In recent years, it has become fashionable to give children rare names. Sometimes, of course, parents get very carried away: a rich imagination is good, but the main thing is not to harm. Indeed, in addition to the fact that the name carries a certain meaning, it must also correspond to the area, be harmonious, and so on. It is important that the child wearing it does not become the object of ridicule at school.
Be that as it may, the popularity of rare names is growing (some are becoming not so rare), and therefore old Russian names are returning to fashion. Parents are paying more and more attention to them. In this article, we will talk about Slavic female names and help you choose the right beautiful and rare name for a girl.
Old Russian names
It is quite difficult to study old Russian names, because they did not always have the same meaning, everything depended on a particular region, on family traditions and the general way of life. Female Slavic names are not just beautiful and unusual, they are also part of our history, our heritage.
It is difficult to choose a name for a child, especially if you want to somehow stand out, put some meaning and hidden power into it. It is worth noting that among the Slavs, the name, among other things, was also a talisman. Therefore, it is even more difficult to choose a beautiful Slavic name for a girl, because a woman is the keeper of the hearth and the continuer of the family.
A real female Slavic name is now a rarity. Firstly, many naming traditions have been lost for centuries, and secondly, we are already accustomed to giving children Greek, Germanic or Roman names. However, you can still remember something. And in order to choose the right name, first of all, you should refresh the memory of the ancient Slavic traditions.
How the Slavs chose the name of the child
First of all, it is worth noting that the Slavs did not give names to babies, and if they did, it was something like a temporary nickname. Usually at this age, the kids were called like that - “child” or “child”, sometimes even by a number - “first”, “second”, and so on.
And the ceremony of naming was carried out when the children were 9 to 16 years old. Until that time, they usually watched the child, noticed his qualities and character. And they did not always give one name, this tradition, to some extent, is still alive in the habit of inventing nicknames for each other.
Each girl had her own purpose, this greatly affected the choice of an old Russian name. Everything was taken into account:
personal qualities of the child;
the role of the girl as a future woman, wife, mother and continuer of the family;
identification with one goddess or another.
The very time of the ceremony was also chosen not by chance. For example:
if the qualities of the future witch began to appear in the child, the name was given at the age of 9;
if signs of a princess or warrior were noticed - at the age of 12;
in all other cases, the ceremony was performed when the girl was 16 years old.
In general, the names were given according to the following principle:
- Naming based on the character of the girl;
- In honor of ancestors, for example, grandmother-witness or great-grandmother-needlewoman;
- In honor of the tribal deity (in this case, one could count on the protection and patronage of the Goddess).
Features of female Old Slavonic names
Old Russian names sound very beautiful, they are melodic and harmonious. All female Slavic names can be divided into several types, the most common of which were:
Dibasic. In such names, we can very often see the root - Slav Miroslav, Yaroslav. But he was not always present, for example, there are two-basic names Svetozar and Lyubomil.
Based on participles - Zhdana.
Taken from the surrounding world of plants and animals.
Reflecting the personality traits of a person.
Derived from the names of the gods.
Special names, so they usually called princely children.
The rite of naming itself was carried out at the temple, the sorcerer did it. During the ritual, the former name-nickname was washed away from the child, and then a new one was given. It is noteworthy that the rites for boys and girls were different: for example, the name was “washed away” from the boy in the river, and from the girl in the lake. That is, stagnant or flowing water was needed.
Under certain circumstances, the name could be changed. Most often this happened when a new name was assigned to a person, among the people. The situation is about the same as we have with nicknames.
How to choose a Slavic name for a girl
You always want to give your child a beautiful name. But it should also be pleasing to the ear. This is especially true for female names.
An important point: our ancestors believed that the name has magical powers, especially if you say it out loud. And the girl, as a future mother and keeper of the hearth, should receive strength from nature itself and the gods.
By the way, a beautiful name based on ancient Slavic traditions can simply be composed. There were such cases. But it is important to take into account all that we have talked about in this article, and not get carried away too much with neo-pagan synthetics. Plus, “remake” is, after all, not an old Russian name.
