jfifles's Personal Name List

Comes from Arabic عبد العلي ('abd al-'Ali) meaning "servant of the most High".

Romanian equivalent of Russian, Bulgarian and Ukrainian surname Abramovich, meaning son of Abraham

Means "father of" in Arabic. This is commonly used as an element in a kunya, which is a type of Arabic nickname. The element is combined with the name of one of the bearer's children (usually the eldest son). In some cases the kunya is figurative, not referring to an actual child, as in the case of the Muslim caliph Abu Bakr.

Variant of Adolphus.

Means "legend" or "fairytale" in Hebrew.

From an Aramaic form of Yaakov. Akiva (or Akiba) ben Joseph was a prominent 1st-century Jewish rabbi.

Probably a variant of Alayah. It is likely also influenced by the fashion brand Alaïa, named for the Tunisian-French designer Azzedine Alaïa (1935-2017). His surname in Arabic is عليّة (ʿAlayya), meaning "lofty".

Blend of Alexander and Xavier.

Modern Greek form of Alfred.

Combination of Alice and Beth, modeled on Elizabeth.

Presumably from the English phrase all's well.

Means "God's grace" in Igbo. (See Amara and Chukwu).

Combination of the names of the gods Amon and Ra. During the later Middle Kingdom the attributes of these two deities were merged.

Derived from Greek ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, king" and ‘ιππος (hippos) meaning "horse".

An invented name, probably based on the sounds found in names such as Anita and Aaliyah.

Persian form of Aristotle.

Means "crimson" in Hebrew.

Derived from Latin argentum meaning "silver" combined with the feminine adjectival suffix -ina.

In later times, this name came to be associated with the country of Argentina in South America, of which the name is of Italian origin (rather than Spanish) and was first recorded in the first half of the 16th century.

A famous bearer of this name was the Argentine actress Argentina Brunetti (1907-2005).

Icelandic form of Ariadna.

Variant or feminine form of Arjun.

Means "fragrant, aromatic, sweet" in Javanese.

Possibly from the first part of Arabic phrases beginning with عصر ال ('asr al) meaning "age of, era of".

Probably a variant of Astra.

Possibly means "enduring" from Greek τλάω (tlao) meaning "to endure". In Greek mythology he was a Titan punished by Zeus by being forced to support the heavens on his shoulders.

Probably an elaboration of Ava 1, influenced by names such as Ariana. In some cases it could be inspired by the word avian meaning "bird" or "related to birds, bird-like".

Variant of Aviana.

Combination of the names Avi and Gad which possibly means "my father is the lucky one" in Hebrew. It's quite rare name in Israel.

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".

Short form of Fatima az-Zahra.

(i) Variant of Backus (meaning "one who lives in or works in a bakery", from Old English bǣchūs "bakehouse, bakery"), the spelling influenced by Bacchus (name of the Greek and Roman god of wine).

(ii) From a medieval French nickname for a heavy drinker of alcohol, from Latin Bacchus (the wine god - see (i)).

Creole form of Balthazar.

Transferred use of the surname Banjo. Occasionally used in homage to various persons using the byname, such as Australian poet Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson or American race car driver Edwin “Banjo” Matthews.

It literally means "black beard".

Turkish form of Arabic بَهْجَة (bahja) meaning "joy, happiness"

Romanian form of Berkovich.

Clearly feminine form of Berlin or a simplified form of Berlinda.

This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.

Means "blue" in Indonesian.

Combination of Old Norse bjartr "bright" and mærr "famous".

Means "Snow White" in Spanish.

Variant of Blaine.

Diminutive of Blue.

Possibly descended from Latin bombax meaning "cotton" or "indeed (interjection)" or from German Bombast meaning "pompous language".

Means "purple" in Korean.

Means "baptized."

Means "cowherd" in French, from Latin boviarus, a derivative of bos "cow".

Denoted a person from the city of Braunschweig in Lower Saxony, Germany, which is of Old Saxon origin meaning "Bruno's settlement".

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

Icelandic variant of Brian.

"lord of wisdom " ; "lord of intelligence ". Here बुद्धि means wisdom + ईश means lord

Means "virtuous" from Indonesian budi meaning "sense, mind, character".

From a nickname derived from the onomatopoeic word buzz meaning "buzz, hum, murmur". A notable bearer is American astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin (1930-), one of the first people to walk on the moon. The character Buzz Lightyear from the movie Toy Story (1995) was named after Aldrin.

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.

Transferred from the surname Cassanova.

Latinized form of Greek Κασσιόπεια (Kassiopeia) or Κασσιέπεια (Kassiepeia), possibly meaning "cassia juice". In Greek myth Cassiopeia was the wife of Cepheus and the mother of Andromeda. She was changed into a constellation and placed in the northern sky after she died.

