reidrane's Personal Name List

Variant of Acie.

Means "affection" in Japanese.

From Finnish aito meaning "true, authentic".

From 赤 (aka) meaning "red" combined with 森 (mori) meaning "forest."

This surname is rarely used.

Means "whole, complete" in Sanskrit.

From Japanese 昭 (aki) meaning "bright, luminous" combined with 大 (hiro) meaning "big, great" or 博 (hiro) meaning "command, esteem". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Famous bearers are Akihiro Ienaga, a Japanese footballer, Akihiro Yano, a Japanese baseball player and Akihiro Yamada, a Japanese manga illustrator and manga artist.

Variant of Axel.

Latinized form of Greek Ἀληκτώ (Alekto), which was derived from ἄληκτος (alektos) meaning "unceasing". This was the name of one of the Furies or Ἐρινύες (Erinyes) in Greek mythology.

Variant of Alister. According to Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), born Edward Alexander Crowley, this is "the Gaelic form of Alexander".

Means "cheerful, lively" in Italian. It was borne by a short-lived illegitimate daughter of Lord Byron (1817-1822).

From the Greek name Ἀλθαία (Althaia), perhaps related to Greek ἄλθος (althos) meaning "healing". In Greek myth she was the mother of Meleager. Soon after her son was born she was told that he would die as soon as a piece of wood that was burning on her fire was fully consumed. She immediately extinguished the piece of wood and sealed it in a chest, but in a fit of rage many years later she took it out and set it alight, thereby killing her son.

Means "skin" in Greenlandic.

Perhaps based on the Italian word amoretto which is a representation of Cupid in a work of art. The word is based on amore meaning "love" combined with a diminutive suffix.

This name was used by Edmund Spenser in his poem 'The Faerie Queene' (1590), where it belongs to a sister of Belphoebe who allegorically represents married love and chastity.

From Japanese あん (an) meaning "bean paste" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way. For females, the usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Ann or Anne 1.

Directly taken from Polish anioł "angel", this is name was used early on used as a vernacular form of Angelus.

From Greek ἀντλία (antlia) meaning "hold of a ship". Antlia is one of the constellations created by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in the 18th century. He originally named it Antlia Pneumatica, or Machine Pneumatique in French, in honour of French physicist Denis Papin’s invention, the air pump.

Means "song" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was one of the original three muses, the muse of song.

The surname of one of the musketeers in The Three Musketeers (1844) by Alexandre Dumas. Dumas based the character on the 17th-century Henri d'Aramitz, whose surname was derived from the French village of Aramits (itself from Basque aran meaning "valley").

Derived from Sanskrit अरण्य (aranya) meaning "forest". It is used as a feminine name in Thailand while it is masculine in India and Bangladesh.

Likely from Artois, the name of a region in France (for which "artesian wells" are named), itself derived from Atrebates, a Belgic tribe that inhabited the region of Gaul and Britain during Julius Caesar's time; Atrebates is cognate with Irish aittrebaid meaning "inhabitant".

In the Elizabethan play The Birth of Merlin, this is the name of the sister of the Saxon leader Ostorius, who used her wiles to seduce King Aurelius Ambrosius of Britain, blinding him to the gradual Saxon invasion of his kingdom. Uther Pendragon discovered her treachery, but she managed to have Aurelius banish his brother from court. In the end, Artesia and her brother betrayed and murdered Aurelius. When Uther reclaimed the kingdom, he had Artesia executed.

Means "beauty" in Kazakh.

Derived from the Old Norse elements áss meaning "god" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".

Means "star", ultimately from Greek ἀστήρ (aster). This name has only been (rarely) used since the 20th century.

Latinized form of the Greek Ἀστραία (Astraia), derived from Greek ἀστήρ (aster) meaning "star". Astraea was a Greek goddess of justice and innocence. After wickedness took root in the world she left the earth and became the constellation Virgo.

