Anna the singer's Personal Name List

Variant of Avriel.

Means "bird" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

Variant of Adley.

Swedish variant form of Agatha.

From Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love, affection", 蔼 (ǎi) meaning "friendly, lush", or other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Possibly a variant of Alana, or possibly from Hawaiian ʻalani meaning "orange (tree or fruit)".

Possibly a variant of Alethea.

Variant of Alicia.

Variant of Alice.

Spanish and Italian form of Amarantha.

Variant of Amy.

From the English word meaning "friendship", ultimately deriving from Latin amicitia.

Means "beautiful woman" in Thai.

Means "altar of the sky" from Latin ara "altar" and coeli "sky". This is an epithet of the Virgin Mary in her role as the patron saint of Lucena, Spain.

Variant of Arline. Since the onset of the 20th century, this is the most common spelling of this name.

Polish form of Augustina.

Diminutive of Barbara. This is the name of a doll produced by the Mattel toy company since 1959. It was named after the original designer's daughter.

From Sino-Vietnamese 碧 (bích) meaning "bluish green, cyan".

From Sino-Vietnamese 平 (bình) meaning "level, even, peaceful".

Variant of Blakely.

Means "flower" in Welsh.

A recently created name, formed using the popular name suffix lyn.

Variant of Brandy.

Means "white raven" from Old Welsh bran "raven" and gwen "white, blessed". According to the Second Branch of the Mabinogi [1] she was the daughter of Llŷr. After she was mistreated by her husband Matholwch, the king of Ireland, she managed to get a message to her brother Brân, the king of Britain. Brân launched a costly invasion to rescue her, but she died of grief shortly after her return.

Variant of Briley.

Scandinavian short form of Birgitta.

Variant of Brittany.

Variant of Bronwen used in the English-speaking world (especially Australia and New Zealand).

Variant of Cason.

Variant of Kajsa.

Variant of Kayleigh or Callie.

From the hereditary title of the queens of Ethiopia, as mentioned in Acts in the New Testament. It is apparently derived from Cushitic kdke meaning "queen mother". In some versions of the Bible it is spelled Kandake, reflecting the Greek spelling Κανδάκη. It was used as a given name by the Puritans after the Protestant Reformation. It was popularized in the 20th century by a character in the 1942 movie Meet the Stewarts [1].

Variant of Karen 1.

Feminine diminutive of Carl.

Diminutive of Catherine.

Diminutive of Cecilia and other names containing a similar sound.

Variant of Chanel.

Variant of Chastity.

Diminutive of Francisca.

From Japanese 蝶 (chō) meaning "butterfly" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be possible.

Short form of Christopher, Christian, Christine and other names that begin with Chris.

Diminutive of Cecilia.

Combination of Cindy and Sandra.

Variant of Kristin.

Welsh form of Christina.

From the name of the flower, which was named for the Swedish botanist Anders Dahl.

Italian form of Daniel.

Probably an elaborated form of Darren.

From Sino-Vietnamese 葉 (diệp) meaning "leaf".

From Sino-Vietnamese 妙 (diệu) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite".

Feminine form of Dion.

From the Old English name Æbbe, meaning unknown, perhaps a contracted form of a longer name. Saint Ebba was a 7th-century daughter of King Æthelfrith of Bernicia and the founder of monasteries in Scotland. Another saint named Ebba was a 9th-century abbess and martyr who mutilated her own face so that she would not be raped by the invading Danes.

Hungarian and Swedish form of Edith.

Variant of Edith.

From the English word for the flower also known as sweetbrier. It is derived via Old French from Vulgar Latin *aquilentum meaning "prickly". It was early used as a given name (in the form Eglentyne) in Geoffrey Chaucer's 14th-century story The Prioress's Tale (one of The Canterbury Tales).

Diminutive of Eilionoir, also taken to be a Gaelic form of Helen.

Means "bright, beautiful" in Welsh [1].

Blend of Elizabeth and Isabella.

Scottish form of Elizabeth.

Derived from Mapuche elun meaning "give".

Feminine variant of Emerson.

Variant of Irma. It began to be used in the English-speaking world in the 19th century, along with Irma.

From Japanese 悦 (etsu) meaning "joy, pleased" and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other kanji combinations.

Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 은정 (see Eun-Jeong).

Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 은경 (see Eun-Gyeong).

Variant of Everly.

Diminutive of Eva or Evelina.

Diminutive of Felicity. In some cases it can be a nickname from the English word flick.

Diminutive of Frances.

