hermeline's Personal Name List

Probably an invented name, perhaps an elaboration of Suhaila or Sujey using the English name suffix lyn. This is borne by Zuheilyn Clemente (2000-), a Honduran model and beauty pageant titleholder.

Banatswabian borrowing of Zoltán.

Alternate transcription of Russian Зиновий (see Zinoviy).

Variant of Zédélina.

Russian form of Zacharias.

Feminine form of Zayd. This was the name of a Muslim princess who took refuge at the court of (and perhaps married) Alfonso VI of León and Castile in the 11th century.

Variant of Sadie. A known bearer of this name is British author Zadie Smith (1975-), who was born Sadie Smith.

Spanish form of Junaydah.

Derived from the Japanese kanji 夕 (yū) meaning "evening" combined with 湖 (mi) meaning "lake".

Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Alternate transcription of Hebrew יולי (see Yuli 3). A known bearer is Israeli documentary filmmaker Yulie Cohen (1956-).

Alternate transcription of Russian Юлий (see Yuliy).

Variant of Julen.

From the Chinese 友 (yǒu) meaning "friend, companion, friendly" and 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine".

Alternate transcription of Yujin.

Variant of Yorick.

Alternate transcription of Hebrew יוֹנָה (see Yona).

From Japanese 弥 (ya) meaning "universally" combined with 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day" and 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric".

Derived from Greek ξύλον (xylon) meaning "wood, timber", a word used in the New Testament of the cross (for example, Acts of the Apostles 5:30 and 10:39).

Short form of Alexander. It was popularized in the English-speaking world by a character on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003).

From Latin Winifreda, possibly from a Welsh name Gwenfrewi (maybe influenced by the Old English masculine name Winfred). Saint Winifred was a 7th-century Welsh martyr, probably legendary. According to the story, she was decapitated by a prince after she spurned his advances. Where her head fell there arose a healing spring, which has been a pilgrimage site since medieval times. Her story was recorded in the 12th century by Robert of Shrewsbury, and she has been historically more widely venerated in England than in Wales. The name has been used in England since at least the 16th century.

Transferred use of the surname Windell.

Windell Dwain Middlebrooks, Jr. (1979–2015) was an American actor and singer.

From the Old English name Wilmǣr, likely via a surname [1] that was derived from it. In some cases it might be regarded as a masculine form of Wilma.

Transferred use of the surname Willox.

Latinized form of Wilhelm. This is also the official Dutch form of the name, used on birth certificates but not commonly in daily life.

Variant of Wilburn.

Transferred use of the surname Whitley.

Old short form of Germanic names beginning with the element wentil meaning "a Vandal". The Vandals were a Germanic tribe who invaded Spain and North Africa in the 5th century. Their tribal name, which may mean "wanderer", has often been confused with that of the Wends, a Slavic people living between the Elbe and the Oder.

This is another name for Saint Wendelin.

Place name from Old English: “wooded valley”.

Most famous as the name of Walden Pond in Massachusetts where philosopher Henry David Thoreau wrote his book “Walden”.

Used as a male name by J.K. Rowling in the "Harry Potter" books.

the history goes back to the Mahabharata where it is the name of karna's wife.

This name comes from the ancient Indian language Sanskrit. It is one of the names given to the Hindu goddess Radha, one of the god Vishnu's many lovers. The name is also used for the tulsi plant, a sacred plant in Hinduism, because it is said Radha's hair was wavy and luxurious, like the leaves on the plant.

Transferred use of the surname Vox.

Variant of Virginia.

Probably a variant of Wilma, the spelling with an e perhaps due to the influence of Selma 1. This name has been in use since the 19th century.

Feminine form of Valdis.

Of uncertain etymology.

Diminutive of Ulysses which was occasionally used as a feminine form of this name.

Bulgarian form of Trajan 2.

Means "palm tree" in Hebrew.

It means "God Is Good" It is derived from the Greek name Tobias

From an English surname that was itself derived from the given name Tobias.

Variant of Tyra.

Albanian form of Theodore.

Means "world", "universe" or "macrocosm" in Hebrew.

French form of Taurinus.

This was a name given to a cross between a demon, Tash and a god, Aslan to trick citizens into thinking they were one, in the novel the Last Battle, by C.S. Lewis.

Means "strength, vigour" in Mongolian.

Combination of Tai and Lan 1.

Means "virtuous, pure, chaste" in Arabic.

Means "study, learning" in Arabic.

Famous bearer is Taborah Johnson (born March 21, 1953), also known as Tabby Johnson, a Canadian singer and actress.

Transferred use of the surname Taber.

Means "good colour" or "golden", a contraction of the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" and वर्ण (varṇa) meaning "colour". This is a transcription of both the masculine form स्वर्ण and the feminine form स्वर्णा (spelled with a long final vowel).

Means "good-tempered, well-disposed", derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with शील (śīla) meaning "conduct, disposition". This is a transcription of both the feminine form सुशीला (long final vowel, borne by a consort of the Hindu god Yama) and the masculine form सुशील (short final vowel).

Derived from Parthian surena meaning "warrior" or sura meaning "strong".

Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian and Slovene form of Stoyan.

