hebeCotogna's Personal Name List

Aether
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Αἰθήρ(Ancient Greek)
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Latinized form of Greek Αἰθήρ (Aither) meaning "ether, heaven", derived from αἴθω (aitho) meaning "to burn, to ignite". In Greek mythology this was the name of the god of the upper sky.
Aethra
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Αιθρα, Αἴθρη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: EE-thrə
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Latinized form of Greek Αιθρη (Aithre) meaning "bright, purer air; the sky" in Greek (from aithein "to burn, shine"). This was the name of several characters in Greek myth including the mother of Theseus, a captive of Troy, at the service of Helen until the city was besieged.
Agate
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Latvian, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish, French (Rare), Picard, Basque
Pronounced: A-GAT(French) a-gha-teh(Basque)
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French variant and Nordic, Picard, Basque and Latvian form of Agathe. In French and Basque, the name coincides with the word for the gemstone.
Aidana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Kazakh
Other Scripts: Айдана(Kazakh)
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Means "wise moon" in Kazakh, from ай (ay) meaning "moon" and дана (dana) meaning "wise".
Almond
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (American, Rare)
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Variant of Almund.
Aloe
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern, Rare)
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Aloe is a genus containing over 500 species of flowering succulent plants. The most widely known species is Aloe vera, or "true aloe". It is called this because it is cultivated as the standard source for assorted pharmaceutical purposes.
Anemone
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: ə-NEHM-ə-nee
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From the name of the anemone flower, which is derived from Greek ἄνεμος (anemos) meaning "wind".
Aolani
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hawaiian (Rare)
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Derived from Hawaiian ao "cloud" and lani "sky, heaven".
Aqua
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: A-kwa
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Derived from Latin aqua meaning "water". It is also used in English in reference to a bluish-green colour.
Araceli
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish
Pronounced: a-ra-THEH-lee(European Spanish) a-ra-SEH-lee(Latin American Spanish)
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Means "altar of the sky" from Latin ara "altar" and coeli "sky". This is an epithet of the Virgin Mary in her role as the patron saint of Lucena, Spain.
Aria 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: AHR-ee-ə
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Means "song, melody" in Italian (literally means "air"). An aria is an elaborate vocal solo, the type usually performed in operas. As an English name, it has only been in use since the 20th century, its rise in popularity accelerating after the 2010 premier of the television drama Pretty Little Liars, featuring a character by this name. It is not traditionally used in Italy.
Arianna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, English (Modern)
Pronounced: a-RYAN-na(Italian) ar-ee-AN-ə(English) ar-ee-AHN-ə(English)
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Italian form of Ariadne.
Ariel
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Hebrew, English, French, Spanish, Polish, Biblical, Biblical Greek
Other Scripts: אֲרִיאֵל(Hebrew) Ἀριήλ(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: a-ree-EHL(Hebrew) EHR-ee-əl(English) AR-ee-əl(English) A-RYEHL(French) a-RYEHL(Spanish) A-ryehl(Polish)
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Means "lion of God" in Hebrew, from אֲרִי ('ari) meaning "lion" and אֵל ('el) meaning "God". In the Old Testament it is used as another name for the city of Jerusalem. Shakespeare utilized it for a spirit in his play The Tempest (1611) and Alexander Pope utilized it for a sylph in his poem The Rape of the Lock (1712), and one of the moons of Uranus bears this name in his honour. As an English name, it became more common for females in the 1980s, especially after it was used for the title character in the Disney film The Little Mermaid (1989).
Aura
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Italian, Spanish, Finnish
Pronounced: AWR-ə(English) OW-ra(Spanish) OW-rah(Finnish)
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From the word aura (derived from Latin, ultimately from Greek αὔρα meaning "breeze") for a distinctive atmosphere or illumination.
Aysu
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Turkish, Azerbaijani
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Derived from Turkish and Azerbaijani ay meaning "moon" and su meaning "water".
Azura
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: ə-ZHUWR-ə, AZH-rə
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Elaboration of Azure.
Azzurra
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: ad-DZOOR-ra
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Means "azure, sky blue" in Italian.
Betony
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: BEHT-nee, BEHT-ə-nee
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From the name of the minty medicinal herb.
Brook
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BRUWK
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From an English surname that denoted one who lived near a brook.
Caelia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ancient Roman
Pronounced: KIE-lee-a
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Feminine form of Caelius.
Clary
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
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English diminutive form of Clara and Clarissa as well as an adoption of the name of the clary sage (salvia sclarea in Latin).
As a Swedish name, Clary is both an adoption of the English name as well as an adoption of the surname Clary which was first introduced by 19th-century Swedish queen Desideria who was born Désirée Clary.
Clova
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
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Variant of Clove.
Clover
Usage: English
Pronounced: clo-ver
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Crystal
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KRIS-təl
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From the English word crystal for the clear, colourless glass, sometimes cut into the shape of a gemstone. The English word derives ultimately from Greek κρύσταλλος (krystallos) meaning "ice". It has been in use as a given name since the 19th century.
Dandelion
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: DAN-de-lie-on
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The English name, Dandelion, is a corruption of the French dent de lion meaning "lion's tooth", referring to the coarsely toothed leaves. It is usually is used as a nickname.
Darya 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Persian
Other Scripts: دریا(Persian)
Pronounced: dar-YAW
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Means "sea, ocean" in Persian.
Dawa
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Tibetan, Bhutanese
Other Scripts: ཟླཝ(Tibetan)
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Means "moon, month" in Tibetan.
Deniz
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Turkish
Pronounced: deh-NEEZ
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Means "sea" in Turkish.
Derwyn
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Welsh
Pronounced: DEHR-win
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Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Welsh derw "oak" or the obsolete Welsh element der(w) "true" and gwyn "white; fair; blessed".
Ethereal
Gender: Feminine
Usage: American (Rare, Archaic)
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From the English word ethereal, meaning "celestial, heavenly".
Feather
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American, Rare)
Pronounced: FEDH-ər(American English)
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From the English word feather.
Fei
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 菲, 非, 霏 飛, 飞, 肥(Chinese)
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Derived from the Chinese character 菲 (fēi) meaning "fragrant; luxuriant" or 非 (fēi) meaning "not; not be" or 霏 (fēi) meaning "to fall (referred to rain or snow)" or 飛 and 飞 (fēi) meaning "to fly, to float; rapid; swifty; unexpected" or 肥 (féi) meaning "fat, plump".

