Morgan1599's Personal Name List

Meaning unknown, perhaps an invented name. It has been in occasional use in the English-speaking world since the 19th century. It coincides with an Italian surname, a famous bearer being the French-Italian author Émile Zola (1840-1902).

Means "hail" (as in round, falling ice) in Persian.

Form of Zilpah used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.

Probably derived from Old Iranian *zari- "golden". This was the name of a legendary Saka (Scythian) warrior queen.

Derived from Persian زمین (zamin) meaning "earth, land, soil".

Derived from Hebrew זָהָב (zaháv) meaning "gold".

Feminine form of Zafir.

From Greek ζαφείρι (zafeíri), derived via Italian from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros) (see Sapphire) through Latin (compare Zafeiris).

Variant of Zayla.

Variant of Lluvia.

Feminine short form of Yuval.

From Japanese 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" or 柚 (yū) meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na), a phonetic character. Other combinations of kanji are also possible.

Variant of Eula or a feminine form of Yul and Yule (the latter of the two, as evidence shows, was used as a given name in the Middle Ages).
It has also been speculated that a woman named Yula possibly gave her name to the Scottish island of Islay.

Means "flowing water" in Guarani.

Directly taken from Old Norse ynja "female animal, she-animal".

Derived from Albanian yll "star" and, figuratively, "fate, luck" combined with the feminine adjective suffix -ore.

Derived from Albanian yll "star" and, figuratively, "fate, luck" and mirë "good".

Possibly a variant transcription of Giasemi, which means "jasmine" in Greek (from the vocabulary word γιασεμί (yiasemi)).

From Jessenia, the genus name of a variety of palm trees found in South America. As a given name, it was popularized by the writer Yolanda Vargas Dulché in the 1970 Mexican telenovela Yesenia and the 1971 film adaptation [1].

Feminine form of Yair.

Diminutive of Yael.

Possibly an elaborated form of Xyla.

Variant of Xylina; an elaborated form of Xyla using the common name suffix lene.

Possibly an invented name, perhaps based on Greek ξύλον (xylon) meaning "wood", a word used in the New Testament to mean "the Cross".

It has gained some popularity probably because it shares the same trendy sounds found in other names such as Isla, Lyla, Myla, Nyla and Kyla.

Variant latinization of Xenokleia, because its proper (and most common) latinized form is Xenoclea.

Latinized form of Xenokleia. In Greek mythology, this is the name of a priestess and oracle of the temple of Apollo at Delphi.

Derived from Greek ξανθος (xanthos) meaning "yellow" or "fair hair" (see Xanthe). This name is sometimes included as one of the Nereids of Greek myth (the fifty daughters of Nereus by Doris).

Elaborated form of Wren. It coincides with Old English wrenna meaning "(male) wren".

Allegedly derived from Old Polish wiśnia "cherry tree".

Medieval English adaption of the Old Breton unisex name Wiuhomarch.

Feminine form of Vitellius. This was the name of an Ancient Roman noblewoman, daughter of Emperor Vitellius (15-69 AC).

The historical character was also used in Mozart's opera 'La clamenza di Tito' (1791).

Feminine form of Visminas.

Feminine form of Viridianus.

Feminine form of Viridius.

Means 'Alone.'

Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Dzintra and a feminine form of Lithuanian Vintaras.

Derived from Georgian ვინ არის (vin aris) meaning "who is", which in turn is derived from the Georgian pronoun ვინ (vin) meaning "who" and the Georgian verb არის (aris) meaning "to be".

This is an independent name that is likely intended to mean something along the lines of "Who could ever be like you?" (as in: no one can ever compare to the bearer of the name). However, it is possible that in some cases, Vinari is a short form of Mzevinar.

Derived from the Slavic element vila meaning "fairy".

Means "fairy" in Serbian.

Seemingly derived from Polish wielka, the feminine nominative/vocative singular form of the adjective wielki meaning "big, large; great, grand." It is most often used in Panama.

The Slavic name for "otter", an animal traditionally associated with great agility and swiftness of movement.

Derived from Lithuanian vėtra "storm, tempest".

Means "turner of hearts" from Latin vertere "to turn, turn about" and cor "heart" (genitive cordis). This was an epithet of the Roman goddess Venus.

This name either came into being as a variant form of Viridia, or as a shortened form of Veridiana (see Viridiana). Both names ultimately come from the same root (Latin viridis "green"), so etymology-wise it does not really matter which of the two possibilities is the correct one.

From Old Norse Verðandi meaning "becoming, happening". Verdandi was one of the three Norns, or goddesses of destiny, in Norse mythology. She was responsible for the present.

