helianth0s's Personal Name List

Adam
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, German, Polish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Romanian, Catalan, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Georgian, Malay, Indonesian, Dhivehi, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek [1], Biblical Hebrew [2]
Other Scripts: Адам(Russian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Macedonian) Αδάμ, Άνταμ(Greek) אָדָם(Hebrew) آدم(Arabic) ადამ(Georgian) އާދަމް(Dhivehi) Ἀδάμ(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: AD-əm(English) A-DAHN(French) A-dam(German, Polish, Czech, Arabic, Indonesian) A-dahm(Dutch) AH-dam(Swedish) u-DAM(Russian, Ukrainian) ə-DHAM(Catalan)
This is the Hebrew word for "man". It could be ultimately derived from Hebrew אדם (ʾaḏam) meaning "to be red", referring to the ruddy colour of human skin, or from Akkadian adamu meaning "to make".

According to Genesis in the Old Testament Adam was created from the earth by God (there is a word play on Hebrew אֲדָמָה (ʾaḏama) meaning "earth"). He and Eve were supposedly the first humans, living happily in the Garden of Eden until they ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. As a result they were expelled from Eden to the lands to the east, where they gave birth to the second generation, including Cain, Abel and Seth.

As an English Christian name, Adam has been common since the Middle Ages, and it received a boost after the Protestant Reformation. A famous bearer was Scottish economist Adam Smith (1723-1790).

Adela
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, Slovak, Germanic [1]
Pronounced: ə-DEHL-ə(English) a-DHEH-la(Spanish) a-DEH-la(Polish) A-deh-la(Slovak)
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Old German element adal meaning "noble" (Proto-Germanic *aþalaz). Saint Adela was a 7th-century Frankish princess who founded a monastery at Pfazel in France. This name was also borne by a daughter of William the Conqueror.
Adrian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Romanian, Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Russian
Other Scripts: Адриан(Russian)
Pronounced: AY-dree-ən(English) a-dree-AN(Romanian) A-dryan(Polish) A-dree-an(German) u-dryi-AN(Russian)
Form of Hadrianus (see Hadrian) used in several languages. Several saints and six popes have borne this name, including the only English pope, Adrian IV, and the only Dutch pope, Adrian VI. As an English name, it has been in use since the Middle Ages, though it was not popular until modern times.
Adriana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Slovak, Czech, Bulgarian, English, Dutch
Other Scripts: Адриана(Bulgarian)
Pronounced: a-dree-A-na(Italian, Dutch) a-DHRYA-na(Spanish) a-DRYA-na(Polish) ay-dree-AN-ə(English) ay-dree-AHN-ə(English)
Feminine form of Adrian. A famous bearer is the Brazilian model Adriana Lima (1981-).
Aisza
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish (Modern, Rare)
Polish form of Aisha.
Albin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish, French, English, Slovene, Polish
Pronounced: AL-bin(Swedish, English) AL-BEHN(French) AL-been(Polish)
Form of Albinus in several languages.
Albina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Slovene, Polish, German, Lithuanian, Belarusian, Ancient Roman
Other Scripts: Альбина(Russian) Альбіна(Ukrainian, Belarusian)
Pronounced: ul-BYEE-nə(Russian) al-BEE-na(Italian, Spanish, Polish) ul-byi-NU(Lithuanian)
Feminine form of Albinus. This was the name of a few early saints, including a 3rd-century martyr from Caesarea.
Aldona
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Lithuanian, Polish
Pronounced: ul-do-NU(Lithuanian) al-DAW-na(Polish)
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a 14th-century Polish queen, the daughter of a Grand Duke of Lithuania.
Aleksy
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: a-LEH-ksi
Polish form of Alexius.
Alicja
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: a-LEE-tsya
Polish form of Alice.
Anastazy
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish (Rare)
Pronounced: a-na-STA-zi
Polish form of Anastasius.
Andronik
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Armenian, Bulgarian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare), Polish (Archaic), Russian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Other Scripts: Անդրոնիկ(Armenian) Андроник(Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian) Андронік(Ukrainian)
Form of Andronikos (see Andronicus) in various languages. In Armenia, this name might also be a variant spelling or transcription of Andranik in some cases.
Andronika
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ancient Greek, Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Albanian (Rare), South African
Other Scripts: Ἀνδρονίκα(Ancient Greek) Ανδρόνικα(Greek) Андроника(Bulgarian)
Feminine form of Greek Andronikos and Bulgarian Andronik. This name was borne by Andronika 'Donika' Arianiti (1428-1506), also known as Donika Kastrioti, the wife of Albanian national hero Skanderbeg, leader of a revolt against the Ottoman Empire.
