hermeline's Personal Name List

Meaning unknown. In demonology, Abalam is a king of Jinnestan and one of the assistants of Paimon. This demon was featured in the 2010 film 'The Last Exorcism'.

German variant of Abelina.

Abilyx was a Roman nobleman from Hispania who appeared in The Histories of Polybius.

Combination of Ada 1 and Iris.

Variant of Adeline.

Variant of Adelicia. In France, this name was revived in the 1990s.

Anglicized form of Adélie and medieval English short form of Adelicia.

Feminine form of Adelmo. This name was used by Carlo Gozzi for a character in his play Turandot (1762).

Possibly a variant of Adina 1.

Variant of Dorestine.

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

From the Germanic name Aldric. This was the name of a 9th-century saint.

Medieval French feminine form of Alain.

From the name of a mountain range (of unknown etymology) in northern Iran.

Probably a diminutive of names beginning with the Old English element eald "old". It has been in use as an English given name since the Middle Ages, mainly in East Anglia [1]. The British author Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) was a famous bearer of this name.

Name of a sorcerer and antagonist in "The Princess and the Frog" by Robin McKinley.

The name of a character in Jean-Pierre Camus' l'Iphigene (1625).

Latinized form of Greek Ἄλμος (Almos), which is possibly derived from Greek ἄλμα (alma) meaning "grove", which in turn is apparently related to Greek ἄλσος (alsos) meaning "sacred grove". Another possibility might be that the name is derived from Greek ἅλμα (halma), which can mean "spring, leap" as well as "sea water, salt water" (for the latter, compare also Greek ἅλμη (halmē) meaning "sea water, brine"). In Greek mythology, Almus was a son of Sisyphus and brother of Glaucus, Ornytion and Thersander.

Derived from Arabic al-safīnah meaning "the ship". Alsephina, also known as Delta Velorum, is a triple star system that is a part of the constellation Vela.

Transferred use of the surname Amory.

Scandinavian form of Andreas (see Andrew). A famous bearer was the Swedish physicist Anders Jonas Ångström (1814-1874).

The name of a demon as described in the Lesser Key of Solomon as a creature with the body of an angel and an owl's head who rides a wolf. Andras commands thirty legions of lesser demons and his main purpose is to spread discord and violence amongst mortals.

Variant of Angela.

German diminutive of Anna or short form of Anneliese.

Dutch and Afrikaans variant of Annelien as well as a Danish and Norwegian combination of Anne 1 and Line (and thus a cognate of Annelien) as well as a Danish, Norwegian and archaic French diminutive of Anne 1 found up to the 1700s in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.

Medieval English variant of Honora.

Variant of Arabella.

In medieval German literature, Arabel is the name of a character from the epic poem Willehalm (13th century) written by the German poet Wolfram von Eschenbach (died around 1220). She is the daughter of king Terramer and the wife of king Tybalt, who is wooed and won and eventually taken to wife by the protagonist Willehalm.

In her case, the name might possibly be a reference to Arabia, as she and her family are all Saracens. This would also add more significance to the fact that she changed her name to Gyburc (see Gyburg) after converting to Christianity for Willehalm.

Short form of Aribert.

This name is often confused (as well as used interchangeably) with the Germanic names Arbeo and Arbo.

Variant of Arlen.

Possibly a Latinized form of Arthur or a masculine form of Arthelais.

From the name of the flower, which is derived via Latin from Greek ἀστήρ (aster) meaning "star".

Probably intended to mean "star lover", from Greek ἀστήρ (aster) meaning "star" and φίλος (philos) meaning "lover, friend". This name was first used by the 16th-century poet Philip Sidney in his collection of sonnets Astrophel and Stella.

Possibly means "Yahweh is exalted" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is both a feminine and masculine name. It was borne by the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, who later came to rule Judah as a queen.

From a diminutive form of Auberi, an Old French form of Alberich. It is the name of the fairy king in the 13th-century epic Huon de Bordeaux.

French variant of Albert.

Variant of Aurélie.

Auremir Evangelista dos Santos is a Brazilian professional footballer.

Means "south" in Latin (descended from the Indo-European root *hews- meaning "dawn", making it related to the English word east). Auster was the Roman god of the south wind.

Means "son of Sabas". It is the name of multiple biblical characters and saints.

Derived from Old French baiart meaning "bay coloured". In medieval French poetry Bayard was a bay horse owned by Renaud de Montauban and his brothers. The horse could magically adjust its size to carry multiple riders.

A combination of the French masculine adjective beau meaning "beautiful, handsome" with the name Chiana. Interestingly, this given name has a strong resemblance with the French surname Beauchain and its variant Beauchaine. As such, it might be possible that in some cases, Beauchiana was inspired by the surname or even an attempted feminization of it.

Beburos is an angel mentioned in the Greek Apocalypse of Ezra whose name was revealed to Esdras as one of the nine angels who will govern "at the end of the world."

From an English surname derived from Old French bel ami meaning "beautiful friend".

Italian form of Bellatrix.

Derived from Latin bellare meaning "to fight". This was the name of the Roman goddess of war, a companion of Mars.

Meaning unknown.

From Ba'al Pe'or, the name of a Semitic god mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, meaning "Ba'al of Mount Pe'or" or "lord of the opening". In Christian demonology this is the name of a demon that represents the deadly sin of sloth.

Variant of Benedikt.

French form of Benno, this name refers to Saint Benno of Metz (927–940).

Georgian form of Bessarion.

Apparently a pseudo-Italian elaboration of Betsy based on similar-sounding names such as Belinda and Lucinda (perhaps Betsaida; see Bethsaida). It was used by William Makepeace Thackeray in his satirical novel 'The Rose and the Ring' (1854), where it belongs to a little chambermaid.

The name of an alleged Lithuanian goddess of the evening.

The form Bezlea was first recorded by Polish historian and theologian Jan Łasicki in his treatise on idolatry De diis Samagitarum caeterorumque Sarmatarum et falsorum Christianorum, written ca. 1582 and published in 1615, while Polish historian Theodor Narbutt referred to her as Bezelea in his work Dzieje starożytne narodu litewskiego, written between 1835 and 1841.
Both forms are Latinizations; the original form, if there ever was one, is lost, however a Lithuanian form has since been reconstructed: Bežlėja.
It has been suggested that Bežlėja might be derived from Lithuanian blista "to darken; to get dark".

Since neither Łasicki nor Narbutt were intimately familiar with Lithuanian culture or language, the academic opinion on the value of their documents ranges from a valuable resource to a practical joke.

Character from a novel in the Oz series.

Derived from the Uzbek billur meaning "crystal".

From Old English blæc meaning "black, dark" or blac meaning "pale" combined with Old English eg meaning "island" or hæg meaning "enclosure".

Alternate transcription of Bushra chiefly used in Northern Africa.

From a Welsh surname, derived from ap Owain meaning "son of Owain".

North African short form of Ibrahim.

Transferred use of the surname Brawley. A known bearer of this name is American actor Brawley Nolte (b. 1986), the son of American actor Nick Nolte (b. 1941).

Possibly a variant of Brenda or a feminine form of Brennan.

Latinized form of a Celtic name (or title) that possibly meant either "king, prince" or "raven". Brennus was a Gallic leader of the 4th century BC who attacked and sacked Rome.

Transferred use of the surname Breslin.

Variant of Briana.

Variant of Briana.

Form of Briseis used in medieval tales about the Trojan War.

Patronymic derived from Βρισεύς (Briseus), a Greek name of unknown meaning. In Greek mythology Briseis (real name Hippodameia) was the daughter of Briseus. She was captured during the Trojan War by Achilles. After Agamemnon took her away from him, Achilles refused to fight in the war.

Likely a blend of Briseida, Brígida, or Bricio with Griselda.

From the Latin name for bryony, the wild twining plant (see Bryony).

Cadarius was a nobleman in the Kingdom of Hungary who served as Judge royal in 1146, during the reign of Géza II of Hungary.

Variant of Cadell. A famous namesake is Australian champion cyclist Cadel Evans.

Anglicized form of Cadwgan.

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).

Means "sky" or "the heavens" in Latin (related to the word caelum). Caelus is the Roman god of the sky, the equivalent of the Greek god Uranus.

Variant of Kenan 1.

Possibly a form of Caitríona.

Created by Shakespeare for the monstrous son of Sycorax in his play The Tempest (1611). It has been suggested that it is a variant or anagram of the Spanish word caníbal "cannibal".

From an Irish surname, the Anglicized form of Ó Cathaláin, derived from the given name Cathalán.

From the name of a car model, made by Toyota, which derives from Japanese kanmuri meaning "crown" and may be an anagram of the English phrase my car. It could also be used as a diminutive of Camryn.

Medieval Spanish form of Carmel, appearing in the devotional title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Carmen meaning "Our Lady of Mount Carmel". The spelling has been altered through association with the Latin word carmen meaning "song". This was the name of the main character in George Bizet's opera Carmen (1875).

Meaning uncertain. This is the name of the 11th-century patron saint of Toledo, Spain. It might have an Arabic origin (Saint Casilda was a Moorish princess), perhaps from قصيدة (qasidah) meaning "poem". Alternatively it could be derived from a Visigothic name in which the second element is hilds meaning "battle".

Dutch and Scandinavian form of Jasper. This is the name of a friendly ghost in an American series of cartoons and comic books (beginning 1945).

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.

Scottish form of Cathán. The name coincides with Scottish Gaelic cathan "barnacle goose".
Saint Cathan was a 6th-century Irish monk revered as a saint in parts of the Scottish Hebrides of whom very little is known. He appears in the Aberdeen Breviary, Walter Bower's Scotichronicon, and the Acta Sanctorum, and a number of placenames in western Scotland are associated with him.

Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a Southern French corruption of Latin castellum "castle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold".

From the Roman name Caecilius (see Cecilia). This was the name of a 3rd-century saint, a companion of Saint Cyprian. Though it was in use during the Middle Ages in England, it did not become common until the 19th century when it was given in honour of the noble Cecil family, who had been prominent since the 16th century. Their surname was derived from the Welsh given name Seisyll, which was derived from the Roman name Sextilius, a derivative of Sextus.

Invented by Walter Scott for a character in his novel Ivanhoe (1819). Apparently he based it on the actual name Cerdic, the name of the semi-legendary founder of the kingdom of Wessex in the 6th century. The meaning of Cerdic is uncertain, but it does not appear to be Old English in origin. It could be connected to the Brythonic name Caratācos. The name was also used by Frances Hodgson Burnett for the main character in her novel Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886).

French form of Caelianus. Known bearers of this name are the Swiss singer Célien Schneider (b. 1986) and the late French general Charles-Célien Fracque (1875-1941).

Probably a blend of Celia and Linda. This is also the Spanish name for a variety of shrub with white flowers, known as sweet mock-orange in English (species Philadelphus coronarius).

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

Variant of Cassarah.

From an English surname that originally belonged to a person who came from Chester, an old Roman settlement in Britain. The name of the settlement came from Latin castrum "camp, fortress".

Means "blackbird" in Siksika.

Presumably a variant of Griselda, influenced by names beginning with "Chris-", such as Christine.

Combination of Christina and the name suffix bel (inspired by Latin bella "beautiful"). This name occurs in medieval literature, and was later used by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in his 1816 poem Christabel [1].

Feminine form of Christoph.

Spanish and Aragonese form of Cicero.

Feminine form of the Late Latin name Clarus, which meant "clear, bright, famous". The name Clarus was borne by a few early saints. The feminine form was popularized by the 13th-century Saint Clare of Assisi (called Chiara in Italian), a friend and follower of Saint Francis, who left her wealthy family to found the order of nuns known as the Poor Clares.

As an English name it has been in use since the Middle Ages, originally in the form Clare, though the Latinate spelling Clara overtook it in the 19th century and became very popular. It declined through most of the 20th century (being eclipsed by the French form Claire in English-speaking countries), though it has since recovered somewhat.

French form of Quirinus.

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

Roman cognomen meaning "curly-haired" in Latin.

Diminutive of Maria del Refugio.

Means "good king", derived from Celtic dago "good, kind" combined with Celtic rix "king."

In Celtic mythology, Damara was a fertility goddess worshipped in Britain. She was associated with the month of May (Beltaine).

From Greek δάφνη, meaning "laurel tree". In Greek mythology, Daphnis was the son of Hermes and an unnamed nymph. His mother left him under a laurel tree, where he was found by a shepherd and named after the tree. This is also the name of one of the main characters in the ancient Greek romance "Daphnis and Chloe".

According to the legend of the Aboriginals, the original settlers of Australia, Darana was one of the Deities during Dreamtime (the time before humans occupied Earth).
According to legend, Darana created witchetty grubs and put two in a bag. He then hung the bag from a tree in Australia. Later, two human young men killed the grubs with a boomerang. Apparenty, this was a no-no because the dust of the destroyed grubs glowed with a light that turned the sunset red, which alerted evil spirits who killed the humans.
Daran felt bad for this, and turned the young men's bodies into sacred stones. If the stones are scratched, there will be famine. And if they are destroyed, the universe will turn to dust. For this reason, the stones were hidden in a bag in a secret location where they remain untouched to this very day.

Variant transcription of Dasha (for Russia and the Ukraine) as well as the main form of Dasha in Germany and the Netherlands.

A known bearer of this name is the Dominican-American actress Dascha Polanco (b. 1982).

Variant of Davor.

From an English surname, which was derived either from the town of Dax in France or from the Old English given name Dæcca (of unknown meaning). The name was brought to public attention by the main character in the 1966 novel The Adventurers and its 1970 movie adaptation. It became popular in the 2010s due to its similarity to other names like Max and Jax.

Means "adorning the heart", from Persian دل (del) meaning "heart" and آرا (ara) meaning "decorate, adorn".

Alternate transcription of Greek Δημήτρης (see Dimitris). This was borne by Cypriot president Demetris Christofias (1946-2019).

The name of a character in The Palace of Mirrors by Margaret P. Haddix.

Diminutive of Donalda Donna Donella Donaldina or Donnelle, also a feminine diminutive form of Donald

From Spanish dorar "to gild, to cover in gold". Dorado is one of the constellations created by Dutch explorers in the 16th century. It represents the dolphinfish.

Possibly a variant spelling of Thorald in Denmark, but elsewhere (especially in the anglophone world), this name is most likely a combination of a name that contains the Greek element δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift" (such as Dorus and Theodore) with a name that ends in -ald (such as Archibald, Gerald and Ronald).

Also compare the names Darold and Derald, which look similar and can be partially related in some cases.

A notable bearer of this name is the Dutch news presenter Dorald Megens.

Variant of Doralyn.

Diminutive of Deborah, or sometimes simply from the English word dove. (See also Dove.)

From the Greek name Δράκων (Drakon), which meant "dragon, serpent". This was the name of a 7th-century BC Athenian legislator. This is also the name of a constellation in the northern sky.

Derived from the Slavic element dorgŭ (South Slavic drag) meaning "precious" combined with mirŭ meaning "peace, world".

Variant of Dilys.

Transferred use of the surname Eagan.

Derived from a name with the name element ebur "boar". Borne by an abbot of Eberbach Monastery (1263–1271).

Dutch form of Emerentius.

Feminine form of Emerentius. This name belonged to an early Christian martyr, and is also assigned to the mother of Saint Anna and grandmother of the Virgin Mary in some late 15th-century European traditions.

Romanian form of Emmerich.

From Old French Emeline, a diminutive of Germanic names beginning with the element amal meaning "unceasing, vigorous, brave". The Normans introduced this name to England.

Variant of Imogene.

Means "king, lord" in Welsh.

Variant of Asbjørn.

Possibly a blend of Euphemia and Ophelia. Euphelia is the title of a poem by Helen Maria Williams (1759-1827).

Eurus was the god of the east wind, one of the four directional Anemoi (Wind-Gods). He was associated with the season of autumn and dwelt near the palace of the sun-god Helios in the far east.

Means "good news" from Greek εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and ἄγγελμα (angelma) meaning "news, message". It was (first?) used by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his 1847 epic poem Evangeline [1][2]. It also appears in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) as the full name of the character Eva.

From Everardus, the Latinized form of Eberhard. The Normans introduced it to England, where it joined the Old English cognate Eoforheard. It has only been rarely used since the Middle Ages. Modern use of the name may be inspired by the surname Everard, itself derived from the medieval name.

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

Worn by a beautiful blond-haired girl in The Adventures of Asterix a series of French comics

Meaning uncertain. Probably "sufficient jewel" from the Sindarin far meaning "sufficient, adequate" and mir meaning "jewel, precious thing." In J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings', Faramir was the son of Denethor, brother of Boromir, and eventual husband of Eowyn.

Derived from the Old German elements fara "journey" and munt "protection". This was the name of a semi-legendary 5th-century king of the Franks.

The god who invoked speech in children.

From a surname that was originally from a place name meaning "fern clearing" in Old English. A notable bearer of this name was Canadian author Farley Mowat (1921-2014).

French form of Faro. As an English name, it is probably from a French surname that was derived from the given name.

In Richard Wagner's opera cycle "The Ring", Fasolt is the brother of Fáfnir (here called Fafner) and is killed by him in an argument.

Feminine form of Faunus. Fauna was a Roman goddess of fertility, women and healing, a daughter and companion of Faunus.

Possibly means "to befriend" from Latin. Faunus was a Roman god of fertility, forests, and agriculture.

Means "spirit of fire". In The Silmarillion, Fëanor was the mightiest of the Noldor and the creater of the legendary Silmarils.

From a Roman cognomen meaning "lucky, successful" in Latin. It was acquired as an agnomen, or nickname, by the 1st-century BC Roman general Sulla. It also appears in the New Testament belonging to the governor of Judea who imprisoned Saint Paul.

Due to its favourable meaning, this name was popular among early Christians, being borne by many early saints and four popes. It has been used in England since the Middle Ages, though it has been more popular in continental Europe. A notable bearer was the German composer Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847).

Variant of Félonise.

Feminine form of Fergus

Means "man of vigour", derived from the Old Irish elements fer "man" and guss "vigour, strength, force". This was the name of several early rulers of Ireland and Dál Riata, as well as many characters from Irish legend. Notably it was borne by the hero Fergus mac Róich, who was tricked into giving up the kingship of Ulster to Conchobar. However, he remained loyal to the new king until Conchobar betrayed Deirdre and Naoise, at which point he defected to Connacht in anger. The name was also borne by an 8th-century saint, a missionary to Scotland.

This is the Old Irish form of the name, as well as the usual Anglicized form of Modern Irish Fearghas or Fearghus.

Altered form of French Fernel.

Latinized form of Fedelm.

Means "proud" in Esperanto.

