hesione's Personal Name List

Old German form of Adelaide.

Variant of Adeline using the popular name suffix lyn.

Originally a short form of names beginning with the Old German element adal meaning "noble" (Proto-Germanic *aþalaz). Saint Adela was a 7th-century Frankish princess who founded a monastery at Pfazel in France. This name was also borne by a daughter of William the Conqueror.

German and Dutch form of Adelaide.

Elaborated form of Adela.

From a Germanic name that was derived from the element adal meaning "noble" (Proto-Germanic *aþalaz).

Means "bundled up and set to dry" in Yoruba.

French form of Adrian.

Means "splendour, beauty" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was one of the three Graces or Χάριτες (Charites). This name was also borne by a 4th-century saint from Rome.

Scottish Gaelic form of Alice.

Variant of Ayelen.

Irish form of Alice.

Means "radiance, brilliance" in Irish. This was the name of a goddess of love and fertility in Irish legend, thought to dwell at the hill of Cnoc Áine in Limerick. It has sometimes been Anglicized as Anne.

Irish form of Aloysius.

Middle English form of Ealdgyð.

Possibly a variant of Alicia.

Dutch short form of Adelaide.

Slovak form of Alice.

Possibly a Romanian masculine form of Alina. Alternatively it may derive from Romanian alina "to soothe".

Short form of Adelina, Albina and names that end in alina.

Medieval short form of Adeline. As an English name, in modern times it has sometimes been regarded as a variant of Eileen. This was the name of a popular 1965 song by the French singer Christophe.

Welsh form of Alice.

Form of Alice used in several languages.

Variant of Alice.

Variant of Alicia.

Medieval French variant of Alice, also sometimes used as a masculine name. This is the name of the hero (a young Gaulish man) of a French comic book series, which debuted in 1948.

Hungarian form of Alice.

German and Czech form of Aloysius.

German feminine form of Aloysius.

Medieval Occitan form of Louis.

Variant of Emery.

From Sanskrit अनीक (anīka) meaning "army" or "splendour".

Irish form of Henry.

Georgian form of Henri.

From the Greek Ἄργος (Argos), derived from ἀργός (argos) meaning "glistening, shining". This name was borne by several characters from Greek myth, including the man who built the Argo and a giant with one hundred eyes.

Italian variant form of Heinrich (see Henry).

Feminine variant of Ashley.

French feminine form of Aldo.

From Mapuche ayelen "laughing", ayliñ "clear" or aylen "ember".

Variant of Ayelen.

Means "shining, brilliant, bright" in Arabic, derived from the root زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine".

Welsh diminutive of Elizabeth.

Feminine form of Caelius.

Roman family name that was derived from Latin caelum meaning "heaven".

Means "whelp, young dog" in Scottish Gaelic. This name was borne by Cailean Mór, a 13th-century Scottish lord and ancestor of Clan Campbell.

From the Greek name Κασσάνδρα (Kassandra), possibly derived from κέκασμαι (kekasmai) meaning "to excel, to shine" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός). In Greek myth Cassandra was a Trojan princess, the daughter of Priam and Hecuba. She was given the gift of prophecy by Apollo, but when she spurned his advances he cursed her so nobody would believe her prophecies.

In the Middle Ages this name was common in England due to the popularity of medieval tales about the Trojan War. It subsequently became rare, but was revived in the 20th century.

Feminine form of Caelinus. This name can also function as a short form of Marcelina.

Italian and Spanish form of Caelinus or a short form of Marcelino.

Means "rock" in Aramaic. The apostle Simon was called Cephas by Jesus because he was to be the rock upon which the Christian church was to be built. In most versions of the New Testament Cephas is translated into Greek Πέτρος (Petros) (in English Peter).

Italian form of Clara. Saint Chiara (commonly called Clare in English) was a follower of Saint Francis of Assisi.

Diminutive of Chiara.

Diminutive of Christine or Christina.

Derived from Irish ciar meaning "black". In Irish legend Ciar was a son of Fergus mac Róich and Medb, and the ancestor of the tribe of the Ciarraige (after whom County Kerry is named). As a feminine name, it was borne by an Irish nun (also called Ciara) who established a monastery in Tipperary in the 7th century.

Diminutive of Clara.

Spanish form of Clarissa.

Possibly a derivative of Clara.