Meaning unknown, perhaps related to Old Norse stilling "calm", or perhaps of German origin.

Variant of Starlie.

From the Greek name Σόφος (Sophos) meaning "skilled, clever".

From a nickname that is commonly used to denote a young boy, derived from the English word son.

Nicaragua-spanish

Air Headed

Variant of Zoélie.

Finnish variant of Simon 1.

Feminine form of Silvinus.

From an English surname that was derived from the French town of Sigournais, called Segurniacum in medieval Latin, itself of unknown meaning. The American actress Sigourney Weaver (1949-), real name Susan, adopted this name in 1963 after the minor character Sigourney Howard in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby (1925).

Means "one who has accomplished a goal", derived from Sanskrit सिद्ध (siddha) meaning "accomplished" and अर्थ (artha) meaning "goal". Siddhartha Gautama was the real name of the Buddha.

Means "flame" in Arabic.

Yiddish diminutive of Shoshana.

In Yiddish literature, Shosha is the name of the eponymous character of the novel Shosha (1978) written by Isaac Bashevis Singer (1903-1991).

Possibly means "beloved of Shiva 1".

Transferred use of surname Sherwin.

A Hindi name meaning 'king of mountains'. One notable bearer is Shailen Bhatt, the administrator of the American Federal Highway Administration.

This is a Japanese name which refers to a scabbard or sheath for a sword. Beyond being a simple noun, Saya connotes peace because of the image of a sword that remains in its scabbard.
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From 沙 (sa) "sand" and 耶 (ya), a kanji used exclusively in names meaning "question mark."

Likely coined by the English poet Robert Greene in the late sixteenth century for his poem "Samela", Samela is most likely a reworking of Semele.

The use of this extremely rare name was inspired by a character from the 1992 book "Ik ook van jou" (English: "I love you too" - the literal translation is "I also of you"), who is featured much more prominently in the 2000 sequel "Ik omhels je met duizend armen" (English: "I embrace you with a thousand arms"). Both books were written by Dutch author Ronald Giphart (b. 1965) and both have been made into films. The author has stated that he derived the name from Samarinda, a major city on the Indonesian island Borneo. The city derives its name from Indonesian samarenda meaning "equal in height", which was a term originally used in reference to the way in which the Bugis people constructed their houses.

Means "safe" in Arabic, derived from سلم (salima) meaning "to be safe".

Transferred use of the name of the Sahalie Falls, Oregon.

Means "lizard" in Arabic.

Transferred use of the surname Sadler.

Galician form of Isabel.

Rynagh O'Grady, Irish actress.

Form of Yeruslan used by Aleksandr Pushkin in his poem Ruslan and Ludmila (1820), which was loosely based on Russian and Tatar folktales of Yeruslan Lazarevich.

Variant of Roly.

Diminutive of Christoforos.

Possibly a variant of Rosmunda or Romina. This name was used by Francesco Cavalli for a character in his opera Giasone (1649).

Spanish and European Portuguese form of Romulus.

Transferred use of the surname Romie.

Greek form of Roland.

Russian form of Roland.

Means "cord" in Malagasy.

Variant of Rickel, last recorded in the 1700s.

From the Old Welsh name Rotri, derived from rod "wheel" and ri "king". This name was borne by several medieval Welsh rulers, including Rhodri the Great, a 9th-century king of Gwynedd.

Latinized form of Old English Hrêðe or Hrêða. Rheda is a goddess attested solely by Bede in his 8th-century work De temporum ratione, where she is connected with the month "Rhedmonth" (which is the equivalent of modern day March).

Apparently a Greek form of Régis.

Derived from Hebrew rekhah "soft; tender; velvety; silky".

Recha Freier (1892-1984) was a German-born Jewish teacher and poet who founded the Youth Aliyah organization in 1933. The organization saved the lives of 22,000 Jewish children by helping them to leave Nazi Germany for Palestine.

Recha is also a prominent character in Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's play Nathan the Wise, a fervent plea for religious tolerance published in 1779.

Brazilian variant of Raquel.

Diminutive of Raphael.

Means "urinated on" in Greenlandic. Quissik was the name of a shaman, still remembered in local legends, who acquired that name when foxes in human figure urinated on him.

Elaboration of Quade using the popular phonetic suffix den.

Possibly derived from Mongolian хацар (khatsar) meaning "cheek, face; flank".

Means "handsome" in Arabic.

Diminutive of Efpsychia.

Means "abounding in song", derived from Greek πολύς (polys) meaning "much" and ὕμνος (hymnos) meaning "song, hymn". In Greek mythology she was the goddess of dance and sacred songs, one of the nine Muses.

Greek adoption of Piero.

The use of Phileine as a feminine first name in The Netherlands is due to the 2003 film "Phileine Zegt Sorry" (English: "Phileine Says Sorry"). The film is based on a book written by Dutch author Ronald Giphart (b. 1965), which carries the same title and was published in 1996. Phileine is the first name of the book's main character, and the author derived the name from the Dutch adjective vilein, which means "mean, evil" in English and is etymologically related to the English noun villain. This is both fitting and deliberate, as it points to the unlikability of the main character.