Variant of Finlay. This is by far the preferred spelling in the United States, where it has lately been more common as a feminine name.

Based on the word 'furious'. The name for the love interest of the Wicked Witch of the West, Elphaba, in the book Wicked by Gregory Maguire.

Italian form of Frank, also used as a short form of the related name Francesco.

Diminutive of Gabriel.

This is the name of a character in Arthurian tales, a brother of Gawain (as well as Gareth, Mordred and Agravain), and the son of King Lot and either Belisent or Morgause. 'The earliest form of his name is so similar to the earliest form of Gareth (Gahariet) that the two brothers may have originally been the same character.' First mentioned by the 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes, although scholars have suggested a derivation from the Welsh name Gweir, which belongs to a number of warriors in Welsh legends and can mean "hay", "collar", "circle", "loop" or "bend".

From Gaisericus, the Latin form of the Vandalic name *Gaisarīx, derived from the Germanic elements *gaizaz "spear" and *rīks "ruler, king". This was the name of a 5th-century king of the Vandals, a Germanic tribe. He led his people through Hispania and established a kingdom in North Africa.

In Greek mythology, Galaxaura (Ancient Greek: Γαλαξαύρη Galaxaurê) was the 'lovely' Oceanid, one of the 3,000 water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys. Her name means "calm" or "the charmer" or "like the refreshing coolness of a shady stream"

Variant of Galderic.

Modern form of the Greek name Γαληνός (Galenos), which meant "calm" from Greek γαλήνη (galene). It was borne by a 2nd-century BC Greco-Roman physician who contributed to anatomy and medicine. In modern times the name is occasionally given in his honour.

Means "my wave" in Hebrew.

Garrus Vakarian is a fictional character in BioWare's Mass Effect franchise, who acts as a party member (or "squadmate") in each of the three games in the original trilogy.

French form of Gawain used in the works of Chrétien de Troyes.

Short form of Gavriel or Gavrielle.

Most likely derived from Latin Gemella. Compare the English name Gemelle.

Diminutive of Eugenia.

Variant of Gershom.

Hungarian form of Gregory.

Variant of Jezabel.

Feminine form of Ghislain.

Feminine form of Gideon.

Means "feller, hewer" in Hebrew. Gideon is a hero and judge of the Old Testament. He led the vastly outnumbered Israelites against the Midianites, defeated them, and killed their two kings. In the English-speaking world, Gideon has been used as a given name since the Protestant Reformation, and it was popular among the Puritans.

Originally from a novel by Frederick Kohner, which was made into a movie. Gidget's real name was Franzie.

Masculine form of "Gilda".

Sardinian form of Cecilia, originally derived from a contraction of this name.

Short form of various names beginning with Proto-Germanic *gailaz "merry, excited; beautiful; lush, lustful".

Feminine form of Gili (compare Gileta).

Italian short form of Giovanni and Romansh short form of Giovannes. Giovan Giuseppe della Croce (John Joseph of the Cross in English; 15 August 1654 – 5 March 1739) was an Italian priest and a professed member from the Order of Friars Minor who hailed from the island of Ischia. He had a reputation for austerity and for the gift of miracles and was appointed Master of Novices. Beatified in 1789 and later canonized in 1839, he is the patron saint of the Italian island of Ischia.

Possibly a masculine form of Gladys.

French form of Godelieve.

Derived from South Slavic gora meaning "mountain". It was popularized by the Croatian poet Ivan Goran Kovačić (1913-1943), who got his middle name because of the mountain town where he was born.

Modern Persian form of Gotarzes.

Elaboration of Grace using the popular name suffix lyn.

Variant of Gawain. Gwaine is a character on the BBC television series 'Merlin', meant to represent the Gawain of Arthurian legend.

A Cornish form of Guinevere.

Means "white snow" from the Welsh element gwyn meaning "white, blessed" combined with eira meaning "snow". This is a recently created Welsh name.

Derived from the Old German element hag meaning "enclosure" (Proto-Germanic *hagô). In the medieval German saga the Nibelungenlied he is the cunning half-brother of Gunther. He killed the hero Siegfried by luring him onto a hunting expedition and then stabbing him with a javelin in his one vulnerable spot.

Contraction of Hanne 1 and Elisabeth.

Contraction of Hanne 1 and Elise.

Perhaps in invented name, intended to be a feminine form of Harlan or a shortened form of Harlene. Influence by the sound of similar names such as Marla.

From an English surname that originally belonged to a person who played or made harps (Old English hearpe). A notable bearer was the American author Harper Lee (1926-2016), who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird. It rapidly gained popularity in the 2000s and 2010s, entering the American top ten for girls in 2015.

From an English surname that was derived from the given name Harry.

Combination of Heide and Rose

Medieval English form of Eloise.

The Grail heroine and the sister of Perceval.

Often in the Grail romances, Perceval's sister doesn't appear to have any name, nor does she appear in every tale with her brother. Her name could be Dindraine or Dindrane as found in Le Haut Livre du Graal also known as Perlesvaus (c. 1210). In the Italian romance, Tavola ritonda, her name was Agrestizia.

In the beginning of pre-cycle Prose Lancelot (non-Vulgate, c. 1220), she was possibly named Heliabel, where her beauty was compared to Guinevere; Heliabel surpassed Guinevere. In this romance, Perceval was still identified as the Grail hero.

This identity of Heliabel with Perceval is found in the notes of Lancelot of the Lake, translated by Corin Corley.

Borne by a character in Edmund Spenser's 1590 masterpiece, The Faerie Queene.
Hellenore is the young and beautiful wife of an old miser, Malbecco. Hellenore's name is very likely meant to be an elaboration of the name Helen, as the text implies a connection between Hellenore and Helen of Troy.

Scots form of Henry.

Gallicized form of Hesperia.

Feminine form of Hesperos. According to some Greek legends this name belonged to one of the Horae, namely, the goddess who personified the evening.

Meaning unknown. This is the name of a warrior-queen in Norse mythology.

Derived from the Greek adjective ἱερός (hieros) meaning "sacred". This name was borne by two tyrants of Syracuse, the earliest of which lived in the 5th century BC. Both are better known under the latinized form of their name, which is Hiero.

Transferred use of the surname Hindley.

Diminutive of Hubert.

From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" or other kanji with the same pronunciation.

Old German form of Hugh. As a surname it has belonged to the French author Victor Hugo (1802-1885), the writer of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Les Misérables.

