This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Ancient Greek or Ancient Roman or Anglo-Saxon or Anglo-Saxon Mythology or Arthurian Cycle or Astronomy or Biblical or Breton or Celtic Mythology or Cornish or Dutch or English or Flemish or French or Frisian or German or Germanic or Germanic Mythology or Greek Mythology or History or Hungarian or Irish or Judeo-Spanish or Late Greek or Late Roman or Limburgish or Literature or Low German or Luxembourgish or Manx or Medieval English or Occitan or Old Celtic or Old Germanic or Old Irish or Old Norse or Old Welsh or Roman Mythology or Romani or Romansh or Scottish or Various or Walloon or Welsh; and the order is random.
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Maganfrid m GermanicDerived from Old High German
magan or
megin "strength" combined with Old High German
fridu "peace."
Nikasagoras m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is a little bit uncertain, because there are several possibilities for it (although all related). It might be derived from:... [
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Deuona f Gaulish MythologyDerived from Gaulish
deuos "god", this was the name of a Gallo-Roman goddess of springs and rivers.
Aureljo m LiteratureCreated for Ursula Poznanski's
Eleria trilogy for one of the main characters.
Biúrstæinn m Old NorseAncient Scandinavian masculine name with the combination of
bjórr "beaver" and
steinn "stone".
Marculf m GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from either Celtic
marca meaning "horse" (which is
marah in Old High German) or from Germanic
marka meaning "border." The second element comes from Gothic
vulfs meaning "wolf".... [
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Benammi m Hebrew, BiblicalMeans "son of my people" in Hebrew. This is the name of several people in the Bible.
Idonae f English (Archaic)An Old English name that later became Idonea, possibly to feminise it. 19th century author Charlotte Mary Yonge writes that the derivation of Idonae from Iðunn is almost certain, noting that although Idonae may be "the feminine of the Latin idoneus (fit), its absence in the Romance countries may be taken as an indication that it was a mere classicalizing of the northern goddess of the apples of youth.
Elliw m & f WelshProbably derived from
lliw, meaning "colour" in Welsh.
Cennfinn m Old IrishDerived from the Proto-Celtic name *
Kʷennowindos meaning "white head", from *
kʷennom "head" and *
windos "white".
Arfon m WelshFrom an ancient name for the region of North West Gwynedd, derived from Welsh
ar "opposite" and
Môn "Anglesey". This has been used as a given name since the late 19th century.
Aphaia f Greek MythologyAphaia was a Greek goddess who was worshipped almost exclusively at a single sanctuary on the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf. She originated as early as the 14th century BCE as a local deity associated with fertility and the agricultural cycle... [
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Vreneli f German (Swiss), Dutch (Rare)Swiss German diminutive of
Verena, which has also been used as an official name in the Netherlands.
Vreneli is also the informal name for a range of legal tender gold coins produced in Switzerland.... [
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Radwald m GermanicDerived from Old High German
rât "counsel" combined with Gothic
valdan "to reign."
Clarimonde f LiteratureVariant of
Claremonde.
La Morte amoureuse (in English: "The Dead Woman in Love") is a short story written by Théophile Gautier and published in La Chronique de Paris in 1836... [
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Agena AstronomyAgena is the traditional name of a star in the constellation Centaurus, also known as Hadar or the Beta Centauri. It is believed to be derived from Latin
genua, meaning "knees", referring to the star's position on the left knee of the centaur depicted in the constellation Centaurus.
Brayleen f EnglishPossibly a combination of the English surname
Bray, from the Cornish
bre 'hill' combined with the suffix
-leen. Another possibility is that it's a feminized variant of
Brayden combined with the suffix
-leen.
Orbat m French (Archaic)Archaic French name found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté up until the late 1600s.
Ramun m RomanshRomansh form of
Raimund, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.
Jashobeam m BiblicalThe name is comprised of two parts: שוב (
shub), meaning "to return" and עם (
'am), meaning "people" or "kin". Together, it is said to mean "Let the people return".... [
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Fastþegn m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
fastr "firmly", "fast" and
þegn "thane", "freeman".
Cyanth f English (American, Modern)Historically similar to the name Chrysanth. Derived from the word 'cyan', it means "the combination of blue and green". This generally refers to a child of parents with blue and green eyes.
Pentecoste f Medieval, Medieval EnglishGreek
Πεντηκοστή "the fiftieth
Day", the Greek name of the Feast of Weeks, which in Christian traditions was celebrated as the feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles.... [
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Oothoon f LiteratureThis name was invented by the English mystic poet William Blake, who based it on
Oithóna, a name used by James Macpherson in his
Ossian poems, which he claimed to have based on early Irish legends.
Settela f RomaniMeaning uncertain. A famous bearer of this given name was Settela Steinbach (1934-1944), a Dutch Sinti girl who lost her life in the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. She posthumously became an icon of the Holocaust, due to her brief appearance in a video of the transit camp Westerbork, which had been made by fellow Holocaust victim Rudolf Breslauer (1903-1944 or 1945).
Geilrad m GermanicDerived from Old High German
gail (
geil in Middle High German) "merry, high-spirited, bold" combined with Old High German
rât "counsel."
Mauregatus m GermanicFrom Latin
maurus (meaning dark-skinned or Moorish) and
gothus (meaning Goth). Mauregatus the Usurper was the king of Asturias from 783 to 789.
Ptolemee m BiblicalVariant of
Ptolemy used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610) and the King James Bible (both the original 1611 edition as well as the 1769 revised edition).
