Lady_Skywalker's Personal Name List

Feminine form of Ziv.

Short form of Griselda. This is the name of a princess in the Legend of Zelda video games, debuting in 1986 and called ゼルダ (Zeruda) in Japanese. According to creator Shigeru Miyamoto she was named after the American socialite Zelda Fitzgerald (1900-1948).

Short form of Ezekiel.

Upper German short form of Luzei and Surselvan Romansh variant of Zia.

Means "she-wolf", a derivative of Old Norse úlfr "wolf".

Variant of Ilenia.

Means "joyful deer" in Aramaic.

Means "hospitality" in Greek, a derivative of ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreigner, guest". This was the name of a 5th-century saint who is venerated in the Eastern Church.

Probably a variant of Xenia. This was the name of the main character in the 1990s television series Xena: Warrior Princess.

Modern elaborated form of Xanthe.

Derived from Greek ξανθός (xanthos) meaning "yellow, blond, fair-haired". This was the name of a few minor figures in Greek mythology.

Variant of Willoughby.

Feminine form of Willem.

A feminine form of William or a contraction of Wilhelmina.

Dutch and German feminine form of Wilhelm. This name was borne by a queen of the Netherlands (1880-1962).

From a surname that was a variant of Wesley.

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.

Old Norse form of Vidar.

Derived from the Old Norse elements víg "war" and dís "goddess".

From Old Norse Víðarr, which was possibly derived from víðr "wide" and herr "army, warrior". In Norse mythology Víðarr was the son of Odin and Grid. At the time of the end of the world, Ragnarök, it is said he will avenge his father's death by slaying the wolf Fenrir.

From the English word meaning "verity, truth", from Latin verus "true, real". This was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century.

Transferred use of the surname Valen.

Derived from Old Norse valr meaning "the dead, the slain" and dís meaning "goddess".

Ullr is the name of an old Norse god. In the Edda, he's a son of Sif and a stepson of Thor.

His name derives from Gothic wulþus "glory".

Icelandic form of Ulf.

Old Norse combination of ulfr "wolf" and ríkr "mighty, distinguished, rich".

Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Ulfríkr.

Derived from the Germanic elements wulf "wolf" and rik "power; ruler".

This is the name of a major character in 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim', Ulfric Stormcloak.

Old Norse form of Ulf.

Variant form of Ulfgæirr and a combination of ulfr "wolf" and herr "army".

The name of a character in Stardust by Neil Gaiman.

Feminine form of Tristian.

Variant of Tristan.

Elaboration of Trista. It coincides with the neuter plural form of Latin tristis "sad".

Medieval form of Tobias. It was sometimes used as a feminine name in the 1930s and 40s due to the influence of American actress Toby Wing (1915-2001).

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

Greek form of Tobiah. This is the name of the hero of the apocryphal Book of Tobit, which appears in many English versions of the Old Testament. It relates how Tobit's son Tobias, with the help of the angel Raphael, is able to drive away a demon who has plagued Sarah, who subsequently becomes his wife. This story was popular in the Middle Ages, and the name came into occasional use in parts of Europe at that time. In England it became common after the Protestant Reformation.

From the Hebrew name טוֹבִיָּה (Toviyyah) meaning "Yahweh is good", from the elements טוֹב (tov) meaning "good" and יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. This was the name of an Ammonite in the Book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament.

Means "avenging murder" in Greek, derived from τίσις (tisis) meaning "vengeance" and φόνος (phonos) meaning "murder". This was the name of one of the Furies or Ἐρινύες (Erinyes) in Greek mythology. She killed Cithaeron with the bite of one of the snakes on her head.

From the Hebrew name תִּרְצָה (Tirtzah) meaning "favourable". Tirzah is the name of one of the daughters of Zelophehad in the Old Testament. It also occurs in the Old Testament as a place name, the early residence of the kings of the northern kingdom.

Means "flower" in Tahitian, also specifically referring to the species Gardenia taitensis.

Variant of Thorfin.

Variant of Thurismund. Thorismund was a 5th-century king of the Visigoths.

Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Þórfinnr which was also used on the Isle of Man.

Means "Thor's goddess" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with Old Norse dís "goddess".

Often a contracted form of Theodora, but there are also instances where it is actually a name on its own, then derived from Greek theorein "to watch, to look at."

Possibly a variant of Theon. This belonged to a 3rd-century patriarch of Alexandria who is venerated as a saint as well as others.

Latinized form of the Greek name Θεωνη (Theone), the feminine form of Theon. In Virgil's 'Aeneid', Theano or Theona was a sister of Queen Hecuba and wife of Amycus. She and her sister gave birth on the same night to their sons Paris and Mimas, respectively.

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.

Contracted form of Theodora or a shortened form of Cathedra.

Feminine form of Thaddeus.

Transferred use of the surname Thackery.

Means "warmth" in Welsh.

From an English surname that was derived from the Old English given name Tata, of unknown origin.

Finnish form of Daria.

Meaning unknown. This was the name of the Phoenician goddess of love, fertility, the moon and the stars. She was particularly associated with the city of Carthage, being the consort of Ba'al Hammon.

Transferred use of the surname Tandy.

From the English word meaning "talon, claw", ultimately derived (via Norman French) from Latin talus "anklebone".

Means "magic, spell" in Finnish.

