Anna the singer's Personal Name List

Feminine elaboration of Aaron using the popular name suffix lyn.

Variant of Adeline using the popular name suffix lyn.

Diminutive of Adelaide, Adeline, Addison and other names containing the same sound.

Variant of Adelyn.

Feminine variant of Addison.

Variant of Adeline using the popular name suffix lyn.

Latinized form of the Greek name Ἁγνή (Hagne), derived from Greek ἁγνός (hagnos) meaning "chaste". Saint Agnes was a virgin martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian. The name became associated with Latin agnus "lamb", resulting in the saint's frequent depiction with a lamb by her side. Due to her renown, the name became common in Christian Europe.

As an English name it was highly popular from the Middle Ages until the 17th century. It was revived in the 19th century and was common into the 20th, but it fell into decline after the 1930s. It last appeared on the American top 1000 rankings in 1972.

Variant of Ayelen.

Variant of Aino. It also means "always" in Finnish.

Variant of Alana, probably influenced by Elaine.

From French alizé meaning "trade wind".

Variant of Alvah. A famous bearer of this name was the inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931).

Medieval feminine form of Amabilis.

Feminine form of Andrew.

Combination of Anna and Christine.

Combination of Anne 1 and Laure.

Combination of Anna and Katrin.

From an English surname, originally taken from various place names, which were derived from a Celtic word meaning "high".

From a surname that was originally derived from either a place name meaning "east town" in Old English or from the given name Æðelstan.

Variant of Aubrey.

From Navajo awéé' meaning "baby" [1].

From Japanese 菖蒲 (ayame) meaning "iris (flower)". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can also form this name.

From Mapuche ayelen "laughing", ayliñ "clear" or aylen "ember".

Variant of Bailey.

Means "married" in Hebrew. The name is used in the Old Testament to refer to the land of Israel (Isaiah 62:4). As an English given name, Beulah has been used since the Protestant Reformation.

Derived from Spanish bienvenido meaning "welcome".

From the English word for the thorny plant.

Variant of Briley.

Anglicized form of Caitlín.

Combination of Carol 1 and Ann.

From the name of places near the town of Tregaron in Ceredigion, Wales.

Variant of Christabel.

Variant of Christine or Kristin.

Patronymic derived from Chryses. In Greek legend she was the daughter of Chryses, a priest of Apollo. After she was taken prisoner by the Greeks besieging Troy, Apollo sent a plague into their camp, forcing the Greeks to release her.

Diminutive of Chuck.

Means "crocodile, alligator, caiman, monster" in Nahuatl [1]. This is the name of the first day in the tonalpohualli, the Aztec 260-day calendar.

Variant of Colby.

Feminine form of Colby. A known bearer is the American singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat (1985-).

Diminutive of Cora. It was borne by Coretta Scott King (1927-2006), the wife of Martin Luther King Jr.

Means "royal fortress" from Old English cyne "royal" and burg "fortress". Saint Cyneburga, a daughter of a king of Mercia, was the founder of an abbey at Castor in the 7th century.

Possibly an elaboration of Dayana or a variant of Deyanira. This is borne by Dayanara Torres (1974-), a Puerto Rican actress, singer, model, writer and former Miss Universe.

Originally a nickname, typically for names beginning with D. It can be spelled Deedee, DeeDee or Dee Dee.

Variant of Delicia.

From the name of the fourth letter in the Greek alphabet, Δ. It is also the name for an island formed at the mouth of a river.

From an English surname that was a variant of Darby.

Anglicized form of Dearbháil or Deirbhile.

Diminutive of Donald.

Possibly means "something at the campire already cooked" in Apache [1]. This was the name of the wife of the Chiricahua Apache chief Cochise.

Feminine form of Earl.

From the biblical place name, itself possibly from Hebrew עֵדֶן ('eden) meaning "pleasure, delight", or perhaps derived from Sumerian 𒂔 (edin) meaning "plain". According to the Old Testament the Garden of Eden was the place where the first people, Adam and Eve, lived before they were expelled.

Swedish variant of Eleanor.

Variant of Ellie given to 33 girls in 2017.

Variant of Emily.

Variant of Emery.

Diminutive of Henrietta and other names ending with etta or ette.

Either a diminutive of Eve or a variant of Evelyn.

Greek, Scandinavian and Italian feminine form of Philip.

Elaborated form of Flo.

Short form of names ending in freda or fred, such as Winifred or Alfreda.

Variant of Gay.

From the English word gay meaning "gay, happy". By the mid-20th century the word had acquired the additional meaning of "homosexual", and the name has subsequently dropped out of use.

Diminutive of George.

Italian form of Jade.

Short form of various Scandinavian names beginning with the Old Norse element guð meaning "god".

Derived from the Welsh elements gwen meaning "white, blessed" and possibly lliain meaning "flaxen, made of linen" or lliant meaning "flow, flood". This name was used by medieval Welsh royalty, notably by a 12th-century princess of Deheubarth who died in battle with the Normans. It was also borne by the 13th-century daughter of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last prince of Gwynedd.

Variant of Gladys.

Simply from the English word Gypsy for the nomadic people who originated in northern India. The word was originally a corruption of Egyptian. As an ethnic term it is sometimes considered offensive.

Variant of Hayley.

Variant of Harriet.

Scandinavian, Finnish and Hungarian form of Hedwig.

Variant of Hilary. A famous bearer of the surname was Edmund Hillary (1919-2008), the first man to climb Mount Everest. It is borne by the American politician Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947-). The name dropped in popularity in 1993 after she became the first lady as the wife of Bill Clinton.

From the English word honour, which is of Latin origin. This was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century. It can also be viewed as a form of Honoria or Honorata, which are ultimately derived from the same source.

From the name of the flower (or the precious stone that also bears this name), ultimately from Greek hyakinthos (see Hyacinthus).

Hawaiian form of Jessica.

Variant of Eileen, probably inspired by the spelling of Irene.

Means "immaculate conception" in Spanish, commemorating the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.

Variant of Earl

Meaning uncertain, possibly from Classic Maya itz meaning "resin, nectar, dew, liquid, enchanted". Otherwise, it might be a variant of Ixchel.

Variant of Jamila.

Variant of Janelle.

Diminutive of Jane. It has been in use only since the 20th century.

Variant of Jeannine.

Traditionally said to mean "dove", it may actually be related to Hebrew יוֹמָם (yomam) meaning "daytime". This was the oldest of the three daughters of Job in the Old Testament. As an English name, Jemima first became common during the Puritan era.

Variant of Yesenia.

Diminutive or feminine form of James.

Short form of Jolanta.

Medieval form of Julian. The author John Galsworthy used it for a character in his Forsyte Saga novels (published between 1906 and 1922).

Diminutive of Joan 1.

Short form of Johanna.

Diminutive of Jonathan.

Variant of Jocelyn.

French feminine variant of Jocelyn.

Portuguese diminutive of Júlia.

From Latin Iustina, the feminine form of Iustinus (see Justin). This name was borne by several early saints and martyrs.

Variant of Kaylee.

Variant of Cameron.

French form of Carina 1. It can also function as a short form of Catherine, via Swedish Karin.

Means "famous" in Hawaiian.

Variant of Kayla.

Variant of Kailani.

Means "the loved one" from Hawaiian ke, a definite article, and aloha "love".

Hawaiian form of Stephanie.

Meaning unknown, perhaps an invented name.

Feminine variant of Kerry.

Hawaiian form of Christina.

Means "moon" in Quechua.

Short form of Kimberly.

Diminutive of Kimberly or Kim 1.

Possibly an elaboration of Kiri or Kira 2. It seems to have been brought to attention in Australia in the 1970s by the actress Kirrily Nolan.

Polish variant of Christina.

Variant of Cian or Kiyan.

Variant of Lavonne.

From a French surname meaning "the monk" in French.

Variant of Linnéa.

Either a variant of Lynette or else from the name of the small bird, a type of finch.

Variant of Lyonors.

Swedish feminine form of Louis.

Means "from Lydia" in Greek. Lydia was a region on the west coast of Asia Minor, said to be named for the legendary king Lydos. In the New Testament this is the name of a woman converted to Christianity by Saint Paul. In the modern era the name has been in use since the Protestant Reformation.

Variant of Leila.

French form of Magdalene.

Swedish and Norwegian short form of Magdalene.

Variant spelling of Melissa.

Possibly from a Low German diminutive of names beginning with the Old German element megin meaning "power, strength". It was popularized by the Swedish singer Meja (1969-), born Anna Pernilla Torndahl.

Means "song" in Hawaiian. This is also the Hawaiian, Tongan and Samoan form of Mary.

From a surname meaning "happy weather" in Middle English, originally belonging to a cheery person. A notable bearer of the name was Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809), who, with William Clark, explored the west of North America.

Hawaiian form of Michael.

Means "golden flower" in Mapuche, from milla "gold" and rayen "flower".

Hebrew form of Mary. It is used in the Old Testament, where it belongs to the elder sister of Moses and Aaron. She watched over the infant Moses as the pharaoh's daughter drew him from the Nile. The name has long been popular among Jews, and it has been used as an English Christian name (alongside Mary) since the Protestant Reformation.

