Theatrenamelover's Personal Name List

Zosia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: ZAW-sha
Diminutive of Zofia.
Valérie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, Czech
Pronounced: VA-LEH-REE(French)
French and Czech form of Valeria.
Sylviane
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French
Pronounced: SEEL-VYAN
Variant of Sylvaine.
Sébire
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Norman
Norman form of Sibyl.
Rosella
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian
Italian diminutive of Rosa 1.
Parthenope
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Παρθενόπη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: pahr-THEHN-ə-pee(English)
Means "maiden's voice", derived from Greek παρθένος (parthenos) meaning "maiden, virgin" and ὄψ (ops) meaning "voice". In Greek legend this is the name of one of the Sirens who enticed Odysseus.
Niobe
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Νιόβη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: NEE-O-BEH(Classical Greek) NIE-o-bee(English)
Meaning unknown. In Greek mythology Niobe was the daughter of Tantalos, a king of Asia Minor. Because she boasted that she was superior to Leto, Leto's children Apollo and Artemis killed her 14 children with poison arrows. In grief, Niobe was turned to stone by Zeus.
Melitta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1], German
Other Scripts: Μέλιττα(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: meh-LI-ta(German)
Ancient Attic Greek variant of Melissa.
Idonea
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Archaic)
Medieval English name, probably a Latinized form of Iðunn. The spelling may have been influenced by Latin idonea "suitable". It was common in England from the 12th century [1].
Fiorella
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: fyo-REHL-la
From Italian fiore "flower" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Elpis
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1], Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Ἐλπίς(Ancient Greek)
Means "hope" in Greek. In Greek mythology Elpis was the personification of hope. She was the last spirit to remain in the jar after Pandora unleashed the evils that were in it.
Elodie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
English form of Élodie.
Charlotte
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Pronounced: SHAR-LAWT(French) SHAHR-lət(English) shar-LAW-tə(German) sha-LOT(Swedish) shahr-LAW-tə(Dutch)
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.

Anise
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: AN-is, a-NEES
From the English word for the herb, also called aniseed.
Anastasie
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: French, Romanian (Rare)
Pronounced: A-NAS-TA-ZEE(French)
French form of Anastasia (feminine) and Romanian form of Anastasius (masculine).
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