Medieval variant of Silvester. This is currently the usual English spelling of the name. A famous bearer is the American actor Sylvester Stallone (1946-).

Combination of Sylvester and Anders

Short form of Svanhildur.

Diminutive of Sullivan and other names with a similar sound.

From an Irish surname, the Anglicized form of Ó Súileabháin, itself from the given name Súileabhán, which was derived from Irish súil "eye" and dubh "dark, black" combined with a diminutive suffix. This name has achieved a moderate level of popularity in France since the 1970s. In the United States it was rare before the 1990s, after which it began climbing steadily. A famous fictional bearer of the surname was James P. Sullivan from the animated movie Monsters, Inc. (2001).

Of uncertain origin. Possibly a transferred use of the surname Stryker. Alternately, from the Norwegian words stryker meaning "stretcher" or from stryke (“use a bow”) +‎ -er or from stryker, indefinite plural strykere, meaning a string player (musician who plays a string instrument).

Transferred use of the surname Strider. In J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy, Strider is the alias of Aragorn. Strider Hiryu is the lead protagonist of game studio Capcom's 'Strider' game series.

Means "star" in Latin. This name was created by the 16th-century poet Philip Sidney for the subject of his collection of sonnets Astrophel and Stella. It was a nickname of a lover of Jonathan Swift, real name Esther Johnson (1681-1728), though it was not commonly used as a given name until the 19th century. It appears in Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire (1947), belonging to the sister of Blanche DuBois and the wife of Stanley Kowalski.

Romanian form of Stylianos.

From an Old Norse name, which was derived from the elements sól "sun" and veig "strength". This is the name of the heroine in Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt (1876).

Feminine form of Silenus.

Feminine form of Silenus.

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

Derived from Finnish seijas meaning "tranquil, serene".

From the Hebrew name שִׁמְשׁוֹן (Shimshon), derived from שֶׁמֶשׁ (shemesh) meaning "sun". Samson was an Old Testament hero granted exceptional strength by God. His mistress Delilah betrayed him and cut his hair, stripping him of his power. Thus he was captured by the Philistines, blinded, and brought to their temple. However, in a final act of strength, he pulled down the pillars of the temple upon himself and his captors.

This name was known among the Normans due to the Welsh bishop Saint Samson, who founded monasteries in Brittany and Normandy in the 6th century. In his case, the name may have been a translation of his true Celtic name. As an English name, Samson was common during the Middle Ages, having been introduced by the Normans. It is currently most common in Africa, especially in countries that have an British colonial past.

Feminine form of Samir 1.

Possibly derived from the name of the city of Samarra (in Iraq) or Samara (in Russia). The former appears in the title of the novel Appointment in Samarra (1934) by John O'Hara, which refers to an ancient Babylonian legend about a man trying to evade death. Alternatively, this name could be derived from the word for the winged seeds that grow on trees such as maples and elms.

The name received a boost in popularity after it was borne by the antagonist in the horror movie The Ring (2002).

French, German, Dutch and Danish form of Sabina.

Possibly a variant of the German surname Riker, a derivative of Low German rike "rich". As a modern English name, it has become popular because it shares the same trendy sounds found in other names such as Ryan and Ryder.

Old Norse and Faroese form of Rune.

Old Norse, Icelandic and Faroese feminine form of Rune.

Variant of Roxana. It may have been modified on Maxina/Rexina.

Variant of Rowena.

Derived from the Old German elements hruod "fame" and swind "strong". This was the name of a 10th-century nun from Saxony who wrote several notable poems and dramas.

Variant of Rosalyn.

Old German form of Rosalind.

Derived from the place name Roslin belonging to a village in Scotland.

Contraction of Rose and Eleonore via the short form Lore 1.

Variant of Roseline.

Southern German diminutive of Rose and names containing Rose like Rosemarie or Annerose.

Probably an elaboration of Rose. This is the name of a princess in the fairy tale 'Ricdin-Ricdon' by Marie-Jeanne L'Héritier. It was also used by the Comte de Caylus for the titular princess in his fairy tale 'Rosanie' (usually known in English as 'Rosanella').

Modern English variant of Rozalia; also a combination of Rose and Leah.

Italian name meaning "white rose", derived from Latin rosa "rose" and alba "white". A famous bearer was the Venetian painter Rosalba Carriera (1675-1757).

Variant of Rosabel.

Variant of Rosabel.

Possibly a variant of Romana.

Means "dew" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary María del Rocío meaning "Mary of the Dew".

From the English word that denotes a flowing body of water. The word is ultimately derived (via Old French) from Latin ripa "riverbank".

From Old Irish Riacán, probably derived from rí "king" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Diminutive of Rayna 1 or Raisa 1.

Variant of Reagan or Regan.

Variant of Quentin, also coinciding with an English surname meaning "queen's town" in Old English.

Variant and Dutch form of Quentin.

From an Irish surname which was a variant of Quinlan.

From an English surname that was derived (via the place name Cuinchy) from the personal name Quintus. A famous bearer was John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), sixth president of the United States, who was born in the town of Quincy, Massachusetts. Both the town and the president were named after his maternal great-grandfather John Quincy (1689-1767). Another notable bearer is the American musician Quincy Jones (1933-).

