Lado_Hokma's Personal Name List

Agapiy
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Агапий(Russian)
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Russian form of Agapios.
Alafare
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare), Romani
Pronounced: AL-ə-fehr(English)
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Of uncertain meaning, possibly a corruption of Alethea (compare Alethaire). In the United States, this name was first found in 1768; in the United Kingdom, there were several uses throughout the 1800s (and most likely before that as well). While the background of the American bearers of this name is unknown, almost all British bearers were born to traveling Romani families.
Amastan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Tuareg
Other Scripts: ⴰⵎⴰⵙⵜⴰⵏ(Tifinagh)
Personal remark: Deserted World
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Means "protector" in Tamazight [1].
Angela
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Italian, German, Dutch, Romanian, Slovene, Slovak, Russian, Macedonian, Greek, Late Roman
Other Scripts: Ангела(Russian, Macedonian) Άντζελα(Greek)
Pronounced: AN-jəl-ə(English) AN-jeh-la(Italian) ANG-geh-la(German) ANG-gə-la(German) AN-gyi-lə(Russian)
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Feminine form of Angelus (see Angel). As an English name, it came into use in the 18th century. A notable bearer is the former German chancellor Angela Merkel (1954-).
Archil
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Georgian
Other Scripts: არჩილ(Georgian)
Pronounced: AR-CHEEL
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Meaning unknown, of Persian origin. This was the name of an 8th-century Georgian noble who was executed for refusing to convert to Islam.
Arthur
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Cycle
Pronounced: AHR-thər(English) AR-TUYR(French) AR-tuwr(German) AHR-tuyr(Dutch)
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The meaning of this name is unknown. It could be derived from the Celtic elements *artos "bear" (Old Welsh arth) combined with *wiros "man" (Old Welsh gur) or *rīxs "king" (Old Welsh ri). Alternatively it could be related to an obscure Roman family name Artorius.

Arthur is the name of the central character in Arthurian legend, a 6th-century king of the Britons who resisted Saxon invaders. He may or may not have been based on a real person. He first appears in Welsh poems and chronicles (perhaps briefly in the 7th-century poem Y Gododdin and more definitively and extensively in the 9th-century History of the Britons [1]). However, his character was not developed until the chronicles of the 12th-century Geoffrey of Monmouth [2]. His tales were later taken up and expanded by French and English writers.

The name came into general use in England in the Middle Ages due to the prevalence of Arthurian romances, and it enjoyed a surge of popularity in the 19th century. Famous bearers include German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), mystery author and Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), and science-fiction author Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008).

'Ashtoret
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Biblical Hebrew [1], Semitic Mythology
Other Scripts: עַשְׁתֹרֶת(Ancient Hebrew)
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Hebrew form of Ashtoreth.
Aviram
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew [1]
Other Scripts: אֲבִירָם(Hebrew)
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Hebrew form of Abiram.
Aysel
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Turkish, Azerbaijani
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Means "moon flood" in Turkish and Azerbaijani, derived from ay "moon" and sel "flood, stream" (of Arabic origin).
Baia
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Georgian
Other Scripts: ბაია(Georgian)
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From the Georgian name for the buttercup flower (or any flowering plant from the genus Ranunculus).
Bruno
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Croatian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Latvian, Germanic [1]
Pronounced: BROO-no(German, Italian, Spanish, Czech) BROO-noo(European Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese) BRUY-NO(French) BROO-naw(Polish, Slovak)
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Derived from the Old German element brunna meaning "armour, protection" (Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ) or brun meaning "brown" (Proto-Germanic *brūnaz). Saint Bruno of Cologne was a German monk of the 11th century who founded the Carthusian Order. The surname has belonged to Giordano Bruno, a philosopher burned at the stake by the Inquisition. A modern bearer is the American singer Bruno Mars (1985-), born Peter Gene Hernandez.
Buba
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Svan, Georgian
Other Scripts: ბუბა(Georgian)
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Means "uncle" in Svan. In other words: this name is basically the Svan equivalent of Bidzina.
Charlotte
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Pronounced: SHAR-LAWT(French) SHAHR-lət(English) shar-LAW-tə(German) sha-LOT(Swedish) shahr-LAW-tə(Dutch)
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French feminine diminutive of Charles. It was introduced to Britain in the 17th century. It was the name of a German-born 18th-century queen consort of Great Britain and Ireland. Another notable bearer was Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855), the eldest of the three Brontë sisters and the author of Jane Eyre and Villette. A famous fictional bearer is the spider in the children's novel Charlotte's Web (1952) by E. B. White.

