Lady_Skywalker's Personal Name List

Probably means "my music" in Hebrew, a possessive form of זִמְרָה (zimra) meaning "music, song". This was the name of a king of Israel according to the Old Testament. He ruled for only seven days, when he was succeeded by the commander of the army Omri. Another Zimri in the Old Testament was the lover of the Midianite woman Cozbi.

Means "golden, yellow" or "daffodil, jonquil, narcissus" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian زرین (zarrin).

Short form of Azélie. This is another name of Saint Marie-Azélie Guérin (1831-1877).

Turkish and Urdu form of Zahra 1 or Zahra 2.

From the Hebrew name זְכַרְיָה (Zeḵarya) meaning "Yahweh remembers", from the roots זָכַר (zaḵar) meaning "to remember" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. This is the name of many characters in the Old Testament, including the prophet Zechariah, the author of the Book of Zechariah. The name also appears in the New Testament belonging to the father of John the Baptist, who was temporarily made dumb because of his disbelief. He is regarded as a saint by Christians. In some versions of the New Testament his name is spelled in the Greek form Zacharias or the English form Zachary. As an English given name, Zechariah has been in occasional use since the Protestant Reformation.

From Persian زرین (zarīn) meaning "golden". According to the 5th-century BC Greek historian Ctesias, this was the name of a Scythian queen.

Zana is an Albanian mythological figure of pre-Roman Paleo-Balkan origin, usually associated with mountains, vegetation and sometimes destiny. The derivation of the name itself is somewhat debated; theories include a derivation from Albanian zâni "voice" or from Gheg Albanian zana "voices" (with the sense of "muse") as well as a cognate of Romanian zână "fairy", itself ultimately derived from the name of the goddess Diana.

Alternate transcription of Arabic زينة (see Zayna).

Feminine form of Zayd. This was the name of a Muslim princess who took refuge at the court of (and perhaps married) Alfonso VI of León and Castile in the 11th century.

From Arabic زهراء (zahrāʾ), the feminine form of أزهر (ʾazhar) meaning "shining, brilliant, bright". This is an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad's daughter Fatima.

See also the related name Zahra 2.

Feminine form of Zahir.

Means "beautiful, brilliant" in Arabic.

From the Hebrew name זַכָּי (Zakkai) meaning "pure". This is the name of a minor character in the Old Testament.

Alternate transcription of Persian یوسف (see Yousef) or Arabic يوسف (see Yusuf).

Alternate transcription of Russian Юрий, Ukrainian Юрій or Belarusian Юрый (see Yuriy).

Variant of Isobel. Ysobel Stewart of Fasnacloich (1882-1968) co-founded the 'Scottish Country Dance Society' in 1923.
'Ysobel' was also the title of an opera by Pietro Mascagni, however, by 1911 the title seems to have been changed to 'Isabeau'.

Medieval Spanish form of Isabel.

Hebrew form of Joseph.

Possibly an altered form of Jörg. Shakespeare used this name for a deceased court jester in his play Hamlet (1600).

Possibly an Old Norse cognate of Ing. This was an alternate name of the god Freyr, who as Yngvi-Freyr was regarded as the ancestor of the Swedish royal family.

Dutch variant spelling of Jesper.

From Jessenia, the genus name of a variety of palm trees found in South America. As a given name, it was popularized by the writer Yolanda Vargas Dulché in the 1970 Mexican telenovela Yesenia and the 1971 film adaptation [1].

Meaning unknown, possibly derived from an Arabic name. It has been used in Mexico since at least the 1940s [1], perhaps inspired by the Colombian actress Yadira Jiménez (1928-?), who performed in Mexican films beginning in 1946.

Feminine form of Xenodoros.

Derived from Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest" combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man".

Derived from the Basque place name Etxeberria meaning "the new house". This was the surname of the Jesuit priest Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552) who was born in a village by this name. He was a missionary to India, Japan, China, and other areas in East Asia, and he is the patron saint of the Orient and missionaries. His surname has since been adopted as a given name in his honour, chiefly among Catholics.

From Greek ξανθός (xanthos) meaning "yellow". This is the name of several minor figures in Greek mythology, including kings of Pelasgia and Thebes.

Derived from Greek ξανθος (xanthos) meaning "yellow" or "fair hair". This was used by the Greek playwright Aristophanes in works including 'The Frogs'; all of the characters named Xanthias are slaves.

Variant of Thanatos.

From the word xana, a type of fairy in Asturian mythology who are said to live in pure rivers and fountains. It may derive from the Roman mythological name Diana.

From Cherokee ᏩᎴᎳ (walela) meaning "hummingbird".

Icelandic form of Vide.

Russian and Ukrainian form of Vitalis (see Vitale).

Feminine form of Vitale.

Either derived from of Old Norse vinr "friend" and herr "army" or based on place names that contains the Old Norse element vin "meadow, pasture".

From Old Norse vígr meaning "in fighting condition, able to fight".

Icelandic younger form of Vígnir.

Means "victory" in Latin, being borne by the Roman goddess of victory. It is also a feminine form of Victorius. This name was borne by a 4th-century saint and martyr from North Africa.

