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It first reappeared among the top 1,000 names for girls in 2004, after a 19-year absence. [7] Finnish variant Aada was among the top ten most popular names given to newborn girls in Finland in 2020. The name is also commonly used in Norway, where it was the 10th most popular name for girls born in 2020. It ranked 28th for girls born in Turkey ...
Adeline is a feminine given name meaning 'noble' or 'nobility'; it is of German origin and derived from Old High German adal "noble." [1] The root lives on in the New High German words Adel "nobility," edel "noble," and adelig "noble." It is related to the given name Adèle. [2]
This category is for feminine given names from England (natively, or by historical modification of Biblical, etc., names). See also Category:English-language feminine given names , for all those commonly used in the modern English language , regardless of origin.
The name was used by Auguste Mariette for his sketch of the plot which Giuseppe Verdi later used for his opera of the same title, Aida. In the Italian opera, Aida is an Ethiopian princess. Mariette claimed that the name was authentically Egyptian, writing in a letter "Don't be alarmed by the title. Aida is an Egyptian name. Normally it would be ...
Eda is a name that has arisen independently in multiple regions. Eda is a popular Turkish female first name, meaning manner, expression and affectation; [1] derived from the Arabic word, adā (أداء). [2] The name is also found in Old Norse, and subsequently, Old English language, with meaning "strive for wealth". [3]
This name is the origin of the Norman French name of Aveline, which in turn gave rise to the English given name of Evelyn. [ citation needed ] As evidence for the name is lacking between the later medieval and the modern period, the Oxford Dictionary of First Names supposes that it was coined anew as a modern innovation, presumably as a variant ...
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It gained popularity after the Battle of Alma in the 19th century and appeared as a fashionable name for girls and a popular place name, [4] but it has decreased in appearance in the 20th and 21st centuries. The name Alma also has several meanings in a variety of languages, and is generally translated to mean that the child "feeds one's soul ...