better_nit_bitter's Personal Name List

Means "original power" or "first creator" in Sanskrit.

Means "all kinds of fur" in German. This is the name of the title character of a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm. Allerleirauh is a princess who flees from her father, who wants to marry her, and brings three dresses and a coat with all kinds of furs with her. She ends up living as a servant in another kingdom.

Possibly from the Guarani name for the cockspur coral tree (species Erythrina crista-galli). In a Guarani legend this is the name of a young woman burned at the stake by the conquistadors, after which she is transformed into the flowering tree.

Cognate of Annunziata.

Feminine form of Arruntius. This name was borne by one of the Vestal Virgins.

Means "dainty, neat" in Hawaiian.

Variant of Avery.

Feminine form of Baltasar.

From an English surname that that was given to a person who lived near a hillside or a bank of land.

Georgian and Spanish form of Basilissa.

Means "daughter of salvation" or "daughter of prosperity" in Hebrew. The first element is Hebrew בַּת (bat) meaning "daughter"; the second element could be derived from the verb יָשַׁע (yasha') "to save, to deliver", which is related to the verb שוע (shawa') meaning "to cry out (for salvation)" and the nouns שוע (shua'), שוע (shoa') and שועה (shawa) all of which mean "a cry (for salvation)", or it could be derived from a noun שוע which has been interpreted as meaning "riches, wealth".

According to George R. Stewart (1979): 'In the biblical text this name is sometimes only another form for Bathsheba, though at least once it is the name of another person. It occurs rarely among names in early New England. It may represent an attempt to provide a substitute for Bathsheba, without that name's evil suggestions. Bathshua, however, failed to become established.' A bearer of the variant Bathsua was the great 17th-century scholar Bathsua Makin.

Transferred use of the surname Brighton.

Coined from the German phrase Bring Friede "bring peace!". The name was given to girls in Germany during and after the two world wars to express the desire for peace.

A notable bearer of the name is the German politician Bringfiede Kahrs who served as Senator in Bremen.

French diminutive of Catherine.

Feminine form of Cedric.

Combination of Chris and Ann. In the case of Chrisann Brennan (1954-), a former partner of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and the mother of his daughter Lisa Brennan-Jobs, her parents named her after the chrysanthemum flower, making it a variant of Chrysanta.

Transferred use of the surname Corliss.

Feminine form of Cyprien.

Possibly derived from Gaelic components dubh meaning "dark" and eas meaning "waterfall, cascade, rapid". Its meaning could also be interpreted as "black-haired nurse" (or in Latin nutrix nigra).

Old French from medieval Latin ducissa, from Latin dux, duc- (see Duke).

French form of Engratia.

Derived from French fauve. As a noun, fauve means "tawny-coloured animal" and, by extension, " big cat (such as a lion or lynx); beast, wild animal (especially fierce, aggressive, or predatory)". As an adjective, fauve means "tawny" and, by extension, "savage, fierce (having the ferocity of a wild animal); dangerous, wild". The name first appeared in the 1980s and was brought to public attention by Fauve Hautot (born 3 March 1986), a French dancer and choreographer.

Feminine form of Fortuné.

Transferred use of the surname Greenlee.

From the English word halo meaning "luminous disc or ring", derived from Greek ἅλως (halos). Haloes often appear in religious art above the heads of holy people.

A Biblical Hebrew name meaning ‘the shade-facing’. She was known as the daughter of Etam and a descendant of Judah, along with being the sister of Idbash, Ishma and Jezreel. In rabbinical sources, she was under the name ‘Zelelponith’ and was the wife of Manoah and mother of Samson. She also had a daughter called Nishyan / Nashyan. In the Vulgate version of the Bible her name translates to ‘Asalelphuni’ and in the Septuagint version her name translates to ‘Heselebbon’.

Galician form of Helladius.

Means "hayfield" in Spanish. It is taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de El Henar, meaning "Our Lady of the Hayfield".

Transferred use of the surname Henley.

Feminine form of Henri.

Derived from Old Breton hoiarn "iron" and the feminine suffix -uen.

French feminine form of Herman, which was influenced or inspired by Latin, in that French names ending in -ce usually come from Latin names ending in -tius (for males) and -tia (for females). For example: Maxentius became Maxence in French and Constantia became Constance.

