Impala1729's Personal Name List

Medieval Italian variant of Adelaide.

Adelasia of Torres (1207-1259) was the Judge of Logudoro from 1236 and Judge of Gallura from 1238, while Adelasia del Vasto (c. 1075 – 16 April 1118) was the third wife of Roger I of Sicily and mother of Roger II of Sicily, as well as Queen consort of Jerusalem due to her later marriage to Baldwin I of Jerusalem, as his third wife.

Adelasia ed Aleramo (1806) is an opera composed by Johann Simon Mayr.

French feminine form of Adrian.

Means "moon-like" in Kazakh, from ай (ay) meaning "moon" and the suffix дай (day) meaning "like".

Variant of Ailie.

Means "joyful, happy" from Basque alai.

Alasia is the name of the star HD 168746. The star is named after an ancient name for Cyprus.

Anglicized form of Alastríona.

Short form of Alexandrine.

Means "cheerfulness, joy" in Italian.

Possibly from a Visigothic name, maybe from Gothic elements such as alls "all" or aljis "other" combined with auds "riches, wealth". Saint Alodia was a 9th-century Spanish martyr with her sister Nunilo.

German feminine form of Aloysius.

From the Greek Ἄνθεια (Antheia), derived from ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom". This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Hera.

Greek form of Anthea.

Derived from Welsh arian "silver" and gwen "white, blessed". This was the name of a 5th-century Welsh saint, one of the supposed daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog.

Means "travel at night" in Arabic.

Feminine form of Astor. This is also the name of several American towns, after the businessman John Jacob Astor.

Derived from αστερ (aster) meaning "star, starry". It is the name of a star-nymph daughter of the sun-god Helios.

From Greek Ἀττική (Attike), derived from the name of the city of Ἀθήναι (see Athens). This is the name of the peninsula where Athens is located.

Diminutive of various names beginning with Ad- and At-.

From the word aura (derived from Latin, ultimately from Greek αὔρα meaning "breeze") for a distinctive atmosphere or illumination.

French form of Aurea and Aura.

Aure has been in rare, but steady, use since the Middle Ages (despite also being the Old French vocabulary word for "breeze; soft wind").

Late Latin name that was derived from aureus "golden". This was the name of a 3rd-century saint from Ostia (near Rome), as well as an 11th-century Spanish saint.

Variant of Aurélie.

Romanian diminutive of Aurelia.

Variant of Akseliane.

Italian form of Beatrix. Beatrice Portinari (1266-1290) was the woman who was loved by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri. She serves as Dante's guide through paradise in his epic poem the Divine Comedy (1321). This is also the name of a character in Shakespeare's comedy Much Ado About Nothing (1599), in which Beatrice and Benedick are fooled into confessing their love for one another.

Variant of Beverly.

Means "white flower" in French. It is borne by a number of characters, who reflect purity and idealized beauty, in literature of the High Middle Ages, notably in the romances of Floris and Blanchefleur and Tristan and Iseult.

Means "pretty" from the Scottish word bonnie, which was itself derived from Middle French bon "good". It has been in use as an American given name since the 19th century, and it became especially popular after the movie Gone with the Wind (1939), in which it was the nickname of Scarlett's daughter.

Variant of Bonnie.

Means "white raven" from Old Welsh bran "raven" and gwen "white, blessed". According to the Second Branch of the Mabinogi [1] she was the daughter of Llŷr. After she was mistreated by her husband Matholwch, the king of Ireland, she managed to get a message to her brother Brân, the king of Britain. Brân launched a costly invasion to rescue her, but she died of grief shortly after her return.

Likely derived from Bréifne (also Bréfne), the name of a medieval Irish kingdom. The meaning of its name is uncertain, as it is disputed amongst scholars. Some derive the name from Old Irish brí meaning "hill", whilst others state that it is derived from the feminine given name Bréfne.

Contracted form of Brigantia.

Seemingly derived from Welsh bron "breast" and gwen "white, blessed", though it has sometimes occurred as a variant spelling of the legendary name Branwen [1]. It has been used as a given name in Wales since the 19th century. It is borne by a character in Richard Llewellyn's 1939 novel How Green Was My Valley, as well as the 1941 movie adaptation.

