MerelBlackbird's Personal Name List

Originally a diminutive of Rozalija, used as a given name in its own right.

Feminine form of Viridianus.

Alternate transcription of Greek Βασίλειος (see Vasilios).

Short form of Giovanna.

From Khmer វណ្ណ (von) meaning "colour", ultimately from Sanskrit वर्ण (varṇa).

From the Old German name Odalric, derived from the element uodil "heritage" combined with rih "ruler, king". This was the name of two German saints. Another famous bearer was Ulrich Zwingli (1484-1531), also known as Huldrych, the leader of the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland.

"Noble Counsel"

Means "white fire" from Welsh tan "fire" (compare Tanguy) combined with gwen "white, fair, blessed". This is a modern Welsh name, first used in the 1960s.

Anglicized form of the Old Irish name Taileflaith, Tuileflaith or Tuilelaith, probably from tuile "abundance" and flaith "ruler, sovereign, princess". This was the name of an early saint, an abbess of Kildare.

From Sanskrit सु (su) meaning "good, very" combined with नील (nīla) meaning "dark blue".

Means "silvery" in Persian.

Modern masculine form of Shyama.

Means "red" in Italian.

From an Irish surname (Anglicized from Irish Gaelic Ó Ríoghbhárdáin), which was derived from the given name Rígbarddán.

Means "storyteller" in Arabic, derived from روى (rawā) meaning "to relate, to tell" [1].

Modern Scandinavian form of Ragnarr.

Variant of Ralph. This form became common during the 17th century, reflecting the usual pronunciation.

From the Greek name Πύρρος (Pyrrhos) meaning "flame-coloured, red", related to πῦρ (pyr) meaning "fire". This was another name of Neoptolemus the son of Achilles. This was also the name of a 3rd-century BC king of Epirus who was famed for his victorious yet costly battles against Rome.

Means "bright sea", derived from Old Irish muir "sea" and gel "bright".

Scottish diminutive of Marion 1.

Means "blackbird" in Dutch.

Spanish form of Melchior.

Combination of May and the common name suffix lyn. Also compare Maelyn.

Possibly a variant of Mariella, notably borne by Italian socialite Marella Agnelli (1927-).

Feminine form of Maël.

"Strength, power, helmet"

Probably a variant of Loren or Lorena 2.

Means "little fierce one", derived from Old Irish lorcc "fierce" combined with a diminutive suffix. Saint Lorcán was a 12th-century archbishop of Dublin.

Anglicized form of Lorcán.

Strictly feminine form of Lior.

Derived from Greek λιγύς (ligys) meaning "clear-voiced, shrill, whistling". This was the name of one of the Sirens in Greek legend. It was also used by Edgar Allan Poe in his story Ligeia (1838).

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

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

Anglicized form of Lachlann, the Scottish Gaelic form of Lochlainn. In the English-speaking world, this name was especially popular in Australia towards the end of the 20th century.

Derived from Cornish kerra "dearer" (the comparative form of ker "dear, precious"). This is a modern Cornish name.

Variant of Kierra.

From Japanese 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 流 (ru) meaning "current, flow, stream". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Kyle.

Variant of Kaide.

Masculine and feminine (short) form of Johannes.

Alternate transcription of Arabic حميراء (see Humayra), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.

Possibly derived from Old Irish grán meaning "grain" or gráin meaning "hatred, fear". In the Irish legend The Pursuit of Diarmaid and Gráinne she escaped from her arranged marriage to Fionn mac Cumhaill by fleeing with her lover Diarmaid. Another famous bearer was the powerful 16th-century Irish landowner and seafarer Gráinne Ní Mháille (known in English as Grace O'Malley), who was sometimes portrayed as a pirate queen in later tales.

Portuguese form of the Roman cognomen Glaucia, which was derived from Latin glaucus "bluish grey", ultimately from Greek.

From the Roman family name Flavianus, which was derived from Flavius. This was the name of several early saints including a 5th-century patriarch of Constantinople who was beaten to death.

Means "king of princes" from Old Irish flaith "ruler, sovereign, prince" and rí "king".

Derived from Old Irish finn "white, blessed". This was the name of several Irish saints, including the founders of monasteries at Clonard and Movilla (both 6th century).

Possibly a Persian form of Parysatis. The name Parysatis was borne by one of the wives of Alexander the Great, the youngest daughter of Artaxerxes III of Persia.

Means "person with a story, storied person" in Yoruba.

French form of Eleutherius. This name was borne by French-born American industrialist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834).

Means "snowdrop (flower)" in Welsh, a compound of eira "snow" and llys "plant".

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

Modern form of Eir.

Variant of Ekkehard.

Possibly a variant of Irvin. This is the real name of former basketball star Magic Johnson, born Earvin Johnson Jr. (1959-).

"Joy of God"

Old Irish form of Cormac.

From a Slavic word meaning "black".

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.

Derived from Old Irish cath "battle" combined with a diminutive suffix. Saint Cathán was a 6th-century Irish monk, a missionary to the Isle of Bute.

Derived from Old Irish cath "battle" and fal "rule". This was the name of a 7th-century Irish saint. It was also borne by several Irish kings. It has sometimes been Anglicized as Charles.

From the Roman family name Cassianus, which was derived from Cassius. This was the name of several saints, including a 3rd-century martyr from Tangier who is the patron saint of stenographers and a 5th-century mystic who founded a monastery in Marseille.

Variant of Carreen.

Variant of Calum.

Feminine form of Callistus. As an English name it might also be a variant of Kallisto.

Feminine form of Caelius.

From Old Welsh Catmail meaning "battle prince", from cat "battle" and mael "prince". This was apparently the birth name of Saint Cadoc. It was used by the British author Ellis Peters for the main character in her books The Cadfael Chronicles, first released in 1977.

Short form of Brendan.

Means "purple" in Korean.

Spanish and Italian form of Belisarius.

Feminine form of the Roman family name Atius, which is of unknown origin. This was the name of the mother of the Roman emperor Augustus.

Feminine form of Andrea 1.

Italian cognate of Amber.

Variant of Alicia. The spelling has probably been influenced by that of the alyssum flower, the name of which is derived from Greek ἀ (a), a negative prefix, combined with λύσσα (lyssa) meaning "madness, rabies", since it was believed to cure madness.

From the name of a Bengali folk art form consisting of coloured motifs painted on floors and walls using rice flour paint. The word is ultimately derived from Sanskrit आलिम्पन (alimpana) meaning "whitening, painting".

Means "golden moon" from Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" and Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold".

Variant of Aisling.

Means "elf" in Irish. This name was borne by several early Irish kings. It also occurs frequently in Irish legend, borne for example by the husband of Queen Medb. It was also the name of two saints, both bishops of Armagh in the 6th century.

Variant of Eileen.

Variant of Adele.

Biblical Hebrew form of Adaiah.