ShaelorMoon's Personal Name List

Summer
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SUM-ər(American English) SUM-ə(British English)
Rating: 58% based on 13 votes
From the name of the season, ultimately from Old English sumor. It has been in use as a given name since the 1970s.
Sloane
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: SLON
Rating: 40% based on 8 votes
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Sluaghadháin, itself derived from the given name Sluaghadhán.
Serena
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Italian, Late Roman
Pronounced: sə-REEN-ə(English) seh-REH-na(Italian)
Rating: 46% based on 7 votes
From a Late Latin name that was derived from Latin serenus meaning "clear, tranquil, serene". This name was borne by an obscure early saint. Edmund Spenser also used it in his poem The Faerie Queene (1590). A famous bearer from the modern era is tennis player Serena Williams (1981-).
Sedona
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American)
Pronounced: se-DO-na(American English)
Rating: 28% based on 6 votes
In the United States, this name is usually given in honour of the city of Sedona in Arizona. The city itself had been named after Sedona Arabella Schnebly (née Miller), who was the wife of Theodore Carlton Schnebly, the city's first postmaster. Sedona herself is said to have gotten her name from her mother, who had allegedly thought up the name herself, thinking it sounded pretty. However, it could just as well be that her mother had taken the existing names Sidonia or Sidony and slightly altered them to her liking. She may even have been inspired by Cydonia to some degree, which is the Latin name of the quince plant.
Savannah
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: sə-VAN-ə
Rating: 49% based on 8 votes
From the English word for the large grassy plain, ultimately deriving from the Taino (Native American) word zabana. It came into use as a given name in America in the 19th century. It was revived in the 1980s by the movie Savannah Smiles (1982).
Piper
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: PIE-pər(American English) PIE-pə(British English)
Rating: 56% based on 12 votes
From an English surname that was originally given to a person who played on a pipe (a flute). It was popularized as a given name by a character from the television series Charmed, which debuted in 1998 [1].
Paisley
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: PAYZ-lee
Rating: 41% based on 10 votes
From a Scots surname, originally from the name of a town near Glasgow, maybe ultimately derived from Latin basilica "church". This is also a word (derived from the name of that same town) for a type of pattern commonly found on fabrics.
Nora 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Irish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Latvian, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish
Pronounced: NAWR-ə(English) NO-ra(German, Dutch, Spanish)
Rating: 54% based on 7 votes
Short form of Honora or Eleanor. Henrik Ibsen used it for a character in his play A Doll's House (1879).
Naomi 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Hebrew, Biblical
Other Scripts: נָעֳמִי(Hebrew)
Pronounced: nay-O-mee(English) nie-O-mee(English)
Rating: 46% based on 5 votes
From the Hebrew name נָעֳמִי (Naʿomi) meaning "my pleasantness", a derivative of נָעַם (naʿam) meaning "to be pleasant". In the Old Testament this is the name of the mother-in-law of Ruth. After the death of her husband and sons, she returned to Bethlehem with Ruth. There she declared that her name should be Mara because of her misfortune (see Ruth 1:20).

Though long common as a Jewish name, Naomi was not typically used as an English Christian name until after the Protestant Reformation. A notable bearer is the British model Naomi Campbell (1970-).

Nadia 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
Other Scripts: ناديّة(Arabic) نادیہ(Urdu) নাদিয়া(Bengali)
Pronounced: na-DEE-ya(Arabic)
Rating: 44% based on 5 votes
Alternate transcription of Arabic ناديّة (see Nadiyya), as well as the usual form in several other languages.
Maddalena
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: mad-da-LEH-na
Rating: 30% based on 6 votes
Italian form of Magdalene.
Madalena
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Portuguese
Pronounced: mu-du-LEH-nu(European Portuguese) mu-da-LEH-nu(Brazilian Portuguese)
Rating: 35% based on 6 votes
Portuguese form of Magdalena.
Lyra
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Astronomy
Pronounced: LIE-rə(English)
Rating: 49% based on 8 votes
The name of the constellation in the northern sky containing the star Vega. It is said to be shaped after the lyre of Orpheus. This is the name of the main character in the His Dark Materials series of books by Philip Pullman (beginning 1995).
Lyla
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LIE-lə
Rating: 48% based on 6 votes
Variant of Leila.
Luna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Roman Mythology, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, English
Pronounced: LOO-na(Latin, Spanish, Italian) LOO-nə(English)
Rating: 57% based on 10 votes
Means "the moon" in Latin (as well as Italian, Spanish and other Romance languages). Luna was the Roman goddess of the moon, frequently depicted driving a white chariot through the sky.
Lucy
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LOO-see
Rating: 64% based on 8 votes
English form of Lucia, in use since the Middle Ages.
Lia 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Georgian, Greek, Biblical Latin
Other Scripts: ლია(Georgian) Λεία(Greek)
Pronounced: LEE-a(Italian, Greek) LEE-u(Portuguese) LEE-AH(Georgian)
Rating: 27% based on 6 votes
Italian, Portuguese, Georgian and Greek form of Leah.
Kiley
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KIE-lee
Rating: 24% based on 12 votes
Variant of Kylie.
Kenna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Scottish
Rating: 32% based on 6 votes
Feminine form of Kenneth.
Kendall
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KEHN-dəl
Rating: 63% based on 13 votes
From an English surname that comes from the name of the city of Kendale in northwestern England meaning "valley on the river Kent". Originally mostly masculine, the name received a boost in popularity for girls in 1993 when the devious character Kendall Hart began appearing on the American soap opera All My Children.
Kea
Gender: Feminine
Usage: East Frisian
Rating: 24% based on 5 votes
Frisian short form of names like Heikea, Elkea and other names ending in -kea.
Katrina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Scottish, English
Pronounced: kə-TREE-nə(English)
Rating: 48% based on 6 votes
Anglicized form of Caitrìona.
Jade
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English, French
Pronounced: JAYD(English) ZHAD(French)
Rating: 60% based on 9 votes
From the name of the precious stone that is often used in carvings. It is derived from Spanish (piedra de la) ijada meaning "(stone of the) flank", relating to the belief that jade could cure renal colic. As a given name, it came into general use during the 1970s. It was initially unisex, though it is now mostly feminine.
Haley
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: HAY-lee
Rating: 59% based on 8 votes
Variant of Hayley. This spelling gained some popularity in the United States in 1977, possibly due to the author Alex Haley, whose book Roots was adapted into a popular miniseries that year. This was the most common American spelling from then to 2001, when it was eclipsed by Hailey.
Greer
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: GRIR(American English) GREEY(British English)
Rating: 29% based on 13 votes
From a Scottish surname that was derived from the given name Gregor.
Geneva
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: jə-NEE-və
Rating: 50% based on 7 votes
Possibly a shortened form of Genevieve. It could also be inspired by the name of the city in Switzerland. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 19th century.
Evanna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh, Irish, Scottish, English, Italian (Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Rating: 32% based on 6 votes
Either the feminine form of Evan and a combination of Eva and Anna.

