Friday, September 2, 2011

nimede tähendusest

Some of the well-known monikers used by royal families

Regal Name Royal family Name Origin Meaning
Adela England Old German noble and serene
Adelaide Germany Old German noble and kind
Alexander Russia Greek a defender of men
Alexandrine Germany Greek defender of mankind
Alexia Greece Greek a defender of mankind
Alfred England Old English wise counselor
Alice England Teutonic noble
Anastasia Russia Greek she who will rise again
Andrei Russia Greek manly
Andrew England Greek manly, courageous
Anne England Hebrew grace, favoured by God
Arabella England Latin a beautiful altar
Arthur England Celtic strong as a bear
Augusta England Latin majestic or revered
Augustus England Latin venerated, the exalted one
Basil Russia Greek knightly, royal
Beatrice England Latin bringer of gladness
Blanche England Old French fair-haired
Boris Russia Slavic warrior
Carlos Spanish Teutonic a free person
Caroline England Teutonic a free person
Cecilia Germany Latin blind one or the sixth
Charles England Teutonic manly, free person
Charlotte Germany French little woman
Christina Spanish Latin follower of Christ
Edgar England Old English great spear carrier
Edmund England Old English protector
Edward England Old English happy guardian
Eleanor England Old French light of the sun
Elena Spanish Greek light of the sun
Elizabeth England Hebrew consecrated to God
Emma England Teutonic healer of the universe
Ernest England Teutonic the serious one
Felipe Spanish Greek fond of horses
Frederica Germany Teutonic a peaceful ruler
Geoffrey England Teutonic divinely peaceful
George England Greek a tiller of the soil
Haakon Norway Scandinavian honoured son
Harald Norway Old Norse army power
Harold England Old Norse ruler of the army
Helena England Greek the light of the sun
Henry England Teutonic estate ruler
Igor Russia Scandinavian bow warrior
Ivan Russia Hebrew God is gracious
James England Hebrew the supplanter
Jane England Hebrew God is gracious
John England Hebrew God is gracious
Juan Spanish Hebrew God is gracious
Kira Russia Persian the sun
Louisa Germany Latin renowned in battle
Louise England Teutonic renowned in battle
Margaret England Latin pearl
Martha Norway Hebrew lady
Matilda England Teutonic mighty battle maiden
Mikhail Russia Russian like the Lord
Natalia Russia Latin born at Christmas
Nicholas Russia Greek victory of the people
Nicolaos Greece Greek victory of the people
Oleg Russia Scandinavian holy
Olga Russia Russian the holy one
Paul Greece Latin small, humble
Richard England Teutonic brave and strong
Robert England Teutonic bright fame
Roger England Teutonic a famous spearman
Sofia Spanish Greek wisdom
Sonja Norway Greek wisdom
Stephen England Greek a crown or garland
Tatiana Russia Latin from a clan name
Theodore Russia Greek God’s gift
Victoria England Latin the victorious one
Vladimir Russia Slavic great ruler
Vladislav Russia Slavic glorious rule
Wilhelmina Germany Teutonic protector
William England Teutonic resolute protector
Xenia Russia Greek welcome

5 comments:

mrt said...

Ilus nimi sul. :)

elfriide tramm said...

sul ka :)

MUHEDIK said...

vaata, mis kõik teada ei saa:)

elfriide tramm said...

jap, muhedik :). mde, sinu nimi kuulub mu lemmiknimede hulka :)

mrt said...

justjust. :)