maanantai 13. helmikuuta 2012

Lohikäärmeiden nimiä

Lohikäärmeitä kirjallisuudesta, elokuvista ja peleistä.

Custard
The cowardly dragon from Ogden Nash's poem "The Tale of Custard the Dragon"

Glaurung
A fire breathing dragon from J.R.R Tolkien's Middle Earth saga, known as "The Deceiver".

Griaule
A massive dragon from the work of Lucius Shephard, Griaule was frozen in place by an ancient spell.

Norbert
Hagrid's baby dragon in the Harry Potter tales

Prothero
The dragon from 'Looking For Ilyriand' by Jay Ashton.

Saphira *
Eragon's blue dragon from Christopher Paolini's "Inheritance" novel trilogy.

Scatha
A long-worm from the Grey Mountains in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth, known as "Scatha the Worm".

Smaug
In J.R.R. Tolkien's novel "The Hobbit", Smaug lived in a cavern in the Lonely Mountain where he guarded his treasure.

Mushu
Mushu is the pint-sized dragon from the Disney movie Mulan and also the Kingdom Hearts video games.

Gorbash
The younger dragon from "The Flight of Dragons".

Yowler
The young dragon given to John by fairies in the film Dragonworld.

Alduin
The first-born of Akatosh has resurfaced in Skyrim. One of the few black dragons. He is also called the "Eater of the World".

Mirmulnir
The first Dragon encountered by the player (other than Alduin). He attacks the Western Tower of Whiterun.

Sahloknir
An incredibly old Dragon with the ability to breath both fire and ice, was resurrected by Alduin only to be killed shortly after by the Dovahkiin.

Spyro
Spyro the Dragon is a title character and the protagonist of the Spyro the Dragon, Legend of Spyro, and Skylanders series.

Cynder *

Cynder is a dragon who was born on the same year as Spyro and was a dragoness who was turned evil. After being defeated by Spyro, she loses the evil powers that corrupted her and eventually becomes allies with Spyro and Sparx.

 Kuvassa Alduin

Punaisilla tähdillä merkityt ovat feminiinejä. Muista en ollut aivan varma joten jätin merkkaamatta. :-)

maanantai 16. tammikuuta 2012

"Tummia" nimiä #1

Nimiä joiden merkitykset viittaavat pimeyteen, tummaan ihoon, pimeyden sotureihin, tuntemattomiin, pimeisiin paikkoihin, jne.

Unisex
CARI: Variant spelling of English unisex Cary, meaning "dark one."

CARY: Irish surname transferred to unisex forename use, from an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ciardha, "descendant of Ciardha ("black, dark"), hence "dark one."


DEE: English unisex short form of longer names beginning with the letter "D." In some cases, it may be of Scottish origin, associated with the River Dee, possibly meaning "dark water." Compare with strictly feminine Dee.

EFA
( עֵיפָה): Variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Efah, meaning "darkness" or "gloomy." Compare with another form of Efa.

EIFA: Variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Efah, meaning "darkness" or "gloomy."

Maskuliini
CETHIN: Old Celtic byname, meaning "dark, swarthy."

CIARDHA: Gaelic name derived from the word ciar, meaning "black, dark."

DUFF: Scottish name derived from the Gaelic byname dùbh, meaning "black, dark." Compare with another form of Duff.

DUNN: English surname transferred to forename use, originally a byname for someone with dark hair or a swarthy complexion, from the Middle English element dunn, meaning "dark-colored." Compare with another form of Dunn.

EREBOS (Ἔρεβος): Greek name, probably borrowed from Hebrew erebh or Akkadian erebu ("sunset, evening"), hence "darkness." In mythology, this is the name of the offspring of Chaos, brother of Nyx, and father of Æther. He is the personification of primordial darkness. In later legends Erebos became the name of a place in Hades, the underworld.

FREDERICK: Irish Anglicized form of Gaelic Feardorcha, meaning "dark man." Compare with another form of Frederick.

GETHEN: Variant spelling of Welsh Gethin, meaning "dark, swarthy."

IMOO: African Luo name meaning "darkness; dusk."

KOLI: Old Norse byname for a dark-complexioned person, derived from the element kol, meaning "black, coal."

MAURI: Finnish form of Roman Latin Maurice, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor."

