ohmsreporter's Personal Name List

Middle French form of a Germanic name that was Latinized as Acharius.

Feminine form of Achere.

Means "mist, darkness" in Greek. According to a poem by Hesiod, she was one of the figures portrayed on the shield of Herakles. She is described as a wraithlike woman personifying death and sorrow.

Created by Russian author Aleksey Tolstoy for his science fiction novel Aelita (1923), where it belongs to a Martian princess. In the book, the name is said to mean "starlight seen for the last time" in the Martian language.

Masculine form of Agape. This was the name of a saint from Caesarea who was martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century.

From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection", 藍 (ai) meaning "indigo", or other kanji with the same pronunciation.

Diminutive of Aimada.

Balearic form of Anna.

Means "slave, servant, black" in Tamazight [1].

Possibly a variant of Alana, or possibly from Hawaiian ʻalani meaning "orange (tree or fruit)".

From the Gothic name *Alareiks meaning "ruler of all", derived from the element alls "all" combined with reiks "ruler, king". This was the name of a king of the Visigoths who sacked Rome in the 5th century.

Anglicized masculine form of Ailbhe.

Italian form of Alexius.

Means "pink" in Tatar.

Means "golden" in Mongolian.

Feminine form of Alwin.

Diminutive of Aleksandra, Albina and other names beginning with Ал.

Derived from Old French amie "(female) friend; (female) lover", ultimately from Latin amica.

Apparently a modern coinage based on Latin amor meaning "love".

Variant of Anastasio.

Means "carnival", "game", or "February" in Aymara.

Sardinian form of Angela.

From Japanese 葵 (aoi) meaning "hollyhock, althea" or an adjectival form of 碧 (ao) meaning "green, blue". Other kanji with the same reading can form this name as well.

Medieval Scottish name, probably a variant of Annabel. It has long been associated with Latin orabilis meaning "invokable, yielding to prayer", and the name was often recorded in forms resembling this.

Unrelated, this was an older name of the city of Irbid in Jordan, from Greek Ἄρβηλα (Arbela).

Creative phonetic variant of Arielle/Ariel or a Sicilian variant of Ariele.

From an Italian surname meaning "son of Ermanno". It has been used as a given name due to the fashion company Armani, which was founded by the clothing designer Giorgio Armani (1934-).

Means "love" in Maori.

Alternate transcription of Russian Арсений (see Arseniy).

Corsican and Sicilian form of Arsenios.

Meaning unknown, possibly related either to Greek ἀρτεμής (artemes) meaning "safe" or ἄρταμος (artamos) meaning "a butcher". Artemis was the Greek goddess of the moon and hunting, the twin of Apollo and the daughter of Zeus and Leto. She was known as Diana to the Romans.

Russian variant form of Artemios.

Means "reddish brown, dawn" in Sanskrit. The Hindu god Aruna (अरुण) is the charioteer who drives the sun god Surya across the sky. The modern feminine form अरुणा (spelled with a final long vowel) is also transcribed as Aruna, however the modern masculine form is Arun.

From the Welsh intensifying prefix ar- and gwyn meaning "white, blessed".

Means "lion" in Arabic.

Possibly of Scythian origin meaning "blue". In Turkic mythology Asena was a grey wolf who gave birth to the ancestor of the Ashina tribe of Turks.

Spanish form of Athena.

French form of April. A famous bearer is the Canadian musician Avril Lavigne (1984-).

Means "orange blossom" in Spanish, ultimately from Arabic زهْرة (zahra) meaning "flower". It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Azahar, meaning "Our Lady of the Orange Blossom", because of the citrus trees that surround a church devoted to her near Murcia.

Hebrew form of Azariah (masculine), as well as a feminine variant in the English-speaking world.

From the English word that means "sky blue". It is ultimately (via Old French, Latin and Arabic) from Persian لاجورد (lājvard) meaning "azure, lapis lazuli".

From Chinese 白 (bái) meaning "white, pure", 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, many" or 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress tree, cedar" (which is usually only masculine). Other Chinese characters can form this name as well. This name was borne in the 8th century by the Tang dynasty poet Li Bai, whose given was 白.

From an English surname that was derived from Old English blæc "black" or blac "pale". A famous bearer of the surname was the poet and artist William Blake (1757-1827). It was originally a mainly masculine name but in 2007 actress Blake Lively (1987-) began starring in the television series Gossip Girl, after which time it increased in popularity for girls.

Means "happy", from Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" combined with ມີ (mi) meaning "to have".

From a Scottish surname, derived from Gaelic buidhe meaning "yellow". It has been used as a given name in honour of the British musician David Bowie (1947-2016), born David Robert Jones, who took his stage name from the American pioneer James Bowie (1796-1836), though with a different pronunciation.

Derived from the Old German element brunna meaning "armour, protection" (Proto-Germanic *brunjǭ) or brun meaning "brown" (Proto-Germanic *brūnaz). Saint Bruno of Cologne was a German monk of the 11th century who founded the Carthusian Order. The surname has belonged to Giordano Bruno, a philosopher burned at the stake by the Inquisition. A modern bearer is the American singer Bruno Mars (1985-), born Peter Gene Hernandez.

Variant of Brisa.

Latinized form of Kalliope.

Variant of Calix.

From Sino-Vietnamese 柑 (cam) meaning "orange (fruit)".

Catalan form of Charles.

Derived from Welsh caru "to love" and gwyn "white, blessed". This name was created in the 20th century [1].

Derived from Welsh caru meaning "love". This is a relatively modern Welsh name, in common use only since the middle of the 20th century.

Sicilian form of Celeste.

Sicilian form of Coletta.

Portuguese form of Constantia.

Late Latin name meaning "heart" from Latin cor (genitive cordis). Saint Cordula was one of the 4th-century companions of Saint Ursula.

From French chosette meaning "little thing". This is the nickname of the illegitimate daughter of Fantine in Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables (1862). Her real name is Euphrasie, though it is seldom used. In the novel young Cosette is the ward of the cruel Thénardiers until she is retrieved by Jean Valjean.

Form of Criseida used by Shakespeare in his play Troilus and Cressida (1602).

From the English word meaning "greenish blue, cyan", ultimately derived from Greek κύανος (kyanos).

From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great" and 輔 (suke) meaning "help". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Medieval short form of Durante. The most notable bearer of this name was Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), the Italian poet who wrote the Divine Comedy.

From an English surname, which was derived from the name of the town of Derby, itself from Old Norse djúr "animal" and býr "farm, settlement".

Feminine form of Dobroslav.

Means "June (month)" in Basque.

Contraction of Russian электрификация мира (elektrifikatsiya mira) meaning "electrification of the world". This name was created by communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Spanish form of a Visigothic name, recorded from the 10th century in forms such as Geloyra or Giluira. It is of uncertain meaning, possibly composed of the Gothic element gails "happy" or gails "spear" combined with wers "friendly, agreeable, true". The name was borne by members of the royal families of León and Castille. This is also the name of a character in Mozart's opera Don Giovanni (1787).

Means "person of wealth" in Yoruba.

Means "love" in Greek. In Greek mythology he was a young god, the son of Aphrodite, who was armed with arrows that caused the victim to fall in love.

Variant of Esmé.

From Sino-Korean 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀 (eun) meaning "silver, money", as well as other hanja characters that are pronounced in the same way. It usually occurs in combination with another character, though it is sometimes used as a stand-alone name.

Means "September" in Turkish.

Sicilian form of Ezio.

Alternate transcription of Arabic فيروز (see Fayruz).

Roman family name meaning "golden" or "yellow-haired" from Latin flavus "yellow, golden". Flavius was the family name of the 1st-century Roman emperors Vespasian, Titus and Domitian. It was used as a personal name by several later emperors, notably by Constantine.

Variant of Florian.

Feminine form of Florentinus.

Russian form of Theodore. It was borne by three tsars of Russia. Another notable bearer was Fyodor Dostoyevsky (or Dostoevsky; 1821-1881), the Russian author of such works as Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov.

Means "birth, origin" in Greek. This is the name of the first book of the Old Testament in the Bible. It tells of the creation of the world, the expulsion of Adam and Eve, Noah and the great flood, and the three patriarchs.

From a nickname for a person with blond hair, from the English word gold.

From an English surname meaning "son of the steward", derived from Middle English greyve "steward". It became common towards the end of the 20th century because of its similarity to popular names like Jason, Mason and Graham.

