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names are used primarily to refer to historical persons. They are not
commonly used by other people.
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Isyana f HistoryEtymology unknown. This was the name of a queen regent of the Medang Kingdom, in modern day East Java.
Ja-chun m Korean, HistoryMeaning unknown. This was the name of I Ja-chun (1315-1361), father of Joseon's founder
Seong-gye. His son posthumously declared him King Hwanjo of Joseon.
Jang m Korean, HistoryMeaning unknown. This was the personal name of Crown Prince Uigyeong (1438-1457), son of King Sejo and father of King Seongjong.
Jayanegara m HistoryDerived from Sanskrit जय
(jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and नगर
(nagara) meaning "town, city". This was the name of a 14th-century Javanese monarch who was the second king of the Majapahit Empire.
Ja-yeong f Korean, HistoryMeaning unknown. This was the personal name of Empress Myeongseong (1851-1895), first empress of Korea.
Je m Korean, HistoryMeaning unknown. This was the personal name of Grand Prince Yangnyeong (1394-1462), oldest son of King Taejong and brother of Sejong the Great. He was the 15x great-grandfather of
Syngman Rhee, first president of South Korea.
Jerina f Albanian, HistoryAlbanian form of
Irene. Jerina Dushmani (known in English as Irene, Princess of Zadrima and Pult) was a 15th century Albanian Princess of the Dushmani family that ruled over the north-western part of the country.
Jeung-sun f Korean, HistoryMeaning unknown. This was the personal name of Empress Sunjeonghyo (1894-1966), last empress of Korea.
Jingfen f Chinese, HistoryThis was the personal name of Empress Dowager Longyu (1868-1913), empress consort of China from 1889 to 1908 as the wife of the Guangxu Emperor.
Jogaila m Lithuanian, HistoryDerived from the Lithuanian verb
joti meaning "to ride horseback" combined with old Lithuanian
gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [
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Jong m Korean, HistoryMeaning unknown. This was the personal name of Injo (1595-1649), sixteenth king of Joseon.
Joveta f HistoryPossibly related to
Jovita or
Iveta. This was the name of a 12th-century princess of the Crusader kingdom of Jerusalem, who, because she had been captured by Turks as a child, was considered too tainted to make a suitable marriage and was sent off to become abbess of the convent at Bethany... [
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Junilla f Ancient Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)Latin diminutive of
Junia. Aelia Junilla was the daughter of Sejanus, the commander of the Praetorian Guard (the Roman imperial bodyguard). As a young girl, in AD 31, Junilla was executed along with her brother Capito.
Juthwara f History (Ecclesiastical)Anglo-Saxon corruption of Brythonic
Aud Wyry, meaning "Aud the Virgin" (see
Aude; though, according to Baring-Gould,
Aud is 'from the Welsh
Aidd, "zeal, warmth, ardour", cognate to the Irish
aed,
ead (see
Áed) and the Gaelic
eud')... [
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Kanenstenhawi f Indigenous American, Mohawk, HistoryMeans "she brings in corn" in Mohawk. This was the Mohawk name given to Eunice Williams (1696-1785), a Massachusetts colonist who was taken captive by the French and the Mohawks.
Karađorđe m HistoryMeans "black
George" derived from Turkish
kara meaning "dark, black" combined with the name
Đorđe. This was the nickname of Đorđe Petrović (1762-1817), the founder of modern Serbia and a leader who aimed at separating Serbia from the Ottoman Empire.
Katonah m Lenape, HistoryMeaning uncertain, possibly derived from a Munsee cognate of Unami
kitahtëne meaning "big mountain". This was the name of a 17th-century Native American leader, the sachem (chief) of the Munsee-speaking Ramapo people in present-day western Connecticut... [
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Kazan m HistoryEmperor Kazan (November 29, 968 – March 17, 1008) was the 65th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Kazan's reign spanned the years from 984 through 986.
Kelagast m Medieval Slavic, HistoryThe meaning of the first element of this name is unknown to me, but the second element is probably derived from Slavic
gost "guest". This name was borne by a South Slavic nobleman from the 6th century AD.
