Names Categorized "Elemental characters"

Alan m English, Scottish, Breton, French, Polish
The meaning of this name is not known for certain. It was used in Brittany at least as early as the 6th century, and it possibly means either "little rock" or "handsome" in Breton. Alternatively, it may derive from the tribal name of the Alans, an Iranian people who migrated into Europe in the 4th and 5th centuries.... [more]

Bernie m & f English
Diminutive of Bernard, Bernadette, Bernice and other names beginning with Bern.

Brook m & f English
From an English surname that denoted one who lived near a brook.

Eddy m English, French, Dutch
Diminutive of Edward, Edmund and other names beginning with Ed.

Ember f English (Modern)
From the English word ember, ultimately from Old English æmerge.

Fern f English
From the English word for the plant, ultimately from Old English fearn. It has been used as a given name since the late 19th century.

Gale 1 f English
Variant of Gail. It also coincides with the English word gale meaning "storm".

Harold m English
From the Old English name Hereweald, derived from the elements here "army" and weald "powerful, mighty". The Old Norse cognate Haraldr was also common among Scandinavian settlers in England. This was the name of five kings of Norway and three kings of Denmark. It was also borne by two kings of England, both of whom were from mixed Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon backgrounds, including Harold II who lost the Battle of Hastings (and was killed in it), which led to the Norman Conquest. After the conquest the name died out, but it was eventually revived in the 19th century.

Lake m & f English (Rare)
From the English word lake, for the inland body of water. It is ultimately derived from Latin lacus.

Lutz m German
German diminutive of Ludwig.

Marco m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Dutch
Italian form of Marcus (see Mark). During the Middle Ages this name was common in Venice, where Saint Mark was supposedly buried. A famous bearer was the Venetian explorer Marco Polo, who travelled across Asia to China in the 13th century.

Wade m English
From an English surname, either Wade 1 or Wade 2.