BellamynSora's Personal Name List

Derived from the Basque place name Etxeberria meaning "the new house". This was the surname of the Jesuit priest Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552) who was born in a village by this name. He was a missionary to India, Japan, China, and other areas in East Asia, and he is the patron saint of the Orient and missionaries. His surname has since been adopted as a given name in his honour, chiefly among Catholics.

German diminutive of Ursula.

Feminine form of Ulysses.

Alternate transcription of Hebrew טוֹבָה (see Tova 1).

From Japanese 空 (sora) or 昊 (sora) both meaning "sky". Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also form this name.

Hebrew form of Rebecca.

From an English surname meaning "noble, high-born". The name can also be given in direct reference to the English word noble.

From the English word mercy, ultimately from Latin merces "wages, reward", a derivative of merx "goods, wares". This was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century.

Latinate form of Mercy. This was also the name of an old Anglo-Saxon kingdom, though it has a different origin.

Diminutive of Élisabeth. It is also the French word for "lily".

Medieval variant of Joyce, influenced by the Latin word iocosus or jocosus "merry, playful".

From the Hebrew name אִיּוֹב (ʾIyyov), which means "persecuted, hated". In the Book of Job in the Old Testament he is a righteous man who is tested by God, enduring many tragedies and hardships while struggling to remain faithful.

Derived from Hebrew יְרֵשָׁה (yeresha) meaning "possession" [1]. In the Old Testament she is the wife of King Uzziah of Judah and the mother of Jotham.

Feminine form of Ivo 1.

Means "nocturnal journey" in Arabic, derived from سرى (sarā) meaning "to travel by night". According to Islamic tradition, the Isra was a miraculous journey undertaken by the Prophet Muhammad.

Short form of Isabella.

Finnish feminine form of Heinrich (see Henry).

Means "to dawn" in Norwegian, Danish and Swedish.

From Sanskrit गीत (gīta) meaning "song". The word appears in the name of the Bhagavad Gita, a sacred text of Hinduism (meaning "divine song").

From the Hebrew name גִּדְעוֹן (Giḏʿon) meaning "feller, hewer", derived from גָּדַע (gaḏaʿ) meaning "to cut, to hew" [1]. Gideon is a hero and judge of the Old Testament. He led the vastly outnumbered Israelites against the Midianites, defeated them, and killed their two kings. In the English-speaking world, Gideon has been used as a given name since the Protestant Reformation, and it was popular among the Puritans.

From a biblical place name, the garden where Jesus was arrested, located on the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem. It is derived from Γεθσημανί (Gethsemani), the Greek form of an Aramaic name meaning "oil vat". It is very rarely used as a given name.

Bulgarian, Macedonian and Romanian form of Gabriel.

Feminine form of Ebbe.

From the English word dawn, ultimately derived from Old English dagung.

Derived from Latin beatus meaning "blessed". This was the name of a few minor saints.

Means "moonlight, halo" in Turkish.