Francesca's Personal Name List

Hungarian form of Jeannette.

Feminine form of Zlatan.

Means "bright, radiant" in Hebrew. This was the ancient name of the second month of the Jewish calendar.

Variant of Serilda. It was regionally popular in the Midwestern and Southern United States in the 19th century, borne by the Kentuckian mother of Jesse James, outlaw, as well as her husband's niece, whom Jesse later married. Another known bearer was American suffragist Zerelda G. Wallace (1817-1901).

Means "zeal, ardor, jealousy" in Greek. He was the personification of zeal or strife in Greek mythology.

Means "wolf" in Hebrew, an animal particularly associated with the tribe of Benjamin (see Genesis 49:27).

Possibly from a Polish surname, the meaning of which is uncertain (it may have been a variant of the surname Zalas which originally indicated one who lived "on the other side of the wood", from za "beyond" and las "forest").

Italian and Spanish form of Zaïre. It was used by Vincenzo Bellini for the heroine of his opera Zaira (1829), which was based on Voltaire's 1732 play Zaïre.

Derived from Arabic زهرة (zahrah) meaning "blooming flower", from the root زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine".

Armenian form of Isabel. A 13th-century ruling queen of Cilician Armenia bore this name.

Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Jana 1.

Derived from Gothic vulfs "wolf" combined with Old High German mund "protection."

Possibly means "having no one in front of him in the canoe" in Nuu-chah-nulth. This was the name of a chief of the Clayoquot in the late 18th century, at the time of European contact.

English form of Václav, via the Latinized form Venceslaus.

Means "young boy" in Quechua.

From the Latin Vulcanus, possibly related to fulgere meaning "to flash", but more likely of pre-Latin origin. In Roman mythology Vulcan was the god of fire. He was later equated with the Greek god Hephaestus.

Feminine form of Vitale.

Possibly derived from Finnish virvatuli meaning "will o' the wisp". In folklore, will o' the wisp is a floating ball of light that appears over water.

Latinized form of Viridios, which is of Celtic origin but the meaning is not known for certain. There are theories that it is derived from Proto-Celtic wird "green", or from Proto-Celtic wīrjā "truth" combined with dī- "from, has" (thus meaning "he who has the truth"). This was the name of a god who was venerated in Roman Gaul.
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From a Roman nomen gentile, which was derived from Latin viridis "green".

Diminutive of Virginia.

Diminutive of Virginia.

From Latin vireo, a word Pliny uses for some kind of bird, perhaps the greenfinch, from virere "be green" (see Viridius), which in modern times is applied to an American bird.

Derived from Romanian viorea (see Viorel).

Possibly a variant of Fiona influenced by Viola.

From Sanskrit वीणा (Vina) meaning "lute".

Means "rose" in Hebrew, originally a borrowing from an Iranian language.

From the English word for the soft fabric. It became used as a given name after the main character in Enid Bagnold's book National Velvet (1935) and the movie (1944) and television (1960) adaptations.

The name of a star in the constellation Lyra. Its name is from Arabic الواقع (al-Waqi') meaning "the swooping (eagle)".

From the medieval Spanish name Velasco, which possibly meant "crow" in Basque. A famous bearer was the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama (c. 1460-1524), the first person to sail from Europe around Africa to India.

Alternate transcription of Hebrew וַרְדָה (see Varda).

Variant of Vered.

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

Means "chooser of the slain", derived from Old Norse valr "the slain" and kyrja "chooser". In Norse myth the Valkyries were maidens who led heroes killed in battle to Valhalla.

Means "my power is God" in Hebrew, from the roots עֹז ('oz) meaning "strength, power" and אֵל ('el) meaning "God". This is the name of several minor characters in the Old Testament.

German form of Ove.

From a surname that was a variant of Terrell. Influenced by similar-sounding names such as Tyrone and Darrell it has been used by African-American parents, usually stressed on the second syllable.

Latinized form of Tyge. This name was used by the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), who was born as Tyge.

Means "little wind" in Finnish, derived from tuuli "wind". This was the name of a Finnish forest goddess, the daughter of Tapio.

From a surname that meant "trusty man" in Middle English. A famous bearer of the surname was American president Harry S. Truman (1884-1972). It was also borne by American writer Truman Capote (1924-1984).

From a surname that was derived from a Cornish place name meaning "homestead on the hill".

Possibly from Nahuatl tlālloh meaning "covered with earth" [1], derived from tlālli meaning "earth, land, soil". This was the name of the Aztec god of rain and fertility, the husband of Chalchiuhtlicue.

Means "eternal happiness" in Yoruba.

Means "sacred water, place of pilgrimage" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit तीर्थ (tirtha).

Variant of Teiresias.

Diminutive of Matilda.

Russian form of Tychon.

Derived from the Slavic elements tixŭ "quiet" and mirŭ "peace, world".

From tiger lily, a name that has been applied to several orange varieties of lily (such as the species Lilium lancifolium). Tiger Lily is also the name of the Native American princess in J. M. Barrie's play Peter Pan (1904).

Hungarian, Czech and Slovak form of Tiburtius (see Tiburcio).

The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element comes from Old High German turs (compare Old Norse Þurs) "giant." An other possibility is that the first element refers to the Thuringii, a Germanic tribe. The etymology of their name is uncertain. The second element in the name comes from Old High German mund "protection" - but it might also be a blend of Gothic môds "mind, spirit" (see Adalmut) with mund.

Variant of Thurismund. Thorismund was a 5th-century king of the Visigoths.

Variant of Torbjörn.

English vernacular form of Thomasina. This was one of the most popular English girls' names in the 16th century. It was used by Thomas Hardy for a character in his novel The Return of the Native (1878).

The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Anglo-Saxon thing, which can have several meanings: "thing," "cause," "gathering" or "council." As such, thing is related to Old High German dingôn "to judge, to condemn" and dingjan "to hope." The second element in this name comes from Old High German mund "protection."

Thessaly is a traditional geographic and modern administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name. This name is borne by Thessaly Lerner, American stage, film and voice actress.

German and Dutch form of Theresa.

Often a contracted form of Theodora, but there are also instances where it is actually a name on its own, then derived from Greek theorein "to watch, to look at."

