Anna the singer's Personal Name List

Variant of Abigail.

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

Variant of Adelina.

This is the Hebrew word for "man". It could be ultimately derived from Hebrew אדם ('adam) meaning "to be red", referring to the ruddy colour of human skin, or from Akkadian adamu meaning "to make".

According to Genesis in the Old Testament Adam was created from the earth by God (there is a word play on Hebrew אֲדָמָה ('adamah) meaning "earth"). He and Eve were supposedly the first humans, living happily in the Garden of Eden until they ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. As a result they were expelled from Eden to the lands to the east, where they gave birth to the second generation, including Cain, Abel and Seth.

As an English Christian name, Adam has been common since the Middle Ages, and it received a boost after the Protestant Reformation. A famous bearer was Scottish economist Adam Smith (1723-1790).

Variant of Alicia.

Variant of Alicia.

From the middle of the 20th century this has primarily been used as a variant of the feminine name Alison 1. However, prior to that it was used as an uncommon masculine name, derived from the English and Scottish surname Allison.

Variant of Alicia.

Blend of Amber and Brielle, or a feminine form of Ambriel.

From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot" combined with 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Short form of Alexandra.

From the name of a plain that appears in the apocryphal book of 2 Esdras (verse 9:26) in some versions of the Old Testament. This place name was used by Marie Corelli for the title of an 1889 novel, which is probably the reason it gained some currency as a given name just after this time.

From עַשְׁתֹרֶת ('Ashtoret), the Hebrew form of the name of a Phoenician goddess of love, war and fertility. Her name is cognate to that of the East Semitic goddess Ishtar.

Means "earth" in Sanskrit.

Probably an elaboration of Ava 1, influenced by names such as Ariana. In some cases it could be inspired by the word avian meaning "bird" or "related to birds, bird-like".

Variant of Bailey.

Means "pretty" from the Scottish word bonnie, which was itself derived from Middle French bon "good". It has been in use as an American given name since the 19th century, and it became especially popular after the movie Gone with the Wind (1939), in which it was the nickname of Scarlett's daughter.

Variant of Brandy.

Short form of Gabrielle. This is also the name of towns in the Netherlands and New Jersey, though their names derive from a different source.

Variant of Brittany.

Variant of Brinley.

From the English word meaning "impulse", ultimately (via French) from Italian capriccio.

Variant of Carys.

Variant of Carly.

Contracted variant of Caroline.

Variant of Ciara 2.

Strictly feminine variant of Charlie.

Diminutive or feminine form of Charles.

Probably an invented name.

Diminutive of Charles.

Variant of Charisse.

Combination of Clara and the common name suffix bel, from Latin bella "beautiful". This name was used by Edmund Spenser in his poem The Faerie Queene (1590; in the form Claribell) and by Shakespeare in his play The Tempest (1611). Alfred Tennyson also wrote a poem entitled Claribel (1830).

From the English word for a type of flowering vine, ultimately derived from Greek κλήμα (klema) meaning "twig, branch".

Medieval variant of Clemence. It can also simply mean "clemency, mercy" from the English word, ultimately from Latin clemens "merciful".

Latinized form of Kleio.

Medieval form of Constantia. The Normans introduced this name to England (it was the name of a daughter of William the Conqueror).

Diminutive of Corinna, Cora, Cornelia, and other names starting with Cor. Since the 1970s it has also been used as a feminine form of Corey.

Means "subduing" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic the Mahabharata this is the name of a beautiful princess, the wife of Nala.

Short form of names beginning with D. It may also be given in reference to the Dee River in Scotland.

Hebrew form of Deborah.

From Latin dulcis "sweet" and bella "beautiful". The usual medieval spelling of this name was Dowsabel, and the Latinized form Dulcibella was revived in the 18th century.

Feminine form of Earl.

Variant of Edwina.

Modern Hebrew form of Elah, usually used as a feminine name.

Middle English form of both the Old English names Æðelflæd and Ælfflæd. These names became rare after the Norman Conquest, but Elfleda was briefly revived in the 19th century.

From the Roman family name Aemilius, which was derived from Latin aemulus meaning "rival".

Combination of the names Emma and Leigh. Could also be considered a variant of Emily.

Variant of Ermendrud.

Diminutive of Estelle or Esther.

French form of Eustachius or Eustathius (see Eustace).

Variant of Yvonne.

Diminutive of Fleur.

Diminutive of Florence.

Variant of Frieda.

Variant of Garnet 1.

Old German form of Hedwig.

Diminutive of Harriet.

Feminine form of Helvius.

Alternate transcription of Arabic حميراء (see Humayra), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.

Elaboration of Ida.

Variant of Eileen.

Contracted variant of Jacqueline.

Elaborated form of Jade. This name came into general use in the 1960s, and was popularized in the 1990s by actress Jada Pinkett Smith (1971-).

Variant of Jaylynn.

Variant of Jaden.

An invented name. In America it was popularized in the 1990s by basketball player Jalen Rose (1973-), whose name was a combination of those of his father James and maternal uncle Leonard [1].

Diminutive of Jane.