Variant of cattleya, a genus of orchids native to Central and South America, which were named for the British horticulturist William Cattley. This name was popularized by the main character from the movie Colombiana (2011).

Masculine form of Catharina. In 2010, there was a total of 2153 bearers of this name in all of The Netherlands. A known bearer of this name was Catharinus P. Buckingham (1808-1888), an American soldier, author and industrialist.

Means simply "chalice, goblet" from the English word, derived from Latin calix.

Possibly derived from a surname which was itself derived from Old French chastelain meaning "castle-keeper, castellan", either an occupational or status name for the governor or constable of a castle. This name was brought to some public attention in 2009 by Chastelyn Rodriguez, who was a contestant on the third season of the reality television series Nuestra Belleza Latina. She was born to Puerto Rican immigrants.

The name of a Wookiee (a tall shaggy alien) in the Star Wars series of movies, beginning in 1977. Creator George Lucas invented the name by experimenting with different combinations of sounds. It is explained in a later companion book that the name means "honoured friend" in the Wookiee language.

Means "God is my advocate" in Igbo.

In the case of Indonesian singer Chrismansyah "Chrisye" Rahadi (1949-2007), who was born as Christian Rahadi, it is composed of the first part of his birth name, Chris- combined with the Indonesian suffix -syah derived from the Persian title شاه (šâh). Chrisye changed his name in 1982 when he formally converted from Christianity to Islam.

Combination of the name Christian and Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king".

Means "the great god", derived from Igbo chi "god, spiritual being" and úkwú "great". In traditional Igbo belief Chukwu is the supreme deity and the creator the universe. Christian Igbo people use this name to refer to the Christian god.

Anglicized form of Cormac.

Means "laurel" in Hebrew, of Greek origin.

Meaning uncertain, perhaps an elaboration of Dalia 1. This name was used by Mexican-American musician Larry Hernandez for his daughter born 2010.

From the name of 18th-century Egyptian scholar and scientist Ahmad al-Damanhuri (1689-1778), whose name was derived from the Egyptian city of Damanhur.

Patronymic from Amour, this name was a nickname for an amorous man or a love child.

Variant of D'Amour.

Germanized form of Damour.

Means "from Artagnan" in French, Artagnan being a town in southwestern France. This was the name of a character in the novel The Three Musketeers (1884) by Alexandre Dumas. In the novel D'Artagnan is an aspiring musketeer who first duels with the three title characters and then becomes their friend.

Derived from Leonardo da Vinci, with da Vinci meaning "of Vinci". Vinci is a village in Italy location near Florence, and it was the hometown of Leonardo da Vinci. The town's name is possibly derived from the Latin vincere 'to win or vanquish'.

Perhaps derived from English phrase the love. Its usage is possibly popularized by the love song "Dealova" by Opick in Indonesia.

From French débonnaire meaning ''suave and refined''.

From the Sundanese title radèn denoting noble or royal male descendants, itself derived from Old Javanese rahadyan.

From Indonesian dewi meaning "goddess", ultimately from Sanskrit देवी (devi), and sri, a title of respect derived from Sanskrit श्री (shri). In Javanese, Sundanese and Balinese mythology she is the goddess of rice, fertility and prosperity who is also associated with the moon and underworld. She is considered an equivalent of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.

Contracted form of De Wolf.

Indonesian and Bessarabian German form of Dionysius.

Probably derived from the French surname D'orival (see Orival).

Known bearers of Dorival as a first name include the Brazilian singer-songwriter Dorival Caymmi (1914-2008) and former Brazilian soccer player Dorival Júnior (b. 1962).

Spanish, Portuguese, Galician and Asturian form of Dracula.

Means "son of Dracul" in Romanian, with Dracul being derived from Romanian drac "dragon". It was a nickname of the 15th-century Wallachian prince Vlad III, called the Impaler, whose father was Vlad II Dracul. However, the name Dracula is now most known from the 1897 novel of the same name by Bram Stoker, which features the Transylvanian vampire Count Dracula, who was probably inspired in part by the historical Wallachian prince.

Variant of Duchess.

In the case of American guitarist Dweezil Zappa (1969-), this was his father's affectionate nickname for his mother's pinkie toe.

Combination of Edwin, Edmar, Edison or another name starting with Ed and Carlos.

From the name of the North African country, which derives from Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aigyptos), itself probably from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ meaning "the house of the soul of Ptah", the name of the temple to the god Ptah in Memphis.

From Greek εκκλησία (ekklesia) meaning "church".