Means "manifestation of God" from Greek θεός (theos) meaning "god" and φανής (phanes) meaning "appearing". This name was borne by a few saints, including an 8th-century chronicler from Constantinople and a 19th-century Russian Orthodox saint, Theophanes the Recluse, who is Феофан (Feofan) in Russian. Another famous bearer was a 14th-century Byzantine icon painter active in Moscow.

Modern Greek transliteration of Θεώνη (see Theone), a feminine form of Theon.

Feminine form of Theon.

Meaning uncertain. This name could be derived from the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god", but it can also easily be derived from the Greek verb θέω (theo) meaning "to run fast, to fly" as well as "to shine, to gleam".

Notable bearers of this name include the Greek philosopher and mathematician Theon of Smyrna (2nd century AD) and the Greek scholar and mathematician Theon of Alexandria (4th century AD).

In modern literature, this name is best known for being the name of Theon Greyjoy, a character from the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels written by the American author George R. R. Martin (b. 1948). He also appears in Game of Thrones (2011-2019), a television series based upon the novels.

Younger form of Theodolinde.

Possibly a variant of Theolinde.

Possibly a shortened form of Theolene or Theolinde (compare Theora, Theoda, Theda).

Means "death" in Greek. This was the name of the Greek god of death who resided with Hades in the underworld.

Modern Greek short form of Athanasios.

Amharic form of Theodore.

Variant of Edmund, incorporating the diminutive Ted.

Means "man" in Maori. In Maori and other Polynesian mythology Tāne was the god of forests and light. He was the son of the sky god Rangi and the earth goddess Papa, who were locked in an embrace and finally separated by their son. He created the tui bird and, by some accounts, man.

Diminutive of Tallulah, Talia 1 and other names that begin with or contain the element "Tal-".

From Japanese 孝 (takashi) meaning "filial piety", 隆 (takashi) meaning "noble, prosperous" or 崇 (takashi) meaning "esteem, honour, venerate", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations that result in the same pronunciation.

Means "dream" in Lithuanian.

The Sundance Kid was the nickname of American outlaw Harry Longabaugh (1867-1908), in whose case it was taken from Sundance, Wyoming, the only town that ever jailed him, where he was incarcerated for eighteen months for horse thievery at the age of 15. The place name Sundance was taken from the sun dance ceremony practiced by several Native American tribes.

As a given name this is borne by Australian physicist Sundance Bilson-Thompson. American professional beach volleyball players Kerri Walsh Jennings and Casey Jennings named their son Sundance in 2010.

Appears to be a form of Welsh Sulgwyn "Pentecost, Whitsunday" (literally "white Sunday", from (Dydd) Sul "Sunday, day of the sun" + gwyn "white, holy, blessed"). But Sul (= "sun") was also the name of a Celtic saint, commemorated in certain Welsh place names (e.g. Llandysul, Llandysilio); Sulwyn is formed from this element + -wyn, name suffix meaning "white, fair" from Welsh gwyn.

Feminine form of Sulwyn.

Short form of Yisroel.

Persian form of Thurayya. It became popular in some parts of Europe because of the fame of Princess Soraya (1932-2001), wife of the last Shah of Iran, who became a European socialite.

From Japanese 空 (sora) or 昊 (sora) both meaning "sky". Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also form this name.

Feminine form of Solano, a Spanish surname which is used as a given name in honour of Saint Francisco Solano (1549-1610).

From the English word for the precious metal or the colour, ultimately derived from Old English seolfor.

Old Norse, Danish and Icelandic form of Siv.

Latinate form of Sibyl.

Derived from Sanskrit शिव (shiva) meaning "benign, kind, auspicious". Shiva is the Hindu god of destruction and restoration, the husband of the mother goddess Parvati. His aspect is usually terrifying, but it can also be gentle.

Anglicized form of Sìne. This name was popularized outside of Scotland in the 1980s by the singer Sheena Easton (1959-).

Partially Anglicized form of Seònaid or Seonag.

From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "town in the rushes" in Old English.

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Sebastianus (see Sebastian).

From Japanese 小 (sa) meaning "small" and 百合 (yuri) meaning "lily". This name can also be composed of other kanji combinations.

From Old Irish Sárait, derived from sár meaning "excellent". This was the name of a daughter of the legendary high king of Ireland, Conn of the Hundred Battles.

From a surname that was a variant of Sanford.

Means "simple, half wise" from Old English sam "half" and wis "wise". This is the name of a hobbit in J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings (1954). Samwise Gamgee, often called Sam, is the faithful companion of Frodo on his quest to destroy the One Ring. Samwise is an English-like translation of his true hobbit name Banazîr.

From the Latin salvus, meaning "salvation" (as in 'of the soul').

From a now extinct English surname that was derived from a Norman place name. It was occasionally given in honour of the English preacher Henry Sacheverell (1674-1724), especially by the Sitwell noble family.

Form of Yeruslan used by Aleksandr Pushkin in his poem Ruslan and Ludmila (1820), which was loosely based on Russian and Tatar folktales of Yeruslan Lazarevich.

From a surname that was derived from an Old English place name meaning "horse spring".

Presumably an altered form of Rhodanthe, using the Latin element rosa (compare Rose) as opposed to the Greek rhodon (compare Rhoda). The name was (first?) used by Welsh writer Ann Julia Hatton for a character in her popular Gothic novel 'Deeds of Olden Times' (1826). It was also used by Eliza Rennie in her poetic sketch 'The Myrtle Branch' (1828).

Short form of Aurora. In Sweden its earliest documented usage is 1889.

Italian form of Romulus.

Modern form of the Old Norse name Hróðvaldr or Hróaldr, composed of the elements hróðr "praise, fame" and valdr "ruler". This name was borne by the Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) and the British children's author Roald Dahl (1916-1990), who was born to Norwegian parents.

A main character in the videogame Final Fantasy VIII. The name is believed to either be a variation of the Irish ríoghan meaning "queen," or the Japanese translation of Lenore.

Means "white antelope" in Arabic.

Variant and feminine form of Ricky.

Old Swedish variant of Richiza.

The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The second element of this Germanic name is derived from Old High German mund "protection."

Polish and medieval English and medieval German form of Rikissa.

Possibly derived from the name of either of the two Hebridean islands called Rona, which means "rough island" in Old Norse.

Variant of Jeremiel appearing in some versions of the Old Testament.

