More names and meanings.
Because I'm working on developing some characters families, and stoof.
These are a bunch of minor characters,
that I probably won't be doing a whole lot of actual developing on.
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Starting with members of Penelope's family:
Stelios
Gender: masculine
Usage: Greek
Variant form of Stylianos. Derived from the Greek word "stylos" meaning "pillar".
Saint Stylianos was a 7th-century hermit from Adrianopolis in Asia Minor who is
regarded as a patron saint of children.
Penelope's father.
Not much to be said about him at the moment.
Ilithyia
Gender: feminine
Usage: Greek, Latin
From the Greek term "Eileithyia", meaning "the readycomer".
This was the name of the Greek goddess of childbirth and midwifery.
And her mother.
I didn't know the meaning of this name when I picked it for her.
I just thought it sounded pretty.
Why do I want to call this irony? Maybe because Ilithyia is a mean,
negletful mummy, and she's named after the goddess of childbirth? =o
Evander
Gender: masculine
Usage: Greek, Roman
From the Greek term "Euandros" which meant "good man", derived from Greek.
In Roman mythology Evander was an Arcadian hero of the Trojan War who
founded the city of Pallantium near the spot where Rome was later built.
Penelope's oldest brother.
He was the sort of parent figure toward her and Gavriil when they were younger.
Evander has since left the clan. His wherabouts aren't known.
Gavriil
Gender: masculine
Usage: Greek, Russian
The Greek form of Gabriel, meaning "strong man of God". Gabriel is one of the seven archangels in Hebrew tradition. He appears in both the Old Testament and the New Testament, where he serves as the announcer of the births of John to Zechariah and Jesus to Mary.
Her other older brother. Gavriil is a very mean individual.
He takes after his mommy. >_>
Calypso
Gender: feminine
Usage: Greek, Latin
From Greek term "Kalypso which meant "she that conceals" (derived from the
term "kalypto" meaning "to cover". In Greek myth this was the name of the nymph
who fell in love with Odysseus after he was shipwrecked on her island of Ogygia.
When he refused to stay with her she detained him for seven years until Zeus
ordered her to release him.
Picked this name because I just love it. I originally wanted to name her Persephone, but since it sounds too close to Penelope, I decided against it.
This is Penelope's baby sister, and her favorite of her three siblings.
Penelope took care of Calypso when she was really young (since their parents
didn't), and Calypso even called her "mana" (meaning "mother" wink for a while.
Vesta
Gender: feminine
Usage: Roman
The Latin form of Hestia, meaning "hearth" or "fireside" in Greek.
In Greek mythology Hestia was the goddess of the hearth and domestic activity.
Penelope's sister-in-law, and Evander's wife.
Vesta is another member of their clan (but not related to them, obviously).
She followed after Evander when he left the clan years ago.
Aella
Gender: feminine
Usage: Greek
Means "whirlwind" in Greek.
In Greek myth this was the name of an Amazon warrior killed by Herakles
during his quest for Hippolyta's girdle.
The youngest of Evander's two daughters. Penelope's nieces.
Nephele
Gender: feminine
Usage: Greek
Means "cloudy" in Greek. In Greek legend Nephele was created from a cloud
by Zeus, who shaped the cloud to look like Hera in order to trick Ixion,
a mortal who desired her. Nephele was the mother of the centaurs by Ixion,
and was also the mother of Phrixus and Helle by Athamus.
Aella's older sister.
And now, other members of the Shadow Wolf pack:
Nuka
Gender: unisex
Usage: Native American
Means "younger sibling" in Greenlandic.
In this case, Nuka is a boy's name. =]
No, I don't know why it was under the Native American names,
even though it clearly says Greenland there.
It doesn't seem right to me for some reason, but that's how it was.
Zola
Gender: feminine
Usage: english
Means "quiet" or "tranquil" in Zulu.
Kinda stinks that it's a "feminine" name,
because Zola is a boy. =o
Akinyi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Eastern African
Means "born in the morning" in Luo.
Inaki
Gender: masculine
Usage: Basque
The Basque form of Ignatius, from the Roman family name Egnatius,
meaning unknown, of Etruscan origin. The spelling was later altered to
resemble Latin ignis, meaning "fire". This was the name of several saints,
including the third bishop of Antioch who was thrown to wild beasts by emperor
Trajan, and by Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), founder of the Jesuits,
whose real birth name was in fact Íñigo.
Machk
Gender: masculine
Usage: Native American
Algonquin name meaning "bear."
Takoda
Gender: masculine
Usage: Native American
A Sioux name meaning "friend to everyone".
Jolon
Gender: masculine
Usage: Native American
A Native American name meaning "valley of the dead oaks".
Rokus
Gender: masculine
Usage: Frisian
The Frisian form of Rocco, the Italian form of a Germanic name derived from the
element hrok meaning "rest". This was name of a 14th-century saint who nursed
victims of the plague but eventually contracted the disease himself.
He is the patron saint of the sick.
Ruiha
Gender: feminine
Usage: Maori
The Maori form of Louisa, the Latinate feminine form of Louis.
The French form of LUDWIG. This was the name of 18 kings of France,
including Louis IX (Saint Louis) who led two crusades,
and Louis XIV (the 'Sun King') who was the ruler of France during the height of
its power, the builder of the Palace of Versailles, and the longest reigning
monarch in the history of Europe.