From the Hebrew name אֶלְנָתָן (ʾElnaṯan) meaning "God has given", derived from אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God" and נָתַן (naṯan) meaning "to give". In the Old Testament this is the name of both a grandfather of King Jehoiachin and a son of Akbor.

Created by author Gregory Maguire for the central character in his fantasy novel 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' (1995). It was formed from L-F-B, the initials of L. Frank Baum, author of 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' (1900).

Variant of El Shaddai.

Derived from the Hebrew phrase אֵל שַׁדַּי (El Shaday) meaning "God Almighty".

Variant of Esperanza.

Combination of Eva and Luna. This is the name of Venezuelan actress and singer Evaluna Montaner (1997-).

Combination of Eva and María.

From the English word fiery, which is derived from Middle English fyr meaning "fire".

Serbian, Macedonian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Finnish, Indonesian, Turkish, Portuguese, Breton, Italian, Catalan, Basque, Galician, and Spanish form of Philomel.

Modern Greek form of Phoibos.

From any of the various minor places by this name in Germany, meaning "stone of the Franks" in German. It was used by the author Mary Shelley in her novel Frankenstein (1818) for the character of Victor Frankenstein, a scientist who creates a monster and brings it to life. The monster, nameless in the novel, is sometimes informally or erroneously called Frankenstein in modern speech.

Icelandic spelling of Franklin.

Indonesian variant of Francisco.

From Fuchsia, a genus of flowering plants, itself named after the German botanist Leonhart Fuchs (1501-1566), whose surname means "fox" in German.

It was most famously used by British author Mervyn Peake for the character Fuchsia Groan in his Gormenghast books (1946-1959).

Apparently a topographic name from Middle English furlong ‘length of a field’ (from Old English furh meaning "furro" + lang meaning "long".

Feminine form of Galileo.

Originally indicated a person from Galicia, a region in northwestern Spain.

Combination of Giovanni and Leonardo or other names ending in -ardo. It is sometimes used as an Italian-sounding name in Indonesia and Latin America.

Italian form of the Croatian surname Jugovac.

From the English word goddess meaning "female god".

Indonesian form of Gracia or Gratia.
Notable bearer of this name is Greysia Polii (pronounced /ˈgrɛj.si.a poˈ.li.ʔi/, born 1987), an Indonesian former badminton player.

Means "the priest" in Hebrew, from the word ha which means "the", and the surname Cohen.

Icelandic form of Hafþórr. A known bearer of this name is Icelandic professional strongman and actor Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (1988-).

Means "The Levite" in Hebrew, from the word ha which means "the", and the surname Levi.

From the English word hallelujah, uttered in worship or as an expression of rejoicing, ultimately from Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halleluyah) meaning "praise ye the Lord."

From Indonesian hari meaning "day" combined with Sanskrit मूर्ति (mūrti) meaning "embodiment, manifestation".

Hungarian phonetic transciption of Khadija.

Combination of Heath and Cliff, meaning "heath near a cliff". It was created by Emily Brontë (1818-1848) for her novel Wuthering Heights, in which the main character and antihero is named Thrushcross Grange Heathcliff, called Heathcliff. It is also the full name of Cliff Huxtable in the popular 80s and 90s television series "The Cosby Show".

humorous topographic name from a place so named as being at a high altitude from Middle High German himel "heaven" and riche "empire" meaning "kingdom of heaven, heavenly kingdom".

Icelandic form of Hǫðr.

English: habitational name from any of several places so called, named with the genitive plural huntena of Old English hunta ‘hunter’ + tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’ or dun ‘hill’ (the forms in -ton and -don having become inextricably confused). A number of bearers of this name may well derive it from Huntingdon, now in Cambridgeshire (formerly the county seat of the old county of Huntingdonshire), which is named from the genitive case of Old English hunta ‘huntsman’, perhaps used as a personal name, + dun ‘hill’.

Variant of Khusnul.

Means "son of Huchin", a medieval diminutive of Hugh.

Romanian form of Yakovenko.

Means "son of Iason".

Spanish form of Indigo, the purplish-blue colour.

From the Indonesian word injil, ultimately derived from Arabic الإنجيل (al-Īnjil) meaning "gospel".

Means "related to Iris or rainbows", ultimately from Greek ἶρις (genitive ἴριδος). It briefly entered the American top 1000 list in 1995, likely due to a Mexican singer named Iridián.

Combination of Islam and الدين (al-din) meaning “the religion” in Arabic

Means "almighty, powerful" in Swahili, ultimately from Arabic جبّار (jabbār). It started to be used by African-American parents after it was featured in a 1973 nation-wide newspaper article about African baby names [1].

Extremely rare created name from Jacques.

Means "sea, ocean" in Javanese.

Romani form of Hezekiah influenced by Jesse.

