Anna the singer's Personal Name List

Diminutive of Abigail.

Diminutive of Abigail.

Diminutive of Abigail.

Diminutive of Abigail.

Diminutive of Abigail (typically British).

French form of Abigail.

French feminine form of Adrian.

Derived from Latvian agrs "early".

Possibly a variant of Alicia.

Variant of Alicia.

Spanish form of Alexandra.

Belarusian form of Helen.

Possibly a variant of Alicia.

Short form of Alexandra.

From the Greek name Ἄλεξις (Alexis) meaning "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help". This was the name of a 3rd-century BC Greek comic poet, and also of several saints. It is used somewhat interchangeably with the related name Ἀλέξιος or Alexius, borne by five Byzantine emperors.

In the English-speaking world this name is more commonly given to girls. This is due to the American actress Alexis Smith (1921-1993), who began appearing in movies in the early 1940s. It got a boost in popularity in the 1980s from a character on the soap opera Dynasty.

Variant of Aliana.

Variant of Alicia.

This name became popular after the Battle of Alma (1854), which took place near the River Alma in Crimea and ended in a victory for Britain and France. However, the name was in rare use before the battle; it was probably inspired by Latin almus "nourishing". It also coincides with the Spanish word meaning "the soul".

Derived from Spanish alondra meaning "lark".

Variant of Alicia.

From the English word amber that denotes either the gemstone, which is formed from fossil resin, or the orange-yellow colour. The word ultimately derives from Arabic عنبر ('anbar). It began to be used as a given name in the late 19th century, but it only became popular after the release of Kathleen Winsor's novel Forever Amber (1944).

Elaboration of Amber, influenced by the spelling of the name Kimberly.

Gallicized feminine form of Amel 2, ultimately from the Arabic Amal 1.

Variant of either Amalia or Emilia.

Alternate transcription of Arabic Aminah 1 or Aminah 2, as well as the form in several other languages.

Alternate transcription of Arabic أميرة (see Amirah).

French diminutive of Anne 1. It has also been widely used in the English-speaking world, and it became popular in America in the late 1950s due to the fame of actress Annette Funicello (1942-2013).

From the name of the month, probably originally derived from Latin aperire "to open", referring to the opening of flowers. It has only been commonly used as a given name since the 1940s.

Italian form of Ariadne.

Strictly feminine form of Ariel.

Either a diminutive of Aria 1, or from the major antagonist and God-General in Tales of the Abyss. Given after the musical term for a small song, from the Italian word "arietta."

Variant of Aria 1 or Arya 2.

Means "noble maiden" in the fictional language Sindarin. In The Lord of the Rings (1954) by J. R. R. Tolkien, Arwen was the daughter of Elrond and the lover of Aragorn.

Combination of Aubrey and the suffix -ella.

French diminutive of Élisabeth or Barbara.

Derived from Greek βάρβαρος (barbaros) meaning "foreign". According to legend, Saint Barbara was a young woman killed by her father Dioscorus, who was then killed by a bolt of lightning. She is the patron of architects, geologists, stonemasons and artillerymen. Because of her renown, the name came into general use in the Christian world in the Middle Ages. In England it became rare after the Protestant Reformation, but it was revived in the 19th century.

Short form of Beatrix and other names beginning with B.

French feminine form of Bernard. Bernadette Soubirous (1844-1879) was a young woman from Lourdes in France who claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary. She was declared a saint in 1933.

Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Short form of Elizabeth, or sometimes Bethany.

Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Diminutive of Elisabeth (German), Benedetta or Elisabetta (Italian), or Erzsébet (Hungarian).

Italian cognate of Blanche. Shakespeare had characters named Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew (1593) and Othello (1603).

Diminutive of Bill. It is also used as a feminine form of William.

Feminine form of Brian.

Anglicized form of Brígh. It can also be a short form of Brianna, Gabriella and other names containing bri.

Short form of Brianna, Gabriella and other names containing bri.

Feminine form of Brian. It appears in Edmund Spenser's epic poem The Faerie Queene (1590). The name was not commonly used until the 1970s, when it rapidly became popular in the United States.

Diminutive of Elizabeth, from a child's pronunciation of the final syllable. It is now associated with the main character from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003).

Diminutive of Camilla.

