Name List: Character Names

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Names I would maybe use for a character sometime, and also ones I've used already.
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Name M/F Remark Rating
Abelone f
Addolorata f Means 'Grieving' in Italian. This is the title of Virgin Mary.
Adelma f From the Old German elements atto meaning "father" and helm meaning "helmet, protection".
Adhelm m From the Old German elements atto meaning "father" and helm meaning "helmet, protection".
Adramelech m Latin form of אַדְרַמֶּלֶךְ (Adar-malik) meaning "king of fire" in Hebrew. He is possibly the sun god worshipped at Sippar (Sepharvaim).
Adsila f Comes from 'Fire'.
Afuru f / m From 溢る (afuru), modern afureru, meaning "to flood, overflow, brim over," written as 感, from kan meaning "feeling, emotion, sensation," and 洸, from 洸洸 (kōkō) meaning "surge (of water), valiant, brave.
Agostino m
Agrafena f ( derivative of Agrippa ---> Agrippina). Namesake of the scheming mother of the Roman emperor Nero.
Aldebrand m from 'Brant' meaning fire.
Alevtina f From 'Valentina'
Alouette f Derived from French alouette "lark, skylark". Alouette is a popular Quebecois children's song, commonly thought to be about plucking the feathers from a lark.
Altagracia f I used to hate virtue names, but now I realize I just hate them in my own language.
Alto m "to raise, to make high, to elevate", musical term, used as Alto of Altomünster, an Irish or Scottish saint who lived in Germany.
Amaranta f Spanish and Italian form of Amaranth, after the flower.
Amnesty f From the english word, 'amnesty', meaning an official pardon. Latin from Greek amnēstia ‘forgetfulness’.
Angerona f Latin angor "strangulation, torment"or angustus "narrow, constricted"
Anicet m
Ansaldo m Italian form of a Germanic name composed of the elements ansi "god" and walt "power, authority"
Anup m From Sanskrit अनूप (anūpa) meaning "watery, place near the water, lagoon".
Ariadne f Means 'most holy'. Wife of Dionysus.
Asante m / f Means "Thank you"
Atenodoro m Means "gift of Athena" from the name of the god Athena combined with Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift". (taken from athenadoros, it's origin name)
Atílio m Unknown origin.
Augustin m From the Roman name Augustinus, itself derived from the Roman name Augustus.
Babe m / f Self-explanatory. Only here because it'd be funny.
Baladeva m From Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength, might" and देव (deva) meaning "god". Baladeva is another name of Balarama, the older brother of Krishna. Only here because of the root 'deva'.
Bambino m From bambino meaning "child, baby, toddler." It is more often used for females as its equivalent Bambina.
Barbie f Nickname only.
Basma f Means "smile" in Arabic, from the root بسم (basama) meaning "to smile".
Blondie f literal nicknames.
Bo 2 m / f From Chinese 波 (bō) meaning "wave", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation.
Brittany f region of Brittany in the northwest of France, called in French Bretagne. I only like it ironically. Using for an ironic character.
Buenaventura m From Bonaventura. Means "good fortune" in Italian, from Latin bonus "good" and venturas "the things that will come, the future".
Cal m
Caligula m Means "little boot" in Latin. This was a nickname for the 1st-century Roman emperor Gaius Caesar Germanicus given to him in his youth by his father's soldiers.
Callahan m From an Irish surname, the Anglicized form of Ó Ceallacháin. He's the clark kent type country boy with good manners and a dedication to the local football scene.
Candy f Entirely self-indulgent. I would clutch my pearls and faint if I ever met a child with this name.
Cansel f Flood stream
Cash m I really like straightforward names.
Catahecassa m sounds like onomatopoeia.
Charmaine f Could be from 'Charmion'. Geek name derived from χάρμα (charma) meaning "delight".
Chauncey m Twinky dinky
Chet m Name for a losernerd.
Chico m It grew on me.
Chidi m / f
Chita f good syllable count, makes at least 10% more quotable when added to the end of a sentence.
Clark m one syllable names. you can't go wrong.
Cokkie f I'm a little upset because when I first heard it I thought of soda pop... apparently it invokes something else.
Concetta f hungry
Cristiana f It's just prettier this way, I think.
Cruz f / m Mostly ironic.
Dallas m / f Unfairly cool name.
Dee f / m good for conversational rhythm.
Deedee f Nickname for Dinah.
Deemer m
Dimos m
Dinah f means 'to judge'. using for an OC.
Dolly f It gives off a mature vibe somehow.
Donata f
Donatienne f pronounced 'daw na sein'
Donato m
Dulce f Stage name.
Dulcie f
Eileithyia f From the Greek Εἰλείθυια (Eileithyia), which was derived from εἰλήθυια (eilethyia) meaning "the readycomer". This was the name of the Greek goddess of childbirth and midwifery.
Eithne f
Ekaterina f
Esau m
Esperanza f
Eudice f
Euri f
Eustace m Saint Eustace was a 2nd-century Roman general who became a Christian after seeing a vision of a cross between the antlers of a stag he was hunting. He was seen as a patron saint of hunting.
Fedude m / f
Felagha f / m
Feliciano m Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of the Roman name Felicianus, which was itself derived from the Roman name Felix. It was borne by a number of early saints, including a 3rd-century bishop of Folig
Fenton m Extremely cool, but still radiates himbo.
