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Pages in category "Feminine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 4,868 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
St. Monica was born in Numidia in North Africa, but was also a citizen of Carthage, hence the name may be of Punic or Berber origin. [1] It has also been associated with the Greek word monos, meaning "alone". [2] Though etymologically unrelated, "Monica" was also a name in Latin, deriving from the verb monere, meaning "to advise". [citation needed]
Amanda is a Latin feminine gerundive (i.e. verbal adjective) name meaning, literally, "she who must (or is fit to) be loved". Other translations, with similar meaning, could be "deserving to be loved," "worthy of love," or "loved very much by everyone." [1] [2] Its diminutive form includes Mandy, Manda and Amy.
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Some 83% of women who have a college degree or less changed their names after marriage, compared to 79% of those with a bachelor's degree—and at postgraduate degree level, this falls further to 68%.
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name is a 1982 biomythography by American poet Audre Lorde. It started a new genre that the author calls biomythography, which combines history, biography, and myth. [ 1 ] In the text, Lorde writes that "Zami" is "a Carriacou name for women who work together as friends and lovers", noting that Carriacou is the ...
The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally. Lists of widely used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon infants born within the last year, thus reflecting the current naming trends , or else be composed of the personal names occurring most often within the total population .