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Surname: Coultas
This most interesting and unusual surname is of early medieval English origin, and is a topographical or occupational name for someone who lived or worked at a stables, a colt-house or colt-keeper, from the early modern English word “coulthus”, which is a compound of “co(u)lt”, an Olde English word for a young ass, or young horse, a colt, and “hus”, the Olde English word for house. The name itself is widespread in the Yorkshire region, and was first recorded there in the late 16th Century (see below). The Church Registers of Yorkshire record the following early entries of the surname: the christening of Robert, son of Robertus Cowltus, on February 26th 1575 at Hackness; the marriage of Robert Coultas and Anna Snipe on July 22nd 1576, also at Hackness; while Isabel Coultas married Richard Markson on October 26th 1621 at Wintringham. The first recording of the surname in London Church Registers is the christening of Margaritt Coltis, daughter of William Coltis, on May 11th 1576 at St. Botolph without Aldgate. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William Cowthus, which was dated 1562, in the “Register of the Freemen of the City of York”, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1, known as “Good Queen Bess”, 1558 – 1603. 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.

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Name: Darko (I also like Darco)
Gender:Boy
Origin:Slavonic
Meaning:Gift
Pronunciation:(DAR ko)
Form of:Itself (Darko)
Categories: Slovenian, Slavic, Croatian, Serbian

Surname: Darco
Recorded as Darci, Darco, and in England apparently Darko, this is a French surname, or at least a surname of French origins. It is locational from the town of Arcy, and hence the fused form of D’arci or later Darcy, in the departement of La Manche, in Northern France. It is also recorded in the famous English historical record and register of lands, the Domesday Book, in 1086, with that of Norman de Arci of Lincoln. Locational surnames, wherever they are found in the world, are usually ‘from’ names. That is to say names that were given to people after they left their original homes to move somewhere else, and were best identified by being called after their former homestead, wherever that might be. Over the centuries spelling being at best erratic, and local accents and dialects very thick, often lead to the development of ’sounds like’ spellings. In this case the surviving church registers of France, most were destroyed in the famous Revolution of 1792, includes examples such as Jean Darco and his wife Jeanne, nee Barre, at Vendresse, in the Ardennes, on May 26th 1718, and Anne Darcy who married Simon Aubert, on January 25th 1780 at Colombey-les-Belles, Meurther-et-Moselle. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to “develop” often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

Name: Devi
Gender:Girl
Origin:Indian
Meaning:God
Pronunciation:(dev ee)
Form of:Dev (male – God)
Categories: Hindu, Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian
Used in:Hindi speaking countries

Name: Devika
Gender:Girl
Origin:Sanskrit
Meaning:Like god
Pronunciation:(dey VIH ka)
Form of:
Itself (Devika)
Categories:Hindu, Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian
Used in:Hindi speaking countries

Name: Asuka
Gender:Girl
Origin:Japanese
Meaning:Smell of tomorrow
Pronunciation:(AH soo kah)
Form of:Itself (Asuka)
Categories:Asian, Japanese
Used in:Japanese speaking countries
Additional info:The Japanese female name Asuka may be written with the characters for “tomorrow” and “incense; smell; perfume”.

Name: Shigeru
Gender:Boy
Origin:Japanese
Meaning:Luxuriant
Pronunciation:(SHEE geh ru)
Form of:Itself (Shigeru)
Categories:Japanese
Used in:Japanese speaking countries
Additional info:The Japanese name Shigeru may be written with the character for “overgrown; grow thick; be luxuriant”.

Name: Shinji
Gender:Boy
Origin:Japanese
Meaning:True ruler
Pronunciation:(SHEEN jee)
Form of:Itself (Shinji)
Categories:Japanese
Used in:Japanese speaking countries
Additional info:The Japanese male name Shinji may be written with the characters for “true; reality” (shin) and “director; official; govt office; rule; administer” (ji). Other possibilities include “true; reality” (shin) and “two” (ji), as well as “new” (shin) and “director; official; govt office; rule; administer” (ji).

Name: Rei
The boy’s and girl’s name Rei \rei\ is pronounced RAY-ee.
It is of Japanese origin, and its meaning is “law, rule; strive”

Name: Éowyn
Gender:Girl
Origin:Literary
Meaning:Horse lover
Pronunciation:(AY oh win)
Form of:Itself (Éowyn)
Categories:Literary Characters, Tolkien
Used in:English speaking countries
Additional info:Professor J.R.R. Tolkien created the name Éowyn using elements from Old English. In his novel ‘The Lord of the Rings’, Eowyn is the niece of King Theoden of Rohan.
Éowyn is a powerful woman and a warrior in her own right.

Name: Galadriel
Gender:Girl
Origin:Literary
Meaning:Maiden crowned by a radiant garland
Pronunciation:(guh la DREE el)
Form of:Itself (Galadriel)
Categories:Literary Characters, Tolkien
Used in:English speaking countries
Additional info:Galadriel is a name created by J.R.R. Tolkien for ‘The Lord of the Rings’. She appears also in ‘The Silmarillion’ and other works involving the fictional land of Middle-earth.