The Celtic goddess of the river Wharfe (North Yorkshire, England) known from a single inscription found in Ilkley, England and therefore interpreted as a local deity.

There have been attempts to link her name to Proto-Celtic *wera- "rain" and either *beja- "to strike" or bei-e/o "to live".

Possibly a nickname for names like Venice, Vanessa, Veronica and other names that begin with the letter V.

A Roman deity associated with the winds and the sea.

Means "leave, farewell, valedictory" in Turkish.

Derived from Albanian vashë, a poetic term meaning "young girl, maiden".

From Armenian վարդենի (vardeni) meaning "rosebush, rose shrub".

Feminine form of Varinius.

Derived from the Lithuanian noun vandenė meaning "mermaid", which is derived from the Lithuanian adjective vandens meaning "aqueous, aquatic", itself ultimately derived from the Lithuanian noun vanduo meaning "water". Also compare Undinė, which is etymologically related.

From Tahitian vai "water" and tiare "flower".

Derived from Tahitian vāite meaning "soul, spirit".

Of debated origin and meaning. While the derivation from Latvian vairot "to add; to increase; to enhance" is commonly accepted, a derivation from Latvian vairīties "to avoid, to shirk" has been suggested.

This name could be considered to be a diminutive of feminine names that start with Vain- (such as Vaingedė and Vainorė) or end in -vainė (such as Dovainė), because it contains the feminine suffix -otė, which is sometimes listed as a diminutive suffix and other times as a derivative suffix. Also compare Vainutė.

Feminine form of Vainoras.

From Tahitian vai "water" and here "loved, dear".

This name could be considered to be a diminutive of feminine names that start with Vaid- (such as Vaidmantė and Vaidvilė) or end in -vaidė (such as Norvaidė), because it contains the feminine suffix -otė, which is sometimes listed as a diminutive suffix and other times as a derivative suffix. Also compare Vaidutė.

Variant form of Vaidotė.

Feminine form of Vaidminas.

Feminine form of Vaidmantas.

Possibly derived from Lithuanian vaidytis / vaidentis "to appear; to ghost; to haunt" or else a short form of Vaidota and Vaidotė.

From the Egyptian word referring to the palm branch.

It is celebrated on Palm Sunday (Κυριακή των Βαΐων), which is the Sunday before Easter.

Gallicized form of Vaea.

Derived from Albanian urtë "well-behaved; gentle, calm, quiet; sage, prudent".

Gallicized form of Tilia.

Means "chance, luck, fortune" in Greek. This was the name of the Greek goddess of fortune, luck and fate.

A mangled spelling of Curia.

The name of the wife of Quintus Lucretius of the ancient Roman Curius family.

From Latin tumidia meaning "pride, confidence".

Meaning unknown. Tuiren was a character in The Birth of Bran, a story in the book Irish Fairy Tales, written by James Stephens. A star has been named after her.

Means "princess of the people" from Irish tuath meaning "people, land" combined with flaith "princess".

From the Greek name Τρύφαινα (Tryphaina), derived from Greek τρυφή (tryphe) meaning "softness, delicacy". This name is mentioned briefly in the New Testament.

Daughter of the sea god Triton and mother of Melanippus in Greek mythology.

Allegedly from Trifin, a Welsh name derived from triw "exact, precise". This was the name of a 6th-century Breton saint, wife of the tyrant Conomor who killed their young son Tremorus.

Variant of Tryphena. This was borne by a short-lived daughter (1765-1769) of the early American midwife and diarist Martha Ballard.

Feminine form of Triantafyllos. This is also the Greek word for "rosebush".

Means "trinity" in Greek.

Possibly from Irish treise meaning "strength" or treas meaning "battle". It is also used as an Irish form of Theresa.

Feminine form of Torin.

Means "white wave" in Welsh. Tonwen (or simply Gwen) was the mother of Saint Cybi and sister of Non (herself mother of Wales' patron saint, David). It was used by John Cowper Powys for a character in his novel 'Porius' (1951).

Means "avenging murder" in Greek, derived from τίσις (tisis) meaning "vengeance" and φόνος (phonos) meaning "murder". This was the name of one of the Furies or Ἐρινύες (Erinyes) in Greek mythology. She killed Cithaeron with the bite of one of the snakes on her head.

Means "glory, splendour, beauty" in Hebrew (closely related to the word תפארת (tiferet), an important concept in Kabbala).

Tiasa was a Naiad nymph in Greek Mythology. She was a Laconian princess, daughter of King Eurotas.

From Irish tiarna meaning "lord".

