jfifles's Personal Name List

Zoram has five plausible etymologies, though only the first etymology given below is attested in an ancient Semitic source (see below). The first three of the five are only slightly different from each other: "The Rock is the (divine) kinsman," "Rock of the people," and "Their Rock." These three plausible etymologies will be discussed in that order, with the first discussion supplying most of the basic information.
In the first of the five etymologies, the only etymology with an attested ancient Semitic instance, the first part of Zoram is the Hebrew word ṣûr, meaning "rock, cliff face," but is used metaphorically for the God of Israel, as in 2 Samuel 22:47, "The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock ṣûr; and exalted be the God of the rock ṣû] of my salvation." The vocable ṣûr also appears in several biblical personal names, such as Zur ṣûr "Rock" (Numbers 25:15), Zuriel, ṣûrî-ʾēl "El (God) is my rock" (Numbers 3:35).
The second part of Zoram could come from the common Semitic vocable ʿām, meaning "father's brother," "(divine) kinsman," and "people." The vocable ʿām is qutie common in ancient Semitic name giving. As an element in Hebrew names, there is no question that it is a theophoric element, appearing in names such as Jekameam, yĕqam-ʿām (1 Chronicles 23:19). In addition to appearing as the final element, it also can be found at the beginning of names, e.g., Amminadab, ʿammî-nādāb (Numbers 1:7), "my father's brother is generous."

Exact origins unknown. It is likely a name invented in the late 19th- early 20th century, based off of Edna.

From place name Zapopan, taken from the Mexican title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de la Expectación de Zapopan, meaning "Our Lady of the Expectation of Zapopan."
She is venerated at the basilica in Zapopan in the western Mexican state of Jalisco.

Means "my beauty" or "my decoration" from Arabic زين (zayn) meaning "beauty" or "ornament, decoration".

Alternate transcription of Arabic زَغْلُول (see Zaghloul).

Possible a combination of "Yves" and "Mark".

Derived from Arabic يسر (yusr) meaning "comfort, ease, wealth, prosperity".

Arabic form of Yehoshuaʿ (see Joshua).

Indonesian variant of Yulius as well as a Spanish variant of Julio.

Indonesian form of Jorgen

Indonesian form of Ezekiel.

Means "flower god", from Nahuatl xōchitl "flower" and teotl "god, deity; divine or sacred force".

Compound of Wolf and Dietrich. Wolfdietrich is the title hero of a 13th-century Middle High German epic poem. By some traditions he is the grandfather of the more famous hero Dietrich von Bern.

Latinized form of Willibrord. A known bearer of this name was the Indonesian dramatist and poet Willibrordus S. Rendra (1935-2009).

Indonesian form of Wilfred.

Hungarian form of Vladimir.

Indonesian form of Vincentius (see Vincent).

Icelandic form of Viking.

Seemingly derived from Polish wielka, the feminine nominative/vocative singular form of the adjective wielki meaning "big, large; great, grand." It is most often used in Panama.

From the name Vera 1 combined with the feminine suffix -wati.

Americanized form of Dutch van Winkel.

Means "goddess of the Vanir" in Old Norse. This was an epithet of the Norse goddess Freya, given because she was a member of the Vanir (as opposed to the Æsir).

From the film producer Walt Disney (1901-1966)

Indonesian form of Cinderella. Etymologically, Upik is a term of endearment to call a young girl, and Abu is an Indonesian word meaning "cinder, ash". The name itself is used in several Indonesian soap operas.

Probably derived from Latin umbra meaning "shadow". This name was created by Alexander Pope for a "dusky, melancholy sprite" in his poem 'The Rape of the Lock' (1712). A moon of Uranus bears this name in his honour.

French form of Ulysses.

Usual English form of Tupaq. The American rapper Tupac Shakur (1971-1996) was named after the 18th-century rebel Tupaq Amaru II.

Means "returned from overseas". It is often given to children born abroad and brought home.

From the English word referring to "any of the giant gods in Greek mythology who preceded the Olympian gods". From the Ancient Greek titan (Τιτάν) of the same meaning.

From Akkadian tâmtu meaning "sea". In Babylonian myth Tiamat was the personification of the sea, appearing in the form of a huge dragon. By Apsu she gave birth to the first of the gods. Later, the god Marduk (her great-grandson) defeated her, cut her in half, and used the pieces of her body to make the earth and the sky.

Combination of Tía and Lilja.

Means "son of Þór" in Icelandic.

Latinized form of Þórlakr.

Norwegian variant of Torkel and Manx adoption of Þórkæll.

Probably a combination of Þór and Hanna 1.

Derived from the Greek noun θεόλογος (theologos) meaning "one who discourses of the gods" i.e. a theologian. It consists of the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god" combined with the Greek noun λόγος (logos) meaning "word, speech, utterance".

A known bearer of this name is the Greek volleyball player Theologos Daridis (b. 1991).

From the name for the land of the Teutons. The Teutons (Latin: Teutones, Teutoni) were a Germanic tribe or Celtic people. According to a map by Ptolemy, they originally lived in Jutland. Rather than relating directly to this tribe, the broad term, Teutonic peoples or Teuton in particular, is used now to identify members of a people speaking languages of the Germanic branch of the language family generally, and especially, of people speaking German.

Indonesian form of Thessalonica, used primarily by Christian women in reference to the Bible books, 1 and 2 Thessalonians (which is 1 dan 2 Tesalonika in Indonesian) or the Biblical place.

Latinized form of Greek Τηλέμαχος (Telemachos), derived from a Greek word meaning "fighting from afar", itself from τῆλε (tele) meaning "afar, far off" and μάχη (mache) meaning "battle". In Homer's epic the Odyssey this is the name of the son of Odysseus. It was also borne by a 4th-century saint who was martyred when trying to stop a gladiatorial fight.

Derived from the Bible books of 1 dan 2 Tawarikh, the Indonesian translation of 1 and 2 Chronicles.

Spanish and Greek form of Tarzan.

Created by Edgar Rice Burroughs for the main character in his novel Tarzan of the Apes (1912). In the novel Tarzan is the ape name of the baby John Clayton, who was adopted by the animals after his parents died in the African jungle. The name is said to mean "white skin" in the fictional Mangani ape language.

Portuguese form of Tarzan.

Indonesian form of Tarsicius.

This name entered the Latin language via Greek Tarsisi. Tarsisi is what the ancient Greek city of Tarsos was called at times; the city's name was the hellenized form of Tarsa, which is what the city's first settlers - the Hittites - called it. The original Hittite meaning is uncertain, though it may have been named after their god Tarku. Additionally, it should be noted that the ancient Greeks also used Tarsisi for an other city. In that case, it was the hellenized form of Semetic Tarshish, which was a city in southern Spain that the Greeks also called Tartessos. A known bearer of the name Tarsicius was Saint Tarsicius, who lived in the 3rd century AD.

Means "hope" in Swahili. It is a verb, not a noun, and means "to hope, to wish for". It is not used as a name in Africa but was part of the Afrocentric African American naming culture of the 70s that borrowed from various African words.

Means "crown of the religion" from Arabic تاج (tāj) meaning "crown" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Hungarian variant of Santiago.

Hungarian form of Stanislaus.

Derived from Hindi स्वामी (svāmī) meaning "master, lord, owner," from Sanskrit स्वामिन् (svāmin), used as an honorific title for yogis initiated into the religious monastic order in Hinduism.
This name was introduced, or popularised at least, in Italy by television presenter, model and actress Elenoire Casalegno (1976-) who gave this name to her daughter in November of 1999.

From the Old Norse name Sveinbjǫrn, which was derived from the Old Norse elements sveinn "young man" and bjǫrn "bear".

Means "reward for good deeds" in Arabic.

Arabic form of Socrates.

Combination of Suparman and Ningsih

Possibly from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with the given name Herman.

Variant of Sugiarto.

Variant transcription of Sufyan. A well-known bearer of this name is the American independent folk-rock musician Sufjan Stevens.

From the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with Sundanese darajat meaning "degree, standing, rank" (of Arabic origin).

Derived from Romanian speranță "hope".

Persian form of Socrates.

Modern Greek transcription of Socrates.

The name of Smokey Bear, from the fire prevention campaigns.

From the English words sky and walker, created by George Lucas as the surname for several characters in his Star Wars movie series, notably the hero Luke Skywalker from the original trilogy (beginning 1977). Early drafts of the script had the name as Starkiller.

Indonesian form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian).

Indonesian form of Siddiq.

Diminutive of Shprintze.

Possibly a Yiddish form of Esperanza. This is the name of Tevye's fourth daughter in the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1964), based on the late 19th-century Yiddish stories of Sholem Aleichem.

Short form of Shaquille.

Means "red, scarlet" in Hebrew.

Indonesian form of Servatius.

Icelandic variant of Sebastian.

Vernacular form of Joseph, influenced by the French pronunciation of this name.

Diminutive of Jean 1-Pierre.

Combination of Sandy and name suffix -bell (see Belle), taken from the main character of the Japanese anime series 'Hello! Sandybell' (originally spelled with final -e), first aired in Japan in 1981.
Usage of this name is mainly resticted to some sections of Latin America, particularly Mexico and Peru, where the anime was first broadcast a few years after.

Derived from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra) meaning "sea, ocean". It is a unisex name in India and Sri Lanka while it is only masculine in Indonesia.

From Arabic صفر (safar) referring to the second of the twelve months of the Islamic lunar calendar combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Variant of Roswitha.

From Indonesian ros meaning "rose".

Combination of Ron 1 and Jonathan

Form of Robby or diminutive of Robert.

Means "little poet of the king", from Old Irish rí "king" (genitive ríg) combined with bard "poet" and a diminutive suffix.

From the Old French rebelle, from the Latin rebellis 'waging war again; insurgent', from rebellō 'I wage war again, fight back', from re- 'again, back' and bellō 'I wage war'.

Indonesian form of Raymond.

From Russian распутье (rasputye) meaning "crossroads". A famous bearer was the Russian mystic Grigoriy Rasputin (1869-1916).

Combination of the name Ramadan and Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king".

Combination of Rajab and الدين (al-din) meaning “the religion” in Arabic.

From Javanese raharja meaning "prosperous, plentiful, abundant".

Means "moon among women" from Arabic قمر (qamar) meaning "moon" (figuratively "something or someone beautiful, especially a face") and نساء (nisa) meaning "women". Also compare Badr-un-nissa.

Means "prudence" in Italian, directly from Latin prudentia.

Derived from Portuguese prazeres, the plural form of prazer "pleasure", this name is used in reference to the title of the Virgin Mary Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres ("Our Lady of Pleasures"). This title refers to the seven pleasures of the Virgin Mary's life.

A name given in honor of Pope Pius V, a saint of the Catholic Church.

Derived from Portuguese penha "cliff, rock", usually used in reference to the title of the Virgin Mary Nossa Senhora da Penha.

Indonesian form of Patricius (see Patrick).

Greek form of Patricius.

Derived from Batak ribu meaning "thousand".

Means "son of Paraskevas".

Modern name given after the spice paprika.

Portuguese form of Oriṣanla, used in Brazil by adherents of Candomblé to refer to Ọbatala. It also coincides with the Portuguese word oxalá meaning "God willing, hopefully", which originates from the Arabic phrase و شاء الله (wa shāʾa Allah).

From Yoruba òrìṣà "deity, spirit" and ńlá "great". This is another name for the god Ọbatala.

Means "who is greater than God?" in Igbo.

"born in the morning before noon"

Modern Greek form of Olympias.

Surname of Garrick Ollivander, a wizard and the owner of Ollivander's Wand Shop in the Harry Potter book series and movie franchise by J. K. Rowling. In the Harry Potter universe the name is said to be of Mediterranean origin and mean "he who owns the olive wand".

Means "wealth or nobility returns from overseas" in Yoruba. It is typically given to a child born abroad and later brought home.

Indonesian elaboration of Octavia.

Indonesian feminine form of Octavianus.

Indonesian and German form of Octavia.

From Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" and сұлтан (sultan) meaning "sultan, king" (both words of Arabic origin).

Derived from Italian novembre "November", this name was traditionally given to children born in November. Since there is no saint of this name, the name day was celebrated on All Saints' Day.

Latinized form of de Nostredame. This surname was borne by the French physician and writer Michel de Nostredame (1503-1566), famous for his collection of prophecies Les Prophéties (1555) allegedly predicting the apocalypse and danger from the Arab world.

Latinized form of the surname of Michel de Nostredame (1503-1566), a French astrologer famous for his book of prophecies. The surname, meaning "our lady" in Old French, was acquired by his father upon his conversion from Judaism to Christianity.

Icelandic form of Njord

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvana), meaning "blown out, extinguished" and referring to a state of paradise or heightened pleasure. Its use in the United States started sporadically in the 1970s and the rock band Nirvana (1987-1994) may have helped it to rise further in later years.

From Javanese ning meaning "clear, bright, clean" combined with asih meaning "love, affection, loving kindness, favour". It is sometimes used as a suffix for feminine names.

From the common name for plants in the Solanaceae, especially Atropa belladonna, a highly toxic perennial also known as deadly nightshade and belladonna. Ultimately from Old English niht "night" and sceadu "shadow, shade".

Combination of Nicole and Michelle. This name spiked in popularity in the late 1960s when the actress Nichelle Nichols (1932-2022) portrayed Nyota Uhura on the Star Trek television series. Nichols was given the name Grace at birth but it was changed at a young age.

Variant of Nevaeh.

Derived from the word heaven-sent spelled backwards.

The word heaven spelled backwards. It became popular after the musician Sonny Sandoval from the rock group P.O.D. gave it to his daughter in 2000. Over the next few years it rapidly climbed the rankings in America, peaking at the 25th rank for girls in 2010.

Combination of Nessa 1 and Rose. This is the name of the Wicked Witch of the East in Gregory Maguire's "Wicked" and its musical adaptation. In the novel, she's born without arms and she is deeply religious, then goes mad with power.

From Malay nawa, from Sanskrit नव (náva) meaning "9".

Means "King's gift."

Means "snorting" in Hebrew. Nahor is the name of both the grandfather and a brother of Abraham in the Old Testament.

From the adjective in the English language. Means to have a "a special quality or air that makes somebody or something appear mysterious, powerful, or desirable." It is a French loanword deriving from the Middle English mystik, from the Latin mysticus 'of or belonging to secret rites or mysteries; mystic, mystical', from the Ancient Greek mustikos (μυστικός) 'secret, mystic', from mustēs (μύστης) 'one who has been initiated'.

Mystique is the 'mutant' name of Raven Darkhölme, a villain and sometimes anti-hero in Marvel's X-Men line of comics. As a mutant her ability is to shapeshift into anyone and anything.

Ancient Scandinavian and Icelandic form of Muirchertach (which is also found spelled as Muircheartach).

Derived from Indonesian mestika meaning "precious gemstone, crystal" or "beautiful, perfect" combined with the feminine suffix -wati.

Derived from Indonesian mestika meaning "precious gemstone, crystal" or "beautiful, perfect".

Means "forbidden" in Arabic, derived from the word حَرَّمَ‎ (harrama) meaning "to forbid". This is the name of the first month of the Islamic calendar, so named because warfare is forbidden during this month.

Combination of Muhammad and Ali 1.

Created by Rudyard Kipling for a character in The Jungle Book (1894) and its sequel (1895), in which Mowgli is a feral boy who was raised by wolves in the jungle of central India. His name, given to him by his adopted wolf parents, is said to mean "frog" in the stories, though Kipling admitted the name was made up.

Means "ocean, wide expanse of water, deep sea" in Maori, Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages.

Means "compassion, mercy" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin miser "poor, wretched" and cor "heart". It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Misericordia, meaning "The Virgin of Compassion".

From the first part of Arabic compound names beginning with مصباح ال (miṣbāḥ al) meaning "lamp of the" (such as Misbah al-Din).

Variant of Miamor.

From the Spanish phrase mi amor meaning "my love".

Variant of Merkourios.

Greek form of Mercury.

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".

Indonesian form of Malchiah.

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.

Elaborated form of Mazal

Means "black Kodratos".

From a title of respect for Islamic scholars or religious leaders, derived from Arabic مولانا (mawlānā) meaning "our lord".

Matsu means "Pine Tree" and Bayashi is a variant pronunciation of "Hayashi" meaning "Forest". This surname means "Pine Tree Forest". Matsubayashi-ryu is a kind of martial arts.

Russian variant of Matrona 1.

Means "lady" in Late Latin, a derivative of Latin mater "mother". This was the name of three early saints.

Means "great mother", from Celtic *mātīr meaning "mother" and the divine or augmentative suffix -on. This was the name of a Gaulish and Brythonic mother goddess, the namesake of the River Marne [1].

Means "sun" in Indonesian.

Means "Yahweh is king" in Hebrew, from מֶלֶךְ (meleḵ) meaning "king" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. Several persons in the Old Testament bore this name.

Indonesian form of Mahadevi.

Anglicized form of the Irish name Medb meaning "intoxicating". In Irish legend this was the name of a warrior queen of Connacht. She and her husband Ailill fought against the Ulster king Conchobar and the hero Cúchulainn, as told in the Irish epic The Cattle Raid of Cooley.