This name was fairly common in France, England and the United States in the early 20th century. It became quite popular in France and England at the end of the 20th century, just when it was at a low point in the United States. It quickly climbed the American charts and entered the top ten in 2014.

Cindy
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SIN-dee
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Diminutive of Cynthia or Lucinda. Like Cynthia, it peaked in popularity in the United States in 1957.
Diana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Catalan, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Armenian, Georgian, Roman Mythology
Other Scripts: Диана(Russian, Bulgarian) Діана(Ukrainian) Դիանա(Armenian) დიანა(Georgian)
Pronounced: die-AN-ə(English) DYA-na(Spanish, Italian, Polish) dee-U-nu(European Portuguese) jee-U-nu(Brazilian Portuguese) dee-A-nə(Catalan) dee-A-na(German, Dutch, Latin) dyee-A-nu(Ukrainian) DI-ya-na(Czech) DEE-a-na(Slovak)
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Means "divine, goddesslike", a derivative of Latin dia or diva meaning "goddess". It is ultimately related to the same Indo-European root *dyew- found in Zeus. Diana was a Roman goddess of the moon, hunting, forests and childbirth, often identified with the Greek goddess Artemis.

As a given name, Diana has been regularly used since the Renaissance. It became more common in the English-speaking world following Walter Scott's novel Rob Roy (1817), which featured a character named Diana Vernon. It also appeared in George Meredith's novel Diana of the Crossways (1885). A notable bearer was the British royal Diana Spencer (1961-1997), the Princess of Wales.

Dimitr
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ossetian
Other Scripts: Димитр(Ossetian)
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Ossetian form of Dmitry.
Dina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Svan, Georgian
Other Scripts: დინა(Georgian)
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Means "girl" or "daughter" in Svan. In Georgia, this name is also the Georgian form of Dinah and can also be a short form of Dinara.
Elena
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovak, Czech, Lithuanian, Estonian, Finnish, Russian, Greek, German, English
Other Scripts: Елена(Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian) Έλενα(Greek)
Pronounced: EH-leh-na(Italian, Czech, German) eh-LEH-na(Spanish, German) eh-lyeh-NU(Lithuanian) yi-LYEH-nə(Russian) i-LYEH-nə(Russian) EHL-ə-nə(English) ə-LAY-nə(English)
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Form of Helen used in various languages, as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Елена (see Yelena).
Elpis
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1], Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Ἐλπίς(Ancient Greek)
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Means "hope" in Greek. In Greek mythology Elpis was the personification of hope. She was the last spirit to remain in the jar after Pandora unleashed the evils that were in it.
Elsie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Swedish
Pronounced: EHL-see(English)
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Diminutive of Elizabeth.
Erika
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, English, Italian
Pronounced: eh-REE-kah(Swedish, Norwegian) EH-ree-kah(Finnish) EH-ree-ka(German, Slovak) EH-ree-kaw(Hungarian) EHR-i-kə(English)
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Feminine form of Erik. It also coincides with the word for "heather" in some languages.
Eteri
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Georgian
Other Scripts: ეთერი(Georgian)
Pronounced: EH-TEH-REE
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Form of Eter with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
Fenya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Armenian, Russian
Other Scripts: Ֆենյա(Armenian) Феня(Russian)
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Russian diminutive of Agrafena, Feodosiya, Feofaniya, Ifigeniya, Trifena and possibly also Yevgeniya. Also compare Genya and Zhenya.

