A-litter – The meaning and history behind the names:

Similar to our kennel name, our puppy names also have a special meaning

A-litter – consists of 3 puppies – born in this order:
Puppy 1: Ace-Aaron
Puppy 2: Ade-Amara
Puppy 3: Ace-Aaran

Ace:
Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: AYS
Meaning and history:
The best one, One, one unit
English Meaning: One Who Excels, Number One, «highest rank».
Latin Meaning: One, Expert, One With the Father

More info about the name «Ace»
Ace has become a term for one who is superior, one who excels.
Ace is originally of Latin origin and comes from the Latin word ‘asa’ which was the smallest denomination coin in ancient Rome. It was later adapted to English to mean the first one or the best one at something.

Aaron:
Origin: Derived from the Hebrew name Aharōn. (Unknown Egyptian origin)
Meaning:
Arabic: Forest, thicken, strength
Hebrew: High mountain, lofty, the exalted one, inspired, Messenger, Mountain and enlightened/great strength.

Meanings and history of the name Aaron:
From the Old Testament, Aaron is Moses’ older brother
Aaron acted as a spokesman for his brother when they appealed to the pharaoh to release the Israelites from slavery.
Aaron’s rod produced miracles and plagues to intimidate the pharaoh.
After the departure from Egypt and arrival at Mount Sinai, God installed Aaron as the first high priest of the Israelites and promised that his descendants would form the priesthood.
Aaron was Israel’s first high priest and is remembered for his staff which blossomed miraculously.

Aaron in song, story & screen:
Aaron Cross from The Bourne Legacy.
TV character Aaron ‘Hotch’ Hotchner on «Criminal Minds» (a smart, somewhat authoritarian, leader)
Aaron Stack, alias of Machine Man in Marvel comics
Aaron is also a character in Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus.

Aaran:
Aaran is a variant spelling of the name Aaron.
Another alternative spelling of the name is Aaren, with Greman origin is: Ahren, that means Eagle

Read more about the meaning behind the name under the variant spelling Aaron – listed above.

Ade:
Origin: German
Pronunciation: AH-deh
Meaning of nobility.

More about the name Ade:
A mistress of Lancelot
African meaning: Royal
In Yoruba it means «Crown»


Amara:
Meanings and history of the name Amara:
in Indian it means ‘Eternal’ or «Shooting Star»
in Arabic it means ‘sweetheart’ or ‘dear’
a Cretan goddess was named Amara
Princess of Peace;
Pomegranate Flower;
Meaning to love;
Latin: Beloved.
German: Eternal.
Greek: Unfading/ Eternal; a form for the name: Amarantha
Spanish: Imperishable.
Western African,
Igbo: Grace.

MEANING
Elegance, grace
Immortal Being; one who is blessed without end or death; blessed with eternal life

More info about the name «Amara»
Amara originates in Igbo language and means «elegance, grace». It is also the name of a genus of carabid beetles
Amara: Sometimes parents choose to adjust Amora (Love) to Amara.

From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning «heavens, sky» combined with 笑 (ra) meaning «to laugh, to smile». Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Exampel: 天 (ama) meaning «sky, heaven» and 良 (ra) meaning «good, virtuous, respectable».

Amarantha
ORIGIN
Greek: Unfading; refers to the Amaranth plant with dense bulbous green and red flowers. The plant is so named because the flowers retain their color even when dried.
A mythical flower which is everlasting and unfading; forever beautiful

Amara in song, story & screen
Amara Winter (Mama I Want to Sing (2011))
Amara Aquilla (Wolverine and the X-Men (2008))
Amara, the first immortal woman, The Vampire Diaries.
The «Gem of Amara» was a ring on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Season 11 of Supernatural the «big bad» is the Darkness and her name is Amara.
Amara, the first name of Marvel Comic»s mutant heroine, Magma