MoonKat's Personal Name List

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.

Feminine form of Živko.

From Kazakh жан (zhan) meaning "soul" and сая (saya) meaning "shadow, shade, protection, comfort" (both words of Persian origin).

Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Jeanne.

Means "dew" or "hoarfrost" in Persian.

Means "fate, destiny" in Mongolian.

From Persian زرین (zarīn) meaning "golden". According to the 5th-century BC Greek historian Ctesias, this was the name of a Scythian queen.

Feminine form of Zamir.

Means "mind, heart, conscience" in Arabic.

Alternate transcription of Arabic زهرة (see Zahra 2).

From Arabic زهراء (zahrāʾ), the feminine form of أزهر (ʾazhar) meaning "shining, brilliant, bright". This is an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad's daughter Fatima.

See also the related name Zahra 2.

Bulgarian and Macedonian feminine form of Zechariah.

Medieval French form of Ivo 1. This was the name of two French saints: an 11th-century bishop of Chartres and a 13th-century parish priest and lawyer, also known as Ivo of Kermartin, the patron saint of Brittany.

From Sino-Korean 尹 (yun) meaning "govern" or 允 (yun) meaning "allow, consent" combined with 序 (seo) meaning "series, sequence", as well as other hanja character combinations.

From Sino-Korean 有 (yu) meaning "have, possess" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other hanja character combinations can also form this name.

From Japanese 弓 (yumi) meaning "archery bow". It can also come from 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause", 友 (yu) meaning "friend" or a nanori reading of 弓 (yu) meaning "archery bow" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji or kanji combinations are also possible.

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 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 佳 (ka) meaning "good, beautiful". It can also be formed from different kanji that have similar pronunciations.

Arabic form of Greek Ioannes (see John).

Russian form of Eugenia.

From Yamato, an ancient name for Japan. It can also refer to the Yamato period in Japanese history, which lasted into the 8th century. The individual kanji are 大 meaning "great" and 和 meaning "harmony".

From Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" combined with 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade". This name can be formed of other character combinations as well.

From Chinese 曉 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn; daybreak", 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small, tiny" or 霄 (xiāo) meaning "sky, heaven; clouds, mist". Other meanings of this character or other characters with the same sound are possible.

Meaning uncertain, said to mean "the flower that arrived" in Zapotec.

Means "hospitality" in Greek, a derivative of ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreigner, guest". This was the name of a 5th-century saint who is venerated in the Eastern Church.

Modern Greek transcription of Xene.

Javanese form of Bulan.

Derived from the Old German elements wolf meaning "wolf" and gang meaning "path, way". Saint Wolfgang was a 10th-century bishop of Regensburg. Two other famous bearers of this name were Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) and German novelist and poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832).

Hawaiian form of Victoria.

From Chinese 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation. A famous bearer was the 2nd-century BC Emperor Wen of Han (posthumous name).

Sardinian feminine form of Vincent.

Italian feminine form of Vincent.

Spanish feminine form of Vincent.

Possibly related to Latin verus "true". This might also be a Coptic form of the Ptolemaic name Berenice. Saint Verena was a 3rd-century Egyptian-born nurse who went with the Theban Legion to Switzerland. After the legion was massacred she settled near Zurich.

Means "meadow, plain" in Spanish. It is taken from a title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Vega, meaning "The Virgin of the Meadow". She is the patron saint of several Spanish municipalities, such as Salamanca.

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

Form of Basil 1 in several languages.

Russian, Greek, Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Barbara.

Means "queen of the universe" or "pure" in Hindi and Nepali.

Feminine form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1). A famous bearer is the Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova (1937-), who in 1963 became the first woman to visit space.

Polish form of Ursula.

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

Hebrew form of Zipporah.

Modern Hebrew form of Zipporah.

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

Italian form of Thomas.

Probably derived from the Slavic element tomiti "to torment" combined with slava "glory". This was the name of the first king of Croatia (10th century).

Spanish feminine form of Thomas.

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

Feminine form of Ziri.

Armenian form of Tigranes.

Greek feminine form of Thomas. This name was borne by Thomaïs of Lesbos, a relatively unknown saint from the 10th century AD.

Feminine form of Theodosius.