Variant of Carrie.

Variant of Carly.

Feminine form of Cassius.

Diminutive of Catherine. It can also be a nickname from the English word for the animal.

Variant of Kate. A famous bearer is Australian actress Cate Blanchett (1969-).

Variant of Katherine.

French form of Katherine, and also a common English variant.

Variant of Kathleen.

English form of Cecilia. This was the usual English form during the Middle Ages.

Means "green shoot" in Greek, referring to new plant growth in the spring. This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Demeter. The name is also mentioned by Paul in one of his epistles in the New Testament.

As an English name, Chloe has been in use since the Protestant Reformation. It started getting more popular in the 1980s in the United Kingdom and then the United States. It was the most popular name for girls in England and Wales from 1997 to 2002. This is one of the few English-language names that is often written with a diaeresis, as Chloë.

Variant of Sierra. Use of the name has perhaps been influenced by the brand of perfume called Ciara, which was introduced by Revlon in 1973 [1].

Variant of Sierra.

Variant of Sissy.

Spanish and Italian form of Chloe.

Diminutive of names beginning with Co, influenced by the word cocoa. However, this was not the case for French fashion designer Coco Chanel (1883-1971; real name Gabrielle), whose nickname came from the name of a song she performed while working as a cabaret singer.

Short form of Nicolette. Saint Colette was a 15th-century French nun who gave her money to the poor. This was also the pen name of the French author Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954).

Variant of Daisy.

Diminutive of Daniel or Danielle.

Feminine form of David. It originated in Scotland.

From Lithuanian deimantas meaning "diamond".

From a surname: either the English surname Delaney 1 or the Irish surname Delaney 2.

Diminutive of Desmond, Desiree and other names beginning with a similar sound. In the case of musician and actor Desi Arnaz (1917-1986) it was a diminutive of Desiderio.

Derived from Latin desidero "to long for; to wish for; to desire" (via Old French desir). This name was first used in the 16th century by the Puritans, probably with the intended meaning of "desire the Lord". It is also a diminutive or variant of Desiderata or Desiderius, etc.

Anglicized form of Irish Deasmhumhain meaning "south Munster", referring to the region of Desmond in southern Ireland, formerly a kingdom. It can also come from the related surname (an Anglicized form of Ó Deasmhumhnaigh), which indicated a person who came from that region. A famous bearer is the South African archbishop and activist Desmond Tutu (1931-2021).

Variant of Destiny.

Variant of Destiny.

Variant of Destiny.

Variant of Destiny.

Variant of Destinie.

Feminine variant of Devon.

Variant of Diamond.

From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Donndubháin, itself derived from the given name Donndubán. This name is borne by the Scottish folk musician Donovan Leitch (1946-), known simply as Donovan.

Short form of Dorothy, Theodora or Isidora.

Diminutive of Dora.

Possibly a feminine form of Dorian or an elaboration of Dora.

Combination of Dora and the name suffix inda. It was apparently coined by the English writers John Dryden and William D'Avenant for their play The Enchanted Island (1667). In the play, a loose adaptation of Shakespeare's The Tempest, Dorinda is the sister of Miranda.

Variant of Doreen.

Diminutive of Dora.

Feminine form of the Late Greek name Δωρόθεος (Dorotheos), which meant "gift of god" from Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift" and θεός (theos) meaning "god". The name Theodore is composed of the same elements in reverse order. Dorothea was the name of two early saints, notably the 4th-century martyr Dorothea of Caesarea. It was also borne by the 14th-century Saint Dorothea of Montau, who was the patron saint of Prussia.

Usual English form of Dorothea. It has been in use since the 16th century. The author L. Frank Baum used it for the central character, Dorothy Gale, in his fantasy novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) and several of its sequels.

Diminutive of Dorothy or Doris. This is the name of a fish in the animated film Finding Nemo (2003).

Diminutive of Dorothy.

Diminutive of Dorothy.

Diminutive of Adriana or Alexandrina.

Feminine form of Ebbe.

Variant of Edwina.

Variant of Elaine.

Short form of Eleanor. This was also the name of an ancient Italian town (modern Velia) that is well known for being the home of the philosopher Parmenides and his student Zeno of Elea, who was famous for his paradoxes.