As an Armenian name, it might possibly be a diminutive of Yevgenya.

Lastly, in addition to all of the aforementioned, the name Fenya could possibly also be the Armenian and Russian form of the Greek given name Fenia.

A known bearer of this name was Fenia Chertkoff (1869-1927), a Russian-Argentine educator, feminist and political activist. Please note that Fenia is a variant transcription here: her original name would have been either Феня (Fenya) or Фения (Feniya).

Friedrich
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German
Pronounced: FREE-drikh
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German form of Frederick. This was the name of several rulers of the Holy Roman Empire, Austria and Prussia. The philosophers Friedrich Engels (1820-1895) and Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) are two other famous bearers of this name.
Gio
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Georgian
Other Scripts: გიო(Georgian)
Pronounced: GEE-AW
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Short form of Giorgi.
Gladys
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh, English, French, Spanish
Pronounced: GLAD-is(English) GLA-DEES(French) GLA-dhees(Spanish)
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From the Old Welsh name Gwladus, probably derived from gwlad meaning "country". Alternatively, it may have been adopted as a Welsh form of Claudia. Saint Gwladus or Gwladys was the mother of Saint Cadoc. She was one of the daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog. This name became popular outside of Wales after it was used in Ouida's novel Puck (1870).
Guriy
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian (Rare)
Other Scripts: Гурий(Russian)
Russian form of Gourias (see Gurias). Since at least the 16th century, this name has been borne by various Russian bishops and archbishops.
Gvanca
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Svan, Georgian
Other Scripts: გვანცა(Georgian)
Pronounced: GVAHN-TSAH(Georgian)
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Variant transcription of Gvantsa.
Haji
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Arabic
Other Scripts: حاجي(Arabic)
Pronounced: HA-jee
Personal remark: Deserted World
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Refers to a person who has participated in the حجّ (ḥajj), the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia that Muslims must undertake at least once in their lifetimes.
Hansel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Literature
Pronounced: HAN-səl(English)
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Anglicized form of Hänsel. This is the name of a boy in a German fairy tale, recorded in 1812 by the Brothers Grimm with the title Hänsel und Gretel. In the tale Hansel and his sister Gretel are abandoned in the woods by their parents, then taken captive by a witch.
Heiko
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Low German, German, Frisian
Pronounced: HIE-ko(Low German)
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Low German and Frisian diminutive of Henrik.
Ilana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hebrew
Other Scripts: אִילָנָה(Hebrew)
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Feminine form of Ilan.
Ilia
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Georgian, Russian, Bulgarian, Belarusian, Old Church Slavic
Other Scripts: ილია(Georgian) Илья(Russian) Илия(Bulgarian) Ілья(Belarusian) Илїа(Church Slavic)
Pronounced: EE-LEE-AH(Georgian) i-LYA(Russian)
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Georgian form of Elijah. It is also an alternate transcription of Russian Илья or Belarusian Ілья (see Ilya) or Bulgarian Илия (see Iliya).
Ina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, English, Slovene, Latvian
Pronounced: EE-na(Dutch) EE-nah(Swedish) EE-nə(English) IE-nə(English)
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Short form of names ending with or otherwise containing ina, such as Martina, Christina and Carolina.
Inessa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Инесса(Russian) Інесса(Ukrainian)
Pronounced: i-NEHS-sə(Russian)
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Russian and Ukrainian form of Inés.
Inola
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Svan, Georgian (Rare)
Other Scripts: ინოლა(Georgian)
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Contracted form of Irinola, which is used as an independent name in its own right.
Ivan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Serbian, Macedonian, Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, English, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Estonian
Other Scripts: Иван(Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian) Іван(Ukrainian, Belarusian)
Pronounced: i-VAN(Russian) ee-VAN(Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Romanian) yee-VAN(Belarusian) EE-van(Serbian, Macedonian, Croatian, Slovak, Slovene, Italian) I-van(Czech) IE-vən(English) ee-VUN(Portuguese)
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Newer form of the Old Church Slavic name Іѡаннъ (Ioannŭ), which was derived from Greek Ioannes (see John). This was the name of six Russian rulers, including the 15th-century Ivan III the Great and 16th-century Ivan IV the Terrible, the first tsar of Russia. It was also borne by nine emperors of Bulgaria. Other notable bearers include the Russian author Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883), who wrote Fathers and Sons, and the Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936), who is best known for his discovery of the conditioned reflex.
Kakha
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Georgian
Other Scripts: კახა(Georgian)
Pronounced: KAH-KHAH
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Variant of Kakhi. This name is also frequently used as a short form of the related name Kakhaber, and sometimes also of unrelated names like Akaki and Aleksandre.