Possibly means "bandage" in Greek. This was the name of a companion of Alexander the Great. It was also borne by a 4th-century saint from Alexandria, a wealthy socialite who became a Christian convert, though in her case the name may have had a distinct Coptic origin. She has been a popular subject of art and literature, including an 1891 novel by Anatole France and an 1894 opera by Jules Massenet.

Amharic form of Theodore.

From Tibetan བསྟན་འཛིན (bstan-'dzin) meaning "upholder of teachings". This is one of the given names of the current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso (1935-).

Scottish Gaelic form of Thomas.

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

Means "wish, desire" in Hindi, from Persian تمنّا (tamannā), ultimately from Arabic.

Anglicized form of the Old Irish name Taileflaith, Tuileflaith or Tuilelaith, probably from tuile "abundance" and flaith "ruler, sovereign, princess". This was the name of an early saint, an abbess of Kildare.

Spanish form of Thaddeus.

From Japanese 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell" or other kanji having the same pronunciation.

Derived from Serbo-Croatian sunce meaning "sun".

From Croatian sunčan meaning "sunny", a derivative of sunce meaning "sun".

Means "cross" in Greek, referring to the cross of the crucifixion.

Variant of Sovann.

From an Old Norse name, which was derived from the elements sól "sun" and veig "strength". This is the name of the heroine in Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt (1876).

Solikha means "Flower of death" but actually is the flower of salvation. It is noted in old Sanskrit text abut a mountain made of corpses. Atop that mountain was a large black flower with sweetest scented dew. Many men have trek the path up the mountain because rumor has it, that the flower grant wishes. In truth, it did not. The flower's nature was to reveal your true intentions. If you went to ask it in false, you'd smell the sweet dew and get poison and become part of the mountain. If you are true, then the path of enlightenment is revealed.

French form of the Late Latin name Sollemnia, which was derived from Latin sollemnis "religious". This was the name of a French shepherdess who became a saint after she was killed by her master.

Derived from Old Norse snerra "attack, onslaught". This name was borne by Snorri Sturluson, a 13th-century Icelandic historian and poet, the author of the Prose Edda.

Romanian form of Silvius.

From Japanese 静 (shizu) meaning "quiet" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

From Japanese 静 (shizu) meaning "quiet" combined with 夏 (ka) meaning "summer" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Means "prince, son of the king" in Persian.

French feminine form of Severinus.

Means "star" in Persian.

Russian and Bulgarian form of Sergius.

French form of Sergius.

French form of Seraphina.

Russian form of Seraphina.

Form of Seraphinus (see Seraphina) in various languages.

From Sino-Korean 成 (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded" or 聖 (seong) meaning "holy, sacred" combined with 洙 (su), which refers to a river in China. Many other hanja character combinations are possible.

From Sino-Korean 成 (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded" or 性 (seong) meaning "nature, character, sex" combined with 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" or 旻 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp". Many other hanja character combinations are possible.

From Sino-Korean 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" combined with 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.

From Sino-Korean 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" combined with 雅 (a) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" or 娥 (a) meaning "good, beautiful". Other combinations of hanja characters can also form this name.

Means "shadow, shade" in Serbian and Croatian. It can also be a diminutive of Ksenija.

Means "laugh" in Tumbuka.

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Sebastianus (see Sebastian).

Irish form of Charles.

Irish form of Charlotte.

Latvian form of Charlotte.

Czech form of Charlotte.

Means "moonlight" in Mongolian, from саран (saran) meaning "moon" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".

Means "Saint James", derived from Spanish santo "saint" combined with Yago, an old Spanish form of James, the patron saint of Spain. It is the name of the main character in the novella The Old Man and the Sea (1951) by Ernest Hemingway. This also is the name of the capital city of Chile, as well as several other cities in the Spanish-speaking world.

From Salvatrix, the feminine form of Salvator (see Salvador).

Feminine form of Salim.

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.

Azerbaijani form of Sakina.

Means "calmness, peace" in Arabic.

Armenian form of Isaac. This was the name of a 5th-century patriarch of the Armenian Church.

Alternate transcription of Arabic صفيّة (see Safiyya).

Hausa and Kazakh form of Safiyya. It is also an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.

Means "pure" in Arabic, derived from صفا (ṣafā) meaning "to be clear, to be pure".