Slavic female names: meaning
Not many female names have come down to us, and there are many lists in Runet in which you can see hundreds of them. This is not entirely true, often such lists include too controversial names, or even Greek or Roman ones.
Below we provide a list of beautiful Slavic names for a girl. Format: name - value.
Bazhen- from the male Bazhen, which means "beloved" or "desired."
Belogora- enlightened.
Beloslav- from the male Beloslav, meaning "good fame."
Berislav- from the male Berislav, that is, "glorifying."
blagoslav(Blagoslav), the meaning of the name is the same as Beloslav.
Bogdan- from the male Bogdan, which means "desired child" or "given, presented by God"
Bogumila- meaning "dear to the gods."
Boleslav- from Boleslav, that is, "illustrious" or "most glorious"
Borislav- on behalf of Borislav, consists of "fight" and "glory". Literally - "fighting for glory."
Boyana- "warrior". There is a male analogue of the name - Boyan.
Bratislava- double Bratislav, "glorious for its feats of arms."
Bronislava(Bronislav) - "glorious in defense."
Vedana(Vedeneya, Vedenya) - "knowing". Paired male name Vedan.
Vedislava- can be described as "glorifying knowledge."
Velizhan- "polite".
Velizara- from Velizar, which means "illumined" or "enlightened".
Velimira- from the male Velimir. This name can be translated as "big world".
Velislava- from Velislav, by analogy with the name Velimir, we translate as "great glory."
Wenceslas- on behalf of Wenceslas, that is, "crowned with glory."
Veselina(Vesela) - "cheerful." Paired name - Veselin.
Vladimir- from Vladimir, "owning the world."
Vladislav- paired Vladislav (Volodislav), that is, "glorious, famous."
Vojislava(Vojislav), meaning "fighting for glory."
omniscient- “smart”, and if literally, then “omniscient”.
Vsemila- from the male Vsemil, literally "sweet for everyone."
Vseslav- from the male Vseslav, "the most glorious."
Gorislava- literally can be translated as "flaming in glory." There is a male counterpart to the name.
Gradislava- Gradislav. The exact translation is "city glory".
Darena(Darina, Dara) - double - Daren ("donated").
Dzvenislava- literally - “ringing glory”, literary translation - “glorified”.
Dobrovlad- from the male Dobrovlad, which means "possessing kindness."
Dobrogora- from Dobrogor, that is, "exalting good."
Dobrolyuba(Dobrolyub) - by analogy with the name above, "loving good."
Dobromila- on behalf of Dobromil, which means "kind and sweet."
Dobromir(Dobromir), literal translation "kind and peaceful." Sometimes translated as "noble".
Dobroslav- from the male Dobroslav, that is, "good fame."
Dragomir- from Dragomir, which means "valuing the world."
Zhdana(Zhdan) - "the one who is expected."
Zhivoroda- literal translation - "living for the family."
Zvenislav- literally, the name can be translated as “ringing glory”, literary translation - “proclaiming glory” or “glorifying”.
Spark- "sincere". There is a male form of the name - Iskren.
Casimir(Kazimir) - "preaching peace" or "peacemaker".
Krasimira- on behalf of Krasimir, which is often translated as "beautiful and peaceful."
Lada- "beloved", "dear". Lada is the goddess of love.
Ladomila- “dear goddess Lada”, can be translated as “merciful”.
Ladoslav- "glorifying the goddess Lada."
Luchesara- "radiant".
Lyubava(Love) - "beloved."
Lyubomila- "beloved" or "dear".
Lubomir- from the male Lubomir. The name can be translated as "beloved by the world."
Ludmila(Lyudmil) - "dear to people."
Ludomira- "reconciling people."
Milada- sometimes the name is translated as "dear goddess Lada", and sometimes as "young", "sweet and fine."
Milan(Milena) - from the male Milan, which means "gentle".