MAURO: Italian form of Latin Mauricius, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor."

MAURUS: Latin byname meaning "dark-skinned; Moor."

MEURIC: Welsh form of Roman Latin Maurice, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor."

MO: Pet form of English Morris, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor." Compare with feminine Mo.

MÓRIC: Hungarian form of Roman Latin Maurice, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor."

MORRIS: Medieval English form of Roman Latin Maurice, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor."

MUIRIS: Irish form of Roman Latin Maurice, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor."

ORFEO: Italian form of Greek Orpheus, meaning either "deprived" or "darkness."

RAMA (राम): Hindi myth name of a hero of the Ramayana, meaning "black, dark" or "darkness." Compare with another form of Rama.

SULLIVAN: Irish surname transferred to forename use, from an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Súileabháin ("descendant of Súileabhán"), hence "little dark eyes."



Feminiini
CHARNA: Yiddish name derived from the Slavic word for "dark."

LAMYA (لمياء): Arabic name meaning "has beautiful dark lips."


MALINDA: Variant spelling of English Melinda, meaning either "black/dark serpent" or "sweet serpent."


MAURA: Feminine form of Italian Mauro, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor." Compare with another form of Maura.


MELAENA: Latin form of Greek Melaina, meaning "black, dark." In mythology, this is the name of a Naiad Nymph of springs.


MELAINA (Μέλαινα): Variant spelling of Greek Melaine, meaning "black, dark." In mythology, this is the name of a Naiad Nymph of springs.


MELANIE: English form of French Mélanie, meaning "black, dark." 


MELANY: Variant spelling of English Melanie, meaning "black, dark."


MELINDA: Modern English compound name composed of Mel- (from Melissa ("sweet") or Melanie 


MINDY: Pet form of English Melinda, meaning "black/dark serpent" or "sweet serpent." 

NEREZA: Variant spelling of Italian Nerezza, meaning "darkness." 


SAUDA: African Swahili name meaning "dark-complexioned."

sunnuntai 15. tammikuuta 2012

"Vaaleita" nimiä

Merkitykset näissä kaikissa ei ole ihan täysin virallisia, mutta silti käypiä.
(Nimi [Feminiini/Maskuliini/Unisex] - Merkitys - Alkuperä)

Ailbhe white (Irish)
Akasma white climbing rose (Turkish)
Akos white falcon (Hungarian)
Alban fair complexioned;  a Saint's name (Latin)
Albin pale-skinned; white (English)
Alfio white (Italian)
Alva brightness; light; white or blonde one (Hebrew)
Alvino white; fair (Spanish)
Aotea white cloud (Maori)
Arjun the white one (Hindu, Sanskrit)
Aspen name of a famous ski resort in Colorado, USA (English)
Aven a plant with white, yellow or reddish flowers. (English)
Bai white (Chinese)
Banan white (Irish)
Banya whiteness, paleness (Irish)
Baraka the white one (Arabic)
Belia white (Czech)
Berrin white-haired (Irish)
Berwyn fair-haired (Welsh)
Bianca white; pure (Italian)
Blake black or white; pale (Old English)
Blanco fair, white (Spanish)
Blanka white (Latin)
Blizzard snowstorm (English)
Blodwen white flower (Welsh)
Boyne white cow (Irish, Gaelic)
Casper friendly white ghost in comic books (Dutch)
Ceinwen fair, lovely, white, blessed (Walsh)
Chenoa a white dove (Native American)
Cloud a great name for a white dog (English)
Daisy white flower (English)
Delwyn pretty and white (Welsh)
Elgin noble, white; high-minded (Old English)
Elodie marshy; white blossom (Greek)
Elvira white or beautiful (Spanish)
Fenella white or fair shouldered one (Irish, Gaelic)
Fennore white ghost (Irish)
Fern white in "Charlotte's Web (Old English)
Finva white-haired and good (Irish)
Galvin sparrow; brilliantly white (Irish, Gaelic)
Gauri white (Sanskrit)
Gavin white falcon; little falcon (Scottish, Welsh)
Ginessa white as foam (Celtic)
Guyra fishing place, or a white cockatoo     (Aboriginal)
Haukea white snow (Hawaiian)
Heimdall white God (Old Norse)
Hotah white (Sioux)
Ivory creamy-white colour; hard tusk (Latin)
Izusa white stone (Native American)
Jen white wave (Welsh)
Jeneva white wave (American)
Keelin fair and slender (Irish)
Kei sandy white (African)
Kent bright white (Welsh)
Laban white (Hebrew)
Laksha white rose (Hindi)
Lewana shining white one; the moon (Hebrew)
Livana white (Hebrew)
Loire name of a chateau producing white wine (French)
Morwenna  maiden; white seas (Welsh)
Muriel sea-white (Irish)
Nevada snow, or white as snow (Spanish)
Nevaska Portuguese for blizzard (Portuguese)
Nola white shoulder     (Irish, Gaelic)
Nuala  white shoulder; white-haired     (Irish, Gaelic)
Nuray white moon     (Turkish)
Nyx white-haired     (Latin)
Olwen
white, fair, blessed; footprint, track (Welsh)
Oran pale skinned (Irish Gaelic)      
Penwyn the fair-haired one (Welsh)
Quita white; five (Spanish)
Rhonwen a white lance or white hair (Welsh)
Rim white antelope (Arabic)
Rosalba white rose (Latin)
Rowena the white-haired one (Celtic)
Sheri from the white meadow (English)
Shinju pearl (Japanese)
Shiro white (Japanese)
Ska white (Native American)
Tegan fair (Welsh)
Tormenta Italian word for blizzard (Italian)
Vanna celebrity Vanna White (English)
Vanora white wave (Old Welsh)
Ventisca Spanish word for blizzard (Spanish)
Vianca fair skinned; white     (American)
Viltà white feather (Italian)
Wapiti white (Native American)
Wynn the fair or blessed one (Welsh)
Zahra white; flower (Arabic)
Zurina white     (Spanish)
Zurine white