French, German, Dutch and Danish form of Sabina.

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.

Czech form of Rosaria.

Combination of Rosa 1 and Angela.

Latinate form of Rosaline.

Diminutive of Róis or the Irish word rós meaning "rose" (of Latin origin). It appears in the 17th-century song Róisín Dubh.

Means "singer" in Sanskrit.

Hebrew form of Rebecca.

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

From Japanese 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic" or 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Means "remedy" in Catalan, a Catalan equivalent of Remedios.

Means "sun" in Sanskrit. Ravi is a Hindu god of the sun, sometimes equated with Surya. A famous bearer was the musician Ravi Shankar (1920-2012).

Feminine form of Raphael.

Means "mercy of Allah", derived from Arabic رحْمة (raḥma) meaning "mercy" combined with الله (Allah).

Means "mercy, compassion" in Arabic.

From Sino-Vietnamese 娟 (quyên) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

From Sino-Vietnamese 權 (quyền) meaning "power, right, authority".

Russian form of Paraskeve.

Means "prayer" in Chewa.

Czech and Slovak form of Paulina.

Bulgarian, Macedonian and Greek form of Paulina.

Feminine form of Pastor.

Modern Greek transcription of Paraskeve.

Means "multitude of lotuses", a derivative of Sanskrit पद्म (padma) meaning "lotus".

Means "God gives to me" in Yoruba.

Russian form of the Old Norse name Helga. The 10th-century Saint Olga was the wife of Igor I, the ruler of Kievan Rus (a state based around the city of Kyiv). Like her husband she was probably a Varangian, who were Norse people who settled in Eastern Europe beginning in the 9th century. Following Igor's death she ruled as regent for her son Svyatoslav for 18 years. After she was baptized in Constantinople she attempted to convert her subjects to Christianity, though this goal was only achieved by her grandson Vladimir.

From Shona nyara meaning "be shy, be quiet, be humble" [1].

Means "light" in Swahili, ultimately from Arabic نور (nūr).

Means "heavenly mist" from Hawaiian noe "mist" and lani "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".

From Sino-Vietnamese 月 (nguyệt) meaning "moon".

Means "ecstasy, elation" in Arabic.

Russian form of Muhammad, used particularly in the Caucasus and former Soviet republics.

Form of Monica used in various languages.

Spanish and European Portuguese form of Monica.

Catalan form of Monica.

Brazilian Portuguese form of Monica.

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.

Spanish and Portuguese form of Moses.

From Japanese 瑞 (mizu) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" and 希 (ki) meaning "hope", besides other kanji combinations.

From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon". It can also come from 光 (mitsu) meaning "light" and 希 (ki) meaning "hope", as well as several other kanji combinations.

Diminutive of Mirjami.

Finnish form of Miriam.

From Sino-Korean 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens" or 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" combined with 徐 (seo) meaning "slowly, calmly, composed, dignified" or 序 (seo) meaning "series, sequence". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.

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

Anglicized form of a Mhàiri, the vocative case of Màiri.

From the name of a village in Andorra where there is a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The name of the village may derive from Latin meridies meaning "midday".

Means "song" in Hawaiian. This is also the Hawaiian, Tongan and Samoan form of Mary.

From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" combined with 弓 (yumi) meaning "archery bow" or 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". This name can also be constructed from other kanji combinations.

Means "praise, gratitude" in Chewa.

Means "innocent, sinless" in Arabic, derived from the root عصم (ʿaṣama) meaning "to protect". After her death, this name was applied to Fatima, a daughter of the 9th-century Shia imam Musa al-Kazim.

From Japanese 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant, graceful" or 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". This name can be formed from other kanji combinations as well.

Form of Martha used in various languages.

Dhivehi and Kazakh form of Maryam, as well as an alternate transcription of the Urdu name.

Roman family name that was derived either from Mars, the name of the Roman god of War, or else from the Latin root mas, maris meaning "male". Gaius Marius was a famous Roman consul of the 2nd century BC. Since the start of the Christian era, it has occasionally been used as a masculine form of Maria.

Norwegian and Swedish form of Margaret.

Italian form of Maristela.

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".

Diminutive of Maria and other names beginning with Mari.

Diminutive of Maria.

