Aseretisacoolname's Personal Name List

Means "strong, mighty" in Hebrew (compare Adir), derived from the root of אבר (ʿabar) "to strive upward, mount, soar, fly" (allegedly the name also means "aroma"; cf. the feminine אבירית (Avirit) "air, atmosphere, spirit").

Derived from Arabic al-ðafīrah, meaning "braid, curl". This is the traditional name of the star Zeta Leonis in the constellation Leo.

From a German surname meaning "eagle".

Hebrew boys name meaning "strong"

Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun ῥοία (rhoia) meaning "flow, flux", which is related to the Greek noun ῥοή (rhoe) meaning "river, stream".

In Greek mythology, this is sometimes an alternative name for the two characters whose name is Alexirrhoe.

A type of flowering plant. A notable fictional bearer of this name is Alfalfa Switzer from the series of early short films "The Little Rascals" also known as "Our Gang". There was a movie adaptation in 1994. His original actor, Carl Dean Switzer, also commonly went by the name Alfalfa Switzer.

Means "stranger" in Latin. This was the false identity of Celia in Shakespeare's play 'As You Like It' (1599) when she goes into hiding in the forest of Arden, presumably a pun on the word alias. It was also used by author Ken Follett for a character in his historical novel 'The Pillars of the Earth' (1989).

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

Variant of Annora.

Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Areios via Areus.

Variant of Arlen.

An occasionally-recorded variant spelling, perhaps influenced by Darren, with the perk of having Ren as a possible nickname.

Variant of Erin or Aaron (See also Aaryn and Arin).

Teresa spelled backwards.

A helper, a court.

Diminutive of Bartholomew; also compare Bate. A notable bearer was American gunfighter and lawman Bartholomew 'Bat' Masterson (1853-1921), famed sheriff of Dodge City, Kansas.

Italian form of Bellatrix.

Transferred use of the surname Bénard.

In the case of Dr Bendor Grosvenor, art historian, the name Bendor is derived from the Grosvenor family's medieval heraldic shield, a bend or, a golden bend (diagonal stripe), which they used until 1389 when it was claimed instead by the Scrope family, in the case Scrope v Grosvenor. The 2nd Duke of Westminster was nicknamed Bendor.

Means "son of God" in Hebrew.

Benen was the name of the first Irish Bishop of Ireland, who was a follower of St. Patrick.

His name is said to be derived from Latin Benignus.

Hebrew boy's name meaning "son of strengths"

Hebrew boy's name meaning "Son of Grace"

Beno was the son of Merari and from Jaaziah 1 Chronicles 24:26-27.

Variant/combination of Ben 1 and Henry.

Means "son of Zion" in Hebrew.

Possibly derived from Old English beo "bee" and a diminutive suffix, therefore meaning "little bee." It may also be related to the Old English masculine name Becca, from which Beckham is derived. This was the name of a ninth-century Anglo-Saxon saint.

It is also the name of a priest and main character in the book series "The Saxon Stories" by Bernard Cornwell, on which the TV series "The Last Kingdom" is based.

Diminutive of Rebecca, Beckett, Beatrix and other names containing the beck sound.

Name used in reference to St. Blaze.

Variant of Bliss.

Variant of Blythe.

Possibly derived from Latin bonus, -a, -um meaning "good, kind, pleasant, right, honest, brave, noble; valid, useful, healthy". This was the name of a 12th-century Italian saint. Shakespeare also used it for a character, the sister of the king of France, in Henry VI, Part 3 (1591). He based the character on the 15th-century duchess Bona of Savoy, a sister-in-law of King Louis XI (through her sister Charlotte, who became his second wife).

Derived from Irish brecc "freckled, speckled" combined with a diminutive suffix, making it a cognate of Brychan. This was a common name in early Ireland, borne by at least 13 saints.

Transferred use of the surname Brentley.

Derived from Spanish bienaventurada meaning "blessed", with the spelling influenced by Buenaventura.

Variant of Bird or transferred use of the surname Byrd.

Variant of Byrne.

Old Norse byname, from Old Norse byxa meaning "to jump".

The name of a faint constellation in the southern sky, which is from Latin caelum meaning "heaven, sky" (compare Caelius) or (allegedly) "burin" (a tool for engraving on copper or other metals).

