Branwen

Branwen is the name of a major character in the Second Branch of the Mabinogi (a collection of 4 related stories, part of the Mabinogion). Branwen was the sister of Brân the Blessed, a giant and the king of Britain. She is married to the Irish king Matholwch but her half-brother Efnysien is angry he…

Miyuki

Miyuki is a Japanese female name with a variety of meanings depending on the kanji used: Mi yuki yu ki Miyuki There are other meanings depending on the kanji used. Written in hiragana it’s みゆき. Origin: Japanese Meaning: various depending on the kanji used Usage: Japanese

Yukimi

Yukimi is a Japanese female name with a variety of meanings depending on the kanji used: Yuki mi There are likely other meanings depending on the kanji used. Written in hiragana it’s ゆきみ. Origin: Japanese Meaning: various depending on the kanji used Usage: Japanese

Svetozar

Svetozar is a Slavic male name composed of Slavic svet свет (holy, blessed; light; world) and zar жа̑р (fervor, ardor) Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “holy, blessed; light; world + fervor, ardor” Usage: Serbian, Croatian, Czech Female forms:

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

Benedict

Benedict is the English form of  Late Latin Benedictus meaning “blessed”, made up from bene (good) and dicere (to say, speak) both of which derive from a PIE origin. Saint Benedict was an Italian monk who founded the Benedictines in the 6th century, and was declared the patron saint of Europe by Pope Paul VI in 1964. Benedict is also a surname…

Finnegan

Finnegan comes from an Irish surname, an anglicized form of Ó Fionnagáin meaning “descendant of Fionnagán”, Fionnagán being a diminutive of Fionn meaning “fair”, “blessed” or “white” derived from Proto-Celtic *windos (white) via a PIE root word.  Fionn was the name of a a famous warrior in Irish mythology, known as Fionn Mac Cumhaill or Finn MacCool…

Boone

Boone comes from a surname with three possible etymologies: The first is that it comes from an English surname of Norman origin, via Old French bon meaning “good”; it could have originated from as a locational name from the town of Bohon, France; it’s also a Dutch surname, an occupational name for a bean grower…

Bronwen

Bronwen is a Welsh female name made up of Welsh elements bron (breast) < Proto-Brythonic *bronn via Proto-Celtic *brusū (belly; breast) which itself derives from an unknown origin; and gwen (white, fair, blessed)< Proto-Brythonic *gwɨnn (white) via Proto-Celtic *windos (white) which derives from a nasalized form of PIE root *weyd- (to see). Origin: Proto-Celtic; Proto-Indo-European Meaning:…

Rizky

Rizky is an Indonesian unisex name, a variant spelling of Rizki which derives from Arabic rizq رِزْق meaning “livelihood; sustenance; blessing” which derives from a Persian origin. Origin: Persian Meaning: “livelihood; sustenance, daily bread; blessing” Usage: Indonesian Variants: Rizki Rezki

Fauna

Fauna is the name of the Roman goddess of fertility, women, and healing. She is either the wife, daughter, or companion of Faunus, the horned god of fertility, forests, and agriculture (and the Roman counterpart of the Greek god Pan). Fauna is the feminine form of Faunus, a name of uncertain etymology- it may be…

Nita

Nita as an English name originated as a shortened form of names ending in nita such as Anita (a diminutive of Ana/Anna meaning “favor, grace” which ultimately derives from a Proto-Semitic root word), Juanita (diminutive of Juana, the Spanish equivalent of Joanna, the feminine form of John “Yahweh is gracious”); or Bonita, a Spanish/Portuguese word…

Annetta

Annetta originated as the Latinate diminutive of Anna via the Hebrew name Hannah meaning “favor, grace” derived from Hebrew root word hanan חנן (to be gracious, merciful, compassionate) which seems to be derived from a Proto-Semitic origin. Origin: Proto-Semitic Meaning: “favor, grace” Usage:  Italian, English Variants: Annette (French, English, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch) Anneta…

Risa

Risa is a Japanese female name with a variety of meanings depending on the kanji used: Ri 梨 “pear” 里 “village” 理 “reason, logic” 莉 “jasmine” 羅 “gauze; thin silk” 利 “profit, advantage, benefit” sa 紗 “gauze, gossamer” 沙 “sand” 佐 “aid, help, assistant” 幸 “good luck, fortunate, blessing, happiness” 彩 “coloring” There are other meanings depending on the kanji used. Written in hiragana it’s りさ….