Combination of Marie and Thérèse.

Combination of Marie and Louise.

Combination of María and Teresa.

Combination of María and Nieves.

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

Form of Maria used in the Greek Old Testament. In the Greek New Testament both this spelling and Μαρία (Maria) are used. It is also the Georgian, Armenian and Malay form, as well as an alternate transcription of Arabic مريم (see Maryam).

Means "Mary the helper" in Spanish, a devotional title of the Virgin Mary.

Hungarian and Slovak form of Maria.

Spanish, Galician and Icelandic form of Maria.

In Spain this has been the most consistently popular name for girls since the 13th century. Over the last 100 years it has remained very popular, frequently ranked first and never out of the top 20. It is often part of a double name, sometimes referencing an aspect of the Virgin Mary, such as María Carmen or María Dolores. It is occasionally used as a masculine middle name (or as the second part of a masculine double name, such as José María).

From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" combined with 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic" or 里 (ri) meaning "village". Many other combinations of kanji characters can form this name.

Armenian form of Margaret, also meaning "pearl" in Armenian.

Means "pearl" in Hebrew, ultimately from Greek μαργαρίτης (margarites).

Form of Marcellus used in several languages. Notable bearers include the French author Marcel Proust (1871-1922) and the French artist Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968).

Old French variant of Marcel. A famous bearer of the surname was the French general François Séverin Marceau (1769-1796).

Modern Irish form of Máel Sechlainn.

Georgian form of Maximus.

Scottish Gaelic form of Maria (see Mary). The form Moire is used to refer to the Virgin Mary.

Anglicized form of the Irish name Medb meaning "intoxicating". In Irish legend this was the name of a warrior queen of Connacht. She and her husband Ailill fought against the Ulster king Conchobar and the hero Cúchulainn, as told in the Irish epic The Cattle Raid of Cooley.

Means "blessings" in Chewa.

Welsh form of Mabel. It was coined circa 1900.

Dutch feminine form of Martin.

Dutch form of Martin.

Russian and Bulgarian form of Ludmila. This was the name of a character in Aleksandr Pushkin's poem Ruslan and Lyudmila (1820).

From Armenian լուսին (lusin) meaning "moon".

From Amharic ሉል (lul) meaning "pearl".

Italian feminine form of Louis.

Italian form of Ludwig.

Means "favour of the people" from the Slavic elements ľudŭ "people" and milŭ "gracious, dear". Saint Ludmila was a 10th-century duchess of Bohemia, the grandmother of Saint Václav. She was murdered on the orders of her daughter-in-law Drahomíra.

As a Russian name, this is an alternate transcription of Людмила (usually rendered Lyudmila).

Slovene and Croatian form of Lucia.

French and Czech form of Lucia.

Swedish feminine form of Louis.

Estonian feminine form of Louis.

Scottish Gaelic form of Lucia or Louisa.

From the name of a flower, also known as the twinflower. The Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus named it after himself, it being his favourite flower.

Combination of Lin and Da.

From the word meaning "fine mist." A deity in Hawaiian mythology goes by this name, associated with Mauna Kea alongside Poliʻahu and Waiau.

Means "goddess" in Tibetan.

Means "eternal, abiding" in Indonesian.

Estonian feminine form of Lennart.

Possibly a newer form of Luigsech, or from the name of the county of Laois in central Ireland. It is also used as an Irish form of Lucy or Louise.

Means "sign, mark" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Hindu goddess of prosperity, good luck, and beauty. She is the wife of Vishnu and her symbol is the lotus flower, with which she is often depicted.

Modern Greek form of Cybele.

Finnish form of Gustav.

Form of Xenia in several languages.

Form of Constantine in several languages.

Basque form of Christina.

Means "cherry" in Finnish.

Finnish form of Christina, or a short form of Kirsikka. It also means "frost" in Finnish.

From Japanese 吉 (kichi) meaning "good luck" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Form of Hasan in various languages.

From a title meaning "king, ruler". Its origin is probably Mongolian, though the word has been transmitted into many other languages.

Georgian form of Katayoun. It is sometimes used as a Georgian form of Katherine.

Finnish form of Gertrude.