Variant of Eleanor.

Welsh and modern Armenian form of Helen, as well as a Czech variant form. This was the name of a 4th-century Welsh saint, traditionally said to be the wife of the Roman emperor Magnus Maximus. According to the Welsh legend The Dream of Macsen Wledig (Macsen Wledig being the Welsh form of Magnus Maximus), she convinced her husband to build the roads in Wales.

Hawaiian form of Elizabeth.

Norwegian and Dutch variant form of Helen. This is the name of the title character in the novel Eline Vere (1889) by the Dutch writer Louis Couperus.

Variant of Eleanor.

Short form of Elisabeth.

Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Elizabeth.

Medieval English form of Helen. This was the usual spelling of the name until the 19th century, when the form Helen also became common.

Contracted form of Eleanora.

Short form of Elisabeth, typically used independently. Elsa von Brabant is the lover of Lohengrin in medieval German tales, and her story was expanded by Richard Wagner for his opera Lohengrin (1850). The name had a little spike in popularity after the 2013 release of the animated Disney movie Frozen, which featured a magical princess by this name.

Variant of Elizabeth.

Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Short form of Emily or Emma.

Variant of Emily.

Variant of Emily.

Feminine form of Emiliano.

Variant of Emmeline.

Variant of Emmeline, or else a combination of Emma and the fashionable name suffix lyn.

From Old French Emeline, a diminutive of Germanic names beginning with the element amal meaning "unceasing, vigorous, brave". The Normans introduced this name to England.

From an English surname that was derived from a diminutive of the feminine given name Emma.

Feminine form of Eric. It was first used in the 18th century. It also coincides with the Latin word for "heather".

Variant of Erica.

Feminine form of Erik. It also coincides with the word for "heather" in some languages.

Means "emerald" in Spanish and Portuguese. Victor Hugo used this name in his novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831), in which Esmeralda is the Romani girl who is loved by Quasimodo. It has occasionally been used in the English-speaking world since that time.

Latinized form of the Greek name Εὐνίκη (Eunike) meaning "good victory", derived from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and νίκη (nike) meaning "victory". The New Testament mentions her as the mother of Timothy. As an English name, it was first used after the Protestant Reformation.

From an English surname that was derived from the given name Everard.

Variant of Izabella. According to the SSA, Ezabella was given to 19 girls in 2018.

From Old Norse Freyja meaning "lady". This is the name of a goddess associated with love, beauty, war and death in Norse mythology. She claims half of the heroes who are slain in battle and brings them to her realm of Fólkvangr. Along with her brother Freyr and father Njord, she is one of the Vanir (as opposed to the Æsir). Some scholars connect her with the goddess Frigg.

This is not the usual spelling in any of the Scandinavian languages (in Sweden and Denmark it is Freja and in Norway it is Frøja) but it is the common spelling of the goddess's name in English. In the 2000s it became popular in Britain.

Diminutive of Georgia or George.

Feminine form of Gerald. This name was created by the poet Henry Howard for use in a 1537 sonnet praising Lady Elizabeth FitzGerald, whom he terms The Geraldine.

Italian short form of Giovanna and a Modern Greek variant of Ioanna.

Its use in America started increasing in the late 20th century. It spiked in popularity in 2020 after the death of Gianna Bryant and her father, the basketball player Kobe Bryant, in a helicopter crash.

American variant of Giovanna.

French diminutive of Georgine or Virginie.

Diminutive of Virginia.

Italian form of Iohanna (see Joanna), making it the feminine form of Giovanni.

Diminutive of Grazia.

Variant of Greta.

Variant of Guinevere.

Form of Channah (see Hannah) in several languages.

From the name of the capital city of Cuba (see Havana). The 2017 song Havana by Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello caused this name to gain some popularity, along with its similarity in sound to Savannah.

Latinate form of Henriette. It was introduced to England by Henriette Marie, the wife of the 17th-century English king Charles I. The name Henriette was also Anglicized as Harriet, a form that was initially more popular.

Short form of names containing is, such as Isabella or Aliisa.

Variant of Ilse.

Means "honey lips" in Tupi, from yra "honey" and tembe "lips". This is the name of an 1865 novel by José de Alencar, about the relationship between a Tupi woman and a Portuguese man during the early colonial period. Alencar may have constructed the name so that it would be an anagram of America.

