Showing posts with label female names. Show all posts
Showing posts with label female names. Show all posts

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Quechua Female Names

The Quechua are a large Indian tribe living in Peru and Ecuador.

A
Achiq/Achik - light
Achikilla - resplendent moon
Achiyaku - clear water
Aklla/Akya - chosen
Akllasisa/Akyasisa - chosen flower
Akllasumaq/Akyasumaq - chosen beauty
Aliqora
Alliyma/Ayiyma - how good!
Asiri - smile
Awaq/Awak - weaver
Awasiyaku/Asiriyaku
Awank'ay
Awqa/Auka - warrior
Awqasisa/Aukasisa - warrior flower

CH
Chami - little
Ch'aska - star
Ch'ayña/Ch'ayna
Chinpu/Chinpo/Chinbo - nimbus
Chinpukilla/Chinpukiya - nimbus of the moon
Chinpukusi/Chinpokusi - brightly colored
Chinpusumaq/Chinposumak - beautifully colored
Chinpu'urma/Chinpourma
Chuki/Choke/Chuqi
Chukillanthu/Chukiyanthu - shadow of a dancer

to be continued....

Korean Female Names

Sisters often share a syllable of their names, as in Inae, Insu and Inok, or Chahee and Kehee. Sometimes both brothers and sisters have the same shared syllable. The transliteration is that used by KBS television in their subtitles.

A
An

B
Bokja
Boksun

C
Chunja - a pretty name

D
Dohui
Dusim

E

Eunhee
Eunhye
Eunkyeong

G
Geumhee
Geumhwa
Geumja
Gisun
Gumsoon
Gwangja
Gyeongsuk

H

Haein
Haekyong
Hwaja
Hwasoon
Hyang-geum
Hyejin
Hyeon
Hyeran
Hyewon
Hyoju

I

Icheon

J
Jaeok
Jandi
Jeomrye
Jeonghye
Jeongok
Jisu
Jongnam
Jungah
Jungja
Jungnim
Juri

K

Kehee
Kyungsook

M
Mija
Mijo
Mijoo
Minjeong
Minsook
Misook
Miyeok
Miyeong
Mundeok
Myeonghui
Myeongja

N
Nanhee

O
Okbun
Okran
Onim

S
Sarang - means 'love'.
Sojin
Songhee
Soonim
Soyeong
Suja
Sukkyong
Sundeok
Sungyeol
Sunja
Sunok
Sunyeong
Suyeon

Y
Yakyeon
Yejin
Yeonghui
Yeongyeong
Youngshil
Yumi
Yunhui
Yunkyong
Yunseo
Yuran