Taking the Scenic Route

Achazia, female, Hebrew, the Lord holds

Anastazie is a 4-syllable girl’s name. Anastazie’s ethnic backgrounds include Czech.

Artemisia, a 5-syllable girl’s name of Greek origin, means: Perfection; gift. Artemisia is also a name in the category of Flowers

Audrey, a 2-syllable girl’s name of Old English origin, means: Noble; strength. Audrey’s ethnic backgrounds include French. Entertainers with this name include Audrey Hepburn (Movies), Audrey Hepburn (Stage/Theater) and Audrey Meadows (Television). Historical figures with this name include Audrey Flack (Art/Literature). Nicknames for Audrey are Audie. Other names associated with Audrey are Audrie, Audry and Dee.

Azalea, Female,  Arabic, Democracy

Azalia,  Female,   Hebrew, spared by Jehovah, Azaria

Azaliah, Hebrew, Near to God, the name of two men in the Old Testament.The sons of Meshullam and the father of Shaphan

Azaria, a 4-syllable girl’s name of Greek/Hebrew origin, means: Blessed by God.

Azarria, a 4-syllable girl’s name of Hebrew origin, means: Blessed

Azland, Female,  Aza, Azalyn 

Azrael, Female, Az 

Azura, Female,  Persian, Azure

Constanza, a 3-syllable girl’s name of Italian/Spanish origin, means: Constancy.

Elizabeth, a 4-syllable girl’s name of Hebrew origin, means: Gods oath; dedicated. Elizabeth’s ethnic backgrounds include Scottish and English/Welsh. It’s religious association is Biblical (see Mt 3:1). Entertainers with this name include Elizabeth Cotten (Musicians), Elizabeth Montgomery (Television), Elizabeth Seal (Stage/Theater) and Elizabeth Taylor (Movies). Historical figures with this name include Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Art/Literature) and Ruler (World Leaders). It has religious backgrounds in Biblical and Saints. Nicknames for Elizabeth are Belita, Besse, Bessie, Bessy, Betsey, Betta, Betti, Bettine, Ealaside, Elizabet and Elsabet. Other names associated with Elizabeth are Babette, Belle, Bess, Beth, Betsy, Bette, Bettina, Betty, Eilis, Elisa, Elisabet, Elisabeth, Elisabetta, Elise, Elissa, Eliza, Elsa, Elsbeth and Else. (family name)

Ezarra, a 3-syllable girl’s name, means: Dear.

Genevieve, a 3-syllable girl’s name of Celtic/Teutonic origin, means: Fair; blessed; white wave. Genevieve’s ethnic backgrounds include French. Nicknames for Genevieve are Gena, Genevra, Genny, Genovera, Janeva and Jen. Other names associated with Genevieve are Geneva, Genevieve, Gennie, Gina, Guinevere, Jennie and Jenny. (deviation of my name, almost-family name)

Hazel, a 2-syllable girl’s name of Old English/Teutonic origin, means: The hazel tree or nut; reddish-brown. Commander. Hazel is also a name in the category of Color. Nicknames for Hazel are Aveline. (family name)

Helen, Greek, bright one, torch light (family name)

Isabella, a 4-syllable girl’s name of Hebrew/Spanish origin, means: Consecrated; Gods oath. Isabella’s ethnic backgrounds include Italian and Swedish. Entertainers with this name include Isabella Rossellini (Movies). Historical figures with this name include Isabella Bird (Explorers/Pioneers) and Ruler (World Leaders).

Izabella, a 4-syllable girl’s name of Hebrew origin, means: Consecrated; Gods oath. Izabella’s ethnic backgrounds include Polish.  Isabella’s ethnic backgrounds include Italian and Swedish. Entertainers with this name include Isabella Rossellini (Movies). Historical figures with this name include Isabella Bird (Explorers/Pioneers) and Ruler (World Leaders).

Jacqueline, a 3-syllable girl’s name of Hebrew/French origin, means: To protect; to hold another back. Jacqueline’s ethnic backgrounds include French. Entertainers with this name include Jacqueline Bisset (Movies). Nicknames for Jacqueline are Jackelyn, Jacki, Jacklin, Jackquelin, Jackqueline, Jaclin, Jacquenetta, Jacquenette, Jacquette, Jacquie, Jaquenetta, Jaquenette and Jaquith. Other names associated with Jacqueline are Jackie, Jacky, Jaclyn, Jacquelyn, Jacquetta, Jacqui and Jaqueline. (family name, childhood friend who passed away name)

Jazlynn is a 2-syllable girl’s name.  (this one is a strong front-runner for the middle name.  variations of “Lynn” are the middle names of my mom and I, and “jaz” has been my screen name over the years….standing for “Jennifer And Zach”.  It has a meaning unique and special to us)

Jezzenia is a 4-syllable girl’s name.

Katarzyna, a 4-syllable girl’s name of Greek/Polish origin, means: One of purity; beloved. Katarzyna’s ethnic backgrounds include Polish.

Katarina, a 4-syllable girl’s name of Greek/various origin, means: One of purity; beloved. Katarina’s ethnic backgrounds include Swedish and German.

