Egbert

Egbert comes from an Old English male name, Ecgberht, meaning “bright edge”. It’s made up of Old English ecg (edge “of a blade”) ultimately from PIE *h₂eḱ- (sharp), and beorht (bright, clear), also from a PIE root word. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “bright edge (of a blade)” Usage: English, Dutch Variants:

Cheryl

Cheryl is an English female name of uncertain etymology. It could be an elaborated form of Cherie, which comes from French chérie, a word meaning “darling, sweetheart”, perhaps inspired by the Beryl spelling; it’s also possible Cheryl is a combination of Cherry (meaning “cherry”) and Beryl. It’s also possible that Cheryl may have arisen as a variant…

Wadha

Wadha وضحة is an Arabic female name meaning “clear, clarity, light, brightness” which comes from the word waḍaḥa وَضَحَ (to be clearly visible; to clarify; brightness). Origin: Arabic Meaning: “clear, clarity, light, brightness” Usage: Arabic Variants:

Akina

Akina is a Japanese female name with a variety of meanings depending on the kanji used: Aki A ki na There are other meanings depending on the kanji used. Written in hiragana it’s あきな. Origin: Japanese Meaning: various depending on the kanji used Usage: Japanese

Noellen

Noellen, at first glance, seems to be either an elaborated form of Noelle or a smoosh of Noelle and Ellen. Noelle is the anglicized spelling of French Noëlle, the feminine form of Noël meaning “Christmas”, originally used for a baby born around Christmas time. It derives from Latin natalis (of or relating to birth) which comes via PIE *ǵenh₁- (to produce, beget;…

Clarine

Clarine is a variant of Clara, the feminine form of Late Latin Clarus via Latin clārus meaning “clear, bright, shining; renowned, famous” derived from PIE *kelh₁- (to call, shout). Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “clear, bright; famous” Usage: Dutch, Flemish, French, English Afrikaans Variants: Male forms:

Haruki

Haruki is a Japanese unisex (though it seems to be overwhelming popular for boys) with a variety of meanings depending on the kanji used: Haru: ki There are likely other meanings depending on the kanji used. Written in hiragana it’s はるき. Haruki is also a Japanese surname written in either hiragana or with the kanji…

Shirley

Shirley comes from an English surname, a habitational name for any of several places in England called Shirley. The name is made up of Old English adjective sċīr (bright, shining) and lēah (clearing; meadow), the name meaning “bright clearing” or “bright meadow”. The Old English noun sċīr means “office, district, shire”. Like most English surnames,…

Diocletian

Diocletian is the the anglicized form of Diocletianus, a Roman cognomen which is itself a derivative of Diokles, an Ancient Greek name meaning “glory of Zeus”, made up of Dios, the genitive singular of Zeus derived from PIE *dyḗws meaning “sky, heaven; god”, a derivative of root word *dyew– (bright, shine; sky, heaven) combined with the suffix -klês…

Kiyoki

Kiyoki is a Japanese male name with a variety of meanings depending on the kanji used: Kiyo ki Kiyo can also be written with two kanji: ki 希 ““hope; beg, request; rare” and yo 代 “generation; era; society”, 世 “generation; world; society” or 与 “bestow; impart; gift; award”. There are likely other meanings depending on…

Akio

Akio is a Japanese male name with a variety of meanings depending on the kanji used: Aki o There are other meanings depending on the kanji used. Written in hiragana it’s あきお. Origin: Japanese Meaning: various depending on the kanji used Usage: Japanese

Kotaro

Kotaro is a Japanese male name with a variety of meanings depending on the kanji used: Kō ta rō There are other meanings deadening on the kanji used. Written in hiragana it’s こたろ. Origin: Japanese Meaning: various depending on the kanji used Usage: Japanese Variants:

Clarice

Clarice derives from the medieval vernacular form of Late Latin Claritia which derives from Latin clārus “clear, bright, shining; renowned, famous” via PIE *kelh₁- (to call, shout). Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “clear, bright; famous” Usage: English, French, Italian Variants:

Kagura

Kagura is the name of a particular type of a traditional Shinto ritual dance. It’s written as 神楽 meaning “god entertainment”. Kagura is also used as a Japanese female name with a variety of meanings depending on the kanji used: 華”flower; beauty, splendor” + 紅”crimson, deep red” + 羅 “silk gauze; thin silk” 華 “flower;…