Notable Georgian bearers of this name include the politicians Kakha Bendukidze (1956-2014), Aleksandre "Kakha" Lomaia (b. 1963) and Kakhaber "Kakha" Kaladze (b. 1978), the latter of which was previously a successful professional soccer player.

Kamilla
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Hungarian, Polish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Other Scripts: Камилла(Russian)
Pronounced: KAW-meel-law(Hungarian)
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Russian and Hungarian form of Camilla, as well as a Polish and Scandinavian variant. This is also the Hungarian word for the chamomile flower (species Matricaria chamomilla).
Katharina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Pronounced: ka-ta-REE-na(German, Swedish)
German form of Katherine.
Kato
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Georgian
Other Scripts: კატო(Georgian)
Pronounced: KAH-TAW
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Short form of Ekaterine.
Katya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Катя(Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian)
Pronounced: KA-tyə(Russian)
Personal remark: Mokem Series
Russian diminutive of Yekaterina.
Keso
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Georgian
Other Scripts: კესო(Georgian)
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Short form of Kesane and Kesaria, which is now primarily used as an independent name rather than as an unofficial nickname.
Kolya
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Коля(Russian)
Pronounced: KO-lyə
Personal remark: Mokem Series
Diminutive of Nikolai.
Lado
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Georgian
Other Scripts: ლადო(Georgian)
Personal remark: Mokem Series
Short form of Vladimer.
Leila
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Persian, Arabic, Kurdish, English, French, Georgian
Other Scripts: لیلا(Persian) ليلى(Arabic) لەیلا(Kurdish Sorani) ლეილა(Georgian)
Pronounced: lay-LAW(Persian) LIE-la(Arabic) LAY-lə(English) LEE-lə(English) LIE-lə(English) LAY-LA(French)
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Variant of Layla, and the usual Persian transcription.

This spelling was used by Lord Byron for characters in The Giaour (1813) and Don Juan (1819), and it is through him that the name was introduced to the English-speaking world.

Lela 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Personal remark: Mimi's Apprentice
Variant of Leila.
Lile
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Caucasian Mythology, Svan (Rare), Georgian
Other Scripts: ლილე(Georgian)
Personal remark: Mokem Series
As a Svan name, this name is strictly masculine. It comes from the name of the Svan sun god Lile, whose name is thought to be etymologically related to that of the Sumerian god Enlil.

As a Georgian name, Lile is unisex, but predominantly feminine. Male bearers are quite rare these days. For men, it might perhaps be a diminutive of names like Ilarion and Ilia, whilst for women, it is most likely a variant of Lili and/or a short form of Liliana.

A known bearer of this name was the Georgian (male) conductor Lile Kiladze (1928-1978).