Late Latin name meaning "dove". The dove is a symbol of the Holy Spirit in Christianity. This was the name of several early saints both masculine and feminine, most notably the 6th-century Irish monk Saint Columba (or Colum) who established a monastery on the island of Iona off the coast of Scotland. He is credited with the conversion of Scotland to Christianity.

Latinate form of Concetta, used especially in Ireland.

French form of Cornelius.

Portuguese and Spanish form of Cosmas.

Romanian form of Cosmas.

Italian, Portuguese and Romanian form of Christina.

Welsh form of Christina.

Diminutive of Crocifissa.

Means "crucifix" in Italian, derived from Latin crucifixus "fixed to a cross", from crux "cross" and fixus "fixed, fastened".

Means "laurel" in Albanian, Bulgarian and Macedonian, of Greek origin.

From the Old Norse name Dagrún, which was derived from the Old Norse elements dagr "day" and rún "secret lore, rune".

Welsh diminutive of Dafydd.

From the Greek name Δαμιανός (Damianos), which was derived from Greek δαμάζω (damazo) meaning "to tame". Saint Damian was martyred with his twin brother Cosmas in Syria early in the 4th century. They are the patron saints of physicians. Due to his renown, the name came into general use in Christian Europe. Another saint by this name was Peter Damian, an 11th-century cardinal and theologian from Italy.

Greek form of Daria.

Greek form of Darius.

Variant of Darina 2.

Form of David used in the Greek Old Testament. Some versions of the Greek New Testament also use this form, while others (the Textus Receptus) use Δαβίδ (Dabid).

Variant of Davina.

From the Hebrew name דְּבוֹרָה (Devora) meaning "bee". In the Old Testament Book of Judges, Deborah is a heroine and prophetess who leads the Israelites when they are threatened by the Canaanites. She forms an army under the command of Barak, and together they destroy the army of the Canaanite commander Sisera. Also in the Old Testament, this is the name of the nurse of Rebecca.

Long a common Jewish name, Deborah was first used by English Christians after the Protestant Reformation, and it was popular among the Puritans.

French form of Delphina.

Alternate transcription of Hebrew דְּבוֹרָה (see Devora).

Short form of Hendrika.

Scottish Gaelic form of Henry.

Earlier form of Ignatius.

Irish form of Henry.

Means "mercy" in Old Norse. This was the name of a Norse goddess of healing and medicine.

Means "snow" in Welsh. This is a recently created name.

Means "white snow" from the Welsh elements eira "snow" and gwen "white, blessed". This name was created in the early 20th century.

Italian form of Elijah.

Dutch variant of names beginning with Eli, such as Elijah or Elisabeth.

Form of Elijah used in several languages. This is also the form used in the Greek New Testament, as well as some English translations.

From the Hebrew name אֱלִיָּהוּ (ʾEliyyahu) meaning "my God is Yahweh", derived from the roots אֵל (ʾel) and יָהּ (yah), both referring to the Hebrew God. Elijah was a Hebrew prophet and miracle worker, as told in the two Books of Kings in the Old Testament. He was active in the 9th century BC during the reign of King Ahab of Israel and his Phoenician-born queen Jezebel. Elijah confronted the king and queen over their idolatry of the Canaanite god Ba'al and other wicked deeds. At the end of his life he was carried to heaven in a chariot of fire, and was succeeded by Elisha. In the New Testament, Elijah and Moses appear next to Jesus when he is transfigured.

Because Elijah was a popular figure in medieval tales, and because his name was borne by a few early saints (who are usually known by the Latin form Elias), the name came into general use during the Middle Ages. In medieval England it was usually spelled Elis. It died out there by the 16th century, but it was revived by the Puritans in the form Elijah after the Protestant Reformation. The name became popular during the 1990s and 2000s, especially in America where it broke into the top ten in 2016.

Form of Elijah used in the Greek Old Testament.

Short form of Elžbieta.

Greek form of Emmanuel.

Germanic name, in which the second element is rih "ruler, king". The first element may be irmin "whole, great" (making it a relative of Ermenrich), amal "unceasing, vigorous, brave" (making it a relative of Amalric) or heim "home" (making it a relative of Henry). It is likely that several forms merged into a single name.

Variant of Emery.

Basque form of Heinrich (see Henry).

Possibly derived from Basque ene "my" and ko, a diminutive suffix. This was the name of the first king of Pamplona or Navarre (9th century), whose name is usually rendered as Íñigo.

