pomelo's Personal Name List

Means "justice" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic عدل ('adala) meaning "to act justly".

Means "noble" in Hebrew.

Shortened form of Adalheidis.

Created by Russian author Aleksey Tolstoy for his science fiction novel Aelita (1923), where it belongs to a Martian princess. In the book, the name is said to mean "starlight seen for the last time" in the Martian language.

Latin form of the Greek name Αἰνείας (Aineias), derived from Greek αἴνη (aine) meaning "praise". In Greek legend he was a son of Aphrodite and was one of the chief heroes who defended Troy from the Greeks. The Roman poet Virgil continued his story in the Aeneid, in which Aeneas travels to Italy and founds the Roman state.

Piedmontese, Languedocian and Provençal form of Augustin and Anglicized variant of Agustín.

Means "mirror" in Kazakh, ultimately from Persian آینه (ayneh).

Means "radiance, brilliance" in Irish. This was the name of a goddess of love and fertility in Irish legend, thought to dwell at the hill of Cnoc Áine in Limerick. It has sometimes been Anglicized as Anne.

From an English surname that was from a place name: either Annesley in Nottinghamshire or Ansley in Warwickshire. The place names themselves derive from Old English anne "alone, solitary" or ansetl "hermitage" and leah "woodland, clearing".

In America, this name received a boost of popularity in 2000 when a character bearing it began appearing on the television series The West Wing.

Alara appears in Turkic Mythology as a beautiful water fairy. She lives in the lakes and rivers of the Caspian basin and grants the wishes of those she deems worthy. She is said to be capable of repairing broken hearts and making them capable of love again.

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

From the Roman cognomen Albanus, which meant "from Alba". Alba (from Latin albus "white") was the name of various places within the Roman Empire, including the city Alba Longa. This name was borne by Saint Alban, the first British martyr (4th century). According to tradition, he sheltered a fugitive priest in his house. When his house was searched, he disguised himself as the priest, was arrested in his stead, and was beheaded. Another 4th-century martyr by this name was Saint Alban of Mainz.

As an English name, Alban was occasionally used in the Middle Ages and was revived in the 18th century, though it is now uncommon.

Created by Bulgarian writer Yordan Yovkov for the heroine in his drama Albena (1930). He may have based it on ablen, the name of a type of peony (a flowering plant).

Means "wave" in Icelandic.

Short form of Alexander.

Variant of Alemandina.

Derived from Greek ἀλήθεια (aletheia) meaning "truth". This name was coined in the 16th century.

From the Old French name Aalis, a short form of Adelais, itself a short form of the Germanic name Adalheidis (see Adelaide). This name became popular in France and England in the 12th century. It was among the most common names in England until the 16th century, when it began to decline. It was revived in the 19th century.

This name was borne by the heroine of Lewis Carroll's novels Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking Glass (1871).

Anglicized form of Alasdair.

From French alizé meaning "trade wind".

Spanish variant of Alfonso.

Possibly from Latin altus or Italian/Spanish alto meaning "high".

Means "high grace", taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia, meaning "Our Lady of High Grace". She is considered the patron saint of the Dominican Republic, and it is there that this name is most often used.

Means "golden" in Mongolian.

Feminine form of Alter.

From the Greek name Ἀλθαία (Althaia), perhaps related to Greek ἄλθος (althos) meaning "healing". In Greek myth she was the mother of Meleager. Soon after her son was born she was told that he would die as soon as a piece of wood that was burning on her fire was fully consumed. She immediately extinguished the piece of wood and sealed it in a chest, but in a fit of rage many years later she took it out and set it alight, thereby killing her son.

From an English surname that was derived from a place name meaning "town at the source of the river" in Old English.

From the Greek Ἀμάλθεια (Amaltheia), derived from μαλθάσσω (malthasso) meaning "to soften, to soothe". In Greek myth she was a nymph (in some sources a goat) who nursed the infant Zeus.

Means "wishes" in Arabic.

Variant of Amari. This name is borne by basketball player Amar'e Stoudemire (1982-).

Means "immortality" in Avestan. This was the name of a Zoroastrian goddess (one of the Amesha Spenta) associated with plants and long life. She was often mentioned with Haurvatat.

Variant of Amyas.

Medieval name derived from Latin amicus meaning "friend". This was a popular name in the Middle Ages, though it has since become uncommon.

In Basque mythology, Amilamia is a benevolent being who helps those in need.
She is known to sit by the mountain brooks combing her hair.

Medieval name, a masculine form of Amice. It appears in the medieval French poem Amis and Amiles, about two friends who make sacrifices for one another.

Modern Hebrew transcription of Amittai.

Means "my truth" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the father of the prophet Jonah.

Transferred use of the surname Amory.

Means "protection, shelter, refuge" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Amparo, meaning "Our Lady of Refuge".

Means "immaculate, undefiled" in Old Persian, from the Old Iranian prefix *an- "not" combined with *āhita "unclean, dirty". This was the name of an Iranian goddess of fertility and water. In the Zoroastrian religious texts the Avesta she is called 𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬛𐬎𐬎𐬍 (Arəduuī) in Avestan, with 𐬀𐬥𐬁𐬵𐬌𐬙𐬀 (anāhita) appearing only as a descriptive epithet [1]. In origin she is possibly identical to the Indian goddess Saraswati. She has historically been identified with the Semitic goddess Ishtar and the Greek goddess Artemis.

Meaning uncertain, possibly a derivative of Anne 1 or Agnès. It was used in Jean-Henri Guy's opera Anacréon chez Polycrate (1798), where it is borne by the daughter (otherwise unnamed in history) of the 6th-century BC tyrant Polycrates of Samos. Guy could have adapted it from a classical name such as Anaitis or Athénaïs.

A famous bearer was the Cuban-French writer Anaïs Nin (1903-1977), known for her diaries.

Polish form of Angela.

From Lao ອະ​ນຸ​ (anou) meaning "after, along, behind" and ສອນ (sone) meaning "teach, grow, mature".

Form of Antonius (see Anthony) used in various languages. A notable bearer was the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov (1860-1904).

Means "very beautiful" in Welsh, from the intensive prefix an- combined with gwen "white, blessed".

Variant of Araceli.

From the name of the Araluen Creek valley in southeastern Australia, which is said to mean "water lily" in a local Aboriginal language. It was borne by a short-lived daughter of the Australian poet Henry Kendall (1839-1882).

Feminine form of Aristeo (Spanish). As a Greek name, it is a feminine form of names beginning with the element ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best". Aristea is also a genus of purple/lilac flowers of African origin; the species Aristea ecklonii is known under the common names blue flies, blue stars, blue-eyed iris, or blue corn-lily.

