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Gentian - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Gentian

[ 2 syll. gen-tian, ge-nti-an ] The boy name Gentian is pronounced as JHEHNSHahN KEY. Gentian is used predominantly in the Albanian language and it is derived from Latin origins. Derived from the element 'gentiana' meaning gentian. The name Gentiana (Albanian) is the female version of Gentian.

Gentian is rarely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Gentian include Jameson (English), Janson (English and Scandinavian), Janssen (Scandinavian), Jenkin (English), Jensen (English and Scandinavian), Johnson (English), Jonson (English), Jamieson (English), and Jamison (English).

KEY: English pronunciation for Gentian: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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