From the Jesuits, a religious order of the Catholic Church named after Jesus Christ. A notable bearer is Brazilian actor Jesuíta Barbosa.

Blend of Jewel and Juliana.

American feminine and masculine variant of Gianni.

According to the USA Social Security Administration, 34 girls and 28 boys were recorded with he name Jianni in 2021.

Variant of Journey.

Combination of Judith and the Germanic element wulf "wolf".

From Croatian jug meaning "south".

Germanised form of Juliska.

An elaborated form of the English word justice. Justicia is also a genus of flowering plants in the bear's breeches family, Acanthaceae. The genus name honors the Scottish horticulturist James Justice.

Swedish diminutive of Katarina.

Combination of Kajsa and Lena.

Combination of Kajsa and Lisa.

Means "lotus" or "pale red" in Sanskrit. In Sanskrit this is a transcription of both the feminine form कमला and the masculine form कमल, though in modern languages it is only a feminine form. In Tantric Hinduism and Shaktism this is the name of a goddess, also identified with the goddess Lakshmi.

Variant of Carolus.

Form of Caspian.

Diminutive of Katharina.

Means "Keawe, the foremost chief of the island" in Hawaiian, from Hawaiian name Keawe with ʻī "supreme, great, best" (frequently a part of names), definite article kekahi, aliʻi "noble, chief", o "of, belonging to", definite article ka, and moku "island". This was the name of a king of Hawaiʻi Island in the late 17th century. He was the great-grandfather of Kamehameha I, the first King of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

Combination of Kendra and Wati

Means "rainbow" in Hebrew.

Means “one who is cherished and held high above others” in Yoruba. A notable bearer is Ketanji Onyika Brown Jackson, a Supreme Court Justice.

First part of compound Arabic names or phrases beginning with حسن ال (ḥusn al) meaning "goodness of the, beauty of the".

Hawaiian form of Diana. It was brought to wider attention in the late 1980s, likely by the Hawaiian fitness instructor Kiana Tom (1965-), who had a television show on ESPN beginning in 1988 [1].

Means "lightning" in Indonesian.

Variant of Kilian.

Younger form of Mýrkjartan as well as a Scandinavian form of Certán.

Icelandic form of Kormákr.

Hellenized form of Cornelius.

Icelandic form of Kristbjørg.

From Javanese Kristên meaning "Christian" (via Dutch christen).

Feminine form of László via the Latinization Ladislaus.

From the English noble title Lady, derived from Old English hlæfdige, originally meaning "bread kneader". This name grew in popularity in Latin America after the marriage of Diana Spencer, known as Lady Di, to Prince Charles in 1981 and her death in 1997.

Derived from Arabic لَيْل (layl) meaning "night".

Hungarian form of Vladislav. Saint László was an 11th-century king of Hungary, looked upon as the embodiment of Christian virtue and bravery.

Anglicized form of László.

From an ellipsis of lapis lazuli, the name of a deep blue semiprecious stone. It is derived from medieval Latin lazulum meaning "heaven, sky", ultimately from Persian لاجورد (lajvard) meaning "lapis lazuli, azure (color)".

Variant of Lady reflecting the Spanish pronunciation.

Combination of "lei" and the Japanese suffix -ko meaning "child". This name was possibly invented by Hawaiians of mixed Japanese-Hawaiian ancestry. It is not used as a given name in Japan.

Transliteration from the word Lieutenant.

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].

From the name of the book of the Old Testament, which means "of the Levites, of the tribe of Levi". Some parents in the United States view it as a full form or more formal version of the name Levi.

Combination of Lisa and Marie.

English (West Yorkshire) topographic name for someone who lived in a long valley, from Middle English long + botme, bothem ‘valley bottom’. Given the surname’s present-day distribution, Longbottom in Luddenden Foot, West Yorkshire, may be the origin, but there are also two places called Long Bottom in Hampshire, two in Wiltshire, and Longbottom Farm in Somerset and in Wiltshire.

Combination of Love 2 and the popular suffix -leen.

Meaning "lion hair", from German löwe "lion" and haar "hair".

Italian form of Lucifer. Known bearers of this name include the Italian writer and poet Lucifero Martini (1916-2001) and the medieval Italian bishop Lucifero di Cagliari (known in English as Lucifer of Cagliari), who is venerated as a saint in Sardinia.

Anglicized form of the Irish name Medb meaning "intoxicating". In Irish legend this was the name of a warrior queen of Connacht. She and her husband Ailill fought against the Ulster king Conchobar and the hero Cúchulainn, as told in the Irish epic The Cattle Raid of Cooley.

Indonesian form of Mahadevi.