From the Greek name Ἀριστείδης (Aristeides), derived from ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" and the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides). This name was borne by the 5th-century BC Athenian statesman Aristides the Just, who was renowned for his integrity. It was also the name of a 2nd-century saint.

Possibly a variant of Harriet. This is the name of a character from 'The Borrowers' by Mary Norton.

Meaning unknown, possibly related either to Greek ἀρτεμής (artemes) meaning "safe" or ἄρταμος (artamos) meaning "a butcher". Artemis was the Greek goddess of the moon and hunting, the twin of Apollo and the daughter of Zeus and Leto. She was known as Diana to the Romans.

Feminine form of Artemisios. This was the name of the 4th-century BC builder of the Mausoleum, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. She built it in memory of her husband, the Carian prince Mausolus.

Latinized form of the Greek Ἀστραία (Astraia), derived from Greek ἀστήρ (aster) meaning "star". Astraea was a Greek goddess of justice and innocence. After wickedness took root in the world she left the earth and became the constellation Virgo.

Greek form of Astraea.

Modern Hebrew transcription of Athaliah.

Possibly means "Yahweh is exalted" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is both a feminine and masculine name. It was borne by the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, who later came to rule Judah as a queen.

Transferred use of the surname Athen.

Ancient Greek personal name that was derived from the name of the Greek goddess Athena.

From Greek Athenai (plural because the city had several distinct parts), traditionally derived from Athena, but probably assimilated from a lost name in a pre-Hellenic language.

Possibly means "enduring" from Greek τλάω (tlao) meaning "to endure". In Greek mythology he was a Titan punished by Zeus by being forced to support the heavens on his shoulders.

Meaning "at peace."

Lithuanian form of Augustus.

Form of Augustinus (see Augustine 1) in several languages.

Romanian form of Aurelianus, as well as the usual English form when referring to the Roman emperor.

Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Aurelianus.

Italian and Spanish form of Aurelius.

Means "moonlight, halo" in Turkish.

Means "orange blossom" in Spanish, ultimately from Arabic زهرة (zahrah) meaning "flower". It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Azahar, meaning "Our Lady of the Orange Blossom", because of the citrus trees that surround a church devoted to her near Murcia.

Variant of Azahar. It can also be given in reference to the ruined Moorish city of Medina Azahara in Córdoba, which derives from the related Arabic root زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine".

Occitan form of Adelais.

Means "intelligent, learned, philosopher, sage" in Lao.

Means "brave, valiant" in Arabic.

Means "white woman", from Old Irish bé "woman" and finn "white, blessed". This name was borne by several characters in Irish mythology, including the mother of the hero Fráech.

Means "reflection of the moon on a lake" in Turkish [1].

From an English surname derived from Old French bel ami meaning "beautiful friend".

Meaning, "dearly loved."

Yiddish name derived from bin(e) "bee", which was originally used as a translation of the Hebrew name Deborah, though it has since become associated with modern Hebrew bina "understanding".

Allegedly it is sometimes used as a Hebrew form of Sophia, and is also the Yiddish form of the Judeo-Spanish name Buena.

From the English word blessing, of Old English origin. This name is most common in Nigeria, Zimbabwe and other parts of Africa.

Transferred use of the surname Bliss or from Old English blīths, bliss, of Germanic origin; related to blithe. See also Blythe.

From the English word blossom, ultimately from Old English blóstm. It came into use as a rare given name in the 19th century.

From a surname meaning "cheerful" in Old English.

From an English occupational surname meaning "maker of books". A famous bearer was Booker T. Washington (1856-1915), an African-American leader.

From the French brave, from the Italian bravo, itself either from Provençal brau 'show-off', from the Gaulish *bragos 'fine', or from the Latin *bravus, from a fusion of pravus and barbarus into a root *bravus.

From the English word "bravery" meaning "being Brave, a brave act".

From the English word "breeze" referring to "a light, gentle wind". From the Dutch bries 'breeze', from the Eastern Frisian brîse 'breeze', from brisen 'to blow fresh and strong'.

A famous bearer of this name is Empress Cao, who was a consort of the Song Dynasty.

From the surname Cargill. A notable bearer was Scottish physicist and mathematician Cargill Gilston Knott (1856-1922).

Italian, Spanish and Galician form of Carmel.

Spanish and Italian masculine form of Carmel.

Derived from the English word for a waterfall, ultimately from Latin cadere "to fall".

Transferred use of the surname Cassatt.

Roman family name that was possibly derived from Latin cassus meaning "empty, vain". This name was borne by several early saints. In modern times, it was the original first name of boxer Muhammad Ali (1942-2016), who was named after his father Cassius Clay, who was himself named after the American abolitionist Cassius Clay (1810-1903).

Anglicized form of Caitríona (Irish) or Caitrìona (Scottish Gaelic).

Invented by Walter Scott for a character in his novel Ivanhoe (1819). Apparently he based it on the actual name Cerdic, the name of the semi-legendary founder of the kingdom of Wessex in the 6th century. The meaning of Cerdic is uncertain, but it does not appear to be Old English in origin. It could be connected to the Brythonic name Caratācos. The name was also used by Frances Hodgson Burnett for the main character in her novel Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886).

Italian feminine and masculine form of Caelestis. It is also the Portuguese, Spanish and English feminine form.

Means "alive, living" in Hebrew.

Means "moon-faced girl" from Khmer ចន្ទ (chan) meaning "moon" and នារី (neari) meaning "woman, girl".

Means "moonlight" in Khmer.

Means "lily" in Hebrew, presumably taken from the phrase חבצלת השרון (Chavatzelet HaSharon) "rose of Sharon" found in the Old Testament book the Song of Solomon. (In Israel, Solomon's "rose of Sharon" is popularly accepted to have been the sand lily, which grows in the Sharon plain in coastal sands, though technically the flower has not been identified.)

Means "pleasant, beloved, darling" in Hebrew, making it a cognate of Habiba.

Roman cognomen derived from Latin cicer meaning "chickpea". Marcus Tullius Cicero (now known simply as Cicero) was a statesman, orator and author of the 1st century BC. He was a political enemy of Mark Antony, who eventually had him executed.

Means "sky, heaven" in Spanish. In Mexico this name was popularized by a character named María del Cielo, called Cielo, on the telenovela Por tu amor (1999).

From an Irish surname (Anglicized from Mac Fhlannchaidh), derived from the given name Flannchadh meaning "red warrior".

Variant of Clarentia.

Medieval vernacular form of the Late Latin name Claritia, which was a derivative of Clara.

Short form of Cleopatra, Cleon or Cleopas.

Anglicized form of the Old Irish name Conláed, possibly meaning "constant fire" from cunnail "prudent, constant" and áed "fire". Saint Conláed was a 5th-century bishop of Kildare.

From the name of the spice, also called cilantro, which may ultimately be of Phoenician origin (via Latin and Greek).

