doekii's Personal Name List

Wilhelmina

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Dutch, German (Rare), English

Pronounced: vil-hehl-MEE-na(Dutch, German) wil-ə-MEEN-ə(English) wil-hehl-MEEN-ə(English)

Dutch and German feminine form of Wilhelm. This name was borne by a queen of the Netherlands (1880-1962).

Salali

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Cherokee

It means "squirrel" in Cherokee.

Ronnette

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English (Rare)

Pronounced: rah-NEHT

Feminine form of Ronald.

Portia

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: PAWR-shə

Variant of Porcia, the feminine form of the Roman family name Porcius, used by William Shakespeare for the heroine of his play The Merchant of Venice (1596). In the play Portia is a woman who disguises herself as a man in order to defend Antonio in court. It is also the name of a moon of Uranus, after the Shakespearean character.

Ophelia

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Literature, Ancient Greek [1]

Other Scripts: Ὠφελία(Ancient Greek)

Pronounced: o-FEEL-ee-ə(English) o-FEEL-yə(English)

Derived from Greek ὠφέλεια (opheleia) meaning "help, advantage". This was a rare ancient Greek name, which was either rediscovered or recreated by the poet Jacopo Sannazaro for a character in his poem Arcadia (1480). It was borrowed by Shakespeare for his play Hamlet (1600), in which it belongs to the daughter of Polonius and the potential love interest of Hamlet. She eventually goes insane and drowns herself after Hamlet kills her father. In spite of this negative association, the name has been in use since the 19th century.

Maryam

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Indonesian, Bashkir, Tatar

Other Scripts: مريم(Arabic) مریم(Persian, Urdu) Мәрйәм(Bashkir) Мәрьям(Tatar)

Pronounced: MAR-yam(Arabic) mar-YAM(Persian) MUR-yəm(Urdu)

Arabic form of Miryam (see Mary) appearing in the Quran. It is also the form used in several other languages. In Iran it is also the name of a flower, the tuberose, which is named after the Virgin Mary.

Julienne

Gender: Feminine

Usage: French

Pronounced: ZHUY-LYEHN

French feminine form of Iulianus (see Julian).

Josie

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: JO-zee

Diminutive of Josephine.

Inez

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: i-NEHZ, ee-NEHZ, ie-NEHZ

English form of Inés.

Faye

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: FAY

Variant of Fay.

Dodie

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: DO-dee

Diminutive of Dorothy.

Clorinda

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Italian, Corsican, Galician (Rare), Literature, English (American, Rare)

Probably created by the Italian poet Torquato Tasso for a character of his poem 'Jerusalem Delivered' (1580). The name was also popular in the 19th century.

Chyna

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English (Modern)

Variant of China.

Cassandre

Gender: Feminine

Usage: French

French variant of Cassandra.

Aurora

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Romanian, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Roman Mythology

Pronounced: ow-RAW-ra(Italian) ow-RO-ra(Spanish, Latin) ə-RAWR-ə(English) OW-ro-rah(Finnish)

Means "dawn" in Latin. Aurora was the Roman goddess of the morning. It has occasionally been used as a given name since the Renaissance.

Aria 1

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English (Modern)

Pronounced: AHR-ee-ə

Means "song, melody" in Italian (literally means "air"). An aria is an elaborate vocal solo, the type usually performed in operas. As an English name, it has only been in use since the 20th century, its rise in popularity accelerating after the 2010 premier of the television drama Pretty Little Liars, featuring a character by this name. It is not traditionally used in Italy.