mairinn's Personal Name List

Diminutive of Zuzana.

Diminutive of Zuzana.

Slovak and Polish diminutive of Susanna.

Means "blessed, happy" in Yiddish, a vernacular form of Asher.

Possibly a feminine form of Zelig.

Possibly a feminine form of Zelig.

Short form of Griselda. This is the name of a princess in the Legend of Zelda video games, debuting in 1986 and called ゼルダ (Zeruda) in Japanese. According to creator Shigeru Miyamoto she was named after the American socialite Zelda Fitzgerald (1900-1948).

Spanish form of Jocelyn.

Means "she-wolf", a derivative of Old Norse úlfr "wolf".

Ukrainian form of Elisha.

Russian form of Elisha.

Hebrew form of Ezekiel.

Modern, Polonised form of Xavier (see Ksawery).

The German surname is of patronymic origin, deriving from the name of the father of the original bearer.

Transferred use of the surname Williams.

From an English surname that originally denoted a person who lived near a well or spring, from Middle English wille.

Variant of Walsh.

Variant of Evangelos.

Short form of Evangelija.

Macedonian form of Evangelos.

Uzbek form of Ulugbek.

From Turkic ulug meaning "great, big" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master". This was the moniker of Mirza Muhammad Taraghay bin Shahrukh, a 15th-century Timurid mathematician and astronomer, who was better known as Ulugh Beg.

Swedish feminine form of Ulrich. This was the name of two queens of Sweden.

Polish transcription of Тимофій (see Tymofiy). b

Swedish variant of Tove.

Medieval form of Theophania. This name was traditionally given to girls born on the Epiphany (January 6), the festival commemorating the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus. The name died out after the Middle Ages, but it was revived by the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), the title of which refers to the Tiffany's jewelry store in New York.

Form of Theresa used in several languages. Saint Teresa of Ávila was a 16th-century Spanish nun who reformed the Carmelite monasteries and wrote several spiritual books. It was also borne by the Albanian missionary Saint Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997), better known as Mother Teresa, who worked with the poor in India. She adopted the name in honour of the French saint Thérèse of Lisieux, who is the patron of missionaries.

Of unknown origin, but is speculated to derive from Philomena via a Belarusian form.

Latinized form of the Greek name Telesphoros (see Télesphore).

Greek form of Télesphore.

French form of the Greek name Τελεσφόρος (Telesphoros) meaning "bringing fulfillment" or "bearing fruit" [1]. Saint Telesphorus was a 2nd-century pope and martyr.

Galician and Portuguese form of Telesphoros (see Télesphore).

Spanish form of Telesphoros (see Télesphore).

Bulgarian, Croatian, Polish, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian form of Telesphoros (see Télesphore).

Variant of Tea.

Short form of Taylor.

Finnish form of Daria.

Created by the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli for his 12th-century epic The Knight in the Panther's Skin. He may have based it on Persian تاجور (tājvar) meaning "king" or تار (tār) meaning "dark, obscure" combined with یل (yal) meaning "hero". In the poem Tariel, the titular knight who wears a panther skin, is an Indian prince who becomes a companion of Avtandil.

Old Swedish name meaning "part of a field or meadow". It is more often used as a prefix name rather than a standalone first name. It is also a common farm name in Dalarna.

Russian diminutive of Tatiana. It began to be used in the English-speaking world during the 1930s.

Variant of Tamsin.

This is the name of waterfalls in Georgia. Popularly claimed to mean "leaping waters" in the Choctaw language, it may actually mean "town" in the Creek language. It was borne by American actress Tallulah Bankhead (1902-1968), who was named after her grandmother, who may have been named after the waterfalls.

From the Norwegian word svale meaning "swallow", which in turn comes from the Old Norse svala of the same meaning (see Svala ). It also coincides with the Scandinavian word sval meaning "cool", "chill". It is borne by a popular Norwegian pop singer Sval Rosenlöw Eeg.

Means "summer" in Finnish.

German and Scandinavian form of Susanna.

English variant of Susanna. This has been most common spelling since the 18th century. It was especially popular both in the United States and the United Kingdom from the 1940s to the 1960s. A notable bearer was the American feminist Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906).

From 純 (sumi) meaning "pure, innocent" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Short form of Susanna.

Feminine form of Stephen.

Short form of Stefanus.

Short form of Stefanie.

Variant of Sonya.

Bernese German form of Sonja.

Czech and Slovak form of Sonya.

From Japanese 空 (so) meaning "sky" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Meaning unknown.

The name of the Guinean singer Sona Diabaté.

Means "gold" in Hindi, derived from Sanskrit सुवर्ण (suvarṇa) meaning literally "good colour".

Turkmen form of Suna.

Meaning unknown.

Possibly from Finnish soilu meaning "glimmer, blaze".

Armenian form of Sophie, as well as a Swedish and Spanish short form of Sofia.

Welsh form of Joan 1.

Welsh form of Janet.

Variant of Chey. It can also be simply derived from the English word shy.

