The names listed here were used in various ancient regions.

EVARISTUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From Greek Ευαριστος (Euaristos) which means "well pleasing", derived from ευ "good, well" and αρεστος (arestos) "pleasing"... [more]

EWALD   m   German, Ancient Germanic
From a Germanic name which was composed of the elements ewa "law, custom" and wald "rule".

EYDÍS   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements auja "good fortune" and dís "goddess".

EYSTEINN   m   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements ey "island" or auja "good fortune" and steinn "stone".

EYVINDR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of EYVINDUR

FABIA   f   Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of FABIUS

FABIANA   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Fabianus (see FABIAN).

FABIANUS   m   Ancient Roman
Original Latin form of FABIAN

FABIOLA   f   Italian, Spanish, French, German, Ancient Roman
Diminutive of FABIA... [more]

FABIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was derived from Latin faba "bean"... [more]

FABRICIA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Fabricius (see FABRICE).

FABRICIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Original Latin form of FABRICE

FÁELÁN   m   Ancient Irish
Older form of FAOLÁN

FARAMUND   m   Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements fara "journey" and mund "protection"... [more]

FAUSTA   f   Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of FAUSTUS

FAUSTINA   f   Ancient Roman, Italian
Feminine form of Faustinus (see FAUSTINO).

FAUSTINUS   m   Ancient Roman
Latin form of FAUSTINO

FAUSTUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen meaning "auspicious, lucky" in Latin... [more]

FEDELMID   m & f   Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology
Variant of FEIDLIMID

FEDLIMID   m & f   Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology
Variant of FEIDLIMID

FEIDLIMID   m & f   Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology
Possibly means "beauty" or "ever good" in Irish Gaelic... [more]

FELIX   m   German, Dutch, Scandinavian, English, Romanian, Ancient Roman, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From a Roman cognomen meaning "lucky, successful" in Latin... [more]

FERDINAND   m   German, French, Dutch, Czech, Slovene, English, Ancient Germanic
From Ferdinando, the old Spanish form of a Germanic name composed of the elements farði "journey" and nanð "daring, brave"... [more]

FESTUS   m   Ancient Roman, Biblical
Roman cognomen which possibly meant "festival, holiday" in Latin... [more]

FILIBERT   m   German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Means "much brightness" from the Germanic elements filu "much" and beraht "bright".

FLAVIA   f   Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of FLAVIUS

FLAVIANUS   m   Ancient Roman
Latin form of FLAVIAN

FLAVIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which meant "golden" or "yellow-haired" from Latin flavus "yellow, golden"... [more]

FLORIANA   f   Italian, Ancient Roman
Italian feminine form of FLORIAN

FLORIANUS   m   Ancient Roman
Latin form of FLORIAN

FLORUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Latin flos meaning "flower".

FÓLKI   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of FOLKE

FRANCO (1)   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of FRANK (1)

FRIDA   f   Scandinavian, Ancient Germanic
Germanic name, originally a short form of other feminine names containing the Germanic element frid meaning "peace"... [more]

FRIDUHELM   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of FRIEDHELM

FRIDURIC   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of FREDERICK

FRIDWALD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of FRIEDHOLD

FRÍÐA   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Old Norse cognate of FRIDA, also in part derived from Old Norse fríðr meaning "beautiful, fair".

FRIÐÞJÓFR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of FRITJOF

FRIÐUSWIÞ   f   Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of FRIDESWIDE

FULCO   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of FULK

FULVIA   f   Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Fulvius (see FULVIO).

FULVIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Latin form of FULVIO

GAIANA   f   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Γαιανη (Gaiane), a derivative of GAIA... [more]

GAIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, which is of Etruscan origin, meaning unknown... [more]

GALLUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which meant "rooster" in Latin... [more]

GAUFRID   m   Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements gawia "territory" and frid "peace".

GAUTSTAFR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form (possibly) of GUSTAV... [more]

GENNADIUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Γενναδιος (Gennadios), which was possibly derived from Greek γενναδας (gennadas) "noble, generous"... [more]

GEORGIOS   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of GEORGE

GEORGIUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of GEORGIOS

GERBERN   m   Ancient Germanic
Old German form of GERBEN

GERETRUDIS   f   Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of GERTRUD

GERFRID   m   Ancient Germanic
Old German form of GERFRIED

GERHARD   m   German, Dutch, Swedish, Ancient Germanic
German, Dutch and Swedish form of GERARD

GERHILD   f   German, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements ger "spear" and hild "battle".