Miloslava(Miloslav), that is, "the one whom glory loves."
Miroslava- on behalf of Miroslav, which means "glorified by peacefulness."
Mstislav(Mstislav) - "glorious defender."
Hope- hope.
Nekras(Nekras) - a deceptive name meaning "ugly".
Ogneslav- from the male Ogneslav, that is, "glorifying fire."
Ogneyar(Ogneyar) - "Yarila's fire."
Peresvet- on behalf of Peresvet, that is, "light."
Radmila- "sweet, caring."
Radimir(Radimir) - “rejoicing in the world” or “joy of the world”, often translated as “fighter for peace”.
Radislava(Radislav) - "who cares / cares about glory."
Radosveta- “bringing joy and light” or “sanctifying with joy”.
Joy(Rada) - "joy", "happiness".
Rostislav- on behalf of Rostislav, that is, "the one whose fame is growing."
Svyatogora(Svyatogor) - "indestructible holiness."
Snezhana- "snowy".
Stanislav(Stanislav) - "a haven of glory."
Tikhomir- on behalf of Tikhomir, that is, "pacified."
Chaslava(Cheslava) - from the male name Chaslav. It is translated as “honest glory”, “glorious honor”, but there is a version that it comes from the word “vanity”.
Chernava- “dark-haired”, “dark-skinned”.
Yaroslav(Yaroslav) - "possessing bright fame."
Of course, not all names were included in the list, but the most famous and used ones. More information about Slavic names can be found in the work of M. Moroshkin "Slavic nomenclature or a collection of Slavic personal names."
Female Russian names, beautiful and sonorous, are a great asset of the national culture. The centuries-old history of naming in Rus' has formed a huge name book of magnificent female names that have become an integral part of Russian history.
The origin of Russian names is very different, but their fate is the fate of Russia, a reflection of the great and long-suffering history of the country, the fullness of its cultural life. In addition, Russian names have been conquering the cultures of other countries for more than a decade, gradually turning from exotic and rare names into common and close names. Particularly popular in the West are short forms of Russian female names - Tanya, Liza, Sasha and others.
Modern beautiful female Russian names reflect the dynamics of the development of national culture in modern times, combining, on the one hand, Russia's openness to the world, the influence of other cultures, but on the other hand, the desire to preserve and strengthen the originality of national culture, its traditions and customs.
Traditions name naming in Russia
The history of naming in Rus' is in many ways similar to the history of naming all European peoples with one significant difference - the patronymic is included in the Russian naming system. Thus, the full Russian name consists of a personal name, patronymic and surname. In addition, like many other peoples, there are short forms of the name, nicknames, petting-diminutive forms, pseudonyms. In addition to the Russian people, patronymics exist among Belarusians, Ukrainians, Icelanders, Bulgarians and Greeks.
Before the adoption of Christianity, Old Russian names were a conglomerate consisting of a generic name, a nickname, a secret name, so it is sometimes impossible to determine which name is personal.
Significant changes in the practice of naming came with the adoption of Christianity, although for a long time not only peasants, but also princes had two names: one of Slavic origin (pagan), the other received at baptism. Until the 15th century, Russian princes had Slavic names, consisting of two bases - Vladimir, Yaropolk, Svyatoslav, Mstislav and others. The words from which princely names were composed most often had meanings associated with the world of military glory, valor and honor. Female princely names are also two-part - Pereyaslav, Dobronega, Yaroslav. Commoners did not have the right to bear princely names, as, however, for a long time they did not have either patronymics or surnames. The first Christian names as the main name, as well as surnames, were acquired by princes and boyars, then by merchants and clergy. The surnames of peasants are formed only by the end of the 19th century.
