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ANAT (1) f Near Eastern Mythology
Possibly derived from a Semitic root meaning "water spring". Anat was a goddess of fertility, hunting and war worshipped in many regions of the ancient near east. She was the sister and consort of the god Hadad.

TASNIM f Arabic
Means "a spring in paradise" in Arabic.

VESNA f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Means "messenger" in Slavic. This was the name of a Slavic spirit associated with the springtime. In many Slavic languages this is now the poetic word for "spring". It has been used as a given name only since the 20th century.

JINAN m & f Arabic
Means "garden" or "paradise" in Arabic.

ELYSIA (Ἠλύσια): From Greek Pedion Elysion, the name of the heavenly fields of Elysia, a section of the Underworld mentioned in Greek mythology. The mythological place name may have evolved from the designation of a place, or person, struck by lightning (enelysion, enelysios); if so, the name means "lightning-struck."

MINU (مینو): Variant spelling of Persian Minoo, meaning "heaven, paradise."

EDEN (עֵדֶן): Hebrew unisex name meaning "delight" or "place of pleasure." In the bible, this is the name of the garden in which Adam and Eve lived.

LIOR (לִיאוֹר): Hebrew unisex name meaning "my light."

LUX: English unisex name derived from the Latin word lux, meaning "light."

NOOR (نور): Variant spelling of Arabic unisex Nur, meaning "to illuminate."

NUR (Arabic: نور, Aramaic: נוּר): Arabic unisex name, derived from the word nawara, meaning "to illuminate." Compare with strictly masculine Nur.

CANDRA: Indonesian name from a love story about princess Candra Kirana of Kediri. Candra was the incarnation of Dewi Ratih, goddess of love, and her name means "glowing like the moon."

IDRIL: Tolkien character name, meaning "sparkling brilliance."

ININA: Chamoru name meaning "glimmer of light."

ISKRA (Искра): Slavic name meaning "spark."

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ANGÈLE: French feminine form of Latin Angelus, meaning "angel, messenger."

ANZHELINA (Анжели́на): Russian form of Latin Angelina, meaning "angel, messenger."

Amitiel - angel of truth.

Amriel - angel of the month of May.

Anael - angel influencing love, passion and sexuality.

Mihr - angel of divine mercy; angel that governs September.

Miniel - angel invoked to induce love.

Muriel - angel who rules the dominions and the month of June.

Nahaliel - angel who governs running streams; "valley of God."

Narcariel - angel that rules the eighth hour of the night.

Nelchael - angel of the schemhamphorae.

Ophiel - one ruling angel of the provinces of heaven and Mercury.

Oriel - ruling angel of the tenth hour of the day.

Orifiel - archangel over thrones, and the second hour of the day.

Sarandiel - ruling angel of the twelfth hour of the night.

Anahita
Angel of Fertility

Anauel
Angel of Prosperity

Ananchel
Angel of Grace

Ariel
Angel of Nature

Hael
Angel of Kindness

Hania/Hanna/Hannah

Iofiel
Angel of Beauty

Lailah
Angel of Conception
Lailah is the angel of the night in Jewish legend. She is in charge of conception and is appointed to guard spirits at their birth. Another legend states that she fought for Abraham when he battled Kings.

Liwet
Angel of Inventions
Liwet is a special friend of mortals who have original ideas, this celestial guides, inspires and encourages individuality and uniqueness.

Orifiel
Angel of the Forests
This luminous one safeguards the wilderness and encourages us to protect the wild areas of the earth.

Yofiel
Angel of Divine Beauty
Also known as Yefefiah. The angelic prince of the Torah. Yofiel taught Moses the mystery of the cabala. In Aramaic incantation texts, Yofiel is one of the great archangels.

Anaita - In Zoroastrianism, she is one of the highest ranking angels. She is the "immaculate one, genius of fertilizing water and of the fruitfulness of the earth." (from Gods, A Dictionary of the Deities of all Lands, Redfield).

Aruru - She is a female messenger of the gods in Sumerian mythology.

Ardouisur - In Zoroastrian belief, this is the name of a female cherub. She is also the angel of fertility and childbirth. This female angel also helps lactating mothers to increase their milk output. An alternate name is Ardousius.

Armaita - She is the spirit of goodness, truth and wisdom. In Persian mythology she’s one of the 6 or 7 archangels (amesha spentas). Other versions of this name are Aramaiti, Armaiti.

Astarte - Not exactly an angel, she is the Ancient Phoenician moon goddess of fertility.

Bath Kol (also Bat Kol, Bat Qol) - In Hebrew this word means "small voice or whisper". It is also defined as "the daughter of the voice". Bath Kol is not an angel name per se but it is a divine concept. It signifies "Divine Voice" in rabbinic lore. In popular angel lore, Bath Kol is the angel of prophecy.