Means "flower" in Tahitian, also specifically referring to the species Gardenia taitensis.

Modern Greek transliteration of Θεώνη (see Theone), a feminine form of Theon.

Latinized form of the Greek name Θεωνη (Theone), the feminine form of Theon. In Virgil's 'Aeneid', Theano or Theona was a sister of Queen Hecuba and wife of Amycus. She and her sister gave birth on the same night to their sons Paris and Mimas, respectively.

Means "sea" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was the personification of the sea. A small moon of Neptune is named for her.

Derived from Greek τήθη (tethe) meaning "grandmother". In Greek mythology this was the name of a Titan associated with the sea. She was the wife of Oceanus.

Derived from Greek τέλος (telos) meaning "purpose, result, completion", or the noun τέλεσις (telesis) "event, fulfillment". Telesilla (fl. 510 BC) was an ancient Greek poet, native of Argos. She was a distinguished woman who was especially renowned for her poetry and for her leadership of Argos through a political and military crisis and subsequent re-building. Antipater of Thessalonica included her in his canon of nine female poets.

Variant of Telephassa.

Semi-latinized form of Greek Τηλέκλεια (Telekleia), the feminine form of Telekles. This was the name of a Trojan princess in Greek mythology.

Short form of Ottavia.

Feminine form of Tatius. A bearer of this name was the wife of Numa Pompilius, a king of Rome from the 7th century BC.

Means "white fire" from Welsh tan "fire" (compare Tanguy) combined with gwen "white, fair, blessed". This is a modern Welsh name, first used in the 1960s.

Derived from Welsh tanc "peace" combined with gwen "white, fair, blessed". It occurs briefly in 'Culhwch and Olwen' belonging to a lady at King Arthur's court, the daughter of Gweir Servitor of Birds.

Derived from Cornish tal "brow; forehead; temple" and gwynn "fair; white; blessed". This is a modern Cornish name.

Derived from Estonian talv meaning "winter".

Means "green" in Armenian.

Variant of Tacey. In the Betsy-Tacy series of children's books by American writer Maud Hart Lovelace (1892-1980), it is a diminutive of Anastacia.

Old Swedish variant of Sigrid.

Short form of Synnøve.

Directly taken from Norwegian symre "anemone".

Derived from the name of the North Frisian island of Sylt whose name is a corruption of the Old Frisian name Silendi "sea-land" and thus ultimately derived from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi and *land. This name is borne by German actress Sylta Fee Wegmann (b. 1987).

The name of a naiad of the town of Sikyon and perhaps a daughter of Asopos. Her name may come from the element συλλύω (sylluo) meaning "reconciler".

Possibly a variant of Xylia.

From the Old Norse elements sveinn "young man" and dís "goddess".

Combination of the Old Norse name elements svanr "(male) swan" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Derived from Old Norse svala meaning "swallow (bird)" and rún meaning "secret lore, rune".

Scandinavian form of the Old English name Sunngifu, which meant "sun gift" from the Old English elements sunne "sun" and giefu "gift". This was the name of a legendary English saint who was shipwrecked in Norway and killed by the inhabitants.

Feminine form of Sulwyn.

Derived σθένος (sthénos) meaning "strength".

Derived from Breton sterenn "star" (cf. Steren), this name is occasionally considered the Breton equivalent of Saint Asteria.

Means "star" in Cornish.

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). It was his most important work and was translated thirteen times (among others into French, German and Spanish). The book is known as De heyr-baene des cruys in (archaic) Dutch.

Allegedly means "creation of the stars", in which case it would be related to Persian sitareh "star". This was probably the usual name of Alexander the Great's second wife, a daughter of the Persian king Darius III, formally named Barsine. After Alexander's death Stateira was murdered by his first wife Roxana.

Modern historians have tried to identify the biblical Vashti with that of the Persian queen Stateira, even suggesting that Vashti is a diminutive of Vashtateira.

Derived from σπεῖος (speios), the Epic Greek form of σπέος (speos) meaning "cave, cavern, grotto". This was the name of a Nereid in Greek myth; with the exception of Pausanias, all of the Greek poets (Hesiod, Homer, Apollodorus and Hyginus) and even the Roman poet Virgil list Speio among the ranks of the Haliad Nymphs known as the Nereides.

Derived from the Greek noun σωτηρία (soteria) meaning "salvation, deliverance, preservation".

In Greek mythology, Soteria was the goddess or daimon ("spirit") of safety, and of deliverance and preservation from harm. She was a daughter of either Zeus or Dionysus.

Feminine form of Sosipatros. This name was borne by the Greek philosopher Sosipatra of Ephesus (4th century AD).

