hermeline's Personal Name List

Possibly means "he will establish" in Hebrew. In the New Testament this name is listed as an ancestor of Jesus.

Originally a short form of Germanic names such as Adelaide or Adelina that begin with the element adal meaning "noble". Saint Ada was a 7th-century Frankish abbess at Le Mans. This name was also borne by Augusta Ada King (1815-1852), the Countess of Lovelace (known as Ada Lovelace), a daughter of Lord Byron. She was an assistant to Charles Babbage, the inventor of an early mechanical computer.

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).

Diminutive of Adamantios.

Shortened form of Adalheidis.

Variant of Adelisa.

Derived from Arabic عذارى ('adhara) meaning "maidens". This is the name of the second brightest star (after Sirius) in the constellation Canis Major.

Cognate of Adilie.

Derived from Germanic adal "noble".

Diminutive of names beginning with Aer, coinciding with the English word aerie, "a bird of prey's nest".

Polish form of Agnes.

Feminine form of Alain.

Derived from Old Lithuanian alėti "to stream merrily; to run (referring to water)".
Alanta is also the name of a river in Lithuania.

Latin form of Alan.

Means "light of the early dawn" or "sunset glow" in Hawaiian, literally "flaming road" from Hawaiian ala "path, road" and ula "flame".

This is the name of the star Beta Cygni.

The origin of this name according to Wikipedia:

The system's traditional name Albireo is a result of misunderstanding and mistranslation. It is thought that it originated in the Greek name ornis for the constellation of Cygnus, which became urnis in Arabic. When translated into Latin, this name was thought to refer to the Greek name Erysimon for the plant called Hedge Mustard (Sisymbrium officinale, which in Latin is ireo), and so was described in Latin in the Arabo-Latin Almagest of 1515 as 'Eurisim: et est volans; et jam vocatur gallina. et dicitur eurisim quasi redolens ut lilium ab ireo' ('Eurisim: and it is the flyer, and now it is called the hen, and it is called Eurisim, as if redolent like the lily from the 'ireo''), via a confusion between ireo and the scented flower Iris florentina. This was variously miscopied, until 'ab ireo' was treated as a miscopy of an Arabic term and changed into al-bireo.

This is the name of two stars in the constellation Aquarius: Mu Aquarii and Nu Aquarii. The name comes from an Arabic term al-bulaʽān (ألبولعان) meaning "the two swallowers".

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".

Son of Shobal.

Variant of Alicia.

Means "grace" in Igbo.

French form of Amalric.

Old German form of Emmeline.

Latinization of Amice.

Means "friend" in Latin.

Meaning unknown. It is attested from the 12th century in the Latin form Amphelisia and the vernacular form Anflis.

Both a personal name and the name of a resin, it is derived from the Greek word αμυρων (amyron), which means "intensely scented" and refers to the resin's strong, aromatic odor.

Latin form of Angel.

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

Modern Greek form of Ares. It is also used as a short form of Aristotelis.

French and Catalan form of Herman.

French form of Arnold.

The meaning of this name is unknown. It could be derived from the Celtic elements *artos "bear" (Old Welsh arth) combined with *wiros "man" (Old Welsh gur) or *rīxs "king" (Old Welsh ri). Alternatively it could be related to an obscure Roman family name Artorius.

Arthur is the name of the central character in Arthurian legend, a 6th-century king of the Britons who resisted Saxon invaders. He may or may not have been based on a real person. He first appears in Welsh poems and chronicles (perhaps briefly in the 7th-century poem Y Gododdin and more definitively and extensively in the 9th-century History of the Britons [1]). However, his character was not developed until the chronicles of the 12th-century Geoffrey of Monmouth [2]. His tales were later taken up and expanded by French and English writers.

The name came into general use in England in the Middle Ages due to the prevalence of Arthurian romances, and it enjoyed a surge of popularity in the 19th century. Famous bearers include German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), mystery author and Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), and science-fiction author Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008).

Modern masculine form of Aruna.

From Greek Ἀσμοδαῖος (Asmodaios) and Hebrew אשְׁמְדּאי ('Ashmed'ai), probably from Avestan 𐬀𐬉𐬱𐬆𐬨𐬀 (aēshəma) meaning "wrath" and 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 (daēuua) meaning "demon". In the apocryphal Book of Tobit this is the name of a demon who successively kills seven of Sarah's husbands on their wedding nights. He also appears in the Talmud.

Derived from αστερ (aster) meaning "star, starry". It is the name of a star-nymph daughter of the sun-god Helios.

German, Polish, Scandinavian and Catalan form of Augustus. This was the name of three Polish kings.

As an English name it can also derive from the month of August, which was named for the Roman emperor Augustus.

Means "willing, helpful" in Finnish.

Possibly from Latin avulus meaning "little grandfather", though it could be from the Etruscan name Aule, which was possibly derived from avils meaning "years". This was a Roman praenomen, or given name. Folk etymology connects it to Latin aula meaning "palace".

Late Latin name that was derived from aureus "golden". This was the name of a 3rd-century saint from Ostia (near Rome), as well as an 11th-century Spanish saint.

Feminine form of Aurelius.

Means "golden, gilded" in Latin, from aurum "gold" (see Aurea). An aureus was also a gold coin of ancient Rome, equivalent to 25 denarii. This was the name of a Christian saint who was martyred in the 5th century with his sister Saint Justina at the cathedral of Mainz in Germany; they were killed by invading Huns while celebrating Mass.

Auva is the medieval name of Delta Virginis, a star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo.
The name is derived from Arabic عوى ((c)awwa’), meaning "barking (dog)".

Deriving from the feminine form of the Phoenician bʿl ("Lord, master, owner"). This title was used for several goddesses of the Phoenician and Canaanite pantheons.

Variant of Barnabas.

Transferred use of the surname Barron.

Known bearers of Barron as a given name include the American business magnate Barron Hilton (b. 1927), his grandson Barron Hilton II (b. 1989) and Barron Trump (b. 2006), the youngest son of the American businessman and president Donald Trump (b. 1946).

Feminine form of Basil 1 as well as the latinized form of Basileia.