French form of the Roman name Quintinus. It was borne by a 3rd-century saint, a missionary who was martyred in Gaul. The Normans introduced this name to England. In America it was brought to public attention by president Theodore Roosevelt's son Quentin Roosevelt (1897-1918), who was killed in World War I. A famous bearer is the American movie director Quentin Tarantino (1963-).

Variant of Philip, inspired by the usual spelling of the surname.

French form of Philip.

Latinate feminine form of Philip. As an English name, it is chiefly British.

From the Greek name Φίλιππος (Philippos) meaning "friend of horses", composed of the elements φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover" and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse". This was the name of five kings of Macedon, including Philip II the father of Alexander the Great. The name appears in the New Testament belonging to two people who are regarded as saints. First, one of the twelve apostles, and second, an early figure in the Christian church known as Philip the Deacon.

This name was initially more common among Eastern Christians, though it came to the West by the Middle Ages. It was borne by six kings of France and five kings of Spain. It was regularly used in England during the Middle Ages, although the Spanish king Philip II, who attempted an invasion of England, helped make it less common by the 17th century. It was revived in the English-speaking world in the 19th century. Famous bearers include the Elizabethan courtier and poet Philip Sidney (1554-1586) and the American science fiction novelist Philip K. Dick (1928-1982).

Means "flower" in Sotho.

Anglicized form of Oisín.

"My light is God."

Diminutive of Oria.

Derived from Greek ὠφέλεια (opheleia) meaning "help, advantage". This was a rare ancient Greek name, which was either rediscovered or recreated by the poet Jacopo Sannazaro for a character in his poem Arcadia (1480). It was borrowed by Shakespeare for his play Hamlet (1600), in which it belongs to the daughter of Polonius and the potential love interest of Hamlet. She eventually goes insane and drowns herself after Hamlet kills her father. In spite of this negative association, the name has been in use since the 19th century.

Means "little deer", derived from Old Irish oss "deer, stag" combined with a diminutive suffix. In Irish legend Oisín was a warrior hero and a poet, the son of Fionn mac Cumhaill and the narrator in many of his tales.

Feminine form of Octavius. Octavia was the wife of Mark Antony and the sister of the Roman emperor Augustus. In 19th-century England it was sometimes given to the eighth-born child.

From an English surname that was from various place names meaning "oak clearing" in Old English. A famous bearer of the surname was the American sharpshooter Annie Oakley (1860-1926).

Strictly feminine variant of Oakley.

Means "night" in Greek. This was the name of the Greek goddess of the night, the daughter of Khaos and the wife of Erebos.

Anglicized form of Ngaire. It was borne by New Zealand actress Nyree Dawn Porter (1936-2001).

Feminine form of Novenio.

From an Irish surname, the Anglicized form of Ó Nualláin, itself derived from the given name Nuallán. The baseball player Nolan Ryan (1947-) is a famous bearer. This name has climbed steadily in popularity since the 1970s.

From Latin noctilūca meaning "something that shines by night" - thus also "moon" and "lantern" - from nox "night" and luceo "to shine". It may be an epithet of the Roman goddess Juno. It also occurs in John of Salisbury's 12th-century treatise the Policraticus as an alternative name for the goddess Herodias.

Variant spelling of Nyx.

This is the name of masculine shapeshifting water spirits in Germanic mythology, who apparently derive their name from Proto-Germanic nikwus or nikwis(i) "wash". See also Nixe for the female counterpart(s).

Italian feminine form of Nevio, also occasionally used in English and, Croatian and Slovene.

Derived from South Slavic neven meaning "marigold".

Hindi colloquial form of the Sanskrit word nayanam "eyes".

Derived from Georgian ნათელი (nateli) meaning "light, bright".

Naria was a Gallo-Roman goddess worshiped in western Switzerland. While her functions have been lost to time, it can be deduced from the sole image of her that she may have been a goddess of good luck and blessings, as her image was done in the generic style of Fortuna, the Roman goddess of luck. The origin and meaning of her name are unknown.

From Aymara nayra meaning "eye" or "early".

Feminine form of Naevius.

Means "glowing like a moon" in Armenian.

Means "who is like Yahweh?" in Hebrew. This name occurs in the Old Testament in a variety of Hebrew spellings, belonging to both males and females. It is the full name of Micah, both the prophet and the man from the Book of Judges. As a feminine name it belongs to the mother of King Abijah (at 2 Chronicles 13:2), though her name is listed as Maacah in other passages.

Contracted form of Micaiah. Micah is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament. He authored the Book of Micah, which alternates between prophesies of doom and prophesies of restoration. This is also the name of a separate person in the Book of Judges, the keeper of an idol. It was occasionally used as an English given name by the Puritans after the Protestant Reformation, but it did not become common until the end of the 20th century.

Modern form of Merewyn.

Derived from Latin melior meaning "better".

Older form of Meliora, thought to come from Latin melior "better". Melior occurs as both family name and given name in Christian inscriptions of the Roman Empire. A Saint Meliorius gave his name to a church in Cornwall, which may account for the tradition that Meliora is an exclusively Cornish name. In fact it was generally used by the Puritans in the 16th and 17th centuries, often as Melyor, Mellear, etc. By the 19th century it had acquired its final -a and was regarded, according to Mrs Craik's remark in her bestselling novel 'Olive', as "eccentric". But wherever Meliora went, Mrs Craik tells us, 'she always brought "better things" - at least in anticipation.' The name is now rare.

French form of Melina.