The name Phileine first started to get used in 2004, which is the year immediately following the release year of the book's film adaptation. The name was not in use before that, despite the book having been released in 1996 already. It was the film that finally popularised the name. According to the first names database of the Meertens Institute, the name was at its most popular in 2009, in which year 59 girls were given this name. However, according to the popularity statistics on this website, Phileine was at its most popular in 2011, i.e. more popular in 2011 than it was in 2009 (while the Meertens Institute states the reverse).

It is easy to mistake the name Phileine as being a variant of Philine, which is derived from the Greek verb philein "to love". However, this is not the case, as Phileine as a first name in The Netherlands is completely inspired by the film (and thus indirectly, the book). And since the author derived it from Dutch vilein (as I explained before), that is really the only correct meaning for Phileine.

Latin form of Peter. As a Dutch name, it is used on birth certificates though a vernacular form such as Pieter is typically used in daily life.

Derived from Romanian Paște "Easter".

In Greek, “virgin, pure.” Related to Parthena.

Latinized form of Greek Πάνδαρος (Pandaros), which was possibly derived from παν (pan) "all" and an uncertain second element. This is the name of a mythical archer who appears in stories of the Trojan War, and "who by an arrow-shot violates the truce between the Trojans and Greeks, and is afterwards slain by Diomedes." In Homer's 'Iliad' he is portrayed as an energetic and impetuous warrior, but in medieval literature he becomes a witty and licentious figure who facilitates the affair between Troilus and Cressida. In Shakespeare's play 'Troilus and Cressida' (1602) he is portrayed as an aged degenerate and coward, who ends the play by telling the audience he will bequeath them "my diseases".

From an English surname meaning "pilgrim". It is ultimately from Latin palma "palm tree", since pilgrims to the Holy Land often brought back palm fronds as proof of their journey.

Derived from the passive voice of an older Slavic verb ozreti se meaning "to look, glance".
This is the name of three mountains, two in Serbia and one in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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From Serbian озарити/ozariti meaning "to make radiant".

Form of Uriel used in the Greek Old Testament.

Bulgarian form of Orseis.

French form of Ophelia.

Old High German ōt, Old Saxon ōd "wealth, riches" + Old High German rih "ruler".

Diminutive of Adriani.

Either a variant of Nolia or a variant of Noelie.

From an Irish surname, the Anglicized form of Ó Nualláin, itself derived from the given name Nuallán. The baseball player Nolan Ryan (1947-) is a famous bearer. This name has climbed steadily in popularity since the 1970s.

Variant of French Noélie.

Means "returner, homecomer" in Greek, from νέομαι (neomai) meaning "to return". In Homer's Iliad this was the name of the king of Pylos, famous for his great wisdom and longevity, who acted as a counselor to the Greek allies.

Transferred use of the surname Nedrick.

A notable bearer of this name is the American actor Nedrick Young (1914-1968).

Inspired by the name of a fictional place from the 1905 novel Nedra by George Barr McCutcheon. In the novel, Nedra is an island where some of the protagonists are stranded, but the cover illustration featuring a lady probably gave the impression that it was a personal name belonging to a female character. This name was then reused for several characters in early films.

Ukrainian and Russian form of Nazarius.

Variant of Nashaly.

Coined for a short story called The Dice of God by South African romance novelist Cynthia Stockley (1863-1936). The short story was serialized in Cosmopolitan magazine starting in February of 1926, and appears to have been expanded and published as a stand-alone book the same year.

According to some sources, a King of Syria during the Arthurian period. One of the allies of Emperor Thereus of Rome. Nadus joined Thereus in a war against Arthur, and he was slain in battle against Claris and Laris.

Latin natalis "natal, of birth" + Proto-Germanic linþaz "gentle, sweet, mild".

Anglicized form of Irish Muirgel and Scottish Muireall. A form of this name was also used in Brittany, and it was first introduced to medieval England by Breton settlers in the wake of the Norman Conquest. In the modern era it was popularized by a character from Dinah Craik's novel John Halifax, Gentleman (1856).

Moshi has an unknown origin, although bears a resemblance to the Japanese phrase "Moshi moshi".

Means "young shoot or twig; young of an animal (especially a calf)" or "musk" in Ancient Greek.

Anglicized form of Muireann.

Diminutive of Romeo.

Contracted form of Melinda as well as a truncated form of both Aminda and Eminda.

Diminutive of Mildred, Millicent and other names containing the same sound.

Greek form of Micaiah. It is used in the Greek Old Testament when referring to the prophet Micah.

Spanish form of Meliboea. This is the name of the female protagonist in the Spanish novel La Celestina (1499).

This English name means 'strong mill'. Meldrick Taylor, a two-weight world champion in boxing, is a famous bearer of this name.

Regional or archaic form of Italian massaio meaning "tenant farmer, share cropper".

From a noble title that derives from the Old French word marche meaning "march, borderland". The title originally referred to someone who ruled on the borderlands of a realm.

Feminine form of Marold.

Variant of Marlene using the suffix la.

The author Marden Fitzpatrick Nichols is a famous bearer of this name.