Catalan form of Heinrich (see Henry).

Feminine form of Enrico.

The meaning of this name is uncertain. In some cases it seems to be an old Italian form of Heinz, though in other cases it could be a variant of the Germanic name Anzo. In modern times it is also used as a short form of names ending in enzo, such as Vincenzo or Lorenzo.

A famous bearer was the Italian racecar driver and industrialist Enzo Ferrari (1898-1988).

Old Irish form of Eoghan.

Possibly means "born from the yew tree", from Old Irish eó "yew" and the suffix gan "born". Alternatively, it might be derived from the Latin name Eugenius. It was borne by several legendary or semi-legendary Irish figures, including a son of the king Niall of the Nine Hostages.

Means "glow, shine" in Basque.

Means "bee" in Basque.

Basque form of Raymond.

Cornish form of Iseult.

Means "mercy" in Basque. It was coined by Sabino Arana in 1910 as an equivalent of the Spanish name Mercedes.

Alternate transcription of Arabic عيسى (see Isa 1).

Spanish feminine form of Stephen.

Catalan form of Stephen.

Means "sweet, honey", from Basque ezti.

Variant of Esti 1.

Welsh form of Iseult.

French feminine form of Stephen.

Basque form of Eugenia.

Basque form of Stephen.

Possibly derived from Old Norse fǫnn meaning "snow drift".

Finnish diminutive of Francisca and a Hungarian diminutive of Franciska or Stefánia.

From a surname that was originally from a place name meaning "fern clearing" in Old English. A notable bearer of this name was Canadian author Farley Mowat (1921-2014).

Italian form of Felix.

German form of Felicia.

French form of Felicianus (see Feliciano).

Catalan form of Felix.

Means "radiance of the moon" in Turkish.

Hungarian form of Francis. This is the Hungarian name of the composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886).

Basque form of Firminus (see Firmin). This is the name of the patron saint of the city of Pamplona in Navarre, Spain.

Croatian form of Francis.

Basque feminine form of Franciscus (see Francis).

Limburgish form of Francis.

Diminutive of Frens.

Spanish form of the Late Latin name Fulgentius, which meant "shining" from Latin fulgens. Saint Fulgentius was a 6th-century bishop from Tunisia who was a friend of Saint Augustine.

Means "saviour" in Basque. This name was proposed as an equivalent of Salvador by the Basque writer Sabino Arana in 1910.

Means "victor" in Basque.

Variant of Garbi.

Bulgarian feminine form of George.

French feminine form of Germain. Saint Germaine was a 16th-century peasant girl from France.

Feminine form of Giedrius.

Derived from Lithuanian giedras meaning "clear, serene".

Derived from Basque goiz meaning "morning".

Derived from Basque goiz "morning" and eder "beautiful".

Means "angel" in Basque.

Feminine form of Gotzon.

Means "cross" in Basque.

Feminine form of Gurutz.

Means "white snow" from the Welsh element gwyn meaning "white, blessed" combined with eira meaning "snow". This is a recently created Welsh name.

Variant of Hayley. This spelling gained some popularity in the United States in 1977, possibly due to the author Alex Haley, whose book Roots was adapted into a popular miniseries that year. This was the most common American spelling from then to 2001, when it was eclipsed by Hailey.

Combination of Hanne 1 and Eleonore.

Means "white snow" from Hawaiian hau "snow" and kea "white".

Derived from Old Norse heiðr meaning "bright, clear" and rún meaning "secret lore, rune". In Norse mythology this was the name of a goat that would eat the leaves from the tree of life and produce mead in her udder.

Latin form of Elijah used in some versions of the Vulgate.

Maori form of James.

Scots form of Henry.

German feminine form of Heinrich (see Henry).

Icelandic form of Heinrich (see Henry).

Means "splendour" in Hebrew. This is the name of a companion of Judah in the Old Testament.

Variant of Irune.

Old Church Slavic form of Jacob (or James).

Means "river" in Basque.

Polish form of Ignatius.

Catalan form of Ignatius.

Masculine form of Igone.

Means "ascension" in Basque. It is an equivalent of Ascensión coined by the Basque writer Sabino Arana in 1910.

From Basque ihintz meaning "dew". It is a Basque equivalent of Rocío.

Finnish diminutive of Isaac.

Derived from the Old German elements is "ice" and brant "fire, torch, sword".

