Julian is a form of Julius and refers to the Roman god Jupiter. This feminine form of Joseph means he will add. In the bible, Jasper is one of the three wise men who visits Jesus. Jasper means treasurer from Latin and Persian. Isidore and its variations mean gift of Isis, referring to the Egyptian goddess of the sky and nature. After she drank a love potion, she abandoned the king she was betrothed to and fell in love with a knight named Tristain. He actually based her on the legendary character Innogen, but it was mis-printed and never corrected! Innogen is probably Gaelic for maiden.Īll of these names are forms of Isolde, an Irish princess from Arthurian legend. Shakespeare used the name Imogen in his play Cymbaline. And in Greek mythology, Ianthe was an ocean nymph. This Biblical name means feller or hewer. In the Bible, he interprets Daniel’s visions, and announces the births of Jesus and John to their parents. Gabriel comes from the archangel whose name means God is my hero. It originated as a way to refer to someone from France. Traditionally, the name Francis is used for males and Frances is for females. This classic name is making a comeback in the US.įlynn comes from the Gaelic word for red. This name was actually first used in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his epic poem Evangeline in 1847! In the poem, a girl named Evangeline searches for her lost love, Gabriel.
His name means good of man.Įvangeline means good news. In Roman mythology, Evander was a hero of the Trojan war. Those are the opposite of ethereal!Įuphemia comes from ancient Greek and means to use words of good omen. Interestingly enough, Ethan actually means solid, enduring or firm. The soft sounds certainly give it an ethereal feel! The biblical name Ephraim means fruitful. These names all come from Elysium, the ancient Greek and Roman realm of the dead. These classic names mean heavenly or divine.ĭorian was actually invented by Oscar Wilde for his 1891 novel The Picture of Dorian Gray.ĭid you know Eleanor and its variations are ancient French names? They’re so gorgeous and light sounding, they make perfect ethereal names!Īll of these names are variations of Helen, which comes from the ancient Greek word for moon.Įlowen is a Cornish name that means elm tree.Įlspeth is a Scottish form of Elizabeth and means my God is an oath. It comes from the Anglo-Norman word for warhorse. The unisex name Destry was invented by Max Brand in his novel Destry Rides Again in the 1930s. The Irish name Desmond began as a name to refer to someone from the region of South Munster in Ireland The unique Welsh name Delyth means pretty. Its name comes from the dragon Delphyne who used to live there but was slain by Apollo. In legend, Greeks would consult the oracle at Delphi before making important decisions.
Despite this backstory, it sounds flowery and natural to me!Īll of these names are inspired by the city of Delphi. In Greek mythology, she was a nymph who was turned into a laurel tree to escape from Apollo.ĭelilah comes from the Bible- she eas Sampson’s wife who cut his hair and took away his magical strength. In the New Testament, the centurion Cornelius met an angel who directed him to seek out Peter. But Shakespeare changed the spelling for his play and the rest is history!Īlthough it sounds nearly identical to Cordelia, Cornelia is an ancient Roman name. In Briton mythology, the name Cordelia originally began as Cordella, King Lear’s youngest daughter. It used to be very popular in the United States but is uncommon now and ready for a comeback! So both the sound and meaning are ethereal!Ĭlara means clear, bright, or famous. His name means speed of God.ĭid you know that Sir Walter Scott invented the name Cedric for his novel Ivanhoe? It certainly sounds Celtic despite its true origin!Īll of these names mean of the sky or heavenly. In ancient Christian, Judaic, and Islamic legend, Cassiel was an angel. Whether you’re thinking of Prince Caspian from CS Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia, or the Caspian Sea, it makes a wonderfully unique name! Nature-themed names like Briar come straight from the plant! Briar is uncommon in the US, but is becoming more common recently! In medieval French poetry, Bayard was a magical horse who could adjust his size to carry more riders. Bayard is an ancient French name meaning bay colored, as in a dark brown horse with a black mane.
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