hermeline's Personal Name List

From the name of a magical bird in Filipino folklore.

Derived from Arabic عذارى (ʿadhārā) meaning "maidens". This is the name of the second brightest star (after Sirius) in the constellation Canis Major.

Means "apology" in Swahili.

i dont know the history but it was given to me and i cant find it anywhere

Means "child of the warrior star" in Atlantean, the fictional language used in Marion Zimmer Bradley's novel, 'The Fall of Atlantis'.

Alara appears in Turkic Mythology as a beautiful water fairy. She lives in the lakes and rivers of the Caspian basin and grants the wishes of those she deems worthy. She is said to be capable of repairing broken hearts and making them capable of love again.

From the name of a mountain range (of unknown etymology) in northern Iran.

This is the name of two stars in the constellation Aquarius: Mu Aquarii and Nu Aquarii. The name comes from an Arabic term al-bulaʽān (ألبولعان) meaning "the two swallowers".

From the name of a Welsh river, of uncertain meaning.

In Inuit mythology, Alignak is a lunar deity and god of weather, water, tides, eclipses and earthquakes.

Name of a sorcerer and antagonist in "The Princess and the Frog" by Robin McKinley.

Persian form of Aliyah 1.

Latinized (Old Spanish) form of a Gothic name (see Álvaro).

Means "sky, heaven, loftiness" in Arabic.

Variant transcription Amirah.

The use of Amarna as a name is likely derived from the Egyptian archeological site of Amarna (also known as el-Amarna or Tell el-Amarna, لعمارنة). The city is located on the east bank of Nile River in the Egyptian province of Minya. The name Amarna comes from the Beni Amran tribe that lived in the region and founded a few settlements; the ancient Egyptian name for the city was Akhetaten.

Variant form of Amiron.

Sindarin form of Ambarussa. In Tolkien's 'Legendarium', this is the most commonly used name of the seventh son of Fëanor and Nerdanel, also called Telufinwë.

Derived from Finnish ansio "virtue" or ansa "trap".

Greek form of Anuket.

Variant of Oseri.

Modern masculine form of Aruna.

Means "smallest, youngest" in Arabic. It is used by Shias in honour of Ali al-Asghar, a young son of Husayn killed with his father.

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.

Variant of Asparukh. Asparuh was а ruler of the Bulgars in the second half of the 7th century and is credited with the establishment of the First Bulgarian Empire in 680/681.

Ausir is a child present at the Cottage of Lost Play when Ælfwine visits there, in one of J.R.R. Tolkien's tales given in The Book of Lost Tales Part One.

Variant of Alzira.

Auva is the medieval name of Delta Virginis, a star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo.
The name is derived from Arabic عوى ((c)awwa’), meaning "barking (dog)".

Elaborated form of Turkish or Azerbaijani ay meaning "moon".

Allegedly an Irish fairy queen from Ulster. Her name might be a corruption of Irish Áine with whom she might be identical.

Means "moon flood" in Turkish and Azerbaijani, derived from ay "moon" and sel "flood, stream" (of Arabic origin).

Means "fire" in Persian.

Deriving from the feminine form of the Phoenician bʿl ("Lord, master, owner"). This title was used for several goddesses of the Phoenician and Canaanite pantheons.

Babatha is the name of a Jewish woman who owned land near Petra (modern Jordan) and En-Gedi (modern Israel) in the 2nd century AD. Because her personal documents were preserved, much of her personal life is known today.

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.

Variant of Barsali.

Means "clover" in Persian. This name was borne by a mistress of Alexander the Great (daughter of Artabazus) and also by one of his wives (Barsine-Stateira, daughter of King Darius III).

Means "bringing good news" in Arabic, derived from بشّر (bashshara) meaning "to bring good news".

Feminine form of Basir.

Means "father of Yazid".

Form of Bede in various languages. Beda is a feminine name in Sweden and Finland.

Short form of Bernardina or Bernarda.

From the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with Turkic arslan meaning "lion".

Derived from the Uzbek billur meaning "crystal".

Alternate transcription of Arabic بشرى (see Bushra) chiefly used in North Africa.

North African short form of Ibrahim.

From Persian چوبین (Chūbīn), Middle Persian 𐭰𐭥𐭡𐭩𐭭 (Choben) meaning "spear-like". Bahram Chobin was a 6th-century Sasanian general and, for a short period, the king. He received this nickname because he was tall and thin. He appears in the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh.

