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Names that mean borrow

Naming your baby can be a difficult task. The meaning behind the name you choose will give them clues about who they are, and it's important to find one that fits. The following list will provide you with some great options that have the word Borrow in their meaning.

Boy names that mean Borrow

BassanioShakespearean — "The Merchant of Venice' Friend to Antonia, who borrows from Antonio to pursue his successful suit for Portia."FlngalIrish — "A borrowing from the Scottish, Fingal is an elaborated form of the Irish Finn fair The name was used by poet James Macpherson in his Ossianic poems"GlladHebrew — "Hill of testimony. It is borrowed from that of a mountainous area east of Jordan"LtoFrench — "A borrowing from the Late Latin, Leo is derived from leo lion The name was borne by thirteen popes, including Leo I the Great c. 400-61, who is remem-bered for his remarkable ability to lead the church through many years of crisis"MatthaeusGerman — "A borrowing from the Ecclesiastic Late Latin, Matthaeus is a derivative of the Ecclesiastic Greek Matthaios and Matthias, contractions of Mattathias. The name has its root in the Hebrew name Matityah, which is derived from matfithyah gift of God"NlcomedesSpanish — "A borrowing from the Greek, Nicomedes is a compound name composed from the elements nike victory and medesthai to ponder, to meditate upon: hence, to ponder victory"PlusPolish — "A borrowing from the Latin, Pius is directly de-rived from pius pious, devout The name was borne by twelve popes"RlnaldoFrench — "A borrowing from the Italian, Rinaldo is a cognate of Renaud ruler of judgment See RENAUD"SaoulGreek — "Cognate of the Hebrew Shaul, which is from shad asked of, borrowed"SavvelRussian — "Russian form of Saul, a cognate of the Hebrew Shaul, which is derived from sha'ul asked of, borrowed. The name is borne in the Bible by the first king of Israel, appointed by the prophet Samuel, and by Saul of Tarsus, who later became the apostle Paul"ShovaiHebrew — "Aramaic name borrowed from that of a gem"SlgurdGerman — "A borrowing from the Scandinavians, Sigurd is from the obsolete Old Norse Sigvor5r guardian of victory, a compound name composed of sigr victory, conquest and vordr guardian"WllhelmPolish — "A borrowing from the German, Wilhelm is from the Old High German Willehelm resolute protector, a compound name composed of the elements willeo will, resolution and helm helmet, protection Pet: Wilek, Wilus"

Girl names that mean Borrow

CallifaeItalian — "A borrowing from the name of the town of Callifae in lower Italy"EleonorSpanish — "A borrowing from the English, Eleonor is derived from Alienor, a Provencal form of the Greek Helene light, torch, bright"EnfianiaSpanish — "A borrowing from the Latin, Enfiania has the definition to have faith"EutropiaSpanish — "A borrowing from the Greek, Eutropia is composed from the elements eu good, well, fair and tropis the lees of wine"FeliciteFrench — "the Late Latin Felicitas, a di-rect borrowing of felicitas happiness, felicity, which is from felix happy, lucky"JosfepheFrench — "Feminine form of Joseph, a borrowing from the Ecclesiastic Late Latin, which is from the Ecclesias-tic Greek Ioseph, which in turn is from the Hebrew Yosef, a name derived from yosef may he add The name is often used in conjunction with Marie in honor of Joseph and Mary, the parents of Jesus Christ"KlrstenGerman — "A borrowing from the Scandinavians, Kirsten is a cognate of Christiana a Christian, a fol-lower of Christ See CHRISTIANA"MehjibinIndian — "A borrowing from the Persian, Mehjibin woman with a face as beautiful as the moon is from the elements mah moon and jibln the temple, the side of the face"MoriyaHebrew — "Teacher. The name is borrowed from that of a hill from which Abraham prepared to offer Isaac up as a sacrifice. It is a holy place now covered by the Muslim Kubbet es-Sakhrah the Dome of the Rock"MueerahUrdu — "A girl who gives a borrowing"NaseejahArabic — "Borrow"NasiyahArabic — "Borrow"NataliyaRussian — "A popular borrowing from the Latin, Nata-lia is a name derived from dies natalis natal day, Christmas. It has been traditionally bestowed upon children born on Christmas Day"RavennaAmerican — "Either an elaborated form of Raven or a borrowing of the name of a northern Italian commune in Emilia-Romagna"RoshanaraIndian — "A borrowing from the Persian, Rosha- nara is derived from roshanara light of the assembly The name, indicative of great beauty, was borne by the youngest daughter of Shah Jahan 1592-1666. Upon her death, she was buried in his garden, which he named in her honor, the Garden of Roshan Ara"SalidaHebrew — "A borrowing from the German, Salida is de-rived from salida happiness, joy"SlljaScandinavian — "A borrowing from the Finnish, Silja is a cognate of Cecilia blind, dim-sighted The name is in common use in Scandinavia"SlmoneAfrican-American — "A borrowing from the French, Simone is a feminine form of Simon heard. See SIMON English Males Names"SomeHawaiian — "believe it to be a variant of the Irish Moyra; an anagram of Mary; a borrowing of the name of a seaport in ancient Lycia; or a deriviation of the Latin myrrha myrrh"VlrglnleGerman — "A borrowing from the French, Virginie is often mistakenly believed to be derived from the word virgin In actuality, it is derived from Verginius spring-like, flourishing, an old Roman family name that has its roots in the Latin ver spring"VlvlaneGerman — "A borrowing from the French, Viviane is from the Latin Vivianus, a name derived from vivus alive"WiebkeDutch — "A borrowing from the Scandinavians, Wiebke originated as a pet form of the medieval name Wibe, a contraction of the Germanic Wigburg, which was composed of wig war and burg castle, fortress"ZelieEnglish — "A borrowing from the French Zelie, a variant of Celie leaven See CELIA"ZendHebrew — "A A borrowing from the Persian, Zenda means sacred"