yasmimpaiva's Personal Name List

Alba 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Spanish, Catalan
Pronounced: AL-ba(Italian, Spanish) AL-bə(Catalan)
This name is derived from two distinct names, Alba 2 and Alba 3, with distinct origins, Latin and Germanic. Over time these names have become confused with one another. To further complicate the matter, alba means "dawn" in Italian, Spanish and Catalan. This may be the main inspiration behind its use in Italy and Spain.
Amora
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Apparently a modern coinage based on Latin amor meaning "love".
Anuška
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Croatian, Czech, Slovak and Slovene form of Anushka.
Ária
Usage: Portuguese
Portuguese form of Aria.
Aruna
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Hinduism, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi
Other Scripts: अरुण, अरुणा(Sanskrit) అరుణ(Telugu) அருணா(Tamil) ಅರುಣ(Kannada) അരുണ(Malayalam) अरुणा(Hindi)
Means "reddish brown, dawn" in Sanskrit. The Hindu god Aruna (अरुण) is the charioteer who drives the sun god Surya across the sky. The modern feminine form अरुणा (spelled with a final long vowel) is also transcribed as Aruna, however the modern masculine form is Arun.
Assata
Gender: Feminine
Usage: African
Pronounced: a-sot-u
Unknown Country- West African- adopted by Revolutionary Black activist Assata Shakur. Assata means "she who struggles", Shakur means "thankful one"
Aura
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Italian, Spanish, Finnish
Pronounced: AWR-ə(English) OW-ra(Italian, Spanish) OW-rah(Finnish)
From the word aura (derived from Latin, ultimately from Greek αὔρα meaning "breeze") for a distinctive atmosphere or illumination.
Betina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Portuguese (Brazilian), Danish, Croatian (Rare), Sorbian, Romanian
Variant of Bettina.
Caetana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of Caietanus (see Gaetano).
Celina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish, Portuguese, German
Pronounced: tseh-LEE-na(Polish)
Feminine form of Caelinus. This name can also function as a short form of Marcelina.
Ceres
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Roman Mythology
Pronounced: KEH-rehs(Latin) SIR-eez(English)
Derived from the Indo-European root *ker- meaning "grow, increase". In Roman mythology Ceres was the goddess of agriculture, equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter.
Céu
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Portuguese
Means "sky, heaven" in Portuguese.
Cora
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, German, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Κόρη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: KAWR-ə(English) KO-ra(German)
Latinized form of Kore. It was not used as a given name in the English-speaking world until after it was employed by James Fenimore Cooper for a character in his novel The Last of the Mohicans (1826). In some cases it may be a short form of Cordula, Corinna and other names beginning with a similar sound.
Domenica
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: do-MEH-nee-ka
Italian feminine form of Dominicus (see Dominic).
Domitila
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish, Portuguese (Rare)
Pronounced: do-mee-TEE-la(Spanish)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Domitilla.
Dóris
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Portuguese
Portuguese form of Doris.
Electra
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ἠλέκτρα(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: i-LEHK-trə(English)
Latinized form of Greek Ἠλέκτρα (Elektra), derived from ἤλεκτρον (elektron) meaning "amber". In Greek myth she was the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra and the sister of Orestes. She helped her brother kill their mother and her lover Aegisthus in vengeance for Agamemnon's murder. Also in Greek mythology, this name was borne by one of the Pleiades, who were the daughters of Atlas and Pleione.
Eris
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Ἔρις(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: EHR-is(English)
Means "strife, discord" in Greek. In Greek mythology Eris was the goddess of discord. She was the sister and companion of Ares.
Eva
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, English, Czech, Slovak, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Estonian, Danish, Icelandic, Faroese, Romanian, Greek, Slovene, Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Georgian, Armenian, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
Other Scripts: Εύα(Greek) Ева(Bulgarian, Russian, Church Slavic) ევა(Georgian) Էվա(Armenian)
Pronounced: EH-ba(Spanish) EH-va(Italian, Czech, Slovak, Dutch, Swedish, Icelandic, Greek) EE-və(English) EH-fa(German) EH-vah(Danish) YEH-və(Russian) EH-VAH(Georgian) EH-wa(Latin)
Form of Eve used in various languages. This form is used in the Latin translation of the New Testament, while Hava is used in the Latin Old Testament. A notable bearer was the Argentine first lady Eva Perón (1919-1952), the subject of the musical Evita. The name also appears in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) belonging to the character Little Eva, whose real name is in fact Evangeline.

This is also an alternate transcription of Russian Ева (see Yeva).