Transferred use of the surname Crosby.

From the English word cypress, a group of coniferous trees. Ultimately from Greek kuparissos.

Probably means "calf, heifer, girl" from Greek δάμαλις (damalis). In the New Testament this is the name of a woman converted to Christianity by Saint Paul.

Means "heart of wisdom" in Hebrew.

Variant of Darlene using the suffix la.

From a surname: either the English surname Delaney 1 or the Irish surname Delaney 2.

Means "adorning the heart", from Persian دل (del) meaning "heart" and آرا (ara) meaning "decorate, adorn".

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Delphina.

Portuguese, French and Hungarian form of Delia 1.

Means "of Delos" in Greek. This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Artemis, given because she and her twin brother Apollo were born on the island of Delos. The name appeared in several poems of the 16th and 17th centuries, and it has occasionally been used as a given name since that time.

Possibly from the name of the Greek city of Delphi, the site of an oracle of Apollo, which is possibly related to Greek δελφύς (delphys) meaning "womb". It was used in the play The Prophetess (1647), in which it belongs to the title prophetess.

From an elaboration of Welsh del "pretty". This is a recently created name.

Anglicized form of Irish Deasmhumhain meaning "south Munster", referring to the region of Desmond in southern Ireland, formerly a kingdom. It can also come from the related surname (an Anglicized form of Ó Deasmhumhnaigh), which indicated a person who came from that region. A famous bearer is the South African archbishop and activist Desmond Tutu (1931-2021).

Variant of Devin. It may also be partly inspired by the name of the county of Devon in England, which got its name from the Dumnonii, a Celtic tribe.

Turkish form of Delara.

Means "beloved" in Italian, from Latin dilectus.

The name was first used by Oscar Wilde in his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), which tells the story of a man whose portrait ages while he stays young. Wilde may have taken it from the name of the ancient Greek tribe the Dorians.

Means "foundation stone" in Hebrew.

Variant of Etzel notably borne by Edsel Ford (1893-1943), the son of the American industrialist Henry Ford.

Modern form of Eir.

Means "bright, beautiful" in Welsh [1].

From Welsh eirian "shining, bright" and gwen "holy, white, pure".

Means "snowdrop (flower)" in Welsh, a compound of eira "snow" and llys "plant".

Combination of the names Eli 2 and Ad means "My God is eternal" in Hebrew, it can be also variant of the name El'ad.

In the case of Elián Gonzalez (1993-) it is a combination of Elizabeth and Juan 1, the names of his parents.

Means "my God is God" in Hebrew. This name is borne by a number of characters in the Old Testament.

Italian form of Aelius or Helios.

Variant of Eliseo and Italian form of Elysium.

From an English surname that was derived from a place name meaning "elder tree forest" in Old English.

From the mythological place name Elysium; also see Elysia.

English word meaning, "to try (to do something," or, "an effort to do or attain something." The name of an inspector featured in a series of detective novels by Colin Dexter as well as two British television shows, Inspector Morse and Endeavour.

Turkish feminine form of Anis.

From an Irish surname that was derived from inis meaning "island".

Means "lady of the great earth", from Sumerian 𒊩𒌆 (ereš) meaning "lady, queen" combined with 𒆠 (ki) meaning "earth" and 𒃲 (gal) meaning "great, big". In Sumerian mythology she was the goddess of death and the underworld.

From the name of an Irish goddess, who according to legend gave her name to Ireland (which is called Éire in Irish). In reality, the goddess probably got her name from that of the island, which may mean something like "abundant land" in Old Irish.

Means "glow, shine" in Basque.

Means "brave" in Turkish.

Means "the wind" in Turkish.

Derived from the Old English elements est "grace" and mund "protection". This Old English name was rarely used after the Norman Conquest. It was occasionally revived in the 19th century.

From an English word (now obsolete) for "hope." The battle cry of Harry Hotspur was "Esperance en Dieu," or "hope in God," which was the motto for House Percy. The French form, Espérance, is typically found in religious texts (the word espoir is far more common).

Spanish form of Stephen.

From an Old French name meaning "star", ultimately derived from Latin stella. It was rare in the English-speaking world in the Middle Ages, but it was revived in the 19th century, perhaps due to the character Estella Havisham in Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations (1860).

Old Danish form of Æisti.

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

English form of Eugenius, the Latin form of the Greek name Εὐγένιος (Eugenios), which was derived from the Greek word εὐγενής (eugenes) meaning "well born". It is composed of the elements εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and γενής (genes) meaning "born". This was the name of several saints and four popes.

This name was not particularly common in Western Europe during the Middle Ages. It became more popular in part due to the fame of Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663-1736), a French-born general who served the Austrian Empire. A notable bearer was the American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953).

From Ancient Greek εὔνοιᾰ meaning "beautiful thinking, well mind".

Modern Greek feminine form of Εὐανθία (Euanthia), a variant of Euanthe. This was the name of a 1st-century martyr from Skepsis who is considered a saint in the Orthodox Church.

From the English word, evening, the last part of the day.

Means "cosmos, the universe" in Turkish. In Turkic mythology the Evren is a gigantic snake-like dragon.

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

Means "foxglove" in Welsh (species Digitalis purpurea). This is a recently created Welsh name.

Diminutive of Sofia and other names containing the element -fia-.

Means "wild, wild animal, deer" (modern Irish fia) or "respect" in Irish.

Derived from Italian and Corsican fiore "flower".

From a surname meaning "maker of arrows" in Middle English, ultimately from Old French flechier.

Spanish feminine form of Florentius (see Florence).

From the Roman cognomen Florianus, a derivative of Florus. This was the name of a short-lived Roman emperor of the 3rd century, Marcus Annius Florianus. It was also borne by Saint Florian, a martyr of the 3rd century, the patron saint of Poland and Upper Austria.

Feminine form of Florianus (see Florian).

Diminutive of Florence.

Variant of Fraser. Notable fictional bearer is Frasier Crane from the shows 'Cheers' and 'Frasier', portrayed by Kelsey Grammer.

Variant of Frethesenta.

Combination of the name Gal 1 means "wave" and the name Or means "light".

From the English word garnet for the precious stone, the birthstone of January. The word is derived from Middle English gernet meaning "dark red".

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

Medieval form of Gawain. Though it died out in England, it was reintroduced from Scotland in the 20th century.

From a Germanic name meaning "power of the spear", from the elements ger meaning "spear" and walt meaning "power, authority". The Normans brought it to Britain. Though it died out in England during the Middle Ages, it remained common in Ireland. It was revived in the English-speaking world in 19th century.

Masculine form of "Gilda".

Gallicized form of Breton Gweltaz via its medieval Latinization Gildasius. Gweltaz is certainly of Celtic origin, its meaning, however, has been lost to time.