Roman cognomen meaning "prince, little king", a diminutive of Latin rex "king". This was the cognomen of several 3rd-century BC consuls from the gens Atilia. It was also the name of several early saints. A star in the constellation Leo bears this name as well.

Alternate transcription of Arabic ريم (see Rim).

Means "sky" in Maori. In Maori and other Polynesian mythology Rangi or Ranginui was a god of the sky, husband of the earth goddess Papa. They were locked in a crushing embrace but were eventually separated by their children, the other gods.

From Japanese 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid" or other kanji pronounced in the same way.

Romanian, Croatian and Serbian form of Rachel.

Short form of Old Norse names beginning with the element regin "advice, counsel".

Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German gund "war."

Variant of Radgund. Radegund lived in the 6th century AD and was a daughter of Berthar/Bertachar, one of the three kings of Thuringia. She later became the second wife of Chlothar I, a Frankish king from the Merovingian dynasty.

Hispanicized form of Killa. In Inca mythology Mama Quilla or Mama Killa was the goddess of the moon, worshipped in particular by women and often represented by a disc made of either gold or silver. Her name, which means "mother moon" in Quechua, is also seen as Mama Kilya.

Derived from Greek Πυθιος (Pythios), which is an epithet of the god Apollo. This epithet originated from his cult in the city of Πυθώ (Pytho), which is nowadays known as Delphi. The city's name is ultimately derived from the Greek verb πυθώ (putho) or (pytho) meaning "to rot, to decay". Also see Python.

A known bearer of this name was the ancient Greek biologist and embryologist Pythias the Elder, who was the first wife of the philosopher and scientist Aristotle.

In Greek mythology, the legend of Damon and Pythias (or Phintias) symbolizes trust and loyalty in a true friendship.

Means "action, sex" in Greek. This was another name for the Greek goddess Aphrodite.

From an occupational English surname meaning "doorkeeper", ultimately from Old French porte "door", from Latin porta.

Diminutive of either Poma or Pomona, which are both given names that are ultimately derived from Latin pomus or pomum, both of which are nouns that can mean "fruit" as well as "fruit tree".

In some cases, the name Pomellina can also be a direct derivation of the word pomella, which means "apple" in some Italian dialects. In other Italian dialects, the same word means "grapefruit", as a variation on pomello, which is the usual word for the fruit. And finally, in the Venetian language (which is often mistakenly believed to be an Italian dialect), the word pomella means "red berry (of thorny bushes)".

As you can see, all etymological explanations for the name ultimately refer to some type of fruit. As such, we can conclude that the aforementioned Latin pomus and/or pomum are ultimately at the very root of each of the explanations, because Italian (as do its dialects) and Venetian are ultimately descended from the Latin language.

The name Pomellina was mainly used in the Republic of Genoa during the Late Middle Ages. A known bearer of this name was Pomellina Fregoso (c. 1387-1468), a Genovese noblewoman who was the wife of Jean I of Monaco (c. 1382-1454), who himself was ultimately of Genovese descent as well. Her name was gallicized to Pomelline in Monaco, as it was (and still is) predominantly a French-speaking country.

Variant form of Pomelline. This name is best known for being one of the middle names of Charlotte Casiraghi (b. 1986), who is the daughter of Princess Caroline of Hanover (formerly of Monaco). She was given this middle name in honour of her ancestor Pomellina Fregoso (c. 1387-1468), a Genovese noblewoman who was the wife of Jean I of Monaco (c. 1382-1454). Her name had been gallicized to Pomelline in Monaco, as it was (and still is) predominantly a French-speaking country.

From the Greek Φρίξος (Phrixos) meaning "thrilling, causing shivers", derived from φρίξ (phrix) meaning "ripple, shiver". In Greek myth Phrixus was the son of Athamus and Nephele. He was to be sacrificed to Zeus, but he escaped with his sister Helle on the back of the ram with the Golden Fleece.

Greek form of Phrixus.

Latinized form of the Greek name Φοῖβος (Phoibos), which meant "bright, pure". This was an epithet of the Greek god Apollo.

From an English word meaning "nightingale" (ultimately from Philomela). It has been used frequently in poetry to denote the bird.

French feminine form of Perrin, a diminutive of Pierre.

Diminutive form of Pierre, Perre and Pier.

Scandinavian and Breton form of Peter.

Means "pink" in Turkish.

Possibly from Welsh Beli Mawr meaning "Beli the Great". In Arthurian romance this was the name of a king of Listenois, a son of Pellehan who pursued the elusive Questing Beast and later joined Arthur's court. He first appears in the 13th-century Lancelot-Grail Cycle.

Occitan form of Peter.

Modern form of Partha.

Means "like a fairy" in Persian, derived from پری (pari) meaning "fairy, sprite, supernatural being".

Derived from Greek παρασκευή (paraskeue) meaning "preparation" or "Friday" (being the day of preparation). This was the name of a 2nd-century saint who was martyred in Rome.

From the Greek Πάνθεια (Pantheia) meaning "all goddess", derived from πᾶν (pan) meaning "all" combined with θεά (thea) meaning "goddess" (compare Pasithea and the Greek adjective πάνθειος (pantheios) meaning "of all gods" or "common to all gods"). According to the 4th-century BC Greek historian Xenophon, Pantheia was the wife of the possibly legendary king Abradatas of Susa, in Iran. After her husband died heroically in battle, she committed suicide by his grave.

In ancient Rome, Diva Drusilla Panthea was the name under which the emperor Caligula deified his favourite sister, Julia Drusilla (16-38), after her death at age 21. This name was also borne by a mistress of Roman co-emperor Lucius Verus (130-169).

In theatre, it was used by Beaumont and Fletcher for a princess in their play A King and No King (1619) and by Percy Bysshe Shelley for an Oceanid in his play Prometheus Unbound (1820). Oscar Wilde also wrote a poem entitled Panthea (1881). Panthea Vyne was the titular lady in the television film The Lady and the Highwayman (1989), based on Barbara Cartland's historical novel Cupid Rides Pillion (1952).

Means "dove, pigeon" in Spanish.

From the Old Norse name Eyvindr, which was derived from ey meaning "island" or "good fortune" and vindr possibly meaning "victor".