From an Old Testament place name, in Hebrew שָׁרוֹן (Sharon) meaning "plain", referring to a fertile plain on the central west coast of Israel. This is also the name of a flowering plant in the Bible, the rose of Sharon, a term now used to refer to several different species of flowers.

It has been in use as a feminine given name in the English-speaking world since the 1920s, possibly inspired by the heroine in the serial novel The Skyrocket (1925) by Adela Rogers St. Johns [1]. As a Hebrew name it is unisex.

Variant of Shania, or simply a combination of the popular phonetic elements sha, ny and ya.

In the case of singer Shania Twain (1965-), who chose it as her stage name, it was apparently based on an Ojibwe phrase meaning "on my way".

Variant of Chanel.

From Turkish sel meaning "flood, torrent" (a word of Arabic origin).

Variant of Zelig.

Hungarian diminutive of Sarah.

Diminutive of Sara.

Means "blackbird" in Khmer, or possibly a Khmer version of Sarika.

Hungarian diminutive of Sarah.

Means "essence" in Indonesian.

Armenian form of Samuel.

French, German, Dutch and Danish form of Sabina.

From a Norman French nickname that meant "little red one", perhaps originally describing a person with red hair.

From an English surname, of Norman origin, meaning "little red one" (a diminutive of Old French rous "red"). A notable bearer of the surname was the agnostic British philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), who wrote on many subjects including logic, epistemology and mathematics. He was also a political activist for causes such as pacifism and women's rights.

This name was common throughout the English-speaking world for most of the 20th century, though in the 1960s it began a slow decline in most places.

Variant of Russell.

French form of Russell.

Means "field of roses" in German. As a Jewish surname it is ornamental.

Means "rose field" from Dutch roos "rose" and veld "field". This was the surname of American presidents Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) and Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945).

Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Roland.

Diminutive of Rocco and other names beginning with a similar sound, or else a nickname referring to a tough person. This is the name of the boxer Rocky Balboa (played by Sylvester Stallone) in the movie Rocky (1976) and its sequels.

Derived from Old Irish rígain meaning "queen". According to some sources, this was the name of a wife of the semi-legendary Irish king Niall of the Nine Hostages.

Danish short form of Frederikke.

From the Old French rebelle, from the Latin rebellis 'waging war again; insurgent', from rebellō 'I wage war again, fight back', from re- 'again, back' and bellō 'I wage war'.

Meaning unknown, possibly an early American alteration of Pamela.

Welsh spelling of Penny.

Hawaiian form of Ben 1.

Ukrainian form of Paulina.

Italian form of Roland, as used in the epic poems Orlando Innamorato (1483) by Matteo Maria Boiardo and the continuation Orlando Furioso (1532) by Ludovico Ariosto. In the poems, Orlando is a knight in Charlemagne's army who battles against the invading Saracens. A character in Shakespeare's play As You Like It (1599) also bears this name, as does a city in Florida.

French form of Ophelia.

Derived from Greek ὠφέλεια (opheleia) meaning "help, advantage". This was a rare ancient Greek name, which was either rediscovered or recreated by the poet Jacopo Sannazaro for a character in his poem Arcadia (1480). It was borrowed by Shakespeare for his play Hamlet (1600), in which it belongs to the daughter of Polonius and the potential love interest of Hamlet. She eventually goes insane and drowns herself after Hamlet kills her father. In spite of this negative association, the name has been in use since the 19th century.

Azerbaijani, Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian form of Ophelia.

Spanish and Italian form of Ophelia.

Possibly derived from Latin nonna meaning "nun". According to tradition, this was the name of the mother of Saint David.

Variant of Nina 1, also coinciding with the Spanish word nena meaning "baby girl".

Variant of Nélia.

Russian and Ukrainian diminutive of Nelli.

Portuguese form of Nelia.

Short form of Cornelia.

Russian and Ukrainian form of Natalie.

Short form of Nathan, Nathaniel, Natalie and other names beginning with Nat.

Ukrainian feminine form of Mykhailo.

Welsh form of Magdalene.

From Japanese 瑞 (mizu) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" and 洋 (yō) meaning "ocean". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Popular name in Israel, it is came from the name Michel / Michelle

Diminutive of Miriam.

Diminutive of Melinda.

Diminutive of Margaret, Miriam and Maria.

Feminine form of Michael.

From the English word merry, ultimately from Old English myrige. This name appears in Charles Dickens' novel Martin Chuzzlewit (1844), where it is a diminutive of Mercy.

Diminutive of names like Melissa, Melinda, Permelia and Melanie.

Swedish form of Melchior.

Ancient Attic Greek variant of Melissa.

Turkish form of Melissa.

Spanish form of Melchior.

Italian form of Melchior.

Possibly from the Hebrew roots מֶלֶךְ (meleḵ) meaning "king" and אוֹר (ʾor) meaning "light". This was a name traditionally assigned to one of the wise men (also known as the Magi, or three kings) who were said to have visited the newborn Jesus. According to medieval tradition he was a king of Persia.

