Kat-Reverie's Personal Name List

Ylva
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian
Means "she-wolf", a derivative of Old Norse úlfr "wolf".
Veda
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Telugu, Kannada
Other Scripts: వేద(Telugu) ವೇದ(Kannada)
Means "knowledge" in Sanskrit.
Tomomi
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 智美, 朋美, 智実, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ともみ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: TO-MO-MEE
From Japanese (tomo) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or (tomo) meaning "friend" combined with (mi) meaning "beautiful" or (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.
Thamina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Arabic
Other Scripts: ثمينة(Arabic)
Pronounced: tha-MEE-nah
Means "valuable, precious, priceless" in Arabic.
Suman
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Nepali
Other Scripts: সুমন(Bengali) सुमन(Hindi, Marathi, Nepali) సుమన్(Telugu) ಸುಮನ್(Kannada)
Means "well-disposed, good mind", derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with मनस् (manas) meaning "mind".
Solvej
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Danish
Danish form of Solveig.
Snezhana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Other Scripts: Снежана(Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Russian and Bulgarian form of Snježana, as well as an alternate transcription of Macedonian Снежана (see Snežana).
Semyon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Семён(Russian)
Pronounced: syi-MYUYN
Russian form of Simon 1.
Sauda
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swahili
Meaning uncertain, possibly a variant of Sawda.
Sanjana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hindi, Marathi
Other Scripts: संजना(Hindi, Marathi)
Means "uniting, joining" in Sanskrit.
Reva
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hinduism, Hindi
Other Scripts: रेवा(Sanskrit, Hindi)
Means "one that moves" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Rati.
Reine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French
Pronounced: REHN
Means "queen" in French, ultimately from Latin regina.
Qiana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: African American (Modern)
From the word for the silk-like material, introduced by DuPont in 1968 and popular in the fashions of the 1970s [1].
Oliver
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Catalan, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Czech, Slovak, Carolingian Cycle
Other Scripts: Оливер(Serbian, Macedonian)
Pronounced: AHL-i-vər(English) O-lee-vu(German) O-lee-vehr(Finnish) oo-lee-BEH(Catalan) O-li-vehr(Czech) AW-lee-vehr(Slovak)
From Old French Olivier, which was possibly derived from Latin oliva "olive tree" [1]. Alternatively there could be an underlying Germanic name, such as Old Norse Áleifr (see Olaf) or Frankish Alawar (see Álvaro), with the spelling altered by association with the Latin word. In the Middle Ages the name became well-known in Western Europe because of the French epic La Chanson de Roland, in which Olivier is a friend and advisor to the hero Roland.

In England Oliver was a common medieval name, however it became rare after the 17th century because of the military commander Oliver Cromwell, who ruled the country following the civil war. The name was revived in the 19th century, perhaps due in part to the title character in Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist (1838), about a poor orphan living on the streets of London. It became very popular at the beginning of the 21st century, reaching the top rank for boys in England and Wales in 2009 and entering the top ten in the United States in 2017.

Nicholas
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: NIK-ə-ləs, NIK-ləs
From the Greek name Νικόλαος (Nikolaos) meaning "victory of the people", derived from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and λαός (laos) meaning "people". Saint Nicholas was a 4th-century bishop from Anatolia who, according to legend, saved the daughters of a poor man from lives of prostitution. He is the patron saint of children, sailors and merchants, as well as Greece and Russia. He formed the basis for the figure known as Santa Claus (created in the 19th century from Dutch Sinterklaas), the bringer of Christmas presents.

Due to the renown of the saint, this name has been widely used in the Christian world. It has been common in England since the 12th century, though it became a bit less popular after the Protestant Reformation. The name has been borne by five popes and two tsars of Russia.

