ADAMOItalian form of ADAMADELEForm of ADÈLEADINA (1)Possibly related to Hebrew עֲדִינָא ('adina') "slender, delicate". This is the name of a soldier in the Old Testament.ADRIAShort form of ADRIANAADRIANAGender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, English
Pronounced: ahd-RYAH-nah (Italian, Spanish, Polish), ayd-ree-AN-ə (English)
Feminine form of ADRIANADRIANOItalian and Portuguese form of ADRIANALDENFrom a surname which was derived from the Old English given name EALDWINE.ALESSANDROItalian form of ALEXANDER. A famous bearer was Alessandro Volta, the Italian physicist who invented the battery.ALESSIAGender: Feminine
Usage: Italian
Italian feminine form of ALEXISALEXAShort form of ALEXANDRAALLEGRAGender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Pronounced: ə-LEG-rə (English), ahl-LE-grah (Italian)
Means "cheerful, lively" in Italian. It is not a traditional Italian name. It was borne by a short-lived illegitimate daughter of Lord Byron.ALLEGRIAGender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Elaborated form of ALLEGRAALYCIAVariant of ALICIAANACLETOItalian, Spanish and Portuguese form of ANACLETUSANASTASIAGender: Feminine
Usage: Greek, Russian, English, Spanish, Ancient Greek
Other Scripts: Αναστασια (Greek), Анастасия (Russian)
Pronounced: ah-nah-stah-SEE-yah (Russian), a-nə-STAY-zhə (English), a-nə-STAS-yə (English), ah-nahs-TAH-syah (Spanish)
Feminine form of ANASTASIUS. This was the name of a 4th-century Dalmatian saint who was martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian. Due to her, the name has been common in Eastern Orthodox Christianity (in various spellings). As an English name it has been in use since the Middle Ages. A famous bearer was the youngest daughter of the last Russian tsar Nicholas II, who was rumoured to have escaped the execution of her family in 1918.ANGELINAGender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, English, Russian, German, Dutch, Polish, Spanish, Macedonian
Other Scripts: Ангелина (Russian, Macedonian)
Pronounced: an-jə-LEEN-ə (English), ahn-GYE-lee-nah (Russian), ahn-gye-LEE-nah (Russian), ahn-gee-LEE-nah (Russian), ahn-ge-LEE-nah (Polish)
Latinate diminutive of ANGELAANGELINEFrench diminutive of ANGELAANGELINOANYARussian diminutive of ANNAARAMeaning unknown, possibly of Sumerian origin. In Armenian legend this was the name of an Armenian king who was so handsome that the Assyrian queen Semiramis went to war to capture him.ARCADIAGender: Feminine
Usage: Various
Feminine form of ARCADIUSARCADIUSLatinized form of ARKADIOSARINARussian variant of IRINAASHShort form of ASHLEY. It can also come directly from the English word denoting either the tree or the residue of fire.ASHTONFrom a surname which was originally derived from a place name which meant "ash tree town" in Old English.ATHENAMeaning unknown, perhaps derived from Greek αθηρ (ather) "sharp" and αινη (aine) "praise". Athena was the Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare, the daughter of Zeus and the patron goddess of the city of Athens in Greece. She is associated with the olive tree and the owl.ATONMeans "solar disk" in Egyptian. Aton was an Egyptian god of the sun, depicted as a solar disk with long rays extending downwards. The worship of Aton was especially extensive during the reign of the pharaoh Akhenaton, who proclaimed Aton was the only god.AURELGerman, Romanian, Czech and Slovak form of AURELIUSAURELIAGender: Feminine
Usage: Ancient Roman, Italian, Romanian, Polish
Pronounced: ow-RE-lyah (Italian), ow-REL-yah (Polish)
Feminine form of AURELIUSAURÉLIEFrench feminine form of AURELIUSAVRILGender: Feminine
Usage: French (Rare), English (Rare)
Pronounced: av-REEL (French), AV-ril (English)
French form of APRILAXELMedieval Danish form of ABSALOMBELLEShort form of ISABELLA or names ending in belle. It is also associated with the French word meaning "beautiful". A famous bearer was Belle Starr (1848-1889), an outlaw of the American west, whose real given name was Maybelle.BIANCAItalian cognate of BLANCHE. Shakespeare used characters named Bianca in 'Taming of the Shrew' (1593) and 'Othello' (1603).BLAIRFrom a Scottish surname which is derived from Gaelic blár meaning "plain, field, battlefield".BRENTFrom an English surname, originally taken from various place names, derived from a Celtic word meaning "hill".CAMELIAFrom camelie, the Romanian spelling of camellia (see CAMELLIA).CAMERONGender: Masculine & Feminine
