hebeCotogna's Personal Name List

Aloe
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Modern, Rare)
Aloe is a genus containing over 500 species of flowering succulent plants. The most widely known species is Aloe vera, or "true aloe". It is called this because it is cultivated as the standard source for assorted pharmaceutical purposes.
Brynmor
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh
From the Welsh place name Brynmawr meaning "great hill".
Caliadne
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Καλιαδν(Ancient Greek)
Means "beautiful and holy". From the Greek kalos (καλή) 'beautiful' and adnos (αδνος) 'holy'. In Greek mythology she is a naiad of the river Nile in Egypt, a daughter of the god of the Nile, Neilus. She was one of the wives of Aegyptus, and bore him twelve sons.
Callianassa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kallianassa. In Greek mythology, this is the name of one of the Nereids.
Callianira
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kallianeira. In Greek mythology, this name belonged to one of the Nereids.
Callirhoe
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Καλλιρόη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: kə-LIR-o-ee
Latinized form of Greek Καλλιρόη (Kallirhoe), the Epic Greek form of Καλλιρρόη (see Kallirrhoe).
Calluna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
From the genus name of common heather, a flowering shrub. It comes from the Greek verb καλλύνω (kalluno) meaning "to beautify, sweep clean", ultimately from καλός (kalos) "beautiful".
Caspian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Literature
Pronounced: KAS-pee-ən(English)
Used by author C. S. Lewis for a character in his Chronicles of Narnia series, first appearing in 1950. Prince Caspian first appears in the fourth book, where he is the rightful king of Narnia driven into exile by his evil uncle Miraz. Lewis probably based the name on the Caspian Sea, which was named for the city of Qazvin, which was itself named for the ancient Cas tribe.
Clymene
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Κλυμένη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: KLIM-i-nee(English) KLIE-mi-nee(English)
Latinized form of the Greek name Κλυμένη (Klymene) meaning "famous" or "infamous" from κλύμενος (klymenos), a derivative of κλυτός (klytos) "famous, noble". Also compare the masculine form Clymenus. This was the name of multiple characters in Greek mythology, including an Oceanid (also called Asia in that case), a Nereid, and an attendant of Helen.
Cyprian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Pronounced: TSI-pryan(Polish) SIP-ree-ən(English)
From the Roman family name Cyprianus, which meant "from Cyprus". Saint Cyprian was a 3rd-century bishop of Carthage who was martyred under the Roman emperor Valerian.
Damkina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Near Eastern Mythology
Other Scripts: 𒀭𒁮𒆠𒈾(Sumerian Cuneiform)
Means "true wife", deriving from the Akkadian element kīnu "honest, trustworthy, faithful". The Akkadian name for the goddess Damgalnuna. She was the consort of Enki and mother of the god Marduk. One of her titles was 'banat shimti' meaning 'creator of fate', influenced by the goddess Shimti.
Derya
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Turkish
Pronounced: dehr-YA
Means "sea, ocean" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian.
Galatea
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Γαλάτεια(Ancient Greek)
Latinized form of Greek Γαλάτεια (Galateia), probably derived from γάλα (gala) meaning "milk". This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology including a sea nymph who was the daughter of Doris and Nereus and the lover of Acis. According to some sources, this was also the name of the ivory statue carved by Pygmalion that came to life.
Gwenllian
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh
Pronounced: gwehn-SHEE-an
Derived from the Welsh elements gwen meaning "white, blessed" and possibly lliain meaning "flaxen, made of linen" or lliant meaning "flow, flood". This name was used by medieval Welsh royalty, notably by a 12th-century princess of Deheubarth who died in battle with the Normans. It was also borne by the 13th-century daughter of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last prince of Gwynedd.
Hyacinth 2
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: HIE-ə-sinth
From the name of the flower (or the precious stone that also bears this name), ultimately from Greek hyakinthos (see Hyacinthus).
Ianassa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Ἰάνασσα(Ancient Greek)
Possibly derived from Greek ἰά (ia) meaning "shout, clamour; sound, roar" and νάσσα (nassa), the aorist form of ναίω (naio) meaning "to dwell in" or "to make habitable". This was the name of one of the Nereids in Greek mythology.
Jandira
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Tupi, Brazilian, New World Mythology
Pronounced: zhun-JEE-ru(Brazilian)
Derived from Old Tupi jurandira, itself derived from jura "mouth" and ndieira "honey bee", and thus commonly interpreted as "she who says sweet words".
This is also the name of a sea goddess worshipped by the Bakairi people of Brazil, who speak a Carib language. It has been used as Brazilian given name since the 20th century.
Leucothea
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Λευκοθέα(Ancient Greek)
Latinized form of Greek Λευκοθέα (Leukothea) meaning "white goddess", derived from λευκός (leukos) "bright, clear, white" and θεός (theos) "god". In Greek mythology this was the name given to Ino, the aunt of Dionysus, after she was changed into a sea goddess.
Liyana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Zulu, English (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Zulu liyana "it is raining". As an English name, it is a variant of Liana.
Lotus
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: LO-təs
From the name of the lotus flower (species Nelumbo nucifera) or the mythological lotus tree. They are ultimately derived from Greek λωτός (lotos). In Greek and Roman mythology the lotus tree was said to produce a fruit causing sleepiness and forgetfulness.
Miri
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Hebrew
Other Scripts: מירי(Hebrew)
Hebrew diminutive of Miriam.
Neptune
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Roman Mythology (Anglicized)
Pronounced: NEHP-toon(English) NEHP-tyoon(English)
From the Latin Neptunus, which is of unknown meaning, possibly related to the Indo-European root *nebh- "wet, damp, clouds". Neptune was the god of the sea in Roman mythology, approximately equivalent to the Greek god Poseidon. This is also the name of the eighth planet in the solar system.
Neraida
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Albanian
Nereus
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek [1], Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek [2]
Other Scripts: Νηρεύς(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: NEH-REWS(Classical Greek) NIR-ee-əs(English)
Derived from Greek νηρός (neros) meaning "water". In Greek myth this was the name of a god of the sea, the father of the Nereids. It is mentioned briefly in the New Testament, belonging to a Christian in Rome. This was also the name of a Roman saint of the 1st century, a member of the army, who was martyred with his companion Achilleus because they refused to execute Christians.
Nilofer
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Indian (Muslim)
Other Scripts: نیلوفر(Urdu) नीलोफर(Hindi)
Indian form of Niloufar.
Nixe
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Germanic Mythology
This is the name of feminine shapeshifting water spirits in Germanic mythology, who apparently derive their name from Proto-Germanic nikwus or nikwis(i) "wash". See also Nix for the male counterpart(s).
Syrinx
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Σύριγξ(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: SIR-ingks
From Greek σῦριγξ (syrinx) meaning "tube" or "panpipes", referring to a musical instrument played by mouth and comprising tubes arranged in order of length. In Greek myth this was the name of a nymph and follower of Artemis, the virgin huntress. Syrinx was pursued by the god Pan, and in an attempt to escape, she ran to the river's edge and asked the river nymphs for assistance. The river nymphs transformed her into hollow river reeds. Devastated, Pan cut the reeds from the water and fastened them into the first set of panpipes (or pan flute, or shepherd's pipe), which were thenceforth known as syrinx.
Valerian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Georgian, Romanian, History
Other Scripts: Валериан(Russian) ვალერიან(Georgian)
Pronounced: və-LIR-ee-ən(English)
From the Roman cognomen Valerianus, which was itself derived from the Roman name Valerius. This was the name of a 3rd-century Roman emperor (Publius Licinius Valerianus) who was captured by the Persians. Several saints have also borne this name, including a 2nd-century martyr of Lyons.
Venus
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Roman Mythology
Pronounced: WEH-noos(Latin) VEE-nəs(English)
Means "love, sexual desire" in Latin. This was the name of the Roman goddess of love and sex. Her character was assimilated with that of the Greek goddess Aphrodite. As the mother of Aeneas she was considered an ancestor of the Roman people. The second planet from the sun is named after her.
Wynter
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: WIN-tər
Variant of Winter.
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