Vixiajean's Personal Name List

From the Hebrew name הֶבֶל (Hevel) meaning "breath". In the Old Testament he is the second son of Adam and Eve, murdered out of envy by his brother Cain. In England, this name came into use during the Middle Ages, and it was common during the Puritan era.

Italian form of Alexandra.

Feminine form of Alexander. Alexander the Great founded several cities by this name (or renamed them) as he extended his empire eastward. The most notable of these is Alexandria in Egypt, founded by Alexander in 331 BC.

Feminine form of Astor. This is also the name of several American towns, after the businessman John Jacob Astor.

From a Welsh surname, derived from ap Owain meaning "son of Owain".

Feminine form of Brian.

From an Irish surname, the Anglicized form of Ó Cathaláin, derived from the given name Cathalán.

Diminutive of Caroline, or sometimes of names beginning with Cal.

Roman cognomen meaning "wise" in Latin. This name was bestowed upon Cato the Elder (Marcus Porcius Cato), a 2nd-century BC Roman statesman, author and censor, and was subsequently inherited by his descendants, including his great-grandson Cato the Younger (Marcus Porcius Cato Uticencis), a politician and philosopher who opposed Julius Caesar.

From the name of the River Clyde in Scotland, from Cumbric Clud, which is of uncertain origin. It became a common given name in America in the middle of the 19th century, perhaps in honour of Colin Campbell (1792-1863) who was given the title Baron Clyde in 1858 [1].

English,German and Romanian form of Corvinus.

Either from the English surname Cove or else directly from the vocabulary word cove, which refers to a small coastal inlet.

Variant of Coalla.

From Shona dana meaning "call, summon" [1][2].

From an English surname that was derived from the given name David. A famous bearer of the surname was Jefferson Davis (1808-1889), the only president of the Confederate States of America.

Alternate transcription of Hebrew דְּבוֹרָה (see Devorah).

In Sanskrit it means Earth and is pronounced as Dh.ra

From the English word for the variety of bird, seen as a symbol of peace.

Short form of Ebenezer.

From the Old English name Eadgyð, derived from the elements ead "wealth, fortune" and guð "battle". It was popular among Anglo-Saxon royalty, being borne for example by Saint Eadgyeth;, the daughter of King Edgar the Peaceful. It was also borne by the Anglo-Saxon wife of the Holy Roman Emperor Otto I. The name remained common after the Norman Conquest. It became rare after the 15th century, but was revived in the 19th century.

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

From the English word ember, ultimately from Old English æmerge.

Means "very rare" in Turkish.

Means "strife, discord" in Greek. In Greek mythology Eris was the goddess of discord. She was the sister and companion of Ares.

Feminine form of Esmé.

From Greek Εὐάδνη (Euadne), from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" possibly combined with Cretan Greek ἀδνός (adnos) meaning "holy". This name was borne by several characters in Greek legend, including the wife of Capaneus. After Capaneus was killed by a lightning bolt sent from Zeus she committed suicide by throwing herself onto his burning body.

Anglicized form of Forbflaith.

Created by author Suzanne Collins for a character in the second book of The Hunger Games series, published 2009, later appearing in the 2013 movie adaptation. She may have derived it from the slang word finicky meaning "demanding, fussy".

From the Old Irish name Finn, derived from finn meaning "white, blessed". It occurs frequently in Irish history and legends, the most noteworthy bearer being Fionn mac Cumhaill, the central character of one of the four main cycles of Irish mythology, the Fenian Cycle. Fionn was born as Deimne, and acquired his nickname because of his fair hair. He grew all-wise by eating an enchanted salmon, and later became the leader of the Fianna after defeating the fire-breathing demon Áillen. He was the father of Oisín and grandfather of Oscar.

From a Scottish surname, originally Norman French de Fresel, possibly from a lost place name in France.

Variant of Harley.

From an English surname that was derived from a place name, itself from Old English hara "hare" or hær "rock, heap of stones" and leah "woodland, clearing". An American name for boys since the 19th century, it began to be used for girls after a character with the name began appearing on the soap opera Guiding Light in 1987.

Uncertain meaning, possibly from Greek ἥρως (heros) meaning "hero, warrior"; ὥρα (hora) meaning "period of time"; or αἱρέω (haireo) meaning "to be chosen". In Greek mythology Hera was the queen of the gods, the sister and wife of Zeus. She presided over marriage and childbirth.

From an English surname that was derived from Middle English holis "holly trees". It was originally given to a person who lived near a group of those trees.

Greek variant of Iris, from the genitive form Ἴριδος (Iridos).

Feminine form of Isidore. This was the name of a 4th-century Egyptian saint and hermitess.

Cornish form of Jacob.

From an English surname meaning "son of James".

