katyuana's Personal Name List

From Lithuanian žydra meaning "light blue" (using the patronymic suffix ūnas).

From Lithuanian žydra meaning "light blue".

Derived from the Slavic elements zvonŭ "sound, chime" and mirŭ "peace, world". Dmitar Zvonimir was an 11th-century Croatian king.

Derived from Croatian zvijezda meaning "star".

Form of Zviad with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.

Means "sweet" in Yiddish.

Polish diminutive of Zuzanna.

Swahili form of Zubair.

Diminutive of Erzsébet or Zsófia.

Means "morning star" in Bulgarian.

Variant of Zora.

Perhaps means "enchanting" or "dawn" in Arabic. This was the name of a minor 12th-century Spanish saint, a convert from Islam. The name was used by Cervantes for a character in his novel Don Quixote (1606), in which Zoraida is a beautiful Moorish woman of Algiers who converts to Christianity and elopes with a Spanish officer.

Derived from South Slavic zlato meaning "gold", a derivative of Old Slavic zolto.

Means "growth, increase, excess" in Arabic, a derivative of زاد (zāda) meaning "to grow, to increase".

From the Old Slavic word živŭ meaning "alive, living". According to the 12th-century Saxon priest Helmold, this was the name of a Slavic goddess possibly associated with life or fertility.

Means "little girl" in Tuscan Italian. This was the name of a 13th-century saint, the patron saint of servants.

Russian and Ukrainian form of Zenobia.

Modern Greek transcription of Zenobia.

From the name of the flower, which was itself named for the German botanist Johann Zinn.

Probably means "my music" in Hebrew, a possessive form of זִםְרָה (zimra) meaning "music, song". This was the name of a king of Israel according to the Old Testament. He ruled for only seven days, when he was succeeded by the commander of the army Omri. Another Zimri in the Old Testament was the the lover of the Midianite woman Cozbi.

Means "beautiful" in Persian.

Feminine form of Živko.

Diminutive of Zhanna.

French feminine form of Zephyrinus (see Zeferino).

Diminutive of Kreszenz.

Feminine form of Zdzisław.

Polish cognate of Záviš.

Derived from Czech závist meaning "envy".

From Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (Zarathushtra), in which the second element is 𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (ushtra) meaning "camel". Proposed meanings for the first element include "old", "moving", "angry" and "yellow". Zarathustra was an Iranian prophet who founded the ancient religion of Zoroastrianism around the 10th century BC. He is also called Zoroaster in English, from the Greek form of his name Ζωροάστρης (Zoroastres).

Originally a diminutive of Rozalija, used as a given name in its own right.

Georgian, Malay and Indonesian form of Zechariah and Zacharias, as well as an alternate transcription of Arabic زكريّا (see Zakariyya).

Means "clear, evident, manifest, outward" in Arabic, a derivative of ظهر (ẓahara) meaning "to be visible, to be clear". In Islamic tradition الظاهر (al-Ẓāhir) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

From Japanese 柚 (yuzu) meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit" and 希 (ki) meaning "hope". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 優菜 or 優奈 or 柚菜 (see Yūna).

From Chinese 云 (yún) meaning "cloud" or 允 (yǔn) meaning "allow, consent", as well as other Chinese characters that are pronounced in a similar way.

Means "star" in Uzbek.

From Japanese 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness" or 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Alternatively, it can come from 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause" with 喜 (ki) meaning "joy" or 貴 (ki) meaning "valuable" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

From Japanese 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness" or 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow". It can also come from 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause" combined with 貴 (ki) meaning "valuable" or 紀 (ki) meaning "chronicle". Other kanji or kanji combinations are also possible.

Arabic form of Greek Ioannes (see John).

Medieval Spanish form of Isabel.

Possibly an Old Norse cognate of Ing. This was an alternate name of the god Freyr, who as Yngvi-Freyr was regarded as the ancestor of the Swedish royal family.

Feminine form of Ylli.

Hebrew form of Iscah.

Avestan form of Jam.

Means "star" in Turkish.

From Jessenia, the genus name of a variety of palm trees found in South America. As a given name, it was popularized by the writer Yolanda Vargas Dulché in the 1970 Mexican telenovela Yesenia and the 1971 film adaptation [1].

From Tatar Уруслан (Uruslan), which was possibly from Turkic arslan meaning "lion". Yeruslan Lazarevich is the name of a hero in Russian and Tatar folktales. These tales were based on (or at least influenced by) Persian tales of their hero Rostam.

Ukrainian form of Elizabeth.

Means both "ash tree" and "clear, serene" in Bulgarian.

Hebrew form of Jael.

Means "honeycomb" and "honeysuckle" in Hebrew.

Derived from Nahuatl xōchitl "flower" and quetzalli "quetzal feather, precious thing" [1]. This was the name of the Aztec goddess of love, flowers and the earth, the twin sister of Xochipilli.

Medieval Spanish or Basque name of uncertain meaning. It is possibly a form of Simon 1, though it may in fact derive from Basque seme meaning "son".

From Chinese 夏 (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand", 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds", or other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Modern elaborated form of Xanthe.

Derived from Greek ξανθός (xanthos) meaning "yellow, blond, fair-haired". This was the name of a few minor figures in Greek mythology.

Feminine form of Wojciech.

Derived from the Slavic elements velĭ "great" and slava "glory".

From Kikuyu ngũi meaning "song leader". This is one of Mumbi's nine daughters in the Kikuyu origin legend.

Means "freedom" in Tumbuka.