Origin of Russian female names
With the adoption of Christianity, the name book of Ancient Rus' expanded significantly. According to Orthodox tradition, a person acquired a name only at baptism. For a long time, the church was forced to fight pagan, that is, Slavic names. And, although some ancient Slavic names were present in the calendar, most of them were banned. The most interesting example of such a “forbidden fruit” is the female name Svetlana, which arose as a result of the literary searches of Russian romantics. Until now, many do not even realize that it has become such a native, it has a literary origin. However, the organic sound, its phonetics and positive meaning make it almost Old Slavonic. At least the Orthodox Church refused to include him in the calendar for a long time.
Most of the names of Orthodox saints are of ancient Greek and Roman origin. In turn, the ancient Greek civilization is known as a culture that absorbs the experience and traditions of other countries, and therefore the ancient Greek names absorbed the best names from various regions of the Oikoumene. The importance of Hebrew names, known to everyone in the Bible, is especially great.
Peter's reforms, cultural interactions with European countries, primarily France, Germany, Great Britain, also enriched the body of the Russian nomenclature, Russifying many Western European nicknames. For example, Pauline. Thus, by the end of the 19th century, an impressive name book was formed, incorporating hundreds of beautiful Russian word variants.
The next turning point in the history of Russian naming was the October Revolution, which marked the transition to the Soviet naming system. The role of saints in the choice was abolished. Names appear as a result of abbreviation. For example, Vladlena - Vladimir + Lenin.
So, by origin, Russian female names are divided into:
- Slavic: Alena, Bogdana, Borislav, Vlad, Darina, Zabava, Zarina, Zlata, Lada, Lyubava, Lyudmila, Mila, Milana, Milena, Miloslava, Miroslava, Rada, Radmila, Snezhana,;
- ancient Greek and ancient Roman: Avdotya, Aurora, Aglaya, Agrippina, Akulina, Alexander, Antonina, Anfisa, Valentina, Valery, Barbara, Vasilisa, Venus, Veronica, Victoria, Glafira, Diana, Eugene, Efrosinya, Larisa, Lydia, Melania, Natalia, Nina, Pelageya, Polina, Praskovya, Raisa, Sophia, Taisia, Tamara, Tatyana, and others;
- Hebrew: Anna, Elizabeth, Leah, Martha, Seraphim, Susanna.
- Soviet: Idea, Iskra, Vilena, Vladlen, Ninel, Oktyabrina, Stalin.
Choosing a beautiful modern female Russian name
Currently, the name of the child is chosen only by the parents, and no matter how unusual it would be, the registry office is obliged to register it.
Modern scientists have found that the determining factor in favor of choosing one or another option is its "beauty". For Russians, this means: euphony of the name, harmonious compatibility with the patronymic and surname, pleasant cultural and symbolic associations. As practice shows, more and more Russians, when choosing a child's name, are guided by Orthodox saints, which leads to the return of many forgotten names. For example, Varvara, Pelageya, Ulyana and others.
An important factor influencing the choice of a name is its popularity, the fashion for a name. This factor has always mattered. An example is widely known when, thanks to the genius of A. S. Pushkin, the name Tatiana, once considered common, came into fashion and gained popularity among the nobles. What can we say about our time, when the mass media shape the tastes and preferences of a multi-million audience.
As the survey showed, for several years now the most popular and, therefore, beautiful female name for Russians has been the name Anastasia. He is followed by: Sofia, Anna, Alexandra, Maria, Daria, Elizabeth, Polina, Elena, Natalia.