Derived from Gothic gild "sacrifice" combined with Old High German wini "friend."

Anglicized form of Gilleain.

Old English name derived from the elements glæd "bright, cheerful, glad" and wine "friend". This name was not actually recorded in the Old English era, though it is attested starting in the 11th century [2].

From the English word meaning "to shine". This name was used in Suzanne Collins' popular book, 'The Hunger Games'.

Variant of Gray.

Means "wind" in Basque.

Alternate transcription of Arabic حليمة (see Halimah), as well as the usual form in several other languages.

Transferred use of the surname Hawthorn.

Means "crescent moon" in Arabic, also referring to the new moon on the Islamic calendar. As a given name it is typically masculine in Arabic and feminine in Turkish.

This name was perhaps coined by television presenter Paula Yates and musician Bob Geldof for their daughter Peaches Honeyblossom Geldof (1989-), from a combination of the names Honey and Blossom.

Variant of Honour, using the American spelling.

From the Germanic name Hugo, derived from Old Frankish hugi or Old High German hugu meaning "mind, thought, spirit" (Proto-Germanic *hugiz). It was common among Frankish and French nobility, being borne by Hugh Capet, a 10th-century king of France who founded the Capetian dynasty. The Normans brought the name to England and it became common there, even more so after the time of the 12th-century bishop Saint Hugh of Lincoln, who was known for his charity. This was also the name of kings of Cyprus and the crusader kingdom of Jerusalem. The name is used in Ireland and Scotland as the Anglicized form of Aodh and Ùisdean.

Old German form of Hugh. As a surname it has belonged to the French author Victor Hugo (1802-1885), the writer of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Les Misérables.

Variant of Isela.

Possibly derived from the name of a Turkish water sprite.

From the Greek Εἰλείθυια (Eileithyia), which was derived from εἰλήθυια (eilethyia) meaning "the readycomer". This was the name of the Greek goddess of childbirth and midwifery.

Means "illuminated, brightened, filled with light" in Latin. This name was borne by a 4th-century saint from Todi, Italy.

Means "faith" in Swahili, ultimately of Arabic origin.

One of the 7 angels reprobated by the church council in Rome (745 C.E.) The others were Uriel, Raquel, Simiel (Semibiel), Tubuel, Tubuas, and Saboac.

The name Inias is used for a character in the show "Supernatural"

Probably a variant of Iole.

Means "violet" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was a woman beloved by Herakles.

From the name of the island off Scotland where Saint Columba founded a monastery. The name of the island is Old Norse in origin, and apparently derives simply from ey meaning "island".

Modern Greek form of Hero 1.

Of uncertain origin and meaning, although theories include a combination of Isabella and Susannah. This name was first recorded in the Boston area in the early 1700s and famously borne by one of Paul Revere's daughters who died in infancy. It was later used by Esther Forbes in her 1943 historical fiction novel Johnny Tremain.

Variant of Islay, typically used as a feminine name. It also coincides with the Spanish word isla meaning "island".

German adaption of Itamar.

Possibly from Greek ἰσμή (isme) meaning "knowledge". This was the name of the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta in Greek legend.

Medieval diminutive of Jane. This was a popular name throughout the English-speaking world in the 20th century, especially the 1930s to the 60s. Its popularity has since faded.

Latinate form of Jeannine.

From the Greek name Ἱερώνυμος (Hieronymos) meaning "sacred name", derived from ἱερός (hieros) meaning "sacred" and ὄνυμα (onyma) meaning "name". Saint Jerome was responsible for the creation of the Vulgate, the Latin translation of the Bible, in the 5th century. He is regarded as a Doctor of the Church. The name was used in his honour in the Middle Ages, especially in Italy and France, and has been used in England since the 12th century [1].

Meaning "Life".

From the Hebrew name יוֹאֵל (Yo'el) meaning "Yahweh is God", from the elements יוֹ (yo) and אֵל ('el), both referring to the Hebrew God. Joel is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Joel, which describes a plague of locusts. In England, it was first used as a Christian name after the Protestant Reformation.

From the English word for the type of flower, derived ultimately from Latin iuncus "reed".

French form of Iulianus (see Julian).

From a Roman family name that was possibly derived from Greek ἴουλος (ioulos) meaning "downy-bearded". Alternatively, it could be related to the name of the Roman god Jupiter. This was a prominent patrician family of Rome, who claimed descent from the mythological Julus, son of Aeneas. Its most notable member was Gaius Julius Caesar, who gained renown as a military leader for his clever conquest of Gaul. After a civil war he became the dictator of the Roman Republic, but was eventually stabbed to death in the senate.

Although this name was borne by several early saints, including a pope, it was rare during the Middle Ages. It was revived in Italy and France during the Renaissance, and was subsequently imported to England.

This was the name assumed by the 18th-century Spanish Franciscan monk Miguel José Serra, a missionary to California. He named himself after one of Saint Francis's companions, who was named from Latin iuniperus "juniper".

Derived from Arabic الكاهِنة (al-Kahinah) meaning "the diviner, the fortuneteller". This was a title applied to the 7th-century Berber queen Dihya, who resisted the Arab expansion into North Africa.

Means "the black one" in Sanskrit. The Hindu goddess Kali is the fierce destructive form of the wife of Shiva. She is usually depicted with black skin and four arms, holding a severed head and brandishing a sword. As a personal name, it is generally masculine in India.

Means "beautiful, lovely, auspicious" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic the Mahabharata this is the name of one of the Krittikas, or Pleiades. It is also another name of the Hindu goddess Parvati.

Means "lotus" or "pale red" in Sanskrit. In Sanskrit this is a transcription of both the feminine form कमला and the masculine form कमल, though in modern languages it is only a feminine form. This is the name of one of the Krittikas, or Pleiades, in the Hindu epic the Mahabharata. It is also another name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.

Means "beauty" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the feminine form कान्ती (another name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi) and the masculine form कान्ति.

Means "generous, noble" in Arabic, from the root كرم (karuma) meaning "to be generous". In Islamic tradition الكريم (al-Karim) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Means "the cool breeze" from Hawaiian ke, a definite article, and anu "coolness". This name is now associated with Canadian actor Keanu Reeves (1964-).

From an English surname that was derived from a few different place names (see the surname Keaton).

Variant of Kelsey.

From an English place name meaning "Cenel's island", from the Old English name Cenel "fierce" in combination with eg "island".

From an English surname that is derived from town names in Lincolnshire. It may mean "Cenel's island", from the Old English name Cenel "fierce" in combination with eg "island".

Turkish form of Karim.

Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Xenia.

Means "lion" in Arabic.

From the English word lake, for the inland body of water. It is ultimately derived from Latin lacus.

