This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Popular Culture; and the order is random.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Aquata f Popular CultureOne of the princesses in Disney's "The Little Mermaid." The name probably comes from aqua, water.
Luciel m Popular CultureThis is the baptismal name of the fictional character Saeyoung Choi (also known as 707) from the hit Korean app "Mystic Messenger". The cheritz company says that he got his baptismal name from Lucifer (Satan) with intentions of having a life that will not end up as a fallen angel.
Karai f & m Popular Culture, English (American, Modern, Rare)Possibly taken from the Japanese adjective 辛い
(karai) meaning "spicy, hot; strict, harsh, severe," belonging to a fictional (female) character in various installments of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and related media, introduced in 1993, and a (male) character in the anime 'Naruto Shippūden' who first appeared in episode 286 (broadcast in 2012 in Japan).... [
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Nanker m Popular CultureNanker Phelge is a pseudonym of the Rolling Stones used in credits for collaborative works of the whole band. A Nanker was a revolting face that band members, Brian Jones in particular, would pull.
Kodian f Popular CultureKodian is the name of a female character in the online role-playing game World of Warcraft.
Nimona f Popular CultureThe name of a shapeshifter in the eponymous graphic novel by ND Stevenson (2015) and a film by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane (2023). The main shape of the shapeshifter is a teenage girl but she can assume the shape of any animal or human, including male ones.
Shenzi f Popular CultureShenzi is a hyena character from Disney's animated film The Lion King and the Broadway musical of the same name. Her name means 'savage', 'uncouth', or 'poor quality' in Swahili.
Yakari m Popular Culture, Sioux (?)The name of the title character, a little Sioux boy, in the French-Belgian comic book series
Yakari (1973-) and its television adaptions (1983, 2005).
Offred f Literature, Popular CultureThe main protagonist in 'The Handmaid's Tale' by Margaret Atwood. Her name is derived from the phrase
of Fred because she belongs to man named Fred. The puns to the words
offered (as a sacrifice) and
off-red (because of her red dress) are intended.
Kalas m Popular CultureFrom the Japanese word カラス (karasu) meaning "crow, raven". Used in the role-playing game
Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean (2003).
Farfour m Popular CultureFrom Arabic فأر (
fa'r) "mouse, rat" with a diminutive suffix. Farfour was a Mickey Mouse-like co-host in the infamous Palestinian children's television show Tomorrow's Pioneers (2007-2009) who hosted with Saraa Barhoum from April to June 2007 after being replaced by Nahoul the Bee.
Lacus f Popular CultureMeans "lake" in Latin. This is the name of one of the major female characters found in the Japanese anime 'Gundam SEED' & 'Gundam SEED Destiny'.
Valanice f Popular CultureVariant of the name
Balanice, which appears in the French fairy tale Rosanella. Valanice is the name of a character in the King's Quest series of computer games... [
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Fievel m Popular CultureVariant spelling of
Feivel, as seen in the animated film "An American Tail." It doesn't seem to be an existing spelling (as in, seen on human beings), so it is likely that Fievel is actually a more phonetical spelling of Feivel: the creators of the film must have thought that Fievel would be easier to pronounce for American audiences than Feivel.
Diablo m Obscure, Popular CultureMeans "devil" in Spanish. Diablo Cody is the pen name of American writer Brook Busey (1978-). There is also a Marvel supervillain named Diablo.
Stitch m Popular CultureFrom the English word "stitch" meaning a "thread or loop of yarn created by movement" or "to mend or make with thread".... [
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Brandine f Popular CulturePossibly a combination of
Brandy and the popular suffix
-ine. Brandine Spuckler is Cletus's wife on the American animated series
The Simpsons.
Kronk m Popular CultureKronk Pepikrankenitz is the muscle-bound henchman of Yzma, the royal adviser to Emperor Kuzco from The Emperor's New Groove. He also starred as main protagonist in his own film, Kronk's New Groove, and is a recurring character in the TV series, The Emperor's New School.
Kirie f Japanese, Popular CultureFrom Japanese 桐 (
kiri) meaning "paulownia, princess tree, empress tree, foxglove-tree" combined with 絵 (
e) meaning "picture, painting". Other kanji combinations are also possible. ... [
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Undyne f Popular CultureThis is the name of a character in the RPG Undertale. Her name is derived from the Greek water elementals or water nymphs called undines. Her name could also be a pun off of "undying"
Merryweather f Popular CultureFeminine variant of
Meriwether influenced by the phrase "merry weather". A notable fictional bearer of the name is one of the three good fairies from Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty' (1959).
Neytiri f Popular CultureMeans "she who seeks the spirits" in Na'vi, the language used in the film 'Avatar' (2009).
Zimbo m Popular Culture, HindiZimbo is the name of a Tarzan influenced titular character in the eponymous Zimbo Trilogy (1958-66) of Bollywood films by
John Cawas and the Wadia Brothers, although the character first appeared 2 decades earlier, in Toofani
Tarzan (1937).
Lightning f & m Popular CultureFrom lightning (n.) visible discharge of energy between cloud and cloud or cloud and ground, late Old English, "lightning, flash of lightning," verbal noun from
lightnen "make bright," or else an extended form of Old English
lihting, from
leht. Skarloey m Popular CultureThis name is used for one of the narrow gauge engines in the Railway Series and Thomas the Tank Engine. It means "lake in the Woods" in the fictional Sudric language.
Lurch m Popular CultureThis was the name of the butler on The Addams Family. A lurch is a sudden, uncontrolled movement.
Obi-Wan m Popular CultureObi-Wan Kenobi is a character in the 'Star Wars' universe, created by George Lucas. The meaning of the name is not known, but as Lucas was very much influenced by Japanese samurai movies, it is possible that the name is a combination of Japanese 帯 (obi) "belt" (used to tie a kimono) and
wan that sounds like the Japanese honorific suffix
san.
Farore f Popular CultureThis is the name of a goddess in
The Legend of Zelda series of video games. The goddess of courage, earth and life, her name supposedly means "life" or "courage" in the ancient Hylian language.
Usopp m Popular Culture (Modern)The name Usopp is a blend of two elements. ‘U’ likely derives from 嘘 (
uso) meaning "lie" or "falsehood" in Japanese, while ‘Sopp’ could be a variation of the sound
soppu (ソップ), which is linked to "soup" or "soft," though in the context of One Piece, it's more of a unique character construction... [
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Pusheen f Popular CultureFrom Irish
piscín meaning "kitten". It is the name of a popular animated kitten who became famous on Tumblr. She was created by Claire Belton and Andrew Duff in 2010, and has since grown into an empire of toys, books, and other characters.
Decapre f Popular CultureUsed on a video game character from the Street Fighter series. It is likely derived from дека́брь
(dekábrʹ), the Russian word for
December.
Cyann f Popular CultureFrom the name of a fictional character in a French comic book called
The Cycle of Cyann.
Baphomet m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Popular CultureProbably from a medieval corruption of
Mahomet. This appears in the Inquisition of the Knights Templar as the name of an alleged Muslim or pagan idol. In the 19th century it became associated with a Western occult symbol drawn by Eliphas Lévi, a "Sabbatic Goat" image depicting a demonic horned god.
Nyanko f Popular CultureName of an antagonist in Sailor Moon. Composed of "nyan", an otomonopoeia and Japanese equivalent to "meow", and "ko", meaning "child".
Malekith m Popular CultureThe Marvel comics Malekith first appeared in June 1984 in Thor #344. The Warhammer version was first mentioned in the 1992 High Elf book. The name itself could have been independently created, being a combination of the Latin male- ("evil") and kith ("friends, acquaintances, and relations").
Nikila f Popular CultureNikila was the Toa of Lightning from the First Toa Team . ( From the series BIONICLE by Greg Farshtey . )
Poindexter m Popular CultureThis was the name of a character in the made-for-TV cartoon version of 'Felix the Cat', introduced to the show in 1959. From an English surname which was originally a nickname from Old French
poing destre meaning "right fist"; the surname is particularly associated with Huguenot refugees who fled from France to England, and from there to the U.S. state of Virginia.
Bod m Popular CultureBod is a classic British children's TV and book series about a little boy named Bod.
Rey m & f English, Popular CultureVariant of
Ray. More commonly used for boys, it began being used for girls following the release of 'Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens'.