GERLACH   m   Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element ger "spear" combined with laic "play"... [more]

GERLIND   f   Ancient Germanic
Older form of GERLINDE

GERMANUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which meant "brother" in Latin... [more]

GERNOT   m   German, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements ger "spear" and hnod "crush".

GEROLD   m   German, Ancient Germanic
German form of GERALD

GERTRUD   f   German, Ancient Germanic
German form of GERTRUDE

GERULF   m   German, Ancient Germanic
Derived from Germanic ger "spear" and wulf "wolf".

GERVAS   m   German, Ancient Germanic
German form of GERVASIUS

GERVASIUS   m   Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Probably a Latinized form of a Germanic name with a first element deriving from ger "spear"... [more]

GILBERT   m   English, French, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
Means "bright pledge", derived from the Germanic elements gisil "pledge, hostage" and beraht "bright"... [more]

GISBERT   m   German, Ancient Germanic
From a Germanic name in which the second element is beraht "bright"... [more]

GISELBERT   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of GILBERT

GISILA   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of GISELLE

GISILBERT   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of GILBERT

GISILFRID   m   Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements gisil "hostage" and frid "peace".

GNAEUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, which is of unknown meaning... [more]

GODAFRID   m   Ancient Germanic
Older form of GODFREY

GODIVA   f   Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Old English name Godgyfu meaning "gift of god", from the elements god and gyfu "gift"... [more]

GODRIC   m   Anglo-Saxon
Means "power of god", derived from Old English god combined with ric "power, rule"... [more]

GODWINE   m   Anglo-Saxon
Means "friend of god", derived from Old English god combined with wine "friend"... [more]

GRÍMHILDR   f   Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse cognate of KRIEMHILD

GUMARICH   m   Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements guma meaning "man" and ric meaning "power, rule".

GUNDAHAR   m   Ancient Germanic, Germanic Mythology
Old Germanic form of GÜNTHER

GUNDHRAM   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of GUNTRAM

GUNNARR   m   Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of GUNNAR

GUNNHILDR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of GUNHILD

GUNNVÖR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of GUNVOR

GUÐFRIÐR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse cognate of GODAFRID

GUÐLAUG   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements guð meaning "god" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".

GUÐRÚN   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Old Norse form of GUDRUN, as well as the modern Icelandic form.

GWRTHEYRN   m   Ancient Celtic
Means "supreme king" from Welsh gor "over" and teyrn "king, monarch"... [more]

HADEWIG   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of HEDWIG

HADRIANA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of HADRIANUS

HADRIANUS   m   Ancient Roman
Original Roman form of HADRIAN

HADUFUNS   m   Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements hadu "battle, combat" and funs "ready".

HAGNE   f   Ancient Greek
Greek form of AGNES

HÁKON   m   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Old Norse form of HÅKON, as well as the modern Icelandic form.

HALLBJÖRN   m   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements hallr "rock" and björn "bear".

HAMILCAR   m   Ancient Near Eastern (Latinized), History
Means "brother of Melqart" from Phoenician ha "brother" combined with the name of the god MELQART... [more]

HAMMURABI   m   Ancient Near Eastern (Latinized), History
From the Akkadian name Hammu-rapi, possibly derived from Amorite meaning "uncle is a healer"... [more]

HANNIBAL   m   Ancient Near Eastern (Latinized), History
Means "grace of Ba'al" from Phoenician hann "grace" combined with the name of the god BA'AL... [more]

HARALDR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of HAROLD

HARDMAN   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of HARTMANN

HARDMOD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of HARTMUT

HARDUWICH   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of HARTWIG

HARDWIN   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of HARTWIN

HARIBERT   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of HERBERT

HARIMAN   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of HERMAN

HARIWALD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of HAROLD

HARIWINI   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of ERWIN

HARTMUT   m   German, Ancient Germanic
Means "brave mind", derived from the Germanic elements hard "brave, hardy" and muot "mind, spirit".

HARTWIG   m   German, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements hard "brave, hardy" and wig "battle".

HARTWIN   m   German, Ancient Germanic
Means "brave friend" from the Germanic elements hard "brave, hardy" and win "friend".

HASDRUBAL   m   Ancient Near Eastern (Latinized), History
Means "Ba'al helps" from Phoenician azru "help" combined with the name of the god BA'AL... [more]

HATSHEPSUT   f   Ancient Egyptian
Means "foremost of noble women" in Egyptian... [more]

HEIMIRICH   m   Ancient Germanic
Old German form of HENRY

HEINRICH   m   German, Ancient Germanic
German form of HENRY... [more]

HELENA   f   German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Slovene, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinate form of HELEN

HELENE   f   German, Scandinavian, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek form of HELEN, as well as the modern German and Scandinavian form.

