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AETHENOTHmFolklore, Pet Likely a variant or corruption of ÆTHELNOÐ. This was the name of the horse of Lady GODIVA who rode down the streets of Coventry, England in the nude.
ALEmSwedish, Ancient Scandinavian, Folklore Probably a short form of various Old Norse names, for example ÁLEIFR and ALRÍKR. Oldest known usage of the name is from a runic inscription from the 9th century.
ALLERLEIRAUHfFolklore (Germanized) Means "all kinds of fur" in German. This is the name of the title character of a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm. Allerleirauh is a princess who flees from her father, who wants to marry her, and brings three dresses and a coat with all kinds of furs with her... [more]
AOIBHEALLfIrish Mythology, Folklore Probably from Old Irish óibell "spark, fire". In Irish legend this is the name of a banshee or goddess who appeared to the Irish king Brian Boru on the eve of the Battle of Clontarf (1014). She is still said to dwell in the fairy mound of Craig Liath in County Clare.
ARADIAfFolklore (Italianized, ?) Allegedly a Tuscan dialectical form of ERODIADE. According to 'Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches' (1899), a book composed by American folklorist Charles Leland, she was a goddess in regional Italian folklore, who gave the knowledge of witchcraft to women.
BADROULBADOURfLiterature, Folklore From Arabic بدر البدور (Badr ul-Budūr) meaning "full moon of full moons" (see also BUDUR). This is the name of the princess in the Middle Eastern fairy tale 'Aladdin', one of the tales in the 'Arabian Nights'.
BERŽASmLithuanian, Folklore, Popular Culture Derived from the Lithuanian noun beržas meaning "birch tree". In Lithuanian folklore and popular culture, Beržas is the name of one of the three sons of the titular character of the folk tale Eglė žalčių karalienė, which translates to English as Eglė, the Queen of Serpents.
BRUINmDutch (Rare), English (Rare, ?), Folklore Dutch form of BRUNO. It coincides with the Dutch word for "brown". This was also the name of the bear in medieval fables of Reynard the Fox.
CORMORANmFolklore, Literature Name of a legendary giant in Cornish folklore; he appears in the fairy tale 'Jack the Giant Killer'. The name was also used for the main character, Cormoran Strike, in 'The Cuckoo's Calling' (2013) by Robert Galbraith (J... [more]
DORNRÖSCHENfFolklore (Germanized) The name of the 'Sleeping Beauty' in the German fairy tale 'Little Briar Rose' by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, meaning "thorny little rose".
DUIMELIJNTJEfFolklore Dutch form of THUMBELINA, which is derived from Dutch duim meaning "thumb" combined with the Dutch diminutive suffixes -lijn and -tje.
ELEGASTmGermanic Mythology, Literature, Folklore Albi "elf" + gastiz "spirit". Elegast is the hero and noble robber in the 'Karel ende Elegast', a Medieval Dutch epic poem.
FERTRAMmIcelandic (Modern, Rare), Folklore Icelandic name of unknown origin and meaning, invented for a fairy tale Sagan af Fertram og Ísól björtu, which translates as The story of Fertram and bright Ísól in English. The name is probably influenced by the names BERTRAM and FERDINAND.
GOLDILOCKSfFolklore, Literature From a nickname for a young girl with blond hair that originated from the English words gold and locks. This is best known as the name of the main character in the fairy tale 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears.' The name was also used by J. R. R. Tolkien in 'The Lord of the Rings,' where it belongs to one of SAMWISE Gamgee's daughters.
HERNEmLiterature, Folklore Herne the Hunter is a ghost first mentioned in Shakespeare's play "The Merry Wives of Windsor".
INDRIDmPopular Culture, Folklore Indrid Cold is the name of a being originating in North American folklore, whose appearance usually coincides with sightings of UFOs or other cryptids.
ISENGRIMmLiterature, Folklore, Ancient Germanic A variant form of ISANGRIM. This is the name of a wolf found in many medieval stories, most notably in the French folktale of Reynard the Fox. The author J. R. R. Tolkien used it as a hobbit name in 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954).
JONAYmSpanish (Canarian), Folklore Taken from GARAJONAY, a Canarian place name of Guanche origin. According to a local legend, GARA and Jonay were a pair of young Guanche lovers who died together in a joint suicide at Garajonay peak, the highest mountain on the Canarian island of La Gomera... [more]
KOPCIUSZEKfFolklore Means "black redstart" in Polish - the black redstart being a type of small bird. This is the Polish name of the fairy tale character Cinderella. It is not used as a given name in Poland.
LOCIKAfFolklore From the Czech word for the Lactuca plant (lettuce). This is the Czech name for RAPUNZEL (the fairy tale character). This isn't a personal name in Czech.
LUMISIRKKUfFolklore Means "snow bunting (a type of bird)" in Finnish, composed of lumi "snow" (see LUMI) and sirkku "bunting" (referring to a bird of the genus Emberiza; see SIRKKU)... [more]
MAHSURIfMalay, Folklore From Malay maha meaning "great" and suri meaning "queen". This is the name of a legendary woman from the Malaysian island of Langkawi who was executed for adultery.
MINDIAmGeorgian, Folklore, Literature Basically means "I wanted you", derived from Georgian მინდია (mindia) or მინდოდა (mindoda) meaning "I wanted". This name literally refers to the fact that the child in question was desired by its parents.... [more]
MIRLIFLORmFolklore Derived from French mirliflore meaning "dandy". This is the name of a prince in the fairy tale 'Rosanella'. He is known for his inconstancy.
