Kamiyah

Kamiyah is an African-American female name, a modern name which seems to be a combination of the name Maya with the ka- prefix. Maya has several meanings and etymologies such as “illusion” from Sanskrit; “water” from Hebrew; as well as being the name of the Mayan civilization, which seems to have been derived from Mayapan,…

Tiamat

Tiamat is the name of a Mesopotamian goddess, the personification of the sea and associated with the chaos of primordial creation. She is the mother of the younger gods with Abzu, the god of fresh groundwater while she was associated with sea water. In later stories of the myth she is depicted as a female…

Aladdin

Aladdin is the name of one of the most famous characters in the One Thousand and One Nights, even though, ironically, it wasn’t part of the original text, having been added to it by a French translator in the 18th century. It was later adapted into a Disney movie in 1992, making it the most…

Elif

Elif is a Turkish female name which derives from the first letter of the Turkish alphabet, elif ا, from Arabic Alif أَلِف, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet. It also means or connotes the meaning of “slender” because of the shape of the letter. The word alif comes from Phoenician aleph meaning “ox, oxen”, perhaps because the…

Janessa

Janessa is an English female name, either a combination of Jane and Vanessa, or an elaborated form of Jane influenced by the Vanessa spelling. Jane is the medieval English form of Old French Jehanne, the feminine form of Johannes or Iohannes, the contracted form of Hebrew Yochanan meaning “Yahweh is gracious”; and Vanessa was created by Anglo-Irish author, satirist, and…

Edison

Edison comes from an English surname, a matronymic name meaning “son of Eda”, Eda being the medieval English diminutive of Edith, made up of Old English elements ead (wealth, fortune) and gyð (war). In some cases it could also be a patronymic surname meaning “son of Edward” or any names beginning with Ed-. I’ve also seen it listed as…

Babette

Babette originated as a French nickname for Élisabeth or Barbara. Élisabeth the French form of Elizabeth, the English form of Ancient Greek Elisabet, a transliteration of Hebrew Elisheva. It’s composed of Hebrew el אֵל (god), which derives from Proto-Semitic *’il-(god, deity) and sh’ba שְׁבוּעָה (oath), essentially meaning “god is an oath” or “god is my oath”. Barbara originated from Ancient Greek barbaros…

Shaniqua

Shaniqua is an African-American female name, which seems to be a creative spin of Shawna, the feminine form of Shawn,  itself the anglicized spelling of Seán, the Irish form of John, the Old English and Latin form of Iohannes < Ancient Greek Ioannes, the contracted form of Hebrew Yochanan which means “Yahweh is gracious”.  Origin: Proto-Semitic, Hebrew Meaning: “Yahweh is gracious” or…

Dania

Dania دانية is an Arabic female name meaning “close, near”, used in the Quran when used to to refer to the fruits of Paradise always being within reach. Dania could also be used as a contracted form of Daniela, the feminine form of Daniel meaning “god is my judge” or “judge of god”. Dania is…

Leelo

Leelo is an Estonian female name meaning “folk song” or “singsong”. In some cases, Leelo could be used as a variant spelling of Lilo, a short form of Liselotte, a combination of Lisa (short form of Elizabeth “god is an oath” or “god is my oath”) and Charlotte “free man”. Or it could be a…

Abbas

Abbas عبّاس is an Arabic male name meaning “austere, grim, sullen, stern”. It also seems to have gained the meaning of “lion”. Abbas is also a surname originating from the given name. Abbas was the name of an uncle of the prophet Muhammed and the ancestor of the Abbasid dynasty. Abbas is also the name…

Fateh

Fateh فَتْح is an Urdu and Azerbaijani male name derived from Arabic fātih فَاتِح meaning “conqueror, victor” as well as also meaning “to open”, derived from a Proto-Semitic root word. Origin: Proto-Semitic Meaning: “victor, conqueror” Usage: Urdu, Azerbaijani, Indian, Hindi Variants: Female forms:

Shawna

Shawna is the feminine form Shawn, itself the anglicized spelling of Seán, the Irish form of John, the Old English and Latin form of Iohannes < Ancient Greek Ioannes, the contracted form of Hebrew Yochanan which means “Yahweh is gracious”.  Origin: Proto-Semitic, Hebrew Meaning: “Yahweh is gracious” or “God is gracious” Usage: English Variants: Male forms:

Ithamar

Ithamar is a Hebrew male name meaning “date palm island”, made up of í אי (island) and tamar תמר (date; palm tree). It’s a name of a son of Aaron in the Old Testament. Origin: Hebrew, Proto-Semitic Meaning: “date( palm) island” or “island of the date (palm) Usage: Hebrew, English Variants: