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QyburnmLiterature Created by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television adaptation "Game of Thrones". In the series, Qyburn is a former maester who was expelled from the Citadel for unethical experiments and necromancy.
RabadashmLiterature The ambitious crown prince of Calormen in 'The Horse and His Boy' by C.S. Lewis.
RabastanmLiterature Invented variant of Rastaban. This is the name of Rabastan Lestrange, a character in the "Harry Potter" series written by J.K. Rowling.
RabicanomLiterature Means "white tail", derived from Spanish rabo "tail" and Spanish cano "white". The original word described a horse with white hairs in its tail, though nowadays rabicano refers to a certain coat color for horses, specifically in roans... [more]
RadagastmLiterature One of the wizards in the books by J.R.R. Tolkien. His name may mean "tender of beasts" in Adûnaic.
RadigundfLiterature Variant of Radegund used by Edmund Spenser for a queen of the Amazons in his poem 'The Faerie Queene' (1590).
RaistlinmLiterature, English Raistlin is a name created for the Dragonlance series authored by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.... [more]
RakshafLiterature, Indian Character in Jungle Book. The name means "protector," according to the novel.
RamandumLiterature An old man who is a retired star in 'The Voyage of the Dawn Treader' by C.S. Lewis.
RarahufLiterature, Tahitian French variant of Rarau used by Pierre Loti in his popular autobiographical novel 'Le mariage de Loti' (1880), where it belongs to a native Tahitian woman who is the lover of the narrator - a French naval officer stationed on the island.
RataxesmLiterature Rataxes is the king of the Rhinoceroses in the Babar books.
RathinafLiterature The name of a faerie princess in Allan Frewin Jones's The Faerie Path.
RathleanfArthurian Romance Of uncertain derivation. This name belonged to a character in the Irish Arthurian romance Céilidhe Iosgaide Léithe (The Visit of Iosgaid Liath or Visit of the Grey-Hammed Lady)... [more]
RephaimmLiterature Used in the 'House of Night' series of fantasy novels (written by American author P. C. Cast and her daughter Kristin Cast), where it belongs to the favorite son of the fallen angel Kalona. It is probably taken a biblical term which "can refer either to a mythical race of giants, or to dead ancestors who are residents of the Netherworld."
ReznikmLiterature Derived from the Czech word "řezník" meaning "butcher". It is also the name of a character from the novel "The 5th Wave" by Rick Yancey.
RhaegarmLiterature Was used in George R. R. Martin's series "A Song of Ice and Fire"
RhaellafLiterature Created by author George R.R. Martin for use in the series "A Song of Ice and Fire." Queen Rhaella Targaryen is the mother of the character Daenerys.
RhaenyrafLiterature Created by author George R. R. Martin for his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the upcoming television adaptation "House of the Dragon". In the series, Rhaenyra Targaryen is a claimant to the throne of Westeros.
RhaenysfLiterature Was used in Goerge R. R. Martin's series "A Song of Ice and Fire
RhindonmLiterature Used by British author C.S. Lewis in his 1950s fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia. Given to the sword of Peter Pevensie.
RhinefLiterature Apparently from the name of the River Rhine in western Germany, which is ultimately from Gaulish Renos meaning "that which flows". It was used by American author Lauren DeStefano in her 'Chemical Garden Trilogy'.
RhodamnefLiterature Possibly derived from Greek ῥόδον (rhodon) meaning "rose". This was used in Libistros and Rhodamne, a 13th-century Byzantine romance written at the imperial court of Nicaea.
RhunmWelsh, Medieval Welsh, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance Old Welsh name, possibly derived from Proto-Celtic *roino- meaning "hill, plain" (the source of Scottish Gaelic raon meaning "plain, field") or Proto-Celtic *rnf which meant "secret" and "magic" (the source of Middle Welsh rin which meant "mystery" and "charm" as well as Modern Welsh rhin meaning "secret")... [more]
RhysandmLiterature Created by author Sarah J. Maas for 'A Court of Thorns and Roses series'.
RibannafLiterature, German (Modern, Rare) Ribanna (also described as Rose of Quicourt) is a fictive Native American woman in several works of Karl May. She is married to Old Firehand.
RickonmLiterature, Popular Culture Invented name based on medieval diminutives such as Dicun. It is the name of the youngest Stark child in the book series 'A Song of Ice and Fire' and the corresponding TV show 'Game of Thrones'.
RilianmLiterature The name of the Prince in C. S. Lewis' 'The Silver Chair'. He is Caspian X's son, his mother is a star, known as Lilliandil.
RincewindmLiterature A wizard from some of Sir Terry Pratchett's books, including 'The Colour of Magic'. According to Pratchett, he took Rincewind's name from 'Churm Rincewind', an imaginary person referred to in early 'Beachcomber' columns from the Daily Express.
RintrahmLiterature Rintrah is a character in William Blake's mythology, representing the just wrath of the prophet. Rintrah first appears in 'The Marriage of Heaven and Hell': "Rintrah roars and shakes his fires in the burdened air" shows him personifying revolutionary wrath... [more]
RiobaldomLiterature Riobaldo is the main character in João Guimarães Rosa's 1956 novel Grande Sertão: Veredas (The Devil to Pay in the Backlands in English), an adaptation of the faustian motif to the sertão.
RipredmLiterature Ripred is an abnormally large rat and capable fighter who appears in Suzanne Collins' The Underland Chronicles. He is an important character in all five of the series' books. Ripred is what many people and animals in the Underland refer to as a "rager", or a natural born killer.
RishdamLiterature A Calormene Tarkaan, or noble, who tries to take over Narnia in 'The Last Battle' by C.S. Lewis.
RivalenmArthurian Romance Medieval form of Rhiwallon used in the early German versions of the Tristan legend, where it belongs to Tristan's father, the king of Parmenie.
RobbmEnglish, Literature, Popular Culture Variant of Rob, used in George R. R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' and the corresponding TV series 'Game of Thrones'.
RobettmLiterature Created by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television adaptation "Game of Thrones". It is possibly derived from Robert... [more]
RobinsonmEnglish, Literature Transferred use of the surname Robinson. It is famously borne by the titular character of Daniel Defoe's novel 'Robinson Crusoe' (1719).
RocinantemPet, Literature Means "nag; old horse" in Spanish. This is the name of Don Quixote's horse.
RockinghammLiterature The name of character Rockingham Napier in, “Excellent Women,” by Barbara Pym.
Rohrf & mLiterature Transferred use of the surname Rohr. This is used as a feminine name in Victoria Aveyard's Red Queen.
RompetechosmLiterature, Popular Culture This is the name of a well-known fictional character by Francisco Ibáñez. Rompetechos is Spanish for "roof breaker". This is meant to be ironic, as Rompetechos is very short.
RoniafLiterature, English, Swedish Variant of Ronja used in the English translation of Swedish children's book 'Ronja Rövardotter' ('Ronia the Robber's Daughter') by Astrid Lindgren.
RoosemLiterature, Popular Culture Roose Bolton is the name of major character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former. ... [more]
RosadermLiterature Used in Thomas Lodge's work "Rosalynde" which is the basis of Shakespeare's "As You Like It". In Lodge's work, the character of Rosader corresponds to Shakespeare's Orlando, whom is Rosalind's love interest in As You Like It.
RosanthefLiterature Presumably an altered form of Rhodanthe, using the Latin element rosa (compare Rose) as opposed to the Greek rhodon (compare Rhoda)... [more]
RossemLiterature, Theatre This is the name of a thane in William Shakespeare's Macbeth (also spelled Ross).
RostevanmLiterature, Georgian (Rare) Georgian sources state that this name is of Persian origin and means "straight, righteous" as well as "wise, sage" and "truthful". This should connect the name to Middle Persian rāst meaning "true, straight, direct" and rastīh meaning "truth", which have evolved into modern Persian as respectively راست (râst) and راستی (râsti).... [more]
RoxilfLiterature From both Bryan Davis's book series, The Oracles of Fire and Dragons in our Midst.
RoyintanmPersian, Persian Mythology, Literature Means "one who has a body of brass", derived from the Middle Persian adjective rōyēn meaning "brazen" (ultimately from rōy meaning "brass, copper") combined with the Middle Persian noun tan meaning "body, person".... [more]
RoysmLiterature Name of a character in a book in the Roys Bedoys series.
RubeusmLiterature, Medieval Italian (Latinized) From Latin rubeus meaning "red, reddish". Rubeus Hagrid is a half-wizard, half-giant character in J. K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' series; considering Rowling has likened the character to the Green Man, she may have based his name on the Latin word rubeus "of the bramble-bush, made of brambles", from rubus "bramble-bush".
RufiohmPopular Culture, Literature Used by a character from the webcomic Homestuck, Rufioh Nitram. Likely derived from the name Rufio, with the additional letter added to fit the troll name pattern (6 letter first name, 6 letter surname).
RullgardinafLiterature From Swedish rullgardin meaning "roller blind, roll-down curtain". This is one of the middle names of Pippi Långstrump (English: Pippi Longstocking), full name PippilottaViktualia Rullgardina Krusmynta Efraimsdotter Långstrump, a character invented by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.
RúmilmLiterature Meaning unknown. In Tolkien's Legendarium this is the name of two Elves. One was a loremaster of Tirion who invented the alphabet later expanded on by Fëanor; the other was a guard of Lothlórien, the brother of Haldir and Orophin.
RurigimifLiterature The childhood name of the character Tamakazura in 'The Tale of Genji' by Lady Murasaki.
