Behind the Name: gvogel's Personal Name List

Alma 1

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Albanian, Slovene, Croatian

Pronounced: AL-mə(English) AL-ma(Spanish) AHL-ma(Dutch)

Personal remark: Latin "almus" = nourishing / Spanish "alma" = soul

Rating: 65% based on 6 votes

This name became popular after the Battle of Alma (1854), which took place near the River Alma in Crimea and ended in a victory for Britain and France. However, the name was in rare use before the battle; it was probably inspired by Latin almus "nourishing". It also coincides with the Spanish word meaning "the soul".

Fátima

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Portuguese, Spanish

Pronounced: FA-tee-mu(European Portuguese) FA-chee-mu(Brazilian Portuguese) FA-tee-ma(Spanish)

Personal remark: Arabic "fatimah" = to abstain; Prophet's daughter

Rating: 66% based on 5 votes

From the name of a town in Portugal, which was derived from the Arabic feminine name Fatima, apparently after a Moorish princess who converted to Christianity during the Reconquista. The town became an important Christian pilgrimage center after 1917 when three local children reported witnessing repeated apparitions of the Virgin Mary.

Kimia

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Persian

Other Scripts: کیمیا(Persian)

Pronounced: kee-mee-YAW

Personal remark: Persian "kimiya" = rare, unique, alchemy

Rating: 33% based on 3 votes

Alternate transcription of Kimiya.