Dianatiger's Personal Name List

Allegedly a feminine form of Adán.

Variant of Adelisa.

Short form of Adoración.

Latinized form of Adrasteia. One of Jupiter's moons bears this name.

Feminine form of Adrastos. In Greek mythology this name was borne by a nymph who fostered the infant Zeus. This was also another name of the goddess Nemesis.

One of the Latinized forms of Adrasteia

Short form of Adriana.

Perhaps derived from the old Celtic root *agro- meaning "battle, slaughter". This is possibly the name of a Brythonic goddess for whom the River Ayr in Scotland and River Aeron in Wales were named.

Means "love" in Hebrew.

French form of Amy.

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

Contracted form of Alexandria.

Feminine form of Alari.

Feminine form of Alastar.

Variation of Aloysia.

Feminine form of Aldor.

Variant of Etheldred.

Feminine form of Alexander.

Elaboration of Alexandria.

Variant of Elmira 1. Handel used it for the title character in his opera Almira (1705).

Means "high grace", taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia, meaning "Our Lady of High Grace". She is considered the patron saint of the Dominican Republic, and it is there that this name is most often used.

This name is best known for being the name of the eponymous hero of the epic poem Aluda Ketelauri (1888) written by the Georgian poet and writer Vazha-Pshavela (1861-1915).

It is unclear to me whether the author had invented the name or not, but either way, the meaning of the name is uncertain. Some sources believe that it is of either Ossetian or Scythian origin and means "brewer of beer" or is otherwise etymologically related to beer. Compare modern Georgian ლუდი (ludi) meaning "beer" and its dialectal variant ალუდი (aludi). Other sources find this etymology doubtful and state that the name should be seen as a derivation of the Arabic name Aladdin.

Derived from Arabic العذراء (al-ʿadhrāʾ) meaning "the maiden". This is the name of a star in the constellation Canis Major.

Possibly from the (medieval) Hebrew word אֲלוּמָה (aluma) meaning "strong, brave" (which, in modern Hebrew, sounds like the word אֲלֻמָּה (alma) "sheaf"). It is sometimes associated with the word עלמה (alma) "a young girl, a damsel".

Feminine form of Amadore (Italian) and Amador (Spanish, Galician, Portuguese).

French diminutive of Amanda.

Spanish and Italian form of Amarantha.

From the name of the amaranth flower, which is derived from Greek ἀμάραντος (amarantos) meaning "unfading". Ἀμάραντος (Amarantos) was also an Ancient Greek given name.

Greek variant of Amaryllis, from the genitive form Αμαρυλλίδος (Amaryllidos). This is also the Greek name for the amaryllis flower.

Derived from Greek ἀμαρύσσω (amarysso) meaning "to sparkle". This is the name of a character appearing in Virgil's pastoral poems Eclogues [1]. The amaryllis flower is named for her.

The name of one of the Nereids in Greek mythology.

Feminine form of Ambroise.

Elaboration of Ambrosia. May be an elaboration of French Ambrosine, a feminization of Ambrose.

Feminine form of Ambrose.

Latinate form of Amoret, from Edmund Spenser's epic poem The Faerie Queene (1590).

an elaboration of Amora

Derived from Greek ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός) combined with one of the related words μέδομαι (medomai) meaning "to be mindful of, to provide for, to think on" or μέδω (medo) meaning "to protect, to rule over". In Greek mythology Andromeda was an Ethiopian princess rescued from sacrifice by the hero Perseus. A constellation in the northern sky is named for her. This is also the name of a nearby galaxy, given because it resides (from our point of view) within the constellation.

From the name of the anemone flower, which is derived from Greek ἄνεμος (anemos) meaning "wind".

Derived from Latin angelicus meaning "angelic", ultimately related to Greek ἄγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger". The poets Boiardo and Ariosto used this name in their Orlando poems (1483 and 1532), where she is the love interest of both Orlando and Rinaldo. It has been used as a given name since the 18th century.

Variant of Angelise.

Form of Angelica in several languages.

Latinate diminutive of Angela. A famous bearer is American actress Angelina Jolie (1975-).

French diminutive of Angela.

French form of Angelica.

Combination of Angela and Lisa.

Short form of Anna-Dorothea.

Combination of Anna and Lisa.

Swedish diminutive of Anna.

Combination of Ann and Marie.

Meaning unknown. It was possibly inspired by an American song by this name written by Vivian Grey in 1903 and recorded by musician Vess Ossman. The lyrics tell of a Native American woman named Anona from Arizona.

Latinized form of Antikleia.

Diminutive of Antonia.

Italian diminutive of Antonia.

Feminine form of Antoninus.

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

Meaning unknown, possibly of Phoenician origin. Aphrodite was the Greek goddess of love and beauty, identified with the Roman goddess Venus. She was the wife of Hephaestus and the mother of Eros, and she was often associated with the myrtle tree and doves. The Greeks connected her name with ἀφρός (aphros) meaning "foam", resulting in the story that she was born from the foam of the sea. Many of her characteristics are based on the goddess known as Ashtoreth to the Phoenicians and Ishtar to the Mesopotamian Semitic peoples, and on the Sumerian goddess Inanna.

Russian feminine form of Apollinaris. According to Orthodox Christian ecclesiastical traditions, Apollinaria is venerated as a Virgin-Martyr alongside Saint Drosis.

Feminine form of Apollonios. This was the name of a 3rd-century saint and martyr from Alexandria.

French form of Arabella.

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 Araceli.

Feminine form of Arcangelo.

Strictly feminine form of Ariel.

Saint Arilda is an obscure female saint from Oldbury-on-Severn in the English county of Gloucestershire who probably lived in the 5th or 6th century. She may have been of either Anglo-Saxon or Welsh origin.

Means "ear of grain" in Latin. This is the name of a star, also known as Spica, in the constellation Virgo.

Variant of Aria 1.