This name is best known for being the name of king Dachi of Iberia (6th century AD). He was of Iranian descent, for he belonged to the Chosroid dynasty. His paternal grandfather was king Mihrdat V of Iberia and his maternal grandfather was king Hormizd III of the Sasanian Empire.

Dachi was also known under the names დარჩი (Darchi) and დარჩილ (Darchil), which are rather reminiscent of Archil. This is probably not a coincidence, as his paternal great-grandfather was king Archil of Iberia (5th century AD). Also compare Achi, which is a short form of Archil.

The meaning of the name Dachi is uncertain, but there are at least three theories about its etymology. The first is that the name comes from Dartsihr, the Middle (or Sassanid) Persian form of the old Iranian name Daraqatsivra meaning "tribe" as well as "head, master, owner". The Middle Persian form would have been georgianized to Darchil, of which Dachi may possibly have been a short form (in the same way that Achi is a short form of Archil).

The second theory also connects Dachi to the Middle Persian name Dartsihr, but derives the latter name from Middle Persian darbtsihr meaning "descended from Darius".

The third and final theory is that Dachi is derived from Georgian დარჩი (darchi), which is a simplified version of the Georgian verb დარჩენა (darchena) meaning "to stay, to remain". However, one has to ask oneself how likely it is that a 6th-century Chosroid king would bear a name of which the etymology is entirely and genuinely Georgian. Especially when the other members of the Chosroid dynasty (from the same era) all bore names of Iranian origin. Why would king Dachi be the exception to the rule?

Lastly, a known real-life bearer of this name is the Georgian soccer player Dachi Tsnobiladze (b. 1994).

Means "coquettishness" in Arabic.

She who captivates

An old knight who lived with his nephew, Danaim, and harbored sick and injured knights in his castle, including Tristan, Mordred, and Palamedes.

While Tristan was healing there, Daras discovered that Tristan had slain three of his sons at the Castle of Maidens tournament, and had maimed his other two. Enraged, he threw Tristan, Palamedes, and Dinadan into his prison. When Tristan grew deathly ill, Daras relented and released him on Tristan’s pledge of friendship.

He later became a Knight of the Round Table.

Darna is a fictional character and superheroine created by Filipinokomiks (Philippine colloquial term for comics) legend Mars Ravelo. In her more popular incarnations, she is a warrior from outer space manifesting herself through a girl from Earth, named Narda.

Darna was originally known as Varga and first appeared in Bulaklak Magazine, Volume 4, #17, on July 23, 1947. Ravelo had differences with the editors of Bulaklak Magazine and Varga's name was changed to "Darna", because it was an anagram of Narda. The character was re-launched on May 13, 1950. Nestor Redondo drew the first Darna.

Since then, Darna has become a Philippine cultural icon and the most recognizable character among Ravelo's creations.

Means "ten chariots" from Sanskrit दशन् (daśan) meaning "ten" and रथ (ratha) meaning "chariot". In the Hindu epic the Ramayana he is the king of Ayodhya and the father of the hero Rama. He was given this name because of his skill with a chariot.

Means "adorning the heart", from Persian دل (del) meaning "heart" and آرا (ārā) meaning "decorate, adorn".

Means "government, state" in Turkish, ultimately of Arabic origin via Persian دولت (dowlat).

Latinized form of Greek Δίρκη (Dirkê), which is of uncertain meaning, possibly derived from Greek δι- (di-) "two, twofold, in two" and ῥήγνυμι (rhêgnumi) "to break asunder, rend, shatter". In Greek mythology Dirce was the wife of the Theban king Lycus and aunt to Antiope, whom she treated cruelly. Antiope's twin sons by Zeus, Amphion and Zethus, later punished Dirce by tying her to a wild bull which tore her limb from limb.

Possibly a Persian form of Jamila.

Means "full moon" in Turkish.

Doramin is a character in "Lord Jim" by Joseph Conrad.

Of uncertain etymology, this was the personal name of one of the wives of Hooge.

A princess from Turtus, kidnapped and held for ransom by giants named Fidegart and Purdan. She was rescued by Arthur’s Sir Garel. Her parents were King Amurat and Queen Klarine.

She later married Duke Klaris of Argentin.

Alternate transcription of Arabic إخلاص (see Ikhlas), as well as the Bengali form.

