SEC908's Personal Name List

Sofie

Gender: Feminine

Usage: German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, Czech

Pronounced: zo-FEE(German) so-FEE-ə(Danish) suw-FEE(Swedish) so-FEE(Dutch) SO-fi-yeh(Czech)

Form of Sophie in several languages.

Maura 1

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Late Roman

Pronounced: MOW-ra(Italian, Spanish)

Feminine form of Maurus.

Indira

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil

Other Scripts: इन्दिरा(Sanskrit) इन्दिरा, इंदिरा(Hindi) इंदिरा(Marathi) ಇಂದಿರಾ(Kannada) இந்திரா(Tamil)

Pronounced: IN-di-ra(Hindi)

Means "beauty" in Sanskrit. This is another name of Lakshmi, the wife of the Hindu god Vishnu. A notable bearer was India's first female prime minister, Indira Gandhi (1917-1984).

Athaliah

Gender: Feminine & Masculine

Usage: Biblical

Other Scripts: עֲתַלְיָה(Ancient Hebrew)

Possibly means "Yahweh is exalted" in Hebrew, from עֲתַל (ʿaṯal) possibly meaning "exalted" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. In the Old Testament this is both a feminine and masculine name. It was borne by the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, who later came to rule Judah as a queen.

Asherah

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Semitic Mythology

Pronounced: ə-SHEER-ə(English)

Perhaps derived from Semitic roots meaning "she who walks in the sea". This was the name of a Semitic mother goddess. She was worshipped by the Israelites before the advent of monotheism.

Anabelle

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English (Modern)

Pronounced: AN-ə-behl

Variant of Annabel.