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Addolorata f Italian
Means "grieving" in Italian, from the title of the Virgin Mary, Maria Addolorata. It is most common in southern Italy. It is the equivalent of Spanish Dolores.

Ahura Mazda m Persian Mythology
Means "lord of wisdom", from Avestan 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 (ahura) meaning "lord" and 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁 (mazdā) meaning "wisdom". In Zoroastrianism Ahura Mazda was the supreme creator, and the god of light, truth, and goodness.

Aikaterini f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Αικατερίνη (see Ekaterini).

Alcibiades m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀλκιβιάδης (Alkibiades), derived from ἀλκή (alke) meaning "strength, prowess" and βία (bia) meaning "force" with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides). This was the name of a notable Greek statesman and general during the Peloponnesian War. He changed allegiance from Athens to Sparta and back again during the course of the war. He features in Shakespeare's tragedy Timon of Athens (1607).

Aleksanteri m Finnish
Finnish form of Alexander.

Alexandrea f English (Modern)
Variant of Alexandria.

Alexandria f English
Feminine form of Alexander. Alexander the Great founded several cities by this name (or renamed them) as he extended his empire eastward. The most notable of these is Alexandria in Egypt, founded by Alexander in 331 BC.

Alexandrina f Portuguese, Romanian, English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Alexandra. This was the first name of Queen Victoria; her middle name was Victoria.

Alkibiades m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Alcibiades.

Alkiviadis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Alcibiades.

Amaterasu f Japanese Mythology
Means "shining over heaven", from Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heaven, sky" and 照 (terasu) meaning "shine". This was the name of the Japanese sun goddess, the ruler of the heavens. She was born when Izanagi washed his left eye after returning from the underworld. At one time the Japanese royal family claimed descent from her.

Ana Sofía f Spanish
Combination of Ana and Sofía.

Anastasia f Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, English, Spanish, Italian, Georgian, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Anastasius. This was the name of a 4th-century Dalmatian saint who was martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian. Due to her, the name has been common in Eastern Orthodox Christianity (in various spellings). As an English name it has been in use since the Middle Ages. A famous bearer was the youngest daughter of the last Russian tsar Nicholas II, who was rumoured to have escaped the execution of her family in 1918.

Anastasios m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of Anastasius.

Anastasiya f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian
Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian form of Anastasia. This name was borne by the wife of the Russian tsar Ivan the Terrible.

Anastázie f Czech
Czech form of Anastasia.

Anasztázia f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Anastasia.

Anaxagoras m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord" and ἀγορά (agora) meaning "assembly, marketplace". This name was borne by a 5th-century BC Greek philosopher.

Annamária f Hungarian
Combination of Anna and Mária.

Apolinary m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Apollinaris.

Apollodoros m Ancient Greek
Means "gift of Apollo" from the name of the god Apollo combined with Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".

Apollonia f Ancient Greek, Italian
Feminine form of Apollonios. This was the name of a 3rd-century saint and martyr from Alexandria.

Aristodemos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek elements ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" and δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people". This was the name of a descendant of Herakles in Greek legend.

Aristophanes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek elements ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" and φανής (phanes) meaning "appearing". This was the name of a 5th-century BC Athenian playwright.

Aristoteles m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Aristotle.

Artemidoros m Ancient Greek
Means "gift of Artemis" from the name of the goddess Artemis combined with Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift". This was the name of a Greek author of the 2nd century who wrote about the interpretation of dreams.

Aurélia f Slovak, Hungarian, Portuguese, French
Slovak, Hungarian and Portuguese feminine form of Aurelius, as well as a French variant of Aurélie.

Bartholomäus m German (Rare)
German form of Bartholomew.

Bartolomea f Italian
Italian feminine form of Bartholomew.

Bartolomeo m Italian
Italian form of Bartholomew.

Biancamaria f Italian
Combination of Bianca and Maria.

Bonaventura m Italian, Catalan
Means "good fortune" in Italian, from Latin bonus "good" and venturas "the things that will come, the future". Saint Bonaventura was a 13th-century Franciscan monk who is considered a Doctor of the Church.

Buenaventura m Spanish
Spanish form of Bonaventura.

Cassiopea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Variant of Cassiopeia.

Cassiopeia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κασσιόπεια (Kassiopeia) or Κασσιέπεια (Kassiepeia), possibly meaning "cassia juice". In Greek myth Cassiopeia was the wife of Cepheus and the mother of Andromeda. She was changed into a constellation and placed in the northern sky after she died.

Chiyembekezo m & f Chewa
Means "hope" in Chewa.

Cunobelinus m Brythonic (Latinized)
Latinized form of a Brythonic name, possibly from old Celtic *kū "dog, hound" (genitive *kunos) combined with either the name of the god Belenus or another Celtic root meaning "strong". This was the name of a 1st-century king of southeastern Britain. He is known from Roman historians such as Suetonius and medieval Welsh histories, as well as from coins bearing his name.

