iZAR's Personal Name List

Yıldız
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Turkish
Pronounced: yul-DUZ
Means "star" in Turkish.
Ximena
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish
Pronounced: khee-MEH-na
Feminine form of Ximeno. This was the name of the wife of El Cid.
Waldemar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Polish, Germanic [1]
Pronounced: VAL-də-mar(German) val-DEH-mar(Polish)
From the Old German elements walt "power, authority" and mari "famous", also used as a translation of the Slavic cognate Vladimir.
Wacław
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: VA-tswaf
Polish form of Václav.
Veiko
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Estonian
Estonian form of Veikko.
Śmiałomir
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish śmiały "bold, daring", which is ultimately derived from Polish śmieć "to dare" (which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic sъměti "to dare, to venture"). Also compare Croatian smjeti "to dare". The second element of this name is derived from Slavic mir "peace".
Skarbimir
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Derived from Slavic skarbi "to be sad about, to grieve over, to worry" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
Sivan
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hebrew
Other Scripts: סִיוָן, סִיווָן(Hebrew)
From the name of the ninth month of the Hebrew calendar (occurring in late spring). It was adopted from the Babylonian calendar, derived from Akkadian simānu meaning "season, occasion" [1].
Sevda
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Turkish, Azerbaijani
Pronounced: sehv-DA(Turkish) sehv-DAH(Azerbaijani)
Means "love, infatuation" in Turkish and Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic سوداء (sawdāʾ) meaning "black bile, melancholy, sadness" [1].
Serap
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Turkish
Means "mirage" in Turkish (a word of Arabic origin).
Selvi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Turkish
Means "cypress" in Turkish (derived from Persian, ultimately from Sumerian).
Scypion
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Polish form of Scipio.
Sator
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Derived from Latin sator "sower, planter; founder; progenitor; originator".
Samek
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Diminutive form of Samuel.
Safar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Arabic, Persian, Tajik, Uzbek
Other Scripts: سفر, صفر(Arabic) صفر(Persian) Сафар(Tajik, Uzbek)
Pronounced: SA-far(Arabic) sa-FAR(Persian, Tajik Persian)
From Arabic سفر (safar) meaning "journey, travel, voyage" or "campaign". It can also be derived from صفر (ṣafar) referring to the second month of the Islamic calendar, derived from the word صفر (ṣafr) meaning "empty, void" (so named because pagan Arabs looted houses empty during this month).
Olavi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish, Estonian
Pronounced: O-lah-vee(Finnish)
Finnish and Estonian form of Olaf.
Nida
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Arabic, Turkish, Urdu
Other Scripts: نداع(Arabic) ندا(Urdu)
Pronounced: nee-DA‘(Arabic)
Means "call, proclamation" in Arabic, a derivative of نادى (nādā) meaning "to call, to announce, to invite".
Loren
Gender: Unisex
Usage: English
Pronounced: LAWR-ən
Either a short form of Laurence 1 (masculine) or a variant of Lauren (feminine).
Jüri
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Estonian
Pronounced: YUY-ree
Estonian form of George.
Jarek
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish, Czech
Pronounced: YA-rehk
Diminutive of names beginning with the Slavic element jarŭ meaning "fierce, energetic", such as Jarosław or Jaroslav. It is sometimes used independently.
Indrek
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Estonian
Estonian form of Heinrich (see Henry).
Honoria
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Late Roman
Feminine form of Honorius. This name was borne by the sister of the Western Roman emperor Valentinian III. After her brother had her engaged to a man she did not like, she wrote to Attila the Hun asking for help. Attila interpreted this as a marriage proposal and subsequently invaded.
Hendrik
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Dutch, German, Estonian
Pronounced: HEHN-drik(Dutch, German)
Dutch and Estonian cognate of Heinrich (see Henry).
Fülöp
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hungarian
Pronounced: FUY-luup
Hungarian form of Philip.
Fran
Gender: Unisex
Usage: Spanish, English, Croatian, Slovene
Pronounced: FRAN(Spanish, English)
Short form of Francis, Frances or related names.
Cree
Gender: Unisex
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: KREE
From the name of a Native American tribe of central Canada. Their name derives via French from the Cree word kiristino.
Codie
Gender: Unisex
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KO-dee
Variant or feminine form of Cody.
Beyza
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Turkish
Means "white" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic بيضاء (bayḍāʾ) [1].
Aytaç
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Turkish
Pronounced: ie-TACH
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and taç meaning "crown" (of Persian origin).
Ayhan
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and han meaning "khan, ruler, leader".
Aslan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Turkish, Kazakh, Azerbaijani, Chechen, Ossetian, Circassian, Literature
Other Scripts: Аслан(Kazakh, Chechen, Ossetian) Аслъан(Western Circassian) Аслъэн(Eastern Circassian)
Pronounced: as-LAN(Turkish)
From Turkic arslan meaning "lion". This was a byname or title borne by several medieval Turkic rulers, including the Seljuk sultan Alp Arslan (a byname meaning "brave lion") who drove the Byzantines from Anatolia in the 11th century. The author C. S. Lewis later used the name Aslan for the main protagonist (a lion) in his Chronicles of Narnia series of books, first appearing in 1950.
Anıl
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Turkish
Means "to be remembered" in Turkish.
Adolf
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Germanic [1]
Pronounced: A-dawlf(German, Dutch) A-dolf(Czech) AW-dolf(Hungarian)
From the Old German name Adalwolf, which meant "noble wolf" from the elements adal "noble" and wolf. It was borne by several Swedish kings as a first or second name, most notably by Gustav II Adolf in the 17th century. Association with Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), the leader of the Nazi party in Germany during World War II, has lessened the use of this name.
Achsah
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Biblical
Other Scripts: עַכְסָה(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: AK-sə(English)
Means "anklet, bangle" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a daughter of Caleb.
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