Means "Yahweh is king" in Hebrew, from מֶלֶךְ (meleḵ) meaning "king" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. Several persons in the Old Testament bore this name.

Means "sun" in Indonesian.

Means "lady" in Late Latin, a derivative of Latin mater "mother". This was the name of three early saints.

Means "great mother", from Celtic *mātīr meaning "mother" and the divine or augmentative suffix -on. This was the name of a Gaulish and Brythonic mother goddess, the namesake of the River Marne [1].

Russian variant of Matrona 1.

Matsu means "Pine Tree" and Bayashi is a variant pronunciation of "Hayashi" meaning "Forest". This surname means "Pine Tree Forest". Matsubayashi-ryu is a kind of martial arts.

From a title of respect for Islamic scholars or religious leaders, derived from Arabic مولانا (mawlānā) meaning "our lord".

Means "black Kodratos".

Elaborated form of Mazal

From a Scottish surname, an Anglicized form of Mac Fhionnlaigh, from the given name Fionnlagh. A famous bearer of the surname was the American president William McKinley (1843-1901).

As a given name in America, it was mainly masculine in the late 19th century and the majority of the 20th, being most common around the times of the president's election and assassination. During the 1990s it began growing in popularity for girls, probably inspired by other feminine names beginning with Mac or Mc such as Mackenzie and McKenna.

Indonesian form of Malchiah.

From the name of an important city of ancient Egypt, or the city in Tennessee that was named after it. It is derived from a Greek form of Egyptian mn-nfr meaning "enduring beauty".

Greek form of Mercury.

Variant of Merkourios.

From the Spanish phrase mi amor meaning "my love".

Variant of Miamor.

From the first part of Arabic compound names beginning with مصباح ال (miṣbāḥ al) meaning "lamp of the" (such as Misbah al-Din).

Means "compassion, mercy" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin miser "poor, wretched" and cor "heart". It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Misericordia, meaning "The Virgin of Compassion".

Means "ocean, wide expanse of water, deep sea" in Maori, Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages.

Created by Rudyard Kipling for a character in The Jungle Book (1894) and its sequel (1895), in which Mowgli is a feral boy who was raised by wolves in the jungle of central India. His name, given to him by his adopted wolf parents, is said to mean "frog" in the stories, though Kipling admitted the name was made up.

Combination of Muhammad and Ali 1.

Means "forbidden" in Arabic, derived from the word حَرَّمَ‎ (harrama) meaning "to forbid". This is the name of the first month of the Islamic calendar, so named because warfare is forbidden during this month.

Derived from Indonesian mestika meaning "precious gemstone, crystal" or "beautiful, perfect".

Derived from Indonesian mestika meaning "precious gemstone, crystal" or "beautiful, perfect" combined with the feminine suffix -wati.

Ancient Scandinavian and Icelandic form of Muirchertach (which is also found spelled as Muircheartach).

From the adjective in the English language. Means to have a "a special quality or air that makes somebody or something appear mysterious, powerful, or desirable." It is a French loanword deriving from the Middle English mystik, from the Latin mysticus 'of or belonging to secret rites or mysteries; mystic, mystical', from the Ancient Greek mustikos (μυστικός) 'secret, mystic', from mustēs (μύστης) 'one who has been initiated'.

Mystique is the 'mutant' name of Raven Darkhölme, a villain and sometimes anti-hero in Marvel's X-Men line of comics. As a mutant her ability is to shapeshift into anyone and anything.

Means "snorting" in Hebrew. Nahor is the name of both the grandfather and a brother of Abraham in the Old Testament.

Means "King's gift."

From Malay nawa, from Sanskrit नव (náva) meaning "9".

Meaning unknown. This name is used in the Book of Mormon as the name of a prophet, the son of Lehi and Sariah. He was supposedly the founder of the Nephite people in the Americas.

Combination of Nessa 1 and Rose. This is the name of the Wicked Witch of the East in Gregory Maguire's "Wicked" and its musical adaptation. In the novel, she's born without arms and she is deeply religious, then goes mad with power.

The word heaven spelled backwards. It became popular after the musician Sonny Sandoval from the rock group P.O.D. gave it to his daughter in 2000. Over the next few years it rapidly climbed the rankings in America, peaking at the 25th rank for girls in 2010.

Derived from the word heaven-sent spelled backwards.

Variant of Nevaeh.

Combination of Nicole and Michelle. This name spiked in popularity in the late 1960s when the actress Nichelle Nichols (1932-2022) portrayed Nyota Uhura on the Star Trek television series. Nichols was given the name Grace at birth but it was changed at a young age.

From the common name for plants in the Solanaceae, especially Atropa belladonna, a highly toxic perennial also known as deadly nightshade and belladonna. Ultimately from Old English niht "night" and sceadu "shadow, shade".

