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Namaste ( Sanskrit pronunciation: [nɐmɐste:], [ 1] Devanagari: नमस्ते), sometimes called namaskār and namaskāram, is a customary Hindu [ 2][ 3][ 4] manner of respectfully greeting and honouring a person or group, used at any time of day. [ 5] It is used in the Indian subcontinent, and among the Indian and Nepalese diaspora.
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.
Theodore is a masculine given name. It comes from the Ancient Greek name Θεόδωρος ( Theódoros ), meaning "gift of God (s)" ( from the Ancient Greek words θεός, ( theós) "God/Gods" and δῶρον ( dṓron) "gift". [ 1] The name was borne by several figures in ancient Greece, such as Theodorus of Samos and Theodorus of Byzantium ...
Now Zeus, angry at humans, decides to give humanity a punishing gift to compensate for the boon they had been given. He commands Hephaestus to mold from earth the first woman, a "beautiful evil" whose descendants would torment the human race. After Hephaestus does so, several other gods contribute to her creation. Hermes names the woman 'Pandora'.
Veronica (name) Veronica (variants in other languages: Veronika, Verónica, Verônica, Véronique, Weronika, Вероника) is a female given name, a Latin alteration of the Greek name Berenice (Βερενίκη), [ 1] which in turn is derived from the Macedonian form of the Athenian Φερενίκη, Phereníkē, or Φερονίκη ...
Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής ( eugenēs ), "noble", literally "well-born", [ 1] from εὖ ( eu ), "well" [ 2] and γένος ( genos ), "race, stock, kin". [ 3] Gene is a common shortened form. The feminine variant is Eugenia or Eugenie . Egon, a common given name in parts of central and northern ...
In the 1940s, Americans started using the Ashley for girls and was more common for girls starting in 1964. [7] Ashley was considered a surname style name at the time. [8] In the 1980s the name had a rise in popularity attributed to the female soap opera character Ashley Abbott who emerged on the still-running TV series The Young and the Restless in 1982. [9]
Mark is a common male given name and is related to the Latin word Mars. It means "consecrated to the god Mars ", and also may mean "God of war" or "to be warlike". [ 1] Marcus was one of the three most common Roman given names. It is also used as a short form of Martin, a name which is either also of Latin origin and also meaning "warlike", or ...