From the English word for the yellow flower (genus Ranunculus). Author William Goldman used it for Princess Buttercup in his book The Princess Bride (1973) and the subsequent film adaptation (1987).

In reference to the mountain range of Eastern Europe, from Thracian Greek Karpates oros, probably literally literally "Rocky Mountain"; related to Albanian karpe "rock." From 1630s in reference to the island of Carpathos in the Aegean. Also the name of a ship, the RMS Carpathia which saved survivors from the Titanic.

From the name of the caspia plant and feminization of Caspian.

The name of a family of daisy flowers.

Of uncertain origin and meaning, this name might be a variant of Sera. It was used in the 1988 movie The Land Before Time where it belongs to one of the main characters, a triceratops.

French feminine diminutive of Charles. It was introduced to Britain in the 17th century. It was the name of a German-born 18th-century queen consort of Great Britain and Ireland. Another notable bearer was Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855), the eldest of the three Brontë sisters and the author of Jane Eyre and Villette. A famous fictional bearer is the spider in the children's novel Charlotte's Web (1952) by E. B. White.

This name was fairly common in France, England and the United States in the early 20th century. It became quite popular in France and England at the end of the 20th century, just when it was at a low point in the United States. It quickly climbed the American charts and entered the top ten in 2014.

Medieval variant of Cecily.

Variant of Sierra.

Variant of Sierra.

Combination of Cindy and Sandra.

Latinized form of Greek Κίρκη (Kirke), possibly from κίρκος (kirkos) meaning "hawk". In Greek mythology Circe was a sorceress who changed Odysseus's crew into hogs, as told in Homer's Odyssey. Odysseus forced her to change them back, then stayed with her for a year before continuing his voyage.

Means "star" in Nahuatl [1].

Elaboration of Clara.

Variant of Clarice.

Italian feminine form of Coriolanus.

French and Romanian form and English variant of Crescens. In the English-speaking world, it is now considered a nature name referring to the phase of the moon, derived from Old French creissant, ultimately from Latin crescere "come forth, spring up, grow, thrive".
As an English name, Crescent has been in use from the 17th century onwards, although increasingly rarely so; it was revived in the early 1970s. As a French name, it is now obsolescent while the Romanian name is not used outside of the biblical context.

Short form of Veralidaine. The name of character in the The Immortals books series by Tamora Pierce.

Variant of Darlene.

Probably an elaborated form of Darren.

Variant of Devanie.

Variant of Davanee.

Feminine form of David. It originated in Scotland.

Derived from the English word denoting a disposition to resist.

Means "already" from the French phrase déjà vu meaning "already seen". It received a popularity boost in 1995 when a character named Deja appeared in the movie Higher Learning.

From Greek Διός (Dios) meaning "of Zeus". By extension, it means "goddess". This was the name of a Greek goddess who, according to some legends, was the mother of Aphrodite. A moon of Saturn is named after her.

From a French surname, possibly from doré meaning "golden". As a given name it has been inspired by the French luxury fashion house Dior, founded by the designer Christian Dior (1905-1957).

Feminine form of the Greek name Δωρόθεος (Dorotheos), which meant "gift of god" from Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift" and θεός (theos) meaning "god". The name Theodore is composed of the same elements in reverse order. Dorothea was the name of two early saints, notably the 4th-century martyr Dorothea of Caesarea. It was also borne by the 14th-century Saint Dorothea of Montau, who was the patron saint of Prussia.

Usual English form of Dorothea. It has been in use since the 16th century. The author L. Frank Baum used it for the central character, Dorothy Gale, in his fantasy novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) and several of its sequels.

Variant of Eily.

From Welsh eilon meaning "deer, stag" or "song, melody". This name was used by Lloyd Alexander in his book series The Chronicles of Prydain (1964-1968) as well as the Disney film adaptation The Black Cauldron (1985).

Means "snow" in Welsh. This is a recently created name.

Means "bright, beautiful" in Welsh [1].

Means "snowdrop (flower)" in Welsh, a compound of eira "snow" and llys "plant".

