Kira_Kriv's Personal Name List

Means "dawn, aurora" in the South Slavic languages, as well as Czech and Slovak.

Feminine form of Živko.

From the Old Slavic word živŭ meaning "alive, living". According to the 12th-century Saxon priest Helmold, this was the name of a Slavic goddess possibly associated with life or fertility.

Means "spring" in many Slavic languages. This was the name of a Slavic spirit associated with the springtime. It has been used as a given name only since the 20th century.

From Albanian vesë meaning "dew".

Czech form of Venus.

Means "knowledge" in Sanskrit.

Variant of Ushas. According to the Hindu text the Bhagavata Purana this was the name of a daughter of the demon king Bana who married Aniruddha, the grandson of the Hindu deity Krishna.

Means "dawn, aurora" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit उषस् (ushas).

Feminine form of Ursus. This is the name of two constellations in the northern sky: Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.

German form of the Latin name Ursus, which meant "bear". Saint Ursus was a 3rd-century soldier in the Theban Legion who was martyred with Saint Victor. He is the patron saint of Solothurn in Switzerland.

Derived from Latin unda meaning "wave". The word undine was created by the 16th-century Swiss author Paracelsus, who used it for female water spirits.

Diminutive of Unda.

Probably derived from Old Irish úan meaning "lamb". This was a common name in medieval Ireland.

Manx cognate of Úna and Ùna.

Either inspired by the name of the river Una (bordering Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina), whose meaning is uncertain but could be from Latin una "(female) one", or directly from Latin. It's a modern name, used since the 20th century.

Variant of Hunna. Saint Una or Hunna (died ca. 679) is a French saint who devoted herself to serving the poor women of Strasbourg, France. Because she undertook to do the washing for her needy neighbors, she was nicknamed by her contemporaries "The Holy Washerwoman".

Feminine form of UnR, Une and Uno.

Anglicized form of Irish Úna or Scottish Ùna. It is also associated with Latin una, feminine form of unus meaning "one". The name features in Edmund Spenser's poem The Faerie Queene (1590).

Derived from Middle English thistel "thistle", this was either a nickname or a topographic name for someone who lived near a place overgrown with thistles.

Diminutive of Cynthia.

Variant of Theia.

Possibly derived from Greek θεά (thea) meaning "goddess". In Greek myth this was the name of a Titan goddess of light, glittering and glory. She was the wife of Hyperion and the mother of the sun god Helios, the moon goddess Selene, and the dawn goddess Eos.

From the English word, derived from Old English snāw.

Possibly from Estonian sinisirje meaning "blue-feathered", a word associated with a magical bird in the Estonian national epic Kalevipoeg (1857) by Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald. Apparently this name was suggested by the linguist Julius Mägiste in the 1920s. It was subsequently used in the 1945 opera Tasuleegid by Eugen Kapp.

Means "sparkle" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology this was the name of a dwarf, also named Eitri. With his brother Brokkr he made several magical items for the gods, including Odin's ring Draupnir and Thor's hammer Mjölnir.

German and Dutch diminutive of Celia or Cecilia.

Icelandic, Swedish and Sorbian form of Silke.

Icelandic form of Sia.

Variant of Cecilia.

Diminutive of any name containing the element -sia-. A noted bearer is Australian singer-songwriter Sia, born Sia Kate Isobelle Furler (b.1975), best known for her collaboration songs 'Titanium', with David Guetta, and 'Wild Ones', with Flo Rida.

Short form of Nastasia and Nostasia.

Invented by the author George R. R. Martin for the character of Sansa Stark in his series A Song of Ice and Fire, published beginning 1996, and the television adaptation Game of Thrones (2011-2019).

Diminutive of Rusudan.

A water nymph in Slavic Mythology. Also the name of an opera written by the Czech writer Antonín Dvorák.

Short form of Rusudan.

Old Norse, Icelandic and Faroese feminine form of Rune.

Feminine form of Rune.

Japanese name meaning "moon", influenced by the Japanese pronunciation of the Latin word luna or from Japanese 月 (ru) meaning "moon" combined with 愛 (na) meaning "love, affection", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 南 (na) meaning "south", 那 (na) meaning "what", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" or 姫 (na) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Either a variant of Ríoghnach or a short form of Caitríona.

From Japanese 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Variant of the name Priya.

Means "beloved" in Sanskrit. It appears briefly in the Puranas belonging to a daughter of King Daksha.

Probably from Thai ปริญญา (bpà-rin-yaa) meaning "knowledge, understanding".

From the English word for the flower, ultimately deriving from Latin prima rosa "first rose".

Means "fruit" in Hebrew.

Spanish feminine form of Pius.

Feminine form of Pius.

Short form of Sophia and other names ending in -phia.

Means "all gifts", derived from a combination of Greek πᾶν (pan) meaning "all" and δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift". In Greek mythology Pandora was the first mortal woman. Zeus gave her a jar containing all of the troubles and ills that mankind now knows, and told her not to open it. Unfortunately her curiosity got the best of her and she opened it, unleashing the evil spirits into the world.

Alternate transcription of Hebrew אוֹרָה (see Ora 2).

Perhaps based on Latin oro "to pray". It was first used in America in the 19th century.

Strictly feminine form of Or.

Anglicized form of Úna.

Short form of Mariona. It also coincides with a Catalan word meaning "wave".

Form of Ninniane used by Thomas Malory for one of the Ladies of the Lake in his 15th-century compilation of Arthurian legends 'Le Morte d'Arthur' (as she is called Ninniane in Malory's source, the continuation to the Vulgate 'Merlin', known as the 'Suite du Merlin'). In Malory, Nyneve imprisons Merlin, twice rescues Arthur from the sorceress Morgan le Fay, and marries Sir Pelleas after punishing Ettarde for her mistreatment of him.

Variant of Nyneve used by Robert Jordan for a character in his 'Wheel of Time' series of fantasy novels.

Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Nia 2 or Nia 3. This name briefly entered the American popularity charts after it was featured in the movie Mission: Impossible 2 (2000).

French form of Noetus.

The name of the Lady of the Lake in the Old French Vulgate Lancelot and the continuation to the Vulgate Merlin, known as the Suite du Merlin. (The earlier Vulgate Merlin uses the variant form Viviane.) 'She raised Lancelot and imprisoned Merlin. The Middle English Prose Merlin says that the name was Hebrew, meaning "I shall not lie". Arthour and Merlin, which gives the Lady of the Lake role to Morgan le Fay, names Ninniane as a town near Morgan's residence. Some scholars have favored a Celtic origin for Ninniane, finding it in the lady Rhiannon, wife of Lord Pwyll. Merlin calls her Nimue' (Christopher W. Bruce, 1999). This name is possibly of Celtic origin, perhaps related to Ninian; a derivation from Proto-Celtic *nino- "ash tree" has been proposed.

Variant of Ninniane. It was used by American fantasy novelist Marion Zimmer Bradley for a priestess in 'The Mists of Avalon' (1983), her revisionist account of the Arthurian legend, in which Niniane, Viviane and Nimue are distinct characters.

Meaning unknown. In Arthurian legends this is the name of a sorceress, also known as the Lady of the Lake, Vivien, or Niniane. Various versions of the tales have Merlin falling in love with her and becoming imprisoned by her magic. She first appears in the medieval French Lancelot-Grail Cycle.

Variant of Nimue.

This name is borne by Dutch model Nimuë Smit.

Short form of Nimrod, Nimue or other names containing Nim-.

Used as a female name in the book and movie Nim's Island by Wendy Orr.

Welsh form of Niamh. The Welsh poet T. Gwynn Jones used it in his long poem Tir na n-Óg (1916), referring to the lover of Oisín.

Means "purpose, aim" in Swahili, borrowed from Arabic نيّة (nīya) [1].

Short form of Antonia, Sidonia and other names ending in nia.

Anglicized form of Niamh.

Directly taken from Italian neve "snow".

Diminutive of Genovéva, meaning "family woman".

