Casimir

Meaning: (Proclamation of Peace, Keeping the Peace, Declaration of Peace, Peaceful, Destroyer of Peace, Famous Destroyer (of Peace)". Associated with Poland for her famous 11th-century king, who brought peace to the nation. Also a saint's name (15th century). Several Polish kings have borne this name, including Casimir III the Great and Saint Casimir, a patron saint of Poland and Lithuania. The name was imported into Western Europe via Germany, where it was borne by some royalty.)

Origin: (Polish, Slavic, English)

Pronunciation: (KAA-Ziy-Mih-R, KAH-zee-meer, KAZ-i-meer)

Gender: Male   

I was trying to find dark and light names for a character but I came across this name which I decided not to use in my story but decided to add to my blog. The meanings are very nice and strong. The meanings remind me of the name Vladimir *see on list of posts*. The name has a long history of use and has a handsome strong look. All around I like it a lot.

Bramwell

Meaning: (Broom Well, Raven Well, bram (broom, gorse) and well = (water source or river). It is from brom meaning 'broom, brambles' ; waell 'pool, stream, spring, well'. The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself from a place so named in Derbyshire, England. The surname was first used in the 12th century, and it has been recorded in other forms such as Bromele and Bremwell. The name has been borne by Salvationist Bramwell Booth (1856-1929), as well as the painter and poet Patrick Branwell Brontë (1817-1848). This interesting name is of English locational origin from some unidentified spot, probably lost as a result of enforced "clearing" and dispersal of former inhabitants to make way for sheep pastures at the height of the wool trade in the 14th Century. The Black Death of 1348 may also have contributed to this phenomenon. The placename itself, was composed of the old English per 7th Century words "brom", broom, gorse plus "well(a)", spring, stream. The surname itself is distributed fairly evenly throughout England. The surname first appears in the 12th Century (see below). Homfrey Bramwell was christened at Mobberly, Cheshire in August 1582, while Elizabeth Bramwell married Humphrey Hales at Nantwich Cheshire on February 2nd 1616. Richard , son of Robert and Abigaell Bremwell was christened at St. Dunstan, Stepney, London on November 3rd 1670. George William Wilshere Bramwell or Baron Bramwell (1808 - 1892) was a judge, who studied under Fitzroy Kelly; he was called to the bar 1838; appointed Lord Justice 1876 - 1881 and raised to the peerage in 1882. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Mathew de Bromele, which was dated 1150, The Pipe Rolls of Cheshire, during the reign of King Stephen, known as "Count of Blois", 1135 - 1154. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling. Place name.)

Origin: (Old English)

Pronunciation: (BRAEMWehL)

Gender: Male

I was looking for a certain name for one of my characters that had the meaning Raven and I came across this one. I at first looked at Bram *see on list of posts* but then I saw it could be a nickname of Bramwell so I looked into Bramwell. It has a unique look and the meanings are good. It has a nice long history of use as well. I could see a gothic character being named this and I mean a really scary gothic setting not a kid wearing black, LOL. I could imagine a huge dark castle presided over by a creepy man, LOL! :~)

Bram

Meaning: (Bramble; a Thicket of Wild Gorse, Raven, High Father, Father of Many, Father of Multitude, Abbreviation of Abraham and Abram and Bramwell.)

Origin: (Scottish, Gaelic, Irish, Hebrew, Dutch)

Pronunciation: (bram, BR-AH-M, BraeM)  

Gender: Male

I was looking for a certain name for one of my characters that had the meaning Raven and I came across this one. The main meaning isn’t Raven but one of the meanings is Raven. I decided not to use this as a characters name but I still decided to add it to this blog. Also a cool association can be made to the famous bearer Bram Stoker, Writer of Dracula. It is short and easily pronounced. The meanings are decent and the look good. Also this could be a nickname for Abraham or Abram or Bramwell, so if an author doesn’t want to use the longer version all the time they can nickname the character Bram.  

Merryn

Meaning: (Joyful, Lighthearted, Of the Sea, Star of the Sea, Pearl of the Sea, Beloved of Amun, Pregnant Mother, Variant of Merry, A traditional name from Cornwall, Used since the Middle Ages, it was originally used as a man’s name. St. Merryn is the name of a village in Cornwall and the name may have originally been given to girls born here.)

Origin: (Old Cornish, Old English, Latin, French, Scandinavian, Egyptian)

Pronunciation: (MEH-rin, MEER-uhn, MEH-RihN)

Gender: Female

I was looking up the meaning of a name and saw this one. I have decided to use it as the name of my main characters ancestress in my current novel I am writing. I had never seen this name before but I really like it. The meanings are beautiful and it is interesting in its look.