Italian, Spanish, Polish and Romanian form of Melanie.

Diminutive of Améla.

Diminutive of Melania, Amelia and other names beginning with or containing "-mel-".

Variant of Mila or diminutive of names ending or beginning in mela (Example Pamela or Melanie).

Hypocoristic of Carmela.

Variant spelling of MacDonald. It is also an anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic surname Mac Domhnaill, which means "son of Donald".

Derived from Gaelic MacDhòmhnaill (see MacDonald).

Means "illusion, magic" in Sanskrit. In Buddhist tradition this is the name of the mother of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha). This is also another name of the Hindu goddess Durga.

French form of Maximilianus (see Maximilian).

Diminutive of Mariya.

Spanish and Bulgarian diminutive of Maria.

Diminutive of Margaret.

Polish form of Martin.

Armenian form of Emmanuel.

Either derived from Arabic منحة (menhh) "gift" or else an alternate transcription of Arabic منال (See Manal).

Slovene and Croatian form of Maximilianus (see Maximilian).

Polish phonetic spelling of Michael.

Ukrainian form of Magdalena.

Variant of McConnell.

Latinized form of Leutgard (see Luitgard). In Flanders this form of the name is common on birth certificates, but it is usually rendered Lutgarde in daily life.

Dutch (Flemish) form of Luitgard.

Variant of Lutgarde.

Alternate transcription of Armenian Լուսինե (see Lusine).

From Armenian լուսին (lusin) meaning "moon".

Means "dewy jasmine," from (露) lu "dew, essence," and (莉) li "white jasmine."

More international spelling of Łukasz. 142 men bear this name in Poland.

From the Old German name Leutgard, which was derived from the elements liut "people" and gart "enclosure, yard". It was borne by Charlemagne's fifth and last wife. This was also the name of a 13th-century Flemish nun, the patron saint of easy deliveries.

Feminine form of Ludomił.

The first element of this name is derived from Polish lud "people", which is ultimately derived from Slavic lyud and Proto-Slavic ljudъ "people". The second element is derived from Slavic mil "gracious, dear". As such, this name roughly means "dear people".

Polish spelling of Lyudmyla.

Form of Ludmila.

Alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Людмила (see Lyudmila).

Slovak form of Ludmila.

Polish form of Ludmila.

Means "favour of the people" from the Slavic elements ľudŭ "people" and milŭ "gracious, dear". Saint Ludmila was a 10th-century duchess of Bohemia, the grandmother of Saint Václav. She was murdered on the orders of her daughter-in-law Drahomíra.

As a Russian name, this is an alternate transcription of Людмила (usually rendered Lyudmila).

Polish form of Luitgard.

Kashubian form of Lucianus.

Kashubian feminine form of Lucjón and Polish feminine form of Lucjan.

Alternate transcription of Armenian Լուսինե (see Lusine).

Alternate transcription of Armenian Լուսինե (see Lusine).

Variant of Luann.

Either a combination of Lou and Anna or a variant of Luana.

Either a combination of Lou and Ann or a variant of Luana. It was popularized in the 1950s by the singer Lu Ann Simms (1933-2003).

From the movie Bird of Paradise (1932), in which it was borne by the main character, a Polynesian girl [1]. The movie was based on a 1912 play of the same name set in Hawaii.

From the English word "lovely" meaning "beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner; very nice, wonderful". From the Middle English lovely, lufli, from Old English luflīc 'amiable, loving, lovable', equivalent to love +‎ -ly.

A noted bearer is Lovely A. Warren (b.1977), the current (as of 2014) mayor of Rochester, New York; the first woman to be mayor of Rochester.

From German Loreley, the name of a rock headland on the Rhine River. It is of uncertain meaning, though the second element is probably old German ley meaning "rock" (of Celtic origin). German romantic poets and songwriters, beginning with Clemens Brentano in 1801, tell that a maiden named the Lorelei lives on the rock and lures boaters to their death with her song.

In the English-speaking world this name has been occasionally given since the early 20th century. It started rising in America after the variant Lorelai was used for the main character (and her daughter, nicknamed Rory) on the television series Gilmore Girls (2000-2007).

Variant of Lorelei. This name featured on the television series Gilmore Girls (2000-2007) where it was borne by the two main characters (the younger one went by the nickname Rory).

Limburgish short form of Laurens.

Short form of Lovisa and other names beginning with Lo.

Diminutive of Elisabeth and Melissa.

Variant of Lillian.

Scottish form of Lily.

Originally a medieval diminutive of Ibb, itself a diminutive of Isabel. It is also used as a diminutive of Elizabeth.

Galician form of Leah.

Sicilian form of Lia 1.

Greenlandic from of Lea.

Of unknown origin and meaning.

Italian, Portuguese, Georgian and Greek form of Leah.

Short form of Rosalia, Julia and other names ending in lia.

Variant of Lia.

Diminutive of Lettice.

Feminine form of Lel.

Diminutive of Manuela.

Meaning uncertain, possibly from the name of a type of plant.

Greek form of Leander.

Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Leander.

French form of Leander.

Feminine form of Leander.

Derived from the given name László.

Hungarian form of Vladislav. Saint László was an 11th-century king of Hungary, looked upon as the embodiment of Christian virtue and bravery.

Diminutive of Elaine.

From an English surname, meaning "lane, path", which originally belonged to a person who lived near a lane.

Polish form of Xavier.

Scandinavian form of Christina.

Diminutive of Kristiina (Estonian) or Christina (Dutch).

Icelandic form of Coco.

A Japanese name that can have different meanings depending on the kanji used to write it.

Noted bearers include Emperor Kōkō (830 - 887), the 58th emperor of Japan, and Koko Tsurumi (b.1992), a Japanese Olympic medalist for the women's gymnastics team.

Diminutive of Kokoete and Kokoeka.

Derived from Mongolian хөх (khökh) meaning "blue".

Means "cute" in Pashto. It is used as a nickname in Afghanistan, often together with Gul.

At the present it is usually considered a short form of Kimberly, but it in fact predates it as a given name. The author Rudyard Kipling used it for the title hero of his novel Kim (1901), though in this case it was short for Kimball. In her novel Show Boat (1926) Edna Ferber used it for a female character who was born on the Mississippi River and was named from the initials of the states Kentucky, Illinois and Mississippi. The name was popularized in America by the actresses Kim Hunter (1922-2002) and Kim Novak (1933-), both of whom assumed it as a stage name.

Swedish form of Christina.

Anglicized form of the Irish given name Ceallach or the surname derived from it Ó Ceallaigh. As a surname, it has been borne by actor and dancer Gene Kelly (1912-1996) and actress and princess Grace Kelly (1929-1982).

As a given name it was mostly masculine before 1940, but it rose in popularity as a name for girls during the 40s and 50s, probably due both to Grace Kelly (who married Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956) and a female character on the 1957 television series Bachelor Father [1]. By the end of the 1970s it was on the decline.

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ceallaigh meaning "descendant of Ceallach". Famous bearers include actor and dancer Gene Kelly (1912-1996) and actress and princess Grace Kelly (1929-1982).

From a Scottish place name derived from coille meaning "grove".

Variant of Kelly.

Variant of Kelly.

Variant of Kelly.

Variant of Kelly 1.

Variant of Kelly.

Anglicized form of Caoimhe.

Danish and Norwegian contracted form of Katherine.

Diminutive of Katherine.

Anglicized form of Caitlín.

Anglicized form of Caitlín.

English variant of Katherine and German variant of Katharina. A famous bearer was American actress Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003).

From a Roman family name that was possibly derived from Greek ἴουλος (ioulos) meaning "downy-bearded". Alternatively, it could be related to the name of the Roman god Jupiter. This was a prominent patrician family of Rome, who claimed descent from the mythological Julus, son of Aeneas. Its most notable member was Gaius Julius Caesar, who gained renown as a military leader for his clever conquest of Gaul. After a civil war he became the dictator of the Roman Republic, but was eventually stabbed to death in the senate.

Although this name was borne by several early saints, including a pope, it was rare during the Middle Ages. It was revived in Italy and France during the Renaissance, and was subsequently imported to England.

Slovene form of Julius.

Diminutive of Judlin, recorded in Frankfurt, Germany.

As a Basque name, Jule was coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Julia, while as a German name, Jule is a short form and diminutive of both Julia and Juliane that has seen some usage as a given name in its own right in recent years.

Variant of Jocelyn.

French feminine variant of Jocelyn.

French variant of Jocelyn.

Variant of Jocelyn.

Variant of Jocelyn.

Variant of Jocelyn.

French feminine form of Joscelin (see Jocelyn).

From a Frankish masculine name, variously written as Gautselin, Gauzlin, along with many other spellings. It was derived from the Germanic element *gautaz, which was from the name of the Germanic tribe the Geats, combined with a Latin diminutive suffix. The Normans brought this name to England in the form Goscelin or Joscelin, and it was common until the 14th century. It was revived in the 20th century primarily as a feminine name, perhaps an adaptation of the surname Jocelyn (a medieval derivative of the given name). In France this is a masculine name only.

French feminine form of Joscelin (see Jocelyn).

Variant of Jocelyn.

Unaccented form of Joaquín used mainly in America.

Variant of Joan 1 or Johanne. In some cases it might be considered a combination of Jo and Anne 1.

Scandinavian, Macedonian and Serbian form of Joachim.

Contracted form of Jehoiachin or Jehoiakim. According to the apocryphal Gospel of James, Saint Joachim was the husband of Saint Anne and the father of the Virgin Mary. Due to his popularity in the Middle Ages, the name came into general use in Christian Europe (though it was never common in England).

From a Cornish form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar (see Guinevere). This name has only been common outside of Cornwall since the beginning of the 20th century, after it was featured in George Bernard Shaw's play The Doctor's Dilemma (1906). It barely ranked in the United until the late 1930s, when it began steadily growing in popularity, accelerating into the early 1970s. It was the most popular name for girls in America between 1970 and 1984, though it was not as common in the United Kingdom.

