Lady_Skywalker's Personal Name List

Bulgarian and Macedonian feminine form of Zechariah.

Diminutive of Wilbur.

Transferred use of the surname Whittaker, a variant of Whitaker.

Early Cornish form of Gwen. It was borne by two 5th-century Cornish saints.

Old diminutive of Germanic names beginning with the element wentil (see Wendel). Saint Wendelin was a 6th-century hermit of Trier in Germany.

From the rare English surname Waverley, derived from the name of a place in Surrey, itself possibly from Old English wæfre "flickering, wavering" and leah "woodland, clearing".

The surname was borne by the title character in the novel Waverley (1814) by Walter Scott. Streets in New York and San Francisco have been named Waverly after the novel, and a female character in Amy Tan's novel The Joy Luck Club (1989) is named after the San Francisco street. The name received a small boost in popularity for girls after the 1993 release of the novel's movie adaptation, and it rose further after the debut of the television series Wizards of Waverly Place (2007-2012).

Means "my light" in Hebrew, a possessive form of אוּר (ʾur) meaning "light". This is the name of the father of Bezalel in the Old Testament.

Means "of Ulster" in Irish. Ulster is a region in the north of Ireland. This name was borne by two 7th-century Irish saints.

Possibly from Old Irish úaine meaning "green". Alternatively, it may come from the name of the Irish tribe the Uaithni [2].

From Týr, the Old Norse form of the name of the Germanic god *Tīwaz, related to Indo-European *Dyēws (see Zeus). In Norse mythology he was a god associated with war and justice, by some accounts a son of Odin. While the gods bound the great wolf Fenrir, Tyr placated the beast by placing his right hand in its mouth. After the binding was successful, Fenrir bit off Tyr's hand. At the time of the end of the world, Ragnarök, it is foretold that Tyr will slay and be slain by the giant hound Garm.

Variant of Thirza.

Manx diminutive of Thomas.

Variant of Theoda.

Variant of Tjada.

Variant of Theodelinda. (See also Teodolinda, Dietlinde.) This was borne by Finnish writer Theodolinda Hahnsson (1838-1919), known for being the first woman writing in Finnish. American mystery writer Rex Stout used it in his novel The Hand in the Glove (1937), where it belongs to private detective Theodolinda "Dol" Bonner.

Germanic name composed of the elements theod meaning "people" (Old High German diota, Old Frankish þeoda) and war meaning "aware, cautious".

Short form of Theodelinde and Theodelind.

From Lakota Tȟašína meaning "her blanket", derived from šiná "blanket, shawl". This is the first part of the name of historic figures such as Tȟašína Lúta, called Red Blanket, or Tȟašína Máni, called Moving Robe Woman.

Variant of Silvius.

A famous bearer of this name is the German composer and lutenist, Sylvius Leopold Weiss.

French and Czech form of Silvia.

Norwegian variant of Solveig. It is also used as a short form of Silvia.

From the Old Norse elements sól "sun" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved". This name was coined in the 19th century.

From the English word, derived from Old English snāw.

Variant of Sylvain.

Old Norse form of Sigrid.

Old Norse, Danish and Icelandic form of Siv.

Variant of Shepherd.

Variant of Skenandoa, or from the name of the Shenandoah River (names that may or may not be connected). The traditional American folk song Oh Shenandoah may refer to the Oneida chief Skenandoa or to the river; it is unclear.

Probably derived from Cherokee ᏏᏆ (siqua) meaning "hog". This was the name of the Cherokee man (also known as George Guess) who devised the Cherokee writing system in the 19th century.

A Celtic goddess worshipped in Roman Britain. Her name is possibly related to the Proto-Celtic 'seno' meaning "old". Some academics have associated the name to the ancient river Senua that was once located in southern Britain, which may have also been known as Alde, from the Anglo-Saxon 'ald' meaning old.

