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In Russian, Kira ( Ки́ра) is the feminine form of the masculine name Kir, meaning "mistress, ruler", but can be translated to "leader of the people", "one the people look to" or "beloved". [3] Kira could also have arrived into Russian from the Persian-Greek name Kyra. Kira can also be the diminutive of the old and rare masculine given name ...
Indian baby boy names, like all cultures, run from the classic Kamal to the modern Mahavir. For something more unique, there’s Uttar. If you’re looking for a name inspired by nature, look no ...
South Asia. Tanisha is a feminine given name in many cultures. In the Sanskrit language, Tanisha is the feminine equivalent of the name Tanish and persons with the name are commonly Hindu by religion or of the Indo-Aryan peoples. [1] Tanisha is a Hausa variant transcription of the name Tani (Hausa and English) and means born on a Monday in Hausa.
Samar is a female name in Islamic culture. Another meaning used as a female given name bears the meaning "the night and its blackness", where the saying goes: " lā âtiy-hi samara ( لا آتيهِ سَمَرًا )", meaning "I wouldn't visit him at samar (that is, the night)" or another meaning used as the "brown" like the shadow of the Moon.
The name Ali is also used in various other cultures as a given name. Among English speakers it is used as a short form of male or female names starting with "Ali", such as Alice, Alison, Alisha, Alistair, Alexander, or Alexandra. In Old Norse, Áli and Åle are alternative forms of Onela. Ali is a Finnish male given name, derived from Aleksanteri.
The Biblical Rebecca and Eliezer in a painting by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. Rebecca or Rebekah ( Hebrew: רִבְקָה Rīvqa) is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin. It is the name of the biblical figure Rebecca, wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau. The name comes from the Semitic root ר-ב-ק ( r-b-q ), meaning "to tie firmly ...
Maya (given name) Maya is an alternate name of Hindu goddess Lakshmi. Maya is a female name in various languages with various meanings. In Sanskrit, for instance, Māyā means "illusion or magic", and is also an alternate name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. [1] In the Tupi language, of southern Brazil, it means "mother", while Mayara means ...
The name Kai or Cai / ˈkaɪ / has various origins and meanings in different cultures: In Estonian, Kai is a female (and very rarely male) name meaning "pier" or "quay". [1] [2] In Persian, Kai, or Kay, is a male name, meaning "king". It is also the name of a mythological shah (king) in the Shahnameh. In Japanese, kai has a number of meanings ...