Transferred use of the surname Eisley. In the fictional Star Wars universe, Mos Eisley is a town on the planet Tatooine. This name is pronounced identically to Eisele, which was used by American country singer Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum for her daughter born 2013.

Variant of Ellery.

Variant of Ellery.

Variant of Ellery.

From the Old French name Héloïse, which was probably from the Germanic name Helewidis, composed of the elements heil meaning "healthy, whole" and wit meaning "wide". It is sometimes associated with the Greek word ἥλιος (helios) meaning "sun" or the name Louise, though there is no etymological connection. This name was borne by the 12th-century French scholar and philosopher Héloïse. Secretly marrying the theologian Peter Abelard at a young age, she became a nun (and eventually an abbess) after Abelard was violently castrated by order of her uncle Fulbert.

There was a medieval English form of this name, Helewis, though it died out after the 13th century. In the 19th century it was revived in the English-speaking world in the form Eloise.

Variant of Elorria.

Gallicized form of Eloria.

Elaboration of Elva.

Swedish short form of Elvira.

Turkish form of Isra.

Short form of names beginning with the Old English element æðele meaning "noble". It was coined in the 19th century, when many Old English names were revived. It was popularized by the novels The Newcomes (1855) by William Makepeace Thackeray and The Daisy Chain (1856) by C. M. Yonge. A famous bearer was American actress and singer Ethel Merman (1908-1984).

From Greek εὐδοξία (eudoxia) meaning "good repute, good judgement", itself from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and δόξα (doxa) meaning "notion, reputation, honour".

Means "to use words of good omen" from Greek εὐφημέω (euphemeo), a derivative of εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and φημί (phemi) meaning "to speak, to declare". Saint Euphemia was an early martyr from Chalcedon.

From the name of the Euphonia bird, a tanager of the genus Tanagra.

From the English word meaning "feeling of intense happiness, state of joy", originally a medical Latin term meaning "condition of feeling healthy and comfortable (especially when sick)". It comes from Greek εὐφορία (euphoria) "power of enduring easily", from εὔφορος (euphoros) "bearing well, able to endure, patient", ultimately from εὖ (eu) "good, well" and φέρω (phero) "to bear".

This name debuted in the United States baby name data in 2007, when it was given to 6 girls born in the US. Use of the name has probably been influenced by the brand of perfume called Euphoria, which was introduced by Calvin Klein in 2005, and more recently by the American television show Euphoria which premiered in 2019 (19 girls born in the United States in 2021 were named Euphoria, and 16 in 2022).

A famous bearer was Eurosia Fabris, also known as Mamma Rosa, who was beatified in 2005.

Modern Greek feminine form of Εὐανθία (Euanthia), a variant of Euanthe. This was the name of a 1st-century martyr from Skepsis who is considered a saint in the Orthodox Church.

Feminine form of Fen 2.

Short form of Genevieve.

Diminutive of Gilbert or Gibson.

Originally an Italian short form of Ermenegilda and other names containing the Old German element gelt meaning "payment, tribute, compensation". This is the name of a character in Verdi's opera Rigoletto (1851). It is also the name of a 1946 American movie, starring Rita Hayworth in the title role.

Either a spelling error or a rare English variant of Ginevra influenced by Minerva.

Italian form of Guinevere. This is also the Italian name for the city of Geneva, Switzerland. It is also sometimes associated with the Italian word ginepro meaning "juniper".

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.

From the English word grace, which ultimately derives from Latin gratia. This was one of the virtue names created in the 17th century by the Puritans. The actress Grace Kelly (1929-1982) was a famous bearer.

This name was very popular in the English-speaking world at the end of the 19th century. Though it declined in use over the next 100 years, it staged a successful comeback at the end of the 20th century. The American sitcom Will and Grace (1998-2006) may have helped, though the name was already strongly rising when it premiered. It was the top name for girls in England and Wales in 2006.

Form of Guinevere used in Thomas Chestre's romance Sir Launfal and in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

Elaboration of Hazel.

Diminutive of Imogen or Imogene.

Imogene "Idgie" Threadgoode is a character in the film 'Fried Green Tomatoes' (1991), based on the novel 'Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe' (1987) by American author Fannie Flagg.

Modern Greek form of Irene.

Cognate of Iris.