Lastly, you might also want to take a look at the names Armance and Hermande, which are quite similar in appearance and have the exact same etymology at the root.

Derived from isan, which comes from îsarn "iron", and Old Norse brand "sword."

Perhaps from a hypothetic Germanic name like *Ismegi or *Ismagi, *Ismagin, which would mean "iron strength" from isan, itself from îsarn "iron" (see Isanbrand; however, the first element could also be îs "ice") combined with magan "strength, might". Isemay was first recorded in England around the 13th century.

Variant of Isemay, an Anglo-Norman name of uncertain origin and meaning. It was also recorded in medieval Ireland on women born into Anglo-Norman families.

Variant of Janine.

Variant of Jules 2.

In catholic bibles (and also older protestant bibles) the name of Junia interpreted as a male name.

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.

Transferred use of the surname Knightley.

At least in part inspired by the name of a character from the animated movie Brother Bear (2003). The moviemakers apparently took it from Lakota or Dakota koda meaning "friend, companion".

From the English word culture, from Latin cultus "till, cultivate, worship". This was used by rappers Cardi B and Offset for their daughter.

From the English word for the flowering plant with many purplish-blue flowers, which is so called (1578) from its resemblance to the lark's large hind claws. Other names for it are lark's heel (Shakespeare), lark's claw and knight's spur. See Lark.

Derived from Old English leof meaning "dear, beloved". It is a feminine equivalent of Leofa.

French diminutive of Lise.

Means "light" in French. The name can be recalled from the character in the Disney animated movie "Beauty and the Beast" in which he is transformed into a candelabrum.

Feminine form of Maelon.

From Greek μαρμαίρω (marmairo) meaning "sparkle, gleam, flash". This name was borne by several characters in Greek mythology, including one of the Nereids.

Combination of Maj 2 and Britt. This is a recently coined name, first documented in Sweden in 1893 (in the form Maj-Britt).

Pet form of Malcolm and Mallory.

Variant of Marilyne.

Feminine form of Mathurin.

Feminine form of Nathan, chiefly used in Indonesia.

Perhaps based on the English word nautical, which is derived from Latin nauticus meaning "pertaining to ships or sailors", ultimately from Greek naus "ship".

French masculine and feminine form of Nicasius. This name was borne by a 4th century AD saint from Rheims (France).

From the Scottish surname Neachneohain meaning "daughter(s) of the divine".

Nicnevin is the Queen of the Faeries in Scottish folklore.

Means "beautiful one". Nofret II was an Egyptian queen of the 12th Dynasty, the daughter of Amenemhat II and wife of Senusret II.

Etruscan form of Nortia.

Unisex name of unknown origin used primarily in the southeastern US.

Means "her own tent" in Hebrew. This is the name of a minor character in the Bible, a personification of Samaria's sin in the book of Ezekiel.

From the name of the Norse god Óðinn (see Odin; possibly via an Old West Norse byname) combined with the feminine name Disa, a short form of other names containing the element dís "goddess".

French form of Palmira. This also coincides with the French name of the ancient oasis city of Syria, known in English as Palmyra.

Derived from French pâquerette "daisy".

Of uncertain origin and meaning.

Medieval English name of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Old French pavie "peach" and a derivation from Old French Pavie "woman from Pavia", a historic city in Italy. Modern-day scholars theorize that the name of said city might be derived from Italian papia "of a pope".
In modern times, this name has been occasionally found again since the 19th century.

Latinized form of Periboia.

From Greek περί (peri) meaning "around, exceedingly" and βοῦς (bous) meaning "ox, cow". This is the name of several minor characters in Greek mythology, including the mother of Ajax Telamonian.

From the name of the herb ("a small, fleshy-leaved plant that grows in damp habitats or waste places, in particular Portulaca oleracea, a prostrate North American plant with tiny yellow flowers"), the origin of which is uncertain. (William Turner in the 16th century called it purcelaine, and in the 'Grete Herball' (1516) it was procelayne; perhaps it comes from a diminutive of Latin porcus "pig" (compare Porcius).) It was used as a name in the film 'A Love Song for Bobby Long' (2004).

Meaning, "the one who speaks."

Dutch and French form of Radegund.

Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German gund "war."

Transferred use of the surname Redvers, originally largely given in honor of Sir Redvers Buller (1839-1908), the general responsible for the "Relief of Ladysmith", which was considered a huge victory for the British, during the Second Boer War.

