Tian Tian's Personal Name List

In Romani lore, the acorn was an ancient fertility and phallic symbol.

From 赤/朱 (aka) meaning "red" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince."

This name is extremely rare.

Derived from Arabic an-niżām, meaning "string of pearls". This is a star in the constellation Orion.

Means "love of God", derived from Latin amare "to love" and Deus "God". A famous bearer was the Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), who was actually born Wolfgang Theophilus Mozart but preferred the Latin translation of his Greek middle name. This name was also assumed as a middle name by the German novelist E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776-1822), who took it in honour of Mozart.

Meaning uncertain. Its use is probably influenced by the Latin title ancilla Dei meaning "handmaid of God".

In the German-speaking world, the use of Ancilla and Anzilla dates back to at least the 10th century. In 990 AD, the birth of a certain Anzilla von Lenzburg was documented in Switzerland. She was the daughter of Arnold I, Count von Lenzburg, the imperial reeve of Zurich.

In the Netherlands, a known bearer of this name is Ancilla van de Leest (b. 1985), a former model and television presenter who is now a politician on behalf of the Dutch Pirate Party.

From the English word anthem, "a rousing or uplifting song", ultimately from the Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna), a call and response style of singing.

Means "lion of God" in Hebrew, from אֲרִי (ʾari) meaning "lion" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". In the Old Testament it is used as another name for the city of Jerusalem. Shakespeare utilized it for a spirit in his play The Tempest (1611) and Alexander Pope utilized it for a sylph in his poem The Rape of the Lock (1712), and one of the moons of Uranus bears this name in his honour. As an English name, it became more common for females in the 1980s, especially after it was used for the title character in the Disney film The Little Mermaid (1989).

Modern Scandinavian form of Ástríðr. This name was borne by the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002), the author of Pippi Longstocking. It was also borne by a Swedish princess (1905-1935) who became the queen of Belgium as the wife of Leopold III.

From a nickname meaning "baby", also a slang term meaning "attractive person". As a feminine name, in some cases it is a diminutive of Barbara.

Means "bauble" or "trinket" in French. According to the French fairytale, Babiole is the daughter of a queen. The fairy Fanfreluche tricks the queen into turning her daughter into a monkey.

Feminine form of Baptiste.

Means “Prussian blue” in German. A notable bearer of this surname is Jacques Berlinerblau, a professor of Jewish civilization, and Stefania Berlinerblau, an American anatomist and physician.

From Japanese 日 (bi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 妃 (bi) meaning "a ruler's wife; queen; empress" or 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful" and duplicated using 々. Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also be used to form this name.

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

From the name of the flower, used to some extent as a first name when flower names were in vogue at the end of the 19th century.

From the Braid Hills.

Short form of Abraham. This name was borne by Bram Stoker (1847-1912), the Irish author who wrote Dracula.

Diminutive of Brown.

From a Scottish surname, of Norman origin, which probably originally referred to the town of Brix in France. The surname was borne by Robert the Bruce, a Scottish hero of the 14th century who achieved independence from England and became the king of Scotland. It has been in use as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 19th century, becoming especially popular in the 1940s and 50s. Notable bearers include Chinese-American actor Bruce Lee (1940-1973), American musician Bruce Springsteen (1949-), and American actor Bruce Willis (1955-). It is also the real name of the comic book superheroes Batman (Bruce Wayne), created 1939, and the Hulk (Bruce Banner), created 1962.

A nickname meaning "little boy" (from the German word Bube "boy").

It was borne by the German boxing champion Bubi Scholz.

From ブラウニー (Buraunī) meaning "Brownie".

From the Hebrew name קָיִן (Qayin) possibly meaning "acquired", from the root קָנָה (qana) meaning "to acquire, to purchase". In Genesis in the Old Testament Cain is the first son of Adam and Eve. He killed his brother Abel after God accepted Abel's offering of meat instead of his offering of plant-based foods. After this Cain was banished to be a wanderer.

Scottish Gaelic form of Columba.

Feminine form of Calum.

It is of Italian and Middle French origin, and the meaning is "skin". From Italian cammeo which refers to a gem portrait carved in relief.

