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Lenna is a female given name. It is the English and Estonian female form of the Old High German male name Leonhard containing the prefix levon ("lion") and the suffix hardu ("brave" or "hardy"). The name has come to mean "lion strength", "lion-strong", or "lion-hearted". It may also be from the Latin Leo ("lion").
Ethan is a male given name of Hebrew origin (איתן Eytan ) that means "firm, enduring, strong and long-lived". The name Ethan appears eight times in the Hebrew Bible (1 Kings 4:31, Ps. 89 title, 1 Chr. 2:6 and 2:8, 1 Chr. 6:42 and 6:44, and 1 Chr. 15:17 and 15:19).
While use of the name has sometimes proven controversial, it is in regular use in English-speaking countries. [3] While the name has never ranked among the "Top 1,000" baby names used for newborn girls in the United States, the name has seen steady usage for American girls since 2009, the year it was first given to five or more girls born that year.
This name is a popular name in Scotland, where it originated, as well as in other English-speaking countries. The name has fallen out of the top 100 male baby names in the United Kingdom, having peaked in popularity as one of the top 10 names throughout the 1960s. [2] In 1900, Ian ranked as the 180th most popular male baby name in England and ...
In Russian, Kira (Ки́ра) is the feminine form of the masculine name Kir, meaning "mistress, ruler", but can be translated to "leader of the people", "one the people look to" or "beloved". [3] Kira could also have arrived into Russian from the Persian-Greek name Kyra. Kira can also be the diminutive of the old and rare masculine given name ...
Fiadh was largely unknown as a given name in the 20th century, although the Irish word was known in the context of the fulacht fiadh and the word for a deer.. Irish given names for children experienced a spike in popularity after Vatican II when societal and parochial pressure to give saints' names to children was eased.
In British North America, the name Laura reached 17th most popular in 1880 and 1882, but dropped to #43 in 1899. It was among the top 50 names for female newborns for much of the early 20th century in the United States, but dropped to No. 100–120 between 1930 and 1950; reached No. 10 in 1969, and has since steadily decreased in popularity.
The name Khaleesi remains in regular use and, as of 2023, had been among the thousand most popular names in use for girls in the United States since 2014. It is also in use in other countries. [10] [11] [12] Daenerys, the name of the character, declined in popularity after the end of the series but also remains in regular use. There were 108 ...