From Javanese ning meaning "clear, bright, clean" combined with asih meaning "love, affection, loving kindness, favour". It is sometimes used as a suffix for feminine names.

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvana), meaning "blown out, extinguished" and referring to a state of paradise or heightened pleasure. Its use in the United States started sporadically in the 1970s and the rock band Nirvana (1987-1994) may have helped it to rise further in later years.

Icelandic form of Njord

Latinized form of de Nostredame. This surname was borne by the French physician and writer Michel de Nostredame (1503-1566), famous for his collection of prophecies Les Prophéties (1555) allegedly predicting the apocalypse and danger from the Arab world.

Latinized form of the surname of Michel de Nostredame (1503-1566), a French astrologer famous for his book of prophecies. The surname, meaning "our lady" in Old French, was acquired by his father upon his conversion from Judaism to Christianity.

Derived from Italian novembre "November", this name was traditionally given to children born in November. Since there is no saint of this name, the name day was celebrated on All Saints' Day.

From Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" and сұлтан (sultan) meaning "sultan, king" (both words of Arabic origin).

Indonesian and German form of Octavia.

Indonesian feminine form of Octavianus.

Indonesian elaboration of Octavia.

Means "wealth or nobility returns from overseas" in Yoruba. It is typically given to a child born abroad and later brought home.

Surname of Garrick Ollivander, a wizard and the owner of Ollivander's Wand Shop in the Harry Potter book series and movie franchise by J. K. Rowling. In the Harry Potter universe the name is said to be of Mediterranean origin and mean "he who owns the olive wand".

Modern Greek form of Olympias.

Possibly means "servant" in Hebrew (or a related Semitic language), from the root עָמַר (ʿamar) meaning "to bind" [2]. This was the name of a 9th-century BC military commander who became king of Israel. He appears in the Old Testament, where he is denounced as being wicked.

"born in the morning before noon"

Means "who is greater than God?" in Igbo.

From Yoruba òrìṣà "deity, spirit" and ńlá "great". This is another name for the god Ọbatala.

Means "light and sea" in Hebrew, from a combination of Or, meaning "light", and name Yam, meaning "sea".

Combination of the name Or, meaning "light" and Yam, meaning "sea".

Portuguese form of Oriṣanla, used in Brazil by adherents of Candomblé to refer to Ọbatala. It also coincides with the Portuguese word oxalá meaning "God willing, hopefully", which originates from the Arabic phrase و شاء الله (wa shāʾa Allah).

Modern name given after the spice paprika.

Means "son of Paraskevas".

Derived from Batak ribu meaning "thousand".

Greek form of Patricius.

Indonesian form of Patricius (see Patrick).

Derived from Portuguese penha "cliff, rock", usually used in reference to the title of the Virgin Mary Nossa Senhora da Penha.

A name given in honor of Pope Pius V, a saint of the Catholic Church.

Derived from Portuguese prazeres, the plural form of prazer "pleasure", this name is used in reference to the title of the Virgin Mary Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres ("Our Lady of Pleasures"). This title refers to the seven pleasures of the Virgin Mary's life.

Means "prudence" in Italian, directly from Latin prudentia.

Means "moon among women" from Arabic قمر (qamar) meaning "moon" (figuratively "something or someone beautiful, especially a face") and نساء (nisa) meaning "women". Also compare Badr-un-nissa.

From Javanese raharja meaning "prosperous, plentiful, abundant".

Combination of Rajab and الدين (al-din) meaning “the religion” in Arabic.

Combination of the name Ramadan and Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king".

From Russian распутье (rasputye) meaning "crossroads". A famous bearer was the Russian mystic Grigoriy Rasputin (1869-1916).

Indonesian form of Raymond.

From the Old French rebelle, from the Latin rebellis 'waging war again; insurgent', from rebellō 'I wage war again, fight back', from re- 'again, back' and bellō 'I wage war'.

Means "little poet of the king", from Old Irish rí "king" (genitive ríg) combined with bard "poet" and a diminutive suffix.

Form of Robby or diminutive of Robert.

Combination of Ron 1 and Jonathan

From Indonesian ros meaning "rose".

Variant of Roswitha.

Means "orchid" in Hebrew.

From Arabic صفر (safar) referring to the second of the twelve months of the Islamic lunar calendar combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Derived from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra) meaning "sea, ocean". It is a unisex name in India and Sri Lanka while it is only masculine in Indonesia.

Combination of Sandy and name suffix -bell (see Belle), taken from the main character of the Japanese anime series 'Hello! Sandybell' (originally spelled with final -e), first aired in Japan in 1981.
Usage of this name is mainly resticted to some sections of Latin America, particularly Mexico and Peru, where the anime was first broadcast a few years after.