Athos was one of the Gigantes, children of Gaia, who hurled a mountain at Zeus. Zeus knocked the mountain to the ground near Macedonia, and it became Mount Athos, or the "Holy Mountain."

In "The Three Musketeers" by Père Alexandre Dumas, Athos is one of the titular characters, his name deriving from the village of Athos in the commune Athos-Aspis.

Elaboration of Auréa.

From the name of the flower (shrubs of the genus Rhododendron), ultimately derived from Greek ἀζαλέος (azaleos) meaning "dry".

From the Greek name Βασίλειος (Basileios), which was derived from βασιλεύς (basileus) meaning "king". Saint Basil the Great was a 4th-century bishop of Caesarea and one of the fathers of the early Christian church. Due to him, the name (in various spellings) has come into general use in the Christian world, being especially popular among Eastern Christians. It was also borne by two Byzantine emperors.

From Japanese 苺 (beri-) meaning "strawberry", 果実 (beri-) meaning "fruit; nut; berry" or other kanji pronounced in the same way.

Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the word berry.

From a surname meaning "cheerful" in Old English.

The name of a faint constellation in the southern sky, which is from Latin caelum meaning "heaven, sky" (compare Caelius) or (allegedly) "burin" (a tool for engraving on copper or other metals).

From the name of the city in Egypt, called القاهرة (al-Qahirah) in Arabic, meaning "the victorious".

Roman variant of Gaius.

From the name of two types of plants, the true calla (species Calla palustris) and the calla lily (species Calla aethiopica), both having white flowers and growing in marshy areas. Use of the name may also be inspired by Greek κάλλος (kallos) meaning "beauty".

Latinized form of Kallisto. A moon of Jupiter bears this name.

From Sino-Vietnamese 高 (cao) meaning "tall, high".

Latinized form of Greek Κάσσανδρος (Kassandros), the masculine form of Cassandra. This was the name of a 3rd-century BC king of Macedon.

From the English word for the coniferous tree, derived (via Old French and Latin) from Greek κέδρος (kedros).

Invented by Walter Scott for a character in his novel Ivanhoe (1819). Apparently he based it on the actual name Cerdic, the name of the semi-legendary founder of the kingdom of Wessex in the 6th century. The meaning of Cerdic is uncertain, but it does not appear to be Old English in origin. It could be connected to the Brythonic name Caratācos. The name was also used by Frances Hodgson Burnett for the main character in her novel Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886).

From Japanese 蝶 (chou) meaning "butterfly" combined with 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean". Other kanji combinations are possible.

this is a japanese kanji "忠" that means "sincerity", is also the stage name of a kpop idol from the group LOONA

From an English surname derived from Old English clif meaning "cliff", originally belonging to a person who lived near a cliff.

Derived from various Germanic names beginning with the element Chlodo-, particularly Chlodowald and Chlodulf.

Latin for "cross". This is the name of a constellation in the southern hemisphere, commonly known as the Southern Cross.

Medieval Welsh name of uncertain meaning [1].

Meaning unknown. Saint Cyra was a 5th-century Syrian hermit who was martyred with her companion Marana.

From Japanese だいだい (daidai) meaning "orange (fruit)".

Masculine form of Daniela.

Variant of Darren. In fact this form occurs earlier in American records, though Darren eventually became more popular.

From a surname, see Dean 1 and Dean 2. The actor James Dean (1931-1955) was a famous bearer of the surname.

Variant of Dion.

From Sino-Korean 都 (do) "elegant, refined" and 賢 (hyeon) "virtuous, worthy, good".

From Spanish dorar "to gild, to cover in gold". Dorado is one of the constellations created by Dutch explorers in the 16th century. It represents the dolphinfish.

Sami form of Thomas.

Finnish and Estonian form of Eva.

Derived from Old Norse eik "oak".

Means "mercy" in Old Norse. This was the name of a Norse goddess of healing and medicine.

From Japanese 響 (eko) meaning "echo, sound" or other kanji pronounced in the same way.

Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the word echo.

Feminine form of Elior.