Probably a modern form of the Old Danish name Aghi, originally a short form of names that contain the Old Norse element egg "edge of a sword" or agi "awe, fear".

Derived from Greek οὐράνιος (ouranios) meaning "heavenly". In Greek mythology she was the goddess of astronomy and astrology, one of the nine Muses.

German form of Odoacer.

Swedish form of Odilia.

Derived from Old English os "god" and ric "power, rule". This name was borne by several Anglo-Saxon kings, one of the earliest being Osric of Deira (7th century AD).

In literature, Osric is the name of a courtier in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.

Form of Oscar in several languages. A famous bearer was Oskar Schindler (1908-1974), who is credited for saved over 1,000 Polish Jews during World War II.

Created by the Italian author Gabriele d'Annunzio for his novel La Figlia di Jorio (1904). It is derived from Tuscan Italian ornello meaning "flowering ash tree".

Italian and Spanish form of Orpheus.

Alternate transcription of Hebrew אוֹרָה (see Ora 2).

Derived from Estonian õnne, the genitive form of õnn, "luck; happiness", this name is a cognate of Finnish Onni.

Variant form of One.

Frisian short form of names that contain an element that was derived from (or shares the same root with) Old High German unnan "to grant, to allow, to yield."

Norwegian and Swedish short form of Olaf.

Derived from the Old German element uodil meaning "heritage" or ot meaning "wealth, fortune". Saint Odilia (or Odila) was an 8th-century nun who is considered the patron saint of Alsace. She was apparently born blind but gained sight when she was baptized.

Medieval diminutive of Oliver.

Irish diminutive of Nora 1.

Means "pleasantness" in Hebrew. A famous bearer is Noam Chomsky (1928-), an American linguist and philosopher.

Latinized form of Neandros. However, in modern times, this name is best known as a surname - the most prominent bearer of which is the German theologian and hymn writer Joachim Neander (1650-1680). His paternal grandfather had translated the family's surname of Neumann (which literally means "new man") to Greek and then romanized it.

Possibly from Zapotec nadxiie lii meaning "I love you" or nayele' meaning "open".

Latinized form of Greek Ναυσικάα (Nausikaa) meaning "burner of ships". In Homer's epic the Odyssey this is the name of a daughter of Alcinous who helps Odysseus on his journey home.

Possibly a variant of Nora 1. It might, however, also be a simplified spelling of Naarah.

From an English and Scots surname meaning "linen keeper" in Middle English, from Old French nappe "table cloth".

Means "my struggle, my strife" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is a son of Jacob by Rachel's servant Bilhah, and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.

From Japanese 直 (nao) meaning "straight, direct" and 樹 (ki) meaning "tree", as well as other combinations of different kanji with the same pronunciations.

From Aymara nayra meaning "eye" or "early".

From the Basque name of the Spanish city of Nájera, which is Arabic in origin. In the 12th century there was a reported apparition of the Virgin Mary in a nearby cave.

Variant of Nawel using Spanish spelling conventions.

Anglicized form of Muirne. The popularity of this name spiked in the United States in the 1930s due to the fame of the actress Myrna Loy (1905-1993).

Created by the 17th-century poet Fulke Greville. He possibly based it on Latin myrra meaning "myrrh" (a fragrant resin obtained from a tree). Otherwise, he may have simply rearranged the letters from the name Mary. Although unrelated etymologically, this is also the name of an ancient city of Anatolia.

Possibly a Slovene diminutive of Marija. Alternatively, it could be related to Slovene moj meaning "my, mine".

Short form of Miroslav and other names beginning with Mir (often the Slavic element mirŭ meaning "peace, world").

Catalan form of Mirèio (see Mireille).

Derived from the Slavic element mirŭ meaning "peace" or "world".

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

Derived from the Slavic elements milŭ "gracious" and vojĭ "soldier".

From the Slavic element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear" combined with a diminutive suffix. This name was borne by the wife of the 14th-century Serbian ruler Lazar.

Estonian form of Michael.

German diminutive of Michael or Michaela.

Diminutive of Michelle.

Means "who is like Yahweh?" in Hebrew. This name occurs in the Old Testament in a variety of Hebrew spellings, belonging to both males and females. It is the full name of Micah, both the prophet and the man from the Book of Judges. As a feminine name it belongs to the mother of King Abijah (at 2 Chronicles 13:2), though her name is listed as Maacah in other passages.

Variant of Merle.

Ancient Attic Greek variant of Melissa.

From the name of a town in southern France, said to derive from Occitan mair "mother" and French lys "lily". It is also sometimes considered a combination of Marie and lys.

Variant of Matthias.

Polish form of Marius.

Elaboration of Maria used particularly in Latin America. The suffix could be inspired by the name of the Itza people of Central America (as seen in the name of the old Maya city of Chichen Itza, Mexico). It also nearly coincides with the name of the Maritsa River in southeastern Europe.

Either a diminutive of Mary or a variant of Miranda.

Estonian form of Marcus (see Mark).

From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Maoil Eoin meaning "descendant of a disciple of Saint John".

Means "jasmine" in Thai.

From an English word meaning "harmful, evil", derived from Latin maleficens. This is the name of the villain in the animated Disney film Sleeping Beauty (1959).

German short form of Magdalene and Hunsrik form of the related name Marlene.

This name was used by the Brothers Grimm in their fairy tale Jungfrau Maleen ("Maid Maleen").

From the surname of the Italian saint Gerard Majella (1726-1755; called Gerardo Maiella in Italian), a miracle worker who is regarded as the patron saint of pregnancy and childbirth. His surname is derived from the name of the Maiella massif in Abruzzo, Italy.

Variant of Maylis.

Variant of Majella.

Feminine form of Maël, possibly influenced by the spelling of Mailys.

Feminine form of Maël.

Feminine form of Maël.

Feminine form of Maël.

Lylie was first recorded as a diminutive of Elizabeth in 13th century England.
It was later, in England in the 19th and early 20th centuries, revived as a diminutive of Eliza.

Latinized form of the Greek name Λύκος (Lykos) meaning "wolf". This name was borne by several characters in Greek mythology including a legendary ruler of Thebes.

Latinized form of the Greek name Λυκοῦργος (Lykourgos), derived from λύκος (lykos) meaning "wolf" and ἔργον (ergon) meaning "work, deed". In Greek legend this was the name of a king who was driven mad by the gods because of his impiety. This was also the name of a Spartan legislator of the 9th century BC.