Derived from Latin beatus meaning "blessed". This was the name of a few minor saints.

Variant of Baudoin.

Aragonese form of Bebrycius. Not commonly used as a given name.

French form of Belisarius.

Variant of Belina.

Variant of Berit.

Derived from the Old German elements beraht meaning "bright" and rant meaning "rim (of a shield)". From an early date it has been confused with Bertram and the two names have merged to some degree. Saint Bertrand was an 11th-century bishop of Comminges in France. Another famous bearer was the English philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872-1970).

Derived from Latin betula meaning "birch".

Combination of the Old Norse name elements blǣr "wind gust, gentle breeze" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Feminine form of Bleiz.

Feminine form of Brieg.

Derived from the Old Norse elements brynja "armour" and dís "goddess".

From an English word meaning "rhythm, flow". It has been in use only since the 20th century.

Latinized form of Greek Κάδμος (Kadmos), of uncertain meaning. In Greek mythology Cadmus was the son of the Phoenician king Agenor. He was sent by his father to rescue his sister Europa, who had been abducted by Zeus, although he did not succeed in retrieving her. According to legend, Cadmus founded the city of Thebes and introduced the alphabet to Greece.

From the lizard species and crocodile species known as caimans. See Cayman

Scottish Gaelic form of Columba.

Latin form of Charles.

From a place name mentioned only by the Old Testament prophet Ezra, said to be a corruption of Caspian. Otherwise it may mean "place of the treasury" from Hebrew keceph "silver, money".

Latinized form of the Greek Κασταλία (Kastalia), which is of uncertain origin, possibly related to Greek καθαρός (katharos) meaning "clean, spotless, pure" or κασσύω (kassuô) "to stitch". This was the name of a nymph of the prophetic springs of the Delphic oracle on Mount Parnassos. She may be the same as the nymph Κασσωτίς (Kassôtis) (see Cassotis).

Variant of Cathaoir.

Derived from the Old English elements ceol "keel (of a ship)" and wulf "wolf".

Latinized form of the Greek Κέφαλος (Kephalos), which was derived from κεφαλή (kephale) meaning "head". In Greek legend he remained faithful to his wife Procris even though he was pursued by the goddess Eos.

Ancient Greek feminine form of Chares. This was the word (in the singular) for one of the three Graces (plural Χάριτες).

This is also a Modern Greek transcription of the masculine form Chares.

Diminutive of Graciela or Marcela.

Variant of Charisse.

French form of Ximena. It was used by Pierre Corneille in his play Le Cid (1636) for the wife of El Cid, known as Jimena Díaz in Spanish.

The name of a mythological tribal chieftain who famously opposed the Yellow Emperor. Various sources describe him as a horned humanoid with four eyes, six arms, and hoofed feet, with 81 brothers-in-arms. He was defeated and killed at the Battle of Zhuolu, but is said to have given rise to several ethnic minorities in southern China. The Hmong people in particular venerate him as their ancestor.

Variant transcription of Chojiro.

Variant of Chrysanthe

Quasi-Latinization of Claire.

Either a Brazilian Portuguese variant of Clodomiro or a combination of Cláudio (or even Claude) with a Portuguese given name that ends in -mir, such as Ademir and Almir 1.

A known bearer of this name is the Brazilian soccer player Claudemir de Souza (b. 1988).

Feminine form of Claudius. It is mentioned briefly in the New Testament. As a Christian name it was very rare until the 16th century.

Short form of Cléopâtre.

Late Latin name meaning "heart" from Latin cor (genitive cordis). Saint Cordula was one of the 4th-century companions of Saint Ursula.

Latinized form of the Greek name Κορίννα (Korinna), which was derived from κόρη (kore) meaning "maiden". This was the name of a Greek lyric poet of the 5th century BC. The Roman poet Ovid used it for the main female character in his book Amores [1]. In the modern era it has been in use since the 17th century, when Robert Herrick used it in his poem Corinna's going a-Maying [2].

Latin name that was derived from crescere "to grow". This name is mentioned briefly in one of Paul's epistles in the New Testament.

Used by Shakespeare in his tragedy King Lear (1606).

Form of Cunobelinus used by Shakespeare in his play Cymbeline (1609).

Diminutive of Cyryl.

Feminine form of Cyril.

French form of Cyril, sometimes used as a feminine form.

Rare French feminine form of Cyrus.

Variant of Ciro.

This name is best known for being the name of king Dachi of Iberia (6th century AD). He was of Iranian descent, for he belonged to the Chosroid dynasty. His paternal grandfather was king Mihrdat V of Iberia and his maternal grandfather was king Hormizd III of the Sasanian Empire.

Dachi was also known under the names დარჩი (Darchi) and დარჩილ (Darchil), which are rather reminiscent of Archil. This is probably not a coincidence, as his paternal great-grandfather was king Archil of Iberia (5th century AD). Also compare Achi, which is a short form of Archil.

The meaning of the name Dachi is uncertain, but there are at least three theories about its etymology. The first is that the name comes from Dartsihr, the Middle (or Sassanid) Persian form of the old Iranian name Daraqatsivra meaning "tribe" as well as "head, master, owner". The Middle Persian form would have been georgianized to Darchil, of which Dachi may possibly have been a short form (in the same way that Achi is a short form of Archil).

The second theory also connects Dachi to the Middle Persian name Dartsihr, but derives the latter name from Middle Persian darbtsihr meaning "descended from Darius".

The third and final theory is that Dachi is derived from Georgian დარჩი (darchi), which is a simplified version of the Georgian verb დარჩენა (darchena) meaning "to stay, to remain". However, one has to ask oneself how likely it is that a 6th-century Chosroid king would bear a name of which the etymology is entirely and genuinely Georgian. Especially when the other members of the Chosroid dynasty (from the same era) all bore names of Iranian origin. Why would king Dachi be the exception to the rule?

Lastly, a known real-life bearer of this name is the Georgian soccer player Dachi Tsnobiladze (b. 1994).

Spanish form of Daphnis.

As a modern English name, this is used as a variant of Damon.