Used by the author C. S. Lewis as the proper name of the White Witch, the antagonist in his novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950). He may have based it on French jadis meaning "long ago, of old" or Persian جادو (jādū) meaning "magic, witch".

Variant of Janice.

Derived from the Arabic verb جَسَرَ (jasara) "to dare, to venture boldly; to be foolhearted".

Variant of Gem and a short form of Jemima or possibly Jerrica. This name was used for the name of the title character in the 80s American animated TV series: JEM.

Jem is the leader of the Holograms where she provides the lead vocals. She is the alter-ego of Jerrica Benton, owner of Starlight Music and a foster home for girls known as "Starlight House" (later called "Starlight Mansion").

A real bearer of this name is a musical singer: Jem Cooke.

Feminine form of Jordan.

French feminine form of Iulianus (see Julian).

Variant of Catalina.

Macedonian and Albanian form of Katherine, a Russian short form of Yekaterina, a Bulgarian short form of Ekaterina, and a Greek variant of Aikaterine.

Medieval English and medieval Welsh variant of Katerina, medieval Latvian variant of Katarīna, medieval Dutch form of Katherine and a Scandinavian spelling of French Catherine.

Croatian, Slovene and Hungarian diminutive of Katherine.

Greek contracted form of Katerina. This name had a spike in popularity in America in 1972 when it was used for a newborn baby on the soap opera Where the Heart Is.

German diminutive of Katharina, a Hungarian diminutive of Katalin and a Dutch diminutive of Catharina.

Means "rock, cliff" in Turkish.

Transferred use of the surname Kerrigan.

From the animated movie "Atlantis: The Lost Empire" where it was short for Kidagakash.

Diminutive of names beginning with or containing the sound K.

Variant of Kimberly.

Variant of Kirrily.

Means "skin of a tree or fruit" in Maori. This name has been brought to public attention by New Zealand opera singer Kiri Te Kanawa (1944-).

Kirra is a beach-side suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland which has been popular with holidaymakers since the early 20th century. The name of the suburb is believed to be an Indigenous name, however the specific language and meaning are unknown. It was possibly derived from the Yuggera language in which kaiyar means "white cockatoo" or the Kabi language, in which kirran means "fire". It may also have been named after the boomerang.

Possibly an elaboration of Kiri or Kira 2. It seems to have been brought to attention in Australia in the 1970s by the actress Kirrily Nolan.

Finnish form of Christina, or a short form of Kirsikka. It also means "frost" in Finnish.

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.

Variant of Laney.

Variant of Laira.

From an ellipsis of lapis lazuli, the name of a deep blue semiprecious stone. It is derived from medieval Latin lazulum meaning "heaven, sky", ultimately from Persian لاجورد (lajvard) meaning "lapis lazuli, azure (color)".

From the Hebrew name לֵאָה (Leʾa), which was probably derived from the Hebrew word לָאָה (laʾa) meaning "weary, grieved" [1]. Alternatively it might be related to Akkadian littu meaning "cow". In the Old Testament Leah is the first wife of Jacob and the mother of seven of his children. Jacob's other wife was Leah's younger sister Rachel, whom he preferred. Leah later offered Jacob her handmaid Zilpah in order for him to conceive more children.

Although this name was used by Jews in the Middle Ages, it was not typical as an English Christian name until after the Protestant Reformation, being common among the Puritans.

Alternate transcription of Lila 1.

Diminutive of names beginning with or containing the sound lee. In the case of actress Leelee Sobieski (1983-), it is short for her real name, Liliane.

Short form of Leeloominaï, which is revealed to mean "precious stones" in the (fictional) Divine Language. Leeloominaï, called Leeloo, is the heroine of the 1997 sci-fi movie "The Fifth Element". The name became popular in France after the release of the movie, usually spelled as Lilou and sometimes as Lylou or Leelou.

In the case of Lidian Emerson (1802-1892), the second wife of philosopher-poet Ralph Waldo Emerson, it was an elaboration of Lydia, her original name, changed by her at her husband's request, allegedly to avoid the hiatus between Lydia and Emerson.

Diminutive of Lilia.

Diminutive of Evangelia or Ioulia.