From Irish caiseal meaning "great stone fort" or "castle". A notable bearer of the name is the Australian Sci-Fi and fantasy novelist, artist and musician Caiseal Mór. This is a modern Irish word name and not commonly used in Ireland or Northern Ireland.

Perhaps derived from Greek kallos "beauty" and doron "gift". It was used by Edmund Spenser in his poem 'The Faerie Queene' (1596), where Sir Calidore, the Knight of Courtesy, is the hero of Book VI who tames the Blatant Beast as requested by Queen Gloriana.

Possibly related to the name for the genus of the "owl butterfly" or the Latin word meaning "darkness, mist." Name of a faerie in the game 'Lovestruck.'

Variant of Calix.

A place name from the outskirts of Melbourne, Victoria. Corruption of the Bunurong or Wadawurrung word Kar-din-yarr, meaning "look to the sunrise", because it was to the east of the Wadawurrung peoples' land.

Possibly derived from Greek kasia meaning "cinnamon". Casina is a beautiful slave girl in the Latin play Casina by the early Roman playwright Titus Maccius Plautus. The title has been translated as A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Wedding. There is also a film adaptation titled as A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

Variant form of Chelidonius, which is the proper latinized form of the Greek name Chelidonios.

Celedonius (more often written as Celidonius and especially Chelidonius) was the name of a Roman legionary who was martyred with his fellow soldier Emeterius around 300 AD. They have since become saints, venerated in both the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church. Both are the patron saints of the city of Calahorra in the Spanish province of La Rioja, where they are purported to have died.

From the traditionally English surname, a variant of Chesney, or from the French habitational surname from a place in Yonne, derived from a Romano-Gallic estate, Caniacum, meaning "estate of a man named Canius".

Latinized form of the Greek word khlôros "pale green" (see also Chloris). This name was borne by a Western Roman emperor from the 3rd century AD.

Means "slave of Christ" in Greek, derived from Χριστός (Christos) combined with δοῦλος (doulos) meaning "slave, servant".

Taken directly from the name of the flower, which is derived from Greek khrusos "gold" and anthemon "flower".
This name has been in occasional use from the 19th century onwards, making it one of the many Victorian flower names.

Latinized form of Chrysopeleia.

Variant of Clarice or Clarisse.

Cognate of Clarembaut.

Variant of Clarisse.

Diminutive of Columba.

Derived from Latin corvus "raven." Marcus Valerius Corvus was a Roman hero of the 4th century BC.

Variant of Quinn, taken from the Irish Gaelic surname Ó Cuinn (in which it is the genitive form of Conn).

Possibly a variant of Cyril influenced by Cicero

Short form of Cydney.

Cygnus is a northern constellation lying on the plane of the Milky Way, deriving its name from the Latinized Greek word for swan.

Possibly a variant of Caelan or Kylen.

Means "dolphin" in Latin. Delphinus is a constellation of a dolphin located on the northern sky near the celestial equator.

English form of Demetrius.

Possibly a version of Edward.

In Greek legend he was the son of Prometheus and Pronoia.
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A figure out of Greek mythology, recorded only in later Roman sources. In most accounts, Deucalion and his wife Pyrrha are the only survivors of a great flood. They float in a wooden chest nine days and nights, which finally comes to rest on Mount Parnassus. The couple repopulate the earth by throwing 'the bones of their mother' over their shoulder — their mother in this case being Gaia (Mother Earth) and her bones being stones. However, the account of Dionysius of Halicarnassus ignores this flood myth and instead briefly mentions Deucalion, son of Prometheus, as a military leader who swept out of Parnassus to conquer neighboring Thessaly.

Means "known by God" in Hebrew. In the Bible, he was the father of Eliasaph and the leader of the Tribe of Gad, as noted in five verses in the Book of Numbers, beginning with Numbers 1:14.

Possibly from Latin Deus eum crescat meaning "God increase him" (via Norman French), apparently used as a translation of the Hebrew names Solomon or Gedaliah.

Derived from Old French deu "god" and Old French and Norman garder "to protect; to guard", this name ultimately means "May God protect him" or "God protects him".

Derived from Old French deu "god" and Old French and Norman sauver "to save someone", this name ultimately means "May God save him" or "God saves him". It was used as a secular form of Joshua.

Means "God save him". It appears to have been used as a translation of Isaiah.

Rare name from english word “dew”.

Means "hospitable" in Greek. It is the name of three characters in Greek mythology.

