Their name is derived from their metaphorical role of making a path for others to follow while fording across the river of life's endless cycle of rebirths; and the nineteenth, Malli, was believed to be a woman according to the Svetambaras.  
Several of them have had the suffix "-natha," or "lord," appended to their name as an additional sign of respect.  Because they are believed to be alike, they are all identified by colored emblems that were associated with their entry into the world.  Their name is derived from their metaphorical role of making a path for others to follow while fording across the river of life's endless cycle of rebirths; and the nineteenth, Malli, was believed to be a woman according to the Svetambaras.  FTP, name this Jainist term for a person who has become immortal through enlightenment, twenty four of whom have existed.
Several of them have had the suffix "-natha," or "lord," appended to their name as an additional sign of respect.  
Tirthankara