Jumalten nimiä - Muinaisnorja

Astrild     Goddess of love.
Atla     Water goddess.
Balder     Fairest of the gods
Beyla     The servant of Freyr.
Borghild     Goddess of the evening mist or moon, she slays the sun each evening.
Bragi     God of poets and the patron of all skaldi (poets) in Norse culture.
Brono     The son of Balder. He is the god of daylight.
Bylgia     Water goddess.
Dagur     The personification of day, he drives the day chariot across the sky.
Disen (Yksikkö ilmeisesti pelkkä Dis) A group of goddess in old Norse mythology. Called the "Dis of the Vanir".
Eir     Goddess of healing and shamanic healers, companion of the goddess Frigg
Elli     Goddess of old age.
Fenrir     Also known as Fenris. The great wolf, child of Loki and Angrboda
Freya     Goddess of love, beauty and sensuality.
Freyr     God of fertility, sun and rain.
Gerd     The wife of Freyr and a goddess of fertility. She is the personification of the fertile soil.
Hermod     The messenger of the gods. Often equated to the Greek god Hermes.
Hod     Blind god of darkness and winter.
Holler     God of disease and destruction.
Idun     Goddess of the spring, eternal youth and the keeper of the golden apples
Jord     Goddess of the primitive and unpopulated earth.
Kari     Leader of the storm giants.
Laga     Goddess of wells and springs.
Loki     Trickster god of the Norse, concerned with thievery, magic and fire.
Magni     Son of Thor and god of brute strength.
Mani     God of the moon and brother of the sun goddess Sol.
Mimir     Wisest god of the Aesir, sent in a hostage trade to the rival Vanir gods.
Modi     God of battle wrath, he was the leader of the berserkers.
Odin     The chief god of the Aesir and most important of the Norse deities.
Ran     Goddess of storms and the drowned dead.
Saga     Goddess of poetry and history.
Sif     Wife of Thor, and possibly an ancient fertility goddess.
Skadi     A frost giant and goddess of winter.
Sol     Goddess of the sun, who guides the sun-chariot through the sky.
Syn     Goddess of watchfulness and truth.
Thor     Thunder-god and the protector of men and gods.
Vali     Son of Odin, and the god born to avenge the death of Balder.
Vanir (Ryhmä jumalia, eli monikko mutta omasta mielestä tuo sopisi vallan mainiosti nimeksikin.)    A group of fertility and nature gods
Var     Goddess of contracts and marriage agreements
Vidar     Son of Odin and the god of silence and vengeance.