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  • From: "Harold R. Holmyard III" <hholmyard AT ont.com>
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] midwives
  • Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 15:27:05 -0600

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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