Italian and Spanish feminine form of Artemio, Sicilian feminine form of Artemiu and Polish feminine form of Artemiusz.

Feminine form of Artemisios. This was the name of the 4th-century BC builder of the Mausoleum, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. She built it in memory of her husband, the Carian prince Mausolus.

旭 (asa) meaning "rising sun", 朝 (asa) meaning "morning" or 麻 (asa) meaning "flax" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 南 (na) meaning "south". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Perhaps derived from Semitic roots meaning "she who walks in the sea". This was the name of a Semitic mother goddess. She was worshipped by the Israelites before the advent of monotheism.

Feminine form of Asterios (see Asterius). In Greek mythology Asteria was a daughter of the Titans Phoebe and Coeus.

Possibly derived from the Greek noun ἀστήρ (aster) meaning "star" (genitive ἀστέρος; compare Asteria and Asterope) and an uncertain second element. In Greek mythology this name belonged to multiple characters, including a nymph who inhabited a Caucasian mountain stream that bore gold.

Latinized form of the Greek Ἀστραία (Astraia), derived from Greek ἀστήρ (aster) meaning "star". Astraea was a Greek goddess of justice and innocence. After wickedness took root in the world she left the earth and became the constellation Virgo.

Modern Scandinavian form of Ástríðr. This name was borne by the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002), the author of Pippi Longstocking. It was also borne by a Swedish princess (1905-1935) who became the queen of Belgium as the wife of Leopold III.

Czech and Slovak variant and Kashubian form of Astrid.

Derived from αστερ (aster) meaning "star, starry". It is the name of a star-nymph daughter of the sun-god Helios.

Variant of Adhwynn.

From the Greek Ἀταλάντη (Atalante) meaning "equal in weight", derived from ἀτάλαντος (atalantos), a word related to τάλαντον (talanton) meaning "a scale, a balance". In Greek legend she was a fast-footed maiden who refused to marry anyone who could not beat her in a race. She was eventually defeated by Hippomenes, who dropped three golden apples during the race causing her to stop to pick them up.

Meaning unknown. Athena was the Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare and the patron goddess of the city of Athens in Greece. It is likely that her name is derived from that of the city, not vice versa. The earliest mention of her seems to be a 15th-century BC Mycenaean Greek inscription from Knossos on Crete.

The daughter of Zeus, she was said to have sprung from his head fully grown after he impregnated and swallowed her mother Metis. Athena is associated with the olive tree and the owl.

Means "guardian of the night" in Swahili.

A hamadryad (tree nymph) and the wife of Danaus in Greek Mythology.

From Greek Ἀττική (Attike), derived from the name of the city of Ἀθήναι (see Athens). This is the name of the peninsula where Athens is located.

Latinized form of the Gaelic name Athracht, which is of uncertain meaning. The Latinization was perhaps influenced by attractus "attracted". This was the name of a 6th-century Irish saint who was known as a healer and miracle worker.

Variant of Aubrianna.

Feminine form of Aurelius.

Means "dawn" in Latin. Aurora was the Roman goddess of the morning. It has occasionally been used as a given name since the Renaissance.

Means "aider, first-aider" in Spanish and Portuguese, from Latin auxiliator (compare the related name Auxilius). It is taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary María Auxiliadora meaning "Mary, the Helper", and from the Portuguese title Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora meaning "Our Lady, Help (of Christians)", both referring to the protection and help that the Virgin Mary offers to Christians. A known bearer of this name is the retired Spanish female football player Auxiliadora Jiménez (1975-).

Derived from Latin auxiliatrix, which refers to a helper, aide or assistant of the female sex (the masculine equivalent is auxiliator). The word is ultimately derived from the Latin noun auxilium meaning "help, aid, assistance". Also see Auxilius and Auxiliadora. As a personal name, Auxiliatrix is usually bestowed on a newborn girl in honour of the Virgin Mary, since Auxiliatrix is one of her many epithets (sometimes she is even called Mary Auxiliatrix). But despite this significant religious connection, Auxiliatrix is extremely rare as a personal name. For example, in The Netherlands, there were less than 5 bearers with the name (in the entire country) in 2014.

From the name of the island paradise to which King Arthur was brought after his death. The name of this island is perhaps related to Welsh afal meaning "apple", a fruit that was often linked with paradise.

From the Norman French form of the Germanic name Avelina, a diminutive of Avila. The Normans introduced this name to Britain. After the Middle Ages it became rare as an English name, though it persisted in America until the 19th century [1].

Probably an elaboration of Ava 1, influenced by names such as Ariana. In some cases it could be inspired by the word avian meaning "bird" or "related to birds, bird-like".

Variant of Aviana.

Created by L. M. Montgomery as the setting for her novel Anne of Green Gables (1908). She may have based the name on the Arthurian island of Avalon, though it also resembles the river name Avon and leah "woodland, clearing".

Means "doe, female deer" in Hebrew.

Occitan form of Adelais.

Feminine form of Balthasar.

Hebrew variant of Bathsheba.

Croatian and Slovak form of Beatrice.

Means "female warrior" in Latin. This is the name of the star that marks the left shoulder of the constellation Orion.

Latinized feminine form of Berengar. This name was borne by a 13th-century queen of Castile.

German, Hungarian and Polish form of Bianca.

Medieval variant of Boudicca, possibly arising from a scribal error.

Apparently a combination of Bonnie and the popular name suffix -bel.

Means "valiant, brave" in Esperanto.

Anglicized form of the Irish name Brighid, Old Irish Brigit, from old Celtic *Brigantī meaning "the exalted one". In Irish mythology this was the name of the goddess of fire, poetry and wisdom, the daughter of the god Dagda. In the 5th century it was borne by Saint Brigid, the founder of a monastery at Kildare and a patron saint of Ireland. Because of the saint, the name was considered sacred in Ireland, and it did not come into general use there until the 17th century. In the form Birgitta this name has been common in Scandinavia, made popular by the 14th-century Saint Birgitta of Sweden, patron saint of Europe.