Derived from Greek σωφροσύνη (sôphrosynê) meaning "moderation, prudence, self-control, temperance". Also compare Sophron. She was the spirit or personification of moderation, self-control, temperance, restraint, and discretion in Greek mythology. In some tales Sophrosyne was one of the good spirits released from Pandora's box, but fled to Olympus and away from humankind.

Contracted form of Sosipatra. This name was borne by a saint from the 7th century AD, whose name is frequently misspelled as Soprata.

Icelandic combination of sól "sun" and lín "flax, linen, linen garment, linen gear".

From Old Norse Sif, which meant "bride, kinswoman". In Norse mythology she was the wife of Thor. After the trickster Loki cut off her golden hair, an angry Thor forced him to create a replacement.

Elaborated form of Sireli.

Derived from Estonian sireli, the genitive form of sirel, "lilac".

A minor goddess of love, or rather of young love, in Germanic Mythology.
Some scholars argue that she might be identical with Sjöfn, Frigg's handmaid, from Norse mythology who in the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning is described as being "concerned to direct people's minds to love, both women and men."

Means "fairy, sprite, elf" in Irish.

Archaic German diminutive of Silvia.

Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Selga, a variant of Ilga and a purely phonetic coinage.

Derived from Old Norse silfr "silver" combined with rún "secret lore, rune".

Means "victorious girl-friend" from the Old Norse elements sigr "victory" and vinr "friend" (feminine vina). In Norse mythology Sigyn was the wife of the trickster god Loki. When he was chained to a rock by the other gods, Sigyn stayed by her husband's side, holding a basin over his face to catch the venom dripping from a serpent that Skaði had fastened above him; still a few drops fell onto Loki, causing him to writhe in pain so violently that he caused earthquakes. According to Cleasby-Vigfusson this is the source of the Old Norse name Signý. It was used by Norwegian author Olav Duun in his novel 'Sigyn' (1913).

Variant of Sigal.

Means 'God's violet' in Hebrew.
Related to Sigal and Sigalit

Means "violet flower" in Hebrew.

Means "juice, sap" in Kazakh, ultimately from Persian شیرین (shirin).

Means "plane tree" in Kazakh (genus Platanus), derived from Persian چنار (chenar).

Means "pomegranate flower" in Persian.

Dari Persian form of Setareh.

Variant of Seraphia.

From the Hebrew name שָֽׂרַח (Serach) meaning "abundance". In the Old Testament this is the name of Asher's daughter, Jacob's granddaughter.

Meaning is "blessed"

From seoid meaning "jewel, gem" combined with the diminutive suffix -ín.

Romanized Celtic name, in which the first element is ultimately from the Indo-European root *sen meaning "old" (the second element, uaro, is uncertain, possibly meaning "war"). It was found scratched onto a metal "curse tablet" (c.2nd-century) at the temple of Sulis Minerva at Bath (Somerset, South West England). The masculine form Senovarus is also attested.

Derived from the plant named Senna. The name is a variant of the Arabic name Sana, which means "brilliance, radiance, splendour."

In literature, this is the name of a female antagonist and witch from K.A. Applegate's series Everworld as well as a character in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight saga.

Sometimes explained as an anagram of Agnes, but more likely derived from Gaelic seang "slender".

Means "highest heaven" in Hebrew.

Derived from Latvian selga "deep sea; open sea".

Possibly derived from Welsh serennu meaning "sparkling (like stars)".

Feminine form of Sedulius. Sedulia was the mother of Saint Maura of Troyes.

Derived from the Old Irish sár meaning "ruler, leader" or "outrage, insult", and the feminine suffix -nait.

Elaboration of Sapphira.

Variant transcription of Safa.

Original form of Saorlaith.

From the Latin salvus, meaning "salvation" (as in 'of the soul').

From the Old Norse elements salr "room, hall" and dís "goddess".

Faroese form of Saldís.

Diminutive of Sadhbh.

Arabic meaning "pure"

Derived from Old English sæ "sea" and wynn "joy, delight".

Variant of Sǣþrȳð. Saint Sæthryth (fl. 660s), was the stepdaughter of king Anna of East Anglia, who became a Benedictine nun at the abbey of Faremoutiers-en-Brie, Gaul under its foundress Saint Burgundofara, whom she succeeded as abbess. Saints Seaxburh, Ethelburga, Etheldreda and Withburga were half-sisters.

Means "secret of the sea", derived from Old Norse sær "sea" combined with Old Norse rún "secret".

Derived from Icelandic sær "sea" and rós "rose".

