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Charity is also the usual English form of the name of Saint Charity, an early Christian child martyr, who was tortured to death with her sisters Faith and Hope. She is known as Agape in Biblical Greek and as Caritas in Church Latin and her name is translated differently in other languages.
Mark is a common male name and is related to the Latin word Mars. It means "consecrated to the god Mars", and also may mean "God of war" or "to be warlike". [1] Marcus was one of the three most common Roman given names.
Christmas cake: A Japanese term referring to a woman who is unmarried past the age of 25, likening them to a Christmas cake that is unsold after the 25th (of December) and no longer desirable. Codger: [7] An old-fashioned or eccentric old man. Coot: [10] A crazy and foolish old man; senile man.
Clare / ˈ k l ɛər / is a given name, the Medieval English form of Clara. [1] The related name Clair was traditionally considered male, especially when spelled without an 'e', [2] but Clare and Claire are usually, but not always, female.
Marina is a feminine given name. It is the female version of the Roman family name Marinus, which is a form of the Latin name Marius. The meaning of Marius might be connected to Mars, the Roman god of war, or with the Latin word maris, meaning virile. It also later became associated with the Latin word marinus, meaning "of the sea". [1]
Margo Rey (born 1966), Mexican singer-songwriter; Margo Rose (1903–1997), American puppeteer; Margo St. James (1937–2021), American activist; Margo Sappington (born 1947), American choreographer and dancer; Margo Scharten-Antink (1868–1957), Dutch poet; Margo Schlanger (born 1967), American law professor; Margo Seibert (born 1984 ...
The American spelling, akin to Greek, is the earliest known spelling in English. [164] It was preferred by Fowler, and is used by many Canadians, where it is the earlier form. [12] Sceptic also pre-dates the European settlement of the US and it follows the French sceptique and Latin scepticus.
April is a feminine given name taken from the month of the same name.It was the most popular month name given to girls in the United States between 1960 and 2000. It was most well used in the Southern United States, where the spring season begins earlier than other regions of the country.