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Fera may refer to: Fera (band), a pop rock/singer-songwriter duo from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Fera (constellation), old name for the southern constellation Lupus; Fera (fish), a local name for several fish species and the eponymous dish; Fera Airport, Fera Island, the Solomon Islands; Fera Island, an island in Isabel Province ...
One proposed etymology of nosferatu is that the term originally came from the Greek nosophoros (Greek: νοσοφόρος), meaning "disease-bearing". [14] F. W. Murnau's film Nosferatu (1922) strongly emphasizes this theme of disease, and Murnau's creative direction in the film may have been influenced by this etymology (or vice versa). [15]
Actress Farrah Fawcett in 1977. Reality television personality Farrah Abraham.. Farah, or Farrah, is a feminine given name in Arabic and Persian, among other languages.. Derived from the concept of Khvarenah (divine radiance, halo) in Zoroastrianism [dubious – discuss], it has more recently risen in popularity in the Anglosphere due to association with the American celebrities Farrah Fawcett ...
A feral (from Latin fera 'a wild beast') animal or plant is one that lives in the wild but is descended from domesticated individuals. As with an introduced species, the introduction of feral animals or plants to non-native regions may disrupt ecosystems and has, in some cases, contributed to extinction of indigenous species.
Vera (Cyrillic: Вера: Véra, "faith") is a female given name of Slavic origin, and by folk etymology it has also been explained as Latin vera meaning "true". In Slavic languages, Vera means faith. [1] The name Vera has been used in the English speaking world since the 19th century and was popular in the early 20th century. [2]
Reza (Persian: رضا, romanized: Rezâ) is the Persian variant of the Arabic name Riza, which literally means "the fact of being pleased or contented; contentment, approval". [1] It is one of the most widely used names in Iran .
Farida (Arabic: فريدة) is an Arabic feminine given name, meaning unique/ precious pearl. In Urdu it is spelled and pronounced the same way as Arabic. In Turkish it is spelled as Feride. In Persian, the name is rendered as Farideh (Persian: فریده) in the Iranian dialect, but Farida (Фарида) in the Afghan and Tajik dialects.
Freya is an Old Norse feminine given name derived from the name of the Old Norse word for noble lady ().The theonym of the goddess Freyja is thus considered to have been an epithet in origin, replacing a personal name that is now unattested.