French form of Landric. This name was borne by a few French saints, including a 5th-century bishop of Sées and a 7th-century bishop of Paris.

Means "sweet potato" in Vietnamese.

The name Laniakea means "immeasurable heaven" in Hawaiian, from "lani" for 'heaven' and "akea" for 'spacious' or 'immeasurable'. Laniakea is the galaxy supercluster that is home to the Milky Way, the Solar System and Earth. It was defined in September 2014 by Nawa'a Napoleon, an associate professor of Hawaiian Language at Kapiolani Community College. The name honors Polynesian navigators who used heavenly knowledge to navigate the Pacific Ocean.

From the English word for the type of songbird.

French form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).

Means "beauty, grace" in Sanskrit.

Variant of Laurence 1. This spelling of the name is now more common than Laurence in the English-speaking world, probably because Lawrence is the usual spelling of the surname. The surname was borne by the author and poet D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930), as well as the revolutionary T. E. Lawrence (1888-1935), who was known as Lawrence of Arabia.

The name is likely given in reference to the gemstone lapis lazuli, known for its deep, bright blue color.

Lazuli means "sky blue", from the Medieval Latin lazulī, the genitive singular of lazulum, from the Arabic lāzuward (لازورد), ultimately from the Persian lājvard (لاجورد) "lapis lazuli".

The names ultimately comes from Persian lajavard "lapis lazuli", possibly meaning "shining stone" from Indo-European ǵʰelh meaning "to shine" and Proto-Iranian varta meaning "stone".

Lajvard, the location where the gemstones were firstly mined, in the region Badakhshan is now between Tajikistan and Afghanistan.

Greek form of Leander.

Means "white" in Hebrew, a poetic name for the moon. This name appears briefly in the Old Testament.

From a surname, originally from the name of a Scottish town (now a district of Edinburgh), which is derived from Gaelic lìte "wet, damp". It is also the name of the river that flows though Edinburgh.

Variant of Laith.

Feminine form of Leo.

Feminine form of Leon.

Lithuanian form of Leon.

Feminine form of Leonius.

Derived from Greek λέων (leon) meaning "lion" combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides). Leonidas was a Spartan king of the 5th century BC who sacrificed his life and his army defending the pass of Thermopylae from the Persians. This was also the name of a 3rd-century saint and martyr, the father of Origen, from Alexandria.

French feminine form of Leonius.

German and Dutch feminine form of Leonius.

Italian short form of Eleanor.

Modern Hebrew transcription of Lebanah, used as a feminine name.

Old Hungarian name, possibly of Slavic origin, or possibly from Hungarian lesz "will be". This name was used by the Árpád royal family since at least the 10th century.

German form of Leobwin.

Derived from Latin levitas "lightness", referring to both weight, temperament and mood.

A Hebrew name meaning incense. Form of Levana 1.

Nickname for a happy, cheerful person, from Middle English lyght, Old English lēoht "light (not dark), bright, cheerful".

Diminutive of Liliana.

Means "amusing, charming, graceful" in Sanskrit. The 12th-century mathematician Bhaskara named one of his systems of mathematics after his daughter Lilavati. This was also the name of a 13th-century queen of Sri Lanka.

Latinized form of Λιμναία (Limnaia), from Greek λιμναῖος (limnaios) "of a lake". This was an epithet of the goddess Artemis at Sicyon, near Epidaurus, and also used of nymphs.

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

Strictly feminine form of Lior.

Combination of the names Li 2 and Ori or a variant of the name Lior which means "my light" in Hebrew.

Combination of the names Li 2 and Paz 2 means "my gold" in Hebrew.

Means "my dew" in Hebrew, from לִי (li) "for me" and טַל (tal) "dew".

Combination of the name Li 2 means "to me" / "mine" and the name Tav means "musical note", it's quite rare name in Israel.

Meaning, "Full of life, energy." Referring to spiritual manifestations.

Means "white" in Hebrew.

Either a short form of Laurence 1 (masculine) or a variant of Lauren (feminine).

From the name of a town in Italy, originally called Lauretum in Latin, meaning "laurel grove". Supposedly in the 13th century the house of the Virgin Mary was miraculously carried by angels from Nazareth to the town. In Spain it is a feminine name, from the Marian title Nuestra Señora de Loreto, while in Italy it is mostly masculine.

Means "flower of life" in Albanian, from lule "flower" and jetë "life".

Means "hazelnut" in Hebrew. It is another name for the town of Bethel in the Bible.

Means "light" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de la Luz, meaning "Our Lady of Light".

Latinized form of the Greek name Λύσανδρος (Lysandros), derived from Greek λύσις (lysis) meaning "a release, loosening" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός). This was the name of a notable 5th-century BC Spartan general and naval commander.

Medieval feminine form of Amabilis. This spelling and Amabel were common during the Middle Ages, though they became rare after the 15th century. It was revived in the 19th century after the publication of C. M. Yonge's 1854 novel The Heir of Redclyffe [1], which featured a character named Mabel (as well as one named Amabel).

Variant of Mabel.

Anglicized form of the Irish name Medb meaning "intoxicating". In Irish legend this was the name of a warrior queen of Connacht. She and her husband Ailill fought against the Ulster king Conchobar and the hero Cúchulainn, as told in the Irish epic The Cattle Raid of Cooley.

From a title meaning "of Magdala". Mary Magdalene, a character in the New Testament, was named thus because she was from Magdala — a village on the Sea of Galilee whose name meant "tower" in Hebrew. She was cleaned of evil spirits by Jesus and then remained with him during his ministry, witnessing the crucifixion and the resurrection. She was a popular saint in the Middle Ages, and the name became common then. In England it is traditionally rendered Madeline, while Magdalene or Magdalen is the learned form.

From the English word magnolia for the flower, which was named for the French botanist Pierre Magnol.

Variant of Maylis.

From the Hebrew name מַלְאָכִי (Mal'akhi) meaning "my messenger" or "my angel". This is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Malachi, which some claim foretells the coming of Christ. In England the name came into use after the Protestant Reformation.

From the name of the mineral. The stone's name derives from Greek μαλαχίτης (λίθος) (malachíti̱s (líthos)) meaning "mallow stone," which is, ultimately, from Ancient Greek μαλαχή (malakhḗ) meaning "mallow." The mineral was given this name due to its resemblance to the leaves of the Mallow plant.

In the show Steven Universe, Malachite is the fusion of Jasper and Lapis Lazuli.

From the English word for the tree, derived from Old English mapul. This is the name of a girl in Robert Frost's poem Maple (1923) who wonders about the origin of her unusual name.

Means "sea" in Spanish and Catalan. It is from a devotional title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Mar "Our Lady of the Sea", the patron saint of the Spanish province of Almería.

Means "made of the sea" in Esperanto, a derivative of maro "sea", ultimately from Latin mare.

