Names Matching Pattern *ly*

Olympe f French
French form of Olympias.

Olympia f Greek, Slovak
Feminine form of Olympos.

Olympias f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Olympos. This was the name of the mother of Alexander the Great. It was also borne by a 4th-century saint.

Olympiodoros m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek name meaning "gift of Olympus", derived from Olympos, the name of the mountain home of the Greek gods, combined with δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".

Olympos m Ancient Greek
From a Greek personal name that was derived from the place name Olympos, the name of the mountain home of the Greek gods.

Olyvia f English (Rare)
Variant of Olivia.

Orly f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew אוֹרְלִי (see Orli).

Orsolya f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Ursula.

Pilypas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Philip.

Polly f English
Medieval variant of Molly. The reason for the change in the initial consonant is unknown.

Pollyanna f Literature
Combination of Polly and Anna. This was the name of the main character in Eleanor H. Porter's novel Pollyanna (1913).

Polya f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Polina.

Polycarp m Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
From the Greek name Πολύκαρπος (Polykarpos) meaning "fruitful, rich in fruit", ultimately from Greek πολύς (polys) meaning "much" and καρπός (karpos) meaning "fruit". Saint Polycarp was a 2nd-century bishop of Smyrna who was martyred by being burned at the stake and then stabbed.

Polycarpe m French
French form of Polycarp.

Polycrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Πολυκράτης (Polykrates) meaning "much power", derived from Greek πολύς (polys) meaning "much" and κράτος (kratos) meaning "power". This name was borne by a 6th-century BC ruler of the Greek island of Samos.

Polydeukes m Greek Mythology
Greek form of Pollux.

Polyhymnia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Polymnia.

Polykarpos m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Polycarp.

Polykrates m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Polycrates.

Polymnia f Greek Mythology
Means "abounding in song", derived from Greek πολύς (polys) meaning "much" and ὕμνος (hymnos) meaning "song, hymn". In Greek mythology she was the goddess of dance and sacred songs, one of the nine Muses.

Polyphemos m Greek Mythology
Means "abounding in fame", derived from Greek πολύς (polys) meaning "much" and φήμη (pheme) meaning "rumour, fame, reputation". In Greek mythology this was the name of the cyclops who captured Odysseus and his crew, as told in the Odyssey. He ate several of the crew before Odysseus blinded him and orchestrated an escape.

Polyphemus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Polyphemos.

Polyphonte f Greek Mythology
Means "slayer of many", derived from Greek πολύς (polys) meaning "much" and φόνος (phonos) meaning "murder, slaughter". In Greek mythology this was the name of a woman who was transformed into a strix (an owl-like bird) after she had sons with a bear.

Polyxena f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Πολυξένη (Polyxene), which was from the word πολύξενος (polyxenos) meaning "entertaining many guests, very hospitable", itself derived from πολύς (polys) meaning "many" and ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreigner, guest". In Greek legend she was a daughter of Priam and Hecuba, beloved by Achilles. After the Trojan War, Achilles' son Neoptolemus sacrificed her.

Polyxene f Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek form of Polyxena.

Polyxeni f Greek
Modern Greek form of Polyxena.

Pylyp m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Philip.

Radclyffe m English (Rare)
From a surname, a variant of Radcliff.

Raelyn f English (Modern)
Combination of Rae and the popular name suffix lyn.

Raelynn f English (Modern)
Combination of Rae and the popular name suffix lyn.

Reilly m & f English (Modern)
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Raghailligh, derived from the given name Raghailleach, meaning unknown.

Roly m English
Diminutive of Roland.

Romilly m & f English (British, Rare)
From an English surname that was derived from the name of various Norman towns, themselves from the given name Romilius.

Rosalyn f English
Variant of Rosaline. It can also be considered an elaboration of Rose with the common name suffix lyn.

Rosalynne f English (Rare)
Variant of Rosalyn.

Roselyn f English
Variant of Rosalyn.

Roselyne f French
Variant of Roseline.

Roslyn f English
Variant of Rosalyn.

Sally f English
Diminutive of Sarah, often used independently.

Savely m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Савелий (see Saveliy).

Shaelyn f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Shae using the popular name suffix lyn.

Sharalyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Cherilyn.

Shaylyn f English (Rare)
Invented name, based on Shayla and using the popular name suffix lyn.

Shelly f & m English
Variant of Shelley.

Sherilyn f English
Variant of Cherilyn.

Sherlyn f English (Modern)
Recently created name, probably based on the sounds found in other names like Sharon, Sherry and Charlene.

Skylynn f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Sky using the popular name suffix lyn.

Sly m English
Short form of Sylvester. The actor Sylvester Stallone (1946-) is a well-known bearer of this nickname.

Solly m Jewish
Diminutive of Solomon.

Sully m English
Diminutive of Sullivan and other names with a similar sound.

Talya f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew טַלְיָה or טַלְיָא (see Talia 1).

Tigerlily f English (Rare)
From tiger lily, a name that has been applied to several orange varieties of lily (such as the species Lilium lancifolium). Tiger Lily is also the name of the Native American princess in J. M. Barrie's play Peter Pan (1904).

Tilly f English
Diminutive of Matilda.

Tolly m English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Bartholomew.

Tolya m Russian
Diminutive of Anatoliy.

Trevelyan m English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from a Cornish place name meaning "homestead on the hill".

Tully m History
Form of Tullius (see Tullio) used to refer to the Roman orator Marcus Tullius Cicero.

Ulya f Russian
Diminutive of Ulyana.

Ulyana f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Juliana.

Ulyssa f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Ulysses.

Ulysse m French
French form of Ulysses.

Ulysses m Roman Mythology, English
Latin form of Odysseus. It was borne by Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), the commander of the Union forces during the American Civil War, who went on to become an American president. Irish author James Joyce used it as the title of his book Ulysses (1922), which loosely parallels Homer's epic the Odyssey.

Valya f & m Russian, Bulgarian
Diminutive of Valentina or Valentin.

Vasily m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Василий (see Vasiliy).

Vassily m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Василий (see Vasiliy).

Vasylyna f Ukrainian
Ukrainian feminine form of Basil 1.

Vitaly m Russian, Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Russian Виталий or Ukrainian Віталій (see Vitaliy).

Volya m Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Vsevolod. It also means "will, freedom" in Russian.

Wally m English
Diminutive of Walter or Wallace.

Wassily m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Василий (see Vasiliy).

Wasylyna f Ukrainian (Polonized, Rare)
Polonized form of Vasylyna.

Waverly f & m English
From the rare English surname Waverley, derived from the name of a place in Surrey, itself possibly from Old English wæfre "flickering, wavering" and leah "woodland, clearing".... [more]

Willy m & f English, German, Dutch
Diminutive of William, Wilhelm or Willem. It is both masculine and feminine in Dutch.

Yekholya f Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jecoliah.

Yelysaveta f Ukrainian
Traditional Ukrainian form of Elizabeth.

Yelyzaveta f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Elizabeth.

Yemelyan m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Aemilianus (see Emiliano).

Zhelyazko m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian желязо (zhelyazo) meaning "iron".

Zselyke f Hungarian
Possibly a Hungarian form of Željka.