Means "newborn" in Arabic, derived from ولد (walada) meaning "to give birth" [1]. This was the name of the Umayyad caliph who conquered Spain in the 8th century.

From Japanese 和 (wa) meaning "harmony, peace" and 奏 (kana) meaning "play music, complete", as well as other combinations of kanji that are pronounced the same way.

Derived from the Slavic elements vĭśĭ "all" and volděti "to rule". This was the name of an 11th-century grand prince of Kyiv.

Derived from the Slavic elements vortiti (Czech vrátit) meaning "to return" and slava meaning "glory". This was the name of two dukes of Bohemia (the second later a king).

Diminutive of Vsevolod. It also means "will, freedom" in Russian.

From the Latin name Vivianus, which was derived from Latin vivus "alive". Saint Vivian was a French bishop who provided protection during the Visigoth invasion of the 5th century. It has been occasionally used as an English (masculine) name since the Middle Ages. In modern times it is also used as a feminine name, in which case it is either an Anglicized form of Bébinn or a variant of Vivien 2.

Swedish form of Vibeke.

Means "sour cherry" in Croatian and Serbian.

From Sanskrit विपिन (vipina) meaning "forest".

Short form of Viltautė.

Feminine form of Viltautas.

Swedish and Lithuanian feminine form of William.

Probably a Roman cognate of Hestia. Vesta was the Roman goddess of the hearth. A continuous fire, tended by the Vestal Virgins, was burned in the Temple of Vesta in Rome.

French form of Vespasianus (see Vespasian).

Means "spring" in many Slavic languages. This was the name of a Slavic spirit associated with the springtime. It has been used as a given name only since the 20th century.

Means "little girl" from Norwegian vesle "little" and møy "girl". This name was created by Norwegian writer Arne Garborg for the main character in his poem Haugtussa (1895).

Derived from Bulgarian весел (vesel) meaning "cheerful".

Means "sprout, young tree" in Finnish.

Derived from Old Georgian ვეფხი (vepkhi) meaning "tiger".

Medieval Latinized form of Veceslav (see Václav).

Medieval Spanish form of Vasco.

Feminine form of Vedran.

Means "fate, destiny" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit वासना (vāsanā) meaning "imagination, impression".

Ukrainian feminine form of Basil 1.

Means "granting wealth" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the earth.

Alternate transcription of Greek Βασιλική (see Vasiliki).

Medieval Slavic form of Basil 1.

Probably from Sanskrit वृ (vṛ) meaning "to surround, to encompass". In Hindu mythology Varuna is a god of water and the ocean, also associated with the sky and law. He appears frequently in the Vedas, often paired with the god Mitra.

Derived from Georgian ვარდი (vardi) meaning "rose", ultimately from an Iranian language via Armenian.

From Khmer វណ្ណ (von) meaning "colour", ultimately from Sanskrit वर्ण (varṇa).

From Sino-Vietnamese 雲 (vân) meaning "cloud".

Means "creeping plant" in Tamil. The Tamil Hindu goddess Valli is the wife of Murugan.

From the Roman cognomen Valentinus, which was itself a derivative of the cognomen Valens meaning "strong, vigorous, healthy" in Latin. Saint Valentine was a 3rd-century martyr. His feast day was the same as the Roman fertility festival of Lupercalia, which resulted in the association between Valentine's Day and love.

As an English name, it has been used occasionally since the 12th century. It is the name of a central character in Shakespeare's play The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1594).

From the name of cities in Spain and Venezuela, both derived from Latin valentia meaning "strength, vigour".

Derived from Old Norse valr meaning "the dead, the slain" and dís meaning "goddess".

Means "dove" in Basque.

Means "faith" in Finnish.

Means "dawn" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Hindu goddess of the dawn, considered the daughter of heaven.

From the Old Welsh name Urbgen, possibly from the Celtic root *orbo- "heir" and the suffix gen "born of". This was the name of a 6th-century king of Rheged. Passing into Arthurian tales, he became the king of Gore, the husband of Morgan le Fay, and the father of Owain.

Probably derived from Old Irish úan meaning "lamb". This was a common name in medieval Ireland.

Means "hope" in Uzbek, ultimately from Persian امید (omīd).

From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "apricot, plum" (referring to the species Prunus mume) and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 梅 (ume) meaning "Japanese apricot, plum" (refers specifically to the species Prunus mume). In Japan the ume blossom is regarded as a symbol of spring and a ward against evil. Different kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.

Means "flax" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Parvati. In Hindu texts it is said to derive from the Sanskrit exclamation उ मा (u mā) meaning "O do not (practice austerities)!", which was addressed to Parvati by her mother.

Derived from Lithuanian ugnis meaning "fire".

Swiss diminutive of Ulrich.

Scottish Gaelic form of Valentine 1.

Means "sunbird" in Hebrew (referring to birds in the family Nectariniidae).

From Sino-Vietnamese 雪 (tuyết) meaning "snow".

Means "little wind" in Finnish, derived from tuuli "wind". This was the name of a Finnish forest goddess, the daughter of Tapio.

Means "faith" in Sotho and Tswana.

Means "small child" in Arabic.

Derived from Bulgarian цвет (tsvet) meaning "flower, blossom".

From Japanese 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji are possible.

From Japanese 燕 (tsubame) meaning "swallow (bird)" or other kanji that have the same pronunciation.

Means "heavenly, celestial" in Georgian, a derivative of ცა (tsa) meaning "sky, heaven".