In the Marvel comics universe, Daken is the son of Wolverine and his wife Itsu. Logan thought he died in womb when Itsu was attacked one night while he was away, but he is removed and secretly left in the care of a local Japanese couple. While they name him Akihiro, he is called Daken (駄犬) by others, meaning "bastard dog" or "mongrel", in reference to his mixed race. Eventually he is taken by the villain Romulus and adopts Daken as his name.

Combination of the Old Norse name elements dalr "dale, valley" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Feminine form of Damase.

From Δαναοί (Danaoi), a word used by Homer to designate the Greeks. In Greek mythology Danaë was the daughter of the Argive king Acrisius. It had been prophesied to her father that he would one day be killed by Danaë's son, so he attempted to keep his daughter childless. However, Zeus came to her in the form of a shower of gold, and she became the mother of Perseus. Eventually the prophecy was fulfilled and Perseus killed Acrisius, albeit accidentally.

From an English surname that was either a variant of the surname Dean or else an ethnic name referring to a person from Denmark.

Variant of Daniela.

Transferred use of the surname Danton in honor of French revolutionary Georges Danton (1759-1794).

Lithuanian form of Dorothea via its Polish form Dorota. It should be noted, though, that some Lithuanian sources state that Darata is a short form of Dorotėja.

Diminutive of names beginning with Dar.

Diminutive of David.

From an English surname meaning "son of David". As a given name, it was popularized in the late 1990s by the central character on the television drama Dawson's Creek (1998-2003). In the United States the number of boys receiving the name increased tenfold between 1997 and 1999. It got another boost in 2014 after it was used for a main character in the movie The Best of Me.

Derived from Sanskrit दया (dayā) meaning "compassion, mercy".

Truncated form of Adeline found in the Poitou-Charentes region of France.

Czech goddess of the hunt.

German form of Theodoric. The character Dietrich von Bern, loosely based on Theodoric the Great, appears in medieval German literature such as the Hildebrandslied, the Nibelungenlied and the Eckenlied.

Possibly a corruption of Delilah.

Means "planting stars" in Navajo. This is the Navajo name of the star cluster known in English as the Pleiades.

From a French surname, possibly from doré meaning "golden". As a given name it has been inspired by the French luxury fashion house Dior, founded by the designer Christian Dior (1905-1957).

Possibly a Persian form of Jamila.

Walloon form of Julien.

Slovene form of Dominicus (see Dominic).

Anglicized form of Gaelic Domnall Bán meaning "Domnall the Fair", a nickname of Donald III, King of Scots, the second known son of Duncan I. This was the form used by Shakespeare in his tragic play 'Macbeth' (1606) for a character based on the historical figure, who allegorically represents moral order.

Combination of the names Dor and El means "God's Generation" in Hebrew.

Elaboration of Dora.

Meaning unknown. It was used by Molière for a character in his play 'Le Bourgeois gentilhomme'.

Variant of Dracula. From the epithet of Vlad II Dracul, father of Vlad the Impaler, which meant either "dragon" (alluding to his membership in the noble Order of the Dragon) or "the devil" from Romanian drac "devil".

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.

Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic name Donnchadh, derived from Old Irish donn "brown" and cath "battle". This was the name of two kings of Scotland, including the one who was featured in Shakespeare's play Macbeth (1606).

Sami form of Thomas.

Means "ivy" in Italian, from Latin hedera "ivy", perhaps related to the Latin root -hendere "to grasp; to take; to cling onto".

Means "rich protection", from the Old English elements ead "wealth, fortune" and mund "protection". This was the name of two Anglo-Saxon kings of England. It was also borne by two saints, including a 9th-century king of East Anglia who, according to tradition, was shot to death with arrows after refusing to divide his Christian kingdom with an invading pagan Danish leader. This Old English name remained in use after the Norman Conquest (even being used by King Henry III for one of his sons), though it became less common after the 15th century.

Famous bearers of the name include the English poet Edmund Spenser (1552-1599), the German-Czech philosopher Edmund Husserl (1859-1938) and New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary (1919-2008), the first person to climb Mount Everest.

Variant of Aegaeon. This is the name of a Syracusan merchant in William Shakespeare's play 'The Comedy of Errors' (1592).

Hebrew form of Eran.

Latinate form of Eleanor.

German form of Elfreda.

From Adelaide and Eliana 2

Means "desire" in Turkish, ultimately of Arabic origin, making this name a relative of Amal.

Derived from French émeraude "emerald".

Middle English vernacular form of Emma. In modern times it is used as a variant of Em or Emmy, and is often said to be a short form of Emmeline. This is the name of the only daughter of American actress and singer Jennifer Lopez born in 2008 (in whose case it is pronounced as two syllables).

Dialectal form of Engaios (Ἐγγαῖος) meaning "in the Earth".

Means "very rare" in Turkish.

From an Irish surname that was derived from inis meaning "island".

Meaning uncertain, possibly contains the Old Irish elements eó "yew" and either dos "tree, copse, thicket; protector" or guss "vigour, strength, force".

Eostre, or Ostara; Anglo-Saxon goddess of fertility. Foundation of the name Easter.

Means "nightmare" in Greek; said to literally mean "he who jumps upon" due to its association with the verb ἐφάλλομαι (ephallomai) "to jump at, to throw oneself onto somebody" (itself from ἐπι- (epi-) "on, upon" and ἅλλομαι (hallomai) "to leap, to jump"), but possibly related to ἠπίαλος (epialos) meaning "ague, fever". In Greek mythology this is the name of a giant who is one of the Aloidae, a son of Aloeus and brother of Otus. Ephialtes also appears in Dante's Inferno (14th century), where he is chained in a great pit that separates the eighth and ninth circles of Hell.

Derived from French word for emerald, émeraude, possibly influenced by Esmeralda (which also means "emerald"). This is the name of a member of the Black Moon Clan from the manga and anime 'Sailor Moon'.

Variant of Esmee.

Short form of Etelka.

Diminutive of Hubert. Stage name of jazz singer Eubie Blake (Born James Hubert Blake, 1877-1983).

Derived from the Greek adjective εὔχαρις (eucharis) meaning "charming, gracious". It consists of Greek εὖ (eu) meaning "good, well" combined with the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see Chares).

In literature, this is the name of one of the nymph Calypso's attendants in François Fénelon's novel Les Aventures de Télémaque (1699).

Feminine form of Eudes.

Old French form of Odo.

Means "good cheer" in Greek.

Variant of Aurelia.

Contraction of Éva and names ending in -ëlle, such as Maëlle and Gaëlle.

French masculine and feminine form of Evangelos.

Means "well-fitted" in Greek.

Alternate transcription of Greek Φαίδρα (see Fedra and Phaedra).

From the Spanish Estefania, brought to Eastern Europe by the Jews expelled from Spain during the Spanish Inquisition.

Means "butterfly" in Italian. This is the name of the titular character of the ballet 'Le papillon' (1860). Farfalla is a Circassian princess who is kidnapped by a fairy and enchanted in the form of a butterfly.

Alternate transcription of Arabic فاروق (see Faruq).

From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Fearghail, derived from the given name Fearghal.

Elaborated variant of Fauna.

Diminutive of Fayenne.

American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Lafayette and Fayette.

French feminine form of Felinus.

From the Chinese 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, perfume" and 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful".

Short form of Fernando.

Derived from a Sabine adjective corresponding to Latin fĕrus "not cultivated, untamed; of the field, wood; not mitigated by any cultivation". Feronia was a goddess associated with wildlife, fertility, health, and abundance. As the goddess who granted freedom to slaves or civil rights to the most humble part of society, she was especially honored among plebeians and freedmen.

French masculine form of Florentius (see Florence).

Feminine form of Florius.

Known bearers of this name include the Italian-born Canadian filmmaker Floria Sigismondi (b. 1965), the Venezuelan singer and actress Floria Márquez (b. 1950) and the Argentine actress Floria Bloise (1929-2012).

Floria Tosca is also the name of the main character in Puccini's opera 'Tosca' (1900).

Derived from Latin florens meaning "prosperous, flourishing" (see Florence) combined with Old High German mund meaning "protection."

In popular culture and theatre, Florimund is best known as the (alternative) name that Prince Désiré is known under in some versions of the ballet The Sleeping Beauty.

Feminine form of Fortunato.

Short form of names containing the element "Fred-".

The name of the protagonist in the German expressionist film, Metropolis (1927) by Fritz Lang.

From the Greek word γαῖα (gaia), a parallel form of γῆ (ge) meaning "earth". In Greek mythology Gaia was the mother goddess who presided over the earth. She was the mate of Uranus and the mother of the Titans and the Cyclopes.

Means "magic" in Icelandic, from Old Norse galdr "magic chant; magic".

Italian variant form of Jasper.

It is a flower and it means "Fair Skinned"

French form of George. This name was borne by the French artists Georges Seurat (1859-1891) and Georges Braque (1882-1963).

French diminutive of Georgine or Virginie.

Hebrew form of Gilead.

Originally an Italian short form of Ermenegilda and other names containing the Old German element gelt meaning "payment, tribute, compensation". This is the name of a character in Verdi's opera Rigoletto (1851). It is also the name of a 1946 American movie, starring Rita Hayworth in the title role.

A major character in Skies of Arcadia.

Derived from Gothic gild "sacrifice" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."

From the English word ginger for the spice or the reddish-brown colour. It can also be a diminutive of Virginia, as in the case of actress and dancer Ginger Rogers (1911-1995), by whom the name was popularized.

Variant of Grania.

American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Greta with the addition of the suffix -ie which is a common suffix added to names throughout Appalachia.

From an English surname derived from Old English graf meaning "grove of trees". A famous bearer was the American president Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), who popularized the name in the United States at the end of the 19th century. The name is now associated with a muppet character from the children's television program Sesame Street.

Guiron le Courtois is a character in Arthurian legend, a knight-errant and one of the central figures in the French romance known as Palamedes, with later versions named Guiron le Courtois and the Compilation of Rustichello da Pisa.

From the words “gul” meaning “flower, rose” and “raiz” which means “respected, esteemed”.

Derived from the Old German elements gomo meaning "man" and rih meaning "ruler, king".

From the Old German name Gundahar, derived from the elements gunda "war" and heri "army" (making it a cognate of Gunnar). This was the name of a semi-legendary 5th-century Burgundian king. He appears in the medieval German saga the Nibelungenlied, which has him wooing the Icelandic queen Brunhild. He wins her hand in marriage with the help of the hero Siegfried. He ultimately betrays Siegfried, but Siegfried's widow Kriemhild (Gunther's sister) takes her revenge upon him.

This was also the name of an 11th-century saint who was a hermit in Bavaria and Bohemia.

Means "white, blessed" in Welsh. In Welsh legend Gwyn was a king of the Otherworld and the leader of the Wild Hunt. He appears in the Welsh tale Culhwch and Olwen, where he is one of the many who help Culhwch hunt the monstrous boar Trwyth. The story also tells of his rivalry with Gwythyr for the beautiful Creiddylad.

Judeo-Spanish variant of both Haniyya and Hannah.

Light of Life

Variant of Helewis.

Means "my delight is in her" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament she is the wife of King Hezekiah of Judah and the mother of Manasseh.

Latin form of Esther. Like Esther, it has been used in England since the Protestant Reformation. Nathaniel Hawthorne used it for the heroine of his novel The Scarlet Letter (1850), Hester Prynne, a Puritan woman forced to wear a red letter A on her chest after giving birth to a child out of wedlock.

American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by the surname Hestle.

Derived from the Greek noun ἡσυχία (hesychia) meaning "rest, quiet". In Greek mythology, this is the name of a daemon or spirit of quiet, rest, silence and stillness.

Feminine form of Hilarius.

Means "deer" in Yiddish, related to the English word "hind". A common nickname is Hindy or Hindie.

Hispan is a mythological character of Antiquity, who would derive the name Hispania, according to some ancient writers.

French form of Ilithyia.

Possibly derived from the Old English intensive prefix in- and geld "payment, tribute" (from geldą). This was the name of a legendary prince of the Heathobards who appears in Anglo-Saxon tales, including the 8th-century epic poem Beowulf.