Masculine form of "Idena".

Means "unknown" in Latin. This was the pen name of the Hungarian writer Hugó Veigelsberg (1869-1949), and was also borne by his son, writer Pál Ignotus (1901-1978​). It was later employed by author J. K. Rowling for a character in her Harry Potter series of books.
Ignoto was the baptismal name of a son of one Anne Manners, Lady Roos, a 17th-century English noblewoman, presumably given because his paternity was unknown.

Indrid Cold is the name of a being originating in North American folklore, whose appearance usually coincides with sightings of UFOs or other cryptids.

Variant of Ireland using the popular name suffix lyn.

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).

Variant of Isaura as well as a contracted form of Isidora.

Feminine form of Iver.

Variant of Isel.

An invented name, using the popular phonetic element jay and the same sound found in names such as Casey and Macy.

Variant transcription of Jediael, as used in 1 Chronicles 26:2.

This transcription is used in the Septuagint Bible.

Variant of Jamar, probably influenced by names such as Jamil.

Variant of Janelle.

Means "honeycomb" and "honeysuckle" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a descendant of Saul.

Diminutive of Jesus Ramon.

German form of Jerusha occurring in older bible translations as well as the Portuguese form of this name occuring in some bible translations.

From a variant spelling of the English word jasmine (see Jasmine), used also to refer to flowering plants in the cestrum family.

Miss Jezelinda Fitzroy is a character in a short story titled “Frederic & Elfrida,” dated to about 1787 or 1788, one of Jane Austen's earliest works.

Meaning uncertain. This name first appeared in the 1770s. Apparently it was a Southern American invention, or perhaps it was related to the Danish given name Jensine. It was often used as a diminutive of Jane but was also used independently, especially in the 19th century. Bearer Virginia "Jincey" Lumpkin (1979-) is an American content producer, originally from Georgia (Southern United States).

Means "pretty" in French. This name was popularized by American actress Angelina Jolie (1975-), whose surname was originally her middle name. It is not used as a given name in France.

Variant form of Joline, with its spelling phonetical in nature.

Elaboration of Joliet.

Dutch and Frisian form of George.

From Ἰωσῆς (Ioses), a Greek variant of Joseph used in the New Testament to distinguish Joseph the brother of James from the many other characters of that name.

Variant of Julius.

Medieval Low German form of George.

From a surname that was derived from the Old English given names Cyneweard or Cyneheard.

Derived from Cornish kensa "first". This is a modern Cornish name.

From the name of the bird of prey, ultimately derived from Old French crecelle "rattle", which refers to the sound of its cry.

This name was used by J.R.R. Tolkien in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. It was the name of one of the Two Trees of Valinor. Laurelin was the gold and green tree. Laurelin means "Land of the Valley of Singing Gold".

Medieval diminutive of Laura. This name was used for a character in the French series of science fiction comics Valérian et Laureline (1967-2010) as well as the 2017 movie adaptation Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.

Alternate transcription of Telugu లక్ష్మి or Marathi/Hindi लक्ष्मी (see Lakshmi), as well as the most common Nepali transcription.

Possibly a combination of Leah and Beatrice. This name was first brought to public attention by the American actress Leatrice Joy (1893-1985).

A modern English combination of the names Leah and Beatrix. Possibly a variant of the name Leatrice.

Variant of Lenja.

German short form of Eleanor.

Variant of Liwen using Spanish spelling conventions.

Diminutive of Lachlan.

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".

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.

Means "snow" in Finnish.

Feminine form of Luther.

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.

Created by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire". In the series, Maegor Targaryen is the third Targaryen monarch and one of the most tyrannical rulers of Westeros.

Variant of Magali.

Means "my king" in Hebrew, from the root melek, meaning "king". According to the Gospel of John in the New Testament, this was the name of a servant of Caiaphas who participated in the arrest of Jesus at Gethsemane. The apostle Simon Peter cut off Malchus' ear with a sword.

From an English surname that originally referred to a person who came from the French city of Le Mans.

Variant of Maribel.

Possibly from the name of a resort town in southern Spain, which likely derives from Arabic مربلة (Marbal·la) and resembles Spanish mar bella "beautiful sea" (also compare Mar). As an English name, this might be a contracted form of Mariabella.

Polish, Czech and Slovak form of Mark.

A rare variant of Margaret.

Contraction of Maria and names ending in -anthe, such as Anthe and Chrysanthe.

Variant of Marybeth.

French diminutive of Marie.

Means "marjoram" in French, from Latin maiorana. Marjoram is a minty herb.

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Maurus.

Derived from Greek μέλαινα (melaina) meaning "black, dark". This was the name of a nymph in Greek mythology.

Elaborated form of Mélodie.

Form of Micah used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament (when referring to the man from the Book of Judges). It is also the German and Dutch form.

Guernésiais form of Michael.

Diminutive of Miguel.

Truncated form of Semiramis. This is the name of Mio's horse in the children's book 'Mio, min Mio' (1954) by Astrid Lindgren.

From the name of an ancient region and city located in what is now India and Nepal, said to be derived from the name of King Mithi.

Derived from Cornish morgelyn "sea holly".

Form of Marjanah used in some versions of 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves', one of the tales of 'The 1001 Nights', where it is the name of a clever slave girl. It was also used by Shinobu Ohtaka for a character in her manga 'Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic' (2009-), based loosely on 'The 1001 Nights'.

Possibly variation of Moritz it's recorded as the name of a nobleman in the 16th century in Moravia.

Anglicized form of Muirne used by James Macpherson in his poem Fingal (1761), in which it is borne by the mother of the hero Fingal.

Means "born of the sea" in Irish. In Irish legend this was the name of a woman (originally named Lí Ban) who was transformed into a mermaid. After 300 years she was brought to shore, baptized, and transformed back into a woman.

Latinate form of Musette, which was possibly based on the dance style, popular in Paris in the 1880s, which took its name from a kind of small bagpipe. It was used by Puccini for the lover of Marcello in his opera La Bohème (1896), which was based on La Vie de Bohème (1851) by Henri Murger (who named the character Musette).
As an Italian name, it is found almost exclusively in Tuscany.

French variant of Milan.