From an archaic French word meaning "small pin". This is the name of the titular character in Mademoiselle de Lubert's fairy tale "Princess Camion" (1743). Camion is the name of a princess transformed into a tiny doll, given to the prince Zirphil to be his wife. In modern French the word ''camion'' means "truck".

From the name of the (sometimes) bright red bird.
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Possibly after the bird itself

From an Italian nickname meaning "carnival", perhaps given to a festive person.

Used in reference to a "change of heart."

Old German (Frankish) variant of Haribert. This name was borne by two Merovingian kings of the Franks (6th and 7th centuries).

Derived from Greek χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness". This was the name of a 1st-century Greek novelist.

Possibly means "fierce brightness" in Greek. In Greek mythology Charon was the operator of the ferry that brought the newly dead over the River Acheron into Hades.

Derived from Latin cherubin meaning "cherubs, cherubim", which refers to a class of angels known as the cherubim. The term ultimately comes from Hebrew, but it has been theorized that the Jews borrowed the word from Akkadian kuribu meaning "to bless" or from Assyrian ܟܪܘܒܐ (karabu) meaning "great, mighty".

In theatre, Cherubino is the name of a character in Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro (1786).

Known real-life bearers of this name include the Italian painter and engraver Cherubino Alberti (1553-1615) and the Italian historian Cherubino Ghirardacci (1519-1598).

Means "lovely, beautiful, pleasing" in Thai.

From the word referring to the pupa of a butterfly or moth or the cocoon where the pupa is enclosed inside, derived via Latin from Ancient Greek χρυσαλλίς (khrusallís), from χρυσός (khrusós) meaning "gold."

A My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic villain bears this name.

Originally indicated someone who came from Cockburn, a place in Berwickshire. The place name is derived from Old English cocc "rooster" and burna "stream".

From Κωκυτός meaning "lamentation"

Late Latin name meaning "dove". The dove is a symbol of the Holy Spirit in Christianity. This was the name of several early saints both masculine and feminine, most notably the 6th-century Irish monk Saint Columba (or Colum) who established a monastery on the island of Iona off the coast of Scotland. He is credited with the conversion of Scotland to Christianity.

The name of a life-sized mechanical doll created by the mysterious Doctor Coppélius in Léo Delibes' comic ballet Coppélia (1870), based on two macabre stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann. The inventor's name is possibly a Latinized form of Yiddish Koppel. Alternatively this name may be inspired by Greek κοπελιά (kopelia) meaning "young woman", a dialectal variant of κοπέλα (kopela).

From a French surname that was derived from corbeau "raven", originally denoting a person who had dark hair. The name was probably popularized in America by actor Corbin Bernsen (1954-) [1].

From an English surname meaning "maker of cord" or "seller of cord" in Middle English.

From Spanish cordero meaning "lamb", perhaps via the Spanish surname Cordero (which originally denoted either a shepherd or someone thought to resemble a lamb). This name was popularized by a character on the soap opera One Life to Live: Cordero "Cord" Roberts, a character that debuted in 1986.

English: habitational name from any of numerous places named from Old English cotum (dative plural of cot) ‘at the cottages or huts’ (or sometimes possibly from a Middle English plural, coten). Examples include Coton (Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Staffordshire), Cottam (East Yorkshire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire), and Cotham (Nottinghamshire).
French: from a diminutive of Old French cot(t)e ‘coat (of mail)’ (see Cott).

Means "heart; core; sweetheart" in Irish.

French form of Cupid. It was mentioned in Marquis de Sade's novel 'The 120 Days of Sodom' (1785) as belonging to one of the male victims.

Derived form Irish Gaelic cuisle "pulse". This name was created in the early 1800s from the Irish term of endearment cuisle mo cridhe (usually anglicized as Cushla Macree, in former times also Cushlamachree) which translates to "pulse of my heart"; it is popularly interpreted to mean "beat of my heart".
This name has hardly ever been used in Ireland itself.

In Hebrew it’s a combination of the name Dar, means "(mother of) pearl, nacre" and El, reference to God. In English it’s used as variant of Darell.

