Behind the Name: fallen-avengers's Personal Name List

Lydia

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, German, Dutch, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek [1]

Other Scripts: Λυδία(Ancient Greek)

Pronounced: LID-ee-ə(English) LUY-dya(German) LEE-dee-ya(Dutch)

Personal remark: Lydia of Whiterun [Skyrim]

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.

Layton

Usage: English

Pronounced: LAY-tən

Personal remark: Herschel Layton | Professor Layton games

Derived from the name of English towns, meaning "town with a leek garden" in Old English.

Junia

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Biblical, Ancient Roman

Pronounced: YOO-nee-a(Latin)

Personal remark: Vestal | Darkest Dungeon

Feminine form of Junius. This is the name of an early Christian mentioned in Paul's epistle to the Romans in the New Testament (there is some debate about whether the name belongs to a woman Junia or a man Junias).

Dismas

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend

Personal remark: Highwayman | Darkest Dungeon

Derived from Greek δυσμή (dysme) meaning "sunset". This is the name traditionally assigned to the repentant thief who was crucified beside Jesus.

Amani

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Arabic

Other Scripts: أماني(Arabic)

Pronounced: a-MA-nee

Personal remark: Shieldbreaker | Darkest Dungeon

Means "wishes" in Arabic, related to the root منا (manā) meaning "to tempt, to put to the test".