Famous bearers include the American actresses Jennifer Aniston (1969-), Jennifer Garner (1972-) and Jennifer Lawrence (1990-), as well as the singer/actress Jennifer Lopez (1969-).

Short form of Javier.

Elaborated form of Jane, created by Paul Leicester Ford for his novel Janice Meredith (1899).

Biblical Greek form of Ezekiel.

Variant transcription of Yelizaveta.

Possibly a variant of Helma or a feminine form of Hilmar.

Variant of Hildegard.

Derived from the Old German elements hilt "battle" and gart "enclosure, yard". This was the name of the second wife of Charlemagne (8th century). Also, Saint Hildegard was a 12th-century mystic from Bingen in Germany who was famous for her writings and poetry and also for her prophetic visions.

Biblical Latin form of Ezekiel.

Hebrew form of Abel.

Latin form of Esther. Like Esther, it has been used in England since the Protestant Reformation. Nathaniel Hawthorne used it for the heroine of his novel The Scarlet Letter (1850), Hester Prynne, a Puritan woman forced to wear a red letter A on her chest after giving birth to a child out of wedlock.

Form of Ezekiel found in Swedish and Finnish Bibles, as well as in German Protestant Bibles.

Variant of Hephzibah.

Frisian short form of names that contain the element hildr (such as Hildebrand) or heil (such as Heilbert).

Variant of Helena. This name is also associated with Estonian hell “tender” (compare Hellä).

Meaning unknown. In Greek mythology Helle was the daughter of Athamus and Nephele. She and her brother Phrixus escaped sacrifice by fleeing on the back of a golden ram, but during their flight she fell off and drowned in the strait that connects the Aegean Sea with the Sea of Marmara, which was thereafter called the Hellespont ("the sea of Helle").

Short form of Heléna and, to a lesser degree, Helga. Occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Means "gentle, tender" in Finnish.

Means "sun" in Greek. This was the name of the young Greek sun god, a Titan, who rode across the sky each day in a chariot pulled by four horses. His sister was the moon goddess Selene.

Portuguese form of Helios.

Portuguese feminine form of Helios.

Feminine form of Helios. This name was borne by one of the Heliades, daughters of the sun god Helios by Clymene the Oceanid and sisters of the ill-fated Phaethon. (However, only Hyginus gives Helia as one of the Heliades; other sources give different names to the sisters, all omitting Helia as one of them.)

Diminutive of Anhielina.

German diminutive of Adelheid. This is the name of the title character in the children's novel Heidi (1880) by the Swiss author Johanna Spyri. The name began to be used in the English-speaking world shortly after the 1937 release of the movie adaptation, which starred Shirley Temple.

Alternate transcription of Hebrew הֶבֶל (see Hevel).

Means "God sees" in Hebrew, from חָזָה (ḥaza) meaning "to see" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". This is the name of a king of Aram in the Old Testament.

Yiddish variant of Ezekiel.

Malay and Indonesian form of Harith.

Combination of Hanne 1 and Eleonore.

Short form of Johanna.

Means "gesture, style, manner, appearance" in Burmese.

Short form of Johannes or Hanne 1.

Short form of Hannah.

Variant of John. A bearer of this name is Han Solo a hero from the 'Star Wars' movies.

Means "lively" in Lao.

Means "brave, daring" in Thai.

From a Turkic title meaning "leader, ruler". The title is usually translated into English as "khan".

From Chinese 汉 (hàn) meaning "man", also referring to the Han Chinese people, or 翰 (hàn) meaning "writing, painting". Other characters can form this name as well.

Swedish variant of Gunhild.

Diminutive of Gruffudd and Gruffydd.

Scots form of Griselda.

Possibly derived from the Old German elements gris "grey" and hilt "battle". It is not attested as a Germanic name. This was the name of a patient wife in medieval folklore, adapted into tales by Boccaccio (in The Decameron) and Chaucer (in The Canterbury Tales).

Old German name derived from the elements got "god" and liob "dear, beloved". This is a German translation of Theophilus.

Feminine form of Goteleib. This was the name of an 11th-century Flemish saint who was murdered on her husband's orders.

Dutch (Flemish) form of Godeliva.

Combination of Gianni and Luca 1.

Russian and Bulgarian feminine form of Galenos (see Galen).

Variant of Gabriel.

Derived from Old Norse fríðr meaning "beautiful, beloved".

French form of Frederick. A famous bearer was the Polish composer Fryderyk or Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849).

Catalan and Occitan form of Frederik. A notable bearer was the French/Occitan writer Frederic Mistral (1830-1914), whose name was written Frédéric in French.

Romansh form of Florus.

Roman nomen gentile which was derived from Florus.

French form of Floria.

Feminine form of Flori.

Portuguese form of Floria.

Feminine form of Florius.

Known bearers of this name include the Italian-born Canadian filmmaker Floria Sigismondi (b. 1965), the Venezuelan singer and actress Floria Márquez (b. 1950) and the Argentine actress Floria Bloise (1929-2012).

Floria Tosca is also the name of the main character in Puccini's opera 'Tosca' (1900).

Feminine form of Flori.

Variant of Fluri.

Diminutive of Flora.

Derived from Albanian flori "gold; gold coin, florin; golden thread; (term of affectionate address to a child) dear, honey".

Variant of Felicia.

Spanish form of Felicia.

Polish form of Felicia.

French form of Felicia.

German form of Felicia.

Hungarian and Portuguese form of Felicia.

Feminine form of the Latin name Felicius, a derivative of Felix. As an English name, it has occasionally been used since the Middle Ages.

Variant of Felicia.

Short form of Felicia. In some cases it might also be a Dutch adaption of Fay.

As a full name it is derived directly from the German and Dutch word Fee meaning "fairy". It is also used as a nickname for Felicitas or Felicia. It was used on its own in Germany as early as in the 1920s.

Nickname for Fiona or other names that start with this sound.

Diminutive of Frances, Françoise or Stéphanie. In the English-speaking world this has been a vulgar slang word since the late 19th century, and the name has subsequently dropped out of common use.

Spanish and Portuguese form of Ezekiel.

From the Hebrew name יְחֶזְקֵאל (Yeḥezqel) meaning "God will strengthen", from the roots חָזַק (ḥazaq) meaning "to strengthen" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". Ezekiel is a major prophet of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Ezekiel. He lived in Jerusalem until the Babylonian conquest and captivity of Israel, at which time he was taken to Babylon. The Book of Ezekiel describes his vivid symbolic visions that predict the restoration of the kingdom of Israel. As an English given name, Ezekiel has been used since the Protestant Reformation.

Means "bringing good news" from the Greek word εὐάγγελος (euangelos), a derivative of εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and ἄγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger".

Bulgarian feminine form of Evangelos.

Means "evangelist, preacher" in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, derived from Latin, ultimately from Greek εὐάγγελος (euangelos) meaning "bringing good news". It is often used in honour of the Four Evangelists (the authors of the gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John). It is traditionally masculine, though occasionally given to girls. A famous bearer was the Italian physicist and mathematician Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647), who invented the barometer.

Means "good news" from Greek εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and ἄγγελμα (angelma) meaning "news, message". It was (first?) used by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his 1847 epic poem Evangeline [1][2]. It also appears in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) as the full name of the character Eva.

Latinate form of Evangeline.

Macedonian feminine form of Evangelos.

Feminine form of Evangelos.

Middle English form of Æðelþryð.

Middle English form of Æðelþryð.

From the Hebrew name אֶסְתֵר (ʾEsṯer), which possibly means "star" in Persian. Alternatively it could be a derivative of the name of the Near Eastern goddess Ishtar. The Book of Esther in the Old Testament tells the story of Queen Esther, the Jewish wife of the king of Persia. The king's advisor Haman persuaded the king to exterminate all the Jews in the realm. Warned of this plot by her cousin Mordecai, Esther revealed her Jewish ancestry and convinced the king to execute Haman instead. Her original Hebrew name was Hadassah.

This name has been used in the English-speaking world since the Protestant Reformation. In America it received a boost in popularity after the birth of Esther Cleveland (1893-1980), the daughter of President Grover Cleveland [1].

Polish, Slovak, Romanian and Lithuanian form of Esther.

Finnish diminutive of Ester and Estonian variant of Esta.

Recorded once in Paris of 1292. Possible masculine variation of Estee.

Haitian Creole form of Esther.

Fictional character in the Lord of the Rings universe and novels.

Diminutive of Estelle or Esther.

Feminine form of Erik. It also coincides with the word for "heather" in some languages.

Variant of Emanuele.

Form of Immanuel used in the Greek Bible.

Italian and Spanish form of Aemilius (see Emil).

Italian form of Emmanuel.

Hungarian form of Emmanuel.

Form of Emmanuel in several languages.

Ukrainian form of Elizabeth.

Variant of Alvin.

Meaning unknown. It could possibly be a derivative of Alvis or Elwin. More likely, it is from the rare surname Elvis, a variant of Elwes, which is ultimately derived from the given name Eloise. The name was brought to public attention by the singer Elvis Presley (1935-1977), whose name came from his father's middle name.

This name is also used as an Anglicized form of Irish Ailbhe.

Variant of Alvina.

Variant of Alvin.

Alternate transcription of Elşən.

From Azerbaijani el meaning "country, society" and şən meaning "happy, cheerful" (of Armenian origin).

Variant of Elşən.

Spanish form of Eligius.

Variant of Elowen.

Means "elm tree" in Cornish. This is a recently coined Cornish name.

French form of Eligius.

Catalan form of Eligius.

Means "light of the people" in Azerbaijani, ultimately derived from Turkic el meaning "country, society" and Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light".

From Turkic el meaning "people, country, nation" and Persian انار (anâr) meaning "pomegranate".

Latvian form of Elmar.

Modern German form of Adelmar or Egilmar.

Modern Greek form of Helle 2.

Means "old age" in Old Norse. In the Prose Edda this is the name of an old woman (old age personified) who wrestles with and defeats the god Thor.

Modern form of Elah.

Norman name, originally a short form of Germanic names containing the element alles meaning "other" (Proto-Germanic *aljaz). It was introduced to England by the Normans and used until the 14th century, and it was later revived in the 19th century. A famous bearer was the American singer Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996).

Derived from Bulgarian елица, itself a diminutive form of Bulgarian ела "fir tree; spruce".

Macedonian form of Elisha.

From Hebrew אֱלִישׁוּעַ (ʾElishuaʿ), an extended form of אֱלִישַׁע (see Elisha). In the Old Testament this is the name of a son of King David.

From the Hebrew name אֱלִישַׁע (ʾElishaʿ), a contracted form of אֱלִישׁוּעַ (ʾElishuaʿ) meaning "my God is salvation", derived from אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God" and יָשַׁע (yashaʿ) meaning "to save, to deliver". According to the Old Testament, Elisha was a prophet and miracle worker. He was the attendant of Elijah and succeeded him after his ascension to heaven.

Latin form of Elisha.

Portuguese form of Elisha.

Italian and Spanish form of Elisha.

Form of Elisha used in the Greek Old Testament.

Italian form of Aelius or Helios.

Hungarian form of Eligius.

Polish form of Eligius.

Late Latin name derived from Latin eligere "to choose". The 7th-century Saint Eligius is the patron saint of metalworkers.

Italian and Spanish form of Eligius.

Feminine form of Eligius.

Turkish form of Alif, the name of the first letter of the Arabic alphabet, ا. It also means "slender", from the Turkish phrase elif gibi, literally "shaped like elif".

Variant of Alicia.

Georgian form of Elgüc. Known bearers of this name include the Georgian politician Elguja Gvazava (b. 1952) and the Georgian scientist and military figure Elguja Medzmariashvili (b. 1946).

In Georgian literature, this is the name of the eponymous character of the novel Elguja (1881) written by Aleksandre Qazbegi (1848-1893).

The first element of this name is derived from Azerbaijani el meaning "people" or "nation, country". The second element is derived from Azerbaijani güc meaning "power, strength, force". As such, the meaning of this name is roughly "power of the people" or "power of the country".

Possibly means "ambassador" in Azerbaijani [1].

Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Elçin.

Means "terebinth tree" in Hebrew. This was the name of the fourth king of Israel, as told in the Old Testament. He was murdered by Zimri, who succeeded him.

Variant of Ella 1 or Ella 2. This name was given to 33 girls born in the United States in 2015.

Means "God is an eternity" in Hebrew, from אֵל (ʾēl) "God, the supreme deity, esp. the God of Israel" and עַד (ʿaḏ) "an eternity".

See also the Hebrew name Adel, which uses the same elements but in reverse order (cf. Nathanael and Elnathan for another Hebrew example of this phenomenon).

In the Bible ʾElʿāḏ was a member of the Tribe of Ephraim who was murdered by the Gat people.

Elad is also the name of a large settlement in central Israel.

Variant of Eiðvør and Eyðvør as well as a younger form of Eyvǫr. Eivør Pálsdóttir is a well-known Faroese singer and songwriter.

Diminutive of Eilionoir, also taken to be a Gaelic form of Helen.

Diminutive for names that starting with "Ef" like Efraim and Efrat

Variant of Effie.

Finnish form of Emil.

Variant of Edeltraud.

Younger form of Adeltraud.

Spanish form of Adelmar.

Spanish feminine form of Adelmar.

Breton form of Daniel.

From an elaboration of Welsh del "pretty". This is a recently created name.

Means "son of Luca 1".

Means "dolphin" in Latin. Delphinus is a constellation of a dolphin located on the northern sky near the celestial equator.

Truncated form of Adéla.

Means "god, deity" in Chechen. In Chechen mythology, Dela was the supreme god who created the earth. In modern times, his name is sometimes used to refer to Allah, the Islamic God.

Dela. in Zulu it means to become whole, to feel complete and satisfied.

Dela is a name of Ghanaian origin. It can be used for both sexes. Dela has a strong meaning, that is “Savior". Used by the people of the Volta region.

From the Old Irish name Derdriu, meaning unknown, possibly derived from der meaning "daughter". This was the name of a tragic character in Irish legend who died of a broken heart after Conchobar, the king of Ulster, forced her to be his bride and killed her lover Naoise.

It has only been commonly used as a given name since the 20th century, influenced by two plays featuring the character: William Butler Yeats' Deirdre (1907) and J. M. Synge's Deirdre of the Sorrows (1910).

Originally a nickname, typically for names beginning with D. It can be spelled Deedee, DeeDee or Dee Dee.

Anglicized form of Irish Deaglán, Old Irish Declán, which is of unknown meaning. Saint Declan was a 5th-century missionary to the Déisi peoples of Ireland and the founder of the monastery at Ardmore.