Other characters combinations are also possible.

Gormelia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Scottish (Archaic)
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Latinate form of Gormal. This became the usual form of the name in the 19th century, along with Gormilia and Gormula.
Hasmik
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Armenian
Other Scripts: Հասմիկ(Armenian)
Pronounced: hahs-MEEK
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Means "jasmine" in Armenian.
Hazel
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: HAY-zəl
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From the English word hazel for the tree or the light brown colour, derived ultimately from Old English hæsel. It was coined as a given name in the 19th century and quickly became popular, reaching the 18th place for girls in the United States by 1897. It fell out of fashion in the second half of the 20th century, but has since recovered.
Hyacinth 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: HIE-ə-sinth
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From the name of the flower (or the precious stone that also bears this name), ultimately from Greek hyakinthos (see Hyacinthus).
Ianthe
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Ἰάνθη(Ancient Greek)
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Means "violet flower", derived from Greek ἴον (ion) meaning "violet" and ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower". This was the name of an ocean nymph in Greek mythology.
Inanna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Sumerian Mythology
Other Scripts: 𒀭𒈹(Sumerian Cuneiform)
Pronounced: i-NAH-nə(English)
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Possibly derived from Sumerian nin-an-a(k) meaning "lady of the heavens", from 𒎏 (nin) meaning "lady" and the genitive form of 𒀭 (an) meaning "heaven, sky". Inanna was the Sumerian goddess of love, fertility and war. She descended into the underworld where the ruler of that place, her sister Ereshkigal, had her killed. The god Enki interceded, and Inanna was allowed to leave the underworld as long as her husband Dumuzi took her place.