If you make a list of the most beautiful modern Russian female names and their meanings, you get the following:
Alexandra is a protector, reliable;
- noble;
- favor;
Anastasia - resurrected;
Antonina - from the Antoniev family;
Valentina is strong;
Valeria - healthy, strong;
Barbara is a foreigner;
Vasilisa - royal;
Faith is faith;
Veronica - on the personal name of Ptolemy's wife Fereniki;
- the winner;
Galina - calm, serene;
- great fire
Eugenia - noble;
Catherine - true, pure;
- solar;
Elizabeth - worshiping God;
Jeanne - given by God;
Zinaida - divine;
Zlata - golden;
Zoya - life;
Inna - a stormy stream;
Irina - peaceful;
Karina - sweetheart;
Carolina - from the male name Karl;
Kira - mistress;
- a Christian
Xenia is a wanderer;
Lada - on behalf of the Slavic goddess of love and beauty;
Larisa - seagull;
Love love;
Lyudmila - dear to people;
Margarita is a pearl;
Marina - sea;
Miroslava - glorious in peace;
Hope is hope;
In ancient times, when the daughter's parents wanted to name her by some name, they always looked first at the manifestations of her character traits, abilities, craving for something specific. Slavic names for girls must necessarily reflect not only the purpose of the future mother and wife, but also some of their personal traits. If today more people choose names of foreign origin or from the Orthodox nomenclature, then earlier the Slavs relied on ritual and even religious traditions. Beautiful Slavic names for girls were given in accordance with the personality. In the rite of naming, the sorcerer conducting the rite played a key role. Subsequently, traditions changed, Slavic Russian names for girls began to be assigned at birth. Perhaps now is the time when we can use rare Slavic names for girls?
According to culturologists, the Slavs had never given names to their children since infancy. In addition, they were always in the habit of naming children or an adult person by several names. Until now, we have a folk custom to give nicknames to a person who already has a first name, patronymic and family name.
Beautiful Slavic names for girls were assigned in adolescence. The destination for each girl played a special role. It could be both personal and generic, having a family or communal meaning.
The first feature includes the personal qualities of the child, which will remain with him for life. And to the second - the social role of the future mother, wife, continuer of the clan. There is also a third meaning - this is the identification of a girl with one or another Goddess of the Slavic pantheon of gods. Then the girl could involuntarily attract divine power to herself by her name alone.
Features of Slavic names for girls
The original Slavic name for a girl today is considered a rare occurrence. People are already accustomed to naming girls with names of Greek, Germanic, Roman and even English origin. It is also popular today to name children from the church Orthodox name book. But most of them include Jewish names, mixed with Greek variants.
Female names among the Slavs could be compound or simple, depending on the family structure, traditions and personal characteristics, time of birth, circumstances. In Russian fairy tales, even today you can find names consisting of an additional nickname: Elena the Wise, Marya the Artificer, Tiny Khavroshechka, Varvara Krasa - Long Braid, Ognevushka-Poskakushka and others. In addition to fairy tales, in the life of the Slavs there were names: Zarina Svetlaya, Dobronrava Solnechnaya, Yasun Krasa, Dobryana Kunitsa, Vedana Groza and others.
In addition to the double names that spoke about the special qualities of the child, or the special time and hour when he was born, the children of the Slavs were also called secret names. Only the priest conducting the ceremony, the Native Gods blessing the child and the girl herself knew about this name. This name should not be told to anyone, because there is a belief that with its help, evil forces can completely take over a person who bears a secret name. The function of such a name is to protect from various failures, attacks by evil spirits, from the evil eye and other negativity.
If they wanted to mark the girl with the power of any Goddess, then she was given a name either with the root of the name of the Goddess, or by naming the child with a whole divine name. Such a relationship with the Native Gods allowed the future girl to marry successfully, the future mother - to conceive, give birth and raise good children, the future wife - to be a true friend, companion and protector of her husband.
SLAVIC NAME
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Take the testThere are the following names associated with the pantheon of Slavic goddesses: Lada, Zara (derived from Zarya Zaryanitsa), Maria (derived from Mary, Morena), Dana. Female names derived from the Gods: Yarila, Velesynya, Perunitsa.
How to choose Slavic names for girls
Rare Slavic names for girls (Vedagora, Gorislava and others) or common ones, such as Lada, for example, were chosen according to a special principle. It consisted of the following:
- A temporary name was given. From the moment of birth and up to a certain age, girls were not called by any specific name, but simply called - “child”, “child”, “girl”, or even a number at all - “second”, “third”.
- Naming. After observing what inclinations the girl showed, what she aspired to, parents could help choose a name.