Name: Lórien
Gender:Boy
Origin:Literary
Meaning:God of dreams
Pronunciation:(lor ee en)
Form of:Itself (Lórien)
Categories:Tolkien
Used in:English speaking countries
Additional info:Lórien is the name of one of the Valar in J.R.R. Tolkien’s lore of Middle-earth. He is also known as Irmo.
“Master of Visions and Dreams. Originally named Irmo, but referred to more commonly as Lórien, after his dwelling place. Lórien and Mandos are the Fëanturi, masters of spirits. Lórien the younger is the master of visions and dreams. His gardens in the land of the Valar, where he dwells with his spouse Estë, are the fairest place in the world and are filled with many spirits. All those who dwell in Valinor find rest and refreshment at the fountain of Irmo and Estë.”

Name: Theron
Gender:Boy
Origin:Greek
Meaning:Hunter
Pronunciation:(THER on); (ther ON)
Form of:Itself (Theron)
Categories:Surnames, Greek
Used in:English speaking countries
Additional info: From ‘theraein’, ‘to hunt’. Theron was an ancient king of Sicily, though the name is today encountered mostly as a surname.

Name: Laith
Gender:Boy
Origin:Arabic
Meaning:Lion
Pronunciation:(LAH eeth)
Form of:Itself (Laith)
Categories:Muslim, Arabic
Used in:Arabic speaking countries

Name: Haidar/Hayder
Gender:Boy
Origin:Sanskrit
Meaning:Lion
Origin:Indian
Meaning:Lion
Origin:Arabic
Meaning:Lion
Pronunciation:(hi dar)
Form of:Haidar

Name: Asteria
Gender:Girl
Origin:Greek
Meaning:Star
Pronunciation:(ah STEH ree ah)
Form of:Aster
Categories:Saints, Greek Mythological
Additional info:In Greek mythology Asteria was a daughter of the titans, sister of Leto and mother of Hekate.
It was also the name of a martyr in the 3th-century A.D.

Name: Arielle
Gender:Girl
Origin:Hebrew
Meaning:Lion of God
Pronunciation:(ah ree EL); (AYR ee el)
Form of:Ariel
Categories:
Jewish, English
Used in:English speaking countries
Additional info:The name is borne by French-American actress Arielle Dombasle and American actress Arielle Kebbel.

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Name: Aster

Origin and Meaning of the Name Aster
Gender:Both
Origin:Greek
Meaning:Star
Origin:English
Meaning:Aster flower
Pronunciation:(ASS ter)
Form of:Itself (Aster)
Categories:Nature, Dutch, English, Greek
Used in:Dutch and English speaking countries
Additional info:From the ancient Greek noun. Also could be used in hommage to the aster flower.
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Name: Leandra
Gender:Girl
Origin:Greek
Meaning:Lion Man
Pronunciation:(leh AN drah)
Form of:Leander
Categories:English, Greek
Used in:English speaking countries
Additional info:This is the feminine form of Leander.

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Name: Léandre
Gender:Boy
Origin:    Greek
Meaning:Lion Man
Origin:French
Meaning:Lion Man
Pronunciation:(lay AHN druh)
Form of:Leandros
Categories:Mythological, French, Greek Mythological
Used in:French speaking countries
Additional info:French form of Leander.
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Name: Lev
Gender:Boy
Origin:Latin
Meaning:Lion
Pronunciation:(lev); (lyehv)
Form of:Leon
Categories:Jewish, Israeli, Hebrew, Russian
Used in:Hebrew and Russian speaking countries
Additional info:Several popes have carried this name.
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Name: Leander
Gender:Boy
Origin:Greek
Meaning:Lion Man
Pronunciation:(lee AN der)
Form of:Leandros
Categories:Mythological, Saints, Canadian, African American, American, English, Greek, Greek Mythological
Used in:English speaking countries
Additional info:The legend has Leander swimming across the Hellespont every night to visit his lover, Hero. One night a great storm came up and he drowned leading Hero to despair and throw herself into the water, also to perish.
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Name: Levon
Gender:Boy
Origin:Latin
Meaning:Lion
Pronunciation:(LEE von)
Form of:Leon
Categories:Armenian, Canadian, African American, American, English
Used in:English speaking countries
Additional info:This is actually an Armenian variant of Leon, now used as a given name in North America.

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Name: Hoshi
Gender:Girl
Origin:Japanese
Meaning:Star
Pronunciation:(HO shee)
Form of:Itself (Hoshi)
Used in:
Japanese speaking countries

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Name: Ishtar
Gender:Girl
Origin:Persian
Meaning:Star
Origin:Assyrian
Meaning:N/A
Pronunciation:(ISH tar)
Form of:Itself (Ishtar)
Categories:Mythological, Farsi, Syrian, Persian
Additional info:Persian goddess of love, war, and fertility.
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Name: Seiki
Gender:Both
Origin:Japanese
Meaning:Star and beginning
Pronunciation:(SAY kee)
Form of:Itself (Seiki)
Categories:Asian, Unisex, Japanese
Used in:Japanese speaking countries
Additional info:The Japanese name Seiki may be written with the characters for “star” (sei) and “beginning; account” (ki) – among other possibilities.

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Name: Seren
Gender:Girl
Origin:Welsh
Meaning:Star
Pronunciation:(SEH ren)
Form of:Itself (Seren)
Categories:Nature, Welsh
Used in:Welsh speaking countries
Additional info:Of modern coinage.
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