HELEWIDIS   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of ELOISE

HELGA   f   Scandinavian, German, Ancient Scandinavian
Feminine form of HELGE

HELGI   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of HELGE

HELMO   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of ELMO

HENGIST   m   Ancient Germanic
Means "stallion" in Germanic... [more]

HENRICUS   m   Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of HEINRICH

HERACLEITUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name ‘Ηρακλειτος (Herakleitos) which meant "glory of Hera", derived from the name of the goddess HERA combined with κλειτος (kleitos) "glory"... [more]

HERACLIUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek personal name ‘Ηρακλειος (Herakleios) which was derived from the name of the Greek hero HERAKLES... [more]

HERAKLEIDES   m   Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the Greek hero HERAKLES.

HERAKLEIOS   m   Ancient Greek
Greek form of HERACLIUS

HERAKLEITOS   m   Ancient Greek
Greek form of HERACLEITUS

HEREWARD   m   Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements here "army" and weard "guard"... [more]

HEREWEALD   m   Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of HAROLD

HERLEIFR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements herr "army" and leifr "descendent".

HERMAN   m   English, Dutch, Scandinavian, Slovene, Ancient Germanic
Means "army man", derived from the Germanic elements hari "army" and man "man"... [more]

HERMANUS   m   Dutch, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of HERMAN

HERMINIA   f   Spanish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of HERMINIUS

HERMINIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman name which was possibly of unknown Etruscan origin, but could also be derived from the name of the god HERMES... [more]

HERMOGENES   m   Ancient Greek
Means "born of Hermes" from the name of the messenger god HERMES combined with Greek γενης (genes) "born".

HERMOKRATES   m   Ancient Greek
Means "power of Hermes" from the name of the messenger god HERMES combined with Greek κρατος (kratos) "power".

HERMOLAOS   m   Ancient Greek
Means "the people of Hermes" from the name of the messenger god HERMES combined with Greek λαος (laos) "people".

HERO (2)   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of HERON

HERODOTUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name ‘Ηροδοτος (Herodotos), meaning "given to the hero", derived from ‘ηρως (heros) "hero, warrior" and δοτος (dotos) "given to, granted"... [more]

HERON   m   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ‘ηρως (heros) meaning "hero"... [more]

HESIOD   m   Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
From the Greek name ‘Ησιοδος (Hesiodos), which probably means "to throw song" from ‘ησι (hesi) "to throw" and ωιδης (oides) "song, ode"... [more]

HIERONYMOS   m   Ancient Greek
Greek form of JEROME

HIERONYMUS   m   German, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latin form of JEROME used in Germany and Holland... [more]

HILARIA   f   Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of HILARIUS

HILARION   m   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ‘ιλαρος (hilaros) meaning "cheerful"... [more]

HILARIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman name which was derived from Latin hilaris meaning "cheerful"... [more]

HILD   f   Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of HILDA

HILDA   f   English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of names containing the Germanic element hild "battle"... [more]

HILDEBRAND   m   German, Ancient Germanic
Means "battle sword", derived from the Germanic element hild "battle" combined with brand "sword"... [more]

HILDEFONS   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of ILDEFONSO

HILDEGARD   f   German, Scandinavian, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements hild "battle" and gard "enclosure"... [more]

HILDIBERHT   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of HILDEBERT

HILDIGARDIS   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of HILDEGARD

HIPPOCRATES   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name ‘Ιπποκρατης (Hippokrates) which meant "horse power", derived from the elements ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse" and κρατος (kratos) "power"... [more]

HIPPOKRATES   m   Ancient Greek
Greek form of HIPPOCRATES

HIPPOLYTOS   m   Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Means "freer of horses" from Greek ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse" and λυω (lyo) "to loosen"... [more]

HJÖRDÍS   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Means "sword goddess", derived from Old Norse hjörr "sword" and dís "goddess".

HLUDOWIG   m   Ancient Germanic
Original Germanic form of LUDWIG

HOMER   m   English, Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
From the Greek name ‘Ομηρος (Homeros), derived from ‘ομηρος (homeros) meaning "hostage, pledge"... [more]

HORATIA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of HORATIUS

HORATIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was possibly derived from Latin hora "hour, time, season", though the name may actually be of Etruscan origin... [more]

HORSA   m   Ancient Germanic
Means "horse" in Germanic... [more]

HORTENSIA   f   Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of the Roman family name Hortensius, possibly derived from Latin hortus "garden".