Southern German variant of Marie. Sometimes, rarely though, also used as a diminutive form of Maria.

Combination of the Old Norse name elements marr "sea, ocean; lake; horse" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Variant of Margalit.

Hungarian and Scandinavian form of Margaret.

French form of Margaret. This is also the French word for the daisy flower (species Leucanthemum vulgare).

Diminutive of Mary influenced by Muriel. In the case of actress Mariel Hemingway (1961-), the name is from the Cuban town of Mariel.

French diminutive of Marie.

Means "coral" in Swahili, originally a borrowing from Arabic.

Possibly a diminutive of Mary or a variant of Amaryllis. More common in the 19th century, this name was borne by the American suffragist Marilla Ricker (1840-1920). It is also the name of the adoptive mother of Anne in L. M. Montgomery's novel Anne of Green Gables (1908).

MEANING -"purifying " ,"washing" , "cleaning"
Origin - Sanskrit

Means "marjoram" in French, from Latin maiorana. Marjoram is a minty herb.

Scottish Gaelic form of Marcella, now also associated with Marjorie.

Means "gift" in Hebrew, also feminine form of Matan.

From the Germanic name Mahthilt meaning "strength in battle", from the elements maht "might, strength" and hilt "battle". Saint Matilda was the wife of the 10th-century German king Henry I the Fowler. The name was common in many branches of European royalty in the Middle Ages. It was brought to England by the Normans, being borne by the wife of William the Conqueror himself. Another notable royal by this name was a 12th-century daughter of Henry I of England, known as the Empress Matilda because of her first marriage to the Holy Roman emperor Henry V. She later invaded England, laying the foundations for the reign of her son Henry II.

The name was very popular until the 15th century in England, usually in the vernacular form Maud. Both forms were revived by the 19th century. This name appears in the popular Australian folk song Waltzing Matilda, written in 1895.

From the Hebrew word מַיִם (máyim) meaning "water". In the case of Jewish-American actress Mayim Bialik (1975-), the name originated from a mispronunciation of the name Miriam (the name of her great-grandmother).

From the name of a town in southern France, said to derive from Occitan mair "mother" and French lys "lily". It is also sometimes considered a combination of Marie and lys.

Variant transliteration of ميسون (see Maysoon).

Alternate transcription of Hebrew מֵיטַל (see Meital).

Most likely derived from the Hebrew expression mazal tov "good fortune".

Means "giving light" in Hebrew.

Feminine form of Meir.

This name has some meanings: the first is "Happiness from God" (written: מירן), and the second is "joyful water" (written: מי-רן), from the Hebrew word mei (like in Meital), and the name Ran.

Means "dew drop" in Hebrew.

Means "jasmine flower" in Malay and Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit मालती (malati).

From the Welsh name Maredudd or Meredydd, from Old Welsh forms such as Margetud, possibly from mawredd "greatness, magnificence" combined with iudd "lord". The Welsh forms of this name were well used through the Middle Ages. Since the mid-1920s it has been used more often for girls than for boys in English-speaking countries, though it is still a masculine name in Wales. A famous bearer of this name as surname was the English novelist and poet George Meredith (1828-1909).

Derived from Lithuanian migla meaning "mist".

Diminutive of Mirandola.

Catalan form of Mirèio (see Mireille).

From the Occitan name Mirèio, which was first used by the poet Frédéric Mistral for the main character in his poem Mirèio (1859). He probably derived it from the Occitan word mirar meaning "to admire". It is spelled Mirèlha in classical Occitan orthography. A notable bearer is the French singer Mireille Mathieu (1946-).

Occitan (Mistralian) form of Mireille.

Romanian, Croatian and Albanian form of Mireille.

Italian form of Mireille.

Hebrew form of Mary. It is used in the Old Testament, where it belongs to the elder sister of Moses and Aaron. She watched over the infant Moses as the pharaoh's daughter drew him from the Nile. The name has long been popular among Jews, and it has been used as an English Christian name (alongside Mary) since the Protestant Reformation.

From the Slavic element mirŭ meaning "peace, world" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Possibly the Spanish form of Myrtale.

Most likely from Sanskrit मित्र (mitrá) meaning "friend".

Means "friend" in Sanskrit, a cognate of Mithra. This is a transcription of both the feminine form मित्रा and the masculine form मित्र, which is the name of a Hindu god of friendship and contracts who appears in the Rigveda.

Anglicized form of Máire. It also coincides with Greek Μοῖρα (Moira) meaning "fate, destiny", the singular of Μοῖραι, the Greek name for the Fates. They were the three female personifications of destiny in Greek mythology.

From an English surname meaning "Gumarich's mountain" in Norman French. A notable bearer of this surname was Bernard Montgomery (1887-1976), a British army commander during World War II.

From the English word "morning", ultimately from proto-Germanic murginaz "to flicker, twinkle, darken".

From Irish muirn meaning either "affection, endearment" or "festivity, exuberance". In Irish legend this was the name of the mother of Fionn mac Cumhaill. She is also called Muirenn.

The first element of this name is derived from Greek μυριάς (myrias) meaning "ten thousand", which is ultimately derived from Greek μυρίος (myrios) meaning "countless, numberless, infinite". Also compare the English word myriad. The second element is derived from Greek ανθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom". As such, the meaning of this name is basically "ten thousand flowers" or "countless of flowers".

Belarusian cognate of Nadezhda, being the Belarusian word meaning "hope".

From the Basque name of the Spanish city of Nájera, which is Arabic in origin. In the 12th century there was a reported apparition of the Virgin Mary in a nearby cave.

Means "the heavens" or "the chiefs" from Hawaiian nā, a definite article, and lani "heaven, sky, chief".

From the Hebrew name נְתַנְאֵל (Netan'el) meaning "God has given", from the elements נָתַן (natan) meaning "to give" and אֵל ('el) meaning "God". It is borne by several minor characters in the Old Testament, typically spelled Nethanel or Nethaneel. In the New Testament this is the name of an apostle, probably another name of the apostle called Bartholomew.

Variant of Nathanael. It has been regularly used in the English-speaking world since the Protestant Reformation. This has been the most popular spelling, even though the spelling Nathanael is found in most versions of the New Testament. The American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), author of The Scarlet Letter, was a famous bearer of this name.

Probably from Greek Νηρηΐδες (see Nereida). This name was used by Torquato Tasso for a character in his play Aminta (1573), and subsequently by Giacomo Leopardi in his poem Le Ricordanze (1829).

Anglicized form of Neasa.

Anglicized form of Niamh.

Means "oasis" in Hebrew.

Means "bright" in Irish. She was the daughter of the sea god Manannán mac Lir in Irish legends. She fell in love with the poet Oisín, the son of Fionn mac Cumhaill. It has been used as a given name for people only since the early 20th century.

