A Cast of Names Both Old and New
Ugo is the Italian form of Hugh, which comes from Germanic element hug meaning “heart, spirit, mind” derived from a Proto-Germanic source. Origin: Proto-Germanic Variants: Hugh (English) Hugo (English, Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Germanic)
Thaddeus is the Greek form of Aramaic Thaddai, a name of unknown meaning though it could be derived from an Aramaic word meaning "heart". It's just as likely that it could be the Aramaic form of Theodore meaning "gift of God". Nicknames: Thad, Tad Origin: Aramaic, Proto-Indo-European Variants: Thaddaeus (Biblical) Thaddaios (Biblical Greek) Thaddai (Aramaic) Tadija (Croatian, Serbian)… Continue reading Thaddeus
Iona is a female given name, derived from the name of an island located off Scotland. The origin of the name is uncertain though it could be derived from Old Norse ey meaning "island" though it could also be related to a Proto-Celtic source meaning "yew". It's just as possible that Iona may be a variant form… Continue reading Iona
Creagan is a variant spelling of Creegan, the anglicized form of Gaelic surname Ó Croidheagáin meaning "descendant of Croidheagán", the latter a diminutive of Irish croidhe, a dated spelling of croí meaning "heart" derived from PIE root *ḱḗr (heart). Creagan is also a Scottish Gaelic word meaning "rocks", the plural form of creag (rock). Origin: Proto-Indo-European, Scottish Gaelic Variants: Creegan (Irish, English)
Corisande is a female given name of uncertain origin and meaning. Its first use was by Castilian writer Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo (1450-1504) in his most famous work, Amadís de Gaula (Amadis of Gaul in English), a chivalric romance along the lines of the Arthurian romances. He may have based from Spanish corazón meaning "heart" which comes from… Continue reading Corisande
Cora is the Latinized form of Greek Korë meaning "maiden"; it was used as an epithet for Persephone, the daughter of Demeter and Zeus and the wife of Hades which makes her the queen of the underworld. Cora could also be a short form of any name beginning with Cor- such as Corinna, which also derives from the same source, or Cordula, which comes from Latin meaning… Continue reading Cora
Sophronia is the feminine form of Sophronius, the Latinized form of Ancient Greek Sophronios meaning "self-controlled, sensible, prudent" from Greek sophron (sane, moderate, prudent) from sôs (safe, sound, whole) combined with phrḗn (heart, mind) from PIE *bhren (soul, mind). Nicknames: Frona/Phrona, Sophy, Roni/Ronnie, Ro Origin: Ancient Greek, Proto-Indo-European Variants: Sophrona Male forms: Sophronius (Latinized Ancient Greek) Sophronios (Ancient Greek) Sophron (Ancient Greek)
Howard comes from an English surname with several possible sources: it may be derived from Anglo-Norman Huard from Germanic name Hughard meaning "brave heart" from hug (heart, mind) and hard (brave, hardy); it may also be derived from Anglo-Scandinavian Haward derived from Old Norse Hávarðr meaning "high guardian" or "high defender" from Old Norse elements há (high) and varðr (guardian, defender); it may also be derived from Middle English ewehirde meaning "ewe… Continue reading Howard
Caleb seems to have two possible meanings. The first is that it comes from Hebrew keleb meaning "dog" or it may be made up of Hebrew kal (whole, all of) and lev (heart). Origin: Hebrew Variants: Kaleb (English) Kaleb (Biblical Hebrew) Chaleb (Biblical Latin & Greek)
Hudson comes from an English surname, a patrynomic name meaning "son of Hudde,", the latter a medieval diminutive of either Hugh, which comes from Germanic element hug meaning "heart, spirit, mind", or a medieval diminutive of Richard, made up of Germanic elements ric (power, rule) and hard (brave, hardy) essentially meaning “strong ruler” or “brave ruler”. Origin: English, Germanic
Belia has several possible meanings and origins such as: it's an Indonesian word meaning "youth"; it may also be a variant of Bella, the short form of Isabella, the Latinate form of Elizabeth, which comes from Hebrew meaning "my God is an oath" or "my God is abundance"; Bella also means "beautiful" in Italian from Latin bellus; Belia may also be a… Continue reading Belia
Origin: Japanese 心 (Japanese kanji) Kokoro "heart" Meaning: Kokoro is a Japanese feminine name which means "heart" but which could also be interpreted as "soul" or "feeling".