Feminine form of Meirion.

From a Scottish surname meaning "Mack's stream", from the name Mack, a short form of the Scandinavian name Magnus, combined with Old English wille "well, stream". A famous bearer of the surname was James Maxwell (1831-1879), a Scottish physicist who studied gases and electromagnetism.

As a given name it has increased in popularity starting from the 1980s, likely because it is viewed as a full form of Max [1].

Roman family name that was derived from Latin maximus "greatest". Saint Maximus was a monk and theologian from Constantinople in the 7th century.

Short form of Maximilian or Maxim. In English it can also be short for Maxwell, and it coincides with the informal word max, short for maximum.

Famous bearers include the German intellectual Max Weber (1864-1920) and the German physicist Max Planck (1858-1947). This name is also borne by the title character in the Mad Max series of movies, starting 1979.

From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "remnants of a lake" in Old English. A famous bearer of the surname was the English playwright Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593).

Norwegian and Swedish form of Margaret.

French diminutive of Marie.

In the case of English-born American actress Margalo Gillmore (1897-1986), it appears to be a combination of Margaret and Lorraine, her given names (compare Marga, Lo). The author E. B. White used this name in his children's novel 'Stuart Little' (1945).

Estonian form of Margaret.

Malon is a recurring character in the Legend of Zelda video game series.

Diminutive of Margaret.

Variant of Magdalene.

A famous bearer was Madragana Ben Aloandro a mistress of king Afonso III of Portugal.

Derived from Dutch madeliefje meaning "daisy".

Latinized form of the Greek name Λύσανδρος (Lysandros), derived from Greek λύσις (lysis) meaning "a release, loosening" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός). This was the name of a notable 5th-century BC Spartan general and naval commander.

Old Upper German variant of Lucia.

Derived from Latin luscinia "nightingale". This was an epithet of the Roman goddess Minerva. As an English name, it has been used sparingly since the 19th century.

Feminine form of Lucinio.

Feminine form of Lucius. Saint Lucia was a 4th-century martyr from Syracuse. She was said to have had her eyes gouged out, and thus she is the patron saint of the blind. She was widely revered in the Middle Ages, and her name has been used throughout Christian Europe (in various spellings). It has been used in the England since the 12th century, usually in the spellings Lucy or Luce.

Transferred use of the surname Locke.

Icelandic, Faroese and Finnish cognate of Lily.

Derived from Akkadian lilitu meaning "of the night". This was the name of a demon in ancient Assyrian myths. In Jewish tradition she was Adam's first wife, sent out of Eden and replaced by Eve because she would not submit to him. The offspring of Adam (or Samael) and Lilith were the evil spirits of the world.

Derived from the Old German elements liut "people" and bald "bold, brave". The spelling was altered due to association with Latin leo "lion". This name was common among German royalty, first with the Babenbergs and then the Habsburgs. Saint Leopold was a 12th-century Babenberg margrave of Austria, who is now considered the patron of that country. It was also borne by two Habsburg Holy Roman emperors, as well as three kings of Belgium. Since the 19th century this name has been occasionally used in England, originally in honour of Queen Victoria's uncle, a king of Belgium, after whom she named one of her sons. It was later used by James Joyce for the main character, Leopold Bloom, in his novel Ulysses (1922).

From a Scottish surname that was derived from the name of a district in Scotland. The district, called Leamhnachd in Gaelic, possibly means "place of elms". This name steadily rose in popularity in the 2000s, at the same time as the similar-sounding (but unrelated) names Lennon and Knox.

From an Irish surname, derived from the Irish byname Leannán meaning "lover". The surname was borne by musician and Beatle member John Lennon (1940-1980), and it may be used as a given name in his honour. In America it is now more common as a feminine name, possibly inspired in part by the singer Lennon Stella (1999-), who began appearing on the television series Nashville in 2012 [1].

French form of Laelia.

Variant of Layton. It jumped in popularity as a feminine name after 2007, when actress Leighton Meester (1986-) began appearing on the television series Gossip Girl.

Finnish and Estonian short form of Helena or Matleena.

Latinized form of the Greek name Λέανδρος (Leandros), derived from λέων (leon) meaning "lion" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός). In Greek legend Leander was the lover of Hero. Every night he swam across the Hellespont to meet her, but on one occasion he was drowned when a storm arose. When Hero saw his dead body she threw herself into the waters and perished.

Means "beauty, grace" in Sanskrit.

Medieval diminutive of Laurence 1.

From the English word for the type of songbird.

Scandinavian and Finnish form of Láilá.

Modern Greek form of Cybele.

Probably a blend of the sounds of Kyle and Tyler. It also coincides with the surname Kyler, an Anglicized form of Dutch Cuyler.

Croatian, Polish and Serbian form of Coriolanus.

From a Scots surname that was derived from various places named Knock, from Gaelic cnoc "round hill". It jumped in popularity after the actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt had a baby by this name in 2008.

Means "skin of a tree or fruit" in Maori. This name has been brought to public attention by New Zealand opera singer Kiri Te Kanawa (1944-).

From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "king's wood" in Old English. This name may have received a boost in popularity after the release of the 2007 movie Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, featuring the character Kingsley Shacklebolt.

Anglicized form of Cillian, also used in France.

Means "from the marsh". In Norse mythology this is the name of a king of Valland.

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

Variant of Kessler.