Andrzej
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: AN-jay
Polish form of Andrew.
Andrzeja
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: an-JEH-ya
Feminine form of Andrzej.
Aneta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish, Czech, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Other Scripts: Анета(Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Pronounced: a-NEH-ta(Polish) A-neh-ta(Czech)
Polish, Czech, Bulgarian and Macedonian diminutive of Anna.
Apolinary
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish (Rare)
Pronounced: a-paw-lee-NA-ri
Polish form of Apollinaris.
Apolonia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish, Polish
Pronounced: a-po-LO-nya(Spanish) a-paw-LAW-nya(Polish)
Spanish and Polish form of Apollonia.
Ariadna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish, Catalan, Russian, Polish
Other Scripts: Ариадна(Russian)
Pronounced: a-RYADH-na(Spanish) ə-RYADH-nə(Catalan) a-RYAD-na(Polish)
Spanish, Catalan, Russian and Polish form of Ariadne.
Artemizja
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Artemisia.
Artur
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Portuguese, Galician, Catalan, Polish, Czech, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, German, Estonian, Swedish, Albanian, Armenian
Other Scripts: Артур(Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian) Արթուր(Armenian)
Pronounced: ur-TOOR(European Portuguese) akh-TOOKH(Brazilian Portuguese) ar-TOOR(Galician) ər-TOOR(Catalan) AR-toor(Polish) AR-tuwr(German) ahr-TOOR(Armenian)
Form of Arthur in several languages.
Arunio
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Arkadiusz.
Bożydar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: baw-ZHI-dar
Polish cognate of Božidar.
Cezary
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: tseh-ZA-ri
Polish form of Caesar.
Cyryl
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: TSI-ril
Polish form of Cyril.
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)
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.

Dionizy
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: dyaw-NYEE-zi
Polish form of Dionysios (see Dionysius).
Dymitr
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Demetrius.
Estera
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish, Slovak, Romanian, Lithuanian
Pronounced: eh-STEH-ra(Polish)
Polish, Slovak, Romanian and Lithuanian form of Esther.
Eufrazja
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Euphrasia.
Felicja
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: feh-LEE-tsya
Polish form of Felicia.
Felicjan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: feh-LEE-tsyan
Polish form of Felicianus (see Feliciano).
Feliks
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Slovene, Polish
Other Scripts: Феликс(Russian)
Pronounced: FYEH-lyiks(Russian) FEH-leeks(Polish)
Russian, Slovene and Polish form of Felix.
Florian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, French, Romanian, Polish, History
Pronounced: FLO-ree-an(German) FLAW-RYAHN(French) FLAW-ryan(Polish)
From the Roman cognomen Florianus, a derivative of Florus. This was the name of a short-lived Roman emperor of the 3rd century, Marcus Annius Florianus. It was also borne by Saint Florian, a martyr of the 3rd century, the patron saint of Poland and Upper Austria.
Gracjan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: GRA-tsyan
Polish form of Gratianus (see Gratian).
Helena
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Portuguese, Catalan, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Finnish, Estonian, Slovene, Croatian, Sorbian, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ἑλένη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: HEH-leh-na(German, Czech) heh-LEH-na(German, Dutch) heh-LEH-nah(Swedish, Danish, Norwegian) i-LEH-nu(European Portuguese) eh-LEH-nu(Brazilian Portuguese) ə-LEH-nə(Catalan) kheh-LEH-na(Polish) HEH-leh-nah(Finnish) HEHL-ə-nə(English) hə-LAYN-ə(English) hə-LEEN-ə(English)
Latinate form of Helen. This is the name of the heroine of William Shakespeare's play All's Well That Ends Well (1603).
Heliasz
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish (Rare)
Pronounced: HEHL-yash
Polish form of Helios.
Heliodor
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish (Rare), Catalan
Pronounced: kheh-LYAW-dawr(Polish)
Polish and Catalan form of Heliodorus.
Hiacynt
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish (Rare)
Pronounced: KHYA-tsint
Polish form of Hyacinthus.
Ignacy
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: eeg-NA-tsi
Polish form of Ignatius.
Ilona
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hungarian, German, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech
Pronounced: EE-lo-naw(Hungarian) ee-LO-na(German) EE-lo-na(German) EE-lo-nah(Finnish) ee-LAW-na(Polish) I-lo-na(Czech)
Old Hungarian form of Helen, possibly via a Slavic form. In Finland it is associated with the word ilona, a derivative of ilo "joy".
