cs121990's Personal Name List

Feminine variant of Adair.

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

Derived from the Old English elements ælf "elf" and wynn "joy". This name was borne by a daughter of Æðelflæd who ruled Mercia briefly in the 10th century.

Derived from the Old English elements æðele "noble" and þryþ "strength".

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.

Means "dream" or "vision" in Irish. This name was created in the 20th century.

Possibly a variant of Eithne.

Combination of Anna and lien (from names such as Carolien).

Variant of Anouska.

Finnish and Estonian diminutive of Anna.

Means "very beautiful" in Welsh, from the intensive prefix an- combined with gwen "white, blessed".

From Old Irish Aífe, derived from oíph meaning "beauty" (modern Irish aoibh). This was the name of several characters in Irish legend, including a woman at war with Scáthach (her sister in some versions). She was defeated in single combat by the hero Cúchulainn, who spared her life on the condition that she bear him a child (Connla). Another legendary figure by this name appears in the Children of Lir as the jealous third wife of Lir.

This name is sometimes Anglicized as Eve or Eva.

Means "virtue" in Greek. In Greek mythology Arete was the personification of virtue and excellence.

Derived from Welsh arian "silver" and gwen "white, blessed". This was the name of a 5th-century Welsh saint, one of the supposed daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog.

Variant of Arianwen used in the English-speaking world.

Finnish form of Agnes.

From Japanese 菖蒲 (ayame) meaning "iris (flower)". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can also form this name.

Means "doe, female deer, gazelle". It is taken from the Hebrew phrase אַיֶלֶת הַשַׁחַר (ʾayeleṯ hashaḥar), literally "gazelle of dawn", which is a name of the morning star.

Means "of the moon" in Turkish and Azerbaijani, from Turkic ay "moon".

Perhaps a form of Azalaïs. It was borne by Saint Marie-Azélie Guérin (1831-1877), also called Zélie, the mother of Thérèse of Lisieux.

Derived from Irish caomh meaning "dear, beloved, gentle".

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

Ancient Greek form of Irene.

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

Welsh and modern Armenian form of Helen, as well as a Czech variant form. This was the name of a 4th-century Welsh saint, traditionally said to be the wife of the Roman emperor Magnus Maximus. According to the Welsh legend The Dream of Macsen Wledig (Macsen Wledig being the Welsh form of Magnus Maximus), she convinced her husband to build the roads in Wales.

Probably from Aeliana, the feminine form of the Roman name Aelianus, which was derived from the Roman family name Aelius. This was the name of an obscure early saint and martyr from Amasea.

Scandinavian and Finnish form of Elizabeth. It is also used in Spain alongside the traditional form Isabel.

Old Church Slavic form of Elizabeth.

Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Elizabeth.

Basque form of Elizabeth.

Derived from Welsh eilun meaning "image, likeness, idol". This was the name of a legendary 5th-century Welsh saint, also known as Eiliwedd, one of the supposed daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog.

Greek form of Gaiana.

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

Means "illuminated, brightened, filled with light" in Latin. This name was borne by a 4th-century saint from Todi, Italy.

German and Dutch diminutive of Elisabeth, used independently.

From Ancient Greek ἴον (ion) meaning "violet flower". This was the name of a sea nymph in Greek mythology. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 19th century, though perhaps based on the Greek place name Ionia, a region on the west coast of Asia Minor.

Medieval French variant of Isabel. A famous bearer of this name was Isabeau of Bavaria (1385-1422), wife of the French king Charles VI.

Irish form of Isabel.

Possibly a variant form of Isora.

Hungarian and Basque form of Katherine.

Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian form of Maria, as well as an alternate transcription of Belarusian Марыя (see Maryia).

Yiddish diminutive of Miriam.

Basque form of Maria.

Derived from Old English cwén "woman", this name was originally a diminutive of names containing said element.
The name's usage in modern times is more than likely influenced by the use of Queen as a name.

Probably derived from an unattested Celtic name *Rīgantonā meaning "great queen" (Celtic *rīganī "queen" and the divine or augmentative suffix -on). It is speculated that Rigantona was an old Celtic goddess, perhaps associated with fertility and horses like the Gaulish Epona. As Rhiannon, she appears in Welsh legend in the Mabinogi [1] as a beautiful magical woman who rides a white horse. She was betrothed against her will to Gwawl, but cunningly broke off that engagement and married Pwyll instead. Their son was Pryderi.

As an English name, it became popular due to the Fleetwood Mac song Rhiannon (1976), especially in the United Kingdom and Australia.

Welsh form of Rowena, appearing in medieval Welsh poems and stories as a personification of the English people.

Norman French form of Hrodohaidis.

French form of Rosamund.

Feminine form of Rune.

French, German, Dutch and Danish form of Sabina.

Means "freedom" in Irish Gaelic. It was first used as a given name in the 20th century.

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

Irish form of Cecilia.

German and Dutch diminutive of Celia or Cecilia.

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

Short form of Susanna.

Possibly derived from Greek θεά (thea) meaning "goddess". In Greek myth this was the name of a Titan goddess of light, glittering and glory. She was the wife of Hyperion and the mother of the sun god Helios, the moon goddess Selene, and the dawn goddess Eos.

Derived from Latin unda meaning "wave". The word undine was created by the 16th-century Swiss author Paracelsus, who used it for female water spirits.

Latinized form of Ourania.

Meaning unknown, perhaps a combination of Vi and Anne 1 or a short form of Vivianne.

Feminine form of Vibianus.

French form of Virginia.

Possibly derived from Finnish virvatuli meaning "will o' the wisp". In folklore, will o' the wisp is a floating ball of light that appears over water.

Galician form of Julia.

Czech form of Yvette.

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.

Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian form of Zenaida.