Bethany (given name) 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 most popular name for girls in England and Wales in 2010, having ranked as high as
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