This is for a story I am thinking of writing.
Europeana Rose is this female characters sister. Europeana Rose was adopted and is older by like 10 months. There last name is Ember. They are suppossed to be unique or nature names. Also the reason I have the meaning is because this is what I have on my character naming blog and I thought it would be helpful to tell people what the name means even if it isn’t all that important (well meanings are important to me but for different reasons). With this character though I am having trouble seeing what name goes with the last name Ember and with her sisters name Europeana Rose.
Which of these names goes well with Europeana Rose:
Ismay / Ismae (Ice or Iron Maiden, Feminine form of Esme: An Old French variant of the Latin aestimatus meaning Esteemed or amatus meaning loved. This very rare and interesting name is of early medieval English origin, from a female personal name found recorded in England from the 13th Century on, spelt variously Ysemay, Isemay, Ysmay and Isamaya. The given name is thought to derive from an Old German compound name, ‘Ismagi(n)’, translating as ‘iron-strength’.) (Old German, Old French, Latin) (IHSMEY, iss-may)
Layla (Dark Beauty, Born at Night, Night Beauty, Night, Intoxication, Wine, This was the name of the object of romantic poems written by the 7th-century poet known as Qays. The story of Qays and Layla became a popular romance in medieval Arabia and Persia.) (Arabic, African, Swahili, English) (Lay lah)
Adria (From Hadria (Northern Italy), Dark One, Variant of Adrienne, Feminine form of Adrien) (Greek, Latin, English) (AADRiyah, AHD-ree-ə, AYD-ree- ə)
Vala (Singled Out, Chosen, Oath) (Old German, English) (VAALah, vah-luh)
Andorra (To Walk, The Forest, Shrub Covered Land, Country bordered by France and Spain.) (French, Arabic, Spanish, Basque) (ae-n-d-AW-r-uh, Ann-dor-uh)
Adalee/ Adalea/ Adaleigh (Ada: Pet form of Adele (Noble) and Adelaide (Noble One), Ada is also a Germanic cognate of the Biblical Adah (Adornment) and an Ibo name meaning “First Born Female”. Honorable, Ornament, Brightness. Lee / Lea / Leigh: Clearing, Meadow, Forest Clearing, Pastor, Healer.) (English, Celtic, German, Hebrew) (ADD-uh-lee, ADD-ah-lee, a-da-lee, AY-dah-LEE) **********************Which spelling is best?****************
Blossom (Lovely, Flower Like, Blossom, Bloom, A Cluster of Flowers, To Thrive, Flourish, Generic flower name first used in the 19th century as an affectionate pet name for a young girl.)(Old English, English Nature Name) (BLAH-sum, BLAUS-uhm)
Hollis (Lives Near Holly Bushes, Dweller at the Holly Trees, The Holly Tree, Of the Great Hall, Island Man) (Old English, Icelandic, English) (HOLL iss, HAH-lis, HAHL-is)
Ravenna (Raven, Place Name: A City in Italy famous for its Byzantine Mosaics. Currently the capital of the Province of Ravenna in Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 402 till 476 AD.) (English, Italian, Etruscan) (r uh v EH n uh, ruh-ven-uh, ruh-vin-uh, ruh-VENN-uh, rah-ven-uh, Ruh-vehn-uh)
Avonlea (“A return to childlike faith, simple beauty, noble purity, and compassion for the least” Anne of Green Gables. It was her home town on Prince Edward Island, Canada. “Avon” is an old Celtic word meaning “river” (not just the River Avon), and “lea” means “a clearing, pasture or meadow”. Ergo, Avonlea would mean “clearing, meadow, etc. situated by a river”.) (Celtic, English, Canadian) (A-vən-lee, av-un-lee, a-ven-lee, aa-vun-lee (the “A” is pronounced like the “A” in apple. It is not said like “AVON” the cosmetic product. And the “LEA” is pronounced like “LEE”), ah-von-LEE)
Carrington (Charles’s Town, Town of the Marsh, Place name. Made famous by the Carrington family of the popular 1980s TV series “Dynasty”.) (Old-English) (KEHRihNGTahN, Care-ring-ton)
Amelia (Industrious, Striving, Work, To Strive or Excel or Rival, Blend of two medieval names: the Latin Emilia (see Emily) and the Latin German Amalia, meaning “work”. An 18th-century Princess Amelia brought the name to Britain. Henry Fielding may possibly have first coined it for the heroine of his novel “Amelia” (1751), though forms such as Meelia, Amaly, and Aemelia existed since the 17th century. Famous bearer of the name was aviatrix Amelia Earhart.) (Latin, Old German) (a-MEEL-yah, ah-MEE-lee-ə, ə-MEE-lee-ə, ə-MEEL-yə)
Suggestions Welcome!
BQ: How would most pronounce Europeana? Like —-
Yuro-pee-ah-nuh
Yuro-pee-nuh
Yuro-pee-uh-nuh