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| DONATO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese | Nov 19th |
| From the Late Latin name Donatus meaning "given". Several early saints had this name. The name was also borne by two Renaissance masters: the sculptor Donato di Niccolo di Bette Bardi (also known as Donatello), and the architect Donato Bramante. | |
| INDRAJIT m Indian, Hindu Mythology | Nov 18th |
| Means "conqueror of Indra" from the name of the god INDRA combined with Sanskrit जित (jit) "conquering". In Hindu legend this is another name of Meghanada, the son of Ravana, the king of Sri Lanka. He was given this name by Brahma after he defeated Indra. | |
| ÁLMOS m Hungarian | Nov 17th |
| Means "sleepy, dreamy" in Hungarian. This was the name of the semi-legendary father of Árpád, the founder of the Hungarian state. Álmos's mother Emese supposedly had a dream in which a turul bird impregnated her and foretold that her son would be the father of a great nation. | |
| MEDUSA f Greek Mythology (Latinized) | Nov 16th |
| From the Greek Μεδουσα (Medousa), which was derived from μεδομαι (medomai) meaning "to plan, to contrive". In Greek myth this was the name of one of the three Gorgons, ugly women who had snakes for hair. | |
| ABD-AL-AZIZ m Arabic | Nov 15th |
| Means "servant of the powerful" from Arabic عبد ال ('abd al) "servant of the" combined with عزيز ('aziz) "powerful". This was the name of the first king of modern Saudi Arabia. | |
| IXCHEL f New World Mythology | Nov 14th |
| Means "rainbow lady" in Mayan. She was the Mayan goddess of the earth, the moon, and medicine. She was often depicted with a snake in her hair and crossbones embroidered on her skirt. | |
| OSCAR m English, Irish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Scandinavian, Irish Mythology | Nov 13th |
| Possibly means "deer lover", derived from Gaelic os "deer" and cara "lover". Alternatively, it may derive from the Old English name Osgar, from the elements os "god" and gar "spear", and its Old Norse cognate Ásgeirr, which may have been brought to Ireland by Viking invaders and settlers. | |
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