Morgan1599's Personal Name List

Variant of Oddny.

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

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.

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

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.

Variant of Aisling.

Variant of Aisling.

Possibly a variant of Eithne.

Feminine form of Alastar.

Former Latinization of Welsh Eluned and Eiliwedd.

Modern form of Alfný.

The name of one of the Nereids in Greek mythology.

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.

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

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.

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).

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.

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).

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.

Feminine form of Athanasios (see Athanasius).

Persian, Zoroastrian, "Daughter of fire"

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

Modern Irish form of Bláthnat.

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.

Means "flower" in Welsh.

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

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].

Means "beautiful" in Irish.

Short form of Catrin.

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.

Feminine form of Carwyn.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Derived from the Roman gentile name Curius.

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

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

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

Feminine form of Demetrius.

Feminine form of Dovainas.

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

Feminine form of Dzintars.

Variant of Éimhear.

Modern Irish form of Emer.

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

Feminine form of Eleftherios.

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

Former Latinization of Welsh Eluned and Eiliwedd.

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.

Short form of Elviira.

Swedish short form of Elvira.

Icelandic form of Elvy.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Feminine form of Esmé.

Anglicized form of Fiadhnait.

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

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.

Anglicized form of Forbflaith.

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.

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

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

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

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

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-).

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.

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.

Variant of Grania.

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.

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.

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.

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

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).

French form of Inés.

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

Feminine form of Ints.

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

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

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

Variant of Yesenia.

Swedish and Norwegian cognate of June.

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).

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.

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.

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

Diminutive of Katarina or Katariina.

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.

Means "love" in Cornish.

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.

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.

Diminutive of Elaine.

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.

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

Irish form of Helen.

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.

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

Means "beautiful flower" in Samoan

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

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

Feminine form of Maël.

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

Latinized form of Maira.

Old Norse feminine form of Már.

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

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

Variant of Maylis.

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

Means "calm" in Hawaiian.

Swedish and Norwegian short form of Magdalene.

Feminine form of Marcellinus.

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].

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

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

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

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

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

Early Anglicization of Myfanwy.

“Beloved Cattle”

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.

Variant of Morwenna.

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.

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 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.

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).

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

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".

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.

Feminine form of Nektarios.

Feminine form of Norvaidas.

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.

Homeric variant of Persephone.

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

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

Derived from Latvian riets "sunset".

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

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

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

Variant of Romelia.

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

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

Hebrew origin meaning “rose of grace”.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Saaru means "princess".

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.

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.

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

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

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

Older form of Saorlaith.

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

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

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.

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

Arabic meaning "pure"

Diminutive of Sadhbh.

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

Faroese form of Saldís.

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

Original form of Saorlaith.

Variant transcription of Safa.

Elaboration of Sapphira.

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

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

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

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

Means "highest heaven" in Hebrew.

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

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.

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.

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

Meaning is "blessed"

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

Variant of Seraphia.

Dari Persian form of Setareh.

Means "pomegranate flower" in Persian.

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

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

Means "violet flower" in Hebrew.

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

Variant of Sigal.

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).

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

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

Archaic German diminutive of Silvia.

Means "fairy, sprite, elf" in Irish.

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."

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

Elaborated form of Sireli.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Means "star" in Cornish.

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

Derived σθένος (sthénos) meaning "strength".

Feminine form of Sulwyn.

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.

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

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

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

Possibly a variant of Xylia.

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".

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).

Directly taken from Norwegian symre "anemone".

Short form of Synnøve.

Old Swedish variant of Sigrid.

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.

Means "green" in Armenian.

Derived from Estonian talv meaning "winter".

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

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.

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.

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

Short form of Ottavia.

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

Variant of Telephassa.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

From Irish tiarna meaning "lord".

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

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

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 "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).

Feminine form of Torin.

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

Means "trinity" in Greek.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

From Latin tumidia meaning "pride, confidence".

A mangled spelling of Curia.

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

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

Gallicized form of Tilia.

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

Gallicized form of Vaea.

From the Egyptian word referring to the palm branch.

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

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

Feminine form of Vaidmantas.

Feminine form of Vaidminas.

Variant form of Vaidotė.

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.

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

Feminine form of Vainoras.

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.

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.

Derived from Tahitian vāite meaning "soul, spirit".

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

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.

Feminine form of Varinius.

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

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

Means "leave, farewell, valedictory" in Turkish.

A Roman deity associated with the winds and the sea.

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

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".

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.

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.

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.

Derived from Lithuanian vėtra "storm, tempest".

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

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.

Means "fairy" in Serbian.

Derived from the Slavic element vila meaning "fairy".

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.

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

Means 'Alone.'

Feminine form of Viridius.

Feminine form of Viridianus.

Feminine form of Visminas.

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).

Medieval English adaption of the Old Breton unisex name Wiuhomarch.

Allegedly derived from Old Polish wiśnia "cherry tree".

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

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).

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

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

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

Possibly an elaborated form of Xyla.

Diminutive of Yael.

Feminine form of Yair.

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].

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

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

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

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

Means "flowing water" in Guarani.

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.

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.

Feminine short form of Yuval.

Variant of Lluvia.

Variant of Zayla.

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

Feminine form of Zafir.

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

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

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

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

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

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).