Variant of Nives.

Short form of Geneva. This is also the name of a river in Russia.

Short form of Neville (English), Nevan and Nevin (both Irish). Known bearers of this name include the American former sports broadcaster Nev Chandler (1946-1994) and the Australian former politician Nev Warburton (b. 1932).

Created by Shakespeare for a character in his play The Merchant of Venice (1596). He possibly took it from Greek Νηρηΐς (Nereis) meaning "nymph, sea sprite", ultimately derived from the name of the Greek sea god Nereus, who supposedly fathered them.

Means "my candle" in Hebrew.

From Japanese 音 (ne) meaning "sound" combined with 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Diminutive of Valvanera.

Possibly from Basque nere, a dialectal variant of nire meaning "mine". Alternatively, it could be a feminine form of Nereus. This name arose in Basque-speaking regions of Spain in the first half of the 20th century, though it is now popular throughout the country.

From Basque nere, a dialectal variant of nire meaning "mine".

Feminine form of Ner. It also means "candle" in Hebrew (hence may be given to girls born during Hanukkah).

From Greek νέφος (nephos) meaning "cloud". In Greek legend Nephele was created from a cloud by Zeus, who shaped the cloud to look like Hera in order to trick Ixion, a mortal who desired her. Nephele was the mother of the centaurs by Ixion, and was also the mother of Phrixus and Helle by Athamus.

Means "stem" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a king of the Nishadha people in the Hindu epic the Mahabharata.

Means "wave, sea foam" in Basque.

From Old Norse mistr meaning "cloud, mist".

In Norse mythology, Mist is a Valkyrie, appearing in the Valkyrie list in the Poetic Edda poem Grímnismál, and in both of the Nafnaþulur valkyrie lists.

Diminutive of Michaela.

From the Japanese kanji 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful", 海 (mi) meaning "sea" or 三 (mi) meaning "three" combined with 沙 (sa) meaning "fine sand" or 幸 (sa) meaning "happiness".

Other Kanji combinations available.

Variant of Miluše.

Originally a diminutive of names beginning with the Slavic element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear".

Variant of Mia, likely influenced by Latin meus "mine" (feminine mea). It was first recorded in Sweden in 1858.

Means "red" in Hawaiian

Short form of Bartolomea.

From Japanese 萌 (me) meaning "to bud, to sprout" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Short form of names ending in -mea, such as Harmea and Lumea.

Variant of Lyrica.

Variant of Lyric.

Variant of Lyra.

Icelandic form of Lyra.

The name of the constellation in the northern sky containing the star Vega. It is said to be shaped after the lyre of Orpheus. This is the name of the main character in the His Dark Materials series of books by Philip Pullman (beginning 1995).

Possibly a form of Laura.

Means "the moon" in Latin (as well as Italian, Spanish and other Romance languages). Luna was the Roman goddess of the moon, frequently depicted driving a white chariot through the sky.

Feminine form of Lumír.

Derived from Latin lumina "lights", ultimately from Latin lumen "light". In the English-speaking world, this name was first recorded in the 1800s.

Derived from the Finnish lumi meaning "snow".

Means "snow" in Finnish.

French and Czech feminine form of Livius.

Variant of Lyra.

Of uncertain origin and meaning. Introduced in the 19th century, it faded out of general use by the early to mid-twentieth century.

From the name of the musical instrument lira (from Latin lira, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra)), called "lyre" in English.

Derived from Czech libý meaning "pleasant, nice", from the Slavic element ľuby meaning "love". According to Czech legend Libuše was the founder of Prague.

Truncated form of Alera.

Short form of Valeriya.

Means "praise" in Khana,
A language from the Ogoni tribe, Nigeria, Africa

Variant of Leia.

Derived from Sanskrit laya "rest; dissolution; extinction; rhythm".

The masculine form Lay is the 243rd name of Lord Shiva, interpreted as "The Abode Of Dissolution" and understood to mean that, being the abode of dissolution, Shiva sees the apparent world by his all-pervading sight.

