Tag: Grandmother

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Nana

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Nana is both a female and male given name with multiple origins and meanings behind it: Nana is a Japanese female name with a variety of meanings depending on the kanji used: nana 七 "seven"; na 菜 "greens; vegetables" + na "Nara; what?" (菜奈); na 奈 "Nara; what?" + na 々 (used to indicate the repetition of the kanji before it);… Continue reading Nana

Elements, Female, Greek mythology, Kin/Family, Mythology, Proto-Indo-European, T names, Virtues/Attributes, Water

Tethys

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Tethys is the name of a Titan in Greek mythology, the personification of fresh water, and the wife of Oceanus, a Titan who was also the personification of the ocean. She gave birth to all the gods and nymphs of rivers and streams, fountains and lakes. It may be derived from Ancient Greek tethe meaning "grandmother" derived from… Continue reading Tethys

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Lola

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Lola originiated as a diminutive of Dolores, a Spanish female name meaning “sorrows”, taken from the Spanish title La Virgen María de los Dolores meaning “The Virgin Mary of Sorrows”. It's a word in Tagalog meaning "grandmother". I've also seen it listed as being a short form of Yoruba given names  ending in -lola such as Temilola meaning "wealth is mine", Omolola possibly meaning… Continue reading Lola