Means "elm tree" in Cornish. This is a recently coined Cornish name.

Derived from Welsh eilun meaning "image, likeness, idol". This was the name of a legendary 5th-century Welsh saint, also known as Eiliwedd, one of the supposed daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog.

From Japanese 園 (en) meaning "garden". Other kanji is possible.

Turkish, Bosnian and Albanian form of Anwar.

Possibly means "born from the yew tree", from Old Irish eó "yew" and the suffix gan "born". Alternatively, it might be derived from the Latin name Eugenius. It was borne by several legendary or semi-legendary Irish figures, including a son of the king Niall of the Nine Hostages.

Means "watchful, vigilant" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is a grandson of Ephraim.

From Japanese 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic" combined with 座 (ra) meaning "names of constellations". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.

Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Elisa.

From a Scottish surname that was originally derived from village by this name in Perthshire. It was popularized as a given name by the Australian actor Errol Flynn (1909-1959).

Transferred use of the surname Escher.

Short form of Henrietta and other names that end with etta. A famous bearer was the American singer Etta James (1938-2012), who took her stage name from her real given name Jamesetta.

Means "help" in Hebrew. Ezra is a prophet of the Old Testament and the author of the Book of Ezra. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the Protestant Reformation. The American poet Ezra Pound (1885-1972) was a famous bearer.

Derived from the word for a succinct story, in prose or verse, that features animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature which are given human qualities, and that illustrates a moral lesson.
The word "fable" comes from the Latin fabula (a "story"), itself derived from fari ("to speak") with the -ula suffix that signifies "little".

Meaning "conquest" in Arabic.

Means "flower" in French. Saint Fleur of Issendolus (Flor in Gascon) was a 14th-century nun from Maurs, France. This was also the name of a character in John Galsworthy's novels The Forsyte Saga (1922).

Old French form of Fulco. This was recorded 8 times in the 1292 census of Paris.

From an Old Norse byname, based on Old Norse fúll meaning 'foul, stinking, mean'.

Meaning uncertain, from the Latin form Gualguainus used in the 12th-century chronicles of Geoffrey of Monmouth (appearing also as Walganus, Gwalguanus and other spellings in different copies of the text), where he is one of the knights who serve his uncle King Arthur. He can be identified with the earlier Welsh hero Gwalchmai, and it is possible that the name derives from Gwalchmai or a misreading of it.

Gawain was a popular hero in medieval tales such as those by Chrétien de Troyes, where his name appears in the French form Gauvain or Gauvains. He is the main character of the 14th-century anonymous poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, in which he accepts a potentially fatal challenge from the mysterious Green Knight.

Means "modest, careful" in Indonesian.

Icelandic combination of gestr "guest" and ný "new".

Italian form of Jordan. A notable bearer was the cosmologist Giordano Bruno (1548-1600), who was burned at the stake by the Inquisition.

Welsh form of William.

From Tibetan རྒྱ་མཚོ (rgya-mtsho) meaning "ocean". This is one of the given names of the current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso (1935-).

From the Roman cognomen Hadrianus, which meant "from Hadria" in Latin. Hadria was the name of two Roman settlements. The first (modern Adria) is in northern Italy and was an important Etruscan port town. The second (modern Atri) is in central Italy and was named after the northern town. The Adriatic Sea is also named after the northern town.

A famous bearer of the name was Publius Aelius Hadrianus, better known as Hadrian, a 2nd-century Roman emperor who built a wall across northern Britain. His family came from the town of Atri in central Italy.

From Japanese 白 (haku) meaning "white" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Means "briny" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was the personification of sea salt, a sea nymph native to the Isle of Rhodes (sometimes believed to be one of the indigenous Rhodian gods) and the favourite of Poseidon. Her six sons forbade Aphrodite from landing on their island, and in retaliation Aphrodite drove them into such madness that they raped their own mother. Halia committed suicide by throwing herself into the sea, and the Rhodians believed that she was reincarnated as the goddess Leucothea ("white goddess"), whom they worshipped with great honour.

