LegendaryMyth's Personal Name List

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51 African/ Egyptian
29 Americas
9 Germanic / Old Norse
67 Latin / Romance
46 Middle Eastern
163 Pretty Names
31 Slavic / Caucasus
42 Surnames
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Name	M/F	Remark	Rating
Amita	f	Means "immeasurable, infinite" in Sanskrit.
Anaiah	m	Means "YAHWEH has answered" in Hebrew. This is the name of a minor character in the Old Testament.
Anani	m	Means "my cloud" in Hebrew.
Anil	m	Derived from Sanskrit meaning "air, wind". This is another name of Vayu, the Hindu god of the wind.
Anushka	f	Indian, Hindi, Sinhalese usage, possibly inspired by the Russian name Annushka, diminutive of Anna.
Apame	f	A variant of Apama. A bearer of this name is Apame, a concubine of King Darius I, and other Seleucid royals.
Arad	m	The name of a angel in Hebrew.
Arioch	m & f	Meaning: "a fierce lion" or "lion-like" and "venerable". This was the name of two biblical men.
Arion	m	Greek mythology. Arion is the name of a divine immortal talking horse, who is the son of the gods Poseidon and Demeter.
Arjan	m	Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Punjabi, Kannada, Bengali, Sinhalese, Nepali, Marathi, Gujarati
Asal	f	Means "honey" in Persian (of Arabic origin).
Ashoka	m	Means "without sorrow" in Sanskrit. This name was borne by Ashoka the Great, a 3rd-century BC emperor of the Maurya Empire in northern India.
Ashur	m	From the name of the city of Ashur, the capital of the Assyrian Empire.
Asra	f	Means "travel at night" in Arabic. It is related to Isra.
Astarte	f	Greek form of ASHTORETH.
Astrophel	m	Probably intended to mean "star lover", from Greek αστηρ (aster) "star" and φιλος (philos) "lover, friend".
Aylin	f	Turkish / Azerbaijani. Means "of the moon" in Turkish and Azerbaijani, from Turkic ay "moon".
Azar	f & m	Means "fire" in Persian. Modern Iranian name.
Azarel	m	Means "God has helped" in Hebrew.
Azrael	m	This was the name of an angel in Jewish and Muslim tradition who separated the soul from the body upon death. He is sometimes referred to as the Angel of Death.
Balthazar	m	Balthazar is the name traditionally assigned to one of the wise men (also known as the Magi, or three kings) who visited the newborn Jesus. He was said to have come from Arabia.
Başak	f	Means "ear of wheat" in Turkish. This is also the Turkish name for the constellation Virgo.
Batuhan	m	Combination of BATU and Turkish han meaning "khan, ruler, leader", referring to the 13th-century Mongol ruler Batu Khan.
Behzad	m	Means "noble" derived from Persian.
Beren	f & m	Means "strong, smart" in Turkish.
Berenice	f	Latinized form of Βερενικη (Berenike), the Macedonian form of the Greek name Φερενικη (Pherenike), which meant "bringing victory" from φερω (phero) "to bring" and νικη (nike) "
Betül	f	Turkish form. Means "virgin" in Arabic. This is an Arabic epithet of the Virgin Mary.
Bithiah	f	Means "daughter of YAHWEH" in Hebrew
Cassander	m	The masculine form of Cassandra.
Charis	f & m	Ancient Greek feminine form of Chares.
Damaris	f	Probably means "calf, heifer, girl" from Greek δαμαλις (damalis). In the New Testament this is the name of a woman converted to Christianity by Saint Paul.
Deepika	f	Alternate transcription of Dipika, feminine form of Dipaka, meaning "inflaming, exciting"
Demet	f	Directly taken from Turkish demet "posy; bouquet; bunch of flowers".
Devaki	f	Deboki. Sanskrit, meaning "divine, celestial".
Dzhokhar	m	Chechen. Possibly from Persian گوهر (gohar) meaning "jewel, essence" or جوهر (johar) meaning "essence, ink"
Ea 1	m	Perhaps from Sumerian meaning "house of water", or perhaps of Akkadian or Hurrian origin.
Eber	m	One was an ancestor of Abraham. His descendants are known as Hebrews.