Probably a variant of Yolanda influenced by the Greek words ἰόλη (iole) meaning "violet" and ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower". This name was (first?) used by Gilbert and Sullivan in their comic opera Iolanthe (1882).

Diminutive of Iorwerth.

Variant of Joritz. This name is borne by professional soccer player Ioritz Landeta Batiz (born 10 October 1995).

Latinized form of Iphigeneia.

From Japanese 衣 (i) meaning "clothes", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk". Other kanji combinations are possible.

From the Greek name Ἰσίδωρος (Isidoros) meaning "gift of Isis", derived from the name of the Egyptian goddess Isis combined with Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift". Saint Isidore of Seville was a 6th-century archbishop, historian and theologian.

Though it has never been popular in the English-speaking world among Christians, it has historically been a common name for Jews, who have used it as an Americanized form of names such as Isaac, Israel and Isaiah.

As a medieval German name, some academics consider this name to be derived from a Latin dative form of Isla.

Turkish form of Asmaa.

German form of Iseult, appearing in the 13th-century German poem Tristan by Gottfried von Strassburg. In 1865 the German composer Richard Wagner debuted his popular opera Tristan und Isolde and also used the name for his first daughter.

French form of Isolina. This name was used in André Messager's opera Isoline (1888), where it belongs to a princess.

Haitian Creole form of Isaac.

Used by the author C. S. Lewis as the proper name of the White Witch, the antagonist in his novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950). He may have based it on French jadis meaning "long ago, of old" or Persian جادو (jadu) meaning "magic, witch".

Albanian form of Yaşar.

Derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory". This is a transcription of both the feminine form जया (an epithet of the Hindu goddess Durga) and the masculine form जय (borne by several characters in Hindu texts). As a modern personal name, this transcription is both feminine and masculine in southern India, but typically only feminine in the north.

From Sino-Korean 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 志 (ji) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" combined with 媛 (won) meaning "beautiful woman" or 元 (won) meaning "first, origin". This name can also be formed from many other hanja combinations.

From the Hebrew name יוֹאֵל (Yo'el) meaning "Yahweh is God", from the elements יוֹ (yo) and אֵל ('el), both referring to the Hebrew God. Joel is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Joel, which describes a plague of locusts. In England, it was first used as a Christian name after the Protestant Reformation.

French and Dutch feminine form of Joel.

Literary name created by George R.R. Martin.
Jojen Reed is a character from A Song Of Ice And Fire, on which the television series Game Of Thrones was based.

Variant of Josanna, used as a Louisiana Spanish form of Josette.

Masculine form of Josiane.

French form of Julius. A notable bearer of this name was the French novelist Jules Verne (1828-1905), author of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and other works of science fiction.

Diminutive of Julia or Julian.

Meaning uncertain, perhaps a variant of Junia or Juno.

Breton form of Katherine.

Possibly from a German surname, itself derived from Middle Low German kel "swampy area". This name began to be used in the United States in the early 1980s after the American football player Kellen Winslow (1957-) began his professional career.

Anglicized form of the Irish given name Ceallach or the surname derived from it Ó Ceallaigh. As a surname, it has been borne by actor and dancer Gene Kelly (1912-1996) and actress and princess Grace Kelly (1929-1982).

As a given name it was mostly masculine before 1940, but it rose in popularity as a name for girls during the 40s and 50s, probably due both to Grace Kelly (who married Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956) and a female character on the 1957 television series Bachelor Father [1]. By the end of the 1970s it was on the decline.

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 謙三 or 健三 or 賢三 (see Kenzō). Use of the name in France can probably be attributed to the fashion brand Kenzo, founded in 1970 by the Japanese-French designer Kenzō Takada (1939-2020).

Means "love" in Cornish.

From a rare (Americanized) Manx surname, a variant of the Irish surname Mac Diarmada, itself derived from the given name Diarmaid. This was the name of a son of Theodore Roosevelt born in 1889. He was named after a relative of his mother, Robert Kermit. The name is now associated with Kermit the Frog, a Muppet created by puppeteer Jim Henson in 1955.

German short form of Nicholas, now used independently.

French form of Laelia.

Feminine form of Laël.

Latinized form of Greek Λάϊος (Laios), which is of unknown meaning. This was the name of a king of Thebes in Greek mythology, the husband of Jocasta. Due to a prophecy that he would be killed by his son, Laius left his infant Oedipus for dead. The boy survived but was ignorant of his true parentage. Years later he unwittingly killed Laius in a quarrel on the road.

Means "laughter" in Sindarin. In J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Children of Húrin', this is the nickname of Urwen, daughter of Húrin.

Walloon form of Eulalie.

Means "soft" in Arabic.

Of debated origin and meaning.
While some scholars consider this name a Basque form of Leander, others theorize that it might in fact be derived from Basque lander "poor; pilgrim".
As a given name, it was first recorded in 1284.

Ancient Greek masculine name meaning "receiving the people".

Elaboration of Laura. In some cases it may also be an adoption of the plant name.

French form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).

Spanish and Portuguese form of Leonnatus. This is the name of the father of Hero and/or Beatrice in William Shakespeare's romantic comedy 'Much Ado About Nothing' (1599).

Leutha is a female character appearing in the mythology of William Blake. According to S. Foster Damon, A Blake Dictionary, she stands for 'sex under law'.

Gallicized form of Gascon Liloia.

Alternate transcription of Russian Лилия or Ukrainian Лілія (see Liliya).

Combination of the names Li 2 and Ran , Ran in Hebrew means "(he) sang". it is also used as a variant of Liron which means "my song; my joy" in Hebrew.

Of uncertain origin and meaning, this name is said to be a variant of Laelia (perhaps arising from a misreading of the ligature æ as œ). Alternatively, it may be a feminine form of Loel. A notable bearer was Loelia Duchess of Westminster (1902-1993), whose name Ian Fleming subsequently used for a character in his James Bond novels.

Variant of Loélia.

French form of Ludovicus, the Latinized form of Ludwig. This was the name of 18 kings of France, starting with Louis I the son of Charlemagne. Others include Louis IX (Saint Louis) who led two crusades and Louis XIV (called the Sun King) who was the ruler of France during the height of its power, the builder of the Palace of Versailles, and the longest reigning monarch in the history of Europe. It was also borne by kings of Germany (as Ludwig), Hungary (as Lajos), and other places.

Apart from royalty, this name was only moderately popular in France during the Middle Ages. After the French Revolution, when Louis XVI was guillotined, it became less common.

The Normans brought the name to England, where it was usually spelled Lewis, though the spelling Louis has been more common in America. Famous bearers include French scientist Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), French actor Louis de Funès (1914-1983), Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), who wrote Treasure Island and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and American jazz musician Louis Armstrong (1901-1971).

Gaelic form of Lucretia

Diminutive for names starting with Lu-.

Feminine form of Maël.

Feminine form of Maël, possibly influenced by the spelling of Mailys.

Provençal form of Magdalene.

Mari variant of Mariya.

Latinized form of Mayeul.

Saint Majolus of Cluny is a famous bearer.

Greek form of Macario.

Means "angel" in Swahili, derived from Arabic ملك (malak).

Variant of Malaurie.

Invented by author Leigh Bardugo for her "Shadow and Bone" book series, first released in 2012. It is the Ravkan version of Malcolm.

Malyen Oretsev, nickname Mal, is one of the main characters of the book which is set in the fictional Russia-inspired country of Ravka.

Feminine form of Manuel.

Meaning unknown. Margiris was a legendary Lithuanian prince who defended the fort of Pilėnai in 1336.

French form of Margaret. This is also the French word for the daisy flower (species Leucanthemum vulgare).

Possibly a diminutive of Mary or a variant of Amaryllis. More common in the 19th century, this name was borne by the American suffragist Marilla Ricker (1840-1920). It is also the name of the adoptive mother of Anne in L. M. Montgomery's novel Anne of Green Gables (1908).

Possibly related to Latin mas meaning "male" (genitive maris). In Roman mythology Mars was the god of war, often equated with the Greek god Ares. This is also the name of the fourth planet in the solar system.

French and Breton form of Maturinus and thus ultimately derived from maturus, literally "timely" (also "mature, ripe, grown"). This name was borne by a 3rd-century saint who was responsible for spreading the gospel in the district of Sens, France.

Medieval Dutch form of Matthijs as well as the modern Afrikaans and West Frisian form of Matthijs. In the Netherlands, the name has survived to modern times, but it is highly rare there currently, especially when compared to its modern counterpart.

A known bearer of this name was the Flemish painter and draughtsman Matthys Cock (c. 1505-1548).

Recorded in 16th-century Switzerland.

Alternate transcription of Khmer មករា (see Makara).

French form of Melina.

Meaning uncertain. It might be based on Hebrew מֵפִיץ (mefitz) "scatterer, disperser" and טָפַל (tafal) "liar", or on Greek μή (me) "not", φῶς (phos) "light" and φίλος (philos) "friend, lover". Many other etymologies have been proposed. In a German legend, notably retold by Goethe, this is the name of a demon who makes a deal with Faust to exchange his soul for magical powers.

From Latin Michaelis, which is the genitive of the third declension of Michael, the biblical Latin (and also Greek) form of the Hebrew name Mikha'el.

In the Netherlands, this has been used as a Latin form of Michael (thus basically making it a latinization of a latinization) since at least late medieval times.

Hypothesized older form of Mildred (see Mildrið). This is the name of protagonist Uhtred's first wife in Bernard Cornwell's book series "The Saxon Stories," as well as the TV show "The Last Kingdom" (based on the books).

Romanian form of Mirče. This name was borne by a 14th-century ruler of Wallachia, called Mircea the Great.

From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 凛 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Saint Mirin (born in 565) is the patron saint of the town and Roman Catholic diocese of Paisley, Scotland. He was the founder of a religious community which grew to become Paisley Abbey. The shrine of this saint in the abbey became a centre of pilgrimage.

Derived from Albanian mirë "good, well" and lind "to be born; begin life; to give birth".

From the Japanese kanji 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful", 海 (mi) meaning "sea" or 三 (mi) meaning "three" combined with 沙 (sa) meaning "fine sand" or 幸 (sa) meaning "happiness".

Other Kanji combinations available.

From the name of the eponymous character of the epic poem Morgante (1478) written by the Italian poet Luigi Pulci (1432-1484). In the poem, Morgante is a giant who is converted to Christianity by the knight Orlando and subsequently becomes his loyal follower.

Pulci was likely inspired by the Arthurian legends and as such may have created the name as a masculine form of Morgana, which is the Italian form of Morgan 2. Alternatively, he may have derived the name from the Old French adjective morgant (also found spelled as morjant) meaning "proud, haughty", which is a variant of the Old French adjective mordant, itself ultimately derived from the Old French verb mordre meaning "to bite". Also compare the noun morgue meaning "arrogance, haughty attitude".

A known real-life bearer of this name was Morgante Baglioni (died in July 1502), a member of the Baglioni family, which was a noble family that ruled the city of Perugia in the 15th and 16th century.

Means "bright sea", derived from Old Irish muir "sea" and gel "bright".

French variant of Milan.

Means "my struggle, my strife" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is a son of Jacob by Rachel's servant Bilhah, and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.

Latinized form of Greek Ναυσικάα (Nausikaa) meaning "burner of ships". In Homer's epic the Odyssey this is the name of a daughter of Alcinous who helps Odysseus on his journey home.

Means “coy” in Turkish.

From Greek νέφος (nephos) meaning "cloud". In Greek legend Nephele was created from a cloud by Zeus, who shaped the cloud to look like Hera in order to trick Ixion, a mortal who desired her. Nephele was the mother of the centaurs by Ixion, and was also the mother of Phrixus and Helle by Athamus.

Means "wind" in Ojibwe.

Catalan feminine form of Noël.

Italian diminutive of Nora 1.

American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Oak + -ie which is a common suffix added to names throughout Appalachia.

Feminine form of Oculi.

From the Old Norse name Áleifr meaning "ancestor's descendant", derived from the elements anu "ancestor" and leif "inheritance, legacy". This was the name of five kings of Norway, including Saint Olaf (Olaf II).

Alternate transcription of Hebrew אוֹפִירָה (see Ofira).