Means "brown, yellow, tawny" in Sanskrit, and by extension "monkey, horse, lion". This is another name of the Hindu god Vishnu, and sometimes of his avatar Krishna. In this context it is sometimes considered a derivative of Sanskrit हृ (hṛ) meaning "to take away", referring to the removal of sins.

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.

Means "handsome" in Arabic, from the root حسن (ḥasuna) meaning "to be beautiful, to be good". Hasan was the son of Ali and the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. He was poisoned by one of his wives and is regarded as a martyr by Shia Muslims. This was also the name of two kings of Morocco. It is sometimes transcribed as Hassan, though this is a distinct name in Arabic.

From the English word hazel for the tree or the light brown colour, derived ultimately from Old English hæsel. It was coined as a given name in the 19th century and quickly became popular, reaching the 18th place for girls in the United States by 1897. It fell out of fashion in the second half of the 20th century, but has since recovered.

German diminutive of Adelheid.

Low German and Frisian diminutive of Henrik.

From Sino-Vietnamese 紅 (hồng) meaning "pink, rosy".

Alternate transcription of Arabic حميراء (see Humayra), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.

From Sino-Korean 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able" or other characters that are pronounced similarly. It usually occurs in combination with another character, though it is sometimes used as a stand-alone name.

Means "violet flower", derived from Greek ἴον (ion) meaning "violet" and ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower". This was the name of an ocean nymph in Greek mythology.

Means "lady of the water" in Tupi, from y "water" and îara "lady, mistress". In Brazilian folklore this is the name of a beautiful river nymph who would lure men into the water. She may have been based upon earlier Tupi legends.

Probably a variant of Iole.

Sicilian form of Irene.

From a surname that was a variant of Irving.

Possible form or spelling of the name Ixchel.

Diminutive of names beginning with the Slavic element jarŭ meaning "fierce, energetic", such as Jaroslav or Jaromír.

Variant of Giasuni.

Czech and Slovak form of Yolanda.

Czech and Slovak form of Jonah.

Occitan form of Joseph.

Meaning unknown, possibly related to an Indo-European root meaning "young", or possibly of Etruscan origin. In Roman mythology Juno was the wife of Jupiter and the queen of the heavens. She was the protectress of marriage and women, and was also the goddess of finance.

Means "the flowers" or "the child" from Hawaiian ka "the" and lei "flowers, lei, child".

From the Ukrainian word for a type of shrub, also called the guelder rose (species Viburnum opulus).

Czech form of Jasper.

Means "gold" in Lao.

From Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold" and ເພັດ (phet) meaning "diamond, gem".

Variant of Ciara 1 or Chiara. This name was brought to public attention in 1988 after the singing duo Kiara released their song This Time. It was further popularized by a character in the animated movie The Lion King II (1998).

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 京子 or 恭子 (see Kyōko).

Short form of Lorenz. This is also a German poetic word referring to the springtime.

Means "love" in Sotho.

From Chinese 理 (lǐ) meaning "reason, logic", 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish", 黎 (lí) meaning "black, dawn", 力 (lì) meaning "power, capability, influence" (which is usually only masculine) or 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" (usually only feminine). Other Chinese characters are also possible.

Means "linden tree" or "July" in Lithuanian.

Short form of Lillian or an elaborated form of Lily.

Combination of Lily and Rose.

Italian form of Livius.

From a Welsh surname that was derived from llwyd meaning "grey". The composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948-) is a famous bearer of this name.

French and Czech form of Lucia.

Alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Людмила (see Lyudmila).

Meaning unknown, though possibly related to the Slavic element mirŭ meaning "peace, world". In Czech legend this is the name of a bard.

Variant of Léa.

Variant of Lindy.

Derived from Georgian მაისი (maisi) meaning "May" (see May). This name literally refers to the fact that the child in question was born in May.

In earlier times, this name was also used on men. These days, it is exclusively used on women.

Means "January" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit मकर (makara), referring to the constellation Capricornus.

Means "king" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الملك (al-Malik) is one of the 99 names of Allah. This can also be another way of transcribing the name مالك (see Maalik).

Spanish and Portuguese form of Marcellus.

German and French variant of Matthias.

Czech form of Melanie.