Means "little mother", from Swedish and Norwegian lille, an inflected form of liten meaning "little", combined with mor meaning "mother". This name was first recorded in Norway and Sweden at the beginning of the 20th century.

Derived from Galician lirio "lily".

Feminine form of Lirian.

Used by the French author George Sand for a character in her novel Mattea (1833) and later by the Italian author Luciano Zuccoli in his novel L'amore de Loredana (1908). It was possibly based on the Venetian surname Loredan, which was derived from the place name Loreo.

Derived from Cornish lowena "happiness, bliss, joy". This is a modern Cornish name.

Diminutive of Lovise and Louise.

Means "snow" in Finnish.

Possibly a form of Laura.

English poetic variant of Lorelei. William Vincent Wallace used it for the title character, a nymph of the Rhine River, in his opera Lurline (first performed 1860).

Variant of Lydia, occasionally used in Norway as a masculine form. In some cases it may be directly from the word which means "of ancient Lydia" (and also refers to "a mode of ancient Greek music, reputed to be light and effeminate").

Variant of Lydianna.

Latinized form of Maira.

Occitan form of Magdalene.

Variant of Magali.

Variant of Magali, predominantly found in Spanish-speaking countries.

Named for the mauvish-crimson colour. The dye to make the colour was discovered and named shortly after the Battle of Magenta in 1859 (the town is situated in northern Italy). The colour may have been inspired by the colour of the uniforms worn by the French troops, or by the colour of the land soaked in blood after the battle.

Magenta was a character in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” musical play and movie. She was a domestic maid played by Patricia Quinn.

Feminine form of Marien.

Diminutive of Lyudmila.

Medieval diminutive of Margaret. It is now also used as a short form of the related name Megan.

Portmanteau of Mary Katherine.

Contracted form of Mariana.

Means "golden flower" in Mapuche, from milla "gold" and rayen "flower".

From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" or 緒 (o) meaning "thread". Other kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.

Vernacular form of Mira.

Feminine form of Morgan 1.

Variant of Myrtis.

Ancient Greek name derived from μύρτος (myrtos) meaning "myrtle". This was borne by Myrtis of Anthedon (fl. 6th century BC), an early lyric poet and teacher, who was celebrated for being 'sweet-sounding' and 'clear-voiced' – but also criticized for being over-competitive with fellow poets. Her students purportedly included Pindaros of Thebes and Korinna of Tanagra.

Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Greek Ναϊάς (Naias), a type of water nymph in Greek mythology (plural Ναϊάδες). Alternatively it might be related to Persian Nahid.

Variant of Nia 2, probably modelled on Maya 2. It was borne by the actress Naya Rivera (1987-2020).

Possibly from Zapotec nadxiie lii meaning "I love you" or nayele' meaning "open".

Variant of Nayeli.

Italian form of Neaira.

One who is being led, as in being led to knowledge or "to a path".

Variant of Nemine.

Probably a feminized form of Welsh nêr meaning "lord".

Short form of Brunilda.

Variant of Nimue.

Feminine form of Nir.

Latin for "water lily"

Feminine form of Ofir.

Ukrainian form of Xenia.

From the English word opal for the iridescent gemstone, the birthstone of October. The word ultimately derives from Sanskrit उपल (upala) meaning "jewel".

Elaborated form of Opal. This is also an English and French word meaning "resembling an opal".

Alternate transcription of Hebrew אוֹפִירָה (see Ofira).

Variant of Patricia.

Variant of Patrice 2.

From the English word pearl for the concretions formed in the shells of some mollusks, ultimately from Late Latin perla. Like other gemstone names, it has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 19th century. The pearl is the traditional birthstone for June, and it supposedly imparts health and wealth.

Elaboration of Peggy, used as a diminutive of Margaret.

Medieval variant of Meggy, a diminutive of Margaret. The reason for the change in the initial consonant is unknown.

Feminine form of Pelagius. This was the name of a few early saints, including a young 4th-century martyr who threw herself from a rooftop in Antioch rather than lose her virginity.

From the English word for the type of flower. It was originally believed to have healing qualities, so it was named after the Greek medical god Pæon.

The name of the Zimbabwian writer Petina Gappah.