Evolet f Popular Culture, EnglishIt has been suggested that the name was created from an elaboration of
love as a palindrome, or from the backwards spelling of
t(h)e love with the
h omitted for the sake of aesthetics, or from
evolve as an incomplete anagram... [
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Tangerine f Popular CulturePresumably from the English word, which refers to a red or orange colored citrus fruit. Mentioned as a name in the songs 'Tangerine' by Led Zeppelin and 'Tangerine' by Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra.
Tidus m Popular CultureDerived from Shuri Okinawan 天道/太陽
(tiida) (see
Tida), given to a character from 'Final Fantasy X'.
Zuko m Popular CultureFictional name apparently meant to be from Chinese 蘇
(sū) meaning "to regain consciousness" or 祖
(zǔ) meaning "ancestor, forefather" combined with 科
(kē) meaning "sort, class" or 寇
(kòu) meaning "bandit, robber"... [
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Jabba m Popular CultureJabba Desilijic Tiure or Jabba the Hutt is a character appearing in George Lucas's space opera film saga Star Wars. He is depicted as a large, slug-like alien.
Shidō m Japanese (Modern), Popular CultureThis name can be used to combine 志 (shi, kokorozashi, kokoroza.su, shiringu, yuki) meaning "aspire, hope," 士 (shi) meaning "gentleman, samurai," 獅 (shi, shishi) meaning "lion," 紫 (shi, murasaki) meaning "purple, violet," 史 (shi) meaning "chronicle, history" or 詩 (shi, uta) meaning "poem" with 道 (tou, dou, michi, ji) meaning "road, way," 堂 (dou) meaning "hall" or 童 (dou, warabe) meaning "juvenile, child."... [
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Morbius m American (Modern, Rare), Popular CultureThe name of the ill-fated and somewhat unstable scientist and space voyager, Dr. Edward Morbius, in the classic 1956 science fiction film,
Forbidden Planet. In an apparent acknowledgement of the earlier movie, the name was also used for an unstable renegade Time Lord in an episode ("The Brain of Morbius") of the long-running British science fiction television series,
Dr Who... [
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Tahiri f Popular CultureTahiri Veila appears in the Star Wars books as a Jedi Knight/Sith Apprentice after 22 ABY.
Killua m Popular CultureThe name of a character (a 12-year-old boy from a family of assassins) in the Japanese manga series
Hunter × Hunter (1998-) and its anime television adaptations.
Zakumi m Popular CultureZakumi the Leopard was the official mascot for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. His name comes from
ZA, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for "South Africa" and
kumi that means "ten" in several African languages.
Tomie f Japanese, Popular CultureFrom Japanese 富 (
tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance" and 江 (
e) meaning "bay, inlet". Other combinations of kanji are possible. This name is borne by the character Tomie Kawakami (川上富江
Kawakami Tomie), the titular character of the horror manga series
Tomie by Junji Ito... [
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RuPaul m & f Popular CultureIn the case of American drag queen RuPaul Charles, it was a combination
roux (a mixture of lard, flour and season which makes the base of gumbo) and
Paul.
Leto m Literature, Popular CultureName of a character, the father of the main character Paul Atreides in the novel 'Dune' (1965) and its franchise.
Mamuwalde m Popular CultureThe original name of Blacula, an 18th-century African prince who is bitten by Count
Dracula and changed into a vampire, in the 1972 movie
Blacula.
Sylvanas f Popular CultureSylvanas Windrunner is a fictional character who appears in the Warcraft series of video games.
Phileine f Dutch, Literature, Popular CultureThe use of Phileine as a feminine first name in The Netherlands is due to the 2003 film "Phileine Zegt Sorry" (English: "Phileine Says Sorry"). The film is based on a book written by Dutch author Ronald Giphart (b... [
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Kano m Popular CultureKano is a fictional character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise.
Nunnally m & f English (American, Rare), Popular CultureTransferred use of the surname
Nunnally. A notable bearer was the American filmmaker Nunnally Johnson (1897-1977). It was used for a female character in the Japanese anime television series 'Code Geass' (2006-2007) and its sequel (2008).
Groot m Popular CultureMeans "large" in Dutch. This is the name of a fictional superhero in Marvel's 'Guardians of the Galaxy'.