Means "moon" in Vietnamese.

Polish diminutive of Hanna 1.

This name can be used as 初 (sho, ui-, -so.meru, -zo.me, haji.me, haji.mete, hatsu, hatsu-) meaning "beginning, first time" or 波津 with 波 (ha, nami) meaning "billows, Poland, waves" and 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port."

When used as 初, it is, according to Suzuki Sakaye, usually used as the name of the first daughter.

Hatsu was very popular in the Edo period (1603-1868), but by the latter part of the Meiji period (1868-1912) it was dropping down in popularity and by the Taishō period/era (1912-1926), it became uncommon.

Low German and Frisian diminutive of Henrik.

In Norse mythology this was the name of the daughter of Loki. She got her name from the underworld, also called Hel, where she ruled, which meant "to conceal, to cover" in Old Norse (related to the English word hell).

From Japanese 雛 (hiina) meaning "young bird; chick​, hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Variant of Honoria. It was brought to England and Ireland by the Normans.

Variant of Horatius. Shakespeare used it for a character in his tragedy Hamlet (1600). It was borne by the British admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), famous for his defeat of Napoleon's forces in the Battle of Trafalgar, in which he was himself killed. Since his time the name has been occasionally used in his honour.

Variant English form of Hoshea, though the name is spelled the same in the Hebrew text. Hosea is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Hosea. Written in the northern kingdom, it draws parallels between his relationship with his unfaithful wife and the relationship between God and his people.

From Chinese 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, Chinese" or 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom" (which is usually only feminine). Other Chinese characters can form this name as well.

Means "visitation" in Basque. It is an equivalent of the Spanish name Visitación, coined by Sabino Arana in his 1910 list of Basque saints names.

Old Hungarian form of Helen, possibly via a Slavic form. In Finland it is associated with the word ilona, a derivative of ilo "joy".

Short form of inequnaq meaning 'sweet', 'cute'.

From Sino-Korean 仁 (in) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel" combined with 秀 (soo) meaning "excellent, outstanding". Other hanja combinations are possible.

Famous bearers are Chun In-soo, a South Korean archer and Olympic champion, Insoo Hyun, an Associate Professor of Bioethics and Philosophy at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and Kang In-Soo, a South Korean singer.

Means "dew" in Korean.

Variant of Islay, typically used as a feminine name. It also coincides with the Spanish word isla meaning "island".

Anglicized form of Iseabail.

From Japanese 糸 (ito) meaning "thread" combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From the Old Norse name Ívarr, which was probably derived from the elements ýr "yew tree, bow" and herr "army, warrior". During the Middle Ages it was brought to Britain by Scandinavian settlers and invaders, and it was adopted in Ireland (Irish Íomhar), Scotland (Scottish Gaelic Iomhar) and Wales (Welsh Ifor).

Variant of Jason.

Ji-hoo (surname is Yoon) is one of the main characters of well-known 2009 South-Korean drama Boys Over Flowers. Along with Jun-pyo, Yi-Jung and Woo-bin is part of F4.

From Sino-Korean 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect, reason" combined with 泰 (tae) meaning "peaceful, calm, peace, easy, Thailand, extreme, excessive, great". Other hanja combinations are possible.

A famous bearer is Yoo Ji-tae, a South Korean actor and director.

正 "Jung" as in "correct, straight, centre" and 潤 as in "moist, glossy", other hanja combinations can be made

From the English word for the type of tree, derived ultimately from Latin iuniperus.

From Japanese 楓 (kaede) meaning "maple" or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.

From Chinese 凯 (kǎi) meaning "triumph, victory, music of triumph", as well as other characters pronounced in a similar way.

Means "beautiful voice" from Greek κάλλος (kallos) meaning "beauty" and ὄψ (ops) meaning "voice". In Greek mythology she was a goddess of epic poetry and eloquence, one of the nine Muses.

