Yuvan

Yuvan युवन् is an Indian male name meaning “young, youthful, strong, healthy” which derives from Porto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō (young) via PIE root word *h₂ey- (vital force, life, age, eternity). Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “young, youthful, strong, healthy” Usage: Indian, Hindi, Tamil Variants: Female forms:

Alkimos

Alkimos (Ἄλκιμος) is the name of several figures in Greek mythology, including a companion of Achilles. The name derives from a Greek adjective meaning “stout, strong; brave”, derived from alke ἀλκή (strength, force, prowess) which ultimately derives from PIE root word *h₂lek- (to protect); combined with suffix -imos -ῐμος. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “stout, strong; brave”…

Amestris

Amestris was the name of several Persian queens and princesses, including the wife of Xerxes I of Persia, and the mother of Artaxerxes I of Persia. The name is the Hellenized form of an Old Persian name, *Amāstrī- , made up of Proto-Indo-Iranian *ama- (strong; strength) and *stríH (woman) so the name would mean “strong woman”….

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…

Wulftrude

Wulftrude is an Old High German name, a combination of wulf (wolf) < Proto-Germanic *wulfaz (wolf) from a PIE root word; and Proto-Germanic *þrūþiz (strength), so the name would essentially mean “strong as a wolf”. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “wolf + strength”, essentially meaning “strong as a wolf” Usage: Old High German Variants:

Rikiya

Rikiya is a Japanese male name with a variety of meanings depending on the kanji used: Riki Ri ki ya There are other meanings depending on the kanji used. Written in hiragana it’s りきや. Origin: Japanese Meaning: various depending on the kanji used Usage: Japanese

Andrina

Andrina is the feminine form of Andrew which derives from Ancient Greek Andreas meaning “man, manly, masculine” via aner ᾰ̓νήρ (man), a cognate of andreios  ἀνδρεῖος (manly, strong, courageous, brave) derived from PIE *h₂nḗr (man; power, force, vital energy). Andrina is also a surname. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “man, manly”and by extension “courageous, brave, strong” Usage: English Variants: Male forms:

Tamir

Tamir تامر is an Arabic male name which derives from Arabic tamr تَمْر meaning “date (fruit)”. Tamir תָּמִיר is also a Hebrew male name meaning “tall”, as well as also being a Mongolian male name meaning “strength”. It’s also the name of a river in Mongolia. Origin: Arabic, Hebrew, Mongolian Meaning: “date (fruit)”; “tall”; “strength”…

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…

Liran

Liran לירן is a Hebrew unisex name (though more popular for men) meaning “my song” or “my joy”, making it a variant of Liron, made up of Hebrew li לִי (to me; myself) and ran רן (to sing). Liran is also a Chinese unisex name with a variety of meanings depending on the characters used…

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:

Shihong

Shihong is a Chinese unisex name with a variety of meanings depending on the characters used, such as: There are likely other meanings depending on other characters. Origin: Chinese Meaning: various depending on the characters used Usage: Chinese

Mahaut

Mahaut is the Old French form of Maud, a Medieval English variant of Matilda which comes from Old German Mahthildis meaning “strength in battle” or “might in battle”, made up from Germanic elements maht (might, strength) derived from PIE root word *megʰ- (to be able), and hild (battle) which also comes from a PIE root word. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “strength in battle” or “might in battle”…

Aphra

Aphra is a female given name of uncertain etymology. Its most famous bearer is seventeenth century English writer, playwright, and poet Aphra Behn (1649-1689), who also served as a spy for Charles II. The name could have originated as a variant of Aphrah, the name of a place in the Old Testament meaning ‘”dust”. Another…