Derived from Latin luscinia "nightingale". This was an epithet of the Roman goddess Minerva. As an English name, it has been used sparingly since the 19th century.

Means "little light", derived from Romanian lumina "light" combined with a diminutive suffix.

This name was first used by the poet Richard Lovelace for a collection of poems called Lucasta (1649). The poems were dedicated to Lucasta, a nickname for the woman he loved Lucy Sacheverel, whom he called lux casta "pure light".

From the movie Bird of Paradise (1932), in which it was borne by the main character, a Polynesian girl [1]. The movie was based on a 1912 play of the same name set in Hawaii.

Greek “the obscure”.

One of the titles of the god Apollo in his role as the god of prophecy.

Swedish feminine form of Louis.

Estonian feminine form of Louis.

Finnish feminine form of Louis.

From the Germanic name Hlothar meaning "famous army", derived from the elements hlut "famous, loud" and heri "army". This was the name of medieval Frankish rulers of the Holy Roman Empire, Italy and France. It was also borne by four earlier Merovingian kings of the Franks, though their names are usually spelled as Chlothar.

Used by the French author George Sand for a character in her novel Mattea (1833) and later by the Italian author Luciano Zuccoli in his novel L'amore de Loredana (1908). It was possibly based on the Venetian surname Loredan, which was derived from the place name Loreo.

Originally this was a masculine name, coming into use in America in 1927 when the dance called the Lindy Hop became popular. The dance was probably named for aviator Charles Lindbergh. Later this name was used as a diminutive of Linda.

Short form of Alexander.

Swedish and Low German form of Leonard.

Variant of Leonard.

Younger form of Lembitu which itself was derived from Estonian lemb "affection" (compare Finnish Lemmitty).
The name was borne by a 13th-century Estonian leader and eventually revived in the 19th century

Derived from the poetic Arabic word لمى (lama) meaning "dark red lips".

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 光希 or 幸輝 (see Kōki).

Derived from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korallion) meaning "coral" (in Modern Greek κοράλλι). This was the name of an obscure 4th-century saint and martyr from Thrace.

Hungarian form of Clotilde.

From the Old Norse name Ketilríðr, derived from the elements ketill meaning "kettle" and fríðr meaning "beautiful, beloved".

Possibly an elaboration of Kiri or Kira 2. It seems to have been brought to attention in Australia in the 1970s by the actress Kirrily Nolan.

Allegedly derived from Estonian kirka, the genitive singular case of kirgas “bright”. This is also the Estonian form of Circe.

From the animated movie "Atlantis: The Lost Empire" where it was short for Kidagakash.

From a surname derived from Middle English kempe meaning "champion, athlete, warrior".

From Hebrew כְּלִיל (kelil) meaning "crown, wreath".

Feminine form of Kassianos. This was the name of a 9th-century Byzantine saint famous as a hymnographer, who supposedly fell in love with the emperor Theophilos but was rejected when she proved to be more intelligent than he.

From Japanese 香 (ka) meaning "incense, perfume", 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful", 加 (ka) meaning "increase", 花 (ka) meaning "flower", or 夏 (ka) meaning "summer" combined with Japanese 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, green" or 奈 (na), a phonetic character. It is often written in hiragana. Other kanji combinations are possible.

Derived from Greek κάλλιστος (kallistos) meaning "most beautiful", a derivative of καλός (kalos) meaning "beautiful". In Greek mythology Kallisto was a nymph who was loved by Zeus. She was changed into a she-bear by Hera, and subsequently became the Great Bear constellation. This was also an ancient Greek personal name.

Derived from Greek κάλλος (kallos) meaning "beauty". This was the name of an Athenian who fought at Marathon who later became an ambassador to the Persians.

Sanskrit name meaning "sun".

In Hindu mythology, Kalindi was the wife of Sri Krishna and a daughter of Surya, the sun god.

Feminization of Kalil.

From Japanese 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, or 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

From Hawaiian kai "ocean, sea" and lani "sky, heaven".

From Japanese kanji 籠目 (kagome) that indicates the shape of the holes in a traditional basket (hexagon), the woven material and the basket itself which was often used as a birdcage. Kagome can derive also from 香籠 (kagome) an obsolete combination meaning "fragrance; incense".

Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kagome Kagome (かごめかごめ, or 籠目籠目) is a Japanese children's game and the song associated with it.

Kagome Higurashi is the main character in the famous franchise 'Inuyasha'. Her name was referred to the caged bird in the traditional song.

Inspired by the English word jovial meaning "merry; cheerful and good-humored", which is itself derived from the name of the god Jove. Zooey Deschanel played a character by this name in the popular 2003 Christmas movie Elf.

In some cases, it could be a diminutive of Jovan or Jovana or a variant of Jovi.

From Latin Iovis, the genitive case of Iuppiter (see Jupiter). Though this form is grammatically genitive, post-classically it has been used nominatively as another name for Jupiter.

Means "Yahweh is perfect" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of both a son of Gideon and a king of Judah.

Feminine form of Josu.

French, Spanish and Portuguese form of Joshua.

Variant of Georgia.

Dutch and Frisian form of George.

From the Hebrew name יוֹנָה (Yonah) meaning "dove". This was the name of a prophet swallowed by a fish, as told in the Old Testament Book of Jonah. Jonah was commanded by God to preach in Nineveh, but instead fled by boat. After being caught in a storm, the other sailors threw Jonah overboard, at which point he was swallowed. He emerged from the fish alive and repentant three days later.

Jonah's story was popular in the Middle Ages, and the Hellenized form Jonas was occasionally used in England. The form Jonah did not become common until after the Protestant Reformation.

Icelandic and Faroese feminine form of John.

From the Hebrew name יוֹאָשׁ (Yo'ash), possibly meaning "fire of Yahweh". In the Old Testament this name was borne by several characters including the father of Gideon, a king of Judah, and a son of King Ahab of Israel.

Feminine form of Jesús.

While in modern times this name is sometimes considered a blend of Jessa and Amy, it is actually an old form of Jasmine which was used from the late 1700s onwards.

Diminutive of Jenő.

Finnish form of Joachim.

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.

