Mavis -Mavis is a English name meaning "song thrush" referring to a small bird that is harbinger of spring (like a Robin)
Meirchion -From the Welch meirch meaning horses.
Meli -Meli is a Hawaiian name meaning honey bee
Melina -Melina is a Greek name probably derived from melinos "quince yellow" (a quince is a fruit) and possibly related to meli meaning honey
Melissa -Melissa is a Greek name meaning "honey bee". She was a nymph that cared for the infant Zeus with Amalthea.
Melissae is the genus name for several plants in the mint family.
Melitta -Melitta meant honey bee in the Attic Greek dialect.
Obsidian -Obsidian is a naturally occuring volcanic glass that was an extremely useful major trade good during the stone age for making blades and spear tips. It is still used today as it forms a superior blade to metal and so is useful for surgeries. It is an attractive stone used in jewelry and decoration. It is most often gray to black, but snowflake obsidian has blotches of white through it.
Olivia -Olivia is a female name derived from the word olive. The Olive tree is sacred to the Greeks. It was a gift to the Atheneans from Athene. William Shakespeare is credited with inventing the name Olivia for the heroine in his play "Twelfth Night". The name Olivia may also be considered a feminine form of Oliver meaning "elf army".
Onyx -Onyx is a form of quartz that comes in many colors but the most well known and famous is black. The word comes from the Greek meaning "fingernail" or "claw". Onyx is the birth stone for those born under the sign of Leo.
Opal -Opal is an irridescent mineraloid gel, often used as a precious stone in jewelry and in magick. Although it has been used as a lucky charm, it has also been accused of embodying the evil eye. Opal is a birthstone for the month of October.
Orion -Orion, the hunter is a constellation. Greek myth says he was the best of hunters and associates him with Artemis and Selene.
Ormond -Ormond is a name of old English origin meaning "Mountain of Bears"
Pearl -The name Pearl refers to the precious stone that is formed in oysters. The pearl is a birthstone for June.
Peregrine -Peregrine is a Latin name Peregrinus meaning "foreigner, stranger" and also a type a falcon native to the US.
Petal -As in a flower's petal.
Petunia -A Petunia is a fragrant flower
Pontia -Pontia means "of the deep sea". It is an epithet of Aphrodite and could also honor Poseidon.
Poppy -A Poppy is a colorful flower. Some species produce heroine.
Raina -Raina is a variant of the Latin name Regina which means "Queen". This spelling also refers to rain.