Derived from Georgian ცის (tsis) meaning "of the sky", the genitive case of ცა (tsa) meaning "sky, heaven".

Probably derived from Georgian ცის (tsis) meaning "of the sky", the genitive case of ცა (tsa) meaning "sky, heaven". This is also an alternative Georgian word for the forget-me-not flower.

Russian form of Cecilia.

From a surname that was derived from a Cornish place name meaning "homestead on the hill".

Derived from Macedonian трендафил (trendafil) meaning "eglantine, sweet briar".

Means "good" in Hebrew.

Means "October" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit तुल (tula), referring to the constellation Libra.

Possibly from Nahuatl tlālloh meaning "covered with earth" [1], derived from tlālli meaning "earth, land, soil". This was the name of the Aztec god of rain and fertility, the husband of Chalchiuhtlicue.

Means "eternal happiness" in Yoruba.

Means "daughter of twilight, nightingale" in the fictional language Sindarin. In the Silmarillion (1977) by J. R. R. Tolkien, Tinuviel was another name of Lúthien, the daughter of Thingol the elf king. She was the beloved of Beren, who with her help retrieved one of the Silmarils from the iron crown of Morgoth.

Derived from the Slavic elements tixŭ "quiet" and mirŭ "peace, world".

Means "quiet, peaceful" in Zulu.

From the ancient Greek name Θεόκλεια (Theokleia), which meant "glory of God" from the Greek elements θεός (theos) meaning "god" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". This was the name of a 1st-century saint, appearing (as Θέκλα) in the apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla. The story tells how Thecla listens to Paul speak about the virtues of chastity and decides to remain a virgin, angering both her mother and her suitor.

Possibly derived from Greek θεά (thea) meaning "goddess". In Greek myth this was the name of a Titan goddess of light, glittering and glory. She was the wife of Hyperion and the mother of the sun god Helios, the moon goddess Selene, and the dawn goddess Eos.

Means "warmth" in Welsh.

From Amharic ተስፋ (tasfa) meaning "hope".

Means "enjoying the dance" from Greek τέρψις (terpsis) meaning "delight" and χορός (choros) meaning "dance". In Greek mythology she was the goddess of dance and dramatic chorus, one of the nine Muses.

Derived from Turkic tengiz meaning "sea, ocean".

French form of the Greek name Τελεσφόρος (Telesphoros) meaning "bringing fulfillment" or "bearing fruit" [1]. Saint Telesphorus was a 2nd-century pope and martyr.

Variant of Tegan. It also coincides with a rare Irish surname Teagan. This name rose on the American popularity charts in the 1990s, probably because of its similarity to names like Megan and Reagan.

Feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, a derivative of the Roman name Tatius. This was the name of a 3rd-century saint who was martyred in Rome under the emperor Alexander Severus. She was especially venerated in Orthodox Christianity, and the name has been common in Russia (as Татьяна) and Eastern Europe. It was not regularly used in the English-speaking world until the 1980s.

Means "thank you" in Shona, from tenda meaning "thank".

Means "sea, ocean" in Chamorro.

Means "music, song" in Azerbaijani.

From the name of the flower, which is derived via Old French from Late Latin tanacita.

Meaning unknown. This was the name of the Phoenician goddess of love, fertility, the moon and the stars. She was particularly associated with the city of Carthage, being the consort of Ba'al Hammon.

This is the name of waterfalls in Georgia. Popularly claimed to mean "leaping waters" in the Choctaw language, it may actually mean "town" in the Creek language. It was borne by American actress Tallulah Bankhead (1902-1968), who was named after her grandmother, who may have been named after the waterfalls.

Means "little girl" in Aramaic. The name is taken from the phrase talitha cumi meaning "little girl arise" spoken by Jesus in order to restore a young girl to life (see Mark 5:41).

Means "shining brow", derived from Welsh tal "brow, head" and iesin "shining, radiant". This was the name of a semi-legendary 6th-century Welsh poet and bard, supposedly the author of the collection of poems the Book of Taliesin. He appears briefly in the Welsh legend Culhwch and Olwen and the Second Branch of the Mabinogi. He is the central character in the Tale of Taliesin, a medieval legend recorded in the 16th century, which tells how Ceridwen's servant Gwion Bach was reborn to her as Taliesin; how he becomes the bard for Elffin; and how Taliesin defends Elffin from the machinations of the king Maelgwn Gwynedd.

From Japanese 匠 (takumi) meaning "artisan" or 巧 (takumi) meaning "skillful". It can also come from 拓 (taku) meaning "expand, open, support" combined with 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean" or 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations.

From Japanese 孝 (taka) meaning "filial piety" and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other combinations of kanji characters.

From Finnish taimi meaning "sapling, young tree" or Estonian taim meaning "plant" (words from a common origin).

Means "magic, spell" in Finnish.

Means "star" in Finnish and Estonian.

Variant of Tahira. This was the title of Fatemeh Baraghani (1814-1852), a Persian poet, theologian and reformer.

Feminine form of Tahir.

Means "lucky, happy" in Kyrgyz.

Means "lucky, successful, happy" in Polish, a vernacular form of Felix.

Derived from the Old German elements swan "swan" and hilt "battle". Swanhild (or Swanachild) was the second wife of the Frankish ruler Charles Martel in the 8th century.

Russian form of Svatopluk.

Derived from Czech svatý meaning "sacred, holy", ultimately from Old Slavic *svętŭ.

From Japanese 雀 (suzume) meaning "sparrow", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations that are pronounced the same way.

