salamandered's Personal Name List

Means "quail" in Nahuatl.

From Lakota zitkála meaning "bird".

Means "bright star" in Inuit.

Means "little" in Navajo.

Invented name inspired by similar names like Yaretzi and Yaritza.

Means "turquoise flower" in Nahuatl, from xihuitl "turquoise" and xōchitl "flower".

Means "black sun", from Lakota wee "sun" and sah'-pah "black".

Means "wind, air" in Quechua.

Means "pretty girl" in Potawatomi, from the Potawatomi winsakeekyahgo "pretty girl".

Means "day, warmth of the sun" in Nahuatl [1].

Means "October" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit तुल (tula), referring to the constellation Libra.

Means "kit fox" in Lakota or Dakota. This name was used by American author Franklin Welles Calkins for a female character in his novel The Wooing of Tokala (1907). It is borne by American actor Tokala Black Elk (1984-).

Means "rabbit" in Nahuatl, related to the Nahuatl verb totoca "run fast". This is the eighth day-sign of the tonalpohualli.

Means ‘Rabbit Feather Down’ - ‘down’ as in soft feathers. It’s a combination of tochitl meaning "rabbit" and ihuitl meaning "feather" particularly small ones.

From 太陽 (tida), the word for "sun" in many Ryukyuan languages, cognate to Japanese 天道 (tendō), referring to the sun or the god of heaven and the earth.

Means "rain" in Quechua.

Ainu god (Kamuy) of fertility.

Traditional name for the moon, it literally means "having a hare" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form शशि and the feminine form शशी (spelled with a long final vowel).

Probably derived from Cherokee ᏏᏆ (siqua) meaning "hog". This was the name of the Cherokee man (also known as George Guess) who devised the Cherokee writing system in the 19th century.

Means "white plumeria flower", from Yucatec Maya sak "white" and nikte' "plumeria flower".

Means "feathered snake" in Nahuatl, derived from quetzalli "quetzal feather, precious thing" and cōātl "snake" [1]. In Aztec and other Mesoamerican mythology he was the god of the sky, wind, and knowledge, also associated with the morning star. According to one legend he created the humans of this age using the bones of humans from the previous age and adding his own blood.

Means "winner" in Dakota or Lakota, from ohíya "winning" and the suffix s'a "commonly, frequently".

Means "born when the sun shines", derived from Luo chieng meaning "sun".

Possibly means "almost there" in Navajo.

From the Hebrew name נֹחַ (Noaḥ) meaning "rest, repose", derived from the root נוּחַ (nuaḥ). According to the Old Testament, Noah was the builder of the Ark that allowed him, his family, and animals of each species to survive the Great Flood. After the flood he received the sign of the rainbow as a covenant from God. He was the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.

As an English Christian name, Noah has been used since the Protestant Reformation, being common among the Puritans. In the United States it was not overly popular in the 19th and 20th centuries, but it began slowly growing in the 1970s. Starting 1994 it increased rapidly — this was when actor Noah Wyle (1971-) began starring on the television series ER. A further boost in 2004 from the main character in the movie The Notebook helped it eventually become the most popular name for boys in America between 2013 and 2016. At the same time it has also been heavily used in other English-speaking countries, as well as Germany, the Netherlands, Scandinavia and France.

A famous bearer was the American lexicographer Noah Webster (1758-1843).

Means "wind" in Navajo.

Means “the lucky one" in Samburu, a variant of Maasai language.

Derived from the Navajo word néʼéshjaaʼ meaning "owl".

Means "returning warrior" in Navajo, derived from nááná "again" and baa' "warrior, heroine, raid, battle".

Derived from the Ojibwe and Cheyenne words niimii meaning "she dances" and anang meaning "star".

Variant of Metztli.

Possibly means "that which surrounds the maguey plant" in Nahuatl, from ‘metl meaning "maguey (species Agave americana)" and yahualli "round". In Aztec religion this was the name of a goddess who personified the maguey plant.

Hawaiian form of Maria. This name experienced a spike in popularity in 2009, due to the eldest daughter (born 1998) of the new American president Barack Obama.

Meaning uncertain, perhaps derived from Navajo łį́į́ʼ "horse" and łigaii "white". It was borne by Lilakai "Lily" Neil (1900-1961), the first woman to be elected to the Navajo Tribal Council (served 1946-1951).

Means "happiness" in Tagalog.

Means "heavenly flowers" or "royal child" from Hawaiian lei "flowers, lei, child" and lani "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".

Means "desert flower" in Meitei.

Irish form of Helen.

Means "solar" in Yakut.

handsome/precious boy born on tuesday

Means "the homeland" from Hawaiian ke, a definite article, and one "sand, homeland".

Means "secret" in Algonquin, derived from the Algonquin kiim.

From Cree ka wâsekwahk "sky blue".

Means "yellow flower" in Quechua, from Quechua karwa, "yellow" and sisa, "flower".

This name doesn't have a meaning since it is written phonetically and it is used most in Okinawa.

As a word, it (竃/竈) refers to a hearth or a kitchen furnace.

This name was used most commonly from the Meiji period (1868-1912) to the first half of the 20th century, albeit occasionally, but nowadays, it is very rarely given to girls, if given at all.

One fictional bearer of this name is Kamado Ueshita (上下 かまど), one of the characters in the manga and anime, Future Diary or Mirai Nikki (未来日記) in Japanese.

Possibly from Japanese 謝 (ja) meaning "apologise, thanks" and 花 (hana) meaning "flower".

Means "honey moon" in Tupi, from îasy "moon" and yra "honey".

From Tupi îasy meaning "moon".

Possibly means "rainbow lady", from Classic Maya ix "lady" and chel "rainbow". Ixchel was a Maya goddess associated with the earth, jaguars, medicine and childbirth. She was often depicted with a snake in her hair and crossbones embroidered on her skirt.

Means "concealed object".

Quechua form of Henry.

Derived from Cherokee ᎢᏃᎵ (inoli) meaning "black fox".

Ainu female name, borne most notably by a mythologist and poet (Japanese name: Kannari Matsu (金成 マツ)) credited with preserving numerous Ainu epics (Yukar).

Venezuelan-born singer Ilayali Bolívar competed on the eighth season of the reality television series La Voz México (2019).

Originated from the Gaya Confederacy

Means "lady of the water" in Tupi, from y "water" and îara "lady, mistress". In Brazilian folklore this is the name of a beautiful river nymph who would lure men into the water. She may have been based upon earlier Tupi legends.

Etymology unknown. This was the name of the Muisca goddess of arts, dance and music, witchcraft, sexual liberation and the Moon who was turned into a white owl.

Possibly derived from Navajo hózhǫ́ "it is beautiful".

Means "heavenly star" from Hawaiian hōkū "star" and lani "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".

Derived from Kurdish hestyar meaning "sentimental".

Means "beautiful snow" from Hawaiian hau "snow" and nani "beauty, glory".

Means "one who has food" in Ainu.

Means "crescent bay" from Hawaiian hana "bay" and lei. It is sometimes used as the Hawaiian form of Henry.

Directly taken from Hawaiian hali'a meaning "memory of a loved one, cherished or loving memory". It made the top 100 in Hawaii for the first time in 2020, the year of the Covid19 pandemic.

Japanese form of the Okinawan warabi-naa or personal name (childhood name in its literal sense) Gujī (呉勢/グジー), which is comprised of 呉 (go, kure, ku.reru / gu) meaning "do something for, give" and 勢 (sei, zei, ikio.ri, hazumi / ji-) meaning "energy, power, force, vigour."

This name was common before the early 20th century among commoner women, though it's also used for women of samurai (with an addition of either a prefix or a suffix) and aristocratic women (with additions of both a prefix and a suffix).

Means "black fox" in Cherokee.

Means "green ear of corn, young maize" in Nahuatl.

Combination of an ei kanji, like 栄 meaning "glory, prosperity," 永 meaning "eternity" or 英 meaning "wisdom, brilliance," and a zen kanji, such as 善 meaning "goodness, virtue" or 全 meaning "whole, complete."

This name is very rarely used and most of its usage is concentrated in Okinawa.

Means "wind" in Nahuatl [1]. This was the name of the Aztec wind god.

Means "planting stars" in Navajo. This is the Navajo name of the star cluster known in English as the Pleiades.

Variant of Coyolxauhqui

From the stem of Okinawan adjective 美/清らさん (churasan) meaning "beautiful, lovely," cognate to Japanese 清ら (kiyora), an archaic term referring to elegant and dazzling beauty, otherwise the stem of 清らか (kiyoraka) meaning "clean, pure, chaste."
For the final element, any kanji that can be read as ra is used, like 楽 meaning "comfort, ease" or 良 meaning "good." When written after 美, any kanji that evokes an image can also be used, e.g. 心, normally read as kokoro meaning "heart, mind." As for the initial element, aside from 美, any single or multiple kanji whose readings can be shifted to chu can be used, such as 宙 meaning "space, air" or 千由, from 千 meaning "thousand" and 由 meaning "reason, cause."

This name is rarely used.

Means "bird" in Ainu.

Means "God saves" in Igbo.

From Pali cintā meaning "thought, care", from Sanskrit चिनता (cintā).

From Lakota or Dakota čhaské meaning "firstborn son".

Means "phoenix" in Romani.

Means "snowdrop (flower)" in Kurdish (genus Galanthus).

Variant of Ayashe.

Okinawan reading of Amamikyu, the traditional creator goddess of the Ryukyu Islands. Her name is derived from 阿 (a) meaning "a", 摩 (ma) meaning "to rub, chafe", 美 (mi) meaning "beauty" and 久 (yu) meaning "long time". These characters were probably chosen for their phonetic value in indigenous Okinawan rather than their individual meaning.

Means "heavenly brightness" from Hawaiian alohi "shine" and lani "heaven, sky". In Hawaiian myth this was the name of a heavenly land.

Means "harmony" in Kurdish.

Means "he laughs" in Algonquin.

Means "may my name not be lost" in Igbo.

From Cherokee ᎠᏥᎳ (atsila) "fire" or ᎠᏥᎸᏍᎩ (atsilunsgi) "flower, blossom".