Ferdowsi m
Fido m / f (useless) boy. using for an oc
Flick f / m One of those 'nicknames based on an event' kinda things.
Fortunata f Supposed to be very literal. For a very literal character.
Friedhold m
Fumie f From Japanese 文 (fumi) meaning "writing" or 史 (fumi) meaning "history" combined with 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet", 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit" or 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting". Other kanji combi
Gabino m boyish.
Ginger f kind woman.
Gita 2 f
Grimwald m
Haru m / f
Holly f
Hulderic m
Idoia f Like onomatopoeia of a water droplet. From the name of a sanctuary in Isaba, Navarre, possibly meaning "pond" in Basque, an important place of worship of the Virgin Mary.
Ikenna m Means "power of the father" in Igbo.
Indah f
Ira 1 m Means "watchful" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament
Isbrand m From Ijsbrand. Derived from the Old German elements is "ice" and brant "fire, torch, sword".
Iser m Yiddish variant of Israel.
Jadranka f stupid sounding.
Jinny f invokes a particular personality.
Jomo m
Juno f possibly related to an Indo-European root meaning "young", or possibly of Etruscan origin. In Roman mythology, she was the protectress of marriage and women, and was also the goddess of finance.
Lamont m From 'Law Man'
Lana f The weird grey area between smoke-show knock-out girl next door and a sweet kind old woman.
Lanford m From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "long ford" in Old English.
Laodice f Latinized form of Greek Λαοδίκη (Laodike) meaning "justice of the people", derived from Greek λαός (laos) meaning "people" and δίκη (dike) meaning "justice, custom, order".
Lidochka f From Lydia. In the New Testament this is the name of a woman converted to Christianity by Saint Paul.
Linette f From 'Lin'. From an English surname that was derived from Welsh llyn meaning "lake".
Lizaveta f From Yelizaveta. 'Shava', Hebrew word meaning "oath"
Lorenzo m Form of Laurentius.
Loreto f / m
Loretta f
Lotta f
Lottie f
Mack 2 m
Mafalda f
Maks m Nickname for 'Mack'
Malle f
Manca f
Marinko m
Mariska f
Marisol f
Marjorie f
Marlowe f / m
Masahiko m
Meino m
Melusine f In european folklore, a 'water fairy'
Moisey m Cute. Down to earth.
Mors f / m
Mortimer m
Mot m
Mousa m Persian form of Musa(another form of moses), as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.
Netsai f
Nihad m Anagram of Dinah.
Nikita 1 m Extremely cool.
Nomiki f Meaning relating to 'Law', Nomiki Lamont matches in meaning.
Nonna f Really like this one. Like, I really like this one.
Phileine f from 'Phileine says Sorry' Fileine Amnest is a double meaning.
Philodice f Derived from φίλος (phílos) meaning “friend” and δίκη (dice) meaning "law, judgement, justice".
Praxidike f name of one of jupiters moons. Can be a space themed name/
Prince m Unwanted nickname.
Ptolemy m From the Greek name Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaios), derived from Greek πολεμήϊος (polemeios) meaning "aggressive, warlike". Tansie and Ptolemy could be something.
Rasa f Means "dew" in Lithuanian and Latvian.
Reinhardt m From Reynard. From the Germanic name Raginhard, composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy". Reynard has since become a word for 'fox'.
Rembrandt m From a Germanic name that was composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and brant "fire, torch, sword".
Rocío f Means "dew" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary María del Rocío meaning "Mary of the Dew".
Sabine f Feminine form of Sabinus, a Roman cognomen meaning "a Sabine" in Latin.
Salle m
Salle m
Santana f / m From a contraction of Santa Ana (referring to Saint Anna)
Santiago m Means "Saint James", derived from Spanish santo "saint" combined with Yago, an old Spanish form of James, the patron saint of Spain.
Scottie m / f
Selle m
Setia m / f Means "loyal, obedient, faithful" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit सत्य (satya).
Solomon m From the Hebrew name שְׁלֹמֹה (Shelomo), which was derived from שָׁלוֹם (shalom) meaning "peace".
Sonny m Nickname.
Sophea f / m Means "judge, lawyer" in Khmer.
Sullivan m derived from Irish súil "eye" and dubh "dark, black"
Svetlana f Derived from Russian свет (svet) meaning "light, world". It was popularized by the poem Svetlana (1813) by the poet Vasily Zhukovsky. It is sometimes used as a translation of Photine.
Tadhg m From Old Irish Tadg meaning "poet"
Tal m / f 'Dew'
Tali f Means "my dew" in Hebrew
Tolya m From 'Anatolius'. From the Greek Ἀνατόλιος (Anatolios), derived from ἀνατολή (anatole) meaning "sunrise".
Valdice f From 'Valdis'. Short form of Voldemārs and other Latvian names containing the Baltic/Germanic element vald "rule".
Valter m From the Germanic name Waltheri meaning "power of the army", from the elements walt "power, authority" and heri "army".
Vittoria f Sounds infinitely nicer than Victoria. less rough edges.
Yam m Means "sea" in Ugaritic. Yam was the Ugaritic god of the sea, also associated with chaos, storms and destruction. He was a son of the chief god El.
Yōko f From Japanese 陽 (yō) meaning "light, sun, male" or 洋 (yō) meaning "ocean" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.