Badegisel m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
bald "brave, bold" (commonly reduced to
bad or
baud when Latinized) or possibly Celto-Germanic
badu "battle", combined with
gisel "hostage" or "pledge" (
ge- "co-" + the root of "sell" in the sense of "give"—thus something or someone given in exchange).
Flourdelis f Arthurian CycleFlourdelis is Burbon's lover. She represents the disloyal citizens of France in Book 5, Canto 11 of "The Faerie Queene". Artegall rebukes her for letting Grantorto tempt her.
Vinicianus m Late RomanThis Roman cognomen is an extended form of
Vinicius. A bearer of this name was Annius Vinicianus, a Roman senator from the 1st century AD.
Caelian m English, DutchEnglish form of
Caelianus. The name has also been used in The Netherlands just a handful of times; the variant form
Celian has been used a little bit more often there.
Baldegard f GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Old High German
bald "bold, brave." The second element is derived from
gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic
gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
Dunamis m & f Ancient GreekMeaning-Forceful or of mighty strength. Origin-Ancient Greece. Lucky number-9
Sancus m Roman MythologyDerived from Proto-Indo-European
*seh₂k-, meaning "to sanctify". This was the name of the god of trust, honesty and oaths in Roman mythology.
Eöl m LiteratureName used (coined?) by J. R. R. Tolkien for an Elf in The Silmarillion. Meaning unknown; it is neither Quenya nor Sindarin, but may be derived from an Avarin language.... [
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Finty m & f English (Rare)Diminutive of
Fintan and other names beginning with a similar sound. A known bearer of the nickname is English actress Finty Williams (1972-).
Adsullata f Celtic MythologyMeaning unknown, possibly British
adsiltia "she who is gazed at". This was the name of a river goddess worshipped by the Continental Celts. It may be an older form of
Esyllt.
Hegesias m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun ἥγησις
(hegesis) meaning "command". It is ultimately derived from the Greek verb ἡγέομαι
(hegeomai) meaning "to go before, to lead (the way)" as well as "to guide"... [
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Oasis f & m English (Modern, Rare)From the English word
oasis referring to a cultivated area (often a date palm grove) in a desert or semi-desert environment. An oasis can also provide habitat for animals and spontaneous plants.... [
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Elladale m EnglishPossibly used in reference to Elladale Creek in Australia.
Co m DutchDutch short form of
Jacob and
Jacobus. A well-known bearer of this name is Co Adriaanse (b. 1947), a Dutch soccer manager and former soccer player.
Kleinandros m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek adjective κλεινός
(kleinos) meaning "famous, renowned" combined with Greek ἀνδρός
(andros) meaning "of a man".
Zolna f Hungarian (Rare)19th-century coinage of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from the name of the city of
Zsolna, known by its Slovak name
Žilina in English, in north-western Slovakia.
Earlbert m English (Rare)Derived from the Old English elements
eorl meaning "nobleman" and
berht meaning "bright" or "famous."
Logistilla f Arthurian CycleA sister of Morgan Le Fay, in Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso, and probably one of the nine co-rulers of Avalon.
Rinn f Irish (Rare)A given name from Gaelic word "rinn," meaning "star." Alternatively, the word can mean "cape" or "point."
Nonia f Late Roman, HistoryFeminine form of
Nonius. A bearer of this name was Nonia Celsa, the wife of Roman Emperor Macrinus as well as the mother of Roman Emperor Diadumenian.
Úfeigr m Old NorseOld Norse combination of
ú "un-" (negative prefix) and
feigr "fey", "doomed to die" or from Old Norse
úfeigr "not fey, not doomed to die, one who will live a long life".
Sylta f North Frisian, German (Modern, Rare)Derived from the name of the North Frisian island of
Sylt whose name is a corruption of the Old Frisian name
Silendi "sea-land" and thus ultimately derived from Proto-West Germanic
*saiwi and
*land... [
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Ervina f Bosnian, Croatian, Slovene, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Albanian, RomanshBosnian, Croatian, Slovene, Hungarian, Albanian, Romansh and Lithuanian feminine form of
Ervin.
Yunan m LiteratureA name for the country of Greece, derived from Old Persian. Used as the name of the king of an ancient Persian city, in the province of Zuman, who ended up getting poisoned and died, after having Duban the physician wrongfully executed, in the 'One Thousand and One Nights', a collection of Middle Eastern folktales.
Nymphadora f LiteratureVariant of
Nymphodora used by J. K. Rowling in her 'Harry Potter' series of books, where it belongs to a minor character, a Metamorphmagus who despises her name.
Deiphobos m Greek MythologyDerived from Greek δήϊος
(deios) meaning "hostile, destructive; burning" as well as "unhappy, wretched", related to δηϊόω
(deioo) meaning "to slay, to cut down" (see
Deianeira), and φόβος
(phobos) meaning "fear, terror, panic; awe, reverence" as well as "flight, retreat".
Eukrates m Ancient GreekMeans "power of good", derived from Greek ευ
(eu) "good, well" combined with Greek κρατος
(kratos) "power."
Amargein m Irish (Archaic)Meaning "born of poetry" relating to the modern Irish word
amhrán meaning song. Was the name of ancient poet, Amargein Glúingel, who wrote the Song of Amargein and the foster of father of the hero Cú Chulainn, Amargein mac Eccit.
Célien m FrenchFrench form of
Caelianus. Known bearers of this name are the Swiss singer Célien Schneider (b. 1986) and the late French general Charles-Célien Fracque (1875-1941).
Adjutor m History (Ecclesiastical)Means "helper" in Latin. Adjutor is the patron saint of swimmers, boaters, and drowning victims, as well as of Vernon, France.