Means "visitation" in Basque. It is an equivalent of the Spanish name Visitación, coined by Sabino Arana in his 1910 list of Basque saints names.

Means "moon" in Basque, a compound of hil "month" and argi "light".

Feminine form of Iliya.

Basque form of Emmanuel.

Hungarian form of Emmerich. This was the name of an 11th-century Hungarian saint, the son of Saint Istvan. He is also known as Emeric.

Basque form of Ignatius.

Latin form of Greek Ioannes (see John).

Basque and Romanian form of Iohannes (see John).

Means "fern field" in Basque.

Means "trinity" in Basque, derived from hiru meaning "three". It was proposed by Sabino Arana in 1910 as an equivalent of the Spanish name Trinidad.

Short form of Germanic names beginning with the element is meaning "ice" (Proto-Germanic *īsą).

From the Hebrew name יִץְחָק (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).

Old German form of IJsbrand.

The origins of this name are uncertain, though some Celtic roots have been suggested. It is possible that the name is ultimately Germanic, from a hypothetical name like *Ishild, composed of the elements is "ice" and hilt "battle".

According to tales first recorded in Old French in the 12th century, Yseut or Ysolt was an Irish princess betrothed to King Mark of Cornwall. After accidentally drinking a love potion, she became the lover of his nephew Tristan. Their tragic story, which was set in the Arthurian world, was popular during the Middle Ages and the name became relatively common in England at that time. It was rare by the 19th century, though some interest was generated by Richard Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde (1865).

Germanic name, a hypothetical early form of Iseult.

German form of Iseult, appearing in the 13th-century German poem Tristan by Gottfried von Strassburg. In 1865 the German composer Richard Wagner debuted his popular opera Tristan und Isolde and also used the name for his first daughter.

Italian form of Iseult.

Form of Israel used in the Latin Old Testament.

Alternate transcription of Yiddish איסר (see Iser).

Hungarian form of Stephen. This was the name of the first king of Hungary. Ruling in the 11th century, he encouraged the spread of Christianity among his subjects and is considered the patron saint of Hungary.

Variant of Itsaso.

Means "ocean" in Basque.

Diminutive of Itsaso.

Means "shadow, protection" in Basque.

From the name of a Basque village that contains an important shrine to the Virgin Mary, possibly meaning "old stone".

Georgian and Portuguese form of Yuriy.

Georgian form of John.

Means "star" in Basque.

Means "island" in Basque, from the name of a small island off the Spanish coast in the Bay of Biscay.

Means "ice" in Basque.

Means "he shines" in Hebrew, a derivative of אוֹר (ʾor) meaning "to shine". In the Old Testament this is the name of both a son of Manasseh and one of the ruling judges of the Israelites.

Feminine form of Jaan (Estonian) or Jani (Finnish).

Swedish diminutive of Jan 1, also used as a full name in Finland.

Danish, Norwegian and Estonian diminutive of Johanne or Johanna.

Diminutive of Jaakko.

Catalan form of Iacomus (see James).

Diminutive of Jaume.

Old French form of Iohannes (see John).

Dutch form of Yuriy.

Latin form of Greek Ioannes (see John). Notable bearers include the inventor of the printing press Johannes Gutenberg (1398-1468), astronomer Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), painter Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675), and composer Johannes Brahms (1833-1897).

Finnish form of John.

Catalan form of George.

Feminine form of Josu.

Finnish form of Iohannes (see John).

Basque form of Iulianus (see Julian).

Medieval Low German form of George.

Diminutive of Juraj or Jurij.

Dutch form of George.

Finnish form of Jörg.

Means "art form, virtue" in Sanskrit.

Hawaiian form of Sarah.

Combination of the name prefix ka and Lisha.

English variant and Polish form of Cassandra.

Greek form of Castor.

Means "courage, vigour" in Basque.

Hawaiian form of John.

Variant of Karena.

Swedish form of Christina.

Means "king, foundation, symbol of pride" in Persian.

Hawaiian form of Christina.

Scottish form of Christina.

Scottish form of Christina.

Danish form of Christina.

Basque form of Christina.

Diminutive of Christina.

German form of Christina.

Finnish and Estonian form of Christina.

Short form of Krystyna.

Means "shining, radiant" in Arabic, derived from the root لمع (lamaʿa) meaning "to shine, to gleam".

