Names Categorized "unknown etymology"
16 Names found
Afrodita is the Spanish and Russian form of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty. This name crosses linguistic boundaries, appearing in Spanish-speaking countries and in Russia, often with the same mythologica...
Afrodite is the Italian and Portuguese form of Aphrodite, the ancient Greek goddess of love and beauty. The name itself, while ultimately derived from Aphrodite, has seen occasional usage in Italy and Portuguese-speaking...
EtymologyAmphelise is a Medieval English female name of uncertain meaning. It is first recorded in the 12th century in the Latinized form Amphelisia as well as in the vernacular variant Anflis. The name's origins remain...
Bademus is a Latinized form of a Persian name of unknown meaning. It is most famously borne by a 4th-century Persian martyr, Saint Bademus (also known as Bademe and Vadim), who was a victim of the persecutions under King...
Who Was Dihya? Dihya is believed to be the original Berber name of the legendary seventh-century warrior-queen more commonly known by the title Kahina. While the precise meaning of Dihya remains uncertain — some scholars...
Emigdia is the Spanish feminine form of Emidio, which itself derives from the Late Latin name Emygdius. The root name Emygdius may represent a Latinized form of an ancient Gaulish name, though its original meaning remain...
Emigdio is the Spanish form of the Late Latin name Emidio, ultimately derived from Emygdius. This ancient name likely originated as a Latinized form of a Gaulish name, though its original meaning remains unknown. The nam...
Emygdius is the Latin form of Emidio. The name's roots lie in late antiquity, possibly derived from a Gaulish original via Latinization. Its enduring legacy is tied to Saint Emygdius (c. 279 – c. 309 AD), a Christian bis...
EtymologyErvis is an Albanian masculine given name with unknown etymology. While its precise origins are unclear, it is commonly used in Albania and among Albanian communities.Notable BearersEtymology uncertainties aside...
Kaveh is a Persian name whose meaning is unknown, though it is famously linked to a heroic figure in Iranian mythology. Its prominence derives from the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh (Book of Kings) by Ferdowsi,...
Klodian is an Albanian male given name, thought to derive from the ancient Roman city of Klodiana (also known as Claudiana in Latin), which corresponds to the modern Albanian town of Peqin. The exact etymology is debated...
Macaulay is a given name transferred from a Scottish and Irish surname with Gaelic origins. The primary etymology traces from Scotland as an Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic Mac Amhalghaidh, meaning “son of Amhalgh...
Maquinna (also transliterated as Muquinna, Macuina, or Maquilla) is a masculine name derived from the Nuu-chah-nulth language of the Pacific Northwest Coast. It originates from the term Mukwina (modern Nuu-chah-nulth: m̓...
Nyyrikki is the Finnish god of the hunt and cattle, and son of Tapio. The name's meaning is unknown, and its earliest attested form is as Nyrckes in Mikael Agricola's 1551 list of Finnish deities, where he was said to gi...
Sigourney is a feminine first name of English origin, derived from a surname with roots in the French town of Sigournais, which in turn comes from the medieval Latin Segurniacum. The Africanist scholar Ernest Nègre trace...
Sterling is a given name of Scottish and English origin. Primarily used in English-speaking countries, it functions as a masculine name derived either from a surname associated with the city of Stirling in Scotland, or d...