Anthea | New Zealand Baby Names

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Given to five children in the whole of America are the following.

Anthea: Greek meaning flower, blossom

Bette: English, a dim of Elizabeth

Cassiopeia: name of a Greek woman who became a constellation

Celie: French variation of Cecelia

Elke: Frisian dim of Adelheid

Florentina: Feminine form of Florentinus

Hetty: British form of Henriette

Katrin: German, Swedish and Estonian short form of Katherine

Lallie: Dim of Lalage

Nera: Hebrew meaning candle light

Novia: Latin a newcomer and a Spanish sweetheart

Pascale: French form of Pascal

Season: Latin meaning time of sowing

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Meanings from

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She really likes Juno & Rowan,

also she told me she likes Miles but not Milo.

Gulliver reminded her of Gulliver’s travels,

She seem suprised I like Barnaby and said he would get Barney- I like Barney.

She asked what Thea could be short for I told her Anthea, Theodora, Dorothea but we just liked Thea,

She told me she wished my sister was Erin Isobel not Erin Nicole.

She doesn’t like any names like Star, Moon, Skye, Storm etc not even Luna.

She didn’t like Zora. That’s all I can remember.