RyammLiterature The given name of several minor characters in the fantasy book series "A Song of Ice and Fire." Alteration of Ryan
Ryumif & mJapanese, Literature, Popular Culture From Japanese 竜, 龍 (ryu) meaning "dragon", combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SaaskifLiterature Used by Eloise Jarvis McGraw for her main character in her 1997 Newberry Honor book "The Moorchild"
SabbathafEnglish (Rare), Literature Derived from English sabbath, the name of the holy day of the week in Judeo-Christian tradition, which derives from Hebrew shabbath, properly "day of rest", from shabath "he rested"... [more]
SabethfGerman (Rare), Literature Short form of Elisabeth. Max Frisch used this name on one of his characters in the novel "Homo Faber" (published in English in 1959).
SabranfLiterature This name is the named of several Berethnet queens in Samantha Shannon's book ''The Priory of the Orange Tree'', most notably Sabran IX, one of the main characters of the book.... [more]
Sabrielf & mLiterature, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend There are multiple explanations for the etymology of this name. One is that it is a variant form of Sabrael. An other is that it is derived from Hebrew sabi "stop, rest" combined with el "God", thus meaning "(the) rest of God"... [more]
SacharissafLiterature Based on Latin sacharum "sugar". This name was invented by poet Edmund Waller (1606-1687), who used it as a nickname for Lady Dorothy Sidney, countess of Sunderland.
SadormEthiopian, Literature Coptic Christian (Ge'ez) word for the piercing on Jesus' ribs by the lancet.... [more]
SaelindfLiterature Means "having a wise heart" from Sindarin sael "wise" and ind "inner thought, mind, meaning, heart". This was an epessë or epithet of Andreth in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium.
SaerosmLiterature Saeros is one of J. R. R. Tolkien's characters.
SaffyfEnglish (British), Literature Diminutive of names beginning with a similar sound, such as Saffron (as used in the children's novel Saffy's Angel (2001) by Hilary McKay). It was also used as an Anglicized form of Sadbh in Ella Griffin's novel Postcards from the Heart (2011).
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.
SalambofPhoenician, Ancient Roman, Babylonian, Literature Name of the title character of Gustave Flaubert’s novel “Salammbô” (1862). The name has Phoenician origin from ṣlmbʿl meaning “the image of Baal”. It is also name of Babylonian goddess, associated with Venus in Ancient Roman times.
SalazarmLiterature Transferred use of the surname Salazar. It was used by J. K. Rowling in her 'Harry Potter' series of books, where it belongs to Salazar Slytherin, the eponymous founder of Hogwarts' Slytherin house.
SalimanmLiterature Used by Australian author Alison Croggon in her 'Pellinor' series of fantasy novels, in which the character Saliman of Turbansk was a friend of Maerad, Hem/Cai and Cadvan. It may be a variant transcription of Suleiman.
SalladhormLiterature In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, and Game of Thrones series, Salladhor Saan is a flamboyant and respected ship captain and leader. While he sells his skills to the highest bidder, he has some genuine loyalty to his friends and allies.... [more]
SalmakiafLiterature Salmakia is a character in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials book series, first released in 1995.
SamarindefDutch, Literature, Popular Culture The use of this extremely rare name was inspired by a character from the 1992 book "Ik ook van jou" (English: "I love you too" - the literal translation is "I also of you"), who is featured much more prominently in the 2000 sequel "Ik omhels je met duizend armen" (English: "I embrace you with a thousand arms")... [more]
SamelafLiterature, English Likely coined by the English poet Robert Greene in the late sixteenth century for his poem "Samela", Samela is most likely a reworking of Semele.
SamuelusmLiterature This was the name of one of the characters in The Cats of Ulthar by H. P. Lovecraft.
SamwellmLiterature, Popular Culture Samwell Tarly is the name of a character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former.
SandokanmLiterature Sandokan is titular character in some tales later collected in a book series started with the first book 'Le tigri di Mompracem' (1900) written by Emilio Salgari (1862-1911). The name is most likely inspired by Sandakan, a city in Malaysia which means "the place that was pawned" in Suluk language.
SandormLiterature The name of a character in George R.R. Martin's novels A Song of Ice and Fire. Presented without the accent commonly used in the Hungarian spelling, but likely derived from the same. Most likely a form of Alexander, meaning "defender of man."
SaphirafEnglish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Literature English variant and Judeo-Anglo-Norman form of Sapphira. This is the name of Eragon's dragon in Christopher Paolini's 'Inheritance Cycle' series of books.
SaraiyufLiterature Name of one of the main characters in Tamora Pierce's books Trickter's Choice and Trickster's Queen. Possibly coined from the Hebrew name Sarai combined with the Chinese suffix yu meaning "jade", "happy, pleased" or "rain".
