New Meaning

I know it's way too early to start thinking seriously about names, but I'm having fun. We have The Complete Book of Baby Names: The 100,001 Best Baby Names. It has a lot of names, but most of them aren't good. When I get bored I'll pull it out and read to see what names I find interesting. I've started on the girl section (it comes first) and gotten through the A and B sections. After finding so much amusement in just those two letters, I thought I'd share. Some of the best stuff is in the meaning behind the name.

Abertha (Welsh) One who is sacrificed
Achlys (Greek) In mythology, the personification of sadness and misery
Acrasia (Greek) One who overindulges
Aina (African) Child born of a complicated delivery
Alala (Hawaiian) Resembling an endangered crow
Alike (Nigerian) Girl who drives away other women
Angerona (Latin) In mythology, the goddess of winter, anguish, solstice, death, and silence
Angwusnasomtaqa (Native American) A crow mother spirit (bad meaning and a name you can't pronouce)
Annmarie (English) Filled with bitter grace
Anona (English) Resembling a pineapple
Antea (Greek) In mythology, a woman who was scorned and committed suicide
Arwa (Arabic) A female mountain goat
Asela (Spanish) The foal of a donkey
Ate (Greek) In mythology, goddess of irrationality and consequent punishment
Atgas (Welsh) One who is hateful

Bikita (African) Resembling an anteater
Blaise (French) One with a lisp or stammer
Bracken (English) Resembling a large, coarse fern
Brady (Irish) A large-chested woman (wishful thinking for the men)
Brona (Irish) A sorrowful woman
Butch (American) A manly woman

Now, what have we learned? Never give your child a name from mythology and never use any of the above names unless you want your daughter to hate you.