BattleStorm's Personal Name List

Possibly from Zapotec nadxiie lii meaning "I love you" or nayele' meaning "open".

Means "little light", derived from Romanian lumina "light" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Means "strong" in Basque.

Modern elaborated form of Xanthe.

From the medieval French name Yolande, which was probably a form of the name Violante, which was itself a derivative of Latin viola "violet". Alternatively it could be of Germanic origin.

This name was borne by a 12th-century empress of the Latin Empire in Constantinople, who was originally from Flanders. It was also used by her descendants in the royal families of Hungary (spelled Jolánta) and Spain (sometimes spelled Violante). The Blessed Yolanda of Poland was a daughter of Béla IV of Hungary who married a Polish duke. It was also borne by Yolanda of Vianden, a 13th-century countess from Luxembourg who joined a convent against her parents' wishes, later becoming the subject of medieval legend. Another notable bearer was a 15th-century duchess of Lorraine, the subject of the opera Iolanta (1892) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Means "elite, prime, cream" in Arabic. This was the name of a 9th-century wife of Harun ar-Rashid, the Abbasid caliph featured in the stories of The 1001 Nights.

French and English form of Adelina.

Means "welcome" in Tahitian. It gained popularity in France during the 1980s.

Means "voice, sound" in Persian.

Greek name meaning "Persian woman". This was the name of a woman mentioned in Paul's epistle to the Romans in the New Testament.

Means "dew from God" in Hebrew, from טַל (tal) meaning "dew" and יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God.

Means "rain clouds" in Arabic.

French form of Cyril, sometimes used as a feminine form.

Means "night" in Greek. This was the name of the Greek goddess of the night, the daughter of Khaos and the wife of Erebos.

Means "storm" in Lithuanian.

Old Hungarian form of Helen, possibly via a Slavic form. In Finland it is associated with the word ilona, a derivative of ilo "joy".

Means "deer" in Choctaw.

Variant of Keziah.

Derived from the Greek ìõñïí (myron) meaning "myrrh". In Greek mythology, Myrina was the Queen of the Amazons.

Possibly from Basque nere, a dialectal variant of nire meaning "mine". Alternatively, it could be a feminine form of Nereus. This name arose in Basque-speaking regions of Spain in the first half of the 20th century, though it is now popular throughout the country.

Means "plant, shrub" in Hebrew.

From the Greek Φαίδρα (Phaidra), derived from φαιδρός (phaidros) meaning "bright". Phaedra was the 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.

Derived from Sanskrit रोहण (rohana) meaning "ascending".

Italian form of Seraphinus (see Seraphina).

Means "elf, sprite" in Irish. This name was created in the 20th century.

Greek form of the Old Persian name 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 (Xšayarša), which meant "ruler over heroes". This was the name of a 5th-century BC king of Persia, the son of Darius the Great. He attempted an invasion of Greece, which ended unsuccessfully at the battle of Salamis.

Russian and Ukrainian form of Zenobia.

From the name of the flower (shrubs of the genus Rhododendron), ultimately derived from Greek ἀζαλέος (azaleos) meaning "dry".

From the English word opal for the iridescent gemstone, the birthstone of October. The word ultimately derives from Sanskrit उपल (upala) meaning "jewel".

Romanian feminine form of John. This is also an alternate transcription of Bulgarian Йоана (see Yoana).

Means "my light" in Hebrew, from לִי (li) "for me" and אוֹר ('or) "light".

Hebrew form of Tobiah, also used as a feminine form.

From Arabic زهراء (zahra), the feminine form of أزهر (azhar) meaning "shining, brilliant, bright". This is an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad's daughter Fatimah.

It can also be an alternate transcription of Arabic زهرة (see Zahrah), a name derived from a related root.

From the Greek Ζέφυρος (Zephyros) meaning "west wind". Zephyros was the Greek god of the west wind.

From a surname meaning "cheerful" in Old English.

Means "rain" in Basque.

Means "star" in Welsh. This is a recently created Welsh name.

Basque form of Santiago.

Ancient Greek name derived from βίος (bios) meaning "life".

Latinized form of Greek Ἠλέκτρα (Elektra), derived from ἤλεκτρον (elektron) meaning "amber". In Greek myth she was the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra and the sister of Orestes. She helped her brother kill their mother and her lover Aegisthus in vengeance for Agamemnon's murder. Also in Greek mythology, this name was borne by one of the Pleiades, who were the daughters of Atlas and Pleione.

