Re: Non English names from my year
in reply to a message by 6sammie6
I like these:
Saron
Dora-already English
Sofia
Lucia-already English
Ada-already an English name
Saoirse
Aixa
Yaritza (nn Yari)
Karina (twin sister named Maria; brothers named Luciano and Alessandro)
Isadora
Kaja
Najla
Zameilun (nn Zam)
Tu
Andreas
Ariane (sister named Claire)
Elisabeth-this is already an English name. I like Parthenia.
Ruqiya
Vikram
Maeve
Rameen-Assyrian? Grew up with some Assyrian girls named Ramina
Sebastien
Ziliang (nn Zi)
Vladislav (nn Vlad)
Cliodna (nn Clio)
Cai Ying (went by Betty)
Mahlet (sister named Ruth)
Maguire (nn Maggie) (although I realize the using-Irish-surnames-as-given-names thing is uniquely American)-not really, this occurs in the UK, Canada, Australia and even Ireland
Brenda-this is an English name though
Javiera (nn Avi)
Zannatul (nn Zannat)
Saron
Dora-already English
Sofia
Lucia-already English
Ada-already an English name
Saoirse
Aixa
Yaritza (nn Yari)
Karina (twin sister named Maria; brothers named Luciano and Alessandro)
Isadora
Kaja
Najla
Zameilun (nn Zam)
Tu
Andreas
Ariane (sister named Claire)
Elisabeth-this is already an English name. I like Parthenia.
Ruqiya
Vikram
Maeve
Rameen-Assyrian? Grew up with some Assyrian girls named Ramina
Sebastien
Ziliang (nn Zi)
Vladislav (nn Vlad)
Cliodna (nn Clio)
Cai Ying (went by Betty)
Mahlet (sister named Ruth)
Maguire (nn Maggie) (although I realize the using-Irish-surnames-as-given-names thing is uniquely American)-not really, this occurs in the UK, Canada, Australia and even Ireland
Brenda-this is an English name though
Javiera (nn Avi)
Zannatul (nn Zannat)