lunarssong's Personal Name List

This was the name of the Lithuanian goddess of the hunt and the forest as well as the protector of wild animals who was first recorded in Russian chronicles of the 13th century.
These documents mention that Žvoruna had the shape of a female dog, which is why her name was early on understood as being derived from žvėris "wild animal; game".
However, her name has also been linked to Žvėrinė "evening star".
There have been speculations that Žvoruna was in fact an epithet (or "euphemism") for the goddess of the hunt whose real name might be lost. For this reason some scholars argue that she might be identical with Medeinė, another goddess who was ascribed the exact same functions as Žvoruna.

Possibly derived from Livonian im "miracle" and and "gift".

East Prussian German short form of Jadvyga.

Feminine form of Vilmantas.

Feminine form of Vidas.

Derived from Lithuanian vėtra "storm, tempest".

Derived from Livonian *vesi "water".

Of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory links this name to Latvian vasara "summer", while other academics rather see a connection to Finnish vasara "hammer".

Of uncertain origin and meaning. Some modern-day academics suggest a derivation from Latvian valks "brook, brooklet", while others see a connection to the Latvian placename Valka, and a third group theorizes a connection to Finnish and Estonian valkoinen "white". It might also be a Baltic adoption of Low German Walke.

Derived from Livonian ilo "joy", this name was mentioned in the Chronicle of Henry of Livonia in its Latinized form Ylo. The form Üllo was eventually revived through 19th-century literature; folk etymology has associated the name with Estonian ülev "exalted" and üllas "noble" ever since.

Derived from Latvian tāls "far; far away" and valdīt "to rule; to reign". Tālivaldis was a Latgalian elder, the ruler of Tālava, whose support for Albert of Riga and the German crusaders brought about his death at the hands of the native Baltic peoples.

Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories range from a derivation from Livonian sula "liquid; unfrozen" to a derivation from Latvian sula "juice" to a Livonian variant of Estonian Sulev. This name used to be also used in Estonia.

From Lithuanian rugys meaning "rye".

Means "dew" in Lithuanian and Latvian.

East Prussian German (and thus heavily Lithuanian influenced) name meaning "a Prussian".

Derived from Livonian piški "small, little".

Old Prussian god of Hell and darkness, often compared to Greek Pluto.

His name is derived from either Old Prussian pickūls "devil" or Old Prussian pyculs "hell".

His servants were the so-called Pockols, flying evil spirits, often compared to the Furies of Roman Mythology.

Of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory connects this name to Finnish and Estonian paimen "shepherd". However, since there are no other Livonian names with this root recorded, some modern-day academics doubt this derivation. They rather see a link to Estonian paimendama "to guard; to protect".

Possibly derived from Old Prussian neria "to dive (like a swimmer)".

The name originates from a Semigallian chieftain in the 13th century of the same name.

Topographic name from miškinis ‘forest’, ‘forest spirit’. This name is also established in Poland.

Of uncertain origin and meaning. This name appears on an elder in the 'Chronicle of Henry of Livonia' (Latinized as Meme). It has been suggested that this name might be related to Estonian mehine ‎"manly, manful", and thus be a cognate to Karelian miemoi ‎"man, fellow". Other theories, however, include Latvian and Frisian origin.

Lithuanian goddess of the forest and the hunt, her name deriving from either Lithuanian medis "tree; wood" or Lithuanian medė "forest".

Medeina was first recorded in the form Měiděina (Мѣидѣина) in Russian chronicles dating back to the 13th century, such as the so-called Hypatian Codex. This Codex, which described the events of 1252, mentioned the gods and goddesses worshipped by King Mindaugas, among them Medeina and an unnamed hare goddess.
Ever since, there has been a vivid discussion among scholars and academics whether Medeina and said hare goddess are two different deities or one and the same goddess, with advocators of the latter hypothesis supporting their notion with the fact that the hare is an animal sacred to Medeina.
Her function, however, seems to be largely agreed upon: she is a ruler of forests, trees and animals.

Influential research done by Algirdas Julius Greimas discovered that Medeina was thought of as a "vilkmergė", a she-wolf goddess with an escort of wolves, and a young, beautiful huntress who was unwilling to get married. Her duty was not to help the hunters, but to protect the forest and every creature living in it (which seems to be corroborated by folk tales mentioning that King Mindaugas wouldn't dare entering a forest for hunting purposes whenever he saw a hare).

