STELLA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: STEL-ə [key]
Means "star" in Latin. This name was created by the 16th-century poet Sir Philip Sidney for the subject of his collection of sonnets 'Astrophel and Stella'. It was not commonly used as a given name until the 19th century. It appears in Tennessee Williams' play 'A Streetcar Named Desire' (1947), belonging to the sister of Blanche DuBois and the wife of Stanley Kowalski.
FLORA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, German, Italian, Roman Mythology
Pronounced: FLOR-ə (English) [key]
Derived from Latin flos meaning "flower". Flora was the Roman goddess of flowers and spring, the wife of Zephyr the west wind. It has been used as a given name since the Renaissance, starting in France.
LAYLA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Arabic, English
Other Scripts: ليلى (Arabic)
Pronounced: LAY-lə (English) [key]
Means "night" in Arabic. This was the name of the object of romantic poems written by the 7th-century poet known as Qays. The story of Qays and Layla became a popular romance in medieval Arabia and Persia. The name became used in the English-speaking world after the 1970 release of the song 'Layla' by Derek and the Dominos, the title of which was inspired by the medieval story.
MUSA
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Arabic, Turkish
Other Scripts: موسى (Arabic)
Arabic and Turkish form of MOSES
ROXY
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RAHK-see [key]
Diminutive of ROXANA