Combination of the name Dar, means "(mother of) pearl" with the letters יה (ya) (which are part of the name of God) means "Pearl of God" in Hebrew.

Variant of Debenham.

From a surname, see Dean 1 and Dean 2. The actor James Dean (1931-1955) was a famous bearer of the surname.

Means "divine, goddesslike", a derivative of Latin dia or diva meaning "goddess". It is ultimately related to the same Indo-European root *dyew- found in Zeus. Diana was a Roman goddess of the moon, hunting, forests and childbirth, often identified with the Greek goddess Artemis.

As a given name, Diana has been regularly used since the Renaissance. It became more common in the English-speaking world following Walter Scott's novel Rob Roy (1817), which featured a character named Diana Vernon. It also appeared in George Meredith's novel Diana of the Crossways (1885). A notable bearer was the British royal Diana Spencer (1961-1997), the Princess of Wales.

Referring to living, and ultimately dying, a godly life.

From the English word dimple, likely of Germanic origin; related to German Tümpel "pond".

Diminutive of Dorothy. Doll and Dolly were used from the 16th century, and the common English word doll (for the plaything) is derived from them. In modern times this name is also sometimes used as a diminutive of Dolores.

Derived from Romanian dor meaning "longing".

From a Scottish surname that was from the name of a town in Lanarkshire, itself named after a tributary of the River Clyde called the Douglas Water. It means "dark river", derived from Gaelic dubh "dark" and glais "water, river" (an archaic word related to glas "grey, green"). This was a Scottish Lowland clan, the leaders of which were powerful earls in the medieval period. The Gaelic form is Dùghlas or Dùbhghlas. It has been used as a given name since the 16th century.

Means "teddy bear" in Hebrew. It's typically used as a diminutive form of Dov.

From Latin dulcis "sweet" and bella "beautiful". The usual medieval spelling of this name was Dowsabel, and the Latinized form Dulcibella was revived in the 18th century.

From Latin dulcis meaning "sweet". It was used in the Middle Ages in the spellings Dowse and Duce, and was recoined in the 19th century.

Feminine form of Ebbe.

Danish short form of Asbjørn.

From the name of the edelweiss flower (species Leontopodium alpinum). It is derived from the German elements edel "noble" and weiß "white." The name of the flower is spelled Edelweiß in German; Edelweiss is an Anglicized spelling.

From Hebrew אָדֹם (ʾaḏom) meaning "red" [2]. According to the Old Testament, Esau, who is described as having red skin, was given this name because he traded his birthright for a helping of red broth. The bible goes on to tell that Esau was the founder of the ancient nation of Edom, located to the south of the kingdom of Judah.

Derived from Greek ἐλέφας (elephas) meaning "elephant". The name of a Greek poet and physician who was renowned in classical literature, likely not her real name as taking animal names was common at the time. Also the name of a wife of Danaus in Greek mythology.

Modern Hebrew form of Elijah.

Possibly a variant or short form of Eliezer used in the Southern United States.

From the Hebrew name אֶפְרָיִם (ʾEfrayim) meaning "fruitful". In the Old Testament Ephraim is a son of Joseph and Asenath and the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. This name was also borne by two early saints: Ephraim or Ephrem the Syrian, a 4th-century theologian, and Ephraim of Antioch, a 6th-century patriarch of Antioch.

Combination of Eva and Luna. This is the name of Venezuelan actress and singer Evaluna Montaner (1997-).

Feminine variant of Ferran.

Derived from the Romani word fawnie "ring; finger ring".

Short form of Lafayette, or else from a surname ultimately derived from Old French faie "beech", which originally denoted a person who lived in or by a beech wood, or who was from any of various places in France named with the word.

Variant of Flossie.

Derived from Old French franc encens meaning "high quality incense"; the word is primarily used to refer to an aromatic resin from trees of the genus Boswellia, and is mentioned in the Christian Bible as one of the three gifts given to the baby Jesus by the wise men.

Character in the movie "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers," 1954.

From an English surname meaning "free man". It originally denoted a person who was not a serf.

Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a feminine form of Gints, a feminine form of Gintars and a purely phonetic coinage. This name is borne by Latvian model Ginta Lapina (b. 1989).

γλυκύς (glykys) "sweet taste"

Means "god's ruler", derived from Old English god combined with ric "ruler, king". This name died out a few centuries after the Norman Conquest.

Transferred use of the surname Goody.

Diminutive of Małgorzata.

From a Scottish surname, originally derived from the English place name Grantham, which probably meant "gravelly homestead" in Old English. The surname was first taken to Scotland in the 12th century by the Norman baron William de Graham [1]. A famous bearer of the surname was Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), the Scottish-Canadian-American inventor who devised the telephone. A famous bearer of the given name was the British author Graham Greene (1904-1991).

During the 20th century, Graham was more common in the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada than it was in the United States. However, it has been rising on the American charts since around 2006.

Derived from Bulgarian грозде (grozde) or Macedonian грозје (grozje) meaning "grapes".

Old French form of Wido. The Normans introduced it to England, where it was common until the time of Guy Fawkes (1570-1606), a revolutionary who attempted to blow up the British parliament. The name was revived in the 19th century, due in part to characters in the novels Guy Mannering (1815) by Walter Scott and The Heir of Redclyffe (1854) by C. M. Yonge.

Variant of Hanniel used in the King James Version of 1 Chronicles 7:39, where it belongs to one of the sons of Ulla "and a prince and hero of the tribe of Asher". It has also been used to refer to the angel Anael.

Variant of Honora influenced by Hannah.

From Chinese hao, meaning "pearl", and li, meaning "black". Note that other combinations are also possible.

Variant and feminine form of Harish.

From Middle High German and Middle Low German hase meaning "hare, rabbit". This was a nickname for a person who was quick or timid.

From a northern German place name meaning "rabbit field", from Old Saxon haso "hare" and kamp "field" (from Latin campus).

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.

Transferred use of the surname Hazen.

Variant of Hart.

Meaning unknown. This is the narrator of the medieval poem Canu Heledd, which laments the loss of her family, including her brother Prince Cynddylan, and the destruction of the kingdom of Powys in the 7th century.

Derived from the Old German element helm "helmet" (or perhaps heil "healthy, whole") combined with muot "mind, spirit".

From 姫 (hime) meaning "princess" (also used for this name as 妃), derived from a combination of 日 (hi) meaning "sun" (used as a prefix or appellation in reference to the imperial family) and 女 (me) meaning "woman."
It can also be written with two kanji, a (partial) hi kanji like 陽 (same as 日) or 広 meaning "spacious, vast, wide" combined with a me kanji such as 女, 芽/萌 meaning "bud, sprout" or 愛 meaning "love, admiration."

Meaning "Heart Full of Happiness and Joy".

The name of a character in the novel The Pilgrim's Progress (1678) by John Bunyan.

French form of Hortensia.

Feminine form of the Roman family name Hortensius, possibly derived from Latin hortus meaning "garden".

Means "bright heart", derived from the Old German elements hugu "mind, thought, spirit" and beraht "bright". Saint Hubert was an 8th-century bishop of Maastricht who is considered the patron saint of hunters. The Normans brought the name to England, where it replaced an Old English cognate Hygebeorht. It died out during the Middle Ages but was revived in the 19th century [2].

Norwegian adoption of an originally German short form of Old High German names containing the element isarn meaning "iron" (e.g., Isengard, Iselinde, Isburg), as well as an adoption of an obsolete German diminutive of Isa 2 and a Norwegian adoption and adaption of the Irish name Aisling (compare Isleen).

Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include an Anglicization of Aisling.

Alternate transcription of Arabic عيسى (see Isa 1).

From the name of the precious stone that is often used in carvings. It is derived from Spanish (piedra de la) ijada meaning "(stone of the) flank", relating to the belief that jade could cure renal colic. As a given name, it came into general use during the 1970s. It was initially unisex, though it is now mostly feminine.

Means "strawberry" in South Slavic, and "berry" in Polish. Also in Poland, this can be a diminutive of Jadwiga.

