what does mean the name "Serena" (it's etymology)?
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fem. proper name, from L. serena, fem. of serenus "clear, bright, fair, joyous"
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The name means "to have mercy upon" or in other simplified terms it means "meriful"
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http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Lorenza\nthis is the meaning
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From the name ANNA which means GRACIOUS.
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is a name Its meaning is unknown, although some sources state that it means "keeper" or "servant".
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(To connect to all three of the preceding answers)\n\nIt is from the Norman French name Melisende\n(The name Melisende is best known as that of a 12th-century queen of Jerusalem [lived 1105-1161], the daughter of Baldwin II; she was named for her maternal grandmother.)\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melisende_of_Jerusalem\n\n(Ironically, your form of the name looks like it 'ought to be' from milli [one thousand] + cent(um)[one hundred], i.e., 1100.  This actually has nothing to do with the meaning of the name, but it might help one remember when the queen lived!)\n\nThe name Melisande was derived from the Germanic name Amalaswinth, composed of the Germanic elements \namal "work, labor" + swinth "strength"\nHence the sense is "strong work[er]"\n\n(For what it's worth,  Mélisande is the title character is a series of artistic works.  They start with "Pelléas et Mélisande", a famous Symbolist play by Maurice Maeterlinck about the forbidden, doomed love of the title characters.  The best known derivative is the opera of the same name by Claude Debussy.)\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pell%C3%A9as_et_M%C3%A9lisande_%28opera%29\nFor a plot summary:\nhttp://www.music-with-ease.com/debussy-pelleas-melisande.html
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From the Greek name Θεοδωρος (Theodoros), which meant "gift of god" from Greek θεος (theos) "god" and δωρον (doron) "gift". This was the name of several early saints and two popes. \n\nAugustus-Means "great" or "venerable", derived from Latin augere "to increase".
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Marianna, Mariana, Marianne, Marian, Mary-Ann(e) etc. are all the same from the point of view of their meaning. You can inverse the two components so you'll gett Annemarie, Annamaria, Ann-Mary etc.\n\nMaria is a Biblical name, its original Hebrew form was Miriam, this has been modified in Greek and Latin translations. Its meaning is debatable. Some say it means bitter water. Its popularity comes because of the mother of Jesus who had this name. \n\nMaria's mother was Anna, also a Hebrew name of course, its orriginal form is Hannah. Its meaning is mercy.\n\nNicknames to Maria: Mary, Marika, Marinka, Maritsa, Mitsi, Maya, Mara, Manka, Mimi, Ria, plus the nicknames in other languages.\nRelated names: Manna, Manon, Mara, Marielle, Mariella, Marietta, Marina, Marinella, Marinetta, Marinka, Marion, Mariora, Marishka, Marita, Marléne, Masha, Mia, Mietta, Mimi, Miriam, Miryam, Moira, Molli, Polli, Ria.\n\nNicknames to Anna: Anni(e), Anny, Ani, An(n)ika, etc. Related names: Anda, Anelia, Aneta, An(n)ette, Anetta, Anica, Anitsa, Anika, Aniko, Anilla, Anina, Anita, Anka, Annie, Nanette, Nanetta, Netta, Netti(e), Netty, Nina, Ninelle, Ninette, Ninetta, Ninon.\n\nThere are some opinions that the name Mariana could origin from the Latin men's name Marianus which means: "a man belonging the the nation of Marius". And Marius means probably "manly".
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From the Roman family name Marinus, which derives either from the name MARIUS or from the Latin word marinus "of the sea".\n\nLatinate form of MARY. This was the name of several queens of Portugal. It was also borne by the 18th-century Habsburg queen Maria Theresa, whose inheritance of the domains of her father, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI, began the War of the Austrian Succession.
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Origin: Dutch \nMeaning: Surname form of Richard.  \nGender: Male
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First of all, congratulations. Daughters are precious, as are the old names from our family's past. I'm going to stick my neck way out here and give you my best guess. \n\nOcerna, coming from the same root as ocarina which is a small flute of a type found in many cultures around the world. \n\nThe noun ocarina is the diminutive form of oca (Italian dialect -goose) from the late Latin auca. It translates as "little goose" or gosling. \n\nThe name would have had to cross over from Italian into German in the Tyrolean region, which includes parts of both Italy and Austria. And, yes, the Austrians speak German.
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Original Spelling:\n\nCristina\n\nCristina is an Italian version of the Greek name Christina.  The Italian version means: Follower of Christ.  In 2005, Cristina was the 489th most popular name in the United States, according to the Social Security Administration\n\n\nAlternative Spelling:\n\nChristina\n\nChristina means Christ-Bearer.  It can also mean Annointed or Follower of Christ.  It originates from Greece and is rooted in modern Greek.  In 2005, Christina was the 128th most popular name in the United States, according to the Social Security Administration
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Mia\nAre you sure that your name is spelt right ? If so, it is really unique ! Congrats.\nThe only 'Lakeia', that is listed on the Internet is Ms Lakeia Nicole Stokes, a Guard in the Clemson University's Basketball team !\nOr, could your name be perhaps Ligeia ? This name has been used by Edgar Allen Poe, in his poem 'Ligeia'. \n'Ligeia' is derived from the Greek λιγυς (ligys) meaning 'clear-voiced, shrill, whistling'. This was also the name of one of the Sirens in Greek legend.
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Actually I could not find anything either. Closest I found was:\n\nDianantha: Otherwise it could be derived from dianthus, the name of a type of flower (from Greek meaning "heavenly flower").
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One latin and four greek origins here:\n\nFluorine is from the latin "fluere", meaning "to flow"\nChlorine is from the greek "chloros", meaning "pale green"\nBromine is from the greek "bromos", meaning "stench"\nIodine is from the greek "iodes", meaning "violet"\nAstatine is from the greek "astatos", meaning "unstable"
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Artemis(Άρτεμης):it comes either from artemis(αρτεμής) that means healthy or from artios(άρτιος)  which means whole because she was helping for the delivery of healthy(whole) children.Or from air(αήρ) and temno/τέμνω which means cut,divide, because she was dividing the air like the moon.Or from the word artemis/αρτεμίς that means intact/entouched because she was a virgin
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My name's Emma, and I believe it means "Hard working", but I went to Greece a few years ago and in their language it means blood!\nMy sister's name is Sarah which apparently means "Princess" so when I grew up I liked to think of myself as Cinderella!!!