Photo by RODNAE Productions on Pexels.com Origin: Sanskrit निष्कGender: femininePronunciation: NISH-kah The name is derived from the Sanskrit निष्क (niska), which essentially means "gold coin," "gold vessel" or "a gold pendant." It can refer to a unit of measurement, which is the weight of gold equal to 18 or 15 Suvarṇas or karsa. It is…
Origin: Sanskrit Meaning: "brass, bell-metal" or "stream." Gender: feminine (REE-tee-kah) The name is most likely from the Sanskrit word रीतिका (ritika) meaning "brass; bell metal," but may also be linked to the Sanskrit रीति (riti) meaning "stream." A notable bearer is Indian actress, Ritika Singh (b. 1993). Sources http://spokensanskrit.orghttps://www.behindthename.com/name/ritika
Aurelian is a variant of Aurelianus, an Ancient Roman cognomen which derives from Aurelius meaning "golden, gold" via Latin aurum (gold) derived from a PIE root word. Aurelian is also an archaic word for a lepidopterist, someone who studies butterflies and moths; I would love to know how that came about. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Variants: Aurelius (Ancient Roman) Aurelio (Italian, Spanish)…
This girl's baby name is Welsh in origin, and it derives from Arianrhod, meaning "silver circle." Arianrhod was a Celtic goddess associated with the moon. Pronounced arh-ee-AHN-wen, it means "blessed silver." Arianell is a related name meaning "shining silver."
“Welcome to the world little Goldie Ellis, beautiful little sister to Stella, Rocco and Frankie @adamjossellis @stellabrations,” she captioned the picture.
Golda and Golde were common girls’ names among Yiddish-speaking Jews in Eastern Europe. Between 1880 and 1925, Jewish immigrants brought them to America.
I recently discovered the History Channel's series Forged in Fire, a reality show wherein four smiths compete to make the best weapon. Smithery and metallurgy are stereotypically male pursuits, but I've always been really proud of being very tomboyish. It therefore wasn't too much of a surprise that almost all of the names I found with…
Clare's insight:
If Smith is too commonplace a name, how about these?
since it's the first day of autumn tomorrow, I'll post about names with meanings related to gold, and golden colours, which is a common sight at this time of year.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~ An integral part of Wintertime festivals is the giving and receiving of gifts, which dates right back to the Roman festival of Saturnalia. Yule, Christmas, Passover and Diwali, to mention just a few, all share this one key element of gift-giving. In Christian tradition, gift-giving echoes the gift
Sterling comes from a Scottish surname, a variant spelling of Stirling which comes from the name of a Scottish city. The name itself is of uncertain origin and meaning though it could be related to Scottish Gaelic strì meaning "strife, contention; battle" and linne (pool, pond). As an English surname, Sterling could have originated as a variant…
Artan is an Albanian male name meaning "gold" from Albanian ar which comes from Latin aurum (gold) derived from a PIE root. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Variants: Artar (Albanian)
To continue with the theme of my last post, here are some more names related to metals, though a bit more upscale than the previous ones. Whereas almost all of the names I found relating to metal, steel, iron, copper, and bronze were male, these names relating to gold and silver are much more evenly…
Sonali is an Indian female name meaning "gold" or "golden", ultimately deriving from Sanskrit suvarna (good color). Origin: Sanskrit Variants: Sonal (a unisex form of the name)
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