Keyne f History (Ecclesiastical)Saint Keyne was a 5th-century holy woman and hermitess who is said to have traveled widely through what is now South Wales and Cornwall. The only literary source on the life of Saint Keyne, however, is the
Vita Sanctae Keynae, which was edited by John of Tynemouth and included in his Sanctilogium Angliae Walliae Scotiae et Hiberniae in the 14th century.
Khoreshan f Georgian (Rare), HistoryThe first element of this name is derived from Middle Persian
xwar meaning "sun". Also compare Middle Persian
xwarāsān meaning "sunrise, east" and the related name
Khorshid... [
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Kinnia f History (Ecclesiastical)According to legend, Saint Kinnia, a 5th-century daughter of an Irish chieftain, was baptized by Saint Patrick and is said to have been the first nun to follow his teachings. She lived in the convent of Druim Dubhain which was founded by Saint Patrick.
Laelian m HistoryEnglish form of
Laelianus. This is the name in which Ulpius Cornelius Laelianus, a Gaulish usurper from the 3rd century AD, was known in the English language.
Lagus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), HistoryLatinized form of
Lagos. This was the name of one of the sons that Ptolemy I Soter I had with his lover Thais, as well as the name of Ptolemy's possible biological father.
Laidulf m Germanic, HistoryThe first element comes from Old High German
leid "hostile, unfriendly" or from Old High German
leitjan "to lead, to rule." The second element is derived from Gothic
vulfs "wolf." Laidulf was the name of a 10th-century prince of Capua (Italy).
Landelin m History (Ecclesiastical), German (Archaic), Banat SwabianVariant of
Landolin. Saint Landelin (c.625-686, Belgium) was a former brigand who underwent a Christian conversion. As a result of this, in about 650 he founded a monastery at Lobbes in Hainaut - Lobbes Abbey - in order to make amends to the area which he had formerly injured.
Landrada f Germanic, HistoryFeminine form of
Landrad. Landrada of Austrasia lived in the 7th century AD and was reportedly a daughter of Charles Martel (Frankish king) and his wife Rotrude of Treves.
Laozi m HistoryLaozi was the founder of Daoism which emerged after Confucianism.
Laro m Old Celtic, History, Spanish (Rare)The name of an ancient Cantabrian warrior who fought in the Carthaginian army during the Second Punic War, according to Silius Italicus. As a modern Spanish name, in some cases it may be a masculine form of
Lara 1.
Layamon m History, Medieval EnglishMedieval form of the Old Norse
Lǫgmaðr meaning "lawyer", derived from
lǫg "law" and
maðr "man". This was the name of an early 13th-century English poet and chronicler known for authoring 'Brut', the first English-language work to feature King Arthur.
Libertus m History (Ecclesiastical)This name is probably best known for being the name of Libertus of Saint-Trond, a Belgian saint from the 8th century AD. There are two possibilities for the etymology of his name: it is either derived from Latin
libertus meaning "freedman" (though the name could also be considered to be a masculinization of the feminine Latin name
Libertas) or it is a latinization of his original Germanic name... [
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Licinian m HistoryEnglish form of
Licinianus. This was born by the Roman Usurper Julius Valens Licinianus, known in English as Licinian.
Liliosa f History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Philippines)Feminine diminutive of Latin
lilium "lily". This name belonged to an Iberian Christian woman martyred in Córdoba, Andalusia c.852 under Emir Abd ar-Rahman II, along with her husband Felix, his cousin Aurelius and Aurelius' wife Natalia.
Lioba f History, GermanShort form of
Liobgetha, Latinized form of
Leofgyð. She was an 8th-century English saint active as a missionary in Germany.... [
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Liuva m Gothic, HistoryVisigothic name, ultimately from the Gothic element
liuf-s "dear, friendly" (Old High German
liob "dear, beloved").
Locrinus m History, LiteratureThe name of a legendary king of the Britons, likely derived from the ancient Locrian people from the Central Greek region of Locris rather than having a Celtic source. This theory is supported by the fact that Locrinus had a father called Brutus of Troy, one of the most fanciful bits of romanticism found in Geoffrey of Monmouth's
History of the British Kings... [
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Lomer m History (Ecclesiastical)A rare saint's name after Saint Lomer, the abbot of Corbion (? - 593), or Saint Lomer, Bishop of Chartres (? - 585 CE), also known as Leudomer.
