Look up and gaze at the stars.
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Zuzanna
Usage: Polish, Latvian (Rare)
Pronounced: zoo-ZAN-na (Polish)
Behind the name: This was derived from the Hebrew word שׁוֹשָׁן (shoshan) meaning "lily".
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Lilith
Usage: Near Eastern Mythology, Judeo-Christian Legend.
Pronounced: LIL-ith.
Behind the name: Derived from Akkadian lilitu meaning “of the night”. This was the name of a demon in ancient Assyrian myths. In Jewish tradition she was Adam’s first wife, sent out of Eden and replaced by Eve because she would not submit to him. The offspring of Adam (or Samael) and Lilith were the evil spirits of the world.
(cr. behindthename.com)
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Braden
Usage: English, Irish.
Pronounced: BRAY-dən (English).
Behind the name: The English meaning of Braden is "broad valley" or "broad hillside".
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Lilla
Usage: Hungarian
Pronounced: LEEL-law
Behind the name: Derived from Lilac (the colour of the flower) in Germanic languages, also means ‘humorous one’ in Sanskrit.
Requested by @aestheticallyagressive
ps. thank you x
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Janice
Usage: English.
Pronounced: JAN-is.
Behind the name: In Hebrew, Janice means ‘Gift From God’. Elaborated form of JANE, created by Paul Leicester Ford for his novel 'Janice Meredith’ (1899).
(requested by anon ❤️)
“Sometimes it feels like I’ve got a war in my mind.”
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Nicoletta
Usage: Italian.
Pronounced: Ni-co-let-ta.
Behind the name: A feminine diminutive form of Nicolas, which is from the Greek Nikolaos, a compound name composed of the elements nikē (victory) and laos (the people): hence, "victory of the people."
(requested by anon.)
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Phillip
Usage: English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Biblical.
Pronounced: FIL-ip (English), FEE-lip (Dutch).
Behind the name: Derived from the Greek word Φίλιππος (Philippos) meaning "horse-loving" or "fond of horses”, also composed of the elements φιλος (philos) "friend, lover" and ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse".