This is a list of submitted names in which the person who added the name is
elbowin.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Abdes m Ancient Aramaic (Latinized)The name is formed with the word
Abd "servant (of)" and
Es which is less clear. It may refer to
Yah, the Judeo-Christian God, making the name a variant of
Abdias, or to the Egyptian goddess
Isis.... [
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Acquanetta f African American (Rare)This name was brought to some public attention by the American actress Acquanetta (1921-2004), born Mildred Davenport. Though she claimed her stage name meant "laughing water" or "deep water" in Arapaho, it appears to be an invented name, possibly an elaboration of Italian
acqua "water" using
Netta 1.
Ago m German (Rare, Archaic)In the case of the most famous bearer of the name, the German diplomat Ago von Maltzan, it is a nickname based on the initials of his three given names
Adolf Georg Otto.
Aleferna f Low German (Archaic)Aleferna was Prioress of the Hohenholte monastery in Northern Germany (attested 1237–1240). The name is only partially explained ALA means "all", but the FERNA part is obscure. ... [
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Alfarata f Popular CultureThe name of a fictive native American girl in the song 'The Blue Juniata' by Marion Dix Sullivan (1844).
Amat al-Aleem f ArabicMeans "maidservant of the omniscient" from Arabic أمة ال
(amat al) meaning "maidservant of the" combined with عليم
(alim) meaning "omniscient".
Amat al-Razzak f ArabicMeans "maidservant of the all-provider" from Arabic أمة ال
(amat al) meaning "maidservant of the" and رزاق
(razzāq) "provider, sustainer".
Anchor m EnglishThe name is either a masculine form of
Anchoretta (finally going back to the Welsh name
Angharad) or used with the literal meaning "anchor".
Argine f Popular Culture, French (Rare)Argine is the name of the Queen of Clubs on French playing cards. While the names on other cards are recognisable figures from history or mythology, Argine is more obscure, it is explained as an anagram of the Latin word
regina "queen".
Artula f Old CelticArtula is a diminutive from the Gaulish word
artos "bear". It is probably the source of the Latin name
Ursula---in an inscription from Trier a woman called Artula with her daughter Ursula is recorded.
Asisat f NigerianThe name of the professional woman football player Asisat Oshoala, playing for FC Barcelona.
Astolf m German (Rare, Archaic)A dithematic name of Germanic origin formed from the name element
*AST "branch (of a tree)" and
*WOLF "wolf".
Ätheria f Literature, Late Roman (Germanized)Germanised form of
Etheria, from Ancient Greek
αἰθήρ (aithḗr) 'purer upper air of the atmosphere; heaven, sky; theoretical medium supposed to fill unoccupied space and transmit heat and light', related to German
Äther 'ether' and English
ether.... [
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Attala m GermanicDerived from an Ancient Germanic word meaning "fatherly, paternal".
Aurembiaix f Catalan, Medieval CatalanName of a countess of Urgell in the 12th/13th century, probably related to Latin
aurum meaning "gold". Modern usage of this name in Catalonia and Andorra stretches back to at least the 1970's.
Babatha f Ancient AramaicBabatha is the name of a Jewish woman who owned land near Petra (modern Jordan) and En-Gedi (modern Israel) in the 2nd century AD. Because her personal documents were preserved, much of her personal life is known today.
Balin m HinduismBalin is the name of a monkey king in the Hindu epic, "The Ramayama".
Bartu m TurkishThe name is of Turkic origin and means "wealth".
Berolina f German (Rare)The allegoric personification of the German city Berlin. Extremely rarely used as a given name.
Borwin m German (Rare)The name Borwin is formed from the Slavonic name element
BOR "fight, battle" and the Germanic name element
WIN "friend".... [
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Bote m KongoThe first given name of the German footballer Ridle Baku.
Brandoch m LiteratureBrandoch Daha is a lord in the novel "The Worm Ouroboros" by Eric Rücker Eddison.
Bringfriede f German (Modern, Rare)Coined from the German phrase
Bring Friede "bring peace!". The name was given to girls in Germany during and after the two world wars to express the desire for peace.... [
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Brunonia f GermanAllegoric personification of the city (and the fromer state) of Braunschweig (Brunswick), Germany. Very rarely used as a given name.
Bubi m GermanA nickname meaning "little boy" (from the German word
Bube "boy").... [
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Burgunde f German (Rare)Derived from German
Burgunden (or
Burgunder) "Burgundians", a Germanic tribe that finally settled in Burgundy.
Burnu f Obscure, Popular CulturePossibly an elaboration of English
burn. This was the stage name of American actress Burnu Acquanetta (1921-2004; real name Mildred Davenport), sometimes known simply as Acquanetta, who claimed it was an Arapaho name meaning "burning fire".
Caïssa f LiteratureInvented by the Italian writer Marco Girolamo Vida as a goddess of chess in 1527. It was reused in the poem Caïssa (1763) by William Jones. Since then, the name was sporadically given to girls. It is also a popular name for chess clubs.
Cancor m Medieval GermanProbably related to Old High German
kanker "spider" with the transferred meaning "weaver".
Cátedra f Spanish (Rare)From Latin
cathedra meaning "chair", referring to the Cathedra Petri or Chair of Saint Peter, also known as the Throne of Saint Peter. Its feast day is February 22 (note, until 1962, the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter was also celebrated on January 18).
Cerasella f Romanian, ItalianDiminutive of
cerasa, an alternative Italian term to say
ciliegia, both meaning "cherry". Cerasella is a 1959 Canzone Napoletana song performed by Gloria Christian and Wilma De Angelis... [
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Corinius m LiteratureCorinius is a warrior leader in the novel "The Worm Ouroboros" by Eric Rücker Eddison.
Crasa f Dutch (Rare)The name of the Dutch
reiziger (traveller) Crasa Wagner who identified the girl depicted in a film sequence from the Westerbork transit camp as
Settela Steinbach.
Crucis f & m VariousMeans "of the cross" in Latin (the genitive form of
Crux), referring to the cross of the crucifixion. This is used as the second part of compound religious or monastic names, such as
Maria Crucis ("Mary of the (Holy) Cross") and
Johannes Crucis ("John of the Cross").... [
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Dachuan m ChineseFrom Chinese 大
(dà) meaning "big, great, vast, high" combined with 川
(chuān) meaning "river, stream"... [
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Darylann f Popular CultureA compound of the names
Daryl and
Ann borne by a recurring character in 'Hill Street Blues' played by the actress Deborah Richter.
Daweli m RomaniThe name of the swing guittarist Daweli Reinhardt.
Dentatus m Ancient RomanDentatus is a Latin word meaning "toothed". It was given as a cognomen (byname) to a boy born with teeth in his mouth.... [
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Diébédo m Western AfricanThe given name of the architect and Pritzker pize winner Diébédo Francis Kéré from Burkina Faso.
Dís f LiteratureThe only feminine dwarf named in the work of J.R.R. Tolkien.... [
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Doruntinë f AlbanianDoruntinë is the female protagonist of the Albanian folk ballad (also existing in a prose version) 'Constantine and Doruntinë'.
Dotschy f RomaniThe name of the Jazz singer and Sinti activist Dotschy Reinhardt.