Some scholars argue, however, that Medeina was, much like Žvoruna, not a goddess herself, but simply an epithet (or a "euphemism") of the actual goddess of the hunt whose name might be lost. They further conclude that Medeina seems to have been worshipped mainly by peasants.

In Lithuania, her designated name day is August 21.

Feminine form of Mantas as well as a short form of feminine compound names that start with Mant- (such as Mantvilė) or end in -mantė, such as Daumantė and Rimantė. Such names are usually of Lithuanian origin, but not always, as is the case with e.g. Zigmantė (which is of Germanic origin).

A known bearer of this name is the Lithuanian basketball player Mantė Kvederavičiūtė (b. 1990).

Directly taken from Latvian liesma "flame, blaze". This name was used by the Latvian poet and playwright Aspazija in her play Ragana (1895).

Older form of Lembit.

Derived from Livonian *lempe "love" and valta "power, mightiness".

In the case of the East Prussian German name, Lelija is not a derivative of Ancient Roman Laelia.
The name is derived from either Old Prussian lelija, lėlijates "lily" or else from Prussian-Lithuanian lelius "buttercup".

Of debated origin and meaning. While some modern-day academics link this name to Livonian koval "smart", others rather see a connection to Slavic kowal "blacksmith".

Medieval Lithuanian feminine name, found in genealogies of the royal Gediminid family of Lithuania.

Feminine form of Joris, coinciding with the name of a Romuva festival of spring.

Derived from Livonian im "miracle".

Derived from Livonian im "miracle".

Of uncertain origin and meaning. Some modern-day academics link this name to Livonian ilma "joy; light", while others see a connection to Finnish ilma "air".

From Lithuanian godà meaning "thought, dream" or "honour, respect".

East Prussian German form of Erdmuthe influenced by Lithuanian Erdmė.
This name was usually given to a girl whose next older sibling had died in infancy. Superstition had it that this name would protect the child from an early death.
Very common name in the late 1700s and throughout the 1800s.

Derived from Lithuanian erdmė "space".

Derived from Livonian elmed, the plural form of elm "pearl".

Means "spruce tree" in Lithuanian. In a Lithuanian folktale Eglė is a young woman who marries a grass snake. At the end of the tale she turns herself into a spruce.

Feminine form of Dovaidas.

Lithuanian goddess whose name and function are a complete mystery. She was recorded in documents written by Jesuit monks between 1580 and 1620.

East Prussian German name meaning "tall; big", from Old Prussian didis (or Old Prussian didszullis "the tall one").

Dēkla is a Latvian goddess of fate and the sister of the goddesses Laima and Kārta. In old Latvian folk songs Laima and Dēkla are often considered one and the same goddess and their names are used interchangeably. Occasionally, however, the three sisters are ascribed their own, separate functions: Kārta holds power over the adult's life, Laima is concerned with mothers and childbirth and Dēkla is in charge of children.
While the original meaning of the name is lost to time, folk etymology, along with earlier studies, often considers Dēkla a Latvian variant of Tekla, no doubt thanks to their phonetic similarity.

From Lithuanian dalis meaning "portion, share". This was the name of the Lithuanian goddess of weaving, fate and childbirth, often associated with Laima.

Means "song" in Lithuanian and Latvian.

Recorded in the Latgale region of modern-day Latvia in the late Middle Ages. The origin and meaning of this name are uncertain; theories include, however, a derivation from Latvian daile "beauty" or daiļš "beautiful, beauteous" (compare Daila) and a derivation from Lithuanian dailidė "carpenter".

Feminine form and masculine short form of Bronys.

Medieval Latvian name of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a direct derivation from Latvian bite "a bee" and a short form of Brigita.

Means "oak tree" in Lithuanian.

Feminine form of Auksys. This name is sometimes used as a "bona fide cognate" of Aurelia.

Feminine form of Argaudas.

Lithuanian form of Andrew.

Latvian form of Andrejs.

Feminine form of Alvydas.

Means "all-seeing", from the Lithuanian roots al- "all, every" and vyd- "to see".

Livonian name of uncertain origin and meaning, mentioned in the Chronicle of Henry of Livonia. In modern-day Estonia, this name is used as a short form of Aleksander and associated with Estonian alustus “beginning".

Recorded in the 1400s in both Latvia and Swedish Estonia.

Elaboration of Alda 1.

The name of a Livonian chieftain in the 13th century.

Feminine form of Aidas.

Feminine form of Aidas as well as an adoption of the Arabic name Aida.