An invented name, a combination of the popular phonetic elements jay and lyn.

Elaboration of Jerry using the popular name suffix lyn.

Diminutive of Jill.

Combination of Joanne and Andrea 2.

Variant of Jocelyn.

Means "pretty" in French. This name was popularized by American actress Angelina Jolie (1975-), whose surname was originally her middle name. It is not used as a given name in France.

Feminine variant of Jordan.

Short form of Kameron.

Variant of Carrie.

Variant of Karen 1.

Variant of Katherine.

Feminine variant of Casey.

Variant of Caden.

Variant of Keely.

From a surname that was a variant of Kendall.

Norwegian short form of Kristine.

Alternate transcription of Hebrew כִּנֶּרֶת (see Kinneret).

Diminutive of Kirsteen or Kirstin.

Variant transcription of Kiya.

Variant of Lacy

Variant of Lacy. This is currently the most popular spelling of this name.

Variant of Lacy. This name jumped in popularity in 2003 after the media coverage of the murder of Laci Peterson (1975-2002) [1].

Variant of Lacy.

From a surname that was derived from Lassy, the name of a town in Normandy. The name of the town was Gaulish in origin, perhaps deriving from a personal name that was Latinized as Lascius. Formerly more common for boys in America, this name began to grow in popularity for girls in 1975.

Diminutive of Lalage.

Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Variant of Lindsay.

Diminutive of Elizabeth.

From a Scottish surname that was originally derived from a place in Ayrshire meaning "little hollow" (from Gaelic lag "hollow, pit" combined with a diminutive suffix). This name started slowly rising on the American popularity charts in the mid-1970s, perhaps partly inspired by the movie Logan's Run (1976). The comic book character Wolverine, alias Logan, was also introduced around the same time.

The name has been very common throughout the English-speaking world since end of the 20th century. In the United States it reached a high point in 2017, when it ranked as the fifth most popular name for boys.

Variant of Lori.

Variant of Léane.

Russian and Bulgarian form of Ludmila. This was the name of a character in Aleksandr Pushkin's poem Ruslan and Lyudmila (1820).

From the surname of the Italian saint Gerard Majella (1726-1755; called Gerardo Maiella in Italian), a miracle worker who is regarded as the patron saint of pregnancy and childbirth. His surname is derived from the name of the Maiella massif in Abruzzo, Italy.

Invented name using the popular name suffix andra, from names such as Sandra or Alexandra.

Variant of Malia.

Variant of Marie.

Estonian, Finnish, Welsh and Breton form of Maria, as well as a Hungarian diminutive of Mária. It is also a Scandinavian, Georgian and Armenian form of the French name Marie.

Variant of Marilyn (feminine) or Marlin (masculine).

Variant of Marnie.

Variant of Matilda.

From the English word meaning "saviour", ultimately from Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mashiyach) meaning "anointed". The word appears in the Old Testament referring to a future king of the Jewish people. In the New Testament it is translated as Christ and is used as a title of Jesus.

From Japanese 緑 (midori) meaning "green", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations that have the same pronunciation.

From the name of the Italian city of Milan, as in the name of the American cosmetics company founded in 2002. It could also a variant of Melanie.

Short form of Araminta.

Feminine form of Nazir 2.

Variant of Noreen.

Medieval English form of Petronilla.

Dutch, Swedish and Hungarian form of Petronilla.

From Φυλλίδος (Phyllidos), the genitive form of Phyllis. This form was used in 17th-century pastoral poetry.

Either a Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Greek form of Paulina or a short form of Apollinariya.

Combination of Rae and the popular name suffix lene.

Variant of Renée.

Variant of Regina.

From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Raghailligh, derived from the given name Raghailleach, meaning unknown.

English form of Renée.

Short form of Frederica and other names ending in rica.

French feminine form of Romanus (see Roman).

Diminutive of Rosemary.

Variant of Rosanne.

French form of Rosalind. Saint Roseline of Villeneuve was a 14th-century nun from Provence.

From the name of the bitter medicinal herb, ultimately deriving from Greek ῥυτή (rhyte). This is also sometimes used as a short form of Ruth 1.

Variant of Riley.

Combination of Sarah and Anna, in occasional use since the 18th century.

From an English surname that was from a place name meaning "willow farm" in Old Norse.

Diminutive of Sharon or a variant of Sherry.

Variant of Sharon.

Variant of Shea.

Medieval short form of Eustace. As a modern name it is typically a short form of Stacy.

Feminine variant of Stacy.

Variant of Stacy.

Feminine variant of Stacy.

Short form of Anastasia or Eustacia.

Croatian feminine form of Stoyan.

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

Variant of Tansy.

From the English word Trinity, given in honour of the Christian belief that God has one essence, but three distinct expressions of being: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It has only been in use as a given name since the 20th century.

From the English word for the day of the week, which derives from Old English tiwesdæg meaning "Tiw's day".

Variant of Ursula.

Short form of Violet.

From the name of the capital city of Austria, Vienna.

Variant of Winter.

Alternate transcription of Hebrew יוֹנָה (see Yonah).