Swedish and Finnish feminine form of Frederick.

From Japanese 冬 (fuyu) meaning "winter" and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other combinations of kanji.

Feminine form of Gabriel.

Welsh variant of Gaynor.

Variant of Garnet 2.

Variant of Georgine.

Means "woman of the north" in Ojibwe, derived from giiwedin "north" and ikwe "woman".

Medieval English feminine form of Julian. This spelling has been in use since the 13th century, though it was not declared a distinct name from Julian until the 17th century [1].

Probably an elaboration of the Welsh word glân "pure, clean, holy" or glyn "valley". This name was created in the late 19th century.

Variant spelling of Góyąń.

From a Scottish surname that was derived from the given name Gregor.

Short form of names containing the Old German element gunda meaning "war" (Proto-Germanic *gunþī).

Modern form of Gunnr.

Diminutive of Augusta.

From Sino-Korean 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour" and 姬 (hui) meaning "beauty". Other hanja character combinations are possible.

From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other kanji combinations.

Means "heaven, sky" in Korean.

Means "standing up straight" in Apache. This was the name of a wife of the Chiricahua Apache chief Naiche.

Variant of Harley.

From the English word for a safe place, derived ultimately from Old English hæfen.

Dutch variant of Helen.

Ancient Greek form of Helen, as well as the modern Scandinavian and German form.

From Japanese 和 (hono) meaning "harmony" (using an obscure nanori reading) and 花 (ka) meaning "flower", as well as other combinations of kanji that have the same pronunciation. Very often it is written using the hiragana writing system.

French form of Hortensia.

From Japanese 蛍 (hotaru) meaning "firefly".

From Sino-Vietnamese 慧 (huệ) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 蕙 (huệ) meaning "tuberose (flower)".

From Sino-Korean 慧 (hye) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 惠 (hye) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 珍 (jin) meaning "precious, rare". This name can be formed by a variety of other hanja character combinations as well.

From Sino-Korean 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able" or 炫 (hyeon) meaning "shine, glitter" combined with 廷 (jeong) meaning "courtyard" or 貞 (jeong) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.

Modern Scandinavian form of Iðunn.

From Navajo iiná meaning "life" [1].

From Japanese 泉 (izumi) meaning "fountain, spring". This name can also be constructed from other combinations of kanji.

Variant of Jacqueline.

Variant of Jeannine. It has only been in use since the 20th century.

Variant of Jesse or Jessie 1.

From Sino-Korean 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect" and 裕 (yu) meaning "abundant, rich, plentiful". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.

Scandinavian and German form of Joséphine.

Variant of Joselyn.

From Chinese 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful" or other characters that are pronounced similarly.

From the English word jubilee meaning "season of rejoicing", which is derived from Hebrew יוֹבֵל (yovel) "ram, ram's horn; a jubilee year: a year of rest, prescribed by the Jewish Bible to occur each fiftieth year, after seven cycles of seven years; a period of celebration or rejoicing" (via Late Latin iubilaeus and Greek ἰώβηλος (iobelos)). In Latin, the form of the word was altered by association with the unrelated Latin verb iubilare "to shout with joy".

It may also refer to African-American folk songs known as Jubilees.

In popular culture, Jubilee is the 'mutant' name (a contraction of Jubilation Lee) of one of the protagonists of Marvel's X-Men line of comics.

Variant of Katie and Kadie.

Variant of Cadence.

From Japanese 楓 (kaede) meaning "maple" or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.

Variant of Kaya 2.

Scandinavian diminutive of Katarina.

Hawaiian form of Sarah.

Variant of Callie or Kaylee.

Variant of Callie.

Variant of Kali 2 or Callie.

Means "heart, mind" in Thai.

From Sanskrit कञ्चन (kañcana) meaning "golden".

Means "beloved" in Thai.

Variant of Kara 1.

Variant of Carly.

Variant of Carol 1.

Contracted form of Katherine.

Variant of Cauã.

Means "the adornment" from Hawaiian ka, a definite article, and wehi "adornment".

Variant of Kaylee.

Combination of the popular phonetic elements kay and lyn.

Variant of Keely.

Possibly a variant of Kenan 1 or Keenan

Either from the English surname Kenley which was derived from place names in Shropshire and Greater London (formerly Surrey) from the Old English name Cena combined with leah "woodland clearing"; or from the Scottish surname Kenley, itself a reduced form of McKenley, a variant of McKinley, derived from the Gaelic surname Mac Fionnlaigh, which means "son of Finlay".