Older form of Saorlaith.

Derived from the Old Norse elements sær "sea" and nýr "new".

Derived from Albanian sa "so; how (much)", the particle e and mirë "good".

From Old Norse sæla, meaning “happiness, bliss”. Officially approved as a given name in 2015.

Icelandic name meaning "sea goddess", formed from the Old Norse elements sæ "sea" and dís "goddess". The suffix dís is fairly common in Icelandic names.

Feminine form of Sabinus, a Roman cognomen meaning "a Sabine" in Latin. The Sabines were an ancient people who lived in central Italy, their lands eventually taken over by the Romans after several wars. According to legend, the Romans abducted several Sabine women during a raid, and when the men came to rescue them, the women were able to make peace between the two groups. This name was borne by several early saints.

Saaru means "princess".

Means "happiness", "felicity", "contentment" or "bliss" in Turkish. Famous barer is Saadet Aksoy.

Rusla, sometimes translated as "Rusila" is the nickname given to a fierce Norwegian warrior from the 900's C.E. She is mentioned in Gesta Danorum of Saxo Grammaticus.

Derived from Persian روشن (rowšan) meaning "light, bright, clear".

Derived from Persian رویا (royâ) meaning "dream", of Arabic origin.

Derived from Arabic روضة (rawḍa) meaning "garden, flower garden".

Combination of Rosen and Cornish gwynn "fair, white, blessed". This is a modern Cornish name.

Hebrew origin meaning “rose of grace”.

Derived from Cornish rosen, the collective form of ros "rose".

Derived from Central Kurdish ڕووناک‎ (rûnak) or Northern Kurdish ronak meaning "light, bright, luminous".

Variant of Romelia.

Diminutive of Róis or the Irish word rós meaning "rose" (of Latin origin). It appears in the 17th-century song Róisín Dubh.

A given name from Gaelic word "rinn," meaning "star." Alternatively, the word can mean "cape" or "point."

Old Danish form of Ricmot. The last element of the name has later sometimes been associated with Old Danish már "girl, virgin".

Derived from Latvian riets "sunset".

Combination of Welsh rhiain "maiden" (compare Rhian) and gwen "white; fair; blessed".

Derived from Old Irish rath "grace, prosperity" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of an early Irish saint.

Homeric variant of Persephone.

Means "white footprint" from Welsh ol "footprint, track" and gwen "white, blessed". In the Welsh tale Culhwch and Olwen she was a beautiful maiden, the lover of Culhwch and the daughter of the giant Yspaddaden. Her father insisted that Culhwch complete several seemingly impossible tasks before he would allow them to marry.

Feminine form of Norvaidas.

Feminine form of Nektarios.

From Old Irish Ness, meaning uncertain. In Irish legend she was the mother of Conchobar. She installed her son as king of Ulster by convincing Fergus mac Róich (her husband and Conchobar's stepfather) to give up his throne to the boy for a year and then helping him rule so astutely that the Ulstermen demanded that he remain as king. According to some versions of the legend she was originally named Assa "gentle", but was renamed Ní-assa "not gentle" after she sought to avenge the murders of her foster fathers.

Probably from Persian نار (nār) meaning "pomegranate", considered a sacred fruit in Armenian culture. Alternately, it could be derived from Arabic نار (nār) meaning "fire".

Means "incantation, dirge" in Latin. This was the name of the Roman goddess of funerals.

Anglicized form of Muirne. The popularity of this name spiked in the United States in the 1930s due to the fame of the actress Myrna Loy (1905-1993).

From the Welsh prefix my- meaning "my, belonging to me" (an older form of fy) combined with either manwy meaning "fine, delicate" or banwy meaning "woman" (a variant of banw). This was the name of an 1875 Welsh song composed by Joseph Parry.

Originally an epithet to the goddess Venus and connected to the word myrtus "myrtle tree", later connected to the Latin word murcus "lazy, inactive" and interpreted as goddess of laziness by Christian writers.

From Old Cornish moroin meaning "maiden, girl" (related to the Welsh word morwyn [1]). This was the name of a 6th-century Cornish saint, said to be one of the daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog.

Variant of Morwenna.

Possibly derived from Latin mens meaning "intellect", but more likely of Etruscan origin. Minerva was the Roman goddess of wisdom and war, approximately equivalent to the Greek goddess Athena. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since after the Renaissance.

“Beloved Cattle”

Early Anglicization of Myfanwy.

Meaning unknown, perhaps based on Cornish mor "sea".

Means "tall and slender, beautiful maiden" in Welsh (a compound of main "slender" and hir "tall").

