Yifeng is a Chinese unisex name with a variety of meanings depending on the kanji used: Yi feng There are likely other meanings depending on the characters used. Origin: Chinese Meaning: various depending on the characters used Usage: Chinese
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Hextilda
Hextilda is an interesting name, one I’ve seen often linked to the supposed granddaughter of Donald III of Scotland (1032-1099) via his daughter Bethoc (though there seems to be some doubt about whether Bethoc was his daughter). The meaning of the name is uncertain, possibly a latinized form of an Old English name. The second…
Taichi
Taichi is a Japanese male name with a variety of meanings depending on the kanji used: There are other meanings depending on the kanji used. Written in hiragana it’s たいち. Origin: Japanese Meaning: various depending on the kanji used. Usage: Japanese Variants:
Ishiro
Ishiro is a Japanese male name with a variety of meanings depending on the kanji used: Ishi or I shi ro There are other meanings depending on the kanji used. Written in hiragana it’s いしろう. Origin: Japanese Meaning: various depending on the kanji used Usage: Japanese Variants:
Sawa
Sawa is a Japanese female name with a variety of meanings depending on the kanji used: Sa wa There are other meanings depending on the kanji used. Written in hiragana it’s さわ. Sawa is also a Japanese surname written with the kanji 澤 “swamp, marsh”, as well as a Polish surname. Sawa and Wars are…
Misa
Misa is a Japanese female name with a variety of meanings depending on the kanji used: Mi sa There are other meanings depending on the kanji used. Written in hiragana it’s みさ. Origin: Japanese Meaning: various depending on the kanji used Usage: Japanese
Ichigo
Ichigo is a Japanese unisex name. As a female given name it’s written with the kanji 苺 meaning “strawberry” though written with the hiragana イチゴ. As a masculine name, Ichigo is written with the kanji ichi 一 meaning “one” combined with go 吾 “I, me”, 悟 “enlightenment”, 護 “safeguard, protect”, 期 “period, time”, 五 “five”….
Riona
Riona (spelled Ríona in Irish) is an Irish female name, either as a variant spelling of Ríoghnach meaning “queen” via Old Irish rígain (queen) which ultimately derives from a PIE root word; or it’s a shortened form of Caitríona, the Irish form of Catherine via Greek Aikaterine, itself from an unknown origin though there have…
Dwi
Dwi is an Indonesian unisex name meaning “two, second” which ultimately derives from Sanskrit द्वि dvi (two) which ultimately derives from a PIE root word. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “two” Usage: Indonesian
Kathleen
Kathleen is the anglicized form of Caitlín, the Irish form of Cateline which is the Old French form of Katherine, which comes from Greek Aikaterine, itself a name of uncertain etymology though there have been several theories such as: it could have originated from Ancient Greek hekateros ἑκᾰ́τερος “each of the two, singly” or it…
Quintessa
Quintessa seems to be a variant of Quintessence, a word originating from Latin quinta essentia meaning “fifth essence” or “fifth being”, composed of Latin quintus (fifth) and essentia (essence, being). In medieval philosophy, quintessence was used to refer to the fifth element (also known as ether or aether in Ancient Greek) after the elements air, water, earth, and fire….
Nika
Nika is a given name with several possible meanings depending on its etymology: Nika is the Russian short form of Veronika, the Russian and Slavic form of Veronica, which ultimately derives from Ancient Greek Pherenike meaning “bringing victory”, “bearer of victory”, or “bringer of victory”, made up of Ancient Greek elements phero (to bring, carry, bear) and…
Kaitlin
Kaitlin is a variant spelling of Caitlin, the anglicized form of Caitlín, the Scottish Gaelic form of Old French Cateline from the name Katherine which comes from Ancient Greek Aikaterine, itself a name of uncertain etymology though there have been several theories such as: it could have originated from Ancient Greek hekateros ἑκᾰ́τερος “each of the two, singly”,…
Names Throughout the Ages 