Anglicized spelling of Irish Síle, equivalent to Cecilia. Doublet of Cecilia.
Unadapted borrowing from English Sheila, from Irish Síle, from Latin Caecilia. Doublet of…
Usually explained as Latin alma (“nourishing, kind”). It has also been used as a short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the element Amal-, as in Amelia.
From…
Latinate feminine form of Andreas and Andrew.
Borrowed from Italian Andrea.
From Latin Andreās, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas). Due to the loss of the final S, the…
Anglicized spelling of Irish Síle, equivalent to Cecilia. Doublet of Cecilia.
Unadapted borrowing from English Sheila, from Irish Síle, from Latin Caecilia. Doublet of…