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ArchivesRe: Name meanings: Bhavisha, Elnieke, Neshalin & Hunwoo
in reply to a message by Miss Dove
You will probably have to call up Hunwoo's parents to ask them what his name means. Most Korean names, like most Chinese and Japanese names, are created from words in the Korean language by the parents, but there are so many homonyms in those languages that those of us who don't know the languages can't easily interpret what the parents wanted the name to mean without asking them.
In The Penguin Book of Hindu Names by Maneka Gandhi, Bhavisha is said to mean "striving to exist, lord of existence" and is another name for the god Shiva. However, it's listed only as a male name in that book.
I would guess that Elnieke is simply an Afrikaans pet form of Elna, which itself is one of the many shortened forms of Helena. But that would need to be confirmed further to be sure.
I can't find anything like Neshalin in my reference books tonight.
In The Penguin Book of Hindu Names by Maneka Gandhi, Bhavisha is said to mean "striving to exist, lord of existence" and is another name for the god Shiva. However, it's listed only as a male name in that book.
I would guess that Elnieke is simply an Afrikaans pet form of Elna, which itself is one of the many shortened forms of Helena. But that would need to be confirmed further to be sure.
I can't find anything like Neshalin in my reference books tonight.
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