From Japanese 華 (ka) meaning "flower" combined with 音 (on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Variant of Ke'Asia.

Means "king, foundation, symbol of pride" in Persian.

Means "lily of the valley" in Finnish (species Convallaria majalis).

Means "kitty" in Finnish.

Feminine form of Corey.

Meaning "cat".

Greek form of Old Persian Kuruš (see Cyrus).

Means "lizard" in Latin (the feminine form of lacertus). Lacerta is the name of a constellation created in 1687 by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius. It is located between Cygnus, Cassiopeia and Andromeda on the northern celestial sphere. The northern part lies on the Milky Way.

Feminine form of Laelius, a Roman family name of unknown meaning. This is also the name of a type of flower, an orchid found in Mexico and Central America.

From the English word lake, for the inland body of water. It is ultimately derived from Latin lacus.

From the Germanic name Lanzo, originally a short form of names that began with the Old Frankish or Old Saxon element land, Old High German lant meaning "land" (Proto-Germanic *landą). During the Middle Ages it became associated with Old French lance meaning "spear, lance". A famous bearer is American cyclist Lance Armstrong (1971-).

Old German form of Lance.

Combination of the phonetic elements la and quan. It can be spelled LaQuan or Laquan.

Means "white" in Russian.

German diminutive of Elisabeth.

From the Swedish word lilla "little" combined with the popular name suffix vi, found in such names as Alvi, Åsvi, Hillevi, Kjellvi and Torvi. The second element is often regarded as a derivative of Old Norse vé "devoted, dedicated", and the name has been interpreted to mean "little devoted one". It has been in use only since the 20th century.

From the name of a flower, also known as the twinflower. The Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus named it after himself, it being his favourite flower.

Strictly feminine form of Lior.

Combination of the names Li 1 and Ren

Unaccented variant of Llŷr.

Means "calf herder", derived from Old Irish lóeg "calf". In Irish legend Lóegaire Búadach was an Ulster warrior. He saved the life of the poet Áed, but died in the process. This was also the name of several Irish high kings.

Means "little fierce one", derived from Old Irish lorcc "fierce" combined with a diminutive suffix. Saint Lorcán was a 12th-century archbishop of Dublin.

Either a short form of Laurence 1 (masculine) or a variant of Lauren (feminine).

Short form of Charlotte or Liselotte.

Medieval form of the Old English name Leofdæg, literally "beloved day". According to medieval English custom, a love day or dies amoris was a day for disputants to come together to try to resolve their differences amicably. Mainly a feminine name, with some male usage. Known textual examples date from the 11th century. It seems to have been most common in Cornwall and Devon, according to the British births, deaths and marriages index. Currently very rare.

The novel Coming Home (1995) by Rosamunde Pilcher, set in 1930s Cornwall, has a character called Loveday. Loveday Minette is a fictional character in the children's fantasy novel The Little White Horse (1946) by Elizabeth Goudge (in the novel's film adaptation, she is known as Loveday de Noir). Also, a character in Poldark.

Means "sparrow" in Hmong.

Latinized form of the Greek name Λύκος (Lykos) meaning "wolf". This name was borne by several characters in Greek mythology including a legendary ruler of Thebes.

Variant of Lydia, occasionally used in Norway as a masculine form. In some cases it may be directly from the word which means "of ancient Lydia" (and also refers to "a mode of ancient Greek music, reputed to be light and effeminate").

Romanian form of Magdalene.

From Japanese 愛 (ma) meaning "love, affection" combined with 渉 (ho) meaning "to cross a body of water". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From an English surname that meant "unfortunate" in Norman French. It first became common in the 1980s due to the American sitcom Family Ties (1982-1989), which featured a character by this name.

From the English word for the tree, derived from Old English mapul. This is the name of a girl in Robert Frost's poem Maple (1923) who wonders about the origin of her unusual name.

Spanish form of Matthew. This form is also sometimes used in Croatia, from the Italian form Matteo.

Means "small, petite" in Hmong.

