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Layla is an Arabic female name meaning "night" which comes from Proto-Semitic layl- meaning "night". There's a popular Persian story called Layla and Qays (also known as Layla and Majnun), known across the Middle East and which has many versions. Qays and Laylagrew up in the same tribe and loved each other but her father wouldn't allow them to get married and…
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Origin: Arabic Meaning: "night journey" Gender: Female Pronunciation: is-RAH The name is derived from the Arabic سرى (sara) meaning "to travel at night." In Islam, it is the the name of the 17th Chapter of the Quran, which outlines the journey the Prophet Muhammad took between Mecca and Jerusalem. Isra is currently the 181st Most…
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Nox is the Roman goddess of the night in Roman mythology, the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Nyx. Nox means "night" in Latin derived from a PIE root word. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Variants: Noctis (Latin) Â
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Some striking choices celebrating New Year s at the stroke of midnight.
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^ I flipping love the title!
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On August 21, the United States will see its first coast-to-coast solar eclipse since 1918. If you’re planning to have — or conceive! — a baby around the time of the eclipse, you …
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Since I absolutely adore Halloween and everything about it, I'm going to be posting some lists of names with a Halloween feel. Let's start with names whose meanings relate to night. Male: Erebus is the Latinized form of Erebos, which means "nether darkness" in Greek. Nishant means "night's end, dawn" in Sanskrit. Orpheus may mean "the…
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Isra, Avital, Nyx, and more.
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Last Friday I talked about Day Names, so today, I've got to talk about Night. This is my favorite of the two lists--night names are a little more mysterious.
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Pexels.comPhoto by Luck Galindo on Pexels.com Origin: Arabic ساريةUrdu: سریاHindi:  सरियाBengla: সারিয়াMeaning: "clouds at night."Gender: feminine Sariyah سارية is from an Arabic word that means "clouds at night." It is derived from the Arabic root S-R-A, and can be associated with "night rain" or "night travel."…
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Nyx is the name of the primordial goddess of the night in Greek mythology, the wife of Erebos (the god of darkness) and mother of their numerous children, including Aether and Hemera, and the Moirai (the three Fates). Nyx is also a homonym for Nix, a word derived from German nix meaning "nothing" and used as a…
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Though I wrote a previous October post about names whose meanings relate to the word "night," only two of those names related to the separate word "darkness." Here, then, are names with just that meaning. Unisex: Yami means "darkness, dark" in Japanese. Yuan can mean "evening darkness" in Japanese. Male: Afagddu means "utter darkness" in…
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This mystical time represents the idea of transition.
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Oh hello, I'm in the Huffington Post! Thank you Nameberry <3
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Today is the vernal equinox — the first day of spring, and the start of my favourite season for naming inspiration. There's a light, bright, fresh feel to spring baby names that I just love. So today's Name Profile might seem like a bit of an od
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Pinterest Origin: Greek, German Meaning: Nyx is a Greek feminine name meaning "night". Nyx is also a homonym for Nix , a wor
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Amaya isn't what I'd call super popular but it's not unheard of either at #237. There are a few possible origins for Amaya, Japanese and Arabic being the most common.
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The starry, moonlit night sky can provide plenty of inspiration for baby namers. - baby names
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Chandra, Samar, Cassiopeia, and many more international lovelies.
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