jzh045's Personal Name List

Strictly feminine variant of Solen.

French form of Selene.

From Greek Φιλουμένη (Philoumene) meaning "to be loved", an inflection of φιλέω (phileo) meaning "to love". This was the name of an obscure early saint and martyr. The name came to public attention in 1802 after a tomb seemingly marked with the name Filumena was found in Rome, supposedly belonging to another martyr named Philomena. This may have in fact been a representation of the Greek word φιλουμένη, not a name.

From the Late Latin name Peregrinus, which meant "traveller". This was the name of several early saints.

French form of Millicent used by Maurice Maeterlinck in his play Pelléas et Mélisande (1893). The play was later adapted by Claude Debussy into an opera (1902).

Variant of Magdalene.

German short form of Eleanor.

Diminutive of Italian Isola and Catalan and Galician Isolda.

Italian feminine form of Hilarius.

German, Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese form of Giselle.

Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Lithuanian form of Philomena.

Feminine form of Fidel. It appears in the epic poem The Faerie Queene (1590) belonging to the sister of Speranza.

French feminine form of Benjamin.

Feminine form of Aurelius.

Meaning unknown. This name was (first?) used by William Congreve in his comedy The Old Bachelor (1693) and later by John Vanbrugh in his comedy The Confederacy (1705). This was the original given name of abolitionist Harriet Tubman (1820-1913), who was born Araminta Ross.

Spanish and Polish form of Apollonia.

From the Gothic name *Alareiks meaning "ruler of all", derived from the element alls "all" combined with reiks "ruler, king". This was the name of a king of the Visigoths who sacked Rome in the 5th century.