Slayden's Personal Name List

Chechen form of Zulaykha.

Bulgarian form of Zechariah.

From a surname, which was an Americanized form of the Dutch surname Jansen meaning "Jan 1's son".

Alternate transcription of Arabic عميرة (see Umayra), as well as the Urdu form.

Means "our maize flower", derived from Nahuatl to- "our" and miyahuatl "maize tassel flower".

French form of Theodoric. It was very popular in France from the 1950s, peaking in the mid-1960s before falling away. A famous bearer is the French former soccer player Thierry Henry (1977-).

Possibly a shortened form of Theolene or Theolinde (compare Theora, Theoda, Theda).

Means "tall" in Turkish.

German short form of Tabitha. This form was used in earlier editions of the Luther Bible.

From an English surname that was derived from the name of various Norman towns, themselves from the given name Romilius.

Greek form of Remaliah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Derived from Arabic الرجل (al-Rijl) meaning "foot". This is the name of the star that forms the left foot of the constellation Orion.

Christian name meaning Tall

Essentially means "burning, aflame, inflamed, fiery", since it is derived from the Greek verb φλέγω (phlego) meaning "to burn (up), to inflame". A known bearer of this name was Phlegon of Tralles (2nd century AD), a Greek writer and freedman of the Roman emperor Hadrian.

In Greek mythology, Phlegon is the name of one of the four horses of the chariot of the sun-god Helios.

From an English surname that was derived from the French place name Pacy, itself derived from Gaulish given name of unknown meaning.

Diminutive of Louise. Also compare Wheezy, Weezy, Ouiser.

Turkish, Kurdish, Albanian, Bosnian and Malay form of Uthman. This was the name of the founder of the Ottoman Empire in the 14th century. It was later borne by two more Ottoman sultans.

Possibly an old corruption of Dorothy.

Feminine form of Nikhil.

Meaning unknown. Possibly related to Mylasos, or the Slavic name element mil- (see Mila, Miloš, Miloslav).

One possible meaning is "Beautiful Wisdom" or it could be perceived as "Beautiful and Wise" instead.

Gallicized form of Turkish Melis.

Possibly a variant of Majella or a combination of May and Ella 1.

Harper Lee used this name in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird (1960).

Means "marjoram" in French, from Latin maiorana. Marjoram is a minty herb.

Variant of Marili.

Latinized form of Mayeul.

Saint Majolus of Cluny is a famous bearer.

Possibly means "to make low" in Hebrew. This is the name of two characters in Genesis in the Old Testament, the first being a descendant of Cain, and the second being a descendant of Seth and the father of Noah.

Greek form of Cephas.

Variant of Jucelina.

Variant of Geordie.

Variant of Javan.

Means "archway" in Latin. Janus was the Roman god of gateways and beginnings, often depicted as having two faces looking in opposite directions. The month of January is named for him.

Originally a Lowland Scots diminutive of James. Since the late 19th century it has also been used as a feminine form.

Feminine form of Iver.

Variant of Ivelisse.

Masculine form of Ivelina.

Elaboration of Isela.

Variant of Ireland using the popular name suffix lyn.

Hercílio Pedro da Luz was a Brazilian politician who was the Governor of Santa Catarina.

Hayner William Monjardim Cordeiro , simply known as Hayner, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as defender.

Of Old German origin, meaning "Commander"
Variant of Harold

Walloon form of Ghislain.

Combination of Grete and Liese.

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

Gilton Ribiero is a Brazilian football defender.

Portuguese borrowing of the surname Gilson.

Diminutive of George.

Anglo-Scandinavian form of Gamall. In literature, The Tale of Gamelyn is a romance written in c. 1350 in a dialect of Middle English, considered part of the Matter of England. Although The Tale of Gamelyn is included among Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in two early manuscripts, where it follows the unfinished Cook's Tale, modern scholars do not consider this to be written by Chaucer, although it is possible that he had included the character of Gamelyn among his papers, with the intention of rewriting it for a suitable character.

Diminutive of Eve or Evelyn.

Derived from Old High German ebur "boar" and Old High German walt "power; authority". This name was borne by Blessed Everald Hanse (died 31 July 1581), an English Roman Catholic martyr.

Phonetic spelling of the initials MJ.

A combination of Em, short for Emma or Emily and Jade.

Derived from Turkish emir meaning "amir, prince" and han meaning "khan, ruler, leader".

18th and 19th-century elaboration of Émelia and Émelie with the then-popular feminine name suffix -lise.

Contracted form of Éléonore via the diminutive Léonie.

From Turkic el meaning "nation, people, country" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Derived from the Slavic element dorgŭ (South Slavic drag) meaning "precious", originally a diminutive of names beginning with that element.

Means "wish, desire" in Turkish.

Variant of Delicia.

Variant of Davor.

Dankler Luis de Jesus Pereira is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender.

Transferred use of the surname Dacher.

Probably a Romanic diminutive of Germanic names such as Dagobert that begin with the element tac meaning "day".

Latinized form of Greek Κυρήνη (Kyrene), the name of a Hellenic city in ancient Libya, itself probably named for a nearby spring Κύρη (Kyre). It has been associated with κῦρος (kyros) meaning "power, authority". In Greek mythology this is the name of a Thessalian princess loved by Apollo. He took her to Libya, where he founded the city in her honour and installed her as queen.

Patronymic derived from Chryses. In Greek legend she was the daughter of Chryses, a priest of Apollo. After she was taken prisoner by the Greeks besieging Troy, Apollo sent a plague into their camp, forcing the Greeks to release her.

Feminine form of Christoph.

Variant of Christhild.

Variant of Christine.

A blend of two names, the first one starting in Chris and the second one ending in -aine (e.g., Ghislaine or Elaine).

Presumably a variant of Griselda, influenced by names beginning with "Chris-", such as Christine.

Transferred use of the surname Calder.

Variant of Kenan 1 used in some versions of the Bible.

Bengali, Odia and Nepali form of Vijaya.

From the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with Turkic arslan meaning "lion".

Diminutive of Benjamin.

From the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".

Masculine form of Beata. According to legend, Saint Beatus was ordained a priest by Saint Peter and evangelized in Switzerland. Another saint by this name was an 8th-century Asturian theologian.

From Bashlam, the Chechen name for Mount Kazbek.

A feminine form of Avery, or an elaboration of Vera 1.

Means "south" in Latin (descended from the Indo-European root *hews- meaning "dawn", making it related to the English word east). Auster was the Roman god of the south wind.

Auremir Evangelista dos Santos is a Brazilian professional footballer.

Means "lion" in Hebrew.

Means "unconquerable, unbeatable" in Sanskrit.

It is found in the Hindu Veda Epic Cycle, the Mahabharata.

French diminutive of Angela.

Variant of Angelise.

MEANING : { rootless , Agnishikha plant ( Methonica Superba- Bot. ) , a bulbous plant
Origin - Sanskrit
Usage : Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhala, Hindi, Sikh, Buddhist

Chechen form of Ahad.

Variant of Adèle (compare Adélie). Sainte Adèle d'Orp-le-Grand (also known as Adilie) is particularly venerated in Wallonia.

Variant of Adelicia. In France, this name was revived in the 1990s.