Possibly from Greek λαιμός (laimos) meaning "throat". In Greek mythology this is the name of a queen of Libya who was a mistress of Zeus. Hera, being jealous, kills Lamia's children, causing her to go mad and transform into a monster that hunts the children of others.

Variant of Lauren.

Scandinavian and Finnish form of Laurence 1.

Finnish form of Laurence 1.

French feminine form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).

Finnish and Estonian form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).

Lithuanian form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).

Greek form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).

Late Latin name that might be derived from the name of the Greek island of Leucadia or from Greek λευκός (leukos) meaning "bright, clear, white" (which is also the root of the island's name). Saint Leocadia was a 3rd-century martyr from Spain.

Short form of Alesia.

Derived from Greek λιγύς (ligys) meaning "clear-voiced, shrill, whistling". This was the name of one of the Sirens in Greek legend. It was also used by Edgar Allan Poe in his story Ligeia (1838).

Form of Lillian found in Scotland from about the 16th century [1].

Short form of Alicia, Felicia and other names ending with the same sound.

Meaning unknown, possibly derived from Lleu. This name appears in the 14th-century poem Marwnad Lleucu Llwyd, written by Llywelyn Goch ap Meurig Hen for his deceased lover Lleucu Llwyd.

Means "flower" in Basque.

Variant of Lore 2.

From German Loreley, the name of a rock headland on the Rhine River. It is of uncertain meaning, though the second element is probably old German ley meaning "rock" (of Celtic origin). German romantic poets and songwriters, beginning with Clemens Brentano in 1801, tell that a maiden named the Lorelei lives on the rock and lures boaters to their death with her song.

In the English-speaking world this name has been occasionally given since the early 20th century. It started rising in America after the variant Lorelai was used for the main character (and her daughter, nicknamed Rory) on the television series Gilmore Girls (2000-2007).

Either a short form of Laurence 1 (masculine) or a variant of Lauren (feminine).

Latinized form of Lauren. This name was first brought to public attention in America by the song Lorena (1856), written by Joseph Webster, who was said to have created the name as an anagram of Lenore (from the character in Poe's poem The Raven) [1].

Old Scandinavian form of Laurence 1.

Variant of Loren.

Greek form of Lucianus.

Greek form of Lucius.

Norwegian feminine form of Louis.

Short form of Lovrenco.

Diminutive of Luis.

Feminine form of Lucianus.

Polish form of Lucina.

Diminutive of Luisa.

Basque form of Lucianus.

Means "snow" in Finnish.

Dutch variant of Lucia.

Portuguese and German form of Lucia.

Short form of Alyssa.

Scottish Gaelic form of Margaret.

Means "beloved" in Basque.

Hawaiian form of Matthew.

Catalan form of Manuel.

Means "servant of Jesus" in Scottish Gaelic.

Polish form of Marcellus.

Polish, Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Marcellinus.

Feminine form of Marcellus.

French feminine form of Marcellus.

French form of Marcellinus.

Feminine form of Marcius. It was borne by a few very minor saints. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 18th century [1].

Polish form of Martin.

Welsh form of Margaret.

Manx form of Margaret.

Means "pearl" in Hebrew, ultimately from Greek μαργαρίτης (margarites).

Variant of Margot influenced by the name of the wine-producing French town. It was borne by Margaux Hemingway (1954-1996), granddaughter of author Ernest Hemingway, who had it changed from Margot.

Welsh form of Margaret.

Cornish form of Mark.

Scandinavian variant form of Margaret.

Slovene form of Margaret.

Means "marjoram" in French, from Latin maiorana. Marjoram is a minty herb.

Basque form of Marcellus.

Czech form of Margaret.

Scottish Gaelic form of Marcella, now also associated with Marjorie.

Variant of Marcia.

Diminutive of Martin, Martina or Martha.

French, Dutch and Norwegian form of Martina.

Finnish form of Martin.

Lithuanian form of Martinus (see Martin).

Basque form of Marcellus.

Polish form of Morana.

Probably originally a Polish diminutive of Maria or Małgorzata.

Croatian feminine form of Mateo.

Romanian form of Matthew.

Catalan form of Matthew.

French variant of Matthias.

Basque form of Matthew.

Basque form of Martinus (see Martin).

Derived from Greek μέλαινα (melaina) meaning "black, dark". This was the name of a nymph in Greek mythology.