Pronounced: KAM-rən (English), KAM-ə-rən (English)
From a Scottish surname meaning "crooked nose" from Gaelic cam "crooked" and sròn "nose".CAMILLEFrench feminine and masculine form of CAMILLA. It is also used in the English-speaking world, where it is generally only feminine.CAMILLOGender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Italian form of CAMILLUSCAMILLUSRoman cognomen, which is probably of Etruscan origin and unknown meaning. It is probably not related to Latin camillus "a youth employed in religious services". This name was borne by the 16th-century Italian monk Saint Camillus de Lellis.CAROLINEGender: Feminine
Usage: French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Pronounced: ka-ro-LEEN (French), KER-ə-lien (English), KER-ə-lin (English), KAR-ə-lien (English), KAR-ə-lin (English)
French feminine form of CAROLUSCELIAGender: Feminine
Usage: English, Spanish, Italian
Pronounced: SEEL-yə (English), SEE-lee-ə (English), THE-lyah (Spanish), SE-lyah (Latin American Spanish), CHE-lyah (Italian)
Feminine form of the Roman family name CAELIUS. Shakespeare used it in his play 'As You Like It' (1599), which introduced the name to the English-speaking public at large. It is sometimes used as a short form of CECILIA.CÉLINECHRISCIANMeans "ancient" in Gaelic. This was the name of the mythical ancestor of the Cianachta in Irish legend. Cian was also the name of a son-in-law of Brian Boru.CLAIREFrench form of CLARACLEMENTINEFrench feminine form of CLEMENTCOLEFrom a surname which was originally derived from the Old English byname COLA.COLETTEShort form of NICOLETTE. Saint Colette was a 15th-century French nun who gave her money to the poor. This was also the pen name of the French author Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954).CONSTANTINAGender: Feminine
Usage: Late Roman
Feminine form of Constantinus (see CONSTANTINE).CONSTANTINEFrom the Latin name Constantinus, a derivative of CONSTANS. Constantine the Great (272-337) was the first Roman emperor to adopt Christianity. He moved the capital of the empire from Rome to Byzantium, which he renamed Constantinople (modern Istanbul).DEMETRIUSLatinized form of the Greek name Δημητριος (Demetrios), which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess DEMETER (1). Kings of Macedon and the Seleucid kingdom have had this name. This was also the name of several early saints including a Saint Demetrius who was martyred in the 4th century.DEVIKADIANNAVariant of DIANADIMITRIDREWShort form of ANDREWELIANA (2)Means "my God has answered" in Hebrew.ELIORAFeminine form of ELIORELISABETTAItalian form of ELIZABETHELLEDiminutive of ELEANOR and other names beginning with El. This name can also be given in reference to the French pronoun elle meaning "she".ÉLODIEFrench form of ALODIAELYSEGender: Feminine
Usage: English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH. It was popularized in the early 1980s by a character from the television comedy 'Family Ties'.EMILIOItalian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Aemilius (see EMIL).EMLYNGender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh
Probably from the name of an ancient region in Wales, its name meaning "around the valley". It has also been suggested that this name is a Welsh form of Aemilianus (see EMILIANO).ESMÉEFeminine form of ESMÉEUDORAGender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Ευδωρα (Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: yoo-DAWR-ə (English)
Means "good gift" in Greek, from the elements ευ "good" and δωρον (doron) "gift". This was the name of a nymph, one of the Hyades, in Greek mythology.EUGENIAGender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ευγενεια (Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: e-oo-KHE-nyah (Spanish), e-uw-GEN-yah (Polish), yoo-JEE-nee-ə (English), yoo-JEEN-yə (English)
Feminine form of Eugenius (see EUGENE). It was borne by a semi-legendary 3rd-century saint who escaped persecution by disguising herself as a man. The name was occasionally found in England during the Middle Ages, but it was not regularly used until the 19th century.EVANDER (1)Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology
Other Scripts: Ευανδρος (Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: ee-VAN-dər (English), ə-VAN-dər (English)
Variant of Evandrus, Latin form of the Greek name Ευανδρος (Euandros) which meant "good man", derived from Greek ευ "good" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος). In Roman mythology Evander was an Arcadian hero of the Trojan War who founded the city of Pallantium near the spot where Rome was later built.FAITHSimply from the English word faith, ultimately from Latin fidere "to trust". This was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century.FARRAHVariant transcription of FARAHFAUNAFeminine form of FAUNUS. Fauna was a Roman goddess of fertility, women and healing, a daughter and companion of Faunus.FELIXGender: Masculine
Usage: German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Romanian, Ancient Roman, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Pronounced: FE-liks (German), FAY-liks (Dutch), FEE-liks (English)
From a Roman cognomen meaning "lucky, successful" in Latin. It was acquired as an agnomen, or nickname, by the 1st-century BC Roman general Sulla. It also appears in the New Testament belonging to the governor of Judea who imprisoned Saint Paul.Due to its favourable meaning, this name was popular among early Christians, being borne by many early saints and four popes. It has been used in England since the Middle Ages, though it has been more popular in continental Europe. A notable bearer was the German composer Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847).
FILIPAGender: Feminine
Usage: Portuguese, Serbian, Croatian, Polish
Other Scripts: Филипа (Serbian)
Pronounced: fee-LEE-pah (Polish)
Feminine form of PHILIPFLORIANAGender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Ancient Roman
Italian feminine form of FLORIANGARDENIAFrom the name of the tropical flower, which was named for the Scottish naturalist Alexander Garden (1730-1791).GEMMAMedieval Italian nickname meaning "gem, precious stone". It was borne by the 13th-century wife of the Italian poet Dante Alighieri.GEORGINAFeminine form of GEORGEGIADiminutive of GIANNAGINEVRAItalian form of GUINEVERE. This is also the Italian name for the city of Geneva, Switzerland. It is also sometimes associated with the Italian word ginepro meaning "juniper".GIORGINOGIULIANAFeminine form of GIULIANOGIULIETTADiminutive of GIULIAGİZEMGender: Feminine
Usage: Turkish
Means "mystery" in Turkish.GRACEFrom the English word grace, which ultimately derives from Latin gratia. This was one of the virtue names created in the 17th century by the Puritans. The actress Grace Kelly (1929-1982) was a famous bearer.GRANTFrom an English and Scottish surname which was derived from Norman French grand meaning "great, large". A famous bearer of the surname was Ulysses Grant (1822-1885), the commander of the Union forces during the American Civil War who later served as president. In America the name has often been given in his honour.GRAYFrom an English surname meaning "grey", originally given to a person who had grey hair or clothing.GWENDOLYNVariant of GWENDOLENHELENAGender: Feminine
Usage: German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Finnish, Estonian, Slovene, Croatian, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: ‘Ελενη (Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: he-LE-nah (German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish), hay-LAY-nah (Dutch)
Latinate form of HELENHELENEGender: Feminine
Usage: German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: ‘Ελενη (Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: he-LE-nu (German)
Ancient Greek form of HELEN, as well as the modern German and Scandinavian form.HOLDENFrom a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "deep valley" in Old English. This is the name of the main character in J. D. Salinger's novel 'The Catcher in the Rye' (1951), Holden Caufield.HOPEFrom the English word hope, ultimately from Old English hopian. This name was first used by the Puritans in the 17th century.INDIGOFrom the English word indigo for the purplish-blue dye or the colour. It is ultimately derived from Greek Ινδικον (Indikon) "Indic, from India".INDIRAMeans "beauty" in Sanskrit. This is another name of Lakshmi, the wife of the Hindu god