Elliedabear's Personal Name List

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.

Short form of Magdalena or Helena. This was the name of a saint, possibly legendary, who was martyred near Brussels in the 7th century.

Feminine form of Alexis.

Feminine form of Alex, or a diminutive of Alexis.

Possibly from Arabic علينا ('alayna) meaning "to us". Alternatively, it could be from Arabic أليناء (alayna), a plural form of ليّن (layyin) meaning "gentle, soft".

Variant of Amberly.

Combination of Anna and Marie.

From an English surname derived from Middle English baili meaning "bailiff", originally denoting one who was a bailiff.

Already an uncommon masculine name, it slowly grew in popularity for American girls beginning in 1978 after the start of the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati, which featured a character with this name. Though it remained more common as a feminine name, it got a boost for boys in 1994 from another television character on the drama Party of Five. In the United Kingdom and Australia it has always been more popular for boys.

Spanish and Corsican form of Katherine.

Medieval French form of Katherine.

Italian and Catalan form of Katherine.

Variant of Katherine.

Contracted form of Cătălina.

Anglicized form of Caitrìona.

Latinate feminine form of Caelestinus.

English form of Caelestinus. It is more commonly used as a feminine name, from the French feminine form Célestine.

French feminine diminutive of Charles. It was introduced to Britain in the 17th century. It was the name of a German-born 18th-century queen consort of Great Britain and Ireland. Another notable bearer was Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855), the eldest of the three Brontë sisters and the author of Jane Eyre and Villette. A famous fictional bearer is the spider in the children's novel Charlotte's Web (1952) by E. B. White.

This name was fairly common in France, England and the United States in the early 20th century. It became quite popular in France and England at the end of the 20th century, just when it was at a low point in the United States. It quickly climbed the American charts and entered the top ten in 2014.

Short form of Christina.

Derived from Spanish cristalina, "crystalline".

Latinate form of Eleanor.

Variant of Eleanor.

Portuguese form of Éliane.

German and Dutch form of Elizabeth. It is also a variant English form, reflecting the spelling used in the Authorized Version of the New Testament.

Diminutive of Eleanor, Ellen 1 and other names beginning with El. This name became popular in the United Kingdom in the 1990s, being ranked second for girls in 2003.

From Elysium, the name of the realm of the dead in Greek and Roman mythology, which means "blissful".

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).

Created by author Suzanne Collins for a character in the second book of The Hunger Games series, published 2009, later appearing in the 2013 movie adaptation. She may have derived it from the slang word finicky meaning "demanding, fussy".

From a surname that was derived from Middle English gaile "jovial". It also coincides with the English word gale meaning "storm".

Variant of Catalina.

Variant of Caitlin.

Macedonian and Albanian form of Katherine, a Russian short form of Yekaterina, a Bulgarian short form of Ekaterina, and a Greek variant of Aikaterine.

Ukrainian form of Katherine.

German form of Katherine.

Latinate form of Katherine. This is the name of the woman whom Petruchio marries and tries to tame in Shakespeare's comedy The Taming of the Shrew (1593).

Italian and French form of Katya, as well as an alternate transcription of the Slavic name.

Greek contracted form of Katerina. This name had a spike in popularity in America in 1972 when it was used for a newborn baby on the soap opera Where the Heart Is.

Anglicized form of Caitrìona.

Russian diminutive of Yekaterina.

Short form of Kristina.

Combined with the names Kristen 2 and Anna.

A famous bearer is American actress Kristanna Loken.

Diminutive of Christina or Christine.

Variant of Christina.

Meaning unknown, probably of Etruscan origin. In Roman legend Lavinia was the daughter of King Latinus, the wife of Aeneas, and the ancestor of the Roman people. According to the legend Aeneas named the town of Lavinium in honour of his wife.

From the name of a region in eastern France, originally meaning "kingdom of Lothar". Lothar was a Frankish king, the great-grandson of Charlemagne, whose realm was in the part of France that is now called Lorraine, or in German Lothringen (from Latin Lothari regnum). As a given name, it has been used in the English-speaking world since the late 19th century, perhaps due to its similar sound with Laura. It became popular after World War I when the region was in the news, as it was contested between Germany and France.

Diminutive of Charlotte or Liselotte.

French form of Lucilla. A famous bearer was American comedienne Lucille Ball (1911-1989).

Combination of Marie and Claire.

Combination of Marie and Ève.

Combination of Marie and Rose.

Variant of Marley.

Elaboration of Mel, either from names such as Melissa or from Greek μέλι (meli) meaning "honey". A famous bearer was Greek-American actress Melina Mercouri (1920-1994), who was born Maria Amalia Mercouris.

Diminutive of Nicole.

From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Cuinn, itself derived from the given name Conn. In the United States it was more common as a name for boys until 2010, the year after the female character Quinn Fabray began appearing on the television series Glee.

Variant of Rosabel.

French, German and Dutch form of Rosalia. In the English-speaking this name received a boost after the release of the movie Rosalie (1938), which was based on an earlier musical.

Latinate form of Rosaline.

Latinate form of Rosalind.

Combination of Rosa 1 and Anna.

Variant of Rosemary.

Combination of Rose and Mary. This name can also be given in reference to the herb, which gets its name from Latin ros marinus meaning "dew of the sea". It came into use as a given name in the 19th century.

Spanish diminutive of Rosa 1.

Variant of Roly.

Variant of Serena.

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.