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Orguelleus m Arthurian Romance
Means “orgulous, proud” from Anglo-French orguillus, from orguil "pride." This was the name of several characters from Arthurian legends, including Orguelleus of the Heath (a.k.a. Orilus of Lalander), Orguelleus of the Narrow Passage (lover of Orguelleuse who was defeated by Sir Gawain), and Orguelleus the Fairy (enemy of Gawain, a knight who possessed magical powers).

Orosia f Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), Aragonese (Rare)
Spanish and Galician form of Eurosia.

Orouba f Arabic, Arabic (Egyptian)

Óðin-Dísa f Old Norse (Rare)
From the name of the Norse god Óðinn (see Odin; possibly via an Old West Norse byname) combined with the feminine name Disa, a short form of other names containing the element dís "goddess".

Otta f Scandinavian
Feminine form of Otto, or a short form of Ottilia (perhaps modeled on the earlier Lotta)... [more]

Ottobuono m Medieval Italian
This was the birth name of Pope Adrian V (c.1205–1276). Perhaps it was a combination of the name Ottone with Latin buono "good".

Ottomine f Danish (Archaic)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Otto, using the popular name suffix mine (see Mina 1; possibly modeled on Ottoline).

Paganello m Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Pagano. A known bearer of this name was the Italian politician Paganello "Nello" de' Pannocchieschi (ca. 1248-after 1322), a leader of the Guelphs who allegedly ordered a servant to murder his first wife, Pia de' Tolomei... [more]

Pallene f Greek Mythology
Likely related to Pallas 1. In Greek Mythology, it was the the name of one of the Alkyonides, as well as the name of a daughter of King Sithon.

Pamphile f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Pamphilos. This was the name of a legendary woman who invented silk weaving on the Greek island of Kos. A historic bearer was Pamphile of Epidaurus, a 1st-century historian who was much esteemed in antiquity for her Historical Commentaries... [more]

Pampinea f Literature
Derived from Latin pampineus meaning "garlanded with vine-leaves, flourishing". The Italian novelist Boccaccio used this name in his work The Decameron (1350), where it belongs to one of the seven young women at the heart of the story (alongside Fiammetta, Filomena, Emilia, Lauretta, Neifile, and Elissa).... [more]

Pandwyna f History (Ecclesiastical)
This was the name of an obscure saint, who may have been a virgin martyr; Pandwyna (died ca. 904) was a nun at Eltisley in Cambridgeshire, England.

Pantasilea f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian variant of Penthesilea.

Pantelina f Greek
Feminine form of Pantelis.

Paramone f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Paramonos.

Parkin m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Peter. The change from er to ar is a characteristic phonetic development in Old French and Middle English.

Parlane m Manx, Scottish (Archaic)
Manx form of Parthalán.

Pasithea f Greek Mythology
Means "goddess of all", derived from Greek πᾶς (pas) meaning "all, for all, of all" combined with Greek θεα (thea) meaning "goddess". In Greek mythology she was one of the Charites, married to Hypnos, the god of sleep and dreams; she may have been regarded as a goddess of rest and relaxation or of hallucinations and hallucinogenic drugs.

Passitea f Italian
Italian form of Pasithea. A known bearer was the Blessed Passitea Crogi (1564-1615), a Cistercian nun of Siena who beat herself with thorns and washed the wounds with vinegar, salt and pepper.

Paudie m Irish

Pavielle f African American (Rare)
From Pavi Elle, the name of a 1983 Avon perfume.

Pélage m French (Archaic)
French form of Pelagios via Pelagius.

Pelai m Catalan, Aragonese
Catalan and Aragonese form of Pelagius.

Pelaio m Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Pelagius.

Pellegrina f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Pellegrino.

Pemau f Indigenous Australian (?)
Allegedly an Australian Aboriginal name of Bundjalung origin. This is borne by Pemau Stone Bancroft (2018-), daughter of Australian actress Yael Stone and Jack Manning Bancroft; his mother, artist Bronwyn Bancroft, "has said that her great-great-great-grandmother Pemau was one of only two or three survivors from her clan (the Djanbun clan of the Bundjalung nation), the rest murdered when their land was settled by a white farmer."

Penarddun f Welsh Mythology
Means "chief beauty" or "most fair", derived from the Welsh elements pen "head, chief, foremost" and arddun "fair, beautiful". In Welsh mythology she was a wife of the sea-god Llyr.

Penry m Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Henry meaning "son of Henry".

Pentecost f & m English (Puritan, Archaic)
From the name of the Christian festival which commemorates the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles, celebrated on the fiftieth day after Easter, ultimately deriving from Greek pentekoste (hemera) "fiftieth (day)"... [more]

Penthea f Theatre
Feminine form of Pentheus. This was used (perhaps invented) by John Ford for a character in his tragic play 'The Broken Heart' (1633).

Perlezenn f Breton
Directly taken from Breton perlezenn "pearl", this name is considered the Breton equivalent of Margaret.

Péroline f French
A form of Pétronille (cf. Peronel, Perenelle). The virgin martyr Saint Petronilla is also known as Péroline in French.

Persephassa f Greek Mythology
Older, archaic form of Persephone, which suggests pre-Hellenic origins.

Petruța f Romanian
Diminutive of Petronela.

Phaedimus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Phaidimos.

Phaedria f Literature
Variant of Phaedra used by Edmund Spenser in his epic poem 'The Faerie Queene' (1590), where it belongs to a water fairy who lures knights to her enchanted island.

Phaidimos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek φαίδιμος (phaidimos) meaning "shining, radiant, glistening". This was the name of several characters in Greek legend, including a king of Sidon mentioned in the 'Odyssey'... [more]

Phaidyme f Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of an unidentified Old Persian name. According to Herodotus this was borne by the daughter of Otanes who in turn married Сambyses, False Smerdis (real name: Gaumata) and Darius.

Pherusa f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Φέρουσα (Pherousa) which meant "carrying", being a participle of the verb φέρω (phero) "to carry". In Greek mythology this was borne by one of the Nereids; along with her sister Dynamene, Pherusa was associated with ocean swells.

Philarète m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Philaretos via Philaretus.

Philarete f Late Greek
Feminine form of Philaretos.

Philaretos m Late Greek
Means "friend of virtue" or "virtuous friend", derived from Greek φιλος (philos) "friend" combined with Greek ἀρετὴ (arete) "virtue, excellence".

Philaretus m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Philaretos.

Phileine f Dutch, Literature, Popular Culture
The use of Phileine as a feminine first name in The Netherlands is due to the 2003 film "Phileine Zegt Sorry" (English: "Phileine Says Sorry"). The film is based on a book written by Dutch author Ronald Giphart (b... [more]

Philidel f & m Literature, Theatre
Perhaps based on Philadelphia or Fidelis. It was used by John Dryden in his opera 'King Arthur; or, the British Worthy' (1691), where it belongs to an air spirit in the service of Merlin who saves Arthur from the evil schemes of Osmond, a Saxon sorcerer, and Grimbald, an enemy earth spirit.

Philinos m Ancient Greek

Phrixa f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Phrixos (see Phrixus).

Phrosine f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Theatre
Truncated form of Euphrosine. Mélidore et Phrosine (1794) is an opera by the French composer Étienne Méhul. It is considered an important example of early Romantic opera.

Phryne f History, Literature
Ancient Greek nickname meaning "toad", literally "the brown animal". Phryne was a 4th-century BC hetaira or courtesan, famed for her beauty, whose stage name - like those of many hetairai - was based on a physical feature; she was called that either because of a dark complexion (*phrynos being cognate with brown) or because of a "snub nose" (phrynē "a kind of toad")... [more]

Phrynia f Theatre
Variant of Phryne used by Shakespeare in his play Timon of Athens (first performed between 1607 and 1608).

Phthisis m English
Simply from the English word (of Greek origin) which means "wasting, consumption". 'Not a name in frequent use, but a Phthisis Smith was named in Britain in 1915.'

Piluchi f Spanish
Diminutive of Pilar.

Pipilotti f Popular Culture
Variant of Pippilotta borne by Swiss visual artist Elisabeth Charlotte "Pipilotti" Rist (1962-).

Piramus m Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Pyramus.

Plousia f Late Greek, Greek
From Greek πλούσιος (plousios) meaning "rich, wealthy, noble", a derivative of πλοῦτος (ploutos) "wealth".

Policarpa f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish feminine form of Polycarp. This was borne by Colombian revolutionary Policarpa Salavarrieta (1795-1817), known as "La Pola".

Polyte m Norman
Norman short form of Hippolyte 2.

Pompée m & f French
French masculine and feminine form of Pompeius (see Pompey). This was the name of a female Breton saint, also known as Aspasie, Pompaïa or, in Breton, Coupaïa/Koupaïa.

Porfiry m Russian
Variant transcription of Porfiriy.

Potoula f Greek
Diminutive of Panagiota.

Poulcheria f Greek
Modern Greek form of Pulcheria. 'It is not a very common name, but relatively popular in the northern regions of the Greek mainland and also among the people who come from Pontus.'

Praxède f French (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Praxedes.

Premlata f Indian
From Sanskrit preman "love" (cf. Prema) and latā "creeper" - the name of a small plant, used as a symbol of love. This is borne by Premlata Agarwal (1963-), the first Indian female mountaineer to complete the Seven Summits, the seven highest continental peaks in the world.

Procula f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Proculus.

Propertius m Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was probably derived from Latin propero "to make haste, to be quick". Sextus Aurelius Propertius, better known as Propertius, was a 1st-century BC Roman poet. He was a contemporary of Virgil and Ovid.

Properzia f Italian
Italian feminine form of Propertius. Properzia de' Rossi was a female marble sculptor of the Italian Renaissance.

Proselenos f Literature
From Greek proselênos meaning "older than the moon" or "before the moon", which was "an epithet used of the people of Arcadia, who prided themselves on their antiquity" (Sheard, 2011). This was the name of an elderly witch in Petronius' 1st-century novel 'The Satyricon'.

Próspera f Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Spanish and Galician feminine form of Prosperus.

Psmith m Literature
'Psmith Rupert (in later incarnations Ronald Eustace) Psmith, dandyish Old Etonian (expelled) flaneur and social escapologist in the works of P.G. Wodehouse. Debuting in 'Lost Lambs' (1909; later (1935) renamed 'Enter Psmith'), he was the first of the major characters Wodehouse created... [more]

Ptahil m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
This is the name of the Mandaean demiurge (see Demiurgos), probably based on a Mandaic root pth meaning "to mold" (or related to Egyptian Ptah) and the divine suffix il, which is Hebrew 'el (El).

Punkt m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "full stop, point, dot" in Swedish (from Latin punctum). This name was traditionally given to ensure that its bearer would be his (or her?) parents' last child.

Putta m Anglo-Saxon
Old English byname meaning "hawk, kite (bird of prey)", originally a nickname given to a fierce or rapacious person.

Pymme f Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Euphemia, which was popular in England in the Middle Ages.

Pyrame m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Pyramus. A known bearer of this name was the Swiss botanist Augustin Pyrame de Candolle (1778-1841).

Qandeel f & m Urdu
Means "lamp, lantern" in Urdu, ultimately from Arabic قنديل (qindil).

Quasheba f African American (Rare), Afro-American (Slavery-era), Jamaican Patois
Anglicized form of Kwasiba, which is the another form of Kwasi. This was used as an African American name during the slave period.

Querella f Roman Mythology
Means "complaint, lamentation" in Latin. In Roman mythology Querella was the personification of mockery, blame, ridicule, scorn, complaint and stinging criticism, equivalent to the Greek daemon Momos (who was expelled from heaven for ridiculing the gods).

Querubina f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Cherubina.

Radigund f Literature
Variant of Radegund used by Edmund Spenser for a queen of the Amazons in his poem 'The Faerie Queene' (1590).

Rædgyð f Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate of Radgund.

Rædmund m Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate of Radmund.

Ramberto m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Rambert. A known bearer of this name was the Italian military leader Ramberto Malatesta (died in January 1330).

Ramel m African American

Rara f Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish rar meaning "sweet, cute", originally "rare", a word ultimately derived from Latin rarus. This name has been used in Sweden since the latter half of the 19th century.

Ravenilda f Medieval English (Latinized)
Latinized form of Rauenilde or Ravenild, the medieval English forms of Hrafnhildr.

Rayco m Spanish (Canarian)
Possibly derived from the Guanche word *răyyək, referring to a member of the Irăyyăkăn, a noble tribe of the Adrar des Ifoghas area of Mali. According to Antonio de Viana's epic poem Antigüedades de las Islas Afortunadas de la Gran Canaria (1604), this was the name of a late 15th-century Guanche captain and ambassador who served under Beneharo, the king of Anaga on the island of Tenerife (present-day Canary Islands, Spain), at the time of the Spanish conquest of the island.

Redoshi f Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Of uncertain origin. This was the name of the last known survivor of the Transatlantic slave trade, a woman from present-day Benin in West Africa who was kidnapped at about age 12, sold to American slavers and taken to Alabama in 1860... [more]

Ree f English (American, Rare)
Short form of Marie and other names containing the same sound. A known bearer of the nickname is Ann Marie "Ree" Drummond (1969-), host of the Food Network show 'The Pioneer Woman'... [more]

Refrain f English (Archaic), English (Puritan)
From the English word refrain meaning "restrain, repress", which ultimately derives from Latin refrenare "bridle, hold in with a bit". This was one of the rarer virtue names adopted by the Puritans, akin to the more popular Temperance.

Regitza f Danish (Rare)
Danish form of Richiza.

Réiltín f Irish
Means "little star" from Irish réalta "star" combined with a diminutive suffix (compare Réaltín).

Reiniera f Dutch
Feminine form of Reinier.

Renelle f French (Rare), French (Belgian)
Variant of Renelde. It coincides with a place name, which belonged to a former tributary of the Seine.

Revmira f Soviet, Russian
Feminine form of Revmir, which is a variant form of Revomir.... [more]

Rhiainfellt f Medieval Welsh
Derived from Welsh rhiain "maiden" (originally "queen" from Celtic *r-gan-) and mellt "lightning". Rhiainfellt or Rhieinfellt was the name of a great-granddaughter of Urien Rheged who became the wife of the 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king Oswy of Northumbria.

Rhiwallon m Welsh
Welsh form of the old Celtic name *Rigovellaunos, perhaps meaning "most kingly" or "lord-ruler" (from rhi and gwallon). This name belongs to several characters in the Welsh 'Triads' (11th- to 14th-c.), including a son of Urien "who fought against the Saxons and enjoyed a number of victories"... [more]

Rhodine f Ancient Greek
Means "made of roses, pink" in Greek, a word derived from ῥόδον (rhodon) "rose" and an adjectival suffix.

Rhodippe f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Rhodippos.

Rhodippos m Ancient Greek
Possibly from Greek ῥόδον (rhodon) meaning "rose", or Ῥόδος (Rhodos) meaning "Rhodes", and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".

Rhodokleia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Rhodokles.

Rhoeo f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ροή (rhoē) "flow, stream". In Greek mythology, this was the name of a woman loved by Apollo.

Richiza f German (Archaic), Germanic
Old High German diminutive of names containing the Germanic element ric meaning "mighty, distinguished, rich".

Rícmæg f Anglo-Saxon
Uncertain meaning. The first element may be from Old English rice "power, rule", and the second may be from mægden "maiden" or from mæg meaning "kinsman, relative" or "power, might" from Old Germanic mageną (compare Isemay, Sedemai, Idmæg)... [more]

Rimel f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Rimona f Hebrew (Rare)
Feminine form of Rimon.

Riselille f Danish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Rise, using the Danish word lille "little" (compare Lill).

Rivalen m Arthurian Romance
Medieval form of Rhiwallon used in the early German versions of the Tristan legend, where it belongs to Tristan's father, the king of Parmenie.

Ró f Faroese (Modern)
Directly taken from Faroese ró "calm, tranquility; peace; quiet; rest".

Rodi f Greek
Modern Greek form of Rhode.

Rosângelo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Masculine form of Rosângela.

Roselpha f American (Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown, perhaps based on similar-sounding names such as Rosella and Zelpha.

Rosemene f Haitian Creole
Combination of Rose and -mene, a feminine name suffix commonly used in Haiti. The second element might be taken from Philomène or from a name such as Chrismene, Dieumene, Jesumene or Viergemene in which it appears to originate from French mène meaning "leads" (i.e., the aforelisted names appear to be derived from French phrases with religious meanings - "Christ leads", "God leads", "Jesus leads" and "the Virgin (Mary) leads", respectively).

Rosmina f Theatre
Possibly a variant of Rosmunda or Romina. This name was used by Francesco Cavalli for a character in his opera Giasone (1649).

Ruanadh m Irish, Scottish
Gaelic byname meaning "champion".

Sacharissa f Literature
Based on Latin sacharum "sugar". This name was invented by poet Edmund Waller (1606-1687), who used it as a nickname for Lady Dorothy Sidney, countess of Sunderland.

Sægiefu f Anglo-Saxon
Means "sea gift", from the Old English elements sæ "sea" and giefu "gift".

Saelind f Literature
Means "having a wise heart" from Sindarin sael "wise" and ind "inner thought, mind, meaning, heart". This was an epessë or epithet of Andreth in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium.

Sæve m Old Norse
Old Swedish name derived from the adjectives siæver, sæver "calm, self-possessed, tranquil, gentle, leisurely".

Saidhbhín f Irish (Rare)
Diminutive of Sadhbh.

Sambo m Afro-American (Slavery-era)
'In its origin the name has no connection with Samuel. The meaning is uncertain, though similar words occur in several African languages, and the name itself was planted in American by African-born slaves.... [more]

Sapfo f Greek
Modern Greek form of Sappho.

Saphanba'al f Ancient Near Eastern
Original Punic form of Sophonisba.

Sarke f Low German, Frisian, Norwegian
Low German and Frisian diminutive of Sara.

Sataney f Circassian
Circassian form of Satanaya.

Saxi m Old Norse
Old Norse name derived from either saxar "Saxon", referring to a member of the Germanic tribe the Saxons, or its origin, sax "dagger, short sword".

Sayantani f Bengali

Scirweald m Anglo-Saxon
Possibly derived from Old English scir "bright, pure" (compare Old Norse Skírnir) and weald "power, ruler".

Scolace f Medieval English
English vernacular form of Scholastica. In England it was used as a Christian name from the late 12th century until the Protestant Reformation.

Seaxburg f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements seax "knife" and burg "fortress". Saint Sexburga (7th century) was a daughter of King Anna of the East Angles and wife of King Eorcenberht of Kent... [more]

Seigiv f Medieval English
Medieval form of Sægiefu. It was mentioned by the 12th-century historian Reginald of Durham as belonging to a 7th-century Christian woman from Hawick who, with Rosfrith, had worshipped at the lost chapel of St Cuthbert in the Slitrig valley.

Selentje f Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Selena.

Sempronia f Ancient Roman, Italian (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Feminine form of Sempronius.

Sempronius m Ancient Roman, Romani (Archaic)
Roman family name, possibly derived from Latin sempiternus meaning "eternal".

Senara f Cornish
From the name of the patron saint of Zennor, a village in Cornwall, which is of obscure origin. Conceivably it may be derived from the Breton name Azenor or the old Celtic Senovara... [more]

Senorina f History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Of uncertain meaning, perhaps from Proto-Celtic *senos meaning "old". This was the name of a 10th-century Galician saint.

Senovara f Old Celtic (Latinized)
Romanized Celtic name, in which the first element is ultimately from the Indo-European root *sen meaning "old" (the second element, uaro, is uncertain, possibly meaning "war"). It was found scratched onto a metal "curse tablet" (c.2nd-century) at the temple of Sulis Minerva at Bath (Somerset, South West England)... [more]

Seraphia f Swedish (Rare), Late Roman
Variant of Serapia. Saint Seraphia (or Serapia) was a 2nd-century Syrian martyr.

Serapia f Late Roman, Italian
Feminine form of Serapion.

Sezni m Breton

Shambrica f African American (Rare)

Shamsia f Afghan, Bengali (Muslim)
From Arabic شَمس (shams) meaning "sun" (cf. Shams, Shams al-Din, Shamsi)... [more]

Sharmeen f Urdu, Bengali
Variant transcription of Sharmin.

Shelemiah m Biblical
Means "Yahweh is peace" in Hebrew. This is the name of several minor characters in the Old Testament.

Sherane f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name, using the same sounds found in names such as Lorraine, Charmaine, and Jermaine... [more]

Sheyve f Yiddish
From Hebrew שֶׁבַע ‎(Sheva') meaning "seven" or possibly "oath" (cf. Elisheva, Batsheva). This was the birth name of Russian psychiatrist Sabina Spielrein (1885-1942).

Shirinbanu f Persian, Indian (Parsi)
Means "sweet lady" in Persian.

Siagrio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Syagrius.

Sibba f Old Norse
Short form of Sigbjörg.

Sibisse f Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
From Guanche *sibissəy meaning "armhole (in clothing); cleavage, neckline; theft". This was recorded as the name of a 16-year-old Guanche girl from Tenerife who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1495.

Sidero f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek σίδηρος (sideros) meaning "iron". In Greek legend Sidero was the abusive stepmother of Tyro, finally murdered by Tyro's adult son Pelias atop an altar to the goddess Hera.

Sidse f Danish
Variant of Sisse, the Danish form of Sissa.

Siencyn m Welsh
Welsh form of Jenkin, a Middle English diminutive of John.

Sigestan m Anglo-Saxon
Old English name composed of the elements sige "victory" and stan "stone" (making it a cognate of Sigsteinn).

Signa f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Latinate variant of Signy and Signý as well as a contracted form of Signilla... [more]

Signelill f Swedish, Norwegian
Diminutive of Signe. It literally means "little Signe".

Signhild f Norwegian, Swedish, Finland Swedish
Possibly from an Old High German name composed of the elements sigu "victory" and hild "battle", or perhaps derived from the Nordic name Signelill.

Sigrdríf f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Old Norse name meaning "victory-bringer" or "inciter to victory", the first element from sigr "victory" (the second element perhaps related to drífa "driven snow, snowdrift"; compare Drífa)... [more]

Sigþrúðr f Old Norse
Derived from the Old Norse elements sigr "victory" and *þrúðr, possibly from Proto-Norse *þrúþi "strength, power, force" (also appearing in myth as the name of the goddess Þrúðr, daughter of Þórr and Sif).

Sigurást f Icelandic
From Old Norse sigr "victory" (Icelandic sigur) and ást "love, affection".

Silvelin f German (Archaic)
Archaic German diminutive of Silvia.

Silvurlín f Faroese
Possibly an elaboration of Old Norse silfr "silver" using the name suffix -lín, which may be derived from Old Norse lín "flax, linen". Alternatively it could be a Faroese form of Silvelin, a German diminutive of Silvia.

Simplice m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Simplicius. This was a middle name of Camille Desmoulins (1760-1794).

Simurg f Persian, Persian Mythology
From the name of a monstrous bird in Persian mythology, derived from Pahlavi sin "eagle" and murgh "bird". In the 11th-century epic the 'Shahnameh', Simorğ was a mighty bird who nursed the infant Zāl (father of Rostam).

Síodhachán m Old Irish
Derived from Irish síodhach "peaceful" or "otherworldly" combined with a diminutive suffix. The adjective síodhach is a variant of sítheach, from síth, basically meaning "settlement", hence both "peace" and "place inhabited by other world beings".

Sissa f Swedish, Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Originally an Old Norse diminutive of Sigþrúðr, this name is now a diminutive of Cecilia. As a Swedish name, it was traditionally found in Scania.

Siún f Irish (Rare)
Rare Irish form of Susan, possibly a variant of Siobhán. Used as the name of the title character in the traditional song Siún Ní Dhuibhir ("Susan O'Dwyer").

Smaroula f Greek
Diminutive of Smaragda or Smaragdi.

Smeawine m Anglo-Saxon (Rare)
Derived from Old English smēah "sagacious, acute, subtle" combined with wine "friend".

Snöblomma f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "snow flower" from Swedish snö "snow" combined with blomma "a flower, bloom".

Snövit f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Folklore
Used as a Swedish translation of the name of the fairy tale character Snow White (Schneewittchen), from Swedish snö "snow" and vit "white".

Snowdie f American (South)
Possibly derived from a surname. This was used by Eudora Welty in her short story collection The Golden Apples (1949) for a central character, Snowdie MacLain.

Snowdrop f English (Rare)
The name of the flower used as a first name, mainly between the 1890s and 1920s, but never one of the more popular names of this kind.

Sólbrá f Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse sól "sun" and brá "eyelash" (or "to shine" or "to blink").

Solvita f Latvian
Popularly viewed as a combination of Latin sol "sun" and vita "life", it may have originated as a variant of Solveiga formed using a diminutive suffix... [more]

Sopater m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical Latin
Latinized form of Sopatros. A notable bearer of this name is Sopater of Apamea, a Greek philosopher from the 4th century AD.... [more]

Sordamor f Medieval Italian, Arthurian Romance
Italian variant of Soredamors.

Sosius m Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was possibly derived from Greek σως (sos) "safe, whole, unwounded".

Sostrata f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latin form of Sostrate. Niccolò Machiavelli used this name in his play 'La Mandragola' (1518).

Sowena f Cornish (Modern)
Derived from Cornish sowena "success, prosperity, welfare". This is a modern Cornish name.

Spīdola f Latvian, Baltic Mythology
Meaning unknown. In the Latvian national epic Lāčplēsis this is the name of a witch enslaved by the devil, but eventually rescued by the hero Koknesis (whom she then marries).

Srbislav m Serbian
Means "fame of the Serbs" from Serbian Srbi "Serbs" combined with the Slavic element slav "glory".

Stateira f Old Persian (Hellenized), History
Allegedly means "creation of the stars", in which case it would be related to Persian sitareh "star". This was probably the usual name of Alexander the Great's second wife, a daughter of the Persian king Darius III, formally named Barsine... [more]

Statilia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Statilius. A known bearer of this name was Statilia Messalina, the third wife of the Roman Emperor Nero.

Steina f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse short form of names beginning with the element steinn "stone", and thus a feminine equivalent of Steinn.

Stellina f Greek
Form of Styliani. (Cf. Stelios.)

Stergios m Greek
Derived from Greek στεργω (stergo) "to love, to be content". This was an epithet or descriptive byname of the 6th-century saint Stylianos of Paphlagonia, the patron saint of children.

Stsimaki f Siksika
Kainai name meaning "reluctant to be woman".

Styr m Old Danish, Old Swedish, Icelandic (Rare)
Form of Styrr found in Old Danish and Old Swedish, as well as the modern Icelandic form.

Suersaq m Greenlandic
Possibly a contracted form of Greenlandic suuersagaq ‎"the healed one" (perhaps connoting "one healed by a shaman").

Sufragio f Spanish
Means "suffrage, help" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary La Virgen del Sufragio meaning "The Virgin of Perpetual Suffrage".

Sulamith f German
German form of Shulamith. Sulamith Wülfing (1901-1989) was a German artist and illustrator.

Sulema f Spanish
Variant of Zulema.

Sulien m Breton, Welsh, Celtic Mythology
Derived from the Celtic name Sulgen meaning "born from the sun". This was the name of a Celtic sun god. It was borne by several early saints.

Sulpice m French (Rare)
French form of Sulpicius.

Sumarle m Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Sumarliðr (variant of Somarliðr), derived from sumarliði "summer-farer", and possibly originally a nickname for a man who raided during the summer months as opposed to a full-time Viking.

Sunnefa f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sunniva.

Svafa f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Meaning uncertain, possibly "Swabian woman" or "woman from Schwaben" from Old Norse svabar "Swabians", from the name of a Germanic (Suebic) tribe which allegedly derived from Old German swēba "free, independent"... [more]

Sveinbjörn m Icelandic
From the Old Norse name Sveinbjǫrn, which was derived from the Old Norse elements sveinn "young man" and bjǫrn "bear".

Svipul f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "changeable" in Old Norse. This name belongs to a Valkyrie in both the skaldic poem 'Darraðarljóð' and the Poetic Edda book the 'Skáldskaparmál' (where it is used as a kenning (synonym) for "battle" - presumably in reference to the changeable nature of fate, of which the Valkyries are represented as directors).

Syagre m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Syagrius.

Syagrius m Late Greek (Latinized), Late Roman
Derived from Greek σύαγρος (syagros), which referred to a kind of palm-tree. This name was borne by a saint as well as a few Roman consuls.

Syftun m Faroese
Faroese form of Swithin.

Symphorose f French (Rare), French (African), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Belgian, Archaic)
French form of Symphorosa.

Taito m Finnish
Means "skill, knowledge" in Finnish.

Tamya f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Likely an invented name combining the popular phonetic elements ta, my and ya, and sharing a sound with other popular names such as Amaya, Kamiyah, Shamya and Jamya.

Tancorix f Old Celtic (Latinized)
Derived from Proto-Celtic *tanko- "peace" and rix "king".

Tangwen f Welsh
Derived from Welsh tanc "peace" combined with gwen "white, fair, blessed". It occurs briefly in 'Culhwch and Olwen' belonging to a lady at King Arthur's court, the daughter of Gweir Servitor of Birds.

Tarquinia f Ancient Roman, Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Tarquinius (see Tarquin).

Tecusa f History (Ecclesiastical)
This was the name of a 3rd-century Christian martyr from Ancyra, the capital of the Roman province of Galatia. She was the eldest of seven holy virgins who were drowned in a lake during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian... [more]

Tegeirian f & m Welsh (Rare)
Means "orchid" in Welsh, composed of Welsh teg "fair, beautiful" and eirian "bright, brilliant, fair".

Tegrimo m Italian
Possibly a short form of Teudegrimo, the Italian form of a Germanic name derived from the elements þeud "people" and grim "mask".

Teig m Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Tadhg used by Douglas Hyde in his translation of the Irish folktale 'Teig O'Kane (Tadhg O Cáthán) and the Corpse'.

Teilo m Welsh, History (Ecclesiastical)
From Teilio, which was originally a diminutive of Eiludd, composed of the Welsh pronoun ty meaning "thy, your" prefixed to a diminutive of Eiludd... [more]

Tenesoya f Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
Of Guanche origin, possibly from *tenəsuy(ăh) meaning "she who dives" or "this one is submerged". This was borne by a niece of Tenesor, the last guanarteme or king of Gáldar on the island of Gran Canaria.

Tenna f Danish
Danish diminutive of Hortensia used from the 19th century onward.

Tewdar m Cornish
Cornish cognate of Tudur.

Thamyris m & f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
As a masculine name, it belonged to a bard who claimed he could out-perform the Muses. When he lost the competition, they punished him by taking both his skill and his eye-sight away.... [more]

Theodula f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Theodoule and its Late Greek form Theodoula.... [more]

Theognosia f Greek (Cypriot)
From Greek θεογνωσία (theognosia) meaning "the knowledge of God".

Theonymfi f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Theonymphe.

Theonymphe f Late Greek
Means "bride of god" from Greek θεος (theos) "god" and νυμφη (nymphe) "bride, young wife". This name belonged to one of 40 holy virgins martyred in Adrianople at the beginning of the 4th century.

Theophano f Ancient Greek
A feminine form of Theophanes. This name was borne by several Byzantine empresses including Saint Theophano, wife of Leo VI.

