Agrosha_Rhys's Personal Name List

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.

Means "mist, darkness" in Greek. According to a poem by Hesiod, she was one of the figures portrayed on the shield of Herakles. She is described as a wraithlike woman personifying death and sorrow.

Means "I have seen the world" in Amharic.

Borne by the first wife of the Apache chief Geronimo (1829-1909), daughter of Noposo, from the Nedni-Chiricahua band of Apache. She and her three children with Geronimo were killed by Mexican raiders.

Archaic spelling of Altoora (using the old Kleinschmidt orthography, used to write Greenlandic until 1973).

Derived from the Old German elements alt "old" and witu "forest".

Portuguese and Spanish form of Hamilcar.

Means "commander, prince" in Arabic. This was originally a title, which has come into English as the Arabic loanword emir.

Means "the one returning back home" in Greenlandic.

From the biblical place Aphrah in the Book of Micah, meaning "dust." This name was used by Puritans, but has since become rare.

From Greek Ἀπόλλων (Apollon), which is of unknown meaning, though perhaps related to the Indo-European root *apelo- meaning "strength". Another theory states that Apollo can be equated with Appaliunas, an Anatolian god whose name possibly means "father lion" or "father light". The Greeks later associated Apollo's name with the Greek verb ἀπόλλυμι (apollymi) meaning "to destroy". In Greek mythology Apollo was the son of Zeus and Leto and the twin of Artemis. He was the god of prophecy, medicine, music, art, law, beauty, and wisdom. Later he also became the god of the sun and light.

Means "messenger, apostle" in Greek.

Possibly related to the name of the Armenian god Aramazd or the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda. In pre-Christian Georgian mythology Armazi was the supreme god.

Diminutive of Charalampos.

Modern Persian form of Avestan 𐬬𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬭𐬀𐬖𐬥𐬀 (Vərəthraghna) meaning "victory over resistance". This was the name of a Zoroastrian god (one of the Amesha Spenta) associated with victory and war. It was also borne by several Sasanian emperors. It is also the Persian name for the planet Mars.

Means "the sea" in Amharic.

From the Hebrew name בַּרְזִלָּי (Barzillai), derived from בַּרְזֶל (barzel) meaning "iron" [2]. This is the name of three different characters in the Old Testament, including Barzillai the Gileadite.

Latinized form of Gaulish Belenos or Belinos, possibly from Celtic roots meaning either "bright, brilliant" (from Indo-European *bhel-) or "strong" (from Indo-European *bel-) [1]. This was the name of a Gaulish god who was often equated with Apollo. He is mostly known from Gallo-Roman inscriptions and was especially venerated in Aquileia in northern Italy.

Meaning uncertain, possibly from Greek βῆσσα (bessa) meaning "wooded valley". This was the name of a 5th-century Egyptian hermit who was a disciple of Saint Anthony the Great. It was later adopted by the scholar Basilios Bessarion (1403-1472), a Greek born in Byzantine Anatolia who became a Roman Catholic bishop.

Means "daughter of Yahweh" in Hebrew, from the roots בַּת (baṯ) meaning "daughter" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. In the Old Testament this is the name of a daughter of Pharaoh. She is traditionally equated with the pharaoh's daughter who drew Moses from the Nile.

Means "rain" in Mongolian. Alternatively, it could be derived from бор (bor) meaning "brown, grey, dark (colour)".

Means "salmon" in Irish. It could also be formed from Irish brad "thief" and a diminutive suffix.

From an Irish surname (Anglicized from Irish Gaelic Ó Braonáin) that was derived from the byname Braonán, itself from Irish braon meaning "rain, moisture, drop" combined with a diminutive suffix. As a given name, it has been used since the 1960s as an alternative to Brendan or Brandon, though it has not been as popular as them.

From the Old Irish name Broccán, derived from bróc "shoe, sandal, greave" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of several Irish saints, including Saint Patrick's scribe.

Means "moon" (or "month") in Indonesian.

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 Sanskrit चेतन (cetana) meaning "visible, conscious, soul".

Means "the one who writes blossoms" from Hopi cíhu "blossom, flower" combined with bána "to figure, write, draw" and ka "the one that".

Feminine form of Cloelius. In Roman legend Cloelia was a maiden who was given to an Etruscan invader as a hostage. She managed to escape by swimming across the Tiber, at the same time helping some of the other captives to safety.

Anglicized form of the Old Irish name Conláed, possibly meaning "constant fire" from cunnail "prudent, constant" and áed "fire". Saint Conláed was a 5th-century bishop of Kildare.

Diminutive of Cruz.

