Nieminen

Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Xenia.

Derived from the Germanic elements helm “helmet” and frid “peace”.

From the Hebrew name יִתְרוֹ (Yitro), which was derived from the Hebrew word יֶתֶר (yeter) meaning “abundance”. According to the Old Testament, Jethro was a Midianite priest who sheltered Moses when he fled Egypt. He was the father of Zipporah, who became Moses’s wife. A famous bearer of the name was Jethro Tull (1674-1741), an English inventor and agriculturist.

People with the name Bezaleel have a deep inner need for quiet, and a desire to understand and analyze the world they live in, and to learn the deeper truths.

From Chinese 阮 (ruǎn), which refers to a type of musical instrument, similar to a lute.