Vishnu. A notable bearer was India's first female prime minister, Indira Gandhi (1917-1984).INDRAMeans "possessing drops of rain" from Sanskrit इन्दु (indu) "a drop" and र (ra) "possessing". Indra is the name of the ancient Hindu warrior god of the sky and rain. He is the chief god in the Hindu text the Rigveda.INGRIDFrom the Old Norse name Ingríðr meaning "Ing is beautiful", derived from the name of the Germanic god ING combined with fríðr "beautiful". A famous bearer was the Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982).ISLAVariant of ISLAY, typically used as a feminine name.JANETTEVariant of JANETJANINEEnglish form of JEANNINE. It has only been in use since the 20th century.JEAN (1)French form of Jehan, the Old French form of Iohannes (see JOHN). The French philosophers Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) and Jean Paul Sartre (1905-1980) were two well-known bearers of this name. It was also borne by the German-French Dadaist artist Jean Arp (1886-1966).JEAN (2)Medieval English variant of Jehanne (see JANE). It was common in England and Scotland during the Middle Ages, but eventually became rare in England. It was reintroduced to the English-speaking world from Scotland in the 19th century.JONAHFrom the Hebrew name יוֹנָה (Yonah) meaning "dove". This was the name of a prophet swallowed by a fish, as told in the Old Testament Book of Jonah. He emerged from the fish alive three days later. His story was popular in the Middle Ages, but the name did not become common until after the Protestant Reformation.JULIANGender: Masculine
Usage: English, Polish, German
Pronounced: JOO-lee-ən (English), JOOL-yən (English), YUWL-yahn (Polish), YOO-lee-ahn (German)
From the Roman name Iulianus, which was derived from JULIUS. This was the name of the last pagan Roman emperor, Julian the Apostate (4th century). It was also borne by several early saints, including the legendary Saint Julian the Hospitaller. This name has been used in England since the Middle Ages, at which time it was also a feminine name (from Juliana, eventually becoming Gillian).JULIANAGender: Feminine
Usage: Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
Pronounced: yuy-lee-AH-nah (Dutch), yoo-lee-AH-nah (German), joo-lee-AHN-ə (English)
Feminine form of Iulianus (see JULIAN). This was the name of a 4th-century saint and martyr from Nicomedia, and also of the Blessed Juliana of Norwich, also called Julian, a 14th-century mystic and author. The name was also borne by a 20th-century queen of the Netherlands. In England, this form has been in use since the 18th century, alongside the older form Gillian.JULIETTEFrench diminutive of JULIEJUNEFrom the name of the month, which was originally derived from the name of the Roman goddess Juno. It has been used as a given name since the 19th century.JUNOMeaning unknown, possibly related to an Indo-European root meaning "youth", or possibly of Etruscan origin. In Roman mythology Juno was the wife of Jupiter and the queen of the heavens. She was the protectress of marriage and women, and was also the goddess of finance.KARAGender: Feminine
Usage: English
Variant of CARAKATHERINAGender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare), German
Pronounced: kath-ə-REE-nə (English), kə-THREE-nə (English), kah-te-REE-nah (German)
Latinate form of KATHERINE. Shakespeare used this name in his play 'Taming of the Shrew' (1593).KATRINGender: Feminine
Usage: German, Swedish, Estonian
Pronounced: KAHT-reen (German)
Personal note: A combo I like is Zola Katrin
German, Swedish and Estonian short form of KATHERINEKATRINAGender: Feminine
Usage: English, German, Swedish, Dutch
Pronounced: kə-TREE-nə (English), kaht-REE-nah (Dutch)
KATYAKENDRALAKEFrom the English word lake, for the inland body of water. It is ultimately derived from Latin lacus.LÁRAGender: Feminine
Usage: Icelandic
Icelandic form of LAURALIANAGender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Portuguese, English