Variant of Dexanna.

Latinized form of Dexandros.

Diminutive of Robert used in the 18th century.

Name used by the poets Boiardo and Ariosto in their Orlando poems (1495 and 1532), where it belongs to a Saracen princess. Boiardo perhaps intended it to mean "gift of the dawn" from Greek δῶρον (doron) "gift" and λύκη (lyke) "dawn", or he may have formed it from a contraction of Dora and Alice.

Means “duke/leader” in Latin, making it a cognate of Duke.

Derived from Old High German ebur "wild boar" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."

Scots short form of Alexander.

Diminutive of Edward.

The common flower name for Leontopodium alpinum, it's 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.

Phonetic spelling of the initials LB.

Used by the popular British novelist Eleanor Burford (1906-1993) as a pen name, in which case it was formed from a contraction of her birth name, i.e., by combining the initial syllables of Eleanor (El) and Burford (-bur). She wrote four novels under the pseudonym Elbur Ford between 1950 and 1953, in which period a few boys were named Elbur, possibly after her literary alias.

It is also a surname which may be related to the surname and given name Wilbur.

English form of Ælfwig.

originated from the names Ellen and Dexter

Means "truth" in Hebrew.

This name is best known for being the name of a Roman legionary who was martyred with his fellow soldier Celedonius around 300 AD. They have since become saints, venerated in both the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church.

Like Celedonius, the name of Emeterius is generally thought to be of Greek origin. One source connects it to the Greek noun ἐμετήριον (emeterion) meaning "emetic", though the Greek adjective ἐμετήριος (emeterios) meaning "emetic" would have been more logical. Both are ultimately derived from the Greek verb ἐμέω (emeo) or ἐμετιάω (emetiao) meaning "to vomit, to throw up, to feel sick".

Another source derives the name from the Greek adjective ἡμέτερος (hemeteros) meaning "our, of ours", whilst yet another source connects the name to the Greek noun ἡμίθηρ (hemither) meaning "half-beast". However, with these derivations, the name Emeterius should have been written as respectively Hemeterius and Hemitherius. Both spellings do exist, but they are overwhelmingly outnumbered by Emeterius, which is the dominant spelling.

None of these possible etymologies seem suitable for a human male, in that they don't seem particularly flattering as the root of a given name. This might possibly indicate that the name is not of Greek origin. Perhaps the name was originally the hellenized form of a foreign name from the far east of the Roman Empire. It might even be Latin in origin, in which case it is likely connected to the Latin verb emetior meaning "to measure out". Either way, we cannot be fully certain of the true meaning and origin of the name: there are simply too many (questionable) possibilities.

The name Emiah originated in Hebrew. Emiah means "Gift of God."

Danish and Flemish form of Emilina and French variant of Émiline.

From the name of a biblical town, Ἐμμαούς (Emmaous) in Greek, which is probably from Aramaic hammat meaning "hot spring". In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus appears to two of his disciples on the road to Emmaus after his death, burial and resurrection.

Means "sword" in Latin. This is the name of a star in Orion, also known as Saiph and Algjebbah.

Possibly derived from Greek έρωτας (éro̱tas) meaning "love."

It has been suggested that the name was created from an elaboration of love as a palindrome, or from the backwards spelling of t(h)e love with the h omitted for the sake of aesthetics, or from evolve as an incomplete anagram. It could also be used as a combination of the names Eve and Violet.

The name of a prehistoric woman in the 2008 film 10,000 B.C. directed by Roland Emmerich, meaning "the promise of life" in the fictitious language spoken by the character's adopted tribe, the Yaghal.

Variant spelling of Exsuperius, which was derived from the Latin verb exsupero "to (greatly) excel, to (greatly) surpass, to (greatly) surmount". The verb itself is ultimately derived from the Latin elements ex "out of, from within" and supero "to surpass, to surmount, to transcend". Note: in this context, ex is not to be taken literally when explaining the verb exsupero - it is meant to enhance or elevate the meaning of the succedent verb (supero), to indicate that it happens on a greater scale than usual. This was the name of several saints, including a Bishop of Toulouse who succeeded Saint Sylvius, and the first Bishop of Bayeux.

Means "hawk" in Italian. It derives from Late Latin falco, ultimately from Latin falx meaning "scythe" referring to the raptor's claws.

Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse faxi "horse" or deriving from Old Norse fax "mane".

First seen in the Dutch naming statistics in 1993 (when 16 baby boys were given this name), the name Fender has since enjoyed a stable presence in the naming statistics (with 16 births each year) until a sudden increase in popularity in 2008 (20 births), which it has maintained so far. The meaning of the name is unknown; one Dutch celebrity (the musician and television host Eddy Zoëy) who gave his son (born in 2006) this name, once said in an interview with a Dutch magazine that he had named him after the Fender brand of guitars. However, in a different interview years later, he suddenly claimed to have named his son after the character of Fender from the 2005 American computer-animated film "Robots", which he had voiced in the Dutch dubbed version of the film.

The etymology of the name of the robot is uncertain, but it might possibly be related to the English word fender or even the slang term fender-bender. But in the case of the guitar brand, there is more certainty. The brand derives its name from the surname of its founder, Leo Fender (1909-1991), which is said to be an occupational surname that refers to a town guard (from Anglo-French defendre meaning "to defend").

A character in the play 'Macbeth' by William Shakespeare.

Either a diminutive of Fleetwood or a transferred use of the surname Fleet.

Portuguese form of Phlegon.

Masculine form of Fleur. This was the name of an 11th-century prince of France, a son of Philip I.

Derived from Latin floscellus, a diminutive of flosculus (which itself is a diminutive of flos "flower, blossom"), meaning "small flower". Saint Floscellus was a young man who was martyred in the persecutions of Marcus Aurelius. He was tortured and thrown to wild animals in 2nd century at Autun, France.

Transferred use of the surname Forsythe.

From the name of forsythia, any of a genus of shrubs that produce yellow flowers in spring. They were named in honour of the British botanist William Forsyth (1737-1804), whose surname was derived from Gaelic Fearsithe, a personal name meaning literally "man of peace" (cf. Fearsithe, Forsythe).

Variant of Froilán.

Meaning and origin unknown. Perhaps it is related to the Turkish name Güven. Another possibility might be the Latin adjective iuvenis meaning "young, youthful" and its Middle Persian cognate ǰuwān meaning "young". Also compare the modern Spanish adjective joven meaning "young, youthful" (see Joven).

A known bearer of this name was the Georgian actor Goven Cheishvili (1940-2020).

Transferred use of the surname Guelph.

Named for the House of Guelph, European dynasty with ties to British royalty. Its name comes from its founder, Welf IV, whose name is a Germanic one meaning "young dog, whelp". Used as a middle name by Leopold Ernest Augustus Guelph Windsor, the son of Lord Nicholas Windsor.

Derived from the Hebrew verb חרף (harap) which means "to gather, pluck, harvest", "to spend the harvest season" or "to reproach, taunt, scorn". In the Old Testament this name belongs to two male characters.

Of unknown origin and meaning.

Medieval English form of Eloise.

Means "sacred gift", derived from the Greek adjective ἱερός (hieros) meaning "sacred" combined with the Greek noun δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".

Breton cognate of Hugh.

Female name for Jaceon meaning "healer".

Diminutive of Jagger.

Form of Jonathan found in some versions of the apocryphal Book of Tobit (5:13), though most translations use the form Jonathas.

Variant of Jax.

Means "day" in French. This was the name of Sleeping Beauty's son (also known as Le Jour) in Charles Perrault's fairy tale "The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood".

Short form of Karsten. Also compare Karst.

German and Polish form of Cassander.

Invented name.

Variant of Kaito.

Emperor Kazan (November 29, 968 – March 17, 1008) was the 65th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Kazan's reign spanned the years from 984 through 986.

Hawaiian adoption of Theresa.

Anglicized form of Caolán.

Diminutive of Lambert.

Alternate transcription of Greek Λαμπρος (see Lampros), derived from Greek λαμπρός (lampros) meaning "bright, shining, brilliant". This is also related to the Greek word Λαμπρή (Lampri) "Easter".

Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a diminutive of Hilária which is occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

From the surname derived from Leofwine, which means "beloved friend".

Notable bearer of this name is Big Brother 13 contestant, Lawon Exum.

The name is likely given in reference to the gemstone lapis lazuli, known for its deep, bright blue color.

Lazuli means "sky blue", from the Medieval Latin lazulī, the genitive singular of lazulum, from the Arabic lāzuward (لازورد), ultimately from the Persian lājvard (لاجورد) "lapis lazuli".

