NevicafSlovene Diminutive of Nevenka via Neva, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
NežicafSlovene Diminutive of Neža, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
NicafSwedish (Rare) Variant of Nika, which is a short form of names containing the Greek element νίκη (nike) meaning "victory", such as Nikola 2 and Veronika, as well as names ending in -nika (e.g. Monika, Annika).
NoctilucafRoman Mythology, Literature From Latin noctilūca meaning "something that shines by night" - thus also "moon" and "lantern" - from nox "night" and luceo "to shine". It may be an epithet of the Roman goddess Juno... [more]
Oaxacaf & mNahuatl (Hispanicized), Spanish (Mexican, Rare) From the name of the city in Mexico, derived from the older Nahuatl name Huaxyacac, which is composed of huaxin, a kind of tropical tree, and -yacac "at the point, on the ridge".
Pancam & fIndonesian Means "five" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit पञ्चन् (pañcan).
PannonicafObscure In the case of Baroness Pannonica "Nica" de Koenigswarter (1913-1988), a patron of several New York City jazz musicians and a member of the Rothschild family of Jewish bankers (born Kathleen Annie Pannonica Rothschild), it was derived from the place name Pannonia and given in reference to Eastern Europe's Pannonian plain... [more]
ParcafRoman Mythology One of the three goddesses of fate in relation to birthing. See also Nona and Decima. Parca or Partula oversees partus, birth as the initial separation from the mother's body (as in English '"postpartum")... [more]
PascafMedieval Italian, Medieval Cornish Derived from Latin pascha "(feast of) Passover". The Jewish Passover holiday often coincided with the Christian Easter holiday; this name was given to children born or christened on or near that holiday... [more]
PlasençafOccitan (Rare) Derived from the French commune located in Aquitaine, Occitania. The name of the city comes from the motto given by its founder, King Alfonso VIII of Castile on the shield awarded to it: ut placeat Deo et hominibus, meaning "to please God and man".... [more]
SalamancafLiterature Salamanca Tree Hiddle is the main character of the novel "Walk Two Moons". It was made up by her parents, who based it upon the word Seneca, as a refrence to the Native American tribe which her great-great grandmother belonged to.
SançafProvençal Provençal form of Sancha. This was the native name of Sanchia of Provence (c. 1228-1261), third daughter of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence and a daughter-in-law of John, King of England; she was described as being "of incomparable beauty".
Sancho AbarcafSpanish (European, Rare) From Spanish Virgen de Sancho Abarca ("Virgin of Sancho Abarca"), an obscure title of the Virgin Mary venerated in the town of Tauste (Spain). This Marian devotion stems from a wooden sculpture of Mary found in the 16th century in the castle ruins of Navarrese king Sancho II of Pamplona, also known as SanchoAbarca.
SăracafMedieval Romanian, Romani (Archaic) Derived from Romanian sărac "poor". This seems to have been an amuletic name which was used predominantly among members of the Romani people.
ScheaucafMedieval Romanian Derived from the archaic Romanian word şcheau which used to mean "Bulgarian", in certain cases "Serb" and later on "Slav" in general.
SerenicafPopular Culture Invented as a combination of Serena and Veronica for the game Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (2017), where the name is given to an ancestor of a pair of twins with the aforementioned names, who together are said to be her reincarnation.
SimonlucamItalian Italian name with the combination of Simon 1 and Luca 1. Famous bearer of this name is Italian football player Simonluca Agazzone.
SincléticafPortuguese (Rare) Portuguese form of Syncletica. A bearer of this name was Sinclética Torres, was the first black woman to serve in the Portuguese parliament.
SoracafIrish (Anglicized, Archaic) Archaic Anglicized form of Sorcha. Soraca Jonin, a member of the Mac Jonin (Jennings) family of Tuam, fl. 1678, was a religious patron.
SyncleticafLate Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical) Latinized form of the Greek feminine given name Συγκλητική (Synkletike), which is derived from the Greek adjective συγκλητικός (synkletikos) - also found spelled as sugkletikos - meaning "of senatorial rank".... [more]
TaincafManchu Of uncertain origin, this was the name of a consort of Nurhaci. Due to the similarity of her name with that of Daiyinzha, the two have often been confused.
TedescafMedieval Italian Derived from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz "of the people, popular, vernacular". It coincides with the modern Italian adjective tedesca, the feminine form of tedesco, "German".
ToplicamSerbian (Rare) A toponym literally meaning "warm river" (from the Slavic element topao, toplo ''warm''). Toplica is a river in southern Serbia which gave its name to Toplica District with the administrative center in the city of Prokuplje... [more]
UbaldescafMedieval Italian Feminine form of Ubaldo. Saint Ubaldesca Taccini (1136–1205) was an Italian Roman Catholic nun and member of the Order of Saint John. Among the miracles attributed to her the most famous is the ability to turn water from the water well in the Church of the Santo Sepolcro in Pisa into wine... [more]
UesucafGaulish Derived from Gaulish uesu- "good; worthy".
UnicafPopular Culture This was the pseudonym of German writer and painter Unica Zürn (1916-1970), who was born Nora Berta Ruth Zürn.... [more]
VerucafLiterature, Popular Culture Created by Roald Dahl for a character in his book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, published in 1964. He based the name on the Italian and Latin word verruca, meaning "wart", used in English to refer to the plantar wart.
XicafBrazilian Variant of Chica. This name is known for the character Xica da Silva, which was based on Francisca da Silva de Oliveira(Widely known as Chica da Silva), an African slave who gained a lot of power after marring a rich and powerful man.
XochitecamNahuatl Means "inhabitant of Xochitlan", or taken from the name of a famous female sacrificial victim (given as an honorary title to victims sacrificed in the 13th month).
XviçamAzerbaijani Azerbaijani form of Khvicha. A known bearer of this name is Xviça Biçinaşvili (b. 1974), an Azerbaijani wrestler of Georgian descent.
YunalescafPopular Culture, German (Modern, Rare) Lady Yunalesca is a non-player character and antagonist from Final Fantasy X, who also appears in Final Fantasy X-2. She was the first summoner to defeat Sin and bring forth the Calm. According to the game's lore, Summoner Yuna was named after Yunalesca.... [more]
YvancafDutch (Rare) Variant spelling of Ivanka. In some cases, the name might be a combination of Yvonne or Yvette with Bianca, as these names used to be very popular in the Netherlands (the former primarily in the 1960s and the latter two chiefly in the 1970s).
ZacamNahuatl Derived from Nahuatl zacatl "grass, hay, straw".
ZelicafLiterature Used by Thomas Moore in his poem 'Lalla Rookh' (1817), where it belongs to the tragic heroine of the first tale that the poet Feramorz sings to Lalla. In the tale, Zelica and Azim are young lovers who live in the province of Khorassan.
ŽikicamSerbian Diminutive of masculine names that contain the Slavic element živŭ meaning "alive, living", such as Živojin and Živorad.
ZocuecafSpanish (European, Rare) From the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Zocueca, meaning "The Virgin of Zocueca," venerated at the sanctuary in Guarromán in the Andalusian province of Jaén in southern Spain.