Roman goddess of wine and health, possibly created to explain the Roman holiday of Meditrinalia (Oct. 11); generally taken to mean 'healer'

Meara is an Irish/Gaelic origin name that means 'jolly', 'jovial', 'merry', 'Filled with mirth', etc.
It can also mean 'sea', 'pool', or 'lake'

Derived from the Irish phrase mo mhúirnín meaning "my darling".

Feminine form of Marcius. It was borne by a few very minor saints. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 18th century [1].

Feminine form of Marcellinus.

Swedish and Norwegian short form of Magdalene.

Means "calm" in Hawaiian.

Combination of Mair and Welsh gwen meaning "white, blessed".

Variant of Maylis.

From the name of a type of vine that grows in Hawaii and is used in making leis.

Old Norse feminine form of Már.

Means "welcome" in Tahitian. It gained popularity in France during the 1980s.

Latinized form of Maira.

Feminine form of Maël, possibly influenced by the spelling of Mailys.

Feminine form of Maël.

Form of Mahalath used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.

Means "rage, fury, anger" in Greek. In Greek mythology Lyssa is a goddess associated with uncontrolled rage.

Derived from Greek λύσις (lysis) meaning "a release, loosening" and θεά (thea) meaning "goddess". This was the name of a lover of Zeus in Greek mythology. A small moon of Jupiter is named after her.

Means "beautiful flower" in Samoan

Meaning uncertain, possibly from Etruscan lupu "dead". Libitina was the Roman goddess of funerals, corpses and death.

From Latin levare meaning "to raise, to lift". This was the name of a Roman goddess associated with newborn babies and the rituals of childbirth.

Irish form of Helen.

Meaning unknown. Laverna was the Roman goddess of thieves and thievery.

Possibly a derivative of Lot 2 (or derived from the same place name). It was used by the 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes for a character in his romance Yvain, the Knight of the Lion. Also called the Lady of the Fountain, Laudine married Yvain after he killed her husband.

Diminutive of Elaine.

From Latvian laime and Lithuanian laima, which mean "luck, fate". This was the name of the Latvian and Lithuanian goddess of fate, luck, pregnancy and childbirth. She was the sister of the goddesses Dēkla and Kārta, who were also associated with fate.

Derived from Greek κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". In Greek mythology she was the goddess of history and heroic poetry, one of the nine Muses. She was said to have introduced the alphabet to Greece.

Means "love" in Cornish.

Derived from Greek κάλλιστος (kallistos) meaning "most beautiful", a derivative of καλός (kalos) meaning "beautiful". In Greek mythology Kallisto was a nymph who was loved by Zeus. She was changed into a she-bear by Hera, and subsequently became the Great Bear constellation. This was also an ancient Greek personal name.

Diminutive of Katarina or Katariina.

Means "youth" in Latin. Juventas was the Roman goddess of youth, equivalent to the Greek goddess Hebe.

From Lithuanian jūra meaning "sea". This is the name of a sea goddess who falls in love with a fisherman in the Lithuanian folktale Jūratė and Kastytis.

Meaning unknown, possibly related to an Indo-European root meaning "young", or possibly of Etruscan origin. In Roman mythology Juno was the wife of Jupiter and the queen of the heavens. She was the protectress of marriage and women, and was also the goddess of finance.

Feminine form of Junius. This is the name of an early Christian mentioned in Paul's epistle to the Romans in the New Testament (there is some debate about whether the name belongs to a woman Junia or a man Junias).

Swedish and Norwegian cognate of June.

Variant of Yesenia.

Means "heart" or "soul" in Arabic, a derivative of جنّ (janna) meaning "to cover, to hide".

Means "honey moon" in Tupi, from îasy "moon" and yra "honey".

Greek variant of Iris, from the genitive form Ἴριδος (Iridos).

Feminine form of Ints.

Derived from Cherokee ᎢᏃᎵ (inoli) meaning "black fox".

French form of Inés.

Means "beauty" in Sanskrit. This is another name of Lakshmi, the wife of the Hindu god Vishnu. A notable bearer was India's first female prime minister, Indira Gandhi (1917-1984).

Means "illuminated, brightened, filled with light" in Latin. This name was borne by a 4th-century saint from Todi, Italy.

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.

From Old Irish Íte, possibly derived from ítu meaning "thirst". This was the name of a 6th-century Irish nun, the patron saint of Killeedy.

Feminine form of Honorius. This name was borne by the sister of the Western Roman emperor Valentinian III. After her brother had her engaged to a man she did not like, she wrote to Attila the Hun asking for help. Attila interpreted this as a marriage proposal and subsequently invaded.

