lunarssong's Personal Name List

Short form of Adonis and variant of Adonai.

From Phoenician 𐤀𐤃𐤍 (ʾadon) meaning "lord, master". In Greek myth Adonis was a handsome young shepherd killed while hunting a wild boar. The anemone flower is said to have sprung from his blood. Because he was loved by Aphrodite, Zeus allowed him to be restored to life for part of each year. The Greeks borrowed this character from Semitic traditions, originally Sumerian (see Dumuzi).

Derived from Romanian adorata, the feminine form of the adjective adorat, "adored".

Derived from Greek ἀλήθεια (aletheia) meaning "truth". (Compare English Alethea.) According to some Greek myths she was the personification of truth, a daughter of Zeus and one of the nurses to Apollo.

Possibly a Romanian masculine form of Alina. Alternatively it may derive from Romanian alina "to soothe".

Ancient Greek form of Alcmene.

Feminine form of Amyntas. It was used in 18th-century pastoral poetry.

Feminine form of Anastasius. This was the name of a 4th-century Dalmatian saint who was martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian. Due to her, the name has been common in Eastern Orthodox Christianity (in various spellings). As an English name it has been in use since the Middle Ages. A famous bearer was the youngest daughter of the last Russian tsar Nicholas II, who was rumoured to have escaped the execution of her family in 1918.

Greek form of Anastasius.

Romanian form of Anatolius.

Derived from Latin angelicus meaning "angelic", ultimately related to Greek ἄγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger". The poets Boiardo and Ariosto used this name in their Orlando poems (1483 and 1532), where she is the love interest of both Orlando and Rinaldo. It has been used as a given name since the 18th century.

Romanian diminutive of Ana.

Derived from the Greek elements ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" and μάχη (mache) meaning "battle".

Possibly derived from the name of the city of Arta in southwestern Greece. A city with connections to Albania and Albanians. The name of the city is popularly held to be derived from Albanian artë "golden" (compare ar "gold")

Greek form of Astraea.

Ancient Greek personal name that was derived from the name of the Greek goddess Athena.

Romanian diminutive of Aurelia.

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

Ancient Greek form of Basil 1.

Derived from Old Slavic bojĭ meaning "battle". This was the name of a 9th-century Bulgarian saint and martyr, also called Enravota, a son of the Bulgarian khan Omurtag.

Means "crocus" in Romanian.

Derived from the Slavic element borna "protection" combined with mirŭ "peace, world".

Feminine form of Călin. This name was borne by Ana-Călina, the mother of Mircea I of Wallachia.

From Romanian codru meaning "forest", a word of uncertain origin.

Feminine form of Cosmin.

Derived from Romanian crăiță "marigold".

Derived from Romanian crin meaning "lily".

Means "powerful, brave" in Dacian. This was the name adopted by Diurpaneus, a 1st-century king of Dacia. For many years he successfully resisted Roman expansion into his territory but was finally defeated by the forces of Emperor Trajan in 106.

Means "of Delos" in Greek. This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Artemis, given because she and her twin brother Apollo were born on the island of Delos. The name appeared in several poems of the 16th and 17th centuries, and it has occasionally been used as a given name since that time.

Means "army of the people", derived from the Greek elements δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people" and στρατός (stratos) meaning "army".

From Denys or Denis, the medieval French forms of Dionysius. Saint Denis was a 3rd-century missionary to Gaul and the first bishop of Paris. He was martyred by decapitation, after which legend says he picked up his own severed head and walked for a distance while preaching a sermon. He is credited with converting the Gauls to Christianity and is considered the patron saint of France.

This name was common in France during the Middle Ages, and it was imported by the Normans to England. It is now regularly spelled Dennis in the English-speaking world. A notable bearer was the French philosopher Denis Diderot (1713-1784).

From Greek Διός (Dios) meaning "of Zeus". By extension, it means "goddess". This was the name of an obscure Greek goddess who, according to some legends, was the mother of Aphrodite.

Means "folk song", from Romanian doină.

Romanian, possibly a form of Dorian or a diminutive of Teodor.

Originally a short form of names beginning with the Slavic element dorgŭ (South Slavic drag) meaning "precious".

Ancient Greek form of Irene.

Means "hope" in Greek. In Greek mythology Elpis was the personification of hope. She was the last spirit to remain in the jar after Pandora unleashed the evils that were in it.

Romanian and Polish form of Aemilianus (see Emiliano).

Meaning unknown. She was a bloodthirsty Greek war goddess and a companion of Ares.

Means "dawn" in Greek. This was the name of the Greek goddess of the dawn.