Italian, Spanish, Polish and Romanian form of Melanie.

Probably a combination of Mel (from names such as Melanie or Melissa) with the suffix antha (from Greek ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower"). John Dryden used this name in his play Marriage a la Mode (1672).

Means "ash tree" in Greek, a derivative of μέλι (meli) meaning "honey". This was the name of a nymph in Greek myth, the daughter of the Greek god Okeanos.

Hawaiian form of Melissa.

Elaboration of Mel, either from names such as Melissa or from Greek μέλι (meli) meaning "honey". A famous bearer was Greek-American actress Melina Mercouri (1920-1994), who was born Maria Amalia Mercouris.

Turkish form of Melissa.

Spanish, Bosnian, Albanian, Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Melissa.

Derived from Greek μέλι (meli) meaning "honey" (genitive μέλιτος). This was the name of a 2nd-century bishop of Sardis who is regarded as a saint in the Orthodox Church.

Ancient Attic Greek variant of Melissa.

Means "pearl, gem" in Welsh, derived from Latin margarita.

Medieval Danish variant of Margrethe.

Medieval Low German variant of Martin.

Basque form of Maria.

From Old Slavic morŭ meaning "death, plague" [1]. In Slavic mythology this was the name of a goddess associated with winter and death.

Danish and Norwegian form of Martin.

Variant of Maisie.

Variant of Ignac.

Means "radiance" in Arabic.

From the name of a Basque village where there is a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

From Basque nahi meaning "desire, wish".

Means "wave, sea foam" in Basque.

From the Basque name of the Spanish city of Nájera, which is Arabic in origin. In the 12th century there was a reported apparition of the Virgin Mary in a nearby cave.

Means "sorrows" in Basque. It is an equivalent of Dolores, coined by Sabino Arana in his 1910 list of Basque saints names.

From Basque nere, a dialectal variant of nire meaning "mine".

Possibly from Basque nere, a dialectal variant of nire meaning "mine". Alternatively, it could be a feminine form of Nereus. This name arose in Basque-speaking regions of Spain in the first half of the 20th century, though it is now popular throughout the country.

From the name of the American state, which means "snow-capped" in Spanish.

Meaning unknown, of Basque origin.

Feminine form of Oihan.

Means "memory" in Basque.

Means "sky" in Basque.

Means "cure, remedy" in Basque. It is an equivalent of Remedios, proposed by Sabino Arana in his 1910 list of Basque saints names.

Used by the English author Ouida (1839-1908), born Marie Louise Ramé to a French father. Ouida was a pseudonym that arose from her own childhood pronunciation of her middle name Louise.

Manx form of Peggy.

Basque form of Francis.

Welsh form of Peter.

Scottish Gaelic form of Peggy.

Basque form of Peter.

Occitan form of Peter.

Swedish diminutive of Per.

Bulgarian feminine diminutive of Petar.

Means "breach, burst forth" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the twin brother of Zerah.

Croatian diminutive of Petar.

French feminine form of Perrin, a diminutive of Pierre.

Modern Greek transcription of Persephone.

Alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Петя (see Petya).

Romanian, Macedonian and Georgian form of Peter.

Diminutive of Petra.

Latin form of Peter. As a Dutch name, it is used on birth certificates though a vernacular form such as Pieter is typically used in daily life.

Finnish form of Peter.

Derived from Greek φαεινός (phaeinos) meaning "shining". According to some Greek myths this was the name of one of the three Graces or Χάριτες (Charites).

Irish form of Piers.

Feminine diminutive of Pierre.

Finnish form of Peter used in the Bible.

Greek form of Pollux.

Irish form of Francis.

Combination of Rae and the popular name suffix lene.

German form of Raymond.

German feminine form of Raymond.

From an English surname that was derived from a place name meaning either "red clearing" or "roe deer clearing" in Old English. A city in North Carolina bears this name, after the English courtier, poet and explorer Walter Raleigh (1552-1618).

Finnish form of Franciscus (see Francis).

Form of Rebecca used in some versions of the Bible.

Finnish form of Raymond.

Means "queen" in Spanish.

Limburgish form of Raymond. Its spelling has been influenced by the French pronunciation of Raymond.

Diminutive of Rivka.

Hebrew form of Rebecca.

Means "dew" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary María del Rocío meaning "Mary of the Dew".

Feminine form of Rune.

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

Old Norse and Faroese form of Rune.