Variant of Kenzie.

From Sino-Vietnamese 慶 (khánh) meaning "congratulate, celebrate".

Variant of Kiana 1.

From Lakota kimímela meaning "butterfly".

From a surname that was derived from an English place name, itself meaning "clearing belonging to Cyne". The Old English given name Cyne is a short form of longer names beginning with cyne meaning "royal".

As an American name for girls, Kinsley was very rare before 1990. It has steadily grown in popularity since then, perhaps inspired by similar-sounding names such as Kinsey and Ainsley (both of which it has surpassed).

Danish and Norwegian form of Christina.

Diminutive of Katherine.

Form of Clara in various languages.

From Japanese 琥珀 (kohaku) meaning "amber".

From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" or 心 (ko) meaning "heart" combined with 春 (haru) meaning "spring". The compound word 小春 means "late summer". Other combinations of kanji characters can form this name as well.

Variant of Kristin.

Scandinavian form of Christina.

Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 경희 (see Gyeong-Hui).

Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 경자 (see Gyeong-Ja).

Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Kisha. It can be spelled LaKisha or Lakisha.

Means "playful, charming, desirable" in Sanskrit. According to the Puranas this was the name of one of the gopis, who were milkmaids devoted to the young Krishna. Additionally, in Shaktism, this is the name of a goddess who is also called Tripura Sundari.

From Chinese 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant" (which is usually only feminine) or 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist". Other Chinese characters can form this name as well. As a Vietnamese name, it is derived from Sino-Vietnamese 蘭 meaning "orchid".

Means "good, favourable, gentle" in Vietnamese.

Variant of Lorraine.

From a French surname that was derived from a place name, ultimately from the Gaulish word vern "alder". It is sometimes associated with the Roman goddess Laverna or the Latin word vernus "of spring".

Means "pearl lei" or "pearl child" from Hawaiian lei "flowers, lei, child" and momi "pearl".

Feminine form of Lelisa.

Variant of Léontine. This name is borne by opera singer Leontyne Price (1927-).

From the Late Latin name Laetitia meaning "joy, happiness". This was the name of an obscure saint, who is revered mainly in Spain. It was in use in England during the Middle Ages, usually in the spelling Lettice, and it was revived in the 18th century.

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

Short form of Elisabet.

From Sino-Vietnamese 鸞 (loan), which refers to a mythological bird.

Short form of Alonzo and other names containing the same sound.

Short form of Lovisa.

Simply from the English word love, derived from Old English lufu.

Welsh form of Laura.

Anglicized form of the Irish name Medb meaning "intoxicating". In Irish legend this was the name of a warrior queen of Connacht. She and her husband Ailill fought against the Ulster king Conchobar and the hero Cúchulainn, as told in the Irish epic The Cattle Raid of Cooley.

From Dakota or Lakota maȟpíya meaning "cloud, sky". This is the first part of the names of the Dakota chief Mahpiya Wicasta (1780-1863), known as Cloud Man, and the Lakota chiefs Mahpiya Luta (1822-1909), known as Red Cloud, and Mahpiya Iyapato (1838-1905), known as Touch the Clouds.

From an English surname that was from a Norman French place name possibly meaning "inhospitable".

From the Hebrew name מַלְאָכִי (Malʾaḵi) meaning "my messenger" or "my angel", derived from a possessive form of מַלְאָךְ (malʾaḵ) meaning "messenger, angel". This is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Malachi, which some claim foretells the coming of Christ. In England the name came into use after the Protestant Reformation.

Means "garland of flowers" in Thai.

Fijian and Tongan form of Malachi, as well as a modern English variant.

French form of Margaret. This is also the French word for the daisy flower (species Leucanthemum vulgare).

Hungarian and Scandinavian variant of Marianne.

Short form of María José.

Variant of Marcia.

Variant of Marilyn.

From the Germanic name Mahthilt meaning "strength in battle", from the elements maht "might, strength" and hilt "battle". Saint Matilda was the wife of the 10th-century German king Henry I the Fowler. The name was common in many branches of European royalty in the Middle Ages. It was brought to England by the Normans, being borne by the wife of William the Conqueror himself. Another notable royal by this name was a 12th-century daughter of Henry I of England, known as the Empress Matilda because of her first marriage to the Holy Roman emperor Henry V. She later invaded England, laying the foundations for the reign of her son Henry II.