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

From Greek εὐδοξία (eudoxia) meaning "good repute, good judgement", itself from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and δόξα (doxa) meaning "notion, reputation, honour".

Feminine form of Flavius.

Directly taken from Romanian floare "flower".

Feminine form of Albanian Florin.

Diminutive of Horia and Horea.

Derived from Greek ὕπατος (hypatos) meaning "highest, supreme". Hypatia of Alexandria was a 5th-century philosopher and mathematician, daughter of the mathematician Theon.

Masculine form of Hypatia.

Possibly a Romanian variant of Elena. In Romanian folklore this is the name of a princess kidnapped by monsters and rescued by a heroic knight.

Romanian diminutive of Elena.

Italian, Portuguese, Catalan and Romanian form of Yolanda.

Romanian feminine form of John.

Diminutive of Ion 1.

Russian and Spanish form of Herais.

Form of Irene in several languages.

Latin and Romanian form of Juliana.

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

Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Agnes. It also may be inspired by Serbo-Croatian janje meaning "lamb".

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.

Means "beautiful army" from the Greek elements κάλλος (kallos) meaning "beauty" and στρατός (stratos) meaning "army".

Derived from Greek κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". In Greek mythology she was the goddess of history and heroic poetry, one of the nine Muses. She was said to have introduced the alphabet to Greece.

Of uncertain origin and meaning.

Ledina has been debated to be a variant of Lëndina, an Albanian name directly taken from the word lëndina "(the) meadow".
However, "ledina" also seems to be an Old Church Slavonic word with a similar meaning, going back to the same Proto-Indoeuropean root as the common English word "land". So Ledina might in fact be a borrowing from this source.

Derived from Albanian lëndinë "meadow".

Short form of Juliana, Liliana and other names that end in liana. This is also the word for a type of vine that grows in jungles.

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

Romanian and Spanish form of Ligeia.

Latinate form of Lillian.

Feminine form of Livius. This was the name of the wife of the Roman emperor Augustus, Livia Drusilla.

Short form of Ljiljana.

Italian and Romanian form of Lucas (see Luke). This name was borne by Luca della Robbia, a Renaissance sculptor from Florence.

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

Feminine form of Lupus (Late Roman) and Lup (Medieval Romanian).

In Esperanto, the name means "lupine, wolfish" and is therefore etymologically related to the aforementioned two names.

Short form of Magdalena.

Romanian form of the Slavic name Malina 2.

The name could also be directly taken from the ordinary vocabulary word mălin, which has multiple meanings. Its primary meaning is "bird cherry, hackberry" (species Prunus padus, a type of cherry native to northern Europe and northern Asia), which ultimately derives from the same source as the Slavic personal name. More rarely, mălin can also indicate either "common lilac" (the flower, species Syringa vulgaris) or "bat" (the animal, order Chiroptera).

Derived from Romanian mănuntă, a regional variant of măruntă, itself the feminine form of the adjectiv mărunt "very small, tiny".

Roman family name that was a derivative of the praenomen Marcus. This was the name of an early, possibly legendary, king of Rome.

Either a contracted form of Marica or a derivation from Romanian mică, the feminine form of the adjective mic "small, little".

From the Slavic element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear", originally a short form of names containing that element.

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

Romanian form of Mirče. This name was borne by a 14th-century ruler of Wallachia, called Mircea the Great.

Romanian, Croatian and Albanian form of Mireille.

Possibly derived from the Slavic word mir meaning "peace" or Romanian mira meaning "to wonder, to astound".

Means "hope" in South Slavic.

Diminutive of Nada 2.

Feminine form of Narcissus.

Greek diminutive of Anastasia.

Means "fearless" in Serbian and Croatian, from the Old Slavic root nebojĭ.

Possibly from Slavic ne maniti meaning "not deceiving, not luring, not attracting" [1]. Another theory states that it means "without possessions", derived from Serbo-Croatian nemati meaning "have not". This was the name of a 12th-century Serbian king, and the name of the dynasty he began.

Means "victory" in Greek. Nike was the Greek goddess of victory.

Means "carrying victory" from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and φέρω (phero) meaning "to carry, to bear". This name was borne by several Byzantine emperors, including the 10th-century Nikephoros II Phokas. Besides being a masculine personal name, it was also a title borne by the goddess Athena.

Derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory". This was the name of an Athenian general who fought in the Peloponnesian war.

Romanian short form of Ioana.

Medieval Romanian variant of Evdochia.

Probably derived from a Greek word meaning "maiden, young woman". This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Athena. According to some legends it was originally the name of a friend of the goddess. Athena accidentally killed her while sparring, so she took the name in honour of her friend.

