Friday, August 25, 2006

Marika Louise Koerselman


The girl's name Marika is of Danish origin. Variant of Mary (Latin) "star of the sea."

The boy's and girl's name Mary is pronounced MARE-ee. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "star of the sea." Saint Jerome associated the Virgin's name with the Latin phrase "stella maris." Other possible meanings are (Hebrew) "wished-for child; rebellion; sea of bitterness."

Marika has 7 variant forms: Marieke, Marijke, Marike, Mariska, Mariske, Maryk and Maryka.

The girl's name Louise is pronounced loo-EEZ. It is of Old German origin, and its meaning is "renowned fighter." Feminine form of Louis; French version of Ludwig.

No comments: