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Telchar m Literature
A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Telchar was one of the greatest smiths of the First Age of Middle-earth, having learned from Gamil Zirak the old.1 Telchar was commonly regarded amongst the greatest smiths of all time, save only Fëanor and Celebrimbor... [more]
Temeluchus m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Temeluchus (probably a transliteration of the Greek Telémakhos; literally, "far-away fighter") is the leader of the tartaruchi, the chief angel of torment (and possibly Satan himself), according to the extracanonical Apocalypse of Paul.
Tenerus m Greek Mythology
Etymology unknown. This was the name of a Theban hero and prophet in Greek mythology, a son of Apollo and Melia.
Terwin m Arthurian Cycle
Terwin is a man who succumbs to Despair in Book 1 of "The Faerie Queene".
Teschelarz m Arthurian Cycle
A prince of Poitou. His son, Liodarz, was saved from robbers by Arthur’s Sir Tandareis.
Teudelinda f Frankish
Teudelinda (5th-century – d. 501) was a Burgundian queen consort by marriage to King Godegisel.
Thailais m Arthurian Cycle
Uther Pendragon’s grandfather (and Arthur’s great-grandfather), as given by Prose Lancelot. He ruled the city of Clarence near South Wales, and “Clarence” was thus Arthur’s battle cry.
Thametes f Arthurian Cycle, History (Ecclesiastical)
A latinized form of Teneu used in John Major (or Mair)'s chronicle Historia Majoris Britanniae (1521), where she is a daughter of Lot, sister of Gawain and the mother of Saint Kentigern.
Tharmas m Literature
In the mythological writings of William Blake, Tharmas is one of the four Zoas, who were created when Albion, the primordial man, was divided fourfold. He represents sensation, and his female counterpart is Enion, who represents sexual urges... [more]
Thessala f Arthurian Cycle
The servant of the lady Fenice, so named because she came from Thessaly in Greece.
Theudis m Gothic
Theudis was king of the Visigoths in Hispania from 531 to 548.
Thiriel m Literature
In the mythological writings of William Blake, Thiriel is the first son of Urizen. There is a possible confusion with Tiriel, the protagonist of the first prophetic book, of that name.
Thitis f Arthurian Cycle
One of eight sister’s of Morgan Le Fay, who ruled with Morgan on the island of Avalon.... [more]
Thoaris m Arthurian Cycle
An infidel king who served Feirefiz, Perceval’s half-brother.
Tholomer m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
A scribe who served Merlin.
Tholomes m Arthurian Cycle
One of the knights whom the false Guenevere (Genievre) entrusts with the task of capturing Arthur and his followers in the wood, where he imagines he is following a boar.
Thrasonides m Theatre
A character in 'Misuomenos' an Ancient Greek comedy by Menander.
Thumas m Arthurian Cycle
One of the four wise clerks Arthur charges to chronicle the deeds of his knights.
Tiberuce m Medieval English
A character in The Second Nun's Tale. His name was Tiburce before he was christened by Pope Urban I.
Tidogolain m Arthurian Cycle
A dwarf who served Helie, the lady-in-waiting of Queen Esmeree the Blonde of Wales.... [more]
Tithorea f Greek Mythology
Etymology uncertain. In Greek mythology, Tithorea was a Phocian nymph of Mount Parnassus, from whom the town of Tithorea, previously called Neon, was believed to have derived its name.
Titilus m Arthurian Cycle
A Roman knight and nephew of Lucius the Roman in the Vulgate Merlin. Prior to the Roman War, Arthur sent an envoy to Lucius to discuss possible peace terms. Titilus, who was present, laughed at the Britons’ empty threats... [more]
Toclio m Arthurian Cycle
A nobleman at the court of Aurelius Ambrosius.
Torismond m Literature
A character in "Rosalynde" by Thomas Lodge, the narrative source of "As You Like It" by William Shakespeare where the equivalent character is Duke Frederick.
