Bethany (given name) used primarily by Catholics in honour of Mary of Bethany. Notable people with the name include: Bethany (given name) Bethany ( ("Bethania"), in Greek, which is probably of Aramaic or Hebrew origin, meaning "house of affliction" or "house of figs") is a feminine given name derived from the Biblical place name, Bethany, a town near Jerusalem, at the foot of the Mount of Olives, where Lazarus lived in the New Testament, along with his sisters, Mary and Martha, and where Jesus stayed during Holy Week before his crucifixion. The name has been well-used in English-speaking countries. It was the 59th
Iselilja (given name) Iselilja (given name) Iselilja is a Norwegian feminine given name. In 2015, in Norway 17 people had the name as a first name and 15 people had it as a middle name, according to SSB's name statistics. "Iselilja" is mentioned in the medieval Norwegian ballad , a song that has been recorded and released by Alf Cranner on the album "Rosemalt Sound" (1967), by the folk-rock band on "" (1978), and by Norwegian folk music band Gåte on their studio album "Iselilja" (2004) and their live album "Liva" (2006). The name is, according to Norwegian historian Harald S. Næss in