The names ultimately comes from Persian lajavard "lapis lazuli", possibly meaning "shining stone" from Indo-European ǵʰelh meaning "to shine" and Proto-Iranian varta meaning "stone".

Lajvard, the location where the gemstones were firstly mined, in the region Badakhshan is now between Tajikistan and Afghanistan.

This name is borne by actor Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. (LeVar Burton). Burton himself says that name comes from the Latin veritas, meaning "truth."

Derived from Latin levitas "lightness", referring to both weight, temperament and mood.

Variant of Lewin.

Diminutive of Liliana.

Derived from Basque lirain "slim, slender, lithe, svelte; attractive".

Transferred use of the surname Loxley.

This is the baptismal name of the fictional character Saeyoung Choi (also known as 707) from the hit Korean app "Mystic Messenger". The cheritz company says that he got his baptismal name from Lucifer (Satan) with intentions of having a life that will not end up as a fallen angel.

Possibly a form of Laura.

Variant of Lydia, occasionally used in Norway as a masculine form. In some cases it may be directly from the word which means "of ancient Lydia" (and also refers to "a mode of ancient Greek music, reputed to be light and effeminate").

Lynx is a constellation in the northern sky, introduced in the 17th century by Johannes Hevelius. It is named after the lynx, a genus of cats.

Allegedly derived from the city in France of the same name.

Derived from Greek λύσις (lysis) meaning "a release, loosening" and θεά (thea) meaning "goddess". This was the name of a lover of Zeus in Greek mythology. A small moon of Jupiter is named after her.

From the name of an ancient town of Asia Minor, the origins of which are uncertain. In Acts in the New Testament, Lystra (then a Roman colōnia) was "one chief scene of the preaching of Paul and Barnabas", as well as the likely hometown of Paul's "chosen companion and fellow missionary" Timothy. This was borne by Lystra Gretter (1858-1951), an American nurse and public health care innovator.

Variant of Marilla.

From the American English word mortician meaning "undertaker, funeral director", ultimately derived from Latin mortis meaning "death". This name was created for the mother on the Addams Family television series (1964-1966). She was based on an unnamed recurring character in cartoons by Charles Addams, starting 1938.

Meaning "nerve, courage, pep, daring, spirit". A relatively modern American slang term that came around c. 1925-30 after 'Moxie', a brand of soft drink. The term fell into common usage following an aggressive marketing campaign associating the brand name Moxie with the traits that now define the term. It began gaining popularity as a given name after magician Penn Jillette used it for his daughter in 2005.

From the adjective in the English language. Means to have a "a special quality or air that makes somebody or something appear mysterious, powerful, or desirable." It is a French loanword deriving from the Middle English mystik, from the Latin mysticus 'of or belonging to secret rites or mysteries; mystic, mystical', from the Ancient Greek mustikos (μυστικός) 'secret, mystic', from mustēs (μύστης) 'one who has been initiated'.

Mystique is the 'mutant' name of Raven Darkhölme, a villain and sometimes anti-hero in Marvel's X-Men line of comics. As a mutant her ability is to shapeshift into anyone and anything.

Name of a Gaulish goddess of commerce worshipped in what is now the Netherlands, whose worship was prevalent when the Romans arrived to the area. She is believed to be a goddess of the sea, divination, and the Otherworld. The etymology is unknown, even though linguists agree that its origin is not Latin. Theories include a derivation from Indo-European *nāu- "boat" (in which case it may have meant "seafarer" or "steerswoman"), a derivation from Proto-Germanic *nehwa "close", a derivation from the Proto-Indo-European root *neiH- "to lead", a combination of Celtic *halen– "sea" and *ne- "on, at" and a combination of Indogermanic nebh "moisture, wetness" and either hel "to cover, to hide" or Gothic linnan "to disappear; to leave".

Altered form of Naomi 1 (compare Naoma), though it is popularly claimed to mean "new moon" in Greek (apparently by association with the prefix neo "new, young" and mene "moon").

There are several possibilities for the etymology of this name, which are all related to each other.

The first possibility is that this name is derived from νῑκᾷς (nikas), the active present tense of the Greek verb νικάω (nikao) meaning "to win, to conquer, to prevail".

The second possibility is a derivation from νίκας (nikas), the accusative plural of the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory".