Anglicized form of Raibhilín, which is a variant form of Roibhilín.

Variant of Ray. More commonly used for boys, it began being used for girls following the release of 'Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens'.

Alternate transcription of Arabic رَيحانة (see Rayhana). This name is borne by the Barbadian singer Robyn Rihanna Fenty (1988-), known simply as Rihanna. In the United States it jumped in popularity between the years 2005 and 2008, when Rihanna was releasing her first albums. It quickly declined over the next few years.

Medieval French diminutive of Robine (as -ette is a French feminine diminutive suffix). In other words: you could say that this name is the feminine form of Robinet. This given name is extremely rare in France nowadays, as there are only a handful of bearers in the country today. It doesn't fare much better as a matronymic surname either, what with only 8 bearers of the Robinette surname having been born in France between 1966 and 1990.

As a given name, Robinette is nowadays more used in English-speaking countries (primarily the United States), where its use is often inspired by the surname Robinette (as surnames are often used as given names in the English-speaking world), which is more prevalent there than in France.

Variant of Rosabel.

Variant of Ruby.

French form of Sancta.

French form of St John, given in honor of any of the several saints named John (French Jean).

Given in honour of Louis IX of France (also known as Saint Louis).

Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Symphoriana.

Feminine form of Sohan.

Combination of Stella 1 and Maria.

From the term of endearment, meaning "sweet".

Latinized form of the Etruscan name Thanchvil which meant "gift of Thana", presumably from the name of a lost Etruscan goddess Thana combined with Etruscan cvil. This was the name of the wife of Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, the fifth king of Rome in the 7th century BC. Edmund Spenser also used it (in the form Tanaquill) in his poem 'The Faerie Queene' (1590), where it belongs to a daughter of Oberon who becomes the fairy queen Gloriana. In modern times it was borne by prima ballerina Tanaquil LeClercq (1929-2000).

Variant of Tempest. A famous bearer is the actress Tempestt Bledsoe, who played Vanessa Huxtable on 'The Cosby Show.'

From French tigre meaning "tiger".

Feminine form of Toussaint.

Variant of Treveur.

Feminine form of Tristan. This is the name of the main character in Benito Pérez Galdós' eponymous novel Tristana (1892).

Possibly coined by television presenter Paula Yates and musician Bob Geldof for their daughter Fifi Trixibelle Geldof (1983-), from a combination of Trixie and Belle.

Possibly a transferred use of the surname.

Either a variant of True or a short form of Trudy, Truman and other names beginning with Tru. It was used for the heroine of the American television series 'Tru Calling' (2003-2005).

From the English word "true" meaning "conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct; loyal, faithful; genuine; legitimate; accurate". From the Middle English trewe, from the Old English trīewe, (Mercian) trēowe 'trusty, faithful'.

True was first used as a virtue name by the Puritans, mainly as a feminine name back then. The name had almost died out by the end of the 1800s, but was revived in the last years of the 20th century.

Means "vanilla" in French. A famous bearer is the character Vanille in the Final Fantasy video games.

This was used by English writer Jeanette Winterson in her novel 'The Passion' (1987). She may have taken it from the English word for a form of poetry, which is ultimately cognate with Villana.

Means "(female) grape harvester" in Latin. This is the name of the third brightest star in the constellation Virgo, and is so named because it rises in early autumn, the beginning of the wine harvesting season.

Diminutive of Lavinia.

Invented by Paul Claudel for his play L'Annonce faite à Marie (1912), the first version of which was titled La Jeune Fille Violaine (1892). It is often regarded as a variant of Violante, though Claudel may have taken it from a French place name.

Feminine form of Walter.

Variant of Wideline.

Possibly a feminine form of Xavian or an elaboration of Xavia.

Spanish variant of Guiomar.

Variant of the word Xhosa, the name of a ethnic group in southern Africa, which means "fierce" or "angry" in Khoisan languages. American actress Xosha Roquemore (born 1984) bears this name.

Meaning unknown. The stage name of famous Brazilian singer Xuxa.

Possibly an invented name, perhaps based on Greek ξύλον (xylon) meaning "wood", a word used in the New Testament to mean "the Cross".

Means "sun of the world" in Amharic.

Variant of Zuri

Latinized form of Zosime and Italian feminine form of Zosimo.