In America, this name received boosts in popularity from main characters in the movies The Jackal (1997) and Leap Year (2010).

Short form of Declan.

Diminutive of Deborah.

Combination of the popular name prefix de and Angelo.

Occupational surname meaning "dean", referring to a person who either was a dean or worked for one. It is from Middle English deen (ultimately from Latin decanus meaning "chief of ten").

Latinized form of Kyrillos.

From the Greek name Κύριλλος (Kyrillos), which was derived from Greek κύριος (kyrios) meaning "lord", a word used frequently in the Greek Bible to refer to God or Jesus.

This name was borne by a number of important saints, including Cyril of Jerusalem, a 4th-century bishop and Doctor of the Church, and Cyril of Alexandria, a 5th-century theologian. Another Saint Cyril was a 9th-century Greek missionary to the Slavs, who is credited with creating the Glagolitic alphabet with his brother Methodius in order to translate the Bible into Slavic. The Cyrillic alphabet, named after him, is descended from Glagolitic.

This name has been especially well-used in Eastern Europe and other places where Orthodox Christianity is prevalent. It came into general use in England in the 19th century.

From the Roman family name Cyprianus, which meant "from Cyprus". Saint Cyprian was a 3rd-century bishop of Carthage who was martyred under the Roman emperor Valerian.

Variant of Colleen or Colin 2.

Short form of Nicolette. Saint Colette was a 15th-century French nun who gave her money to the poor. This was also the pen name of the French author Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954).

Spanish and Italian form of Chloe.

Short form of Cleopatra, Cleon or Cleopas.

Short form of Chester, or sometimes Francesca.

Variant of Chelsea.

From the name of a district in London, originally derived from Old English and meaning "landing place for chalk or limestone". It has been in general use as an English given name since the 1970s.

Diminutive of Michelle.

Hebrew form of Hazael.

Yiddish variant of Ezekiel.

French feminine diminutive of Charles. It was introduced to Britain in the 17th century. It was the name of a German-born 18th-century queen consort of Great Britain and Ireland. Another notable bearer was Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855), the eldest of the three Brontë sisters and the author of Jane Eyre and Villette. A famous fictional bearer is the spider in the children's novel Charlotte's Web (1952) by E. B. White.

This name was fairly common in France, England and the United States in the early 20th century. It became quite popular in France and England at the end of the 20th century, just when it was at a low point in the United States. It quickly climbed the American charts and entered the top ten in 2014.

Swedish variant of Charlotte.

Feminine form of Charles using the popular Afrikaans name suffix ize. This name was popularized by South African actress Charlize Theron (1975-), who was named after her father Charles.

Diminutive or feminine form of Charles. A famous bearer was the British comic actor Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977). It is also borne by Charlie Brown, the main character in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles Schulz.

Variant of Charlie, typically feminine.

Diminutive or feminine form of Charles.

From Old French Charles le Magne meaning "Charles the Great". This is the name by which the Frankish king Charles the Great (742-814) is commonly known.

From the English word charity, ultimately derived from Late Latin caritas "generous love", from Latin carus "dear, beloved". Caritas was in use as a Roman Christian name. The English name Charity came into use among the Puritans after the Protestant Reformation. It is currently most common in parts of English-influenced Africa.

Variant of Chantal.

Variant of Chantal.

From a French surname that was derived from a place name meaning "stony". It was originally given in honour of Saint Jeanne-Françoise de Chantal, the founder of the Visitation Order in the 17th century. It has become associated with French chant "song".

Variant of Chanel.

From a French surname that meant either "channel", indicating a person who lived near a channel of water, or "jug, jar, bottle", indicating a manufacturer of jugs. It has been used as an American given name since 1970s, influenced by the Chanel brand name (a line of women's clothing and perfume), which was named for French fashion designer Coco Chanel (1883-1971).

Diminutive of Sabina and Sabrina.

Diminutive of names like Birgitta and Britt-Marie (see Brittmarie).

Diminutive of Bill. A notable bearer was the American outlaw Billy the Kid (1859-1881), whose real name was William H. Bonney. Others include filmmaker Billy Wilder (1906-2002), actor Billy Crystal (1948-), and musician Billy Joel (1949-).

Diminutive of Bill. It is also used as a feminine form of William.

Short form of William. This spelling was not commonly used before the 19th century. The change in the initial consonant may have been influenced by an earlier Irish pronunciation of the name. Famous bearers include basketball player Bill Russell (1934-2022), comedian Bill Cosby (1937-), American president Bill Clinton (1946-), and Microsoft founder Bill Gates (1955-), all of whom were born with the name William.

Diminutive of Bridget.

Possibly an early variant of Viviana. Alternatively, it may be a feminine derivative of the earlier Roman cognomen Vibianus.

Polish form of Angela.

Polish diminutive of Anna, and an alternate transcription of Russian Аня (see Anya).

Old Norse variant of Ánn.

Variant of Ane.