♔ my names

Pronounciation guide to pronouncing names i have set aside for future children.
  1. Arianwen
    • Origin:

      Welsh
    • Meaning:

      "white, fair, blessed"
    • Description:

      Rarely heard outside of Wales, Arianwen is one of many pretty wen-ending names prominent in ancient Welsh legend.
  2. Ginerva
    • Iryna
      • Ivanna
        • Origin:

          Feminine of Ivan, which is itself a variation of John
        • Description:

          Ivanna / Ivana both come out of the name "John" by way of the Russian variant Ivan. Whereas Joanna feels dated, Ivanna feels cosmopolitan and fresh. Ivanka (of Trump fame) is a diminutive version of Ivanna.
      • Livia
        • Origin:

          Diminutive of Olivia or Latin
        • Meaning:

          "blue, envious"
        • Description:

          Though it sounds like a chopped-off variation of Olivia, which means olive, the distinctively attractive Livia has been an independent name since the days of the ancient Romans, when it belonged to Livia Drusilla—the powerful wife of the Emperor Augustus—and is still commonly heard in modern Italy.
      • svea