Italian form of Lucifer. Known bearers of this name include the Italian writer and poet Lucifero Martini (1916-2001) and the medieval Italian bishop Lucifero di Cagliari (known in English as Lucifer of Cagliari), who is venerated as a saint in Sardinia.

Meaning "lion hair", from German löwe "lion" and haar "hair".

Combination of Love 2 and the popular suffix -leen.

English (West Yorkshire) topographic name for someone who lived in a long valley, from Middle English long + botme, bothem ‘valley bottom’. Given the surname’s present-day distribution, Longbottom in Luddenden Foot, West Yorkshire, may be the origin, but there are also two places called Long Bottom in Hampshire, two in Wiltshire, and Longbottom Farm in Somerset and in Wiltshire.

Combination of Lisa and Marie.

From the name of the book of the Old Testament, which means "of the Levites, of the tribe of Levi". Some parents in the United States view it as a full form or more formal version of the name Levi.

From an Irish surname, derived from the Irish byname Leannán meaning "lover". The surname was borne by musician and Beatle member John Lennon (1940-1980), and it may be used as a given name in his honour. In America it is now more common as a feminine name, possibly inspired in part by the singer Lennon Stella (1999-), who began appearing on the television series Nashville in 2012 [1].

Transliteration from the word Lieutenant.

Variant of Lady reflecting the Spanish pronunciation.

From an ellipsis of lapis lazuli, the name of a deep blue semiprecious stone. It is derived from medieval Latin lazulum meaning "heaven, sky", ultimately from Persian لاجورد (lajvard) meaning "lapis lazuli, azure (color)".

Hungarian form of Vladislav. Saint László was an 11th-century king of Hungary, looked upon as the embodiment of Christian virtue and bravery.

Anglicized form of László.

Derived from Arabic لَيْل (layl) meaning "night".

From the English noble title Lady, derived from Old English hlæfdige, originally meaning "bread kneader". This name grew in popularity in Latin America after the marriage of Diana Spencer, known as Lady Di, to Prince Charles in 1981 and her death in 1997.

Feminine form of László via the Latinization Ladislaus.

From Javanese Kristên meaning "Christian" (via Dutch christen).

Icelandic form of Kristbjørg.

Hellenized form of Cornelius.

Icelandic form of Kormákr.

Younger form of Mýrkjartan as well as a Scandinavian form of Certán.

Variant of Kilian.

Means "lightning" in Indonesian.

Hawaiian form of Diana. It was brought to wider attention in the late 1980s, likely by the Hawaiian fitness instructor Kiana Tom (1965-), who had a television show on ESPN beginning in 1988 [1].

First part of compound Arabic names or phrases beginning with حسن ال (ḥusn al) meaning "goodness of the, beauty of the".

Means “one who is cherished and held high above others” in Yoruba. A notable bearer is Ketanji Onyika Brown Jackson, a Supreme Court Justice.

Means "rainbow" in Hebrew.

Combination of Kendra and Wati

Diminutive of Katharina.

Form of Caspian.

Variant of Carolus.

Means "lotus" or "pale red" in Sanskrit. In Sanskrit this is a transcription of both the feminine form कमला and the masculine form कमल, though in modern languages it is only a feminine form. In Tantric Hinduism and Shaktism this is the name of a goddess, also identified with the goddess Lakshmi.

Combination of Kajsa and Lisa.

Combination of Kajsa and Lena.

Swedish diminutive of Katarina.

An elaborated form of the English word justice. Justicia is also a genus of flowering plants in the bear's breeches family, Acanthaceae. The genus name honors the Scottish horticulturist James Justice.

Germanised form of Juliska.

From Croatian jug meaning "south".

Combination of Judith and the Germanic element wulf "wolf".

Variant of Journey.

American feminine and masculine variant of Gianni.

According to the USA Social Security Administration, 34 girls and 28 boys were recorded with he name Jianni in 2021.

From the Jesuits, a religious order of the Catholic Church named after Jesus Christ. A notable bearer is Brazilian actor Jesuíta Barbosa.

Romani form of Hezekiah influenced by Jesse.

Means "sea, ocean" in Javanese.

Extremely rare created name from Jacques.

Means "almighty, powerful" in Swahili, ultimately from Arabic جبّار (jabbār). It started to be used by African-American parents after it was featured in a 1973 nation-wide newspaper article about African baby names [1].

