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In 2016, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [2] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin, dated July 2016, [3] included a table of 125 stars comprising the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN (on 30 June and 20 July 2016) together with names of stars adopted by the IAU Executive Committee ...
50 baby names inspired by flowers. Whether classic or contemporary, this list of flower baby names are sure to help your little one bloom as they grow. Lily. Rose. Heather. Dahlia. Daisy. Azalea ...
Lily is a feminine given name usually derived from lily, the flower. The name became particularly popular along with other flower names for girls during the 1800s and early 1900s. The lily also has associations with and has been symbolic of innocence and purity in Christian art. [1] [2] Names beginning with or containing the letter L have also ...
Robert, Roger, Rudolph, Roland, Roderick, Rodney. The Rose, an 1898 Art Nouveau illustration by Alfons Mucha. Rose is a female given name. It is a late Latin name derived from rosa, meaning "rose". Variants are Rosa, Rosario, Rosie, Rosalba, Rosalie, Rosalia, Rosina, Rosaria, Rosalyn and Rosalina. Similar names are Rosanna and Rosamunde.
Violet is a female given name which comes from the eponymous flower.As with other such names, its popularity has varied dramatically over time. Flower names were commonly used from about 1880 through about 1910 in the United States, with usage dropping throughout the next 80 years or so; Violet was the 88th most frequent girls' given name in 1900, dropping below position 1000 by 1960.
6. Zarina. This name of Persian and Arabic origin has a warm meaning to match its happy sound: “golden.”. 7. Jillian. Jillian, or Jill for short, is an English name with Latin roots and a ...
Laura (given name) Laurel (given name) Lauren. Lavender (given name) Lawrence (given name) Leilani (given name) Liana (name) Lilia (name) Liliana.
Primrose is an English feminine given name given in reference to the flower. The common name for the flower comes from the Latin phrase prima rosa, or first rose. [1][2] It is also an English or Scottish surname. As a given name, it was occasionally used as a transferred use of the surname for both boys and girls.