Means "sun" in several northern Indian languages, derived from Sanskrit सूर्य (sūrya).

From the English word meaning "sunny, cheerful".

Scandinavian form of the Old English name Sunngifu, which meant "sun gift" from the Old English elements sunne "sun" and giefu "gift". This was the name of a legendary English saint who was shipwrecked in Norway and killed by the inhabitants.

From Sanskrit सु (su) meaning "good, very" combined with नील (nīla) meaning "dark blue".

Means "patience" in Swahili, from Arabic صبر (ṣabara).

Variant of Sovann.

Variant of Sotirios.

Modern Persian form of Avestan 𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬱𐬀 (Sraosha) meaning "obedience". In Zoroastrianism this was the name of a Yazata (a holy being), later equated with the angel Gabriel.

Persian form of Thurayya. It became popular in some parts of Europe because of the fame of Princess Soraya (1932-2001), wife of the last Shah of Iran, who became a European socialite.

Means "gentle, proper" in Khmer.

From Hungarian som meaning "dogwood, cornel tree".

Norwegian variant of Solveig. It is also used as a short form of Silvia.

From the Old Norse elements sól "sun" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved". This name was coined in the 19th century.

Means "sun" in French. It is not commonly used as a name in France itself.

Polish feminine form of Sobiesław.

Feminine form of Slobodan.

Variant of Zisel.

Means "love rose" in Armenian.

Derived from Finnish sirpale meaning "small piece, fragment".

Means "gift" from Zulu, Xhosa and Ndebele isipho.

Irish form of Jehanne, a Norman French variant of Jeanne.

Means "sparkle" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology this was the name of a dwarf, also named Eitri. With his brother Brokkr he made several magical items for the gods, including Odin's ring Draupnir and Thor's hammer Mjölnir.

Means "rest in wealth" in Yoruba.

From the Old Norse name Sigríðr, which was derived from the elements sigr "victory" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved".

Derived from the Old German elements sigu "victory" and lind "soft, flexible, tender". Sieglinde was the mother of Siegfried in the medieval German saga the Nibelungenlied.

Derived from Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma) meaning "dark, black, blue". This is a transcription of both the masculine form श्याम (another name of the Hindu god Krishna) and the feminine form श्यामा (another name of the goddess Kali).

Means "song for me" in Hebrew.

Means "sweet" in Persian. This was the name of a character in Persian and Turkish legend.

Means "my song" in Hebrew.

Means "singing" in Hebrew.

Means "song" in Hebrew.

Means "beautiful" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of one of the midwives (the other being Puah) who disobeys the Pharaoh's order to kill any Hebrew boys they deliver.

From an Old Testament place name possibly meaning "tranquil" in Hebrew. It is also used prophetically in the Old Testament to refer to a person, often understood to be the Messiah (see Genesis 49:10). This may in fact be a mistranslation.

This name was brought to public attention after actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt gave it to their daughter in 2006.

Derived from the Sanskrit elements शम् (śam) meaning "auspicious, lucky" and कर (kara) meaning "maker". This is another name of the Hindu gods Rudra or Shiva. This was also the name of a 9th-century Indian religious philosopher also known as Shankaracharya.

Persian form of Sayyid.

Means "bloom, flower" in Tswana, derived from thunya "to bloom".

Means "star" in Persian.

From Egyptian srqt, possibly meaning "she who lets throats breathe", from srq meaning "to open the windpipe, to breathe" [1] and a feminine t suffix. In Egyptian mythology she was the goddess of scorpions as well as the healing of poisonous stings and bites. Eventually she came to be identified with Isis, becoming an aspect of her over time.

Means "merry moon" in Turkish.

Means "little old one", derived from Old Irish sen "old" combined with a diminutive suffix. Saint Senán was a 6th-century monk who founded the monastery on Inis Cathaigh.

Meaning unknown, possibly of Phrygian origin. In Greek mythology she was one of the many lovers of Zeus. Hera, being jealous, tricked Semele into asking Zeus to display himself in all his splendour as the god of thunder. When he did, Semele was struck by lightning and died, but not before giving birth to Dionysos.

From an English surname that was from a place name meaning "willow farm" in Old Norse.

From a Hebrew musical term that occurs many times in the Old Testament Psalms. It was probably meant to indicate a musical pause.

Meaning unknown. This is the name of the Inuit goddess of the sea, sea animals and the underworld. According to some legends Sedna was originally a beautiful woman thrown into the ocean by her father. A dwarf planet in the outer solar system was named for her in 2004.

Means "harvest" in Amharic.

From Japanese 小 (sa) meaning "small" and 百合 (yuri) meaning "lily". This name can also be composed of other kanji combinations.

Corsican form of Xavier.

Russian form of the Latin name Sabellius meaning "a Sabine". The Sabines were an ancient people who lived in central Italy.

Means "sun" in Lithuanian. This was the name of the Lithuanian sun goddess.

Meaning uncertain, possibly a variant of Sawda.

Means "the moon" in Thai (a poetic word).

Russian and Ukrainian diminutive of Aleksandr or Aleksandra.

Meaning unknown. In Czech legend Šárka was a maiden who joined other women in declaring war upon men. She tricked the men by having herself tied to a tree, and, after they came to her rescue, offering them mead laced with a sleeping potion. After the men fell asleep the other women slew them.

From a Sanskrit word referring to a type of thrush (species Turdus salica) or myna bird (species Gracula religiosa).

Means "corn mother" in Quechua, from sara "corn, maize" and mama "mother". This was the name of the Inca goddess of grain.

