Names For U ...

We're drawing near to the end, I hope you're still going strong.

Uchenna (f)   God's will, origin – Negerian

Uha (f)            Rain, origin – Tonga

Umay (f)         Hopeful – origin – Turkish

Ucal (m)         Powerful, origin – Hebrew

Uhuru (m)     Freedom, origin – Tanzanian

Uzoma (m)    Born while travelling, origin – Nigerian

What names do you like for U?

The Ts Showcased!

It's time to take a look at the Ts.

Tatjana (f) Fairy queen, origin - Russian
Tazu (f)    Stork, long-lived, origin - Japanese
Tsoler (f)  Sparks of sun, origin - Armenian

Taree (m)   Wild fig tree, origin - Australian Aboriginal
Tarquin (m) Early Roman tyrant - Latin
Tobar (m)   Fountain, to tow, road, origin - English/Gypsy

So what are your faves?

On to the Ls

We're almost halfway through the Challenge and today, we have a sampling of names starting with L.

Laciana      Beautiful one, Italian

Laella         Elf, origin – French, English

Leakiki       Ocean waves – origin – Polynesian

Lanz           Knight, A form of Lance, origin – French/Italian

Leander     Like a lion, origin – Greek

Leib            Lion roaring, origin – Yiddish

So hit me with some L names. 

So on to the Js ...

So on to the Js.

Jael (f)       Mountain goat, origin – Hebrew

Janan (f)    Heart, soul, origin – Arabic

Jennigje     Shortened form of Johanna, origin Dutch

Jadranko (m)    Croatian, Serbian and Slovene variation of ADRIAN.

Jahleel (m)        God waits, origin - Hebrew

Jaidev (m)         Divine victory, origin - Indian

So what J names come to mind?

What's That You Said? #IWSG Post

So today for the Challenge, we're on to names that start with E. I found the pronunciations to be challenging with most of these names. I'll bet if you hear some of them spoken, you'll wonder for a second if you heard right, especially in relation to how they are spelled.

Ealasaid (f)  Pronunciation: YAH-luh-sutch, promise of God, origin – Hebrew/Scottish

Edna (f)        Little seed or kernel, origin – Gaelic (This is my mother's name)

Efa (f)            Pronunciation: EEF-ə, living and breathing, variation of Eve, origin - Hebrew

Eadric (m)    Pronunciation: EED-rik, wealthy monarch, origin - English

Eanraig (m)  Pronunciation: EN-rik, ruler of the house, origin – Scottish/Germanic

Eetu (m)       Pronunciation: EH-tu,  wealthy guard, origin – English/Finnish

I'm sure your favourite E names would be a bit easier on the tongue.

Since it's the first day of the month, it's time for the Insecure Writer's Support Group posting. If you haven't signed up to be part of this forum where you are free to air your insecurities once per mouth and give encouragement to other writers, then you need to remedy that right now, by signing up here. 

Mostly, I've been too busy to be insecure what with being in deadline hell for a long while now, but if you're feeling a bit lost or not sure you're heading in the right direction, here's a question from me to you.