From the Old Welsh masculine name Morcant, which was possibly derived from Welsh mor "sea" and cant "circle". Since the 1980s in America Morgan has been more common for girls than boys, perhaps due to stories of Morgan le Fay or the fame of actress Morgan Fairchild (1950-).

Feminine diminutive of Noel.

Elaborated form of Norma.

Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Nia 2 or Nia 3. This name briefly entered the American popularity charts after it was featured in the movie Mission: Impossible 2 (2000).

Variant of Oakley.

From the English word for the gemstone (a variety of chalcedony), which can be black, red or other colours. It is derived from Greek ὄνυξ (onyx) meaning "claw, nail".

Scottish Gaelic form of Peggy.

Short form of Penelope.

Diminutive of Pearl.

Means "rumour, reputation" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was the personification of fame and rumours.

Diminutive of Euphemia.

From the English word meaning "piety, devoutness". This was a rare virtue name used by the Puritans in the 17th century.

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

Means "flower, offspring" in Hawaiian.

Feminine diminutive of Quintus.

Means "flower" in Mapuche.

From an English surname that was derived from the name of the town of Rimington in Lancashire, itself meaning "settlement on the Riming stream". It may be given in honour of the American manufacturer Eliphalet Remington (1793-1861) or his sons, founders of the firearms company that bears their name.

Means "behold, a son" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is the eldest son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Reuben was cursed by his father because he slept with Jacob's concubine Bilhah. It has been used as a Christian name in Britain since the Protestant Reformation.

Feminine diminutive of Roberto.

From the name of the French city La Rochelle, meaning "little rock". It first became commonly used as a given name in America in the 1930s, probably due to the fame of actress Rochelle Hudson (1914-1972) and because of the similarity to the name Rachel.

Variant of Rosalyn.

Anglicized form of the Irish name Ruadhán. As an English name, it can also be derived from the surname Rowan, itself derived from the Irish given name. It could also be given in reference to the rowan tree, a word of Old Norse origin (coincidentally sharing the same Indo-European root meaning "red" with the Irish name).

Feminine form of Rune.

Diminutive of Ruth 1.

From an Aramaic name that was related to the Hebrew word שָׁלוֹם (shalom) meaning "peace". According to the historian Josephus this was the name of the daughter of Herodias (the consort of Herod Antipas, the tetrarch of Galilee). In the New Testament, though a specific name is not given, it was a daughter of Herodias who danced for Herod and was rewarded with the head of John the Baptist, and thus Salome and the dancer have traditionally been equated.

As a Christian given name, Salome has been in occasional use since the Protestant Reformation. This was due to a second person of this name in the New Testament: one of the women who witnessed the crucifixion and later discovered that Jesus' tomb was empty. It is used in Georgia due to the 4th-century Salome of Ujarma, who is considered a saint in the Georgian Church.

French, Spanish and Portuguese form of Salome.

Partially Anglicized form of Seònaid or Seonag.

Variant of Seven.

Combination of the popular phonetic elements sha and nay.

In the case of singer Shania Twain (1965-), who chose it as her stage name, it was apparently based on an Ojibwe phrase meaning "on my way".

Invented name, based on Shayla and using the popular name suffix lyn.

Variant of Cheyenne.

Modern Scandinavian form of Signý.

Diminutive of Simona.

Phonetic variant of St John.

Variant of Summer, coinciding with the German word for summer.

Possibly means "morning star" from Apache sons-ee-ah-ray [1]. This name was featured in the western movie Broken Arrow (1950).

From Japanese 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell" or other kanji having the same pronunciation.

Variant of Tammy.

From the English word, ultimately deriving from Old French tané, which means "light brown".

Means "she who bumps into things" or "she who puts things in place" in Mohawk. Tekakwitha, also named Kateri, was a 17th-century Mohawk woman who has become the first Native American Catholic saint.

Modern form of Þóra.

Modern form of the Old Norse name Tófa, a short form of Þórfríðr.

Swedish and Norwegian variant of Tove.

Short form of Valentine 1, Valerie and other names beginning with Val.

Means "bird woman" in Cheyenne, derived from vé'kėséhe- "bird" and the feminine suffix -e'é [1].

Swedish feminine form of Wendel.

Form of Wilma in several languages.

Feminine form of William. A famous bearer of this name was Williamina Fleming (1857-1911), a Scottish astronomer.

Modern elaborated form of Xanthe.

Means "she-wolf", a derivative of Old Norse úlfr "wolf".

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 陽子 or 洋子 (see Yōko).

Modern feminine form of Xavier.

Polish and Latvian form of Susanna.