Lillyapoop's Personal Name List

Meaning unknown. It could be a variant of Xenia or a diminutive of names featuring this sound, such as Alexina, Rosina or Zenobia. This name has occasionally been used since the 19th century.

Feminine form of Vitus.

Short form of Theresa. This is the name of the main character in Thomas Hardy's novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891).

Derived from Old Norse rún meaning "secret lore, rune".

From the name of the bitter medicinal herb, ultimately deriving from Greek ῥυτή (rhyte). This is also sometimes used as a short form of Ruth 1.

Short form of Rachel. It can also be used as a feminine form of Ray.

Short form of names that end in nina, such as Antonina or Giannina. It was imported to Western Europe from Russia and Italy in the 19th century. This name also nearly coincides with the Spanish word niña meaning "little girl" (the word is pronounced differently than the name).

A famous bearer was the American jazz musician Nina Simone (1933-2003).

Derived from Hebrew מַיִם (mayim) meaning "water".

Short form of Elizabeth. This is the familiar name of actress Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011).

Short form of Alexandra or Alexa.

Finnish form of Christina, or a short form of Kirsikka. It also means "frost" in Finnish.

Modern (northern Indian) masculine form of Jaya.

Diminutive of names beginning with Hel, such as Helga or Helena.

German diminutive of Friederike.

Short form of Florence or Flora.

Diminutive of Eleanor, Ellen 1 and other names beginning with El. It can also be a short form of names ending in ella.

Means "bear" in Hebrew.

Short form of names ending in dina, such as Bernardina or Ondina. As an English name, this can also be a variant of Deanna.

Means "judgment" in Hebrew.

Means "he judged" in Hebrew, a derivative of דִּין (din) meaning "to judge". In the Old Testament Dan is one of the twelve sons of Jacob by Rachel's servant Bilhah, and the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. His name is explained in Genesis 30:6.

Feminine form of the Late Latin name Clarus, which meant "clear, bright, famous". The name Clarus was borne by a few early saints. The feminine form was popularized by the 13th-century Saint Clare of Assisi (called Chiara in Italian), a friend and follower of Saint Francis, who left her wealthy family to found the order of nuns known as the Poor Clares.

As an English name it has been in use since the Middle Ages, originally in the form Clare, though the Latinate spelling Clara overtook it in the 19th century and became very popular. It declined through most of the 20th century (being eclipsed by the French form Claire in English-speaking countries), though it has since recovered somewhat.

Means "swiftness" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the man who marries Ruth. This was also the name of one of the two pillars that stood outside Solomon's Temple (with Jachin).

Variant of Erin or Aaron.

Short form of Ariadne, Ariadna and Arianna.

Derived from Romanian albă, the feminine form of the adjective alb "white; (figuratively) clean, pure, immaculate".