Eirini	f	Modern Greek form of Irene, derived from a word meaning "peace". Irene was common in the Byzantine Empire
Ekin	f & m	Means "harvest, culture" in Turkish.
Eleazar	m	From the Hebrew name אֶלְעָזָר ('El'azar) meaning "my God has helped". In the Old Testament this is the name of one of the sons of Aaron.
Eleni	f	Modern Greek form of HELEN.
Eliezer	m	From Hebrew אֱלִיעֶזֶר ('Eli'ezer) meaning "my God is help"
Elif	f	Turkish form of Alif.
Elihu	m	Means "my God is he" in Hebrew. This was the name of several characters in the Old Testament including one of the friends of Job..
Elizaveta	f	Alternate transcription of Russian Yelizaveta.
Elkanah	m	Means "God has purchased" in Biblical Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the father of Samuel. Modern form is Elkan.
Eoin	m	Irish form of Iohannes (see John) used in the Bible.
Erasmus	m	Elmo. Derived from Greek ερασμιος (erasmios) meaning "beloved".
Ermias	m	Amharic form of Jeremiah.
Esther	f	Possibly means "star" in Persian. Alternatively it could be a derivative of Near Eastern goddess ISHTAR. The Book of Esther in the Old Testament tells the story of Queen Estherr.
Eugenius	m	Latinized form of Greek Eugenios, meaning "well born". English form is Eugene, a name was not particularly common in Western Europe during the Middle Ages.
Eyal	m	Means "might, strength" in Hebrew.
Fahriye	f	Turkish feminine form of Fakhri. Means "honorary" in Arabic.
Feivel	m	Diminutive of Faivish, Yiddish form of Phoebus, an epithet of the Greek god Apollo.
Fidan	f	Means "sapling" in Turkish and Azerbaijani.
Figen	f	Turkish
Firuz	m	Talik alternate transcription of Persian, meaning "victorious". Borne by a 14th-century sultan of Delhi.
Gedaliah	m	Means "YAHWEH is great" in Hebrew. This was the name of several characters in the Old Testament
Hafiza	f	Means "custodian, guardian" in Arabic.
Halime	f	Turkish form of Halimah, feminine form of Halim.
Handan	f	From Persian, meaning "laughing, smiling". Handan Sultan (1574-1605) was the name of the wife of the Ottoman sultan.
Hande	f	From Persian خنده (khandeh) meaning "laughter, smile".
Hazael	m	Means "God sees" in Hebrew. This is the name of a king of Aram in the Old Testament.
Hazal	f	Means "dried leaf, fallen leaf" in Turkish.
Hekabe	f	Greek form of Hecuba, the primary wife of King Priam of Troy.
Helios	m	Means "sun" in Greek.
Hezekiah	m	Hebrew. This name was borne by a powerful king of Judah who reigned in the 8th and 7th centuries BC.
Hilal	m & f	Means "crescent moon" in Arabic, a given name it is typically masculine in Arabic and feminine in Turkish.
Ibtissem	f	Variant of Ibtisam (chiefly Algerian and Tunisian). Means "smile" in Arabic.
Inanna	f	Possibly derived from Sumerian "lady of the heavens". Inanna was the Sumerian goddess of love, fertility and war.
Inika	f	Possibly a variant of the Indian name Anika.
Irad	m	In the Old Testament, Irad is the grandson of Cain.
Irit	f	Means "asphodel flower" in Hebrew.
Isa 1	m	Isa is the Quranic, Islamic name for the prophet identified in the Quran as Messiah Jesus.
Iscah	f	From the Hebrew name Yiskah meaning "to behold".This is the basis of the English name Jessica.
Ishaq	m	Arabic form of Isaac.
Issur	m	Variant transcription of Yiddish form of Israel.
Itamar	m	This is the name of a son of Aaron in the Old Testament.
Itsak	m	The name Itzhak is a Hebrew given name deriving from the traditional Jewish name Yitzchaq.
Keshet	m & f	Means "rainbow" in Hebrew.
Kish	m	Kish was the father of the first king of the Israelites, Saul, of the family of the Matrites
Kushim	m	Kushim is possibly the earliest given name recorded, mentioned on the Kushim Tablet (ca 3200 BC). He was probably a scribe or a kind of "accountant" among Sumerians.