Though in use elsewhere in Europe, the name was very rare in the English-speaking world until the 19th century, when Queen Victoria began her long rule of Britain. She was named after her mother, who was of German royalty. Many geographic areas are named after the queen, including an Australian state and a Canadian city.

Derived from Old Norse veig "strength" combined with herr "army, warrior". It can also be viewed as a masculine form of Veiga.

Derived from the Germanic name elements vatn "water, waters, river, brook, tears" and herr "army". Vatnarr was the name of a legendary Norwegian king.

Russian form of Basil 1.

Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Vara.

Probably a contraction of the two words van der "from the" occurring as part of Dutch surnames like Van Der Waal promoted to a given name.

Means "valuable" in Esperanto.

Short form of names containing the Old Norse name element valr- "the slain (in Valhalla)" as well as a direct adoption of Swedish vala (or völva) "fortune teller; prophet" (ultimately from Old Norse vǫlva).

Probably derived from Old Irish úan meaning "lamb". This was a common name in medieval Ireland.

Swedish feminine form of Ulrich. This was the name of two queens of Sweden.

Scandinavian form of Ulrich.

From the Old German name Odalric, derived from the element uodil "heritage" combined with rih "ruler, king". This was the name of two German saints. Another famous bearer was Ulrich Zwingli (1484-1531), also known as Huldrych, the leader of the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland.

Feminine form of Ulric.

Scandinavian diminutive of Ulrika or Hulda 1, or a German diminutive of Ursula.

Icelandic form of Ulf.

Derived from Old Norse úlfr "wolf" combined with Old Norse dís "goddess, priestess".

Derived from Irish uall meaning "pride". Uallach ingen Muinechain (died 934) was an Irish woman poet and Chief Ollam of Ireland.

Means "little lamb" in Irish.

From Old Irish Tigernán meaning "little lord", from tigerna "lord" combined with a diminutive suffix. It was borne by a 6th-century saint who founded a monastery at Errew. It was also the name of a 12th-century king of Breifne.

Old Irish form of Tighearnán.

Modern Irish form of Tighearnán.

Possibly derived from Old Norse þrá meaning "obstinacy, stubbornness". Noted bearer is Þráinn Bertelsson, an Icelandic film director, writer, politician, journalist and newspaper editor.

Feminine form of Þorsteinn.

Transferred use of the surname Thorne. Derived from the Old English word for "thorn." This was the name of a letter in the Old English alphabet, as well as the name of a character from the soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful."

Transferred use of the surname Thorn.

Old Norse form of Torkel.

Modern Greek variant of Thetis.

Variant of Therinus.

Latinized form of Greek Θηραιφόνη (Theraiphone), which probably means "slayer of wild beasts" from Greek θήρ (ther) "a wild beast, beast of prey" or θήρα (thera) meaning "the hunting of wild beasts, the chase", which is ultimately derived from θηράω (therao) "to hunt, to chase", combined with φόνος (phonos) "murder, slaughter". In Greek mythology, Theraephone and Theronice were the twin daughters of Dexamenus, king at Olenus. She married Eurytus and was the mother of Thalpius.

Feminine form of Theodosius.

From the Greek name Θεόδωρος (Theodoros), which meant "gift of god" from Greek θεός (theos) meaning "god" and δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift". The name Dorothea is derived from the same roots in reverse order. This was the name of several saints, including Theodore of Amasea, a 4th-century Greek soldier; Theodore of Tarsus, a 7th-century archbishop of Canterbury; and Theodore the Studite, a 9th-century Byzantine monk. It was also borne by two popes.

This was a common name in classical Greece, and, due to both the saints who carried it and the favourable meaning, it came into general use in the Christian world, being especially popular among Eastern Christians. It was however rare in Britain before the 19th century. Famous bearers include three tsars of Russia (in the Russian form Fyodor) and American president Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919).

French form of Theodwin.

Means "king, ruler" in Old English, probably from þeud "people" and þegen "thane, warrior" This name was invented by J. R. R. Tolkien who used Old English to represent the Rohirric language. In his novel 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954) Théoden is the king of Rohan.

Variant of Télio.

From an English surname that referred to a person who thatched roofs by attaching straw to them, derived from Old English þæc "thatch". The surname was borne by British prime minister Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013).

Either a variant of Silvanus or directly from the Latin word silva meaning "wood, forest".

Derived from Russian свет (svet) meaning "light, world". It was popularized by the poem Svetlana (1813) by the poet Vasily Zhukovsky. It is sometimes used as a translation of Photine.

Short form of Svetlana.

From the Old Norse byname Sveinn meaning "boy". This was the name of kings of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

Variant of Sovann.

Feminine form of Sorin.

Means "radiant, bright" in Irish. It has been in use since late medieval times [2]. It is sometimes Anglicized as Sarah (in Ireland) and Clara (in Scotland).

Means "gold" in Hindi, derived from Sanskrit सुवर्ण (suvarṇa) meaning literally "good colour".

Latvian and Lithuanian form of Solveig.

Persian feminine form of Suhail.

Variant of Skaði.

Feminine form of Simon 1.

Romanian, Italian, Provençal, Spanish and Portuguese form of Silvianus.

