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Explorer, hiker and mountaineer; Truda Peaks of Mount Rogers is named after her Mabel Bent: Anglo-Irish: 1847: 1929: Explored and excavated with her husband James Theodore Bent in the Eastern Mediterranean, South Africa and Southern Arabia Laura Bingham: British: 1992: Executed expedition to cross continent of South America with no money ...
The name in its original form was Ilay or Islay (e.g. Ilay Campbell), and it was a masculine given name, and was rare among women. Today Isla is regarded as a distinctly female name and Islay a rare male name. Other forms of the girls' name derived from alternate historical spellings of the Scottish island's name include Ile, Ila, and Eylah.
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 ...
AbigailAbigail, or Abby for short, is a name of Hebrew origin that means “my father’s joy.”2. SiennaT. ... our roundup of three-syllable girl names won’t disappoint. Read on and take your ...
Maybe you’re obsessed with the movie Brooklyn. Maybe you love the fact that the Irish are known to have all the luck. Whatever the reason, these 13 adorable Irish baby girl names will help you ...
AleksandarNakic/Getty Images. A feminine name of Latin origin that means “dawn” and has ties to the stunning Northern Lights. 2. Luz. This short and pretty name has Portuguese and Spanish ...
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 .
Fjörgyn is considered by scholars to be another name for Jörð. She is similarly described as Thor's mother and her name is also used as a poetic synonym for 'land' or 'the earth' in skaldic poems. [5] [6] The name Hlóðyn, mentioned in Völuspá (50) (as "son of Hlódyn" for Thor), is most likely also used as a synonym for Jörð. [7]