ASEM - Name Meanings - Crossword Labs

3. From the Hebrew name יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshu'a) meaning "Yahweh is salvation", from the roots יְהוֹ (yeho) referring to the Hebrew God and יָשַׁע (yasha') meaning "to save"
4. Spanish name, possibly a shortened form of Santiago
8. Anglicized form of Caitlín
9. French form of Ludovicus, the Latinized form of Ludwig. This was the name of 18 kings of France, starting with Louis I the son of Charlemagne
11. Means "bee" in Greek. In Greek mythology this was the name of a daughter of Procles, as well as an epithet of various Greek nymphs and priestesses
12. Derived from Latin Margarita, which was from Greek μαργαρίτης (margarites) meaning "pearl"
16. Derived from the French surname Cauvin
17. Means "victory" in Latin, being borne by the Roman goddess of victory. It is also a feminine form of Victorius
18. From the Hebrew name חַנָּה (Channah) meaning "favour, grace"

1. From a Scottish surname that was originally derived from a place in Berwickshire, itself derived from Brythonic elements meaning "spacious fort"
2. A famous fictional bearer was the hero —- from the Star Wars movies, beginning in 1977.
5. From the English word grace, which ultimately derives from Latin gratia
6. Latinized form of Greek Κυνθία (Kynthia), which means "woman from Cynthus". This was an epithet of the Greek moon goddess Artemis
7. From an English surname meaning "son of Maud". It was not commonly used as a feminine name until after the movie Splash (1984), in which the main character adopted it as her name after seeing a street sign for Madison Avenue in New York City.
10. Italian and Spanish form of Marius
11. Diminutive of Maria. It coincides with the Italian word mia meaning "mine"
13. There could be some early influence from the unrelated French name Jacques. It is often regarded as an independent name.
14. From a Scottish surname of uncertain meaning. A famous bearer of the surname was the American scout Kit Carson
15. Feminine form of Alexander
16. Feminine form of Carlo, Carlos or Carl