SaranethfLiterature Saraneth is the sixth of the seven bells used by necromancers and the Abhorsen in Garth Nix's Old Kingdom trilogy. Saraneth is the Binder, the bell that forces complience from the listener.
SaridanmLiterature, Georgian (Rare) This is the name of a king in the 12th-century epic poem The Knight in the Panther's Skin written by the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli (1172-1216). He was the father of the titular knight of the poem, namely prince Tariel of India.... [more]
SarkanmLiterature From the Slovak word šarkan, meaning "dragon". Used as a name for a male character in the fantasy novel 'Uprooted' by Naomi Novik.
SarralynfLiterature, English Name used in Tamora Pierce's Tortall books. Made from a combination of the names Sarra meaning "princess" or "lady" and Lyn meaning "lake".
SarumanmLiterature Saruman is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. He is introduced in Fellowship of the Ring, and becomes an important supporting character in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
ŠarūnasmLithuanian, Literature The first element of this name is derived from the old Lithuanian adjective šarus meaning "fast, quick" as well as "nimble, agile", which is derived from either the old Lithuanian verb šariuoti meaning "to go quickly" or from the old Lithuanian verb šarioti meaning "to run, to scurry"... [more]
SatinfLiterature From the French word satin, referring to the fabric satin. This was used by the French author Émile Zola as a name for a prostitute in his novel "Nana" (1880). It is not used as a name in France.
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.
SelestrafLiterature Invented by Alexandra Christo for a witch in her book Princess of Souls, released in 2022.
SelysefLiterature Used in GRR. Martin's "A song of ice and fire". Selyse Baratheon, born Selyse Florent, is Stannis Baratheon's wife and she is the mother of Shireen. ... [more]
SémaphoremLiterature Derived from the French noun sémaphore meaning "semaphore", which is a visual signalling system. The word is ultimately derived from the ancient Greek words σῆμα (sema) meaning "sign, mark, token" and φέρω (phero) meaning "to bear, to carry"... [more]
SentanizfLiterature Variant of Saintanise. Ti Sentaniz ("Little Sentaniz") is a fictional character created by Maurice Sixto for his 1977 Volume III, a collection of lodyans (a Haitian literary genre akin to fairytales)... [more]
SepedavlemGeorgian (Archaic), Literature Means "sword of the state", derived from the Arabic noun سيف (sayf) meaning "sword" (see Saif) combined with the Arabic noun دولة (dawla) meaning "state".... [more]
SéraphîtafLiterature Séraphîta is possibly a variant of Seraphina. Séraphîta is the heroine of Honoré de Balzac's 1837 novel called 'Séraphîta', which explores themes of androgyny... [more]
SerenolafLiterature This was used as a Welsh translation of Stellaluna (for a 2000 Welsh adaptation of the children's book 'Stellaluna'). It is derived in part from Welsh seren "star" (cf... [more]
SesemifLiterature Sesemi (real name Therese) Weichbrodt is a figure from the Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann.
SethefLiterature Created by Toni Morrison for her Pulitzer prize-winning novel "Beloved." Sethe is the mother of the title character, whom she murders out of an extreme act of love: she would rather kill her child than give it up to the hands of slavery.... [more]
SetnamLiterature, Egyptian Mythology Used as a name for Khaemweset in Greco-Roman stories of ancient Egypt. Setna is a distortion of his title as setem-priest of Ptah; modern scholars call this character Prince Setna Khamwas.
SetnemAncient Egyptian, Literature A name assigned to Prince Khaemwaset of Egypt, son of Ramses the Great, in Greco-Roman times. The name is a distortion of his official title setem "priest of Ptah".... [more]
ShailihafLiterature Possibly derived from the word shilhi which means "weapon, armor." This is the name of the female Chosen One in Robert Newcomb's Chronicles of Blood and Stone.
ShamhatfLiterature, Babylonian Means "the luscious one". Name borne by a prominent character in the Epic of Gilgamesh, responsible for bringing the wild man Enkidu to the city of Uruk.
SharlsmLiterature A corruption of Charles Sharls Davis Kendy is a computer in the books THE INTEGRAL TREES and THE SMOKE RING.
SharrafLiterature The name of a character in Jennifer Murdley's Toad.
ShastafEnglish (Modern, Rare), Literature 20th-century adoption of the name of Mount Shasta in Northern California (or the Shasta daisy, named after the mountain), which comes from the name of a Native American tribe that lived in the area; its origin and meaning is lost to time.... [more]
ShelobfLiterature An evil spider in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. The name was created by Tolkien from the English words "she" and "lob", an archaic word from the Old English "loppe" meaning spider
SheremLiterature, Popular Culture Shere Khan is a fictional tiger in Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book stories (1894). Shere means "tiger" or "lion" in Persian, Urdu, and Punjabi.