Variant of Grania.

Possibly derived from Old Irish grán meaning "grain" or gráin meaning "hatred, fear". In the Irish legend The Pursuit of Diarmaid and Gráinne she escaped from her arranged marriage to Fionn mac Cumhaill by fleeing with her lover Diarmaid. Another famous bearer was the powerful 16th-century Irish landowner and seafarer Gráinne Ní Mháille (known in English as Grace O'Malley), who was sometimes portrayed as a pirate queen in later tales.

Elaborated form of Latin gloria meaning "glory". In Edmund Spenser's poem The Faerie Queene (1590) this was the name of the title character, a representation of Queen Elizabeth I.

Means "glory", from the Portuguese and Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary Maria da Glória and María de Gloria. Maria da Glória (1819-1853) was the daughter of the Brazilian emperor Pedro I, eventually becoming queen of Portugal as Maria II.

The name was introduced to the English-speaking world by E. D. E. N. Southworth's novel Gloria (1891) and George Bernard Shaw's play You Never Can Tell (1898), which both feature characters with a Portuguese background [1]. It was popularized in the early 20th century by American actress Gloria Swanson (1899-1983). Another famous bearer is feminist Gloria Steinem (1934-).

Derived from Welsh glesni "blueness; greenness, verdure; youthfulness".

From Greek γλαφυρός (glaphyros) meaning "polished, subtle".

Means "jasmine" in Greek, from the vocabulary word γιασεμί (yiasemi).

Means "wild, wild animal, deer" (modern Irish fia) or "respect" in Irish.

Derived from a Sabine adjective corresponding to Latin fĕrus "not cultivated, untamed; of the field, wood; not mitigated by any cultivation". Feronia was a goddess associated with wildlife, fertility, health, and abundance. As the goddess who granted freedom to slaves or civil rights to the most humble part of society, she was especially honored among plebeians and freedmen.

Anglicized form of Forbflaith.

Variant form of Fenje. Also compare Fenna. You might also want to take a look at the other entry for Fenja, which is a name from Norse mythology (but has a completely different etymology) that could also have been the inspiration for the parents of some of the modern-day bearers of the name.

This is a modern Irish name, directly taken from Irish féile meaning "festival".

Anglicized form of Fiadhnait.

Feminine form of Esmé.

Means "strife, discord" in Greek. In Greek mythology Eris was the goddess of discord. She was the sister and companion of Ares.

Derived from Gaulish epos meaning "horse" with the divine or augmentative suffix -on. This was the name of a Gaulish goddess of horses and fertility. She was worshipped not only in Gaul, but elsewhere in the Roman Empire.

Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a variant of Geneth as well as a variant of Enid.

Means "rainbow" in Welsh. This name was first used in the 19th century.

From the English word ember, ultimately from Old English æmerge.

From Elysium, the name of the realm of the dead in Greek and Roman mythology.

Swedish short form of Elvira.

Icelandic form of Elvy.

Short form of Elviira.

Derived from Welsh eilun meaning "image, likeness, idol". This was the name of a legendary 5th-century Welsh saint, also known as Eiliwedd, one of the supposed daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog.

Former Latinization of Welsh Eluned and Eiliwedd.

Possibly derived from Elenydd, an area in Wales named after the Elan river. The river itself takes its name from Welsh elain, "fawn".

Feminine form of Eleftherios.

From the Old Norse name Eyvǫr, which was derived from the elements ey "good fortune" or "island" and vǫr "vigilant, cautious".

Modern Irish form of Emer.

Variant of Éimhear.

Feminine form of Dzintars.

Derived from Greek δρόσος (drosos) meaning "dew, dewdrops". This was the name of a naiad in Greek myth.

Feminine form of Dovainas.

Feminine form of Demetrius.

Created by the Lithuanian writer Vydūnas, who possibly derived it from a Sanskrit word meaning "destiny".

Possibly derived from Dáire. This was the name of the daughter of the legendary Irish king Túathal Techtmar.

From the Old Norse name Dagný, which was derived from the elements dagr "day" and nýr "new".

Derived from the Roman gentile name Curius.

From Middle Welsh Creidylat, of uncertain meaning, possibly from craidd "heart, center" or crau "blood" combined with dylad "flood". In the Welsh tale Culhwch and Olwen this is the name of the beautiful daughter of Lludd Llaw Ereint, loved by both Gwyn and Gwythyr. Her name is allegedly the basis for Cordelia.

From the Clodiagh, a small river in County Waterford, Ireland. It was first used as a given name by Clodagh Beresford (1879-1957), daughter of the Marquess of Waterford.