A character in 'Penguin Island' by Anatole France.

Anglicized variant of Órlaith.

Medieval German short form of Dorothea (compare Orthia).

Variant of Hoshea used in some versions of the Bible.

Swedish form of Odilia.

Diminutive of Ottilie. A famous bearer was the British socialite Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873-1938).

Means "compensation" in Turkmen (of Arabic origin).

Variant of Oseri.

Variant form of Pamphile.

From the Late Latin name Paschalis, which meant "relating to Easter" from Latin Pascha "Easter", which was in turn from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pesach) meaning "Passover". Passover is the ancient Hebrew holiday celebrating the liberation from Egypt. Because it coincided closely with the later Christian holiday of Easter, the same Latin word was used for both. The name Pascal can also function as a surname, as in the case of Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), the French philosopher, mathematician and inventor.

Variant of Paschalis (see Pascal). Paschal or Paschalis was the name of two popes.

Latinized form of the Greek Πάτροκλος (Patroklos) meaning "glory of the father", derived from πατήρ (pater) meaning "father" (genitive πατρός) and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". In Greek legend he was one of the heroes who fought against the Trojans. His death at the hands of Hector drew his friend Achilles back into the war.

Lithuanian form of Paul.

Diminutive of Pearl.

Diminutive of Penelope. It can also be given in reference to the copper coin (a British pound or an American dollar are worth 100 of them), derived from Old English penning.

Italian and Spanish cognate of Pearl.

Serbian, Croatian, and Romanian form of Persis. This was the name of the wife of Alexander Karadordevic, Prince of Serbia and ancestor to the monarchs of Yugoslavia.

Diminutive of Pesse (compare Pessel) recorded in the border region between modern-day France and modern-day Germany in the 14th century.

French form of Pharaildis.

French form of Philomena.

In Roman legend, Philotis, also known as Tutula, was a slave whose plan resulted in an important victory of the Romans over the Latins in the late 4th century BC.

Picus was the founder of the first Latin tribe and settlement, Laurentum, located a few miles to the Southeast of the site of the later city of Rome. According to Festus he got his name as a consequence of the fact that he used to rely on a woodpecker for the purpose of divination.

Hebrew form of Phinehas.

Latinized form of Peirene.

Variant form of Pomelline. This name is best known for being one of the middle names of Charlotte Casiraghi (b. 1986), who is the daughter of Princess Caroline of Hanover (formerly of Monaco). She was given this middle name in honour of her ancestor Pomellina Fregoso (c. 1387-1468), a Genovese noblewoman who was the wife of Jean I of Monaco (c. 1382-1454). Her name had been gallicized to Pomelline in Monaco, as it was (and still is) predominantly a French-speaking country.

Modern form of Prahlada.

Means "black" in portuguese. This name is borne by the Brazilian actress and singer Preta Maria Gadelha Gil Moreira, mostly known as Preta Gil.

Feminine form of Priel.

Pseudolus is the eponymous character in 'Pseudolus', a play by the ancient Roman playwright Titus Maccius Plautus.

From the Greek name Πύρρος (Pyrrhos) meaning "flame-coloured, red", related to πῦρ (pyr) meaning "fire". This was another name of Neoptolemus the son of Achilles. This was also the name of a 3rd-century BC king of Epirus who was famed for his victorious yet costly battles against Rome.

Transferred use of the surname Radley.

Diminutive of Rafael.

Means "rain" in Hebrew.

Variant of Rawlins or a transferred use of the surname Rawlin.

Diminutive of Rayna 1 or Raisa 1.

Means “the Lord’s secret” in Hebrew.

Means "my secret" in Hebrew, a diminutive of Raz.

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

Meaning unknown, perhaps related to ῥέω (rheo) meaning "to flow" or ἔρα (era) meaning "ground". In Greek mythology Rhea was a Titan, the wife of Cronus, and the mother of the Olympian gods Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter and Hestia. Also, in Roman mythology a woman named Rhea Silvia was the mother of Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome.

Welsh form of Rowena, appearing in medieval Welsh poems and stories as a personification of the English people.

Derived from the Welsh elements rhos "rose" (cf. Rhosyn) and gwen "white, pure, holy, fair".

Possibly a variant of Romualdine. It is also possible that this name is a combination of Romaine or Romane with a French feminine given name that ends in -line, such as Aline, Coraline and Pauline.

Possibly a variant of Romana.

Means "my joy" or "my song" in Hebrew.

Feminine form of Rune.

Sabus is a character in the mythology of the Sabines of Italy, the son of the god Sancus (called by some Jupiter Fidius). According to Cato, writing in his work Origines, the Sabines took their name from his.

Means "having a wise heart" from Sindarin sael "wise" and ind "inner thought, mind, meaning, heart". This was an epessë or epithet of Andreth in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium.

Modern form of Sanjaya.

Malayalam variant of Satya.

From the Hebrew name שָׁאוּל (Sha'ul) meaning "asked for, prayed for". This was the name of the first king of Israel, as told in the Old Testament. Before the end of his reign he lost favour with God, and after a defeat by the Philistines he was succeeded by David as king. In the New Testament, Saul was the original Hebrew name of the apostle Paul.

Scots form of Samuel.

From an English surname meaning "sawer of wood". Mark Twain used it for the hero in his novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876).

Very rare as an American given name before 1980, it increased in popularity in the 1980s and 90s. It got a boost in 2004 after the debut of the television series Lost, which featured a character by this name.

Diminutive of Scott, also used as a feminine form.

Means "good news" in Turkish.

Represents sage Shaunaka, who was the son of Gritsamada. This sage invented the system of the four levels of human life. He was very renowned to the epic Mahabharata, and very renowned storyteller Ugrasrava Sauti, explains him the entire story of it. This name comes from North India, and it mostly means, wise, and very smart and intelligent.

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

From Japanese 茂 (shige) meaning "lush, luxuriant" or 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds" combined with 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly" or 男 (o) meaning "male, man". Many other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Means "beautiful" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of one of the midwives (the other being Puah) who disobeys the Pharaoh's order to kill any Hebrew boys they deliver.