Feminine form of Silvester.

Elaborated form of Silvana.

Italian feminine form of Silvanus.

The name of a companion of Saint Paul in the New Testament. It is probably a short form of Silvanus, a name that Paul calls him by in the epistles. It is possible that Silvanus and Silas were Latin and Greek forms of the Hebrew name Saul (via Aramaic).

As an English name it was not used until after the Protestant Reformation. It was utilized by George Eliot for the title character in her novel Silas Marner (1861).

From the Old Norse name Sigríðr, which was derived from the elements sigr "victory" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved".

Feminine form of Sidonius. This name was in use in the Middle Ages, when it became associated with the word sindon (of Greek origin) meaning "linen", a reference to the Shroud of Turin.

Feminine form of Sidonius. This is the name of a legendary saint from Georgia. She and her father Abiathar were supposedly converted by Saint Nino from Judaism to Christianity.

Turkish feminine form of Siddiq.

From Sanskrit श्रेयस् (śreyas) meaning "superior, better".

Biblical Hebrew form of Susanna.

Modern Hebrew form of Susanna.

Means "singing" in Hebrew.

From an English occupational surname meaning "sheep herder, shepherd".

Anglicized form of Séaghdha, sometimes used as a feminine name.

Means "love" in Uzbek.

This was used as a Welsh translation of Stellaluna (for a 2000 Welsh adaptation of the children's book 'Stellaluna'). It is derived in part from Welsh seren "star" (cf. Seren).

French form of Seraphina.

Feminine form of the Late Latin name Seraphinus, derived from the biblical word seraphim, which was Hebrew in origin and meant "fiery ones". The seraphim were an order of angels, described by Isaiah in the Bible as having six wings each.

This was the name of a 13th-century Italian saint who made clothes for the poor. As an English name, it has never been common.

Variant of Saphira.

From the name of the patron saint of Zennor, a village in Cornwall, which is of obscure origin. Conceivably it may be derived from the Breton name Azenor or the old Celtic Senovara. According to local legend Saint Senara was originally Princess Azenor of Brest in Lower Brittany, the mother of Saint Budoc. She is also said to have been a mermaid before her conversion (though even after becoming a Christian, "she continued to pine for the sea"). This name was given to 52 girls born in England and Wales in the years 1916-2005.

Variant of Sabine.

Italian variant of Sabina.

Means "rose" in Mongolian.

Elaboration of Sara.

From a Sanskrit word referring to a type of thrush (species Turdus salica) or myna bird (species Gracula religiosa).

Derived from Old High German saro "armor" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."

Alternate transcription of Arabic ثمينة (see Thamina), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.

Alternate transcription of Arabic سامية (see Samiya), as well as the usual Bengali transcription.

Norwegian dialectal variant of Samuline recorded in Austlandet.

Directly taken from Latvian salna "frost, frostiness".

Arabic alternte transcription of Safiyyah as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Hausa and Kazakh form of Safiyya. It is also an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.

Persian form of Sidra.

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

Simply from the name of the precious stone (which ultimately derives from Latin ruber "red"), which is the traditional birthstone of July. It came into use as a given name in the 16th century [1].

Hungarian form of Rosina.

Variant of Rowena.

Meaning uncertain. According to the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth, this was the name of a daughter of the Saxon chief Hengist. It is possible (but unsupported) that Geoffrey based it on the Old English elements hroð "fame" and wynn "joy", or alternatively on the Old Welsh elements ron "spear" and gwen "white". It was popularized by Walter Scott, who used it for a character in his novel Ivanhoe (1819).

Variant of Rowan.

Variant of Rosalia.

Possibly a variant of Rosmunda or Romina. This name was used by Francesco Cavalli for a character in his opera Giasone (1649).

Probably means "great provider" from Gaulish ro, an intensive prefix (hence "very, most, great"), combined with smert "purveyor, carer" and the feminine name suffix a. This was the name of an obscure Gallo-Roman goddess of fertility, abundance and prosperity. The author J. K. Rowling borrowed the name for a witch in her 'Harry Potter' series.

Feminine form of Rósinkar.

Diminutive of Rosa 1.

Estonian form of Roshild.

Variant form of Rosabel.

French form of Rosiana.

Feminine form of Rosianus. A bearer of this name was Rosiana Coleners, a Belgian poet from the 16th century AD.

Variant of Rosina.

Variant of Rosemay.

Variant of Roselyn.

French form of Rosalind. Saint Roseline of Villeneuve was a 13th-century nun from Provence.

Variant of Rosalia.

Variant of Rosália.

Variant of Rosalette.

Variant of Rosella.

Manx cognate of Róisín (compare Rosheen).

From French rosée meaning "dew".

Name of Rosebud Denovo, street activist, and Rosebud the Basselope, a character in the comic strip Bloom County.

Means "golden rose", derived from Latin rosa "rose" and aurea "golden". This name was (first?) used by Pedro Calderón de la Barca for a character in his play Life Is a Dream (1635).

From the French name Rosanie, which is probably an elaboration of Rose. This is the titular character of the French fairy tale 'Rosanella'. Rosanella is a princess who is split into twelve identical forms, each with an aspect of her personality.

