If There Were a Sister

  1. Tamsin
    • Origin:

      English, contracted form of Thomasina
    • Meaning:

      "twin"
    • Description:

      Tamsin is an offbeat name occasionally heard in Britain and just waiting to be discovered here. U.K. actress Tamsin Greig is a star of the show Episodes, Tamsin Olivier is the daughter of Joan Plowright and Sir Laurence Olivier..
  2. Theona
    • Ysabel
      • Origin:

        Spanish variation of Isabel
      • Description:

        Ysabel is the original spelling of this ever-more-popular name, though to English-speakers, the initial Y may confuse pronunciation.
    • Zora
      • Origin:

        Serbo-Croatian
      • Meaning:

        "dawn"
      • Description:

        Zora is a meaningful literary heroine name honoring Zora Neale Hurston, an important black writer and leader of the Harlem Renaissance.