Luba
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Люба(Russian, Ukrainian)
Pronounced: LYOO-bə(Russian)
Personal remark: Mokem Series
Alternate transcription of Russian/Ukrainian Люба (see Lyuba).
Maceuhqui
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Nahuatl
Means "dancer" in Nahuatl.
Maia 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology, Portuguese, Georgian
Other Scripts: Μαῖα(Ancient Greek) მაია(Georgian)
Pronounced: MIE-A(Classical Greek) MAY-ə(English) MIE-ə(English) MIE-ya(Latin) MAH-EE-AH(Georgian)
Personal remark: Mimi's Apprentice
From Greek μαῖα (maia) meaning "good mother, dame, foster mother", perhaps in origin a nursery form of μήτηρ (meter). In Greek and Roman mythology she was the eldest of the Pleiades, a group of stars in the constellation Taurus, who were the daughters of Atlas and Pleione. Her son by Zeus was Hermes.
Margo
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MAHR-go
Personal remark: Mokem Series
Variant of Margot.
Markus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian
Pronounced: MAR-kuws(German) MAR-kuys(Swedish) MAHR-koos(Finnish)
Personal remark: Mokem Series
German, Scandinavian, Finnish and Estonian form of Marcus (see Mark).
Martin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Finnish
Other Scripts: Мартин, Мартын(Russian) Мартин(Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Pronounced: MAHR-tin(English) MAR-TEHN(French) MAR-teen(German, Slovak) MAT-in(Swedish) MAHT-tin(Norwegian) MAH-tseen(Danish) MAR-kyin(Czech) MAWR-teen(Hungarian) mar-TIN(Bulgarian) MAHR-teen(Finnish)
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From the Roman name Martinus, which was derived from Martis, the genitive case of the name of the Roman god Mars. Saint Martin of Tours was a 4th-century bishop who is the patron saint of France. According to legend, he came across a cold beggar in the middle of winter so he ripped his cloak in two and gave half of it to the beggar. He was a favourite saint during the Middle Ages, and his name has become common throughout the Christian world.

An influential bearer of the name was Martin Luther (1483-1546), the theologian who began the Protestant Reformation. The name was also borne by five popes (two of them more commonly known as Marinus). Other more recent bearers include the German philosopher Martin Heidegger (1889-1976), the American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), and the American filmmaker Martin Scorsese (1942-).

Maryja
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Belarusian, Vilamovian, Polish (Archaic)
Other Scripts: Марыя(Belarusian)
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Belarusian variant transliteration of Maryia, Vilamovian form of Mary as well as an archaic Polish variant of Maria.
Medea
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized), Georgian
Other Scripts: Μήδεια(Ancient Greek) მედეა(Georgian)
Pronounced: mə-DEE-ə(English) MEH-DEH-AH(Georgian)
Personal remark: Mokem Series
From Greek Μήδεια (Medeia), derived from μήδεα (medea) meaning "plans, counsel, cunning". In Greek mythology Medea was a sorceress from Colchis (modern Georgia) who helped Jason gain the Golden Fleece. They were married, but eventually Jason left her for another woman. For revenge Medea slew Jason's new lover and also had her own children by Jason killed.
Melanie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, German, Dutch
Pronounced: MEHL-ə-nee(English) MEH-la-nee(German) meh-la-NEE(German)
From Mélanie, the French form of the Latin name Melania, derived from Greek μέλαινα (melaina) meaning "black, dark". This was the name of a Roman saint who gave all her wealth to charity in the 5th century. Her grandmother was also a saint with the same name.

The name was common in France during the Middle Ages, and was introduced from there to England, though it eventually became rare. Interest in it was revived by the character Melanie Wilkes from the novel Gone with the Wind (1936) and the subsequent movie adaptation (1939).

Melody
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MEHL-ə-dee
From the English word melody, which is derived (via Old French and Late Latin) from Greek μέλος (melos) meaning "song" combined with ἀείδω (aeido) meaning "to sing".
Merlin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Arthurian Cycle, English
Pronounced: MUR-lin(English)
Form of the Welsh name Myrddin used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his 12th-century chronicle. Writing in Latin, he likely chose the form Merlinus over Merdinus in order to prevent associations with French merde "excrement".

Geoffrey based parts of Merlin's character on Myrddin Wyllt, a legendary madman and prophet who lived in the Caledonian Forest. Other parts of his life were based on that of the historical 5th-century Romano-British military leader Ambrosius Aurelianus (also known as Emrys Wledig). In Geoffrey's version of the tales and later embellishments Merlin is a magician and counselor for King Arthur.