A known bearer of the feminine name is Laya Gorty (born 1981), a Telugu film actress and a Kuchipudi dancer.

From Tagalog and Cebuano laya meaning "free, freedom".

Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a truncated form of Ilaria.

Chatino form of Hilaria.

Greek form of Cynthia.

Variant of Kendra. Also compare Kindra.

Variant of Kaya 2.

Either a short form of Květoslava or directly from Czech květ "flower, blossom".

Meaning uncertain, possibly a short form of Kleopatra, the Albanian form of Cleopatra.

Diminutive of Kristina.

Anglicized form of Caoimhe.

Diminutive of Kateřina or Katarína.

Greek form of Cassiopeia.

Means "beautiful voice" from Greek κάλλος (kallos) meaning "beauty" and ὄψ (ops) meaning "voice". In Greek mythology she was a goddess of epic poetry and eloquence, one of the nine Muses.

Diminutive of Kalina.

Means "viburnum tree" in Bulgarian, Macedonian and Polish.

Diminutive of Katariina.

Latvian name which was first recorded in the 1500s and later revived in the late 1800s. It is generally as much considered a borrowing of the Finnish name Kaija as an indigenous Latvian name derived from Latvian kaija "seagull".

Diminutive of Katarina or Katariina.

German form of Iseult, appearing in the 13th-century German poem Tristan by Gottfried von Strassburg. In 1865 the German composer Richard Wagner debuted his popular opera Tristan und Isolde and also used the name for his first daughter.

From the germanic element is "Ice" with the feminine suffix -a. In Swedish the name literally means ice in verbal form. Which means that something has frozen solid or has been covered in ice. It can also be a short for of names that end in -isa. Like Lovisa, Lisa or Disa.

Short form of Isabella.

Short form of Germanic names beginning with the element is meaning "ice" (Proto-Germanic *īsą).

From the name of the island off Scotland where Saint Columba founded a monastery. The name of the island is Old Norse in origin, and apparently derives simply from ey meaning "island".

Form of Jonah used in the Latin Old Testament, as well as the Russian and Georgian form.

Greenlandic short form of Ínariáta.

Icelandic form of Ina.

Derived from Chamarro ina "to illuminate, to light up."

Short form of names ending with or otherwise containing ina, such as Martina, Christina and Carolina.

Anglicization of Aghna.

Variant of Iney.

Combination of Chinese Characters "一" meaning "One", and "娜" meaning "Graceful", "Elegant". Other Combinations possible.

Short form of Serafina. Saint Fina, also known as Saint Serafina, was a 13th-century girl from the town of San Gimignano in Italy.

Means "wine" in Medieval Irish.

Short form of Sofie and Sophie.

This name is rare as an official name on birth certificates; it is primarily used as an informal name in daily life.

From Irish fiann meaning "band of warriors".

Means "wild, wild animal, deer" (modern Irish fia) or "respect" in Irish.

Diminutive of Sofia and other names containing the element -fia-.

Allegedly derived from Irish fia "deer" (via Old Irish fíad "wild animals, game, especially deer", ultimately from fid "wood").

Shortened form of Fiona, Finnian, and other names that combine this element. Used more often as a nickname or pet name.

Variant of Fay.

Derived from Basque elur "snow".

Feminine form of Elio.

Variant transliteration of Елиа (see Eliya).

Originally a diminutive of Helena and Eleonóra, now used as a given name in its own right.

Derived from Sanskrit एला (elaa) which means "the earth; cardamom".

Diminutive of names beginning with El such as Elizabeta or Elżbieta.

Means "hazel (colour)" in Turkish.

From a Semitic root meaning "god". This was a title applied to several Semitic gods. The Canaanites used it as the name of their chief deity, the father of the gods and mankind. The Hebrews used it to refer to Yahweh.

Means "snow" in Welsh. This is a recently created name.

Either a variant of Dreama, or from the Slavic surname derived from Proto-Slavic *drěmati "to sleep, nap, doze".

