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WaldinmArthurian Cycle A strong knight who assisted his cousin or uncle, King Angusel of Scotland, in repelling an invasion of Saxons.... [more]
WaldomermArthurian 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.
WallyfGerman, Literature Diminutive of Walburga. Walburga Stromminger is the protagonist of the the novel Die Geier-Wally (1873) by Wilhelmine von Hillern, an early example of feminist literature.
WanonafLiterature The name of the sister of Kullervo in Tolkien's retelling of the story of Kullervo. She's nameless in the original Kalevala.
WarlockmEnglish (Rare), Literature This name is derived from the word of the same name, which is another name for a wizard. The word used to mean "traitor" or "oath-breaker" since the word is derived from a combination of Old English wærloga "traitor, liar, enemy, devil", which comes from wær meaning "faith, fidelity, a compact, agreement, covenant" (from Proto-Germanic *wera-, which then comes from Proto-Indo-European *were-o- meaning "true, trustworthy"), and an agent noun related to leogan meaning "to lie."... [more]
WatchfulmEnglish (Puritan), Literature Meaning, "watching or observing someone or something closely; alert and vigilant." Referring to watching and waiting for the end-times.
WillerismArthurian 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.
WinkymEnglish, Literature Winky's origin is English. Winky is a diminutive form of the name Wink.This is the name of Winky Crocket, a character in the "Harry Potter" series written by J.K. Rowling.
WinlogeefArthurian 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]
WinnaminefLiterature Name of one of the characters in Tamora Pierce's books Trickster's Choice and Trickster's Queen.
Winn-DixiemLiterature, Pet The name of a dog in the children's novel Because of Winn-Dixie (2000) by Kate DiCamillo, as well as the 2005 movie adaptation. In the story, which is set in Florida, the dog is named after the Winn-Dixie chain of supermarkets.
WirenthfLiterature This is the name of a female Queen Dragon in the series Dragonriders of Pern by McCaffrey. A beautiful name, and very feminine sounding.
WiressfLiterature Invented by author Suzanne Collins for her novel 'Catching Fire' and used as the name of District Three's female Quarter Quell tribute. As District Three produces electronics, her name is most likely an elaboration of the word wire, influenced by the feminine suffix -ess.
Won-a-pa-leifLiterature Means "the girl with the long black hair" in the fictional language of the Native American tribe in American author Scott O'Dell's children's novel 'Island of the Blue Dolphins'. It is the 'common' name, or the name shared with others, of Karana (which is her 'secret' name) who is the young protagonist of the story.
WonnefLiterature In the German translation of the 'A song of ice and fire' books, the translation of the original Joy. It is borne by several minor characters, most notably Wonne Hügel (original Joy Hill) appearing in several schemes of arranged marriage... [more]
WorldlymLiterature From Old English woruldlic. A character in the novel, "The Pilgrim's Progress."
WyldonmLiterature A character in the Protector of the Small book series (author Tamora Pierce). Presumably it is a variant of Weldon.
WynemafLiterature (Rare), Omaha, Caddo, Modoc Used by S. Alice Callahan for the heroine of 'Wynema: A Child of the Forest' (1891), the first novel written by a Native American woman. Callahan was one-sixteenth Muscogee (Creek), but it is unknown if this name was commonly used in the Creek tribe or if she invented it for use in her book.... [more]
WynkynmHistory (Rare), Literature Wynkyn de Worde (originally Jan van Wynkyn) was William Caxton's journeyman, after whose death he became the first printer to set up his shop in Fleet Street, "which was for centuries perhaps the world's most famous centre of printing." It was used in the popular children's poem Wynken, Blynken, and Nod (Dutch Lullaby) (1889).
XantherfLiterature Possibly an elaboration on Xanthe, used in Mark Z. Danielewski's 'The Familiar' series.
XaromLiterature This is the name of one of the Thirteen and later king of Qarth in George R. R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire.
XayidefLiterature One of the main antagonists in Michael Ende's fantasy novel The Neverending Story (1979).
XenophiliusmLiterature Variant form of Xenophilus. This particular form seems to not ever have been borne by someone in real life, so this is best suited for the Literature category, as the name has been used by British author J.K. Rowling in her "Harry Potter" books, which feature a character named Xenophilius Lovegood.
XuelafLiterature Named after the fictional character Xuela Claudette Richardson in the novel, "The Autobiography of My Mother", by Jamaica Kincaid. ... [more]
YalithfLiterature The name of Noah's daughter in Madeleine L'Engle's Many Waters.
YannomLiterature Used by Eloise Jarvis McGraw in her 1997 Newberry Honor book "The Moorchild". It is borne by the protagonist's step-father.
YavannafLiterature Quenya (High-Elven) for "giver of fruits." Was the Valie (female "angelic spirit") of plants. ... [more]
YávienfLiterature 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]
YblisfArthurian 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.
YdermArthurian Cycle, French, Anglo-Norman French form of Edern. Used in some Arthurian romances, in both Old French and Anglo-Norman. This is also the common name of the character in modern French.
YdgrunfLiterature 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
YetivefEnglish (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Literature Coined by American writer George Barr McCutcheon for the character Princess Yetive in his 'Graustark' series, set in the fictional Eastern European country of Graustark: 'Graustark' (1901), 'Beverly of Graustark' (1904) and 'Truxton King' (1909)... [more]
YevpsikhiymRussian (Archaic), Literature Russian form of Eupsychios. In Russian literature, Yevpsikhiy Afrikanovich is a character from the novel Olesya (1898) written by Aleksandr Kuprin (1870-1938).
YgramulfLiterature A character from 'The neverending story' by Michael Ende; Ygramul The Many (Ygramul, die Viele in German), is a creature that lives in the land of Dead Mountains.
