skylerrae's Personal Name List

Probably from Hebrew אָבֵל (ʾavel) meaning "meadow, grassy place". This is the name of a place briefly mentioned in the New Testament.

River in Wales, possibly derived from the hypothetical Celtic goddess Agrona.

Greek form of Alexandria.

Possibly means "close, near" in Dutch. This is the name of a town in the Netherlands.

Latin form of Greek ἀνατολή (anatole) meaning "sunrise", a term used by the Greeks to refer to the peninsula to the east (modern Turkey).

From Old English æsc "ash tree" and tun "enclosure, yard, town". This is the name of several English towns.

Means "Ealdgyð's clearing" in Old English. This is the name of a village in Staffordshire, England.

The name of the island paradise to which King Arthur was brought after his death. The name of this island is perhaps related to Welsh afal meaning "apple", a fruit that was often linked with paradise.

Created by Lucy Maud Montgomery as the setting for her novel Anne of Green Gables (1908). She may have based the name on the Arthurian island of Avalon, though it also resembles the river name Avon and leah "woodland, clearing".

Spanish form of Bethlehem.

From Old English beonet "bent grass" and leah "woodland, clearing". This is the name of several English towns.

Name of a city in southwestern England, derived from Old English Brycgstow meaning "the site of the bridge".

Latin form of Caiazzo.

Possibly from Celtic gall meaning "Gaul, Celt". This was the name of an ancient town in what is now Portugal, near the modern city of Porto.

Originally called by the Romans Luguvalium meaning "stronghold of Lugus". Later the Brythonic element ker "fort" was appended to the name of the city. This is the name of a city in Cumbria in northern England.

Named after the explorer Christopher Columbus, called Cristoforo Colombo in Italian (see the surname Colombo). This is the name of several cities in the Americas (including the District of Columbia, also called Washington D.C.), and a river in Canada and the United States. It is also a name used historically to refer to the New World.

Several of the places bearing this name, including probably the city in Texas, were named for the American vice president George M. Dallas (1792-1864). His surname is of Old English origin meaning "valley house".

From the name of the Dumnonii, a Celtic tribe. This is the name of a county in England.

Possibly from Hebrew עֵדֶן (ʿeḏen) meaning "pleasure, delight" [1], or perhaps derived from Sumerian 𒂔 (edin) meaning "plain". According to the Old Testament the Garden of Eden was the place where the first people, Adam and Eve, lived before they were expelled.

Possibly means "abundant land" in Old Irish. This is the Irish name of the country and island of Ireland. According to legend the island was named for the goddess Ériu, though in fact it was she who was named for the island.

Possibly of Persian origin, maybe from Middle Persian gurg meaning "wolf". In Europe the name was long explained as derived from the given name George. This is the name of a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. It is called Sakartvelo in Georgian.

From Old English hara "hare" or hær "rock, heap of stones" and leah "woodland, clearing". This is the name of towns in England.

Derived from Basque ibar meaning "meadow". This is the name of a few Basque towns.

Polish and Czech form of India.

Japanese form of Italia (see Italy).

River that flows between the countries of Jordan and Israel. The river's name in Hebrew is יַרְדֵן (Yarḏen), and it is derived from יָרַד (yaraḏ) meaning "descend, flow down". The river has lent its name to the country to the east (in German, Swedish, Finnish, Estonian, Polish and Slovene this is only the name of the river, with the name of the country taking a different form).

From Old English leac "leek, herb" and tun "enclosure, yard, town". This is the name of towns in England.

Spanish form of Leire.

Derived from Brythonic lindo "lake, pool" and Latin colonia "colony". This is a city in eastern England, called Lindum Colonia by the Romans.

Means "Lincoln island" in Old English. This is the name of a region and historical kingdom in Lincolnshire.

Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Romanian form of Lorraine.

From Latin Lauretum meaning "laurel grove". This is the name of a town in eastern Italy.

Ultimately from Latin Lothari regnum meaning "kingdom of Lothar". Lothar was a Frankish king, the great-grandson of Charlemagne, whose realm was in the part of France now called Lorraine, or in German Lothringen.

Arabic form of Medina, usually written with the definite article: المدينة (al-Madīna).

Means "remnants of a lake" in Old English, from mere "lake" and lafe "remnants, remains". This is the name of a town in Buckinghamshire, England.

Meaning uncertain, though said to derive from Occitan mair "mother" and French lys "lily". This is the name of a commune in southern France.

Form of Arabic المدينة (al-Madīna) meaning "the city". This is the name of a city in Saudi Arabia, considered a holy site in Islam because the Prophet Muhammad was based there for a period.

From Basque mendi "mountain" and hotz "cold". This is the name of a town in Álava, Spain.

From Latin Emerita Augusta meaning "veterans of Augustus". This was a colony founded by the emperor Augustus for his veterans, and it is now a city in Extremadura, Spain. There are other cities named after it in Mexico and Venezuela.