Derived from Celtic *brigant- "high" or *briga- "might, power". This was the name of an important Brythonic goddess. She is almost certainly the same deity as Bridget, the Irish goddess.

From an English word meaning "rhythm, flow". It has been in use only since the 20th century.

Archaic transcription of Khadija. This form is mostly used in older English translations of the Koran, as well as early translations of the Arabian Nights. A notable bearer of this name is the titular character's wife from the Arabian Nights-inspired novel "The History of Nourjahad" (1767) by Frances Sheridan.

Scottish Gaelic form of Christina.

Elaboration of Calandra.

Elaborated form of Calanthe.

Feminine form of Callistus. As an English name it might also be a variant of Kallisto.

Feminine form of Calidore.

Latinized form of Kalliope.

Late Roman elaboration of Calpurnia

Feminization of Calvin.

Feminine form of Calvin.

Derived from Manx caillagh, a cognate of Old Irish caillech "veiled one; (and by extension) nun; female servant" (ultimately from Old Irish caille "veil") and the given name Patric with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint Patrick" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).

From Greek Καλυψώ (Kalypso), which probably meant "she that conceals", derived from καλύπτω (kalypto) meaning "to cover, to conceal". In Greek myth this was the name of the nymph who fell in love with Odysseus after he was shipwrecked on her island of Ogygia. When he refused to stay with her she detained him for seven years until Zeus ordered her to release him.

Variant of Qamariya. Sultana Cameria was the name Europeans used to refer to Mihrimah Sultan (1522 – 25 January 1578), an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Ottoman Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent and his wife, Hürrem Sultan. She was the most powerful imperial princess in Ottoman history according to historian Mustafa Selaniki who described her as the greatest and most respected princess and a prominent figure in the so-called Sultanate of Women.

Means "Candlemas" in Spanish, ultimately derived from Spanish candela "candle". This name is given in honour of the church festival of Candlemas, which commemorates the presentation of Christ in the temple and the purification of the Virgin Mary.

Variant of Kerensa, which has been 'used since the early 1970s, but more often in its variant form Karenza' (Dunkling, 1983). However, the name also occurs in medieval France; it belonged to a woman who composed the last two stanzas of an Occitan poem that begins Na Carenza al bel cors avinen, meaning "Lady Carenza of the lovely, gracious body".

Used by Irish writer Sheridan Le Fanu for the title character of his Gothic novella 'Carmilla' (1872), about a lesbian vampire. Le Fanu probably based the name on Carmella.

Meaning uncertain. This is the name of the 11th-century patron saint of Toledo, Spain. It might have an Arabic origin (Saint Casilda was a Moorish princess), perhaps from قصيدة (qaṣīda) meaning "poem" [1]. Alternatively it could be derived from a Visigothic name in which the second element is hilds meaning "battle".

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.

Elaborated form of Cassandra.

Feminine form of Cassius.

Latinized form of Greek Κασσιόπεια (Kassiopeia) or Κασσιέπεια (Kassiepeia), possibly meaning "cassia juice". In Greek myth Cassiopeia was the wife of Cepheus and the mother of Andromeda. She was changed into a constellation and placed in the northern sky after she died.

Directly taken from Latin castellana "a (female) castellan; a damsel" as well as "of or pertaining to a castle".

Spanish and Corsican form of Katherine.

Variant of Cecilia and a feminization of Cecil.

English form of Cecilia. This was the usual English form during the Middle Ages.

Feminine form of Caelestius.

Latinate feminine form of Caelestinus.

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

Taken from the name of the flower, whose name is derived from Greek κηλος (kelos) "burned".

French form of Cinderella.

Possibly from cyrrid "bent, crooked" (a derivative of Old Welsh cwrr "corner") combined with ben "woman" or gwen "white, blessed". According to the medieval Welsh legend the Tale of Taliesin (recorded by Elis Gruffyd in the 16th century) this was the name of a sorceress who created a potion that would grant wisdom to her son Morfan. The potion was instead consumed by her servant Gwion Bach, who was subsequently reborn as the renowned bard Taliesin.

This name appears briefly in a poem in the Black Book of Carmarthen in the form Kyrridven [1] and in a poem in the Book of Taliesin in the form Kerrituen [2]. Some theories connect her to an otherwise unattested Celtic goddess of inspiration, and suppose her name is related to Welsh cerdd "poetry".

Elaboration of Shandra.

Biblical Hebrew form of Hannah.

Variant of Chantrea. Meaning - moon, moonlight.

From Greek χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". This is the name of the heroine of the 3rd-century novel Aethiopica, about the love between Charikleia and Theagenes, written by Heliodorus of Emesa.

Elaborated form of Charis. Edmund Spencer used it in his epic poem The Faerie Queene (1590).

Variant of Charlize.

Italian name derived from the Greek word chelidon meaning "swallow". This name was borne by a 12th-century Italian saint.

From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 尋 (hiro) meaning "fathom, armspan", as well as other kanji combinations. This is the name of the main character in the Japanese animated movie Spirited Away (2001).

Presumably a variant of Griselda, influenced by names beginning with "Chris-", such as Christine.

Combination of Christina and the name suffix bel (inspired by Latin bella "beautiful"). This name occurs in medieval literature, and was later used by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in his 1816 poem Christabel [1].

Latin feminine form of Christian.

German and French feminine form of Christian.

French form of Chryseis.

Means "golden dove", from Greek χρυσός (chrysos) meaning "gold" and πελεία (peleia) meaning "dove", which is a common name element associated with female seers. In Greek mythology this was the name of a hamadryad (a type of nymph) who married Arkas, the eponymous king of Arkadia.

Means "heavenly, from the sky" in Esperanto, from ĉielo "sky", ultimately derived from Latin caelum.

Either a modern variant of Cielo or a truncated form of names that end in -ciela.

Combination of Cindy and the name suffix dora, possibly based on similar-sounding names such as Cinderella or Cindra.