Derived from Basque elai meaning "swallow (bird)".

Possibly means either "hidden" or "eternity" in Hebrew. This is the name of several characters in the Old Testament, including a son of Shem who was the ancestor of the Elamite peoples.

From Turkic el meaning "nation, people, country" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

From the name of a dormant volcano in southern Russia, most likely derived from Persian البرز (Alborz) ultimately from Proto-Iranian *Harā Bṛzatī meaning "high watch post" or "high guard".

Finnish, Estonian and Swedish form of Helen.

Turkish form and Bosnian variant of Amir 1.

Means "cosmos, the universe" in Turkish. In Turkic mythology the Evren is a gigantic snake-like dragon.

Means "horseman, knight" in Arabic.

Alternate transcription of Arabic فاروق (see Faruq).

Means "beautiful neck" from Persian فر (far) meaning "brilliance, splendour" and یال (yāl) meaning "neck".

Maghrebi variant of Fatin 1 or Fatin 2 (chiefly Moroccan).

Meaning unknown at this point in time.

Bengali form of Firdaus.

Derived from Arabic فردوس (firdaws) meaning "paradise", ultimately from an Iranian language, akin to Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 (pairi daēza) meaning "garden, enclosure".

It is a flower and it means "Fair Skinned"

Derived from Sanskrit गौर (gaura) meaning "white, pale, yellow". This is a Hindu goddess, another name of Parvati the wife of Shiva, so named because of her fair complexion.

Meaning uncertain. According to a Russian source, the name comes from the Yiddish name Hershel, which seems unlikely in the Georgian context. Instead, it is more likely that the name is either Turco-Persian in origin, or fully Persian.

The first element of this compound name might be derived from either the Crimean Turkic honorific title Giray (see Giray) or from Persian گیر (gir), which is the present stem of the verb گرفتن (gereftan) or (giriftan) meaning "to take, to catch". It ultimately comes from Middle Persian griftan meaning "to take, to hold, to restrain". For the second element of this name, compare Ardashel and ჯიმშელ (Jimshel), which is a parallel form of Jimsher.

In Georgian literature, Girshel is the name of a character from the historical novel The Right Hand of the Grand Master (1939) written by Konstantine Gamsakhurdia (1893-1975).

From Γολινδούχ (Golindouch), a hellenized form of a Persian name, possibly Golān-doḵt meaning "daughter of roses" (compare modern Persian گل (gol) "rose" and دخت (doxt) "daughter"). This was the name of a noble Persian lady of the 6th century AD who converted to Christianity from Zoroastrianism, was renamed Maria, and became a saint and 'living martyr'. She died in 591.

Modern Persian form of Gotarzes.

Means "the great" in Sumerian. This may have originally been a title rather then a name. Gula was a Sumerian and Akkadian goddess of healing, medicine and midwifery. She was often depicted alongside dogs. In later periods she was equated with other healing goddesses such as Ninisina.

Georgian form of Golchehreh. This is an older form; the newer form is Gulchora.

From the words “gul” meaning “flower, rose” and “raiz” which means “respected, esteemed”.

From Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, sage, guru" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.

Belarusian form of Gaia.

Polish and Belarusian form of Galina.

Hashim It means Strong or Destroyer of Evil

From Sanskrit हेमन्त (hemanta) meaning "winter", referring to the Indian ecological season from November to January.

Variant transcription of Hezro.

This transcription is used in the Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible.

Alternate transcription of Hila.

Means “fiery” in Armenian.

Variant of Zuguiro.

Alternate transcription of Arabic حميراء (see Humayra), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.

In Sir Ian Stuart-Knill’s curious pedigree of Arthur, she is the wife of Joseph of Arimathea and an ancestor of Arthur.

Alternate transcription of Thai อิสระ (see Itsara).

Arabic form of Isaac.

Arabic form of Ishmael, also used in several other languages. According to the Quran and Islamic tradition Ismail was a prophet and the founder of the Arab people.

Turkish form of Asmaa.

Variant of Jamar, probably influenced by names such as Jamil.

Feminine form of Jamir, or a blend of the popular phonetic prefix ja with the name Amira 1.

A duke of Forckheim who Erec saved after he had been kidnapped by seven robbers. His brothers, Joachim, Perant, and Malcheus, were also abducted and liberated. Erec sent them to Arthur’s court to relate the adventure.

