yeohye's Personal Name List

Abdiel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical, Biblical Greek
Other Scripts: עֲבְדִיאֵל(Ancient Hebrew) Ἀβδιήλ(Ancient Greek)
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Means "servant of God" in Hebrew, from עֶבֶד (ʿeveḏ) meaning "servant, slave" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". In the Old Testament, this is the name of a member of the tribe of Gad. In John Milton's Paradise Lost (1667), this is the name of a seraph who withstands Satan when he urges the angels to revolt.
Abiel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical
Other Scripts: אֲבִיאֵל(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: AY-bee-əl(English)
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Means "God is my father" in Hebrew, from אָב (ʾav) meaning "father" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". This was the name of the grandfather of Saul according to the Old Testament.
Adriel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical, Biblical Hebrew [1]
Other Scripts: עַדְרִיאֵל(Ancient Hebrew)
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Means "flock of God" in Hebrew, from עֵדֶר (ʿeḏer) meaning "flock, herd" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". In the Old Testament this is the name of a man who married Saul's daughter Merab.
Ammiel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical, Biblical Hebrew [1]
Other Scripts: עַמִּיאֵל(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: AM-ee-əl(English)
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Means "God is my kinsman" in Hebrew, from the roots עַם (ʿam) meaning "people, nation, kinsman" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". This is the name of one of the spies sent out by Moses in the Old Testament.
Aphrodisios
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ἀφροδίσιος(Ancient Greek)
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Ancient Greek personal name that was derived from the name of the Greek goddess Aphrodite.
Apollodoros
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ἀπολλόδωρος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: A-POL-LO-DAW-ROS
Means "gift of Apollo" from the name of the god Apollo combined with Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".
Apollonides
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ἀπολλωνίδης(Ancient Greek)
Means "son of Apollo" in Greek, derived from the name of the god Apollo combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).
Areios
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek
Other Scripts: Ἄρειος(Ancient Greek)
Derived from the Greek adjective ἄρειος (areios) meaning "of Ares" or "devoted to Ares." This word has also been explained as meaning "warlike, martial", which is understandable, given that Ares is the Greek god of war. Also compare the Greek words ἀρειά (areia) meaning "threats, menaces" and ἀρειή (areie) meaning "cursing, threatening", which look like they are etymologically related.

This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 1st century BC.