Means "evening" in Greek. This was the name of the personification of the Evening Star (the planet Venus) in Greek mythology.

Turkish form of Alexander.

Means "shadow, protection" in Basque.

Anglicized form of Caolán. This is also the name of a type of clay.

Feminine form of Kyriakos.

Greek form of Cyriacus.

Short form of Alicia, Felicia or Letitia.

Variant of Lígia.

Greek form of Macario.

Basque form of Marcellus.

Possibly from Sanskrit स्नेह (sneha) meaning "love, tenderness".

Used by British author Edward Bulwer-Lytton for a blind flower-seller in his novel The Last Days of Pompeii (1834). He perhaps based it on Latin nidus "nest".

From an English surname that originally belonged to a person who was associated with the Knights Templar, a medieval religious military order.

Meaning uncertain, possibly a short form of Adelina.

From the Late Latin name Ambrosius, which was derived from the Greek name Ἀμβρόσιος (Ambrosios) meaning "immortal". Saint Ambrose was a 4th-century theologian and bishop of Milan, who is considered a Doctor of the Church. Due to the saint, the name came into general use in Christian Europe, though it was never particularly common in England.

Means "song, melody" in Italian (literally means "air"). An aria is an elaborate vocal solo, the type usually performed in operas. As an English name, it has only been in use since the 20th century, its rise in popularity accelerating after the 2010 premier of the television drama Pretty Little Liars, featuring a character by this name. It is not traditionally used in Italy.

Derived from the Slavic word darŭ meaning "gift". It is sometimes used as a diminutive of names beginning with Dar.

Short form of Christopher.

Means "ear of grain" in Latin. This is the name of a star, also known as Spica, in the constellation Virgo.

Means "moonlight, halo" in Turkish.

Means "wind" in Basque.

From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning either "at the rocks" or "at the nook" in Old English.

Means "day" in Greek. This was the name of the Greek goddess who personified the daytime. According to Hesiod she was the daughter of Nyx, the personification of the night.

Means "freedom" in Hebrew.

Means "possessing drops of rain" from Sanskrit इन्दु (indu) meaning "a drop" and र (ra) meaning "acquiring, possessing". Indra is the name of the ancient Hindu warrior god of the sky and rain. He is the chief god in the Rigveda.

Meaning uncertain, possibly from Classic Maya itz meaning "resin, nectar, dew, liquid, enchanted". Otherwise, it might be a variant of Ixchel.

Georgian, Russian, Hungarian and Polish form of Iseult.

Means "Greece" in Hebrew, possibly related to Ion 2. In the Old Testament this is the name of a grandson of Noah and the ancestor of the Greek peoples.

Diminutive of Julia. This was the name of a 4th-century saint who was martyred in Tarsus with her young son Quiricus.

From Japanese 琴 (koto), which refers to a type of musical instrument similar to a harp, combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Armenian form of Leon. This was the name of several kings of Cilician Armenia, including the first king Levon I the Magnificent.

Italian form of Lothar.

Means "lies" in Tupí. This name appears in the poem Caramuru (1781) by the Brazilian poet Santa Rita Durão.

Means "dark blue" in Sanskrit.

From Navajo nizhóní meaning "beautiful" [1].

Possibly an elaboration of Odilia used in Latin America. In most countries it is a feminine name, but in the Dominican Republic it is commonly masculine.

Means "bard" in Turkish.

Bulgarian variant of Radko.

Feminine form of Rosendo.

Means "vision, sight" in Arabic.

Italian form of Sextus.

From Sino-Vietnamese 仙 (tiên) meaning "immortal, transcendent, celestial being, fairy".

From Chinese 云 (yún) meaning "cloud" or 允 (yǔn) meaning "allow, consent", as well as other Chinese characters that are pronounced in a similar way.

Means "happiness" in Basque.

Possibly a Polish form of Zita 1, or possibly a short form of Felicyta.

Means "to weave" in Lithuanian. This was the name of the Lithuanian goddess of bees.

Old German form of Avis.

Turkish form of Aisha.

Diminutive of Benedetto.

Means "very white" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic بيضاء (bayda).

