Names of the Kiya Characters
In Kiya, we see how many of the Egyptian characters are named and their meanings, like Tut and Horemheb. The Egyptian historical figures all have pretty well known names and origins, but for the fictional characters I had to find names to suit them. So, here are some!
Abimbala: A Nubian name in origin, also spelled "Abimbola", this means "Rich child." Since Abi grew up a princess in a culture arguably as rich and powerful as Egypt, she needed a name to reflect her nobility. Nubian queens were highly revered, and treated equally to kings. Abi would have been no exception to this.
Adina: Hebrew name meaning "lean and subtle." Since Adina was to be pretty and far more gentle than Naomi, this seemed fitting. Although Adina did prove to have a fiery side.
Eliora: Hebrew name meaning "the Lord is my light." As the youngest and loveliest of the sisters, Eliora needed something sweet with some kind of praise, especially since their mother died giving birth to her.
Gerlind: Ancient Germanic name meaning Ger "Spear" and Lind "soft, tender." This is perfect for the Gerlind I wanted to portray as she is small, quiet and hardly noticed, but she secretly has this strength and burning loyalty.
Hepsati: Egyptian name. I can't find my notes on the meaning of this unfortunately. But I did swap her name with Jendaji because I thought Hepsati would be better suited to Mordad's daughter for whatever reason.
Mordad: Persian name meaning "immortality." If you've read the story, you'll understand why this is so perfect. It's also the fifth month of the Iranian calendar. Random, huh? So it's kind of like I called her May.
Rena: Hebrew name meaning "joyous melody." Rena is my favorite of Naomi's sisters, which shows more and more through each book. She was named first, and brings a special joy to Naomi her whole life.
And Naomi? Well, she was always Naomi. She picked her own name. But Naomi does mean "pleasantness."
Did I miss any of your favorite characters? If I did, feel free to point it out to me.
Abimbala: A Nubian name in origin, also spelled "Abimbola", this means "Rich child." Since Abi grew up a princess in a culture arguably as rich and powerful as Egypt, she needed a name to reflect her nobility. Nubian queens were highly revered, and treated equally to kings. Abi would have been no exception to this.
Adina: Hebrew name meaning "lean and subtle." Since Adina was to be pretty and far more gentle than Naomi, this seemed fitting. Although Adina did prove to have a fiery side.
Eliora: Hebrew name meaning "the Lord is my light." As the youngest and loveliest of the sisters, Eliora needed something sweet with some kind of praise, especially since their mother died giving birth to her.
Gerlind: Ancient Germanic name meaning Ger "Spear" and Lind "soft, tender." This is perfect for the Gerlind I wanted to portray as she is small, quiet and hardly noticed, but she secretly has this strength and burning loyalty.
Hepsati: Egyptian name. I can't find my notes on the meaning of this unfortunately. But I did swap her name with Jendaji because I thought Hepsati would be better suited to Mordad's daughter for whatever reason.
Mordad: Persian name meaning "immortality." If you've read the story, you'll understand why this is so perfect. It's also the fifth month of the Iranian calendar. Random, huh? So it's kind of like I called her May.
Rena: Hebrew name meaning "joyous melody." Rena is my favorite of Naomi's sisters, which shows more and more through each book. She was named first, and brings a special joy to Naomi her whole life.
And Naomi? Well, she was always Naomi. She picked her own name. But Naomi does mean "pleasantness."
Did I miss any of your favorite characters? If I did, feel free to point it out to me.
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