Hindi, Nepali, Sindhi, Bengali, Dogri, Odia, Konkani, Urdu, Assamese, Gujarati, Punjabi and Marathi form of Mowgli.

Indian name coming from the Urdu word for “gilded”.

Russian form of Makarios (see Macario).

Variant of Mahalia.

Alleged Prussian Lithuanian goddess of wrath.

Maggila was first mentioned in the form Magyla in Matthäus Prätorius' work Deliciae Prussica, published in 1703, and later corroborated by the writings of Jakob Brodowski and Philipp Ruhig.

As the goddess of wrath, her role is akin to that of the Furiae in Roman mythology. According to Prätorius, she is a servant of the goddess Giltinė and will act as the executor of her wishes.

The meaning of her name is yet unknown.

Contraction of Maddaleno.

In literature, this is the name of the eponymous character from the poem Julian and Maddalo (1819) written by the English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822). In the poem, the philosophical Julian is based on himself, whilst the cynical Maddalo is based on the English poet Lord Byron (1788-1824).

Medieval Dutch variant of Mabilia.

Variant of Allyriane.

From a German surname, itself derived from the Old German given name Leuthar. The surname was borne by Martin Luther (1483-1546), a monk and theologian who started the Protestant Reformation by nailing his famous 95 theses to a church door. It has since been used as a given name in his honour, especially among Protestants. A notable bearer from the modern era was the American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968).

Medieval Scottish form of Lughlagh. Lulach mac Gille Coemgáin ( before 1033 – 17 March 1058) was King of Scots between 15 August 1057 and 17 March 1058.

Possibly from one of the Indo-European roots *lewk- "light, brightness", *lewg- "dark" or *lewgh- "oath". This was the name of a Celtic (Gaulish) god of commerce and craftsmanship, who was equated by the Romans with Mercury. He probably forms the basis for the characters and names of Lugh (Irish) and Lleu (Welsh).

Variant of Lovisa.

Variant of Lommán.

Hawaiian form of Lorraine.

Short form of Elizabeth (English), Yelizaveta (Russian), Elisavet (Greek) or Elisabed (Georgian).

Means "mirage" in Kurdish.

Derived from Attic Greek λεώς (leos) meaning "the people". Also compare Greek λαος (laos), which has the same meaning and is found in names like Archelaus and Menelaus.

Latinized form of Leon. Leonis is also the brightest star in the constellation Leo and one of the brightest stars in the night sky.

French form of Leontios, also used as a feminine name.

Gallicized form of Lavinia.

The surname Laveran probably became popular as a first name thanks to the French Nobel Prize in Medicine Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran. Laveran discovered that protozoan parasites were the causative agent of malaria.

Danish and Norwegian form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).

English feminine form of Laurence 1.

Means "soft" in Arabic.

From an English surname that was originally from a place name meaning "church settlement" in Old Norse. This name briefly spiked in popularity for American girls in 1982 after the character Kirby Anders Colby was introduced to the soap opera Dynasty.

Derived from Sanskrit किरण (kiraṇa), which can mean "dust" or "thread" or "sunbeam".

Means "creator" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الخليق (al-Khalīq) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Derived from Arabic كَنْز (kanz) meaning "treasure".

Irish meaning for Kealan is Slender

Short form of Kaya'aton'my', a name invented for the Native American girl of the Nimíipuu or Nez Percé tribe in the American Girl series of dolls, accompanied by books. The doll was the eighth historical character in the series and released together with the book in 2002.

It was made clear by the creators that in reality a Nez Percé girl wouldn't shorten her name, however it was used in this manner to make it easier for younger readers.

Danish and Norwegian contracted form of Katherine.

Likely an invented name, possibly a blend of the name prefix ka with Latrell or Montrell.

Juniel Querecuto is an infielder in major league baseball.

Elaborated form of Julie and Julia.

Latin "judge!" (imperative).

Judica is the name of the fifth Sunday of lent, after first word of the antiphon used on that Sunday. It is occasionally used as a given name in Germany.

Variant of Jocelene.

Dutch, Low German and North Frisian name derived from both Georg and Gregor.

Meaning uncertain. It might perhaps be a masculinization of Jolanda, or a combination of a name starting with Jo- (such as Johan) with a name that contains the Germanic element lant meaning "land" (such as Roeland).

Diminutive of Job and other names beginning with Jo.

Means "Yahweh is brother" in Hebrew, from יוֹ (yo) referring to the Hebrew God and אָח (ʾaḥ) meaning "brother". This is the name of four people in the Old Testament.

Diminutive of Jill.

From Chinese 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish", 健 (jiàn) meaning "strong, healthy", or other characters that are pronounced in a similar fashion.

Variant of Javan or Jevaughn.

Derived from Hebrew יְרֵשָׁה (yeresha) meaning "possession" [1]. In the Old Testament she is the wife of King Uzziah of Judah and the mother of Jotham.

Means "taught by God" in Hebrew (see also Jeriah). In the Bible, this was the name of a chief of Issachar.

"jericho"

Short form of Jackson. It appeared in the video game Mortal Kombat II in 1993. It first registered as a given name in the United States in 1995 (when it was used only five times) but steadily grew in popularity for two decades, probably inspired by similar names like Max and Dax and helped by a character of this name on the American television series Sons of Anarchy (2008-2014).