Feminine form of Kenneth.

Anglicized form of Caoimhe.

From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Caolaidhe, itself derived from the given name Caoladhe, from Irish caol "slender".

Variant of Cateline.

Finnish form of Kasper.

Means "basilica flower" in Pashto.

Feminine form of Kallixenos.

Means "viburnum tree" in Bulgarian, Macedonian and Polish.

Diminutive of Katariina.

Estonian form of Katherine.

Elaboration of Justina.

From the English word, derived via Old French from Latin diurnus "of the day".

Variant of Journey.

Short form of Jocelyn.

From the Hebrew name יוֹסִפְיָה (Yosiphyah) meaning "may Yahweh add", which makes this name closely related to Yosef (see Joseph).

Probably intended as a variant of Jane, this name is borne by Jeyne Westerling, a character in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire.

Transferred use of the surname Jetson.

Feminine form of the Frisian masculine name Jesse.

Variant of Gemma.

Variant of Jane.

Means "Greece" in Hebrew, possibly related to Ion 2. In the Old Testament this is the name of a grandson of Noah and the ancestor of the Greek peoples.

Invented name, probably inspired by names such as Jared and Gareth. This is the name of the Goblin King, played by David Bowie, in the movie Labyrinth (1986).

Variant of Jensen.

Feminine form of James.

19th-century elaboration of Jale.

Short form of (now extinct) names whose first element was derived from Proto-Germanic *gailan meaning "jovial".

Also compare its masculine counterparts Gale (West Frisian) and Gale 2 (English).

From Ἰάϊρος (Iairos), the Greek form of Jair used in the New Testament, where it belongs to the father of a young girl brought back to life by Jesus.

Used by the author C. S. Lewis as the proper name of the White Witch, the antagonist in his novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950). He may have based it on French jadis meaning "long ago, of old" or Persian جادو (jadu) meaning "magic, witch".

Norwegian variant of Ivar.

Scandinavian form of Ivor.

Of obscure origin and meaning.

Derived from Old Norse íss "ice" and leifr "heir, descendant".

Arabic, Indonesian and Malay form of Alexander.

Combination of Isa and Mae.

From the name of the island off Scotland where Saint Columba founded a monastery. The name of the island is Old Norse in origin, and apparently derives simply from ey meaning "island".

Old Hungarian form of Helen, possibly via a Slavic form. In Finland it is associated with the word ilona, a derivative of ilo "joy".

Variant of Ilona.

Icelandic form of Hjördis.

Old Swedish variant of Hester.

From a Greek title of the goddess Artemis meaning "of marshes" (which may reflect her role as a goddess of streams and marshes). It is derived from Greek ἕλειος (heleios), from ἕλος (helos) "marsh-meadow". This is also the genus name of a type of bird.

Transferred use of the surname Hawthorne.

Transferred use of the surname Hawthorn.

Anglicized form of a Sheumais, the vocative case of Seumas.

From Old Norse hefnir meaning "avenger, heir, son".

Old Norse and Icelandic form of Gytha.

Danish and Norwegian form of Gyða (see Gytha).

A Cornish form of Guinevere.

Younger Cornish form of Wenna and Breton variant of Gwenn.

Variant of Gwenna. According to the Social Security Administration, Gwena was given to 11 girls in 1964.

Derived from Old Norse gunnr "battle, fight" and ulfr "wolf."

Ancient Scandinavian form of Grimulf.

From an English and Scottish surname that was derived from Norman French grand meaning "great, large". A famous bearer of the surname was Ulysses Grant (1822-1885), the commander of the Union forces during the American Civil War who later served as president. In America the name has often been given in his honour.

Variant of Gofannon.

Variant of Gytha.

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.

Diminutive of Gertrude.

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.

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.

Old Norse form of Frida 2.

Originally a short form of names containing the Old German element fridu meaning "peace" (Proto-Germanic *friþuz). A famous bearer was the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907-1954).

Variant of the Scottish name Fia.

It is given a different pronunciation in order to differentiate it from the sound of the word "fear" as said in an Australian accent, and also because Fia is sometimes interpreted as "dark fairy" - hence "fey".

It can therefore also be seen as a a variant of Fay.

From a surname that was originally taken from a place name meaning "marsh town" in Old English.

Diminutive of Femme.

From the English word felicity meaning "happiness", which ultimately derives from Latin felicitas "good luck". This was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans around the 17th century. It can sometimes be used as an English form of the Latin name Felicitas. This name jumped in popularity in the United States after the premiere of the television series Felicity in 1998. It is more common in the United Kingdom.

Feminine form of Feie.

From the Old Norse elements fastr "firm, solid" and ulfr "wolf".

Ancient Scandinavian form of Farulf.

Meaning unknown, possibly derived from Phaenna.

Derived from the Old Norse elements ey "good fortune" or "island" and dís "goddess".

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

From an English surname that was from a place name, itself derived from Old English eofor "boar" and leah "woodland, clearing". Notable bearers of the surname were the musical duo the Everly Brothers, Don (1937-2021) and Phil (1939-2014).

This name began rising on the American popularity charts in 2008, slowly until 2012 and then rapidly after that. This might have been triggered by the folk band Everly (not associated with the Everly Brothers), which had music featured on the television series One Tree Hill in that period. It also might have simply been inspired by similar-sounding names like Everett, Evelyn and Beverly.