- Honor the ancestors. They could name the girl by the name of some outstanding personality in the family. For example, great-grandmothers-needlewomen, grandmothers-witnesses and so on.
- Honor the ancestral God. When a certain god or deities were worshiped in the Slavic family, their names could also be passed on to people at the request of parents or grown-up children.
The naming was carried out for the girl in such a way as to first “wash away” a temporary name in a lake where there is no flowing water (for boys - in a river with flowing water). Then they “attached” a new name through a special ritual. The sorcerer performed the ritual at the temple. This is all done when the girl reaches a certain age:
- if the qualities of the future sorceress, priestess, witch were manifested, then the girl was named at the age of 9;
- when a child shows all the qualities of a warrior, or she was a princess - at the age of 12;
- children showing the qualities of other classes - at 16 years old.
Slavic mythology describes a number of conditions in the traditions of the ancient Slavs, when they could rename children or adults. This usually happened if a new name “from the language of the people” was already fixed in a girl or woman, given the passage of one or another stage of life, where she showed herself in a special way. They could conduct new rites of naming when, for some reason, the previously given name was not suitable. It rarely happens when a temporary name is assigned to a child for life.
The name of a girl, girl, woman must be heard! Our ancestors, the Slavs, believed that spoken words had magical powers, including names that were repeated aloud more often than other words. The future mother, wife must necessarily receive strength from Nature, the elements, the gods, in order to safely create virtuous offspring. The Slavic culture of the Russian North has in many ways now most fully preserved these traditions, especially in the villages.
Slavic female names
AGNIA - fiery, enlightened
ALLA - highly spiritual
BAZHENA - desired
BELA - white, clean
BELOYARA - bright
BORISLAVA - fighting for glory
BOYANA - fighting, courageous
BRATISLAVA - taking glory
BELOSLAVA - glorifying purity
BELYANA - enlightened, spiritualized
BOGOLYUBA - loving her gods
VLASYA - long-haired
VELENA - imperative
VESNYANA - spring
VLADA - fine, slender
VELMIRA (Velemira) - commanding the world (people)
VEDANA (Vedeneya, Vedenya) - in charge
VELIMIRA - very peaceful, balanced
VERA - knowing Ra (sun, primordial Light)
VSESLAV - all glorifying
GALA - sincere
GALINA - feminine, earthy
DANA (Danuta) - given
DARYANA (Daria) - courageous
DRAGOMIRA (Dorogomila) - dear, dear to the world (society)
ZLATA (Zlatana) - golden, golden-haired
ZVENISLAVA - calling glory
ZLATOYARA - ardent, strong as the sun
INNA (Inga) - feminine
KARINA - brown-eyed, rasenka
LYUBAVA (Lyuba, Lyubima, Lyubush) - beloved
LUDA - human
LUCHEZARA - radiant, illuminating with light
LUBOYARA - loving Yarila
LYUDMILA - dear to people, humane
MILA (Mlava, Milica) - dear
WORLD (Mirava, Mirana, Mirona, Mireta) - peaceful, reconciling
OLESIA - forest
OLGA (Olyana) - playful
OGNESLAV - glorifying Fire
POLADA - flexible
PEREYASLAVA - who adopted the glory of their ancestors
RUSSIA - blond
RITA - born in accordance with the Law of the Genus
SVETANA (Sveta, Svetla) - light
SNEZHANA (Snezhina) - snowy, white-faced
SVETLANA (Svetlena) - bright, pure soul
FLOWER - blooming, tender
YADVIGA - nurse
YANA - courageous
YAROSLAVA - glorifying Yarila-sun
The name Eve is considered to be the most ancient biblical name, and belonged to the first woman who appeared on earth by the will of God, so that Adam would not be bored. Today, women's names are numbered in hundreds of different variations, and each has found a place in the name book of women's names ...