Tortain m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
In the First Continuation of Chrétien’s Perceval, a half-man, half-boar who was the product of a union between the sorcerer Eliavres and a sow. King Caradoc of Nantes had discovered that Eliavres was having an affair with Caradoc’s wife, and he forced Eliavres to copulate with the pig as punishment.... [more]
Tracon m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
An earl who was the father of Elena, the brother of King Odus, and the uncle of Enide, Erec’s wife.
Traelus m Arthurian Cycle
A Knight of the Round Table defeated in a tournament against the Queen’s Knights.
Transeline f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
A niece of Arthur and Morgan who appears in the romance Huon de Bordeaux.
Tremonous m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Archbishop of Caerleon during the reign of Ambrosius.... [more]
Tristouse f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
The posthumous daughter of King Briant of the Red Island and Mariole.... [more]
Trompart m Arthurian Cycle
Trompart is Braggadocio's wicked, deceitful squire in Books 2–5 of "The Faerie Queene".
Tudrus m Germanic
Tudrus was a ruler of the Quadi, a Germanic tribe, in the 1st century AD. He was a contemporary of Maroboduus of the Marcomanni. Like Maroboduus, Tudrus established a dynasty which ruled his people for many years after his death.
Turkentals m Arthurian Cycle
A prince and vassal of Queen Herzeloyde of Wales (Herselojde).... [more]
Tydomie f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
The Queen of Karmerie (Kamerie) who married Meleranz, Arthur’s nephew. The two met and fell in love when Meleranz was on his way to Arthur’s court. When he had been knighted, she sent him tokens of a belt, a wreath and a clasp.... [more]
Tydorians m Arthurian Cycle
A knight who fought on the side of the King with a Hundred Knights during King Mark’s tournament at Lancien.
Ualli m Ancient Near Eastern
Of uncertain etymology, name borne by a king of Mannae.
Uiko f Literature
Uiko is a character in The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, a novel by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima.
Ülgen m Tengrism
Ülgen is a Turkic and Mongolian creator-deity, usually distinct from Tengri but sometimes identified with him in the same manner as Helios and Apollo... [more]
Ulyssie m & f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Ulysses which was occasionally used as a feminine form of this name.
Underigo m Arthurian Cycle
One of King Mark’s seneschals in La Tavola Ritonda, 1325–1350
Urelaine f African American (Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain etymology.
Urthona m Literature
In the mythological writings of William Blake, Urthona is one of the four Zoas, who were created when Albion, the primordial man, was divided fourfold... [more]
Vachour m Arthurian Cycle
The father of Tor in "Le Morte D'Arthur" by Sir Thomas Malory.
Vadius m Theatre
Meaning unknown. It was used by Molière for a character in his play 'Les Femmes Savantes'.
Vagor m Arthurian Cycle
King of the Ille Estrange in the Vulgate Lancelot.
Valaris m Gothic
Valaris was a Gothic soldier who fought for the Ostrogoths against the Eastern Roman Empire in the Gothic War.
Vandalis m Arthurian Cycle
A Saxon warrior slain by Gawain in a skirmish at Roestoc.
Vargon m Arthurian Cycle
A heathen duke who, under King Oriel, fought Kings Urien and Angusel at the battle of Coranges.
Varuch m Arthurian Cycle
A Syrian knight present at the tournament of Sorgarda, which Gawain won.
Vaspariano m Arthurian Cycle
Son of the famous knight named Guiron the Courteous. Vaspariano guarded the castle of Crudele, at which he was slain in combat by Sir Lamorat, who had to assume his post.
Vassago m Literature
Vassago is a demon described in demonological grimoires such as the Lesser Key of Solomon and the Book of the Office of Spirits. He is the third demon in the Lesser Key (including Thomas Rudd's variant) and is referred to as a prince "of a good nature" and of the "same nature as Agares"... [more]
Vayla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements vay and la.
Vëannë f Literature
Vëannë (named Melinir by Eriol) was a child who resided at the Cottage of Lost Play in Tol Eressëa.... [more]
Venelas f Arthurian Cycle
Gawain’s lover.
