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Alauda f Obscure
Derived from Latin alauda meaning "lark".

Argénida f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean), Literature
Probably the Spanish form of Argenide.... [more]

Arnþóra f Old Norse, Icelandic
Feminine form of Arnþórr.

Artémise f French (Rare)
Variant of Arthémise.

Aurembiax f Medieval Catalan
Variant of Aurembiaix.

Aymonette f Medieval French
Diminutive of Aymone.... [more]

Azaiah m Hebrew

Begonia f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
From the name of a flowering plant, which was named for the French botanist Michel Bégon. In some cases it may be a variant of the Spanish Begoña.

Beroe f Greek Mythology
This was the name of multiple characters in Greek mythology, including an old Epidaurian woman who nursed Semele.

Cadvan m English (British, Rare)
Anglicized form of Cadfan.

Cleofa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Cleophas.

Cossara f Medieval Slavic (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Kosara.

Dianthe f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Diantha.

Eachna f Irish Mythology, Old Irish
Probably derived from Old Irish ech "horse" combined with a diminutive suffix. In Irish mythology, Eachna was a daughter of a king of Connacht, famed for her skill at chess.

Ellesifa f Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Ellisif.

Erissena f Italian (Rare, Archaic), Theatre
Italian form of Eryxene. This is the name of a character in Johann Adolf Hasse's opera seria Cleofide (1731).

Esilena f Theatre
This was the name of the wife of the title character in Georg Friedrich Händel's opera 'Rodrigo' (1707), which was loosely based on the life of Roderick, the last Visigothic king of Spain. It may be based on Egilona, the name of the wife of the historical figure.

Evathia f Greek (Rare, Archaic)

Guerlaine f Haitian Creole (Rare), French (African, Rare)
Feminine form of Guerlain.

Guerline f French (Rare), Haitian Creole

Hadria f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Iolani f Hawaiian
Means "exalted hawk" in Hawaiian.

Ismena f Medieval English
Of obscure origin and meaning.

Ismérie f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Ismeria.

Israfel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Variant of Israfil.

Iverine f Jamaican Patois (Modern, Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Iver.

Ivria f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ivriya.

Kimon m Ancient Greek, Greek, Bulgarian

Laudice f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Λαυδίκη (Laudike), a variant of Laodike.

Lethia f English (Rare, Archaic)
Most likely an elaboration of Letha. In some cases, however, this name has been considered an elaboration of Lethe.

Magélia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Mazarine f French (Rare)
Usage of this still relatively new French given name first started with Mazarine Pingeot (b. 1974), the illegitimate daughter of former French president François Mitterrand (1916-1996) and his mistress Anne Pingeot (b... [more]

Myosotis f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Derived from the Greek μυοσωτίς meaning "mouse's ear," referring to the leaves of flowering plants belonging to a genus more commonly known as forget-me-nots.

Nerine f Afrikaans (Rare), English (Rare)

Nigola m Sardinian
Logudorese form of Nicholas.

Odelina f Germanic, Medieval French (Latinized), Medieval English
Diminutive of Odila.

Oreithyia f Greek Mythology
An Athenian princess whom the god of the North wind, Boreas, fell in love with and swept off to marry while she was out dancing. Their sons became the Argonauts.

Orithya f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Oreithyia.

Polikseni f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Polyxena.

Rozhanitsa f Slavic Mythology
Allegedly means "woman giving birth" from Proto-Slavic *roditi "to give birth, to bear (fruit)". This is the name of an obscure Russian goddess who has a feast day in late December. She is a winter goddess and is usually depicted wearing antlers.

Sanceline f Medieval French
Medieval French diminutive of Sancia.

Tamlane m Scottish (Rare, ?), English (Rare)

Telesto f Greek Mythology
An Oceanid, one of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys. A moon of saturn was named after her.

Thiada f West Frisian
Variant of Tjada.

Thorold m English (British, Rare), English (Australian, Rare), Anglo-Norman
Anglo-Norman form of Þórvaldr via Norman Théroulde.

Torwald m German
German form of Thorvald

Verina f Late Roman
Variant of Verena.

Vervain f & m American (Rare, Archaic)
Means "foliage", from the Latin verbena. Vervain, also known as verbena, is a genus in the botanical family Verbenaceae.

Vicença f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Vincentia.

Xabierra f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Modern feminine form of Xabier.

Xantippe f Ancient Greek
Variant of Xanthippe.

Zabou f French
Diminutive of Isabelle. French actress and director Zabou Breitman is a known bearer.

Zelina f Greek
Diminutive of Zinovia.

Zeline f Gallo
Gallo form of Azeline.