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Archaic perfume vase in the shape of a siren, c. 540 BC The etymology of the name is contested. Robert S. P. Beekes has suggested a Pre-Greek origin. [5] Others connect the name to σειρά (seirá, "rope, cord") and εἴρω (eírō, "to tie, join, fasten"), resulting in the meaning "binder, entangler", [6] [better source needed] i.e. one who binds or entangles through magic song.
Pisinoe, also called Peisithoe (Πεισιθόη), one of the Sirens. She was attested as a daughter of the river-god Achelous and the Muse Melpomene [1] [2] or Sterope, daughter of King Porthaon of Calydon. [3] She may have two sisters, variously named as Thelxiepeia [1] [2] [4] [5] and Aglaope [1] [4] or Molpe [2] or Ligea. [5]
The names are held to derive from Common Germanic *nikwus or *nikwis(i), derived from PIE *neigʷ ("to wash"). [3] They are related to Sanskrit nḗnēkti, Greek νίζω nízō and νίπτω níptō, and Irish nigh (all meaning to wash or be washed). [4] The form neck appears in English and Swedish (näck, definite form näcken). [4]
Celebrate your little girl’s individuality by giving her a unique girl name. Here are 205 unique names for your daughter.
Jillian, or Jill for short, is an English name with Latin roots and a meaning of “youthful” that’s well-suited to, well, pretty much any newborn girl. 8. Rebecca. This name of Hebrew origin ...
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A Moog synthesizer uses the name "Sirin: Analog Messenger of Joy". The Chinese Mobile game Honkai Impact 3rd features a Slavic girl from Belarus named Sirin, as one of the game's major antagonists. "Songbird" Sirin is a female companion in the game Tyranny , who enchants people's minds with her singing.
Say "bonjour" to French names for girls beyond classics like "Marie," "Charlotte" and "Louise.". American parents fell in love with French girl names in the 1960s, according to Laura Wattenberg ...