From Japanese 一 (kazu) meaning "one" or 和 (kazu) meaning "harmony, peace" combined with 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness", 希 (ki) meaning "hope" or 樹 (ki) meaning "tree", as well as other combinations of kanji characters.

Means "she holds the ice" in Mohawk, from ka- "she", ówise "ice" and -hawe "hold, have".

From Japanese 克 (katsu) meaning "overcome" or 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 己 (mi) meaning "self". Other kanji combinations having the same pronunciation can also form this name.

Czech and Slovak feminine form of Carolus.

Finnish and Estonian feminine form of Carolus.

Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Carmen and Carmela.

From Japanese 花 (ka) meaning "flower", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Camilla or Camila.

Hawaiian form of Katherine.

Form of Khadija used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Spanish form of Iohanna (see Joanna), making it the feminine form of Juan 1. This name was borne by Juana the Mad, a 16th-century queen of Castile.

Hungarian and Slovene feminine form of Joseph.

Scandinavian and German form of Joséphine.

From Sino-Korean 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 志 (ji) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" combined with 妍 (yeon) meaning "beautiful". Other combinations of hanja characters can also form this name.

From Chinese 静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle" combined with 怡 (yí) meaning "joy, harmony". Other character combinations are possible as well.

From Sino-Korean 枝 (ji) meaning "branch, limb", 知 (ji) meaning "know, perceive, comprehend" or 志 (ji) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" combined with 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.

From Sino-Korean 在 (jae) meaning "located at, exist" or 宰 (jae) meaning "kill, rule" combined with 成 (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded" or 誠 (seong) meaning "sincere, honest, true". Other hanja combinations are possible.

Lithuanian form of Hedwig.

Medieval French variant of Isabel. A famous bearer of this name was Isabeau of Bavaria (1385-1422), wife of the French king Charles VI.

Means "asphodel (flower)" in Hebrew.

Form of Irene in several languages.

Form of Irene in several languages.

Hungarian form of Irene.

Russian and Spanish form of Herais.

Finnish and Frisian feminine form of Inge.

Strictly feminine form of Inge.

Means "beautiful" in Indonesian.

From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son". This was traditionally a name given to the first son. Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From Japanese 和 (hono) meaning "harmony" (using an obscure nanori reading) and 花 (ka) meaning "flower", as well as other combinations of kanji that have the same pronunciation. Very often it is written using the hiragana writing system.

Means "heavenly star" from Hawaiian hōkū "star" and lani "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".

From Japanese 英 (hide) meaning "excellent, fine" and 明 (aki) meaning "bright, light, clear", as well as other combinations of kanji.

French feminine diminutive of Henri.

French form of Heinrich (see Henry). A notable bearer was the French artist Henri Matisse (1869-1954).

Maori form of James.

Finnish variant of Helga.

Feminine form of Helge.

French form of Helen.

Ancient Greek form of Helen, as well as the modern Scandinavian and German form.

Czech and Slovene form of Hedwig.

Scandinavian, Finnish and Hungarian form of Hedwig.

From Sino-Vietnamese 海 (hải) meaning "sea, ocean".

From Sino-Korean 慶 (gyeong) meaning "congratulate, celebrate" or 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour" combined with 子 (ja) meaning "child". This name can be formed of other hanja character combinations as well. Korean feminine names ending with the character 子 (a fashionable name suffix in Japan, read as -ko in Japanese) became less popular after Japanese rule of Korea ended in 1945.

From Greek γλυκερός (glykeros) meaning "sweet". This was the name of a 2nd-century saint from Heraclea.

Italian form of Joseph. Two noteworthy bearers were Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882), a military leader who united Italy, and Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), a composer of operas.

Feminine form of Giuseppe.

Armenian form of Gaiana.

From Japanese 文 (fumi) meaning "writing", 史 (fumi) meaning "history", or other kanji or combinations of kanji that are read the same way. It is often written in hiragana or katakana.

Icelandic form of Frederica.

Danish feminine form of Frederick.

German feminine form of Franciscus (see Francis).

Combination of Francesco and Pio.

Feminine form of Florianus (see Florian).

Latinized form of Fedelm.

Means "fawn" from Gaelic fiadh "deer" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of two early Irish saints, among them "a saintly Irish virgin whose festival was celebrated on 4 January".

