DianUK's Personal Name List

Means "careful, cautious, wary" in Kazakh.

From a place name mentioned briefly in the New Testament. It is probably from Hebrew אָבֵל (ʾavel) meaning "meadow, grassy area". It has occasionally been used as a given name in modern times.

Probably derived from the Persian noun آبروی (aberuy) meaning "reputation, standing" as well as "honour, prestige". A more literal meaning would be "the face of honour", since the word consists of the Persian noun آب (ab) meaning "honour, reputation, standing" combined with the Persian noun روی (roy) meaning "face" as well as "copper, brass, bronze". Also compare modern Bashkir абруй (abruy) meaning "reputation, standing, prestige".

This was the name of a 6th-century tyrannical amir (ruler) of Bukhara (located in what is now Uzbekistan), who may have been of Hephthalite origin. He was also known under the name Abarzi, which is possibly etymologically related to Middle Persian or Pahlavi abar meaning "higher, superior".

Means "noble counsel", derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

This name appears in the 1986 song Adilene by Los Yonic's (or Los Yonics), a Mexican Grupero band.

Means "justice" in Kyrgyz and Kazakh, ultimately from Arabic عدل (ʿadala) meaning "to act justly".

From the Uzbek word ahror meaning "one able to free oneself from worldly desires".

From Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" and Persian بانو (bânu) meaning "lady, woman".

Derived from Kazakh and Kyrgyz ай (ay) meaning "moon" combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

From Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" and the past tense of беруге (beruge) "to give".

Derived from Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" and бол (bol) meaning "to be, to occur".

From Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" and болат (bolat) meaning "steel" (of Persian origin).

Means "wise moon" in Kazakh, from ай (ay) meaning "moon" and дана (dana) meaning "wise".

Means "moon-like" in Kazakh, from ай (ay) meaning "moon" and the suffix дай (day) meaning "like".

From Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" and керім (kerim) meaning "wonderful, amazing". It was created by the 19th-century Kazakh poet Abai Qunanbaiuly as a nickname for his wife Shukiman.

Kazakh and Kyrgyz form of Aygül.

Derived from Turkish ayla meaning "halo, moonlight" (see Ayla 2).

As a masculine name, it means "male moon" and is derived from Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" combined with Persian نر (nar) meaning "male, masculine" while as a feminine name, it means "fire moon" or "pomegranate moon" from Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" combined with Arabic نَار (nār) meaning "fire, flame, light" or Persian نار (nâr) meaning "pomegranate" (or also, "fire"; see Ainara).

From Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".

From Kazakh ақ (aq) meaning "white" and күміс (kümis) "silver".

The first element of this name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from Old High German rât "counsel."

From the Gothic name *Alareiks meaning "ruler of all", derived from the element alls "all" combined with reiks "ruler, king". This was the name of a king of the Visigoths who sacked Rome in the 5th century.

Feminine form of Ali 1. This can also be another way of transcribing the related name عالية (see Aaliyah).

Means "diamond" in various languages, all derived from Persian الماس (almas). It is only used as a masculine name in Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan while it is feminine in Azerbaijan and Ethiopia.

Means "golden moon" from Kazakh and Kyrgyz алтын (altyn) meaning "gold" and ай (ay) meaning "moon".

Derived from Kazakh алтын (altyn) meaning "gold" combined with бай (bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".

Derived from алтын (altyn) meaning "golden" and бикэ (bike) meaning "princess".

From Kazakh алтын (altyn) meaning "gold" combined with гүл (gul) meaning "flower".

Feminine form of Alwin.

Means "rest, bliss, comfort, peace" or "simple, easy" in Mongolian.

Means "peace, quiet; safety" in Mongolian, from амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" and тайван (taivan) meaning "peace, tranquility".

Georgian form of Ambrosios (see Ambrose).

Alternate transcription of Arabic Amina 1 or Amina 2, as well as the usual form in Malay and Indonesian.

From the Greek term ἀνάργυρος (anargyros) meaning "poor, incorruptible", derived from Greek ἀ (a), a negative prefix, combined with ἄργυρος (argyros) meaning "silver". This term referred to saints who did not accept payment for their services.

The name of the Titan goddess of the warming heat of fire, the sister of Prometheus and mother of the metal-working Daktyloi. Her name may be derived from ank-, a prefix meaning "to reveal or uncover" and further elements meaning "heat". Further it might refer to ανκαλε (ankale), a bundle of firewood carried under the arm.

Derived from Kazakh ән (än) meaning "song" combined with Turkic el meaning "people, nation, country".

Means "nightless, sleepless" in Sanskrit.

Means "silver" in Esperanto.

Derived from Greek ἀργύρεος (argyreos) meaning "(of) silver". According to Pausanias, Argyra was the nymph of a well in Achaea, whose human lover Selemnus died of grief after she abandoned him. Aphrodite took pity on Selemnus and changed him into a river.

Means "wish, hope" in Persian.

Means "lion" in Kazakh.

From Arabic عسل (ʿasal) meaning "honey".

Either an adoption of Turkish Asena or a corruption of Asenath.

Derived from Arabic أَسَد (ʾasad) meaning "lion" (see Asad). In Kazakh it is solely masculine while in Chechen it is feminine and masculine.

Derived from the Kazakh noun қар (qar) meaning "snow", in reference to the snowy peaks of the mountains in southern Kazakhstan. Because of this reference, the name is sometimes also said to mean "the highest" or "summit".

Notable Kazakh bearers of this name include the prime minister Asqar Mamın (b. 1965), the deputy prime minister Asqar Jumaǵalıev (b. 1978) and the politician Asqar Myrzahmetov (b. 1962).

Derived from asror meaning "secrets".

Means "my beloved, my dear" in Kazakh, derived from аяулы (ayauly) meaning "beloved, dear" and the possessive suffix ым (ym).

Middle English form of Æðelwine.

Means "moonlight" in Turkish, Azerbaijani and Uyghur, ultimately from Turkic ay meaning "moon" and Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light".

Alternate transcription of Kazakh Айзере (see Aizere).

Turkish form of Baqir. It coincides with the Turkish word bakır meaning "copper".

Means "peaceful, peace" in Kazakh, though it can also be a combination of the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" and Persian پولاد (pulâd) meaning "steel".

Means "firm, hard, strong" in Kazakh.

Means "in the shadow" in Hebrew. In the bible, this is the name of a son of Uri who was one of the architects of the tabernacle, and the name of an Israelite.

Means "born on Thursday", derived from Kazakh бейсенбі (beysenbi) meaning "Thusday" (of Persian origin).

From an English surname that was derived from Old English blæc "black" and leah "woodland clearing".

From Welsh blaidd "wolf" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of an 11th-century king of Gwynedd and Powys.

Derived from Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Means "wolf" in Uzbek.

This is the name of a Mongol sub-clan, of which Genghis Khan was part of. A suggested origin is a Turkic-language term borčïqïn meaning "man with dark blue eyes", though this is somewhat dubious.

One of the founders of the clan was Börte Chino, whose name translates as "blue wolf" or "grey wolf".

Means "wolf" in Chechen.

Old Norse form of Bodil.

Means "grey wolf" in Turkish.

Latinized form of a Celtic name (or title) that possibly meant either "king, prince" or "raven". Brennus was a Gallic leader of the 4th century BC who attacked and sacked Rome.

Bronze is a yellowish-brown alloy of copper with up to one-third tin. It is a modern first name. In the US, 5 girls and 9 boys were given this first name in 2018.

Derived from Old High German brunja "breastplate, cuirass" or brûn "brown" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Derived from Old High German brunja "breastplate, cuirass" or brûn "brown" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

The name of a faint constellation in the southern sky, which is from Latin caelum meaning "heaven, sky" (compare Caelius) or (allegedly) "burin" (a tool for engraving on copper or other metals).

Latinized form of Greek Κάλχας (Kalchas), which is perhaps derived from Greek χαλκός (chalkos) "bronze". Calchas was a seer featured in Homer's 'Iliad', famous for correctly predicting many events of the Trojan War. Upon being bested in a contest of soothsaying by Mopsus, he killed himself in shame.

Latinized form of Chalkis.

Means "moonlight, silver, luminous" in Sanskrit.

Means "Venus (planet)" in Kyrgyz.

Means "wolf" in Mongolian.

Derived from Latin cinctus meaning "girdle, belt, zone (vestment)", itself from the verb cingo "to gird, to encompass". This was the name of a Roman goddess of conception, possibly an epithet of Juno as tutelary goddess of marriage. Cinxia functioned within the zone or belt (cingulum) that a bride wore to symbolize that her husband was 'belted and bound' (cinctus vinctusque) to her. The belt was tied with the knot of Hercules, intended to be intricate and difficult to untie. Augustine calls this goddess Virginiensis (from virgo "virgin"), indicating that the untying of the bridal zone is the symbolic loss of virginity.

Cinxia may have been felt as present during a ritual meant to ease labor. The man who fathered the child removes his own belt (cinctus), binds it (cinxerit) around the laboring woman, then releases it with a prayer that the one who has bound her in labor should likewise release her: 'he should then leave.' Women who had experienced spontaneous abortions were advised to bind their bellies for the full nine months with a belt (cingulum) of wool from a lamb fed upon by a wolf.

Means "king of hounds" in Irish.

Derived from Persian ضمیر (zamir) meaning "heart, mind, secret", though it may also be from Turkic *temür meaning "iron".

Means "(long) life, era, time" in Kazakh, of Arabic origin.

Feminization of Dean, used rarely but steadily.

Means "friend" in Kazakh, of Persian origin.

May mean either "shadow" or "sunbeam, ray".

Feminine form of Eligius.

From Elysium, the name of the realm of the dead in Greek and Roman mythology.

Variant of Emmett. It is used in Ireland in honour of the nationalist and rebel Robert Emmet (1778-1803).

Derived from Old High German ercan "native, freeborn, honest" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Derived from the Germanic element ermin "whole, universal" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Form of Eter with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.

From an Old German name that was composed of the elements ewa "law, custom" and walt "power, authority". This name was borne by two 7th-century saints from Northumbria who were martyred in Saxony.

Means "little wolf", derived from Old Irish fáel "wolf" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of an Irish saint who did missionary work in Scotland.

French form of Floridus (for men) and Florida (for women), but the name is most often encountered on women.

This name is strictly feminine in Italy, where it is a variant form of Florida.

A notable bearer of this name is Floride Calhoun (1792-1866), an American politician's wife who had a leading role in a scandal called the Petticoat affair (1829–1831).

Derived from Old High German folc "people" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Derived from Old High German fridu "peace" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Derived from Old High German gail (geil in Middle High German) "merry, high-spirited, bold" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Possibly from Georgian მგელი (mgeli) meaning "wolf".

Derived from the Old German element ger meaning "spear" combined with lind meaning "soft, flexible, tender".

From the Old Welsh name Grifud, the second element deriving from Old Welsh iudd "lord, prince" but the first element being of uncertain meaning (possibly cryf "strong"). This was a common name among medieval Welsh royalty. Gruffudd (or Gruffydd) ap Llywelyn was an 11th-century Welsh ruler who fought against England.

Means "of the heart" in Georgian, from გულის (gulis), the genitive of გული (guli) meaning "heart".

Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Georgian and Urdu form of Golnaz.

Derived from Middle Persian 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢 (gurg) meaning "wolf" combined with a diminutive suffix. This name was borne by several Georgian kings and princes.

A Biblical Hebrew name meaning ‘the shade-facing’. She was known as the daughter of Etam and a descendant of Judah, along with being the sister of Idbash, Ishma and Jezreel. In rabbinical sources, she was under the name ‘Zelelponith’ and was the wife of Manoah and mother of Samson. She also had a daughter called Nishyan / Nashyan. In the Vulgate version of the Bible her name translates to ‘Asalelphuni’ and in the Septuagint version her name translates to ‘Heselebbon’.

Derived from Gothic haims "home, house" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Derived from the Old English elements here "army" and weard "guard". This was the name of an 11th-century Anglo-Saxon leader who rebelled against Norman rule.

Means "desire, passion" in Kazakh.

Means "shadow, protection" in Basque.

From the ancient Megarian settlement of Chalcedon (a Latinisation of its Ancient Greek name Khalkedon) wherein the Council of Chalcedon took place in 451AD, a council which principles would later be accepted by the Roman Catholic Church, the predominant religion in Malta. The name of the town is related to Ancient Greek khalkós meaning "copper".

Means "wolf" in Chuvash.

Combination of Kazakh қасқыр (qasqyr) meaning "wolf" and бай (bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".

Meaning unknown. In the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh Kaveh is a blacksmith who leads a rebellion against the evil ruler Zahhak.

Means "good deed, merit" or "fortunate, lucky" in Khmer.

From Kazakh қуану (quanu) meaning "to rejoice", traditionally given when a long-awaited son was finally born.

Derived from Kazakh қуану (quanu) meaning "to rejoice" and ай (ay) "moon".

Rare variant transcription of Gulay.

Means "strawberry" in Kazakh.

Means "silver moon", derived from Kazakh күміс (kümis) meaning "silver" combined with ай (ay) meaning "moon".

Means "gazelle calf, fawn" in Kazakh. It was traditionally given to girls born with dark eyes resembling those of a deer.

From a Scottish surname that was derived from the medieval Gaelic given name Lagmann, itself from Old Norse lǫgmaðr meaning "law man". This name reached a peak in its American popularity in 1972, the same year that the sitcom Sanford and Son debuted, featuring the character Lamont Sanford (the titular son).

Means "peregrine falcon" in Kazakh.

Indonesian, Maranao, Maguindanao, and Kazakh form of Latifa.

Probably a Welsh form of an unattested old Celtic name *Lugubelinos, a combination of the names of the gods Lugus and Belenus, or a compound of Lugus and a Celtic root meaning "strong". Alternatively it may be derived from Welsh llyw "leader". This was the name of several Welsh rulers, notably the 13th-century Llywelyn the Great who fought against the English.

From a Scottish surname that was derived from the Old Norse given name Liulfr (which was derived in part from úlfr "wolf").

Means "enjoyment, pleasure" in Kazakh, ultimately from Arabic لذة (laddah).

Old High German, Old Saxon mahal "council, meeting" + Old High German wolf, Gothic wulf "wolf".

Means "intelligent" or "knowledge (in writing)", derived from Kazakh мән (män) meaning "meaning, value, essence" and сия (siya) "ink".

Danish diminutive of Marina or Maria.

Means "(tiger) cub, kitten" in Kazakh.

Derived from the Old German elements megin "power, strength" and rat "counsel, advice". Saint Meinrad was a 9th-century hermit who founded the Benedictine abbey at Einsiedeln in Switzerland.

Italian form of Mireille.

Derived from mis meaning "copper" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Form of Nimrod used in the Greek Old Testament.

From Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" and асыл (asyl) meaning "precious, noble" (both words ultimately of Arabic origin).

Derived from Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" and болат (bolat) meaning "steel".

Derived from Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" and кен (ken) meaning "deposit, mine, ore".

Possibly derived from Serbian obradovati meaning "to make happy".

Means "to be overshadowed, overcast, be a shadow on; shaded, cast a shadow on" in Lakota. From the Lakota aháŋzi.

Means "undying, eternal" in Uzbek.

Derived from o'lmas meaning "eternal, undying, never losing its value" and oy meaning "moon".

Coined as a diminutive of Italian ombra "shade; shadow", this name first came into usage after Antonio Fogazzaro used it for a character in his novel Piccolo mondo antico (The Little World of the Past in English) (1895).

Habitational name from Woore (Shropshire, England).

Uzbek feminine name meaning "female teacher", "a woman who reads mystic poetry at traditional gatherings", "an educated woman", or refering to an epithet for distinguished women.

Medieval Basque feminine form of Otsando. It coincides with the Basque word otsanda "she-wolf".

Means "wolves" in Basque.

Derived from oy meaning "moon" and temir meaning "metal, iron".

Patina is a thin layer that variously forms on the surface of stone, on copper, bronze and similar metals, on wooden furniture or any such acquired change of a surface through age and exposure.

Modern Danish form of the name Pridbjørn, which was an old Scandinavian form of the Slavic (Wendish) name Predbor or Pridbor, which was possibly derived from Slavic perdŭ "first, in front of" and borti "to fight". It was imported into Danish via the medieval Putbus family, who were Slavic nobles from Rügen in Pomerania.

Variant form of Radik. Also note that radiy is also the Russian word for radium, an alkaline earth metal. The name was used in the Soviet era in reference to scientific progress.

Means "dawn, sunrise, daybreak" in Kazakh.

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'.

Means either "movement, stream" or "brass" in Sanskrit.

Derived from rōd meaning "copper".

Form of Rostam in various languages.

From the English word meaning "black", derived from the name of the black-furred mammal native to northern Asia, ultimately of Slavic origin.

The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element is derived from Old High German salo "black." Other possibilities are sal "house, living room" and Gothic sêls "kind, friendly." The second element is derived from Old High German rât "counsel."

Spanish form of Sandalius, possibly a Latinized form of a Gothic name composed of the elements swinþs "strong" and wulfs "wolf". It also nearly coincides with Latin sandalium "sandal". This was the name of a 9th-century Spanish saint martyred by the Moors.

Derived from Gothic sanths "true, real" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Meaning uncertain, possibly a variant of Sawda.

Means "shadow, shade" in Serbian and Croatian. It can also be a diminutive of Ksenija.

Means "support" in Kazakh.

Means "sensitive" in Kazakh.

Means "made of steel" in Kazakh.

Means "Venus (the planet)" in Kazakh. Sholpan and Aiman are sisters in a 19th-century Kazakh epic poem, adapted into the play Aiman-Sholpan (1934) by Mukhtar Auezov.

Means "silver moon" in Turkish, from sim meaning "silver, glitter" and ay meaning "moon".

Means "born before dawn", derived from Kazakh таң (tañ) "dawn, daybreak".

Kazakh form of Temür (see Timur).

Possibly related to Georgian სინათლე (sinatle) meaning "light". The name was devised by the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli for his 12th-century epic poem The Knight in the Panther's Skin, in which Tinatin is the ruler of Arabia and the lover of Avtandil.

Means "full moon", from Kazakh толған (tolğan) meaning "full" and ай (ay) meaning "moon".

Means "wave" in Kazakh.

Hellenized form of a Scythian name, possibly from an Iranian root meaning "family". This was the name of a 6th-century BC queen of the Massagetae (a Scythian people) who defeated Cyrus the Great during his invasion of Central Asia.

Means "bronze moon" in Turkish and Azerbaijani.

Composed from Turkish tunç ''bronze'' and er "brave; man".

Means "ideal" in Turkish.

Means "give birth to boys" derived from Kazakh ұл (ul) meaning "son, boy" combined with туу (tuu) meaning "be born, to give birth". This name was traditionally given to girls in hopes that the next child of the family would be male.

Possibly from Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣 𐎫𐎵𐎢 (varka tanu) meaning "wolf-bodied". This name was borne by several kings of Georgia.

This compound name is of Iranian origin, but the meaning is uncertain. According to one Georgian source, it means "best" as well as "bliss, paradise". This would likely make the name etymologically related to Avestan vohu meaning "good" and to Persian خوب (khub) or (xub) meaning "good". Also compare Avestan ushta meaning "fortunate, healthy, vigorous" and Middle Persian uštīh meaning "vitality".

A notable bearer of this name was the Georgian prince Vakhushti of Kartli (1696-1757), who was also a historian, cartographer and geographer.

Derived from Bulgarian вълк (valk) meaning "wolf".

From the medieval Spanish name Velasco, which possibly meant "crow" in Basque. A famous bearer was the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama (c. 1460-1524), the first person to sail from Europe around Africa to India.

From the Latin name Viriathus or Viriatus, which was derived from viriae "bracelets" (of Celtic origin). Viriathus was a leader of the Lusitani (a tribe of Portugal) who rebelled against Roman rule in the 2nd century BC.

Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Derived from Old High German walah "wanderer, traveller, foreigner" combined with hraban or hramn "raven."

A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements walt "to rule" and hraban raven.

Derived from Old High German wini "friend" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Derived from Old High German wini "friend" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Formed from two Germanic name elements. The first part can come from wolf "wolf" or from wollen "to will", the second part is rat "advice, council".

Means "pure" in Arabic.

Means "fate, destiny" in Mongolian.

Means "intelligent, clever" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic ذكيّ (dhakīy) [1].

Possibly means either "first born" or "shadow from terror" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Zelophehad is a man who dies while the Israelites are wandering in the wilderness, leaving five daughters as heirs.

Feminine form of Zimri.

Alternate transcription of Hebrew זְאֵב (see Zeev).

Kazakh form of Janpolad. It could also be that the name has a slightly different etymology, in which case it is derived from the Arabic adjective جميل (jamil) meaning "beautiful, handsome, good" (see Jamil) combined with the Persian noun پولاد (polad) meaning "steel". It is identical to the Kazakh word жамбыл (jambyl) meaning "citadel, fortress".

Means "shine of the eyes" in Kazakh. Alternately, it may be derived from Kazakh жан (zhan) meaning "soul" and Arabic نار (nar) meaning "fire".

Means "silk" in Kazakh and Kyrgyz.

Means "consolation, hope" in Kazakh.

Etymology certain, possibly a form of Zoe. It may be a feminine form of Greek Ζωητός (Zoetos), which meant "capable of being vitalized".