Venissa f Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Venissa, according to Geoffrey of Monmouth's 12th century Historia Regum Britanniae, was a daughter of the Roman Emperor Claudius, whom he gave in marriage to the British king Arvirargus once he had submitted to Rome.... [more]
Verandi f Arthurian Cycle
In Norse mythology, one of the three Fatal Sisters – the others were Urd and Schulda – who presided over the past, present, and future.... [more]
Verdoana f Arthurian Cycle
The lady of the castle Aspetta Ventura in La Tavola Ritonda. She suffered from leprosy and could only be cured by the blood of a royal virgin. In the quest to heal her, her knights bled hundreds of virgins, most of whom perished... [more]
Vermiglia f Arthurian Cycle
The wife of King Amoroldo of Ireland, a friend of Tristan.
Vernalisa f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Verna and Lisa, perhaps inspired by the name of Italian actress Virna Lisi (1936-2014).
Verrine f Arthurian Cycle
A high-born damsel, of Guenevere’s court was mute until the arrival of Sir Percival, when at last she spoke. Greeting him, she led him to his seat at the left of the Siege Perilous and predicted his future greatness... [more]
Versaria f Arthurian Cycle
Foster-mother of Elyabel, Tristan’s mother.
Veteris m Celtic Mythology
Veteris was a Celtic god attested from many inscriptions in Roman Britain. The dedicants were usually private individuals and were exclusively male. During the 3rd Century AD the cult was particularly popular among the ranks of the Roman army.
Viamundus m Arthurian Cycle
Gawain’s foster-father, a poor but nobly-born fisherman living near the city of Narbonne in Gaul.... [more]
Vidigoia m Gothic
Vidigoia was a Thervingian Gothic warrior. His name means either "the man from the forest zone" or "the forest-barker/wolf". Vidigoia figured during the campaigns of Roman Emperor Constantine the Great across the Danube around 330 AD... [more]
Viriathus m Ancient (Latinized)
Viriathus was the most important leader of the Lusitanian people that resisted Roman expansion into the regions of western Hispania (as the Romans called it) or western Iberia (as the Greeks called it), where the Roman province of Lusitania would be finally established after the conquest.
Vodinus m Arthurian Cycle
The Bishop of London who reproved King Vortigern for his marriage to the Saxon princess Rowena. Hengist, father of Rowena and leader of the Saxons, killed Vodinus for this insult.
Vortimer m Arthurian Cycle
In Nennius’s Historia Brittonum, Vortigern’s eldest son, brother of Catigern, Faustas, and Pascentius.... [more]
Vulganus m Arthurian Cycle
A hideous half-man, half-horse sea demon that terrorized the land of Averre. He carried a Gorgon’s head that turned people to stone.... [more]
Wadeline f African American
Wadeline Jonathas is an American track and field athlete
Walban m Arthurian Cycle
A Knight of the Round Table.
Waldin m Arthurian Cycle
A strong knight who assisted his cousin or uncle, King Angusel of Scotland, in repelling an invasion of Saxons.... [more]
Waldomer m Arthurian Cycle
The brother-in-law of the Emperor of the Alemanni. He served as a commander for King Meriadoc of Wales when Meriadoc served the Emperor.
Wellgunde f Theatre
The name is made up from the German word Welle "wave" and the name element gunda "battle".... [more]
Willeris m Arthurian Cycle
An enchanted parrot from Rigomer castle, owned by Queen Dionise. Dionise sent the bird to help Gawain find his way to the castle, which he was destined to conquer.
Wimund m Medieval English
Possibly a variant of Wigmund. Wimund was a bishop who became a seafaring warlord adventurer in the 1100s. His story was passed down by 12th-century English historian William of Newburgh in his Historia rerum anglicarum.
Winlogee f Arthurian Cycle
On the Modena Archivolt, the name of a lady apparently held in a tower by a lord named Mardoc and his knight, Caradoc. Arthur and his knights, including Yder and Gawain, are embroiled in an attempt to rescue her.... [more]
Woglinde f Theatre
The name is made up from the poetic German word Woge "wave" and the name element lind "linden tree, lime; soft, flexible; shield (made of lime wood)".... [more]
Wuluwaid m Indigenous Australian Mythology
A boatman who ferries the souls of the dead to Purelko, the afterlife in Australian Aboriginal mythology.