Areli
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical, Biblical Hebrew [1]
Other Scripts: אַרְאֵלִי(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: ə-REE-lie(English)
Possibly means "lion of God, hero" in Hebrew. This is the name of a son of Gad in the Old Testament.
Ariel
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Hebrew, English, French, Spanish, Polish, Biblical, Biblical Greek
Other Scripts: אֲרִיאֵל(Hebrew) Ἀριήλ(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: a-ree-EHL(Hebrew) EHR-ee-əl(English) AR-ee-əl(English) A-RYEHL(French) a-RYEHL(Spanish) A-ryehl(Polish)
Means "lion of God" in Hebrew, from אֲרִי (ʾari) meaning "lion" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". In the Old Testament it is used as another name for the city of Jerusalem. Shakespeare utilized it for a spirit in his play The Tempest (1611) and Alexander Pope utilized it for a sylph in his poem The Rape of the Lock (1712), and one of the moons of Uranus bears this name in his honour. As an English name, it became more common for females in the 1980s, especially after it was used for the title character in the Disney film The Little Mermaid (1989).
Artemidoros
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ἀρτεμίδωρος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: AR-TEH-MEE-DAW-ROS
Means "gift of Artemis" from the name of the goddess Artemis combined with Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift". This was the name of a Greek author of the 2nd century who wrote about the interpretation of dreams.
Athenodoros
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ἀθηνόδωρος(Ancient Greek)
Means "gift of Athena" from the name of the god Athena combined with Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".
Athenogenes
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Other Scripts: Ἀθηνογένης(Ancient Greek)
Means "born of Athena" from the name of the goddess Athena combined with Greek γενής (genes) meaning "born". St. Athenogenes was a bishop as well as the author of the hymn Phos Hilaron which is used in Byzantine vespers liturgy. He died by burning with ten disciples at Sebaste. As Athenogenes entered the flames, he sang the Phos Hilaron in joy. He was martyred in the reign of Emperor Diocletian.
Azarel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical, Biblical Hebrew [1]
Other Scripts: עֲזַרְאֵל(Ancient Hebrew)
Means "God has helped" in Hebrew, derived from עָזַר (ʿazar) meaning "to help" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". This is the name of several minor Old Testament characters.
Diodoros
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Διόδωρος(Ancient Greek)
Greek form of Diodorus.
Diodotos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Διόδοτος(Ancient Greek)
Greek form of Diodotus.
Diogenes
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Διογένης(Ancient Greek)
Means "born of Zeus" from Greek Διός (Dios) meaning "of Zeus" and γενής (genes) meaning "born". This was the name of a Greek Cynic philosopher.
Diokles
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Διοκλῆς(Ancient Greek)
Means "glory of Zeus" from Greek Διός (Dios) meaning "of Zeus" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".
Dionysios
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek, Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Διονύσιος(Greek)
Greek personal name derived from the name of the Greek god Dionysos. Famous bearers include two early tyrants of Syracuse and a 1st-century BC Greek rhetorician.
Dorothea
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German, Dutch, English, Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Δωροθέα(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: do-ro-TEH-a(German) dawr-ə-THEE-ə(English)
Feminine form of the Greek name Δωρόθεος (Dorotheos), which meant "gift of god" from Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift" and θεός (theos) meaning "god". The name Theodore is composed of the same elements in reverse order. Dorothea was the name of two early saints, notably the 4th-century martyr Dorothea of Caesarea. It was also borne by the 14th-century Saint Dorothea of Montau, who was the patron saint of Prussia.
Herakleitos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ἡράκλειτος(Ancient Greek)
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Greek form of Heraclitus.
Herastratos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek
Other Scripts: Ἡράστρατος(Ancient Greek)
Means "army of Hera", derived from the name of the Greek goddess Hera combined with the Greek noun στρατός (stratos) meaning "army".
Hermaios
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek
Other Scripts: Ἑρμαῖος(Ancient Greek)
Derived from the Greek adjective ἑρμαῖος (hermaios) or Ἑρμαῖος (Hermaios) meaning "of Hermes".
Hermodoros
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek
Other Scripts: Ἑρμόδωρος(Ancient Greek)
Means "gift of Hermes", derived from the name of the Greek messenger god Hermes combined with the Greek noun δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".
Hermogenes
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ἑρμογένης(Ancient Greek)
Means "born of Hermes" from the name of the messenger god Hermes combined with Greek γενής (genes) meaning "born".
Hermokrates
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ἑρμοκράτης(Ancient Greek)
Means "power of Hermes" from the name of the messenger god Hermes combined with Greek κράτος (kratos) meaning "power".
Hermolaos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ἑρμόλαος(Ancient Greek)
Means "the people of Hermes" from the name of the messenger god Hermes combined with Greek λαός (laos) meaning "people".
Hermophilos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek
Other Scripts: Ἑρμόφιλος(Ancient Greek)
Means "friend of Hermes", derived from the name of the Greek messenger god Hermes combined with the Greek noun φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover".
Israel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Jewish, English, Spanish, Biblical, Biblical Greek [1]
Other Scripts: יִשְׂרָאֵל(Hebrew) Ἰσραήλ(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: IZ-ray-əl(English) IZ-ree-əl(English) eez-ra-EHL(Spanish)
From the Hebrew name יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisraʾel) meaning "God contends", from the roots שָׂרָה (sara) meaning "to contend, to fight" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". In the Old Testament, Israel (who was formerly named Jacob; see Genesis 32:28) wrestles with an angel. The ancient and modern states of Israel took their names from him.
Naram-Sin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Akkadian
Means "beloved of Sin", from Akkadian narāmu and the god's name Sin. This was the name of a 23rd-century BC ruler of the Akkadian Empire, the grandson of Sargon.
Poseidippos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek
Other Scripts: Ποσείδιππος(Ancient Greek)
Means "horse of Poseidon", derived from the name of the Greek sea god Poseidon combined with the Greek noun ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".
Poseidonios
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek
Other Scripts: Ποσειδώνιος(Ancient Greek)
Derived from Greek Ποσειδώνιος (Poseidonios) meaning either "of Poseidon" or "sacred to Poseidon", which is ultimately derived from the name of the god Poseidon.
Poseidoros
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek
Other Scripts: Ποσείδωρος(Ancient Greek)
Means "gift of Poseidon", derived from the name of the Greek god Poseidon combined with the Greek noun δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".
Pythagoras
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Πυθαγόρας(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: PUY-TA-GO-RAS(Classical Greek) pi-THAG-ər-əs(English)
Derived from Pythios, a name of Apollo, combined with Greek ἀγορά (agora) meaning "assembly, marketplace". This was the name of a 6th-century BC Greek philosopher and mathematician from Samos. He was the founder of a school of philosophy whose members believed that numbers described the universe.
Theocritus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Θεόκριτος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: teh-O-kree-toos(Latin) thee-AHK-ri-təs(English)
Latinized form of Θεόκριτος (Theokritos), a Greek name meaning "judge of god" from θεός (theos) meaning "god" and κριτής (krites) meaning "judge, critic". This was the name of a 3rd-century BC Greek poet.
Theodora
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Greek, Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Θεοδώρα(Greek)
Pronounced: thee-ə-DAWR-ə(English)
Feminine form of Theodore. This name was common in the Byzantine Empire, being borne by several empresses including the influential wife of Justinian in the 6th century.
Theodore
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: THEE-ə-dawr
From the Greek name Θεόδωρος (Theodoros), which meant "gift of god" from Greek θεός (theos) meaning "god" and δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift". The name Dorothea is derived from the same roots in reverse order. This was the name of several saints, including Theodore of Amasea, a 4th-century Greek soldier; Theodore of Tarsus, a 7th-century archbishop of Canterbury; and Theodore the Studite, a 9th-century Byzantine monk. It was also borne by two popes.

This was a common name in classical Greece, and, due to both the saints who carried it and the favourable meaning, it came into general use in the Christian world, being especially popular among Eastern Christians. It was however rare in Britain before the 19th century. Famous bearers include three tsars of Russia (in the Russian form Fyodor) and American president Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919).

Theodoros
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek, Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Θεόδωρος(Greek)
Greek form of Theodore.
Zenobia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ζηνοβία(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: ZDEH-NO-BEE-A(Classical Greek) zə-NO-bee-ə(English)
Means "life of Zeus", derived from Greek Ζηνός (Zenos) meaning "of Zeus" and βίος (bios) meaning "life". This was the name of the queen of the Palmyrene Empire, which broke away from Rome in the 3rd-century and began expanding into Roman territory. She was eventually defeated by the emperor Aurelian. Her Greek name was used as an approximation of her native Aramaic name.
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