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These are two names I love - but I don't know what they mean!
I don't know the origin of Tanaquil, but it might be Latin. I found Vildana in a book about young people in different parts of the world. It was the name of a girl from Bosnia - Herzegovina (I think she was of Serbian or Croatian origin, but I'm not sure).
I don't know the origin of Tanaquil, but it might be Latin. I found Vildana in a book about young people in different parts of the world. It was the name of a girl from Bosnia - Herzegovina (I think she was of Serbian or Croatian origin, but I'm not sure).
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hi!my name is vildana and i know it means, children, among other things.
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Vildana
This would be the feminine form of the Turkish name Vildan meaning "new-born baby" or "slave"
This would be the feminine form of the Turkish name Vildan meaning "new-born baby" or "slave"
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Thanx, Stef! Slave...bad meaning. Think I like that thing about "new - born baby" better! :)
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Tanaquil
Tanaquil is the Latin version of the Etruscan name "Thanchvil", which means "gift of Thana" (Thana presumably being a lost Etruscan goddess).
Due to the historical significance of the name (from the 7th century B.C.E. Etruscan nobelwoman and prophetess who founded the Etruscan dynasty of ancient Rome) the name has come to be associated with a domineering, ambitious woman.
-- Nanaea
Tanaquil is the Latin version of the Etruscan name "Thanchvil", which means "gift of Thana" (Thana presumably being a lost Etruscan goddess).
Due to the historical significance of the name (from the 7th century B.C.E. Etruscan nobelwoman and prophetess who founded the Etruscan dynasty of ancient Rome) the name has come to be associated with a domineering, ambitious woman.
-- Nanaea
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Thanx, Nanaea!
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Yep...this is my favorite name. She set up both her husband and her slave on the throne. Also the name of a ballet dancer who married George Balanchine.
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small correction
That should've been "noblewoman" -- not "nobelwoman", as Tanaquil and her kin most likely would not have won any prizes for peace. :)
-- Nanaea
That should've been "noblewoman" -- not "nobelwoman", as Tanaquil and her kin most likely would not have won any prizes for peace. :)
-- Nanaea
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