From Sino-Korean 大 (dae) meaning "big, great, vast, large, high" combined with 中 (jung) meaning "middle". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well. A notable bearer was South Korean president Kim Dae-jung (1924-2009).

Feminine form of Dalibor.

In Korean mythology, she is the moon. She is the sister to the sun, Hae-nim.

Old Persian form of Darius.

Form of Darius used in the Hebrew Bible.

Alternate transcription of Persian داریوش (see Dariush).

From Lithuanian daug "much" combined with mantus "intelligent" or manta "property, wealth". This name was borne by a 13th-century Lithuanian ruler of Pskov who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Variant of Dazhbog.

Albanian cognate of Triantafyllia. Bearer Dranafile "Drane" Bernai was the mother of the 20th-century Albanian-born nun and missionary Mother Teresa.

Means "two" in Korean (Gyeongsang dialect).

Possibly derived from Greek ἄλαρα (alara) meaning "hazelnut, spear-shaft". In Greek mythology Elara was one of Zeus's mortal lovers and by him the mother of the giant Tityos. A moon of Jupiter bears this name in her honour.

Spanish and Icelandic form of Elijah.

Created by the Hungarian poet Mihály Vörösmarty in the 19th century. He based it on the name of the legendary mother of the Hungarian people, Enéh, of Turkic origin meaning "young hind" (modern Hungarian ünő).

Derived from the Greek verb ἐρύκω (eruko) or (eryko) meaning "to keep in, to curb, to hold back, to restrain". This is the name of several characters in Greek mythology, one of them being a king of the Elymian people from Sicily. A mountain and city in Sicily were named after him, but are now called Erice.

Old Norse form of Øyvind.

Means "redemption" in Hebrew.

Means "rain" in Arabic.

Short form of Gijsbert.

From the Late Latin name Aegidius, which is derived from Greek αἰγίδιον (aigidion) meaning "young goat". Saint Giles was an 8th-century miracle worker who came to southern France from Greece. He is regarded as the patron saint of the crippled. In Old French the name Aegidius became Gidie and then Gilles, at which point it was imported to England. Another famous bearer was the 13th-century philosopher and theologian Giles of Rome (Egidio in Italian).

Means "Ḫepat is my strength" in Hurrian. Hepat is a sun goddess, whose name is commonly seen as an element in Hurrian and Hittite theophoric names. Name borne by a wife of Amenhotep III.

From the Late Latin name Iucunda, which meant "pleasant, delightful, happy". Leonardo da Vinci's painting the Mona Lisa is also known as La Gioconda because its subject is Lisa del Giocondo.

Derived from Old Irish gobae meaning "smith". In Irish mythology this was the name of a divine metalsmith and weapon maker of the Tuatha Dé Danann. He also provided them with feasts that protected them from old age. He may be derived from an earlier Celtic smith god (seen also in Gaulish Gobannos and Welsh Gofannon).

Derived from Old Irish gorm "blue" or "illustrious" and flaith "ruler, sovereign, princess". This was the name of several medieval Irish royals, including the wife of the 11th-century king Brian Boru.

From the Old Norse name Halli, a diminutive of names containing the element hallr meaning "rock".

From Egyptian ḥr-zꜣ-ꜣst meaning "Horus, son of Isis". This was used as an epithet of the god Horus as well as a given name.

Diminutive of Vilhelmiina or Vilhelmina. It also means "pearl" in Finnish.

Derived from the Greek noun ἱέραξ (hierax) meaning "hawk, falcon". This was the name of a Spartan admiral from the 4th century BC.

From Japanese 光 (hikaru) meaning "light" or 輝 (hikaru) meaning "brightness". Other kanji can also form this name.

Meaning "sun daughter" or "sun child" or possibly "princess" in archaic Japanese. This is from Old Japanese hime (姫) meaning 'young noblewoman, princess', or from hi (日) 'sun' and me (女) 'woman' or miko (覡 or 巫女) 'shamaness, shrine maiden, priestess'. Some sources posit that Himiko (Pimiko) is from an archaic Japanese title, himeko, which means 'princess', from hime with the female name suffix -ko (子) 'child'.

A famous bearer of the name is the Empress Himiko (Pimiko), a shaman queen also known as Yamtohime No Mikoto, the Sun Queen or Sun Goddess of Japanese legend. She is alleged to be the first known ruler of Wa (Japan), and of the legendary land of Yamatai, believed by some to be the same as Wa. She is the supposed originator of the Grand Shrine of Ise, which is considered one of the most important Shintō sanctuaries in Japan to this day.

Variant of Irune.

Old Norse form of Holger.