Adabella

Meaning: (Lovely, Ornament, Adornment, Brightness, Noble, Honorable)

Origin: (Spanish, Hebrew, Germanic)

Pronunciation: (AEDAHBEHL-AH, add-a-bell-a)

Gender: Female

I was looking up another name and saw this one. The meanings are pretty and lovely. This is a good alternative to the more popular Isabella if you want Bella as a nickname but not be with the name Isabella. It has a classy very proper look though I had never seen or heard of it if before. But it just seems like one of those names I could see on a southern belle in the late 1930’s – 1940’s or something. I could see a lady on a large covered porch sipping sweet tea and waiting for her beloved to return from war.

Elyse

Meaning: (From the Blessed Isles, God’s Promise, God is My Oath, Variant of Elisa, Elissa, Elizabeth, Elysia. It was popularized in the early 1980s by a character from the television comedy 'Family Ties'.)

Origin: (Greek, Hebrew, Latin, English)

Pronunciation: (eh-LEES)

Gender: Female

I think this is a beautiful name with lovely pretty meanings. I keep thinking there is a name similar in look on the blog but I can’t remember the name and too many posts to look through, LOL. I imagine this in another world setting. I love the look of this name.

Anki

Meaning: (God is Gracious, God Has Shown Favor, Learning by Heart, Memory Work, Variant of Ann.)

Origin: (Swedish, Dutch, Nordic, Finnish, Hebrew, Japanese)

Pronunciation: (AENGKIY, AHN-key)

Gender: Female

I think this was one of the names of the mother of one of my favorite music artists. It’s been a while so I can’t really remember if this is it. So this I believe was one of the names and the other was Alla *see on list of posts*. I think this is a pretty name that has good meanings. I like the foreign to English speakers look.  

Alla

Meaning: (Deity, God, The Other, Of a Noble Kind, Defender of Men, Noble, Honorable, Ornament, Brightness, Variant of Ella and Alexandra.)

Origin: (Swedish, Icelandic, Finnish, Russian, Old Greek, Germanic, Hebrew)

Pronunciation: (AALLaa, ahl-lah)

Gender: Female

I think this was one of the names of the mother of one of my favorite music artists. It’s been a while so I can’t really remember if this is it.  I think though short it has a good look. I don’t think I would particularly like it as a characters first name but maybe if it was part of double barrel name I would like. The meanings are lovely and strong. I like the name but am not like in love with it.

Adalind

Meaning: (Noble and Tender, from the Germanic elements adal "noble" and linde "soft, tender".)

Origin: (Ancient Germanic)

Pronunciation: (ada-lind, ada-lyn)

Gender: Female

I saw this when I read information for an episode of the TV Series Grimm. My parents are obsessed with that show. Anyway one of the characters is named this. I however do not watch the show as it is on the same time as one of my shows. Adalind looks like a really pretty name. It has a unique look but still uses common elements. I like the meanings a lot as well. It is just such a cute and pretty name. I could see this on nobility maybe in a sci-fi / fantasy setting.

Halliwell

Meaning: (Holy Well, Lives by the Holy Spring, Place Name. This interesting English surname with spellings including Hallawell, Hallewell, Helliwell, Holliwell and Hollowell is of locational origin. It derives from any of the several places named with the Old English pre 7th Century elements "halig" meaning "holy", plus "well(a)", a well or spring. These places include Halliwell in Lancashire, recorded as Haliwell circa 1200; Holwell in Dorset and Oxfordshire appearing respectively as Halegewelle and Haliwelle in the Domesday Book of 1086; Halwell and Halwill in Devonshire, recorded as Halgewilla in 1086, and Holywell in Northumberland, Kent, Cambridgeshire and Cornwall. There is also a place in Clwyd called Holywell. John de Halewell, of Halliwell, was Dean of Lancashire in 1288, and in 1327 Editha atte Holywelle appeared in the "Subsidy Rolls of Somerset". An interesting namebearer was James Orchard Halliwell, (1820 - 1889), who arranged and described the Stratford-on-Avon archives, and wrote much on the history of the town. His "Life of Shakespeare" appeared in 1848. A Coat of Arms granted to the Halliwell family consists of a gold shield with three silver goats trippant, and attired in gold, on a red bend. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Osbert de Haliwell', which was dated 1200 - "The Pipe Rolls of Suffolk", during the reign of King John, known as Lackland, 1199 - 1216. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling. )

Origin: (Old English)

 

Pronunciation: (HHAEL-IHVEHL, hal-lee-well, hall-E-well, hal-uh-well, hal-lah-well)

 

Gender: Uni-Sex

I have decided to use this as a surname in the current novel I am writing. I first saw this on a TV series as a surname. It has a good meaning and has a nice long history of use. As a given name I would be very interested to see the reason for use but I think I would like it a lot.

I pronounce it hal-uh-well or hal-oh-well or hal-lah-well but apparently that is an American pronunciation use but that is how I at first heard it. Apparently hal-lee-well or hall-E-well are more acceptable versions by some.