A Cast of Names Both Old and New
Rodion is a Russian male name, the Russian form of Herodion, a diminutive of Greek Heroides (or Herod) which means "song of the hero" from Greek elements heros (hero, warrior) and oide (song, ode). Nicknames: Rodya (Russian) Origin: Proto-Indo-European Variants: Herod (Ancient Greek) Herodes (Ancient Greek) Herodion (Ancient Greek) Herodianus (Latin) Female forms Herodias (Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek) Erodiade… Continue reading Rodion
Hayato is a Japanese male name with a variety of meanings depending on the kanji used: haya 隼 "falcon" + to 人 "person" (隼人); haya 早 "early, fast" + to 人 "person" (早人); haya 勇 "courage; bravery, heroism; cheer up, be in high spirits" + to 人 "person"; haya 颯 "sudden, quick; sound of wind" + to 斗 "Big Dipper" (颯斗); haya 隼 "falcon" + to 斗 "Big Dipper" There are other… Continue reading Hayato
Kira is the Russian feminine form of Cyrus, the Latinized form of Ancient Greek Kyros, the Greek form of Persian Kurush of unknown meaning and origin. Several possible meanings have been attributed to it, however, such as “far-sighted”, “young”, “sun”, “hero”, “one who bestows care”, and “humiliator of the enemy in verbal contest” from Elamite, an extinct language that was once… Continue reading Kira
Melia is the name of a nymph in Greek mythology, the daughter of the god Oceanus, as well as the name of several figures in Greek mythology; the Meliae are a group of nymphs of the ash tree (also known as the Meliades). The name means "ash tree" from Ancient Greek, a derivative of meli (honey). Melia is also the name… Continue reading Melia
Herodotus is the Latinized form of Ancient Greek Herodotos, made up from the name of the Greek goddess Hera and Greek element dotos (given, granted), essentially meaning "given to Hera" or "granted by Hera". Although the etymology behind Hera's name is unclear, it has been associated with Greek heros (hero, warrior), hora (time, season), or haireo (to be chosen). The most famous bearer of… Continue reading Herodotus
Erinna comes from an Ancient Greek name of unknown origin though it's been linked to Greek êrinos meaning "spring" or as a variant of Herinna, a variant reconstruction of the name made up from Greek hêrôs meaning "hero" combined with the feminine suffix -inna. There's a Greek poetess named Erinna belived to have lived around 600 BCE on the island of Telos,… Continue reading Erinna
Kyra is a female given name with several possible meanings depending on where it derives from. It could be a variant spelling of Kira, which is a variant spelling of Irish Ciara, the feminine form of Ciar meaning "black, dark" derived from a PIE root word; Kira is also the Russian feminine form of Cyrus, the Latinized form of Ancient Greek Kyros,… Continue reading Kyra
Ciro (pr. chee-ro in Italian, cee-ro in Latin American Spanish) is the Italian and Spanish form of Cyrus, the Latinized form of Ancient Greek Kyros, the Greek form of Persian Kurush of unknown meaning and origin. Several possible meanings have been listed for it, however, such as “far-sighted”, “young”, “sun”, “hero”, “one who bestows care”, and “humiliator of the… Continue reading Ciro
Gilgamesh is the name of the legendary king of Uruk (an ancient Sumerian city-state); he is also the eponymous hero of the Epic of Gilgamesh, an epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia which is the oldest surviving piece of literature in the world. He may have been based on a historical king named Gilgamesh around the 27th… Continue reading Gilgamesh
Yujiro is a Japanese male name with a variety of meanings depending on the kanji used: yu 佑 "to help; assist" + ji 次 "next, order; sequence" + ro 郎 "son" (佑次郎); yu 裕 "abundant; rich; fertile" + ji 次 "next, order; sequence" + ro 郎 "son" (裕次郎); yu 雄 "male, masculine; hero; leader; superiority; excellence" + ji 二 "two" + ro 郎 "son" ( 雄二郎); yu 勇 "courage; bravery; heroism" + ji 治 "reign; govern; regulate" + ro 郎 "son" (勇治郎); yu 裕 "abundant; rich; fertile"… Continue reading Yujiro