Mimi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MEE-mee
Personal remark: Mimi's Apprentice
Diminutive of Maria and other names beginning with M.
Muriah
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American, Rare)
Variant of Mariah.
Nanda
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hinduism, Buddhism, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Odia, Nepali, Burmese, Hindi, Marathi
Other Scripts: नन्द, नन्दा(Sanskrit) ನಂದ(Kannada) நந்தா(Tamil) నందా(Telugu) ନନ୍ଦ(Odia) नन्द(Nepali) နန္ဒ, နန္ဒာ(Burmese) नन्दा(Hindi) नंदा(Marathi)
Pronounced: NAN-DA(Burmese)
Personal remark: Deserted World
Means "joy" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form नन्द and the feminine form नन्दा (spelled with a long final vowel).

In Hindu texts this is the name of the foster father of Krishna, as well as various other characters. In Buddhist texts this is the name of both a half-brother and half-sister of Buddha. Nanda was also a 4th-century BC king who founded a dynasty in Magadha in India.

In southern India this name is more common among males, while in the north it is typically feminine, with the form Nand being masculine.

Nazeem
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Arabic
Other Scripts: نَظِيم(Arabic)
Pronounced: NAH-ZEEm
Personal remark: Deserted World
Meaning organised or orderly. A famous bearer is Nazeem, a redguard from the game Skyrim.
Nikodim
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Никодим(Russian)
Personal remark: Mokem Series
Russian form of Nicodemus.
Nikolay
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Николай(Russian, Bulgarian)
Pronounced: nyi-ku-LIE(Russian)
Personal remark: Mokem Series
Russian and Bulgarian form of Nicholas. A notable bearer was the Russian-Ukrainian novelist Nikolay Gogol (1809-1852).
Nina 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Italian, English, German, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Lithuanian, Dutch, Polish, Slovene, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Other Scripts: Нина(Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian) Ніна(Ukrainian, Belarusian)
Pronounced: NYEE-nə(Russian) NEE-na(Italian, German, Slovak) NEE-nə(English) NEE-NA(French) NEE-nah(Finnish) nyi-NU(Lithuanian) NYEE-na(Polish) NI-na(Czech)
Personal remark: Mimi's Apprentice
Short form of names that end in nina, such as Antonina or Giannina. It was imported to Western Europe from Russia and Italy in the 19th century. This name also nearly coincides with the Spanish word niña meaning "little girl" (the word is pronounced differently than the name).

A famous bearer was the American jazz musician Nina Simone (1933-2003).