Irena
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish, Czech, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Albanian, Bulgarian, Slovak, Lithuanian
Other Scripts: Ирена(Serbian, Bulgarian)
Pronounced: ee-REH-na(Polish) I-reh-na(Czech) EE-reh-na(Slovak) i-ryeh-NU(Lithuanian)
Form of Irene in several languages.
Izolda
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Georgian, Russian, Hungarian, Polish (Rare)
Other Scripts: იზოლდა(Georgian) Изольда(Russian)
Pronounced: i-ZOL-də(Russian) ee-ZAWL-da(Polish)
Georgian, Russian, Hungarian and Polish form of Iseult.
Izydor
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: ee-ZI-dawr
Polish form of Isidore.
Jacek
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: YA-tsehk
Modern form of Jacenty.
Jacenty
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish (Rare)
Pronounced: ya-TSEHN-ti
Polish form of Hyacinthus. Saint Jacenty was a 13th-century Dominican monk from Krakow who was said to have taken missionary journeys throughout Northern Europe and Asia.
Jadwiga
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: yad-VEE-ga
Polish form of Hedwig. This was the name of a 14th-century ruling queen of Poland who has recently been canonized as a saint.
Jagoda
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Polish
Other Scripts: Јагода(Serbian, Macedonian)
Pronounced: ya-GAW-da(Polish)
Means "strawberry" in South Slavic, and "berry" in Polish. Also in Poland, this can be a diminutive of Jadwiga.
Julian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Polish, German
Pronounced: JOO-lee-ən(English) JOOL-yən(English) YOO-lyan(Polish) YOO-lee-an(German)
From the Roman name Iulianus, which was derived from Julius. This was the name of the last pagan Roman emperor, Julian the Apostate (4th century). It was also borne by several early saints, including the legendary Saint Julian the Hospitaller. This name has been used in England since the Middle Ages, at which time it was also a feminine name (from Juliana, eventually becoming Gillian).
Julianna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hungarian, Polish, English
Pronounced: YOO-lee-awn-naw(Hungarian) yoo-LYAN-na(Polish) joo-lee-AN-ə(English) joo-lee-AHN-ə(English)
Feminine form of Iulianus (see Julian). It can also be considered a combination of Julia and Anna.
Juliusz
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: YOO-lyoosh
Polish form of Julius.
Kacper
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: KATS-pehr
Polish form of Jasper.
Kasandra
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern), Polish
Pronounced: kə-SAN-drə(English) kə-SAHN-drə(English) ka-SAN-dra(Polish)
English variant and Polish form of Cassandra.
Kordian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Coined by Polish writer Juliusz Słowacki for the title character of his drama Kordian (1833). Słowacki likely based the name on Latin cor "heart" (genitive cordis).
Laurenty
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Polish form of Lawrence.
Leokadia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: leh-aw-KA-dya
Polish form of Leocadia.
Lidia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Georgian, Old Church Slavic
Other Scripts: ლიდია(Georgian) Лѷдіа(Church Slavic)
Pronounced: LEE-dya(Polish, Italian) LEE-dhya(Spanish)
Polish, Italian, Spanish and Georgian form of Lydia.
Lucjan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: LOO-tsyan
Polish form of Lucianus.
Magdalena
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Lithuanian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Slovene, Czech, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Serbian, Romanian, English
Other Scripts: Магдалена(Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian)
Pronounced: mag-da-LEH-na(Polish) mak-da-LEH-na(German) mahgh-da-LEH-na(Dutch) magh-dha-LEH-na(Spanish) məg-də-LEH-nə(Catalan) MAG-da-leh-na(Czech) mag-də-LAY-nə(English)
Latinate form of Magdalene.
Marcel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French, Catalan, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Dutch, German
Pronounced: MAR-SEHL(French) mər-SEHL(Catalan) mar-CHEHL(Romanian) MAR-tsehl(Polish, Czech, Slovak) mahr-SEHL(Dutch) mar-SEHL(German)
Form of Marcellus used in several languages. Notable bearers include the French author Marcel Proust (1871-1922) and the French artist Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968).
Marcela
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Romanian, Czech, Slovak
Pronounced: mar-THEH-la(European Spanish) mar-SEH-la(Latin American Spanish) mur-SEH-lu(European Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese) mar-TSEH-la(Polish) mar-CHEH-la(Romanian) MAR-tseh-la(Czech, Slovak)
Feminine form of Marcellus.