Later form of Messana, the Latin form of Messene. This is the name of a city on Sicily. Founded by Greek settlers as Ζάγκλη (Zankle), it was renamed in honour of the Greek city of Messene in the 5th century BC.

Possibly a derivative of Latin mirandus "admirable, wonderful". This is the name of several towns in Spain, Portugal and the Americas. It is also the name of a Venezuelan state.

Akkadian cognate of Misr, referring to ancient Egypt.

Derived from Latin montanus "mountainous". This is the name of an American state.

Possibly means "seen by Yahweh" in Hebrew, from the roots רָאָה (raʾa) meaning "to see" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. In the Old Testament this is both the place where Abraham is to sacrifice Isaac and the mountain upon which Solomon builds the temple.

Spanish and Portuguese form of Norway.

Possibly from an archaic Greek word meaning "tree". In Greek mythology Nysa was the mountainous region where young Dionysos was raised.

From the name of the ancient Greek city of Odessos (which was located at a different site). This is the name of a Ukrainian city that sits on the north coast of the Black Sea.

Probably from Latin Aureliana. This is the name of towns in Badajoz, Spain.

From Greek πέτρα (petra) meaning "rock". This was the Greek name of the capital city of the Nabataeans, which may have been known as Raqmu to its Semitic inhabitants. Its ruins lie in Jordan.

Belarusian form of Russia.

Meaning unknown, probably of Etruscan origin. This is the name of a city in Italy.

Possibly from an Old English word meaning "shelter". This is the name of a town in Essex.

From Latin (Condate) Riedonum, derived from the name of the Gaulish tribe of the Redones. This is the name of a town in Brittany, France.

Kazakh form of Russia.

Latinate form of Rome.

From Old English rum "roomy, spacious" and leah "woodland, clearing". This was the name of a town that is now part of Greater Manchester.

From the Latin name Romilius, a derivative of Romulus. This is the name of several communes in northern France.

From Old English ryge "rye" and leah "woodland, clearing". This is the name of a town in Lancashire, England.

Meaning unknown, possibly from an Iranian root meaning "summer". This is the name of a city in Russia, founded in the 16th century, as well as the river on which it is situated.

This is the name of several cities in Spain and Portugal, so named for Saint James (see the given name Santiago for more information). It is also used for many other cities in the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking worlds, notably the capital city of Chile.

Means "rock" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a city, the capital of Edom. In the Greek and Latin Old Testament the name is translated as Petra, though it may be distinct from the Nabataean city.

From Old Norse selja "willow, sallow" and býr "farm, settlement". This is the name of a city near York in England.

From Irish Sionainn, probably from Old Irish sen meaning "old, ancient". This is the name of a river in Ireland. It is personified by the mythological figure Sionann.

Means "wide island", from Old English sid "wide" and eg "island". This is the name of a place in Surrey.

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Sgitheanach, meaning unknown. This is the name of an island off the west coast of Scotland.

Possibly derived from Latin salsus "salty" or saxa "rocks", but likely of pre-Latin origin. This is the name of a river in Portugal.

City in Australia that was named after Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney (1733-1800). His title originally came from the name of its first holder, Robert Sidney (1563-1626).

A place name (an encampment) used in some versions of the Old Testament. It is identical to the personal name Terah.

From Old English þorn "thorn" and tun "enclosure, yard, town". This is the name of several English towns.

River in England, possibly from the Celtic elements tri "across" and sant "travel", a reference to its frequent floods.

Means "Trent's town". This is the name of a New Jersey city established in the 17th century by William Trent.

The name of a city and surrounding region in eastern Spain, originally named in Latin Valentia (Edetanorum) meaning "strength (of the Edetani people)", and derived from Latin valentius "strength, vigour", from valens "strong, vigorous". Besides the city in Spain, this is also the name of a city in Venezuela.

From Old Norse Valhǫll meaning "hall of the battle-dead", from valr meaning "those slain in battle" and hǫll meaning "hall, manor". In Norse mythology this is the name of Odin's enormous hall where half of all warriors go after they die.

Meaning unknown, possibly of Latin, Gallic or Etruscan origin. This is the name of a city in northern Italy.

From the given name Victoria. It has generally been bestowed in honour of Queen Victoria (1819-1901). This is the name of many places in the former British Empire, including an Australian state and a Canadian city.

Means "settlement belonging to Wassa's people", from the given name Wassa and Old English tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town". This is the name of a town in northern England. It is also the name of the capital city and a state in the United States, both named after the president George Washington (1732-1799), whose surname was derived from the name of the English town.

From Old English west "west" and leah "woodland, clearing". This is the name of a few small English towns.

From Old English west "west" and tun "enclosure, yard, town". This is the name of several towns in England.

Probably from Old English hwit "white" and ieg "island". This is the name of a small town in Herefordshire.

From the legendary figure of Winona. This is the name of several towns in the United States.

Means "Wine's hill" in Old English. This is the name of a town in Buckinghamshire.