Rothaid1278's Personal Name List

Diminutive of Rozalija.

From the Old Slavic name *Voldiměrŭ, derived from the elements volděti meaning "to rule" and měrŭ meaning "great, famous". The second element has also been associated with mirŭ meaning "peace, world".

This was the name of a 9th-century ruler of Bulgaria. It was also borne by an 11th-century grand prince of Kyiv, Vladimir the Great, who is venerated as a saint because of his efforts to Christianize his realm. Other notable bearers include the revolutionary and first leader of the Soviet state Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924), the Russian author Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977), and the Russian president and prime minister Vladimir Putin (1952-).

From Japanese 里 (sato) meaning "village" or 聡 (sato) meaning "intelligent, clever, bright" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Means "hollyhock" in Bulgarian (referring to flowering plants from the genera Alcea and Althaea). This is also an alternate transcription of Macedonian Ружа (see Ruža).

Latvian form of Rosalia.

Form of Rosalia in several languages.

Derived from the Old German elements hruod "fame" and swind "strong". This was the name of a 10th-century nun from Saxony who wrote several notable poems and dramas.

Diminutive of Rose.

Variant of Rosalba.

Spanish and Galician form of Rosalia.

Feminine form of Romanus (see Roman).

Latinized form of the medieval name Rohese (see Rose).

From Japanese 鈴 (rei) meaning "bell", 麗 (rei) meaning "beautiful, lovely" or 玲 (rei) meaning "the tinkling of jade". This name can also be formed by other kanji with the same pronunciation.

From Yiddish רויז (roiz) meaning "rose".

Possibly derived from Latin aurum "gold" or from its derivatives, Spanish oro or French or. In medieval legend Oriana was the daughter of a king of England who married the knight Amadis.

Feminine form of Octavius. Octavia was the wife of Mark Antony and the sister of the Roman emperor Augustus. In 19th-century England it was sometimes given to the eighth-born child.

From Sanskrit नीति (nīti) meaning "guidance, moral conduct".

Means "wave, sea foam" in Basque.

Feminine form of Milan. It began to be used in Italy in honour of Milena Vukotić (1847-1923), mother of Helen of Montenegro, the wife of the Italian king Victor Emmanuel III. In Italy it can also be considered a combination of Maria and Elena.

Turkish and Uyghur form of Miriam (see Mary).

From the name of a town in southern France, said to derive from Occitan mair "mother" and French lys "lily". It is also sometimes considered a combination of Marie and lys.

Derived from Hebrew מַיִם (mayim) meaning "water".

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese combination of Maria and Luisa.

Means "made of the sea" in Esperanto, a derivative of maro "sea", ultimately from Latin mare.

Feminine form of Maël.

Icelandic diminutive of María.

Variant of May. A famous bearer was the American actress Mae West (1893-1980), whose birth name was Mary.

Latvian form of Lucia.

From the Slavic element ľuby meaning "love" combined with a diminutive suffix. It can also come from the Serbian and Croatian word ljubica meaning "violet (flower)".

From the Hebrew name קְצִיעָה (Qetsiʿa) meaning "cassia, cinnamon", from the name of the spice tree. In the Old Testament she is a daughter of Job.

The name of a character in the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Her name was apparently taken from the Arabic word قطرة (qatra) meaning "raindrop, droplet".

Greek form of Cassandra, as well as a modern English variant.

Means "spark" in South Slavic.

Old German form of Rose.

From Japanese 花 (hana) or 華 (hana), which both mean "flower", combined with 絵 (e) meaning "picture" or 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Means "wind" in Basque.

Originally a short form of names containing the Old German element fridu meaning "peace" (Proto-Germanic *friþuz). A famous bearer was the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907-1954).

Means "glow, shine" in Basque.

From Old French Emeline, a diminutive of Germanic names beginning with the element amal meaning "unceasing, vigorous, brave". The Normans introduced this name to England.

French form of Emmeline.

Feminine form of Elior.

Means "sea, ocean" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian.

Means "sea, ocean" in Persian.

Combination of the Old Norse name elements dalr "dale, valley" and lilja "lily".

Derived from Greek χλωρός (chloros) meaning "pale green". Chloris, in Greek mythology, was a minor goddess of vegetation.

From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 散 (chi) meaning "scatter" combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "good, beautiful" or 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

From Pali cintā meaning "thought, care", from Sanskrit चिनता (cintā).

Dutch diminutive of Elisabeth.

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.

Means "beautiful soul" in Kazakh.

From Old Irish Aífe, derived from oíph meaning "beauty" (modern Irish aoibh). This was the name of several characters in Irish legend, including a woman at war with Scáthach (her sister in some versions). She was defeated in single combat by the hero Cúchulainn, who spared her life on the condition that she bear him a child (Connla). Another legendary figure by this name appears in the Children of Lir as the jealous third wife of Lir.

This name is sometimes Anglicized as Eve or Eva.

Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian and Slovene diminutive of Ana.

Dutch and Spanish short form of Adelaide.

Means "small wave, ripple" in Hebrew.

From a Germanic name that was derived from the element adal meaning "noble" (Proto-Germanic *aþalaz).

Finnish form of Ada 1.