Sibeth Ndiaye was appointed as spokesman of the French government in 2019.

Derived from the Old English elements sige "victory" and wulf "wolf". Cognate to Old Norse Sighulfr.

From the Old Norse name Sigurðr, which was derived from the elements sigr "victory" and vǫrðr "guard, guardian". Sigurd was the hero of the Norse epic the Völsungasaga, which tells how his foster-father Regin sent him to recover a hoard of gold guarded by the dragon Fafnir. After slaying the dragon Sigurd tasted some of its blood, enabling him to understand the language of birds, who told him that Regin was planning to betray him. In a later adventure, Sigurd disguised himself as Gunnar (his wife Gudrun's brother) and rescued the maiden Brynhildr from a ring of fire, with the result that Gunnar and Brynhildr were married. When the truth eventually came out, Brynhildr took revenge upon Sigurd. The stories of the German hero Siegfried were in part based on him.

English form of Similianus. A bearer of this name was St. Similian of Nantes, a French bishop and saint from the 4th century AD. His feast day is on June 16.

Latinized form of Simoeis. In Greek mythology this was the name of a river flowing through Mount Ida near Troy, as well as the god or personification of the river.

Feminine form of Simonides.

Simonis Palaiologina was a Byzantine princess and queen consort of the Kingdom of Serbia, wife of Serbian king Stefan Milutin.

Variant of Solange.

Female variant to Sophocles

Demon from the Ars Goetia, part of The Lesser Key of Solomon book series, those were anonymously written demonology books from the mid-17th century.
Stolas (also known as Stolos, Stoppas and Solas) is "a Great Prince of Hell, commands twenty-six legions of demons. He teaches astronomy and is knowledgeable about herbs, plants, and precious stones. He is often depicted as a raven or a crowned owl with long legs."

Diminutive of Sullivan and other names with a similar sound.

From the English word meaning "sunny, cheerful".

Old Testament Greek (though occurring rarely in the New Testament) and Latin form of Simeon.

means "Pure, innocent, honest" in hebrew.

Greek form of Tanith.

Meaning unknown. This was the name of the Phoenician goddess of love, fertility, the moon and the stars. She was particularly associated with the city of Carthage, being the consort of Ba'al Hammon.

It probably derives from the hebrew "tach", meaning "crown".

The name of a nymph consort of the god Ares. Her name comes from τερεο (tereo) and means "piercer, she who pierces (like a sword)".

From Greek θεογνωσία (theognosia) meaning "the knowledge of God".

Latinized form of the Greek name Θεόφιλος (Theophilos) meaning "friend of god", derived from θεός (theos) meaning "god" and φίλος (philos) meaning "friend". In the New Testament the evangelist Luke addresses his gospel and the Book of Acts to a man named Theophilus.

Transferred use of the surname Thorby, which is a variant of Thorsby. This was used for the protagonist of Robert A. Heinlein's science fiction novel Citizen of the Galaxy (1957).

Means "avenging murder" in Greek, derived from τίσις (tisis) meaning "vengeance" and φόνος (phonos) meaning "murder". This was the name of one of the Furies or Ἐρινύες (Erinyes) in Greek mythology. She killed Cithaeron with the bite of one of the snakes on her head.

Etymology uncertain. In Greek mythology, Tithorea was a Phocian nymph of Mount Parnassus, from whom the town of Tithorea, previously called Neon, was believed to have derived its name.

From Greek τύχη (tyche) meaning "chance, luck, fortune", a derivative of τυγχάνω (tynchano) meaning "hit the mark, succeed". This was the name of a minor deity associated with Priapus in Greek mythology. It was also borne by a 5th-century saint from Cyprus.

Feminine form of Ursus. This is the name of two constellations in the northern sky: Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.

German diminutive of Ursula.

Combination of Albanian valë "wave" and Drin.

From the English word meaning "wide river valley".

Russian feminine form of Basil 1.

Derived from Latin verus "true."

Russian diminutive of Vera 1.

Short form of Genoveva.

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

Portuguese borrowing of Villana.

Derived from viorea, the Romanian word for the alpine squill flower (species Scilla bifolia) or the sweet violet flower (species Viola odorata). It is derived from Latin viola "violet".

From a Scottish and English surname that was derived from Norman French waleis meaning "foreigner, Celt, Welshman" (of Germanic origin). It was first used as a given name in honour of William Wallace, a Scottish hero who led the fight against the English in the 13th century.

From an English surname that was derived from the Old German given name Willihard (or the Old English cognate Wilheard).

From an English surname that was derived from Will, a diminutive of William.

From xana, the name of fairy or nymph in Asturian mythology. It may derive from the Roman mythological name Diana.

Gallicized form of Yanaika.

Means "to sing, to shout" in Hebrew.

Azerbaijani form of Jonah.

The name consists of two kanji, 幽 (yū), meaning "faint" or "dim" and 霊 (rei), meaning "soul" or "spirit".

It is most probable that it is the feminine form of the name Yvain. Though, it is commonly thought of as a combination of Yvonne and Elaine.

The name is most popularly recognized as the name of the fallen star in Neil Gaiman's novella 'Stardust'.

Rhyming variant of Gaius used in the 1968 film 'Planet of the Apes'.

Diminutive of Rozalija.

Means "very white", derived from Greek ζά (za) meaning "very" and (leukos) meaning "white, bright", possibly an older Aeolian form of Seleukos. Zaleucus was the Greek lawgiver of Epizephyrian Locris, in Magna Graecia.

The darker spirit (demon) of Saturn, mentioned as a spirit in such works as the Key of Solomon.

French diminutive of Isabelle. The French author Raymond Queneau used this for the title character of his novel 'Zazie dans le métro' (1959; English: 'Zazie in the Metro'), which was adapted by Louis Malle into a film (1960).

French form of Zenon.

Variant of Ziphion. Means "hidden" in Hebrew. In the apocryphal Book of Enoch this was the name of an angel sent by the archangel Gabriel, along with the angel Ithuriel, to find the location of Satan after his fall.

Short form of Zigfried or Zachary.

From Yiddish זיס (zis) meaning "sweet".

Possibly a Parsi form of Chobin.

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