Behind the Name: bobcat_explorer's Personal Name List

Sindri

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Norse Mythology, Old Norse [1], Icelandic

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.

Rylan

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English (Modern)

Pronounced: RIE-lən

Possibly a variant of Ryland, though it could also be an invented name inspired by other names like Ryan and Riley.

Marika

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Greek, Finnish, Estonian, Swedish, Georgian, Italian, German

Other Scripts: Μαρίκα(Greek) მარიკა(Georgian)

Pronounced: MA-ri-ka(Czech) ma-REE-ka(Polish, Swedish, German) MAW-ree-kaw(Hungarian) MAH-ree-kah(Finnish)

Diminutive of Maria and other names beginning with Mari.

Mariel

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines), English (American)

Pronounced: ma-RYEHL(Spanish) MEHR-ee-əl(American English) MAR-ee-əl(American English)

Diminutive of Maria. In the case of the American actress Mariel Hemingway (1961-), the name was inspired by the Cuban town of Mariel.

Lyra

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Astronomy

Pronounced: LIE-rə(English)

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).

Lucina

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Roman Mythology

Pronounced: loo-KEE-na(Latin) loo-SIE-nə(English) loo-SEE-nə(English)

Derived from Latin lucus meaning "grove", but later associated with lux meaning "light". This was the name of a Roman goddess of childbirth.

Lucille

Gender: Feminine

Usage: French, English

Pronounced: LUY-SEEL(French) loo-SEEL(English)

French form of Lucilla. A famous bearer was American comedienne Lucille Ball (1911-1989).

Linnéa

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Swedish

Pronounced: lin-NEH-a

From the name of a flower, also known as the twinflower. The Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus named it after himself, it being his favourite flower.

Laurel

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: LAWR-əl

From the name of the laurel tree, ultimately from Latin laurus.

Kalev 1

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Estonian

Estonian form of Kaleva. This is the name of a character (the father of Kalevipoeg) in the Estonian epic poem Kalevipoeg.

Inna

Gender: Feminine & Masculine

Usage: Russian, Ukrainian, History (Ecclesiastical)

Other Scripts: Инна(Russian) Інна(Ukrainian)

Pronounced: EEN-nə(Russian)

Meaning unknown. This was the name of an early Scythian saint and martyr, a male, supposedly a disciple of Saint Andrew.

Helena

Gender: Feminine

Usage: German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Portuguese, Catalan, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Finnish, Estonian, Slovene, Croatian, Sorbian, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)

Other Scripts: Ἑλένη(Ancient Greek)

Pronounced: HEH-leh-na(German, Czech) heh-LEH-na(German, Dutch) heh-LEH-nah(Swedish, Danish, Norwegian) i-LEH-nu(European Portuguese) eh-LEH-nu(Brazilian Portuguese) ə-LEH-nə(Catalan) kheh-LEH-na(Polish) HEH-leh-nah(Finnish) HEHL-ə-nə(English) hə-LAYN-ə(English) hə-LEEN-ə(English)

Latinate form of Helen. This is the name of the heroine of William Shakespeare's play All's Well That Ends Well (1603).

Hazel

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: HAY-zəl

From the English word hazel for the tree or the light brown colour, derived ultimately from Old English hæsel. It was coined as a given name in the 19th century and quickly became popular, reaching the 18th place for girls in the United States by 1897. It fell out of fashion in the second half of the 20th century, but has since recovered.

Evren

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Turkish

Pronounced: ehv-REHN

Means "cosmos, the universe" in Turkish. In Turkic mythology the Evren is a gigantic snake-like dragon.

Claudia

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Ancient Roman

Pronounced: KLAW-dee-ə(English) KLOW-dya(German, Italian, Romanian) KLOW-dee-a(Dutch, Latin) KLOW-dhya(Spanish)

Feminine form of Claudius. It is mentioned briefly in the New Testament. As a Christian name it was very rare until the 16th century.

Aylin

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Turkish, Azerbaijani, Kazakh

Other Scripts: Айлин(Kazakh)

Means "of the moon" in Turkish and Azerbaijani, from Turkic ay "moon".

Aurora

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Romanian, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Roman Mythology

Pronounced: ow-RAW-ra(Italian) ow-RO-ra(Spanish, Latin) ə-RAWR-ə(English) OW-ro-rah(Finnish)

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

Audrey

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, French

Pronounced: AWD-ree(English) O-DREH(French)

Medieval diminutive of Æðelþryð. This was the name of a 7th-century saint, a princess of East Anglia who founded a monastery at Ely. It was also used by William Shakespeare for a character in his comedy As You Like It (1599). At the end of the Middle Ages the name became rare due to association with the word tawdry (which was derived from St. Audrey, the name of a fair where cheap lace was sold), but it was revived in the 19th century. A famous bearer was British actress Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993).

Aella

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Greek Mythology

Other Scripts: Ἄελλα(Ancient Greek)

Pronounced: A-EHL-LA(Classical Greek)

Means "whirlwind" in Greek. In Greek myth this was the name of an Amazon warrior killed by Herakles during his quest for Hippolyta's girdle.