाल, as well as having a secondary meaning of “great, important, mighty, powerful, eminent”. Origin: Sanskrit Meaning: “large, wide, broad, spacious, extensive” as well as “great, important, mighty, powerful, eminent” Usage: Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada,…