Not much is known of Senuna though correlations have been drawn between her and Minerva due to the few representations of her iconography that exist. Some items have been found which portray classical images of Minerva with her sword, shield, and owl but which are inscribed with Senuna's name. From this we can deduce that she may have been a goddess of wisdom and defense.

Feminine form of Sebastian.

From an Aramaic name that was related to the Hebrew word שָׁלוֹם (shalom) meaning "peace". According to the historian Josephus this was the name of the daughter of Herodias (the consort of Herod Antipas, the tetrarch of Galilee). In the New Testament, though a specific name is not given, it was a daughter of Herodias who danced for Herod and was rewarded with the head of John the Baptist, and thus Salome and the dancer have traditionally been equated.

As a Christian given name, Salome has been in occasional use since the Protestant Reformation. This was due to a second person of this name in the New Testament: one of the women who witnessed the crucifixion and later discovered that Jesus' tomb was empty. It is used in Georgia due to the 4th-century Salome of Ujarma, who is considered a saint in the Georgian Church.

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

Dutch variant of Rowan. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch professional soccer player Rowin van Zaanen (b. 1984).

Variant of Rhoswyn.

Estonian variant of Rosilde and Italian, Québécois and Walloon form of Roshilda.

Derived from Icelandic rós meaning "rose" (see Rós) and Old Norse fríðr meaning "beautiful, beloved". Also see Rosfrith.

Variant of Rosilda.

Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Roselène, a variant of Roseline and a contraction of Rose and Madelaine.

Variant of Rosabel or a combination of Rose and Belle.

Combination of Rosa 1 and Angela.

Combination of the name Romi, means "my exaltation" and the letters ya (יה) (which are part of the name of God)

The name Roanoke is said to have originated from rawrenock, an Algonquian word for "shell money".

Originally a short form of names beginning with the Old German element hraban meaning "raven".

Welsh form of Rosaline.

Welsh form of Roderick.

Variant of Reagan or Regan.

French form of Quintina. Also compare the masculine counterpart Quentin.

Anglicized form of Faolán.

From the Latin name Patricius, which meant "nobleman". This name was adopted in the 5th-century by Saint Patrick, whose birth name was Sucat. He was a Romanized Briton who was captured and enslaved in his youth by Irish raiders. After six years of servitude he escaped home, but he eventually became a bishop and went back to Ireland as a missionary. He is traditionally credited with Christianizing the island, and is regarded as Ireland's patron saint. He is called Pádraig in Irish.

In England and elsewhere in Europe during the Middle Ages this name was used in honour of the saint. However, it was not generally given in Ireland before the 17th century because it was considered too sacred for everyday use. It has since become very common there.

Meaning unknown. In Arthurian legends this is the name of a sorceress, also known as the Lady of the Lake, Vivien, or Niniane. Various versions of the tales have Merlin falling in love with her and becoming imprisoned by her magic. She first appears in the medieval French Lancelot-Grail Cycle.

Means "marked" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the head of a family of temple servants.

Name of a Gaulish goddess of commerce worshipped in what is now the Netherlands, whose worship was prevalent when the Romans arrived to the area. She is believed to be a goddess of the sea, divination, and the Otherworld. The etymology is unknown, even though linguists agree that its origin is not Latin. Theories include a derivation from Indo-European *nāu- "boat" (in which case it may have meant "seafarer" or "steerswoman"), a derivation from Proto-Germanic *nehwa "close", a derivation from the Proto-Indo-European root *neiH- "to lead", a combination of Celtic *halen– "sea" and *ne- "on, at" and a combination of Indogermanic nebh "moisture, wetness" and either hel "to cover, to hide" or Gothic linnan "to disappear; to leave".

Diminutive of Edward or Edmund. It has been used since the 14th century, and may have had root in the medieval affectionate phrase mine Ed, which was later reinterpreted as my Ned.

Diminutive of Natela.

Feminine form of Najih.

Feminine form of Morvan.

