lunarssong's Personal Name List

Zinta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian
Derived from Latvian zinte "magic, charms, witchcraft".
Zelta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian zelts "gold".
Žanna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian
Latvian form of Jeanne.
Vizma
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian
Derived from either Latvian vizmot or vizēt which both mean "to glimmer". Vizma Belševica was a Latvian poet, writer and translator. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Vėtra
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Lithuanian (Rare)
Pronounced: VEH-tru, VYEH-tru
Derived from Lithuanian vėtra "storm, tempest".
Vētra
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian vētra "storm, tempest, gale".
Veiksma
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian veiksme "luck; good fortune; success".
Terēzija
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Theresia.
Teiksma
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian
Directly taken from Latvian teiksma "story; legend, fable".
Taida
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Croatian (Rare), Latvian (Archaic), Lithuanian (Rare), Polish (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Other Scripts: Таида(Serbian)
Form of Thaïs - also compare its Italian form Taide. In Slavic countries, this name can also be a variant of Taisiya, which is ultimately of Coptic origin.
Skaidra
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian
Derived from Latvian skaidrs "clear, bright; pure".
Selga
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian
Derived from Latvian selga "deep sea; open sea".
Rūta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Lithuanian, Latvian
Pronounced: roo-TU(Lithuanian)
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.
Pērle
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian pērle "pearl".
Nāra
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian nāra "mermaid".
Nadīna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian
Latvian form of Nadine.
Maiga
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian, Estonian
Derived from Latvian maigs "affectionate, gentle, tender; soft, mellow, mild".
Lilita
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian
Latvian form of Lilith.
Lilija
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Lithuanian, Latvian
Lithuanian and Latvian cognate of Lily.
Liega
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian
Derived from Latvian liegs "gentle, tender."
Liāna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian
Short form of Juliāna.
Lelija
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German (East Prussian)
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".
Laima
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Lithuanian, Latvian, Baltic Mythology
Pronounced: LIE-ma(Latvian)
From Latvian laime and Lithuanian laima, which mean "luck, fate". This was the name of the Latvian and Lithuanian goddess of fate, luck, pregnancy and childbirth. She was the sister of the goddesses Dēkla and Kārta, who were also associated with fate.
Kaiva
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian
Pronounced: KIE-vah
Dialectal form of kaija "seagull", originally borrowed from Livonian.
Juliāna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian
Latvian feminine form of Julian.
Jaune
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Medieval Baltic, Estonian (Rare)
Recorded in Latvia in the late Middle Ages, this name is of uncertain origin and meaning. However, a derivation from Latvian jauns "young; new" has been suggested as well as an adoption of the Old Prussian given name Jawne. The name is occasionally found in present-day Estonia.
Izīda
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian
Latvian form of Isis.
Ināra
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian
Meaning unknown, possibly an elaboration of Ina.
Ilvars
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Latvian
Derived from Latvian ilgas "longing, yearning" and either varēt "to be able to" or vara "power, force; reign".
Ilva
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a feminine form of Ilvars and a purely phonetic coinage.
Ieva
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Lithuanian, Latvian
Lithuanian and Latvian form of Eve. This is also the Lithuanian and Latvian word for a type of cherry tree (species Prunus padus).
Gundara
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gundars.
Gine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Medieval Baltic
Recorded in Latvia in the late Middle Ages, this name is of uncertain origin and meaning. A derivation from Old Prussian ginnis "friend" and a short form of Georgine have been suggested.
Gaļina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian
Latvian borrowing of Galina.
Eigyr
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh Mythology
Welsh form of Igraine.
Dūja
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian (Rare, Archaic)
Directly taken from Latvian dūja "dove".
Drosme
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian drosme "courage, bravery".
Dita
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Czech, German, Latvian
Pronounced: GYI-ta(Czech)
Short form of names containing dit, such as Judita, and German names beginning with Diet, such as Dietlinde.
Dalia 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
Pronounced: du-LYEH(Lithuanian)
From Lithuanian dalis meaning "portion, share". This was the name of the Lithuanian goddess of weaving, fate and childbirth, often associated with Laima.
Daina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Lithuanian, Latvian
Means "song" in Lithuanian and Latvian.
Dagnija
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian
Latvian form of Dagny.
Cera
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. A derivation from Latvian cerēt "to hope" has been suggested.
Aurēlija
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Aurelia.
Aurelija
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Aurelia.
Apollonija
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian (Rare, Archaic)
Latvian form of Apollonia.
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