Eloa - The angel of sorrow and compassion. She is said to have been born from a tear Jesus shed. In Alfred de Vigny’s poem Eloa, we find Jesus at Lazarus grave. He is deeply moved by the grief of Martha and Mary after losing their brother. So he sheds one heavenly tear, and Eloa is born.

Isda - The angel of nourishment according to The Dictionary of Angels… by Davidson. Some describe her as being a female angel.

Isis - An Ancient Egyptian goddess, she is often depicted as having wings.

Nefta - In Flemish lore, she is a female angel with whom the angel Azrael (the angel of death) fell in love.

Seket - According to the cabala, she is a female angel who abides in Egypt.

Serafina, Seraphina - Feminine version of Seraph meaning "the burning one". The Seraphim are one of the nine orders of angels according to Christian tradition.

SHACHAR (שַׁחַר): Hebrew unisex name meaning "dawn" or "morning."

SHAHAR (שַׁחַר): Variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Shachar, meaning "dawn" or "morning."

AURORE: French form of Roman Latin Aurora, meaning "dawn."

AUSRA: Lithuanian name meaning "dawn."

SAHAR (سحر): Arabic name meaning "dawn."

SARANYU: Hindu myth name of the wife of Surya, a goddess of clouds and dawn.

ANISE: English name derived from the name of the herb, meaning "anise."

BASMAT: Variant spelling of Hebrew Bosmat, meaning "spice" or "sweet smelling."

BASMATH: Anglicized form of Hebrew Bosmath, meaning "spice" or "sweet smelling." In the bible, this is the name of a wife of Esau, and a daughter of Solomon.

CASSIA: Latin form of Hebrew Qetsiyah, meaning "cassia," a bark similar to cinnamon.

SAFFRON: English name derived from the name of the spice which comes from the crocus flower, ultimately from Arabic aṣfar, meaning "yellow."

SALACIA: Roman myth name of a goddess of salt water, meaning "salt."

AMARANTHA: Feminine form of Latin Amaranthus, meaning "unfading." This is also the name of a flower.

AMARYLLIS: English name derived from the flower name amaryllis, from Greek amarysso, meaning "to sparkle."

ANTHEIA (Άνθεια): Greek name meaning "flower." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of flowers, gardens, love, marshes, and swamps. She was worshiped on Crete. (Anthea)

CALANTHA: English name derived from the name of the heroine of John Ford's tragedy "The Broken Heart," 1633, composed of the Greek elements kalos "beautiful" and anthos "flower," hence "beautiful flower."

CALANTHE: Variant spelling of English Calantha, meaning "beautiful flower." This is the name of a genus of orchid flowers.

CELANDINE: English name derived from the name of a yellow wildflower, from Greek chelidon, meaning "a swallow bird." '

CELOSIA: English name derived from the flower name (sometimes called cockcombs or woolflowers), from Greek kelos, meaning "burned."

CHLORIS: Latin form of Greek Khloris, meaning "green buds." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of flowers and vegetation.

CHRYSANTHE (Χρυσάνθη): Feminine form of Greek Chrysanthos, meaning "golden flower."

DIANTHE: Feminine form of Greek dianthos, composed of the elements dios "god" and anthos "flower," hence "god-flower."

EUTHALIA (Ευθαλία): Greek name composed of the word eu "good, well" and the name Thalia "blooming, flourishing," hence "well-blooming/flourishing." This is the also the name of some species of butterflies.

FLEUR: French form of Roman Latin Flora, meaning "flower." The English word "Flower" is also occasionally used as a personal name.

HARÉRÉ: Egyptian name meaning "flower."

IANTHE (Ιάνθη): Greek name meaning "violet flower." In mythology, this is the name of an ocean nymph.

IOLANTHE (Ιολανθη): Greek name, apparently coined by Gilbert and Sullivan for their play of the same name first produced in London on November 25, 1882, composed of the Greek elements iole "violet" and anthos "flower," hence "violet flower."

IZDIHAR (إزدهار): Arabic name meaning "blossoming."

JASMIN: English name derived from the vocabulary word, from Persian yasmin, meaning "jasmine flower," a plant in the olive family. Compare with masculine Jasmin.

JASMINE: Variant spelling of English Jasmin, meaning "jasmine flower," a plant in the olive family.

JASMYN: Variant spelling of English Jasmin, meaning "jasmine flower," a plant in the olive family.

JAZMIN: Variant spelling of English Jasmin, meaning "jasmine flower," a plant in the olive family.

JAZMINE: Variant spelling of English Jasmin, meaning "jasmine flower," a plant in the olive family.