Combination of Cindy and Sandra.

Variant of Cipora.

A contraction of the names Cläre and Eleonore.

The name was borne by Clärenore Stinnes, the first woman to circumnavigate the world in an automobile.

Feminine form of Clarentius.

Diminutive of Clara.

In Arthurian legends Clarissant was a daughter of King Lot and Morgause who married Sir Guiromelant. She was the mother of Guigenor. According to a single Arthurian romance she was the sister of Gawain, who lived in a magic castle. In the same text, Sir Percevelle, Percival overcomes her lover Guiromelant. Nowhere else is Gawain said to have a sister.

Feminine form of Claudius. It is mentioned briefly in the New Testament. As a Christian name it was very rare until the 16th century.

French feminine form of Clement. This is also the name of a variety of orange (fruit).

Latinized form of Kleodora. In Greek mythology, Cleodora was a nymph of Mount Parnassos in Phokis. She was one of the prophetic Thriai, nymphs who divined the future by throwing stones or pebbles. She was loved by the sea god Poseidon and had a son called Parnassos by him. This name was also borne by one of the Danaids (i.e., the 50 daughters of Danaus).

Latinized form of Kleola. In Greek mythology, Cleola is the name of a daughter of Dias, son of Pelops. She was the first wife of Atreus, with whom she had Pleisthenes.

Possibly a contracted form of Cleodolinda, which is of uncertain meaning. This is the name of the princess in some medieval Italian versions of the legend of Saint George and the dragon. (Saint George rescues Princess Cleolinda from being sacrificed to a dragon by taming the dragon and then killing it in exchange for the kingdom's conversion to Christianity.) This is also the pen name of Cleolinda Jones (1978-), an American blogger and author.

Originally a Latinization of Kleone, this name is sometimes understood as a feminine form of Cleon in the English-speaking world.

In Greek mythology, Cleona (or Kleone) was the Naiad Nymph of the spring, well or fountain of the town of Kleonai (Cleonae) in Argos-Sikyonia, southern Greece. She was a daughter of the river-god Asopos.

Saint Clerina of Carthage was a 3rd-century saint. She is said to have been the aunt of Saint Celerinus.

The name Colombia comes from the name of Christopher Columbus (Spanish: Cristóbal Colón). It was conceived by the revolutionary Francisco de Miranda as a reference to all the New World, but especially to those territories and colonies under Spanish and Portuguese rule. The name was later adopted by the Republic of Colombia of 1819, formed out of the territories of the old Viceroyalty of New Granada (modern day Colombia, Panama, Venezuela and Ecuador).
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Judeo-Anglo-Norman form of Colombe.

Means "harmony" in Latin. This was the name of the Roman goddess of harmony and peace.

Either a French form of Koralia, or a derivative of Latin corallium "coral" (see Coral).

From Cordeilla, a name appearing in the 12th-century chronicles [1] of Geoffrey of Monmouth, borne by the youngest of the three daughters of King Leir and the only one to remain loyal to her father. Geoffrey possibly based her name on that of Creiddylad, a character from Welsh legend.

The spelling was later altered to Cordelia when Geoffrey's story was adapted by others, including Edmund Spenser in his poem The Faerie Queene (1590) and Shakespeare in his tragedy King Lear (1606).

Latinized form of the Greek name Κόριννα (Korinna), which was derived from κόρη (kore) meaning "maiden". This was the name of a Greek lyric poet of the 5th century BC. The Roman poet Ovid used it for the main female character in his book Amores [1]. In the modern era it has been in use since the 17th century, when Robert Herrick used it in his poem Corinna's going a-Maying [2].

Latinized form of Greek Κορινθία (Korinthia) meaning "woman from Corinth", an ancient Greek city-state. This is the real name of Corrie in William Faulkner's novel The Reivers (1962).

Feminine form of Cornelius. In the 2nd century BC it was borne by Cornelia Scipionis Africana (the daughter of the military hero Scipio Africanus), the mother of the two reformers known as the Gracchi. After her death she was regarded as an example of the ideal Roman woman. The name was revived in the 18th century.

Italian feminine form of Cosimo.

Latinized form of the Greek name Κοσμία (Kosmia), which meant "orderly, decent".

Italian feminine form of Constans.

Feminine form of Crescentius. Saint Crescentia was a 4th-century companion of Saint Vitus. This is also the name of the eponymous heroine of a 12th-century German romance.

Form of Criseida used by Shakespeare in his play Troilus and Cressida (1602).

Possibly a diminutive of Cristiana, a derivative of Latin christiana meaning "Christian (woman)". This was the name of a Spanish saint (from Talavera, Toledo) who was martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century.

Spanish form of Christophania.

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

Earliest known usage stemmed from the mid 4th century in Rome, following the rule of Constantine. The meaning of the name is "Crucifixion."

Feminine form of Cyprian and Cyprianus.

From Latin Dalmatia meaning "Dalmatian, of Dalmatia".

Late Roman female equivalent to Decentius

Feminine form of Decimus.

Latinized form of Deianeira.

From the Old Irish name Derdriu, meaning unknown, possibly derived from der meaning "daughter". This was the name of a tragic character in Irish legend who died of a broken heart after Conchobar, the king of Ulster, forced her to be his bride and killed her lover Naoise.

It has only been commonly used as a given name since the 20th century, influenced by two plays featuring the character: William Butler Yeats' Deirdre (1907) and J. M. Synge's Deirdre of the Sorrows (1910).

French form of Delphina.

A genus of flowering plant and the name of the teacher character in the children's book "Chrysanthemum" by Kevin Henkes.

Feminine form of Demetrius.

Means "forsaken, helpless" in Spanish, in effect an altered form of Desamparados. The compound name María Desamparada was used for a character on the Mexican telenovela Triunfo del amor (2010-2011).

Derived from Greek δυσδαίμων (dysdaimon) meaning "ill-fated". This is the name of the wife of Othello in Shakespeare's play Othello (1603).

