New favorite!

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

I've just stumbled upon a new favorite: Avra (g) (prn AH-vrah)
I couldn't actually use it, as it's too close to our settled name for a girl (Alma), but I just kinda fell in love with it. Here's how it happened: I came across someone with the last name Palavra, and I thought it sounded really nice; then I realized it's the word for "word" in portuguese (lol sorry, no pun!). Then I derived Avra from it, and Googled it and found it's an actual name!
It's basically a female variant of Abraham.
It's also really close to another favorite of mine (Azra). What is it with me and short, A**a names? lol (it's too funny that I hatehatehate Anna!)

So WDYT? It does work better in italian with a smooth "r" instead of a rolled one.

ETA: apparently it is also a greek word for "breeze", "wind", from which comes the word "aura". Sigh.. it makes me like it even more!

Comments

[monkey-fruit.livejournal.com]

I like the Greek meaning, but I don't really like the name- I don't like names with the "vra" sound.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

do you know of other ones? I might like them lol

[monkey-fruit.livejournal.com]

I only know of one other 'vra' name. In Harry Potter, there's a girl named Ginevra (nn Ginny). I'm so-so with the 'Gine' part, but the 'vra' drives me crazy, lol. >_>;

Hmmm...Avra is -much- prettier.

[fueschgast]

I can't help thinking of Avada Kedavra.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

At first glance, I thought it read Abracadabra. So when I actually checked the link, I had to swallow hard XD
Thanks for the reference, I'd never have found it on my own!

[a-tergo-lupi.livejournal.com]

I love it.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

thanks! :D

[coranne.livejournal.com]

I have to tell you that every time I hear Alma it makes me smile :)

Good choice!

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

Aww you're sweet, thank you very much :)

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

I can never figure out if people mean ah like hat or ah like "say ahh," which sounds more like 'aw' but with less 'w'.
Either way, when I first read it, I thought of Avril Levigne. In fact, I forgot that her name was Avril and not Avra because they are so similar. That said, it's a nice enough name and I really like the Grek meaning.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

"ah" is supposed to be like the "a" in "father" :)
that's what my dictionary tells me!

Yeah, I thought that it's kinda close to Avril, which I don't like at all!

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

Father! That's a good example! I was tired when I was writing this morning and just could not think of a word that had that 'ah' sound. lol.

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

I have only seen it spelled Afra (http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/meaning_of_Afra.html), but yeah, it's nice!