Yadathan m Mandaean Mythology
In Mandaeism, Yadathan is an uthra who stands with Adathan at the Gate of Life in the World of Light, praising and worshipping Hayyi Rabbi.
Yatha m Near Eastern Mythology
Yatha is a pre-Islamic god worshiped by the Sabaeans and Hemyarites of Yemen. Nine kings have a theophoric name prefixed by Yathaʾ.
Yaudheya m Sanskrit, Hinduism
In the Mahabharata, when Yudhishthira was married to Devika in a self-choice marriage ceremony, arranged by her father Govasena, the king of Sivi Kingdom, they had a son, Yaudheya... [more]
Yávien f Literature
A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Yávien was the first child and only daughter of Nolondil, the youngest son of the short-reigning King Vardamir Nólimon. She was born somewhere in Númenor... [more]
Yblis f Arthurian Cycle
In an Arthurian legend in Ulrich von Zatzikhoven's late 12th-century German poem Lanzelet, the loving fairy mistress of Prince Lancelot is named Yblis an anagram for Sibil/Sybil.
Ydgrun f Literature
The incomprehensible goddess of the Erewhonians in Samuel Butler's "Erewhon". Her name is an anagram of Grundy (from Mrs. Grundy, a character in Thomas Morton's play Speed the Plough
Ydonas m Arthurian Cycle
A proud Saxon warrior slain by Gawain at the battle of Cambenic.
Ydone f Arthurian Cycle
A lady met by Gawain in a forest pavilion.... [more]
Ydraus m Arthurian Cycle
A king of the Saxons.
Yglais f Arthurian Cycle
Perceval’s mother in Perlesvaus.... [more]
Yolara f Literature
A beautiful and evil woman who serves the Shining One in "The Moon Pool" by Abraham Merritt.
Yolas m Arthurian Cycle
A king of the Saxons.
Youjin f Korean
Alternate transcription of Yujin.
Yrlande f Arthurian Cycle
A lady in the history of the Brown Family. She was the daughter of Brun and his wife Pamphille. Her sister was named Gialle.
Ysberin m Arthurian Cycle
A warrior in the service of King Arthur who was the son of King Fflergant of Armorica. He is thought by many scholars to be equal to Duke Alan Fyrgan (1084-1112)... [more]
Ysores m Arthurian Cycle
A Saxon warrior.
Ywerit f & m Old Celtic, Welsh Mythology
Possibly means either "Ireland" or "the Atlantic Ocean" (which lies in the direction of Ireland from Wales), both meanings derived from Proto-Celtic *ɸīweriyū meaning "earth, soil". This was the name of a parent of Brân in Welsh mythology, either being a variant name of Llŷr (which means "the sea") or the name of his wife.
Zaleucus m Ancient Greek
Means "very white", derived from Greek ζά (za) meaning "very" and (leukos) meaning "white, bright", possibly an older Aeolian form of Seleukos... [more]
Zaradech m Arthurian Cycle
An Asian lord in "Wigalois" by Wirnt von Grafenberg, early 13th century. His sister Japhite died from heartbreak when Wigalois, Gawaine’s son, killed King Roaz of Glois, Japhite’s husband. Zaradech and Panschavar came to Glois to retrieve Japhite’s body... [more]
Zazel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
The darker spirit (demon) of Saturn, mentioned as a spirit in such works as the Key of Solomon.
Zebuleon m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Zebuleon is an angel mentioned in the Greek Apocalypse of Ezra whose name was revealed to Esdras as one of the nine angels who will govern "at the end of the world".
Zuheilyn f Central American (Rare)
Probably an invented name, perhaps an elaboration of Suhaila or Sujey using the English name suffix lyn... [more]
Zulora f Literature
A character in "Erewhon" by Samuel Butler.
Zyrolan m Arthurian Cycle
A king once defeated in combat by Perceval in "Parzival" by Wolfram von Eschenbach, 1200–1210.