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Acfred m Frankish
Variant of Acfrid. This name was borne by four noblemen from West Francia in the 8th and 9th centuries: Acfred I of Carcassonne; Acfred, Duke of Aquitaine; Acfred, Count of Toulouse; and Acfred II of Carcassonne.

Alphonsia f Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Adalfuns, and Alphonsus.

Ammonaria f History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from the name of the Egyptian god Ammon combined with the suffix -αρία (-aria). Alternatively it may be a Latinized form of Ammonarion... [more]

Anapsychia f Late Roman
Derived from the Greek verb ἀναψύχω (anapsycho) meaning "to cool (off), to revive by fresh air, to refresh; to recover oneself". This was the name of a late Roman woman letter writer who corresponded with Saint Jerome of Striden.

Angelbert m French (Archaic)
Variant of Angilbert.

Angelitha f Hungarian
Born by Wass Angelitha, a lady in waiting of Anne of Foix-Condale.

Annelore f German
Contraction of Anne 1 and Eleonore via the short form Lore 1.

Annonciade f French
Cognate of Annunziata.

Anouki f Georgian
Variant transcription of Anuki. A known bearer of this name is the Georgian fashion designer Anuki Areshidze (b. 1989), who goes by the mononym Anouki.

Appolinaire m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Apollinaire.

Appolonie f French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Apollonie.

Arnould m French, French (Belgian), Flemish
Northern and Eastern French variant of Arnaud.

Arthémon m French (Archaic), French (African)
Variant of Artémon.

Banaz f Kurdish
Borne by Banaz Mahmoud (1985-2006), a British-Iraqi woman of Kurdish origin who was murdered in an honour killing at the age of 20 by her family, who were arrested and sentenced. Banaz is also the name of a region in Turkey.

Barthélemi m French (Rare, Archaic), French (Belgian)
Variant of Barthélémy.

Beka f English
Diminutive of Rebecca or Rebekah.

Besiki m Georgian
Form of Besik with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი (-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.... [more]

Boleslas m French
Variant of Bolesław.

Bordokhan f Alanic, History, Georgian (Archaic)
Variant of Burdukhan. This is the name that the Alan princess and Georgian queen consort Burdukhan of Alania (12th century AD) is also known by.

Bronislas m Medieval Slavic (Gallicized), French
French form of Bronisław, via its Latinized form Bronislaus.

Burdukhan f Alanic, History, Georgian (Archaic)
This name was most notably borne by the Alan princess Burdukhan of Alania (12th century AD), who was the wife of king Giorgi III of Georgia and the mother of queen Tamar the Great of Georgia.... [more]

Cisus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κεῖσος (Keisos). This was the name of a legendary king of Argos, a son of Temenus.

Cleophis f Ancient Greek
Also called Kripa in Sanskrit, Cleophis was a key figure in the war between the Assacani people and Alexander the Great.

Clodomir m History, French (Rare)
French form of Chlodomer.

Clorinthe f French (Archaic)

Cristelle f French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Christelle.

Deiphontes m Greek Mythology
A king of Argos in Greek Mythology, who was a descendant of Heracles and the father of Antimenes, Xanthippus, Argeius, and Orsobia.

Doctrové m French (Archaic), French (Acadian, Archaic)
Variant of Doctrovée.

Edilbert m Flemish, French (Belgian, Rare), French (Archaic)
Flemish and French form of Ethelbert.

Eglantin m Albanian
Albanian masculine form of Eglantina.

Elenitza f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Greek (Italianized)
Hispanic and Italian variant of Elenitsa. This was used in the Italian movie Le soldatesse (1965; The Camp Followers in English) for a Greek character, played by Anna Karina... [more]

Elephantis f Ancient Greek
The name of a Greek Poet who was renowned in classical literature, likely not her real name as taking animal names was common at the time.

Empusa f Greek Mythology
The name of a goddess of shape shifting and companion of Hecate.

Énaël m French (Modern)

Ennemond m French (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Annemund. This name was borne by Ennemond Gaultier (c. 1575 – 17 December 1651), a French lutenist and composer. He was one of the masters of the 17th century French lute school.