The third and final possibility is that this name refers to someone from the Greek island of Νικασία (Nikasia) and therefore essentially means "from Nikasia". Better known under the latinization Nicasia, it is a tiny island located between the islands of Naxos and Donousa, all of which are part of the Cyclades, an archipelago in the Aegean Sea.

Also compare the related names Nikas and Nikesias.

Means "night" in Latin. Nox is the Roman goddess of the night, the equivalent of the Greek goddess Nyx.

Variant of Nox or Knox

Means "good man" in the dialect of the Po valley in Italy. Omobono Tucenghi was a merchant of Cremona, who dedicated all of his life to charity and peacemaking. He was canonized in 1197 and is the patron saint of the city of Cremona as well as of business people, tailors, shoemakers and clothworkers.

Derived from the Greek noun ὠφέλεια (opheleia) meaning "help, aid" as well as "profit, benefit", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb ὠφελέω (opheleo) meaning "to help, to aid". Also compare the related Greek noun ὄφελος (ophelos) meaning "help, advantage" (see Ophelia).

This name was borne by a Greek comic poet from the 4th century BC.

Variant of Owen 1. According to the SSA, Owin was given to 11 boys in 2017.

Transferred use of the surname Patch or from the English word patch meaning "a piece of material used to mend or cover a hole or a weak spot".

Feminine form of Pax.

From the English word for the color "periwinkle", from Middle English parwynke, referring to a "light blue and purple shade". It's also the name of a flower.

Philidore likely meaning "gift of love", from the Greek philos (φιλος) meaning "friend, lover" and doron (δωρον) meaning "gift".

Philadore is also the name of the protagonist in Eliza Haywood's 1727 novel 'Philadore and Placentia'.

Derived from the Greek noun φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover" combined with the Greek noun ποιμήν (poimen) meaning "herdsman, shepherd" (see Poimen).

Essentially means "burning, aflame, inflamed, fiery", since it is derived from the Greek verb φλέγω (phlego) meaning "to burn (up), to inflame". A known bearer of this name was Phlegon of Tralles (2nd century AD), a Greek writer and freedman of the Roman emperor Hadrian.

In Greek mythology, Phlegon is the name of one of the four horses of the chariot of the sun-god Helios.

Combination of Pietro and Massimiliano. A famous bearer of this name is the Italian rugby union player Piermassimiliano Dotto (1970-2012).

Pyxis is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky. Abbreviated from Pyxis Nautica, its name is Latin for a mariner's compass (contrasting with Circinus, which represents a draftsman's compasses). Pyxis was introduced by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in the 18th century, and is counted among the 88 modern constellations.

Transferred use of the surname Quaid.

Transferred use of the surname Quail.

Meaning uncertain. This name may possibly be a short form of any feminine given name containing -que-, such as Quentina and Jacqueline.

Alternatively, it could also be a more phonetical English spelling of the letter 'q', created by parents who were interested in one-letter names (as instances do exist where a letter is someone's legal name, though usually this is the middle name; a famous example of this was the American president Harry S. Truman).

Meaning unknown, possibly a short form of Quentin. In the USA, it was given to 8 boys born in the USA in 2008.

Variant of Quilla.

Possibly derived from Latin quercu meaning "oak tree".

Derived from Latin quietus, -a, -um "quiet". This was the name of a saint.

Diminutive of names like Ram 1 and Rachamim.

Possibly an invented name, a combination of Ray and the popular name suffix -ayden, following the trend of names such as Jayden, Kayden, and Braden, or a variant of Raiden.

Variant of either Ray or Rae.
It was also used as an Anglicized variant of Rei in English translations of the 'Sailor Moon' series.
A notable male bearer is an American film and television actor: Raye Birk (born May 27, 1943, Flint, Michigan).

Latinized form of Rayner.

The first element of this archaic name is derived from Proto-Slavic rědъkъ "rare, sparse". Compare modern Russian redkij or redkiy, Croatian rijedak and Polish rzadki, all of which mean "rare, scarce, uncommon". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace", which gives the name the meaning of "peace is rare". Last but not least, it may be possible that in some cases, this name is a variant form of Radimir (see Radomir).

Frisian short form of Reginmar (a variant of Raginmar) or Redmar (a variant of Radmar). However, the name can also be an independent name: in that case, it is derived from Old Frisian hremn or hrefn "raven."