Aloma f English (Rare), Theatre, Popular CultureA pseudo-Hawaiian name invented by LeRoy Clemens and John B. Hymer for the title character of their 1925 Broadway play
Aloma of the South Seas, which was twice adapted to film, in 1926 and again in 1941... [
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Rouge f Popular CultureMeans "red" in French, though it can also refer to the type of make-up. A famous fictional bearer is Rouge the Bat, a character in the Sonic games.
Üffes m Popular CultureThis name started as a joke about the mispronounciation of the foreign name
Yves by some people in Germany. Due to the proliferation of the joke, it has become a nickname for Yves.
Silvermist f Popular CultureA Disney character known as water-talent fairy who appears as a friend to
Tinker Bell in Tinkerbell's cartoon films, in the ABC television show 'Once Upon a Time in Wonderland', and in Kinect Disneyland Adventures Pixie Hollow mini-game... [
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Zabivaka m Popular Culture, PetFrom a blend of the Russian noun собака
(sobaka) "dog" and the verb забивать
(zabivat') "to strike". This name was used for the 2018 FIFA World Cup official mascot, Zabivaka the Wolf, designed by 22-year-old student designer Ekaterina Bocharova.
Malicia f Popular CultureMalicia the name of the character Rogue in the French version of the X-Men. Malicia, or Rogue, was created by Chris Claremont and Michael Golden. She is a young woman whose real name is Anna Marie; her power, which is to absorb life energy via skin contact, is both a strength and a burden.
Laika f Popular Culture, PetMeans "barker" from the Russian
лаять (layat') meaning "to bark". This was the name of a Soviet dog who became one of the first animals to go to space.
Hinagiku f Japanese, Popular CultureThis is the name of a main character in the
Wedding Peach manga and TV series, one of the most popular animes released in the mid-90s. In her case it is spelled 珠野, which combines 珠 meaning "pearl, gem, jewel" with 野 meaning "plains, field, life"... [
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Kisara f Japanese, Popular CultureThis name is usually spelled with katakana, but it can also be spelled with 綺 (
ki) meaning "thin silk", 沙 (
sa) meaning "sand", and 良 (
ra) meaning "good". There are other possible kanji combinations.... [
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Dondi m & f Popular Culture, EnglishFrom a comic strip first published in 1955. In this comicstrip, Dondi was an Italian orphan asking for his parents saying "dondi" all the time. In the comic strip this comes from people calling him
dandy boy.
Alucard m Popular CultureThe name
Dracula spelled backwards. Though regularly featured in (animated) films, notably 'Son of Dracula' (1943), it is perhaps best known in more recent times from Kouta Hirano's 'Hellsing' manga and the 'Castlevania' video games.
Siegnot m German, Popular CultureAbbreviated, more modern form of
Sigenot. In popular culture, this name is borne by a character from "Die Rose vom Liebesgarten", an opera by German composer Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949).
Armistice f & m Popular Culture, American (Rare)From the English word
armistice meaning "truce, ceasefire", ultimately derived from Latin
arma "arms" and
-stitium "stoppage". This is the name of a character on the HBO series 'Westworld'.
Ollivander m English (American, Modern, Rare), Popular CultureSurname of
Garrick Ollivander, a wizard and the owner of Ollivander's Wand Shop in the Harry Potter book series and movie franchise by J. K. Rowling. In the Harry Potter universe the name is said to be of Mediterranean origin and mean "he who owns the olive wand".
Shido m Japanese (Rare), Popular CultureThis name can be used as 志度, 志土, 詩土 or 士度 with 志 (shi, kokorozashi, kokoroza.su, shiringu, yuki) meaning "aspire, hope," 詩 (shi, uta) meaning "poem," 士 (shi) meaning "gentleman, samurai," 度 (do, to, taku, tabi, -da.i) meaning "occurrence, time" and 土 (to, do, tsuchi, tsu, tsuku) meaning "earth."... [
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Caligo m English, Popular CulturePossibly related to the name for the genus of the "owl butterfly" or the Latin word meaning "darkness, mist." Name of a faerie in the game 'Lovestruck.'