Means "creator" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الخليق (al-Khalīq) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Means "shining, bright" in Hebrew. It is also used as a surname Koren.

Means "north" in Turkish.

Hebrew form of Laban.

Derived from Kurdish lale meaning "tulip".

Entymology unknown. This was the name of an ancient Syrian goddess of mountains.

19th-century East Frisian elaboration of Lome.

From the Germanic name Hlothar meaning "famous army", derived from the elements hlut "famous, loud" and heri "army". This was the name of medieval Frankish rulers of the Holy Roman Empire, Italy and France. It was also borne by four earlier Merovingian kings of the Franks, though their names are usually spelled as Chlothar.

Anglo-Norman form of Mabon. This is a character in 'Lanzelet', an Arthurian romance written by Ulrich von Zatzikhoven after 1194; Mabuz the Enchanter is the cowardly lord of the Schatel le Mort, or "Castle of the Dead".

Magal is a name of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Magal is "scythe".

Hindi, Nepali, Sindhi, Bengali, Dogri, Odia, Konkani, Urdu, Assamese, Gujarati, Punjabi and Marathi form of Mowgli.

The lord of a tower near the Fairies’ Fountain. Mathamas hated Arthur.

While adventuring in the forest with Guinevere, Dodinel and Sagremor (Sagramore) embarked on a quest to procure some rations from Mathamas. Dodinel was diverted along the way, but Sagremor entered Mathamas’ hall and boldly demanded food. Mathamas responded by ordering his knights to attack Sagremor, and after an exhausting battle, Sagremor was imprisoned.

Mathamas’ daughter kept Sagremor from starving until Gawain showed up, defeated Mathamas, and forced him to release Sagremor.

He is probably identical with Mathamas du Recet.

Means "celestial damsel" in Hindi.

Form of Micah used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament (when referring to the man from the Book of Judges). It is also the German and Dutch form.

Variant of Mirta. This is borne by the Argentine actress and television presenter Mirtha Legrand (1927-), real name Rosa María Juana Martínez Suárez.

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).

Form of Marjanah used in some versions of 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves', one of the tales of 'The 1001 Nights', where it is the name of a clever slave girl. It was also used by Shinobu Ohtaka for a character in her manga 'Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic' (2009-), based loosely on 'The 1001 Nights'.

Persian form of Mushtaq

Variant of Mrikë. Mrika (1958) is an opera in three acts composed by Prenkë Jakova with a libretto in Albanian by Llazar Siliqi.

Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Greek Ναϊάς (Naias), a type of water nymph in Greek mythology (plural Ναϊάδες). Alternatively it might be related to Persian Nahid.

Possibly a variant of Nora 1. It might, however, also be a simplified spelling of Naarah.

Feminine form of Nasir.

Means "wild rose" in Persian.

King of Syria who served Emperor Filimenis of Constantinople. He joined Filimenis in a brief war against Arthur.

Means "beautiful" in Hebrew.

Means "eglantine, sweetbrier" in Kurdish.

Means "law, rule, principle, observance" in Hindi and Urdu.

The Assyrian god of agriculture, in whose temple king Sennacherib was worshiping when he was assassinated by his own sons in revenge for the destruction of Babylon (2 Kings 19:37; Isa. 37:38). Josephus calls him Dagon.

Means "heart" in Igbo.

A fairy king, the father-in-law of Lanval. He lived on an enchanted island.

Alternate transcription of Arabic عمر (see Umar). This is the usual English spelling of the name of the 12th-century poet Umar Khayyam. In his honour it has sometimes been used in the English-speaking world, notably for the American general Omar Bradley (1893-1981).

Latinized form of Ὀρώδης (Orṓdēs), a Hellenized form of Parthian 𐭅𐭓𐭅𐭃 (wrwd), of uncertain meaning. Likely from a compound whose second part is cognate with from Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬜𐬀 (raoδa) “growth, appearance” and Persian روی (roy) “face”. This was the name of several rulers of the Parthian Empire.

Osmin is a figure in the Mozart opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail.

Osmin is used as a given name in Latin America today and wasn't uncommon in the French Gascogne region up until the late 1800s.

Form of Uthman used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.

Means "compensation" in Turkmen (of Arabic origin).

Means "flamingo" in Aymara.

One of the contenders for the role of the Maimed King.

His story says that he found Solomon’s Ship and attempted to draw the sword that he found on board, but, being unworthy, he was wounded through the thighs with a lance. This, however, was not the act or the wounding that turned his realm into the Waste Land of the Grail legends.

Means "son of Pritha" in Sanskrit. This is another name for the three elder Pandavas, who were sons of Pritha (another name of Kunti) and Pandu.

Means "the Pleiades" in Persian. The Pleiades are a group of stars in the constellation Taurus. This name is typically feminine in Iran, but unisex in India.

Phantastes or Fantasy is the youth in the upper floors of the House of Temperance. He represents imagination and the vision of things to come.

Derived from the Adûnaic word pharaz, meaning "gold". In The Silmarillion, Ar-Pharazôn (King Pharazôn) was the name of the last king of Númenor and the husband and usurper of Miriel. Ar-Pharazôn brought Sauron to Númenor, who introduced the worship of Morgoth to Númenor. Later Sauron convinced Ar-Pharazôn to assail Valinor, which he did, and this action caused the Downfall of Númenor.

Short form of Sophia and other names ending in -phia.

MEANING - "to sprinkle, weary, to give"
ORIGIN - SANSKRIT, Indian, Tamil, sikh, Buddhist, Nepali, Sinhala, Hindi

Alternate transcription of Qays as well as the Pashto form.

Alternate transcription of Urdu قیصر (see Qaisar).

Means "otter" in Middle Mongolian.

Means "measurement" in Arabic. This was the real name of Majnun, the lover of Layla, in Nizami Ganjavi's 12th-century poem Layla and Majnun.

Means "archer, marksman" in Arabic. This is the Arabic name for the constellation Sagittarius.

Means "lovely, delightful" in Esperanto.

Means "rain" in Hebrew.

Means "my secret" in Hebrew, a diminutive of Raz.

Alternate transcription of Bengali রাজীব (see Rajib).

Variant transcription of Riad.

Tajik form of the Persian name Ramish, which is derived from Persian رامش (ramish) meaning "joy, happiness, cheerfulness, delight", itself ultimately derived from Middle Persian or Pahlavi rāmišn meaning "peace, ease, pleasure". Also compare the related names Raman 2 and Ramin.

Latin form of Ῥωξάνη (Rhoxane), the Greek form of an Old Persian or Bactrian name, from Old Iranian *rauxšnā meaning "bright, shining" [1]. This was the name of Alexander the Great's first wife, a daughter of the Bactrian nobleman Oxyartes. In the modern era it came into use during the 17th century. In the English-speaking world it was popularized by Daniel Defoe, who used it in his novel Roxana (1724).

Variant of Roxana. It may have been modified on Maxina/Rexina.

Meaning unknown. In Tolkien's Legendarium this is the name of two Elves. One was a loremaster of Tirion who invented the alphabet later expanded on by Fëanor; the other was a guard of Lothlórien, the brother of Haldir and Orophin.

Apparently means "small head" in Coptic. This was the name of a Coptic saint from the 14th century AD.

A maiden loved by Gerhart of Riviers.

When her father, Tjofabier, refused to grant her to Gerhart, Gerhart launched a war, slaying Gilbert, the brother of Sabie. The war was ended by Arthur’s Sir Garel, who defeated Gerhart.

Variant of Safiye. This was the name of a Turkish merchant's daughter in the novel Frankenstein.

In the Tristano Riccardiano and La Tavola Ritonda, a knight who, while visiting Mark’s court for healing, learned that Isolde had been abducted by Palamedes. He chased after them, but could not fight well because of his wounds, and was defeated.

Means "evening conversation" in Arabic, from the root سمر (samara) meaning "to talk in the evening".

Turkish feminine form of Sami 2.

Alternate transcription of Arabic سناء (see Sanaa).

The meaning of Saphir is primarily from Sapphire: a precious stone, usually blue (but the stone can also be yellow or red.)

Also, Saphir means a blue color.

Middle English: from Old French safir, via Latin from Greek σάπφειρος and possibly semetic origin, probably denoting lapis lazuli.

The plurality in semetic languages provides a wide range of meaning.

Arabic, from SAFIR, meaning ambasador, diplomat; one who travels; early Morning (just before dawn); Angel; gold and silver Necklace; book.

Hebrew: from SEFER, or SAFIR, meaning Book; Sphere; Number; Counting; Era

Name of one of the main characters in Tamora Pierce's books Trickter's Choice and Trickster's Queen. Possibly coined from the Hebrew name Sarai combined with the Chinese suffix yu meaning "jade", "happy, pleased" or "rain".

