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Saturday, March 30, 2013

Spring! 'Bout Time!

Well, it's finally here! In celebration of warmer weather, of Easter/Ostara, here are names that can be associated with the season.

Boys:
  • Anastasiy (ah-nah-STAHS-ee, Bulgarian, Russian)--from Greek, "resurrection"
  • Aviv (ah-VEEV, Hebrew)--"spring"
  • Beathan (BEH-an, Scottish)--"life"
  • Bion (bee-ohn, [ancient] Greek)--"life"
  • Can (JAHN, Turkish)--"life, soul"
  • Chayim (khah-YEEM, Hebrew)--"life". Also spelled Chayyim or Chaim.
  • Eguzki (eh-goos-kee, Basque)--"sun"
  • Elio (EL-yoh, Italian)--from Latin, "sun"
  • Haruki (hah-roo-kee, Japanese)--"spring" + "hope", "rare", "precious", "star", "life", or "shine" [other meanings possible depending on kanji]
  • Khurshid (khoor-SHEED, Persian)--"shining sun"
  • Kusuma (koo-SOO-mah, Indonesian)--"flower"
  • Oran (OH-rahn, Irish)--"little green one"
  • Pascal (pahs-KAHL, French, Dutch)--from Latin, "Easter". Over forms include Pasquale (Italian), Pascual (Spanish), Pasco (Cornish), & Paskal (Bulgarian, Macedonian) 
  • Rabi (RAH-bee, Arabic)--"spring"
  • Ravi (RAH-vee, Hindi)--"sun"
  • Renatus (reh-NAH-tus, Latin)--"reborn". Other forms include René & Renato.
  • Sorin (soh-REEN, Romanian)--"sun"
  • Tsvetan (tsveh-TAHN, Bulgarian)--"flower"
  • Vitale (vih-TAHL-eh, Italian)--from Latin, "of life". Other forms are Vitalis (Latin), Vitaliy (Russian) & Vidal (Spanish)
  • Vito (VEE-toh, Italian, Spanish)--from Latin, "life"
  • Walid (wah-LEED, Arabic)--"born"
  • Ziyad (zee-YAHD, Arabic)--"growth"
  • Zotikos (zoh-tee-KOS, Greek)--"full of life"

Girls:
  • Anastasia (an-ah-STAY-zhah, English, ah-nah-STAHS-yah, Russian)--feminine of Anastasiy
  • Anfisa (ahn-FEE-sah, Russian)--from Greek, "flower"
  • Anthea (an-THEE-ah, an-THEH-ah, English)--from Greek, "flower"
  • Arevik (ah-ray-VEEK, Albanian)--"sun"
  • Aviva (ah-vee-vah, Hebrew)--feminine of Aviv.
  • Ayaka (ah-yah-kah, Japanese)--"color" + "flower" or "petal" [other meanings possible depending on kanji]
  • Bahar (bah-HAHR, Persian)--"spring"
  • Beathag (BEH-ak, Scottish)--feminine of Beathan
  • Bláthnat (BLAH-nat, Irish)--"little flower"
  • Bluma (BLOO-mah, Yiddish)--"flower"
  • Bopha (boh-PAH, Khmer)--"flower"
  • Calanthe (kah-LAN-thee, English)--from Greek, "beautiful flower". Another form is Calanthia.
  • Ceres (KEH-rehs, Latin; SEH-rez, English)--from Latin, "to grow"
  • Chaya (khah-YAH, Hebrew)--feminine of Chayim
  • Chloe (KLOH-ee, English)--from Greek, "green shoot"
  • Chrysanta (krih-SAN-tah, English)--from Greek, "golden flower"
  • Cvetka (TSVET-kah, Slovene)--"blossom"
  • Diantha (dee-AHN-than, English; dee-AHN-tah, Dutch)--from Greek, "heavenly flower"
  • Eliana (eh-lee-AH-nah, Italian)--from Latin, "of the sun". French form is Éliane.
  • Enid (EE-nid, English; EH-need, Welsh)--from Welsh, "life, soul"
  • Evanthe (eh-VAHN-thee, [ancient] Greek)--"good flower"
  • Fiorella (fee-oh-REL-lah, Italian)--"little flower"
  • Flora (FLOHR-ah, Latin)--"flower". Goddess of spring.
  • Gonca (gohn-JAH, Turkish)--from Persian, "flower bud"
  • Hana (hah-nah, Japanese)--"flower"
  • Haruka (hah-roo-kah, Japanese)--"spring" + "flower"
  • Honoka (hoh-noh-kah, Japanese--"harmony" + "flower"
  • Hua (hoo-ah, Chinese)--"flower"
  • Ianthe (ee-AHN-thee, eye-AN-thee, [ancient] Greek)--"violet flower"
  • Leilani (lay-LAH-nee, Hawaiian)--"heavenly flower"
  • Liv (LEEV, Scandinavian)--"life" [also means "protection"]
  • Lore (loh-reh, Basque)--"flower"
  • Lule (LOO-leh, Albanian)--"flower"
  • Luljeta (lool-YEH-tah, Albanian)--"flower of life"
  • Malai (mah-LYE, Thai)--"garland of flowers"
  • Mali (mah-LEE, Thai)--"flower"
  • Mei (may, Japanese)--"bud" + "life" or "reliant"
  • Midori (mee-doh-ree, Japanese)--"green"
  • Moe (moh-eh, Japanese)--"sprout"
  • Orna (OR-nah, Irish)--feminine of Oran. Another form is Ornat.
  • Pascale (pahs-KAL, French)--feminine of Pascal.
  • Pranvera (prahn-VEHR-ah, Albanian)--"spring"
  • Rayen (rah-YEN, Spanish)--from Mapuche, "flower"
  • Renata (reh-NAH-tah, Latin)--feminine of Renatus. Others forms include Renée & Renita.
  • Saulė (SOW-lay, Lithuanian)--"sun". Goddess of the sun.
  • Sethunya (set-HOON-yah, Tswana)--"flower"
  • Sol (SOHL, Portuguese, Spanish)--"sun"
  • Soleil (soh-LAY, English)--from French, "sun"
  • Rabi'a (rah-BEE-ah, Arabic)--feminine of Rabi
  • Solveig (SOOL-vye, SOOL-vay, Scandinavian)--from Old Norse, "strength of the sun"
  • Sorina (soh-REE-nah, Romanian)--feminine of Sorin
  • Sunčana (SOON-chah-nah, Croatian)--"sunny"
  • Sunniva (SOO-nee-vah, Norwegian)--from Old English, "gift of the sun"
  • Tesni (TES-nee, Welsh)--"warm sunshine"
  • Verna (VER-nah, English)--from Latin, "spring"
  • Vesna (VES-nah, Slavic)--"spring" [poetic]
  • Vita (VEE-tah, Italian)--feminine of Vito
  • Vitalia (vee-TAHL-yah, Italian)--feminine of Vitale
  • Zahrah (ZAH-hrah, Arabic)--"bloom" 
  • Zoe (ZOH-ee, English; ZOH-eh, Italian)--from Greek, "life"

Unisex:
  • Chun (choon, Chinese)--"spring"
  • Haru (hah-roo, Japanese)--"spring"
  • Nitzan (neet-ZAHN, Hebrew)--"flower bud"
  • Xuân (swahn, Vietnamese)--"spring"

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