Modern Esperanto form of Michael.

variation of Namsun, means "city" and "first" other combinations can be made on the way of spelling the hanja.

Walloon form of Fernand.

French masculine and feminine form of Narcissus. This is also the French word for the narcissus flower.

Means "lily" in Korean.

Anglicized form of Niamh.

Means "marked" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the head of a family of temple servants.

From a prefix meaning "new", ultimately from Greek νέος (neos).

In the film series beginning with The Matrix (1999), this is the main character's screen alias and the name he later goes by in the real world. The character is also called The One, one being an anagram of Neo.

Feminine form of Ner. It also means "candle" in Hebrew (hence may be given to girls born during Hanukkah).

Means "pleasantness" in Hebrew. A famous bearer is Noam Chomsky (1928-), an American linguist and philosopher.

爐 "No" meaning "Heart" and 有 "you, yu" as in "Existence" other hanja combinations can be made

Derived from French océan meaning "ocean".

From Japanese ocha, a type of Japanese green tea.

From the English word opal for the iridescent gemstone, the birthstone of October. The word ultimately derives from Sanskrit उपल (upala) meaning "jewel".

Meaning uncertain, but possibly related to Greek ὅριον (horion) meaning "boundary, limit". Alternatively it may be derived from Akkadian Uru-anna meaning "light of the heavens". This is the name of a constellation, which gets its name from a legendary Greek hunter who was killed by a scorpion sent by the earth goddess Gaia.

Perhaps a diminutive of Otho. William Shakespeare used this name in his tragedy Othello (1603), where it belongs to a Moor who is manipulated by Iago into killing his wife Desdemona.

Derived from Greek οὐράνιος (ouranios) meaning "heavenly". In Greek mythology she was the goddess of astronomy and astrology, one of the nine Muses.

Variant of Eyvindr.

Feminine form of Pallav.

Means "the Pleiades" in Persian. The Pleiades are a group of stars in the constellation Taurus. This name is typically feminine in Iran, but unisex in India.

Greek name meaning "Persian woman". This was the name of a woman mentioned in Paul's epistle to the Romans in the New Testament.

From the Roman cognomen Pictor, which is derived from Latin pictor "painter." Quintus Fabius Pictor was a Roman historian from the 3rd century BC.

Ecclesiastical title, derived from the Latin adjective for "earlier, first".

From Chinese 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "skillful".

Combination of Qing and Mei 1. Alternatively, the first character can be used as 清 (qīng) meaning "pure, clean," 庆 (qìng) meaning "celebration" or 晴 (qíng) meaning "clear/fine weather."

Except 晴梅 and 晴美, which are exclusively given to females, other combinations can be given to males as well, though they are still mainly feminine.

Simply from the English word rain, derived from Old English regn.

Means "refuge, shelter" in Spanish. As a feminine name, it is often part of the compound name María del Refugio, from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Refugio (de los Pecadores) meaning "Our Lady, Refuge (of Sinners)".

From Japanese 鈴 (rei) meaning "bell", 麗 (rei) meaning "beautiful, lovely" or 玲 (rei) meaning "the tinkling of jade". This name can also be formed by other kanji with the same pronunciation.

Meaning uncertain, possibly from Old Latin *yemos meaning "twin" with the initial consonant altered due to the influence of Romulus. In Roman legend the twin brothers Romulus and Remus were the founders of the city of Rome. Remus was later slain by his brother.

Means "friend of God" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is another name for Jethro. The fantasy author John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) was a famous bearer.

From the English word meaning "daydream, fanciful musing", derived from Old French resverie, itself from resver meaning "to dream, to rave".

Old Swedish form of Rauðr.

Means "freedom" in Irish Gaelic. It was first used as a given name in the 20th century.

Means "sapphire" in Hebrew.

From the Old German element sahso meaning "a Saxon". The Saxons were a Germanic tribe, their name ultimately deriving from the Germanic word *sahsą meaning "knife". Saskia van Uylenburgh (1612-1642) was the wife of the Dutch painter Rembrandt.