Feminine form of Desiderio. This was the Latin name of a 19th-century queen of Sweden, the wife of Karl XIV. She was born in France with the name Désirée.

Means "reservoir, tank, receptacle" or "one who receives, one who is receptive", derived from Greek δέχομαι (dekhomai) meaning "to receive, accept". This is the name of one of the Nereids.

Variant of Tiadora.

A genus of flowering herbs, also known as “bleeding-hearts”. Originally from Ancient Greek δίκεντρος (díkentros) “having two stings”, itself from δίς (dís) “double” combined with κέντρον (kéntron) “goad, spur, sting”.

Italian and Spanish feminine form of Dionysius.

Feminine form of Dionysius.

Latinized form of Diopatre. This was the name of a nymph in Greek mythology.

Feminine diminutive of the Roman family name Domitius. This was the name of the wife of the Roman emperor Vespasian and the mother of emperors Titus and Domitian.

From the name of a genus of about forty species of trees and succulent shrubs, which is the Latinized form of Greek δράκαινα (drakaina) meaning "she-dragon", the feminine form of δράκων (drakon) - compare Drakon. In Greek mythology a drakaina is a female dragon, sometimes with human-like features; the mythological characters of Ceto, Lamia, Echidna, and Scylla were all considered drakaina.

Latinized form of Douceline (compare Dulcelinus).

Latinized form of Dulcie, used particularly in Iberian countries. As a Jewish name, Dulcia was occasionally used as a translation of Naomi 1 in former times.

Derived from Spanish dulce meaning "sweet". This name was (first?) used by Miguel de Cervantes in his novel Don Quixote (1605), where it belongs to the love interest of the main character, though she never actually appears in the story.

Latinized form of Étaín. This was the name of an early Irish saint.

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).

Perhaps means "white brow", derived from Welsh ael "brow" and gwen "white, blessed". This is a recently created Welsh name.

Alternate transcription of Greek Ειρήνη (see Irini).

From Greek εκκλησία (ekklesia) meaning "church".

Elandria seems to be an American name, more utilized by Black Americans/African-Americans. Notable individuals named Elandria are Elandria Williams, former Co-Moderator of the Unitarian Universalist Association.

A medieval English form of Eulalia.
The name came about due to a confusion of the second L with R in the local dialect of the West Country. The cult of St Eulalia spread from Spain and France to the English West Country, where, like Ellery (a corruption of Eulalie) for girls, Elaria seems to have been used the most.

Perhaps a combination of Elnora and Dora. This is the name of a small former mining town in Boulder County, Colorado, United States, which was originally named El Dorado.

Variant of Eleodora.

Greek form of Electra.

Elaboration of Elena influenced by Ilenia.

Contracted form of Éléonore via the diminutive Léonie.

Italian form of Electra.

Middle English form of the Old English name Ælfþryð meaning "elf strength", derived from the element ælf "elf" combined with þryþ "strength". Ælfþryð was common amongst Anglo-Saxon nobility, being borne for example by the mother of King Æðelræd the Unready. This name was rare after the Norman Conquest, but it was revived in the 19th century.

German form of Elfreda.

Feminine form of Eligius.

Elaboration of Elisabel.

Italian form of Elizabeth.

Hebrew form of Elizabeth.

Combination of the popular name elements Ella (see Ella 2) and dora (see Dora), perhaps based on similar-sounding names such as Eldora and Eleanora. This occurs in J. K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' (2003) belonging to a member of the Black family.

Modern form of Ælfgifu, influenced by the names Ella 1 and Genevieve.

Means "elm tree" in Cornish. This is a recently coined Cornish name.

Elaboration of Elsie.

Italian feminine form of Helvius.

Spanish form of a Visigothic name, recorded from the 10th century in forms such as Geloyra or Giluira. It is of uncertain meaning, possibly composed of the Gothic element gails "happy" or gails "spear" combined with wers "friendly, agreeable, true". The name was borne by members of the royal families of León and Castille. This is also the name of a character in Mozart's opera Don Giovanni (1787).

Allegedly an elaboration of Lysandra

The name Elysant is girl's name meaning "temple path". An intriguing medieval name found in various forms across Europe. Variants include Elisende, Elisenda, Elysande, Elisent and Helisent. It likely derives from a Visigothic name meaning "temple path".

From Elysium, the name of the realm of the dead in Greek and Roman mythology.

Polish form of Elizabeth.

Meaning uncertain, perhaps related to Old Norse almr "elm". In Norse mythology Embla and her husband Ask were the first humans. They were created by three of the gods from two trees.

Icelandic adoption of Emerald.

Louisiana Spanish form of Emeranthe.

Derived from French émeraude "emerald".

Hungarian and Spanish form of Emerentia.

Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese and medieval Flemish form of Emerentiana.

Feminine form of Emerentius. This name belonged to an early Christian martyr, and is also assigned to the mother of Saint Anna and grandmother of the Virgin Mary in some late 15th-century European traditions.

Bosnian variant of Amira 1.

Latinate form of Emmanuelle.

Latinized and Cypriot form of Emmeleia.

Latinization of Emmeline.

From the English word enchantress meaning "charming woman" or "witch". It was used for a character on the American television series Bewitched (1964-1972).

Latin form of Endellion.

Anglicized form of Endelienta, the Latin form of a Welsh or Cornish name. It was borne by a 5th or 6th-century Cornish saint whose birth name is lost. According to some traditions she was a daughter of Brychan Brycheiniog (identifying her with Cynheiddon).

Cornish form of Endellion (which survives in the place name San Endelyn).

Medieval English form of Engilheid via Old French Engelais.

Meaning unknown. This name first appeared in the late 19th century. It is the name of the main character in the novel Enola; or, her Fatal Mistake (1886) by Mary Young Ridenbaugh. The aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima was named Enola Gay after the mother of the pilot, who was herself named for the book character.