Eurotas m Greek Mythology
The name of a son of Myles and King of Lacronia, the father of Sparta and Tiasa.... [more]

Eustase m & f French (Rare)

Evlambios m Greek
Alternate transcription of Eulampius.

Evsevios m Greek
Modern Greek form of Eusebios.

Evtychios m Greek
Modern Greek variant of Eutychius.

Giancarla f Italian
Feminine form of Giancarlo. This is the name of the daughter of Gian-Carlo Coppola, son of Francis Ford Coppola.

Godfroy m French (Rare)

Goulven m Breton
The name of a Bishop and Saint from the 7th century.

Gualbert m French (Archaic), Romansh
French and Romansh cognate of Gualberto.

Guislain m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Ghislain.

Guislaine f French, French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Ghislaine.

Gysèle f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Gisèle.

Hadeia f Ancient Greek
From ἁδεῖα (hadeia), the Doric Greek form of the adjective ἡδεῖα (hedeia) meaning "pleasant" (feminine form of ἡδύς (hedys)). This name was borne by a sister-in-law of Lysimachus, one of the Diadochi of Alexander the Great.

Hae-min f Korean

Heilwige f Medieval Flemish, Medieval German
Variant of Heilwig. This was the name of a Christian mystic from Brussels.

Hilaera f Greek Mythology
This was the name of a Leucippide, the wife of Castor.

Hypolite m French (Rare), French (Cajun)
Variant of Hyppolite.

Hyppolite m French
Variant of Hippolyte 2.

Ildephonse m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
French form of Hildefons.

Ildevert m French (Rare)
Variant of Hildevert.

Iluminata f Croatian (?)
Croatian form of Illuminata.

Incarnation f French
Cognate of Encarnación.

Jeanina f French (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Romanian (Rare), English (American, Rare), Filipino
Variant of Jeannina (French) or Jeanine (Swedish and Danish). This was borne by a daughter of Christine Stampe (1797-1868), a Danish baroness and patron of the arts.

Jeanny f French, English
Diminutive of Jean or Jeanne

Jenilee f English (Modern), South African
Probably a combination of Jenny and the popular phonetic suffix lee. This name was popularized by the American television actress Jenilee Harrison (1958-).

Joannet m French (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Joannice.

Jullien m French
Variant of Julien, much rarer

Karpo f Greek Mythology
Original Greek form of Carpo.

Katranide f Armenian
The name of two queens consort in the Bagratuni dynasty (862-1045) in the Kingdom of Armenia.

Katryn f Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Katrijn.

Khanzada m Persian
Means "son of a khan"

Khuashak f Georgian (Archaic)
According to Georgian sources, this name is of Iranian origin and means "good" as well as "beautiful". Compare modern Persian خوب (xub) meaning "good, well, nice" and قشنگ (qašang) meaning "beautiful, lovely, pretty"... [more]

Kochav f & m Hebrew
Means "Venus" or "Star" in Hebrew. This is the name of wedding dress designer Pnina Tornai's sister, and has a strictly feminine variant, Kochava.

Korinne f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Corinne.

Laurencie f French (Archaic)
French form of Laurentia.

Leandrina f Italian
Possibly a feminine form of Leander. This is the name of a Italian distance runner born in 1912, Leandrina Bulzacchi.

Leoba f History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Lioba.

Lucrina f Italian
Name of a daughter of Pietro Fetti and sister of Domenico Fetti, also an artist.

Lyliane f French, French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish
Variant of Liliane.

Makedon m Greek Mythology
The name of the eponymous Ancestor of the Ancient Macedonians.

Mattenai m Biblical
The name of a minor Biblical character, a priest during the return from Babylonia.

Melicertes m Greek Mythology
Birth name of Palaemon, son of Ino and Athamas.

Miletus m Greek Mythology
Possibly related to Ancient Greek μίλτος (miltos) meaning "red earth". This was the name of a figure in Greek mythology who, according to legend, founded the Greek city of Miletus... [more]

Milonia f Ancient Roman
borne by the last wife of Caligula and mother to his child, Julia Drusilla, Milonia Caesonia.

Mirabello m Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Masculine form of Mirabella.

Modwen f Medieval Irish
Variant of Modwenna.