Possibly from Greek σάπφειρος (sappheiros) meaning "sapphire" or "lapis lazuli". This was the name of a 7th-century BC Greek poetess from Lesbos.

From the name of the gemstone, typically blue, which is the traditional birthstone of September. It is derived from Greek σάπφειρος (sappheiros), ultimately from the Hebrew word סַפִּיר (sappir).

From the Greek name Σαπφείρη (Sappheire), which was from Greek σάπφειρος (sappheiros) meaning "sapphire" or "lapis lazuli" (ultimately derived from the Hebrew word סַפִּיר (sappir)). Sapphira is a character in Acts in the New Testament who is killed by God for lying.

Means "freedom" in Irish Gaelic. It was first used as a given name in the 20th century.

Spanish form of Sandalius, possibly a Latinized form of a Gothic name composed of the elements swinþs "strong" and wulfs "wolf". It also nearly coincides with Latin sandalium "sandal". This was the name of a 9th-century Spanish saint martyred by the Moors.

Means "luck, fortune" in Khmer.

Means "safe, sound, intact" in Arabic, derived from the root سلم (salima) meaning "to be safe". This transcription represents two related yet distinct Arabic names: سليم, in which the second vowel is long, and سالم, in which the first vowel is long.

Diminutive of Sakari.

Derived from Thai ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power, honour" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Means "elevated, sublime" in Hebrew.

From the English word sage, which denotes either a type of spice or else a wise person.

Portuguese form of Sapphira. It coincides with the Portuguese word for "sapphire".

Derived from the Old English elements sæ "sea" and wine "friend".

Means "seashell, mother-of-pearl" in Arabic.

Means "white plumeria flower", from Yucatec Maya sak "white" and nikte' "plumeria flower".

From Japanese 幸 (sachi) meaning "happiness, good luck" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 幸 (sachi) meaning "happiness, good luck" and 枝 (e) meaning "branch" or 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

From a now extinct English surname that was derived from a Norman place name. It was occasionally given in honour of the English preacher Henry Sacheverell (1674-1724), especially by the Sitwell noble family.

Means "patient" in Arabic, a derivative of صبر (ṣabara) meaning "to bind, to be patient".

Means "rue" in Lithuanian, the rue plant being a bitter medicinal herb that is a national symbol of Lithuania. This is also the Lithuanian form of Ruth 1.

Possibly derived from Persian روز (rūz) meaning "day". This name was borne by a 13th-century ruling queen of Georgia.

Old Norse, Icelandic and Faroese feminine form of Rune.

Feminine form of Rune.

From the name of the bitter medicinal herb, ultimately deriving from Greek ῥυτή (rhyte). This is also sometimes used as a short form of Ruth 1.

From Esperanto rubeno meaning "ruby", ultimately from Latin ruber "red".

Anglicized form of the Irish name Ruadhán. As an English name, it can also be derived from the surname Rowan, itself derived from the Irish given name. It could also be given in reference to the rowan tree, a word of Old Norse origin (coincidentally sharing the same Indo-European root meaning "red" with the Irish name).

Diminutive of Rosemary.

Hebrew form of Rebecca.

From Sanskrit ऋषि (ṛṣi) meaning "sage, poet", perhaps ultimately deriving from a root meaning "to see".

Means "rose" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

Derived from Greek ῥόδον (rhodon) meaning "rose". In the New Testament this name was borne by a maid in the house of Mary the mother of John Mark. As an English given name, Rhoda came into use in the 17th century.

Form of Rebecca used in some versions of the Bible.

Modern Persian form of Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬱𐬥𐬎 (Rashnu) meaning "just, straight". In Zoroastrianism this was the name of a Yazata who judged the souls of the dead.

From Sanskrit रश्मि (raśmi) meaning "ray of sunlight, rope, cord".

Feminine form of Ranko.

Derived from the name of the Hindu deity Rama 1 combined with Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra) meaning "moon". This is another name of Rama.

Diminutive of Raisa 2.

From Yiddish רויז (roiz) meaning "rose".

Variant of Hraban.

Means "feather (from the quetzal bird)" or "precious thing" in Nahuatl [1].

Etymology uncertain. From Egyptian py-pwy or pj-pwj.

From Sanskrit पूर्णिमा (pūrṇimā) meaning "full moon".

Medieval variant of Przemysł, with the addition of the Slavic element slava "glory".

From Sanskrit प्रियंकर (priyaṃkara) meaning "agreeable, amiable".

Means "beloved" in Sanskrit. It appears briefly in the Puranas belonging to a daughter of King Daksha.

German form of Prisca, as well as the form used in the Greek New Testament.

From Sanskrit प्रेम (prema) meaning "love, affection".

Derived from Sanskrit प्रकाश (prakāśa) meaning "light, bright, shining".

Derived from Sanskrit प्रदीप (pradīpa) meaning "light, lantern".

Diminutive of Josephine. It can also be inspired by the English word posy for a bunch of flowers.

Means "abounding in song", derived from Greek πολύς (polys) meaning "much" and ὕμνος (hymnos) meaning "song, hymn". In Greek mythology she was the goddess of dance and sacred songs, one of the nine Muses.

Finnish diminutive of Piritta.

From Esperanto pipro meaning "pepper".

Khmer form of Varuna.

From an English word meaning "nightingale" (ultimately from Philomela). It has been used frequently in poetry to denote the bird.

French form of Pepin.

Bulgarian feminine diminutive of Petar.

Means "pearl, coral, precious stone" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of one of the wives of Elkanah, the other being Hannah.