ShermadinmLiterature, Georgian Meaning uncertain. According to one Russian source, the name is a combination of the Persian noun شیر (sher) meaning "lion" (see Sher) with the Arabic noun مدينة (madina) meaning "town, city"... [more]
ShorenafGeorgian, Literature Variant of Borena. It came about due to people confusing or misreading the letters bani (b) and shini (sh) of the medieval Georgian scripts Asomtavruli and Nuskhuri, which are very similar to each other... [more]
SiglorelmLiterature This is the name of a Muslim Saracen killed by the Archbishop Turpin in "La Chanson de Roland," the poem about the noble defense of the French army against the Muslim Saracens. Siglorel was a sorcerer, who, allegedly, had "gone to the devil and back."
SilmariënfLiterature From silma meaning "silver, shining white, crystal white" and rien, a variant of ien, meaning "maiden". This name was used by J.R.R. Tolkien.
SilpionmLiterature A name for the elder of the Two Trees of Valinor, the White Tree known most commonly as Telperion. This Tree shone with a shimmering light of silver-white, and that is the origin of the name Silpion, which comes from an old Elvish word sëlip for light of this kind... [more]
SilvandermLiterature Derived from Silvanus. Used as a literary name in the 17th and 18th centuries; one example is the character of Silvander in Thomas Killigrew's play "Claricilla" (c 1641).
SindrafLiterature A minor character from the 2014 young-adult book "Dorothy Must Die" by Danielle Paige bears this name.
SingoallafLiterature The heroine of Swedish writer Viktor Rydberg's popular novel Singoalla (1858) (published in English as The Wind Is My Lover), about a gypsy girl who falls in love with a knight (set in the Middle Ages).
SinuhefAncient Egyptian, Literature Ancient Egyptian name of uncertain meaning, possibly derived from Za-Nehet that could mean "son of the sycomore", "mercy" or "divine providence". 'The Story of Sinuhe' is considered one of the finest works of ancient Egyptian literature.
SiuanfLiterature Siuan Sanche is a character of the Wheel of Time fantasy series by Robert Jordan
SkadefLiterature, Popular Culture Anglicized form of Skaði. This is the name of a violent Danish seer in Bernard Cornwell's book series "The Saxon Stories," as well as the TV show "The Last Kingdom" (based on the books).
SmartypantsfLiterature Princess Smartypants is the title of a children's book by Babette Cole. The book won the British Library Association award.
SmaugmLiterature This is the name of a dragon in the Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien.
SmelfungusmLiterature The name of a character occurring together with Mundungus in 'A sentimental journey' by Laurence Sterne.... [more]
SneeuwwitjefFolklore, Literature Dutch calque of Schneewittchen. It consists of the Dutch words sneeuw meaning "snow" and wit meaning "white" combined with the Dutch diminutive suffix -je.
SnowbellmPet, Literature From the English word snowbell referring to a flowering plant, a combination of Snow and Bell. The American author E. B. White used this name for a male Persian cat in his children's novel Stuart Little (1945).
SolalmFrench (Modern), Literature Transferred use of the Jewish surname. It was first used as a given name by Albert Cohen on the titular character of his 1930 novel Solal of the Solals.
SolarmLiterature Solar Pons is a fictional detective created by the writer August Derleth.
SolembummLiterature, Pet "A wise person who listens well. Sometimes mysterious." Found in the INHERITANCE CYCLE- a were-cat (cat that can change into human) has the name
SolinusmLiterature Solinus is the Duke of Ephesus in William Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors".
SolluxmLiterature Name of the character Sollux Captor from Andrew Hussie's webcomic Homestuck. The name was made by swapping letters from Pollux and Castor, the twins from the constellation Gemini... [more]
SophonisbefHistory (Gallicized), Literature French form of Sophonisba. Sophonisbe has been the subject of several tragedies, among others La Sophonisbe by Jean Mairet (1634), Sophonisbe by Pierre Corneille (1663) and Sophonisbe by Voltaire (1770).
SourmelinafLiterature Sourmelina Zizmo is a character in Middlesex, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Jeffrey Eugenides published in 2002. The name was apparently created by the author of the novel.... [more]
SperanzafItalian, Literature, Judeo-Italian Italian form of the Late Latin name Sperantia. In part it is directly from the Italian word meaning "hope". Edmund Spenser used it in his epic poem The Faerie Queene (1590)... [more]
StannismLiterature, Popular Culture The Name of a character in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels, played by Stephen Dillane on the TV Show Game of Thrones.