Latinate form of Old English Eoforhild (compare Everild).

Latinized form of Eoforhild. This was the name of a 7th-century English saint.

Variant of Everilda.

Combination of Eva and Lora.

Variant of Evelith.

Diminutive of Estelle or Esther.

Derived from Arabic أَسْمَر (ʾasmar) meaning "dark-skinned, brown, brunette".

Bosnian elaboration of Esma.

Variant of Isméria.

Variant of Ismene.

Feminine form of Erion.

Means "our wind" or "wind from the Ionian Sea" in Albanian, from the elements erë, era meaning "wind" and jonë meaning "our" or Jon (Ionian Sea).

Sami form of Erik.

Derived from Gaulish epos meaning "horse" with the divine or augmentative suffix -on. This was the name of a Gaulish goddess of horses and fertility. She was worshipped not only in Gaul, but elsewhere in the Roman Empire.

Welsh form of Ambrose. Emrys Wledig (or Ambrosius Aurelianus) was a Romano-British military leader who fought against the invading Anglo-Saxons in the 5th century. Tales of his life were used by the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth to help shape the early character of Merlin, whom he called Merlinus Ambrosius in Latin.

Originally a short form of Germanic names that began with the element irmin meaning "whole" or "great" (Proto-Germanic *ermunaz). It was introduced to England by Emma of Normandy, who was the wife both of King Ethelred II (and by him the mother of Edward the Confessor) and later of King Canute. It was also borne by an 11th-century Austrian saint, who is sometimes called Hemma.

After the Norman Conquest this name became common in England. It was revived in the 18th century, perhaps in part due to Matthew Prior's 1709 poem Henry and Emma [2]. It was also used by Jane Austen for the central character, the matchmaker Emma Woodhouse, in her novel Emma (1816).

In the United States, it was third in rank in 1880 (behind only the ubiquitous Mary and Anna). It declined steadily over the next century, beginning another rise in the 1980s and eventually becoming the most popular name for girls in 2008. At this time it also experienced similar levels of popularity elsewhere, including the United Kingdom (where it began rising a decade earlier), Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Scandinavia and the Netherlands. Famous bearers include the actresses Emma Thompson (1959-), Emma Stone (1988-) and Emma Watson (1990-).

From the name of an ancient region of southwestern Wales, its name meaning "around the valley" from Welsh am "around" and glyn "valley". It has also been suggested that this name is a Welsh form of Latin Aemilianus (see Emiliano), though this appears to be unfounded.

Feminine form of Emiliano.

Feminine form of Aemilius (see Emily). In Shakespeare's tragedy Othello (1603) this is the name of the wife of Iago.

Dutch form of Aemilius (see Emil).

Shorter form of Emerentia.

According to "'Ancient Magnificence': St Andrews in the Middle Ages", this name belonged to one of the three consecrated virgins, along with Saint Triduana, who accompanied Saint Regulus to Scotland with the bones of Saint Andrew.

Italian and Upper German variant of Emerentia.

Variant of Amelia.

Combination of Elsa and the common suffix -bel.

Also may be after the flower, Ellisia or a feminization of Ellis.

Modern Hebrew variant form of Elijah.

Diminutive of Elise.

Contracted form of Elisabetta. It was used for one of the main characters in Cimarosa's opera Il matrimonio segreto (The Secret Marriage) which debuted in 1792.

Created by JRR Tolkien for his The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. This is the name, meaning Elfstone, given to Aragorn in Lórien by Galadriel and later adopted by him as King of Gondor.

Form of Helen used in various languages, as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Елена (see Yelena).

Means "white snow" from the Welsh elements eira "snow" and gwen "white, blessed". This name was created in the early 20th century.

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

Old Norse form of Einar.

Diminutive of Eilionoir, also taken to be a Gaelic form of Helen.

Possibly from the Finnish happy exclamation eijaa.

From the English word for the flower also known as sweetbrier. It is derived via Old French from Vulgar Latin *aquilentum meaning "prickly". It was early used as a given name (in the form Eglentyne) in Geoffrey Chaucer's 14th-century story The Prioress's Tale (one of The Canterbury Tales).

From the Old English elements ead "wealth, fortune" and ric "ruler, king". After the Norman Conquest this Old English name was not commonly used. It has occasionally been revived in modern times.

From the Greek word ἠχώ (echo) meaning "echo, reflected sound", related to ἠχή (eche) meaning "sound". In Greek mythology Echo was a nymph given a speech impediment by Hera, so that she could only repeat what others said. She fell in love with Narcissus, but her love was not returned, and she pined away until nothing remained of her except her voice.

Short form of Ebenezer.

From an English surname that meant "son of Dye". As a given name it is likely inspired by similar-sounding names such as Bryson and Tyson.

Derived from Spanish dulce meaning "sweet". This name was (first?) used by Miguel de Cervantes in his novel Don Quixote (1605), where it belongs to the love interest of the main character, though she never actually appears in the story.

From Latin dulcis meaning "sweet". It was used in the Middle Ages in the spellings Dowse and Duce, and was recoined in the 19th century.

Norman name, possibly derived from Gothic dragan meaning "to carry, to pull" or Old Saxon drog meaning "ghost, illusion". Alternatively, it could be related to the Slavic element dorgŭ meaning "precious, dear". The Normans introduced this name to England.

