Henna

Meaning: (Home Ruler, House Owner, Lord of the Manor, God was Gracious, God has Shown Favor, A shrub that bears clusters of small cream-colored, four-petal flowers at the tips of its branches; their strong fragrance is especially enjoyed by Middle Eastern peoples. Often a sprig of henna is put in bouquets, and women wear it in their hair and in their bosom. From ancient times henna has also been employed as a cosmetic. This shrub (Lawsonia inermis), which still grows wild in Palestine, attains a maximum height of about 4 m (13 ft). It is mentioned only in The Song of Solomon (1:14; 4:13; 7:11). Henna paste, which is made from pulverized leaves of the plant, is used as a cosmetic. When the paste is washed off, the stain, commonly an orange or reddish color, remains. Henna has been used to dye the nails of fingers and toes, fingertips, hands, feet, beards, hair, and even the manes and tails of horses, as well as skins and leather. The Hebrew root from which ko′pher is thought to be derived has been defined as “cover,” seemingly indicative of its use as a dye.—Compare Ge 6:14.)

Origin: (German, Hebrew, Finnish)

Pronunciation: (he en na, hen-nuh, Go to this site and run your cursor over Henna to hear how it is said: http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=henna)

Gender: Female

I thought of this the other day and I think Henna would make a cool name. It is a plant which is rarely used as a name and the other meanings are really nice. I saw on Yahoo Answers that the views on this as a name are not so good but I think in a novel it would be cool on a character. It is easy to pronounce and is kind of pretty. It sort of looks like the name Hanna or Hannah so if you don't want to use those names this could be a great alternative.