The name of the Lady of the Lake in the Old French Vulgate Lancelot and the continuation to the Vulgate Merlin, known as the Suite du Merlin. (The earlier Vulgate Merlin uses the variant form Viviane.) 'She raised Lancelot and imprisoned Merlin. The Middle English Prose Merlin says that the name was Hebrew, meaning "I shall not lie". Arthour and Merlin, which gives the Lady of the Lake role to Morgan le Fay, names Ninniane as a town near Morgan's residence. Some scholars have favored a Celtic origin for Ninniane, finding it in the lady Rhiannon, wife of Lord Pwyll. Merlin calls her Nimue' (Christopher W. Bruce, 1999). This name is possibly of Celtic origin, perhaps related to Ninian; a derivation from Proto-Celtic *nino- "ash tree" has been proposed.

Means "heavenly mist" from Hawaiian noe "mist" and lani "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".

From an Irish surname, the Anglicized form of Ó Nualláin, itself derived from the given name Nuallán. The baseball player Nolan Ryan (1947-) is a famous bearer. This name has climbed steadily in popularity since the 1970s.

Simply from the English word ocean for a large body of water. It is ultimately derived from Greek Ὠκεανός (Okeanos), the name of the body of water thought to surround the Earth.

Derived from French océan meaning "ocean".

Variant of Aleta.

French and Dutch form of Oliver. This is also a French word meaning "olive tree".

Elaborated form of Opal.

Elaborated form of Opal. This is also an English word meaning "resembling an opal".

Derived from Greek ὠφέλεια (opheleia) meaning "help, advantage". This was a rare ancient Greek name, which was either rediscovered or recreated by the poet Jacopo Sannazaro for a character in his poem Arcadia (1480). It was borrowed by Shakespeare for his play Hamlet (1600), in which it belongs to the daughter of Polonius and the potential love interest of Hamlet. She eventually goes insane and drowns herself after Hamlet kills her father. In spite of this negative association, the name has been in use since the 19th century.

Means "light" in Hebrew.

Means "my light" in Hebrew.

Probably a form of Auriel or Oriole, the spelling influenced in Britain, perhaps, by Oriel College, Oxford. The college takes its name from Latin oriolum "gallery, porch", but there was a medieval personal name, Orieldis or Aurildis, which came from Old German and meant "fire-strife". It was that name in the Middle Ages which led to the surname Oriel. Auriel and Oriel were revived at roughly the same time, at the beginning of the 20th century, and were clearly heard by parents as the same name. The Au- spelling was the first to appear in official records, but one cannot be sure which name was a variant of the other. Oriole is an occasional variant. (Source: Dunkling & Gosling, 1983)

Possibly related to Greek ὀρίνω (orino) meaning "to excite, to agitate". George Bernard Shaw used this name in his play The Apple Cart (1929).

From the English word "oriole" referring to "any of various colorful passerine birds, the New World orioles from the family Icteridae and the Old World orioles from the family Oriolidae (typically yellow in color)". From the French oriole, from the Late Latin oriolus, from the Latin aureolus "made of gold, golden; adorned, covered, or decorated with gold, gilded; of the color gold, golden; golden, beautiful, splendid, magnificent, excellent".

Feminine form of Orlando.

Variant of Orlanda.

Derived from Greek οὐράνιος (ouranios) meaning "heavenly". In Greek mythology she was the goddess of astronomy and astrology, one of the nine Muses.

Means "butterfly" in Persian.

Means "peace" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de la Paz, meaning "Our Lady of Peace".

Means "gold" in Hebrew.

From an English surname that was derived from the name of a Norman town Perci, which was itself perhaps derived from a Gaulish given name that was Latinized as Persius. The surname was borne by a noble English family, and it first used as a given name in their honour. A famous bearer was Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), an English romantic poet whose works include Adonais and Ozymandias. This name can also be used as a short form of Percival.

From a surname that is either English or Welsh in origin. It can be derived from Middle English perrie meaning "pear tree", or else from Welsh ap Herry, meaning "son of Herry". A famous bearer of the surname was Matthew Perry (1794-1858), the American naval officer who opened Japan to the West.

Ancient Greek form of Philo.

From French poème or Latin poema, from Greek poēma, early variant of poiēma ‘fiction, poem,’ from poiein ‘create.’ See also Poema.

From the English word meaning "someone who writes poems". From the Old French poete, from Latin poēta 'poet, author', from Ancient Greek poiētēs (ποιητής) 'creator, maker, author, poet', from poieō (poieō) 'I make, compose'.

Means "the fruit of god" in Hebrew.

Probably a Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Herais.

From Yiddish רויז (roiz) meaning "rose".

Feminine form of Rais.

Catalan form of Raymond.

Means "rain" in Hebrew.

From the Germanic name Raginmund, composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and munt "protection". The Normans introduced this name to England in the form Reimund. It was borne by several medieval (mostly Spanish) saints, including Saint Raymond Nonnatus, the patron of midwives and expectant mothers, and Saint Raymond of Peñafort, the patron of canonists.

Means "my secret" in Hebrew, a diminutive of Raz.

From late 16th century (earlier as riff ) from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch rif, ref, from Old Norse rif, literally ‘rib’, used in the same sense.

Derived from Yiddish ריין (rein) meaning "clean, pure".

From a Germanic name that was composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and brant "fire, torch, sword". This name belonged to the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669).

From Japanese 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus", 恋 (ren) meaning "romantic love", or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.

Means "river" in Spanish or Portuguese. A city in Brazil bears this name. Its full name is Rio de Janeiro, which means "river of January", so named because the first explorers came to the harbour in January and mistakenly thought it was a river mouth.

From the English word that denotes a flowing body of water. The word is ultimately derived (via Old French) from Latin ripa "riverbank".

From the Old German elements hruod meaning "fame" and lant meaning "land", though some theories hold that the second element was originally nand meaning "brave" [1].

Roland was an 8th-century military commander, serving under Charlemagne, who was killed by the Basques at the Battle of Roncevaux. His name was recorded in Latin as Hruodlandus. His tale was greatly embellished in the 11th-century French epic La Chanson de Roland, in which he is a nephew of Charlemagne killed after being ambushed by the Saracens. The Normans introduced the name to England.

From an English surname that was derived from the medieval given name Royse, a variant of Rose.

Form of Reuben in several languages. This was the name of an 11th-century Armenian ruler of Cilicia.

Means "patient, steadfast, enduring" in Arabic.

Hausa and Kazakh form of Safiyyah. It is also an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.

Polish form of Salome.

Alternate transcription of Arabic سناء (see Sanaa).

Means "brilliance, radiance, splendour" in Arabic.

Means "sapphire" in Hebrew.

