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2. Barbara (given name) - Wikipedia

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   Barbara is a given name used in numerous languages. It is the feminine form of the Greek word barbaros ( Greek: βάρβαρος) meaning "stranger" or "foreign". [ 1] In Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox tradition, Saint Barbara ( Greek: Ἁγία Βαρβάρα) was imprisoned in a tower by her father. She was then martyred by her father when ...

3. Etymology - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. Etymology ( / ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi /, ET-im-OL-ə-jee[ 1]) is the scientific study of the origin and evolution of a word's semantic meaning across time, including its constituent morphemes and phonemes. [ 2][ 3] It is a subfield of historical linguistics, philology, and semiotics, and draws upon comparative semantics, morphology ...

4. Fiona - Wikipedia

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   Fionnghal, Fíona, Gwen, Gwenn and Wynne. Fiona is a feminine given name of Gaelic origins. It means white or fair, the Irish name Fíona means vine. It was coined by Scottish writer William Sharp. Sharp may have drawn inspiration from Celtic variations of the name Catherine.

5. Miriam (given name) - Wikipedia

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   Miriam Mendelsohn, a character in Disney / Pixar 's 2022 animated film Turning Red. Miramir, a minor Star Wars character who is the mother of Rey. Miriam Jacobs is a one-off character in Philip Pullman 's The Secret Commonwealth. Miriam is the school nurse in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

6. Orla (name) - Wikipedia

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   Orla (name) Orla ( / ˈɔːrlə / OR-lə) is an anglicisation of Órfhlaith, a feminine given name of Irish origin. The name is often interpreted as meaning "golden princess", as it is derived from the Irish words ór ("gold") and flaith (literally "prince"; its full feminine form being banfhlaith ). [ 1][ 2] Well known via association with ...

7. Myra (given name) - Wikipedia

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   The name Myra was created by the 17th-century poet Fulke Greville 1st Barone Brooke (1554–1628). Its origins are unknown, though some speculate the created name is an anagram of the name Mary, a variant spelling of the Latin word myrrha, meaning myrrh, a fragrant resin obtained from a tree, or derived from the Latin mirari, meaning wonder, the same source from which William Shakespeare ...