Meaning "Autumn".

From Japanese 星座 (seiza) meaning "constellation".

Sextans is one of the constellations introduced by the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius. It represents the astronomical sextant. Hevelius named the constellation after the sextant he used to measure star positions. The constellation’s original name was Sextans Uraniae, but it was later shortened to simply Sextant.

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 四郎 (see Shirō).

From Japanese 尚 (shou) meaning "esteem" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From the Scandinavian word silke meaning "silk".

Means "forever Pretty"

Diminutive of Italian sonetto - song, sound; little song. Also the term for a short lyric poem, usually with eight line stanzas, followed by six line
stanzas.

The sonnets of William Shakespeare, on the other hand, are typically three Sicilian quatrains, followed by an heroic couplet.

This name is used as 園 (en, sono) meaning "farm, garden, park, yard."

It's not known how popular Sono was in the early and middle part of the Edo period (1603-1868), but it was moderately popular in the latter part of that period. By the Meiji period (1868-1912), it dropped down in popularity, becoming uncommon by the end of that period and in the Taishō period (1912-1926).

Variant transcription of Su-Bin.

From Japanese 空 (sora) or 昊 (sora) both meaning "sky". Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also form this name.

Means "prince" in Kurdish.

Danish form of Severinus. Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) was a Danish philosopher who is regarded as a precursor of existentialism.

Variant of Spørv.

Feminine form of Storm.

Means "legend, myth" in Finnish. It is also used as a diminutive of Tarja.

Short form of Dorothea, Theodora and other names containing a similar sound.

Contracted form of Thélau and Théliau, which are both French forms of the Germanic given name Teilo (see Till).

In addition to that, this name can also be a variant spelling of Théo, which can be a short form of Germanic given names like Theobald as well as of Greek given names like Théodore and Théophile.

This is the name of Belgian footballer Thorgan Hazard. His name was inspired by the Belgian comic strip "Thorgal".

Variant of Tyra.

Probably from the Celtic name Drustan, a diminutive of Drust, which occurs as Drystan in a few Welsh sources. As Tristan, it first appears in 12th-century French tales, probably altered by association with Old French triste "sad". According to the tales Tristan was sent to Ireland by his uncle King Mark of Cornwall in order to fetch Iseult, who was to be the king's bride. On the way back, Tristan and Iseult accidentally drink a potion that makes them fall in love. Later versions of the tale make Tristan one of King Arthur's knights. His tragic story was very popular in the Middle Ages, and the name has occasionally been used since then.

From Japanese 鶴 (tsuru) meaning "crane (bird)", as well as other kanji combinations with the same pronunciation.

From Japanese 羽 (u) meaning "feather".

From Japanese 雲 (un) meaning "cloud".

Probably derived from Old Irish úan meaning "lamb". This was a common name in medieval Ireland.

From Tahitian 'ura meaning "red" or "purple".

Masculine form of Vaira.

Derived from Bulgarian вълк (valk) meaning "wolf".

Finnish form of Walter.

Feminine form of Vitus.

From Old Norse ván meaning "hope, expectation" combined with ey meaning "island" or ey meaning "good fortune".

From an English surname that was derived from the medieval given name Wyard or Wyot, from the Old English name Wigheard. Wyatt Earp (1848-1929) was an American lawman and gunfighter involved in the famous shootout at the OK Corral.

This is the name of the fictional character Yoosung Kim from the hit Korean otome app Mystic Messanger.

Means "armor" in Japanese.

Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영호 (see Yeong-Ho).

From Japanese 結 (yu) meaning "tie, bind" or 優 (yu) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" combined with 衣 (i) meaning "clothing, garment". It can also come from stand-alone 結 (yui) using a different nanori reading. This name can be formed of other kanji or kanji combinations as well.

From the name of a citadel that was in the center of Jerusalem. Zion is also used to refer to a Jewish homeland and to heaven.