Alternate transcription of Arabic عيسى (see Isa 1).

Means "willow tree" in South Slavic.

From the English word for the hard, creamy-white substance that comes from elephant tusks and was formerly used to produce piano keys.

Variant transcription of Ива (see Iva 1).

Meaning unknown. This name was borne by Saint Ia of Persia, a 4th-century martyr who is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Diminutive of Isabel and its variants. As a Romani name, it was also used as a diminutive of Esmeralda.

An elaborate feminine form of James, borne by famous singer Etta James as her birth name.

Originally a Lowland Scots diminutive of James. Since the late 19th century it has also been used as a feminine form.

Medieval English form of Jehanne, an Old French feminine form of Iohannes (see John). This became the most common feminine form of John in the 17th century, surpassing Joan. In the first half of the 20th century Joan once again overtook Jane for a few decades in both the United States and the United Kingdom.

Famous bearers include the uncrowned English queen Lady Jane Grey (1536-1554), who ruled for only nine days, British novelist Jane Austen (1775-1817), who wrote Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice, British primatologist Jane Goodall (1934-), and American actress Jane Fonda (1937-). This is also the name of the central character in Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre (1847), which tells of Jane's sad childhood and her relationship with Edward Rochester.

Elaborated form of Janet.

Variant of Janet.

Variant of Jamie.

Variant of Jasmine.

Variant of Jasmine.

Diminutive of Jazmine/Jasmine or Jazper/Jasper, or possibly given in reference to "jazz", the genre of music, or the English word jazz meaning "energy, excitement, excitability; very lively; of excellent quality, the genuine article".

Variant of Jean 2 or Gina.

Variant of Jean 2.

Modern French form of Jehanne, an Old French feminine form of Iohannes (see John). This has been the most reliably popular French name for girls since the 13th century. Joan of Arc is known as Jeanne d'Arc in France.

Form of Yelena in several languages. In Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia it is also associated with the South Slavic words jelen meaning "deer, stag" and jela meaning "fir tree".

Variant of Jennifer.

Combination of Jennifer and Jessica.

Originally a medieval English diminutive of Jane. Since the middle of the 20th century it has been primarily considered a diminutive of Jennifer.

Combination of Jessie 1 and the popular name suffix lyn.

Variant of Jessalyn.

Variant of Jewel.

Medieval English form of Johanne, an Old French form of Iohanna (see Joanna). This was the usual English feminine form of John in the Middle Ages, but it was surpassed in popularity by Jane in the 17th century. It again became quite popular in the first half of the 20th century, entering the top ten names for both the United States and the United Kingdom, though it has since faded.

This name (in various spellings) has been common among European royalty, being borne by ruling queens of Naples, Navarre and Castile. Another famous bearer was Joan of Arc, a patron saint of France (where she is known as Jeanne d'Arc). She was a 15th-century peasant girl who, after claiming she heard messages from God, was given leadership of the French army. She defeated the English in the battle of Orléans but was eventually captured and burned at the stake.

Other notable bearers include the actress Joan Crawford (1904-1977) and the comedian Joan Rivers (1933-2014), both Americans.

Diminutive of Joan 1.

English and Polish form of Latin Iohanna, which was derived from Greek Ἰωάννα (Ioanna), the feminine form of Ioannes (see John). This is the spelling used in the English New Testament, where it belongs to a follower of Jesus who is regarded as a saint. In the Middle Ages in England it was used as a Latinized form of Joan (the usual feminine form of John) and it became common as a given name in the 19th century.

Feminine form of Joel.

Latinate form of Greek Ioanna (see Joanna).

Feminine form of John.

Variant of Joyce.

Croatian, Serbian, Sorbian, Afrikaans and Scandinavian form of Jonah.

Feminine form of John.

English, German and Dutch form of Joséphine.

Variant of Journey.

Variant of Journey.

Diminutive of Judith.

Diminutive of Judith. A well-known bearer of this name was the American singer and actress Judy Garland (1922-1969).

Diminutive of Julia or Julian.

Hungarian short form of Julia.

Feminine form of Iulianus (see Julian).

Feminine form of Iulianus (see Julian).

French feminine form of Iulianus (see Julian).

Anglicized form of Giulietta or Juliette. This spelling was used for the ill-fated lover of Romeo in the play Romeo and Juliet (1596) by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare based his story on earlier Italian tales such as Giulietta e Romeo (1524) by Luigi Da Porto.

Spanish and Portuguese form of Juliet.

French diminutive of Julie.

Elaboration of Julia.

Diminutive of Julia. This was the name of a 4th-century saint who was martyred in Tarsus with her young son Quiricus.

From Esperanto juvelo meaning "jewel".

Variant of Kay 1.

Variant of Kaylyn.

Meaning uncertain, possibly a Frisian diminutive of Gerhard, Nicolaas, Cornelis or Gaius [1]. It is borne by a boy captured by the Snow Queen in an 1844 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. Spreading from Germany and Scandinavia, this name became popular in the English-speaking world and other places in Western Europe around the end of the 20th century.

Means "sea" in Hawaiian.

Variant of Caitlin.

Variant of Caitlin.

Danish short form of Katherine. It became common in the English-speaking world after the 1930s.

Elaboration of Karen 1, possibly influenced by Carina 1.

Feminine form of Karl, Karel or Karlo.

Variant of Carly.

Variant of Casey.

Diminutive of Katherine.

Short form of Katherine, often used independently. It is short for Katherina in Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew (1593). It has been used in England since the Middle Ages. A famous bearer is the British actress Kate Winslet (1975-).

Variant of Caitlin.

English variant of Katherine and German variant of Katharina. A famous bearer was American actress Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003).

Latinate form of Katherine. This is the name of the woman whom Petruchio marries and tries to tame in Shakespeare's comedy The Taming of the Shrew (1593).

From the Greek name Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterine). The etymology is debated: it could derive from an earlier Greek name Ἑκατερινη (Hekaterine), itself from ἑκάτερος (hekateros) meaning "each of the two"; it could derive from the name of the goddess Hecate; it could be related to Greek αἰκία (aikia) meaning "torture"; or it could be from a Coptic name meaning "my consecration of your name". In the early Christian era it became associated with Greek καθαρός (katharos) meaning "pure", and the Latin spelling was changed from Katerina to Katharina to reflect this.

The name was borne by a semi-legendary 4th-century saint and martyr from Alexandria who was tortured on a spiked wheel. The saint was initially venerated in Syria, and returning crusaders introduced the name to Western Europe. It has been common in England since the 12th century in many different spellings, with Katherine and Catherine becoming standard in the later Middle Ages. To this day both spellings are regularly used in the English-speaking world. In the United States the spelling Katherine has been more popular since 1973.

Famous bearers of the name include Catherine of Siena, a 14th-century mystic, and Catherine de' Medici, a 16th-century French queen. It was also borne by three of Henry VIII's wives, including Katherine of Aragon, and by two empresses of Russia, including Catherine the Great.

Diminutive of Katherine.

Anglicized form of Caitlín.

Short form of Katherine and other names beginning with K.

Variant of Kay 1.

Variant of Kailani or Kalani. This spelling was popularized by the American singer Kehlani Parrish (1995-), who is known simply as Kehlani.

Possibly invented, or possibly based on Keziah. It began to be used in the 1960s.

Variant of Karena.

Diminutive of Kelila.

Variant of Chloe. This particular variant was popularized by the television personality Khloé Kardashian (1984-) after she began appearing with her family on the reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians in 2007.

Variant of Kiley.

In the case of American model Kimora Lee Simmons (b. 1975) this name possibly derives from the common Japanese surname Kimura, reflecting Simmons's Japanese ancestry.

Diminutive of Christopher or Katherine. A notable bearer was Kit Carson (1809-1868), an American frontiersman and explorer.

Diminutive of Katherine.

Variant of Corinne.

Variant of Layla.

Diminutive of Laura.

Variant of Lauren.

Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Yvonne.

Variant of Layla, and the usual Persian transcription.

This spelling was used by Lord Byron for characters in The Giaour (1813) and Don Juan (1819), and it is through him that the name was introduced to the English-speaking world.

Variant of Leilani.

Variant of Leine.

Diminutive of Alexandra or Alexis.

Short form of Alexia.