An epithet of the Greek goddess Artemis which derives from Issorion, the name of a mountain near Sparta on which there was a sanctuary dedicated to her. The place name is of unknown meaning.

Alternate transcription of Arabic عيسى (see Isa 1).

Form of Israel used in the Latin Old Testament.

The first element is derived from îs "ice", but it might also be a short form of isan (see Isanbert). The second element is derived from Old High German mund "protection."

From the name of the island of Islay, which lies off of the west coast of Scotland.

Late Latin name meaning "from Isauria". Isauria was the name of a region in Asia Minor.

Derived from the Old German elements isarn meaning "iron" and beraht meaning "bright".

English form of a medieval French name appearing in various spellings such as Ysambart or Isembart, which were derived from Isanbert. The name is mainly synonymous with the leading British civil engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859).

Variant of Isoline influenced by Isabelle.

Arabic form of Jesus. This form is found in the Quran and is used as a given name by Muslims. Arabic-speaking Christians instead use يسوع (Yasu') to refer to Jesus Christ.

Means "visitation" in Basque. It is an equivalent of the Spanish name Visitación, coined by Sabino Arana in his 1910 list of Basque saints names.

Greek form of Joshua and Jesus.

Probably from a Germanic name derived from the element idal, an extended form of id possibly meaning "work, labour" [1]. Unrelated, this was also an epithet of the Greek goddess Aphrodite, given because the city of Idalion on Cyprus was a center of her cult.

This name was borne by the heroine of the Polish writer Juliusz Słowacki's play Fantazy (1841, published 1866).

Means "sleep" in Greek. In Greek myth this was the name of the personification of sleep, twin brother of Thanatos.

Derived from Greek ὑπέρ (hyper) meaning "over". In Greek myth this was the name of a Titan who presided over the sun and light. By Theia he was the father of the sun god Helios, the moon goddess Selene, and the dawn goddess Eos.

From Japanese 和 (hono) meaning "harmony" (using an obscure nanori reading) and 花 (ka) meaning "flower", as well as other combinations of kanji that have the same pronunciation. Very often it is written using the hiragana writing system.

From Japanese 英 (hide) meaning "excellent, fine" and 明 (aki) meaning "bright, light, clear", as well as other combinations of kanji.

Reconstructed Egyptian form of Horus.

Meaning uncertain, perhaps related to Greek ἕρση (herse) meaning "dew". In Roman legend this was the name of a Sabine woman who became the wife of Romulus.

Diminutive of Vilhelmiina or Vilhelmina. It also means "pearl" in Finnish.

Finnish form of Heinrich (see Henry).

From Japanese 颯 (hayate) meaning "sudden, sound of the wind". Other kanji with the same pronunciation can also form this name.

Probably means "to dance, to circle, to twist" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is both a place name and a masculine personal name.

Means "sun" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

From Japanese 遥 (haruka) meaning "distant, remote". It can also come from 春 (haru) meaning "spring" or 晴 (haru) meaning "clear weather" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Additionally, other kanji combinations can form this name.

Means "wealth, treasure, property" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit अर्थ (artha).

Either a short form of Hardy, Hartmann, or other name beginning with the element hart or hard, "hardy, strong"; or from the Old English heorot or Middle Low German harte, a male deer. A famous bearer is Hart Crane, the 20th century poet.

From a surname that was derived from Middle English hardi "bold, hardy".

Greek form of Annas.

From the English word halo meaning "luminous disc or ring", derived from Greek ἅλως (halos). Haloes often appear in religious art above the heads of holy people.

From Irish Ó hAllmhuráin meaning "descendant of Allmhurán". The given name Allmhurán means "stranger from across the sea".

Old Welsh diminutive of Gwen. This was the name of an obscure early Welsh saint. It was mentioned in J. K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' series of books as the name of a witch, Gwenog Jones.

Means "blessed and generous" from Breton gwenn meaning "white, blessed" and hael meaning "generous". Saint Gwenhael was a 6th-century abbot of Brittany.

From the Old Norse name Gunnarr, which was derived from the elements gunnr "war" and herr "army, warrior" (making it a cognate of Gunther). In Norse legend Gunnar was the husband of Brynhildr. He had his brother-in-law Sigurd murdered based on his wife's false accusations that Sigurd had taken her virginity.

Sicilian form of Jupiter.

French diminutive of Georgine or Virginie.

Romanian feminine form of George.

Used by Victor Hugo in his novel 'Les Misérables' (1862) for a son of the Thénardiers. Due to the character, who adopts Gavroche as his name, this has become a French slang word meaning "street urchin" or "mischievous child".

Meaning unknown, possibly related to the Basque word hartz meaning "bear". This was the name of several medieval kings of Navarre and Leon.

Polish form of Flavia.

Derived from Gaelic fionn "white, fair" and lug "light, brightness". The second element may refer to the pagan sun god Lugh, in which case it means "fair Lugh". This was the name of numerous minor early Irish saints. It is probably an older form of Fionnlagh (a Christianized variant, in which the second element was replaced with laogh "hero, warrior").

Manx form of Finlugh.

Means "proud" in Esperanto.

Transferred use of the surname Field.

Catalan form of Ferdinand.

Icelandic form of Eyvindr (see Øyvind).

Old Norse form of Øyvind.

Modern form of Eyvindr, see Øyvind.

From an English surname that was derived from the given name Aveline. In the 17th century when it was first used as a given name it was more common for boys, but it is now regarded as almost entirely feminine, probably in part because of its similarity to Eve and Evelina.

This name was popular throughout the English-speaking world in the early 20th century. It staged a comeback in the early 21st century, returning to the American top ten in 2017.

Means "evangelist, preacher" in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, derived from Latin, ultimately from Greek εὐάγγελος (euangelos) meaning "bringing good news". It is often used in honour of the Four Evangelists (the authors of the gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John). It is traditionally masculine, though occasionally given to girls. A famous bearer was the Italian physicist and mathematician Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647), who invented the barometer.

Spanish and Italian form of Eusebius.

From Japanese 悦 (etsu) meaning "joy, pleased" and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other kanji combinations.

Derived from French étoile "star" (ultimately via Old French estoile, esteile, from Latin stēlla).

English form of the Germanic name Adallinda. The name was very rare in medieval times, but it was revived in the early 19th century.

Alternate transcription of Arabic عيسى (see Isa 1).