From the Aramaic religious expression הושע נא (Hoshaʿ na) meaning "deliver us" in Hebrew. In the New Testament this is exclaimed by those around Jesus when he first enters Jerusalem.

Old Norse name derived from hugr "mind, thought, mood" and leikr "play".

Latinized form of Greek Ὑλαιος (Hylaios), which is probably derived from Greek ὕλη (hylē) meaning "forest, woodland". However, it could also have been derived from Greek ὗλις (hylis) "mud" or from Greek ὑλάω (hylaō) meaning "to bark, to bay". In Greek mythology, Hylaeus was the name of a centaur.

Possibly means "interpreter, teacher" in Arabic, related to the root درس (darasa) meaning "to study, to learn". According to the Quran this was the name of an ancient prophet. He is traditionally equated with the Hebrew prophet Enoch.

Possibly a form of Hilda. This name was borne by the last wife of Attila the Hun.

Means "spiritual leader" in Swahili, ultimately from Arabic إمام (ʾimām).

Alternate transcription of Arabic إنعام (see Inam).

Hellenized form of the Persian feminine name یوتاب (Yutâb), which is also found written as Youtab and Euttob.

This was the name of a goddess in Elamite religion. Her name is Akkadian and means "she who has heard the prayer" or "she has heard the supplication". The Elamite form of her name is said to be Išnikarap. The fact that her name is Akkadian rather than Elamite, is possibly due to the fact that Elam had repeatedly been under Akkadian rule and was thus influenced by the Akkadian language and culture. It is not certain whether Ishme-karab was originally an Akkadian goddess that was eventually adopted by the Elamites, or whether she had always been an Elamite goddess but was simply given an Akkadian name (possibly during a period of Akkadian rule) rather than an Elamite one. It should be noted though, that where the first possibility is concerned, there is barely evidence (archeological or otherwise) available of her having been worshipped outside of Elam. Either way, her function in the Elamite pantheon was to support the god Inshushinak in his position as judge of the dead. She did this together with the goddess Lagamar, so in other words, Inshushinak really had two assistants. Some sources say that she also acted as judge of the dead (a co-judge perhaps?), while others say that she acted as a counsel for defence for the newly dead in the underworld (while Lagamar acted as a counsel for prosecution), before Inshushinak made his final judgement about the newly dead. There are also sources who claim that, apart from her function in the underworld, she was also a goddess of oaths - much like Inshushinak himself. Lastly, it should also be noted that there are some sources who claim that Ishme-karab was a male god rather than a female god.

Alternate transcription of Arabic عصمت (see Ismat).

Deriving from the Hattic estan meaning "Sun deity, day". This was an epithet likely used to refer to the of the Sun Goddess of Arinna. It was also used in reference to a solar deity known as the Sun God of Heaven (equivalent to the Hurrian Simige).

Spanish and Portuguese form of Hyacinthus.

Derived from Sanskrit जयन्त (jayanta) meaning "victorious". This is the name of a son of the Hindu god Indra and the goddess Indrani, as well as other legendary figures.

Alternate transcription of Hindi जितेन्द्र or Marathi जितेंद्र (see Jitendra).

Form of Yelena in several languages. In Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia it is also associated with the South Slavic words jelen meaning "deer, stag" and jela meaning "fir tree".

Slovene feminine form of Bartholomew.

Derived from Hebrew יְרֵשָׁה (yeresha) meaning "possession" [1]. In the Old Testament she is the wife of King Uzziah of Judah and the mother of Jotham.

From Chinese 健 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish" combined with 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.

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).

Derived from Sanskrit जोषण (jośana) meaning "approval, satisfaction, liking".

Feminine form of Jovydas.

Means "stream" in Hebrew. This name is mentioned in Genesis in the Old Testament as belonging to the first person to be a musician.

From Japanese 順 (jun) meaning "obedience" or 純 (jun) meaning "pure" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Danish form of Jutta.

From Japanese 迦 (ka), a phonetic character, 具 (gu) meaning "tool, means" and 土 (tsuchi) meaning "ground, earth, soil". In Japanese mythology, Kagutsuchi was the god of fire, as well as the son of Izanagi and Izanami. He burned his mother during birth, which caused Izanagi to kill him.

From an Irish surname, the Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mac Aodhagáin, which was derived from the given name Aodhagán, a double diminutive of Aodh.

From the Hebrew name קְמוּאֵל (Qemuʾel) meaning "raised by God", derived from קוּם (qum) meaning "to raise" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". This is the name of a nephew of Abraham in the Old Testament.

Hebrew form of Kenaniah.

The Tibetian name for Dakini, a spirit or type of spirit in Vajrayana Buddhism. It is reported to mean "skygoer" and may be derived from the Sanskrit khecara, a term from the Cakrasaṃvara Tantra.