Persian form of Avestan 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀 (Yima) meaning "twin" (related to Sanskrit Yama). This was the name of a mythological king, more commonly called Jamshid.

From Sino-Korean 珍珠/眞珠 (jinju) meaning "pearl," also written with other hanja like 鎭 (jin) meaning "quellable," 周 (ju) meaning "circumference," 柱 (ju) meaning "pillar, column; branch," 主 (ju) meaning "master, proprietor" or 住 (ju) meaning "live, reside, dwell."

Female bearers of this name include professional golfer Hong Jin-joo (1983-) and actress Park Jin-joo (1988-).

Diminutive of Joseph, Jolene and other names that begin with Jo.

French feminine form of Joseph. A notable bearer of this name was the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, Joséphine de Beauharnais (1763-1814).

Derived from the Lithuanian noun jūra meaning "sea".

From Greek καλός Ἰωάννης (kalos Ioannes) meaning "handsome John", the nickname of a 13th-century emperor of Bulgaria. He successfully defended the empire from the Fourth Crusade.

Means "made of candy" in Esperanto, a derivative of kando meaning "candy, rock sugar".

Name for a person who lived near or worked at a chapel, ultimately from Late Latin cappella, a diminutive of cappa "cape", arising from the holy relic of the torn cape of Saint Martin, which was kept in small churches.

Nickname from Middle High German kra "crow" given to someone who resembles a crow.

Derived from the Old German element kunni "clan, family" (or the related prefix kuni "royal") combined with gunda "war". It was borne by a 4th-century Swiss saint, a companion of Saint Ursula. Another saint by this name was the 11th-century wife of the Holy Roman emperor Henry II.

Transferred use of the surname Lafayette. In the US, it was first used in the late 1700s as a masculine given name in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette, a hero of the American War of Independence (who also left his name in a city of west-central Indiana on the Wabash River northwest of Indianapolis).

Directly taken from Romani lala "ruby; red; fiery".
Occasionally found in the 1800s.

Means "pearl lei" or "pearl child" from Hawaiian lei "flowers, lei, child" and momi "pearl".

From a French surname meaning "the monk" in French.

This name was recorded in the Jewish community in medieval England. It was famously borne by Licoricia of Winchester who was one of the most prominent female bankers and one of the most notable English Jewish women of her time.
Licoricia is derived from the English word licorice (via Old French licoresse) and ultimately from Greek glukurrhiza ( γλυκύρριζα): glukus (γλυκύς) "sweet" and rhiza (ῥίζα) "root".
Both the (folk) etymological meaning of "sweet" and the associative meaning of the licorice itself fit well into the Jewish naming conventions of the time: names whose meanings denote desirable traits were common (especially for girls, compare Doltza, Beila, etc.) as were names denoting valuable things (compare Diamante, etc.).

Combination of Lise and Charlotte.

Short form of names ending in lita. This name was brought to the public eye in the 1920s due to Lita Grey (1908-1995), who was the second wife of Charlie Chaplin. Her birth name was Lillita Louise MacMurray.

Variant of Llewelyn.

Transferred use of the surname Locke.

The name of a character in the novel The Pilgrim's Progress (1678) by John Bunyan.

Means "pearls" in Arabic.

From the Latvian name for a type of flowering plant, known as cleavers or bedstraw in English.

Means "moon-hound". This is another name for Hati.

Old German name derived from the elements manag "many" and walt "power, authority".

Estonian, Finnish, Welsh and Breton form of Maria, as well as a Hungarian diminutive of Mária. It is also a Scandinavian, Georgian and Armenian form of the French name Marie.

From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" combined with 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic" or 里 (ri) meaning "village". Many other combinations of kanji characters can form this name.

Pet form of Maria (very old-fashioned)

French form of Maximus.

Romani name of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be derived from Romani miripen "manner; fashion" or else from Romani meriben or merapen meaning "death".

From Middle English midnight (also as middelniȝte), from Old English midniht, middeniht, middeneaht, (also as midderneaht and middelniht), from Proto-Germanic *midjanahts, equivalent to mid- +‎ night.

Means "azure, enamel" in Persian.

