Hannah_E's Personal Name List

Name M/F Remark
Adelaide f  "Noble sort" 
Áine f  "Radiance." Queen of the fairies in Celtic mythology. 
Alice f
Allegra f  "Cheerful, lively" 
Amarantha f  "Amaranth flower; unfading" 
Amaryllis f  "To sparkle." Name of a heroine in Virgil's epic poem 'Eclogues'. The amaryllis flower is named for her. 
Amelia f  "Work." 
Andromeda f  "To think of a man." Constellation in the northern sky; mythical Greek princess who was rescued from sacrifice by Perseus. 
Anja f
Annelien f
Annora f  "Honor." 
Aria 1 f  "Song; melody" 
Ariadne f  "Most holy." Daughter of King Minos, fell in love with Theseus and helped him escape the labyrinth and the Minotar, but was later abandoned by him. 
Arista f  "Ear of corn." Name of a star 
Astraea f  "Star." Greek goddess of justice and innocence. After wickedness took root in the world she left the earth and became the constellation Virgo. 
Audrey f  "Noble strength." 7th century saint and princess of East Anglia who founded a monastery at Ely. 
Aurelia f  "Golden, gilded" 
Aurora f  "Dawn." Roman goddess of the morning. 
Avital f  "My father is the night dew" in Hebrew. Fifth wife of David in the Old Testament. 
Bernadette f  Saint who claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary. 
Beverly f & m  "Beaver meadow" 
Bianca f  "White, fair" 
Branwen f  "Beautiful raven" 
Briallen f  "Primrose" 
Briar m & f
Briony f  "To swell." Name of a type of Eurasian vine, formerly used as medicine. 
Brynja f  "Armour" in Old Norse 
Brynn f  "Hill, mound" 
Calliope f  "Beautiful voice." Greek mythology, she was a goddess of epic poetry and eloquence, one of the nine Muses. 
Catriona f
Chrysanta f  "Golden flower" 
Clara f  "Clear, bright, famous" 
Clodagh f  From the name of a river in Tipperary, Ireland. 
Constance f
Cordelia f  Youngest of three daughters of King Lear and the only one to remain loyal to him. 
Dagmar f  "Day maid" 
Daphne f  "Laurel." Mythological Greek nymph turned into a laurel tree by her father in order that she might escape the pursuit of Apollo. 
Daria f  "To possess good." 3rd century saint who was martyred with her husband under Roman emperor Numerian. 
Delia 1 f  Epithet of the Greek goddess Artemis. 
Delphina f  "Of Delphi." Delphi was a city in ancient Greece, possibly related to Greek (delphis) "dolphin". The Blessed Delphina was a 14th-century Provencal nun. 
Eira 1 f  "Snow" 
Elaine f  In Arthurian legend; daughter of Pelleas, the lover of Lancelot, and the mother of Galahad. 
Eleni f
Eliora f  "My god is my light." 
Elisaveta f
Elsa f
Elspeth f
Emmeline f
Eos f  "Dawn." Greek goddess of the dawn. 
Éowyn f  "Horse joy." (Lord of the Rings) Niece of King Theoden of Rohan who slayed the Lord of the Nazgul in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. 
Ethelyn f
Eurydice f  "Wide justice." Wife of Orpheus in Greek myth. Her husband tried to rescue her from Hades, but he failed when he disobeyed the condition that he not look back upon her on their way out. 
Evadne f  Wife of Capaneus. After he was killed by a lightning bolt sent from Zeus, she committed suicide by throwing herself onto his burning body. 
Evangeline f  "Good news" 
Evelyn f  "Desired." 
Felicity f  "Happiness" 
Fiorella f  "Little flower" 
Flora f  "Flower." Roman goddess of flowers and spring, and wife of the god Zephyr the west wind. 
Freya f  "Lady." Norse goddess of love and beauty. She claimed half of the heroes who were slain in battle and brought them to her realm in Asgard. 
Frigg f  "Beloved." Norse goddess of the earth, air, and fertility. Wife of Odin. 
Gemma f  "Gem, precious stone." 13th century wife of Italian poet Dante Alighieri. 
Georgiana f
Ginevra f
Gráinne f  "Grain." Ancient Irish grain goddess. The name also belonged to the fiancée of Fionn mac Cumhail and the lover of Diarmuid in later Irish legend. 
Guinevere f  "Fair, white; smooth" In Arthurian legend she was the beautiful wife of King Arthur. 
Gwendolen f  "White ring." Name of a mythical queen of the Britons who defeated her husband in battle, as told by Geoffrey of Monmouth. 
Hero 1 f  Lover of Leander in Greek legend, who would swim across Hellespont each night to meet her. After he was killed in a storm she drowned herself; character in Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing.& 
Hestia f  "Hearth, fireside." The goddess of the hearth and domestic activity in Greek mythology.. 
Ilaria f  "Cheeful" 
Ilmatar f  "Air." In Finnish mythology, semi-androgynous goddess of the heavens. 
Inger f
Irmingard f  Derived from the Germanic elements ermen meaning "whole, universal" and gard meaning "enclosure". 