Means "ancient, enduring" in Irish. In Irish mythology this was the name of the father of Lugh Lámfada. It was also borne by the mythical ancestor of the Ciannachta and by a son-in-law of Brian Boru.

Means "very rare" in Turkish.

Slovene form of Erasmus.

Feminine diminutive of Quintus.

Means "storm" in Japanese.

Medieval Danish form of Absalom.

Means "little goddess" from Sanskrit देवी (devi) meaning "goddess" and क (ka) meaning "little".

Form of Attila used in the medieval German saga the Nibelungenlied. In the story Etzel is a fictional version of Attila the Hun.

From a biblical place name, also called עַבְדּוֹן ('Avdon) meaning "servile", for which it may be a clerical error.

From the Roman name Gratianus, which meant "grace" from Latin gratus. Saint Gratian was the first bishop of Tours (4th century). This was also the name of a Roman emperor.

Means "brown, yellow, tawny" in Sanskrit, and by extension "monkey, horse, lion". This is another name of the Hindu god Vishnu, and sometimes of Krishna. It is also borne by the son of the Garuda, the bird-like mount of Vishnu.

From Japanese 晴 (haru) meaning "clear weather", 遥 (haru) meaning "distant, remote" or 春 (haru) meaning "spring" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Means "autumn" in Turkish.

Derived from Greek ὕπατος (hypatos) meaning "highest, supreme". Hypatia of Alexandria was a 5th-century philosopher and mathematician, daughter of the mathematician Theon.

Masculine form of Igone.

From Hebrew אִיזֶבֶל ('Izevel), probably from a Phoenician name, possibly containing the Semitic root zbl meaning "to exalt, to dwell". According to one theory it might be an altered form of the Phoenician name 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤀𐤆𐤁𐤋 (Baʿlʾizbel) meaning "Ba'al exalts" with the first element removed or replaced [1].

According to the Old Testament Jezebel was the Phoenician wife of Ahab, a king of Israel. She is portrayed as an evil figure because she encouraged the worship of the god Ba'al. After she was thrown from a window to her death her body was eaten by dogs, fulfilling Elijah's prophecy.

Means "north" in Turkish.

From the name of a village in Andorra where there is a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The name of the village may derive from Latin meridies meaning "midday".

Means "miracles" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de los Milagros, which means "Our Lady of Miracles".

Means "clear, distinct" in Arabic.

Means "hope" in Persian.

Means "pine tree" in Hebrew.

Means "free" in Turkish.

From a medieval given name or nickname derived from Latin paganus meaning "heathen, pagan" (from an earlier sense "rural, rustic"), which was given to children whose baptism had been postponed or adults who were not overly religious.

Means "pink" in Turkish.

Variant of Faramund. This form was used by Shakespeare in his historical play Henry V (1599), referring to the Frankish king.

Means "little leaf" in Greenlandic, from piloqut "leaf" and the diminutive suffix -nnguaq.

Means "remedies" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, meaning "Our Lady of the Remedies".

Italian form of Remus.

From the name of a desert plant (species Retama raetam), possibly derived from Hebrew רְתֹם (retom) meaning "to bind".

From the English word royal, derived (via Old French) from Latin regalis, a derivative of rex "king". It was first used as a given name in the 19th century.

Means "singer" in Arabic.

From an Old Testament place name possibly meaning "tranquil" in Hebrew. It is also used prophetically in the Old Testament to refer to a person, often understood to be the Messiah (see Genesis 49:10). This may in fact be a mistranslation.

This name was brought to public attention after actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt gave it to their daughter in 2006.

From the vocabulary word, ultimately from Old English or Old Dutch storm, or in the case of the Scandinavian name, from Old Norse stormr.

Means "thunderous", from Esperanto tondro meaning "thunder".

Derived from Old Norse valr meaning "the dead, the slain" and dís meaning "goddess".

From the medieval Spanish name Velasco, which possibly meant "crow" in Basque. A famous bearer was the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama (c. 1460-1524), the first person to sail from Europe around Africa to India.

Russian diminutive of Vera 1.

Italian form of Vespasianus (see Vespasian).

Diminutive of Vsevolod. It also means "will, freedom" in Russian.

Derived from Sanskrit यशस् (yashas) meaning "fame, praise, glory".

Means "lightning" in Turkish.

