Major_Paigor's Personal Name List

Means "peaceful melody" or "calm noise" in Sanskrit.

Latinized form of Greek Ἄκανθα (Akantha), which meant "thorn, prickle". In Greek legend she was a nymph loved by Apollo.

Means "jewel, ornament" in Hebrew.

Russian form of Agatha.

Derived from Greek ἀγάπη (agape) meaning "love". This name was borne by at least two early saints.

Possibly from a Visigothic name, maybe from Gothic elements such as alls "all" or aljis "other" combined with auds "riches, wealth". Saint Alodia was a 9th-century Spanish martyr with her sister Nunilo.

Feminine form of Ambrose.

Hawaiian form of Abigail.

From Wampanoag Âhqunah meaning "the end of the island". This is also the name of a town on the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. American actor Michael J. Fox gave this name to his daughter Aquinnah Kathleen born in 1995.

In the case of the famed American soldier Audie Murphy (1925-1971), it is of uncertain meaning. As a feminine name, it can be a diminutive of Audrey.

Means "azure, sky blue" in Italian.

Chiefly British diminutive of Barry or Basil 1.

From the name Bricius, which was probably a Latinized form of a Gaulish name meaning "speckled". This was the name of a 5th-century saint, a disciple of Saint Martin of Tours.

From the Roman name Caecilius. Though it was in use during the Middle Ages in England, it did not become common until the 19th century when it was given in honour of the noble Cecil family, who had been prominent since the 16th century. Their surname was derived from the Welsh given name Seisyll, which was derived from the Roman name Sextilius, a derivative of Sextus.

From the name of the flower, which is derived from Greek χελιδών (chelidon) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Polish form of Caelestinus.

French masculine and feminine form of Claudius. In France the masculine name has been common since the Middle Ages due to the 7th-century Saint Claude of Besançon. It was imported to Britain in the 16th century by the aristocratic Hamilton family, who had French connections. A famous bearer of this name was the French impressionist painter Claude Monet (1840-1926).

French diminutive of Claude.

Short form of Clement.

Feminine form of Clementius (see Clement). It has been in use since the Middle Ages, though it became rare after the 17th century.

Spanish feminine form of Clementius (see Clement).

Medieval variant of Clemence. It can also simply mean "clemency, mercy" from the English word, ultimately from Latin clemens "merciful".

Feminine form of Cloelius. In Roman legend Cloelia was a maiden who was given to an Etruscan invader as a hostage. She managed to escape by swimming across the Tiber, at the same time helping some of the other captives to safety.

French form of Cornelius.

Means "laurel" in Albanian, Bulgarian and Macedonian, of Greek origin.

Means "star" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit तारा (tārā).

From an English surname that was originally derived from the medieval masculine name Hilary.

Diminutive of Elżbieta.

Diminutive of Elżbieta.

Short form of Elviira.

Lithuanian form of Elizabeth.

Polish form of Elizabeth.

Macedonian feminine form of Evangelos.

French form of Florentina.

From the English word gay meaning "gay, happy". By the mid-20th century the word had acquired the additional meaning of "homosexual", and the name has subsequently dropped out of use.

German diminutive of Margareta.

Welsh form of Guinevere.

Possibly a diminutive of India or Indiana, but also likely inspired by the term indie, short for independent, which is typically used to refer to media produced outside of the mainstream.

Spanish, Portuguese and Swedish feminine form of Joseph.

From the medieval masculine name Josse, which was derived from the earlier Iudocus, which was a Latinized form of the Breton name Judoc meaning "lord". The name belonged to a 7th-century Breton saint, and Breton settlers introduced it to England after the Norman Conquest. It became rare after the 14th century, but was later revived as a feminine name, perhaps because of similarity to the Middle English word joise "to rejoice". This given name also became a surname, as in the case of the Irish novelist James Joyce (1882-1941).

Breton form of Katherine.

Means "barker" from the Russian лаять (layat') meaning "to bark". This was the name of a Soviet dog who became one of the first animals to go to space.

Diminutive of Larry.

Georgian form of Leon.

Estonian diminutive of Eliisabet.

Short form of Liselotte.

Combination of Lise and Charlotte.

Means "flower" in Albanian.

Variant of Lina 2.

Means "welcome" in Tahitian. It gained popularity in France during the 1980s.

Variant of Magdalene.

Welsh form of Maria (see Mary).

Short form of Magdalena.

Polish, Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Marcellinus.

Variant of Marie.

Dutch form of Margaret. This is also the Dutch word for the daisy flower (species Leucanthemum vulgare).

Form of Maria used in the Greek Old Testament. In the Greek New Testament both this spelling and Μαρία (Maria) are used. It is also the Georgian, Armenian and Malay form, as well as an alternate transcription of Arabic مريم (see Maryam).

Medieval variant of Margery, influenced by the name of the herb marjoram. After the Middle Ages this name was rare, but it was revived at the end of the 19th century.

Variant of Maud.

From the Latin Mercurius, probably derived from Latin mercari "to trade" or merces "wages". This was the name of the Roman god of trade, merchants, and travellers, later equated with the Greek god Hermes. This is also the name of the first planet in the solar system and a metallic chemical element, both named for the god.

Maori and Fijian form of Mary.

Short form of Araminta.

Italian form of Napoleon. Besides the French emperor, it was borne by the Italian cardinal Napoleone Orsini (1263-1342) and the writer and politician Napoleone Colajanni (1847-1921).

Finnish form of Nora 1.

Diminutive of Oliver.

From a French and English surname that meant "little page" (see Paige).

Feminine form of Paulinus (see Paulino).

Means "peace" in Latin. In Roman mythology this was the name of the goddess of peace.

Means "peace" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de la Paz, meaning "Our Lady of Peace".

Means "gold" in Hebrew.

Means "sweet little thing who belongs to me" in Greenlandic [1].

Short form of Prudence.

Short form of Prudence.

From the English word reign, derived from Latin regnum "royal power".

May be used on its own or as a contractive nickname for Ramone.

Anglicized form of Ruaidhrí. Typically a masculine name, it gained some popularity for girls in the United States after it was used on the television series Gilmore Girls (2000-2007), in this case as a nickname for Lorelai. Despite this, the name has grown more common for boys in America, especially after 2011, perhaps due to Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy (1989-).

Variant of Sage.

Polish form of Seraphinus (see Seraphina).

German form of Zilpah.

From an English surname that was derived from the Old English given name Tata.

From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "Tata's homestead" in Old English. It was brought to public attention by the child actress Tatum O'Neal (1963-) in the 1970s, though it did not catch on. It attained a modest level of popularity after 1996, when it was borne by a character in the movie Scream.

Diminutive of Edward or Theodore.

Medieval form of Tobias. It was sometimes used as a feminine name in the 1930s and 40s due to the influence of American actress Toby Wing (1915-2001).

Variant of True as well as a short form of Gertrude and given names that start with Tru-, such as Trudy and Truman.

In popular culture, a known bearer of this name is Tru Davies, the heroine of the American television series Tru Calling (2003-2005).

Diminutive of Gertrude.

Welsh short form of Tomos.

Short form of Ulysses.

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

Short form of Evangelija.

Transferred use of the surname Whitley.

Dutch and German feminine form of Wilhelm. This name was borne by a queen of the Netherlands (1880-1962).

Hebrew form of Jubal. It is used as both a masculine and feminine name in modern Hebrew.