Combination of Islam and الدين (al-din) meaning “the religion” in Arabic

Means "related to Iris or rainbows", ultimately from Greek ἶρις (genitive ἴριδος). It briefly entered the American top 1000 list in 1995, likely due to a Mexican singer named Iridián.

From the Indonesian word injil, ultimately derived from Arabic الإنجيل (al-Īnjil) meaning "gospel".

Spanish form of Indigo, the purplish-blue colour.

Means "son of Iason".

Romanian form of Yakovenko.

Means "son of Huchin", a medieval diminutive of Hugh.

Variant of Khusnul.

English: habitational name from any of several places so called, named with the genitive plural huntena of Old English hunta ‘hunter’ + tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’ or dun ‘hill’ (the forms in -ton and -don having become inextricably confused). A number of bearers of this name may well derive it from Huntingdon, now in Cambridgeshire (formerly the county seat of the old county of Huntingdonshire), which is named from the genitive case of Old English hunta ‘huntsman’, perhaps used as a personal name, + dun ‘hill’.

Icelandic form of Hǫðr.

Combination of Heath and Cliff, meaning "heath near a cliff". It was created by Emily Brontë (1818-1848) for her novel Wuthering Heights, in which the main character and antihero is named Thrushcross Grange Heathcliff, called Heathcliff. It is also the full name of Cliff Huxtable in the popular 80s and 90s television series "The Cosby Show".

Hungarian phonetic transciption of Khadija.

From Indonesian hari meaning "day" combined with Sanskrit मूर्ति (mūrti) meaning "embodiment, manifestation".

From the English word hallelujah, uttered in worship or as an expression of rejoicing, ultimately from Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halleluyah) meaning "praise ye the Lord."

Icelandic form of Hafþórr. A known bearer of this name is Icelandic professional strongman and actor Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (1988-).

Indonesian form of Gracia or Gratia.
Notable bearer of this name is Greysia Polii (pronounced /ˈgrɛj.si.a poˈ.li.ʔi/, born 1987), an Indonesian former badminton player.

From the English word goddess meaning "female god".

Italian form of the Croatian surname Jugovac.

Combination of Giovanni and Leonardo or other names ending in -ardo. It is sometimes used as an Italian-sounding name in Indonesia and Latin America.

Originally indicated a person from Galicia, a region in northwestern Spain.

Feminine form of Galileo.

Apparently a topographic name from Middle English furlong ‘length of a field’ (from Old English furh meaning "furro" + lang meaning "long".

From Fuchsia, a genus of flowering plants, itself named after the German botanist Leonhart Fuchs (1501-1566), whose surname means "fox" in German.

It was most famously used by British author Mervyn Peake for the character Fuchsia Groan in his Gormenghast books (1946-1959).

Indonesian variant of Francisco.

Icelandic spelling of Franklin.

From any of the various minor places by this name in Germany, meaning "stone of the Franks" in German. It was used by the author Mary Shelley in her novel Frankenstein (1818) for the character of Victor Frankenstein, a scientist who creates a monster and brings it to life. The monster, nameless in the novel, is sometimes informally or erroneously called Frankenstein in modern speech.

Modern Greek form of Phoibos.

Serbian, Macedonian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Finnish, Indonesian, Turkish, Portuguese, Breton, Italian, Catalan, Basque, Galician, and Spanish form of Philomel.

From the English word fiery, which is derived from Middle English fyr meaning "fire".

Combination of Eva and María.

Combination of Eva and Luna. This is the name of Venezuelan actress and singer Evaluna Montaner (1997-).

Variant of Esperanza.

Derived from the Hebrew phrase אֵל שַׁדַּי (El Shaday) meaning "God Almighty".

Variant of El Shaddai.

Created by author Gregory Maguire for the central character in his fantasy novel 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' (1995). It was formed from L-F-B, the initials of L. Frank Baum, author of 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' (1900).

From the Hebrew name אֶלְנָתָן (ʾElnaṯan) meaning "God has given", derived from אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God" and נָתַן (naṯan) meaning "to give". In the Old Testament this is the name of both a grandfather of King Jehoiachin and a son of Akbor.

From Greek εκκλησία (ekklesia) meaning "church".

From the name of the North African country, which derives from Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aigyptos), itself probably from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ meaning "the house of the soul of Ptah", the name of the temple to the god Ptah in Memphis.

Combination of Edwin, Edmar, Edison or another name starting with Ed and Carlos.

In the case of American guitarist Dweezil Zappa (1969-), this was his father's affectionate nickname for his mother's pinkie toe.