Means "clover" in Turkish.

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 陽太 (see Yōta).

Means "wolf" in Hebrew, an animal particularly associated with the tribe of Benjamin (see Genesis 49:27).

Means "strong, active" in Armenian.

Derived from the Slavic elements zvonŭ "sound, chime" and mirŭ "peace, world". Dmitar Zvonimir was an 11th-century Croatian king.

Variant of Alice.

A noted bearer was a Damel of Cayor, Amari Ngoné Ndella, who ruled from 1790 AD to 1809 AD. The Kingdom of Cayor was one of the largest of most powerful kingdoms in what is now Senegal, existing from 1549 AD to 1879 AD.

Means "daughter of God" in Hebrew.

Means "salutation" in Sanskrit.

Means "shining, brilliant, bright" in Arabic, derived from the root زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine".

Bulgarian feminine form of Bojan.

Spanish form of Spyridon.

From the Greek Ἄνθεια (Antheia), derived from ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom". This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Hera.

Combination of Anna and lien (from names such as Carolien).

From the name of the ancient region and kingdom in Africa, south of Egypt. It possibly derives from the Egyptian word nbw meaning "gold".

Variant of Price.

From the name of a type of tree, ultimately derived from Greek ἀκή (ake) meaning "thorn, point".

Derived from Sanskrit अनिल (anila) meaning "air, wind". This is another name of Vayu, the Hindu god of the wind.

Variant of Audrey.

Diminutive of Adelaide.

Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀλκαῖος (Alkaios) meaning "strong", derived from ἀλκή (alke) meaning "strength, prowess". This was the name of a 7th-century BC lyric poet from the island of Lesbos.

Late Latin name meaning "beloved". The 7th-century Saint Amatus was the first abbot of Remiremont Abbey.

Spanish form of Blaise.

Derived from Greek δρῦς (drys) meaning "tree, oak" combined with Greek οψ (ops) "voice" or Greek ωψ (ops) "face, eye". This name was borne by at least five characters in Greek mythology, the best known being the daughter of king Dryops of Oeta, who was turned into a black poplar tree by the god Apollo.

Variant of Dilys.

Means "delicate" in Yiddish.

Means "rainbow" in Welsh. This name was first used in the 19th century.

Created by the Hungarian poet Mihály Vörösmarty in the 19th century. He based it on the name of the legendary mother of the Hungarian people, Enéh, of Turkic origin meaning "young hind" (modern Hungarian ünő).

Cornish form of Iseult.

Means "turquoise (gemstone)" in Arabic, ultimately of Persian origin.

Hungarian form of Francis. This is the Hungarian name of the composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886).

Means "butterfly" in Albanian.

Irish form of Gerald.

From Gyeücsa, possibly derived from a diminutive form of the Hungarian noble title gyevü or gyeü, itself from Turkic jabgu. This was the name of a 10th-century leader of the Hungarians, the father of the first king István.

Means "graceful woman" in Arabic.

Derived from the Old German element folk "people" combined with heri "army".

Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian and Bulgarian form of Zoe.

Variant of Aton.

Feminine form of Dragan.

Old German form (possibly) of Gervasius.

Means "angel" in Basque.

Means "bringing good news" from the Greek word εὐάγγελος (euangelos), a derivative of εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and ἄγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger".

From an Irish surname that was an Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic Ó Fallamháin, itself derived from the given name Fallamhán meaning "leader". It was popularized in the 1980s by a character on the soap opera Dynasty.

Means "madonna lily" in Spanish.

Means "little fierce one", derived from Old Irish lorcc "fierce" combined with a diminutive suffix. Saint Lorcán was a 12th-century archbishop of Dublin.

Means "golden-beautiful" in Esperanto, ultimately from Latin aurea "gold" and bella "beautiful".

From an English surname of unknown meaning. It was introduced as a given name by American author Zane Grey (1872-1939). Zane was in fact his middle name — it had been his mother's maiden name.

Means "happiness, joy" in Greek.

Catalan form of Andrew.

Anglicized form of Ciarán.

Meaning uncertain, possibly a derivative of Mapuche ayün "love".

Variant of Ayelen.

From Sino-Vietnamese 珠 (châu) meaning "pearl, gem".

Italian form of Livius.