English form of Éponine.

Variant of Ermengard.

Italian form of Hersilia.

Means "emerald" in Spanish and Portuguese. Victor Hugo used this name in his novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831), in which Esmeralda is the Romani girl who is loved by Quasimodo. It has occasionally been used in the English-speaking world since that time.

French cognate of Esperanza, currently most common in Francophone Africa.

Spanish form of the Late Latin name Sperantia, which was derived from sperare "to hope".

Spanish feminine form of Stephen.

Polish, Slovak, Romanian and Lithuanian form of Esther.

Spanish form of Stella 1, coinciding with the Spanish word meaning "star".

Variant of Estrildis.

From Estrild, a medieval form of the Old English name Eastorhild that survived in England only until the 12th century (according to the 1984 'Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names'). In Geoffrey of Monmouth's 12th-century Arthurian tales, Estrildis was a German princess who became the wife or mistress of King Locrine of Britain and the mother of Sabrina. The king's scorned wife Gwendolen raised an army against him, defeated him battle, and drowned both Estrildis and Sabrina in the river Severn.

Middle English form of Æðelþryð.

Middle English form of Æðelflæd.

English form of the Germanic name Adallinda. The name was very rare in medieval times, but it was revived in the early 19th century.

Derived from Greek εὐμέλεια (eumeleia) meaning "melody".

Means "to use words of good omen" from Greek εὐφημέω (euphemeo), a derivative of εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and φημί (phemi) meaning "to speak, to declare". Saint Euphemia was an early martyr from Chalcedon.

Means "good cheer" in Greek, a derivative of εὐφραίνω (euphraino) meaning "to delight, to cheer". This name was borne by a 5th-century saint from Constantinople.

Means "mirth, merriment, cheerfulness" in Greek, a derivative of εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and φρήν (phren) meaning "mind, heart". She was one of the three Graces or Χάριτες (Charites) in Greek mythology.

From the Greek Εὐρυδίκη (Eurydike) meaning "wide justice", derived from εὐρύς (eurys) meaning "wide" and δίκη (dike) meaning "justice, custom, order". In Greek myth she was the wife of Orpheus. Her husband tried to rescue her from Hades, but he failed when he disobeyed the condition that he not look back upon her on their way out.

Means "far-shining", derived from Greek εὐρύς (eurys) meaning "wide" and φάος (phaos) "light". This was an epithet of the Titan goddess Theia, occurring in one of the Homeric Hymns (namely Hymn 31, "To Helios", where Helios' mother Theia is called "mild-eyed Euryphaessa, the far-shining one").

From Greek Εὐάδνη (Euadne), from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" possibly combined with Cretan Greek ἀδνός (adnos) meaning "holy". This name was borne by several characters in Greek legend, including the wife of Capaneus. After Capaneus was killed by a lightning bolt sent from Zeus she committed suicide by throwing herself onto his burning body.

Combination of Eva and Lora.

Feminine form of Evan.

Feminine form of Evangelos.

The name of a witch in the movie Oz the Great and Powerful. Could be a female form of Evan, a combination of Eva and Nora 1 or an altered form of Eleanora

Feminine form of Evaristus.

Elaborated form of Evelyn.

Variant of Everilda.

Latinized form of Eoforhild. This was the name of a 7th-century English saint.

Modern Greek form of Eugenia. It is also an alternate transcription of Russian Евгения (see Yevgeniya) or Bulgarian Евгения (see Evgeniya).

Latin name meaning "good luck, fortune". In Roman mythology the goddess Felicitas was the personification of good luck. It was borne by a 3rd-century saint, a slave martyred with her master Perpetua in Carthage.

From the English word fidelity, ultimately from the Latin word fidelis, a derivative of fidere "to trust". This is one of the virtue names coined by the Puritans in the 17th century.

Means "proud" in Esperanto.

Spanish feminine form of Florentius (see Florence).

Feminine form of Florentinus.

Variant of Floriana.

Likely an elaboration of Frances influenced by Celia.

Feminine form of Franciscus (see Francis).

German feminine form of Frederick.

Variant of Gabrianna. Combination of Gabrielle and Anna

Means "maiden crowned with a radiant garland" in the fictional language Sindarin. Galadriel was a Noldorin elf princess renowned for her beauty and wisdom in J. R. R. Tolkien's novels. The elements are galad "radiant" and riel "garlanded maiden". Alatáriel is the Quenya form of her name.

Latinized form of Greek Γαλάτεια (Galateia), probably derived from γάλα (gala) meaning "milk". This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology including a sea nymph who was the daughter of Doris and Nereus and the lover of Acis. According to some sources, this was also the name of the ivory statue carved by Pygmalion that came to life.

Means "milky breeze", from Greek γάλα (gala) meaning "milk" (genitive γάλακτος) and αὔρα (aura) meaning "breeze". This was the name of an Oceanid in Greek mythology.

Galaxia is a variation of the name Galaxy.

The name means "galaxy" and "the physic."

Italian feminine form of Gaspare and Galician feminine form of Gaspar.

Most likely derived from Latin Gemella. Compare the English name Gemelle.

Feminine form of Georges.

Feminine form of George.

Feminine form of George.

Feminine form of Germanus.

Elaboration of Germana.

Romanian form of Giannina.

Meaning "young girl"

Italian form of Iohanna (see Joanna), making it the feminine form of Giovanni.

Derived from the Old German element gisal meaning "hostage, pledge" (Proto-Germanic *gīslaz). This name may have originally been a descriptive nickname for a child given as a pledge to a foreign court. This was the name of both a sister and daughter of Charlemagne. It was also borne by a daughter of the French king Charles III who married the Norman leader Rollo in the 10th century. Another notable bearer was the 11th-century Gisela of Swabia, wife of the Holy Roman emperor Conrad II.

The name was popular in France during the Middle Ages (the more common French form is Gisèle). Though it became known in the English-speaking world due to Adolphe Adam's ballet Giselle (1841), it was not regularly used until the 20th century.

