art's Personal Name List

Diminutive of Yann or Yanna 2.

French form of Vivianus (see Vivian).

From the Roman family name Vergilius, which is of unknown meaning. This name was borne by the 1st-century BC Roman poet Publius Vergilius Maro, commonly called Virgil, who was the writer of the Aeneid. Due to him, Virgil has been in use as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 19th century.

Dutch and German form of Misha. It is occasionally used as a feminine name in Dutch.

Form of Micah used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament (when referring to the man from the Book of Judges). It is also the German and Dutch form.

Greek variant transliteration of Γιάννης (see Yannis) and Dutch and Frisian short form of Johannes.

Short form of Scandinavian and German names beginning with the element ing, which refers to the Germanic god Ing. In Sweden and Norway this is primarily a masculine name, elsewhere it is usually feminine.

From the name of the American state, which means "land of the Indians". This is the name of the hero in the Indiana Jones series of movies, starring Harrison Ford.

Scottish Gaelic form of Iohannes (see John).

Low German diminutive of Henrike or Henrik.

Means "joy, happiness" in Arabic, from the root فرح (fariḥa) meaning "to be happy".

Originally a short form of Ekkehard and other names beginning with the Old High German element ekka, Old Saxon eggia meaning "edge, blade". This name was borne by Eike of Repgow, who compiled the law book the Sachsenspiegel in the 13th century.

French form of Damian.

Means "reserved" in Hebrew. This is both the name of a minor character and a place name in the Old Testament.

Medieval Danish form of Absalom.

Gascon form of Aldric.

In the case of the famed American soldier Audie Murphy (1925-1971), it is of uncertain meaning. As a feminine name, it can be a diminutive of Audrey.

Possibly means "enduring" from Greek τλάω (tlao) meaning "to endure". In Greek mythology he was a Titan punished by Zeus by being forced to support the heavens on his shoulders.