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From Japanese 静 (shizu) meaning “quiet” combined with 夏 (ka) meaning “summer” or 香 (ka) meaning “fragrance”. Other kanji combinations are possible.

From a Late Latin name meaning “shepherd”. This was the name of at least three saints.

Means “wind” in Quechua.

From the Old English name Hereweald, derived from the elements here “army” and weald “power, leader, ruler”. The Old Norse cognate Haraldr was also common among Scandinavian settlers in England. This was the name of five kings of Norway and three kings of Denmark. It was also borne by two kings of England, both of whom were from mixed Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon backgrounds, including Harold II who lost the Battle of Hastings (and was killed in it), which led to the Norman Conquest. After the conquest the name died out, but it was eventually revived in the 19th century.

Short form of Elizabeth and its cognates in other languages. This is the name of the subject of one of the world’s most famous paintings, the Mona Lisa, the portrait of Lisa del Giocondo by Leonardo da Vinci.In the United States this form was more popular than the full form Elizabeth from 1958 to 1978, and was in fact the top ranked American name between 1962 and 1969.