Desamparados f Spanish
Means "helpless, defenceless, forsaken" in Spanish. It is taken from an epithet of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados, meaning "Our Lady of the Helpless". She is the patron saint of Valencia, Spain.

Dulce María f Spanish
Combination of Dulce and María.

Ekaterina f Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Katherine, and an alternate transcription of Russian Екатерина (see Yekaterina).

Ekaterine f Georgian
Georgian form of Katherine.

Ekaterini f Greek
Modern Greek form of Katherine.

Eleonoora f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Eleanor.

Eleonóra f Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian and Slovak form of Eleanor.

Eleonora f Italian, German, Swedish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Dutch, Polish, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Greek
Form of Eleanor in several languages.

Eleonore f German
German form of Eleanor.

Elikapeka f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Elizabeth.

Elisabete f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Elizabeth. This more recent form is used alongside the traditional Portuguese form Isabel.

Elisabetta f Italian
Italian form of Elizabeth.

Elixabete f Basque
Basque form of Elizabeth.

Elizabeta f Slovene, Croatian
Slovene and Croatian form of Elizabeth.

Elizabete f Latvian, Portuguese
Latvian form of Elizabeth, as well as a Portuguese variant of Elisabete.

Elizaveta f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Елизавета (see Yelizaveta).

Emanuela f Italian, Portuguese, Romanian
Italian, Portuguese and Romanian feminine form of Emmanuel.

Emanuele m Italian
Italian form of Emmanuel.

Emmanuele m Italian
Variant of Emanuele.

Epaphroditus m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Epaphroditos.

Estanislao m Spanish
Spanish form of Stanislav.

Estefanía f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Stephen.

Eufrozina f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Euphrosyne.

Eugenia f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Feminine form of Eugenius (see Eugene). It was borne by a semi-legendary 3rd-century saint who escaped persecution by disguising herself as a man. The name was occasionally found in England during the Middle Ages, but it was not regularly used until the 19th century.

Eva María f Spanish
Combination of Eva and María.

Evangelina f Spanish, English
Latinate form of Evangeline.

Evangelista m & f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Means "evangelist, preacher" in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, derived from Latin, ultimately from Greek εὐάγγελος (euangelos) meaning "bringing good news". It is often used in honour of the Four Evangelists (the authors of the gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John). It is traditionally masculine, though occasionally given to girls. A famous bearer was the Italian physicist and mathematician Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647), who invented the barometer.

Francisco Javier m Spanish
Combination of Francisco and Javier, referring to Saint Francis Xavier.

Hermenegildo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of a Visigothic name, from the Gothic elements airmans "great, immense" and gild "payment, tribute, compensation". It was borne by a 6th-century saint, the son of Liuvigild the Visigothic king of Hispania.

Hieronymos m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Jerome.

Hieronymus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), German (Archaic), Dutch (Archaic)
Latin form of Jerome, formerly common in Germany and the Netherlands. Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516) was a Dutch painter known for his depictions of the torments of hell.

Immacolata f Italian
Italian cognate of Inmaculada.

Immaculada f Catalan
Catalan cognate of Inmaculada.

Inmaculada f Spanish
Means "immaculate" in Spanish. This name is given to commemorate the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.

Iphigeneia f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἴφιος (iphios) meaning "strong, stout" and γενής (genes) meaning "born". In Greek myth Iphigenia was the daughter of King Agamemnon. When her father offended Artemis it was divined that the only way to appease the goddess was to sacrifice Iphigenia. Just as Agamemnon was about to sacrifice his daughter she was magically transported to the city of Taurus.... [more]

Iphigenia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Iphigeneia.

Jekaterina f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Екатерина (see Yekaterina).

José Antonio m Spanish
Combination of José and Antonio.

José María m Spanish
Combination of José and María, the names of the parents of Jesus.

Kawisenhawe f Mohawk
Means "she holds the ice" in Mohawk, from ka- "she", ówise "ice" and -hawe "hold, have".

María Auxiliadora f Spanish
Means "Mary the helper" in Spanish, a devotional title of the Virgin Mary.

María del Mar f Spanish
Means "Mary of the sea" in Spanish, a devotional title of the Virgin Mary.

María Guadalupe f Spanish (Mexican)
Combination of María and Guadalupe.

María Jesús f Spanish
Combination of María and Jesús.

María José f Spanish
Combination of María and José, the names of the parents of Jesus.

Maria José f Portuguese
Combination of Maria and José, the names of the parents of Jesus.

Maria Josep f Catalan
Combination of Maria and Josep, the names of the parents of Jesus.

María Soledad f Spanish
Combination of María and Soledad.

Massimiliano m Italian
Italian form of Maximilian.

Maximiliaan m Dutch
Dutch form of Maximilianus (see Maximilian).

