The names listed here occur primarily in literature. They are not commonly given to real people.

AIDA   f   Arabic, Literature
Variant of AYDA... [more]

ARAMINTA   f   Literature
Perhaps an elaboration of AMINTA... [more]

ARMIDE   f   Literature
French form of ARMIDA... [more]

ARWEN   f   Literature
Means "noble maiden" in Sindarin... [more]

AYLA (3)   f   Literature
Created for the novel 'Clan of the Cave Bear' (1980) by author Jean M... [more]

BELPHOEBE   f   Literature
Combination of belle "beautiful" and the name PHOEBE... [more]

CINDERELLA   f   Literature
From the French name Cendrillon which means "little ashes"... [more]

CRESSIDA   f   Literature
Medieval form of CHRYSEIS... [more]

DESDEMONA   f   Literature
Derived from Greek δυσδαιμων (dysdaimon) meaning "ill-fated"... [more]

DULCINEA   f   Literature
Derived from Spanish dulce meaning "sweet"... [more]

ELANOR   f   Literature
Means "star sun" in Sindarin... [more]

EOWYN   f   Literature
Means "horse lover" in Old English... [more]

EPONINE   f   Literature
Meaning unknown... [more]

FANTINE   f   Literature
This name was used by Victor Hugo for the mother of Cosette in his novel 'Les Misérables' (1862)... [more]

GALADRIEL   f   Literature
Means "maiden crowned with a radiant garland" in Sindarin... [more]

GYNETH   f   Literature
Perhaps a variant of GWYNETH... [more]

HAIDEE   f   Literature
Perhaps intended to derive from Greek αιδοιος (aidoios) "modest, reverent"... [more]

IDRIL   f   Literature
Means "sparkle brilliance" in Sindarin... [more]

LALAGE   f   Literature
Derived from Greek λαλαγεω (lalageo) meaning "to babble, to prattle"... [more]

LALLA   f   Literature
Means "tulip" in Persian... [more]

LUCASTA   f   Literature
This name was first used by the poet Richard Lovelace for a collection of poems called 'Lucasta' (1649)... [more]

MIGNON   f   Literature
Means "cute, darling" in French... [more]

NERISSA   f   Literature
Created by Shakespeare for a character in his play 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596)... [more]

OLIVETTE   f   Literature
Feminine form of OLIVER... [more]

ORINTHIA   f   Literature
Possibly related to Greek ορινω (orino) meaning "to excite, to agitate"... [more]

PERDITA   f   Literature
Derived from Latin perditus meaning "lost"... [more]

PHILOMEL   f   Literature
From an English word meaning "nightingale"... [more]

POLLYANNA   f   Literature
Combination of POLLY and ANNA... [more]

ROHAN (2)   f   Literature
From the novel 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954) by J... [more]

SCHEHERAZADE   f   Literature
Anglicized form of SHAHRAZAD

SHEHERAZADE   f   Literature
Anglicized form of SHAHRAZAD

SOPHRONIA   f   Literature, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of SOPHRONIUS... [more]

TINUVIEL   f   Literature
Means "nightingale" in Sindarin... [more]

TITANIA   f   Literature
Perhaps based on Latin Titanius meaning "of the Titans"... [more]

UNDINE   f   Literature
Derived from Latin unda meaning "wave"... [more]

VIVIEN (2)   f   Literature
Used by Alfred Lord Tennyson as the name of the Lady of the Lake in his Arthurian epic 'Idylls of the King' (1859)... [more]

ZULEIKA   f   Literature
Possibly means "brilliant beauty" in Persian... [more]