This is a list of submitted names in which an editor of the name is
Polly Names.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Aadi m IndianMeans "first, most important" in Sanskrit. It can also be used as a diminutive of
Aditya.
Amasa m BiblicalMeans "burden" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Amasa was a son of
Haldai, and a nephew of King
David who was murdered by his cousin
Joab.
Antioch m Literature, HistoryEnglish form of
Antiochus. The capital city of Syria bore this name, an important centre in early Christianity (founded c.300 BC by Seleucus I Nictor and named for his father, Antiochus)... [
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Branwell m EnglishVariant of
Bramwell. A famous namesake is Patrick Branwell Brontë, brother of the famous Brontë sisters.
Chesney m & f EnglishFrom the traditionally English and French topographic surname for someone who lived by or in an oak wood, from the Old French
chesnai "oak grove", from
chesne 'oak tree'.
Chevy m & f EnglishA literary place name. There is a famous old poem called "The Ballad of Chevy Chase". A chase is a parcel of hunting land, and Chevy refers to the
Cheviot Hills on the Scottish border.... [
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Del m EnglishIn English it is used as a short form of names beginning with the prefix Del-, which is of
Old French origin and means “of the”.... [
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Devendra m Indian, Hindi, MarathiMeans "lord of gods" from Sanskrit देव
(devá) meaning "deity, god" combined with the name of the god
Indra, used here to mean "lord".
Edeyrn m History (Ecclesiastical)Saint Edeyrn (c. 6th century) was a pre-congregational saint of Wales, related to Vortigern and the royal house of Powys and the brother of Saint Aerdeyrn and Elldeyrn. Edeyrn is the patron saint of Lannédern in France and Llanedeyrn in Wales, where he founded a monastery of over 300 people.
Elbur f & m Popular Culture, LiteratureUsed by the popular British novelist Eleanor Burford (1906-1993) as a pen name, in which case it was formed from a contraction of her birth name, i.e., by combining the initial syllables of Eleanor (
El) and Burford (-
bur)... [
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Elphias m LiteratureUsed by author J. K. Rowling for a minor character in her 'Harry Potter' series. It may have been intended as a variant of
Éliphas, the pen name of French occultist Eliphas Levi... [
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Elphin m Welsh MythologyPossibly a Welsh cognate of the Gaelic name
Ailpein (see
Alpin). In the Mabinogion, a collection of tales from Welsh myth, he was one of
Arthur's warriors, the son of
Gwyddno Long Shanks... [
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Ethelwyn m & f EnglishDerived from the Old English masculine name
Æðelwine. When many Old English names were revived in the 19th century, it saw use as a feminine name, probably due to its similarity to the popular name
Ethel... [
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Fig m & f English, LiteratureFig is the name of Hannah's cousin in Curtis Sittenfield's 'The Man of My Dreams'.... [
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Hiren m IndianSanskrit name which has been translated as either “lord genius” or “lord of gemstones and pearls”.
Hymen m Greek MythologyDerived from Greek
hymenaios meaning "bridal song, hymeneal (wedding hymn)". In Greek mythology Hymen was the god of marriage and weddings, supposed to preside over every wedding.
Isumbras m LiteratureMeans “iron arm”, from a combination of
French and
Anglo-Saxon. Sir Isumbras is a famous character from medieval English literature.
Jassy f LiteratureThe title character of a 1944 melodramatic novel by Norah Lofts, made into a film in 1947. In the story, Jassy is a wild gypsy girl. The name seems to be a form of
Jessie – probably not short for
Jessica, but a pet form of
Jane.
Kilmeny f Literature, EnglishFrom the name of a village on the island of Islay, Scotland, in which the first element is from Gaelic
cille meaning "church, cell". It is thought to mean "monastery" or "church of Saint
Eithne"... [
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Lear m ManxDerived from Proto-Celtic
*liro- "sea; ocean".
Loelia f English (Rare)Of uncertain origin and meaning, this name is said to be a variant of
Laelia (perhaps arising from a misreading of the ligature
æ as
œ). Alternatively, it may be a feminine form of
Loel... [
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Maddalo m LiteratureItalian name which is a masculine form of
Magdalene. Most famously used in the poem “Julian and Maddalo” (1819) by Percy Bysshe Shelley, in which the philosophical Julian is based on himself, and the cynical Maddalo is based on Lord Byron.
