[b-hebrew] midwives
Harold R. Holmyard III
hholmyard at ont.com
Wed Nov 2 16:27:05 EST 2005
Dear Bryan,
>The names look Hebrew to me, but I haven't been able to confirm this for
>sure. If they are Hebrew names, they may be nicknames. I say this
>because the proposed meanings are "beautiful" and "sparkly" (I think I
>got the info from HALOT). Such a pair of meanings for midwives seems
>too literary to be true.
HH: Most female names do have a pleasant connotation. Some of my
female friends are named Grace, Joy, Celeste, Dawn, and Melody. Other
names include Felicia, Constance, and Desiree. Many names for women
have positive meanings even if we don't realize it. If you trace the
etymology, that is what you find. Please breeze through the following
list and see. I will give the part of the list for the letter A.
After the name will be its meaning. These are names from all around
the world, so positive messages are a universal tendency. In this
list of women's names, I left in those that the source said could
describe either gender, but I am skeptical about some myself.
>A
>
>Name Meaning
>A'MARIE Gracious Under Adversity
>AADI Beginning
>AALIYAH Ascender
>AARALYN With song
>ABBA Born on Thursday
>ABBIE Joy of the Father
>ABBY Joy of the Father
>ABENI Girl Prayed For
>ABIA Great
>ABIBA Child Born After Grandmother Died
>ABIE Joy of the Father
>ABIGAIL Joy of the Father
>ABRA Mother of Nations
>ABRIANNA Mother of Grace
>ABRIENDA Opening
>ABRIL April
>ACACIA Thorny Tree
>ACELINE Noble at Birth
>ADA Noble, Happy
>ADAH Ornamental
>ADALIA God is my Refuge, Noble
>ADAMINA Woman of the Earth
>ADAMMA Beautiful Girl
>ADARA Chaste One
>ADDO King of the Road
>ADE Crown, Royal
>ADELA Noble and Serene
>ADELAIDE Noble, Kind
>ADELIE Noble, Serene
>ADELINE Noble, Kind
>ADELLE Noble, Kind
>ADEOLA Crown has Honor
>ADERES Protector
>ADERYN Bird
>ADIA Gift
>ADIE Noble, Kind
>ADILA Just, Fair
>ADIN Beautiful, Adorned
>ADINA Beautiful, Adorned
>ADITA Basket
>ADONIA Beautiful
>ADONICA From Adam and Monica
>ADONIS Beautiful
>ADORA Beloved One
>ADRIA Of the Adriatic
>ADRIANA Dark, Rich
>ADRIEL Congregation
>ADRIENNE Dark, Rich, Adriatic
>ADRINA Happiness
>ADSILA Blossom
>ADY Noble, Kind
>AELWEN Fair Brow
>AERONA Berry
>AERYN Daughter of Eire
>AFFRICA From Africa
>AFIA Born on Friday
>AFRA Young Deer
>AFRIC Pleasant
>AFRICA Pleasant, from Africa
>AFRODILLE Daffodil
>AFTON From the Afton River
>AFYA Health
>AGALIA Bright Joy
>AGATHA Virtuous, Good
>AGGIE Lamb
>AGLAIA Brilliance
>AGNES Pure
>AGRATA Leader
>AHAVA Cherished One
>AIDA Helper
>AIDAN Fiery
>AIDEEN Flame
>AIKEN From the Oak Tree
>AIKO Little Loved One
>AILANI High Chief
>AILEEN Light Bearer
>AILIS Noble, Kind
>AILISH Noble, Kind
>AILSA From Island of Ailsa
>AIM Direct Toward Target
>AIMEE Beloved Friend
>AINDREA Manly, Courageous
>AINE Brightness, Joy
>AINSLEY My Own Meadow
>AINSLIE My Own Meadow
>AIRA Of the Wind
>AIRELL Nobelman
>AIRLIA Ethereal
>AISHA Life
>AISLIN Vision, Dream
>AISLING Vision, Dream
>AISLINN Vision, Dream
>AITANA Glory
>AIZZA Life
>AJA Goat
>AKIA First Born
>AKIVA Supplanter
>ALABAMA Tribal Town
>ALAINA Fair one
>ALAMEA Precious, Whole
>ALAMEDA From the Poplar Tree
>ALANA Beautiful,
>ALANNA Beautiful,