Meaning unknown. In Irish legend this was the name of a beautiful goddess. She fell in love with a mortal named Ciabhán and left the Land of Promise with him, but when she arrived on the other shore she was swept to sea by a great wave.

Greek name derived from χάρμα (charma) meaning "delight". This was the name of one of Cleopatra's servants, as recorded by Plutarch.

Allegedly means "affliction, sorrow". According to Irish legend Cessair was a granddaughter of Noah who died in the great flood. The name also belonged to a Gaulish princess who married the Irish high king Úgaine Mór in the 5th or 6th century BC.

This is a modern Irish name, directly taken from Irish ceol meaning "music, singing".

Derived from Welsh cein, the penult form of cain, "fair, fine; elegant" and gwedd "appearance; aspect; view".

Derived from Welsh caru meaning "love". This is a relatively modern Welsh name, in common use only since the middle of the 20th century.

Feminine form of Carwyn.

Supposed to mean "little castle" from Irish caiseal meaning "castle" combined with the Irish diminutive of ín. It also coincides with the rare Irish word caislín meaning "chat" (a type of bird). This is a modern name, most likely invented by English speakers, with no (or hardly any) usage in Ireland or Northern Ireland.

Short form of Catrin.

Means "beautiful" in Irish.

Feminine variant of Bryn. It was brought to limited public attention in 1978 when the actress Brynn Thayer (1949-) began appearing on the American soap opera One Life to Live [1].

Derived from Welsh briallu meaning "primrose". This is a modern Welsh name.

Means "flower" in Welsh.

Means "face of flowers" in Welsh. According to the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi [1], she was created out of flowers by Gwydion to be the wife of his nephew Lleu Llaw Gyffes. Originally she was named Blodeuedd meaning simply "flowers". She was eventually transformed into an owl by Gwydion after she and her lover Gronw attempted to murder Lleu, at which point he renamed her Blodeuwedd.

Modern Irish form of Bláthnat.

Derived from Georgian ბედი (bedi) meaning "fate" (genitive ბედის).

Persian, Zoroastrian, "Daughter of fire"

Feminine form of Athanasios (see Athanasius).

Of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be a direct adoption of the Scandinavian name Arla; however, it is also possible that Arla arose as an elaboration or quasi-Latinization of Arlie.

Latinized form of the Greek Άρικία (Arikia), probably derived from Latin aro "to plough". Aricia was a niece of King Aegeus of Athens and became the wife of Virbius - the name by which Hippolytos went after he came back to life as a demigod. According to Roman tradition, she gave her name to a place holy to Diana (to whom Virbius was particularly devoted) which in time became a Roman town.

In the literary world, Aricia was one of the main characters in Jean Racine's tragedy Phèdre (1677).

Means "spider" in Greek. In Greek myth Arachne was a mortal woman who defeated Athena in a weaving contest. After this Arachne hanged herself, but Athena brought her back to life in the form of a spider.

Meaning uncertain; possibly a variant of Afra 1, or possibly a variant of Aphrah, a biblical place name meaning "dust". This name was borne by the English writer Aphra Behn (1640-1689).

Probably from Old Irish óibell "spark, fire". In Irish legend this is the name of a banshee or goddess who appeared to the Irish king Brian Boru on the eve of the Battle of Clontarf (1014). She is still said to dwell in the fairy mound of Craig Liath in County Clare.

Feminine diminuitive of Aodh. This was 'the name of an Irish saint whose feast was kept on 9 November'.

Means "giver of gifts" (or "she who sends forth gifts", "sender-up of gifts") or "spender of gifts" in Greek. This was an epithet (and epiklesis) of the Greek goddesses Demeter, who had a temple under this name at Phlius in Attica, and Gaia; it was also applied to Pandora.

The name of one of the Nereids in Greek mythology.

Modern form of Alfný.

Former Latinization of Welsh Eluned and Eiliwedd.

Feminine form of Alastar.

Possibly a variant of Eithne.

Variant of Aisling.

Variant of Aisling.

Means "radiance, brilliance" in Irish. This was the name of a goddess of love and fertility in Irish legend, thought to dwell at the hill of Cnoc Áine in Limerick. It has sometimes been Anglicized as Anne.

This name was used in the poem "A Kite for Aibhín" by Seamus Heaney, published in 2010.

Derived from the Old English elements ælf "elf" and wynn "joy". This name was borne by a daughter of Æðelflæd who ruled Mercia briefly in the 10th century.

Diminutive of Adelaide, Adeline, Addison and other names containing the same sound.

Variant of Oddny.