Variant of Riley.

Armenian form of Isaac. This was the name of a 5th-century patriarch of the Armenian Church.

Perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Selina.

Alternate transcription of Arabic سناء (see Sanaa).

Finnish variant of Saara.

Diminutive of Sara, or sometimes a variant of Serena.

Hebrew diminutive of Sarah.

Spanish diminutive of Sara.

Means "flowing" in Sanskrit.

Biblical Latin and Old Church Slavic form of Sarah. The spelling Sara also occurs in Latin Bibles.

Variant of Celina or Selena. As an English name, it first came into use in the 17th century.

Means "strong" in Basque.

Either a variant of Sarah or a short form of Seraphina.

From a Late Latin name that was derived from Latin serenus meaning "clear, tranquil, serene". This name was borne by an obscure early saint. Edmund Spenser also used it in his poem The Faerie Queene (1590). A famous bearer from the modern era is tennis player Serena Williams (1981-).

Variant of Serena.

Derived from the Old Norse elements sigr "victory" and rún "secret lore, rune". This was the name of a valkyrie in Norse legend.

Welsh form of George.

From Persian سهر (sohr) meaning "red" and آب (āb) meaning "water". In the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh this is the name of the son of the hero Rostam. He was tragically slain in battle by his father, who was unaware he was fighting his own son.

Means "conception" in Basque. It was coined by Sabino Arana in 1910 as an equivalent of the Spanish name Concepción.

Short form of Yisroel.

Swedish variant form of Stephen.

English variant and Bulgarian form of Stephanie. A notable bearer is Stefani Germanotta (1986-), an American singer better known as Lady Gaga.

Diminutive of Stefania.

Diminutive of Stephanie.

Greek form of Stephen. In Modern Greek it is usually transcribed Stefanos.

Yiddish form of Sarah.

Probably means "fire", from Old Slavic sŭvarŭ meaning "heat". This was the name of a Slavic god associated with blacksmithing.

Finnish form of David.

Estonian and Finnish form of David.

Old Finnish form of Stephen.

Means "shining brow", derived from Welsh tal "brow, head" and iesin "shining, radiant". This was the name of a semi-legendary 6th-century Welsh poet and bard, supposedly the author of the collection of poems the Book of Taliesin. He appears briefly in the Welsh legend Culhwch and Olwen and the Second Branch of the Mabinogi. He is the central character in the Tale of Taliesin, a medieval legend recorded in the 16th century, which tells how Ceridwen's servant Gwion Bach was reborn to her as Taliesin; how he becomes the bard for Elffin; and how Taliesin defends Elffin from the machinations of the king Maelgwn Gwynedd.

Combination of the popular name prefix ta and Lisha.

Finnish form of Stephen.

Finnish form of Daria.

Probably a feminine form of Tyrone. Actors Tyrone Power and Linda Christian created it for their daughter Taryn Power (1953-).

Diminutive of Terezija.

Swedish variant of Teresa.

Portuguese diminutive of Teresa.

Spanish diminutive of Teresa. It is most common in the Philippines and Latin America.

Swedish diminutive of Teresa.

Diminutive of Theresia.

Earliest recorded form of Theresa.

German and Dutch form of Theresa.

From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "thorn clearing" in Old English.

Diminutive of Tina.

Maori form of Stephen.

Dutch short form of Theresia.

Perhaps a short form of Demetria and other names ending in a similar sound.

Derived from Basque uda meaning "summer".

Means "cowherd" in Basque.

Means "dove" in Basque.

From the Basque name of the Spanish town of Ujué where there is a church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Its name is derived from Basque usoa "dove".

Slovak form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).

Short form of Elisaveta.

From a surname that was derived from various English place names: towns named Willey or the River Wylye.

Basque form of Santiago.

German form of Xavier.

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.

Russian diminutive of Yakov.

Medieval Scandinavian form of Jurian.

Arabic form of Greek Ioannes (see John).

Form of Owain used by the 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes for his Arthurian romance Yvain, the Knight of the Lion.

Modern feminine form of Xavier.

Means "dawning, shining" in Hebrew. This is the name of a son of Judah and the twin of Perez in the Old Testament.

Means "sky" in Basque.

Means "happiness" in Basque.

Feminine form of Zorion.

Derived from Basque zuri "white". This is a Basque equivalent of Blanca.

Means "just, fair" in Basque.