Diminutive of Erzsébet.

Variant of Ermengard.

From the Old Norse byname Erlendr, which was derived from ørlendr meaning "foreigner".

Means "strife, discord" in Greek. In Greek mythology Eris was the goddess of discord. She was the sister and companion of Ares.

Lithuanian form of Eric.

Means "horse protector" in Old English. This name was invented by J. R. R. Tolkien who used Old English to represent the Rohirric language. In his novel 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954) Éomund is the father of Éowyn and Éomer.

From Sumerian 𒂗 (en) meaning "lord" and 𒆠 (ki) meaning "earth, ground" (though maybe originally from 𒆳 (kur) meaning "underworld, mountain"). Enki, called Ea by the Akkadians, Assyrians and Babylonians, was the Sumerian god of water and wisdom and the keeper of the Me, the divine laws.

Anglicized form of Endelienta, the Latin form of a Welsh or Cornish name. It was borne by a 5th or 6th-century Cornish saint whose birth name is lost. According to some traditions she was a daughter of Brychan Brycheiniog (identifying her with Cynheiddon).

French form of Emerentiana.

In Arthurian romance tales, Sir Elyan the White, also known as Helyan le Blanc, is the son of Sir Bors and is a Knight of the Round Table. He's sometimes a cousin of Lancelot, and helps rescue him after his affair with Guinevere is revealed. His mother is the half-sister of Sir Sagramore, and their mother is the daughter of the Eastern Roman Emperior, leading Elyan to eventually become Emperor of Constantinople himself in the Lancelot-Grail Cycle. His name is likely a variant of Eilian.

In the BBC series Merlin, it is said that Sir Elyan is the younger brother of Queen Guinevere.

From the name of Hamlet's castle, which is an anglicized form of Helsingør, a Danish place name meaning "neck, narrow strait" (see Elsinore). Use of this place name as a feminine personal name is likely due to its similarity to Eleanor and Elsa.

Middle English form of either of the Old English names Ælfric or Æðelric. Both were rarely used after the Norman Conquest.

Czech and Slovak diminutive of Elizabeth.

Catalan form of the Visigothic name Alasind composed of the Germanic elements alah "temple" and sinþs "path".
It was borne by the medieval Catalan noblewoman Elisenda de Montcada, the fourth and last wife of King James II of Aragon.

French form of Elijah.

This given name is predominantly used in South America. In the Spanish-speaking countries of that continent, it is probably a combination of a name starting with Eli- (such as Elisa) with a name ending in -ander (such as Alexander). After all, it is fairly common in especially Latin-American countries for parents to give their child a name that is a combination of their own names. Also compare Elián and Eliandro.

As for Brazil: Eliander is usually a short form of Elianderson there, though of course the explanation described above is possible in Brazil as well.

Derived from Cornish elester meaning "iris flower". This is a recently coined Cornish name.

Variant of Eleanor.

Combination of the Old Norse name elements eldr "fire" and lilja "lily". This is also the Nordic name of a Chinese lily (flower, Lat. Lilium davidii).

Possibly derived from Greek ἄλαρα (alara) meaning "hazelnut, spear-shaft". In Greek mythology Elara was one of Zeus's mortal lovers and by him the mother of the giant Tityos. A moon of Jupiter bears this name in her honour.

Provençal form of Elizabeth.

Means "white snow" from the Welsh elements eira "snow" and gwen "white, blessed". This name was created in the early 20th century.

Combination of the Old Norse name elements eir "protection; peace; calm; help; mercy; benignity" and ný "new moon, waxing moon" or nýr "new; young; fresh".

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

Variant of Irene.

Old Norse form of Eindride.

Means "ember" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology she is one of the two beautiful daughters of the fire god Logi and the mother of Viking by Vífil.

The name of a nymph desired by Poseidon. The name is derived from the suffix element ειδο (eido-), perhaps meaning "knowing" or "shapely", and the element θεα (thea) meaning "goddess".

Dutch and German form of Agmund.

From an English surname that meant either "son of Eda 2" or "son of Adam". A famous bearer of the surname was the American inventor Thomas Edison (1847-1931).

Medieval variant of Adelina.

Latinized form of Étaín. This was the name of an early Irish saint.

Old English form of Esmond.

Alternate transcription of Tsovinar.

Derived from Greek dys "bad, wrong, difficult" and Greek nomos "custom, tradition, moral law". In Greek mythology, Dysnomia is the personification of lawlessness.

Old Norse name meaning "the one slumbering". Possibly derived from the same word as Swedish dvala and Danish and Norwegian dvale, meaning "sleep, hibernation".

Dvalinn is one of the four stags in Norse mythology who ate the buds off of Yggdrasil, the World Tree. He is also a dwarf and a smith that made a necklace worn by Freyja.

From the Old English elements dunn "dark" and stan "stone". This name was borne by a 10th-century saint, the archbishop of Canterbury. It was occasionally used in the Middle Ages, though it died out after the 16th century. It was revived by the Tractarian movement in the 19th century.

Diminutive of Drust. This name was borne by a 7th-century Irish saint who was active among the Picts in Scotland.

Transferred use of the surname Drury. Drury Lane is a famous street in London, home to the Theatre Royal, and well known as the nursery rhyme locale of The Muffin Man.

From an Irish surname that was an Anglicized form of Ó hEidirsceóil meaning "descendant of the messenger".

Variant of Drust.

Greek form of Draco.

Feminine form of Dragan.

Meaning unknown. It was used by Molière for a character in his play 'Le Bourgeois gentilhomme'.

Means "sorrowful" in Latin, taken from the Latin title of the Virgin Mary Mater Dolorosa "Mother of Sorrows". As such, it is cognate to Spanish Dolores and Italian Addolorata.

Means "discord, strife" in Latin. This was the name of the Roman goddess of discord, equivalent to the Greek goddess Eris.

Short form of Diana.

French form of the Italian name Desolina.

Means "of the snows" in French, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Notre Dame des Neiges meaning "Our Lady of the Snows" (see Nieves).

Means "lion of the people", derived from Greek δημος (demos) "the people" combined with Greek λεων (leon) "lion". In Greek mythology, Demoleon is the name of a centaur.

From an English surname that was derived from Old French darnel, a type of grass. In some cases the surname may be from a place name, itself derived from Old English derne "hidden" and halh "nook".