Combination of Rosa 1 and the common suffix -mira.

Combination of Rosa 1 and the popular suffix -mina.

Perhaps a diminutive of Rosamund (compare Annemie, Rosemay), though it is claimed to be a combination of Rose with French amie "friend".

Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a contraction of Rose and Aimée via the form Amée.

Either a variant of Rosalyn or a combination of Rosa 1 and Lynn.

Possibly a diminutive of Rosalía or a combination of Rosa 1 and Lita. This is the title of a 1943 song by Al Dexter and His Troopers. It was also used by Bruce Springsteen in his song Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) (1973).

I found it on a Dutch baby name site claiming it is a Dutch Medieval name, possibly from the Late Latin meaning fiery rose.

Breton and Anglicized form of Rónán.

From an English surname that was derived from the name of various Norman towns, themselves from the given name Romilius.

Variant of Rohese.

Variant of Riwanon. This was the name of the mother of Saint Hervé.

Variant spelling of Roderick. A known bearer of this name was Sir Rhoderick McGrigor (1893-1959), a senior officer of the British Royal Navy.

Variant of Rhea.

Variant of Rhea.

Transferred use of the surname Renwick.

Anglicized form of Rhys. It is also used as a feminine name, popularized by the American actress Reese Witherspoon (1976-).

Either a variant of Risa or an elaboration of Reese. Reesa was given to 11 girls in 2015 according to the SSA.

Anglicized form of Rhys.

Either a Bulgarian form of Regina or a feminine form of Rayno.

Alternate transcription of Arabic رامي (see Rami).

Means "archer, marksman" in Arabic. This is the Arabic name for the constellation Sagittarius.

From a Scottish surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "stream where deer drink" (from Scots rae "roe deer" and burn "stream"). A famous bearer of the surname was Scottish portrait painter Henry Raeburn (1756-1823).

Derived from Slavic radovati meaning "to make happy, to gladden".

Feminine form of Quirinus.

Italian and Emilian form of Quintia.

Feminine form of Quintinianus (see also Quintinian).

Feminine form of Quintinus.

Feminine form of Quintilius.

Feminine form of Quintianus.

Feminine form of Quintius.

Feminine form of Quintus.

Feminine elaboration of Quinn.

Spanish form of Quintia and (American) English feminization of Quincy.

Diminutive of Aquilla.

From the English word "quill" referring to a "pen made from a feather". From the Middle English quil 'fragment of reed' or 'shaft of feather'.

Latinized form of Cwengifu.

Medieval form of Cwenhild, documented in 1332.

Derived from Old English cwén "woman", this name was originally a diminutive of names containing said element.
The name's usage in modern times is more than likely influenced by the use of Queen as a name.

Means "she, who is asking the spirits" in Greenlandic.

From Latin pomus "fruit tree". This was the name of the Roman goddess of fruit trees.

Means "pillar" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, María del Pilar, meaning "Mary of the Pillar". According to legend, when Saint James the Greater was in Saragossa in Spain, the Virgin Mary appeared on a pillar.

Meaning uncertain, possibly from Greek φίνις (phinis), a variant of φήνη (phene) meaning "vulture". According to Greek mythology this was the name of a king of Thrace visited by Jason and the Argonauts.

Variant of Phinehas used in some English versions of the Old Testament.

Originally a short form of a Greek name beginning with the element φίλος (philos) meaning "lover, friend". This was the name of an early Christian saint, a 3rd-century bishop of the Egyptian city of Thmuis. This name has been in rare use in the English-speaking world from as early as the late 17th century, used primarily by Catholics in honour of the saint. Jules Verne used it for the protagonist (Phileas Fogg, an Englishman) in his novel Around the World in 80 Days (1873).

Means "dove, pigeon" in Spanish.

Ötzi was the name given to a neolithic mummy found in a glacier in 1991. The name derives from the location Ötztaler Alpen where he was found.

DJ Ötzi is the stage name of an Austrian singer and entertainer.

Transferred use of the surname Orrick.

Diminutive of Oria.

Derived from Latin oriens meaning "rising; east; daybreak, dawn, sunrise".

Olvin was a king of Archenland who won the hand of the Lady Liln in a tale alluded to in 'The Chronicles of Narnia' by C.S. Lewis

Faroese variant of Olivia.

From Old French Olivier, which was possibly derived from Latin oliva "olive tree" [1]. Alternatively there could be an underlying Germanic name, such as Old Norse Áleifr (see Olaf) or Frankish Alawar (see Álvaro), with the spelling altered by association with the Latin word. In the Middle Ages the name became well-known in Western Europe because of the French epic La Chanson de Roland, in which Olivier is a friend and advisor to the hero Roland.

In England Oliver was a common medieval name, however it became rare after the 17th century because of the military commander Oliver Cromwell, who ruled the country following the civil war. The name was revived in the 19th century, perhaps due in part to the title character in Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist (1838), about a poor orphan living on the streets of London. It became very popular at the beginning of the 21st century, reaching the top rank for boys in England and Wales in 2009 and entering the top ten in the United States in 2017.