Lucilianus m Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)Roman cognomen which was derived from the Roman nomen gentile
Lucilius. Bearers of this name were Egnatius Lucilianus, a governor of Britannia Inferior (between AD 238 and 244) and Claudius Lucilianus, a Roman prefect from the 2nd century AD... [
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Lugotorix m Old Celtic, HistoryDerived from Celtic
lugu "light" (or from Proto-Celtic
lukot "mouse") combined with Celtic
rix "king." The first element of the name might also refer to the Celtic god
Lugus or
Lugh... [
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Machanidas m Ancient Greek, HistoryThe first element of this name is possibly derived from the Doric Greek noun μαχανά
(machana) meaning "machine, device, tool, contrivance", which is of the same etymology as the modern English word
machine... [
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Macrinus m Late Roman, HistoryRoman cognomen, which because of the
-inus suffix must be a diminutive, probably of what should be
macrus. Macrus is either derived from Latin
macer "thin, meagre", or a latinized form of Greek
makros "large, long"... [
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Madron m History (Ecclesiastical)Saint Madron was a Pre-Congregational Saint, monk and hermit who was was born in Cornwall and a disciple of Saint
Ciarán of Saigir. Both the village of Madron and St Maddern's Church in Cornwall are named for him... [
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Maginus m History (Ecclesiastical)Saint Maginus was a Catalan hermit in the late third and early fourth centuries in Tarragona. Upon the arrival of the Roman prefect Dacian to Tarragona, persecuting Christians under the edict of Emperor Maximian, Maginus tried to convert them to the faith and was imprisoned... [
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Malaric m Germanic, HistoryDerived from Gothic
malvjan "to crush, to grind" combined with
rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic
rîg or
rix and Gothic
reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." This name might also be a short form (with reduction of the 'a') of
Amalaric, but it can also be a form of
Madalric and
Mahalric... [
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Mamlacha f HistoryMeans "kingdom" in Greek. This name was borne by a 4th-century saint martyred under the Sassanid emperor Shapur II.
Mammès m History (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized)French form of
Mammes. This is the name of the 3rd-century patron saint of Langres, France. The relics of Saint Mammes, an early Christian martyr, were translated from Caesarea to Langres in the 8th century.
Marana f History (Ecclesiastical)Meaning unknown. This was the name of a 5th-century Christian saint, a hermit from Beroea in Syria who was martyred with her companion
Cyra.
Marcomer m Germanic, HistoryVariant of
Marcamar. Marcomer was a Frankish leader who invaded the Roman Empire in 388 AD with two Germanic tribes (the Ampsivarii and the Chatti).
Marcovefa f Frankish, HistoryRecorded as the name of a concubine (lower-status wife) of Charibert I, Frankish king of Neustria. Her sister
Merofleda (another concubine of Charibert) bears a clearly Germanic name, supporting identification of the first element with Frankish
marka "border"... [
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Mardavij m Persian, HistoryDerived from Persian mard meaning "man" and avij meaning "assailant". This name was borne by a 10th-century Iranian ruler, best known as the last Zoroastrian ruler of Iran. He founded the Ziyarid dynasty, which later converted to Islam.
Margiris m Lithuanian, HistoryMeaning unknown. Margiris was a legendary Lithuanian prince who defended the fort of Pilėnai in 1336.
Marinianus m Late Roman, HistoryRoman cognomen which was derived from
Marinus. A bearer of this name was Publius Licinius Egnatius Marinianus, the youngest son of Roman Emperor Gallienus - both father and son died in 268 AD.
Maron m History (Ecclesiastical)Maron was a 4th-century Syriac Christian hermit monk in the Taurus Mountains whose followers, after his death, founded a religious Christian movement that became known as the Syriac Maronite Church, in full communion with the Holy See and the Catholic Church... [
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Massinissa m Berber, Northern African, HistoryMeans "their lord" from the consonants
MSNSN, in turn derived from Tamazight
mas meaning "lord" and
n sen meaning "to them". This was the name of a Berber ruler and the first King of Numidia.
Mata f HistoryThe stage name of Mata Hari (1876-1917), a Dutch exotic dancer executed for alleged espionage during World War I, was taken from the Malay word
matahari "sun", literally "eye of the day" (being a compound of
mata "eye" and
hari "day").