From Egyptian ḫnt-Ḥp meaning "musician of Hapi", derived from ḫnwt "(female) musician" combined with the name of the god Apis.

Archaic spelling of Qitura (according to the old Kleinschmidt orthography which was used to write Greenlandic until 1973, when orthographic reforms were introduced). This is borne by Greenlandic sculptor K'itura Kristoffersen (1939-).

From the Old Norse name Ketilríðr, derived from the elements ketill meaning "kettle" and fríðr meaning "beautiful, beloved".

Derived from Кола (kola) meaning "bronze" and сарығ (sarığ) meaning "yellow".

French variant of Cillian.

Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Toya.

Greek form of Leander.

Derived from Czech libý meaning "pleasant, nice", from the Slavic element ľuby meaning "love". According to Czech legend Libuše was the founder of Prague.

Belarusian form of Lyubov.

Possibly from Old Cornish mab meaning "son". This was the name of a 6th-century Cornish saint, said to be one of the children of Brychan Brycheiniog. She is now regarded as a woman, but some early sources describe her as a man.

Means "praise, gratitude" in Chewa.

Means "adorned with prudence", or possibly "the one that surpasses them all in wisdom", derived from Greek μήδεσι (medesi), dative plural of μήδεα (medea) meaning "plans, counsel, cunning", and κέκασμαι (kekasmai) meaning "to surpass, to excel". In Greek mythology, this name belonged to two women of the Trojan royal house.

Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Welsh Mai "May (the month)" and Llyr and a Welsh form of Magloire.

Means "perplexing, enchanting" in Sanskrit. This was the name of a beautiful female avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, a form he took in order to trick the asuras (demons) into relinquishing the amrita (elixir of immortality).

Modern form of Muirgel.

From a Tamil word meaning "young". This was the name of a Tamil war god who is now identified with Skanda.

From an Assyrian epithet of the goddess Ishtar meaning "the mediatrix, midwife" (from mu'allidtu). It was recorded by the Greek historian Herodotus, who wrote in the 5th century BC: "The Assyrians call Aphrodite Mylitta, the Arabians Alilat, and the Persians Mitra."

Middle Persian form of Nairyosangha.

Form of Naomi 1 in several languages.

Noreia used to be considered the epithet of an unidentified pre-Roman mother goddess who left her name in inscriptions throughout the Roman province Noricum (present-day Austria and Slovenia). Current theories suggest, however, that she might have been a Roman "creation" to gain the loyalty of the Norici (ever since Vespasian's time, she was associated with the goddess Isis and referred to as Isisi-Noreia). It has been claimed that she was a goddess of fate and fortune, life's happiness, fertility, mining and healing waters. The origin and meaning of her name are lost to time.

Means "light" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition النور (al-Nūr) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Means "radiant skin" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light" and Persian تن (tan) meaning "body".

Diminutive of Olga.

Probably derived from Greek πηνέλοψ (penelops), a type of duck. Alternatively it could be from πήνη (pene) meaning "threads, weft" and ὄψ (ops) meaning "face, eye". In Homer's epic the Odyssey this is the name of the wife of Odysseus, forced to fend off suitors while her husband is away fighting at Troy.

It has occasionally been used as an English given name since the 16th century. It was moderately popular in the 1940s, but had a more notable upswing in the early 2000s. This may have been inspired by the Spanish actress Penélope Cruz (1974-), who gained prominence in English-language movies at that time. It was already rapidly rising when celebrities Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick gave it to their baby daughter in 2012.

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

Means "rumour, reputation" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was the personification of fame and rumours.

Latinized form of the Greek name Φωκᾶς (Phokas), which meant "seal (animal)" from Greek φώκη (phoke). This was the name of an early saint and martyr from Asia Minor. Sentenced to death for being a Christian, he is said to have given his killers lodging and then dug his own grave before he was executed.

Variant of Pheasenta.

From the verbal noun of adjective 푸르다 (pureuda) meaning "blue, green; fresh" (compare Pureun and Param).

From the name of a Spanish sanctuary (in Catalonia) that is devoted to the Virgin Mary.

From an Irish surname, itself derived from the given name Rabhartach meaning "flood tide".

Means "spacious" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a woman of Jericho who helped the Israelites capture the city.

Means "prophet, messenger" in Arabic.

Derived from the Persian noun رود (rud) meaning "river, torrent" combined with the Persian noun آب (ab) meaning "water".

Rudabeh (also known as Rudaba) is the name of a Persian mythological figure, who was featured in the 10th-century Persian epic poem Shahnameh written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi. She was the mother of the hero Rostam and the wife of Zal.