Derived from óa-sk ("to be frightened"). In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf and a kenning for "snake".

Anciant Roman feminine form of Octavianus and Romanian and Provençal feminine form of Octavian.

Variant of Oakley using the popular name suffix lyn.

Medieval Latin, from Latin novem meaning ‘nine.’

Feminine form of Nonius. A bearer of this name was Nonia Celsa, the wife of Roman Emperor Macrinus as well as the mother of Roman Emperor Diadumenian.

Either derived from the flower of the same name or else intended as a feminine form of Nolan.

Means "absence of". Nirṛti is the Hindu goddess of deathly hidden realms, sorrows, death and corruption and one of the dikpāla (guardians of the directions), representing the southwest.

Variant of Nina 1.

Derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory". This was the name of an Athenian general who fought in the Peloponnesian war.

Danish and Norwegian variant form of Nicholas.

Latinized form of Nikandros.

Means "my seedling" from Hebrew נֶטַע (neta) "seedling, plant" (see Neta) combined with לִי (li) "for me, to me" or "I have". This is a modern Hebrew name often given to girls born on Tu B'Shevat, the Jewish Arbor Day or Holiday of Trees.

Alternate transcription of Hebrew נטעלי (see Netali). This is the birth name of Israeli-born American actress Natalie Portman (1981-), born Neta-Lee Hershlag.

Probably a feminized form of Welsh nêr meaning "lord".

Feminine form of Nektarios.

From Greenlandic najaa meaning "his younger sister" [1]. It was popularized in Denmark by the writer B. S. Ingemann, who used it in his novel Kunnuk and Naja, or the Greenlanders (1842).

Feminine form of Nadin.

Derived from the Greek ìõñïí (myron) meaning "myrrh". In Greek mythology, Myrina was the Queen of the Amazons.

Anglicized form of Muirne used by James Macpherson in his poem Fingal (1761), in which it is borne by the mother of the hero Fingal.

Icelandic form of Muirgel.

Latinization of Mirian.

Italian variant of Miriam.

Spanish, Judeo-Spanish and Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Miriam.

Slovak variant of Miriam.

Hebrew diminutive of Miriam.

Diminutive of Mignon, as -ette is a French feminine diminutive suffix. As such, this given name literally means "little darling" in French.

In the Anglosphere, Mignonette is the name of a flower (genus Reseda). As a given name, Mignonette was especially popular in Victorian times, as that is when more floral names began to be used as given names.

Last but not least, in literature, Mignonette is the middle name of Amelia "Mia" Thermopolis, the main character of the book The Princess Diaries written by the American author Meg Cabot (b. 1967). The book was later adapted into a film with the same title and starred American actress Anne Hathaway (b. 1982) as Mia.

Means "sweet" in Esperanto, derived from mielo "honey", ultimately from Latin mel.

Variant of Mariah.

From the name of an important city of ancient Egypt, or the city in Tennessee that was named after it. It is derived from a Greek form of Egyptian mn-nfr meaning "enduring beauty".

Feminine form of Meletios.

Meaning unknown, perhaps a form of Millicent. It was borne by the Irish writer and socialite Melesina Trench (1768-1827).

From a Scottish surname, an Anglicized form of Mac Fhionnlaigh, from the given name Fionnlagh. A famous bearer of the surname was the American president William McKinley (1843-1901).

As a given name in America, it was mainly masculine in the late 19th century and the majority of the 20th, being most common around the times of the president's election and assassination. During the 1990s it began growing in popularity for girls, probably inspired by other feminine names beginning with Mac or Mc such as Mackenzie and McKenna.

Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a feminine form of Maginus and a corruption of Maxima. 'Maxina ou a filla espúrea' (also published under the titles 'Magina ou a filla espúrea' and 'Majina ou a filla espúrea', 1870) by Marcial Valladares is considered the first novel written in the Galician language.

Variant of Matthias.

Norwegian feminine form of Mathias.

Combination of María and Estela.

East Frisian diminutive of Maria.

Combination of the names Mary and Elizabeth

Anglicized form of Máel Sechnaill or Máel Máedóc, influenced by the spelling of Malachi. Saint Malachy (in Irish, Máel Máedóc) was a 12th-century archbishop of Armagh renowned for his miracles.

From the Hebrew name מַחְלָה (Maḥla), derived from חָלָה (ḥala) meaning "weak, sick". This name is used in the Old Testament as both a feminine and masculine name. In some versions of the Bible the masculine name is spelled Mahalah.

Variant of Magdalene.

Old Norse feminine form of Már.

Variant of May. A famous bearer was the American actress Mae West (1893-1980), whose birth name was Mary.

Feminine form of Lysius as well as an epithet of both Artemis and Demeter.

Variant of Lina 2.

Latin diminutive of Lucia. This was the name of a 3rd-century saint martyred in Rome.

Feminine form of Lucilianus.

Feminine form of Lucidius.

Variant of Lorraine.

Variant of Lorraine.

Possibly from Lloegyr, the medieval Welsh name for a region of southeastern Britain, which is of unknown meaning. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, the historical realm (which he Latinized as Loegria) was named after Locrinus, the eldest son of Brutus of Troy and Innogen.