Nino 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Georgian
Other Scripts: ნინო(Georgian)
Personal remark: Mokem Series
Meaning unknown, possibly from a Greek feminine form of Ninos. Saint Nino (sometimes called Nina) was a Greek-speaking woman from Asia Minor who introduced Christianity to Georgia in the 4th century.
Ofeliya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Azerbaijani, Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare)
Other Scripts: Офелия(Russian, Bulgarian) Офелія(Ukrainian)
Personal remark: Mokem Series
Azerbaijani, Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian form of Ophelia.
Okropir
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Georgian
Other Scripts: ოქროპირ(Georgian)
Personal remark: Mokem Series
Means "golden mouth" in Georgian, a translation of Greek Chrysostomos.
Olga
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Slovene, Serbian, Bulgarian, Greek
Other Scripts: Ольга(Russian, Ukrainian) Олга(Serbian, Bulgarian) Όλγα(Greek)
Pronounced: OL-gə(Russian) AWL-ga(Polish, German) AWL-ka(Icelandic) OL-gaw(Hungarian) OL-gha(Spanish) OL-ga(Czech)
Personal remark: Mokem Series
Russian form of the Old Norse name Helga. The 10th-century Saint Olga was the wife of Igor I, the ruler of Kievan Rus (a state based around the city of Kyiv). Like her husband she was probably a Varangian, who were Norse people who settled in Eastern Europe beginning in the 9th century. Following Igor's death she ruled as regent for her son Svyatoslav for 18 years. After she was baptized in Constantinople she attempted to convert her subjects to Christianity, though this goal was only achieved by her grandson Vladimir.
Rafael
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Spanish, Portuguese, German, Hungarian, Romanian, Slovene, Hebrew
Other Scripts: רָפָאֵל(Hebrew) Рафаел(Macedonian)
Pronounced: ra-fa-EHL(Spanish, European Portuguese) ha-fa-EW(Brazilian Portuguese) RA-fa-ehl(German) RAW-faw-ehl(Hungarian)
Personal remark: Mimi's Apprentice
Form of Raphael in various languages. A famous bearer is the Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal (1986-).
Rashnu
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Persian Mythology
Other Scripts: 𐬭𐬀𐬱𐬥𐬎(Avestan)
Avestan form of Rashn.
Regula
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German (Swiss), Late Roman
Personal remark: Mokem Series
Means "rule" in Latin. This was the name of a 3rd-century Swiss martyr, the patron saint of Zurich.
Roksalana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ossetian
Other Scripts: Роксалана(Ossetian)
Ossetian form of Roxelana.
Rudi
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Hungarian
Pronounced: ROO-dee
Personal remark: Mimi's Apprentice
Diminutive of Rudolf.
Safaa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Arabic
Other Scripts: صفا(Arabic)
Pronounced: SA-fa
Personal remark: Deserted World
Means "pure" in Arabic. As-Safaa is the name of one of the two sacred hills near Mecca. This can also be an alternate transcription of Arabic صفاء (see Safaa').
Shalva
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Georgian
Other Scripts: შალვა(Georgian)
Pronounced: SHAHL-VAH
Personal remark: Mokem Series
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a 13th-century Georgian hero, considered a saint in the Georgian Church.
Shelomo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical Hebrew [1]
Other Scripts: שְׁלֹמֹה(Ancient Hebrew)
Personal remark: Mokem Series
Biblical Hebrew form of Solomon.
Stanislav
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian
Other Scripts: Станислав(Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian) Станіслав(Ukrainian)
Pronounced: STA-nyi-slaf(Czech) STA-nyee-slow(Slovak) stə-nyi-SLAF(Russian)
Personal remark: Mokem Series
Derived from the Slavic element stati "stand, become" (inflected forms in stan-) combined with slava "glory". This name was borne by a few medieval saints (typically called by the Polish form Stanisław or Latinized form Stanislaus), including a bishop of Krakow who was martyred in the 11th century.
Stepan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian, Armenian
Other Scripts: Степан(Russian, Ukrainian) Ստեփան(Armenian)
Pronounced: styi-PAN(Russian) steh-PAHN(Eastern Armenian) sdeh-PAHN(Western Armenian)
Personal remark: Mokem Series
Russian, Ukrainian and Armenian form of Stephanos (see Stephen).
Suliko
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Georgian, Literature
Other Scripts: სულიკო(Georgian)
Pronounced: SOO-LEE-KAW(Georgian)
Personal remark: Mokem Series
Means "little soul" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun სული (suli) meaning "soul" combined with the Georgian diminutive suffix -კო (-ko).

In Georgian literature, this is the name of the eponymous character of the 1895 love poem Suliko written by the Georgian poet Akaki Tsereteli (1840-1915).

Sveta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Света(Russian)
Pronounced: SVYEH-tə
Personal remark: Mokem Series
Short form of Svetlana.
Tamaz
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Georgian
Other Scripts: თამაზ(Georgian)
Personal remark: Mokem Series
Georgian form of Tahmasp.
Tamro
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Georgian
Other Scripts: თამრო(Georgian)
Personal remark: Mokem Series
Short form of Tamar and perhaps also of its diminutive Tamriko.
Titrit
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Berber
Other Scripts: ⵜⵉⵜⵔⵉⵜ(Tifinagh)
Personal remark: Deserted World
Feminine form of Itri.
Zoya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Зоя(Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian)
Pronounced: ZO-yə(Russian)
Personal remark: Mokem Series
Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian and Bulgarian form of Zoe.
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