HRAFN   m   Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Means "raven" in Old Norse.

HRÓARR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name, derived from the element hróð "fame" combined with either geirr "spear" (making it a relation of HRÓÐGEIRR), harja "army" or warja "defender"... [more]

HRODEBERT   m   Ancient Germanic
Old German form of ROBERT

HRODERICH   m   Ancient Germanic
Old German form of RODERICK

HRODGER   m   Ancient Germanic
Old German form of ROGER

HRODLAND   m   Ancient Germanic
Old German form of ROLAND

HRODOHAIDIS   f   Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and heid "kind, sort, type".

HRODPREHT   m   Ancient Germanic
Variant of HRODEBERT

HRODULF   m   Ancient Germanic
Old German form of RUDOLF

HRŒREKR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse cognate of Hroderich (see RODERICK).

HROLF   m   Ancient Germanic
Contracted form of HRODULF

HRÓLFR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Contracted form of HRÓÐÓLFR

HROÐGAR   m   Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate of Hrodger (see ROGER)... [more]

HRÓÐGEIRR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse cognate of Hrodger (see ROGER).

HRÓÐÓLFR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse cognate of Hrodulf (see RUDOLF).

HUGO   m   Spanish, Portuguese, English, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of HUGH... [more]

HUGUO   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of HUGH

HULDERIC   m   Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements hulþa "merciful, graceful" and ric "power, rule"... [more]

HUNFRID   m   Ancient Germanic
Germanic form of HUMPHREY

HYACINTHUS   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name ‘Υακινθος (Hyakinthos), which was derived from the name of the hyacinth flower... [more]

HYAKINTHOS   m   Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Greek form of HYACINTHUS

HYGINOS   m   Ancient Greek
Greek form of HYGINUS

HYGINUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of ‘Υγινος (Hyginos), a Greek name derived from ‘υγιεινος (hygieinos) meaning "healthy"... [more]

HYPATIA   f   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ‘υπατος (hypatos) meaning "highest, supreme"... [more]

IMHOTEP   m   Ancient Egyptian
Means "he comes in peace" in Egyptian... [more]

INGA   f   Scandinavian, German, Russian, Ancient Scandinavian
Strictly feminine form of INGE

INGI   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGE

INGIBJÖRG   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGEBORG

INGIGERÐR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGEGERD

INGIMÁRR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGEMAR

INGÓLFR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGOLF

INGRÍÐR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGRID

INGVARR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGVAR

INGVILDR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGVILD

IRENE   f   English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Scandinavian, Finnish, German, Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek Ειρηνη (Eirene), derived from a word meaning "peace"... [more]

IRENEUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ειρηναιος (Eirenaios) which meant "peaceful"... [more]

IRMA   f   German, Hungarian, Finnish, Spanish, Italian, Slovene, English, Ancient Germanic
German short form of names beginning with the Germanic element ermen, which meant "whole, universal"... [more]

ISHILD   f   Ancient Germanic
Germanic name, a hypothetical early form of ISOLDE.

ISIDORA   f   Serbian, Spanish, Russian (Rare), Italian (Rare), English (Rare), Ancient Greek
Feminine form of ISIDORE... [more]

ISIDOROS   m   Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of ISIDORE

ISOCRATES   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ισοκρατης (Isokrates) which meant "equal power", derived from ισος (isos) "equal" and κρατος (kratos) "power"... [more]

IÐUNN   f   Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian
Probably derived from Old Norse ið "again" and unna "to love"... [more]

IULIA   f   Romanian, Ancient Roman
Ancient Roman and Romanian form of JULIA

IULIANA   f   Romanian, Ancient Roman
Ancient Roman and Romanian form of JULIANA

IULIANUS   m   Ancient Roman
Ancient Roman form of JULIAN

IULIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Ancient Roman form of JULIUS

ÍVARR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of IVOR

IVO (1)   m   German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Germanic name, originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element iv meaning "yew"... [more]

JARL   m   Scandinavian, Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian
Means "chieftain, nobleman, earl" in Old Norse... [more]

JASON   m   English, French, Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical
From the Greek name Ιασων (Iason), which was derived from Greek ιασθαι (iasthai) "to heal"... [more]

JORDANES   m   Ancient Germanic
Germanic name, probably related to the Norse element jördh meaning "land"... [more]