Felícia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hungarian, Portuguese
Pronounced: FEH-lee-tsee-aw(Hungarian)
Hungarian and Portuguese form of Felicia.
Gaia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology, Italian
Other Scripts: Γαῖα(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: GIE-A(Classical Greek) GIE-ə(English) GAY-ə(English) GA-ya(Italian)
From the Greek word γαῖα (gaia), a parallel form of γῆ (ge) meaning "earth". In Greek mythology Gaia was the mother goddess who presided over the earth. She was the mate of Uranus and the mother of the Titans and the Cyclopes.
Íris
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Portuguese, Icelandic
Pronounced: EE-reesh(European Portuguese) EE-rees(Brazilian Portuguese)
Portuguese and Icelandic form of Iris.
Ísis
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Portuguese
Portuguese form of Isis.
Ivana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Italian
Other Scripts: Ивана(Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Pronounced: I-va-na(Czech) EE-va-na(Slovak) ee-VA-na(Italian)
Feminine form of Ivan.
Jade
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English, French
Pronounced: JAYD(English) ZHAD(French)
From the name of the precious stone that is often used in carvings. It is derived from Spanish (piedra de la) ijada meaning "(stone of the) flank", relating to the belief that jade could cure renal colic. As a given name, it came into general use during the 1970s. It was initially unisex, though it is now mostly feminine.
Kali 1
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Hinduism, Bengali, Tamil
Other Scripts: काली(Sanskrit) কালী(Bengali) காளி(Tamil)
Pronounced: KAH-lee(English)
Means "the black one", derived from Sanskrit काल (kāla) meaning "black". The Hindu goddess Kali is the fierce destructive form of the wife of Shiva. According to stories in the Puranas, she springs from the forehead of Durga in order to defeat various demons. She is typically depicted with black skin and four arms, holding a severed head and brandishing a sword. As a personal name, it is generally masculine in India.
Leontina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Late Roman, Portuguese, Romanian
Feminine form of Leontius.
Lira
Gender: Feminine
Usage: American (Archaic)
Pronounced: LEER-ə
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Introduced in the 19th century, it faded out of general use by the early to mid-twentieth century.
Lua
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Roman Mythology
Pronounced: LOO-ah
In Roman mythology, Lua was a goddess to whom soldiers sacrificed captured weapons. Her name is thought to be derived from Latin luo "to set free".
As a given name, Lua has been in occasional use in the English-speaking world since the 1800s.
Lucrécia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Portuguese
Portuguese form of Lucretia.
Magali
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, Occitan
Pronounced: MA-GA-LEE(French)
Occitan form of Magdalene.
Mahina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hawaiian, Polynesian Mythology
Pronounced: mə-HEE-nə(Hawaiian)
Means "moon, month" in Hawaiian, from Proto-Polynesian *masina. In Hawaiian mythology, Mahina is a lunar deity and the mother of Hema.
Maia 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology, Portuguese, Georgian
Other Scripts: Μαῖα(Ancient Greek) მაია(Georgian)
Pronounced: MIE-A(Classical Greek) MAY-ə(English) MIE-ə(English) MIE-ya(Latin) MAH-EE-AH(Georgian)
From Greek μαῖα (maia) meaning "good mother, dame, foster mother", perhaps in origin a nursery form of μήτηρ (meter). In Greek and Roman mythology she was the eldest of the Pleiades, a group of stars in the constellation Taurus, who were the daughters of Atlas and Pleione. Her son by Zeus was Hermes.
Marcela
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Romanian, Czech, Slovak
Pronounced: mar-THEH-la(European Spanish) mar-SEH-la(Latin American Spanish) mur-SEH-lu(European Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese) mar-TSEH-la(Polish) mar-CHEH-la(Romanian) MAR-tseh-la(Czech, Slovak)
Feminine form of Marcellus.
Marina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, English, Greek, Finnish, Estonian, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Georgian, Ancient Roman
Other Scripts: Μαρίνα(Greek) Марина(Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian) მარინა(Georgian)
Pronounced: ma-REE-na(Italian, Spanish, German, Dutch, Macedonian) mə-REE-nə(Catalan) mə-REEN-ə(English) mu-RYEE-nə(Russian) MA-ri-na(Czech)
Feminine form of Marinus. This name was borne by a few early saints. This is also the name by which Saint Margaret of Antioch is known in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Nadia 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, Italian, Spanish, English, Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Надя(Russian, Bulgarian) Надія(Ukrainian)
Pronounced: NA-DYA(French) NA-dya(Italian) NA-dhya(Spanish) NAD-ee-ə(English) NAHD-ee-ə(English) NA-dyə(Russian)
Variant of Nadya 1 used in Western Europe, as well as an alternate transcription of the Slavic name. It began to be used in France in the 19th century [1]. The name received a boost in popularity from the Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci (1961-) [2].
Nadja
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German, Slovene
Pronounced: NAD-ya(German)
German and Slovene form of Nadya 1.
Nura
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Arabic
Other Scripts: نورة, نورا(Arabic)
Pronounced: NOO-ra
Strictly feminine form of Nur.
Perpétua
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Perpetua.
Pixie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: PIK-see
From the English word pixie, referring to a playful sprite or elf/fairy-like creature, originating from Devon and Cornwall.
Psique
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Hispanicized)
Pronounced: SEE-keh
Spanish form of Psyche.
Qamar
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Arabic, Urdu
Other Scripts: قمر(Arabic, Urdu)
Pronounced: KA-mar(Arabic)
Means "moon" in Arabic.
Ripley
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: RIP-lee
From a surname that was derived from the name of various English towns, from Old English rippel "grove, thicket" and leah "clearing". A famous fictional bearer is the character Ellen Ripley (usually only called by her surname) from the Alien series of movies, beginning 1979.
Sabine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, German, Dutch, Danish
Pronounced: SA-BEEN(French) za-BEE-nə(German) sa-BEE-nə(Dutch)
French, German, Dutch and Danish form of Sabina.
Salma
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian
Other Scripts: سلمى(Arabic) سلمیٰ(Urdu) সালমা(Bengali)
Pronounced: SAL-ma(Arabic)
Means "safe" in Arabic, derived from سلم (salima) meaning "to be safe".
Samsara
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American, Modern, Rare)
From Pali संसार (saṃsāra) "cycle of existence, endless rebirth, wheel of dharma", a term in Buddhism and Jainism.