Marceli
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: mar-TSEH-lee
Polish form of Marcellus.
Marcelina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish, Spanish, Portuguese
Pronounced: mar-tseh-LEE-na(Polish) mar-theh-LEE-na(European Spanish) mar-seh-LEE-na(Latin American Spanish)
Polish, Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Marcellinus.
Marcjanna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: mar-TSYAN-na
Polish form of Marciana.
Marian 2
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish, Czech, Romanian
Pronounced: MA-ryan(Polish) MA-ri-yan(Czech) ma-ree-AN(Romanian)
Polish, Czech and Romanian form of Marianus. It is sometimes used as a masculine form of Maria.
Marika
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Greek, Finnish, Estonian, Swedish, Georgian, Italian, German
Other Scripts: Μαρίκα(Greek) მარიკა(Georgian)
Pronounced: MA-ri-ka(Czech) ma-REE-ka(Polish, Swedish, German) MAW-ree-kaw(Hungarian) MAH-ree-kah(Finnish)
Diminutive of Maria and other names beginning with Mari.
Mariusz
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: MA-ryoosh
Polish form of Marius.
Marzena
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: ma-ZHEH-na
Probably originally a Polish diminutive of Maria or Małgorzata.
Mieszko
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: MYEH-shkaw
Probably an old diminutive form of Mieczysław. This was the name of three rulers of Poland including Mieszko I, the first Christian ruler (10th century).
Mikołaj
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: mee-KAW-wie
Polish form of Nicholas.
Mirek
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish, Czech, Slovak
Pronounced: MEE-rehk(Polish) MI-rehk(Czech)
Diminutive of Miroslav and other names beginning with the Slavic element mirŭ meaning "peace, world". It is sometimes used independently.
Misza
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Polish (Rare)
Pronounced: MEE-shah
Polish transcription of Russian Миша (see Misha), which is sometimes also used as a nickname for Michał, or even Michalina. Rarely used as a Polish name in its own right, as a phonetic spelling of Misha, Mischa or Micha 2.
Olimpia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Pronounced: o-LEEM-pya(Italian, Spanish) aw-LEEM-pya(Polish) O-leem-pee-aw(Hungarian)
Form of Olympias in several languages.
Rafał
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: RA-fow
Polish form of Raphael.
Roksana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Polish
Other Scripts: Роксана(Russian)
Pronounced: ruk-SA-nə(Russian) raw-KSA-na(Polish)
Russian and Polish form of Roxana.
Roman
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, Slovene, Croatian, Estonian, German, English
Other Scripts: Роман(Russian, Ukrainian)
Pronounced: ru-MAN(Russian) RAW-man(Polish, Slovak) RO-man(Czech, German) RO-mən(English)
From the Late Latin name Romanus meaning "Roman". This name was borne by several early saints including a 7th-century bishop of Rouen, as well as medieval rulers of Bulgaria, Kyiv and Moldavia.
Romana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Late Roman
Pronounced: ro-MA-na(Italian) RO-ma-na(Czech) RAW-ma-na(Slovak)
Feminine form of Romanus (see Roman).
Róża
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: ROO-zha
Means "rose" in Polish. It is a cognate of Rosa 1.
Stefan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian
Other Scripts: Стефан(Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian)
Pronounced: SHTEH-fan(German) STEH-fan(Swedish, Polish, Serbian) STEH-fahn(Dutch)
Form of Stephen used in several languages. Famous bearers include the Serbian rulers Stefan Nemanja, Stefan Nemanjić, and Stefan Lazarević, who are all considered saints in the Orthodox Church.
Teodora
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Swedish
Other Scripts: Теодора(Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian)
Pronounced: teh-o-DAW-ra(Italian) teh-o-DHO-ra(Spanish) teh-o-DO-ra(Romanian) teh-aw-DAW-ra(Polish)
Feminine form of Theodoros (see Theodore).
Teodozja
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish (Rare)
Pronounced: teh-aw-DAW-zya
Polish form of Theodosia.
Tomko
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Diminutive of Tomasz.
Urszula
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: oor-SHOO-la
Polish form of Ursula.
Waleria
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: va-LEH-rya
Polish form of Valeria.
Walerian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: va-LEH-ryan
Polish form of Valerianus (see Valerian).
Wioleta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: vyaw-LEH-ta
Polish form of Violet.
Wioletta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: vyaw-LEHT-ta
Polish form of Violet.
Zosia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: ZAW-sha
Diminutive of Zofia.
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