pennydeadful's Personal Name List

Variant of Xylina.

Greek form of the French name Joséphine. Also compare Iosifina.

Feminine form of Zölestin.

Possibly a variant of Zofia.

Combination of the name Ziv and the letters יה (ya) which are part of the name of God.

Sephardic form of Tzvia.

Short form of names ending in -zetta, -cetta and -setta.

The name of a character in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera 'Don Giovanni' (1787), to an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, which was based on the legend of Don Juan.

It is not entirely clear where Mozart found this name: either he (thought he) invented it (possibly based on the Italian surname Zerla) or he adopted and adapted the old Yiddish name Zerline and Zerlina.
Zerline and Zerlina themselves are elaborated forms and diminutives of the Yiddish names Zerle and Zaerle, all of which have first been recorded, in the German-speaking world, between the late 1300s and early 1500s. They have been occasionally used up until the late 1800s and early 1900s, although their later uses might have been inspired by the opera.

Unknown origin, possibly a variant of a last name.

Variant of Séraphine.

Short form of Joséphine. Victor Hugo used this name in his novel 'Les Misérables' (1862).

Means "brightness" in Hebrew.

French diminutive of Isabelle. The French author Raymond Queneau used this for the title character of his novel 'Zazie dans le métro' (1959; English: 'Zazie in the Metro'), which was adapted by Louis Malle into a film (1960).

From Greek ζαφείρι ή σαπφειρός meaning "sapphire".

Feminine form of Zafir.

Variant of Yvonne.

Combination of Ylva and the popular name suffix -li (compare Novalie).

Possibly a variant transcription of Giasemi, which means "jasmine" in Greek (from the vocabulary word γιασεμί (yiasemi)).

Alternate transcription of Greek Γενοβέφα (Genovefa), the Greek form of Geneviève via Italian Genoveffa.

In Turkish origin the name means “beautiful” it’s a common name in turkey

The Arabic meaning of the name is “One who brings peace and prosperity wherever she goes”

Diminutive of Yael.

Variant of Yael.

Swiss German diminutive of Verena, which has also been used as an official name in the Netherlands. Vreneli is also the informal name for a range of legal tender gold coins produced in Switzerland.

Known bearers of this name include the Dutch actress Vreneli van Helbergen (b. 1987) and the Dutch author and feminist Vreneli Stadelmaier (b. 1962), whose official first name is Verena.

Feminine form of Vivius.

Swedish form of Vibeke.

Of debated origin and meaning. Some scholars consider this name a short form of Elvezia, while other see a connection to the Ancient Roman masculine Vetius. Others again consider it an Italian form of Ancient Roman Vettius or Vectius.

Derived from Greek βελούδο (veloudo) meaning "velvet".

Variant of Sunniva.

Derived from Old High German and Old Norse sunna meaning "sun". This was the name of the Germanic goddess who personified the sun. In Scandinavia it has also been used as a short form of Sunniva and Susanna. Use of the name in Iceland has been influenced by a character (Sunna Angelíka) from Margit Sandemo's Ísfólkið series of books (known in English as The Legend of the Ice People), first published in 1982.

Feminine form of Stelios.

Means "fairy, sprite, elf" in Irish.

Anglicised form of Siobhán.

" A girl who is as high as a mountain "

Combination of Shai and Li 2; means "gift for me" from Hebrew שַׁי (shai) meaning "gift" and לִי (li) meaning "to me, for me".

Combination of the name Shai "gift" and El "Lord"

A modern English feminine variant of the Hebrew masculine name Shai.

Variant of Severina.

Variant of Seraphia.

Diminutive of Serena. It also coincides with one of the Italian words for "lilac".

Silesian German diminutive of Seraphia.

French form of Seraphia.

Norman form of Seraphina.

Variant of Seraphine.

Greek feminine name, a cognate of the given name Sabine.

Possibly a variant of Safia.

Feminine form of Rune.

Hebrew origin meaning “rose of grace”.

From Japanese 麗 (rei) meaning "lovely, graceful, beautiful", 玲 (rei) meaning "the sound of jewels", 禮 (rei) meaning "courtesy", 礼 (rei) meaning "ceremony" or 令 (rei) meaning "good, law" combined with Japanese 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 加 (ka) meaning "increase". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Medieval Silesian form of Euphemia.

French variant of Odélie and Portuguese form of Odelia 1. Also compare Odília.

Alternate transcription of Arabic نورة or نورا (see Nura).

Alternate transcription of Arabic نورة or نورا (see Nura).

Alternate transcription of Arabic نورة or نورا (see Nura).

Derived from Arabic نَوْرَة (nawra) meaning "blossom, bloom".

Variant transliteration of نورية (see Nouria).

Noreia used to be considered the epithet of an unidentified pre-Roman mother goddess who left her name in inscriptions throughout the Roman province Noricum (present-day Austria and Slovenia). Current theories suggest, however, that she might have been a Roman "creation" to gain the loyalty of the Norici (ever since Vespasian's time, she was associated with the goddess Isis and referred to as Isisi-Noreia). It has been claimed that she was a goddess of fate and fortune, life's happiness, fertility, mining and healing waters. The origin and meaning of her name are lost to time.

Short form of Honora or Eleanor. Henrik Ibsen used it for a character in his play A Doll's House (1879).

Variant of Nasrin.

Variant of Neriya.
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Modern Hebrew variant of Neriah.

Means "my candle" in Hebrew.

