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Yuki-onna illustration from Sogi Shokoku Monogatari. Yuki-onna originates from folklores of olden times; in the Muromachi period Sōgi Shokoku Monogatari by the renga poet Sōgi, there is a statement on how he saw a yuki-onna when he was staying in Echigo Province (now Niigata Prefecture), indicating that the legends already existed in the Muromachi period.
Names That Mean "Wise," "Smart" or "Intelligent" If what parents want most is to cultivate the mind, these names are a perfect match, since they all pay homage to wisdom, cleverness or intelligence.
Must be a defining trait – Characters with access to vast powers (such as magical spells, advanced technology and genetic engineering) who are theoretically capable of this superhuman feature or ability – but who have neither made regular use nor provided a notable example of this extraordinary or supernatural feat – are not listed here.
Snežana (Cyrillic: Снежана), also transliterated Snezhana, is a Slavic, Circassian, and Lithuanian feminine given name, possibly derived from sneg ("snow") and žena ("woman"). Another interpretation is that Snežana is a name of folk origin, derived from the words "snow" and "jana". [1] It is popular in former Yugoslavia, Russia and ...
Lorelai Gilmore once said, “Everything’s magical when it snows,” and every Gilmore Girls fan has their favorite winter episodes. Yes, Gilmore Girls is known for being a fall show, which ...
Snegurochka (diminutive) or Snegurka (Russian: Снегу́рочка (diminutive), Снегу́рка, IPA: [sʲnʲɪˈɡurət͡ɕkə, sʲnʲɪˈɡurkə]), or Snow Maiden, is a Novy God character originating from Russian fairy tales.
Stella is a female given name. It is derived from the Latin word for star. [1] [2] It has been in use in English-speaking countries since it was first used by Philip Sidney in Astrophel and Stella, his 1580s sonnet sequence. Use might also have increased due to Stella Maris as a title for the Virgin Mary by Catholics. [3]
Snow woman, a monster; see List of female monsters in literature; Snow Woman (story; Japanese: ゆきおんな, romanized: Yuki-onna), a story in the Tokyo Kodomo Club The Snow Women (novella), a 1970 sword-and-sorcery novella by Fritz Leiber