Saturday, September 4, 2010

The meaning and origin of ASTRID AVA-ALLORA

ASTRID

The girl's name Astrid is pronounced AS-trid. It is of Old Norse origin, and the meaning of Astrid is "fair, beautiful, goddness". It is a Scandinavian name. It is use in the English-speaking world influenced by 20th-century Queen Astrid of the Belgians.

While Astrid has 10 variant forms: Assa, Assi, Asta, Astra, Astri, Astride, Astrud, Astryr, Atti and Estrid.

Meanwhile, baby names that sound like Astrid are Astria, Asteria and Astrea.

Astrid is a very common first name for women but an uncommon last name for both men and women.

AVA

The girl's name Ava also used as boy's name Ava, pronounced AY-vah. It is of uncertain origin, probably German and the meaning of Ava is "sky, heaven".

Other possible sources are the Hebrew name Chava meaning “bearer of life" or "bearer of good news", or from Latin "avis" meaning "like a bird". It is also possibly a variant of Avis or Aveline, medieval given names. Saint Ava or Avia was a ninth-century abbess of Dinart in Hainault and a member of the Frankish royal family. In contemporary usage, some forms may be intended as phonetic variants of Eva and Evelyn. Ava has its origins in the Persian language and it is used largely in Iranian meaning "voice, song, sound".

Ava has 7 variant forms: Avah, Avalee, Avelina, Aveline, Avelyn, Avis and Avlynn.

Baby names that sound like Ava are Ave and Iva.

Ava is also a very common first name for women but an uncommon last name for both men and women.

ALLORA

The name Allora was used by Italian meaning “ well, so, OK, why, then, now, in that case, at that time, therefore, in those days” which was pronounced al"lora. For example; Allora, che cosa c'รจ di nuovo? – (So, what's new?) Or La bambina era allora chiamata da tutti gattina per la sua dolcezza. (At that time, the child was called "kittie" by everybody because of her sweetness).



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