Possibly derived from the Slavic elements danŭ "given" and mirŭ "peace, world". Otherwise, it might be of Turkic or Russian origin (see Damir 2). It was popularized by a character from Marija Jurić Zagorka's novel Gordana (1935).

Means "tamer, subduer", derived from Greek damazô (or damasô) "to subdue" (compare Damian, Damon). This was the name of a giant hero in Lydian myth whom the Greeks may have identified with Herakles. Damasen killed a dragon that had been ravaging the kingdom of Lydia in Anatolia.

From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Dálaigh, itself derived from the given name Dálach. Its recent popularity in the Netherlands can be attributed to the Dutch soccer player Daley Blind (1990-).

From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great" combined with 地 (chi) meaning "earth, land" or 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A Greek "plant" name, from a genus of thistles, of which a leading member is the purple flowered artichoke.

Probably originated from Zinara, in the Aegean, hence it is also considered a "place" name. The poet Horace sang of Cynara. Ernest Dowson revived the ancient Greek favourite with the poem, "I have been faithful to thee, Cynara..."

Short form of Cyrus or Cyril.

Derived from Hungarian csillag meaning "star". This name was created by the Hungarian author András Dugonics for an 1803 novel and later used and popularized by the poet Mihály Vörösmarty.

From the Roman cognomen Crispinus, which was derived from the name Crispus. Saint Crispin was a 3rd-century Roman who was martyred with his twin brother Crispinian in Gaul. They are the patrons of shoemakers. They were popular saints in England during the Middle Ages, and the name has occasionally been used since that time.

Italian form of Crescentius.

Traditionally an Irish surname meaning "spear". From the Irish Gaelic corragán which is a double diminutive of corr 'pointed'.

Meaning uncertain, from the name of a character in medieval legend, possibly first recorded by Spanish writer Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo. Perhaps it was derived from an older form of Spanish corazón "heart" (e.g., Old Spanish coraçon; ultimately from Latin cor "heart", with the hypothetic Vulgar Latin root *coratione, *coraceone) or the Greek name Chrysanthe. As a nickname it was used by a mistress of King Henry IV of France: Diane d'Andoins (1554-1620), la Belle Corisande. Some usage may be generated by Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera 'Amadis' (1684; based on Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo), in which it belongs to the lover of the prince Florestan. The name was also used by Benjamin Disraeli for a character in his play 'Lothair' (1870).

Latinized form of Klytië.

Feminine form of Cloelius. In Roman legend Cloelia was a maiden who was given to an Etruscan invader as a hostage. She managed to escape by swimming across the Tiber, at the same time helping some of the other captives to safety.

Possibly an elaboration of Cleo or Clara.

Feminine form of Cléophas, possibly via Latin Cleophae (see Cleofe).
Since the 1990s, this name is being slowly rediscovered.

Latinized form of Κλεώνη (Kleone), derived from κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". This is the name of a naiad in Greek myth.

Originally a Latinization of Kleone, this name is sometimes understood as a feminine form of Cleon in the English-speaking world.

In Greek mythology, Cleona (or Kleone) was the Naiad Nymph of the spring, well or fountain of the town of Kleonai (Cleonae) in Argos-Sikyonia, southern Greece. She was a daughter of the river-god Asopos.

Derived from the name of the flowering plants cleome, commonly known as "spider flowers, spider plants, spider weeds, bee plants".

Latinized form of Kleodora. In Greek mythology, Cleodora was a nymph of Mount Parnassos in Phokis. She was one of the prophetic Thriai, nymphs who divined the future by throwing stones or pebbles. She was loved by the sea god Poseidon and had a son called Parnassos by him. This name was also borne by one of the Danaids (i.e., the 50 daughters of Danaus).

Anglicized form of Clíodhna.

Latinate form of Cleo apparently coined by British novelist Lawrence Durrell for a character in his 'Alexandria Quartet'. A known bearer is American actress Clea DuVall (1977-).

English form of Claudianus. This name was borne by a Roman court poet from the 4th century AD.

Variant of Claremonde.

Diminutive of Jesús or Jesusa.

Means "good God" in Igbo, derived from Chi 2, referring to God, and ọ́má meaning "good, beautiful".

Diminutive of Michelle.

From the name of a flower, literally "wax-flower" from Greek κηρος (keros) "beeswax" combined with ανθος (anthos) "flower".

Possibly derived from Ceraelia, the name of the ancient Roman festival dedicated to the agricultural goddess Ceres.

Means "holly" in Welsh. It appears briefly in the Welsh tale Culhwch and Olwen [1], belonging to a son of Caw, but was not typically used as a given name until the 20th century.

Taken from the name of the flower, whose name is derived from Greek κηλος (kelos) "burned".

Derived from Welsh cain "good, lovely" and gwen "white, blessed". This was the name of a 5th-century Welsh saint also known as Cain or Keyne.

Norman form of Sédulie.

Variant of Cédric.

Latinized form of Greek Κηδαλίων (Kedalion), of which the meaning is not entirely certain. It could have been derived from Greek κηδαλιζω (kedalizô) meaning "purifying, cleansing". However, it could also have been derived from Greek κηδεύω (kēdeuō) meaning "to take charge (of), to care for, to tend (to)". In Greek mythology, Cedalion was a daemon attendant of the god Hephaestus at his forge on the island of Lemnos.

Catalan and German form of Cassiodorus.

Feminine form of Cassien.

Recently created name intended to mean "what will be, will be". It is from the title of the 1956 song Que Sera, Sera, which was taken from the Italian phrase che sarà sarà. The phrase que sera, sera is not grammatically correct in any Romance language.

Elaborated form of Cassandra.

From כְּנַעַן (Kena'an), the Hebrew name of the ancient region of Canaan, which was possibly derived from a root meaning "low, humble". In the Old Testament this is the name of a son of Ham. He is said to be the ancestor and namesake of the Canaanite peoples.

From the genus name of common heather, a flowering shrub. It comes from the Greek verb καλλύνω (kalluno) meaning "to beautify, sweep clean", ultimately from καλός (kalos) "beautiful".

Latinized form of Greek Καλλιρόη (Kallirhoe), the Epic Greek form of Καλλιρρόη (see Kallirrhoe).