Roman cognomen, which was probably of Sabine origin meaning "strong, vigorous". It was used by a prominent branch of the gens Claudia starting from the 3rd century BC. It was borne most famously by a Roman emperor of the 1st century, remembered as a tyrant. His birth name was Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, but after he was adopted as the heir of Claudius his name became Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus.

Italian form of Nicholas. A notable bearer was the 13th-century sculptor Nicola Pisano.

The name of a shapeshifter in the eponymous graphic novel by ND Stevenson (2015) and a film by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane (2023). The main shape of the shapeshifter is a teenage girl but she can assume the shape of any animal or human, including male ones.

Nitocris is a semi-legendary queen of the 6th egyptian dynasty. According to tradition, she was the first "pharaoh" woman (king of Upper and Lower Egypt) in the history of ancient Egypt.She is the daughter of Merenrê I and Queen Neith. She is said to have succeeded her murdered husband, Merenrê-Nemtyemsaf (Merenrê II), and to have ruled for twelve years according to Manetho or two years according to the Turin papyrus. For specialists who recognize this queen, the duration of her reign ranges from one to five years: -2152 to -21502.
There were several important women in the ancient Egypte called Nitocris

Diminutive of Zenobia.

Combination of Nora 1 and the popular suffix -lie.

Elaborated form of Nora 1.

From an English surname, either Norris 1 or Norris 2.

Transferred use of the surname Norville. The character Shaggy, of Scooby-Doo fame, bears this name.

Of debated origin and meaning; theories include an Anglicized form of Oberle.

Variant of Odilia.

Probably a combination of Odile or Odilon with a given name that ends in -ien, such as Lucien and Sébastien.

According to legend, Onnolee was the last survivor of the Munsee nation, which dwelt on the west shore of Canadice lake and near Bald Hill (in the Finger Lakes region, New York) during the latter part of the fourteenth century, and met their death by the hands of the Mengnees; all except Onnolee, who was taken, bound to the belt of the famous leader, Mickinac, and compelled to follow him. At their first rest for dinner, Onnolee grasped the knife from her captor's belt, and buried it deep in his side. She knew her life was forfeited and fled while arrows whizzed by her in all directions. At Hemlock Lake, she jumped to her own death. It is said that, for more than three hundred years afterwards, the ghost of the once beautiful Onnolee could be seen to rise from its watery grave and either vanish in upper air or return again to the bosom of the deep.
This legend was also the subject of one of the poems of 19th-century poet W.H.C. Hosmer.
The origin and meaning of the name itself are unknown.

Latinized form of Onouris, which is the Greek form of Anhur.

Elaboration of Ophélie.

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 Aurélien.

Probably a form of Auriel or Oriole, the spelling influenced in Britain, perhaps, by Oriel College, Oxford. The college takes its name from Latin oriolum "gallery, porch", but there was a medieval personal name, Orieldis or Aurildis, which came from Old German and meant "fire-strife". It was that name in the Middle Ages which led to the surname Oriel. Auriel and Oriel were revived at roughly the same time, at the beginning of the 20th century, and were clearly heard by parents as the same name. The Au- spelling was the first to appear in official records, but one cannot be sure which name was a variant of the other. Oriole is an occasional variant. (Source: Dunkling & Gosling, 1983)

Directly taken from the archaic word meaning "prayer", which is derived from Anglo-Norman oreison and ultimately from Latin oro (via Latin oratio) "to beg; to beseech".

As a given name, it has found occasional usage from the 19th century onwards. One known bearer is Orison Swett Marden (1850-1924), who wrote books on positive thinking.

From the Old English elements os "god" and wine "friend". Saint Oswin was a 7th-century king of Northumbria. After the Norman Conquest this name was used less, and it died out after the 14th century. It was briefly revived in the 19th century.

German form of Odilia.

Paimon is a spirit named in The Lesser Key of Solomon (in the Ars Goetia), Johann Weyer's Pseudomonarchia Daemonum, Collin de Plancy's Dictionnaire Infernal, the Livre des Esperitz (as "Poymon"), the Liber Officiorum Spirituum (as Paymon), The Book of Abramelin, and certain French editions of The Grimoire of Pope Honorius (as Bayemon); as well as British Library, Sloane MS 3824.

In Abramelin, King Paimon's powers include knowledge of past and future events, clearing up doubts, making spirits appear, creating visions, acquiring and dismissing servant spirits, reanimating the dead for several years, flight, remaining underwater indefinitely, and general abilities to "make all kinds of things" (and) "all sorts of people and armor appear" at the behest of the magician.

Paimon teaches all arts, philosophy and sciences, and secret things; he can reveal all mysteries of the Earth, wind and water, what the mind is, and everything the conjurer wants to know, gives good familiars, dignities and confirms them, binds men to the conjurer's will.

Spanish, Catalan, Italian and Croatian word for "palm". This name typically referred to Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, and was historically given to girls born on this day.

Latin and Greek form of Pascal.

The name of a female kitten in the 1989 novel Felidae, which was made into a 1994 German animated, film noir, mystery, featuring cats as the central characters.

Portuguese form of Percilia, the name of a genus of perch-like fish native to Chile. It is a diminutive of Latin perca, from Ancient Greek πέρκη (perke) "perch", cognate with περκνός (perknos) "dark-spotted".

A form of Persis. In Serbian usage, also a short form of Persida.

"Persinette" is a 1698 French fairy-tale by novelist Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force adapted from earlier 'Petrosinella' by Giambattista Basil and later adapted by the Grimms brothers to become 'Rapunzel'. The name was revived in the title of a child opera by the Austrian composer Albin Fries in 2019.

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'.

Possibly a modern variation of Philiscus

Comedic male veriant of the name Phoebe from the popular American sitcom Friends.

This was the name of one of the multiple wives of King Danaus of Libya.

From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "priest clearing" (Old English preost and leah). This surname was borne by musician Elvis Presley (1935-1977).

From the Greek Πυραμος (Pyramos), taken from the name of the river Pyramos and derived from Greek πυρ (pyr) "fire" or πυρος (pyros) "wheat". In classical mythology, he was the lover of Thisbe.

Alternate transcription of Qays as well as the Pashto form.

Alternate transcription of Urdu قیصر (see Qaisar).

Variant of Quashie.

Anglicization of Kwasi.

Transferred use of the surname Quigley.

Variant of Quincy.

Variant of Guinevere.

German form of Rayner.

