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The name Ardhanarishvara means "the Lord Who is half woman." Ardhanarishvara is also known by other names like Ardhanaranari ("the half man-woman"), Ardhanarisha ("the Lord who is half woman"), Ardhanarinateshvara ("the Lord of Dance (Who is half-woman), [1] [2] Parangada, [3] Naranari ("man-woman"), Ammaiyappan (a Tamil Name meaning "Mother-Father"), [4] and Ardhayuvatishvara (in Assam, "the ...
g&l images/Getty Images. As in Joan of Arc—it doesn’t get much more warrior-like than the patron saint of France. 11. Diana. Although this name of Greek and Latin origin means “divine,” it ...
He had taken Jove's side and Juno, angered, blinded him. In its place, Jove gave him future sight, or prophecy. The prophecy which made Tiresias' name for him was the story of Echo and Narcissus. After being "ravaged" by the river god Cephissus, the nymph Liriope gave birth to Narcissus "beautiful even as a child." As was apparently custom, she ...
Mesingw – (Algonquian) Lenape name for the spirit of the forests. Hairy dwarf who wears a wooden mask to hide deformed face and rides on the back of a white stag. Mothman – A winged, legendary man with the features of a moth. Paagak – (Anishinaabeg) skeletal monster. Ghost of human cursed for horrific acts in life.
Girl Names That Mean 'Warrior' 101. Acacia - This Greek name means "thorny" or "sharpened," hinting at some real toughness. ... Related: 155 Traditionally Boy Names That Are Oh-So-Pretty Perfect ...
skaman306/Getty Images. This short and zippy unisex name of Arabic and Turkish origin means “light,” “splendor” and “radiance.” 51. Blaze
In modern usage her name is employed as a rhetorical device to indicate a person whose accurate prophecies, generally of impending disaster, are not believed. Cassandra was a daughter of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy. Her elder brother was Hector, the hero of the Greek-Trojan War. The older and most common versions of the myth state that ...
Gender-Neutral Baby Names That Mean Spring 48. Aviv. Although primarily a male name, this Hebrew moniker meaning “barely ripening” and “spring season” has gender-neutral potential, too. 49 ...