Latinized form of Shahrbaraz, derived from Greek Σαρβάρος (See Sarvaros).

Diminutive of Sara, or sometimes a variant of Serena.

Arabic form of Sergius.

Sarla Thakral firs Indian woman to earn a pilots license

From the Old Hungarian name Saroldu, probably of Turkic origin meaning "white weasel, ermine". This was the wife of the 10th-century Hungarian grand prince Géza.

The daughter of King Label of Persia.

She married Celidoine, Nascien’s son, became the Queen of North Wales, and gave birth to Narpus, an ancestor of Lancelot.

Alternate transcription of Kannada ಶಶಿ (see Shashi).

Malayalam variant of Satya.

Scots form of Samuel.

Latinized form of the Scythian personal name Sawarmag (see Saurmag) via its hellenized form Σαυρομακης (Sauromakes). Also compare Sauromates.

German transcription of the originally Persian name Shirin.

Polish form of Seraphinus (see Seraphina).

Means "dawn" in Hebrew.

Strictly feminine variant of Shams.

From Sanskrit शान्ती (śāntī) meaning "quiet, peace, tranquility".

Possibly a variant of Sharon modelled on Cara, Tara and Sarah.

Means "autumnal, associated with autumn" in Sanskrit, a derivative of शरद् (śarad) meaning "autumn". This is another name for the Hindu goddess Saraswati.

Short form of Bathsheba.

Means "my song" in Hebrew.

Means "sweet" in Persian. This was the name of a character in Persian and Turkish legend.

This hebrew name means "Lily", which comes from a type of flower

Means "lily, waterlily, lotus" in Coptic, ultimately derived from Egyptian zšn "lotus flower". Compare Susanna.

From Sanskrit श्रेयस् (śreyas) meaning "superior, better".

Derived from Sanskrit श्रेयस् (śréyas) meaning "superior, better, best".

Means "flame" in Arabic.

From the Land of Shulon mentioned in the Book of Moses.

Name borne by a Kassite goddess that was closely associated with the royal family.

Means "one who has accomplished a goal", derived from Sanskrit सिद्ध (siddha) meaning "accomplished" and अर्थ (artha) meaning "goal". Siddhartha Gautama was the real name of the Buddha.

Attested as an epithet for several Hurrian goddesses, as well as the Mesopotamian goddess Ishtar. It is possibly derived from the Hurrian word šiduri, meaning "young woman". Another proposed origin is from the Akkadian šī-dūrī ("she is my protection"). A character bearing this name also appears in the Epic of Gilgamesh, however it is accepted that she is unrelated to Ishtar.

Greenlandic form of Simon 1.

From the name of a monstrous bird in Persian mythology, derived from Pahlavi sin "eagle" and murgh "bird". In the 11th-century epic the 'Shahnameh', Simorğ was a mighty bird who nursed the infant Zāl (father of Rostam).

Persian feminine form of Suhail.

Variant of Shosha. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch television presenter Sosha Duysker (b. 1991).

Feminine form of Suhail.

From the Turkish word for a type of duck, the shelduck (genus Tadorna).

From Thai สุ (su) meaning "good" and นิสา (nisa) meaning "night".

Means "good colour" or "golden", a contraction of the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" and वर्ण (varṇa) meaning "colour". This is a transcription of both the masculine form स्वर्ण and the feminine form स्वर्णा (spelled with a long final vowel).

First part of compound Arabic names beginning with تاج ال (tāj al) meaning "crown of the" (such as Taj ad-Din).

Hero of Der Pleier’s "Tandareis and Flordibel".

Meaning unknown. This was the name of the Phoenician goddess of love, fertility, the moon and the stars. She was particularly associated with the city of Carthage, being the consort of Ba'al Hammon.

Alternate transcription of Arabic طارق (see Tariq).

Likely a variant of Teyrnon. This name appears in the Welsh tale Culhwch and Olwen belonging to Teirnon Twrfliant, an Arthurian warrior who ruled Gwent Ys Coed. He is probably the same character as Teyrnon Twryf Bliant, the man who found the infant Pryderi.

Contraction of Welsh ty meaning "thy, your" and Eleri. This name is mentioned in Culhwch and Olwen as one of the maidens of King Arthur's court.

