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Ophelia. Ophelia or Pause for Thought by Pierre Auguste Cot, 1870. The hybrid tea rose Ophelia. Ophelia is a feminine given name, probably derived from Ancient Greek ὠφέλεια ( ōphéleia, "benefit"). [1] [2] The name is best known as a character from William Shakespeare 's Hamlet who has a tragic end.
Henrietta Maria of France was the queen consort of England, wife of Charles I of England. The name Henrietta came into wider use in England due to her. Henrietta is a feminine given name, derived from the male name Henry. The name is an English version of the French Henriette, a female form of Henri. A short version of the name is Harriet ...
Jacqueline comes from French, as the feminine form of Jacques (English James ). Jacques originated from ' Jacob ', which is derived from the Hebrew meaning 'may God protect' or 'supplanter'. Supplanter refers to a person who replaces someone or a thing of lesser value, and this Hebrew meaning refers to Jacob's supplanting Esau as recorded in ...
Marlene is a German feminine given name. It is derived from Maria combined with Magdalene. It was popularized by actress and singer Marlene Dietrich. It also came into wider use in the 1940s due to the popular song Lili Marlene. The traditional German pronunciation is mar-LAY-nuh. The North American English pronunciation of the name is mar-LEEN ...
Meaning. different meanings depending on the kanji. Region of origin. Japanese. Other names. Related names. Mari. Mariko. Marie or Marié (まりえ、マリエ) is a feminine Japanese given name .
Zélie. Marie-Azélie “Zélie” Guérin (1833-1877) is a recently canonized Roman Catholic saint. French, Germanic, or Latin. azalea or noble or solemn or heaven or zeal. La Belle Zélie, an 1806 portrait by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Zélie is a French short form of the name Azélie. Anglicized spellings and pronunciations of the name ...
Claudius, Claudia, Claudie, Marie-Claude, Claudio, Claudette. Claude is a French given name originating from the Latin name Claudius. In French, it is used for both males and females. In English, it is mostly used for males; it is an uncommon given name for females or a family name .
