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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.
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 ...
Pages in category "Latin given names" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Arminda; B. Brendanus; C.
Veronica (variants in other languages: Veronika, Verónica, Verônica, Véronique, Weronika, Вероника) is a female given name, a Latin alteration of the ancient Macedonian name Berenice (Βερενίκη), [1] which in turn is derived from the Macedonian form of the Attic Greek Φερενίκη, Phereníkē, or Φερονίκη, Pheroníkē, from φέρειν, phérein, to bring, and ...
Gloria is the anglicized form of the Latin feminine given name gloriae (Latin pronunciation:), meaning immortal glory; [1] glory, fame, renown, praise, honor. [2] The name, as Maria de Gloria, was in regular use in Spain by 1700, one of a number of Titles of Mary in use for Portuguese and Spanish girls.
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 ...
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It is likely derived from the same root as the Latin word aemulus, which means to rival, excel, or emulate, [1] but this may be a folk etymology. Although similar Germanic names like Amalia may appear to be related to Emilia, Emily and Aemilia, they in fact have a different origin. In Greek, it is often written in the form "Αιμιλία ...