Short form of ELIANA (1), JULIANA, LILIANA, and other names that end in liana. This is also the word for a type of vine that grows in jungles.LIBERTYSimply from the English word liberty, derived from Latin libertas, a derivative of liber "free". Interestingly, since 1880 this name has charted on the American popularity lists in three different periods: in 1918 (at the end of World War I), in 1976 (the American bicentennial), and after 2001 (during the War on Terrorism).LINA (1)Means either "palm tree" or "tender" in Arabic.LIV (1)Derived from the Old Norse name Hlíf meaning "protection". Its use has been influenced by the modern Scandinavian word liv meaning "life".LIVIANAFeminine form of the Roman family name Livianus, which was itself derived from the family name LIVIUS.LIVIANUSGender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman
Latin masculine form of LIVIANALIVIUSGender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman
Roman family name which may be related to either Latin liveo "to envy" or lividus "blue, envious". Titus Livius, also known as Livy, was a Roman historian who wrote a history of the city of Rome.LOGANFrom a surname which was originally derived from a Scottish place name meaning "little hollow" in Scottish Gaelic.LUCIENGender: Masculine
Usage: French
French form of LUCIANUSLUCINAGender: Feminine
Usage: Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin lucus meaning "grove", but later associated with lux "light". This was the name of a Roman goddess of childbirth.LUCINEVariant transcription of LUSINELUIGINAGender: Feminine
Usage: Italian
Diminutive of LUIGIALUISAFeminine form of LUISLYRAGender: Feminine
Usage: Astronomy
The name of the constellation in the northern sky containing the star Vega. It is said to be shaped after the lyre of Orpheus.MAGNOLIAFrom the English word magnolia for the flower, which was named for the French botanist Pierre Magnol.MARINAGender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Greek, Russian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Georgian, Ancient Roman
Other Scripts: Μαρινα (Greek), Марина (Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian), მარინა (Georgian)
Pronounced: mah-REE-nah (Italian, Spanish, German, Russian)
Feminine form of MARINUSMARTINAGender: Feminine
Usage: German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Czech, Croatian, Slovak, Slovene, Ancient Roman
Pronounced: mahr-TEE-nah (Dutch, Italian, Spanish), mahr-TEEN-ə (English)
Feminine form of Martinus (see MARTIN). Saint Martina was a 3rd-century martyr who is one of the patron saints of Rome.MATILDAFrom the Germanic name Mahthildis meaning "strength in battle", from the elements maht "might, strength" and hild "battle". Saint Matilda was the wife of the 10th-century German king Henry I the Fowler. The name was brought to England by the Normans, being borne by the wife of William the Conqueror himself. It was 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.MATRONAMeans "lady" in Late Latin. This was the name of three early saints.MATTEOItalian form of MATTHEWMAXIMILIANAGender: Feminine
Usage: Ancient Roman
Feminine form of MAXIMILIANUSMILAGender: Feminine
Usage: Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Czech
Other Scripts: Мила (Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian)
MILANAVariant of MILENAMILESFrom the Germanic name Milo, introduced by the Normans to England in the form Miles. The meaning is not known for certain. It is possibly connected to the Slavic name element mil meaning "gracious". From an early date it was associated with Latin miles "soldier".MILOOld Germanic form of MILES, as well as the Latinized form. This form of the name was used in official documents during the Middle Ages, and it has been used independently since the 19th century.MIRABELLEGender: Feminine
Usage: French (Rare), English (Rare)
Derived from Latin mirabilis "wonderful". This name was coined during the Middle Ages, though it eventually died out. It was briefly revived in the 19th century.MONA (1)Anglicized form of MUADHNAIT. It is also associated with Greek monos "one" and Leonardo da Vinci's painting the 'Mona Lisa' (in which case it is a contraction of Italian ma donna meaning "my lady").NADYA (1)NATALIAGender: Feminine
Usage: Polish, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Late Roman
Pronounced: nah-TAH-lyah (Polish, Italian, Spanish)
Polish, Italian, Spanish and Romanian form of NATALIENESSA (2)Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hebrew
Means "miracle" in Hebrew.NICCOLÒItalian form of NICHOLAS. A famous bearer was Niccolò Machiavelli, a 16th-century political philosopher from Florence.NICOLETTAGender: Feminine
