Names like Demi
Demi is a two-syllable Greek name that ends on a vowel. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Demi.
Remi French · from Remigius, Latin "oarsman"
Ami Japanese · from Japanese 亜美, combining characters for second or Asia and beautiful; other kanji are possible
Kami English · diminutive of Camille or Kamila; also the Japanese word for 'spirit, deity'
Emi Japanese · "blessing and beauty" (恵美) or "picture and beauty" (絵美), depending on the kanji; in the West, a warm short form of Emily and Emilia. Said the same in every language it lands in
The same roots
Also Greek names, from the tradition Demi comes from.
Kaia Greek · variant of Gaia, "earth"
Maia Greek · goddess name, "mother, nurse"
Reya Greek · variant of Rhea, the Greek Titan goddess
Arianna Greek · Italian variant of Ariadne, traditionally "utterly pure"
The same feel
Also modern and mythological names.
Kali Sanskrit · Hindu goddess name, traditionally "the black one"
Saanvi Sanskrit · goddess Lakshmi; knowledge (one of the fastest-climbing U.S. girl names in the 2020s)
Marci Modern American · A respelling of Marcy, a pet form of Marcia, from Latin Marcus, tied to Mars, the Roman god of war.
Itzel Native-American · Mayan, linked to the moon goddess Ixchel
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Demi, on a similar curve.
Lexi Greek · pet form of Alexandra/Alexis
Andi Greek · short form of Andrea, 'manly, brave'
Dafne Greek · Spanish/Italian spelling of Daphne, 'laurel tree,' from the nymph in Greek myth
Xena Greek · invented for TV's Xena: Warrior Princess, echoing 'xenos' (stranger)
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