Created by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television adaptation "Game of Thrones". In the series, Jaqen H'ghar is a criminal from the Free Cities in Essos who is arrested and recruited to join the Night's Watch.

From the Hebrew name יֶ֫תֶר (Yeter) which meant "abundance" (see Jethro).

1 Seeking, Enquiring

2 Joiya al'Thor is a character in the Wheel of Time book series by Brandon Sanderson. She was the daughter of Egwene al'Vere and Rand al'Thor during Egwene's test for Accepted.

Meaning uncertain, perhaps a variant of Junia or Juno.

From the name of the month, which was originally derived from the name of the Roman goddess Juno. It has been used as a given name since the 19th century.

Swedish and Norwegian cognate of June.

Feminine form of Junius. This was the name of an early Christian mentioned in the New Testament (there is some debate about whether the name belongs to a man or a woman).

Variant of Cade.

From Sanskrit कानन (kānana) meaning "forest, grove".

Variant of Latham.

From the name of the laurel tree, ultimately from Latin laurus.

Latinized form of the Greek name Λέανδρος (Leandros), derived from λέων (leon) meaning "lion" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός). In Greek legend Leander was the lover of Hero. Every night he swam across the Hellespont to meet her, but on one occasion he was drowned when a storm arose. When Hero saw his dead body she threw herself into the waters and perished.

From the Old Norse name Leifr meaning "descendant, heir". Leif Eriksson was a Norse explorer who reached North America in the early 11th century. He was the son of Erik the Red.

Derived from Greek λέων (leon) meaning "lion". During the Christian era this Greek name was merged with the Latin cognate Leo, with the result that the two forms are used somewhat interchangeably across European languages. In England during the Middle Ages this was a common name among Jews. A famous bearer was the communist revolutionary Leon Trotsky (1879-1940), whose name is Лев in Russian.

Variant of Linnéa.

Strictly feminine form of Lior.

From German Loreley, the name of a rock headland on the Rhine River. It is of uncertain meaning, though the second element is probably old German ley meaning "rock" (of Celtic origin). German romantic poets and songwriters, beginning with Clemens Brentano in 1801, tell that a maiden named the Lorelei lives on the rock and lures boaters to their death with her song.

In the English-speaking world this name has been occasionally given since the early 20th century. It started rising in America after the variant Lorelai was used for the main character (and her daughter, nicknamed Rory) on the television series Gilmore Girls (2000-2007).

Variant of Laurel.

Anglicized form of the Irish name Medb meaning "intoxicating". In Irish legend this was the name of a warrior queen of Connacht. She and her husband Ailill fought against the Ulster king Conchobar and the hero Cúchulainn, as told in the Irish epic The Cattle Raid of Cooley.

Possibly a diminutive of Marina. This name was brought to public attention by Alfred Hitchcock's movie Marnie (1964), itself based on a 1961 novel by Winston Graham.

Anglicized form of Macsen.

Variant of Océane.

Short form of Primrose and Primula.

Means "beloved" in Sanskrit. In Hindu legend this is the name of a daughter of King Daksha.

Diminutive of Aquilla.

From the English word "quill" referring to a "pen made from a feather". From the Middle English quil 'fragment of reed' or 'shaft of feather'.

French form of Radulf (see Ralph).

Either an elaboration of Raven, or else from the name of the city of Ravenna in Italy.

From Japanese 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus", 恋 (ren) meaning "romantic love", or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.

Means "rose" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

Derived from Bulgarian росен (rosen) "dittany (a type of flower)". This name is borne by Rosen Plevneliev (1964-), the fourth president of Bulgaria.

Derived from Old Norse rún meaning "secret lore, rune".

English, Romanian, Basque, French and Polish form of Sabinus. Sabin of Bulgaria was the ruler of Bulgaria from 765 to 766.

Diminutive of Sarah.

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).

From a nickname that is commonly used to denote a young boy, derived from the English word son.

Meaning unknown, perhaps related to Old Norse stilling "calm", or perhaps of German origin.

Variant of Sunny.

Either a variant of Silvanus or directly from the Latin word silva meaning "wood, forest".

Short form of Theodore, Theobald and other names that begin with Theo.

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

Diminutive of Gertrude and other Germanic names ending with the element drud "strength".

From the English word meaning "wide river valley".

From the English word valor meaning "bravery, courage". From the Latin valor "value".

From the English word meaning "verity, truth", from Latin verus "true, real". This was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century.

Slovak form of Vera 1, as well as an alternate transcription of Belarusian Вера (see Vera 1).

From Middle Low German vos meaning "fox". It was originally a nickname for a clever person or a person with red hair.

From an English surname that originally denoted a person who lived near a well or spring, from Middle English wille.

From the English word for the small songbird. It is ultimately derived from Old English wrenna.

Short form of Ezekiel.

Variant of Zoe.