Elwood comes from Middle English Elwald via Anglo-Saxon Aelfweald, made up of Old English elements ælf (elf) and weald (rule) essentially meaning “elf rule” or “elf ruler”. I’ve also seen some sites list it as meaning “elder tree wood”. It’s possible that both meanings are correct, deriving from different sources. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “elf rule, elf ruler” or “elder tree…
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Minetta
Minetta is the name of Minetta Creek, an underground stream in New York City that was covered over between 1808 and 1828. The name apparently comes from the Lenape Unami language Manette or Manetta which may be related to Manitou, a general term among Alongquian Native Americans referring to a spiritual power or life force…
Aymeric
Aymeric is a French male name, the French form of a German name, either Heimrich, the old German form of Henry meaning “home ruler”, or Amalric, made up of Proto-Germanic *amal (vigor, bravery) and ric (power, rule). Aymeric is also a French surname. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: either “home ruler” or “brave ruler” or “vigorous ruler”…
Richmal
Richmal is an English female name which seems to have originated in the early eighteenth century, primarily in Bury, Lancashire, though the exact origin and meaning behind the name is uncertain. It could be a combination of Richard and Mall or Mally, the later a variant of Molly, itself a diminutive of Mary which ultimately…
Artaxerxes
Artaxerxes is the name of several Achaemenid rulers. The name is the Hellenized form of Middle Persian Ardeshir meaning “whose rule is through truth”, made up from arta (truth) and x-š-ç-m /xšaçam/ (realm, province; kingship, sovereignty, kingship) < Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšatrám(kingdom; rule, sign), both deriving from a PIE origin. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “whose rule is through truth” or “true reign” Usage: Old Persian (Hellenized)…
Rikiwulf
Rikiwulf is the name of a member of the Wulfings, a powerful clan found in the Beowulf, Widsith, and in the Norse sagas. The name is made up of Proto-West-Germanic *rīkī (mighty, powerful; rich; kingly, royal,) and *wulf (wolf), so the name essentially means “powerful/mighty wolf” or “rich wolf”. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “mighty/powerful wolf” or…
Edsel
Edsel is an English variant of Etzel, the German form of Attila, the name of the king of the Huns in the 5th century (the Huns being an ancient Nomadic people spread across central Europe), who was feared by the Western and Eastern Roman Empires. In the Nibelungenlied (a Germanic epic poem), there is a fictionalized version…
Kentigern
Kentigern is the name of the patron saint of Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. Born in the 6th century, he was also known by his nickname Mungo. The first element of the name is uncertain, linked to both Proto-Celtic *kentus (first) and *kū (dog; wolf) while the second element is from Proto-Celtic *tigernos (lord,…
Nergal
Nergal is the name of a Near Eastern god worshipped throughout Mesopotamia, the god of death, war and pestilence, and the sun. He is the fourth husband of the goddess Ereshkigal, the goddess of the underworld. The gods are having a feast but since Ereshkigal could not leave the underworld, she sent her servant Namtar…
Enlil
Enlil is the name of a Mesopotamian god of storms, wind, the earth and heavens, the husband of Ninlil and the father of Nergal, Nanna, Ninurta, and others. He was worshipped by the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Hurrians. The name is made up of Sumerian en 𒂗 (lord) and lil 𒆤 (wind) meaning “lord…
Moulay
Moulay مولاي is a Maghrebi Arabic male name which derives from an honorific title via Moulay Ali Cherif, the founder of the Alaouite dynasty in Morocco. The name derives from Arabic meaning “my lord, master”, the first-person singular possessive form of Arabic mawlan مَوْلًى (chief; lord; master). Origin: Arabic Meaning: “my lord” Usage: Maghrebi Arabic…
Rurik
Rurik is a Russian male name, the Russian form of Old Norse Hrœrekr, made up of Germanic elements hrod (fame, glory) and ric (ruler, king), so the name would essentially mean “famous king”. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “famous king” Usage: Russian Variants:
Junli
Junli is a Chinese unisex name with a variety of meanings depending on the characters, such as: There are likely other meanings depending on the characters. Origin: Chinese Meaning: various depending on the characters used Usage: Chinese Variants:
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