Elaboration of Livija through its short form Liva. This name was popularised, beginning in 1993 and 1994, by pop singer and politician Liveta Kazlauskienė (1964-).

Feminine form of Liun.

From a surname that was a variant of Lennox.

Vernacular form of Leonore.

Dutch adaptation of the French name Lélie.

This form of the name coincides with the Dutch word for "lily".

Norman form of Eleanor.

Variant of Lennon.

A Lord of Kydonia in Krete (in the Greek Aegean), a son of Hermes and the Kretan princess Akalle.

Means "cooper, barrel maker" in Dutch.

Polish form of Crispin.

German form of Crescentia.

Latvian boworring of Caitlin.

This english name was found in real life.

Likely an invented name, an elaboration of Ken 1, or any name starting with Ken-.

From a surname that was a variant of Kendall.

Possibly from a German surname, itself derived from Middle Low German kel "swampy area". This name began to be used in the United States in the early 1980s after the American football player Kellen Winslow (1957-) began his professional career.

Variant of Kellen. This particular spelling jumped in popularity after actor Kellan Lutz (1985-) appeared in the Twilight series of movies beginning 2008.

Means "the fire" from Hawaiian ke, a definite article, and ahi "fire".

Feminine form of Ketil.

From Esperanto katido meaning "kitten", ultimately from Latin cattus.

Feminine form of Kasimir.

German form of Casimir.

Means "tiger" in Turkish.

Means "beautiful woman" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit कल्याणी (kalyani).

From Latin Iustina, the feminine form of Iustinus (see Justin). This name was borne by several early saints and martyrs.

Spanish and Portuguese form of Juliet.

Feminine form of Iulianus (see Julian). This was the name of a 4th-century saint and martyr from Nicomedia, and also of the Blessed Juliana of Norwich, also called Julian, a 14th-century mystic and author. The name was also borne by a 20th-century queen of the Netherlands. In England, this form has been in use since the 18th century, alongside the older form Gillian.

A variant of Jocelyn

Variant of Georgia.

Latinate form of Greek Ioanna (see Joanna).

Variant of Jesiah.

From the Hebrew name יֶ֫תֶר (Yeter) which meant "abundance" (see Jethro).

Feminine form of Jestin.

Apparently means "God establishes" in Hebrew. In the bible, this was the name of a Simeonite.

Means "God will live" in Hebrew, from חָיָה (ḥaya) meaning "to live" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". This is the name of several people in the Old Testament, including one of King David's lute players.

Variant of Jane.

Variant of Isel.

Old Norse form of Ivor.

Feminine form of Ithel.

Etymology unknown. This was the name of a queen regent of the Medang Kingdom, in modern day East Java.

Albanian form of Ismena.

Possibly from Greek ἰσμή (isme) meaning "knowledge". This was the name of the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta in Greek legend.

Either a feminine form of Ismar or a contraction of Isamara.

From the name of a mountain in Wales that means "below the forest" from Welsh is "below" and llwyn "forest, grove".

Means "he guards me" in Hebrew, derived from שָׁמַר (shamar) meaning "to guard". This name is mentioned briefly in the Old Testament.

Italian diminutive of Isa 2 as well as a Latin American variant of Isela.

Variant of Iselin and Iselina.

Elaborated form of Isel as well as a truncated form of Marisela and Gisela. This was borne by Mexican actress Isela Vega (1939-2021).

Means "alone, unique, only", from Nahuatl icel.

From the Hebrew name יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (Yeshaʿyahu) meaning "Yahweh is salvation", from the roots יָשַׁע (yashaʿ) meaning "to save" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. Isaiah is one of the four major prophets of the Old Testament, supposedly the author of the Book of Isaiah. He was from Jerusalem and probably lived in the 8th century BC, at a time when Assyria threatened the Kingdom of Judah. As an English Christian name, Isaiah was first used after the Protestant Reformation.

From the Hebrew name יִצְחָק (Yitsḥaq) meaning "he will laugh, he will rejoice", derived from צָחַק (tsaḥaq) meaning "to laugh". The Old Testament explains this meaning, by recounting that Abraham laughed when God told him that his aged wife Sarah would become pregnant with Isaac (see Genesis 17:17), and later Sarah laughed when overhearing the same prophecy (see Genesis 18:12). When Isaac was a boy, God tested Abraham's faith by ordering him to sacrifice his son, though an angel prevented the act at the last moment. Isaac went on to become the father of Esau and Jacob with his wife Rebecca.

As an English Christian name, Isaac was occasionally used during the Middle Ages, though it was more common among Jews. It became more widespread after the Protestant Reformation. Famous bearers include the physicist and mathematician Isaac Newton (1643-1727) and the science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov (1920-1992).

Possibly a medieval diminutive of various names beginning with Old High German, Old Saxon irmin "strong, whole, universal".

Russian and Belarusian form of Elijah.

Feminine form of Ilias (Greek) or Iliya (Bulgarian).

Georgian form of Elijah. It is also an alternate transcription of Russian Илья or Belarusian Ілья (see Ilya) or Bulgarian Илия (see Iliya).