Myra
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MIE-rə
Created by the 17th-century poet Fulke Greville. He possibly based it on Latin myrra meaning "myrrh" (a fragrant resin obtained from a tree). Otherwise, he may have simply rearranged the letters from the name Mary. Although unrelated etymologically, this is also the name of an ancient city of Anatolia.
Mstislav
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Czech (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Other Scripts: Мстислав(Russian)
Pronounced: mstyi-SLAF(Russian)
Means "vengeance and glory" from the Slavic elements mĭstĭ "vengeance" and slava "glory". Mstislav the Great was a 12th-century grand prince of Kiev.
Miroslav
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Czech, Slovak, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Other Scripts: Мирослав(Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Pronounced: MI-ro-slaf(Czech) MEE-raw-slow(Slovak) myi-ru-SLAF(Russian)
Derived from the Slavic elements mirŭ "peace, world" and slava "glory". This was the name of a 10th-century king of Croatia who was deposed by one of his nobles after ruling for four years.
Miren
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Basque
Pronounced: MEE-rehn
Basque form of Maria.
Lucia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, German, Dutch, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Slovak, Ancient Roman
Pronounced: loo-CHEE-a(Italian) LOO-tsya(German) loo-TSEE-a(German) LOO-shə(English) loo-SEE-ə(English) luy-SEE-a(Swedish) LOO-chya(Romanian) LOO-kee-a(Latin)
Feminine form of Lucius. Saint Lucia was a 4th-century martyr from Syracuse. She was said to have had her eyes gouged out, and thus she is the patron saint of the blind. She was widely revered in the Middle Ages, and her name has been used throughout Christian Europe (in various spellings). It has been used in the England since the 12th century, usually in the spellings Lucy or Luce.
Lelia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian
Italian form of Laelia.
Glyndwr
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh
Given in honour of Owain Glyndwr (or Glyn Dŵr, Anglicized as Glendower), a 14th-century Welsh patriot who led a revolt against England. His byname means "valley water", and was probably inspired by the name of his estate at Glyndyfrdwy (meaning "valley of the River Dee").
Femke
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Frisian, Dutch
Pronounced: FEHM-kə(Dutch)
Diminutive of Femme.
Euthalia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ancient Greek
Other Scripts: Εὐθαλία(Ancient Greek)
Means "flower, bloom" from the Greek word εὐθάλεια (euthaleia), itself derived from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and θάλλω (thallo) meaning "to blossom".
Enyo
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Ἐνυώ(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: i-NIE-o(English)
Meaning unknown. She was a bloodthirsty Greek war goddess and a companion of Ares.
Emil
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Romanian, Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Hungarian, Icelandic, English
Other Scripts: Емил(Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian) Эмиль(Russian)
Pronounced: EH-mil(Swedish, Czech) EH-meel(German, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian) eh-MEEL(Romanian) eh-MYEEL(Russian) ə-MEEL(English) EHM-il(English)
From the Roman family name Aemilius, which was derived from Latin aemulus meaning "rival".
Dieter
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German
Pronounced: DEE-tu
Means "warrior of the people", derived from the Old German elements theod meaning "people" (Old High German diota, Old Frankish þeoda) and heri meaning "army". This name is also used as a short form of Dietrich.
Cressida
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Literature
Pronounced: KREHS-i-də(English)
Form of Criseida used by Shakespeare in his play Troilus and Cressida (1602).
Cilla
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish, Dutch
Pronounced: SIL-lah(Swedish) SI-la(Dutch)
Diminutive of Cecilia.
Cianán
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish, Old Irish [1]
Diminutive of Cian. This was the name of a 5th-century Irish saint.
Ceinwen
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh
Derived from Welsh cain "good, lovely" and gwen "white, blessed". This was the name of a 5th-century Welsh saint also known as Cain or Keyne.
Caryn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAR-ən, KEHR-ən
Variant of Karen 1.
Bertram
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, German, Germanic [1]
Pronounced: BUR-trəm(English) BEHR-tram(German)
Means "bright raven", derived from the Old German element beraht "bright" combined with hram "raven". This name has long been conflated with Bertrand. The Normans introduced it to England, and Shakespeare used it in his play All's Well That Ends Well (1603).
Arjuna
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hinduism
Other Scripts: अर्जुन(Sanskrit)
Means "white, clear" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a hero in Hindu texts, the son of the god Indra and the princess Kunti.
Argider
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Basque
Pronounced: ar-GEE-dhehr
Derived from Basque argi "light" and eder "beautiful".
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