Italian feminine form of Julius.

Diminutive of Giulia.

Latinized form of Glykera.

Latinized form of Glykeria.

Godesia is the official title of princess carnival in Bonn-Bad Godesberg. It is derived from the place name Godesberg (first mentioned as Woudensberg "Wotan's mountain").

The name Godesia was officially admitted in Germany with the fake etymology of being a blend of Goda 1 (or a similar name) and Theresia.

Feminine form of Gratianus (see Gratian).

Italian feminine form of Gratianus (see Gratian).

Diminutive of Grazia.

Possibly means "white ring", derived from Welsh gwen meaning "white, blessed" and dolen meaning "ring, loop". This name appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth's 12th-century chronicles, written in the Latin form Guendoloena, where it belongs to an ancient queen of the Britons who defeats her ex-husband in battle [1]. Geoffrey later used it in Vita Merlini for the wife of the prophet Merlin [2]. An alternate theory claims that the name arose from a misreading of the masculine name Guendoleu by Geoffrey [3].

This name was not regularly given to people until the 19th century [4][3]. It was used by George Eliot for a character in her novel Daniel Deronda (1876).

A Cornish form of Guinevere.

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

From Hebrew הֲדַס (haḏas) meaning "myrtle tree". In the Old Testament this is the Hebrew name of Queen Esther.

Polish and Belarusian form of Galina.

Combination of Hanne 1 and Eleonore.

Means "harmony, agreement" in Greek. She was the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite, given by Zeus to Cadmus to be his wife.

This name can be used to combine 晴 (sei, ha.re, haru) meaning "clear up," 陽 (you, hi) meaning "positive, sunshine, yang principle," 春 (shun, haru) meaning "spring(time)" or 遥 (you, haru.ka) meaning "distant" with 日 (jitsu, nichi, -ka, hi, -bi) meaning "day, sun," 妃 (hi, kisaki, ki) meaning "empress, queen" or 姫 (ki, hime, hime-) meaning "princess" (the last two kanji used for girls).

When used as 春日, it is also a word that refers to a spring day or otherwise spring sunlight (also transcribed as shunjitsu).

Bearers of this name include, in real life, music artist Haruhi Aiso (相曽 晴日) (1964-) and voice actress Haruhi Nanao (七緒 はるひ), formerly Haruhi Terada (寺田 はるひ) (1973-) and, in fictional media, main characters Haruhi Fujioka (藤岡 ハルヒ) and Haruhi Suzumiya (涼宮 ハルヒ) from the Ouran High School Host Club and Haruhi Suzumiya franchises respectively.

From Japanese 遥 (haruka) meaning "distant, remote". It can also come from 春 (haru) meaning "spring" or 晴 (haru) meaning "clear weather" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Additionally, other kanji combinations can form this name.

From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" or 陽 (haru) meaning "light, sun, male" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other kanji combinations.

From Japanese 晴 (haru) meaning "clear weather", 遥 (haru) meaning "distant, remote" or 春 (haru) meaning "spring" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From the Greek Ἑκάτη (Hekate), possibly derived from ἑκάς (hekas) meaning "far off". In Greek mythology Hecate was a goddess associated with witchcraft, crossroads, tombs, demons and the underworld.

Variant of Hecate. A notable user of this name is Hecatia Lapislazuli from the Touhou Project.

Latinized form of Greek Ἑκάβη (Hekabe), which is of uncertain meaning. According to Greek mythology this was the name of the primary wife of King Priam of Troy. By him she was the mother of Hector, Paris, Cassandra and many others.

Feminine form of Heddwyn.

Greek form of Hecate.

Variant of Helena.

Latinized form of Herakleia.

Feminine form of Herminius.

Derived from the name of the Greek messenger god Hermes. In Greek myth Hermione was the daughter of Menelaus and Helen. This is also the name of the wife of Leontes in Shakespeare's play The Winter's Tale (1610). It is now closely associated with the character Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter series of books, first released in 1997.

Feminine form of Hesperos.

Derived from Greek hesperos "evening" (see Hesperos). In Greek myth this was the name of one of the three Hesperides, goddesses of the evening and sunsets. Hesperia was also a Greek name of Italy, meaning "the land where the sun sets" (as in the case of asteroid 69 Hesperia).

Derived from Greek ἑστία (hestia) meaning "hearth, fireside". In Greek mythology Hestia was the goddess of the hearth and domestic activity.

From Japanese 光 (hikari) meaning "light". Other kanji can also form this name. It is often written with the hiragana writing system.

Derived from the Old German elements hilt "battle" and gart "enclosure, yard". This was the name of the second wife of Charlemagne (8th century). Also, Saint Hildegard was a 12th-century mystic from Bingen in Germany who was famous for her writings and poetry and also for her prophetic visions.

Swedish and Finnish form of Heilwig.

Means "history" in Spanish.

This is the name of a character in the Japanese manga series Attack on Titan.

Variant of Honoria. It was brought to England and Ireland by the Normans.

Feminine form of Honorius. This name was borne by the sister of the Western Roman emperor Valentinian III. After her brother had her engaged to a man she did not like, she wrote to Attila the Hun asking for help. Attila interpreted this as a marriage proposal and subsequently invaded.

Feminine form of the Roman family name Hortensius, possibly derived from Latin hortus meaning "garden".

From Japanese 蛍 (hotaru) meaning "firefly".

From the name of the flower (or the precious stone that also bears this name), ultimately from Greek hyakinthos (see Hyacinthus).

Latinate feminine form of Hyacinthus, used to refer to the 17th-century Italian saint Hyacintha Mariscotti (real name Giacinta).

Variant of Hyacintha used by Andrew Lang for a character in his version of the Russian fairy tale King Kojata. It also coincides with the name of an ancient Spartan festival that celebrated the death of Hyacinthus.

