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HelpWhat are your favourite names from fiction?
I'd like to know which names from Popular Culture, Literature and Theatre are your favourites. Here's a list of mine, 5 for each gender (masculine, then feminine), alongside the meaning and where they come from.
Popular Culture:
Alucard - 'Dracula' backwards, Castlevania.
Castiel - "leap of God", Supernatural.
Diluc - "dawn", Genshin Impact.
Jadeite - jadeite stone, Sailor Moon.
Luciel - variant of Lucifer, Mystic Messenger.
Byleth - unknown, Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
Mithian - name of a town in Cornwall, Merlin.
Neytiri - "she who seeks the spirits", Avatar.
Sango - "coral", InuYasha.
Ygritte - unknown, Game of Thrones.
Literature:
Astrophel - "star lover", Astrophel and Stella.
Caspian - Caspian sea, Chronicles of Narnia.
Elros - "glitter of stars", The Lord of the Rings.
Rephaim - name of a mythical race, House of Night.
Umbriel - "shadow", The Rape of the Lock.
Carmilla - from Carmel ("garden"), Carmilla.
Ettarre - "of Arcadia", Idylls of the King / Le Morte d'Arthur.
Sansa - possibly from Sens ("saintly"), A Song of Ice and Fire.
Yavanna - "giver of fruits", Silmarillion.
Zinevra - unknown, Bernabò and Zinevra.
Theatre:
Alexas - "to defend", Antony and Cleopatra.
Florestan - "to flower", Fidelio.
Hemlock - from the flower, Hemlock Marreau.
Lindor - from Leander ("lion man"), Les Romans / Nina et Lindor.
Xanthias - "yellow; fair hair", The Frogs.
Aloma - unknown, Aloma of the South Seas.
Coppélia - from Koppel, itself from Jacob or "young woman", Coppélia.
Lodoïska - from Ludwig ("famous in battle"), Lodoïska.
Rusalka - from Rosalia ("rose"), Rusalka.
Violaine - "violet", L'Annonce faite à Marie.
“Dear optimist, pessimist, and realist – while you guys were busy arguing about the glass of wine, I drank it! Sincerely, the opportunist!”
-Lori Greiner
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Popular Culture:
Alucard - 'Dracula' backwards, Castlevania.
Castiel - "leap of God", Supernatural.
Diluc - "dawn", Genshin Impact.
Jadeite - jadeite stone, Sailor Moon.
Luciel - variant of Lucifer, Mystic Messenger.
Byleth - unknown, Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
Mithian - name of a town in Cornwall, Merlin.
Neytiri - "she who seeks the spirits", Avatar.
Sango - "coral", InuYasha.
Ygritte - unknown, Game of Thrones.
Literature:
Astrophel - "star lover", Astrophel and Stella.
Caspian - Caspian sea, Chronicles of Narnia.
Elros - "glitter of stars", The Lord of the Rings.
Rephaim - name of a mythical race, House of Night.
Umbriel - "shadow", The Rape of the Lock.
Carmilla - from Carmel ("garden"), Carmilla.
Ettarre - "of Arcadia", Idylls of the King / Le Morte d'Arthur.
Sansa - possibly from Sens ("saintly"), A Song of Ice and Fire.
Yavanna - "giver of fruits", Silmarillion.
Zinevra - unknown, Bernabò and Zinevra.
Theatre:
Alexas - "to defend", Antony and Cleopatra.
Florestan - "to flower", Fidelio.
Hemlock - from the flower, Hemlock Marreau.
Lindor - from Leander ("lion man"), Les Romans / Nina et Lindor.
Xanthias - "yellow; fair hair", The Frogs.
Aloma - unknown, Aloma of the South Seas.
Coppélia - from Koppel, itself from Jacob or "young woman", Coppélia.
Lodoïska - from Ludwig ("famous in battle"), Lodoïska.
Rusalka - from Rosalia ("rose"), Rusalka.
Violaine - "violet", L'Annonce faite à Marie.
“Dear optimist, pessimist, and realist – while you guys were busy arguing about the glass of wine, I drank it! Sincerely, the opportunist!”
-Lori Greiner
Rate my PNLs: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/215535/145665
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