Judeo-Spanish short form of Mirian and Judeo-Catalan short form of Miriam. In some cases it might also be a direct adoption of Judeo-Spanish mira "myrrh" (compare Spanish mirra) or an adoption of the popular Catalan feminine Mira, meaning "notable".

Italian diminutive of Maria (via Mariuccia). It is borne by Italian fashion designer Miuccia Prada (1949-), born Maria Bianchi.

Diminutive of Molly. Daniel Defoe used this name for the heroine of his 1722 novel "The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders".

Medieval English diminutive of Oliver.

Means "pearl" in Hawaiian.

Feminine form of Monimos. This was the name of a wife of King Mithradates VI of Pontus. A character in Jean Racine's tragic play Mithridate (1673) was based on her.

Greek name of a god worshipped at Edessa in northern Mesopotamia, from Arabic Mun‘îm meaning "the favourable one", which is derived from the root n‘m "to be pleasing".

Catalan, Portuguese and Romanian form of Morpheus.

Derived from Greek μορφή (morphe) meaning "shape", referring to the shapes seen in dreams. In Greek mythology Morpheus was the god of dreams.

Diminutive of Matvey, Mariya, or Matrona 1.

From 撫子 (nadeshiko), generally referring to any flower belonging to the Dianthus genus but can also refer to a lovable, caressable child. It is derived from 撫で (nade), the continuative form of classical verb 撫づ (nadzu) meaning "to stroke, caress," combined with a continuative suffix shi and 子 (ko) meaning "child."

Fictional examples include Nadeshiko Kinomoto (木之本 撫子) from 'Cardcaptor Sakura' and Nadeshiko Fujisaki (藤咲 なでしこ) from 'Shugo Chara!'.

This name is rarely used.

French masculine and feminine form of Narcissus. This is also the French word for the narcissus flower.

Means "lily" in Korean.

French form of Nektarios via Nectarius.

Diminutive of Nell and other names containing nel.

Short form of Greenlandic niviarsiaq meaning "young girl".

French, Spanish, Portuguese and Hungarian form of Noah 1.

Arabic and Turkish form of Noah 1.

Anglicized form of Úna, as well as a Finnish form.

First found as a feminine given name in medieval times, in the forms Orenge and Orengia. The etymology is uncertain, and may be after the place in France named Orange. This is a corruption of Arausio, the name of a Celtic water god which possibly meant "temple (of the forehead)". Later it was conflated with the name of the fruit, which comes from the Sanskrit for "orange tree", naranga. The word was used to describe the fruit's colour in the 16th century.

Orange is also a surname, which may be derived from the medieval feminine name, or directly from the French place name. First used with the modern spelling in the 17th century, apparently due to William, Prince of Orange, who later became William III. His title is from the French place name.

Feminine form of Orphée.

Feminine form of Orpheus.

French form of Orpheus. Although the mythological character is masculine, this name is now more frequently borne by women than by men.

Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a contraction of Orphée and Ophélie.

Perhaps related to Greek ὄρφνη (orphne) meaning "the darkness of night". In Greek mythology Orpheus was a poet and musician who went to the underworld to retrieve his dead wife Eurydice. He succeeded in charming Hades with his lyre, and he was allowed to lead his wife out of the underworld on the condition that he not look back at her until they reached the surface. Unfortunately, just before they arrived his love for her overcame his will and he glanced back at her, causing her to be drawn back to Hades.

Dutch form of Pamphilus via its French form Pamphile.

French form of Perfectus.

Anglicized variant of Perlita, or a combination of Pearl and the Spanish diminutive suffix -ita (to mean "little pearl").

Means "pearl, coral, precious stone" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of one of the wives of Elkanah, the other being Hannah.

Derived from Latin perfectus meaning "achieved, finished, completed" as well as "perfected".

This name was borne by a Spanish saint, who was one of the 48 martyrs that were beheaded in Córdoba by the Moors in the middle of the 9th century.

Germanized form of Slavic Pinoek, which is a nickname from pionek ‘puppet’.

Originally a variant of Posy, this name was sometimes associated with poetry, from Old French poesie, ultimately from Greek poesis "composition, poetry," from poein "to make or compose"

Feminine form of Pol.