From an English surname that was derived from a place name meaning either "red clearing" or "roe deer clearing" in Old English. A city in North Carolina bears this name, after the English courtier, poet and explorer Walter Raleigh (1552-1618).

Means "archer, shooter, thrower" in Arabic, derived from رام (rām) meaning "to wish, to aim at, to dream, to be ambitious".

From the name of the bird, ultimately from Old English hræfn. The raven is revered by several Native American groups of the west coast. It is also associated with the Norse god Odin.

Diminutive of Raymond and similar names.

From the Germanic name Raginheri, composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and heri "army". Saint Rainerius was a 12th-century hermit from Pisa. The Normans brought this name to England where it came into general use, though it was rare by the end of the Middle Ages.

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

Short form of Moreno and other names ending in -reno.

Means "silk" in Hindi.

Combination of Rhea and the popular suffix -lyn.

Derived from Greek ῥόδον (rhodon) meaning "rose". In the New Testament this name was borne by a maid in the house of Mary the mother of John Mark. As an English given name, Rhoda came into use in the 17th century.

Possibly a modern Australian form of Adriana and short for Adrienna.

From the Old German elements hruod meaning "fame" and lant meaning "land", though some theories hold that the second element was originally nand meaning "brave" [1].

Roland was an 8th-century military commander, serving under Charlemagne, who was killed by the Basques at the Battle of Roncevaux. His name was recorded in Latin as Hruodlandus. His tale was greatly embellished in the 11th-century French epic La Chanson de Roland, in which he is a nephew of Charlemagne killed after being ambushed by the Saracens. The Normans introduced the name to England.

Spanish form of Roland.

Combination of the names Romi and El means "God is my exaltation" in Hebrew.

Tajik form of the Persian name Ramish, which is derived from Persian رامش (ramish) meaning "joy, happiness, cheerfulness, delight", itself ultimately derived from Middle Persian or Pahlavi rāmišn meaning "peace, ease, pleasure". Also compare the related names Raman 2 and Ramin.

Breton and Anglicized form of Rónán.

From an English surname, originally derived from a place name, itself derived from Old Norse rá "roebuck" and skógr "wood, forest".

Variant of Rosalyn.

Variant of Rumina.

From Japanese 流 (ru) meaning "to flow", 水 (mi) meaning "water" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Diminutive of Sabela.

Based on Latin sacharum "sugar". This name was invented by poet Edmund Waller (1606-1687), who used it as a nickname for Lady Dorothy Sidney, countess of Sunderland.

From Sanskrit सत्य (satya) meaning "true, real". A famous bearer is the retired Indian cricket player Sachin Tendulkar (1973-).

From the English word sage, which denotes either a type of spice or else a wise person.

Latinized form of Greek Σαλμακίς (Salmakis). This was the name of a fountain and nymph at Halicarnassus, featured in Ovid's Metamorphoses. The nymph Salmacis fell in love with Hermaphroditus. When he rejected her, she attempted to rape him and prayed to the gods to be bound with him forever. As a result their bodies fused together to create the Hermaphrodite. The fountain Salmacis was said to cause men who drank its waters to be weak and effeminate.

Sarla Thakral firs Indian woman to earn a pilots license

Alternate transcription of Kannada ಶಶಿ (see Shashi).

Diminutive of Alexander.

From Japanese 誠 (sei) meaning "sincerity, truth, fidelity" or 清 (sei) meaning "clear, pure, clean" combined with 二 (ji) meaning "two", 治 (ji) meaning "reign, rule, calm, peace" or 司 (ji) meaning "officer, boss". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.

From an English surname that was from a place name meaning "willow farm" in Old Norse.

Meaning unknown. It may be a loan word from Arabic صَلَّى‎ (ṣallā), meaning "to pray, to bless," or Arabic سَلَّى‎ (sallā), meaning "to amuse, entertain, comfort." It may also be a variation of Selah.

Meaning uncertain. In some cases it is given in honour of the Brazilian racecar driver Ayrton Senna (1960-1994). It could also be inspired by the senna plant.

Means "star" in Welsh. This is a recently created Welsh name.

Means "command of Aku" in Akkadian, Aku being the name of the Babylonian god of the moon. In the Old Testament Shadrach is the Babylonian name of Hananiah, one of the three men cast into a fiery furnace but saved by God.

Strictly feminine form of Shams

2006 winner of Miss Texas.

From an Old Testament place name possibly meaning "tranquil" in Hebrew. It is also used prophetically in the Old Testament to refer to a person, often understood to be the Messiah (see Genesis 49:10). This may in fact be a mistranslation.

This name was brought to public attention after actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt gave it to their daughter in 2006.

Means "sweet" in Persian. This was the name of a character in Persian and Turkish legend.

Means "people of the precious stone" or "cave dweller" in Arawak, spoken in Cuba.

It is an ethnic name as the Ciboney, or Siboney, were a Taíno people of Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola (Haiti and Dominican Republic).

As given name is probably after Siboney a 1929 song written by Ernesto Lecuona, inspired by the village Siboney near Santiago de Cuba.

The name is formed from the German name elements Sieg "victory" and Minne "courtly love".

It is the name of the mermaid Rauch Else in the Wolfdietrich epic after being transformed to a beautiful women.

Norwegian form of Sigrún.

Latinized form of Greek Σειληνός (Seilenos), of unknown meaning. In Greek mythology he was a companion and teacher of Dionysos, often depicted as an intoxicated, portly old man.

In the "King Laurin Legend" Similde is the princess whom the dwarf king falls in love with and eventually abducts to his magical rose garden.

Her name is a contracted form of Sigmilde, which is derived from Middle High German sige "victory" and milte "grace; clemency; kindness; endearment; tenderness; love".

Feminine form of Sion.

Variant of Schuyler, based on the pronunciation of the surname but respelled as if it was a blend of the English word sky with names such as Tyler. It was rare before 1980, and first gained popularity as a name for boys. It is now more common for girls, though it is more evenly unisex than the mostly feminine variant Skylar.

Persian feminine form of Suhail.

From a surname that was from a place name meaning "landing-place ford" in Old English.

Diminutive of Stephen or Stephanie. A famous bearer is the American musician Stevie Wonder (1950-).

Feminine form of Suhail.

Anglicized form of Suibhne. In fiction, this name is borne by the murderous barber Sweeney Todd, first appearing in the British serial The String of Pearls: A Romance (1846-1847).

