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Help[Opinions] Re: Allira?
in reply to a message by Chrisell
I have a magazine here (Thats Life magazine actually) and in it it has a small section called "Whats in a name." This weeks name is Alira. The mother chose it because she said its Latin and means 'eagle' I'm not sure how legit/correct that is though. I also heard/read that Allira meant 'daughter' and was Aboriginal so I really have no idea. I really like it though. One of Grant's friend's has a daughter named Allira.
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Thanks for that :) Aquila is Latin for eagle, so it looks like that mother got the wrong story somewhere along the line - they are similar, but not that similar lol. Classic "That's Life" non-facts :D
I've heard the same Aboriginal meaning (daughter) and I've also seen a more specific relationship that we would call niece in English. It seems to be the consensus that it's a relationship description in an Aboriginal language anyway!
I've heard the same Aboriginal meaning (daughter) and I've also seen a more specific relationship that we would call niece in English. It seems to be the consensus that it's a relationship description in an Aboriginal language anyway!
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Yeah I often wonder weather or not Thats Life name section is legit or not. Theres alot of made-up names in it though.
I'd consider using it if I knew the meaning was 100% legit.
I'd consider using it if I knew the meaning was 100% legit.
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As an aside, a friend once went on a wild goose chase thinking the name of an ancestor was Aquito. An "expert" on the Romanies whom she consulted through a genealogy magazine assured her that, yes, Aquito quite possibly pointed to a Romany ancestor. Bull****!!! It transpired much later that the modern Mormon Church member who had transcribed the ancestor's name misread it - and it was Aquilo, a masculine version of Aquila.
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