Diminutive of Jean 1-Pierre.

Vernacular form of Joseph, influenced by the French pronunciation of this name.

Icelandic variant of Sebastian.

Indonesian form of Servatius.

Means "red, scarlet" in Hebrew.

Short form of Shaquille.

Possibly a Yiddish form of Esperanza. This is the name of Tevye's fourth daughter in the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1964), based on the late 19th-century Yiddish stories of Sholem Aleichem.

Diminutive of Shprintze.

Indonesian form of Siddiq.

Indonesian form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian).

From the English words sky and walker, created by George Lucas as the surname for several characters in his Star Wars movie series, notably the hero Luke Skywalker from the original trilogy (beginning 1977). Early drafts of the script had the name as Starkiller.

The name of Smokey Bear, from the fire prevention campaigns.

Modern Greek transcription of Socrates.

Persian form of Socrates.

Derived from Romanian speranță "hope".

From the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with Sundanese darajat meaning "degree, standing, rank" (of Arabic origin).

Variant transcription of Sufyan. A well-known bearer of this name is the American independent folk-rock musician Sufjan Stevens.

Variant of Sugiarto.

Possibly from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with the given name Herman.

Combination of Suparman and Ningsih

Arabic form of Socrates.

Means "reward for good deeds" in Arabic.

From the Old Norse name Sveinbjǫrn, which was derived from the Old Norse elements sveinn "young man" and bjǫrn "bear".

Derived from Hindi स्वामी (svāmī) meaning "master, lord, owner," from Sanskrit स्वामिन् (svāmin), used as an honorific title for yogis initiated into the religious monastic order in Hinduism.
This name was introduced, or popularised at least, in Italy by television presenter, model and actress Elenoire Casalegno (1976-) who gave this name to her daughter in November of 1999.

Hungarian form of Stanislaus.

Hungarian variant of Santiago.

Means "crown of the religion" from Arabic تاج (tāj) meaning "crown" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Means "hope" in Swahili. It is a verb, not a noun, and means "to hope, to wish for". It is not used as a name in Africa but was part of the Afrocentric African American naming culture of the 70s that borrowed from various African words.

This name entered the Latin language via Greek Tarsisi. Tarsisi is what the ancient Greek city of Tarsos was called at times; the city's name was the hellenized form of Tarsa, which is what the city's first settlers - the Hittites - called it. The original Hittite meaning is uncertain, though it may have been named after their god Tarku. Additionally, it should be noted that the ancient Greeks also used Tarsisi for an other city. In that case, it was the hellenized form of Semetic Tarshish, which was a city in southern Spain that the Greeks also called Tartessos. A known bearer of the name Tarsicius was Saint Tarsicius, who lived in the 3rd century AD.

Indonesian form of Tarsicius.

Portuguese form of Tarzan.

Spanish and Greek form of Tarzan.

Created by Edgar Rice Burroughs for the main character in his novel Tarzan of the Apes (1912). In the novel Tarzan is the ape name of the baby John Clayton, who was adopted by the animals after his parents died in the African jungle. The name is said to mean "white skin" in the fictional Mangani ape language.

Derived from the Bible books of 1 dan 2 Tawarikh, the Indonesian translation of 1 and 2 Chronicles.

Latinized form of Greek Τηλέμαχος (Telemachos), derived from a Greek word meaning "fighting from afar", itself from τῆλε (tele) meaning "afar, far off" and μάχη (mache) meaning "battle". In Homer's epic the Odyssey this is the name of the son of Odysseus. It was also borne by a 4th-century saint who was martyred when trying to stop a gladiatorial fight.

Indonesian form of Thessalonica, used primarily by Christian women in reference to the Bible books, 1 and 2 Thessalonians (which is 1 dan 2 Tesalonika in Indonesian) or the Biblical place.

From the name for the land of the Teutons. The Teutons (Latin: Teutones, Teutoni) were a Germanic tribe or Celtic people. According to a map by Ptolemy, they originally lived in Jutland. Rather than relating directly to this tribe, the broad term, Teutonic peoples or Teuton in particular, is used now to identify members of a people speaking languages of the Germanic branch of the language family generally, and especially, of people speaking German.

Derived from the Greek noun θεόλογος (theologos) meaning "one who discourses of the gods" i.e. a theologian. It consists of the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god" combined with the Greek noun λόγος (logos) meaning "word, speech, utterance".

A known bearer of this name is the Greek volleyball player Theologos Daridis (b. 1991).

Probably a combination of Þór and Hanna 1.

Norwegian variant of Torkel and Manx adoption of Þórkæll.