Inanna was later conflated with the Semitic (Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian) deity Ishtar.

Ino
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Ινώ(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: EE-NO(Classical Greek) IE-NO(Classical Greek) EE-no(Greek Mythology) IE-no(Greek Mythology)
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In Greek mythology, she was the second wife of Athamas, a Theban maenad who raised her dead sister Semele's son Dionysos and who was apotheosized into the sea goddess Leucothea.
Io
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Ἰώ(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: EE-AW(Classical Greek) IE-o(English)
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Meaning unknown. In Greek mythology Io was a princess loved by Zeus, who changed her into a heifer in order to hide her from Hera. A moon of Jupiter bears this name in her honour.
Iscah
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Biblical
Other Scripts: יִסְכָּה(Ancient Hebrew)
From the Hebrew name יִסְכָּה (Yiskah) meaning "to behold". In the Old Testament this is the name of Abraham's niece, mentioned only briefly. This is the basis of the English name Jessica.
Iska
Gender: Feminine
Usage: East Frisian
Variant of Iske.
Kiya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Eastern African
Allegedly means "mine" in Oromo.
Lani
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hawaiian
Pronounced: LA-nee
Means "sky, heaven, royal, majesty" in Hawaiian.
Laya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
From Tagalog and Cebuano laya meaning "free, freedom".
Lazzari
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: LAD-dza-ree
Means "son of Lazzaro".
Lear
Usage: English
Means (i) "person from Leire", Leicestershire ("place on the river Leire", a river-name that may also be the ancestor of Leicestershire); or (ii) "person from Lear", any of several variously spelled places in northern France with a name based on Germanic lār "clearing". British artist and poet Edward Lear (1812-1888) was a bearer of this surname.
Lems
Usage: Dutch
It is said that long ago there was a river in Holland named 'Lems'. Since then the river has dried up, but those who lived around the river were given the surname of 'Lems'.
Levanah
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hebrew
Other Scripts: לבנה, לונה(Hebrew)
Variant transcription of Levana 1.
Livia 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Romanian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, Ancient Roman
Pronounced: LEE-vya(Italian)
Feminine form of Livius. This was the name of the wife of the Roman emperor Augustus, Livia Drusilla.
Lorelei
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Literature, English
Pronounced: LAWR-ə-lie(English)
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).

Lotus
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: LO-təs
From the name of the lotus flower (species Nelumbo nucifera) or the mythological lotus tree. They are ultimately derived from Greek λωτός (lotos). In Greek and Roman mythology the lotus tree was said to produce a fruit causing sleepiness and forgetfulness.
Lúa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Galician
Pronounced: LOO-u
Galician form of Luna.
Luna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Roman Mythology, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, English
Pronounced: LOO-na(Latin, Spanish, Italian) LOO-nə(English)
Means "the moon" in Latin (as well as Italian, Spanish and other Romance languages). Luna was the Roman goddess of the moon, frequently depicted driving a white chariot through the sky.
Lunaria
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare), Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Means "moon-like" in Latin. Lunaria is a genus of flowering plants.
Malachite
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: MA-lə-kiet
From the name of the mineral. The stone's name derives from Greek μαλαχίτης (λίθος) (malachíti̱s (líthos)) meaning "mallow stone," which is, ultimately, from Ancient Greek μαλαχή (malakhḗ) meaning "mallow." The mineral was given this name due to its resemblance to the leaves of the Mallow plant.

In the show Steven Universe, Malachite is the fusion of Jasper and Lapis Lazuli.

Mica
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Short form of Michaela.
Mint
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare), Dutch
Pronounced: MINT(English)
Diminutive of Minthe and Minta.
Mist
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Norse Mythology, Icelandic
From Old Norse mistr meaning "cloud, mist".

In Norse mythology, Mist is a Valkyrie, appearing in the Valkyrie list in the Poetic Edda poem Grímnismál, and in both of the Nafnaþulur valkyrie lists.