Mathaswintha f Germanic, HistoryThe meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from
mâtha but we don't exactly know where
mâtha itself comes from. It is probably derived from Gallic
matu "good" or from Anglo-Saxon
maedh "honour, respect." It might also be a blend of one of the aforementioned elements with
mahti "power" or Gothic
mathl "meeting place." The second element in this Germanic name is derived from Gothic
svinths (
swind in Old High German) "strength." Mathaswintha lived in the 6th century AD and was a daughter of the Ostrogothic queen Amalaswintha and her husband Eutharic.
Māwiyya f HistoryThe name of a fourth-century Arab warrior-queen, ultimately derived from
مَاوِيّ (māwiyy) meaning "watery".
Mayeul m French, History (Ecclesiastical)Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Latin
maius "the month of may" and a diminutive of Germanic names containing the element
mag, a variant of
megin meaning "strength"... [
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Melitini f History (Ecclesiastical)Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from Greek
μέλι (meli) "honey" and a feminine form of
Meletios. Saint Melitini was a martyr blessed with the gift of wonderworking who lived in the city of
Marcianopolis in
Thrace during the rule of the emperor Antoninus Pius ((138-161).
Melosa f History (Ecclesiastical)The name of an obscure saint who was martyred in Thessalonica. It coincides with a Spanish word meaning "of honey", which is ultimately (via Late Latin
mellosus) from Latin
mel meaning "honey; sweetness".
Merofleda f Germanic, HistoryDerived from Old High German
mâri "famous" combined with
flâdi "beauty, respectability." Merofleda was one of the wives of Charibert I, a 6th-century Merovingian king of Paris.
Mezamir m Medieval Slavic, HistoryThe first element of this name is derived from a Proto-Slavic element that meant "boundary, limit, landmark", which later became
mežda in Old Church Slavonic. Also compare modern Russian
mezha, Czech
mez, Slovak
medza and Slovene
meja, all of which mean "boundary, limit"... [
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Miles m History (Ecclesiastical)Miles was was the bishop of Susa in Sasanian Persia from before 315 until his martyrdom in 340 or 341. He engaged in efforts to evangelize Susa, traveled widely in the Eastern Roman Empire and led the opposition to Papa bar ʿAggai and the supremacy of the bishops of Seleucia-Ctesiphon in the Persian church... [
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Mirabai f Indian, HistoryFrom the name
Mira 1 combined with the suffix
bai, applied to female members of Hindu dynasties (e.g.
Lakshmibai,
Janabai,
Muktabai,
Shantabai,
Ahilyabai,
Jhalkaribai)... [
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Mirin m History (Ecclesiastical)Saint Mirin (born in 565) is the patron saint of the town and Roman Catholic diocese of Paisley, Scotland. He was the founder of a religious community which grew to become Paisley Abbey. The shrine of this saint in the abbey became a centre of pilgrimage.
Mirvan m Georgian (Archaic), HistoryThis name was borne by two notable Georgian kings, who are both known as
Mirian in English. The earliest of the two was king Mirvan I of Iberia, who reigned from 159 BC to 109 BC... [
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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.
Moninna f Irish, HistoryFrom the hypocorism
Mo-Ninne or
Moinnine which meant "my ninne";
ninne was the first word this saint spoke. Saint Moinnine or Moninna (c.432-518) of Killeavy in County Armagh, Ireland was supposedly baptised and confirmed by Saint Patrick... [
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Morphia f HistoryOf unknown origin and meaning; theories include a feminine form of
Morpheus. This name was borne by Morphia of Melitene, an Armenian princess who was the mother of Queen Melisande of Jerusalem.
Mucian m History (Ecclesiastical)English form of
Mucianus. Saint Mucian is a martyr of the early Christian Church. He was killed with a sword with two other men, named Mark and Paul, as well as a little boy whose name is unknown.
Muncimir m Croatian, HistoryThe first element of this name is probably derived from Slavic
monciti "to work". The second element is derived from Slavic
mir "peace". This name was borne by Muncimir of Croatia, a prince from the 10th century AD.
Munderic m Germanic, HistoryVariant spelling of
Mundric. Munderic of Cologne lived in the 6th century AD and was the son of Chloderic (who had only briefly been king of the Ripuarian Franks before he was murdered on the orders of Clovis I).