Latinate form of Aveline. It was revived by the author Fanny Burney for the heroine of her first novel Evelina (1778). It is often regarded as a variant of the related name Evelyn or an elaboration of Eve.
From Everardus, the Latinized form of Eberhard. The Normans introduced it to England, where it joined the Old English cognateEoforheard. 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.
Romanian and English form of Lucianus. Lucian is the usual name of Lucianus of Samosata in English.
Mairwen
Gender:Feminine
Usage: Welsh
Combination of Mair and Welsh gwen meaning "white, blessed".
Maldwyn
Gender:Masculine
Usage: Welsh
From Maldwyn, another name for the old Welsh county of Montgomeryshire. It is so called from Trefaldwyn, the Welsh name for the county town of Montgomery, misinterpreting it as if meaning "town of Maldwyn". In fact it means "town of Baldwin" (in Welsh both m and b mutate to f).
Órlaith
Gender:Feminine
Usage: Irish, Old Irish [1]
Pronounced:OR-lə(Irish)
Means "golden ruler", from Old Irish ór "gold" combined with flaith "ruler, sovereign, princess". This name was borne by several medieval Irish royals, including a sister of the king Brian Boru.
Ravenna
Gender:Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced:rə-VEHN-ə
Either an elaboration of Raven, or else from the name of the city of Ravenna in Italy.
Rowena
Gender:Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced:ro-EEN-ə
Meaning uncertain. According to the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth, this was the name of a daughter of the Saxon chief Hengist. It is possible (but unsupported) that Geoffrey based it on the Old English elements hroð "fame" and wynn "joy", or alternatively on the Old Welsh elements ron "spear" and gwen "white". It was popularized by Walter Scott, who used it for a character in his novel Ivanhoe (1819).