Anglicized form of Muadhnait. It is also associated with Greek monos "one" and Leonardo da Vinci's painting the Mona Lisa (in which case it is a contraction of Italian ma donna meaning "my lady").

Mohe is a Native American (Cherokee) name meaning "elk".

Probably a variant of Meliora. This name was (first?) used in the Arthurian romance The Adventures of Melora and Orlando (1696).

Gallicized form of Turkish Melis.

The name of a minor Biblical character, a priest during the return from Babylonia.

Meaning uncertain, perhaps based on Maitreya.

Combination of Mary and Rose.

Variant of Marilyn.

Combination of Mara 1 and Lee.

From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Maoil Eoin meaning "descendant of a disciple of Saint John".

From a Scottish surname, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Coinnich, itself derived from the given name Coinneach. As a feminine given name it was popularized by the American actress Mackenzie Phillips (1959-), especially after she began appearing on the television comedy One Day at a Time in 1975. In the United Kingdom it is more common as a masculine name.

Possibly from Old Norse lopt "air". This is an alternative name for the Norse god Loki, used in the epic works 'Poetic Edda' and 'Prose Edda' by Snorri Sturluson. The name is also mentioned in 'Heimskringla' by the same author.

Variant of Jory.

Variant of Isidora. A famous bearer was the American dancer Isadora Duncan (1877-1927).

Derived from the Greek place name Ἴλιον (Ilion), an alternative name of Troy, the ancient city that was besieged by the Greeks in Homer's Iliad. In Greek mythology Ilione or Iliona is a Trojan princess, the eldest daughter of Priam, who later becomes a queen of the Thracian Chersonese as the wife of Polymnestor or Polymestor. She is briefly mentioned in Virgil's Aeneid: Aeneas gives her scepter to Dido.

Variant of Elaina.

Modern Scandinavian form of Iðunn.

Medieval English vernacular form of Idonea.

Variant of Idonea.
It was used for a character in Domenico Mazzocchi's opera La catena d'Adone (1626), and also occurs in James Burnley's Idonia: And Other Poems (1869), Virginie Loveling's novel Idonia (1891) and Arthur Frederick Wallis' novel Idonia: A Romance of Old London (1913).

Idonia was also the wife of Henry, 9th Baron Percy and 2nd Baron Percy of Alnwick.

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.

Variant of Helena.

Means "salt" in Welsh.

Means "peering; place from which to peer, place to peer at, lookout" in Hawaiian.

Means "white snow" from the Welsh element gwyn meaning "white, blessed" combined with eira meaning "snow". This is a recently created Welsh name.

Feminine form of Gwennin.

Possibly means "staff of the Geats", derived from the Old Norse elements gautr meaning "Geat" and stafr meaning "staff". However, the root name Gautstafr is not well attested in the Old Norse period. Alternatively, it might be derived from the Old Slavic name Gostislav.

This name has been borne by six kings of Sweden, including the 16th-century Gustav I Vasa. Another notable bearer was the Austrian painter Gustav Klimt (1862-1918).

Variant of Grania.

Transferred use of the surname Glendon.

From a Norman French form of a Frankish name. The second element is Old German fridu "peace", while the first element could be *gautaz "Geat" (a North Germanic tribe), gawi "territory" or walah "foreigner". It is possible that two or more names merged into a single form. In the later Middle Ages Geoffrey was further confused with the distinct name Godfrey.

The Normans introduced this name to England where it became common among the nobility. Famous medieval literary bearers include the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth and the 14th-century poet Geoffrey Chaucer, writer of The Canterbury Tales. By the end of the Middle Ages it had become uncommon, but it was revived in the 20th century, often in the spelling Jeffrey.

Short form of Geoffrey.

In Norse mythology this was the name of the wolf or dog companion of the goddess Hel who guards Hel's gate.

Greek form of Galatea.

From the English word for the day of the week, which was derived from Old English frigedæg meaning "Frig's day". Daniel Defoe used it for a character in his novel Robinson Crusoe (1719). As a given name, it is most often found in parts of Africa, such as Nigeria and Zambia.

