shanamah's Personal Name List

Means "giver of gifts" (or "she who sends forth gifts", "sender-up of gifts") or "spender of gifts" in Greek. This was an epithet (and epiklesis) of the Greek goddesses Demeter, who had a temple under this name at Phlius in Attica, and Gaia; it was also applied to Pandora.

Derived from Irish díainim "spotless, unblemished".

The name of a nymph desired by Poseidon. The name is derived from the suffix element ειδο (eido-), perhaps meaning "knowing" or "shapely", and the element θεα (thea) meaning "goddess".

Old Swedish form of Elizabeth via Russian Yelizaveta. 

Latinized form of Euanthe.

Variant transcription of Farah.

From an English surname that either referred to a person who made hinges (Old French carne) or was derived from the Norman name Guarin.

Most likely derived from Latin Gemella. Compare the English name Gemelle.

A Cornish form of Guinevere.

While in modern times this name is sometimes considered a blend of Jessa and Amy, it is actually an old form of Jasmine which was used from the late 1700s onwards.

Feminine form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).

Feminine form of Leonello.

Medieval English form of Old English Leofgyð.

Norwegian form of Líndís as well as of Linddís. This name is also occasionally used as a truncated form of Germanic names ending in -lindis.

French diminutive of both Louise and Louis and Louisiana Creole diminutive of Louise.

Diminutive of Bartolomea.

Variant of Merwenn.

French form of Meroveus.

From Greek νέφος (nephos) meaning "cloud". In Greek legend Nephele was created from a cloud by Zeus, who shaped the cloud to look like Hera in order to trick Ixion, a mortal who desired her. Nephele was the mother of the centaurs by Ixion, and was also the mother of Phrixus and Helle by Athamus.

Feminine form of Priscus, a Roman family name meaning "ancient" in Latin. This name appears in the epistles in the New Testament, referring to Priscilla the wife of Aquila.

Derived from Greek ψάμαθος (psamathos) meaning "sand of the seashore". This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology, including one of the Nereids. One of the small moons of Neptune is named after her.

Medieval form of Cwenhild, documented in 1332.

Feminine form of Sophronius. Torquato Tasso used it in his epic poem Jerusalem Delivered (1580), in which it is borne by the lover of Olindo.

The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun θέλξις (thelxis) meaning "enchantment, bewitchment", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb θέλγω (thelgo) meaning "to enchant, to bewitch, to charm, to captivate". The second element is derived from Greek νοῦς (nous) meaning "mind". As such, the meaning of this name as a whole is "enchantment of the mind". In Greek mythology, Thelxinoe was the name of one of the five muses.

Truncated form of Azelia.

From Hebrew צֳרִי (tzori) meaning "balm, salve". In the Old Testament this name belongs to the sister of King David and the mother of Abishai, Joab and Asahel.