Women's names in different cultures of the world
Each individual country and each culture has its own rules and traditions regarding the naming of future women. Women's names are chosen in accordance with different rules: somewhere they are based on centuries-old traditions, somewhere parables and legends, and somewhere, as in Western civilization, names are given to girls only from standard considerations, taking into account factors such as the beauty of sound , pronunciation speed, fame and popularity.
Take, for example, Slavic culture. There has long been only one single tradition - the name for girls, like boys, was given only after reaching the age of nine, when the child could already be associated with any craft (the name was closely associated with it). Prior to this, a child could be called by his ordinal number (which account appeared in the family), or simply “Child” or “Child”.
There were only a few rules in Muslim culture. Firstly, a female name does not have to be listed in the name book of female names, the main thing is that it should be a word that determines fate in translation. For example, the name Aliya was translated as "exalted", and Samiha - "generous".
And so in each individual culture there were at one time traditions that they adhered to, endowing with a name. Somewhere, over time, traditions have exhausted their significance, and somewhere they are still adhered to. However, church names, like traditional national ones, are popular to this day. Yes, and giving and signs also have weight in today's modernity.
So, in Iceland there is only one single rule today - a woman’s name cannot begin with the English letter “C” as such, because in the local culture, in the Icelandic alphabet, this letter simply does not exist.
Modern naming traditions
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In Slavic culture, naming traditions have been partially preserved. So, the tradition has been preserved, on the basis of which, a church female name should be given, taken from the name book according to the Saints, which lists the martyrs and Saints who once defended the formation of the Orthodox religion. In modern times, this tradition is far from being followed in every family, and yet everyone knows about it without exception, especially since during baptism the girl is still given a female Orthodox name from among the Saints.
Catholics have a similar tradition, and it is customary in accordance with it to also give names to women from the list of revered in the church. True, it is worth noting that the naming of newborns today in Catholic culture is approached more responsibly than in Orthodox.
In Islam, it is still considered obligatory to call the future woman by a name that could determine her fate by its translation. There are no biblical or church names, and only one female name appears in the Koran. As a result, girls are called by those variations that in translation mean some quality (generous, bright, noble, etc.), or the name of a flower.
But in the same France there is only one tradition - to call children the names of their ancestors. So, before they acted according to one simple scheme. The name of the girl was to consist of the names of the grandmothers on the paternal and maternal lines, as well as, revered on the day of the baptism of the Saint. In modern times, this tradition is difficult to follow. Therefore, mostly single names of relatives are given: godparents, mothers, grandmothers, aunts, etc.
Name and religiosity: the main criterion for division
All "girl names" are divided into several categories and, based on them, into a small number of subcategories. But the most important criterion of all available is the criterion of religiosity. Based on the issue of religion, the most famous are female names:
- Orthodox;
- Catholic;
- Muslim;
- Jewish.
How to choose a suitable female name in modern times?
Naturally, ideally, one should follow the traditions in which a girl is born. Being an Orthodox family, you need to call with an Orthodox name, but in a Catholic, Catholic and in accordance with the traditions of Catholics. But if you don’t like the traditions, then you can resort to standard schemes that are common throughout the world.
So, in modern times, you can choose a female name based on five important parameters: the patronizing element, the sign of the Zodiac, the year according to the Eastern calendar, the patron planet, and religion.
With the latter, everything is so clear - it is desirable that the name refers to the religion to which the family and the newborn girl are directly related. If you belong to the Orthodox category of people, then it is advisable to choose from among the Orthodox female names.
As for the rest of the parameters, everything is simple here. Each sign of the Zodiac and each animal from the Eastern calendar in its own way influences certain names with its energy.
In the same way, each name can have a different energy in alliance with one sign or another. The element is determined by the sign of the Zodiac and the date of birth of the child, but in the same way, each name is patronized by one or another element. It is advisable to choose a name that will correspond to all the named parameters without exception.
By the way, on our website, in the presented list, just the same, you will be able to weed out names according to the elements, signs of the Zodiac, years, and even seasons.