Variant of Frederica and Frederike.

Borne by a daughter of George W Mills.

French form of Eoforhild (see Everild).

Simply from the English word ever, derived from Old English æfre.

Latinized form of Euanthe.

Combination of Eva and Luna. This is the name of Venezuelan actress and singer Evaluna Montaner (1997-).

Combination of Eva and Lotte. The variant Eva-Lotta was used by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren in her Kalle Blomkvist series of books (1946, 1951, 1953), where it belongs to a friend of the central character.

Breton form of Honoria, or directly from Breton enor "honour" (a word of Latin origin). This was the name of a 6th-century saint, the wife of Saint Efflamm.

Variant of Emmeran.

Derived from Mapuche elun meaning "give".

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.

From an English surname that was derived from a diminutive of the medieval name Elias.

Elaboration of Elena influenced by Ilenia.

From an Old Welsh given name of unknown meaning, the source of the place name Eifionydd (also called Eifion) in northwestern Wales. This name was revived in the 19th century, probably via the place name.

Transferred use of the surname Devereaux.

Means "from Artagnan" in French, Artagnan being a town in southwestern France. This was the name of a character in the novel The Three Musketeers (1884) by Alexandre Dumas. In the novel D'Artagnan is an aspiring musketeer who first duels with the three title characters and then becomes their friend.

Probably means "calf, heifer, girl" from Greek δάμαλις (damalis). In the New Testament this is the name of a woman converted to Christianity by Saint Paul.

Inspired by Courtney, with the -lyn suffix.

Variant of cattleya, a genus of orchids native to Central and South America, which were named for the British horticulturist William Cattley. This name was popularized by the main character from the movie Colombiana (2011).

Derived from Latin castus "pure, chaste, virtuous". This was the name of a Roman saint from the 3rd century AD.

This name is of Latin origin. It comes from "castellanus" meaning 'castellan, steward of a castle'.

Variant of Charisma.

Possibly derived from surname Carafa (Caraffa), which belonged to the House of Carafa (Caraffa), a noble Neapolitan family known from XII century. Also it could be a contraction of names Cara and Fina. Carafina Gambarelli (mentioned in 1236) was married to Balduino della Scala (circa 1113 - circa 1166).

Meaning uncertain. According to one source, the name means "little cowl" in Irish, in which case it should ultimately be derived from the Irish noun caille meaning "veil".

With that example in mind, it might also be possible that the name is instead derived from the similar-looking Irish noun caill meaning "forest, woodland".

A notable bearer of this name was the Irish saint Caillín of Fenagh (late 6th century AD).

Form of Brünhild, used by Richard Wagner in 'Der Ring des Nibelungen'.

Variant of Brunhild.

Old Irish form of Brogán.

From the English word for the thorny plant.

Double diminutive of Bran 1.

From a Welsh surname, derived from ap Owain meaning "son of Owain".

From the English word for the animal, derived from Old English bera, probably derived from a root meaning "brown".

Anglicization of Amhladh, Amhlaidh, Amhlaigh, and Amhlaibh. The standard Irish Gaelic form of these names is Amhlaoibh, which can be Anglicised as Auliffe and Humphrey.

Means "fawn" in Cherokee, derived from ᎠᏫ (awi) meaning "deer".

Name of an angel in judaism, meaning unknown.

Means "my father" in Hebrew. It is also a diminutive of Avraham or Aviram.

Variant of Everina.

Ariaric was a 4th-century Thervingian Gothic pagan ruler. He lost a war to Constantine the Great in 332. His son, Aoric, was raised in Constantinople.

Means "lion" in Hebrew.

Icelandic form of Aurelia.

Contraction of Anne 1 and Eleonore via the short form Lore 1.

Variant of Anina.

Variant of Angelina or Ángeles, possibly blending it with Anneliese.

Means "my people are alive" in Hebrew.

Transferred use of the surname Alvey.