Katherine, a 3-syllable girl’s name of Greek origin, means: One of purity; beloved. Katherine’s ethnic backgrounds include Scottish. Entertainers with this name include Katherine Helmond (Television). Historical figures with this name include Katherine Mansfield (Art/Literature). It has religious backgrounds in Saints. Nicknames for Katherine are Carin, Caron, Caryn, Cassy, Catarina, Cate, Catha, Cathe, Cathee, Catherina, Cathi, Cathie, Cathleen, Cathlene, Cathlin, Cathyleen and Cati. Other names associated with Katherine are Caitlin, Caitrin, Caren, Cass, Cassie, Catalina, Caterina, Catharina, Catherine, Cathrine, Cathryn and Cathy. (family name)

Laura, a 2-syllable girl’s name of Latin origin, means: Victoriously crowned with laurels. Laura’s ethnic backgrounds include Italian and English/Welsh. Entertainers with this name include Laura Branigan (Musicians). Historical figures with this name include Laura Ingalls Wilder (Art/Literature). Nicknames for Laura are Lari, Laur, Laure, Laureen, Laurey, Laurice, Lolly, Loralie, Loree, Loreen, Lorelie, Lorie, Lorinda and Lorine. Other names associated with Laura are Laraine, Laurel, Lauren, Laurena, Laurene, Lauretta, Laurette, Lauri, Lora, Loren, Lorena, Lorene, Lorenza, Loretta, Lorette and Lori. (family name)

Letizia, a 4-syllable girl’s name of Greek/Italian origin, means: Gladness; joyous. Letizia’s ethnic backgrounds include Italian.

Morgana, a 3-syllable girl’s name of Celtic/Welsh origin, means: A sea dweller; born by the sea. Other names associated with Morgana are Morgan.

Razalia, Hungarian, a rose

Tatiana, Slavic, Russian equivalent of ancient Italian myth name, a fairy queen.  Diminutive: Tanya

Zahara, a 3-syllable girl’s name, means: A flower.

Zaida, Female,  Arabic, fortunate one

Zaira, female, Arabic, rose, Zariah, Zari

Zarah, a 2-syllable girl’s name of Hebrew origin, popular Old Testament name, means: A princess; Sunrise, rising of light, Zara, Zarry, Zari, Zerlinda

Zelia, Greek, Female, zeal

Zaylin, Female,  Zayla, Aylin

Zebina, Female,  Greek, one who is gifted

Zenaide, Female,  Greek, one who has devoted his life to God

Zenevieva, Slavic, White Wave – same meaning as Jennifer, spelling similar to Genevieve which is the root name for Jennifer

Zerlinda, a 3-syllable girl’s name of Teutonic origin, means: Calm; beautiful.

Zerelda, a 3-syllable girl’s name of Teutonic origin, means: Armored battle-maiden. Nicknames for Zerelda are Zeralda. Other names associated with Zerelda are Serilda.

Zethel, Hebrew, Olive Tree, Zethel was one of the descendants of Benjamin and the chief of a tribe in the Old Testament

Zinah, a 2-syllable girl’s name of Persian/Greek/Hebrew origin, means: A woman; hospitable; of Zeus. Zina was one of the decendents of Levie in the Old Testament. Zina

Zipporah, a 3-syllable girl’s name of Hebrew origin, means: Beauty; a bird. The wife of Moses and the mother of Gershom and Eliezer, Nicknames for Zipporah are Tippi, Tippie and Tsiporah. Other names associated with Zipporah are Ceporah and Zippora.

Zora/Zorabella, a 2-syllable girl’s name of Arabic/Slavic origin, Zorah was a town in Judah belonging to the tribe of Dan.Birthplace of Samson, means: Aurora; the dawn, place of wasps, Nicknames for Zora are Zarya, Zohra, Zorah, Zorana, Zorina and Zorine. Bella is Italian origin. Means beautiful  (Zora Belle is a family name, but we would probably combine it into one name – Zorabella, with Zora as a nickname)

Zulema, Female,  Arabic, peace

Zuriel, Female,  Hebrew, God is my rock, tribal chief in the old testament

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I had to recopy my list.  Because I had cut and pasted the original list to death, the html code was a nightmare to do strike-outs.  lol.

Working on getting the similar names cut down to the spelling/version we like and eliminating names that would be a nightmare to pronounce.  (the last name is already going to be spelled every time somebody hears it, we don’t want the first name to be really terrible.  Although, I am not going to get too hooked on the spelling thing because even with the name “Jennifer”  I am often asked how I spell it.  These days, it is almost impossible to avoid that)

Feel free to comment, especially if there is a strong association with a name that I might not be aware of.  Some associations aren’t going to bother me, but association is what kept the name “Jezabel” off the list.  It is actually a very pretty name, but there is no way on earth I would use it. 

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Edited to add after some comments:

Thank you Lisa!  Yeah…I was going to look up the meaning of that….”Angel of Death and Final Judgement” is not exactly the meaning I was going for in my daughter’s name.  I think you are right that it is one of the Smurfs too, but the “bad” guy (human) was Gargamel  (sp?) I think.  He might have created the Smurf you are talking about though.  (the Smurfs are so far in the deep recesses of my brain I am not 100% sure on that either, but I do recognize that Azreal is at least very similar to one of the Smurf names)  A friend of ours also pointed out that it was one of the “real life” people who played Batman, in addition to Bruce Wayne, in a comic book series.  Granted…you have to be an uber comic book geek to know that, but I think it got knocked off the list with the first mentioned association.  lol.

Constanza also needed to go when we realized that there might be people who try to shorten it by calling her “Connie”.  Not a bad name, just a really bad match to our last name.