Major_Paigor's Personal Name List

Hebrew form of Jubal. It is used as both a masculine and feminine name in modern Hebrew.

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

Transferred use of the surname Whitley.

Short form of Evangelija.

Roman cognomen (see Valentine 1). This name was borne by a 4th-century Roman emperor.

Short form of Ulysses.

Welsh short form of Tomos.

Diminutive of Gertrude.

Variant of True as well as a short form of Gertrude and given names that start with Tru-, such as Trudy and Truman.

In popular culture, a known bearer of this name is Tru Davies, the heroine of the American television series Tru Calling (2003-2005).

Medieval form of Tobias. It was sometimes used as a feminine name in the 1930s and 40s due to the influence of American actress Toby Wing (1915-2001).

Diminutive of Edward or Theodore.

From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "Tata's homestead" in Old English. It was brought to public attention by the child actress Tatum O'Neal (1963-) in the 1970s, though it did not catch on. It attained a modest level of popularity after 1996, when it was borne by a character in the movie Scream.

From an English surname that was derived from the Old English given name Tata.

German form of Zilpah.

Polish form of Seraphinus (see Seraphina).

Variant of Sage.

Anglicized form of Ruaidhrí. Typically a masculine name, it gained some popularity for girls in the United States after it was used on the television series Gilmore Girls (2000-2007), in this case as a nickname for Lorelai. Despite this, the name has grown more common for boys in America, especially after 2011, perhaps due to Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy (1989-).

May be used on its own or as a contractive nickname for Ramone.

From the English word reign, derived from Latin regnum "royal power".

Short form of Prudence.

Short form of Prudence.

Means "sweet little thing who belongs to me" in Greenlandic [1].

Means "peace" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de la Paz, meaning "Our Lady of Peace".

Means "gold" in Hebrew.

Means "peace" in Latin. In Roman mythology this was the name of the goddess of peace.

Feminine form of Paulinus (see Paulino).

From a French and English surname that meant "little page" (see Paige).

Diminutive of Oliver.

Finnish form of Nora 1.

Italian form of Napoleon. Besides the French emperor, it was borne by the Italian cardinal Napoleone Orsini (1263-1342) and the writer and politician Napoleone Colajanni (1847-1921).

Short form of Araminta.

Maori and Fijian form of Mary.

From the Latin Mercurius, probably derived from Latin mercari "to trade" or merces "wages". This was the name of the Roman god of trade, merchants, and travellers, later equated with the Greek god Hermes. This is also the name of the first planet in the solar system and a metallic chemical element, both named for the god.

Variant of Maud.

Medieval variant of Margery, influenced by the name of the herb marjoram. After the Middle Ages this name was rare, but it was revived at the end of the 19th century.

Form of Maria used in the Greek Old Testament. In the Greek New Testament both this spelling and Μαρία (Maria) are used. It is also the Georgian, Armenian and Malay form, as well as an alternate transcription of Arabic مريم (see Maryam).

Dutch form of Margaret. This is also the Dutch word for the daisy flower (species Leucanthemum vulgare).

Variant of Marie.

Polish, Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Marcellinus.

Short form of Magdalena.

Welsh form of Maria (see Mary).

Variant of Magdalene.

Means "welcome" in Tahitian. It gained popularity in France during the 1980s.

Variant of Lina 2.

Means "flower" in Albanian.

Combination of Lise and Charlotte.

Short form of Liselotte.

Estonian diminutive of Eliisabet.

Georgian form of Leon.

Diminutive of Larry.

Means "barker" from the Russian лаять (layat') meaning "to bark". This was the name of a Soviet dog who became one of the first animals to go to space.

Breton form of Katherine.

From the medieval masculine name Josse, which was derived from the earlier Iudocus, which was a Latinized form of the Breton name Judoc meaning "lord". The name belonged to a 7th-century Breton saint, and Breton settlers introduced it to England after the Norman Conquest. It became rare after the 14th century, but was later revived as a feminine name, perhaps because of similarity to the Middle English word joise "to rejoice". This given name also became a surname, as in the case of the Irish novelist James Joyce (1882-1941).

Spanish, Portuguese and Swedish feminine form of Joseph.

Possibly a diminutive of India or Indiana, but also likely inspired by the term indie, short for independent, which is typically used to refer to media produced outside of the mainstream.

Welsh form of Guinevere.

German diminutive of Margareta.

From the English word gay meaning "gay, happy". By the mid-20th century the word had acquired the additional meaning of "homosexual", and the name has subsequently dropped out of use.

French form of Florentina.

Macedonian feminine form of Evangelos.

Lithuanian form of Elizabeth.

Polish form of Elizabeth.

Short form of Elviira.

Diminutive of Elżbieta.

Diminutive of Elżbieta.

From an English surname that was originally derived from the medieval masculine name Hilary.

Means "star" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit तारा (tārā).

Means "laurel" in Albanian, Bulgarian and Macedonian, of Greek origin.

French form of Cornelius.

Feminine form of Cloelius. In Roman legend Cloelia was a maiden who was given to an Etruscan invader as a hostage. She managed to escape by swimming across the Tiber, at the same time helping some of the other captives to safety.

Medieval variant of Clemence. It can also simply mean "clemency, mercy" from the English word, ultimately from Latin clemens "merciful".

Spanish feminine form of Clementius (see Clement).

Feminine form of Clementius (see Clement). It has been in use since the Middle Ages, though it became rare after the 17th century.

Short form of Clement.

French diminutive of Claude.

French masculine and feminine form of Claudius. In France the masculine name has been common since the Middle Ages due to the 7th-century Saint Claude of Besançon. It was imported to Britain in the 16th century by the aristocratic Hamilton family, who had French connections. A famous bearer of this name was the French impressionist painter Claude Monet (1840-1926).

Polish form of Caelestinus.

From the name of the flower, which is derived from Greek χελιδών (chelidon) meaning "swallow (bird)".

From the Roman name Caecilius. Though it was in use during the Middle Ages in England, it did not become common until the 19th century when it was given in honour of the noble Cecil family, who had been prominent since the 16th century. Their surname was derived from the Welsh given name Seisyll, which was derived from the Roman name Sextilius, a derivative of Sextus.

From the name Bricius, which was probably a Latinized form of a Gaulish name meaning "speckled". This was the name of a 5th-century saint, a disciple of Saint Martin of Tours.

Chiefly British diminutive of Barry or Basil 1.

Means "azure, sky blue" in Italian.

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.

From Wampanoag Âhqunah meaning "the end of the island". This is also the name of a town on the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. American actor Michael J. Fox gave this name to his daughter Aquinnah Kathleen born in 1995.

Hawaiian form of Abigail.

Feminine form of Ambrose.

Possibly from a Visigothic name, maybe from Gothic elements such as alls "all" or aljis "other" combined with auds "riches, wealth". Saint Alodia was a 9th-century Spanish martyr with her sister Nunilo.

Derived from Greek ἀγάπη (agape) meaning "love". This name was borne by at least two early saints.

Russian form of Agatha.

Means "jewel, ornament" in Hebrew.

Latinized form of Greek Ἄκανθα (Akantha), which meant "thorn, prickle". In Greek legend she was a nymph loved by Apollo.

Means "peaceful melody" or "calm noise" in Sanskrit.