Saturday, July 18, 2020

Arabic, Indian, & Traditional African Names In A Student Of The World Pen Pal List For Trinidad And Tobago (Retrieved in 2015)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II of a four part pancocojams series about Trinidadian and Tobagan first names of pen pals that I retrieved from Student Of The World Pen Pal Lists for Trinidad & Tobago websites in 2015 and 2020.


Part II provides a sub-lists of names from the Student Of The World Pen Pal Lists for Trinidad & Tobago that I retreived in 2015 . These sub-lists are for names on those lists that of Arabic origin, traditional African origin, or Indian origin (with "Indian" here referring to the nation of India). The meanings of those names are also given in that post.


Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/07/comparison-of-two-lists-of-first-names.html for Part I of a four part pancocojams series about Trinidadian and Tobagan first names of pen pals that I retrieved from Student of the world Pen Pal websites in 2015 and 2020. Part I provides the complete lists of pen pal first names (or nicknames) that I retrieved in 2015 and 2020.


Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/07/arabic-indian-traditional-african-names_72.html for Part III of this pancocojams series. Part III provides a sub-lists of names from the Student Of The World Pen Pal Lists for Trinidad & Tobago that I retrieved in July 2020.  Those sub-lists are for the names in that list that are of Arabic origin, traditional African origin, or Indian origin (with "Indian" here referring to the nation of India) and aren't included in Part II. The meanings of those names are also given in that post.


Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/07/names-ending-in-isha-esha-ika-ica-or.html for Part IV of this pancocojams series. Part IV. provides an analysis of some contemporary Trinidadian and Tobagan first names ending in ""isha" "esha", ika", "ica", or eka"in three compilations of contemporary Trinidadian & Tobagan female names. The lists examined for those names include the  two Student Of The World pen pal lists that have been highlighted in previous posts in this pancocojams series as well as a compilation of names that a pancocojams visitor.from Trinidad shared with me in 2015 via emails. The link for the 2015 pancocojams post about those email is found immediately below this section.  

The content of this post is presented for onomastic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.


Thanks to the editors of the Student Of The World Pen Pal websites that are quoted in this post and thanks to all those whose names are cited in those websites.

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Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/06/popular-first-names-in-trinidad-tobago.html for a very closely related 2015 pancocojams post entitled "Popular First Names In Trinidad & Tobago (from lists compiled by a 20 year old Trinidadian)".

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I. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO PEN PAL LIST RETRIEVED June 17, 2015; Total # of Names- 128]

Note: The number in brackets in the number given to that name on that Students Of The World Pen Pal List which I retrieved in 2015. That list is presented in full in Part I of this pancocojams series.

Names are presented "as is" from that Student Of The World Pen Pal list.

Additions and corrections to the names on this sub-lists and to the origins & meanings of these names are very welcome.


From 
http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/penpals/stats.php?Pays=TRI   "Students of the World "Pen pal Statistics : Trinidad and Tobago
A. FEMALE ARABIC NAMES & VARIANT ARABIC NAMES FROM THAT LIST

farisha (#8) 
Name meaning: "Light" https://www.searchtruth.com/baby_names/names.php?name=Farisha&ntype=f&stype=sname&find=1

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Hana (#17)
" "Hana" as a given name may have any of several origins. It can be a variant transliteration of Hannah, which is the Jewish and French and Christian form, meaning "grace" in Hebrew associated with God. It is also a Kurdish name meaning hope (هانا), a Persian name meaning flower (حَنا), and an Arabic name meaning happiness and satisfaction (هَناء)."...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hana_(name)#:~:text=It%20is%20also%20a%20Kurdish,%22%20means%20%22the%20moon%22.


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safrana #23
a female variant form of the word "safran", the name of a yellow spice
"saffron:  c.1200, from Old French safran (12c.), from Medieval Latin safranum (cf. Italian zafferano, Spanish azafran), ultimately from Arabic za’faran, of unknown origin."https://firstandmiddlebabynames.wordpress.com/2013/04/12/the-mystery-of-saffron/

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Khalisha (#30)Name meaning - "pure" clean" https://meaningoffirstname.blogspot.com/2009/09/khalisha-name-meanings-of-khalisha-baby.html

#2 name meaning for Khalisa - "Pure, true, clear, real, fem. of  Khalis".  https://muslimnames.com/khalisa

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Hanifah (#46)
Name meaning - "monotheist” (one who believes in the oneness of God), “devoted believer” https://quranicnames.com/hanifah/

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Dahlia (#51)
[This name isn't of Arabic origin, but is often confused with the female name "Dalia"]
" "Dalia" is a common feminine name in Arabic (Arabic: داليا) and Hebrew (Hebrew: דַּלְיָה). The name in Arabic stems from the word for grape vine and in Hebrew from the word for [tip of a] branch, especially that of a grapevine or an olive tree. ...Dalia is not a similar meaning with the name of the flower Dahlia, named in honor of Anders Dahl, a Swedish botanist, by Spanish naturalist Antonio Jose de Cavanilles, director of the Real Jardin Botanico de Madrid of the 18th century."


