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There are 66 names matching your criteria.

ALTA   f   Various
Possibly from Latin altus or Italian/Spanish alto meaning "high".
AMARANTHA   f   Various
From the name of the amaranth flower, which is derived from Greek αμαραντος (amarantos) meaning "unfading"... [more]
ANOUSHKA   f   Various
Variant of ANNUSHKA
ANOUSKA   f   Various
Variant of ANNUSHKA
APHRA   f   Various
Meaning uncertain; possibly a variant of AFRA (1), or possibly a variant of Aphrah, a biblical place name meaning "dust"... [more]
ARCADIA   f   Various
Feminine form of ARCADIUS
ASHANTI   f & m   Various
From the name of an African people who reside in southern Ghana... [more]
AYN   f   Various
This name was assumed by Ayn Rand (1905-1982), originally named Alice Rosenbaum, a Russian-American writer and philosopher... [more]
BERLIN   f   Various
From the name of the city in Germany, which is of uncertain meaning.
BIJOU   f   Various
Means "jewel" in French.
CAMBRIA   f   Various
Latin form of the Welsh Cymru, the Welsh name for the country of Wales, derived from cymry meaning "the people"... [more]
CAPRINA   f   Various
From the name of the Italian island of Capri.
CARAMIA   f   Various
From the Italian phrase cara mia meaning "my beloved".
CHARITA   f   Various
Latinate form of CHARITY
CIEL   f   Various
Means "sky" in French. It is not used as a given name in France itself.
COCO   f   Various
Diminutive of names beginning with Co, influenced by the word cocoa... [more]
CONDOLEEZZA   f   Various
In the case of American Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice it is derived from the Italian musical term con dolcezza meaning "with sweetness".
DAGNEY   f   Various
Variant of DAGNY
DEJA   f   Various
Means "already" from the French phrase deja vu meaning "already seen".
DIAMANDA   f   Various
Variant of DIAMOND
EDSEL   m   Various
Variant of ETZEL notably borne by Edsel Ford (1893-1943), the son of the American industrialist Henry Ford.
ELIÁN   m   Various
In the case of Elian Gonzalez it is a combination of ELIZABETH and JUAN, the names of his parents.
ELIDI   f   Various
Meaning unknown, possibly of Greek or Welsh origin... [more]
ELYSIA   f   Various
From Elysium, the name of the realm of the dead in Greek and Roman mythology, which means "blissful".
FERRER   m   Various
From a surname which meant "blacksmith" in Catalan... [more]
FIRENZE   f   Various
From the name of an Italian city, commonly called Florence in English.
GENEVRA   f   Various
Variant of GINEVRA
GENISTA   f   Various
From the Latin name of the broom plant.
GORETTI   f   Various
From the surname of Maria Goretti, a 20th-century Italian saint who forgave her murderer on her deathbed... [more]
HALCYON   f   Various
From the name of a genus of kingfisher birds, derived from Greek αλκυων or ‘αλκυων (from the same source as Alcyone).
HERK   m   Various
Short form of HERCULES
IANTHA   f   Various
Variant of IANTHE
IOLANTHE   f   Various
Probably a variant of YOLANDA influenced by the Greek words ιολη (iole) "violet" and ανθος (anthos) "flower"... [more]
JEUNESSE   f   Various
Means "youth" in French. It is not used as a given name in France itself.
JOLIE   f   English, Various
Means "pretty" in French... [more]
JUNÍPERO   m   Various
This was the name assumed by the 18th-century Spanish Franciscan monk Miguel José Serra, a missionary to California... [more]
KAISER   m   Various
German form of the Roman title Caesar (see CAESAR)... [more]
KOBE   m   Various
From the name of the city in Japan... [more]
KOHINOOR   f   Various
From Koh-i-noor, the name of a famous gemstone, meaning "mountain of light" in Persian.
LOURDES   f   Spanish, Various
From the name of a French town... [more]
LUX   f & m   Various
Derived from Latin lux meaning "light".
MÄDCHEN   f   Various
Means "girl" in German. It is not used as a name in Germany itself.
MELIORA   f   Various
Derived from Latin melior meaning "better".
MELITA   f   Various
From Melita, the Latin name of the island country of Malta.
MONET   f & m   Various
From a French surname which was derived from either HAMON or EDMOND... [more]
NEO (2)   m   Various
From the prefix meaning "new", ultimately derived from Greek νεος (neos).
NUBIA   f   Various
From the name of the ancient region and kingdom in Africa, south of Egypt... [more]
NYALA   f   Various
From the name of a type of African antelope, ultimately derived from the Bantu word nyálà.
NYSSA   f   Various
From the name of an ancient town of Asia Minor where Saint Gregory was bishop... [more]
ODESSA   f   Various
From the name of a Ukrainian city that sits on the north coast of the Black Sea... [more]
OMEGA   m & f   Various
From the name of the last letter in the Greek alphabet, Ω... [more]
OPRAH   f   Various
In the case of television personality Oprah Winfrey, it was a childhood mispronunciation of her real name ORPAH that became permanent.
OUIDA   f   Various
Used by the English author Ouida (1839-1908), born Marie Louise Ramé to a French father... [more]
PARIS (2)   f   Various
From the name of the capital city of France, which got its name from the ancient Celtic tribe known as the Parisii.
RIO (1)   m   Various
Means "river" in Spanish or Portuguese... [more]
ROMA (2)   f   Various
From the name of the Italian city, commonly called Rome in English.
SARAVA   m   Various
From a phrase used by members of the Candomblé religion (an African religion which was taken to Brazil by African slaves) which means "good luck".
SHEKINAH   f   Various
From the Hebrew word שׁכִינה (shekhinah) which means "God's manifested glory" or "God's presence"... [more]
SOLEIL   f   Various
Means "sun" in French. It is not commonly used as a name in France itself.
SYLVANA   f   Various
Variant of SILVANA
THELONIUS   m   Various
Latinized form of Tielo (see TILO)... [more]
TIERRA   f   Various
Means "earth" in Spanish.
TIVOLI   m & f   Various
From the name of a picturesque Italian town, used as a summer resort by the ancient Romans.
VALKYRIE   f   Various
Means "chooser of the slain", derived from Old Norse valr "the slain" and kyrja "chooser"... [more]
VERONA   f   Various
From the name of the city in Italy, which is itself of unknown meaning.
ZONA   f   Various
Means "girdle, belt" in Greek... [more]
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