Italian form of Nereida.

Feminine form of Ner. It also means "candle" in Hebrew (hence may be given to girls born during Hanukkah).

Variant transliteration of Νεφέλη (see Nefeli).

This name has some meanings: The first is "beautiful" (from the name Nava). And the second is "oasis" (from the name Neveh).

Means "wild rose" in Persian.

Means "river" in Hebrew.

Alternate transcription of Arabic نادرة (see Nadira), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.

Sicilian and Sardinian form of Maura 1.

Strictly feminine form of Lior.

Combination of Li 2 and Nor. A known bearer of this name is Israeli beauty queen, lawyer and activist Linor Abargil (1980-), who won the Miss World beauty pageant in 1998.

Variant of Linnéa.

Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Eulalia.

Combination of the name Lev 2 means "heart" with the letters ya (יה) (which are part of the name of God) means "Heart of God" in Hebrew.

A Hebrew name meaning incense. Form of Levana 1.

"Flame, tongue of fire." The name is commonly given symbolically to girls born on Hanukkah or Lag b'Omer.

Means "nights" in Arabic.

Variant transcription of Kyveli.

Derived from Greek κερά (kerá) meaning "lady, mistress" (an alternative form of κυρά (kurá)). It is also associated with the Greek word κερασιά (kerasiá) meaning "cherry tree".

The 15th-century Greek saint Matrona of Chios was also known by the names Kerasia, Kera and Kyratso.

Variant of Catalina.

Feminine form of Kassianos. This was the name of a 9th-century Byzantine saint famous as a hymnographer, who supposedly fell in love with the emperor Theophilos but was rejected when she proved to be more intelligent than he.

Original Hebrew form of Carmel, also used in other languages. In Basque, it is exclusively a masculine name.

In modern Greek Κάλλια (Kallia) can function as a short form of Kalliopi or Kallirroi.

Καλλία (Kallia) is recorded as an ancient Greek name; it may have been a feminine form of Kallias.

Means "ravine" or "valley" in Hebrew.

Modern Greek form of Elektra.

Medieval Polish variant of Alina.

Hebrew form of Hadassah, as well as the usual spelling in Portuguese and German.

Modern Hebrew name meaning "lady, mistress" (identical to the biblical title גְּבִירָה (gebirah), which suggested female royal power, and ultimately relates to the first element in Gabriel).

Variant of Genovefa.

Medieval German hypochoristic form of Sophie.

Alternate transcription of Greek Φαίδρα (see Fedra and Phaedra).

Derived from the Ancient Greek name Eúdēmos, composed of two elements: eû meaning "well" plus dêmos meaning "district, country, land".

From the Hebrew name אֶסְתֵר (ʾEsṯer), which possibly means "star" in Persian. Alternatively it could be a derivative of the name of the Near Eastern goddess Ishtar. The Book of Esther in the Old Testament tells the story of Queen Esther, the Jewish wife of the king of Persia. The king's advisor Haman persuaded the king to exterminate all the Jews in the realm. Warned of this plot by her cousin Mordecai, Esther revealed her Jewish ancestry and convinced the king to execute Haman instead. Her original Hebrew name was Hadassah.

This name has been used in the English-speaking world since the Protestant Reformation. In America it received a boost in popularity after the birth of Esther Cleveland (1893-1980), the daughter of President Grover Cleveland [1].

Feminine form of Eliav.

Variant of Elftraud.

A dithematic name composed from the Germanic name elements alb "elf" and drud "strength".

It is a High German cognate of the Anglo-Saxon name Ælfþryð.

Variant of Elfi.

German diminutive of Elfriede and Estonian diminutive of Elfriide.

This name is derived from the Germanic name stem agil "edge (of a sword)".

Diminutive for names that starting with "Ef" like Efraim and Efrat

Variant of Celestine (see also Zölestina).

German variant and East Prussian German form of Celestine.

Means "pleasant, beloved, darling" in Hebrew, making it a cognate of Habiba.

Name of Hebrew and Yiddish origin. In musical Fiddler On The Roof, used as alternative name for Chava. Meaning of Chava is "life" so Chaveleh must have a similar meaning.

English form of Caelestinus. It is more commonly used as a feminine name, from the French feminine form Célestine.

Feminine form of Caelestius.

Variant of Caliste.

Alternate transcription of Κάλλια or Καλλία (see Kallia).

Variant transcription of Kalia.

Variant of Brynja.

Hungarian form, German variant and Luxembourgish vernacular form of Babette. Babett Peter is a football player who had 118 appearances in the German national team winning among other titles the 2007 FIFA Wolrd Cup.

Possibly a feminization of Azel.

Possibly a variant of Azalaïs.

Means "dawn" in Latin. Aurora was the Roman goddess of the morning. It has occasionally been used as a given name since the Renaissance.

Both a French elaboration of Aude and a variant of Odélia. In the Jewish community, however, this name is considered and used as a variant of Odelia 2.

French form of Aspasia.

Combination of Old Norse arn "eagle" and vé meaning "holy" or "devoted, dedicated".

Modern Hebrew name meaning both "willow tree" and "desert" or "savanna, prairie". Traditionally the ערבה (aravah), a leafy willow branch, is used in a waving ceremony during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. In Israel the name also refers to a geographical plain near the Jordan, appearing in Deuteronomy 3, 17 as Arabah. (Interestingly, the Hebrew word arabha "desert" may ultimately relate to English Arab.)