Maximilián m Slovak
Slovak form of Maximilianus (see Maximilian).

Maximilian m German, English, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
From the Roman name Maximilianus, which was derived from Maximus. It was borne by a 3rd-century saint and martyr. In the 15th century the Holy Roman emperor Frederick III gave this name to his son and eventual heir. In this case it was a blend of the names of the Roman generals Fabius Maximus and Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus (see Emiliano), whom Frederick admired. It was subsequently borne by a second Holy Roman emperor, two kings of Bavaria, and a short-lived Habsburg emperor of Mexico.

Maximiliano m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Maximilianus (see Maximilian).

Mephistopheles m Literature
Meaning uncertain. It might be based on Hebrew מֵפִיץ (mefitz) "scatterer, disperser" and טָפַל (tafal) "liar", or on Greek μή (me) "not", φῶς (phos) "light" and φίλος (philos) "friend, lover". Many other etymologies have been proposed. In a German legend, notably retold by Goethe, this is the name of a demon who makes a deal with Faust to exchange his soul for magical powers.

Michelangela f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Michelangelo.

Michelangelo m Italian
Combination of Michael and Angelo, referring to the archangel Michael. The Renaissance painter and sculptor Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564), from Florence, was the man who created such great works of art as the statue of David and the mural on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. This name was also borne by the Baroque artist Michelangelo Merisi (1571-1610), better known as Caravaggio.

Misericordia f Spanish
Means "compassion, mercy" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin miser "poor, wretched" and cor "heart". It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Misericordia, meaning "The Virgin of Compassion".

Napoleone m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Napoleon. Besides the French emperor, it was borne by the Italian cardinal Napoleone Orsini (1263-1342) and the writer and politician Napoleone Colajanni (1847-1921).

Natanaele m Biblical Italian
Italian form of Nathanael.

Neoptolemos m Greek Mythology
Greek form of Neoptolemus.

Ōkuninushi m Japanese Mythology
Means "master of the great country", from Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great", 国 (kuni) meaning "country, land" and 主 (nushi) meaning "master". In Japanese myth he was the divine ruler of the lands, until the gods of the heavens seized control and he retreated to the unseen world.

Olimpiada f Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Olympias.

Olufunmilayo f Yoruba
Means "God gives me joy" in Yoruba.

Pantaleone m Italian
Italian form of Pantaleon.

Philadelphia f English (Rare)
From the name of a city in Asia Minor mentioned in Revelation in the New Testament. The name of the city meant "brotherly love" from Greek φιλέω (phileo) meaning "to love" and ἀδελφός (adelphos) meaning "brother". It is also the name of a city in the United States.

Purificación f Spanish
Means "purification" in Spanish. This name is given in reference to the ritual purification of the Virgin Mary after her childbirth.

Quetzalcoatl m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "feathered snake" in Nahuatl, derived from quetzalli "quetzal feather, precious thing" and cōātl "snake". In Aztec and other Mesoamerican mythology he was the god of the sky, wind, and knowledge, also associated with the morning star. According to one legend he created the humans of this age using the bones of humans from the previous age and adding his own blood.

Raginaharjaz m Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Raginheri and Ragnarr.

Raginahildiz f Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Raginhild and Ragnhildr.

Raginawaldaz m Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Raginald and Ragnvaldr.

Sacagawea f Indigenous American
Probably from Hidatsa tsakáka wía meaning "bird woman". Alternatively it could originate from the Shoshone language and mean "boat puller". This name was borne by a Native American woman who guided the explorers Lewis and Clark. She was of Shoshone ancestry but had been abducted in her youth and raised by a Hidatsa tribe.

Theodosia f Ancient Greek, Greek
Feminine form of Theodosius.

Triantafyllia f Greek
Feminine form of Triantafyllos. This is also the Greek word for "rosebush".

Ubirajara m Tupi
Means "lord of the spear" in Tupi, from ybyra "wood, stick, spear" and îara "lord, master". This is the name of an 1874 novel by José de Alencar.

Vercingetorix m Gaulish
Means "king over warriors" from Gaulish wer "on, over" combined with kingeto "marching men, warriors" and rix "king". This name was borne by a 1st-century BC chieftain of the Gaulish tribe the Arverni. He led the resistance against Julius Caesar's attempts to conquer Gaul, but he was eventually defeated, brought to Rome, and executed.

Yekaterina f Russian
Russian form of Katherine. This name was adopted by the German princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst in 1744 shortly before she married the future Russian emperor Peter III. She later overthrew her husband and ruled as empress, known as Catherine the Great in English.

Yelizaveta f Russian
Russian form of Elizabeth. This was the name of an 18th-century Russian empress.

Ziya ur-Rahman m Arabic
Means "splendour of the merciful" from Arabic ضياء (diya) meaning "splendour, light, glow" combined with رحمن (rahman) meaning "merciful".