The name was very popular until the 15th century in England, usually in the vernacular form Maud. Both forms were revived by the 19th century. This name appears in the popular Australian folk song Waltzing Matilda, written in 1895.

Variant of Maud.

From the Roman name Mauritius, a derivative of Maurus. Saint Maurice was a 3rd-century Roman soldier from Egypt. He and the other Christians in his legion were supposedly massacred on the orders of Emperor Maximian for refusing to worship Roman gods. Thus, he is the patron saint of infantry soldiers.

This name was borne by a 6th-century Byzantine emperor. Another notable bearer was Maurice of Nassau (called Maurits in Dutch), a 17th-century prince of Orange who helped establish the Dutch Republic. The name has been used in England since the Norman Conquest, usually in the spelling Morris or Moris.

Means "cloud" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit मेघ (megha).

From the English word merle or the French surname Merle, which both mean "blackbird" (from Latin merula). It was borne by the devious character Madame Merle (in fact her surname) in Henry James' novel The Portrait of a Lady (1880).

This name is also common for girls in Estonia, though a connection to the English-language name is uncertain.

From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 穂 (ho) meaning "grain" or 保 (ho) meaning "protect, maintain". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 紀 (ki) meaning "chronicle". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Diminutive of Vilhelmina or Vilhelmiina.

Means "seal oil" in Greenlandic [1]. A notable bearer was the Inughuit boy Minik (1890-1918), who was among a group brought by the explorer Robert Peary from Greenland to New York in 1897.

From Sino-Korean 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" or 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable" combined with 俊 (jun) meaning "talented, handsome". Other hanja combinations are possible.

From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom". This name can be formed from other combinations of kanji as well.

From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon". It can also come from 光 (mitsu) meaning "light" and 希 (ki) meaning "hope", as well as several other kanji combinations.

Variant of Morwenna.

From Chinese 牧 (mù) meaning "shepherd", 木 (mù) meaning "tree, wood", or other characters with similar pronunciations.

Short form of Myfanwy.

Diminutive of Anne 1.

From Sino-Vietnamese 玉 (ngọc) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem".

From Sino-Vietnamese 月 (nguyệt) meaning "moon".

Means "my daughter" in Ojibwe.

Short form of Greenlandic niviarsiaq meaning "young girl".

Means "kite (flying craft)" in Thai.

French feminine diminutive of Paul.

From the English word for the type of flower. It was originally believed to have healing qualities, so it was named after the Greek medical god Pæon.

From Sino-Vietnamese 方 (phương) meaning "direction, way".

From Sino-Vietnamese 鳳 (phượng) meaning "phoenix". This refers to the mythological creature known as the Chinese phoenix or the Fenghuang.

From an English surname that was originally given to a person who played on a pipe (a flute). It was popularized as a given name by a character from the television series Charmed, which debuted in 1998 [1].

Short form of Priscilla.

From Chinese 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn", 丘 (qiū) meaning "hill, mound", or other characters with a similar pronunciation. The given name of the philosopher Confucius was 丘.

From Sino-Vietnamese 貴 (quý) meaning "precious, valuable".

From Japanese 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid" or other kanji pronounced in the same way.

Spanish and Portuguese form of Rachel.

Probably a variant of Rhiannon.

Short form of names ending in rilla. It is short for Marilla in L. M. Montgomery's sequels to her 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables, where it belongs to a daughter of Anne.

Diminutive of Robert or Roberta.

From Chinese 儒 (rú) meaning "scholar", 如 (rú) meaning "like, as, if", or other characters with similar pronunciations.

Short form of Isabella.

Probably from Hidatsa tsakáka wía meaning "bird woman". Alternatively it could originate from the Shoshone language and mean "boat puller". This name was borne by a Native American woman who guided the explorers Lewis and Clark. She was of Shoshone ancestry but had been abducted in her youth and raised by a Hidatsa tribe.

Diminutive of Sarah.

From Japanese 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Diminutive of Aleksandar or Aleksander.

From Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" or 紗 (sa) meaning "thread, silk" with 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 耶 (ya), an interjection, combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 加 (ka) meaning "increase". This name can also be composed of other kanji combinations. It is often written using the hiragana writing system.

From Sino-Korean 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" combined with 雅 (a) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" or 娥 (a) meaning "good, beautiful". Other combinations of hanja characters can also form this name.

From Sino-Korean 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" combined with 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.

From Sino-Korean 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" combined with 娟 (yeon) or 妍 (yeon) both meaning "beautiful". Many other combinations of hanja characters can also form this name.