Diminutive of Alexandra or Alexis.

Short form of Rosalia, Julia and other names ending in lia.

Variant of Liana or Leanna.

Variant of Libby.

Originally a medieval diminutive of Ibb, itself a diminutive of Isabel. It is also used as a diminutive of Elizabeth.

German diminutive of Elisabeth.

German, French and Hungarian diminutive of Elisabeth and other names containing li. It is also sometimes connected to the German word lilie meaning "lily".

Variant of Liliane.

Directly derived from the German word Lilie meaning "lily". This can also be used as a spelling variant of Lily.

Variant of Lillian.

Originally this was a masculine name, coming into use in America in 1927 when the dance called the Lindy Hop became popular. The dance was probably named for aviator Charles Lindbergh. Later this name was used as a diminutive of Linda.

Variant of Lynette.

From the word for the type of flower, also called the twinflower (see Linnéa).

Variant of Lynette.

Diminutive of Linda and other names beginning with Lin.

Short form of Elizabeth (though often used independently) and its cognates in other languages. This is the name of the subject of one of the world's most famous paintings, the Mona Lisa, the portrait of Lisa del Giocondo by Leonardo da Vinci.

In the United States this form was more popular than the full form Elizabeth from 1958 to 1978, and was in fact the top ranked American name between 1962 and 1969.

Short form of Melissa.

Variant of Lissy.

Diminutive of Elisabeth and Melissa.

Short form of Elizabeth.

Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Diminutive of Lola. This is the name of a 1955 novel by Vladimir Nabokov.

Variant of Lorene.

French and Czech form of Lucia.

English form of Lucia, in use since the Middle Ages.

Variant of Louella.

German form of Louise.

Variant of Lindy.

Variant of Lynn.

Variant of Lynette.

Variant of Mari 3 or Maria.

Variant of Madeline.

Latinate form of Magdalene.

Variant of Michaela.

Variant of Malia.

Diminutive of Amanda.

Combination of María and Celia.

French diminutive of Marie.

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese combination of Maria and Luisa.

Variant of Michaela, often spelled as McKayla with the third letter capitalized, as if it were an Irish or Scottish surname beginning with Mc.

From an Irish and Scottish surname, an Anglicized form of Mac Cionaodha, itself derived from the given name Cionaodh. As a given name, it was very rare before 1980. It rapidly increased in popularity during the 1990s, likely because it was viewed as an even more feminine alternative to Mackenzie [1].

Hawaiian form of Melissa.

Spanish, Bosnian, Albanian, Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Melissa.

Ancient Attic Greek variant of Melissa.

Variant of Melody.

Variant of Melissa.

Mena is the daughter of Meru, the wife of Himavat and mother to Parvati, Ganga and Mainaka.

Georgian, Armenian and Greek form of the English name Mary.

Short form of Michaela.

Short form of Michael.

Feminine form of Michael.

Variant of Michaela.

French feminine diminutive of Michel.

Variant spelling of Millie.

Diminutive of Emilie, Mildred and other names containing the same sound.

Means "honey" in Quechua.

From an English surname, itself derived from the given name Michael or in some cases from Middle English michel meaning "big, large".

Means "amulet, charm, pearl" in Tagalog.

Variant of Maya 2.

Diminutive of Ioanna.

Variant of Natalie.

Diminutive of names beginning with Nat-, such as Natalie, as well as a Scots diminutive of Henrietta.

Diminutive of Nathaniel, Natalie and other names containing the element nat.

Medieval diminutive of names beginning with El, such as Eleanor, Ellen 1 or Helen. It may have arisen from the medieval affectionate phrase mine El, which was later reinterpreted as my Nel.

Diminutive of Nicholas or Nicole.

Feminine form of Nicholas. In the English-speaking world this name is more common outside of America, where Nicole is more usual.

Feminine form of Nikola 1.

Diminutive of Nicole.

German, Polish, Czech and Slovak feminine form of Nicholas. Note, in Czech this is also a masculine name (see Nikola 1).

Hungarian and Greek form of Nicoletta.

Alternate transcription of Arabic نورة or نورا (see Nura).

Variant of Naomi 1.

