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The names used by our great-great-great-grandparents are becoming more and more popular. However, this is not surprising: they both sound beautiful, and the meaning is interesting or, if you like, sacred …
In ancient times, it was believed that the name given at birth can affect not only the character, but also the fate of a person. Whether this is true or not is still unknown. Now parents, when choosing a name for a child, are most often guided by their own preferences. Although in the last two years in Russia there has been a trend to call children with old-fashioned names, such as Plato and Luke, Stephanie and Ustinya, etc. The most interesting thing is that rare names often have a very interesting history and meaning. See for yourself!
Aurora
Translated from Latin means “dawn” or “morning dawn”. This name is also mentioned in the Roman epic, that was the name of the goddess of the morning dawn.
Agnia
Among the Greeks, this name means “innocent.” And in translation from Latin agnus – “lamb”. Incredibly cute!
Ariana
An outdated version of the name Irina. Translated from the Greek language means “peace”, “rest”.
Arseny
A simplified version of the Greek name Arsenios, which means “mature”, “courageous”. In general, a boy with that name is unlikely to be a mama’s son.
Vlada
An ancient Slavic name meaning “owning glory.” A girl with that name has every chance of becoming a leader in the team.
Harry
Formed from the old French name Heinrich, which means “head of the house”, “lord of the court.” It became popular thanks to Prince Harry, the youngest grandson of the current British Queen Elizabeth II.
Dobrinya
Literally means kind. However, the Slavs most often gave the name a different meaning: “daring”, “the best.” This probably explains the name of one of the three heroes.
Ignat
Translated from Latin means “fiery”. It is believed to be the short form of Ignatius.
Charles
Translated as “man” or “free man”. There is also a version that Karl means “king”. The latter option most likely appeared thanks to the German Emperor Charlemagne.
Clara
Surprisingly, this is a more old-fashioned version of the name Svetlana. In Latin it means “light” or “clear”.
Luke
An abbreviated version of the Greek name Lucas, meaning “light.” Back in the early 90s in our country it was difficult to imagine that you would meet a person with this name, but now parents often call boys that. Very beautiful!
Marianne
The name comes from two names – Maria and Anna – and has very beautiful and unusual meanings – “sad beauty” or “bitter grace”.
Miron
The name is derived from the word “myrrh” and means “fragrant.” Little Miron is usually called Mirosha, Mosha, Monya, Ronya.
Olivia
Has Latin roots and is translated as “olive” or “olive tree”.
Pelagia
Who would have thought that Pelageya from ancient Greek means “sea” (by the way, the same as the name Marina!).
Plato
From ancient Greek it is translated as “broad-shouldered”, “wide”. This name is often associated with the philosopher Plato.
Prohor
Has an ancient Greek origin and a very interesting meaning: “choir manager”. We immediately imagined that a boy with this name could have the perfect ear for music.
Rostislav
Slavic name that means “growing glory”. Maybe a boy with that name would become rich and famous? Although the main thing is to be happy. We are touched by the diminutive version of this name – Rostik.
Seraphim and Seraphim
This is the biblical name, so they call the six-winged angel. And in the Hebrew language there is the word “saraf”, which translates as “flying serpent” or “flying dragon”. In everyday life, Seraphim or Seraphim is called Fim and Fima or Shem and Sima. Nice, isn’t it?
Stephanie
Translated from ancient Greek – “crown” or “diadem”. Unusually this name sounds in abbreviated versions – Stefa, Stesha, Tesha, Fania, Fani. Choose any!
Trofim
Translated from Greek – “breadwinner”, “pet”. And the little Trofims are affectionately called Trosha or Tronya …
Ustinha
It is translated from Latin as “fair”. With such a meaning, a little princess appears in our imagination, who can be called Ustinya the Fair.
Thomas
Did you know that the name Thomas is derived from the name Thomas? Unbelievable, but it is a fact. As for the meaning, it is translated from Greek as “twin”.
Charlotte
French name that comes from the male version of Charles. And the name Charles, in turn, was formed from Charles, which means “man” or “king”. So Charlotte is a “woman” or “queen.” By the way, this name is the daughter of Kate Middleton and Prince William.
PS Write your favorite names and their meanings in the comments!