From Sino-Korean 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" and 潤 (yun) meaning "soft, sleek", as well as other hanja character combinations.

From Japanese 節 (setsu) meaning "section, period, verse, melody" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can also be possible.

Variant of Sheena.

Welsh form of Jane.

Diminutive of Sìne.

Welsh form of Joan 1.

From Japanese 空 (sora) or 昊 (sora) both meaning "sky". Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also form this name.

Diminutive of Stephen or Stephanie. A famous bearer is the American musician Stevie Wonder (1950-).

From Sino-Korean 秀 (su) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" combined with 斌 (bin) meaning "refined". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.

From Japanese 澄 (sumi) meaning "clear" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Variant of Tabitha.

An invented name combining the phonetic elements ta, lee and ya, based on the sound of Aaliyah. (Compare Kaliyah, Jaliyah, Maliyah.) It is probably also viewed as a variant of Thalía or Talía.

Contracted form of Thomasina. It was traditionally used in Cornwall.

Variant of Tara 1.

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

Feminine form of Tatius. A bearer of this name was the wife of Numa Pompilius, a king of Rome from the 7th century BC.

From Sino-Vietnamese 秋 (thu) meaning "autumn".

Variant of Tenley.

Medieval form of Tobias. It was sometimes used as a feminine name in the 1930s and 40s due to the influence of American actress Toby Wing (1915-2001).

From Japanese 智 (tomo) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 朋 (tomo) meaning "friend" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

From Japanese 鶴 (tsuru) meaning "crane (bird)", as well as other kanji combinations with the same pronunciation.

From Sino-Vietnamese 秀 (tú) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding".

From Sino-Vietnamese 線 (tuyến) meaning "thread, line, ray".

Variant of Tyler.

Means "heavenly beauty" or "royal beauty" from Hawaiian uʻi "youth, beauty" and lani "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".

Short form of Victor or Victoria.

Swedish form of Vibeke.

Variant of Wanda, reflecting the Polish pronunciation.

From a German and Dutch surname that was derived from the given name Wendel. In America this name has been given in honour of the poet Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (1809-1894) and his son the Supreme Court justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841-1935). The elder's middle name came from his mother's maiden name (which had been brought to America by a Dutch ancestor in the form Wendel, with the extra l added later).

Variant of Winifred.

Variant of Wyn, sometimes used as a feminine form.

From an English surname that was derived from the given name Wine.

Modern feminine form of Xavier.

From Sino-Vietnamese 春 (xuân) meaning "spring (season)".

A name of the Hebrew God, represented in Hebrew by the Tetragrammaton ("four letters") יהוה (Yod Heh Vav Heh), which was transliterated into Roman script as Y H W H. Because it was considered blasphemous to utter the name of God, it was only written and never spoken, which resulted in the original pronunciation becoming lost. The name may have originally been derived from the Hebrew root הָוָה (hawa) meaning "to be, to exist, to become" [1].

From a surname, which was an Americanized form of the Dutch surname Jansen meaning "Jan 1's son".

Spanish variant of Jenny.

From Sino-Korean 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 泳 (yeong) meaning "dive, swim" combined with 姬 (hui) meaning "beauty" or 嬉 (hui) meaning "enjoy, play". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.

From Sino-Korean 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" and 子 (ja) meaning "child". Other hanja character combinations can form this name as well. Feminine names ending with the character 子 (a fashionable name suffix in Japan, read as -ko in Japanese) were popular in Korea during the period of Japanese rule (1910-1945). After liberation this name and others like it declined in popularity.

Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영기 (see Yeong-Gi).

Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영숙 (see Yeong-Suk).

From Japanese 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness", 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence", 勇 (yū) meaning "brave", or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.

From Japanese 夢 (yume) meaning "dream, vision". It can also come from 裕 (yu) meaning "abundant, rich, plentiful" and 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations.

Variant of Zechariah. This spelling is used in the King James Version of the Old Testament to refer to one of the kings of Israel (called Zechariah in other versions).

Variant of Zachariah.

French feminine form of Zephyrinus (see Zeferino).

From Chinese 中 (zhōng) meaning "middle" or 忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion". Other characters can form this name as well.

Perhaps means "enchanting" or "dawn" in Arabic. This was the name of a minor 12th-century Spanish saint, a convert from Islam. The name was used by Cervantes for a character in his novel Don Quixote (1606), in which Zoraida is a beautiful Moorish woman of Algiers who converts to Christianity and elopes with a Spanish officer.