2. ANGELICA
Feminine
English, Italian, Romanian, Literature
Derived from Latin angelicus meaning "angelic",
ultimately related to Greek αγγελος (angelos)
"messenger". The poets Boiardo and Ariosto used
this name in their 'Orlando' poems (1495 and
1532), where it belongs to Orlando's love interest. It
has been used as a given name since the 18th
century.
3. ETHAN
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English, Jewish, French, Biblical, Biblical Latin
OTHER SCRIPTS: ת ןָן אתיֵ (Hebrew)
PRONOUNCED: EE-thən (English)
Means "solid, enduring" in Hebrew. This is the name of a
wise man in the Old Testament. After the Protestant
Reformation it was occasionally used as a given name
in the English-speaking world, and it became somewhat
common in America due to the fame of the
revolutionary Ethan Allen (1738-1789). It only became
popular towards the end of the 20th century. This was
the name of the main character in Edith Wharton's
novel 'Ethan Frome' (1911).
4. WILLIAM
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: WIL-ee-əm, WIL-yəm
From the Germanic name Willahelm, which was
composed of the elements wil "will, desire" and helm
"helmet, protection". Saint William of Gellone was an
8th-century cousin of Charlemagne who became a
monk. The name was common among the Normans,
and it became extremely popular in England after
William the Conqueror was recognized as the first
Norman king of England. It was later borne by three
other English kings, as well as rulers of Scotland, Sicily
(of Norman origin), the Netherlands and Prussia.
6. MICHAEL
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish,
Dutch, Czech, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
OTHER SCRIPTS: א לֵ ל כָא מכיִ (Ancient Hebrew), Μιχαηλ (Ancient
Greek)
PRONOUNCED: MIE-kəl (English), MI-khah-el (German)
From the Hebrew name א לֵ ל כָא מכיִ (Mikha'el) meaning "who is
like God?". This is a rhetorical question, implying no
person is like God. Michael is one of the seven archangels
in Hebrew tradition and the only one identified as an
archangel in the Bible. In the Book of Revelation in the
New Testament he is portrayed as the leader of heaven's
armies, and thus is considered the patron saint of soldiers.
8. SOPHIA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English, Greek, German, Ancient Greek
OTHER SCRIPTS: Σοφια (Greek)
PRONOUNCED: so-FEE-ə (English), so-FIE-ə (British
English), zo-FEE-ah (German)
Means "wisdom" in Greek. This was the name of an early,
probably mythical, saint who died of grief after her three
daughters were martyred. Legends about her probably
arose as a result of a medieval misunderstanding of the
phrase Hagia Sophia "Holy Wisdom", which was the name
of a large basilica in Constantinople.
9. EMMA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English, French, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian,
Danish, Finnish, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
PRONOUNCED: EM-ə (English), E-mah (German)
Originally a short form of Germanic names that began with
the element ermen meaning "whole" or "universal". It was
introduced to England by Emma of Normandy, who was
the wife both of king Ethelred II (and by him the mother of
Edward the Confessor) and later of king Canute. It was
also borne by an 11th-century Austrian saint, who is
sometimes called Hemma.
10. ISABELLA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Italian, German, English, Swedish, Norwegian,
Danish, Dutch, Romanian
PRONOUNCED: ee-zah-BEL-lah (Italian), iz-ə-BEL-ə
(English)
Latinate form of ISABEL. This name was borne by many
medieval royals, including queen consorts of England,
France, Portugal, the Holy Roman Empire and Hungary,
as well as the powerful ruling queen Isabella of Castile
(properly called Isabel).
11. EMILY
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: EM-ə-lee
English feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL). In the English-
speaking world it was not common until after the German
House of Hanover came to the British throne in the 18th
century; the princess Amelia Sophia (1711-1786) was
commonly known as Emily in English, even though Amelia
is an unrelated name.
Famous bearers include the British author Emily Bronte
(1818-1848), who wrote 'Wuthering Heights', and the
American poet Emily Dickinson (1830-1886).
12. ELIZABETH
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English, Biblical
PRONOUNCED: i-LIZ-ə-bəth (English)
From Ελισαβετ (Elisabet), the Greek form of the Hebrew
name ב עַ) ע שֶַׁב לשיִשיאֱ ('Elisheva') meaning "my God is an oath" or
perhaps "my God is abundance". The Hebrew form
appears in the Old Testament where Elisheba is the wife
of Aaron, while the Greek form appears in the New
Testament where Elizabeth is the mother of John the
Baptist.
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