Small world
By Briar_pros
Updated Sat Jul 02 2022
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Names that I’ve come across through teaching the likes of international students, classmates and coworkers
- Amit
Origin:
Hebrew; SanskritMeaning:
"friend; infinite"Description:
Simple and worldly, popular and carrying two positive meanings in two diverse cultures. A winner prime for wider use.
- Anh
Origin:
VietnameseMeaning:
"various meanings"Description:
This simple unisex Vietnamese name has multiple possible meanings, including "hero", "petal", "brave", "bright", depending on the characters used to write it.
- Araceli
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"altar of the sky"Description:
Once-obscure Spanish name inching back up into the US Top 1000 girl names after a short break. Araceli Segarra is a noted mountain climber.
- Abundio
- Aniso
- Anoon
- Blong
- Boonmee
- Bouy
- Caio
Origin:
Variation of Latin CaiusMeaning:
"rejoice"Description:
Joyful-sounding name that makes a really original option.
- Cezara
- Chee
- Chetna
- Chong
- Deqo
- Elena
Origin:
Spanish, Italian, German, Greek variation of HelenMeaning:
"bright, shining light"Description:
Elena is at its most popular point ever in the US, thanks to its cross-cultural appeal and the overall popularity of El- names. It's more international than Ellen or Eleanor, but still accessible.
- Elke
Origin:
Dutch, German, and Frisian, diminutive of AdelheidMeaning:
"noble"Description:
Though she has long stood on her own, Elke has many longer cross-cultural connections, to the Dutch/German/Scandinavian Adelheid and Alice and the English Adelaide, as a feminine version of Elkanah and as a Yiddish form of Eleanor.
- Fabiana
Origin:
Italian and Spanish feminine variation of FabianMeaning:
"bean grower"Description:
The fashion for elaborate girly-girl names, especially those that end with -ella or -ana, has put this distinctive Latin favorite into play.
- Fadumo
- Fartun