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Clover. Clover is a modern given name derived from the common name for the plant, which was ultimately derived from the Old English word clāfre. [1] The name has associations with Ireland and with good fortune due to traditional tales about the Irish shamrock or four-leaf clover. [2] The name has recently increased in usage, a trend that has ...
Beatrice (/ ˈbiː (ə) trɪs / BEE- (ə-)triss, Italian: [beaˈtriːtʃe]) [1] is a female given name. The English variant is derived from the French Béatrice, which came from the Latin Beatrix, which means "blessed one". [2] Beatrice is also the Italian language version of Beatrix. The Spanish and Portuguese form is Beatriz.
Francis (given name) Francis is an English, French, German, Dutch and Scandinavian given name of Latin origin. Francis is a name that has many derivatives in most European languages. A feminine version of the name in English is Frances, or (less commonly) Francine. [4] (.
Yves (French pronunciation:; in English as / ˈ iː v / EEV) is a common French male given name of uncertain origin, either from Celtic as in the Gaulish name Ivo (Iuo) and compound names Ivorix (Iuo-rigi or Iue-ricci) and Ivomagus (Iuo-magi), all derived from the Gaulish term for yew, iuos or īuos, [1] or from Germanic, derived from Proto-Germanic *īwaz, *īhwaz (compare Icelandic ýr ...
History. Sir Philip Sidney invented the name Pamela for a pivotal character in his epic prose work, The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia, written in the late 16th century and published posthumously. The name is widely taken to mean "all sweetness", formed on the Greek words πᾶν pan ("all") and μέλι meli ("honey"), [2][3] but there is no ...
Barbara is a given name used in numerous languages. It is the feminine form of the Greek word barbaros (Greek: βάρβαρος) meaning "stranger" or "foreign". [1] In Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox tradition, Saint Barbara (Greek: Ἁγία Βαρβάρα) was imprisoned in a tower by her father. She was then martyred by her father when ...
Popularity. see popular names. Vera (Cyrillic: Вера: Véra, "faith") is a female given name of Slavic origin, and by folk etymology it has also been explained as Latin vera meaning "true". In Slavic languages, Vera means faith. [1] The name Vera has been used in the English speaking world since the 19th century and was popular in the early ...
Alfred, Alf, Alberich, Aubrey. Look up Avery in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Avery is traditionally a male given name ultimately derived from the Old English name Ælfred (Old English form of Alfred), [1] which is formed from the elements ælf 'elf' and ræd 'counsel', and literally translating to 'elf-counsel'. [2]