Means "honour" in Turkish (borrowed from French honneur).

Means "cure, remedy" in Basque. It is an equivalent of Remedios, proposed by Sabino Arana in his 1910 list of Basque saints names.

Feminine form of Porcius.

From Egyptian rꜥ meaning "sun" or "day". Ra was an important Egyptian sun god originally worshipped in Heliopolis in Lower Egypt. He was usually depicted as a man with the head of a falcon crowned with a solar disc. In later times his attributes were often merged with those of other deities, such as Amon, Atum and Horus.

Means "thunder" in Arabic. This is the name of the 13th chapter of the Quran (surah ar-Rad).

Means "kind, compassionate" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الرحيم (al-Rahim) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Norman French form of Hrodohaidis.

Means "shadow, shade" in Serbian and Croatian. It can also be a diminutive of Ksenija.

Italian form of Silvanus.

Means "great victory", derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with जय (jaya) meaning "victory".

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 太郎 (see Tarō).

Variant of Vivian.

Means "flower prince" in Nahuatl, from xōchitl "flower" and pilli "noble child, prince" [1]. Xochipilli was the Aztec god of love, flowers, song and games, the twin brother of Xochiquetzal.

Means "sky" in Basque.

Diminutive of Zsófia.

Spanish form of Avilius.

Means "storm, squall" in Turkish, ultimately related to Greek Βορέας (Boreas), the name of the god of the north wind.

From Turkish can meaning "soul, life" and su meaning "water".

Means "horseman, knight" in Arabic.

German feminine form of Franciscus (see Francis).

Hungarian form of Agatha.

From Basque alatz meaning "miracle". It is an equivalent of Milagros, proposed by Sabino Arana in his 1910 list of Basque saints names.

Variant of Anton.

Latinized form of Aoide.

Spanish and Italian form of Arsenios.

Means "without sorrow" in Sanskrit. This name was borne by Ashoka the Great, a 3rd-century BC emperor of India.

From a nickname for a combative person. In some cases it may come from the name of English places called Battle, so named because they were sites of battles.

Diminutive of Vincenc.

Alternate transcription of Arabic ديمة (see Dima 1).

Derived from Latin desiderium meaning "longing, desire". It was the name of several early saints. It was also borne in the 8th century by the last king of the Lombard Kingdom.

Means "joy" in Amharic.

Derived from Albanian erë meaning "wind".

Means "inspiration" in Turkish.

Possibly derived from Greek γέρων (geron) meaning "old man, elder". This was the name of a saint martyred in Cologne in the 4th century.

Variant of Glenys.

Italian form of Baptiste.

Means "foundation, support" in Amharic.

Means "much brightness" from the Old German elements filu "much" and beraht "bright". This was the name of a 7th-century Frankish saint, commonly called Philibert.

Means "splendour, glory" in Hebrew.

Reconstructed Egyptian form of Horus.

Means "gentle, kind" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition اللطيف (al-Latif) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

From a surname that was a variant of Lowell.

Meaning unknown. In European folklore Melusine was a water fairy who turned into a serpent from the waist down every Saturday. She made her husband, Raymond of Poitou, promise that he would never see her on that day, and when he broke his word she left him forever.

Romanian diminutive of Ion 1.

From the Visigothic name *Amalareiks, derived from the Gothic element amals meaning "unceasing, vigorous, brave", also referring to the royal dynasty of the Amali, combined with reiks meaning "ruler, king". This was the name of a 6th-century king of the Visigoths, as well as two 12th-century rulers of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem.

Means "paper marbling" in Turkish. Paper marbling is the art of creating colourful patterns on paper.

Hungarian form of Gerard. Saint Gellért was an 11th-century missionary to Hungary who was martyred by being thrown into the Danube.

Means "young woman" in Thai.

Means "rose" in Thai (of Persian origin).

Means "the wind" in Turkish.

Spanish form of Leontios.

Anglicized form of Móirín. It is sometimes used as a variant of Maureen.

Manx form of Patrick.

From the medieval name Plaisance, which meant "pleasant" in Old French.

Italian form of Samson.

Danish form of Severinus. Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) was a Danish philosopher who is regarded as a precursor of existentialism.

Danish cognate of Sten.

Hungarian form of Václav.

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 悠真 or 優真 (see Yūma).

Medieval Venetian form of John.