Usage: Italian
Feminine diminutive of NICOLA (1)NILESFrom a surname which was derived from the given name NEIL.NINA (1)Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Italian, English, German, French, Polish, Slovene, Czech, Slovak, Croatian
Other Scripts: Нина (Russian)
Pronounced: NEE-nah (Russian, Italian, German, Polish), NEE-nə (English)
Short form of names that end in nina, such as ANTONINA or GIANNINA. It was imported to Western Europe from Russia and Italy in the 19th century. This name also coincides with the Spanish word niña meaning "little girl".NOLANFrom an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Nualláin meaning "descendent of NUALLÁN". The baseball player Nolan Ryan (1947-) is a famous bearer of this name.OCEANSimply from the English word ocean for a large body of water. It is ultimately derived from Greek Ωκεανος (Okeanos), the name of the body of water thought to surround the Earth.OCÉANEDerived from French océan meaning "ocean".OCEANUSLatinized form of OKEANOSOCTAVIANFrom the Roman name Octavianus, which was derived from the name OCTAVIUS. After Gaius Octavius (later Roman emperor Augustus) was adopted by Julius Caesar he took the name Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus.ODESSAGender: Feminine
Usage: Various
From the name of a Ukrainian city that sits on the north coast of the Black Sea. This name can also be used as a feminine form of ODYSSEUS.OLIVERGender: Masculine
Usage: English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Czech, Slovak
Other Scripts: Оливер (Serbian, Macedonian)
Pronounced: AHL-ə-vər (English), AW-lee-ver (German)
From Olivier, a Norman French form of a Germanic name such as ALFHER or an Old Norse name such as Áleifr (see OLAF). The spelling was altered by association with Latin oliva "olive tree". In the Middle Ages the name became well-known in Western Europe because of the French epic 'La Chanson de Roland', in which Olivier was a friend and advisor of 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 in part due to the title character in Charles Dickens' novel 'Oliver Twist' (1838), which was about a poor orphan living on the streets of London.
OPHELIADerived from Greek οφελος (ophelos) meaning "help". This name was probably created by the 15th-century poet Jacopo Sannazaro for a character in his poem 'Arcadia'. It was borrowed by Shakespeare for his play 'Hamlet' (1600), in which it belongs to Hamlet's lover who eventually goes insane and drowns herself. In spite of this, the name has been used since the 19th century.ORA (1)Perhaps based on Latin oro "to pray". It was first used in America in the 19th century.ORVILLEThis name was invented by the 18th-century writer Fanny Burney, who perhaps intended it to mean "golden city" in French. Orville Wright (1871-1948), together with his brother Wilbur, invented the first successful airplane.PANDORAGender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Πανδωρα (Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: pan-DAWR-ə (English)
Personal note: Sounds nice as a name.
Means "all gifts", derived from a combination of Greek παν (pan) "all" and δωρον (doron) "gift". In Greek mythology Pandora was the first mortal woman. Zeus gave her a jar containing all of the troubles and ills that mankind now knows, and told her not to open it. Unfortunately her curiosity got the best of her and she opened it, unleashing the evil spirits into the world.PATRICKGender: Masculine
Usage: Irish, English, French, German
Pronounced: PAT-rik (English), pat-REEK (French), PAHT-rik (German)
From the Latin name Patricius, which meant "nobleman". This name was adopted in the 5th-century by Saint Patrick, whose birth name was Sucat. He was a Romanized Briton who was captured and enslaved in his youth by Irish raiders. After six years of servitude he escaped home, but he eventually became a bishop and went back to Ireland as a missionary. He is traditionally credited with Christianizing the island, and is regarded as Ireland's patron saint.In England and elsewhere in Europe during the Middle Ages this name was used in honour of the saint. However, it was not generally given in Ireland before the 17th century because it was considered too sacred for everyday use. It has since become very common there.
