Akila

Meaning: (Wise, Intelligent, Logical, The Earth)

Origin: (Egyptian, Arabic, Swahili)

Pronunciation: (aa-K-L-aa, ah-KEEL-ah)

Gender: Female

When looking up the name Akilia *see on list of posts* I came across Akila and many of the meanings are similar for each name. Akila is an interesting name and I do like the meanings. However this is a name that will fall to the back of my mind unlike Akilia. I think the spelling or over all look don’t really appeal that greatly to me. However it is very old looking and would I think go great as the name of character or place on another planet.

Moya

Meaning: (Bitter, Sea of Bitterness, Rebelliousness, Wished for Child, To Swell, Exceptional, Variant of Maia (Greek) Great, Mother, Also English form of Moira and Mary.)

Origin: (Irish, Celtic, Norwegian, Spanish, Hebrew, Egyptian)

Pronunciation: (MOYah)

Gender: Female

A few months ago I was watching re-runs of the sci-fi TV show Farscape. The living ship the crew resided on was called Moya. I love that show and I also love many of the names on the show. I have already added Aeryn *see on list of posts* and Chiana *see on list of posts*. Aeryn also is on my Favorite Female Name List.

The meanings are generally good and I like the variants so you can switch either of these names for the variants if you wish. Moya seems to me a name I could see on a Pacifica Islander or something. Since it was in a sci-fi / fantasy TV show it could of course fit right back in a sci-fi / fantasy novel setting.

Marusya

Meaning: (Bitter, Sea of Bitterness, Rebelliousness, Wished for Child, To Swell, Tart, Beloved of Amun, Pregnant)

Origin: (Russian, Hebrew, Egyptian, French)

Pronunciation: (Maa-R-UW-SYaa)

Gender: Female

I was reading either the 2013 or 2014 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses and I saw this name. The meanings are diverse and interesting. I rather love the look of this name. It has a unique look but looks like Mary which has many of the same meanings. It is a really pretty name. I would love to see this name more often.

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.

Maera

Meaning:  (Jolly, Jovial, Marvelous, Star of the Sea, Daughter of Atlas, Beloved of Amun, Great Lord, Pregnant Mother, Greek Mythology: Maera (hound), hound of Icarius, was turned into the dog star. Maera, daughter of Proetus the son of Thersander, mother of Locrus by Zeus. Maera, daughter of Atlas, wife of Tegeates.  Maera, one of the Nereids, daughters of Nereus and Doris. Maera, one of the four daughters of the river god Erasinus, along with Anchirhoe, Byze and Melite. They are associated with Britomartis.)

Origin: (Latin, Irish, Gaelic, Celtic, Egyptian, French, Greek Mythology)

Pronunciation: (M-EHRah, May-Rah, mare-uh) 

Gender: Female

When looking up the meanings behind Atlas *See on list of posts* I saw this name. I like the lovely meanings and the spelling of this name is unique. It has a large usage in mythology as well.

Keira / Kyra / Kira

Meaning: (Dark, Lady, Black Haired, It is an Anglicized version of Ciara, the name of a 7th century saint, Kyra it is a form of the name Kiran, pronounced /ˈkɪərən/KEER-ən. Kiran is of Hindi and Sanskrit origin, meaning "beam of light". From Sanskrit, it evolved to the Persian and Egyptian word Ki-Ra for "like Ra, the sun" and later to ancient Greek where its meaning became "lady" (male name Kyros (see Kyrie), meaning "lord"). A short form of kyria, κυρία, the Greek title of respect for a woman.

The word Sire for addressing royalty in western European languages is a modern variant of it. Therefore it can also be used as a female form of Cyril. In Slavonic, it means "strong woman".

Kira (Ки́ра): Feminine form of Russian Kir, meaning "mistress, ruler." This also can translate to "Leader of the people" or "One the people look to". Though the popularity and direct translation for the Russian forms of the name Kira are debated, there are several other Russian translations including Кира meaning "beloved". Kira is another Russian derivative for the name Kyra, descended from Kyros, the Greek form of the Persian name Kûrush, which may mean "far sighted" or may be related to the Persian word khur "sun". The name is sometimes associated with Greek kyrios "lord". This was the name of several kings of Persia, including Cyrus the Great, who conquered Babylon. He is famous in the Old Testament for freeing the captive Jews and allowing them to return to Israel. The etymologically unrelated Japanese name, romanized as "Kira", is common in Japan, as both given name and family name. "Kira kira" also means glittery, or shiny, in Japanese. Irish derived from Ciar (Black): hence, “Black-Haired One.” In the U.S., Ciara is pronounced phonetically, rather than with its Gaelic pronunciation of keer-ah.)

Origin: (Irish, Gaelic, Celtic, Greek, Hindi, Sanskrit, Persian, Egyptian, Russian)

Pronunciation: (KEER-ə, KEE-ruh, KEE-ra)

Gender: Female

I have used this name as a main characters daughter's name. I used Keira but I like Kyra and see that spelling a lot. I love the beautiful meanings and the simple shortness of this name. There are many different genres and characters this could fit. I also like the pronunciation of this name.

Issa

Meaning: (Salvation, Protection, God Saves, Iron, Rainbow)

Origin: (Egyptian, Arabic, Teutonic)

Pronunciation: (ee-sah, ee-suh, EYE-suh, EE-sa, EYE-zah)

Gender: Female

I was watching something the other day and they mentioned the fashion designer Daniella Issa. I really came to like the name Issa. The meaning is good and it has a unique look and its a short name. I would love to see this as a character name.

Ambra

Meaning: (Jewel, Amber, Amber Colored)

Origin: (Italian, French, Egyptian, Gaelic, Arabic)

Pronunciation: (ahm-br-uh, AEMBRah)

Gender: Female


I was watching this thing about healthy eating and this lady from Italy was named Ambra. This is the Italian version of Amber but I like it way better than Amber. Amber is way too popular a name and I just don't care for it (no offence to any Amber's out there.) I really like the meaning and pronunciation. I like the look of Ambra as well.

Marella

Meaning: (Shining Sea, Star of the Sea, Sea of Bitterness, Rebelliousness, Wished For Child, To Sparkle)

Origin: (Celtic, Irish, Hebrew, Spanish, Egyptian, Italian, Latin, Danish)

Pronunciation: (MerEHLah)

Gender: Female


This is a surname of a guy I saw on T.V on WWE Wrestling his name is Santino Marella. I thought this has a nice look to it and the meaning is quite pretty. So I thought it would make a pretty first name.