A Cast of Names Both Old and New
Septima is an Ancient Roman female, name, the feminine form of Septimus, which means "seventh" in Latin, originally used to refer to the seventh-born child or one born in the seventh month. It comes from Latin septem from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ (seven). Origin: Proto-Indo-European Variants: Septimia (Ancient Roman) Male forms: Septimius (Ancient Roman) Settimio (Italian) Septimiu (Romanian) Séptimo (Spanish)
September is the name of the ninth month of the year which comes from Latin septem meaning "seven" because it was originally the seventh month of the Roman calendar (which only had 10 months). Origin: Latin
Nanaka is a Japanese female name with a variety of meanings depending on the kanji used, such as "vegetables, greens + flower" (菜々花/ 菜々華); "vegetables, greens + summer" (菜々夏); "vegetables, greens + fragrance" (菜々香); "vegetables, greens + day, sun, Japan" (菜々日); "seven +flower, splendor" (七華); and likely other meanings. Nanaka was also the name of… Continue reading Nanaka
Natsu is a Japanese unisex name (as well as a word name) meaning 夏 "summer", and is used as a name element among names like Natsuki, a unisex name with a variety of meanings such as 夏稀 (summer + rare); 夏生 (summer + life); 夏紀 (summer + chronicle); and 夏樹 (summer + wood); Natsuko, a… Continue reading Natsu
Shiva is the Hindu god of destruction and transformation in Hindu mythology, and one of the principle gods in Hinduism along with Brahma and Vishnu, as well as being the husband of the mother goddess Parvati. His name comes from Sanskrit Śivá meaning "auspicious, benign, gracious, kind". Shiva is also a Persian female name meaning "charming,… Continue reading Shiva