Means "wild, wild animal, deer" (modern Irish fia) or "respect" in Irish.

Basque form of Firminus (see Firmin). This is the name of the patron saint of the city of Pamplona in Navarre, Spain.

Derived from Arabic فطم (faṭama) meaning "to abstain, to wean" [1]. Fatima was a daughter of the Prophet Muhammad and the wife of Ali, the fourth caliph. She is regarded as the exemplary Muslim woman, especially among Shias.

Feminine form of Fathi.

Means "wise, intelligent" in Persian.

Feminine form of Eutropios (see Eutropius).

Combination of Sino-Korean elements eun, like 銀 meaning "silver," 恩 meaning "favour, grace" or 殷 meaning "thrive, flourish," and ju, such as 珠 meaning "jewel, pearl," 周 meaning "circumference," 柱 meaning "pillar, column; branch," 州 meaning "state, province" or 宙 meaning "dwelling; time, infinite; sky."

One bearer of this name was actress Lee Eun-ju (1980-2005).

Polish, Slovak, Romanian and Lithuanian form of Esther.

Spanish form of Heinrich (see Henry).

Greek form of Aemilius (see Emil).

From Japanese 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Basque form of Elizabeth.

Welsh and modern Armenian form of Helen, as well as a Czech variant form. This was the name of a 4th-century Welsh saint, traditionally said to be the wife of the Roman emperor Magnus Maximus. According to the Welsh legend The Dream of Macsen Wledig (Macsen Wledig being the Welsh form of Magnus Maximus), she convinced her husband to build the roads in Wales.

Means "fawn" in Welsh. This name was created in the 19th century [1].

Irish form of Eve.

Combination of Dulce and María.

Means "sweet" or "candy" in Spanish.

Means "to live long", derived from Nakh duqa "many" and vakha "to live".

Means "little goddess" from Sanskrit देवी (devī) meaning "goddess" and क (ka) meaning "little".

Means "mistress, lady" in Greek. In Greek mythology this was the name of the daughter of Demeter and Poseidon. She was worshipped in the Eleusinian Mysteries, which were secret rites practiced at Eleusis near Athens.

Amharic form of David.

Means "moon, month" in Tibetan.

From the Old Norse name Dagmær, derived from the elements dagr "day" and mær "maid". This was the name adopted by the popular Bohemian wife of the Danish king Valdemar II when they married in 1205. Her birth name was Markéta.

From the Greek name Κύριλλος (Kyrillos), which was derived from Greek κύριος (kyrios) meaning "lord", a word used frequently in the Greek Bible to refer to God or Jesus.

This name was borne by a number of important saints, including Cyril of Jerusalem, a 4th-century bishop and Doctor of the Church, and Cyril of Alexandria, a 5th-century theologian. Another Saint Cyril was a 9th-century Greek missionary to the Slavs, who is credited with creating the Glagolitic alphabet with his brother Methodius in order to translate the Bible into Slavic. The Cyrillic alphabet, named after him, is descended from Glagolitic.

This name has been especially well-used in Eastern Europe and other places where Orthodox Christianity is prevalent. It came into general use in England in the 19th century.

Dutch (Flemish) form of Cyril.

From the Roman family name Cyprianus, which meant "from Cyprus". Saint Cyprian was a 3rd-century bishop of Carthage who was martyred under the Roman emperor Valerian.

Diminutive of Clara.

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian).

From Sino-Korean 春 (chun) "spring" and 華 (hwa) "flowery; illustrious" or 花 (hwa) "flower; blossoms".

Means "moonlight" in Khmer.

Italian form of Caesar.

Latinate feminine form of Caelestinus.

Spanish and Corsican form of Katherine.

From the Chinese 缤 (bīn) meaning "flourishing, thriving, abundant" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade".

Italian cognate of Blanche. Shakespeare had characters named Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew (1593) and Othello (1603).

Italian form of Benedictus (see Benedict).

Italian feminine form of Benedict.

Spanish form of Bethlehem, the name of the town in Judah where King David and Jesus were born. The town's name is from Hebrew בֵּית־לֶחֶם (Beṯ-leḥem) meaning "house of bread".

Czech feminine form of Frederick.

Polish form of Beatrix.

Catalan form of Beatrix.

