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I did a private consultation for Maria and her husband earlier this year, and she's let me know her baby boy has arrived! He's been given the ah-mazing name ... Matthias Daniel! Maria writes, "Our sweet baby has arrived! Thank you for helping us with the name and your encouragement on Matthias! We love his…

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Male Pronunciation: mah-sah-yuu-kʸee [mà.sá.jɯ̟̀ᵝ.kʲì] Etymology and/or ways to write: The first element of this name is derived from either 正 (masa) meaning "exact, precise" or the stem of the verb 勝る/優る (masaru) meaning "to excel, surpass, exceed; to outweigh" while the second is mainly written as either 之/行 meaning "way,…

Male names: Maffeo, Mafeo (T), Mazzeo (I) are forms of Matthew (gift of God). This was also a Venetian name. Mancinagross (I) means "large/great left-handed person." Manens (I) means "abiding, remaining, staying." Marculfo, Marcolfo (I) is a form of Ancient Germanic name Marculf, which derives from Celtic root mara (horse; marah in Old High German) or…

They have named their newest arrival Micah Ward Dirks.

Sondagem de opinião a respeito dos nomes Arya e Maya.

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Female, can be male as well Pronunciation: mʸee-zuu-ho [mʲí.zɨ̀ᵝ.hò̞] Alternative writing: みづほ Etymology and/or ways to write: This name is derived from the noun 瑞穂/水穂 (mizuho), referring to fresh, lush ears of rice. The noun is used as part of the name 瑞穂国 (Mizuho-no-kuni), one of the classical names for…

Dr. Cleveland Evans writes about names for the Omaha World-Herald. In his January 17th column, he looks at the history of the name Michelle.

The couple has chosen to name her Baylah May Foehner.

Martha Washington, first First Lady of the U.S., 1731–1802 Martha is one of those names which hasn't very many variants, but there are more than just a handful. This name is English, Scandinavian, Greek, German, and Dutch. The alternate form Märtha is is Swedish. The name means "the lady, the mistress," from Aramaic marta' (feminine form of mar, master).…

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Female Pronunciation: mo-nʸee-kah [mó̞.ɲ̟ì.kà] Etymology and/or ways to write: This name is, as you guessed, borrowed from the name Monica, a name of likely North African origin with an unknown meaning but has been linked since the Middle Ages to Latin verb moneō meaning "I warn, advise" and Ancient Greek…

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Female Pronunciation: mah-rʸee-e [mà.ɾʲí.é̞] Etymology and/or ways to write: Here are most of the kanji used for this name: mari (まり) e (え) 真/眞 "pure, true" 理 "reason, cause" 恵 "wisdom" 麻 "hemp, flax" 里 "village" 絵/画 "picture, drawing" 万 "ten thousand" 梨 "pear" 江 "inlet, bay" 茉 part of…

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Female, can be male as well Pronunciation: mah-suu-mʸee [mà.sɨ́ᵝ.mʲí] Etymology and/or ways to write: The most commonly written form of this name, both for males and females, is 真澄, made up of 真 (ma) meaning "pure, true" (also used as the old variant 眞) and 澄 (sumi) meaning "lucidity, transparency."…

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Imogen and Nick Gater welcomed their son Magnus Gabriel Nicholas on August 23, 2020. In this interview, Imogen answers our questions about how she and her husband chose the baby name Magnus for their little boy.

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Generally unisex Pronunciation: mah-hah-ro [má.hà.ɾò̞] Etymology and/or ways to write: This name is derived from the Hawaiian word mahalo, used as a 'thank you' interjection and a noun expressing thanks and gratitude or admiration and praise. As for how its written in kanji, a ma kanji would be inserted first,…