Þórarna f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine form of Þórarinn.

Þórbergr m Old Norse
From the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with the element -bergr, which is associated with Old Norse berg, bjarg meaning "mountain, cliff" (from Proto-Germanic *bergaz) but may be derived from the present stem of the Old Norse verb bjarga "to save, to help" (making it a masculine equivalent of Þórbjǫrg; also compare Bergr)... [more]

Þórkatla f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old West Norse name, the feminine equivalent of Þórketill or Þórkell.

Thormot m Manx
Manx form of Scottish Tormod.

Þúfa f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse variant of Tófa, the feminine form of Tófi. It coincides with Old Norse þúfa "mound, knoll" (the origin of both Swedish tuva "tussock, tuft of grass" and Danish tue "small hill").

Thymian f Literature
Derived from German Thymian "thyme". It was used by German author Margarete Böhme (1867-1939) in her novel Tagebuch einer Verlorenen (1905; "The Diary of a Lost Girl"). The book purportedly tells the true story of Thymian, a young woman forced by circumstance into a life of prostitution... [more]

Thyone f Greek Mythology
Means "inspire frenzy" in Greek. This was Semele's name after her apotheosis. As the goddess Thyone, she presided over the frenzy inspired by her son Dionysos... [more]

Tibisay f South American
According to the Venezuelan historian Tulio Febres Cordero, this was the name of a legendary Chibcha (or Muisca) woman at the time of the Spanish conquest, known as the Enchantress of Mérida (Spanish: La Hechicera de Mérida)... [more]

Tidwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements tīd "time" and wulf "wolf".

Tifenn f Breton
Breton form of Tiphaine.

Timandra f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Timandros. This name belonged to several characters in Greek mythology, including a Spartan princess, daughter of Leda and King Tyndareus... [more]

Timarete f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek τιμάω (timao) meaning "to honour" and ἀρετή (arete) meaning "virtue, excellence"... [more]

Tisbe f Literature, Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Catalan (Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Catalan form of Thisbe, as well as an alternate Latin form. It occurs in the medieval French romance Floriant et Florete (c. 1250-75) belonging to a friend of Florete, the wife of Arthur's knight Floriant.

Titine f Walloon, French (African)
Diminutive of names ending in tine such as Justine and Clementine.

Tiye f Ancient Egyptian
Tiye was the name of several royal Egyptian women. One of them was Tiye the Great Royal Wife of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III of Egypt (of the Eighteenth Dynasty 1550-1292 BC)... [more]

Tizita f Eastern African, Amharic, Ethiopian
Means "memory" in Amharic.

Tnúthgal m Old Irish
Composed of the Gaelic elements tnúth "desire, envy" and gal "valor".

Tokala m & f Sioux
Means "kit fox" in Lakota or Dakota. This name was used by American author Franklin Welles Calkins for a female character in his novel The Wooing of Tokala (1907). It is borne by American actor Tokala Black Elk (1984-).

Tola m Biblical
Means "crimson, scarlet" in Hebrew, literally "grub, worm" (referring to the cochineal insect from which crimson dyes were obtained). It belonged to one of the Old Testament judges.

Tomris f Turkish
Modern Turkish form of Tomyris.

Tonwen f Welsh
Means "white wave" in Welsh. Tonwen (or simply Gwen) was the mother of Saint Cybi and sister of Non (herself mother of Wales' patron saint, David)... [more]

Torarna f Norwegian (Archaic, ?)
Norwegian form of Þórarna.

Torchitorio m Medieval Italian

Torec m Arthurian Romance (Dutchified)
Meaning uncertain. This is the name of the hero in a 13th-century Dutch romance by Jacob van Maerlant; for the love of a maiden, Sir Torec defeats all the Knights of the Round Table except Arthur.

Torfhildur f Icelandic (Rare)
From Torfi or Old Norse torf "turf, sod" combined with hildr "battle". This was borne by the Icelandic author Torfhildur Þorsteinsdóttir Hólm (1845-1918), who is frequently referred to as the first Icelandic woman novelist.

Torvi f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Swedish form of the Old Norse name Þórví.

Tranquilina f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Spanish feminine form of Tranquillinus.

Trino m Spanish (Rare)
Strictly masculine diminutive of Trinidad.

Triphina f Breton, History
Allegedly from Trifin, a Welsh name derived from triw "exact, precise". This was the name of a 6th-century Breton saint, wife of the tyrant Conomor who killed their young son Tremorus.

Trudeliese f German (Rare)
Combination of Trude and Liese.

Trueth f Cornish
Means "compassion" in Cornish. This is a recently coined Cornish name.

Truffeni f Romani
Romani form of Tryphena.

Trula f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps an invented name, using the ula suffix sound found in such names as Beulah, Eula, Lula 1 and Zula 2, and possibly influenced by Trudie or the English word truly.

Trumwine m Anglo-Saxon (Rare)
Derived from the Old English elements trum "firm, strong" and wine "friend".

Tryphaena f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Tryphaina.

Tsitsiki f Purépecha
Means "flower" in Purépecha. A known bearer is Tsi-Tsi-Ki Félix (1979-), a former television news anchor in the Chicago area who was born in Michoacán, Mexico.