Anduin m Popular CultureCreated by video game developer Blizzard Entertainment for several characters in the fantasy video game series "Warcraft". One notable bearer, Anduin Lothar, is the leader of Alliance forces during the First and Second Wars... [
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Utena f Popular CulturePossibly from Japanese word 台 (
utena in Kun reading) meaning "pedestal". This is the name of the protagonist of the anime 'Revolutionary Girl Utena'.
Patchouli f Popular Culture, English (Rare)Patchouli comes from the bushy herb of the mint family and bears tiny pink-white flowers. A bearer of this name is Patchouli Knowledge, a character from the Touhou Project.
Knuckles m Popular CultureFrom the English word
knuckles. He is the red echidna from the Sonic the Hedgehog series. He wears gloves with spikes on the knuckles.
Midna f Popular CultureMidna is one of the main characters in the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, she is the Twilight Princess. Her name comes from the English word midnight.
Zuse m Popular CultureTransferred use of the surname
Zuse, borne by engineer Konrad Zuse, inventor of the first programmable computer, though it may also be a variant of
Zeus... [
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Aemon m Literature, Popular CulturePossibly derived from
Amon. This is the name of a character in George R. R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series, as well as the TV show based on the books 'Game of Thrones'.
Arion m Ancient Greek, Greek, Greek Mythology, Popular CultureIn Greek mythology, Arion is the name of a divine immortal talking horse, who is the son of the gods Poseidon and Demeter. In real life, this name was borne by a Greek singer and poet of Methymna on Lesbos, skilled at the cithara and inventor of the dithyramb... [
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Nyoka f Popular Culture, African American, Jamaican PatoisThe name of a character from two 15-part movie serials in the early 1940s:
Jungle Girl (1941) and
Perils of Nyoka (1942). The serials were based on the novel
Jungle Girl (1932) by Edgar Rice Burroughs, in which the titular character was named
Fou-tan... [
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Desamparada f Popular CultureMeans "forsaken, helpless" in Spanish, in effect an altered form of
Desamparados. The compound name María Desamparada was used for a character on the Mexican telenovela
Triunfo del amor (2010-2011).
Peach f English (Modern), Popular CultureDerived from the name of the fruit, which itself derived its name from Late Latin
persica, which came from older Latin
malum persicum meaning "Persian fruit." In popular culture, this is the name of the Nintendo video game character Princess Peach, whom Mario often rescues from the evil Bowser.
Mystique f & m English, Popular CultureFrom the adjective in the English language. Means to have a "a special quality or air that makes somebody or something appear mysterious, powerful, or desirable." It is a French loanword deriving from the Middle English
mystik, from the Latin
mysticus 'of or belonging to secret rites or mysteries; mystic, mystical', from the Ancient Greek
mustikos (μυστικός) 'secret, mystic', from
mustēs (μύστης) 'one who has been initiated'.... [
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Greedo m Popular CultureGreedo is a Rodian bounty hunter in George Lucas's Star Wars universe. He was killed by Han Solo, who shot first.
Fandral m Popular CultureFandral the Dashing is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a charter member of the Warriors Three, a trio of Asgardian adventurers.
Bane m Popular CultureFrom the English word
bane meaning "cause of misery or ruin". In the DC Comics universe, Bane is a powerful and intelligent criminal, first appearing in 1993, and is one of Batman’s most iconic enemies.
Halt m Popular CultureA name created by John Flanagan for his series 'Ranger's Apprentice' in which Halt is an old Ranger who takes on an apprentice.
Illanaq f Popular CultureFrom the Inuit word for “friend” this name is not used amongst Alaskan Native peoples or First Nations peoples.... [
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Bono m Popular CultureDerives from 'Bono Vox', an altered form of
bonavox, which is Latin for "good voice". On its own, it could be seen as a variant of
Bonus.... [
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Aberama m Popular CulturePossibly a form of
Abraham, as it supposedly means "he who has many children" in Romani. It is the name of a character in the television show 'Peaky Blinders'.
Tayuya f Popular CultureTayuya is a fictional character from the 'Naruto' manga series. It is spelled with Japanese 多 (
ta) meaning "many", 由 (
yu) meaning "cause, reason", and 也 (
ya) meaning "also".
