everestPine's Personal Name List

One of the 23 states of Venezuela. Zulia can also be used as a variant to the name Julia.

Short form of Azalia.

French feminine form of Yves.

Combination of Yuni and Leidy.

From English You Milady.

One bearer of a variant of this name is Cuban shot putter Yumileidi (Yumisleidis) Cumbá (1975-).

Combination of Yoli and Beth.

Invented name, possibly combining Yolanda and Dani 2 or other names.

Variant of Yarelis.

Possibly a variant of Yaritza.

Diminutive of Yana.

Feminine form of Yaniel.

Spanish form of Janet.

Variant of Yaneli.

Of unknown origin and meaning.

The footballer Yanara Aedo is member of the Chilean 2019 FIFA women's world cup team.

Variant of Janaína which has also seen some usage in Spanish-speaking countries.

Variant of Yamila. This name briefly spiked in popularity for American girls in 1996 after the character Jamilex Jil appeared on the Venezuelan telenovela Como tú, ninguna (1994-1995).

Likely a variant of Yamila.

Latin American name of uncertain meaning, used particularly in Cuba and Venezuela.

Galician form of Julia.

Feminine form of Viridianus.

Feminine form of Vidal.

Variant of Bianca.

Likely given in honour of French poet Paul Verlaine (1844-1896). Usage in France is feminine.

Apparently a Spanish variant of Berenice.

Possibly a contraction of Vera 1 and Alicia. It is mainly used in El Salvador.

Corsican short form of Ghjuvannina. The name was borne by 16th-century Corsican noblewoman Giovannina "Vannina" d'Ornano (also known as "Vanina").
This was used by the French writer Stendhal in his novella Vanina Vanini (1829), where it belongs to a Roman princess. It is borne by Italian fashion photographer Vanina Sorrenti (1973-). The name received a boost in popularity in France due to the song Vanina (1974) by Dutch Francophone singer Dave.

Variant of Tiare.

Variant of Talía. A famous bearer of this name is Mexican singer and actress Thalía Sodi (1971-), known simply as Thalía.

Short form of Dorothea, Theodora and other names containing a similar sound.

Means "dew from God" in Hebrew, from טַל (ṭal) meaning "dew" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God.

Meaning unknown.

From Portuguese sol e mar or Spanish sol y mar, both meaning "sun and sea".

Variant of Solange.

Means "solitude" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, María de la Soledad, meaning "Mary of Solitude".

Feminine form of Solano, a Spanish surname which is used as a given name in honour of Saint Francisco Solano (1549-1610).

Most likely a variant of Sarai.

Icelandic form of Rosalia.

Italian name meaning "white rose", derived from Latin rosa "rose" and alba "white". A famous bearer was the Venetian painter Rosalba Carriera (1675-1757).

Hispanic variant of Rosalia.

Feminine form of Renatus.

Combination of Os-, from names beginning in this pattern like Oscar, and Leidys, a variant of Lady.

Variant of Ocelia.

Derived from Greek ὠφέλεια (opheleia) meaning "help, advantage". This was a rare ancient Greek name, which was either rediscovered or recreated by the poet Jacopo Sannazaro for a character in his poem Arcadia (1480). It was borrowed by Shakespeare for his play Hamlet (1600), in which it belongs to the daughter of Polonius and the potential love interest of Hamlet. She eventually goes insane and drowns herself after Hamlet kills her father. In spite of this negative association, the name has been in use since the 19th century.

Elaborated form of Opal.

Variant transcription of Umaira. Also compare Omara, Omayra and Oumayra.

A known bearer of this name is the Venezuelan lawyer and politician Omaira Camacho Carrión (b. 1962).

From the name of a Ukrainian city that sits on the north coast of the Black Sea, which was named after the ancient Greek city of Ὀδησσός (Odessos), of uncertain meaning. This name can also be used as a feminine form of Odysseus.

Means "I will thank Yahweh" in Hebrew. This is a modern Hebrew name probably inspired by Odelia 1.

Possibly an elaboration of Odilia used in Latin America. In most countries it is a feminine name, but in the Dominican Republic it is commonly masculine.

Variant of Odilia. Also compare Odalis and Odelia 1.

Allegedly a combination of Narcisa and Dalia 1 (i.e., the narcissus flower and the dahlia flower). It is also an anagram of Candelaria. A known bearer of the name is Mexican politician Narcedalia Ramírez (1971-).

Means "sunflower" in Hawaiian.

Possibly an elaboration of Naira.

Combination of Marie and Hélène. It can also be used as a French form of Milena.

Variant of Mireia.

Means "look to the sea" in Spanish.

Means "heavenly caress", from Hawaiian mili "caress" and lani "heaven, sky".

Possibly a diminutive of Yamilex, or perhaps a combination of Spanish mi "my" and the name Lexy.

French form of Millicent used by Maurice Maeterlinck in his play Pelléas et Mélisande (1893). The play was later adapted by Claude Debussy into an opera (1902).

Derived from Latin melior meaning "better".

Means "honey" or "bee" in Hawaiian.