Means "prayer" in Chewa.

Diminutive of Pearl.

Means "like a fairy" in Persian, derived from پری (parī) meaning "fairy, sprite, supernatural being".

Means "swallow (bird)" in Persian.

Means "dove, pigeon" in Spanish.

Derived from Greek οὐράνιος (ouranios) meaning "heavenly". In Greek mythology she was the goddess of astronomy and astrology, one of the nine Muses.

Means "born at night" in Luo.

Derived from Turkic otar meaning "pasture, meadow".

French and Dutch form of Oliver. This is also a French word meaning "olive tree".

Means "golden mouth" in Georgian, a translation of Greek Chrysostomos.

Means "boy (born on) Orie" in Igbo, Orie being one of the four days of the Igbo week.

Means "fawn" in Hebrew. This makes it a modern variant of the Classical Hebrew name Ophrah.

Means "star flower" in Mongolian, from од (od) meaning "star" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Means "born when the sun shines", derived from Luo chieng meaning "sun".

Means "heart" in Igbo.

Derived from Breton oan "lamb" (ultimately from Latin agnus) and used as a Breton form of Agnes.

Means "buttercup (flower)" in Hebrew (genus Ranunculus).

Means "star" in Tumbuka.

From the Xhosa feminine prefix no- combined with isizwe "nation".

From the Zulu and Xhosa feminine prefix no- combined with isipho "gift".

Variant of Nonhle.

Derived from Latin nonus meaning "ninth", referring to the nine months of pregnancy. This was the name of a Roman goddess of pregnancy. She was also one of the three Fates (or Parcae).

Means "mother's mother" in Igbo. This name is given in honour of the child's maternal grandmother.

Means "father's mother" in Igbo. This name is given in honour of the child's paternal grandmother.

Means "mother is greater" in Igbo.

Means "my father is alive" in Igbo. This name is given to a child when it is believed that he is a reincarnation of his grandfather.

Means "princess" in Xhosa.

Means "this which God gave" in Igbo.

Short form of Nkechinyere.

Perhaps from Arabic نزير (nazīr) meaning "little" [1]. Nizar ibn Ma'ad was an early ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad.

Possibly a variant of Nyoka.

A combination of Nixzaliz and Maria. A famous person with this name is Nixzmary Brown (1998-2006).

Elaboration of Nixza using the popular name suffix liz (from Elizabeth or a related name).

Possibly a variant of Nixzaliz.

Southern Indian form of Nitya.

From Sanskrit निशान्त (niśānta) meaning "night's end, dawn".

From Sanskrit निशा (niśā) meaning "night".

From Sanskrit नीरव (nīrava) meaning "quiet, silent".

Means "great lady", from Sumerian 𒎏 (nin) meaning "lady" and 𒃲 (gal) meaning "big, great". This was the name of a goddess of reeds in Sumerian mythology. She was the daughter of Enki and the wife of Nanna.

From Sanskrit नील (nīla) meaning "dark blue".

French form of Nikephoros.

Means "bright" in Irish. She was the daughter of the sea god Manannán mac Lir in Irish legends. She fell in love with the poet Oisín, the son of Fionn mac Cumhaill. It has been used as a given name for people only since the early 20th century.

Means "blessing" in Igbo.

Derived from South Slavic neven meaning "marigold".

Masculine form of Nevena.

Latinized form of Germanic *Nerþuz, which is also the root of the Old Norse god's name Njǫrðr (see Njord). Nerthus was a Germanic goddess of fertility as described by the Roman historian Tacitus in the 1st century.

Portuguese diminutive of Manuela.

Greek form of Egyptian nt, possibly from nt "water" or nrw "fear, dread". This was the name of an early Egyptian goddess of weaving, hunting and war. Her character may have some correspondences with the goddesses Tanith, Anat or Athena.

Means "fearless" in Serbian and Croatian, from the Old Slavic root nebojĭ.

Means "patience" in Igbo.

Means "flower, blossom" in Arabic, a derivative of نوّر (nawwara) meaning "to blossom, to illuminate, to light".

From the Hebrew name ןְתַןְאֵל (Neṯanʾel) meaning "God has given", from the roots נָתַן (naṯan) meaning "to give" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". It is borne by several minor characters in the Old Testament, typically spelled Nethanel or Nethaneel. In the New Testament this is the name of an apostle, probably another name of the apostle called Bartholomew.

Derived from Georgian ნათელი (nateli) meaning "light, bright".

Means "sun light" in Mongolian, from наран (naran) meaning "sun" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".

Meaning unknown, presumably of Irish origin. In Irish legend he was the young man who fled to Scotland with Deirdre, who was due to marry Conchobar the king of Ulster. Conchobar eventually succeeded in capturing Deirdre and killing Naoise, which caused Deirdre to die of grief.

Diminutive of Nana 3.

Meaning unknown. This was the name of the Sumerian god of the moon. He was the son of Enlil and the husband of Ningal.

Diminutive of Anne 1.

Means "joy" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form नन्द and the feminine form नन्दा (spelled with a long final vowel).

In Hindu texts this is the name of the foster father of Krishna, as well as various other characters. In Buddhist texts this is the name of both a half-brother and half-sister of Buddha. Nanda was also a 4th-century BC king who founded a dynasty in Magadha in India.

In southern India this name is more common among males, while in the north it is typically feminine, with the form Nand being masculine.

Meaning unknown. This was the name of a 4th-century queen consort of Georgia who is regarded as a saint in the Orthodox Church.

