People and projects
Saints
- Verdiana: an Italian/French Saint
Films
- Viridiana : a film by Spanish director Luis Buñuel
Fiction
- Viridiana Sovari: a character from the Night Angel trilogy
People
- Verdiana Masanja (born 1954), Tanzanian mathematician
Viridiana (Spanish, Portuguese, Latin), Viridianne (French, English), Verdiana (Italian) is a female given name of Latin origin as well as the name of an Italian saint.
The origin of the female first name Viridiana comes from the Latin word "viridis", meaning "green".[ citation needed ]
Viridiana has never ranked in the top 1,000 female names outside the United States. It first entered the U.S. baby name popularity charts in 1991 in the 981st spot. By 1997 Viridiana was no longer on the baby name popularity charts, having placed at 934th place the previous year. The highest rank for the name Viridiana in the top 1,000 baby names was in 1995, reaching 784th most popular female name in the U.S..
Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen, an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is widely regarded as the first martyr of the Christian Church. The name "Stephen" is derived from Greek Στέφανος, a first name from the Greek word στέφανος, meaning 'wreath, crown' and by extension 'reward, honor, renown, fame', from the verb στέφειν, 'to encircle, to wreathe'. In Ancient Greece, crowning wreaths were given to the winners of contests. Originally, as the verb suggests, the noun had a more general meaning of any "circle"—including a circle of people, a circling wall around a city, and, in its earliest recorded use, the circle of a fight, which is found in the Iliad of Homer.
Maria is a feminine given name. It is given in many languages influenced by Latin Christianity.
A given name is the part of a personal name that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group who have a common surname. The term given name refers to a name bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A Christian name is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom.
Latin American music has long influenced popular American music within the industry catch-all term "Latin music", especially jazz, rhythm and blues, and country music, even giving rise to unique US styles of music including salsa, New Mexico, Tejano, and Western. Fusion genres such as Chicano rock, Nuyorican rap, and Chicano rap have arisen from Latin communities within the United States. The genre of Latin American music includes music from Spanish, Portuguese, and (sometimes) French-speaking countries and territories of Latin America. Although Latin American music has also been referred to as "Latin music", the American music industry defines Latin music as any release with lyrics mostly in Spanish regardless if the artist or music originates from Latin America or not.
Beatrice is a name derived from the French name Béatrice, which came from the Latin Beatrix, which means "she who makes happy".
Crossover is a term applied to musical works or performers who appeal to different types of audience. This can be seen, for example, when a song appears on two or more of the record charts which track differing musical styles or genres. If the second chart combines genres, such as a "Hot 100" list, the work is not a crossover.
René is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus.
Sarah is a feminine given name found in many different areas of the world. It is a consistently popular given name across Europe and North America, and the Middle East—being commonly used as a female first name by Jews and Christians alike, and remaining popular also among non-religious members of cultures influenced by these religions.
Veridiana is an Italian saint.
Patricia is a common female given name of Latin origin. Derived from the Latin word patrician, meaning "noble", it is the feminine form of the masculine given name Patrick. The name Patricia was the second most common female name in the United States according to the 1990 US Census.
David is a common masculine given name. It is of Biblical Hebrew origin, and its popularity derives from King David, a figure of central importance in the Hebrew Bible and in the religious traditions of Christianity, Sabbatean Judaism, and Islam.
Eliana Assyrian/Akkadian, אֱלִיעָנָה (Hebrew), Ηλιάνα (Greek), إليانا (Arabic), is a female given name found with that spelling in Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.
Bridget, Bridgit, Briget or Brigid is a Gaelic/Irish female name derived from the noun brígh, meaning "power, strength, vigor, virtue". An alternate meaning of the name is "exalted one". Its popularity, especially in Ireland, is largely related to the popularity of Saint Brigid of Kildare, who was so popular in Ireland she was known as "Mary of the Gael". This saint took on many of the characteristics of the early Celtic goddess Brigid, who was the goddess of agriculture and healing and possibly also of poetry and fire. One of her epithets was "Brigid of the Holy Fire". In German and Scandinavian countries, the popularity of the name spread due to Saint Bridget of Sweden.
Monica is a female given name with many variant forms, including Mónica, Mônica, Monique (French), Monika, Moonika (Estonia), and Mónika (Hungarian).
Rebecca or Rebekah is a feminine given name originating from the Hebrew language. The name comes from the verb רבק (rbq), meaning "to tie firmly"; Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names and the NOBS Study Bible Name List suggest the name means captivating beauty, or "to tie", "to bind". W. F. Albright held that it meant "soil, earth".
Luna is an Italian and Spanish given name of Latin origin. It means Moon. It is a name that has risen in popularity in recent years. It ranked among the top 20 most popular names for newborn girls in the United States in 2020. It first entered the top 1,000 most popular names for girls list in the U.S. in 2003. It is also well used in other countries. It ranked among the top 100 names for girls in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, among other countries, in recent years. It is also found as a surname, sometimes with a prefix, for example, de Luna or Deluna.
Brandon is a masculine given name which originates from two or possibly three separate sources, two Celtic, the other, Anglo-Saxon, and has historically been used by these different cultures independently. Today, most people with the name do not have any connection or lineage with any of these sources and use them as if they were the same name. In the instances of the Celtic origins, it is either a variant of the Irish masculine given name, Breandán, meaning prince or king, or descended from the Old Welsh name Brân, meaning "crow" or "little raven". The Anglo-Saxon origin is the surname Brandon.
Laura is a traditionally feminine given name in Europe and the Americas, of Latin origin, whose meaning is a metonym for a victor, and an early hypocorism from Laurel and Lauren.
A name in Romanian tradition consists of a given name (prenume) and a family name (surname). In official documents, surnames usually appear before given names.
Luana is a feminine name of undetermined, multiple origins. It was among the top 10 most popular names for baby girls born in Peru in 2020. It is in use in other countries as well. It ranked among the top 50 names used for girls born in Portugal in recent years and was among the top 200 names used for girls born in Italy between 1999 and 2006. It has ranked among the top 500 names given to girls born in France in recent years. There were 95 girls born in the United States in 2020 who were given the name. It has also been well used in Switzerland, ranking among the top 30 names for girls in 2020. It also ranked among the top 100 names for girls born in Germany in 2018 and among the top 1,000 names for girls born in the United Kingdom in 2019.