Lailah	f	Means "night" in Arabic.
Lazarus	m	Latinized form of Λαζαρος (Lazaros), a Greek form of ELEAZAR used in the New Testament. Lazarus was a man from Bethany, the brother of Mary and Martha, who was restored to life by Jesus.
Madhuri	f	Means "sweetness" in Sanskrit.
Mahmut	m	Turkish form of MAHMUD. Means "praised" in Arabic, from the same root as Muhammad.
Malalai	f	Means "sad, grieved" in Pashto.
Mandane	f	Old Persian, from the Old Iranian Mandanā-, which means “delighting, cheerful.” This was the name of the mother of Cyrus the Great, Mandane of Media.*
Maral	f	Means "deer" in Azerbaijani and Armenian, referring to the Caspian Red Deer, derived from Persian مرال (maral).
Mariam	f	Greek Old Testament form of Maria. It is also an alternate transcription of Arabic Maryam. Hebrew form of Mary. Miriam is the Old Testament version, where it belongs to the elder sister of Moses.
Marzieh	f	Persian. Derived from Arabic مَرْضِيَة‎ (marḍiya) meaning "satisfactory".
Mattaniah	m	Mataniah Pronunciation of Mataniah as a boys' name is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Mataniah is "God's gift"
Matthan	m	Means "gift" in Hebrew, with this form used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament. This form is given to the great grandfather of Jesus.
Mehetabel	f	From the Hebrew name מְהֵיטַבְאֵל (Meheitav'el) meaning "God makes happy". This name is mentioned briefly in the Old Testament.
Mehmet	m	Turkish and Albanian form of Muhammad. Older form Mehmed
Merav	f	Hebrew form of Merab. Means "abundant" in Hebrew. This is the name of a daughter of Saul in the Old Testament. Merab is the name of a daughter of Saul in the Old Testament.
Meryem	f	Turkish and Uyghur form of Miriam.
Mesut	m	Turkish form of Masud. Means "lucky, fortunate, happy" in Arabic.
Metin	m	Means "strong" in Turkish.
Michal 2	f	Possibly means "brook" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a daughter of Saul.
Mihalis	m	Modern Greek variant of Michael, from the Hebrew name meaning "who is like God?"
Mihrimah	f	Means "sun and moon" in Farsi.
Mikail	m	Turkish form of Michael.
Minoo	f	Means "heaven, paradise" in Persian
Mirabai	f	She was a 16th-century Rajput princess and poetess reputed to be one of the most extraordinary beauties of her time with fame
Mirian	f	Judeo-Spanish and Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Miriam, Hebrew form of Mary.
Mohanad	m	Alternate transcription of Muhannad. Refers to a type of iron sword from India, derived from Arabic meaning "India".
Mohini	f	Means "infatuating" in Sanskrit. This was the name adopted by the Hindu god Vishnu when he took the form of a woman
Mozhdeh	f	Means "good news" in Persian.
Murad	m	Means "wish, desire" in Arabic. This name was borne by five Ottoman sultans.
Murat	m	Turkish and Bosnian form of MURAD.
Naamah	f	Means "pleasant" in Hebrew. This name is borne in the Old Testament as a wife of Solomon. Some later Jewish texts give Naamah as the name of Noah's wife.
Nabeel	m	Means "noble" in Arabic.
Nadir	m	Means "rare" in Arabic
Nanda	m & f	Means "joy" in Sanskrit. In southern India it is more masculine, while feminine in the north.
Noor 1	f & m	Alternate transcription of Arabic/Urdu Nur. Means "light" in Arabic.
Oren	m	Means "pine tree" in Hebrew.
Orhan	m	Derived from Turkish or "great" and the title khan meaning "leader".
Özge	f	Means "other, different" in Turkish.
Pallavi	f	Feminine form of Pallav, meaning "budding leaf, shoot" in Sanskrit.
Parvaneh	f	Means "butterfly" in Persian.
Parviz	m	Means "fortunate, happy" in Persian. This name was borne by a son of a 17th-century Mughal emperor.
Payam	m	Means "message" in Persian.
Perdix	m	Means "partridge" in Greek.
Pınar	f	Means "spring" in Turkish.