Either a Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Greek form of Paulina or a short form of Apollinariya.

From an Old Slavic name that meant "trick, stratagem", from the prefix pre "over, again, very" and myslĭ "thought, idea". This was the name of the legendary founder of the Přemyslid dynasty, which ruled Bohemia from the 9th to the 14th century.

Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Raphael.

French feminine form of Raphael.

From Middle High German raben meaning "raven", a nickname for a person with black hair.

From the English word for the colour, ultimately derived from Old English read. This is typically a nickname given to a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion.

From a German nickname meaning "rainbow", probably a habitational name for someone who lived in a house with the sign of a rainbow. As a Jewish surname it is ornamental.

Short form of Lorenzo.

From Latin rex meaning "king". It has been used as a given name since the 19th century.

Means "day" in Kurdish.

From the flower. This name was used in The Pony Express Rider.

Russian form of Ruth 1.

From the Hebrew name רוּת (Ruṯ), probably derived from the word רְעוּת (reʿuṯ) meaning "female friend". This is the name of the central character in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament. She was a Moabite woman who accompanied her mother-in-law Naomi back to Bethlehem after Ruth's husband died. There she met and married Boaz. She was an ancestor of King David.

As a Christian name, Ruth has been in use since the Protestant Reformation. In England it was associated with the archaic word ruth meaning "pity, compassion" (now only commonly seen in the word ruthless). The name became very popular in America following the birth of "Baby" Ruth Cleveland (1891-1904), the daughter of President Grover Cleveland.

Combination of Ruth 1 and Ella 1.

Derived from Arabic صَبِيَّة (ṣabiyya) meaning "girl, young woman".

From Japanese 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Sânziana, also known as Iana Sânziana, is a fairy in Romanian mythology. Her name is a contraction of Romanian sfânt "holy" and zână "fairy" - but, according to Mircea Eliade, ultimately also influenced by the Latin phrase Sancta Diana "Holy Diana". Its use as a personal given name was at least partly due to a comedy written by Vasile Alecsandri, 'Sânziana și Pepelea' (1881), which George Stephănescu then made into an opera. The legendary creature was often associated with an annual folk festival celebrated on June 24, as well as the Galium verum or Cruciata laevipes flowers.

From the name of a town in southern Germany, possibly related to German Schwan meaning "swan".

Means "upon the sea" in Chinese, from 上 (shàng) meaning "above" and 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean". This is the name of the largest city in China.

Shangrila is a name of Tibetan origin. The name means "heaven on earth". The name is mainly known in northern Pakistan. The "Shangrila Lake" in northern Pakistan is very famous among the country.

Diminutive of Sharon or a variant of Sherry.

From Japanese 真珠 (shinju) meaning "pearl".

From 真 (shin) meaning "genuine, real, reality, truth" and 紅 (ku) meaning "crimson". Other kanji combinations can be used. As words, 真紅 (shinku) means "scarlet, crimson" and 真空 (shinku) means "space, gap, vacuum".

Lithuanian feminine form of Sigitas which also got adopted into Latvian usage.

Short form of Sigrid.

Variant of Ziskind.

Ukrainian form of Salome.

From John 3:16 of the New Testament of the Holy Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life."

Derived from the English word splinter, which usually refers to a long and sharp fragment of material (often wood).

This is the name of several characters in popular culture, the most famous being Splinter from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series.

Means "person from Strangeways", Greater Manchester ("strong current").

Old Norse form of Sunniva.

Scandinavian form of the Old English name Sunngifu, which meant "sun gift" from the Old English elements sunne "sun" and giefu "gift". This was the name of a legendary English saint who was shipwrecked in Norway and killed by the inhabitants.

From a nickname meaning "sweet, pleasant", from Old English swete.

Anglicized form of Dafydd. It has been used as a slang term for a Welshman.

Norman form of the Germanic name Thancrat meaning "thought and counsel", derived from the elements thank meaning "thought, consideration, thanks" (Old High German danc, Old Frankish þank) and rat meaning "counsel, advice". This name was common among the medieval Norman nobility of southern Italy, being the name of the founder of the Hauteville family. It was borne by a leader of the First Crusade, described by Torquato Tasso in his epic poem Jerusalem Delivered (1580).