StaurofilafSpanish (Rare), Literature Spanish form of Staurophila. The use of this name was probably inspired by Camino real de la cruz (1721), which is one of the earliest Spanish translations of Regia Via Crucis (1635), an important counter-reformation devotional emblem book written by the Dutch-born Flemish Benedictine monk Benedictus van Haeften (1588-1648)... [more]
StaurophilafLate Greek, Literature Feminine form of Staurophilos. In literature, this is the name of the main character of Regia Via Crucis (1635), an important counter-reformation devotional emblem book written by the Dutch-born Flemish Benedictine monk Benedictus van Haeften (1588-1648)... [more]
StavromLiterature Possibly a variant of the Greek name Stavros. This is the middle name of James Bond's archenemy, Ernst Stavro Blofeld.
StellalunafLiterature From Latin stella "star" and luna "moon" (compare Stella, Luna), used for the title character - a fruit bat - in the popular children's picture book 'Stellaluna' (1993)... [more]
StelmariafLiterature The daemon of Lord Asriel in Phillip Pullman's Dark Materials series. She takes the form of a snow leopard.
StiorrafPopular Culture, Literature Stiorra is a name of a character in Bernard Cornwell's book series “The Saxon Chronicles” and its TV adaptation “The Last Kingdom,” the daughter of the main protagonist Uhtred. Her name is based on the Old English word steorra, meaning “star.”
StromafEnglish (British), Scottish, Literature From the name of a Scottish island off Caithness, uninhabited since 1961, which derives from the Norse Straumey meaning "island in the stream" or "current". This was the name of a character in the British children's novel Broken Soup (2008) by Jenny Valentine.
StryvermEnglish, Literature Stryver is a character in the Charles Dickens novel A Tale of Two Cities and in the 10 TV/film adaptations of the story.
SturgismLiterature Transferred use of the surname Sturgis. This was used as a masculine name by J. K. Rowling in her 'Harry Potter' series of books.
Sulikom & fGeorgian, Literature Means "little soul" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun სული (suli) meaning "soul" combined with the Georgian diminutive suffix -კო (-ko).... [more]
SulpiciafAncient Roman, Literature Feminine form of Sulpicius. This name has been borne by two Roman female poets. Also, in the "Twilight" novels written by Stephenie Meyer, Sulpicia is the name of the wife of Aro, the leader of a vampire coven named The Volturi.
SunyermCarolingian Cycle, Medieval Catalan Allegedly derived from Proto-Germanic *sunjō, meaning "truth, protest". It was borne by two counts of Empúries, modern-day Empordà, in Catalonia.
Suskem & fDutch, Flemish, West Frisian (Rare), Literature As a masculine name, this name is a Dutch and Flemish diminutive of Franciscus via its short form Sus. So, in other words, this name is basically a combination of Sus with the Dutch and Flemish diminutive suffix -ke... [more]
SwedefLiterature Used by author Leif Enger in the 2001 novel Peace Like A River. Swede is the protagonist's younger sister, who is fascinated with the American Old West and composes poems about a heroic cowboy known as Sunny Sundown.
SyaoranmChinese, Japanese, Literature Means "little wolf", most notable as the name of the chinese transfer student, Syaoran Li, from the popular CLAMP manga Cardcaptor Sakura.... [more]
SylviianelfLiterature The name of the main character in Robin McKinley's 1975 middle fiction/fantasy novel Pegasus.
SymforosafDutch (Rare), Literature Dutch form of Symphorosa. In Dutch literature, Symforosa is the name of the main character of the 1918 novel De zeer schone uren van Juffrouw Symforosa, begijntjen written by the Flemish author Felix Timmermans (1886-1947).
SzávafHungarian, Literature Probably derived from the Hungarian name for a river in central Europe, known as the Sava in English. This was used as a feminine name by French author Jules Verne in his novel Mathias Sandorf (1885).
TabliopefLiterature, Greek Mythology A made-up name of a 'Muse' that is a comic invention of Palladas, a late Greek poet and epigrammatist, appearing in his epigram found in book 11 (Humorous and convivial - Scoptic - Σκωπτικά) of Anthologia Palatina... [more]
TamlinmLiterature Diminutive of Tam 1. Tam Lin was the subject of an Anglo-Scottish border ballad (first recorded in 'The Complaynt of Scotland', 1549), a man abducted by the Queen of the Fairies and rescued at long last by his true love.
TanéfLiterature Tané is the name of one of the point of view characters in Samantha Shannon's novel 'The Priory of the Orange Tree'.... [more]
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.
TantafLiterature used by J.R.R. Tolkien for the Hobbit Tanta Hornblower, the great-grandmother of Frodo Baggins.