From Mélanie, the French form of the Latin name Melania, derived from Greek μέλαινα (melaina) meaning "black, dark". This was the name of a Roman saint who gave all her wealth to charity in the 5th century. Her grandmother was also a saint with the same name.

The name was common in France during the Middle Ages, and was introduced from there to England, though it eventually became rare. Interest in it was revived by the character Melanie Wilkes from the novel Gone with the Wind (1936) and the subsequent movie adaptation (1939).

From Japanese 緑 (midori) meaning "green", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations that have the same pronunciation.

Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Михайло (see Mykhailo).

Ukrainian form of Nicholas.

Means "March" in Kazakh, ultimately from Persian نوروز (nowruz). This is also the Kazakh name for Nowruz, an Iranian holiday commemorating the first day of spring.

Ukrainian form of Neonilla.

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.

German form of Nicholas.

Derived from Russian ноябрь (noyabr) meaning "November". It was coined by communist parents in order to commemorate the October Revolution of 1917, which according to the Gregorian calendar (not in use in Russia at the time) actually took place in November 1917.

Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Олексій (see Oleksiy).

Alternate transcription of Ukrainian/Russian Оксана (see Oksana).

Means "pink" in Turkish.

French feminine form of Perrin, a diminutive of Pierre.

From the Greek name Φίλων (Philon), which was derived from φίλος (philos) meaning "lover, friend". This was the name of a 1st-century Hellenistic Jewish philosopher and theologian from Alexandria.

Greek form of Pyrrhus.

From Chinese 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young", as well as other characters pronounced in a similar way.

Derived from Czech rád meaning "happy, glad". The Czech author Julius Zeyer probably created it for a character in his play Radúz and Mahulena (1898).

From an English surname that was derived from Old English read meaning "red", originally a nickname given to a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion. Unconnected, this is also the English word for tall grass-like plants that grow in marshes.

Finnish form of Reynold.

Derived from Sanskrit रोहित (rohita) meaning "red".

Finnish form of Rosa 1. It also means "pink" in Finnish.

Means "rosary" in French.

Means "red" in Italian.

Variant of Sadb.

Either a variant of Scarlett or else from the English word for the red colour (both of the same origin, a type of cloth).

From Lao ແສງ (saeng) meaning "light" and ເພັດ (phet) meaning "diamond, gem".

Means "August" in Khmer.

Modern masculine form of Shyama.

Latinate form of Sibyl.

Turkish form of Shirin.

Means "star" in Urdu, ultimately from Persian.

Originally a transferred use of the surname Spark. It is now used as an adoption of the English word (which is derived from Old English spearca via Middle English sparke "spark").

From Esperanto stelaro meaning "constellation", ultimately from Latin stella "star".

German and Dutch form of Stephen.

Variant of Sibyl. This spelling variation has existed since the Middle Ages.

Possibly a variant of Sirena or Serena.

From the English word, ultimately deriving from Old French tané, which means "light brown".

From Sino-Vietnamese 青 (thanh) meaning "blue, green, young" or 聲 (thanh) meaning "sound, voice, tone".

Means "October" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit तुल (tula), referring to the constellation Libra.

Portuguese form of Tristan.

Diminutive of Ursula.

Czech form of Valentina.

Alternate transcription of Russian Василий (see Vasiliy).

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.

Variant of Vicenza.

Italian, Russian and Hungarian form of Violet.

Possibly a variant of Fiona influenced by Viola.

Derived from viorea, the Romanian word for the alpine squill flower (species Scilla bifolia) or the sweet violet flower (species Viola odorata). It is derived from Latin viola "violet".

Sardinian form of Vincent.

Ukrainian and Belarusian short form of Viktoriya.

Variant of Wyn, sometimes used as a feminine form.

Ukrainian form of Jacob (or James).

Diminutive of Yann or Yanna 2.

From Chinese 银 (yín) meaning "silver, money", 音 (yīn) meaning "sound, tone" or 荫 (yīn) meaning "shade, shelter, protect", as well as other Chinese characters pronounced similarly.

Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian form of George. This name was borne by Yuriy Dolgorukiy, a 12th-century grand prince of Kyiv. The Soviet cosmonaut Yuriy (or Yuri) Gagarin (1934-1968), the first man to travel to space, was another famous bearer of this name.

Means "sky" in Basque.

Derived from Ukrainian зоря (zorya) meaning "dawn, star".