Latinized form of Þórlakr.

Means "son of Þór" in Icelandic.

Combination of Tía and Lilja.

From Akkadian tâmtu meaning "sea". In Babylonian myth Tiamat was the personification of the sea, appearing in the form of a huge dragon. By Apsu she gave birth to the first of the gods. Later, the god Marduk (her great-grandson) defeated her, cut her in half, and used the pieces of her body to make the earth and the sky.

Turkish form of Temujin.

From the English word referring to "any of the giant gods in Greek mythology who preceded the Olympian gods". From the Ancient Greek titan (Τιτάν) of the same meaning.

Means "returned from overseas". It is often given to children born abroad and brought home.

Usual English form of Tupaq. The American rapper Tupac Shakur (1971-1996) was named after the 18th-century rebel Tupaq Amaru II.

French form of Ulysses.

Probably derived from Latin umbra meaning "shadow". This name was created by Alexander Pope for a "dusky, melancholy sprite" in his poem 'The Rape of the Lock' (1712). A moon of Uranus bears this name in his honour.

Indonesian form of Cinderella. Etymologically, Upik is a term of endearment to call a young girl, and Abu is an Indonesian word meaning "cinder, ash". The name itself is used in several Indonesian soap operas.

From the film producer Walt Disney (1901-1966)

Means "goddess of the Vanir" in Old Norse. This was an epithet of the Norse goddess Freya, given because she was a member of the Vanir (as opposed to the Æsir).

Americanized form of Dutch van Winkel.

From the name Vera 1 combined with the feminine suffix -wati.

Seemingly derived from Polish wielka, the feminine nominative/vocative singular form of the adjective wielki meaning "big, large; great, grand." It is most often used in Panama.

Icelandic form of Viking.

Indonesian form of Vincentius (see Vincent).

Hungarian form of Vladimir.

Indonesian form of Wilfred.

Latinized form of Willibrord. A known bearer of this name was the Indonesian dramatist and poet Willibrordus S. Rendra (1935-2009).

Compound of Wolf and Dietrich. Wolfdietrich is the title hero of a 13th-century Middle High German epic poem. By some traditions he is the grandfather of the more famous hero Dietrich von Bern.

Means "flower god", from Nahuatl xōchitl "flower" and teotl "god, deity; divine or sacred force".

Indonesian form of Ezekiel.

Means "good day", derived from Hebrew יום (yom) means "day" and טוב (tov) means "good".

Indonesian form of Jorgen

Indonesian variant of Yulius as well as a Spanish variant of Julio.

Arabic form of Yehoshuaʿ (see Joshua).

Derived from Arabic يسر (yusr) meaning "comfort, ease, wealth, prosperity".

Possible a combination of "Yves" and "Mark".

Alternate transcription of Arabic زَغْلُول (see Zaghloul).

Means "my beauty" or "my decoration" from Arabic زين (zayn) meaning "beauty" or "ornament, decoration".

From place name Zapopan, taken from the Mexican title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de la Expectación de Zapopan, meaning "Our Lady of the Expectation of Zapopan."
She is venerated at the basilica in Zapopan in the western Mexican state of Jalisco.

Exact origins unknown. It is likely a name invented in the late 19th- early 20th century, based off of Edna.

Nephite commander.

Zoram has five plausible etymologies, though only the first etymology given below is attested in an ancient Semitic source (see below). The first three of the five are only slightly different from each other: "The Rock is the (divine) kinsman," "Rock of the people," and "Their Rock." These three plausible etymologies will be discussed in that order, with the first discussion supplying most of the basic information.
In the first of the five etymologies, the only etymology with an attested ancient Semitic instance, the first part of Zoram is the Hebrew word ṣûr, meaning "rock, cliff face," but is used metaphorically for the God of Israel, as in 2 Samuel 22:47, "The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock ṣûr; and exalted be the God of the rock ṣû] of my salvation." The vocable ṣûr also appears in several biblical personal names, such as Zur ṣûr "Rock" (Numbers 25:15), Zuriel, ṣûrî-ʾēl "El (God) is my rock" (Numbers 3:35).
The second part of Zoram could come from the common Semitic vocable ʿām, meaning "father's brother," "(divine) kinsman," and "people." The vocable ʿām is qutie common in ancient Semitic name giving. As an element in Hebrew names, there is no question that it is a theophoric element, appearing in names such as Jekameam, yĕqam-ʿām (1 Chronicles 23:19). In addition to appearing as the final element, it also can be found at the beginning of names, e.g., Amminadab, ʿammî-nādāb (Numbers 1:7), "my father's brother is generous."

Means "this land" in Hebrew, also Hebrew form of Suárez.