Modwenna f History (Ecclesiastical)
A nun and saint in England, also known as Modwen, who founded Burton Abbey in Staffordshire in the 7th century. Another saint, Osyth, was raised under Modwenna's direction.

Mounoussamy m French (Rare)

Nazifa f Arabic
Possibly a variant form of Naziha

Ollivier m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Olivier.

Ouria f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)

Palmire f French, French (Belgian), Walloon
French variant and Walloon form of Palmyre.

Pandrosion f Late Greek
Possibly related to Pandrosus.

Parthenis m Greek
Variant of Parthenios.

Pepromene f Greek Mythology
Might mean either "to be furnished, fulfilled or fated" or "finite". This name is of a Greek goddess tied to destiny and the finite meaning that every life is finite.

Perigenia f Literature
Variant of Perigune used in A Midsommer Night's Dream

Perigune f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
The name of a daughter of Sinis and wife of Theseus in Greek mythology, also spelled as Perigouna, Perigone, and as Perigenia in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Persijs f Latvian
Latvian form of Persis.

Pierrina f Italian
The name of a genus of flowering plants, and when used as a name probably a feminine form of Pierre or Piero. This makes it a variant of Pierina, Perrine and Pierrette.

Pomposa f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Derived from the Late Latin adjective pomposus meaning "stately, dignified, pompous". Saint Pomposa was a 9th-century martyr, a nun who was beheaded by Moors in Córdoba, Spain.

Qutlu m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Qutluğ. A notable bearer of this name was the medieval Georgian politician Qutlu Arslan (12th century), who was of Kipchak descent.

Raoult m French (Archaic)
Variant of Raoul.

Remond m French (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese)
Variant of Remon.

Rémonde f French (Archaic)
Variant of Raymonde.

Reymonde f French (Rare)
Variant of Raymonde.

Robespierre m French (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Robespierre as a given name, used in reference to Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794), who was one of the best-known leaders of the French Revolution.

Roderigo m Theatre
Variant of Rodrigo used in Shakespeare's tragedy Othello (1603).

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

Scelmis m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Σκέλμις (Skelmis). In Greek mythology this was the name of one of the Telchines, sea spirits (daemons) native to the island of Rhodes, who were killed by the gods when they turned to evil magic... [more]

Sebethis f Greek Mythology
Mother of Oebalus and wife of Telon in Greek mythology.

Silvain m French, French (Belgian), Flemish, French (Swiss), German (Swiss)
Variant of Sylvain.

Simois m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
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.

Sinis m Greek Mythology
The name of a bandit killed by Theseus, who was the father of Perigune, who bore Theseus's son Melanippus.

Sulkhan m Georgian
Derived from the Arabic noun صُلْح (sulh) meaning "peace, reconciliation" combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".... [more]

Suzelle f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Diminutive of Suzanne.

Sydonie f French (Rare)
Variant of Sidonie.

Theokiste f Late Roman
This name was borne by a politically Influential Byzantine Acstetic, born 740.

Thiebaut m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Thibaut.

Trémeur m French (Rare), Breton (Gallicized), History (Ecclesiastical)

Veniero m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Venerio.

Vigoroso m Medieval Italian
Derived from the Latin vigor meaning ''liveliness, activity, power, strength''. A 13th century Italian Painter, Vigoroso da Siena, bore this name. ... [more]

Wladyslas m French
Gallicized form of Vladislav.

Wyndelle f Filipino (Rare), English (Rare)
Feminine variant of Wendell.

Yaquelín f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Jacqueline in use in Latin America. It is especially popular in Cuba.

Yaquira f Spanish (Caribbean)

Yetim m Turkish

Zabbai m Biblical
Of unknown meaning. This is the name of the father of Baruch, who "earnesty repaired" part of the Jerusalem wall.

Zalmunna m Biblical
The name of a King along with Zebah who hosted the Midianites who invaded Israel, who were both executed by Gideon.

Zebah m Biblical
The name of a King along with Zalmunna who hosted the Midianites who invaded Israel, who were both executed by Gideon.

Zethan m Biblical
Possibly means "olive" in Hebrew

Zygmont m Polish
Variant of Zygmunt