Ravana	m	Hindu, rare. Means "roaring, squealing" in Sanskrit.
Raziël	m	Apparently means "secret(s) of God" in Hebrew.
Rhoda	f	From Greek meaning 'Rose'
Rivka	f	Modern Hebrew form of Rebecca, from the Hebrew name Rivqah.
Rohit	m	Derived from Sanskrit रोहित (rohita) meaning "red".
Saadet	f	Means "happiness", "felicity", "contentment" or "bliss" in Turkish.
Safiye	f	Turkish form of Safiyya, feminine form of Safi, meaning "pure" in Arabic.
Salimah	f	Judeo-Arabic, Medieval Jewish. Arabic alternate transcription of Salima, feminine form of Salim.
Salwa	f	Old English name of unknown origin. Penda was a 7th-century king of Mercia
Şehrazat	f	Turkish form of SHAHRAZAD.
Selim	m	Turkish and Albanian form of Salim.
Semei	m	Biblical Greek form of Shimei, from Hebrew (shama') meaning "to hear, to listen". This is the name of many characters in the Old Testament.
Shams	f & m	Means "sun" in Arabic. This was the name of a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess of the sun, identified with the Akkadian sun god Shamash (whose name is related) and the northern Arabian goddess Nuha.
Shapur	m	From Old Iranian Shahpuhr 'son of king'. It originally must have been a title, which came to be used as a personal name from the last decades of the 2nd century C.E.
Shashi	m & f	Indian, etc. Traditional name for the moon, it literally means "having a hare" in Sanskrit.
Sita	f	Means "furrow" in Sanskrit. Sita is the name of the Hindu goddess of the harvest in the Rigveda.
Solon	m	Possibly from Greek σολος (solos) meaning "lump of iron". This was the name of an Athenian statesman who reformed the laws and government of the city.
Sonam	f & m	Tibetan, Bhutanese, Indian, Hindi, Marathi usage, means "virtuous, good karma, fortunate".
Sumati	f	Means "wise, good mind", derived from Sanskrit सु (su) meaning "good" and मति (mati) meaning "mind, thought". In the Hindu epic.
Suniti	f	Means "good conduct" from Sanskrit.
Talal	m	Meaning "pleasant, nice, admirable, agreeable, joyous, and beautiful in form or appearance."
Talib	m	Means "seeker of knowledge, student" in Arabic.
Tamar	f	Means "date palm" in Hebrew. According to the Old Testament Tamar was the daughter-in-law of Judah and later his wife. Also borne by a 12th-century ruling queen of Georgia.
Taraneh	f	Means "song" in Persian.
Tariq	m	Means "visitor, knocker at the door" in Arabic. This is the Arabic name of the morning star.
Thisbe	f	Greek Mythology
Timur	m	From the Turkic and Mongol name Temür meaning "iron". This was the name of several Mongol, Turkic and Yuan leaders. A notable bearer was Timur the lame, a 14th-century Turkic leader.
Vashti	f	Possibly means "thread" in Hebrew, but it is most likely of Persian origin.
Volf	m	Variant spelling of Wolf. It is used by speakers of Yiddish as a translation of the Hebrew name Zeev, meaning "wolf" in Hebrew.
Yahia	m	Alternate transcription of Yahya, Arabic form of Yoḥanan (see John) appearing in the Quran, as well as the Turkish and Persian form.
Yared	m	Hebrew form of Jared. This form is also used in Ethiopia. It was borne by a semi-legendary 6th-century Ethiopian.
Yashika	f	Yashika is an Indian name for girls meaning Successful.
Yeshua	m	Contracted form of Yehoshu'a used in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah in the Hebrew Bible. Also used in Aramaic, and was most likely the name represented by Greek Iesous in the New Testament.
Zaida	f	Feminine form of Zayd. This was the name of a Muslim princess who took refuge at the court of León and Castile in the 11th century.
Zibiah	f	Means "gazelle" or "doe" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the mother of King Joash of Judah.
Zipporah	f	From the Hebrew name צִפּוֹרָה (Tzipporah), derived from צִפּוֹר (tzippor) meaning "bird".
Zokir	m	Uzbek and Tajik form of Zakir.
Zuriel	m	Means "my rock is God" in Hebrew.