From a surname (of unknown meaning) that was used in the movie The Crow (1994).

Short form of names that end in detta.

From an English surname that was from a place name meaning "Dane ford" in Old English. This is the name of the capital city of Colorado, which was named for the politician James W. Denver (1817-1892).

Altered form of Dolores.

Means "story, legend" in Persian. This is another name for Zal, a character in the Shahnameh epic.

Variant of Darwin.

Variant of Darley.

Means "person from Darley", Derbyshire ("glade frequented by deer").

Anglicized form of Dáire.

French feminine form of Daniel. It has been commonly used in the English-speaking world only since the 20th century.

Old Norse and Icelandic form of Dagny.

Icelandic combination of dagr "day" and geirr "spear".

Latin form of Greek Κῦρος (Kyros), from the Old Persian name 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 (Kuruš), possibly meaning "young" or "humiliator (of the enemy)" [1]. Alternatively it could be of Elamite origin. The name has sometimes been associated with Greek κύριος (kyrios) meaning "lord".

The most notable bearer of the name was Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire in the 6th century BC. He is famous in the Old Testament for freeing the captive Jews and allowing them to return to Israel after his conquest of Babylon. As an English name, it first came into use among the Puritans after the Protestant Reformation.

Meaning unknown, possibly from Phrygian roots meaning either "stone" or "hair". This was the name of the Phrygian mother goddess associated with fertility and nature. She was later worshipped by the Greeks and Romans.

English form of Crispinianus. This name was borne by a Roman saint from the 3rd century AD.

Dutch form of Cornelius.

French form of Quirinus.

From Cordeilla, a name appearing in the 12th-century chronicles [1] of Geoffrey of Monmouth, borne by the youngest of the three daughters of King Leir and the only one to remain loyal to her father. Geoffrey possibly based her name on that of Creiddylad, a character from Welsh legend.

The spelling was later altered to Cordelia when Geoffrey's story was adapted by others, including Edmund Spenser in his poem The Faerie Queene (1590) and Shakespeare in his tragedy King Lear (1606).

Variant of Corbin.

Elaboration of Cora with the common suffix -laina

Anglicized form of the Old Irish name Conláed, possibly meaning "constant fire" from cunnail "prudent, constant" and áed "fire". Saint Conláed was a 5th-century bishop of Kildare.

Transferred use of the surname Colvin. It may also be used as a variant of Calvin.

Italian and Spanish form of Claudius.

Elaboration of Claudetta.

French feminine form of Claudius.

Variant of Citlalli.

Latinized form of Greek Κίρκη (Kirke), possibly from κίρκος (kirkos) meaning "hawk". In Greek mythology Circe was a sorceress who changed Odysseus's crew into hogs, as told in Homer's Odyssey. Odysseus forced her to change them back, then stayed with her for a year before continuing his voyage.

German and French feminine form of Christian.

Means "cherry" in French.

Early Anglicization of Ciara 1. Saint Cera of Ireland was an abbess in the 7th century who died in 679.

Italian feminine and masculine form of Caelestis. It is also the Portuguese, Spanish and English feminine form.

English form of Cecilia. This was the usual English form during the Middle Ages.

Derived from Old Irish cath "battle" combined with a diminutive suffix. Saint Cathán was a 6th-century Irish monk, a missionary to the Isle of Bute.

Derived From the Italian word castello meaning "castle". It could also be a diminutive of Castellana.

Roman family name that was possibly derived from Latin cassus meaning "empty, vain". This name was borne by several early saints. In modern times, it was the original first name of boxer Muhammad Ali (1942-2016), who was named after his father Cassius Clay, who was himself named after the American abolitionist Cassius Clay (1810-1903).

Italian form of Cassius. This is the surname of Othello's lieutenant Michael Cassio in Shakespeare's tragedy Othello (1603).

The name of a family of daisy flowers.

From the Roman family name Cassianus, which was derived from Cassius. This was the name of several saints, including a 3rd-century martyr from Tangier who is the patron saint of stenographers and a 5th-century mystic who founded a monastery in Marseille.

Feminine form of Cassius.

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.

Latinized form of Greek Κάσσανδρος (Kassandros), the masculine form of Cassandra. This was the name of a 3rd-century BC king of Macedon.

Feminine form of Casimir.

English form of the Polish name Kazimierz, derived from the Slavic element kaziti "to destroy" combined with mirŭ "peace, world". Four kings of Poland have borne this name, including Casimir III the Great, who greatly strengthened the Polish state in the 14th century. It was also borne Saint Casimir, a 15th-century Polish prince and a patron saint of Poland and Lithuania. The name was imported into Western Europe via Germany, where it was borne by some royalty.

Short form of Casper.

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

Transferred use of the surname Carrington.

Late Latin name derived from cara meaning "dear, beloved". This was the name of a 4th-century saint and martyr. It is also the name of a constellation in the southern sky, though in this case it means "keel" in Latin, referring to a part of Jason's ship the Argo.

Combination of Cara and Caroline.

Derived from Irish caomh meaning "dear, beloved, gentle".

Variant of Candace, reflecting an older English pronunciation. It is mainly found in Guyana and the West Indies.

Goddess who enables the child to sing.

Latinized form of Kalliope.

Possibly a form of Caitríona.

Irish byname meaning "curly haired", from Irish cas "twisted, curly".