Variant of Duchess.

Spanish, Portuguese, Galician and Asturian form of Dracula.

Means "son of Dracul" in Romanian, with Dracul being derived from Romanian drac "dragon". It was a nickname of the 15th-century Wallachian prince Vlad III, called the Impaler, whose father was Vlad II Dracul. However, the name Dracula is now most known from the 1897 novel of the same name by Bram Stoker, which features the Transylvanian vampire Count Dracula, who was probably inspired in part by the historical Wallachian prince.

Probably derived from the French surname D'orival (see Orival).

Known bearers of Dorival as a first name include the Brazilian singer-songwriter Dorival Caymmi (1914-2008) and former Brazilian soccer player Dorival Júnior (b. 1962).

Indonesian and Bessarabian German form of Dionysius.

Contracted form of De Wolf.

From Indonesian dewi meaning "goddess", ultimately from Sanskrit देवी (devi), and sri, a title of respect derived from Sanskrit श्री (shri). In Javanese, Sundanese and Balinese mythology she is the goddess of rice, fertility and prosperity who is also associated with the moon and underworld. She is considered an equivalent of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.

From the Sundanese title radèn denoting noble or royal male descendants, itself derived from Old Javanese rahadyan.

From French débonnaire meaning ''suave and refined''.

Perhaps derived from English phrase the love. Its usage is possibly popularized by the love song "Dealova" by Opick in Indonesia.

Derived from Leonardo da Vinci, with da Vinci meaning "of Vinci". Vinci is a village in Italy location near Florence, and it was the hometown of Leonardo da Vinci. The town's name is possibly derived from the Latin vincere 'to win or vanquish'.

Means "from Artagnan" in French, Artagnan being a town in southwestern France. This was the name of a character in the novel The Three Musketeers (1884) by Alexandre Dumas. In the novel D'Artagnan is an aspiring musketeer who first duels with the three title characters and then becomes their friend.

Germanized form of Damour.

Patronymic from Amour, this name was a nickname for an amorous man or a love child.

Variant of D'Amour.

From the name of 18th-century Egyptian scholar and scientist Ahmad al-Damanhuri (1689-1778), whose name was derived from the Egyptian city of Damanhur.

Meaning uncertain, perhaps an elaboration of Dalia 1. This name was used by Mexican-American musician Larry Hernandez for his daughter born 2010.

Means "laurel" in Hebrew, of Greek origin.

Means "the great god", derived from Igbo chi "god, spiritual being" and úkwú "great". In traditional Igbo belief Chukwu is the supreme deity and the creator the universe. Christian Igbo people use this name to refer to the Christian god.

Combination of the name Christian and Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king".

In the case of Indonesian singer Chrismansyah "Chrisye" Rahadi (1949-2007), who was born as Christian Rahadi, it is composed of the first part of his birth name, Chris- combined with the Indonesian suffix -syah derived from the Persian title شاه (šâh). Chrisye changed his name in 1982 when he formally converted from Christianity to Islam.

Means "God is my advocate" in Igbo.

The name of a Wookiee (a tall shaggy alien) in the Star Wars series of movies, beginning in 1977. Creator George Lucas invented the name by experimenting with different combinations of sounds. It is explained in a later companion book that the name means "honoured friend" in the Wookiee language.

Possibly derived from a surname which was itself derived from Old French chastelain meaning "castle-keeper, castellan", either an occupational or status name for the governor or constable of a castle. This name was brought to some public attention in 2009 by Chastelyn Rodriguez, who was a contestant on the third season of the reality television series Nuestra Belleza Latina. She was born to Puerto Rican immigrants.

Means simply "chalice, goblet" from the English word, derived from Latin calix.

Masculine form of Catharina. In 2010, there was a total of 2153 bearers of this name in all of The Netherlands. A known bearer of this name was Catharinus P. Buckingham (1808-1888), an American soldier, author and industrialist.

Variant of cattleya, a genus of orchids native to Central and South America, which were named for the British horticulturist William Cattley. This name was popularized by the main character from the movie Colombiana (2011).

Latinized form of Greek Κασσιόπεια (Kassiopeia) or Κασσιέπεια (Kassiepeia), possibly meaning "cassia juice". In Greek myth Cassiopeia was the wife of Cepheus and the mother of Andromeda. She was changed into a constellation and placed in the northern sky after she died.

Transferred from the surname Cassanova.

