This is a list of submitted names in which the person who added the name is
Buneary.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Rosanie f FolkloreProbably an elaboration of
Rose. This is the name of a princess in the fairy tale 'Ricdin-Ricdon' by Marie-Jeanne L'Héritier. It was also used by the Comte de Caylus for the titular princess in his fairy tale 'Rosanie' (usually known in English as 'Rosanella').
Rouge f Popular CultureMeans "red" in French, though it can also refer to the type of make-up. A famous fictional bearer is Rouge the Bat, a character in the Sonic games.
Sabiha f Arabic, Turkish, Bengali, UrduMeans "morning" or "beautiful, graceful" in Arabic. This name was borne by Turkish aviator Sabiha Gökçen (1913-2001).
Saide f Crimean TatarCrimean Tatar form of
Sa'ida. A famous bearer was Saide Arifova, a Crimean Tatar woman who assisted Crimean Jews during the Holocaust.
Schönche f Yiddish, JewishDerived from German
schön meaning "beautiful". This name was borne by Schönche Jeannette Rothschild (1771-1859), the oldest child of Mayer Rothschild, founder of the Rothschild banking family.
Tenzile f Turkish (Rare)Turkish form of
Tanzila. A notable bearer was Tenzile Erdoğan (1924-2011), the mother of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Tharja f Popular CulturePossibly a corruption of Sanskrit tharaja meaning "star with full glow". This is the name of a character in the video game Fire Emblem: Awakening.
Thenia f English (American, Archaic)Meaning unknown, possibly a shortened form of
Parthenia. This name was borne by a daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings who died in infancy. She was possibly named after one of Sally's sisters, Thenia Hemings (1767-1795).
Thuwaybah f ArabicMeans "deserving of God's reward" in Arabic. This was the name of the wet nurse of the Muslim prophet Muhammad. She later became one of his early followers.
Tourmentine f LiteratureFrom the name of a mythical herb that is supposed to cause people to repeatedly run around in circles if stepped on (the name of the herb is derived from the French
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Toutebelle f LiteratureMeans "all-fair" in French. This is the name of the princess in Madame d'Aulnoy's fairy tale ''The Yellow Dwarf'' (1697). Toutebelle is a beautiful but vain princess who is promised to an ugly dwarf, but decides to marry a king instead... [
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Trot f & m LiteratureFrom the English word ''trot'', given as a nickname to someone who walks with a diagonal gait. This is used as a nickname of two literary characters: the titular character from Charles Dickens' novel ''David Copperfield'' (1849) and Mayre "Trot" Griffiths from L. Frank Baum's books.
Truella f LiteratureCombination of the word "true" and the popular suffix -ella. This is the name of a character in L. Frank Baum's novel ''The Magical Monarch of Mo'' (1900).
Truitonne f LiteratureDerived from the French word for trout,
truite. This is the name of the ugly stepsister in the French fairy tale The Blue Bird. She is named so because her face has many spots like a trout. She is turned into a pig at the end - which is a pun due to the similarity of her name to the French word for sow,
truie.
Turandokht f Iranian (Rare), LiteratureMeans "daughter of Turan", composed of Persian توران
(Tūrān), a region of Central Asia that was part of the Persian Empire, allegedly meaning "land of Tur" (said to have been named for the legendary Persian prince
Tur, a son of King
Fereydoun who reigned around 750 BC), and دخت
(dokht) "daughter".... [
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Turandot f TheatreDerived from the Persian name
Turandokht, meaning "daughter of Turan" (Turan being a region in Central Asia). This is the name of the title character in an opera by Giacomo Puccini... [
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Udea f FolkloreThis is the name of the protagonist of the North African fairy tale "Udea and her Seven Brothers".... [
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Uma f JapaneseMeans "horse" in Japanese. During the Edo period, this name was sometimes given to girls born during the Year of the Horse. It is rarely used today.
Umataro m Japanese (Rare), Popular CultureDerived from Japanese 馬 (uma) "horse", 太 (ta) "thick, big, great", and 郎 (ro) "son". A notable fictional bearer of the name is Dr. Umataro Tenma, a character in the manga Astro Boy and its subsequent anime adaptations... [
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Ungoliant f LiteratureSindarin translation of the Quenya name Ungweliantë, meaning "dark spider". Ungoliant was a character in Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion'. She was an evil spirit in spider form who helped Morgoth destroy the Two Trees of Valinor.
Urgulania f Ancient RomanMeaning unknown, most likely of Etruscan origin. This name was borne by a noblewoman who was a close friend of the empress
Livia 1.