Means "heavenly song" from Hawaiian mele "song" and lani "heaven, sky".

Variant of Mayeli.

Means "of the sea", taken from the Latin title of the Virgin Mary, Stella Maris, meaning "star of the sea".

Contraction of María del Mar.

Blend of Maria and Luna.

Combination of Maria and Eva (compare Mariève).

Variant of Mariela using the popular suffix -lys.

Combination of Maria and Cielo.

Contraction of María and Alejandra. A known bearer is Venezuelan-American actress María Alejandra "Majandra" Delfino (1981-), known for starring on the television series 'Roswell' (1999-2002).

Combination of María and Teresa.

Means "moon-like" in Latin. Lunaria is a genus of flowering plants.

Diminutive of Lucie.

Variant of Lucilia.

Variant of Laurelia.

Variant of Lorelei.

Means "flower" in Basque.

Variant of Lisbeth.

Variant of Lisandra.

Recorded in the genitive form Lismudis in a 12th-century Latin source. It is theorized that the first element is Old French (e)lis(i), derived from the name Elisabeth, and the second element derives from Old High German muot "spirit; courage, boldness".

Variant of Lisette.

Combination of Lise and Charlotte.

Dutch form of Lieselore.

Possibly from Old Irish líath meaning "grey". According to an Irish tale this was the name of a poet who became a nun, but then missed her lover Cuirithir so much that she died of grief. The name was also borne by a 5th-century saint, the mother of Saint Ciarán the Elder.

From the name of a mountain in Navarre in northern Spain, the site of the old monastery of San Salvador of Leyre. It is from Basque Leire, possibly derived from Latin legionarius meaning "pertaining to a legion".

Spanish (feminine) form of Leslie, as well as a strictly feminine variant in the English-speaking world. This is borne by Bahamian politician Leslia Miller-Brice, daughter of the retired Bahamian athlete, businessman and politician Leslie O. Miller (1948-).

Variant of Leilani.

From the name for a rare turquoise-blue variety of pectolite mineral, discovered in 1916 by the Spanish priest Miguel Fuertes Lorén. Lorén named the stone after his daughter Larissa and mar, the Spanish word for "sea". It is most common in the Dominican Republic, where the stone was first found.

Czech and Polish form of Cordelia. In the Czech Republic, it is also used as a form of Cordula, to which it is probably etymologically unrelated.

Feminine form of Josu.

Combination of the popular phonetic elements jaz and lene. It was brought to some public attention in 2007 by Puerto Rican-born model Jaslene Gonzalez (1986-), the eighth winner of the reality television series America's Next Top Model.

Variant of Jeannine. It has only been in use since the 20th century.

Variant of Isaura as well as a contracted form of Isidora.

Probably a contraction of Isabeli or otherwise a variant of Isabela. Also see Isela, Isel.

Possibly a cognate of Isaire.

Elaboration of Isabel and Isabela. In some cases, the name is apparently also inspired by the name of the mountain range in Nicaragua, Cordillera Isabelia.

Meaning unknown. This is the name of the protagonist of the French fairy tale Le Parfait Amour (Perfect Love) by Henriette-Julie de Murat. Irolite is a princess kept in a chateau by her evil aunt, the fairy Danamo. She falls in love with her cousin, Prince Parcin Parcinet, and the two flee to escape forced marriages to those they do not love.

Venezuelan-born singer Ilayali Bolívar competed on the eighth season of the reality television series La Voz México (2019).

Latinized form of Greek Γαλάτεια (Galateia), probably derived from γάλα (gala) meaning "milk". This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology including a sea nymph who was the daughter of Doris and Nereus and the lover of Acis. According to some sources, this was also the name of the ivory statue carved by Pygmalion that came to life.

Diminutive of Floria.

Combination of Flora or any other name beginning with the element Flor- and Beth.

The healing of Floribeth Mora Diaz from Costa Rica was acknowledged as a wonder by the Roman Catholic church in the process of canonisation of Pope Johannes Paul II.

Spanish and Portuguese form of Florentiana.

Allegedly a rare elaboration of Flora, perhaps inspired by names like Rosalia.

Variant form of Escarlata, which is predominantly found in the Spanish-speaking countries in South America. This form of the name was probably influenced by its English counterpart Scarlett.

Means "bee" in Basque.

Anglicized form of Endelienta, the Latin form of a Welsh or Cornish name. It was borne by a 5th or 6th-century Cornish saint whose birth name is lost. According to some traditions she was a daughter of Brychan Brycheiniog (identifying her with Cynheiddon).

Allegedly an elaboration of Lysandra

Probably an invented name. This is the name of an infant girl in the fantasy movie Willow (1988). Since the release of the movie the name has been steadily used, finally breaking into the top 1000 in the United States in 2015.

Possibly a contraction of Elizabeth used in Latin America and Angola; also compare Lizeth. A famous bearer of this name was Elizeth Cardoso (1920-1990), a Brazilian singer and actress. It is also borne by Uruguayan novelist Elizeth Schluk (1968-).

Short form of Elixabete first recorded in the 16th century.