PAULINAGender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish, Polish, Swedish, English, Croatian, Ancient Roman
Pronounced: pow-LEE-nah (Spanish, Polish), paw-LEEN-ə (English)
Feminine form of Paulinus (see PAULINO).PETRAGender: Feminine
Usage: Greek, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Hungarian, English
Other Scripts: Πετρα (Greek), Петра (Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Pronounced: PET-rə (English)
Feminine form of PETER. This was also the name of an ancient city in the region that is now Jordan.QUINNGender: Masculine & Feminine
Pronounced: KWIN
Personal note: My 2nd favorite unisex name.
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Cuinn meaning "descendent of CONN".RACHELLERITAGender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Hungarian, Spanish, Portuguese
Pronounced: REE-tə (English), REE-tah (German)
Short form of MARGHERITA or other names ending in rita. A famous bearer was American actress Rita Hayworth (1918-1987).RIVERFrom the English word that denotes a flowing body of water. The word is ultimately derived (via Old French) from Latin ripa "riverbank".ROBERTINAFeminine diminutive of ROBERTOROSALIALate Latin name derived from rosa "rose". This was the name of a 12th-century Sicilian saint.ROSALIEFrench and German 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.ROSALINEMedieval variant of ROSALIND. This is the name of characters in Shakespeare's 'Love's Labour's Lost' (1594) and 'Romeo and Juliet' (1596).ROSEOriginally a Norman form of a Germanic name, which was composed of the elements hrod "fame" and heid "kind, sort, type". The Normans introduced it to England in the forms Roese and Rohese. From an early date it was associated with the word for the fragrant flower rose (derived from Latin rosa). When the name was revived in the 19th century, it was probably with the flower in mind.RYANFrom an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Riain meaning "descendent of Rían". The given name Rían probably means "little king" (from Irish rí "king" combined with a diminutive suffix).SANTINOGender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Diminutive of SANTOSARITA (2)Means "flowing" in Sanskrit.SCARLETTFrom a surname which denoted a person who sold or made clothes made of scarlet (a kind of cloth, ultimately derived from Persian سقرلاط (sakhrilat)). Margaret Mitchell used this name for Scarlett O'Hara, the main character in her novel 'Gone with the Wind' (1936). Scarlett's name came from her grandmother's maiden name.SEDNAGender: Feminine
Usage: Mythology
Meaning unknown. This is the name of the Inuit goddess of the sea, sea animals and the underworld. According to some legends Sedna was originally a beautiful woman thrown into the ocean by her father.SELENEGender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology, Greek
Other Scripts: Σεληνη (Greek)
Pronounced: sə-LEE-nee (English)
Means "moon" in Greek. This was the name of a Greek goddess of the moon, sometimes identified with the goddess Artemis.SERAPHINAGender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare), German (Rare), Late Roman
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Seraphinus, derived from the biblical word seraphim which was Hebrew in origin and meant "fiery ones". The seraphim were an order of angels, described by Isaiah in the Bible as having six wings each. This was the name of a 13th-century Italian saint who made clothes for the poor. As an English name, it has never been common.SÉRAPHINEGender: Feminine
Usage: French
French form of SERAPHINASHYLAGender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Variant of SHEILASÖRENGender: Masculine
Pronounced: ZUU-ren (German)
Personal note: Interesting and sweet,
Swedish and German form of SØRENTARA (1)Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: TAHR-ə, TER-ə, TAR-ə
Personal note: A very nice clean name.
