Hannah_E's Personal Name List

Name M/F Remark
Zora f  "Dawn" 
Ziv m & f  "Bright and radiant." Ancient name of the second month in the Jewish calendar. 
Zipporah f  "Bird." Wife of Moses in the Old Testament. 
Zelda 2 f
Zara 1 f  "Blooming flower" 
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. 
Vanja m & f
Valeria f  "To be strong." 2nd century Roman saint and martyr. 
Unnr f  "To wave, to billow" or "to love" 
Uliana f
Tondra f  "Like thunder" 
Tirzah f  "Favourable" 
Theodora f
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. 
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. 
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. 
Sophia f  "Wisdom." This was the name of an early, probably mythical, saint who died of grief after her three daughters were martyred. 
Sonia f
Solveig f  "Way of the sun" 
Síofra f  "Elf, sprite" 
Sigrun f  Derived from elements "victory" and "secret." Valkyrie in Norse legend. 
Sigrid f
Sequoia f & m
Selah f  Hebrew musical term which occurs many times in the Old Testament Psalms. 
Saraid f  "Excellent." Irish Gaelic 
Saoirse f  "Freedom" Irish Gaelic 
Sable f  "Black" 
Rowan m & f  "Rowan tree" 
Rosette f
Rosemary f  "Dew of the sea" 
Rose f
Rosamund f
Rosaline f
Rosalba f  "White rose." Venetian painter Rosalba Carriera (1675-1757). 
Rhiannon f  "Great queen." Mythological Welsh goddess of fertility and the moon. 
Regina f  "Queen." Used in England during the Middle Ages in honour of the Virgin Mary 
Rebecca f  "A snare." Wife of Isaac and mother of Esau and Jacob in the Old Testament. 
Ravenna f
Raffaela f
Priscilla f
Prisca f  "Ancient." 
Primrose f  "First rose" 
Poppy f
Pomona f  "Fruit tree." Roman goddess of fruit trees. 
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. 
Piper f
Phoebe f  "Bright, pure." Greek Titan associated with the moon. 
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 
Petra f  Ancient city in region of present-day Jordan. 
Perdita f  "Lost." Shakespeare character, daughter of Hermione in "The Winter's Tale." 
Penelope f
Pax f  "Peace." Roman goddess of peace. 
Paloma f  "Dove, pigeon" 
Ophelia f  "Help." Hamlet's lover who eventually goes insane and drowns herself. 
Opal f
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 
Olivia f  In Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," noblewoman who was wooed by Duke Orsino but instead falls in love with his messenger Cesario. 
Odessa f
Nikolina f
Nerina f
Nausicaa f  "Burner of ships." Daughter of Alcinous who helped Odysseus on his journey home in Homer's epic, "The Odyssey." 
Natalia f
Mona 1 f
Miranda f  "Admirable, wonderful". The name was created by Shakespeare for the heroine in his play 'The Tempest' (1611) 
Meliora f  "Better" 
Mehetabel f  "God makes happiness" 
Maryana f
Marta f
Marlena f
Marisol f
Marina f  "Of the sea" 
Mariella f
Marguerite f
Margaret f  "Pearl." 4th century patron saint of expectant mothers, martyred at Antioch. 
Marcella f
Mairead f
Maeve f  "Intoxicating." Warrior queen of Connact in Irish legend. 
Lucille f
Lucia f  "Light." 4th century patron saint of the blind. 
Lisette f
Liora f  "My light" in Hebrew 
Lily f  Symbol of purity 
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. 
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. 
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. 
Juniper f
Iulia f
Isolda f
Irmingard f  Derived from the Germanic elements ermen meaning "whole, universal" and gard meaning "enclosure". 
Inger f
Ilmatar f  "Air." In Finnish mythology, semi-androgynous goddess of the heavens. 
Ilaria f  "Cheeful" 
Hestia f  "Hearth, fireside." The goddess of the hearth and domestic activity in Greek mythology.. 
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.& 
Gwendolen f  "White ring." Name of a mythical queen of the Britons who defeated her husband in battle, as told by Geoffrey of Monmouth. 
Guinevere f  "Fair, white; smooth" In Arthurian legend she was the beautiful wife of King Arthur. 
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. 
Ginevra f
Georgiana f
Gemma f  "Gem, precious stone." 13th century wife of Italian poet Dante Alighieri. 
Frigg f  "Beloved." Norse goddess of the earth, air, and fertility. Wife of Odin. 
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. 
Flora f  "Flower." Roman goddess of flowers and spring, and wife of the god Zephyr the west wind. 
Fiorella f  "Little flower" 
Felicity f  "Happiness" 
Evelyn f  "Desired." 
Evangeline f  "Good news" 
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. 
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. 
Ethelyn f
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. 
Eos f  "Dawn." Greek goddess of the dawn. 
Emmeline f
Elspeth f
Elsa f
Elisaveta f
Eliora f  "My god is my light." 
Eleni f
Elaine f  In Arthurian legend; daughter of Pelleas, the lover of Lancelot, and the mother of Galahad. 
Eira 1 f  "Snow" 
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. 
Delia 1 f  Epithet of the Greek goddess Artemis. 
Daria f  "To possess good." 3rd century saint who was martyred with her husband under Roman emperor Numerian. 
Daphne f  "Laurel." Mythological Greek nymph turned into a laurel tree by her father in order that she might escape the pursuit of Apollo. 
Dagmar f  "Day maid" 
Cordelia f  Youngest of three daughters of King Lear and the only one to remain loyal to him. 
Constance f
Clodagh f  From the name of a river in Tipperary, Ireland. 
Clara f  "Clear, bright, famous" 
Chrysanta f  "Golden flower" 
Catriona f
Calliope f  "Beautiful voice." Greek mythology, she was a goddess of epic poetry and eloquence, one of the nine Muses. 
Brynn f  "Hill, mound" 
Brynja f  "Armour" in Old Norse 
Briony f  "To swell." Name of a type of Eurasian vine, formerly used as medicine. 
Briar m & f
Briallen f  "Primrose" 
Branwen f  "Beautiful raven" 
Bianca f  "White, fair" 
Beverly f & m  "Beaver meadow" 
Bernadette f  Saint who claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary. 
Avital f  "My father is the night dew" in Hebrew. Fifth wife of David in the Old Testament. 
Aurora f  "Dawn." Roman goddess of the morning. 
Aurelia f  "Golden, gilded" 
Audrey f  "Noble strength." 7th century saint and princess of East Anglia who founded a monastery at Ely. 
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. 
Arista f  "Ear of corn." Name of a star 
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. 
Aria 1 f  "Song; melody" 
Annora f  "Honor." 
Annelien f
Anja f
Andromeda f  "To think of a man." Constellation in the northern sky; mythical Greek princess who was rescued from sacrifice by Perseus. 
Amelia f  "Work." 
Amaryllis f  "To sparkle." Name of a heroine in Virgil's epic poem 'Eclogues'. The amaryllis flower is named for her. 
Amarantha f  "Amaranth flower; unfading" 
Allegra f  "Cheerful, lively" 
Alice f
Áine f  "Radiance." Queen of the fairies in Celtic mythology. 
Adelaide f  "Noble sort"