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Dylan is a given name and surname of Welsh origin. It means "son of the sea” or "born from the ocean". [1] Dylan ail Don was a character in Welsh mythology, but the popularity of Dylan as a given name in modern times arises from the poet Dylan Thomas. In Wales, it was the most popular Welsh name given to boys in 2010. [2]
Aisling is an Irish language feminine given name meaning "dream" or "vision". [1] [2] [3] It refers to an aisling, a poetic genre that developed in Irish poetry during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Seth is a masculine given name, tracing its origin to the biblical figure Seth, the third son of Adam and Eve.The English form is derived from the Greek Σήθ (Sḗth), ultimately from the Hebrew שֵׁת (Šēθ).
Marina is a feminine given name. It is the female version of the Roman family name Marinus, which is a form of the Latin name Marius. The meaning of Marius might be connected to Mars, the Roman god of war, or with the Latin word maris, meaning virile. It also later became associated with the Latin word marinus, meaning "of the sea". [1]
There are also many variants of the name in other languages. Dorothy was a less common variant of Dorothea until it became more common and one of the top 10 most popular names for girls in the United States between 1904 and 1940. The name remained among the top 100 most popular names for American girls until 1961.
The name has been among the top 1,000 names for newborn girls in the United States since 2009 and among the top 200 since 2018. It has been among the top 100 names for newborn girls in Canada since 2017. [2] The name is also in use for boys, though it has never ranked among the 1,000 most popular names given to boys in the United States. [3]
Helena Lekapene, c.910–961) daughter of Romanos I Lekapenos and empress consort of Constantine VII; Helena Kantakouzene, (1333-1396) daughter of John VI Kantakouzenos and empress consort of John V Palaiologos
The name was originally an occupational name for a housebuilder, one who lays tiles or bricks. It also holds the meaning of "doorkeeper of an inn" or "owner of a tavern", derived from its use in freemasonry as the name of the office of the outer guard. Among the earliest recorded uses of the surname is Wat Tyler (1341–1381) of Kent, England.