A famous bearer is Irish actress Evanna Lynch (1991-) known for her role as Luna Lovegood in the movie adaptation of 'Harry Potter' saga.

Emmeline
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: EHM-ə-leen, EHM-ə-lien
Rating: 43% based on 7 votes
From Old French Emeline, a diminutive of Germanic names beginning with the element amal meaning "unceasing, vigorous, brave". The Normans introduced this name to England.
Elora
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Popular Culture, English (Modern)
Rating: 42% based on 5 votes
Probably an invented name. This is the name of an infant girl in the fantasy movie Willow (1988). Since the release of the movie the name has been steadily used, finally breaking into the top 1000 in the United States in 2015.
Ellison
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Scots
Rating: 42% based on 6 votes
Scots form of Alison.
Eliora
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hebrew
Other Scripts: אֱלִיאוֹרָה(Hebrew)
Rating: 38% based on 6 votes
Feminine form of Elior.
Eliana 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hebrew
Other Scripts: אֶלִיעַנָה(Hebrew)
Rating: 42% based on 6 votes
Means "my God has answered" in Hebrew.
Cleo
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KLEE-o
Rating: 47% based on 6 votes
Short form of Cleopatra, Cleon or Cleopas.
Catalina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish, Corsican
Pronounced: ka-ta-LEE-na(Spanish)
Rating: 47% based on 7 votes
Spanish and Corsican form of Katherine.
Carys
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh
Pronounced: KA-ris
Rating: 38% based on 13 votes
Derived from Welsh caru meaning "love". This is a relatively modern Welsh name, in common use only since the middle of the 20th century.
Cambria
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Various (Rare)
Pronounced: KAM-bree-ə(English)
Rating: 39% based on 14 votes
Latin form of the Welsh Cymru, the Welsh name for the country of Wales, derived from cymry meaning "the people". It is occasionally used as a given name in modern times.
Bristol
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: BRIS-təl
Rating: 30% based on 14 votes
From the name of the city in southwestern England that means "the site of the bridge".
Briar
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: BRIE-ər(American English) BRIE-ə(British English)
Rating: 46% based on 7 votes
From the English word for the thorny plant.
Brenna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BREHN-ə
Rating: 36% based on 5 votes
Possibly a variant of Brenda or a feminine form of Brennan.
Blythe
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: BLIEDH
Rating: 34% based on 14 votes
From a surname meaning "cheerful" in Old English.
Avery
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AY-və-ree, AYV-ree
Rating: 61% based on 16 votes
From an English surname that was itself derived from the Norman French form of the given names Alberich or Alfred.

As a given name, it was used on the American sitcom Murphy Brown (1988-1998) for both the mother and son of the main character. By 1998 it was more popular as a name for girls in the United States, perhaps further inspired by a character from the movie Jerry Maguire (1996).

Autumn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AW-təm
Rating: 52% based on 17 votes
From the name of the season, ultimately from Latin autumnus. This name has been in general use since the 1960s.
Aria 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: AHR-ee-ə
Rating: 41% based on 7 votes
Means "song, melody" in Italian (literally means "air"). An aria is an elaborate vocal solo, the type usually performed in operas. As an English name, it has only been in use since the 20th century, its rise in popularity accelerating after the 2010 premier of the television drama Pretty Little Liars, featuring a character by this name. It is not traditionally used in Italy.
Althea
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ἀλθαία(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 50% based on 9 votes
From the Greek name Ἀλθαία (Althaia), perhaps related to Greek ἄλθος (althos) meaning "healing". In Greek myth she was the mother of Meleager. Soon after her son was born she was told that he would die as soon as a piece of wood that was burning on her fire was fully consumed. She immediately extinguished the piece of wood and sealed it in a chest, but in a fit of rage many years later she took it out and set it alight, thereby killing her son.
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