Variant of Javan.

The title character of a 1944 melodramatic novel by Norah Lofts, made into a film in 1947. In the story, Jassy is a wild gypsy girl. The name seems to be a form of Jessie 1 – probably not short for Jessica, but a pet form of Jane.

Variant of Jace and a short form of Jason.

Diminutive of names beginning with the Slavic element jarŭ meaning "fierce, energetic", such as Jarosław or Jaroslav. It is sometimes used independently.

From the Hebrew name יָרֶד (Yareḏ) or יֶרֶד (Yereḏ) meaning "descent". This is the name of a close descendant of Adam in the Old Testament. It has been used as an English name since the Protestant Reformation, and it was popularized in the 1960s by the character Jarrod Barkley on the television series The Big Valley [1].

Elaboration of Janelle

Haitian Creole form of Isaac.

From the English word for the climbing plant that has small yellow flowers. It is ultimately derived from Old English ifig.

Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian

Variant of Ivalia.

Means "of Italy" in Latin. In Roman legend Italus was the father of Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. He supposedly gave his name to the region known as Italia or Italy (in fact the region may have gotten its name from Oscan Víteliú meaning "land of bulls").

Means “iron arm”, from a combination of French and Anglo-Saxon. Sir Isumbras is a famous character from medieval English literature.

Portuguese variant of Isolde

19th-century elaboration of Isola.

Popularly claimed to be derived from the Italian word isola "island", this name might actually rather be a variant of Isolda.

Isola Wilde was the younger sister of author and playwright Oscar Wilde. Isola died aged eight of meningitis, and her brother dedicated the poem Requiescat to her memory.

Arabic form of Ishmael, also used in several other languages. According to the Quran and Islamic tradition Ismail was a prophet and the founder of the Arab people.

Arabic form of Isaac.

Elaborated form of Isel as well as a truncated form of Marisela and Gisela. This was borne by Mexican actress Isela Vega (1939-2021).

Diminutive of Irma.

Probably a variant of Yolanda influenced by the Greek words ἰόλη (iole) meaning "violet" and ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower". This name was (first?) used by Gilbert and Sullivan in their comic opera Iolanthe (1882).

Means "tree" in Hebrew.

Lithuanian form of Ignatius.

From an English surname that was derived from the name of a town in Cheshire. The final element is Old English leah "woodland, clearing", while the first element might be hux "insult, scorn". A famous bearer of the surname was the British author Aldous Huxley (1894-1963).

Variant of Hugo.

German form of Hilderic.

Variant of Hilaeira.

French form of Hersilia.

Maori form of Helen.

Means "day" in Greek. This was the name of the Greek goddess who personified the daytime. According to Hesiod she was the daughter of Nyx, the personification of the night.

From a Greek title of the goddess Artemis meaning "of marshes" (which may reflect her role as a goddess of streams and marshes). It is derived from Greek ἕλειος (heleios), from ἕλος (helos) "marsh-meadow". This is also the genus name of a type of bird.

Combination of Helen with a feminine name that ends in -aine, such as Elaine and Lorraine.

There might be cases where the name is actually derived from the French surname Hélaine, but these should be few and far between, as the surname is extremely rare in the USA.

Czech and Slovak form of Gallus.

Hashim It means Strong or Destroyer of Evil

One notable bearer of this name is rising supermodel Harleth Kuusik.

Meaning "with pierced nose." May also mean "destroyed" or "dedicated to God" depending on your source.

Upper Sorbian form of Agnes. Hańža Bjeńšowa (*1919) is a Sorbian writer.

Transferred use of the surname Halley. It peaked in popularity in 1986, when Halley's Comet was last spotted from Earth. It rose again in the US in the mid 1990's when similar-sounding names (like Haley and Hallie) were increasing in popularity.

Meaning "Destroyer".

Possibly from a diminutive of Old High German hadu meaning "battle". This was the name of a 7th-century Frankish saint.

Variant of Hadar.

Derived from Greek ἁβρὸς (habros) "refined".

From a Hungarian royal title, which was probably of Turkic origin. This name is also used as a Hungarian form of Julius.

From Gyða, an Old Norse diminutive of Guðríðr. It was borne by a Danish noblewoman who married the English lord Godwin of Wessex in the 11th century. The name was used in England for a short time after that, and was revived in the 19th century.

She is a kindly forest goddess in Haida mythology whose name translates to "Lady Hanging Hair."

Transferred use of the surname Guthrie, borne by the jazz musician Guthrie Govan.

Short form of Augustas and other names containing gust.

From the Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and 任 (rèn) meaning "allow, appoint, trust, rely on".

From the Norman French form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar meaning "white phantom", ultimately from the old Celtic roots *windos meaning "white" (modern Welsh gwen) and *sēbros meaning "phantom, magical being" [1]. In Arthurian legend she was the beautiful wife of King Arthur. According to the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth, she was seduced by Mordred before the battle of Camlann, which led to the deaths of both Mordred and Arthur. According to the 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes, she engaged in an adulterous affair with Sir Lancelot.

