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Hello againI love Scottish names and Biblical names and I'm struggling with some ideas for combinations for girls (already have 3 boys)I love the name Martha but not sure if I like it as first or middle name - any suggestions.The name must have 1 first name and 2 second names.thanks Kayfiona x
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How about Marta?
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I prefer Marta as wellMartha reminds me of the 1950s or The Handmaids Tale by Margret Atwood.
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I Instantly think the book ' the secret garden'If youve ever read you'll know shes a down to earth, common maid ina a posh house. I personally find it old and unnatractive but I sposse I might like it with a funky middle name. Eg:Martha Claire
Martha Louise
Martha Faye
Dell: He's just a kid, Hes probably more frightened of us than we are of him
Rodney: Aww Bless him.

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Martha Faye is pretty - thanks!
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I love the name Martha. It has an earthy, earnest quality abuot it. It would make a lovely fn. Very refreshing. I made suggestions below, in your post from yesterday. I'm not sure if you've had a chance to read them. Sorry if some of these are unwanted repetitions, but how about:Martha Ellen Jean
Martha Alison Skye
Martha Elspeth Catriona
Martha Ailsa Jean
Martha Janet Catriona
Martha Hope Elspeth
Martha Anne Elspeth
Martha Frances Jean
Martha Eilidh Flora
Martha Abigail Isla
Martha Effie Jemima
Martha Miriam Ailsa
Martha Susan Ishbel / Iseabail
Martha Rosslyn Egidia (My book says these are both Scottish. I would double check, though.)Two mns makes this a bewildering mess. But I think you can sift through and find a combination or two that might work. Thanks - this was a lot of fun.P.S. Well blow me down. I just did a Google search using "Egidia" and "Scotland." Apparently, this was not an uncommon name for Scottish royalty in the middle ages. Wonderful!

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Flora - now there's a beautiful name I hadn't considered before!thank you Kayfiona xp.s. how do you pronounce Egidia ?
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Could anyone who knows how to pronounce Egidia please read this? Thanks.Flora McDonald is smiling . . . . I pronounce Egidia as "eh-JID-ee-uh." But now that you ask I have to admit that I've never heard it spoken. I always thought it was a Greek name and they tend to put the stress on the "-ia" at the end. ("eh-jih-DEE-uh?" "eh-HEED-ee-uh?")I hope someone knowledgeable picks this up and answers because now I'm curious.
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Let me get my book...My Scottish naming book says about the same, it was popular in the later Middle Ages, it metions a couple royals who bore the name, and says that it can also be rendered Giles or Julia! Interesting...Giles is said here to be either male or female, it's from the Greek word aigidion that means 'young goat' and the Greek forms are Egidia (feminine) and Eegidius (masculine). The name Giles has something to do with St. Giles (patron saint of beggars and cripples) who wore a goat skin and was called Giles in France propably because of the Celtic word gillie which means servant and wearing goat skins were a sign of humility and servitude. I'd say that Egidia is pronounced like eh-GEE-dee-ah and Eegidius like EE-GEE-dee-us, but I'm not sure! :)
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Wow. Thanks! I'm computer illiterate. Can you (or anyone else) e-mail this to BehindtheName.com? These look like names that should be in the database.
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Sure, I'll try! :)
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Martha is nice but it seems rather old-ladyish, or maybe it's just that the only Martha I know is my elderly next-door-neighbor. I would use it more as a middle name or, the heroine in a book I read once was named Martha but everyone called her Marty! I also love the name Miriam which is also Bibical, WDYTO it?Martha Eden Judith
Martha Isla Judith
Martha Erin Esme
Martha Lois EsmeIsla Esme Martha
Isla Judith Martha
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I love Isla Judith Martha - that sounds so pretty - it's definitely going on the top 5 list for girls so thank you.Miriam has a nice ring to it but it has a sad meaning I think - something to do with grief or tears - too sad!!Many thanks Kayfiona x
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That's true...Miriam is sometimes said to mean "sea of bitterness" but it's also said to mean "rebelliousness", and "wished for child" or "strong, firm".
It could also be an Egyptian name (since Moses his sister Miriam and their people were born in Egypt) perhaps derived in part from mry "beloved" or mr "love".So if you did really like it you could choose which ever meaning you prefered! :)
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