Derived from Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (nairiia) meaning "male" and 𐬯𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬀 (sangha) meaning "word, utterance, proclamation". Nairyosangha was a Zoroastrian Yazata (a holy being) who served as a messenger for Ahura Mazda.

From the Basque name of the Spanish city of Nájera, which is Arabic in origin. In the 12th century there was a reported apparition of the Virgin Mary in a nearby cave.

Belarusian cognate of Nadezhda, being the Belarusian word meaning "hope".

Means "hope" in Russian and Bulgarian.

Means "pleasant" in Hebrew. This name is borne in the Old Testament by both a daughter of Lamech and a wife of Solomon. Some later Jewish texts give Naamah as the name of Noah's wife, even though she is not named in the Old Testament.

Derived from Georgian მზე (mze) meaning "sun".

Means "grace" in Ndebele.

Arabic form of Moses appearing in the Quran.

Anglicized form of Irish Muirgel and Scottish Muireall. A form of this name was also used in Brittany, and it was first introduced to medieval England by Breton settlers in the wake of the Norman Conquest. In the modern era it was popularized by a character from Dinah Craik's novel John Halifax, Gentleman (1856).

From Irish muirn meaning either "affection, endearment" or "festivity, exuberance". In Irish legend this was the name of the mother of Fionn mac Cumhaill. She is also called Muirenn.

Means "born of the sea" in Irish. In Irish legend this was the name of a woman (originally named Lí Ban) who was transformed into a mermaid. After 300 years she was brought to shore, baptized, and transformed back into a woman.

From Sanskrit मृदु (mṛdu) meaning "soft, delicate, gentle".

From Old Cornish moroin meaning "maiden, girl" (related to the Welsh word morwyn [1]). This was the name of a 6th-century Cornish saint, said to be one of the daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog.

Means "pearl" in Persian.

From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

From Hebrew מֹרִיָה (Moriya) possibly meaning "seen by Yahweh". This is a place name in the Old Testament, both the land where Abraham is to sacrifice Isaac and the mountain upon which Solomon builds the temple. They may be the same place. Since the 1980s it has occasionally been used as a feminine given name in America.

From the Old Welsh masculine name Morcant, which was possibly derived from Welsh mor "sea" and cant "circle". Since the 1980s in America Morgan has been more common for girls than boys, perhaps due to stories of Morgan le Fay or the fame of actress Morgan Fairchild (1950-).

Means "I am lucky" in Yoruba.

From Japanese 百 (momo) meaning "hundred" or 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". This name can be constructed from other kanji combinations as well.

From Japanese 百 (momo) meaning "hundred" or 桃 (momo) meaning "peach" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Means "pearl" in Hawaiian.

Derived from the Old Slavic root mok meaning "wet, moist". Mokosh was a Slavic goddess associated with weaving, women, water and fertility.

Possibly derived from Swedish moder meaning "mother". This was the pen name of the Swedish author Moa Martinson (real name Helga Maria Martinson).

Means "remembrance" in Greek. In Greek mythology Mnemosyne was a Titan goddess of memory. She was the mother by Zeus of the nine Muses.

Means "memory" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was one of the original three muses, the muse of memory.

From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 夜 (ya) meaning "night" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". This name can be formed from other combinations of kanji as well.

From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 羽 (u) meaning "feather". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Diminutive of Dumitru. This is the name of a character in early 20th-century stories by the Romanian author Ion Luca Caragiale.

Greek form of Old Persian 𐎷𐎡𐎰𐎼𐎭𐎠𐎫 (Mithradata) or the later Parthian 𐭌𐭄𐭓𐭃𐭕 (Mihrdat) both meaning "gift of Mithra". This was the name (in Greek) of several kings of Pontus and Parthia.

Old Persian form of Mithridates.

From Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀 (mithra) meaning "oath, covenant, agreement", derived from an Indo-Iranian root *mitra meaning "that which binds". According Zoroastrian mythology Mithra was a god of light and friendship, the son of the supreme god Ahura Mazda. Worship of him eventually spread outside of Persia to the Roman Empire, where it was known as Mithraism.

Derived from the Slavic element myslĭ "thought" or mojĭ "my" combined with slava "glory". This was the name of a 9th-century duke of Croatia, also called Mojslav. His name was recorded in Latin as Muisclavo.

Feminine form of Mirosław.

Derived from the Slavic element mirŭ meaning "peace, world".

From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" or 緒 (o) meaning "thread". Other kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.

Romanian form of Menodora.

Diminutive and feminine form of Meine.

Meaning unknown. According to the 19th-century Polish-Lithuanian historian Teodor Narbutt, this was the name of a Lithuanian goddess of love.

Faroese form of Michael.

Welsh name of the archangel Michael, formed from a contraction of Michael and angel.

Means "sweet" in Esperanto, derived from mielo "honey", ultimately from Latin mel.

Feminine form of Mieczysław.

Means "who is like Yahweh?" in Hebrew, derived from the interrogative pronoun מִי (mi) combined with ךְּ (ke) meaning "like" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. This name occurs in the Old Testament in a variety of Hebrew spellings, belonging to both males and females. It is the full name of Micah, both the prophet and the man from the Book of Judges. As a feminine name it belongs to the mother of King Abijah (at 2 Chronicles 13:2), though her name is listed as Maacah in other passages.

From Egyptian mrt-sgr meaning "she who loves silence", derived from mrt "the beloved" (see mrj "to love") and sgr "silence, quiet". This was the name of a Theban cobra-goddess, guardian of the necropolis at Thebes and the Valley of Kings. She was said to watch over the workers there, punishing thieves and tomb desecrators with blindness and snake or scorpion bites, but healing those who repented.