Derived from Latin beatus meaning "blessed". This was the name of a few minor saints.

Means "eternal" in Arabic. This was the pen name of a 16th-century Turkish poet.

From Sino-Vietnamese 寶 (bảo) meaning "treasure, jewel".

Means "virgin, maiden" in Arabic.

Feminine variant of Aviv.

Means "spring" in Hebrew.

Means "aider, first-aider" in Spanish and Portuguese, from Latin auxiliator (compare the related name Auxilius). It is taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary María Auxiliadora meaning "Mary, the Helper", and from the Portuguese title Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora meaning "Our Lady, Help (of Christians)", both referring to the protection and help that the Virgin Mary offers to Christians. A known bearer of this name is the retired Spanish female football player Auxiliadora Jiménez (1975-).

Polish form of Augustina.

Means "exalted, venerable", derived from Latin augere meaning "to increase". Augustus was the title given to Octavian, the first Roman emperor. He was an adopted son of Julius Caesar who rose to power through a combination of military skill and political prowess. In 26 BC the senate officially gave him the name Augustus, and after his death it was used as a title for subsequent emperors. This was also the name of three kings of Poland (called August in Polish).

From Japanese 温 (atsu) meaning "warm", 篤 (atsu) meaning "deep, true, sincere" or 敦 (atsu) meaning "honest" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Means "assumption" in Spanish. This name is given in reference to the assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven.

Modern form of Ashoka.

From Sanskrit आशिष (āśiṣa) meaning "prayer, blessing".

Means "they still appear" in Xhosa. A famous bearer is South African actress Asavela Mngqithi.

Means "archangel" in Italian.

Feminine form of Arcangelo.

From the name of a place near the Spanish town of Oñati where there is a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Its name is derived from Basque arantza "thornbush".

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.

Means "appeared" in Portuguese, taken from the Brazilian title of the Virgin Mary Nossa Senhora da Conceição Aparecida, meaning "Our Lady of the Conception Who Appeared". It refers to a statue of the Virgin Mary that was said to have been pulled from a river by fishermen in the 18th century. Our Lady of Aparecida is regarded as the patron saint of Brazil.

Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian and Armenian form of Angela.

Russian diminutive of Anna.

Combination of Antonio and Pio.

Feminine diminutive of Antoine. This name was borne by Marie Antoinette, the queen of France during the French Revolution. She was executed by guillotine.

Feminine form of Anselm.

Combination of Anne 1 and Liese.

From Japanese 安 (an) menacing "calm, peaceful" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Combination of Anna and Liisa.

Combination of An 1 and Na.

From Sanskrit अञ्जलि (añjali) meaning "salutation".

Portuguese feminine form of Angelus (see Angel).

Elaborated form of Andréa (mainly Brazilian).

From the Greek term ἀνάργυρος (anargyros) meaning "poor, incorruptible", derived from Greek ἀ (a), a negative prefix, combined with ἄργυρος (argyros) meaning "silver". This term referred to saints who did not accept payment for their services.

Means "angel" in Maori.

Russian and Ukrainian form of Ambrosius (see Ambrose).

Means "safety" in Arabic, derived from أمن (ʾamina) meaning "to be safe".

Norwegian, Danish and German form of Amalia.

Short form of Germanic names beginning with the element amal. This element means "unceasing, vigorous, brave", or it can refer to the Gothic dynasty of the Amali (derived from the same root).

This was another name for the 7th-century saint Amalberga of Maubeuge.

German feminine form of Aloysius.

German and Czech form of Aloysius.

Means "he or she is with us" in Chewa.

Italian form of Alexander. A famous bearer was Alessandro Volta (1745-1827), the Italian physicist who invented the battery.

Feminine form of Alastar.

Irish form of Alexander.

Basque form of Angelus (see Angel).

Italian and Latvian form of Agnes.

Means "dove" in Armenian.

Possibly derived from Greek ἀγαθὸς (agathos) "good, noble" and ἥμερος (hemeros) "civilized, gentle".

Form of Agatha in several languages.

Form of Agatha in various languages.

Italian and Portuguese form of Adrian.

Means "grieving" in Italian, from the title of the Virgin Mary, Maria Addolorata. It is most common in southern Italy. It is the equivalent of Spanish Dolores.