Yunalesca f Popular 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.... [
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Cera f Popular CultureOf uncertain origin and meaning, this name might be a variant of
Sera. It was used in the 1988 movie
The Land Before Time where it belongs to one of the main characters, a triceratops.
Drossel m Popular CultureGerman for "thrush" as in the bird. The name of a character in the anime adaption of Black Butler, Drossel Keinz.
Frieza m Popular CultureFrieza is one of the main villains in the Dragon Ball manga series. His name comes from
freezer, due to this cold-bloodedness. It also matches the trend of some of the characters having food-related names.
Nullah m Popular CultureThe name of the young Australian mixed-Aboriginal boy in Baz Lurhman's epic 2008 film "Australia", played by Brandon Walters.... [
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Leeloo f Popular CultureShort form of
Leeloominaï, which is revealed to mean "precious stones" in the (fictional) Divine Language. Leeloominaï, called Leeloo, is the heroine of the 1997 sci-fi movie "The Fifth Element"... [
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Namor m Popular CultureOriginally conceived by the writer-artist Bill Everett in 1939, Namor is the name of Marvel's earliest hero the Sub-Mariner. The name itself means "the Avenging Son" and is also a play on the word "Roman".
Jyn f Popular CultureJyn Erso is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, portrayed by English actress Felicity Jones in the 2016 film Rogue One.
Crash m Popular CultureMost notably the name for video game character Crash Bandicoot, an orange bandicoot from his self-titled platform game series created by Sony.
Nilin f Popular CultureNilin is also the name of the main character in the video game 'Remember Me' as Nilin Cartier-Wells. Whether the game developers invented her name or not is unknown.
Yennefer f Popular CultureIn the fantasy series
The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski (and the TV series adaptation), Yennefer is a powerful mage who, embittered by a cutthroat and ungracious society, leaves the Brotherhood of Northern Mages and goes rogue... [
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Nyarlathotep m Literature, Popular CultureA fictional character created by H. P. Lovecraft, first appearing in Lovecraft's 1920 prose poem "Nyarlathotep". The character is a malign deity in the Cthulhu Mythos, a shared universe.
Joshamee m Popular CultureIt is the first name of the character of Joshamee Gibbs in the Pirates of the Caribbean films. Made up by the creators of those films, his name is probably a play on the phrase
"You're joshing me!".
Inazuma f Popular CultureNotably borne by the character Inazuma (稲妻) from the 'Usagi Yojimbo' comic book series, this name refers to (a flash of) lightning. It combines 稲
(ina), the ancient bound form of
ine meaning "rice plant," and 妻/夫
(tsuma), originally referring to a spouse (nowadays, only referring to a wife, written as 妻), based on an ancient belief that rice plants would mate with or otherwise be fertilised by lightning, which frequently occurs in late summer and autumn.... [
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Ronette f English (Rare), Popular CultureDiminutive of
Veronica, which experienced some popularity in the United States in the wake of the 60s girl group The Ronettes. The lead singer of the band's name at birth was Veronica Bennett.... [
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Iracebeth f Popular CultureThis was the Red Queen's real name in Tim Burton's film "Alice in Wonderland". Her name was a play on the English word
irascible meaning "easily angered", with
Beth added to it in order to make it look more like a real feminine name.
Kreia f Popular CultureKreia is a fictional character in the RPG 'Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords' (2004). She's a Force sensitive elderly woman with mysterious motives, and a member of the main player's party... [
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Zabu m Popular CultureThis name is used for a a fictional saber-toothed tiger in Marvel Comics.
Alm m Popular CultureDerived from Old Norse "álmr," which translates to "elm tree." "Alm" is also the Swedish word for "elm tree."... [
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Lain f Popular CultureThe name of the main character in
Serial Experiments Lain (1998), a Japanese anime television series.
Kumaglak m Inuit, Popular CultureThe name of the tribal chief in the 2001 Canadian film 'Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner', the first feature film ever to be written, directed and acted entirely in Inuktitut. Set in the ancient past, the film retells an Inuit legend passed down through centuries of oral tradition.
Kujaku f Popular CultureThe name 孔雀 (
kujaku) meaning "peacock" comes from 孔 (
ku, ko, ana, hanaha.da) meaning "cavity" and 雀 (
jaku, shaku, saku, jan, suzume) meaning "sparrow".