Feminized form of Dream or variant of Drema

This name was relatively commonly given in West Virginia, southwestern Virginia, and eastern Kentucky in the early to mid 20th century.

Short form of Andrea 2.

From the English word for the variety of bird, seen as a symbol of peace.

Means "divine, heavenly" in Sanskrit.

From Serbian диван (divan) or Macedonian дивен (diven) meaning "wonderful".

Possibly from the name of the Greek city of Delphi, the site of an oracle of Apollo, which is possibly related to Greek δελφύς (delphys) meaning "womb". It was used in the play The Prophetess (1647), in which it belongs to the title prophetess.

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Delphina.

Catalan form of Delphinus.

Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Latin dea "goddess" and a short form of Dorotea, Andrea 2 and Desideria. As an English given name, it has been recorded since the 1700s, originally as a transferred use of the surname Dea.

Short form of Medea.

Short form of Adeodáta.

Czech and Slovak diminutive of Dagmar.

Latinized form of Greek Κίρκη (Kirke), possibly from κίρκος (kirkos) meaning "hawk". In Greek mythology Circe was a sorceress who changed Odysseus's crew into hogs, as told in Homer's Odyssey. Odysseus forced her to change them back, then stayed with her for a year before continuing his voyage.

Feminine form of Caelestius.

Feminine form of Caelestius.

Short form of Isabella and other names ending in bella. It is also associated with the Italian word bella meaning "beautiful". It was used by the American author Stephenie Meyer for the main character in her popular Twilight series of novels, first released 2005, later adapted into a series of movies beginning 2008.

Derived from the Old Slavic word *bělŭ meaning "white".

Greek form of Aura.

Means "dawn" in Latin. Aurora was the Roman goddess of the morning. It has occasionally been used as a given name since the Renaissance.

Contracted form of Aurea.

From the word aura (derived from Latin, ultimately from Greek αὔρα meaning "breeze") for a distinctive atmosphere or illumination.

Derived from Greek αὔρα (aura) "breeze". In Greek mythology, Aura is the goddess of the morning breeze. According to Nonnus, Aura was the daughter of the Titan Lelantos and the mother, by Dionysus, of Iacchus.

Greek form of Astraea.

Short form of Ashley. It can also come directly from the English word denoting either the tree or the residue of fire.

From an old Indo-Iranian root meaning "Aryan, noble". In India, this is a transcription of both the masculine form आर्य and the feminine form आर्या. In Iran it is only a masculine name.

Created by author George R. R. Martin for a popular character in his series A Song of Ice and Fire, published beginning 1996, and the television adaptation Game of Thrones (2011-2019). In the story Arya is the second daughter of Ned Stark, the lord of Winterfell.

Variant of Aria 1.

Variant of Aria 1.

Means "song, melody" in Italian (literally means "air"). An aria is an elaborate vocal solo, the type usually performed in operas. As an English name, it has only been in use since the 20th century, its rise in popularity accelerating after the 2010 premier of the television drama Pretty Little Liars, featuring a character by this name. It is not traditionally used in Italy.

Medieval Scottish name, probably a variant of Annabel. It has long been associated with Latin orabilis meaning "invokable, yielding to prayer", and the name was often recorded in forms resembling this.

Unrelated, this was an older name of the city of Irbid in Jordan, from Greek Ἄρβηλα (Arbela).

Meaning unknown, possibly of Sumerian origin. In Armenian legend this was the name of an Armenian king who was so handsome that the Assyrian queen Semiramis went to war to capture him. During the war Ara was slain.

Derived from Greek ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός) combined with one of the related words μέδομαι (medomai) meaning "to be mindful of, to provide for, to think on" or μέδω (medo) meaning "to protect, to rule over". In Greek mythology Andromeda was an Ethiopian princess rescued from sacrifice by the hero Perseus. A constellation in the northern sky is named for her. This is also the name of a nearby galaxy, given because it resides (from our point of view) within the constellation.

Adaptation of the word allure to resemble Alora.

Feminine form of Aler.

Means "dream" or "vision" in Irish. This name was created in the 20th century.