[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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