Derived from Greek ὕπατος (hypatos) meaning "highest, supreme". Hypatia of Alexandria was a 5th-century philosopher and mathematician, daughter of the mathematician Theon.

Latinized form of the Greek Ἴαιρα (Iaira) possibly meaning "the honeyed". This was borne by one of the Nereids (daughters of Nereus and Doris) in Greek mythology.

Possibly derived from Greek ἰά (ia) meaning "shout, clamour; sound, roar" and νάσσα (nassa), the aorist form of ναίω (naio) meaning "to dwell in" or "to make habitable". This was the name of one of the Nereids in Greek mythology.

Possibly from Greek Ἰάν (Ian), a variant of Ἴων (Ion) meaning "Ionian", the Ionians being a Greek tribe. The name Ianeira was borne by a few characters in Greek mythology, including one of the Nereids and one of the Oceanids.

Probably from a Germanic name derived from the element idal, an extended form of id possibly meaning "work, labour" [1]. Unrelated, this was also an epithet of the Greek goddess Aphrodite, given because the city of Idalion on Cyprus was a center of her cult.

This name was borne by the heroine of the Polish writer Juliusz Słowacki's play Fantazy (1841, published 1866).

Possibly a Romanian variant of Elena. In Romanian folklore this is the name of a princess kidnapped by monsters and rescued by a heroic knight.

From the Greek Εἰλείθυια (Eileithyia), which was derived from εἰλήθυια (eilethyia) meaning "the readycomer". This was the name of the Greek goddess of childbirth and midwifery.

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

Feminine form of Illyrios.

Spanish form of Illuminata.

Italian and Spanish form of Irmhild. The Blessed Imelda Lambertini was a young 14th-century nun from Bologna.

Catalan cognate of Inmaculada.

Derived from Latin imperium meaning "command; authority; rule, power; empire". This was the name of an obscure saint, who was venerated in Mauprévoir, France (also known as Impère and Impérie). It was also borne by the famous Italian courtesan Imperia Cognati (1486-1512), in whose case it was probably a pseudonym. Honoré de Balzac later used it in his short story La belle Impéria (1832), where it belongs to a fictional courtesan who is active at the Council of Constance (1414/1418); a statue of Imperia was erected at the entrance of the harbour of Konstanz in 1993. A similar name, Bel-imperia, was employed by Elizabethan dramatist Thomas Kyd for a character in his play The Spanish Tragedy (written between 1582 and 1592).

A suburb of Brisbane which literally means "rest time, night time" in a local language, but is often glossed as "place of peace".

Meaning unknown, possibly an elaboration of Ina.

Probably derived from Old Irish ingen meaning "daughter" or "girl" (see Imogen).
This was the form of Ignoge used by Milton. (According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, Ignoge was the name of a princess who was given in marriage by her father, King Pandrasus of Greece, to the Trojan exile Brutus in exchange for Pandrasus' freedom. In Britain, she became the mother of Locrine, Albanact and Humber.)
The spelling Inogen was used by Richard Hole in his prose Arthur (1789), where the name belonged to the daughter of Merlin, later the wife of Arthur.

Derived from Cherokee ᎢᏃᎵ (inoli) meaning "black fox".

Means "envy" in Latin. This was the Roman goddess of vengeance, equivalent to the Greek goddess Nemesis.

Probably a variant of Yolanda influenced by the Greek words ἰόλη (iole) meaning "violet" and ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower". This name was (first?) used by Gilbert and Sullivan in their comic opera Iolanthe (1882).

Latinized form of Iphigeneia.

Derived from the Old German elements irmin "whole, great" and hilt "battle". It is a cognate of the Old English name Eormenhild.

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

A blend of Isabella and Rebecca which seems to have disappeared in the early 1900s.

Catalan cognate of Isalia.

Archaic elaborated form of Isolde.

Of uncertain origin and meaning, although theories include a combination of Isabella and Susannah. This name was first recorded in the Boston area in the early 1700s and famously borne by one of Paul Revere's daughters who died in infancy. It was later used by Esther Forbes in her 1943 historical fiction novel Johnny Tremain.

Latinization of Isolde.

Of obscure origin and meaning.

Quasi-Marian name connected to the devotion of Notre Dame de Liesse in Picardy. According to the legend, Ismeria ("the Black Madonna") was a Moorish girl who converted to Christianity and released the crusaders captivated by her father because of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary.
The name Ismeria is now most frequently found in association with the legend of Saint Ismeria, an obscure figure who dates back to 12th century European folklore. According to Jacobus de Voragine's The Golden Legend (c.1260), Ismeria was the sister of Saint Anne, the mother of Mary and grandmother of Jesus. Ismeria herself was the mother of Elizabeth, and therefore grandmother of Saint John the Baptist.
The origins and meaning of the name itself are debated. Theories include a feminine variant of the Germanic name Ismar, a Picard corruption of some unidentified Arabic name, a corruption of Ismenia and a corruption of Arabic Isma and Asma.

Anglicized form of Iseabail.

Diminutive of Isola. This name is borne by a character in Vincenzo Bellini's opera La straniera (1828).

Means "sinew, tendon, thread" in Greenlandic. It was used by the Danish explorer and author Peter Freuchen for the heroine of his novel Ivalu, the Eskimo Wife (1930).

Italian feminine form of both Ivan and Yvain.

Cognate of Ivania.

Diminutive of Iva 3.

Feminine diminutive of Jacques.

Archaic Latinized transliteration of Juwayriyya, the name of one of Mohammed's wives.

Elaboration of Jillian, see also Jilliana.

From the Greek name Ἰοκάστη (Iokaste), which is of unknown meaning. In Greek mythology she was the mother Oedipus by the Theban king Laius. In a case of tragic mistaken identity, she married her own son.

Latinate form of Greek Ioanna (see Joanna).

German form of Yolanda.

Polish and Hungarian form and English elaboration of Juliet.

French diminutive of Julie.

Recorded in the 12th century.

Means "darling" in Arabic.