MUCHmFolklore In the tales about the famous heroic outlaw Robin Hood, Much the Miller's Son was one of his Merry Men. In his case, Much is a nickname which he received because his abilities were apparently so unimpressive that it caused his parents to continually refer to him as "our son, though he's not much", which was ultimately shortened to Much.
PARIBANOUfFolklore Composed of Persian پری (pari) "fairy" and بانو (bânu) "lady". This is the name of a female genie in the 'Arabian Nights' fairy tale 'The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou'.
POLLICINAfFolklore This name is one of the two Italian forms of THUMBELINA (the other is MIGNOLINA). It is derived from Italian pollice meaning "thumb" combined with the Italian feminine diminutive suffix -ina... [more]
POPOCATEPETLmFolklore, New World Mythology, Aztec and Toltec Mythology According to the legend, at the beginning of history, when the Aztecs arrived in the Valley of Anahuac, before the mountains had reached their permanent form, a beautiful princess named Mixtli was born, in the city of Tenochtitlan... [more]
ROSANIEfFolklore Probably an elaboration of ROSE. This is the name of a princess in the fairy tale 'Ricdin-Ricdon' by Marie-Jeanne L'Héritier. It was also used by the Comte de Caylus for the titular princess in his fairy tale 'Rosanie' (usually known in English as 'Rosanella').
ROSASPINAfFolklore (Italianized) From Italian rosa meaning "rose" and spina "thorn, spine", used as a translation of German DORNRÖSCHEN, the title character of a Brothers Grimm fairy tale (known as Briar Rose in English).
ROSENROTfFolklore (Germanized) German form of Rose Red, used in the fairy tale 'Snow White and Rose Red' by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.
ROSZPUNKAfFolklore Polish name for RAPUNZEL, which is taken from their word for corn salad, also known as the Valerianella plant. This is also how the original German RAPUNZEL is named... [more]
ROUGAROUmFolklore The name of a werewolf-like creature in Laurentian French. It is derived from standard French loup garou "werewolf" (where loup means "wolf" and garou is a borrowed word from Germanic were-wolf via Frankish garulf).
SAURIMONDAfFolklore, Medieval Occitan From Old Occitan saur "blond" and mond "world". This is the name of an evil entity who manifested herself as a girl with fair hair and blue eyes.
SCHNEEWEIßCHENfFolklore (Germanized) Means "snow white" in High German, thus a cognate of SCHNEEWITTCHEN. This is the name of a peasant girl in the traditional German folktale "Snow-White and Rose-Red" or "The Ungrateful Dwarf".
SCHNEEWITTCHENfFolklore (Germanized), German (Modern, Rare) Means "snow white" in German. This is the name of an unfortunate princess hated by her stepmother in a traditional German folktale, immortalized first by the Brothers Grimm retelling in their "Grimms' Fairy Tales" (1812, 1854) and then by Walt Disney's animated film (1937).... [more]
SEBILEfArthurian Romance, Folklore Variant of SYBIL. In Arthurian legend and Italian folklore, Sebile is a queen or princess often portrayed as a fairy or enchantress.
SHULGANmFolklore Theorised to be derived from Chinese 水 (shuǐ) meaning "water" combined with 龍 (lóng) meaning "dragon" and 王 (wáng) "king". In Bashkir and Turkic folklore, Shulgan is the mythical ruler of an underwater realm... [more]
TÄHKÄPÄÄfFolklore From Finnish tähkä meaning "ear of grain", and pää meaning "head". It is the Finnish name for RAPUNZEL and not used as a given name in Finland.
TANNAKINfFolklore, Literature Tannakin Skinker is a pig-faced woman in A Certaine Relation of the Hog-faced Gentlewoman called Mistris Tannakin Skinker, a 1640 chapbook.
THUMBELINAfFolklore From the fairy tale character by Hans Christian Andersen.
ÞYRNIRÓSfIcelandic (Modern, Rare, ?), Folklore Means "thorned rose" in Icelandic. This is used as the Icelandic name for the fairy tale character Sleeping Beauty, being the Icelandic translation of German DORNRÖSCHEN, the title character of a Brothers Grimm fairy tale (known as Briar Rose in English).
UOSISmLithuanian, Folklore, Popular Culture Derived from the Lithuanian noun uosis meaning "ash tree". In Lithuanian folklore and popular culture, Uosis is the name of one of the three sons of the titular character of the folk tale Eglė žalčių karalienė, which translates to English as Eglė, the Queen of Serpents.
VESLEFRIKKmLiterature, Folklore Means "little Frikk" from Norwegian vesle "little" combined with the name FRIKK. This is the main character in the Norwegian folktale Veslefrikk med fela, which translates to English as Little Freddie with his Fiddle.
VIRIBUNDAfFolklore From a Swedish fairy tale by Anna Maria Roos 'Prins Florestan eller sagan om jätten Bam-Bam och feen Viribunda' "Prince Florestan or the saga of he giant Bam Bam and the fairy Viribunda" that inspired Astrid Lindgren's novel 'Mio, my son'.... [more]
YÁIZAfSpanish (Canarian), Folklore, Literature Origin and meaning unknown, perhaps from the name of a village on the Canarian island of Lanzarote, which may be of indigenous Guanche origin. Allegedly Yáiza was the name of a Guanche princess who inhabited the Canary Islands in pre-colonial times... [more]
ŽILVINASmLithuanian, Folklore, Popular Culture Derived from either the old Lithuanian noun žilvis meaning "child, offspring" as well as "offshoot, sprout", or from old Lithuanian želvys meaning "unripe, immature, young". In Lithuanian folklore and popular culture, Žilvinas is the name of the husband of the titular character of the folk tale Eglė žalčių karalienė, which translates to English as Eglė, the Queen of Serpents.