It is also the name of a perfume by Guerlain created in 1989.

Saya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 沙耶(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced: SIE-YAH
This is a Japanese name which refers to a scabbard or sheath for a sword. Beyond being a simple noun, Saya connotes peace because of the image of a sword that remains in its scabbard.
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From 沙 (sa) "sand" and 耶 (ya), a kanji used exclusively in names meaning "question mark."
Stella 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Italian, Dutch, German
Pronounced: STEHL-ə(English) STEHL-la(Italian) STEH-la(Dutch)
Means "star" in Latin. This name was created by the 16th-century poet Philip Sidney for the subject of his collection of sonnets Astrophel and Stella. It was a nickname of a lover of Jonathan Swift, real name Esther Johnson (1681-1728), though it was not commonly used as a given name until the 19th century. It appears in Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire (1947), belonging to the sister of Blanche DuBois and the wife of Stanley Kowalski.
Tarsila
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Portuguese (Brazilian), Galician
Variant of Trasilla. A known bearer is Brazilian painter Tarsila do Amaral (1886-1973).
Tuane
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Tupi, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Pronounced: TWA-nee(Tupi, Brazilian Portuguese)
Variant of Tauane.
Tupã
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Tupi
Known as the supreme god in Guarani mythology.
Ulrike
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German
Pronounced: uwl-REE-kə
German feminine form of Ulrich.
Vânia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Portuguese
Portuguese form of Vanja.
Vanilla
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: və-NIL-ə
From the English word vanilla referring to "the fruit or bean of the vanilla plant, or the extract made from it, or the distinctive fragrant flavour/flavor characteristic of vanilla extract". The word is derived from Spanish vainilla, literally "little pod", a diminutive form of vaina "pod, scabbard, sheath", from Latin vagina "sheath (of an ear of grain), husk, hull of a plant".
Vitani
Gender: Feminine
Usage: African
Pronounced: vi-tar-nee
It's Swallihi and Kwhailli it means "war" and "demon of war" it is used in lion king two for one of the outsiders.
Yura
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Юра(Russian, Ukrainian)
Pronounced: YOO-rə(Russian)
Diminutive of Yuriy.
Zaira
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Spanish
Pronounced: DZIE-ra(Italian) dza-EE-ra(Italian) THIE-ra(European Spanish) SIE-ra(Latin American Spanish)
Italian and Spanish form of Zaïre. It was used by Vincenzo Bellini for the heroine of his opera Zaira (1829), which was based on Voltaire's 1732 play Zaïre.
Zaire
Gender: Masculine
Usage: African American (Modern)
Pronounced: zah-EER(English)
From the name of a country in Africa from 1971 to 1997, now called the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is said to be derived from Kikongo nzadi o nzere meaning "river swallowing rivers", referring to the Congo River.
Ziv
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Hebrew
Other Scripts: זִיו(Hebrew)
Means "bright, radiant" in Hebrew. This was the ancient name of the second month of the Jewish calendar.
Zoe
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Italian, Spanish, German, Czech, Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ζώη, Ζωή(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: ZO-ee(English) DZAW-eh(Italian) THO-eh(European Spanish) SO-eh(Latin American Spanish)
Means "life" in Greek. From early times it was adopted by Hellenized Jews as a translation of Eve. It was borne by two early Christian saints, one martyred under Emperor Hadrian, the other martyred under Diocletian. The name was common in the Byzantine Empire, being borne by a ruling empress of the 11th century.

As an English name, Zoe (sometimes with a diaeresis as Zoë) has only been in use since the 19th century. It has generally been more common among Eastern Christians (in various spellings).

Zoé
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, Hungarian
Pronounced: ZAW-EH(French) ZO-eh(Hungarian)
French and Hungarian form of Zoe.
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