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Akifah (#71)
Name meaning - "intent, busy" https://www.searchtruth.com/baby_names/names.php?name=Akifah&ntype=f&stype=sname&find=1

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jameela-lee (#72)
"Jameela" is an Arabic female name.  "Lee" is an Old English name (as well as other origins).
Jameela name meaning "beauty"  
https://www.babynames.com/name/jameela


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alia (91)
Variant spelling for the Arabic female name "Aaliyah" 

name meaning: “High, Tall, Towering, Excellent” https://imuslim.name/4812-meaning-Aaliya-muslim-arabic-names.html

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B. FEMALE  TRADITIONAL AFRICAN NAMES FROM THAT LIST
isis (#36)
Name meaning- "
The name Isis means Throne and is of Egyptian origin....Egyptian goddess, wife of Osiris and mother of Horus." https://www.babynames.com/name/isis


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Nia (#49)
Name meaning- "purpose" in KiSwahili
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Pancocojams Editor's note: "Nia" is usually considered to be a female name because it ends in an "a".

The word "nia" may not be used as a name in KiSwahili speaking countries. It's use as a name is probably directly connected to the fact that it is the name that was given to the fifth day of Kwanzaa, a holiday that was created by African American Maulana Karenga and first celebrated in 1966.
 

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Makeda (#78)

Name meaning- "( mah - KUH - dah ) Amharic of Ethiopia female name meaning “ beautiful armrest ” referring to traditional carved wood armrests.  Makeda is the name of the Queen of Sheba"
Google Books: 
African Names: Names from the African Continent for Children and Adults

By Julia Stewart

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Oneica (#58)
Name meaning: "
The name Oneika means Who Is Greater Than God? and is of African origin. Oneika is a name that's been used primarily by parents who are considering baby names for girls.
From the Igbo, West Africa. Short form of the name Onyekachi.
Onika (Nikki) Tanya Maraj, singer."
https://www.babynames.com/name/oneika#:~:text=The%20name%20Oneika%20means%20Who,and%20is%20of%2

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Thandi (#93)Shortened form of the female name "Thandiwe".
Means "loving one" in Xhosa, Zulu and Ndebele, from thanda "to love".https://www.behindthename.com/name/thandiwe


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C. FEMALE INDIAN NAMES FROM THAT LIST

Shivana (#2)
Name meaning "Shivana is Hindu boy's name that means "Lord Shiva"
https://hamariweb.com/names/hindu/hindi/boy/hindi/shivana-meaning_34917


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Tanuja (# 31)
girl or boy Sanskrit name; name meaning - “Born of the body” 

https://www.thenamemeaning.com/tanuja/**
Sarika (#50)
Sanskrit name meaning "talking bird"
"Sharika" is the ancient Sanskrit name" https://m.pitarau.com/meaning-of-sarika

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"Sahana" (#79)
South Indian name. It's another name for the goddess Lakshmi.
In Sanskrit in means "powerful, strong, enduring." From a Kannadan (Indian) word meaning "patience"

It names a "ragga", a category of music." 
https://www.babynamewizard.com/baby-name/girl/sahana#:~:text=Contribute%20your%20knowledge%20to%20the%20name%20Sahana&text=South%20Indian%20name.,raaga%2C%20a%20category%20of%20music.


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krishna (#80)

Name meaning - Means "black, dark" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a Hindu god believed to be an incarnation of the god Vishnu. .... In some Hindu traditions, Krishna is regarded as the supreme deity. He is usually depicted with blue skin"...https://www.behindthename.com/name/krishna#:~:text=Means%20%22black%2C%20dark%22%20in,incarnation%20of%20the%20god%20Vishnu.&text=In%20some%20Hindu%20traditions%2C%20Krishna,usually%20depicted%20with%20blue%20skin.

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Nirmitii (#95)
Variant spelling for "Nirmiti"
"Name suitable for boys or girls. Hindi (Sanskrit). Name meaning- Creation" https://www.pitarau.com/meaning-of-nirmiti

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D. MALE NAMES FROM THAT LIST
From Arabic Names or Variants Of Arabic Names
Shaquille (#2)
"Shaquille" is a variant form of the Arabic name "Shakeel" or "Shakil". "S
hakeel or Shakil is a name of Arabic etymology that means "handsome". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakeel_(name).

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Fareed (#12)
Male name that is also spelled "Farid"
Name meaning: "
Means "unique, precious", derived from Arabic فرد (farada) meaning "to be unique".https://www.behindthename.com/name/farid

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This concludes Part II of this four part pancocojams series.

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