Feminine form of Elior.

Possibly coined as a feminine form of Elián or, more likely, an elaborated form of Eliana 1.

Means "beloved" in Italian, from Latin dilectus.

Means "love" in Turkish.

Means "deep, profound" in Turkish.

Means "delicate, weak, languishing" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament she is the lover of Samson, whom she betrays to the Philistines by cutting his hair, which is the source of his power. Despite her character flaws, the name began to be used by the Puritans in the 17th century. It has been used occasionally in the English-speaking world since that time.

Means "of Delos" in Greek. This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Artemis, given because she and her twin brother Apollo were born on the island of Delos. The name appeared in several poems of the 16th and 17th centuries, and it has occasionally been used as a given name since that time.

Means "adorning the heart", from Persian دل (del) meaning "heart" and آرا (ārā) meaning "decorate, adorn".

Meaning unknown. Dayami Sánchez (1994-) is a Cuban volleyball player.

Possibly a feminine form of Dariel or an elaborated form of Daria.

Spanish and Arabic form of Dahlia. The Dahlia is the national flower of Mexico.

From the name of the flower, which was named for the Swedish botanist Anders Dahl.

From the name of the flower, ultimately derived from Dutch de affodil meaning "the asphodel".

English form of Clémentine.

Combination of Clara and Sol 1, possibly intended to mean "bright sun".

Old French form of Claremunda, which may have been derived from Latin clarus "clear, bright" and Germanic mund "protector".

Variant of Citlali.

Diminutive of Narcisa.

Either a modern variant of Cielo or a truncated form of names that end in -ciela.

Combination of Christina and the name suffix bel (inspired by Latin bella "beautiful"). This name occurs in medieval literature, and was later used by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in his 1816 poem Christabel [1].

Variant of Celiana.

Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Caelianus.

Variant of cattleya, a genus of orchids native to Central and South America, which were named for the British horticulturist William Cattley. This name was popularized by the main character from the movie Colombiana (2011).

Likely a variant of Casilla.

Means "Candlemas" in Spanish, ultimately derived from Spanish candela "candle". This name is given in honour of the church festival of Candlemas, which commemorates the presentation of Christ in the temple and the purification of the Virgin Mary.

From the Latin name of Scotland, itself derived from Caledones, the Latin name of a tribe that inhabited the region during the Roman era, which is of unknown origin, though it may possibly come from Proto-Celtic *kaletos meaning "hard" and *ɸēdo- meaning "foot", alluding to standfastness or endurance.

Variant of Bianca.

French feminine form of Bernard. Bernadette Soubirous (1844-1879) was a young woman from Lourdes in France who claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary. She was declared a saint in 1933.

Combination of Bella and Rose.

Derived from Latin bella "beautiful, charming, pleasant" and a derivative of Latin flos "flower".

Combination of the names Bella and Dora.

Possibly an elaboration of Belkis. This is the real name of American rapper, songwriter and television personality Cardi B (1992-), born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar to Caribbean immigrants (a Dominican father and a Trinidadian mother).

Spanish form of Eileen, or possibly of the Turkish name Aylin. A known bearer is Aylín Mujica (1974-), a Cuban actress.

From the name of the island paradise to which King Arthur was brought after his death. The name of this island is perhaps related to Welsh afal meaning "apple", a fruit that was often linked with paradise.

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

Medieval Catalan cognate of Aulaire, recorded in 15th-century Valencia.

Variant of Athalia.

Feminine form of Astor. This is also the name of several American towns, after the businessman John Jacob Astor.

Feminine form of Asterios (see Asterius). In Greek mythology Asteria was a daughter of the Titans Phoebe and Coeus.

Teresa spelled backwards.

Variant of Asélie and Azelia.

Variant spelling of Azalia. A known bearer of this name is Asalia Nazario, the Puerto Rican mother of American actress Zoe Saldana (b. 1978).

Elaborated form of Arleth.

Variant of Arlette in use in Latin America.

Hebrew variant of Ariella, Polish feminine form of Ariel, Italian feminine form of Ariele as well as a Croatian and Albanian borrowing of the Italian name.

Variant of Aracelis.

Variant of Arelis.

Variant of Arely; perhaps a short form or contraction of Aracelis.

Variant of Artelia.

Meaning unknown. This name was (first?) used by William Congreve in his comedy The Old Bachelor (1693) and later by John Vanbrugh in his comedy The Confederacy (1705). This was the original given name of abolitionist Harriet Tubman (1820-1913), who was born Araminta Ross.

Variant of Araceli.

Means "altar of the sky" from Latin ara "altar" and coeli "sky". This is an epithet of the Virgin Mary in her role as the patron saint of Lucena, Spain.

Form of Arabella in several languages.

Possibly from the (medieval) Hebrew word אֲלוּמָה (aluma) meaning "strong, brave" (which, in modern Hebrew, sounds like the word אֲלֻמָּה (alma) "sheaf"). It is sometimes associated with the word עלמה (alma) "a young girl, a damsel".

Variant of Elora.

Means "noble" in Hebrew.