The Cornish form of this name, Jennifer, has become popular in the English-speaking world.

Variant of Guillaumette. A known bearer of this name was the French noblewoman Guillemette of Neufchâtel (1260-1317).

Combination of Grete and Liese.

Transferred use of the surname Greeley.

Diminutive of Grace.

Gower means "pure" from Welsh origin.

Simply from the English word glory, ultimately from Latin gloria.

Variant of Gilroy.

Derived from Gothic gild "sacrifice" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."

Derived from Manx guilley "servant; boy, lad" and the given name Andreays with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint Andrew" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).

Diminutive of Gilbert or Gibson.

Ghosha was an ancient Vedic period Indian philosopher and seer.

Latinized form of Γέσανδρος (Gesandros). This given name could possibly be derived from Greek γῆ (ge) "the earth, soil, land" combined with Greek ανδρος (andros) "of a man", but most likely it is actually of Scythian origin. After all, in Greek mythology, Gesander was a Scythian warrior who fought for Perses in the Colchian civil war(1). He slayed the Argonaut Canthus(2) and the Amazon Lyce(3) during that war. A son of Voraptus, Gesander was king of the Iazyges, a Scythian tribe(4). It should be mentioned that an other source states that the Iazyges were actually a Sarmatian tribe(5), even though that should not matter all that much in practice, since both the Sarmatians and the Scythians were ultimately an Iranian people(6) who spoke a Scythian language(7). Either way, it is not known what the original Scythian form was of the name Gesander, which makes it very difficult to find out what its meaning must have been in Scythian.

Latinized form of Georgios.

Alternate transcription of Russian Геннадий (see Gennadiy).

Variant of Garyfallia.

Transferred use of the surname Garvin.

Variant of Garland.

The name of a son of Zeus, from whom the town and mountain of Gargara in Mysia, Greece were believed to have derived their name.

Original Latin form of Galileo, meaning "Galilean, from Galilee". Galilee is a region in northern Israel, mentioned in the New Testament as the site of several of Jesus's miracles. It is derived from the Hebrew root גָּלִיל (galil) meaning "district, roll".

Variant transcription of Галя (see Galya).

Ancient Greek feminine form of Galen.

Means "magic" in Icelandic, from Old Norse galdr "magic chant; magic".

Transferred use of the surname Gable.

French form of Gabinus (see Gavino).

Variant of Fumia.

Short form of Sophronia.

Combination of the names Freya and Kaylee.

English form of the Late Latin name Franciscus meaning "Frenchman", ultimately from the Germanic tribe of the Franks, who were named for a type of spear that they used (Proto-Germanic *frankô). This name was borne by the 13th-century Saint Francis of Assisi, who was originally named Giovanni but was given the nickname Francesco by his father, an admirer of the French. Francis went on to renounce his father's wealth and devote his life to the poor, founding the Franciscan order of friars. Later in his life he apparently received the stigmata.

Due to the renown of the saint, this name became widespread in Western Europe during the Middle Ages. However, it was not regularly used in Britain until the 16th century. Famous bearers include Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552), a missionary to East Asia, the philosopher and scientist Francis Bacon (1561-1626), the explorer and admiral Francis Drake (1540-1595), and Pope Francis (1936-).

In the English-speaking world this name is occasionally used for girls, as a variant of the homophone Frances.

Contracted form of Francesca.

Diminutive of Christoforos.

Transferred use of the surname Foley.

French feminine form of Florian.

Derived from Old Irish finn "white, blessed". This was the name of several Irish saints, including the founders of monasteries at Clonard and Movilla (both 6th century).

Variant of Finegas.

Variant of Fenella.

This name might have been derived from Latin fidus meaning "faithful."

From the Late Latin name Fidelis meaning "faithful", a derivative of fides "faith". A famous bearer was the revolutionary leader and Cuban president Fidel Castro (1926-2016).

Name of country music artist Ferlin Husky (1925-2011).

Feminine form of Fen 2.

Spanish form of Felicia.

From the Spanish Estefania, brought to Eastern Europe by the Jews expelled from Spain during the Spanish Inquisition.

Used by Disney and Austrian author Felix Salten for a female roe deer in his novel 'Bambi' (1923).

Of uncertain etymology.

Feminine form of Everett.

Variant of Everilda.

Latinized form of Euanthe.

Derived from Greek εὐφραίνω (euphraino) meaning "to delight, to cheer". This was the name of a 4th-century BC Athenian artist.

Short form of Eulalia.

Elaboration of Ethel.

it's a kind of a tree-tamarisk.

This is the Haitian Voodoo love goddess and goddess of elemental forces. She is personified as a water snake. She is also called Ezili.

Turkish form and Bosnian variant of Amir 1.

Lithuanian form of Aemilius (see Emil).

Masculine form of Emelia.

Means "valley" in Hebrew.

Variant of Alvin.

Derived from Mapuche elun meaning "give".