Possibly derived from Greek πάλλω (pallo) meaning "to brandish". In Greek mythology this was the name of a Titan and several other characters. It was also the name of a female character, though her name is probably from a different source (see Pallas 1).

Greek form of Phaedra.

From Greek Φιλουμένη (Philoumene) meaning "to be loved", an inflection of φιλέω (phileo) meaning "to love". This was the name of an obscure early saint and martyr. The name came to public attention in 1802 after a tomb seemingly marked with the name Filumena was found in Rome, supposedly belonging to another martyr named Philomena. This may have in fact been a representation of the Greek word φιλουμένη, not a name.

Greek form of Phoebe.

Greek form of Phoebus.

Italian form of the Late Latin Romaeus or Late Greek Ρωμαῖος (Romaios), which meant "from Rome" or "Roman". Romeo is best known as the lover of Juliet in William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet (1596). Shakespeare based his play on earlier Italian stories by Luigi Da Porto (1524) and Matteo Bandello (1554), which both featured characters named Giulietta and Romeo.

Latin form of Ῥωξάνη (Rhoxane), the Greek form of an Old Persian or Bactrian name, from Old Iranian *rauxšnā meaning "bright, shining" [1]. This was the name of Alexander the Great's first wife, a daughter of the Bactrian nobleman Oxyartes. In the modern era it came into use during the 17th century. In the English-speaking world it was popularized by Daniel Defoe, who used it in his novel Roxana (1724).

Feminine form of Sabinus, a Roman cognomen meaning "a Sabine" in Latin. The Sabines were an ancient people who lived in central Italy, their lands eventually taken over by the Romans after several wars. According to legend, the Romans abducted several Sabine women during a raid, and when the men came to rescue them, the women were able to make peace between the two groups. This name was borne by several early saints.

Croatian, Serbian and Slovene diminutive of Aleksander or Aleksandra.

Means "shadow, shade" in Serbian and Croatian. It can also be a diminutive of Ksenija.

Feminine form of Soare.

Means "wisdom" in Greek. This was the name of an early, probably mythical, saint who died of grief after her three daughters were martyred during the reign of the emperor Hadrian. Legends about her probably arose as a result of a medieval misunderstanding of the phrase Hagia Sophia "Holy Wisdom", which is the name of a large basilica in Constantinople.

This name was common among continental European royalty during the Middle Ages, and it was popularized in Britain by the German House of Hanover when they inherited the British throne in the 18th century. It was the name of characters in the novels Tom Jones (1749) by Henry Fielding and The Vicar of Wakefield (1766) by Oliver Goldsmith.

In the United States this name was only moderately common until the 1990s when it began rising in popularity, eventually becoming the most popular for girls from 2011 to 2013. A famous bearer is the Italian actress Sophia Loren (1934-).

Greek form of Sophus.

Feminine form of Sorin.

Romanian form of Stylianos.

Romanian feminine form of Stylianos.

Ancient Greek form of Thekla.

Feminine form of Theophanes.

Romanian form of Tiberius.

Derived from the Slavic element tixŭ (Serbo-Croatian tih) meaning "quiet".

Romanian diminutive of Valeriu or Valentin.

Romanian (Moldovan) form of Veceslav (see Václav).

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

Derived from Romanian viorea (see Viorel).

Feminine form of Voicu.

Means "wolf" in Serbian.

Means "hospitality" in Greek, a derivative of ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreigner, guest". This was the name of a 5th-century saint who is venerated in the Eastern Church.

Derived from Albanian yll meaning "star".

Feminine form of Ylli.

Derived from Albanian yll "star" and, figuratively, "fate, luck" combined with the feminine adjective suffix -ore.

Zana is an Albanian mythological figure of pre-Roman Paleo-Balkan origin, usually associated with mountains, vegetation and sometimes destiny. The derivation of the name itself is somewhat debated; theories include a derivation from Albanian zâni "voice" or from Gheg Albanian zana "voices" (with the sense of "muse") as well as a cognate of Romanian zână "fairy", itself ultimately derived from the name of the goddess Diana.

Derived from South Slavic žar meaning "ember, zeal, fervour".

Ancient Greek variant of Zenaida.

Means "life of Zeus", derived from Greek Ζηνός (Zenos) meaning "of Zeus" and βίος (bios) meaning "life". This was the name of the queen of the Palmyrene Empire, which broke away from Rome in the 3rd-century and began expanding into Roman territory. She was eventually defeated by the emperor Aurelian. Her Greek name was used as an approximation of her native Aramaic name.

Feminine form of Zlatan.

Feminine form of Zosimos (see Zosimus).

Serbian and Slovene form of Zvjezdana.