Anglicized form of the Irish place name Teamhair, which possibly means "elevated place" in Gaelic. This was the name of the sacred hill near Dublin where the Irish high kings resided. It was popularized as a given name by the novel 'Gone with the Wind' (1936) and the subsequent movie adaptation (1939), in which it is the name of the O'Hara plantation.TAROVariant transcription of TAROUTATIANAGender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Romanian, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish, English, Ancient Roman
Other Scripts: Татьяна (Russian), Татяна (Bulgarian)
Pronounced: tah-TYAH-nah (Russian, Polish, Spanish, Italian), ta-tee-AN-ə (English), ta-TYAN-ə (English)
Feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, a derivative of the Roman name TATIUS. This was the name of a 3rd-century saint who was martyred in Rome under the emperor Alexander Severus. She was especially venerated in Orthodox Christianity, and the name has been common in Russia and Eastern Europe. It was not regularly used in the English-speaking world until the 1980s.TERTIUSTITANIAGender: Feminine
Usage: Literature
Pronounced: tə-TAYN-yə (English), tə-TAHN-yə (English), tie-TAYN-yə (English)
Perhaps based on Latin Titanius meaning "of the Titans". This name was (first?) used by Shakespeare in his comedy 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (1595) where it is the name of queen of the fairies. This is also a moon of Uranus, named after the Shakespearian character.TOLA (1)TORAModern form of ÞÓRATWILAMeaning unknown. Perhaps based on the English word twilight, or maybe from a Cajun pronunciation of French étoile "star". It came into use as an American given name in the late 19th century.URBANGender: Masculine
Usage: Danish, Swedish, Polish, Slovene, Biblical, History
Pronounced: UWR-bahn (Polish), UR-bən (English)
From the Latin name Urbanus which meant "city dweller". This name is mentioned briefly in one of Paul's epistles in the New Testament. It was subsequently borne by eight popes.URBANAItalian feminine form of URBANVALENCIAGender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish
Pronounced: bah-LEN-thyah (Spanish), bah-LEN-syah (Latin American Spanish)
From a Late Latin name which was derived from valentia "power". Cities in Spain and Venezuela bear this name.VALENTINAGender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Russian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Romanian, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Other Scripts: Валентина (Russian, Macedonian)
Pronounced: vah-len-TEE-nah (Italian), vah-lyen-TEE-nah (Russian), vah-leen-TEE-nah (Russian)
Feminine form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)). A famous bearer was the Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova (1937-), who in 1963 became the first woman to visit space.VALENTINOItalian form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)).VALERIUSRoman family name which was derived from Latin valere "to be strong". This was the name of several early saints.VALERIYARussian feminine form of VALERIUSVERA (1)Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Portuguese
Other Scripts: Вера (Russian, Serbian, Macedonian)
Pronounced: VYE-rah (Russian), VEER-ə (English), VER-ə (English)
Means "faith" in Russian, though it is sometimes associated with the Latin word verus "true". It has been in general use in the English-speaking world since the late 19th century.VESNAGender: Feminine
Usage: Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Other Scripts: Весна (Serbian, Macedonian)
Means "messenger" in Slavic. This was the name of a Slavic spirit associated with the springtime. In many Slavic languages this is now the poetic word for "spring". It has been used as a given name only since the 20th century.VIOLETTAItalian and Russian form of VIOLETVITAGender: Feminine
Usage: Ancient Roman, Italian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Danish
Feminine form of VITUSWINONAMeans "firstborn daughter" in the Dakota language. This was the name of the daughter of the Sioux Dakota chief Wapasha III.XIOMARAGender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish
Possibly a Spanish form of GUIOMARYOANABulgarian feminine form of JOHNZENONGender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek, Polish
Other Scripts: Ζηνων (Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: ZE-nawn (Polish)
Older form of ZENO, as well as the modern Polish form.ZENOVIAModern Greek form of ZENOBIAZOLA (1)Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: ZO-lə
Personal note: I wanna give this name to a daughter!
Meaning unknown, perhaps an invented name. It has been in occasional use in the English-speaking world since the 19th century. It coincides with an Italian surname, a famous bearer being the French-Italian author Émile Zola (1840-1902).ZYTA