French form of Theogenes. In modern times, this name is found primarily in Rwanda.

From the Greek elements θεός (theos) meaning "god" and πατήρ (pater) meaning "father". This name occurs in the Symposium of Methodius of Olympus, an early Christian theologian.

Traditional southern German, Swiss German and Austrian variant of Therese.

Anglicized form of Þráinn.

Tolkien used this name for two characters. Thráin I, son of Náin I, was the king of Durin's Folk and founder of the Kingdom under the Mountain. Thráin II, son of Thrór, was the king of Durin's Folk and the father of Thorin Oakenshield. Tolkien took the name from the Dvergatal "Catalogue of Dwarves" in the Völuspá, a part of the Poetic Edda.

The name used by some Mormon groups for the wife of the Brother of Jared.

Feminine form of Titius.

The name of the Grail King in Wolfram von Eschenbach's 'Parzival'. Also the title of another work by Wolfram von Eschenbach (preserved only fragmentary).

Said to mean "God is good" from the Hebrew elements טוֹב (tov) meaning "good" and אֵל ('el) meaning "God". John Aylmer (1521-1594), Bishop of London, used this name for his sixth son. Charles W. Bardsley wrote of Tobel Aylmer: 'Archbishop Whitgift was his godfather, and the reason for his singular appellation was his mother’s being overturned in a coach without injury when she was pregnant'.

Azeri cognate of Tuğrul.

Kazakh and Tajik form of Tomyris.

An earl who was the father of Elena, the brother of King Odus, and the uncle of Enide, Erec’s wife.

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Alternate transcription of Arabic عميرة (see Umayra), as well as the Urdu form.

Meaning unknown. Possibly a variant of Veda or Valda or short form of Nevada.
It was used for the heroine of the American film My Girl (1991).

Originally from the English word "invader", but later associated with the Dutch word vader ("father"). This is the pseudonym of Darth Vader (real name Anakin Skywalker), antagonist in the Star Wars original trilogy by George Lucas.

Roman cognomen (see Valentine 1). This name was borne by a 4th-century Roman emperor.

Either from Sanskrit वारिद (vārid) meaning "incidence, occurence," a combination of Sanskrit वारि (vāri) meaning "water" and Sanskrit दा (dā) meaning "giving", or the Indian vernacular name for the plant Pavonia odorata.

A Syrian knight present at the tournament of Sorgarda, which Gawain won.

Veleda was a priestess and prophet of the Germanic tribe of the Bructeri who achieved some prominence during the Batavian rebellion of AD 69–70, headed by the Romanized Batavian chieftain Gaius Julius Civilis, when she correctly predicted the initial successes of the rebels against Roman legions.

Her name is of uncertain origin and meaning. A current theory believes that it might be Celtic in origin and in fact be a generic title for a prophetess, in which case it would likely be derived from Proto-Celtic *welet- "seer" (ultimately from *wel- "to see").

This name comes from the ancient Indian language Sanskrit. It is one of the names given to the Hindu goddess Radha, one of the god Vishnu's many lovers. The name is also used for the tulsi plant, a sacred plant in Hinduism, because it is said Radha's hair was wavy and luxurious, like the leaves on the plant.

Means "eminent, distinguished" in Arabic.

Galician form of Guinevere.

Greek form of the Old Persian name 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 (Xšayarša), which meant "ruler over heroes". This was the name of a 5th-century BC king of Persia, the son of Darius the Great. He attempted an invasion of Greece, which ended unsuccessfully at the battle of Salamis.

Means "night-flowering jasmine" in Assamese.

Means "honeycomb" and "honeysuckle" in Hebrew.

Alternate transcription of Yasin chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Means "shining moon", derived from Turkic yuldura meaning "to shine" combined with ay "moon, month".

Alternate transcription of Arabic يسرى or يسرا (see Yusra) chiefly used in North Africa.

Alternate transcription of Sanskrit युधिष्ठिर (see Yudhishthira).

Spanish form of Junaydah.

Means "my comfort, my wealth" from Arabic يسر (yusr) meaning "comfort, ease, wealth, prosperity". It is a unisex name in Indonesia while it is solely masculine in Malaysia.

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.

Probably derived from Old Iranian *zari- "golden". This was the name of a legendary Saka (Scythian) warrior queen.

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.

Swahili form of Zubair.

Alternate spelling of Zuri