JESSAMINE: Latin form of Arabic Yasmin, meaning "jasmine flower," a plant in the olive family.

JESSAMOND: Middle French form of Latin Jessamine, meaning "jasmine flower," a plant in the olive family.

JESSAMYN: English form of Latin Jessamine, meaning "jasmine flower," a plant in the olive family.

JOLANTA: Polish form of Greek Iolanthe, meaning "violet flower."

JOLENTA: Variant spelling of Polish Jolanta, meaning "violet flower."

KALANIT (כַּלָּנִית): Hebrew name for the Anemone coronaria native to the Mediterranean region, derived from the word kalanit, meaning "poppy anemone."

LÆLIA: Feminine form of Roman Latin Lælius, possibly meaning "lunar." This is the name of a beautiful orchid flower named after one of the Vestal Virgins of Roman mythology. It is also part of a puzzling alchemical inscription (Ælia Lælia Crispus) supposedly found in Bologna, which some have theorized is a representation of two beings, Ælia and Lælia, who are united in a single subject, Crispus "curly," with Ælia being "solar" from helios, and Lælia being "lunar," while Crispus, a combination of both, is the basic substance (obvoluta intricata) from which all life was made, hence "curly," in reference to the hair of gossamer dryads which were said to be neither man nor woman but a mixture of both.

LILEAS: Variant spelling of Scottish Lilias, meaning "lily."

LILIAS: Scottish form of Latin Liliana, meaning "lily."

LILIJANA: Slovene form of Latin Liliana, meaning "lily."

LILITA: Pet form of English Lily, meaning "lily."

LILJA: Icelandic form of Latin Liliana, meaning "lily."

LILJANA (Лилјана): Macedonian form of Latin Liliana, meaning "lily."

LULE f Albanian
Means "flower" in Albanian.

LULJETA: Albanian name composed of the elements lule "flower" and jete "live," hence "flower of life."

MALATI (मालती): Hindi name meaning "jasmine."

NASREEN: Variant spelling of Persian Nasrin, meaning "wild rose."

NASRIN (نسرین): Persian name meaning "wild rose."

NERINE: Feminine form of Greek Nereus, meaning "daughter of Nereus" or "sea sprite" or "wet one." It is also the name of a genus of plants native to South Africa but now spread worldwide. It is a bulb plant that produces beautiful pink funnel-shaped flowers in the fall, similar to the Belladonna Lily, though smaller. In use by the English.

NILOFER (نیلوفر): Persian name meaning "water-lily."

NILOOFAR: Variant spelling of Persian Nilofer, meaning "water-lily."

NILOUFAR: Variant spelling of Persian Nilofer, meaning "water-lily."

NILÜFER: Turkish form of Persian Nilofer, meaning "water-lily."

NITZA (נִצָה): Hebrew name meaning "flower bud."

NOURA (نورة): Arabic name meaning "blossom."

NURIT (נוּרִית): Hebrew flower name meaning "buttercup."

PADMAVATI (पद्मावती): Hindi name composed of the Sanskrit elements padma "lotus flower" and vati "resembling," hence "resembles a lotus flower."

PADMINI (पद्मिनी): Hindi name composed of the Sanskrit elements padma "lotus flower" and ini "having," hence "possesses lotus flowers."

SEMADAR (סְמָדַר): Hebrew name meaning "bud" or "blossom."

YASAMIN (يسمن): Persian form of Arabic Yasmin, meaning "jasmine flower," a plant in the olive family.

YASAMINE: Variant spelling of Arabic Yasmin, meaning "jasmine flower," a plant in the olive family.

YASMEEN (Urdu: یاسمین): Pakistani form of Arabic Yasmin, meaning "jasmine flower," a plant in the olive family.

YASMIN: Arabic name meaning "jasmine flower," a plant in the olive family.

YASMINA: French form of Arabic Yasmin, meaning "jasmine flower," a plant in the olive family.

YASMINE: Variant spelling of French Yasmina, meaning "jasmine flower," a plant in the olive family.

YAZMIN: Spanish form of Arabic Yasmin, meaning "jasmine flower," a plant in the olive family.

ZAHIRA (ظهيرة): Feminine form of Arabic Zahir, meaning "shining; blossoming."

ZAHRA:
Egyptian name meaning "flower."
Variant spelling of Arabic Zahrah, meaning "blooming flower."

ZAHRAH (زهرة): Arabic name meaning "blooming flower."

ZAIRA: Perhaps a variant spelling of Arabic Zahrah, meaning "blooming flower."

ZARA (زهرة): Variant spelling of Arabic Zahrah, meaning "blooming flower." Compare with another form of Zara.