Meretseger was also the name of the wife of the Pharaoh Senusret III, and the first to bear the title Great Royal Wife, which went on to be the standard title for the chief wives of pharaohs. She was also the first queen consort to have her name written in a cartouche. She may have been a later invention of the New Kingdom.

From the Welsh name Maredudd or Meredydd, from Old Welsh forms such as Margetud, possibly from mawredd "greatness, magnificence" combined with iudd "lord". The Welsh forms of this name were well used through the Middle Ages. Since the mid-1920s it has been used more often for girls than for boys in English-speaking countries, though it is still a masculine name in Wales. A famous bearer of this name as surname was the English novelist and poet George Meredith (1828-1909).

Means "bitter" in Hebrew. This is the name of the youngest son of Levi in the Old Testament.

Means "gift of the moon", derived from Greek μήνη (mene) meaning "moon" and δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift". This was the name of a 4th-century saint who was martyred with her sisters Metrodora and Nymphodora.

Means "(she who) massacres".

Originally a Nubian war goddess, adopted into Egyptian mythology as a female counterpart to Anhur; also occasionally known as a crown goddess, and one of the goddesses who represented the protective 'uraeus' on royal crowns. She was typically depicted with a lion's head, as lionesses were viewed as exceptional and aggressive hunters. She was believed to advance ahead of the Egyptian armies and cut down their enemies with fiery arrows. In Upper Egypt she was said to be wife of Khnum and mother of Heka, while in Lower Egypt she was linked with Wadjet and Neith. Eventually she came to be strongly identified with Sekhmet, another lion-goddess, until she was seen as simply another aspect of Sekhmet.

From the Hebrew name םְנַחֵם (Menaḥem) meaning "comforter", a derivative of נָחַם (naḥam) meaning "to comfort". This was the name of a king of Israel, appearing in the Old Testament. His reign was noted for its brutality.

Hebrew form of Menahem.

Meaning unknown. In European folklore Melusine was a water fairy who turned into a serpent from the waist down every Saturday. She made her husband, Raymond of Poitou, promise that he would never see her on that day, and when he broke his word she left him forever.

Derived from Greek μέλπω (melpo) meaning "to sing, to celebrate with song". This was the name of one of the nine Muses in Greek mythology, the muse of tragedy.

From the English word melody, which is derived (via Old French and Late Latin) from Greek μέλος (melos) meaning "song" combined with ἀείδω (aeido) meaning "to sing".

Old French form of Millicent.

Means "ash tree" in Greek, a derivative of μέλι (meli) meaning "honey". This was the name of a nymph in Greek myth, the daughter of the Greek god Okeanos.

Means "talent" in Amharic.

Means "giving light" in Hebrew.

From the Hebrew name םְהֵיטַבְאֵל (Meheṭavʾel) meaning "God makes happy", derived from the roots יָטַב (yaṭav) meaning "to be happy" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". This name is mentioned briefly in the Old Testament.

Means "cloud" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit मेघ (megha).

Means "flower" in Zulu.

Means "tender, soft, modest" in Tagalog.

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.

Means "rose" in Malay and Indonesian.

Means "(born during) the rainy season" in Swahili.

Means "blessings" in Tswana, from sego "blessed".

Probably originally a Polish diminutive of Maria or Małgorzata.

From the title of the Virgin Mary, Stella Maris, meaning "star of the sea" in Latin. It can also be a combination of Maria and Estela.

Short form of María Soledad. It is sometimes considered a combination of María and Sol 1, or from Spanish mar y sol "sea and sun".

Means "coral" in Swahili, originally a borrowing from Arabic مرْجان (marjān).

From the name of the flower, which comes from a combination of Mary and the English word gold.

Possibly from Basque emari meaning "donation" or amari meaning "mother". This was the name of a goddess of nature and fertility in Basque mythology.

Means "moon" in Maori. This is the name of a moon god (or goddess) in Maori mythology.

From Sanskrit मञ्जुल (mañjula) meaning "pleasing, beautiful".

Means both "heather" and "manna, divine food" in Georgian.

Form of Menahem used in the Greek Old Testament.

Means "little father" in Georgian.

Possibly means "beautiful, elegant, youthful" in Georgian.

Means "raspberry" in several Slavic languages.

Polish form of Margaret.

Means "angel" in Arabic.

Derived from Georgian მაყვალი (maqvali) meaning "blackberry".

Means "January" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit मकर (makara), referring to the constellation Capricornus.

Means "sing, dance" in Kikuyu. Kikuyu males were traditionally organized into age sets or generations, each lasting about 30 years. The Maina generation occupied the last part of the 19th century.

Means "little" in Estonian. This is the name of a girl in the story Maimu (1889) by the Estonian writer August Kitzberg.

From Sino-Vietnamese 梅 (mai) meaning "plum, apricot" (refers specifically to the species Prunus mume).

Means "moon-like" in Persian.

Variant of Mahala.

From the Hebrew name מָחֲלַת (Maḥalaṯ) meaning "lyre". In the Old Testament she is the daughter of Ishmael and the wife of Esau.

Derived from the Old Norse element magn meaning "power, strength". In Norse mythology this name is borne by a son of Thor and the giant Járnsaxa.

Means "true, certain" in Chamorro.

From Sanskrit मधुकर (madhukara) meaning "bee, honey-maker".