Name News

First post of this series, with longer explanation, here. This time we are not listing our favorite names starting with a letter, as we did before: we are forming SIBSETS. You can choose any number…

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Female, can be male as well Pronunciation: uu-mʸee [ɯ̟́ᵝ.mʲì] Etymology and/or ways to write: This name is derived from 海 (umi) meaning "sea, ocean." It is also used as part of a compound which derives the noun 湖 (mizuumi) meaning "lake" (the first element being 水 (mizu) meaning "water"), this kanji…

Male names: Ugolino (I) is a superdiminutive of Ugo, which ultimately derives from Hugo/Hugh (see below). One of the most famous stories in The Divine Comedy features the infamous Count Ugolino della Gherardesca eternally gnawing at the skull of Archbishop Ruggieri degli Ubaldini. Urso (I) derives from the Latin word ursus (bear). Female names: Ubaldesca (I)…

From Newark's Anniversary Industrial Exposition, 1916.    A leading financier in Newark, New Jersey, Uzal Haggerty McCarter's career i

From the Rittman Press, October 29, 1936.   Certainly one of the more unusually named jurists to be featured here this year, Urbanus Stou

Here is the game we are playing: We are going to pretend that we are naming a baby and that the name MUST start with a certain letter, and so we will need one name starting with that letter for a b…

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Female Pronunciation: uu-rah-rah [ɯ̟́ᵝ.ɾà.ɾà] Etymology and/or ways to write: This name is derived from the adjective 麗らか (uraraka) meaning "bright, clear, beautiful, glorious." The kanji can be prefixed with an u kanji, like 羽 meaning "feather" or 詩 meaning "poem," or it can be suffixed with a ra kanji, such…

Origin: Arabic أُمَيَّة Meaning: "servant girl, slave girl, bondmaid." Gender: feminine (uh-MYE-yah) The name is derived from the Arabic root ا م (u-h-m) meaning "slave girl, servant, bond maid." It a euphemism for a woman who is subservient to God. Other forms include: Umayyah, Omayyah, Umaia, Umaiah & Umayah. Sources https://quranicnames.com/is-ummaya-or-omaya-a-muslim-girl-name/ http://www.livingarabic.com/

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Male, can be female as well Pronunciation: uu-shee-o [ɯ̟̀ᵝ.ɕí.ó̞] Archaic writing: うしほ (Ushiho), うしを (Ushiwo) Etymology and/or ways to write: This name is sometimes used for both genders as 潮 meaning "tide, current; sea water." Multi-kanji combinations are mainly seen on men, where 牛 (ushi), which means "cow, bull, ox,…

From the Sante Fe New Mexican, March 20, 1901.   New Mexico is another state that has been seldom featured here, and that meage

Wes Unseld & Kareem The unusual baby name Unseld was a one-hit wonder in 1971: 1973: unlisted1972: unlisted1971: 5 baby boys named Unseld1970: unlisted1969: unlisted Why? If you remember the im…

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Male Pronunciation: uu-sah-buu-ro: [ɯ̟̀ᵝ.sá.bɯ̟́ᵝ.ɾó̞ː] Variant transcriptions: Usaburo, Usaburou Etymology and/or ways to write: The second element of this name, 三郎 (saburō), refers to a third son. As for the first element, any kanji with the reading u can be used, such as 卯/夘, referring to the sign of the Hare…

Female: Uljana is adopted from Russian name Ulyana (i.e., Juliana). Ulmi means "fantasy." Ulvi is of unknown etymology. Une means "sleepy." Ursula is adopted from German and the Scandinavian languages. It means "little bear." Urve means "catkin" (a cluster of flowers with inconspicuous or no petals). Male: Uku, or Uko, comes from Finnish name Ukko…

Origin: Hebrew Meaning: "God is my strength; God is my power." Gender: masculine (uh-ZYE-el; OOZ-ee-el) The name is composed of the Hebrew עֹז ('oz) meaning "strength, power" and אֵל ('el) meaning "God." It is borne by a few minor characters in the Bible, including the grandson of Levi and the father of Mishael, Elzaphan, and…

Origin: Arabic عظمیٰ Meaning: "Greatest; supreme; more magnificent; more glorious." (OOZ-mah) The name is Arabic and means "the greatest; supreme; more magnificent; more glorious." It is a relatively popular name among Indian Muslims and Pakistanis. The name is borne by Pakistani model and actress, Uzma Khan (b.1987). Sources Rahman, S. A.  (2001):  A Dictionary of…

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Female, can be male as well Pronunciation: uu-tah [ɯ̟̥́ᵝ.tà] Etymology and/or ways to write: This name is derived from a word which refers to a song (歌 and 唄) or poetry (歌 and 詩). Other writings related to these include 吟, 詠, 謡/謠, 詞 and 雅楽, the last one taken…

Um novo olhar sobre o nome Úrsula e o motivos que levam à fraca popularidade.