Delaney_66's Personal Name List

Latinized form of Zarinaia. This was the name of a queen regnant and military leader of the Saka tribe, possibly legendary, who waged a war against the Medes.

Meaning unknown, although the first element is probably "xihuitl" or "xiuh", meaning "turquoise, grass, green/blue thing" or "year, comet" or "flame, fire". The last element is probably "-tzin", a diminutive or reverential suffix. This name belonged to a princess of Azcapotzalco, the daughter of Tezozomoc and Tzihuacxochitzin.

Alternate spelling of Wihtburg.

Feminine form of Tyquan, or a combination of the popular phonetic prefix ty and Quanna.

Probably from Nahuatl tene "lip-possessor; one who speaks well or vigorously", itself derived from tentli "lip, mouth; voice, word" and the possessive suffix -e, combined with the suffix -pal "through, by means of". This may have derived from a transliteration of la lengua, a Spanish sobriquet of the famous translator Malinche meaning "the interpreter; the tongue".

From the stem "temü", meaning "iron", and "lun", a feminine name suffix. Temülün was the sister of Genghis Khan, or Temüjin.

Sisygambis was an Achaemenid queen consort, the mother of Darius III, and was a friend of Alexander the Great and Hephaestion. This name is of uncertain etymology.

Derived from the Japanese kanji 塩 (shio) meaning "salt (a symbol of purification)" or 汐 (shio) meaning "eventide, salt water, opportunity" combined with 見 (mi) meaning "to see, the look or appearance of something".

Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Shiomi was used as a feminine given name in the Edo Period (1600-1868) but nowadays is more common as a surname or a fictional name.

Variant form of Sæwaru. This name was borne by the consort of Anna, king of East Anglia.

This was a name used by 2 pharaohs of Egypt's Old Kingdom. The etymology is unknown. Pepi I's throne name was Meryre, and Pepi II's was Neferkare.
The feminine Ankhesenpepi, used by queen consorts of the pharaohs named Pepi, incorporates this name.

Composed of the Old English elements noð meaning "boldness, daring" and guð meaning "battle". This was borne by a sister of Nothhelm (also called 'Nunna'), King of the South Saxons, who founded a monastery with his help.

From Egyptian nbt meaning "lady, mistress". Name borne by several prominent ancient Egyptian women, including the first known female vizier in Egyptian history; she served under Pepi I. Her daughters Ankhesenpepi I and II later became consorts of Pepi I.

Meaning "beloved of Re". This was the throne name of the pharaoh Pepi I, and the feminine name borne by two consorts of Pepi incorporates this name, Ankhesenmeryre.

Meaning "beloved of Ra". This was an alternate transcription of the throne name of Pepi I, Meryre.

Greek form of the Old Persian name *Mandanā- meaning "delighting, cheerful". This was the name of the mother of Cyrus the Great, a daughter of the Median king Astyages. It was also borne by a sister of Xerxes I.

Hispanicized form of Malintzin, which was a Nahuatlized form of the Spanish name Marina. Malinche was a Nahua woman who was an interpreter to Hernán Cortés.

A notable bearer of this name was Kurdujin Khatun, Ilkhanid princess and ruler of Kerman and Shiraz. The Iranian village of Kardowjin (كاردوجين) was named after her.

Variant of Honeylyn.

Alternate spelling of Griff, a diminutive of Griffith or Griffin. Grif Teller (1899-1993), an American painter, is a notable bearer of this name.

From Old English eormen meaning "whole, great" and burg "fortress" (making it a cognate of Erminburg).

Alternate spelling of Ealhswiþ.

Feminine form of Dwayne or pet form/nickname of Dwayne.

Of uncertain etymology. Drypetis was the daughter of Stateira I and Darius III of Persia. She was married to Hephaestion and was rumored to have been killed by Roxana to remove potential rivals.

Feminine form of Daquan or elaboration of Quanna.

Alternate spelling of Cyneburg, or Cyneburga.

Medieval Scottish Gaelic form of Cailean. Means "whelp, young dog". in Scottish Gaelic. Cuilén mac Ilduib was King of Scots from 967-971.

Variant of Chalchiuhnenetl, with the diminutive or reverential suffix "-tzin", a suffix that was often used in Aztec royal families.

Variant of Kayla.

Feminine form of Brigham. This name was mostly used by Mormon parents who wanted to honor Brigham Young, who was the 2nd president of the LDS Church.

From a Lydian name that was cognate with the Hittite term 𒂖 (arawanni-) meaning "free" as in a free person, not a slave. This was the name of the wife of Astyages, the last king of the Median Empire.

Meaning "her life is of Pepi (either Pepi I or Pepi II)". The root "ankhesen" is used in other names like Ankhesenamun, Ankhesenpaaten, and Ankhesenmeryre.

Meaning "her life is of Meryre", Meryre being the throne name of Pepi I. Two queen consorts of Pepi I were named this, and both were also called Ankhesenpepi.

From Egyptian jmn-m-ḥꜣt-ꜥnḫ meaning "(king) Amenemhat lives", derived from the name of the pharaoh Amenemhat combined with ankh "life". This was the name of a son of Amenemhat II, as well as of a Middle Kingdom vizier.

Of uncertain etymology. A notable bearer was Amage, a queen of the Sarmatians.