funstrix's Personal Name List

Aeron
Usage: Welsh
River in Wales, possibly derived from the hypothetical Celtic goddess Agrona.
Appleton
Usage: English
Derived from Old English æppeltun "orchard". This is the name of towns in England.
Caerfyrddin
Usage: Welsh
From Welsh caer "fort" and Moridunum. This is the name of a town in southern Wales.
Elysium
Usage: Roman Mythology
Latin form of Greek Ἠλύσιον (Elysion), which is of unknown origin, perhaps pre-Greek. According to Greek — and later Roman — mythology, Elysium (or the Elysian Fields) was an idyllic afterlife where only the souls of distinguished mortals were admitted.
Moridunum
Usage: Brythonic (Latinized)
From Brythonic *mori "sea" and *dūnom "rampart, hill fort". This was the name of a Roman-era fort in southern Wales. It is now known as Caerfyrddin.
Valhalla
Usage: Norse Mythology
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From Old Norse Valhǫll meaning "hall of the battle-dead", from valr meaning "those slain in battle" and hǫll meaning "hall, manor". In Norse mythology this is the name of Odin's enormous hall where half of all warriors go after they die.
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