Isolda f
Iulia f
Juniper f
Kestrel f  From the name of the bird of prey, ultimately derived from Old French crecelle "rattle", which refers to the sound of its cry. 
Lavinia f  Daughter of King Latinus, the wife of Aeneas, and the ancestor of the Roman people in Roman legend. According to the legend Aeneas named the town of Lavinium in honour of his wife. 
Líadan f  "Grey lady." In Irish legend she was a poetess who became a nun, but then missed her lover Cuirithir so much that she died of grief. 
Lily f  Symbol of purity 
Liora f  "My light" in Hebrew 
Lisette f
Lucia f  "Light." 4th century patron saint of the blind. 
Lucille f
Maeve f  "Intoxicating." Warrior queen of Connact in Irish legend. 
Mairead f
Marcella f
Margaret f  "Pearl." 4th century patron saint of expectant mothers, martyred at Antioch. 
Marguerite f
Mariella f
Marina f  "Of the sea" 
Marisol f
Marlena f
Marta f
Maryana f
Mehetabel f  "God makes happiness" 
Meliora f  "Better" 
Miranda f  "Admirable, wonderful". The name was created by Shakespeare for the heroine in his play 'The Tempest' (1611) 
Mona 1 f
Natalia f
Nausicaa f  "Burner of ships." Daughter of Alcinous who helped Odysseus on his journey home in Homer's epic, "The Odyssey." 
Nerina f
Nikolina f
Odessa f
Olivia f  In Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," noblewoman who was wooed by Duke Orsino but instead falls in love with his messenger Cesario. 
Olwen f  "White footprint." In Welsh legend, lover of Culhwch and daughter of the giant Yspaddaden. Her father insisted that Culhwch complete several impossible tasks so they could marry, which he co 
Opal f
Ophelia f  "Help." Hamlet's lover who eventually goes insane and drowns herself. 
Paloma f  "Dove, pigeon" 
Pax f  "Peace." Roman goddess of peace. 
Penelope f
Perdita f  "Lost." Shakespeare character, daughter of Hermione in "The Winter's Tale." 
Petra f  Ancient city in region of present-day Jordan. 
Phaedra f  "Bright." Daughter of Minos and the wife of Theseus in Greek mythology. Aphrodite caused her to fall in love with her stepson Hippolytos, and after she was rejected by him she killed herself 
Phoebe f  "Bright, pure." Greek Titan associated with the moon. 
Piper f
Polyxena f  "Many foreigners." In Greek legend she was a princess of Troy, daughter of Priam and Hecuba, beloved by Achilles. After the Trojan War, Achilles' son Neoptolemus sacrificed her. 
Pomona f  "Fruit tree." Roman goddess of fruit trees. 
Poppy f
Primrose f  "First rose" 
Prisca f  "Ancient." 
Priscilla f
Raffaela f
Ravenna f
Rebecca f  "A snare." Wife of Isaac and mother of Esau and Jacob in the Old Testament. 
Regina f  "Queen." Used in England during the Middle Ages in honour of the Virgin Mary 
Rhiannon f  "Great queen." Mythological Welsh goddess of fertility and the moon. 
Rosalba f  "White rose." Venetian painter Rosalba Carriera (1675-1757). 
Rosaline f
Rosamund f
Rose f
Rosemary f  "Dew of the sea" 
Rosette f
Rowan m & f  "Rowan tree" 
Sable f  "Black" 
Saoirse f  "Freedom" Irish Gaelic 
Saraid f  "Excellent." Irish Gaelic 
Selah f  Hebrew musical term which occurs many times in the Old Testament Psalms. 
Sequoia f & m
Sigrid f
Sigrun f  Derived from elements "victory" and "secret." Valkyrie in Norse legend. 
Síofra f  "Elf, sprite" 
Solveig f  "Way of the sun" 
Sonia f
Sophia f  "Wisdom." This was the name of an early, probably mythical, saint who died of grief after her three daughters were martyred. 
Sophronia f  "Self-controlled, sensible." by Torquato Tasso in his epic poem 'Jerusalem Delivered' (1580), in which it is borne by the lover of Olinde. 
Tamar f  "Palm tree." Daughter-in-law of Judah in the Old Testament. Also in the Old Testament, this was the name of a daughter of David. 
Thalia f  "To blossom." In Greek mythology she was one of the nine Muses, the muse of comedy and pastoral poetry. This was also the name of one of the three Graces. 
Theodora f
Tirzah f  "Favourable" 
Tondra f  "Like thunder" 
Uliana f
Unnr f  "To wave, to billow" or "to love" 
Valeria f  "To be strong." 2nd century Roman saint and martyr. 
Vanja m & f
Verena f  "True". Saint Verena was a 3rd-century Egyptian-born nurse who went with the Theban Legion to Switzerland. After the legion was massacred she settled near Zurich. 
Zara 1 f  "Blooming flower" 
Zelda 2 f
Zipporah f  "Bird." Wife of Moses in the Old Testament. 
Ziv m & f  "Bright and radiant." Ancient name of the second month in the Jewish calendar. 
Zora f  "Dawn"