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Alwalda
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Related to birth/parenthood - 'the mother' or 'the born/child' (from Arabic root walad/walida) |
Arabic, Semitic |
Girl |
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Ashera
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Feminine form related to Hebrew Asher - 'happy, blessed, fortunate'; also associated with the ancient Semitic goddess Asherah |
Hebrew, Semitic |
Girl |
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Asherah
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Name of an ancient Canaanite mother goddess; etymology uncertain but often linked to ideas of blessing or to a sacred grove/pillar. |
Hebrew, Semitic |
Girl |
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Ashtaroth
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Name of a Canaanite goddess associated with fertility, war and the planet Venus; later rendered in various traditions as Astarte/Ashtoreth |
Semitic |
Girl |
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Athtart
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Name of an ancient Semitic goddess associated with fertility, love and war. |
Semitic |
Girl |
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Bilquis
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Name of the Queen of Sheba; associated with a legendary queen |
Arabic, Semitic |
Girl |
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Gadara
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Walled/enclosed - 'walled city' or 'fortress' (from Semitic root g-d-r meaning fence/wall) |
Semitic |
Girl |
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Hamah
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Associated with the ancient city Hamath; possibly 'fortress' or related to 'heat'/'hot springs' (and by extension 'protection') |
Semitic |
Girl |
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Harah
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Varies by origin - Sanskrit: “seizer” (epithet of Shiva); Japanese: “field/plain”; Arabic: “neighborhood/quarter” (from حارة); Hebrew roots related to “heat” or “anger”. |
Arabic, English, Hebrew, Japanese, Sanskrit, Semitic |
Girl |
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Havaa
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Air, breeze; can also be linked to the name Eve/Chava in Semitic contexts |
Arabic, Persian, Semitic, Urdu |
Girl |
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Hizra
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Unknown; meaning not reliably attested. May be related to Arabic Khidr ('the Green One') or other Semitic roots, but this is unconfirmed |
Persian, Semitic |
Girl |
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Inatha
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No established meaning. May be related to roots meaning 'care' (cf. Inaya), 'giver/born' (cf. natha/nata), or to the Semitic goddess Anat/Anath - all speculative. |
Semitic |
Girl |
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Kadisha
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holy; sacred; consecrated |
Arabic, Semitic |
Girl |
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Kefirah
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From Semitic root K‑F‑R meaning "denial" or "disbelief" (in Hebrew/Arabic); rarely used as a given name. If linked to Hebrew 'Kfir', a feminine form could be interpreted as related to 'young lion'. |
Arabic, Semitic |
Girl |
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Mariama
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Variant of Mary/Mariam, commonly interpreted as 'beloved' or 'wished-for child'. |
Semitic |
Girl |
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Qadesh
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Sacred/holy; name of a Canaanite goddess associated with love and fertility |
Semitic |
Girl |
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Romah
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Varies by origin - possibly 'of Rome' (from Roma) or related to 'Rama' meaning 'pleasing'; in Semitic contexts may be linked to 'height' or 'exalted'. |
Arabic, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Sanskrit, Semitic |
Girl |
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Samsi
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Sun; 'of the sun' or 'sun-like' |
Semitic |
Girl |
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Sheebah
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Derived from the Kingdom of Sheba (Saba); associated with the Queen of Sheba - often understood as 'from Saba' and sometimes linked to words for 'seven' or 'oath' in Semitic languages. |
Semitic |
Girl |
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Taimah
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oasis; desert oasis (sometimes rendered as “place of palms”) |
Arabic, Semitic |
Girl |
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