Message: "Do these names have any meaning?"

Do these names have any meaning?

by Mada Weird

8/7/2004, 6:03 PM

I've collected these mostly from fantasy books and I was wondering if any of them are actual names with meaninings. Information on their ethnic background would be very welcome too.

Here they are:

Feminine

Elonda
Carenatta
Joralyna
Sotaralis
Katari
Otile (pr. like oh-TEE-lay or similar)

Masculine

Deslar
Zador
Fellass (not sure of spelling)
Kedas
Fined (finn-ED)

Any help would be greatly appreciated...
- Mada

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- bernatchez (guest) +1

9/4/2004, 7:58 PM

where does the name Bernatchez originate?

- Bernie (guest)

12/4/2017, 11:16 AM

I find it in Gascony (southwest France) and speculate that it may be Spanish or Basque in origin.

- Claire (guest)

8/8/2004, 7:18 PM

guys

Zador sounds Hungarian (like Sandor).

Fellass sounds like Felice pronounced the English way, not fe-lee-tchay like in Italian.

About the girls, I had an idea: maybe Joralyna is some kind of combo of Jorie and Lina?

- Claire (guest) +2

8/8/2004, 7:12 PM

girls

Elonda: variation of Eluned? A website I've seen listed it as a Welsh name made of "eilun", image, and "da", good.

Carenatta: Italian or Spanish form of Charnette? Or maybe a variation or pet form of Macarena or Karena?

Katari: variation of Katarina or Katri?

Otile: form of Ottilie or Odile?

- Miranda (Randee15) +1

8/8/2004, 7:25 PM

How does Elonda coming from Elodia sound? I.e. Elodia -> Eloda -> Elonda.

Miranda

- Claire (guest)

8/8/2004, 7:56 PM

It is possible, yup. Eloda could be a variation of Elodia, and Elonda a pet form (probably Spanish or Italian) of Eloda... :)

- Miranda (Randee15) +1

8/7/2004, 6:36 PM

I'd wager Otile was derived from Ottilie.

Miranda

- Mada Weird

8/7/2004, 8:23 PM

Hmmm, thinking about it that would seem entirely possible. Thanks Miranda. :)

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