LegendaryMyth's Personal Name List

Variant form of Άμωσις (Amosis), which is the hellenized form of the ancient Egyptian name IaH-ms or I'h-ms meaning "son of Iah". It is composed of the name of the Egyptian god Iah combined with the word mes "son" or mesu "be born". Also see Ahmose, which is the anglicized form of the aforementioned name Amosis.

A well-known bearer of this name was Amasis II, an Egyptian pharaoh from the 6th century BC.

Greek form of Egyptian Yamanu (see Amon).

Likely a transferred use of the surname Andretti. This is borne by Bahamian sprinter Andretti Bain (1985-).

Possibly an Afrikaans variant of Beata. It is the name of Namibian fashion model Behati Prinsloo (b. 1989).

Means "daughter of Anat 1" in Egyptian.

She was the daughter of Ramses II and Isetnofret, later becoming a Great Royal Wife of her father following the death of Nefertari.

Modern Greek form of Helen.

Ethiopian and Eritrean form of Job.

Ge'ez form of Judith.

Gudit was a Ethiopian falasha queen (flourished ca. 960).

From Yoruba ìfẹ́ meaning "love".

Reconstructed Egyptian form of Isis.

Western African form of Ismail (see Ishmael).

Form of Jesus used in Ethiopia.

This is a historical name of "Dinka" people in South Sudan in Africa. The meaning refers to a mixture of beautiful colors of black and white type of a bull. Is a name given to a male child after his mother's bride price was inform of such colored bull. Dinka people are traditionally known as cattle keepers in Africa.

Greek form of Egyptian mnj probably meaning "he who endures", derived from mn "to endure". According to tradition, Menes was the Egyptian pharaoh who first united Upper and Lower Egypt around the 31st century BC. He is probably the same as the pharaoh known as Narmer; Menes could have been his throne name.

From Egyptian mryt-jts meaning "loved by her father". This name was borne by several Egyptian royals, including a wife and a daughter of the pharaoh Khufu.

Meaning unknown, most likely of Berber or Phoenician origin. In the 4th century this name was borne by a North African saint, the mother of Saint Augustine of Hippo, whom she converted to Christianity. Since the Middle Ages it has been associated with Latin moneo "advisor" and Greek μονός (monos) "one, single".

As an English name, Monica has been in general use since the 18th century. In America it reached the height of its popularity in the 1970s, declining since then. A famous bearer was the Yugoslavian tennis player Monica Seles (1973-).

Means "gift" in Tswana and Sotho, a derivative of fa "to offer".

Means "divine grace" in Swahili, from Arabic نعمة (niʿma) meaning "blessing".

Greek form of Egyptian nt, possibly from nt "water" or nrw "fear, dread". This was the name of an early Egyptian goddess of weaving, hunting and war. Her character may have some correspondences with the goddesses Tanith, Anat or Athena.

"Good mother"

Means "girl" in Zulu.

From Yoruba ọlà meaning "wealth" or the related ọlá meaning "honour, respect". It is also a short form of names containing those elements.

Means "work of God" in Igbo.

Ghanaian, Akan meaning of royalty

Means "morning" in Arabic and Turkish.

Means "joy" in Jula.

Means "peace" in Amharic.

From Shona tenda meaning "be thankful, thank" [1].

Means "loving one" in Xhosa, Zulu and Ndebele, from thanda "to love".