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in reply to a message by Appleby
I tried to find a name with that meaning and it was really hard. Most names already encode the exact place where the person is from and don't mean simply "dweller".
The ones that I found by searching on google were not particularly pretty in my opinion:
http://www.babynameworld.com/t.asp
Tanaka: dweller
(japanese name)
http://www.coolyaar.com/holyquran/gname.html
Aamirah: Inhabitant.
Ammarah: An inhabitant.
(islamic names)
I also found Leslie, which according to a website means a dweller in the grey castle (not exactly what you wanted), and the behindthename website gives a different meaning.
http://www.aboutbabynames.com/scottish_baby_names.php
Leslie - dweller in the gray castle; small meadow
Another option that is not exactly what you want is Vivian, which means living, alive.
Yet another option is Mora, which in Portuguese and Spanish means "dwells" or "inhabits" (third - person of the verb "morar", see http://www.verbix.com/webverbix/go.asp?D1=1&H1=102&T1=morar).
Hope this helps. Please post a message if you use any of these names or find others with this meaning. My last name means in polish "beyond the path" and it would be interesting to find a name meaning "inhabits" to go with this last name. Although "seeker" would also be a possibility.
Bianca
The ones that I found by searching on google were not particularly pretty in my opinion:
http://www.babynameworld.com/t.asp
Tanaka: dweller
(japanese name)
http://www.coolyaar.com/holyquran/gname.html
Aamirah: Inhabitant.
Ammarah: An inhabitant.
(islamic names)
I also found Leslie, which according to a website means a dweller in the grey castle (not exactly what you wanted), and the behindthename website gives a different meaning.
http://www.aboutbabynames.com/scottish_baby_names.php
Leslie - dweller in the gray castle; small meadow
Another option that is not exactly what you want is Vivian, which means living, alive.
Yet another option is Mora, which in Portuguese and Spanish means "dwells" or "inhabits" (third - person of the verb "morar", see http://www.verbix.com/webverbix/go.asp?D1=1&H1=102&T1=morar).
Hope this helps. Please post a message if you use any of these names or find others with this meaning. My last name means in polish "beyond the path" and it would be interesting to find a name meaning "inhabits" to go with this last name. Although "seeker" would also be a possibility.
Bianca
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Okay....I did a LOT of digging and this is what I came up with. Hopefully at the very least it will be interesting to you. While I was working on this I had a hard time coming up with female names. But, I was thinking why not take some of these and "convert" them to a female form, so I have done that. The first list contains the female names I found, the second list is my version of some female adaptations of male names and last you will find some of my own ideas which have little or nothing to do with what you asked for. Good luck!
Quirita: citizen (Latin)
Urbana: townswoman, from the city (Latin)
Viveka: little woman of the strong fortress
Dor: dwells (Hebrew)
Zibiah: the Lord dwells (Hebrew) [actually male but it could work]
Kuni: resident of (Japanese)
Viva: she lives (Spanish)
Habita: she inhabits (Spanish [prn AH-beeta]
Female Version Original Name
Burgessa Burgess: town citizen (German)
Pagana Paganus: villager (Latin)
Shahriza Shahrizad: city dweller (Arabic)
Winstona nn Winnie Winston: victory town (Old English)
And then there were some that just wouldn't "get feminine:"
Denizen: citizen
Denman: denizen (Welsh)
Clayton: town dweller
Citizen: resident of
Bonde: villager (Danish)
And a couple more that I thought might fit in somehow:
Brina: protector(Celtic)
Zenas: living (Hebrew)
Now, the reason why I included the "male" names that fit the meaning you are looking for is because I was thinking a little bit. I like this idea of working your last name's meaning into the rest of the child's name. But, why not the middle name as well???? What if you chose a first name that was more adjective based and coupled it with a middle name such as what we have here. Let me demonstrate:
Nadia Denman
hopeful, citizen
Calista Bonde
Quirita: citizen (Latin)
Urbana: townswoman, from the city (Latin)
Viveka: little woman of the strong fortress
Dor: dwells (Hebrew)
Zibiah: the Lord dwells (Hebrew) [actually male but it could work]
Kuni: resident of (Japanese)
Viva: she lives (Spanish)
Habita: she inhabits (Spanish [prn AH-beeta]
Female Version Original Name
Burgessa Burgess: town citizen (German)
Pagana Paganus: villager (Latin)
Shahriza Shahrizad: city dweller (Arabic)
Winstona nn Winnie Winston: victory town (Old English)
And then there were some that just wouldn't "get feminine:"
Denizen: citizen
Denman: denizen (Welsh)
Clayton: town dweller
Citizen: resident of
Bonde: villager (Danish)
And a couple more that I thought might fit in somehow:
Brina: protector(Celtic)
Zenas: living (Hebrew)
Now, the reason why I included the "male" names that fit the meaning you are looking for is because I was thinking a little bit. I like this idea of working your last name's meaning into the rest of the child's name. But, why not the middle name as well???? What if you chose a first name that was more adjective based and coupled it with a middle name such as what we have here. Let me demonstrate:
Nadia Denman
hopeful, citizen
Calista Bonde
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