Directly taken from Latvian rets "rare; sparse, scarce; uncommon".

Variant of Rain 1 or a shortening of any names with the name Reyn in there. (Example Reynold for males and Reyna for females.)

Used by British author C.S. Lewis in his 1950s fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia. Given to the sword of Peter Pevensie.

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 Norse hildr "battle."

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 Gothic svinths (swind in Old High German) "strength."

Variant of Rowan.

A name of Irish origin meaning red-haired. A noticeable bearer is the American sports and news broadcasting executive Roone Arledge (1931-2002)

Variant of Roslindis.

Short form of Roxana.

Combination of Roxana with Isabel.

Of uncertain origin and meaning. Saint Ruan was probably a brother of Saint Tudwal of Tréguier, but little else is known of him beyond that he was probably an Irish missionary and many churches in Devon and Cornwall in England were named after him. Some authorities have identified him with Saint Ronan who is venerated in Brittany. Should this be true, then his name might be a contraction of Breton Reunan.

In the case of American actress Samaire Armstrong (1980-) it is most likely an invented name, though she has claimed it means "dawning sun" in Gaelic: 'My first name is Gaelic and means "dawning sun". It's pronounced Sah-mee-rah. My dad read 'Conan the Barbarian' when my mom was pregnant with me. That's where he got my name.' It may have been inspired by the Irish river name Samair, Samhair, about which Adolphe Pictet (1799-1875) wrote: '...in the colloquial Irish of the people the old name Samhair was corrupted to Camhair; and as this word signifies the first appearance of daylight or the break of day, so they translated it into "Morning Star"'; or it may have been influenced by the fictional place name Cimmeria, the homeland of Conan the Barbarian in the works of Robert E. Howard.

A modern name combining the popular Samantha with the suffix of andra coming from names such as Alexandra or Cassandra.

The name Samaria is the Latin transliteration of the Greek Σαμαρεια (Samareia), which in turn is a Hellenized version of the Hebrew name שמרון (Shomron). It means, "to keep, guard, observe, or give heed."

Combination of Sammy and Jo.

Combination of Sammy and Lee.

Derived from Gaulish samo- "calm; summer" and rīx "king".

Extremely rare feminine form of Samuel, created by using the French diminutive suffix -ette.

Feminine form of Samuel and Sámuel.

Means "sweet one forever" in Hebrew.

Variant of Sammy.

Medieval nickname for a person with a cheerful disposition, from Middle English seely "happy, fortunate" (from Old English sæl "happiness, good fortune"). The word was also occasionally used as a female personal name during the Middle Ages. The word's considerable sense development moved from "blessed" to "pious", to "innocent" (c.1200), to "harmless", to "pitiable" (late 13c.), to "weak" (c.1300), to "feeble in mind, lacking in reason, foolish" (1570s); the sense "pitiable", which developed into modern English silly, is not attested before the 15th century.

Variant of Shane. This is the middle name of Darrel "Darry" Curtis Jr. in S.E. Hinton's coming of age novel, The Outsiders.

Often a nickname for someone "thin" or possibly a transferred use of the surname Slim. Noted bearers include actor Slim Pickens, whose name was a humorous adaptation of the southern expression 'slim pickings' meaning "limited choices". Another namesake is internationally known country and western singer Slim Whitman.

Ancient Greek masculine name meaning "skilled defender".

Meaning "lively."

From the English word, sylph, an imaginary spirit of the air, ultimately from the Latin sylvestris "of the woods" and nymph "nymph".

From the name of the genus of flowering plants in the soapberry family.

Variant of Tolley.

Means "young woman of the forest" in Sindarin, from taur "forest" and riel "maiden". It was created by Peter Jackson for the last two films of 'The Hobbit' trilogy, for the name of an elf.

Derived from Greek ταῦρος (tauros) meaning "bull" combined with Greek σθενος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength". This name was borne by a Greek tyrant from the 4th century BC, who ruled over Chalcis together with his brother Kallias (usually known as Callias, which is the latinized form of his name).

Means "commander" in Greek.

Irish diminutive of Thaddeus, an anglicized form of Tadhg. Thady Quill is the subject of an Irish ballad, 'The Bould Thady Quill' (ca. 1895). The name was formerly common, and still in use in parts of Ireland.