Scottish Gaelic form of Christina.

The name of Aeneas's wet-nurse in the Aeneid.

It is also another spelling of Gaeta, a town in Italy.

(Compare Caietanus).

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.

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).

Roman family name that was derived from Latin caelum meaning "heaven".

Feminine form of Caelinus.

Feminine form of Caelius.

Meaning unknown, though the first element is likely connected to Brythonic kad meaning "battle". Saint Caedmon was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon poet who supposedly received his poetic inspiration from a dream. Our only knowledge of him is through the 8th-century writings of the historian Bede.

From Old Welsh Catigirn meaning "battle king", derived from cat "battle" and tigirn "king, monarch". This was the name of a 5th-century king of Powys in Wales, the son of Vortigern.

Elaborated form of Brynn (probably influenced by Brenna) as well as a variant of Bryna.

Variant of Bryniulfr.

Old Norse form of Brynjar.

Derived from the Old Norse elements brynja "armour" and herr "army, warrior".

Old Norse cognate of Brunhild. In the Norse epic the Völsungasaga Brynhildr was rescued by the hero Sigurd in the guise of Gunnar. Brynhildr and Gunnar were married, but when Sigurd's wife Gudrun let slip that it was in fact Sigurd who had rescued her, Brynhildr plotted against him. She accused Sigurd of taking her virginity, spurring Gunnar to arrange Sigurd's murder.

Medieval Norwegian and Swedish variant of Brynhildr.

Yiddish ברײַנא from German Bräune "brown(ness)".

Transferred use of the surname Bryer.

Variant of Briar.

Form of Brünhild, used by Richard Wagner in 'Der Ring des Nibelungen'.

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.

Means "juniper" in Slovene.

Variant of Branson.

Variant of Brecken.

Variant of Welsh Branwen.

Derived from Old Norse brattr "steep". This is the name of a jotunn in Norse mythology.

Variant of Birgit.

Variant of Audrey.

Combination of Old Norse auðr meaning "prosperity, fortune" or "fate, destiny" and nýr "new".

Derived from Old Norse auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and vinr "friend".

Recorded in Lithuania in the 16th-century

Means "storm" in Lithuanian.

Anglicized variant of Atréju, which was created by German author Michael Ende for the hero of his fantasy novel 'Die unendliche Geschichte' (1979; English: 'The Neverending Story'). The character is a boy warrior whose name is explained as meaning "son of all" in his fictional native language, given to him because he was raised by all of the members of his village after being orphaned as a newborn.

Current usage is influenced by the name of a Californian metal-core band named after the hero in 'The neverending story'.

Means "fearless", derived from the Greek negative prefix ἀ (a) and τρέω (treo) meaning "to fear, to flee". In Greek mythology, Atreus was a king of Mycenae and the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus.

Created by German author Michael Ende for the hero of his fantasy novel 'Die unendliche Geschichte' (1979; English: 'The Neverending Story'). The character is a boy warrior whose name is explained as meaning "son of all" in his fictional native language, given to him because he was raised by all of the members of his village after being orphaned as a newborn.

Transferred use of the surname Atley.

Derived from the Germanic name elements *adal "noble" and *mar "famous".

Ancient Scandinavian form of Adalbrand.

Possibly a Polish Medieval form of Astrid.

Feminine form of Ásketill.

Transferred use of the surname Ashland.

Old Norse form of Åshild.

Old Norse younger variant of Áshildr.

Faroese form of Áshildr.

Perhaps derived from Semitic roots meaning "she who walks in the sea". This was the name of a Semitic mother goddess. She was worshipped by the Israelites before the advent of monotheism.

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

Possibly a variant of Arwyn, the name of the wacky engineer on Disney Channel's 'The Suite Life of Zack and Cody'

Old Welsh name of unknown meaning.

Latinized form of Artemios.

From the name of an island off the west coast of Scotland in the Firth of Clyde.

Feminine form of Arnþórr.

Icelandic form of Arnmundr.

Derived from Old Norse ari or arn "eagle" combined with Old Norse brandr "sword."

Latinized form of Areios. Arius (AD 250 or 256–336) was an ascetic Christian presbyter of Libyan birth, possibly of Berber extraction, and priest in Alexandria, Egypt, of the church of the Baucalis.

Derived from Greek ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "the best".

Modern Greek form of Ares. It is also used as a short form of Aristotelis.

Latinized form of the Greek Άρικία (Arikia), probably derived from Latin aro "to plough". Aricia was a niece of King Aegeus of Athens and became the wife of Virbius - the name by which Hippolytos went after he came back to life as a demigod. According to Roman tradition, she gave her name to a place holy to Diana (to whom Virbius was particularly devoted) which in time became a Roman town.

In the literary world, Aricia was one of the main characters in Jean Racine's tragedy Phèdre (1677).

Meaning unknown. This was the name of the god of the underworld, called Annwfn, in Welsh mythology.

The surname of one of the musketeers in The Three Musketeers (1844) by Alexandre Dumas. Dumas based the character on the 17th-century Henri d'Aramitz, whose surname was derived from the French village of Aramits (itself from Basque aran meaning "valley").

Meaning unknown. It was possibly inspired by an American song by this name written by Vivian Grey in 1903 and recorded by musician Vess Ossman. The lyrics tell of a Native American woman named Anona from Arizona.