Used by author C. S. Lewis for a character in his Chronicles of Narnia series, first appearing in 1950. Prince Caspian first appears in the fourth book, where he is the rightful king of Narnia driven into exile by his evil uncle Miraz. Lewis probably based the name on the Caspian Sea, which was named for the city of Qazvin, which was itself named for the ancient Cas tribe.

From a nickname derived from the onomatopoeic word buzz meaning "buzz, hum, murmur". A notable bearer is American astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin (1930-), one of the first people to walk on the moon. The character Buzz Lightyear from the movie Toy Story (1995) was named after Aldrin.

Means "virtuous" from Indonesian budi meaning "sense, mind, character".

"lord of wisdom " ; "lord of intelligence ". Here बुद्धि means wisdom + ईश means lord

Icelandic variant of Brian.

Likely a blend of Briseida, Brígida, or Bricio with Griselda.

Means "baptized."

Means "purple" in Korean.

Possibly descended from Latin bombax meaning "cotton" or "indeed (interjection)" or from German Bombast meaning "pompous language".

Diminutive of Blue.

Variant of Blaine.

Means "Snow White" in Spanish.

Combination of Old Norse bjartr "bright" and mærr "famous".

Means "blue" in Indonesian.

This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.

Clearly feminine form of Berlin or a simplified form of Berlinda.

Romanian form of Berkovich.

It literally means "black beard".

Transferred use of the surname Banjo. Occasionally used in homage to various persons using the byname, such as Australian poet Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson or American race car driver Edwin “Banjo” Matthews.

Creole form of Balthazar.

(i) Variant of Backus (meaning "one who lives in or works in a bakery", from Old English bǣchūs "bakehouse, bakery"), the spelling influenced by Bacchus (name of the Greek and Roman god of wine).

(ii) From a medieval French nickname for a heavy drinker of alcohol, from Latin Bacchus (the wine god - see (i)).

Short form of Fatima az-Zahra.

From the English word that means "sky blue". It is ultimately (via Old French, Latin and Arabic) from Persian لاجورد (lājvard) meaning "azure, lapis lazuli".

Combination of the names Avi and Gad which possibly means "my father is the lucky one" in Hebrew. It's quite rare name in Israel.

Variant of Aviana.

Probably an elaboration of Ava 1, influenced by names such as Ariana. In some cases it could be inspired by the word avian meaning "bird" or "related to birds, bird-like".

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.

Probably a variant of Astra.

Possibly from the first part of Arabic phrases beginning with عصر ال ('asr al) meaning "age of, era of".

Means "fragrant, aromatic, sweet" in Javanese.

Variant or feminine form of Arjun.

Icelandic form of Ariadna.

From Argentina, the name of a country in South America, itself derived from Latin argentum, meaning "silver" and combined with the feminine adjectival suffix -ina. The name of the country arose in reference to Spanish Río de la Plata, meaning "silver river", since first European explorers thought it looked like silver because of the reflection of sunlight. A famous bearer was the Argentine actress Argentina Brunetti (1907-2005).

Persian form of Aristotle.

An invented name, probably based on the sounds found in names such as Anita and Aaliyah.

Derived from Greek ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, king" and ‘ιππος (hippos) meaning "horse".

Combination of the names of the gods Amon and Ra. During the later Middle Kingdom the attributes of these two deities were merged.

Means "God's grace" in Igbo. (See Amara and Chukwu).

Presumably from the English phrase all's well.

Combination of Alice and Beth, modeled on Elizabeth.

Modern Greek form of Alfred.

Blend of Alexander and Xavier.

Probably a variant of Alayah. It is likely also influenced by the fashion brand Alaïa, named for the Tunisian-French designer Azzedine Alaïa (1935-2017). His surname in Arabic is عليّة (ʿAlayya), meaning "lofty".

From an Aramaic form of Yaakov. Akiva (or Akiba) ben Joseph was a prominent 1st-century Jewish rabbi.

Means "legend" or "fairytale" in Hebrew.

Variant of Adolphus.

Means "father of" in Arabic. This is commonly used as an element in a kunya, which is a type of Arabic nickname. The element is combined with the name of one of the bearer's children (usually the eldest son). In some cases the kunya is figurative, not referring to an actual child, as in the case of the Muslim caliph Abu Bakr.

Romanian equivalent of Russian, Bulgarian and Ukrainian surname Abramovich, meaning son of Abraham

Comes from Arabic عبد العلي ('abd al-'Ali) meaning "servant of the most High".