In real life, a known bearer of this name is the Iranian-American journalist and news anchor Rudabeh Shahbazi (b. 1980).

Hellenized form of the Hebrew name Shalom-zion "peace of Zion". The name "Shalom Zion" was used by the Judean royal family in the Roman period and is variously modified in rabbinical literature. (Cf. Salome, Shlomtzion.) According to the historian Josephus, Salampsio was the eldest daughter of Herod the Great.

Means "rouser, stimulator" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a Vedic Hindu sun god, sometimes identified with Surya.

Celtic name, in which the first element is Proto-Celtic *sego- "force, victory" (also found in the Gaulish name Segomaros). The second element, *uako, possibly means "empty" or "curved". This was the name of a king of the Cantiaci in modern Kent at the time of Julius Caesar's second expedition to Britain ca. 54 BC. Segovax is also the name of a fictional character in Edward Rutherfurd's historical novel 'London' (1997).

From Arabic شفقة (shafaqa) meaning "compassion", a derivative of شفق (shafaqa) meaning "to pity, to sympathize".

Means "dawn" in Hebrew.

Means "peace" in Hebrew.

Meaning unknown, possibly derived from a Western Semitic language and meaning "high heaven". Shammuramat was a 9th-century BC queen of Assyria. After her young son inherited the throne, she acted as his regent for five years. The legendary figure Semiramis may be loosely based on her.

Combination of the phonetic prefix sha and the name Lena.

From Japanese 祥 (shou) meaning "auspicious, happiness, blessedness, good omen, good fortune", 召 (shou) meaning "seduce, call, send for, wear, put on, ride in, buy, eat, drink, catch (cold)", 将 (shou) meaning "leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about", 彰 (shou) meaning "patent, clear", 昭 (shou) meaning "shining, bright", 正 (shou) meaning "correct, justice, righteous", 璋 (shou) meaning "ceremonial jeweled implement" or 翔 (shou) meaning "soar, fly" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also", 夜 (ya) meaning "night", 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 哉 (ya), an exclamation or 矢 (ya) meaning "dart, arrow". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A famous bearer was Shoya Tomizawa, a Japanese motorcycle racer.

Irish form of Jeanne or Jane.

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Sisenand.

Derived from Old Norse snerra "attack, onslaught". This name was borne by Snorri Sturluson, a 13th-century Icelandic historian and poet, the author of the Prose Edda.

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.

Possibly derived from Romanian soare meaning "sun".

From a Scots surname that was derived from city of Stirling, which is itself of unknown meaning. The name can also be given in reference to the English word sterling meaning "excellent". In this case, the word derives from sterling silver, which was so named because of the emblem that some Norman coins bore, from Old English meaning "little star".

Possibly from Old Slavic sterti "to extend, to spread" and bogŭ "god". Alternatively it could come from strybati "to flow, to move quickly". Stribog was a Slavic god who was possibly associated with the wind.

Feminine form of Stylianos.

Contraction of Susan and Ellen 1. Margaret Mitchell used this name in her novel Gone with the Wind (1936), where it belongs to Scarlett's sister.

From Kazakh таза (taza) meaning "clean, neat, pure" combined with гүл (gül) meaning "flower".

Derived from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz "of the people, popular, vernacular". It coincides with the modern Italian adjective tedesca, the feminine form of tedesco, "German".

Latinized form of Greek Θερμουθις (Thermouthis), which was the Greek name for the Egyptian goddess Renenutet. According to the 1st-century historian Josephus, this was the name of Pharaoh's daughter who adopted the infant Moses. It was used as an English Christian name in the 19th century, apparently (e.g. borne by the mother of Francis Kilvert (1840-1879), British clergyman and diarist).

Rare variant spelling of Zillah.

Original Akkadian form of Tiglath-Pileser.

Possibly from Old Persian uparva meaning "pre-eminent" or upara meaning "higher, superior", both derived from 𐎢𐎱𐎼𐎡𐎹 (upariy) meaning "over, above".

Derived from Sumerian 𒌓 (ud) meaning "sun". In Sumerian mythology this was the name of the god of the sun. He was the son of the moon god Nanna and Ningal.

From an English surname that was derived from the medieval given name Wyard or Wyot, from the Old English name Wigheard. Wyatt Earp (1848-1929) was an American lawman and gunfighter involved in the famous shootout at the OK Corral.

Albanian form of Jafar.

Hebrew form of Iscah.

French form of Iseult.

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

Means "red bird" from Lakota ziŋtkála "bird" and šá "red". This name was adopted by a Yankton Dakota writer and political activist, birth name Gertrude Simmons (1876-1938).