TantormLiterature Tantor is a generic name for elephants in Mangani, the fictional language of the great apes in the Tarzan novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Tar-AmandilmLiterature This name is from a character by J. R. R. Tolkien, present in the book The Fall of Númenor: And Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-Earth (2022) edited by Brian Sibley. Tar-Amandil is the third king of Númenor, from the line of Blessed Eärendel... [more]
Tarkam & fEnglish (Rare), Literature Name of the title character in Henry Williamson's novel 'Tarka the Otter' (1927) and the subsequent movie adaptation (1979). In the book the (male) character's name is said to mean "wandering as water"; perhaps the author based it on Welsh dwrgi "otter", literally "water dog", or on its Cornish cognate dowrgi.... [more]
TarnemDutch (Rare), Literature Name of a fictional male character by Dutch author Tonke Dragt. Prince Tarne is the main protagonist of a children's story titled "Het was maar een droom - De geschiedenis van prins Tarne" ("It was just a dream - The history of prince Tarne"), which is one of several short stories in the book "Het gevaarlijke venster en andere verhalen" (Tonke Dragt, 1979)
TashmLiterature Possibly from the Turkic word for stone, tash. This was the name of a demon in The Chronicles of Narnia.
TashlanmLiterature This was a name given to a cross between a demon, Tash and a god, Aslan to trick citizens into thinking they were one, in the novel the Last Battle, by C.S. Lewis.
TattypoofLiterature It is said to be the name of Good Witch of the North which was featured in the book of The Giant Horse of Oz by L. Frank Baum (1928).
TehanifTahitian, Hawaiian, Literature Derived from Tahitian te meaning "the" and hani meaning "darling". This was used for a character in the novel Mutiny on the Bounty (1932) by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall... [more]
TelerifWelsh, Arthurian Romance Contraction of Welsh ty meaning "thy, your" and Eleri. This name is mentioned in Culhwch and Olwen as one of the maidens of King Arthur's court.
TengilmSwedish (Rare), Literature From Old Norse þengill meaning "prince, king". Tengil is the main antagonist in Swedish author Astrid Lindgren's novel 'The Brothers Lionheart' from 1973.
TerezifAlbanian, Literature, Popular Culture Name used in the webcomic Homestuck by character Terezi Pyrope. The name itself is likely derived from the Albanian word terezi, meaning "justice".
TessibelfLiterature, English (American, Rare, Archaic) From the fictional character Tessibel Skinner, occurring in the books 'Tess of the Storm Country' (1909) and 'Tess, The Secret of the Storm Country' (1917) by Grace Miller White. There were also four films where Tessibel appears.
ThamosmTheatre, Literature Thamos, King of Egypt (Thamos, König in Ägypten in German) is a play by Tobias Philipp, baron von Gebler, for which, between 1773 and 1780, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote incidental music, K. 345/336a, of an operatic character.
TharmasmLiterature In the mythological writings of William Blake, Tharmas is one of the four Zoas, who were created when Albion, the primordial man, was divided fourfold. He represents sensation, and his female counterpart is Enion, who represents sexual urges... [more]
ThayetfLiterature Used in the Song of the Lioness Quartet, by Tamora Pierce.
ThelfLiterature Means "will, desire, wish" in Greek. This name was invented by the poet William Blake, who used it for the heroine of his 'Book of Thel' (1789).
ThéodenmLiterature Means "king, ruler" in Old English, probably from þeud "people" and þegen "thane, warrior" This name was invented by J. R. R. Tolkien who used Old English to represent the Rohirric language... [more]
ThéodredmLiterature, Anglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements þeod "people" and ræd "advice, counsel, wisdom". This name was employed by J. R. R. Tolkien who used Old English to represent the Rohirric language... [more]
TheonmAncient Greek, Literature, Popular Culture Meaning uncertain. This name could be derived from the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god", but it can also easily be derived from the Greek verb θέω (theo) meaning "to run fast, to fly" as well as "to shine, to gleam".... [more]
ThingolmLiterature The King of Doriath and High King of the Sindar in 'The Silmarillion' by J.R.R. Tolkien. He was the husband of Melian and father of Luthien. His name, which is an honorific, means "Greycloak" in Quenya from thind "grey" and coll "mantle".
ThirielmLiterature In the mythological writings of William Blake, Thiriel is the first son of Urizen. There is a possible confusion with Tiriel, the protagonist of the first prophetic book, of that name.
ThorbymLiterature Transferred use of the surname Thorby, which is a variant of Thorsby. This was used for the protagonist of Robert A. Heinlein's science fiction novel Citizen of the Galaxy (1957).
ThranduilmLiterature King Thranduil is a fictional character in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. He is a supporting character in The Hobbit, and is referenced in The Lord of the Rings. Means "harsh spring" in Sindarin Elvish.
ThreshmLiterature Thresh was the name that Susanne Collins used for the boy from District 11 in The Hunger Games. ... [more]
ThrórmNorse Mythology (Anglicized), Literature Anglicized form of the Old Norse name Þrór, a name found in the Dvergatal "Catalogue of Dwarves" in the Völuspá, a part of the Poetic Edda. The meaning of the name is uncertain.... [more]
ThuviafLiterature Thuvia is the name of a princess from the fictional universe of Barsoom created by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
ThymianfLiterature Derived from German Thymian "thyme". It was used by German author Margarete Böhme (1867-1939) in her novel Tagebuch einer Verlorenen (1905; "The Diary of a Lost Girl"). The book purportedly tells the true story of Thymian, a young woman forced by circumstance into a life of prostitution... [more]
ThymianefFrench (Rare), Literature Gallicized form of Thymian. This name was coined for the protagonist in the French translation - Journal d'une fille perdue - of Margarete Böhme's 1905 novel Tagebuch einer Verlorenen.
