skinnyminnie's Personal Name List

Modern variant of Cynthia.

Xynthia is the name of a notable cyclone in 2010 in Western Europe.

Elaboration of Wren using the popular name suffix ley.

From the name of a 1981 Avon perfume, derived from the Italian verb toccare "to touch".

From a surname, itself derived from the name of numerous English towns, of Old English origin meaning "south town".

Invented by the Danish author Peter Høeg for the heroine of his novel Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow (1992). In the book the name is explained as a short form of Smillaaraq, a blend of Danish smil "smile" and the Greenlandic name Miillaaraq.

Variant of Chanté.

An invented name, a combination of the popular phonetic prefix sha and the name Rhonda.

From the English word, ultimately from Latin sanctus "holy, saintly".

Elaboration of Nova using the popular name suffix lee. It was used for the central character in the novel Where the Heart Is (1995), as well as the 2000 film adaptation.

From the English word meaning "sea force, fleet, armed forces of the sea". It is derived from Old French navie, from Latin navigia, the plural of navigium "boat, vessel". It also refers to a shade of dark blue, a colour traditionally associated with naval uniforms.

Bengali, Urdu and Tajik form of Narges.

Albanian, Georgian and Slovene borrowing of the English given name Maggie. Known bearers of this name include the Albanian soccer player Megi Doci (b. 1996) and the Georgian actress Megi Tsulukidze (1921-1993).

Possibly a variant of Melanie using the Hawaiian name element lani meaning "heaven, sky" (found in names such as Leilani and Kalani).

Transferred use of the Italian surname Lucca. The use of Lucca is probably influenced by the similar looking and sounding Luca 1.

From the English word, meaning "something inherited from a predecessor, heritage". It is derived from Old French legacie, itself from Latin legatum "bequest, legacy".

French form of Landric. This name was borne by a few French saints, including a 5th-century bishop of Sées and a 7th-century bishop of Paris.

Variant of Jamar, probably influenced by names such as Jamil.

Feminine form of Galileo.

Combination of Eva and Luna. This was used by Argentine-born Venezuelan singer-songwriter Ricardo Montaner for his daughter born in 1997.

From a French surname, possibly from doré meaning "golden". As a given name it has been inspired by the French luxury fashion house Dior, founded by the designer Christian Dior (1905-1957).

From the indigenous Koyukon name of a mountain in Alaska, allegedly meaning "great one". Commonly known as Mount McKinley in the English-speaking world, Denali is the tallest peak in North America. It is also the name of a car brand (made by General Motors).

Probably an elaborated form of Darrell, with an ending similar to biblical names such as Daniel.

From a surname, which is either Irish or English in origin (see Collins 1 and Collins 2). It increased in popularity as a name for girls after it appeared in the movie The Blind Side (2009), which was based on a 2006 biography. As a masculine name, it is currently most common in parts of English-speaking Africa.

From an English surname, which was derived from Middle English canon, referring to a church official or servant who worked in a clergy house. This name may also be used in reference to the vocabulary word for the large gun, derived from Italian cannone "large tube", from Latin canna "cane, reed".

From a surname that was derived from Middle English brigge, Old English brycg meaning "bridge".

Combination of Aubrey and the popular name suffix elle.

From an Italian surname meaning "son of Ermanno". It has been used as a given name due to the fashion company Armani, which was founded by the clothing designer Giorgio Armani (1934-).

Variant of Elora.

Archaic Swedish diminutive of Alhet and Dutch variant of Aleida as well as a Hungarian adoption of the Dutch name. In the Netherlands this name was borne by the country's first female physician, Aletta Jacobs (1854-1929).

Means "dwelling, abode". From the Buddhist term ālaya-vijñāna 'storehouse consciousness' as developed by the Yogācāra school of Indian Buddhism, referring to the place where a person's karma resides, the eighth level of consciousness that provides the base for the previous seven.

It's growing popularity may be due to it also being used as a variant of ALIYAH.