YgraynefArthurian Cycle Variant of Igraine used in 'Le Morte d'Arthur', a 15th-century Middle English prose reworking by Sir Thomas Malory of tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table—along with their respective folklore.
YgrittefLiterature Created by author George R.R. Martin for a character in his series A Song of Ice and Fire (1996) and its television adaptation Game of Thrones (2011-2019). It was borne by a character of the Free Folk.
YlermimFinnish, Literature Invented by Finnish poet Eino Leino (1878-1926) for the main character of his poem Helkavirsiä I. Perhaps derived from Finnish ylevä "sublime" or from the prefix ylä- "superior, upper, high, higher"... [more]
YllmLiterature Yll is the name of a Martian in the story Ylla in the Martian Chronicles written by Ray Bradbury.
YllafLiterature This name was used in Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicals, a collection of short sci-fi stories about Earth's relationship with Mars.
YmeenefLiterature Character in the book series Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Said to mean "strange one" in goshawk.
YolarafLiterature A beautiful and evil woman who serves the Shining One in "The Moon Pool" by Abraham Merritt.
YormLiterature In Michael Ende's novel 'Die unendiche Geschichte' ("The neverending story") Yor is a blind miner that helps the main protagonist mining a picture that helps him getting back to the place he came from.
YsberinmArthurian 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]
YsmainefArthurian Cycle Origin unknown, probably unrelated to Ismay. It was used in a 13th-century continuation of Chrétien de Troyes' Perceval, the Story of the Grail, where it belongs to Perceval's cousin who marries the knight Faradien... [more]
YunanmLiterature A name for the country of Greece, derived from Old Persian. Used as the name of the king of an ancient Persian city, in the province of Zuman, who ended up getting poisoned and died, after having Duban the physician wrongfully executed, in the 'One Thousand and One Nights', a collection of Middle Eastern folktales.
YvainefLiterature, Various It is most probable that it is the feminine form of the name Yvain. Though, it is commonly thought of as a combination of Yvonne and Elaine.... [more]
ZaïrmLiterature Appears in medieval legends of the knight-errant Amadis, perhaps related to Zaïre or a place name mentioned in the Old Testament (2 Kings 8:21), Za'ir meaning "little".
ZaphodmLiterature Zaphod Beeblebrox is a character from Douglas Adams' 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'. He is from the vicinity of Betelguese.
ZaradechmArthurian 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]
ZardeenahfLiterature Zardeenah, the Lady of the Night, was a goddess honored by the Calormenes in 'The Chronicles of Narnia' by C.S. Lewis
ZaritéfLiterature Zarité "Teté" is the name of an Haitian mixed-race woman who was a slave in Haiti. She is the main character of the book "Island Beneath the Sea" (2009) by Isabel Allende.
ZeddicusmLiterature Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander is a wizard in Terry Goodkind's fantasy novel series The Sword of Truth and its television adaptation Legend of the Seeker (2008-2010).
ZeleminafTheatre, Literature Meaning uncertain. Zelemina is the Queen of the Moors in an Italian opera called "Veremonda, l'amazzone di Aragona" (with the English translation being "Veremonda, the Amazon of Aragon" also known as "Il Delio").
ZelicafLiterature Used by Thomas Moore in his poem 'Lalla Rookh' (1817), where it belongs to the tragic heroine of the first tale that the poet Feramorz sings to Lalla. In the tale, Zelica and Azim are young lovers who live in the province of Khorassan.
ZenorafEnglish (Rare), Literature The name of a woman in 'A genuine account of the life and transactions of H. ap D. Price ... Written by himself' (1752).
ZephalindafEnglish, Literature A name coined by the English poet Alexander Pope, appearing in his poem "Epistle to Miss Blount" (1715).
ZezollafLiterature Meaning unknown. This is the name of the main character of the fairy tale Cenerentola, an early version of Cinderella written by Giambattista Basile.
ZifarmLiterature, Medieval Spanish Meaning unknown. 'Livro del cavallero Cifar' (later written Zifar) is the earliest fictional adventure tale in prose in the Spanish language. It was written around 1300, probably by a cleric of Toledo, Ferrand Martínez.
ZimrahinfLiterature A character mentioned in the works of JRR Tolkien. The name is of unknown etymology.
ZimraphelfLiterature Means "jewel daughter" in Adûnaic, from Adûnaic zimra, "jewel" and phel, which probably means "daughter". Zimraphel is a translation of the Quenya name Míriel... [more]
ZirphilmLiterature Meaning unknown. This is the name of the protagonist of the fairy tale "Princess Camion" by Mademoiselle de Lubert. Zirphil is a young prince who is given a doll named Camion, who is really an enchanted princess, to be his wife.
ZirphilefLiterature Feminine form of Zirphil. This name is borne by one of the title characters of the French fairy tale "Acajou et Zirphile". Zirphile is the name of a vain princess... [more]
ZixifLiterature This name was created by L. Frank Baum, who used it as the name of the titular character in his book 'Queen Zixi of Ix' (1905).
ZurikomGeorgian, Literature Diminutive of Zurab. In Georgian literature, Zuriko is the name of the central character of the book Granny, Iliko, Illarion, and I (1960) written by Nodar Dumbadze (1928-1984)... [more]
ZyrolanmArthurian Cycle A king once defeated in combat by Perceval in "Parzival" by Wolfram von Eschenbach, 1200–1210.
ŻywilafPolish, Literature Coined by Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz for the titular character of one of his early works. It is uncertain where he found the inspiration for this name. One theory derives this name from Lithuanian žygiuoti "to move; to march" and viltis "hope", while other scholars believe this name to be a much-mangled form of Zizili, the name of an obscure fertility goddess of whom nothing else is known; should the name indeed be derived from Zizili, then its meaning would be lost... [more]