Referring to telling no lies.

A "glittering metallic thread" invented in Nuremberg around 1610. It is usually found woven in fabric to give a shimmery aesthetic or hung in strands on trees, usually Christmas trees, during the winter season to simulate icicles. From the Middle French 'estincelle' meaning a "spark" or "flash", itself from the Vulgar Latin stincilla, a variant of scintilla meaning 'spark'.

A noted bearer is Canadian actress Tinsel Korey, born Harsha Patel, best known for her roles in the Twilight saga and the television series Blackstone.

Means "gates" in Japanese.

Meaning unknown. This is the name of a character from the 1908 play 'The Blue Bird' (French: 'L'Oiseau bleu') by Belgian playwright and poet Maurice Maeterlinck.

Swedish and Norwegian form of Ulfva, an Old Swedish byname meaning "she-wolf".

This is a cognate of Ylva. Also compare the masculine equivalent Ulv.

As a word, "Utopia" stands for an ideal state or place.

Italian artist Anna Utopia Giordano is a bearer, which suggest potential usage in Italy.

Old Norse byname and given name meaning "ox".

Ukrainian form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).

Italian and Spanish form of Valerius.

From an English surname that was derived from Old English fenn meaning "marsh, fen".

Means "turner of hearts" from Latin vertere "to turn, turn about" and cor "heart" (genitive cordis). This was an epithet of the Roman goddess Venus.

English and Provençal form of Victorianus. This name was borne by two obscure saints, from the 5th and 6th centuries AD.

Feminine form of Victorianus.

When borne by a female, this name is the French form of Victorica, which is the original feminine form of Victoricus. When borne by a male, this name is a variant spelling of Victoric.

Means "a female victor" in Latin (corresponding to masculine victor "conqueror"; see Victor). This was an epithet the Roman goddess Venus ("Venus the Victorious").

This was used by English writer Jeanette Winterson in her novel 'The Passion' (1987). She may have taken it from the English word for a form of poetry, which is ultimately cognate with Villana.

Italian form of the Late Latin name Vitalis, which was derived from Latin vitalis meaning "of life, vital". Vitalis was the name of several early saints and martyrs.

Russian, Ukranian, Italian, and Ancient Roman feminine form of Vitale.

Scandinavian diminutive of names beginning with Vi, as well as Olivia and Sofia.

Meaning, "sickly."

Polish form of Vincent.

Derived from the Old German elements wolf meaning "wolf" and gang meaning "path, way". Saint Wolfgang was a 10th-century bishop of Regensburg. Two other famous bearers of this name were Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) and German novelist and poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832).

Transferred use of the surname Woodlock.

From the name of the summer capital of the 13th-century Mongol ruler Kublai Khan, located in Inner Mongolia, China. It is an anglicized form of Chinese 上都 (Shangdu), derived from 上 (shàng) meaning "above, upper" and 都 (dū) meaning "city".

One of the nine saints to come to Abyssinia with Adimata (known as Yemata), Aragawi, Pantaleon, Garima, Likanos, Saham (known as Sehma), and Afae (known as Afe).

Form of Zerah used in some translations of the Bible.

From Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (Zarathushtra), in which the second element is 𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (ushtra) meaning "camel". Proposed meanings for the first element include "old", "moving", "angry" and "yellow". Zarathustra was an Iranian prophet who founded the ancient religion of Zoroastrianism around the 10th century BC. He is also called Zoroaster in English, from the Greek form of his name Ζωροάστρης (Zoroastres).

Means "life" in Greek. From early times it was adopted by Hellenized Jews as a translation of Eve. It was borne by two early Christian saints, one martyred under Emperor Hadrian, the other martyred under Diocletian. The name was common in the Byzantine Empire, being borne by a ruling empress of the 11th century.

As an English name, Zoe (sometimes with a diaeresis as Zoë) has only been in use since the 19th century. It has generally been more common among Eastern Christians (in various spellings).

Dutch form and English variant of Zoe.