Olimar m Popular CultureFrom Captain Olimar, the main protagonist of the video game franchise Pikmin, made by Shigeru Miyamoto, named after Mario himself (Olimar is an anagram of Mario, with an L added; his Japanese name, Orimā, (オリマー) which was romanized as Olimar, is a perfect anagram of "Mario").
Saeran m Popular CultureThis is the name of the fictional character Saeran Choi (mostly known as unknown) from the hit Korean otome game Mystic Messenger.
Stingy m Popular CultureSimply the English word stingy, meaning "Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous". In the children's television show LazyTown, Stingy is a selfish and possessive child. He still plays with the gang, but he will always care about his stuff, especially his car and his prized piggy bank... [
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Kirumi f Popular CultureBorne by character Kirumi Tojo (東条 斬美) in the visual novel adventure game 'Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony', made up of the verb 斬る
(kiru) meaning "to kill, cut/slice (off)" and 美
(mi) meaning "beauty."... [
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Chibiusa f Popular CultureUsagi/Sailor Moon and Mamoru/Tuxedo Mask's daughter from Sailor Moon, an extremely popular magical girl themed manga. Chibi means "small, little" and usa is abbreviation of usagi meaning "rabbit".
Flare f Popular CultureIn the Konami RPG "Suikoden IV," Flare En Kuldes is the princess of the Kingdom of Obel. Princess Flare also appears in "Suikoden Tactics" ("Rhapsodia" in Japan).
Flash m Popular Culture, American (Modern, Rare)From the English word
flash. from Middle English
flasshen “to sprinkle, splash,” earlier flask(i)en; probably phonesthemic in origin; compare similar expressive words with
fl- and
-sh.... [
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Pocoyo m Popular CultureDerived from Spanish
poco "little" and
yo "I (nominative form of the first person singular pronoun)". Pocoyo, a 4-year-old boy, is the title character of a computer animated children's television show that debuted in 2005.
Magneto m Popular Culture, Portuguese (Brazilian)Magneto is the 'mutant' name of an antagonist, and sometimes protagonist, of Marvel's X-Men line of comics. His real name is Max Eisenhardt, and he's used the alias of Erik Lehnsherr many times, though he is more frequently known simply as Magneto... [
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Retsuko f Popular CultureFrom Japanese 烈 (
retsu) meaning "fury, rage, violent, vehement" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child." This is the name of the protagonist of the 2016 Sanrio anime 'Aggressive Retsuko'.
Felonius m Popular CultureThis was the first name of Gru from the Despicable Me movies. He is often referred to by his surname Gru. His name was possibly taken from the word felonious which means "of, relating to, or involved in crime".
Piel m Popular CultureThe name of a child character in 1982 Franco-Hungarian animated science fiction film "Les Maîtres du Temps", directed by René Laloux.
Shōgo m Japanese, Popular CultureFrom the Japanese kanji 章 (
shō) meaning "chapter; section" combined with 吾 (
go) meaning "me; I". It can also derive from 正 (
shō) meaning "correct" and 五 (
go) meaning "five".... [
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Condorito m Popular CultureMeans "little condor" in Spanish. This is the title character of the Chilean comic strip
Condorito (first published 1949).
Tarkan m Turkish, Popular CultureIn the case of the Turkish popstar Tarkan, this name comes from a Turkish comic book character in the 1960's, which in turn comes from the name of an ancient Khazar king. Also, it was the title of a high-ranking military rank.... [
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Guzma m Popular CultureFrom the name of the flower Guzmania, also known as the tufted airplant, which was named in honor of Spanish naturalist Anastasio Guzman.... [
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Ichigo m & f Japanese (Modern), Popular CultureAs a masculine name, this name combines 一 (ichi, itsu, hito-, hito.tsu) meaning "one" with 吾 (go, a-, waga-, ware) meaning "I, my, one's own," 悟 (go, sato.ru) meaning "perceive, realise, understand," 護 (go, mamo.ru) meaning "safeguard, protect," 期 (ki, go) meaning "date, period, term, time" or 五 (go, itsu, itsu.tsu) meaning "five."... [
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