Fura
November 15, 2009
Filed under Autumn/Fall Names, Fall/Autumn Names, Female Names, Fura, Icelandic Name, Icelandic Names, Pine, Tree Name, Tree Names
Tags: Fall/Autumn Names, Female Names, Fura, Icelandic Names, Pine Tree, Tree Names
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Icelandic
Meaning: “pine tree.”
(FEU-rah) the u is somewhat akin to the French eu sound.
The name comes from the Icelandic word for pine tree, according to the Icelandic Registry, only 3 women bore the name as of 2007.
Eik
November 15, 2009
Filed under Autumn/Fall Names, Eik, Fall/Autumn Names, Faroese Names, Female Names, Icelandic Name, Icelandic Names, Oak, Old Norse Names, Tree Name, Tree Names
Tags: Eik, Fall/Autumn Names, Faroese Names, Female Names, Icelandic Names, Oak, Tree Names
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Icelandic/Faroese
Meaning: “oak”
Ice (AKE)
The name is an Icelandic and Faroese female name and comes from the Old Norse word for “oak”. It remains the word for oak in Dutch, Norwegian, Icelandic and Faroese. However, its usage as a female given name is exclusive to both Iceland and the Faroe Islands. The Danish word for oak (eg), the Swedish word for oak (ek) and the German word for oak (eiche) share the same etymological root.
According to the Icelandic Registry, 18 women bore Eik as a first name and 110 bore it as a middle name.
Björk, Bjørk
November 15, 2009
Filed under Autumn/Fall Names, Birch, Fall/Autumn Names, Faroese Names, Female Names, Icelandic Name, Icelandic Names, Old Norse Names, Tree Name, Tree Names
Tags: Autumn/Fall Names, Birch Tree, Bjork, Female Names, Icelandic Names, Tree Names
Gender: feminine
Origin: Icelandic/Faroese
Meaning: “birch, birch tree.”
(BYERK) Pronunciation can be heard here: http://www.forvo.com/word/björk/
Indie rock star, Björk Guðmundsdóttir (b.1965), made this one a household name, though it is now a recognized name outside of Iceland, it will probably always be associated with the singer to non-Icelanders.
Björk is the Icelandic word for birch tree and spelled Bjørk, it has the same meaning in both Faroese and Norwegian. It is interesting to note that björk is the modern Swedish word for birch tree, though neither nouns are used as a given names in Swedish or Norwegian. However, it is a very common and ordinary female name in both Iceland and the Faroe Islands.
Virpi
November 14, 2009
Filed under Autumn/Fall Names, Fall/Autumn Names, Female Names, Finnish Names, Tree Name, Tree Names, Virpi, branch
Tags: Autumn/Fall Names, branch, Female Names, Finnish Names, Tree Names, Virpi
Gender: feminine
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: “bush, branch” (poetic)
Pronunciation can be heard here: http://www.forvo.com/search/Virpi/
The name is used in a poetic sense to describe a bush, branch or young tree. Its designated name-day is November 12, and the name is fairly common in Finland.
Aatos
November 14, 2009
Filed under Aatos, Finnish Names, Male Names, Thought
Tags: Aatos, Finnish Names, Idea, Male Names, Notion, Thought
Gender: masculine
Origin: Finnish
Meaning: “an idea, a thought.” (poetic)
Pronunciation can be heard here: http://www.forvo.com/search/Aatos/
The name comes from the Finnish word used in a poetic sense to describe a notion, idea or thought, in the sense that the notion or idea has deep meaning or is very reflective of the person doing the thinking. It also implies the idea of the sublime. Its usage would be used in reference to a “deep-thinker.” Its designated name-day is November 8. The name is borne by Aatos Erkko (b.1932) a Finnish journalist and owner of Sanoma Corporation and the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper.
Ingela
November 14, 2009
Filed under Female Names, Inga, Ingela, Swedish Names
Tags: Dated Names, Female Names, Ingela, Swedish Names
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Swedish
(ING-eh-lah)
The name is an elaboration of Inga, and was quite popular in Sweden in the early to mid part of the 20th-century. The name is considered rather dated in Sweden these days. The designated name-day is November 7.
Gender: Feminine