Derived from the name of the River Thames. It has been in occasional use as a given name since the 19th century.

Transferred use of the surname Thayer.

Probably invented, or a variant of Thalie.

Variant of Thane.

Feminine form of Theodore. This name was common in the Byzantine Empire, being borne by several empresses including the influential wife of Justinian in the 6th century.

From the English word meaning "song of lamentation", which is ultimately derived from the Greek elements θρῆνος (threnos) "lament, wail, dirge" (probably from a Proto-Indo-European imitative base meaning "to murmur, hum") and ᾠδή (oide) "ode".

Anglicized form of Old Norse Þrymr (see Trym). Thrymr is the name of one of Saturn's moons.

Variant of Thorsten.

Derived from German Thymian "thyme". It was used by German author Margarete Böhme (1867-1939) in her novel Tagebuch einer Verlorenen (1905; "The Diary of a Lost Girl"). The book purportedly tells the true story of Thymian, a young woman forced by circumstance into a life of prostitution. When first published in 1905, the book was said to be a genuine diary, though speculation quickly arose as to its authorship; today, Tagebuch einer Verlorenen is accepted as a work of fiction. Due in part to its sensational subject matter, the book proved extremely popular.

Derived from the Greek noun θυμός (thymos) meaning "soul, spirit" combined with either the Greek noun χαρά (chara) meaning "joy, delight, happiness" or the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see Chares).

This was the name of an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 3rd century BC.

From Norwegian timian meaning "thyme". The name of plant of the mint family derives from Latin thymum, from Greek thymon, from Proto Indo European dheu-, a base of words meaning "to rise in a cloud" (related to "fume"); so thyme might be the plant "with a strong odor", or it might be related to thyein meaning "burn as a sacrifice", which would indicate the plant was used as incense.

Latinized form of Tlepolemos. This name was borne by one of the generals of Alexander the Great (4th century BC) as well as by a regent of Egypt (3rd century BC).

In Greek mythology, Tlepolemus was the leader of the Rhodian forces during the Trojan War.

The first element of this name is possibly derived from Russian tónkij or tónkiy "thin, slim, slender", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic tьnъkъ "thin". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace". As such, the name probably signifies something along the lines of "fragile peace".

Derived from Greek τοξεύς (toxeus) meaning "bowman, archer", which is ultimately derived from Greek τόξον (toxon) meaning "bow". Also compare Greek τοξεύω (toxeuo) "to shoot with the bow" and Greek τοξεία (toxeia) "archery". All of these words are related to the modern English word toxic, as the English word is ultimately derived from Greek τοξικόν (toxikon) meaning "arrow poison". Toxeus is the name of three characters in Greek mythology.

Possibly a combination of Tristan and Christopher. This is the middle name of Gumball Watterson in the Cartoon Network T.V. series The Amazing World of Gumball.

From Old Norse trostan-n meaning 'leader'.

Means "blue" in Hawaiian.

Extended form of Valens.

Modern Greek form of Bartholomaios (see Bartholomew).

An English language form of a French name meaning "truthful" and a variant of Verle.

From Latin origin meaning "virile" or "manly".

Notable bearer is American football player Verlin Adams (1918-1985) who played for the New York Giants from 1943-1945.

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.

Variant masculine version of Vivion. Vivion de Valera (b. 1910) was a son of Irish politician Eamon de Valera, named after his Cuban grandfather Juan Vivion de Valera.

Diminutive of Vixen, referring to a female fox. This name was used on a character in Disney's 1981 animated film 'The Fox and the Hound'.

Latinized form of Xenophilos. This was the name of a Pythagorean philosopher and musician, who lived in the first half of the 4th century BC.

Derived from Greek ξενος (xenos) meaning "stranger, foreigner".

Unknown origin.

Means "shadow, ringing" in Hebrew.

Means "nightingale" in Hebrew.

Rhyming variant of Jaxon.

Anglicized form of Zéphyrine.

Meaning uncertain. Some sources say that the name means "musical" or "musician" and is ultimately derived from Hebrew zimrah meaning "melody, song (in praise of God)". If this is true, then the name is etymologically related to Zimri. Other sources say that this name is derived from Hebrew zemer meaning "mountain sheep" or "mountain goat".

In the Hebrew Bible, Zimran is the name of the first son of Abraham and his wife Keturah.

Diminutive of Žofie.