Browse Names

Alodia f Gothic (Latinized)
Possibly from a Visigothic name, maybe from Gothic elements such as alls "all" or aljis "other" combined with auds "riches, wealth". Saint Alodia was a 9th-century Spanish martyr with her sister Nunilo.

Arcadia f Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of Arcadius. This is the name of a region on the Greek Peloponnese, long idealized for its natural beauty.

Cláudia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Claudia.

Clàudia f Catalan
Catalan form of Claudia.

Claudia f English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Claudius. It is mentioned briefly in the New Testament. As a Christian name it was very rare until the 16th century.

Concordia f Roman Mythology
Means "harmony" in Latin. This was the name of the Roman goddess of harmony and peace.

Custódia f Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of Custodio.

Custodia f Spanish
Feminine form of Custodio.

Discordia f Roman Mythology
Means "discord, strife" in Latin. This was the name of the Roman goddess of discord, equivalent to the Greek goddess Eris.

Eladia f Spanish
Feminine form of Eladio.

Elodia f Spanish
Spanish form of Alodia.

Emigdia f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish feminine form of Emygdius (see Emidio).

Euodia f Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Biblical
Derived from Greek εὐοδία (euodia) meaning "a good journey", a derivative of εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and ὁδός (hodos) meaning "road, way, journey". This name is mentioned briefly in Paul's epistle to the Philippians in the New Testament (though some translations assume it belongs to a man named Euodias).

Fadia f Arabic
Feminine form of Fadi.

Hadia 1 f Arabic
Means "gift" in Arabic, ultimately a derivative of هدى (hadā) meaning "to lead the right way, to guide".

Hadia 2 f Arabic
Feminine form of Hadi.

Hodia f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Hodiah.

India f English, Spanish (Modern)
From the name of the country, which is itself derived from the name of the Indus River. The river's name is ultimately from Sanskrit सिन्धु (Sindhu) meaning "body of trembling water, river". India Wilkes is a character in the novel Gone with the Wind (1936) by Margaret Mitchell.

Invidia f Roman Mythology
Means "envy" in Latin. This was the Roman goddess of vengeance, equivalent to the Greek goddess Nemesis.

Klaudia f Polish, Slovak, Hungarian, Albanian, German, Biblical Greek
Polish, Slovak, Hungarian and Albanian form of Claudia, as well as a German variant form and the form found in the Greek New Testament.

Klavdia f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Клавдия (see Klavdiya).

Leocádia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Leocadia.

Leocadia f Spanish, Late Roman
Late Latin name that might be derived from the name of the Greek island of Leucadia or from Greek λευκός (leukos) meaning "bright, clear, white" (which is also the root of the island's name). Saint Leocadia was a 3rd-century martyr from Spain.

Leokadia f Polish
Polish form of Leocadia.

Lídia f Portuguese, Catalan, Hungarian
Portuguese, Catalan and Hungarian form of Lydia.

Lidia f Polish, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Georgian, Old Church Slavic
Polish, Italian, Spanish and Georgian form of Lydia.

Liidia f Estonian
Estonian form of Lydia.

Lýdia f Slovak, Faroese
Slovak and Faroese form of Lydia.

Lydia f English, German, Dutch, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Means "from Lydia" in Greek. Lydia was a region on the west coast of Asia Minor, said to be named for the legendary king Lydos. In the New Testament this is the name of a woman converted to Christianity by Saint Paul. In the modern era the name has been in use since the Protestant Reformation.

Lyydia f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Lydia.

Misericordia f Spanish
Means "compassion, mercy" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin miser "poor, wretched" and cor "heart". It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Misericordia, meaning "The Virgin of Compassion".

Nádia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Nadia 1.

Nàdia f Catalan
Catalan form of Nadia 1.

Nadia 1 f French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, English, Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Variant of Nadya 1 used in Western Europe, as well as an alternate transcription of the Slavic name. It began to be used in France in the 19th century. The name received a boost in popularity from the Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci (1961-).

Nadia 2 f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic ناديّة (see Nadiyya), as well as the usual form in several other languages.

Nidia f Spanish
Variant of Nydia.

Nydia f English (Rare), Spanish, Literature
Used by British author Edward Bulwer-Lytton for a blind flower-seller in his novel The Last Days of Pompeii (1834). He perhaps based it on Latin nidus "nest".

Ovidia f Ancient Roman, Spanish (Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ovidius (see Ovid).

Sa'dia f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سعدية (see Sadia).

Sadia f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Feminine form of Sadi.