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Anush f Armenian
Means "sweet" in Armenian. This was the name of an 1890 novel by the Armenia writer Hovhannes Tumanyan. It was adapted into an opera in 1912 by Armen Tigranian.

Aýnabat f Turkmen
Derived from Turkmen aý "moon" and nabat, a type of crystallized sugar candy.

Blagica f Macedonian
Derived from Macedonian благ (blag) meaning "sweet, pleasant, good" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Blagoy m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian благ (blag) meaning "sweet, pleasant, good".

Blagun m Macedonian
Derived from Macedonian благ (blag) meaning "sweet, pleasant, good".

Burcu f Turkish
Means "sweet smelling, fragrant" in Turkish.

Dulce f Spanish, Portuguese
Means "sweet" or "candy" in Spanish.

Dulcibella f English (Archaic)
From Latin dulcis "sweet" and bella "beautiful". The usual medieval spelling of this name was Dowsabel, and the Latinized form Dulcibella was revived in the 18th century.

Dulcie f English
From Latin dulcis meaning "sweet". It was used in the Middle Ages in the spellings Dowse and Duce, and was recoined in the 19th century.

Dulcinea f Literature
Derived from Spanish dulce meaning "sweet". This name was (first?) used by Miguel de Cervantes in his novel Don Quixote (1605), where it belongs to the love interest of the main character, though she never actually appears in the story.

Esti 1 f Basque (Rare)
Means "sweet, honey", from Basque ezti.

Glykeria f Greek, Late Greek
From Greek γλυκερός (glykeros) meaning "sweet". This was the name of a 2nd-century saint from Heraclea.

Madhu f & m Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu
From Sanskrit मधु (madhu) meaning "sweet, honey". This is another name of Chaitra, the first month of the Hindu year (which occurs in March and April).

Madhukar m Hindi, Marathi
Means "bee, honey-maker" in Sanskrit.

Madhur m & f Hindi
Means "sweet" in Sanskrit.

Miela f Esperanto
Means "sweet" in Esperanto, derived from mielo "honey", ultimately from Latin mel.

Mutnedjmet f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mwt-nḏmt meaning "Mut is sweet", from the name of the goddess Mut combined with nḏm "sweet, pleasant". This name was borne by the wife of the pharaoh Horemheb.

Myron m English, Ukrainian, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μύρον (myron) meaning "sweet oil, perfume". Myron was the name of a 5th-century BC Greek sculptor. Saints bearing this name include a 3rd-century bishop of Crete and a 4th-century martyr from Cyzicus who was killed by a mob. These saints are more widely revered in the Eastern Church, and the name has generally been more common among Eastern Christians. As an English name, it has been used since the 19th century.

Nazia f Urdu, Bengali
From Persian نازی (nazi) meaning "sweet, coy".

Nousha f Persian (Rare)
Means "sweet, pleasant" in Persian.

Pipaluk f Greenlandic
Means "sweet little thing who belongs to me" in Greenlandic.

Pollux m Roman Mythology
Roman form of Greek Πολυδεύκης (Polydeukes) meaning "very sweet", from Greek πολύς (polys) meaning "much" and δευκής (deukes) meaning "sweet". In mythology he was the twin brother of Castor and a son of Zeus. The constellation Gemini, which represents the two brothers, contains a star by this name.

Sadb f Irish Mythology, Old Irish
Probably derived from the old Celtic root *swādu- meaning "sweet". This was a common name in medieval Ireland. In Irish mythology Sadb was a woman transformed into a deer. She was the mother of Oisín by Fionn mac Cumhaill.

Shirin f Persian
Means "sweet" in Persian. This was the name of a character in Persian and Turkish legend.

Slađana f Serbian, Croatian
Derived from Serbian and Croatian sladak meaning "sweet".

Trendafilka f Macedonian
Derived from Macedonian трендафил (trendafil) meaning "eglantine, sweet briar".

Zisel f Yiddish (Rare)
From Yiddish זיס (zis) meaning "sweet".

Zusa f Yiddish (Rare)
Means "sweet" in Yiddish.

Zusman m Yiddish (Rare)
Means "sweet man" in Yiddish.

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