Muriel
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, French, Irish, Scottish, Medieval Breton (Anglicized)
Pronounced: MYUWR-ee-əl(English) MUY-RYEHL(French)
Anglicized form of Irish Muirgel and Scottish Muireall. A form of this name was also used in Brittany, and it was first introduced to medieval England by Breton settlers in the wake of the Norman Conquest. In the modern era it was popularized by a character from Dinah Craik's novel John Halifax, Gentleman (1856).
Murren
Usage: Irish (Anglicized)
Variant of Murrin.
Nila
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Tamil, Hindi
Other Scripts: நீலா(Tamil) नीला(Hindi)
Means "dark blue" in Sanskrit.
Nisaba
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Sumerian Mythology
Other Scripts: 𒀭𒉀(Sumerian Cuneiform)
Derived from the Sumerian element 𒉀 naga, meaning "wheat". Nisaba was the Sumerian goddess of writing, learning, and the harvest. She was considered a patron goddess of scribes.
Opal
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: O-pəl
From the English word opal for the iridescent gemstone, the birthstone of October. The word ultimately derives from Sanskrit उपल (upala) meaning "jewel".
Pearl
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: PURL
From the English word pearl for the concretions formed in the shells of some mollusks, ultimately from Late Latin perla. Like other gemstone names, it has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 19th century. The pearl is the traditional birthstone for June, and it supposedly imparts health and wealth.
Peony
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: PEE-ə-nee
From the English word for the type of flower. It was originally believed to have healing qualities, so it was named after the Greek medical god Pæon.
Poppy
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: PAHP-ee
From the word for the red flower, derived from Old English popæg.
Quartz
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: KWORTZ
Derived from Middle High German twarc, probably from a West Slavic source (compare Czech tvrdy and Polish twardy, both coming from Old Church Slavonic tvrudu meaning "hard," which is derived from Proto-Slavic *tvrd- and then a Proto-Indo-European root *(s)twer- meaning "to grasp, hold, hard.")

In the show Steven Universe, Rose Quartz is Steven's mother. Quartz is also Steven's middle name.

Sage
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: SAYJ
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From the English word sage, which denotes either a type of spice or else a wise person.
Sapphire
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: SAF-ie-ər
From the name of the gemstone, typically blue, which is the traditional birthstone of September. It is derived from Greek σάπφειρος (sappheiros), ultimately from the Hebrew word סַפִּיר (sappir).
Sen
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: (Chinese)
Derived from the Chinese character 森 (sēn, shēn) meaning "full of trees; dense" but also "dark; gloomy; cold".

Other characters combinations are also possible.

Sky
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: SKIE
Simply from the English word sky, which was ultimately derived from Old Norse ský "cloud".
Spirit
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: SPIR-it
From the English word spirit, ultimately from Latin spiritus "breath, energy", a derivative of spirare "to blow".
Teal
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: TEEL
From the English word for the type of duck or the greenish-blue colour.
Umbra
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian
Feminine form of Umbro. In some cases, however, it can also be a variant of Ombra.
Vedra
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bulgarian
Feminine form of Vedran.
Whisper
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
From the English word whisper. "Speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords".

From Middle English whisperen, from Old English hwisprian (“to mutter, murmur, whisper”), from Proto-Germanic *hwisprōną (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweys-, *ḱwey- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”).

Willow
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: WIL-o
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From the name of the tree, which is ultimately derived from Old English welig.
Wynd
Usage: Scottish, Irish
Pronounced: WIEND
Scotland or Ireland not sure of original origin. There was a childe Wynd some type of royal who slayed a dragon type thing worm or something and a Henery Wynd who was a mercenary in a battle at north inch in Scotland
Xanthe
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Other Scripts: Ξανθή(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: KSAN-TEH(Classical Greek)
Derived from Greek ξανθός (xanthos) meaning "yellow, blond, fair-haired". This was the name of a few minor figures in Greek mythology.
Zephyria
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Ζεφυρια(Ancient Greek)
Derived from Greek ζεφύριος (zephyrios) "of the West". This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Aphrodite.
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