Tua f Swedish, Finland Swedish, Danish (Rare)
Origin uncertain, possibly a variant of Tova 2, a feminine form of Tue or a short form of Perpetua... [more]

Tuccia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Tuccius, a name of Oscan derivation. This was the name of one of the Vestal Virgins.

Tüma m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Thomas.

Turilde f Norwegian
Norwegian (Hordaland dialectal) variant of Torild, a cognate of Torhild.

Turkessa f African American
An invented name, based on the Spanish word turquesa meaning "turquoise". This was used by American singer Mary Wilson of the Supremes for her daughter born 1975.

Tusnelda f Latvian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Latvian, Spanish and (Brazilian) Portuguese form of Thusnelda.

Tuvali f Swedish (Modern)
Combination of Tuva and the popular name suffix li.

Tyro f Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Greek τυρός (tyrôs) meaning "cheese". In Greek myth she was a Thessalian princess, daughter of Salmoneus and Alcidice, whose name was allegedly given in reference to her complexion, which was "as fair as white goat's cheese"... [more]

Ubaldino m Italian
Diminutive of Ubaldo.

Ubertino m Italian
Diminutive of Uberto.

Ugla f Icelandic (Modern)
Directly taken from Old Norse ugla "owl".

Ugolino m Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Ugolo, as -ino is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix. So, in other words, this name is a double diminutive of Ugo.... [more]

Uksáhkká f Sami, Sami Mythology
Means "door goddess", from Sami uksa "door" and áhkká "wife, woman, mother". In Sami mythology Uksáhkká lived under the door sill and protected the home against all evil. She watched over children during their first year, especially when they learned to walk.

Ulrique f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
French feminine form of Ulrich.

Unica f Popular Culture
This was the pseudonym of German writer and painter Unica Zürn (1916-1970), who was born Nora Berta Ruth Zürn.... [more]

Urith f English (British, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin, borne by an obscure early saint and martyr who was venerated in Chittlehampton, Devon, England.

Urizen m Literature
This name was invented by the English mystic poet William Blake, who intended it to be a pun on your reason and perhaps also based it on Greek horizein (root of the English word horizon) meaning "bound, limit, divide, separate"... [more]

Urraca f Medieval Spanish, Medieval Basque, Medieval Galician
Derived from Spanish urraca "magpie", ultimately from Latin furax "thievish". Several medieval queens of Navarre bore this name.

Vaidota f Lithuanian
Variant form of Vaidotė.

Valdemaro m Italian
Italian form of Waldemar.

Valgerðr f Old Norse
Derived from the Old Norse elements valr meaning "the dead on a battlefield, the battle-slain" (as found in the word valkyrja) and garðr meaning "fence, defense"... [more]

Vanina f Corsican, Italian, French, Literature
Corsican short form of Ghjuvannina. The name was borne by 16th-century Corsican noblewoman Giovannina "Vannina" d'Ornano (also known as "Vanina").... [more]

Vårin f Norwegian (Rare)
Elaboration of Vör, perhaps influenced by Karin. It is also associated with the Norwegian word vår meaning "spring (the season)".

Véfreyja f Old Norse
Possibly meant "devotee of Freyja" from the Old Norse element vé meaning "devoted, dedicated" or "home, temple, sanctuary" (compare the word *véseti "one who sits with (= is in charge of) a Vé (= temple, sanctuary)") combined with the name of the goddess Freyja.

Velasquita f Medieval Spanish
Feminine diminutive of Velasco. Velasquita Ramírez was an 11th-century queen consort of León as the first wife of King Bermudo II.

Velira f Soviet, Russian
Feminine form of Velir. This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Venustiano m Italian, Spanish
Spanish and Italian form of Venustianus, which derives from Venus, the name of the Roman goddess of love, via Venustus. A known bearer was Venustiano Carranza (1859-1920), one of the leaders of the Mexican Revolution.

Vergine f Armenian
Armenian form of Verginia.

Vespérine f French (Quebec)
Presumably a feminized form of Vesper. It was used in 'Le Désespoir du singe' (2006-), a series of French-language graphic novels.

Veturliði m Faroese, Icelandic
Icelandic and Faroese modern form of Vetrliði.

Vevina f Literature
Anglicized form of Bébinn used by James Macpherson in his Ossian poems, which he claimed to have based on early Irish legends.

Veyatie f Scottish (Rare)
From the name of Loch Veyatie in north-west Scotland (see Veyatie). This name is very rare.

Vildís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse elements vil(i) "will, desire" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Villana f Medieval Italian, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Latin villana "villein, feudal tenant" (compare Villanus). Villana de' Botti (1332 - 1361) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic... [more]

Violaine f French, Theatre
Invented by Paul Claudel for his play L'Annonce faite à Marie (1912), the first version of which was titled La Jeune Fille Violaine (1892). It is often regarded as a variant of Violante, though Claudel may have taken it from a French place name.

Vipsania f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Vipsanius.

Vipsanius m Ancient Roman
Roman family name of uncertain meaning. It was borne by the 1st-century BC Roman general Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa.

Virgene f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a blend of Virgie and Georgene.

Virpi f Finnish
Means "sapling" in Finnish, a Finnish equivalent of Virve. It was coined in the early 20th century.

Vitalie f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Vitalia.

Vitalie m Moldovan, Romanian
Moldovan and Romanian form of Vitalis (see Vitale).

Voadicia f Literature
Form of Boadicea used by Raphael Holinshed in his 16th-century history of Britain.