Means "little wolf", most notable as the name of the chinese transfer student, Syaoran Li, from the popular CLAMP manga Cardcaptor Sakura.
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Means "Little wolf." It's the name of the main character of the childrens anime "Tsubasa Chronicles."

Variant of Sibylla.

Polish form and Latin variant of Sibylla.

Feminine form of Sybrand.

From Mapuche tayül denoting a song by a shaman.

Used as a given name in Argentina and Uruguay.

Means "little girl" in Aramaic. The name is taken from the phrase talitha cumi meaning "little girl arise" spoken by Jesus in order to restore a young girl to life (see Mark 5:41).

Transferred use of the surname Tallis, which comes from the Old French taillis, referring to a clearing of woodland.

Means "practice, habituation, accustoming" in Arabic.

Variant of Tamsin.

Danish variant of Torben.

Alternate transcription of Arabic طارق (see Tariq).

From Tarquinius, a Roman name of unknown meaning, possibly Etruscan in origin. This was the name of two early kings of Rome.

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.

The Theban hero Tenerus was the son and prophet of Apollo. His mother was Melia, a daughter of the Titan Oceanus.

From the Roman family name Terentius, which is of unknown meaning. Famous bearers include Publius Terentius Afer, a Roman playwright, and Marcus Terentius Varro, a Roman scholar. It was also borne by several early saints. The name was used in Ireland as an Anglicized form of Toirdhealbhach, but it was not found as an English name until the late 19th century. It attained only a moderate level of popularity in the 20th century, though it has been common as an African-American name especially since the 1970s.

Transferred use of the surname Thayer.

Latinized form of Tielo (see Till). A famous bearer was jazz musician Thelonious Monk (1917-1982).

Means "king, ruler" in Old English, probably from þeud "people" and þegen "thane, warrior" 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) Théoden is the king of Rohan.

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

Diminutive of Theresia.

Old Swedish form of Þórvaldr (see Torvald).

German male name representing the Germanic god Thor.

Used by JRR Tolkien as the name of a dwarf, Thorin Oakensheild, who is the main dwarf in 'The Hobbit'. Tolkien took the name from the Dvergatal "Catalogue of Dwarves" in the Völuspá, a part of the Poetic Edda.

From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "thorn clearing" in Old English.

Means "daughter of twilight, nightingale" in the fictional language Sindarin. In the Silmarillion (1977) by J. R. R. Tolkien, Tinuviel was another name of Lúthien, the daughter of Thingol the elf king. She was the beloved of Beren, who with her help retrieved one of the Silmarils from the iron crown of Morgoth.

Modern Turkish form of Tomyris.

Danish form of Torbjörn.

Anglicized form of Torcall.

Diminutive or feminine form of Trevor.

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

Meaning unknown.

Means "father's pride" in Igbo.

French form of Ursulina.

Diminutive of Ursula.

Transferred use of the surname Valera in honour of Irish statesman Éamon De Valera, who was born in New York to a Spanish father and an Irish mother.

English and German form of Valeria, as well as a Czech variant of Valérie.

Meaning unknown, possibly a derivative of the Old German element walt meaning "power, authority".

From the name of the city in Italy, which is itself of unknown meaning.

Vidonia is a girl's name of Portuguese origin meaning "vine branch"

Latinized form of Wihtlæg.

From the English word violet for the purple flower, ultimately derived from Latin viola. It was common in Scotland from the 16th century, and it came into general use as an English given name during the 19th century.

Old diminutive of Germanic names beginning with the element wentil (see Wendel). Saint Wendelin was a 6th-century hermit of Trier in Germany.

From an English surname that was derived from a place name, itself meaning "west meadow" from Old English west "west" and leah "woodland, clearing". It has been sometimes given in honour of John Wesley (1703-1791), the founder of Methodism.

Means "bright will", derived from the Old German elements willo "will, desire" and beraht "bright".

"Sister goddess" of Embeth and Borbeth and one of "The Three Bethen" or "Three Virgins", a group of allegedly pre-Christian goddesses who later became "unofficial" saints.

Their cult is somewhat of a mystery: having been known since the Middle Ages, it is only regionally distributed, mainly in Bavaria, Baden, South Tyrol, Alsace (above all Strasbourg) and the Rhineland. If there had ever been antique records of this Triple Goddess cult, those have been lost. The oldest authentic records of Wilbeth date back to the 14th century, when she was quickly linked to Embeth whose veneration had been attested since the 12th century.
Either way, their cult became fairly popular when the "girls" got appointed companions of Saint Ursula in the 15th century.

The origins and meanings of their names have been lost to time. Since the Romantic period, there have been speculations that their names might be corruptions of some not yet identified Ancient Germanic names - a theory which in recent times is being taken more and more seriously. Research on it is being done.

From an English surname that was originally derived from the nickname Wildbor meaning "wild boar" in Middle English. This name was borne by Wilbur Wright (1867-1912), one half of the Wright brothers, who together invented the first successful airplane. Wright was named after the Methodist minister Wilbur Fisk (1792-1839). A famous fictional bearer is the main character (a pig) in the children's novel Charlotte's Web (1952) by E. B. White.

From the name of the tree, which is ultimately derived from Old English welig.

Possibly a feminine diminutive form and masculine diminutive of Wilson.

Old English form of Winwaloe, Gunwalloe or Guenole. A Breton name which means “he who is fair”.

Saint Winnold was a 6th century Cornish saint. He was the son of a prince and a holy woman called Gwen who is supposed to have had three breasts as a sign of God’s favour (almost certainly a confusion with some local pagan deity).

His family fled to Brittany to avoid the Saxons, and this is where he grew up. He founded an abbey, and his Rule was the standard one for monks until Saint Benedict.

His feast day is the 3rd of March. According to English weather folklore, this day of the year is supposed to be especially windy, as seen in this piece of verse:

“First comes David
Next comes Chad
Then comes Winnold, roaring like mad”.

(St David’s Day is the first day of March and St Chad’s Day is the second day).

Short form of Wisamar.

Elaboration of Wren using the popular name suffix ley.

Variation of Xander, Chandrel or Chandrelle.

Basque form of Andrés.

Xandrie is the name of a fiction character, played by Adelaide Clemens, in a 2010 Australian film called "Wasted on the Young."

Possibly an elaboration on Xanthe, used in Mark Z. Danielewski's 'The Familiar' series.

Latinized form of Xanthos.