Meaning unknown, possibly an elaborated variant of Elena.

Means "ardent lord" from Old Welsh iudd "lord" combined with ris "ardent, enthusiastic". This name was borne by Idris the Giant, a 7th-century king of Meirionnydd.

Diminutive of Ifan.

Name of a goddess in the video game saga The Legend of Zelda. This name has been given to at least 45 women in the United States since 2017, when the game 'The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild' was released.

Transferred use of the surname Hylan.

Derived from the Old German elements hilt "battle" and rih "ruler, king". Hilderic was a 6th-century king of the Vandals. This name was also borne by three early Merovingian Frankish kings, though their name is usually spelled as Childeric.

Variant of Hærmóðr. This is the name of one of Odin's sons.

Latinized form of Heinrich. As a Dutch name, it is used on birth certificates though a vernacular form such as Hendrik is typically used in daily life.

Polish feminine form of Heladiusz and Galician feminine form of Heladio.

Variant of Halen.

Alternate transcription of Arabic هنيّة (see Haniyya).

Faroese form of Hálfdan.

Icelandic variant of Hálfdan.

Old Swedish variant of Halfdan.

Variant of Helena, the spelling possibly influenced by Alaina.

German, Scottish, Slovak and Slovene form of Gregorius (see Gregory). A famous bearer was Gregor Mendel (1822-1884), a Czech monk and scientist who did experiments in genetics.

From the Roman name Gratianus, which was derived from Latin gratus meaning "grateful". Saint Gratian was the first bishop of Tours (4th century). This was also the name of a Roman emperor.

Short form of Garegin.

Possibly derived from Welsh garan meaning "heron, crane" and gwyn meaning "white".

Anglicized form of Ó Gealbháin.

Variant of Galvin.

Medieval German and English form of Galianus / Galienus. As a German name, it was recorded in German-speaking Switzerland in the 1400s.

Greek form of Galatea.

From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Floinn, which was derived from the given name or byname Flann. A famous bearer of the surname was American actor Errol Flynn (1909-1959). As a given name, it grew in popularity after it was featured as a character in the Disney movie Tangled in 2010.

From an English surname meaning "fisherman".

Derived from Irish fíon meaning "wine".

Feminine form of Fionn. This name was (first?) used by the Scottish poet James Macpherson in his poem Fingal (1761), in which it is spelled as Fióna.

Old Irish form of Fionn, as well as the usual Anglicized spelling (with the Irish hero's name Anglicized as Finn McCool). As a surname it is borne by Huckleberry Finn, a character in Mark Twain's novels.

Refers to the rank of ‘Second Lieutenant’ in the Norwegian military.

Variant of Esme.

Icelandic form of Evgenia.

Variant of Everly.

Feminine form of Everett.

Contracted form of Ethelyn.

Corruption of Esmeralda. Esmerelda "Esme" Weatherwax (also Granny Weatherwax or Mistress Weatherwax) is a fictional character from Terry Pratchett's Discworld series (1983–2015).

Means "emerald" in Spanish and Portuguese. Victor Hugo used this name in his novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831), in which Esmeralda is the Romani girl who is loved by Quasimodo. It has occasionally been used in the English-speaking world since that time.

Elaboration of Esme

Variant of Esmé.

Erinna was a poet (poetess) on the island of Telos near Rhodes, said to have been a friend and contemporary of Sappho (600 BC), but she probably belonged to the earlier Alexandrian Period. Her poems have been compared to Homer's, but only fragments remain. They were reproduced in Bergk's Poetae Lyrici Graeci (published in 1900).

Her name is of equally debated origin and meaning. Some scholars link Erinna to Greek êrinos "spring" while others base their theory on "Herinna", a form reconstructed by Italian scholar Camillo Neri, and derive the name from Greek hêrôs "hero" in combination with the feminine suffix -inna.

Anglicized form of Éireann. It was initially used by people of Irish heritage in America, Canada and Australia. It was rare until the mid-1950s.

French Canadian form of Émeric.

Variant of Emery.

Germanic name, in which the second element is hramn meaning "raven". The first element is often said to be heim meaning "home" (which would thus make this name a relative of Heimeran), but it could also be amal meaning "work, labour" or ermen meaning "whole, universal". Also compare the similar-looking name Emmerich, where the first element is similarly ambiguous.

This name was borne by a saint from the 7th century AD.

From the name of a biblical town, Ἐμμαούς (Emmaous) in Greek, which is probably from Aramaic hammat meaning "hot spring". In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus appears to two of his disciples on the road to Emmaus after his death, burial and resurrection.

Medieval German contracted form of Emmerich. Known bearers of this name include count Emich IV of Leiningen (c. 1215-1279), bishop Emich I of Worms (born long before 1294, died in 1299) and count Emich I of Nassau-Hadamar (born before 1289, died in 1334).

Variant of Émeric.

Italian form of Emerentius. A notable bearer of this name is the Italian politician Emerenzio Barbieri (b. 1946).

Derived from Latin emereo meaning "to fully deserve".

Either a variant of Aemilius (see Emil) or a masculine form of Emelia.

From the Uzbek el meaning "people, nation, country" and yor meaning "friend, lover".

