Abraham
Middle English Abraham English Abraham From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
Names documented in Maltese
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Ġakbu
From Italian Giacobo or Sicilian *Giacubu (variants of Giacomo and Giacumu respectively), from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
Ġakmu
Borrowed from Italian Giacomo.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
Ġakobb
Borrowed from Italian Giacobbe, from Latin Iacob, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends B
Ġwann
Borrowed from Sicilian Giuvanni (older probably also *Giuanni, compare Sardinian Giuanni), from Latin Iohannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוחנן (Yōḥānān).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
Indri
Borrowed from Sicilian Andrìa, from Latin Andreas, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas). It being an early borrowing, the initial vowel underwent regular imala. Otherwise one…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Marija
Borrowed from Sicilian Marìa, from Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), from Aramaic מַרְיָם (Maryām). From Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), from…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Mikiel
Borrowed from Sicilian Micheli, from Latin Michaēl, from Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Nikola
Borrowed from French Nicolas, as a variant of the traditional Czech Mikuláš, and from the French female name Nicole. Borrowed from French Nicole. Borrowed from Sicilian…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Stiefnu
Borrowed from Sicilian Stefanu, from Latin Stephanus, from Ancient Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos). Being an early borrowing, the word shows the regular phonetic development, i.e.…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
Wistin
Borrowed from Sicilian Austinu, from Latin Augustīnus. Probably first borrowed as roughly *Awustin; the further development (loss of initial unstressed vowel and wu- → wi-) is…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Xmun
From Sicilian Simuni, from Latin Simon, from Ancient Greek Σίμων (Símōn), from Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿōn).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N