From Sanskrit satya meaning "truth" (compare Sati). American actress Alyson Hannigan gave the name to her daughter in 2009.

From an English surname that was from a place name meaning "willow farm" in Old Norse.

Probably from a Greek form of the name Shammuramat. According to ancient Greek and Armenian sources, Semiramis (Շամիրամ (Shamiram) in Armenian) was an Assyrian queen who conquered much of Asia. Though the tales are legendary, she might be loosely based on the real Assyrian queen.

Means "little old one", derived from Old Irish sen "old" combined with a diminutive suffix. Saint Senán was a 6th-century monk who founded the monastery on Inis Cathaigh.

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

Diminutive of Serena. It also coincides with the Italian word for "lilac".

From the name of the largest lake in Armenia, which may be from the Urartian word suinia simply meaning "lake".

Meaning unknown, possibly derived from a Western Semitic language and meaning "high heaven". Shammuramat was a 9th-century BC queen of Assyria. After her young son inherited the throne, she acted as his regent for five years. The legendary figure Semiramis may be loosely based on her.

Traditional name for the moon, it literally means "having a hare" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form शशि and the feminine form शशी (spelled with a long final vowel).

From an English surname, which was possibly a variant of Selby. Though previously in use as a rare masculine name, it was popularized as a feminine name by the main character in the movie The Woman in Red (1935). It was later reinforced by the movie Steel Magnolias (1989) in which Julia Roberts played a character by this name.

From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "valley with steep sides" in Old English. Sheldon is the name of several locations in England.

French feminine form of Sidonius.

Feminine form of Sidonius. This name was in use in the Middle Ages, when it became associated with the word sindon (of Greek origin) meaning "linen", a reference to the Shroud of Turin.

Means "starlight" from Tagalog sinag meaning "beam, ray" and tala "star".

Derived from Estonian sireli, the genitive form of sirel, "lilac".

From the name of the Isle of Skye off the west coast of Scotland. It is sometimes considered a variant of Sky.

Variant of Skyler. Originally more common for boys during the 1980s, it was popularized as a name for girls after it was used on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless in 1989 and the movie Good Will Hunting in 1997 [1]. Its sharp rise in the United States in 2011 might be attributed to the character Skyler White from the television series Breaking Bad (2008-2013) or the singer Skylar Grey (1986-), who adopted this name in 2010 after previously going by Holly Brook.

Based on the English verb "sojourn" meaning "a temporary stay." Diminutive or variation of Sojourner

From the English word, solace.

Variant of Solange.

Diminutive of Italian sonetto - song, sound; little song. Also the term for a short lyric poem, usually with eight line stanzas, followed by six line
stanzas.

The sonnets of William Shakespeare, on the other hand, are typically three Sicilian quatrains, followed by an heroic couplet.

English form of Søren.

Possibly derived from Romanian soare meaning "sun".

Feminine form of Sorin.

From the name of the bird, ultimately from Old English spearwa.

From an English surname that meant "dispenser of provisions", derived from Middle English spense "larder, pantry". A famous bearer was American actor Spencer Tracy (1900-1967). It was also the surname of Princess Diana (1961-1997).

Old English form of Sunniva.

Means "summer" in Finnish.

From the Old English name Swiðhun or Swiþhun, derived from swiþ "strong" and perhaps hun "bear cub". Saint Swithin was a 9th-century bishop of Winchester.

From a surname that was a variant of the surname Sidney. This is the name of the largest city in Australia, which was named for Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney in 1788. Formerly used by both genders, since the 1980s this spelling of the name has been mostly feminine.

Derived from Latin syringa "lilac (shrub or flower)" (ultimately from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx) which also meant “shepherd's pipe”).

Means "magic, spell" in Finnish.

Russian and Ukrainian form of Thaïs (referring to the saint).

Means "gold" in Persian.

Means "damsel" and "maiden" in Romani.

Medieval Basque form of Adelheid.

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

Means "little girl" in Aramaic. The name is taken from the phrase talitha cumi meaning "little girl arise" spoken by Jesus in order to restore a young girl to life (see Mark 5:41).

This is the name of waterfalls in Georgia. Popularly claimed to mean "leaping waters" in the Choctaw language, it may actually mean "town" in the Creek language. It was borne by American actress Tallulah Bankhead (1902-1968), who was named after her grandmother, who may have been named after the waterfalls.

Anglicized form of the Old Irish name Taileflaith, Tuileflaith or Tuilelaith, probably from tuile "abundance" and flaith "ruler, sovereign, princess". This was the name of an early saint, an abbess of Kildare.

Short form of Anastasia.

Means "worth joy" in Yoruba. It is often used as a short form of names ending in tayo, such as Olatayo.

Derived from Greek τελέω (teléō) meaning "to bring about, complete, fulfill".

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

From Tibetan བསྟན་འཛིན (bstan-'dzin) meaning "upholder of teachings". This is one of the given names of the current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso (1935-).

Means "sea" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was the personification of the sea. A small moon of Neptune is named for her.

Variant of Talita.

From an English surname that referred to a person who thatched roofs by attaching straw to them, derived from Old English þæc "thatch". The surname was borne by British prime minister Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013).

From Greek θεά (thea) meaning "goddess". Theano was a 6th-century BC Greek philosopher associated with Pythagoras. The name was also borne by several figures from Greek mythology.

Possibly derived from Greek θεά (thea) meaning "goddess". In Greek myth this was the name of a Titan goddess of light, glittering and glory. She was the wife of Hyperion and the mother of the sun god Helios, the moon goddess Selene, and the dawn goddess Eos.

Short form of Theodore, Theobald and other names that begin with Theo.

Feminine form of Theophanes.

French form of Theodoric. It was very popular in France from the 1950s, peaking in the mid-1960s before falling away. A famous bearer is the French former soccer player Thierry Henry (1977-).

Means "radiance, splendour, beauty" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit श्री (shri).

Last name of famous American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, tax resister, development critic, sage writer and philosopher, Henry David Thoreau.

From Akkadian tâmtu meaning "sea". In Babylonian myth Tiamat was the personification of the sea, appearing in the form of a huge dragon. By Apsu she gave birth to the first of the gods. Later, the god Marduk (her great-grandson) defeated her, cut her in half, and used the pieces of her body to make the earth and the sky.

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

Slovene form of Aegidius (see Giles).

Means "murmuring" in Hebrew.

Means "to twinkle, to sparkle" in Swedish.

Means "hope" in Finnish.

Feminine form of Tranquillo.

Possibly from Irish treise meaning "strength" or treas meaning "battle". It is also used as an Irish form of Theresa.

Middle English from Old Norse traust, from traustr ‘strong’; the verb from Old Norse treysta, assimilated to the noun.

Feminine form of Tullius (see Tullio).