Üter m Popular CulturePseudo-German name first used on a German character from The Simpsons. It is not used as a name in real-life German.
Vairë f LiteratureMeans "weaver" in Quenya. This was the name of one of the Valar in Tolkien's 'The Simarillion'. Vairë was the wife of Mandos and the weaver of all the stories of the world.
Valacar m LiteratureMeans "Vala helm" in Quenya; Vala referring to the Valar. This is the name of the twentieth king of Gondor in Tolkien's legendarium and the husband of
Vidumavi.
Valanice f Popular CultureVariant of the name
Balanice, which appears in the French fairy tale Rosanella. Valanice is the name of a character in the King's Quest series of computer games... [
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Vannozza f Medieval ItalianMedieval Italian diminutive of
Giovanna. The most notable bearer of this name was Vannozza dei Cattanei, the mistress of Pope Alexander VI and the mother of Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia.
Varina f English (Rare)Possibly a variant of
Varinia. This name was most notably borne by Varina Davis (1826-1906), the second wife of Jefferson Davis and the First Lady of the Confederate States of America.
Veep f & m History (Ecclesiastical)Meaning unknown; most likely of Cornish origin. This was the name of a 6th-century Cornish saint. Almost nothing is known about the saint - there is debate over whether Veep was male or female. S/he is the namesake of the village St... [
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Vidumavi f LiteratureLatinized form of Gothic *
Widumawi meaning "wood maiden", composed of the elements
witu "wood" and
mawi "girl". This name is mentioned in the appendices of J. R. R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings' as belonging to a princess of Rhovanion who marries King
Valacar of Gondor and becomes the mother of
Eldacar... [
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Vinitharya m Literature, Germanic (Latinized)Derived from Gothic ''Winid-haria'' meaning "pasture-armyman" or "Winidas-armyman". In Tolkien's legendarium, this is the birth name of
Eldacar, who is given a name from his mother's people due to his birth in Rhovanion.
Volo m Popular CultureDerived from Latin ''volō'' meaning "I wish". This is the name of a character from the video game Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Volo is a member of the Ginkgo Guild who is secretly looking for plates to summon Arceus and destroy and recreate the world.
Vouletti f English (American)Meaning unknown, perhaps an invented name. It was first borne by Vouletti Theresa Singer (1840–1913), a daughter of the American inventor Isaac Singer. The name was passed to the forthcoming generations in her family... [
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Yukie f & m JapaneseFrom the Japanese kanji 幸 (
yuki) meaning "fortune" and 枝 (
e) meaning "branch; limbs". It can also derive from 雪 (
yuki) meaning "snow" and 絵 (
e) meaning "picture"... [
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Zaphnath-paaneah m BiblicalMeaning uncertain. This is the name Pharaoh gave to Joseph in the book of Genesis. Some Egyptologists claim the second element of the name contains the word
ˁnḫ "life". Jewish traditional claims the meaning is "revealer of secrets", whereas third century priest and historian Jerome provided the Latin translation
salvator mundi "saviour of the world"... [
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Zebunnissa f Urdu, Indian (Muslim), HistoryMeans "beauty of women", from Persian zeb meaning "beauty" combined with Arabic nissa meaning "women". This name was borne by Zeb-un-Nissa (1638-1702), an Mughal princess who was also a poet.
Zezolla f LiteratureMeaning unknown. This is the name of the main character of the fairy tale Cenerentola, an early version of Cinderella written by Giambattista Basile.
Zirphil m LiteratureMeaning unknown. This is the name of the protagonist of the fairy tale "Princess Camion" by Mademoiselle de Lubert. Zirphil is a young prince who is given a doll named Camion, who is really an enchanted princess, to be his wife.
Zirphile f LiteratureFeminine form of
Zirphil. This name is borne by one of the title characters of the French fairy tale "Acajou et Zirphile". Zirphile is the name of a vain princess... [
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Zixi f LiteratureThis name was created by L. Frank Baum, who used it as the name of the titular character in his book 'Queen Zixi of Ix' (1905).
Zoisite m & f Popular CultureFrom the name of the mineral zoisite, which was named after Carniolan naturalist Sigmund Zois (1747-1819). This is the name of a character from the manga and anime 'Sailor Moon'. He is male in the source material, but was changed to female in several international dubs of the anime.
Zoza f LiteratureMeans "mud" or "slime" in Neapolitan. This is the name of the fictional narrator of the Pentamerone by Giambattista Basile.