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The 30-year-old artiste whose real name is Farah Nadia Zainal Abidin, has named her baby girl Budi Kalsom.

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Female Pronunciation: kah-ho [ká.hò̞] Etymology and/or ways to write: Most of the kanji used for this name can be seen in the table below: ka (か) ho (ほ) 花/華 "flower" 穂/穗 "ear/head (of plant); point, tip" 果 "fruit" 帆 "sail" 佳 "beautiful, good" 歩 "step" 香 "fragrance" 保 "protection; preservation" 夏…

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Female, can be male as well Pronunciation: kah-zuu-hah [ká.zɨ̀ᵝ.hà] Etymology and/or ways to write: The second element of this name is usually written as 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf." Other kanji with the possible reading of ha include 波 meaning "wave," 羽 meaning "feather," 芭, part of 芭蕉 (bashō), referring to…

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Female Pronunciation: kʸee-nuu-e [kʲì.nɯ̟́ᵝ.é̞] Archaic writing: きぬゑ (Kinuwe), きぬへ (Kinuhe) Etymology and/or ways to write: The first element of this name is mostly used as 絹 meaning "silk" or (more uncommonly) 衣 meaning "clothing" (see Kinuyo on the possible link between 絹 and 衣). However, it can also be used,…

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Generally unisex Pronunciation: ko-to-buu-kʸee [kò̞.tó̞.bɯ̟̀ᵝ.kʲì] Etymology and/or ways to write: This name is used as 寿 meaning "congratulations; longevity." It is a shift from earlier kotohoki, a result from a combination of 言 (koto) meaning "word" and the continuative/stem form of obsolete verb 祝く (hoku) meaning "to pray for a…

With the presidential inauguration just two days away, now is a good time to take a closer look at the baby name Kamala. Most Americans already know that Kamala Devi Harris’ first name is pro…

From the Lancaster New Era, June 13, 1942.   At the same time as Menno Brubaker Rohrer's service as Burgess of Lititz in Lancaster County

Dancing with the Stars professional dancer Witney Carson has shared the name she and her husband, Carson McAllister, have chosen for their first child. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Witney Carson McAllister (@witneycarson) Witney shared a photo of her son swaddled in a blanket in a hospital bassinet with a circular[...] Professional dancer Witney Carson has shared the name she has chosen for her firstborn.

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…

Photo by Markus Spiske on Pexels.com Kintvilas (KINT-vih-las) is a Lithuanian male name which is composed of the Lithuanian words, kentėti (to suffer) & viltis (hope). It's feminine form is Kintvilė (KINT-vil-lay). The designated name-day is December 14th. Source Vardo Kintvilas reikšmė ir populiarumas | Tėvų Darželis (tevu-darzelis.lt)

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Generally unisex Pronunciation: kah-nah-uu [kà.ná.ɯ̟́ᵝ] Etymology and/or ways to write: This name is derived from the verb 叶う (kanau) meaning "to come true (of a wish, prayer, dream, etc.), be fulfilled, be realised" (this specific writing is sometimes encountered, particularly towards females). This single kanji, alongside 奏, from the stem…

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Male Pronunciation: kew̃-yuu: [kẽ̞́ɰ̃̀.jɯ̟̀ᵝː] Variant transcriptions: Ken’yu, Ken’yuu Etymology and/or ways to write: Most of the kanji in use for this name can be seen in the table below: ken (けん) yū (ゆう) 健 "health" 悠 "quiet, calm" 賢 "intelligence" 勇 "bravery, courage" 剣 "sword, sabre, blade" 優 "gentle, elegant"…

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Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Male Pronunciation: kah-ke-ruu [kà.ké̞.ɾɯ̟́ᵝ] Etymology and/or ways to write: As some of you can tell from the -ru ending, this is a verb-derived name. However, it's not just one verb that Kakeru is derived from, as can be seen below: 翔る/翔ける meaning "to soar, fly" 駆ける/駈ける meaning "to run, dash"…

Allison Young and Russell Richardson adopted their son Cosmo Nuri Young Richardson from Korea in September 2020. In this interview, Allison tells us how they chose the name Cosmo for their newest family member.