Magenta f English, TheatreNamed for the mauvish-crimson colour. The dye to make the colour was discovered and named shortly after the Battle of Magenta in 1859 (the town is situated in northern Italy). The colour may have been inspired by the colour of the uniforms worn by the French troops, or by the colour of the land soaked in blood after the battle... [
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Malma f IndianIndian name coming from the
Urdu word for “gilded”.
Menalcus m LiteratureVariant of
Menalcas, a
Greek name from Latin literature which is used to represent a shepherd or rustic figure. The name appears in Virgil’s “Eclogues” and the “Idylls” of Theocritus and means “strong, firm, resolute”.... [
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Mizpah f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)Derived from Hebrew
מִצְפָּה (miṣpāh, mitspah) "watchtower". As mentioned in the biblical story of Jacob and Laban, making a pile of stones marked an agreement between two people, with God as their watching witness.
Northey f LiteratureTransferred use of the surname
Northey. The Nancy Mitford novel
Don't Tell Alfred (1960) has a character named Northey; it is explained in the story that she was named after the Great Northern Hotel in London, where she was conceived.
Orison m English (Rare, Archaic)Directly taken from the archaic word meaning "prayer", which is derived from Anglo-Norman
oreison and ultimately from Latin
oro (via Latin
oratio) "to beg; to beseech".... [
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Pandarus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Literature, TheatreLatinized form of Greek Πάνδαρος
(Pandaros), which was possibly derived from παν
(pan) "all" and an uncertain second element. This is the name of a mythical archer who appears in stories of the Trojan War, and "who by an arrow-shot violates the truce between the Trojans and Greeks, and is afterwards slain by Diomedes." In Homer's 'Iliad' he is portrayed as an energetic and impetuous warrior, but in medieval literature he becomes a witty and licentious figure who facilitates the affair between
Troilus and
Cressida... [
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Penn m English, Welsh MythologyMeans "head, top" in Welsh. This was the name of two characters in Welsh legend. It can also come from the English surname which was from a place name meaning "hill" in Old English.
Rastaban m AstronomyTraditional name for Beta Draconis, the third brightest star in the
Draco constellation. The name comes from Arabic
ra's ath-thu'ban, which means "head of the serpent".
Somerset m English (British)The name of an English county used as a personal name. It is derived from Old English and may mean “the people of the summer settlement” or “settlers by the sea-lakes”. It is often translated as "the land of the summer people".
Sosthenes m Ancient Greek, BiblicalMeans "safe in strength", derived from the Greek adjective σῶς
(sos) meaning "safe, whole, unwounded" (see
Sosigenes) combined with the Greek noun σθένος
(sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength".... [
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Sturgis m LiteratureTransferred use of the surname
Sturgis. This was used as a masculine name by J. K. Rowling in her 'Harry Potter' series of books.
Tannis f English (Rare)Variant of
Tanis. This was used by Canadian author L. M. Montgomery in her short story 'Tannis of the Flats' (1920), where it belongs to a Métis girl of Cree descent... [
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Teukros m Greek MythologyPossibly related to the name of the Hittite god
Tarku or
Tarhunna, or perhaps derived from the Greek verb τεύχω
(teucho) meaning "to make, do, perform; to cause, prepare"... [
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Trilby f English (Rare), LiteratureThe name of the titular character in George Du Maurier's 1894 novel 'Trilby', about an tone-deaf model who is hypnotized to become a talented singer. The name became a (now obsolete) colloquial term for a foot, as the character's feet were objects of admiration... [
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Ulfin m Arthurian RomanceAn ancient British name which means "little wolf". Most well known in the Arthurian legends of Geoffrey Monmouth, where Sir Ulfin plays a role in Merlin's plot for King Arthur to be born.
Upma f IndianHindi name meaning “the best”. Upma is also a cereal dish similar to semolina.
Utlapa m LiteratureThe name of a powerful spirit warrior in Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" series. The meaning of the name is unknown, and seems to have been created by Meyer.
Wakanda f Literature, New World MythologyUsed by J.K. Rowling in her 'Harry Potter' series of books as a personal name for a minor female character, perhaps due to its similarity to
Wanda, taken from the form of
Wakan Tanka used by the Omaha people... [
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Winnold m EnglishOld English form of Winwaloe, Gunwalloe or Guenole. A
Breton name which means “he who is fair”. ... [
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