>ALANNIS From Atlanta
>ALAQUA Sweet Gum Tree
>ALARICE Ruler of All
>ALASKA Great Land
>ALAULA Light of Dawn
>ALAURA From the Laurel Tree
>ALAYNA Beautiful
>ALBA from the city of Alba, Italy
>ALBANY From the city of Alba, Italy
>ALBERTA Noble, bright
>ALBINA White Skinned
>ALDA Old, Wise
>ALDIS From the Old House
>APRIA From the Apricot
>AQUARIUS Tthe Water Bearer
>AQUENE Peace
>ARABELA Beautiful Altar
>ARABELLA Beautiful Altar
>ARACELY Heavenly Altar
>ARADIA Goddess of Witches
>ARAWN King of the Otherworld
>ARDARA Fort on the Hill
>ARDELIS Industrious
>ARDELLE Warm
>ARDEN Thrilled and excited
>ARDICE Flowering Field
>ARDITH Flowering Field
>ARELLA Angel
>AREN Eagle, Ruler, Peace
>ARETHA Virtuous
>ARETHUSA Mythological Nymph
>ARI Lion
>ARIA Melody
>ARIADNE Holy
>ARIANA Holy
>ARIANE Holy
>ARIANNA Holy
>ARIANNE Holy
>ARIEL Lion of God
>ARIELLA Lion of God
>ARIELLE Lion of God
>ARIEN Enchanted
>ARIN Enlightened
>ARION With Melody
>ARISSA Best
>ARISTA Best
>ARIZONA Little Spring
>ARLAIS From the Temple
>ARLENE Pledge
>ARLET East Indian Spice
>ARLINE Girl
>ARMANI Faith
>ARMELLE Princess
>ARMINA Noble
>ARNIA Strong as an Eagle
>ARNON Stream, River
>ARTEMIS Goddess of the Moon and Hunt
>ARTEMUS Of the moon
>ARTOIS From Artois, Netherlands
>ARVA Fertile
>ARVID Friend
>ARWAN All Nationalities
>ARWEN Muse
>ARYA Honored, Noble
>ASA Born at Dawn
>ASABI One of Select Birth
>ASASIA Form of Acacia
>ASH From the Ash Tree
>ASHA Hope or wish
>ASHANTI African Tribe Name
>ASHBY Ash Tree Farm
>ASHLEIGH From the Ash Tree
>ASHLEY From the Ash Tree
>ASHLING Dream, Vision
>ASHTON Ash Tree Settlement
>ASIS Sun
>ASPASIA Lily
>ASPEN The Aspen Tree
>ASTA Bright as a Star
>ASTER Star
>ASTIN Starlike
>ASTRA From the Stars
>ASTRID Unusual beauty and strength
>ATALANTA Mighty Huntress
>ATALAYA Watch Tower
>ATARA Crown, Blessed
>ATARET Crown, Blessed
>ATHALIA God is Exalted
>ATHENA Goddess of Wisdom & War
>AUBERTA Noble, Bright
>AUBREY Noble, Bright
>AUBRIANNA Noble, Strong One
>AUDI Last Daughter
>AUDREY Noble Strength
>AUDRIANA Strong, Rich
>AUGUSTA Venerable
>AULANI King's Messenger
>AULII Delicious
>AURA Glowing Light
>AURE Soft Air, Breeze
>AURELIA Golden
>AURORA Goddess of the Dawn
>AURYON Hunter
>AUSTINE Exalted
>AUTUMN Fall Season
>AVA Like a Bird
>AVALBANE White Orchard
>AVALON Island
>AVANI Earth
>AVARI Of the heavens,from the sky
>AVARIELLA Small, strong woman
>AVARIELLE Woman of strength
>AVATARI God's Incarnation
>AVELINE Hazel Nut F
>AVERY Nobility
>AVI Lord of Mine
>AVIAN Bird-like
>AVINOAM Blessed Father
>AVIVA Joyful Spring
>AVON The River
>AVONACO Lean Bear
>AVONGARA To Tie
>AVRIL April
>AVYE Keeper of the Gate
>AWEN A muse
>AWENA seer
>AWENTIA Fawn
>AXELLE Source of all Life
>AXL Source of life
>AYA Bird
>AYALA A female deer - (doe)
>AYAME Iris
>AYANNA Beautiful flower
>AYASHA Little One
>AYITA First to Dance
>AYLA The Oak Tree
>AYMAN Holy, right-hand worker
>AYOKA One who Causes Joy
>AYSEL Moonlight
>AYSHA Life
>AZALIA God Has Spared
>AZANA Ultimate
>AZIA From the East
>AZIZA Precious
>AZIZE Highly Valued
>AZIZI Precious One
>AZRA Pure
>AZRIEL God is My Aid
>AZUKA Past Glory
>AZURA Sky Blue
>AZURE Bluish Color
Yours,
Harold Holmyard
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