Elmus Wicker, author of "Banking Panics of the Gilded Age", was one famous bearer of this name

Used by the popular British novelist Eleanor Burford (1906-1993) as a pen name, in which case it was formed from a contraction of her birth name, i.e., by combining the initial syllables of Eleanor (El) and Burford (-bur). She wrote four novels under the pseudonym Elbur Ford between 1950 and 1953, in which period a few boys were named Elbur, possibly after her literary alias.

It is also a surname which may be related to the surname and given name Wilbur.

Variant of Idris 2.

From the Old English elements ead "wealth, fortune" and ric "ruler, king". After the Norman Conquest this Old English name was not commonly used. It has occasionally been revived in modern times.

In Greek mythology, Edonus was the ancestor of the Edonians in Thrace and Thracian Macedonia. He was the son of Ares (god of war) and Calliope (muse of epic poetry).

Lithuanian form of Edgar.

From the Roman name Duilius, which is possibly derived from Latin duellum "war". This was the name of a Roman consul who defeated the Carthaginians in a naval battle.

Scottish variant of Dougal.

Transferred use of the surname Drexel.

Diminutive of Theodosia.

Feminine form of the Greek name Δωρόθεος (Dorotheos), which meant "gift of god" from Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift" and θεός (theos) meaning "god". The name Theodore is composed of the same elements in reverse order. Dorothea was the name of two early saints, notably the 4th-century martyr Dorothea of Caesarea. It was also borne by the 14th-century Saint Dorothea of Montau, who was the patron saint of Prussia.

Diminutive of Dorothy. Doll and Dolly were used from the 16th century, and the common English word doll (for the plaything) is derived from them. In modern times this name is also sometimes used as a diminutive of Dolores.

Derived from Greek δυσμή (dysme) meaning "sunset". This is the name traditionally assigned to the repentant thief who was crucified beside Jesus.

Combination of dio (from Dionisio and Dionisia) and the suffix -mar, present in names such as Leomar and Gladimar. It is often conflated with Dietmar or interpreted as a variant of it.

Masculine form of Diana. This was the name of an obscure god in Roman mythology. Some experts theorize that Dianus is not a separate god on his own; they claim that Dianus is merely a different name for Ianus (see Janus).

Alternate transcription of Hindi देव (see Dev).

Usual English, German and Dutch form of Denis.

The name of a character from the book series The Sword of Truth written by Terry Goodkind.

Possibly an alteration of Leroy.

Diminutive of Adela or Adelaide. A famous bearer was American actress and singer Della Reese (1931-2017).

Transferred use of the surname Delara or combination of the popular prefix De- with Lara 1.

Possibly a variant of Devin influenced by David.

The name of at least three different figures in Greek mythology.

Etymology uncertain, possibly derived from Greek δαῦλος (daulos) meaning "bushy, leafy, dense", "forest, thicket", and figuratively "intricate, inscrutable", or from the related δαλός (dalos) meaning "firebrand, torch". This was the name of a nymph in Greek mythology, the supposed namesake of an Ancient Greek settlement. She was a daughter of the local river-god Cephisus.

Feminine form of Dan 1. It can also be considered a compound meaning "judgement from God", using the element יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God.

Means “far away” in Slovak.

Latin form of Greek Κῦρος (Kyros), from the Old Persian name 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 (Kuruš), possibly meaning "young" or "humiliator (of the enemy)" [1]. Alternatively it could be of Elamite origin. The name has sometimes been associated with Greek κύριος (kyrios) meaning "lord".

The most notable bearer of the name was Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire in the 6th century BC. He is famous in the Old Testament for freeing the captive Jews and allowing them to return to Israel after his conquest of Babylon. As an English name, it first came into use among the Puritans after the Protestant Reformation.

Latin name that was derived from crescere "to grow". This name is mentioned briefly in one of Paul's epistles in the New Testament.

Latinized form of Greek Κλεοβουλίνη (Kleobouline), derived from the name Kleoboulos combined with the feminine adjectival suffix -ινη (-ine). This was the name of a 6th-century BC Greek poet from Lindos, a small town on the island of Rhodes. She was the daughter of Cleobulus, one of the Seven Sages of Greece. According to Plutarch, her real name was Eumetis.

Diminutive of Claude.

Variant of Clarice.

Short form of Lucinda.

The meaning is unknown. This name is used in the book Dealing With Dragons, by Patricia C. Wrede.

Feminine form of Chrysanthos.

Short form of Polychronis.

This name is used as 千浦 with 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand" and 浦 (ho, ura) meaning "inlet, seacoast, seashore."

One bearer of this name was Japanese-American artist Chiura Obata (小圃 千浦) (1885-1975).

This name is very rarely given to boys, if given at all.
Chiura is also used as a surname.

Feminine form of Chester.

Means "moonlight" in Khmer.

From an occupational surname that meant "candle seller" or "candle maker" in Middle English, ultimately from Latin candela via Old French. It surged in popularity after the 1994 debut of the American sitcom Friends, featuring a character by this name.

Variant of Céline.

Derived from Old Irish cath "battle" and fal "rule". This was the name of a 7th-century Irish saint. It was also borne by several Irish kings. It has sometimes been Anglicized as Charles.

French form of Carmelia.

From the English word canyon, ultimately from Greek kanna "small reed", after the plants that grow in the bottom of canyons.

