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5 days ago · Farah Origin and Meaning. The name Farah is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "happiness". Farah is a soft and lovely Arabic name, best known here in this original spelling via the last Empress of Iran, Farah Palavi. It's currently a Top 250 name in both France and the Netherlands, which both have a large Arabic-speaking population, and ...
1 day ago · Recent News. Taliban, ultraconservative political and religious faction that emerged in Afghanistan in the mid-1990s following the withdrawal of Soviet troops, the collapse of Afghanistan’s communist regime, and the subsequent breakdown in civil order. It began as a small force of Afghan religious students and scholars seeking to confront ...
4 days ago · The name Leigh is a girl's name of English origin meaning "pasture, meadow". This spelling adds a little more femininity to the neutral Lee. Leigh and sister Lee were quite popular in the 1960s and 1970s among the first cool wave of unisex names for girls, but now have vanished from the Top 1000. The Biblical Leah is preferred.
5 days ago · Bjorn Origin and Meaning. The name Bjorn is a boy's name of Swedish origin meaning "bear". Bjorn is one of the most recognizable Scandinavian names, thanks in large part to tennis great Björn Borg, winner of five consecutive Wimbledon singles titles and six French opens and something of a rock star figure. Bjorn has been in use since the days ...
2 days ago · Eilish Origin and Meaning. The name Eilish is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "pledged to God". Eilish is one of those Irish names that, thanks to a celebrity, has suddenly become much more familiar to English speakers. Irish-American singer Billie Eilish (Eilish is actually one of her middle names) introduced the wider world to this ...
4 days ago · Sian Origin and Meaning. The name Sian is a girl's name of Welsh origin meaning "God's gracious gift". Simple and pretty and user-friendly, the Welsh Sian was used by U2's Dave "the Edge" Evans for his daughter. In Welsh, it is also spelled Siân. Sian Rank in Nameberry Top 1000.
4 days ago · Gillian Origin and Meaning. The name Gillian is a girl's name of English origin meaning "youthful". Gillian is a name that was in common usage in Great Britain until the 1970s, when it dropped out of the Top 100 and is yet to return. Until recently, it had not crossed the Atlantic in significant numbers, except in the short form Jill.