TigrainefLiterature A character from Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time fantasy fiction series.
Tik-tokmLiterature From the name of a character that is featured several times in the Oz books by L. Frank Baum. His name might be modeled on the sound that the clockwork inside of him produces.... [more]
TirianmLiterature Variant of Tyrian. The last king of Narnia and one of the main characters in 'The Last Battle' by C.S. Lewis.
TisbefLiterature, Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Catalan (Rare) Italian, Spanish and Catalan form of Thisbe, as well as an alternate Latin form. It occurs in the medieval French romance Floriant et Florete (c. 1250-75) belonging to a friend of Florete, the wife of Arthur's knight Floriant.
TitubafHistory, Literature The origins of this name are uncertain. This was the name of a Barbadian slave who was one of the first people accused of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials. In the literary world, said Tituba is featured in Maryse Condé's novel I, Tituba: Black Witch of Salem (1986) as well as in the 1952 play The Crucible by Arthur Miller.... [more]
TiturelmArthurian Romance The name of the Grail King in Wolfram von Eschenbach's 'Parzival'. Also the title of another work by Wolfram von Eschenbach (preserved only fragmentary).
TocelynfLiterature Used by Connie Willis for a character in her novel "To Say Nothing of the Dog."
ToderomVenetian (Archaic), Literature Venetian form of Teodoro. In literature, Todero is the name of the main character of Sior Todero brontolon (1761-1762), a Venetian-language play written by the Italian playwright Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793).
Toiraf & mJapanese (Modern), Literature, Popular Culture From Japanese 人 (to) meaning "person", "human", combined with 偉 (i) meaning "great", and 良 (ra) meaning "good". Other kanji combinations are possible. When written in hiragana or katakana, (Hiragana: といら or Katakana: トイラ) (Toira) is (Hiragana: らいと or Katakana: ライト) (Raito) spelled backwards.
ToklomInuit, Literature Used by Erin Hunter in the Seekers series of novels. It means, "Spontaneous and Versatile".
TommenmPopular Culture, Literature Tommen Baratheon is the name of a royal character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former. ... [more]
TondamSorbian (Archaic), Literature Sorbian short form or diminutive of Anton. In the literary world, Tonda is a character in Otfried Preußler's novel 'Krabat'.
TorecmArthurian Romance (Dutchified) Meaning uncertain. This is the name of the hero in a 13th-century Dutch romance by Jacob van Maerlant; for the love of a maiden, Sir Torec defeats all the Knights of the Round Table except Arthur.
TormundmNorwegian, Literature, Popular Culture Modern Norwegian form of Þórmundr. Tormund Giantsbane is a character in the book series 'A Song of Ice and Fire' (1996-present) by American author George R. R. Martin, and the TV series 'Game of Thrones' (2011-2019).
TorrhenmLiterature The name of a character in George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire. In this world Torrhen Stark was the King in the North who knelt to Aegon the Conquerer.
TourmentinefLiterature From the name of a mythical herb that is supposed to cause people to repeatedly run around in circles if stepped on (the name of the herb is derived from the French tourment meaning "torture")... [more]
ToutebellefLiterature Means "all-fair" in French. This is the name of the princess in Madame d'Aulnoy's fairy tale ''The Yellow Dwarf'' (1697). Toutebelle is a beautiful but vain princess who is promised to an ugly dwarf, but decides to marry a king instead... [more]
TreebeardmLiterature Treebeard or (Sindarin) Fangorn is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. He is the oldest of the Ents, tree-like beings who are the "shepherds of trees".
TrellismLiterature The name of the teenage Elvish prince from the "Amulet" series of graphic novels written by Kazu Kibuishi, the Japanese-American animator, writer, and artist.
TrenkmLiterature The title hero in the series of children's books by Kirsten Boie 'Der kleine Ritter Trenk'.... [more]
TribulationmEnglish (Puritan), Literature Middle English via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin tribulatio(n-), from Latin tribulare ‘press, oppress’, from tribulum ‘threshing board (constructed of sharp points)’, based on terere ‘rub’... [more]
TrilbyfEnglish (Rare), Literature The name of the titular character in George Du Maurier's 1894 novel 'Trilby', about an tone-deaf model who is hypnotized to become a talented singer. The name became a (now obsolete) colloquial term for a foot, as the character's feet were objects of admiration... [more]