This is a list of submitted names in which the person who added the name is
elbowin.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Robinia f VariousA feminine form of
Robin or inspired by the botanical name
Robinia "black locust, false acacia".
Roßlieb m German (Rare, Archaic)German calque of
Philipp as chosen by Philipp Wackernagel, derived from the Germanic name elements
hros "horse" (with modernised spelling) and
lieb "kind, dear".
Rougarou m FolkloreThe name of a werewolf-like creature in Laurentian French. It is derived from standard French
loup garou "werewolf" (where
loup means "wolf" and
garou is a borrowed word from Germanic
were-wolf via Frankish
garulf).
Rübezahl m Germanic MythologyIn Silesian legends, Rübezahl is the 'lord of the mountains' in the
Riesengebirge. He is also described as a 'prince of gnomes'.... [
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Rwby f English (American, Modern)From the series RWBY, pronounced "ruby". The name of the series is formed from the initials of the main characters and their associated colours red, white, blue, and yellow.
Sales m German (Rare, Archaic), Spanish (Rare)From the surname
Sales, borne by the Roman Catholic saint Francis de Sales. Used mostly as a second name to
Franz in Germany and Austria, deprecated in Germany in the 20th century because of its surname nature.
Sammer m MuslimProbably a variant of
Samir 1. The spelling might be influenced by the German surname
Sammer borne by two famous football players (Klaus and Matthias Sammer, father and son)
Sanae f Arabic (Maghrebi)A notable bearer of the name is the Morocan-German politician Sanae Abdi, member of the 20th German Bundestag.
Sangiban m AncientSangiban is the name of a king of the Alans in the 5th century.
Saxonia f GermanAllegoric personification of the state of Saxony (Germany). Very rarely used as a given name.
Schletto m Germanic MythologyName of a giant who (according to the legend) founded the Alsatian city
Sélestat (German name
Schlettstadt).
Schöntraud f German (Modern, Rare)20th century coinage from the usual German word
schön "beautiful" and the name element
traud (related to the Old High German name element
drud "strength").... [
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Schwertleite f TheatreTransferred from the name of an early form of accolade. Schwertleite is the name of one of the valkyries in Richard Wagner's opera 'Die Walküre'.
Septuagesima f IndonesianFrom the name of the 9th sunday before easter. The name of the sunday is derivded from the Latin word for "70th".
Sesemi f LiteratureSesemi (real name Therese) Weichbrodt is a figure from the
Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann.
Sheboygan m AmericanThe name was given to the 14th son (no daughters!) of an American family living in Michigan. According to the press the name the name means "She's a boy again" and goes back to a native American legend... [
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Shelob f LiteratureAn evil spider in
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. The name was created by Tolkien from the English words "she" and "lob", an archaic word from the Old English "loppe" meaning
spider Sherko m KurdishA Kurdish masculine name, borne by the Kurdish-German writer Sherko Fatah.
Shevah m HebrewFrom the Hebrew word שֶׁבַח (shévakh) "Praise; appreciation, raise in value".
Shiar m ArabicAn Arabic word meaning "poem". See also
Shair "poet" that is from the same Arabic root.
Silesia f GermanThe name Silesia is derived from the former Prussian province
Silesia (in German:
Schlesien).... [
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Smartypants f LiteraturePrincess Smartypants is the title of a children's book by Babette Cole. The book won the British Library Association award.
Solar m LiteratureSolar Pons is a fictional detective created by the writer August Derleth.
Spīdala f Baltic MythologyThe name of a witch and antagonist in the Latvian epic poem 'Lāčplēsis' but she turns good towards the end of the story.
Srecha f Slavic MythologySrecha (English: happiness, luck) is the Serbian goddess of fate. She spins the thread of life as an assistant to the great goddess Mokosh. ... [
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Staubfinger m LiteratureMeaning "dust finger". The name of one of the main characters in Cornelia Funke's 'Inkworld' books is dangerously close to the German word
Staubfänger "dust collector" colloquially used for books that are standing in a shelf without being used for a long time.
Subael m BiblicalOlder form of
Shubael in Bible translations into many languages when the translations are based on the Greek or Latin Old Testament.
Sukhram m HindiFrom Sanskrit सुख (sukha) "happiness, pleasure" and राम (rāma), the name of the Hindu god
Rama 1.
Svetlozara f BulgarianA dithematic name composed from the Slavic name element
světŭ "light" and an unidentified second part.
Sylidio m Eastern AfricanThe given name of the Rwandian politician Sylidio Dusabumuremyi who was stabbed to death in September 2019.
Sylta f North Frisian, German (Modern, Rare)Derived from the name of the North Frisian island of
Sylt whose name is a corruption of the Old Frisian name
Silendi "sea-land" and thus ultimately derived from Proto-West Germanic
*saiwi and
*land... [
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Tabo m East Frisian, DutchFrisian short form of names that have Gothic
thiuda or Middle High German
diet (both of which mean "people") for a first element, and of which the second element starts with a "b." The names
Dietbald and
Theudebert are good examples of that.
Talander m LiteratureTalander was the pen name of the galant writer August Bohse (1661-1740)
Tanjev m German (Modern, Rare)Despite its Russian sound, the name originated in Germany in the 1970's. According to the journalist Tanjev Schultz his parents have heard the name in an unidentified Russian film.... [
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Tarita f Polynesian, English (American), Popular CultureThe name was borne by the native Polynesian actress Tarita Teriipia who became the third wife of Marlon Brando. Initial research indicates its a Sanskrit name meaning, "to overcome obstacles" but this needs further research.
Tessibel f Literature, English (American, Rare, Archaic)From the fictional character Tessibel Skinner, occurring in the books 'Tess of the Storm Country' (1909) and 'Tess, The Secret of the Storm Country' (1917) by Grace Miller White. There were also four films where Tessibel appears.
Thressa f EnglishThe given name of the American biochemist Thressa Campbell Stadtman (1920–2016), notable for the discovery of selenocysteine.
Tiba f East FrisianEast Frisian short form of names starting with the Germanic name element
þeudō "people" followed by a name element containing the letter
b, e.g.
burg "protection; protected place".
Tida f East FrisianEast Frisian short form of names starting with the Germanic name element
þeudō "people".
Timna f & m Biblical Hebrew (Rare), German (Austrian)From a Biblical place name. In the Bible, this name is borne by a concubine of Eliphaz son of Esau, and mother of Amalek ( Genesis 36:12 ) (it may be presumed that she was the same as Timna sister of Lotan... [
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Titurel m Arthurian CycleThe name of the Grail King in Wolfram von Eschenbach's 'Parzival'. Also the title of another work by Wolfram von Eschenbach (preserved only fragmentary).
Trenk m LiteratureThe title hero in the series of children's books by Kirsten Boie 'Der kleine Ritter Trenk'.... [
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Tuisto m Germanic MythologyThe name of a Germanic Earth god mentioned once in the work of Tacitus. One manuscript of Tacitus provides the alternate name form
Tuisco.