Transferred use of the surname Ellison.

Derived from the English surname Ellington.

Variant of Eleanor. This name was, among others, recorded in late medieval Ireland on women born into English and Anglo-Norman families.

English form of Ælfwig.

Feminine form of Einar.

Transferred use of the surname Dryden.

A famous namesake is English poet, playwright and critic John Dryden (1631-1700).

Feminine diminutive of the Roman family name Drusus. In Acts in the New Testament Drusilla is the wife of Felix.

Variant of Delancey.

Transferred use of the surname Delancey.

Original Gaelic form of Declan.

Anglicized form of Dáire or Darach.

Diminutive of Darlene.

Variant of Darlene using the popular name suffix lee.

Anglicized form of Dáire or Darach.

Means "fruitful, fertile" in Irish. This name is borne by many figures in Irish legend, including the Ulster chief Dáire mac Fiachna who reneged on his promise to loan the Brown Bull of Cooley to Medb, starting the war between Connacht and Ulster as told in the Irish epic The Cattle Raid of Cooley.

Meaning unknown. Saint Cyra was a 5th-century Syrian hermit who was martyred with her companion Marana.

Transferred use of the surname Cregan.

Variant of Courtland.

Diminutive of Cornélie, as it contains the French feminine diminutive suffix -ine.

Italian and Portuguese form of Coriolanus.

Italian feminine form of Coriolanus.

Diminutive of Cora. It was borne by Coretta Scott King (1927-2006), the wife of Martin Luther King Jr.

Variant of Coraline.

From the name of a bay and seaside town in Conwy, Wales.

Portuguese elaborated from Claudia.

From the English word meaning "personal magnetism", ultimately derived from Greek χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness".

From the name of a flower, literally "wax-flower" from Greek κηρος (keros) "beeswax" combined with ανθος (anthos) "flower".

Norman form of Catherine.

Norman form of Cateline.

From the Greek name Κάστωρ (Kastor), possibly related to κέκασμαι (kekasmai) meaning "to excel, to shine" (pluperfect κέκαστο). Alternatively it could be derived from the Greek word κάστωρ (kastor) meaning "beaver", though the legends about Castor do not mention beavers, which were foreign animals to the Greeks. In Greek myth Castor was a son of Zeus and the twin brother of Pollux. The constellation Gemini, which represents the two brothers, contains a star by this name.

Possibly means "jeweled helmet" in Quenya. In Tolkien's legendarium this is the name of the evil King of Gondor who usurps the throne form Eldacar, the rightful king.

Latinized form of the Greek Κασταλία (Kastalia), which is of uncertain origin, possibly related to Greek καθαρός (katharos) meaning "clean, spotless, pure" or κασσύω (kassuô) "to stitch". This was the name of a nymph of the prophetic springs of the Delphic oracle on Mount Parnassos. She may be the same as the nymph Κασσωτίς (Kassôtis) (see Cassotis).

The daughter of Circe.

Feminine form of Cassien.

Original Latin form of Cassian.

Feminine form of Cassian.

Possibly a variant of Caspian or Casper.

Variant of Cassius.

Spanish and Galician form of Cassian.

Spanish, Galician and Romanian form of Cassiana.

Romanian form of Cassian.

Italian masculine form of Carmen.

Derived from Latin caritas meaning "dearness, esteem, love".

Variant of Carter.

Variant of Carolina.

From Greek Καλυψώ (Kalypso), which probably meant "she that conceals", derived from καλύπτω (kalypto) meaning "to cover, to conceal". In Greek myth this was the name of the nymph who fell in love with Odysseus after he was shipwrecked on her island of Ogygia. When he refused to stay with her she detained him for seven years until Zeus ordered her to release him.

From an Irish surname, the Anglicized form of Ó Cathaláin, derived from the given name Cathalán.

Modern name taken from the Latin word calix meaning "wine cup, chalice".

Means "beautiful and holy". From the Greek kalos (καλή) 'beautiful' and adnos (αδνος) 'holy'. In Greek mythology she is a naiad of the river Nile in Egypt, a daughter of the god of the Nile, Neilus. She was one of the wives of Aegyptus, and bore him twelve sons.

Most likely a masculine form of Caledonia. In medieval tales about King Arthur, this is the name of a forest in southern Scotland and northern England. It is probably best known from the 1997 film Titanic, where it belonged to one of the main characters (namely Caledon Hockley, who went by Cal in daily life).

Means "beautiful" in Irish.

Feminine form of Briag, this name is occasionally also considered a Breton cognate of Cornish Breaca.

Brennos, chieftain of the Senones, led an army of Cisalpine Gauls in their attack on Rome in the Battle of the Allia, in 387 BC. Another Brennos was one of the leaders of the army of Gauls who attempted to invade and settle in the Greek mainland in 278 BC. After a looting spree and after managing to pass Thermopylae by encircling the Greek army and forcing it to retreat he made his way to the rich treasury at Delphi but he was defeated by the re-assembled Greek army.
It has been debated whether Brenno was an actual given name or rather a title.

Manx form of Bridget.

Transferred use of the surname Brecken.