Meaning unknown, possibly of Luwian or Hittite origin. In Greek mythology he was the Trojan prince who kidnapped Helen and began the Trojan War. Though presented as a somewhat of a coward in the Iliad, he did manage to slay the great hero Achilles. He was himself eventually slain in battle by Philoctetes.

Variant of Peggy.

Medieval variant of Meggy, a diminutive of Margaret. The reason for the change in the initial consonant is unknown.

Feminine variant of Philip.

Combination of Rae and the popular name suffix lyn.

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.

English form of Rémy, occasionally used as a feminine name.

Variant of Reina 1.

From the English word that denotes a flowing body of water. The word is ultimately derived (via Old French) from Latin ripa "riverbank".

Feminine variant of Rowan.

Diminutive of Sarah, often used independently.

Possibly derived from the name of the city of Samarra (in Iraq) or Samara (in Russia). The former appears in the title of the novel Appointment in Samarra (1934) by John O'Hara, which refers to an ancient Babylonian legend about a man trying to evade death. Alternatively, this name could be derived from the word for the winged seeds that grow on trees such as maples and elms.

The name received a boost in popularity after it was borne by the antagonist in the horror movie The Ring (2002).

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

Form of Sarah used in various languages.

Means "lady, princess, noblewoman" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of Abraham's wife, considered the matriarch of the Jewish people. She was barren until she unexpectedly became pregnant with Isaac at the age of 90. Her name was originally Sarai, but God changed it at the same time Abraham's name was changed (see Genesis 17:15).

In England, Sarah came into use after the Protestant Reformation. It was consistently popular in the 20th century throughout the English-speaking world, reaching the top of the charts for England and Wales in the 1970s and 80s.

Notable bearers include Sarah Churchill (1660-1744), an influential British duchess and a close friend of Queen Anne, and the French actress Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923).

Variant of Sara.

Possibly from an alternate reading of Hebrew שׂריה (see Seraiah). In the Book of Mormon this is the name of Lehi's wife.

Feminine form of Seán.

From the name of huge trees that grow in California. The tree got its name from the 19th-century Cherokee scholar Sequoyah (also known as George Guess), the inventor of the Cherokee writing system.

Variant of Serena.

Variant of Shanna.

Variant of Cherilyn.

Variant of Shavonne.

Variant of Shawna.

Anglicized form of Séaghdha, sometimes used as a feminine name.

Short form of Michelle or Shelley. It can also be simply from the English word shell (ultimately from Old English sciell).

From the English surname Sidney. It was first used as a given name in honour of executed politician Algernon Sidney (1622-1683). Another notable bearer of the surname was the poet and statesman Philip Sidney (1554-1586).

As a given name, it has traditionally been more masculine than feminine. In America however, after the variant Sydney became popular for girls, Sidney was used more for girls than boys between 1993 and 2019.

English variant and Bulgarian form of Stephanie. A notable bearer is Stefani Germanotta (1986-), an American singer better known as Lady Gaga.

Diminutive of Stefania.

Diminutive of Stephanie.

Variant of Stephanie.

Variant of Stephanie.

Short form of Susanna.

Variant of Tawny.

Japanese spelling of the English name Taylor, Meaning "tailor" or "one who mends clothes".

Feminine form of Timothy.

Short form of Antonia and other related names.

Diminutive of Virginia.

Variant of Wendy.

Variant of Wendy.

Variant of Wendy.

From the name of the tree, which is ultimately derived from Old English welig.

Variant of Winona.

Possibly a Spanish form of Guiomar.

From Japanese 弓 (yumi) meaning "archery bow". It can also come from 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause", 友 (yu) meaning "friend" or a nanori reading of 弓 (yu) meaning "archery bow" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji or kanji combinations are also possible.

Yuna is a supporting character in the videogame Final Fantasy X as well as the main character of Final Fantasy X-2. She was the High Summoner who defeated Sin and brought the Eternal Calm. She was named for Yunalesca, who was the first Summoner to defeat Sin according to the franchise mythology.

Variant of Zaria or Sariah.

Variant of Savannah.

Variant of Zoe.

Modern Greek transcription of Zoe.

Variant of Zoe.

Variant of Zoe.

Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian and Bulgarian form of Zoe.

Possibly means "forever, always" in Zapotec. It appears in the novel Aztec (1980) by the American author Gary Jennings.