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Pages in category "Latin feminine given names" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Ruby: This name is of Latin origin, meaning "deep red precious stone." Cerise: Of French origin, this unique name means "cherry." Hazel: Derived from the Hebrew name Hazael, this name means "God ...
Latin feminine given names (40 P) M. Latin masculine given names (56 P) P. Ancient Roman praenomina (39 P) Pages in category "Latin given names" The following 8 pages ...
In most cases, the names are "one-off" Latinized forms produced by adding the genitive endings -ii or -i for a man, -ae for a woman, or -orum in plural, to a family name, thereby creating a Latinized form. For example, a name such as Macrochelys temminckii notionally represents a latinization of the family name of Coenraad Jacob Temminck to ...
The binomial name often reflects limited knowledge or hearsay about a species at the time it was named. For instance Pan troglodytes, the chimpanzee, and Troglodytes troglodytes, the wren, are not necessarily cave-dwellers. Sometimes a genus name or specific descriptor is simply the Latin or Greek name for the animal (e.g. Canis is Latin for ...
Originating from the Latin word "flavus", meaning "golden" or "blonde", Flavia became an Ancient Roman nomen gentilicium for women of the gens Flavia.This gens gave rise to two imperial dynasties, the Flavian dynasty of the 1st-century and the Constantinian dynasty of the 2nd and 3rd-centuries, their use of the name (and its masculine counterpart Flavius) helped spread its popularity in the ...
4. Francisco. The name Francisco means “Frenchman” or “free man.”It is the Spanish cognate of the name Francis. Babies named Francisco are often nicknamed Frank, Frankie, Paco, Paquito ...
[5] [6] In 2022, it was the 31st most popular name given to girls in Canada. [7] The name's popularity has been attributed to its use in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, [8] as well as its usage by celebrities. [9] Names beginning with or containing the letter L have also been particularly fashionable for girls. [10]