Variant of Kamari.

Modern name taken from the Latin word calix meaning "wine cup, chalice".

Variant of Caius.

Invented by author Jonathan Swift for his 1726 poem Cadenus and Vanessa. The name is an anagram for the latin word decanus, meaning Dean, because he was the dean of St. Patricks.

Cornish form of Brioc.

Variant of Brody.

Feminine form of Braulio.

Short form of Abraham. This name was borne by Bram Stoker (1847-1912), the Irish author who wrote Dracula.

The name Bodan is a name of South Slavic or possibly Germanic origin, it is a shortened form of the name Slobodan which is of Serbian origin and means Freedom. Alternatively it could derive from Proto-Germanic *butmaz (ground) via Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn (bottom)

In the case of French swimmer Bienna Pélégry (1899-1989), it is a short form of one of her names, Bibiena.

Feminine form of Besar.

Derived from Old High German, Old Saxon bero meaning "bear" combined with Old High German rih "ruler".

Short form of Benzion.

Borne by a Guanche noble from Tenerife.

Hebrew boy's name meaning "son of strengths"

Variant of Belial.

From an English surname that was derived from a place name meaning "Becca's homestead". The Old English byname Becca meant "pickaxe". A famous bearer of the surname is retired English soccer player David Beckham (1975-).

Derived from Middle French beau (via Old French biau, bel) "beautiful, fair; handsome, comely" and Old French viz or vit "sight, visage".

Short form of Beatrix or Beáta.

Variant of Monobaz.

Means "rich" in Buryat.

Galician feminine form of Bastián, Corsican feminine form of Bastianu and Gascon feminine form of Bastian.

Short form of Sebastian.

Variant of Barsali.

English form of Barnabas, originally a medieval vernacular form.

Croatian short form of Barbara.

Variant transcription of Μπάμπης (see Mpampis).

Medieval German and Dutch form of Baldric.

Roman cognomen meaning "stammerer" in Latin. This was a family name of the mother of Emperor Augustus, Atia Balba Caesonia.

From an English surname derived from Middle English baili meaning "bailiff", originally denoting one who was a bailiff.

Already an uncommon masculine name, it slowly grew in popularity for American girls beginning in 1978 after the start of the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati, which featured a character with this name. Though it remained more common as a feminine name, it got a boost for boys in 1994 from another television character on the drama Party of Five. In the United Kingdom and Australia it has always been more popular for boys.

Derived from the name of the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon. Saint Babylas was a 3rd-century patriarch of Antioch who was martyred during the reign of the Roman emperor Decius.

The masculine variant of Azalia, and a variant of Azaliah.

Azalia is a girl's name of mixed origins. In Greek traditions, it means “dry.” However, in Hebrew Azalia means "reserved by God," and is related to the name of the biblical figure Azaliah. He was believed to be the son Meshullam and father of Shaphan the scribe.

Auva is the medieval name of Delta Virginis, a star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo.
The name is derived from Arabic عوى ((c)awwa’), meaning "barking (dog)".

Auremir Evangelista dos Santos is a Brazilian professional footballer.

Diminutive of Aureliusz, Aurelian or Aureli.

Variant form of Aufroy. Also compare Geoffrey versus Geoffroy.

Medieval diminutive of Æðelþryð. This was the name of a 7th-century saint, a princess of East Anglia who founded a monastery at Ely. It was also used by William Shakespeare for a character in his comedy As You Like It (1599). At the end of the Middle Ages the name became rare due to association with the word tawdry (which was derived from St. Audrey, the name of a fair where cheap lace was sold), but it was revived in the 19th century. A famous bearer was British actress Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993).

Transferred use of the surname Atley.

Latinized form of Greek Ἀστέριος (Asterios) meaning "starry", a derivative of ἀστήρ (aster) meaning "star". This is the name of several figures from Greek mythology. It was also borne by a few early saints.

Possibly an altered form of Acheron, the name of a god of an underworld river in Greek mythology. This was used for Asheron Realaidain, the titular character in the fantasy online role-playing game Asheron's Call.

Either a Scandinavian form of Arwin (see Erwin) or a combination of the Old Norse name elements ari "eagle" and vinr "friend".

Latinized form of Areios. Arius (AD 250 or 256–336) was an ascetic Christian presbyter of Libyan birth, possibly of Berber extraction, and priest in Alexandria, Egypt, of the church of the Baucalis.

Alternate transcription of Hebrew אראלה (see Erela).

Diminutive of Arkadiusz.

Italian form of Angelus (see Angel).

Russian, Bulgarian and Belarusian form of Andrew.

Variant of Amyas.

French form of Amelina.

Hungarian form of Ambrosius (see Ambrose).

Variant of Alice.

From the Old Norse Alvíss meaning "all wise". In Norse mythology this was the name of a dwarf who was to marry Thor's daughter Thrud. Thor was not pleased with this so he tricked Alvis by asking him questions until the sun rose, at which time the dwarf was turned into stone.

Slovak form of Alice.

Means "jewel, ornament" in Hebrew.

Meaning uncertain. A known bearer of this name is the Bosnian politician Adamir Jerković (b. 1958).