Feminine form of Peter. This was also the name of an ancient city in the region that is now Jordan.

Diminutive of Petra.

From the name of the flower, derived ultimately from a Tupi (South American) word.

Variant of Phaedra used by Edmund Spenser in his epic poem 'The Faerie Queene' (1590), where it belongs to a water fairy who lures knights to her enchanted island.

Latinized form of the Greek name Φοίβη (Phoibe), which meant "bright, pure" from Greek φοῖβος (phoibos). In Greek mythology Phoibe was a Titan associated with the moon. This was also an epithet of her granddaughter, the moon goddess Artemis. The name appears in Paul's epistle to the Romans in the New Testament, where it belongs to a female minister in the church at Cenchreae.

In England, it began to be used as a given name after the Protestant Reformation. It was moderately common in the 19th century. It began to rise in popularity again in the late 1980s, probably helped along by characters on the American television shows Friends (1994-2004) and Charmed (1998-2006). It is currently much more common in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand than the United States.

A moon of Saturn bears this name, in honour of the Titan.

Medieval variant of Molly. The reason for the change in the initial consonant is unknown.

Transferred use of the surname Posey or variant of Posy.

Variant of Posy.

Pyxis is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky. Abbreviated from Pyxis Nautica, its name is Latin for a mariner's compass (contrasting with Circinus, which represents a draftsman's compasses). Pyxis was introduced by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in the 18th century, and is counted among the 88 modern constellations.

Either an elaboration of Raven, or else from the name of the city of Ravenna in Italy.

From Japanese 玲 (rei) meaning "the tinkling of jade" or 礼 (rei) meaning "ceremony" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji can also form this name.

Transferred use of the surname Rivers.

Possibly a variant of Romualdine. It is also possible that this name is a combination of Romaine or Romane with a French feminine given name that ends in -line, such as Aline, Coraline and Pauline.

Elaboration of Romela.

Possibly a variant of Romana.

Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a contraction of Rose and Aimée via the form Amée.

Perhaps a diminutive of Rosamund (compare Annemie, Rosemay), though it is claimed to be a combination of Rose with French amie "friend".

Variant of Rosilda.

Variant of Rosalia.

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

Variant of Rosina.

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

Variant of Roxane.

Latinized form of Habren, the original Welsh name of the River Severn. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, Sabrina was the name of a princess who was drowned in the Severn. Supposedly the river was named for her, but it is more likely that her name was actually derived from that of the river, which is of unknown meaning. She appears as a water nymph in John Milton's masque Comus (1634).

The name was brought to public attention by Samuel A. Taylor's play Sabrina Fair (1953) and the movie adaptation Sabrina that followed it the next year. This is also the name of a comic book character, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, first introduced 1962 and with television adaptations in 1970-1974 and 1996-2003, both causing minor jumps in popularity. Another jump occurred in 1976, when it was used for a main character on the television series Charlie's Angels.

Portuguese form of Sapphira. It coincides with the Portuguese word for "sapphire".

Diminutive of Sarah. Charles Dickens used the name for the character of Mrs. Gamp in his novel 'Martin Chuzzlewit' (1844).

As an English name, it is sometimes used as a nickname for Sarah, which is the case for Sarah Bush Lincoln, the stepmother of Abraham Lincoln. It is also the case for Sarah Gamp, one of the characters in the novel Martin Chuzzlewit, whose nickname is Sairey (Sairy in the 1994 TV miniseries).

Feminine form of Salvator.

Feminine form of Samir 1.

Variant of Sandrine.

French diminutive of Sandra.

Variant of Sarra.

Variant of Shea.

Either from Hebrew שַׁי (shai) meaning "gift" or else a Hebrew diminutive of Isaiah.

Possibly a feminine variant of Shannon.

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.

Variant of Cheyenne. (Also see Cheyanne.)

Variant of Cheyenne.

Variant of Cheyanna.

Famous bearer is Shonee Fairfax, competitor in season 3 and season 5 of Australian Survivor.

From Latin Sicilia, itself from Greek Σικελία (Sikelia), named for the ancient tribe of the Sicels (Σικελοί). They were probably of Italic origin, but the meaning of their tribal name is unknown. This is the name of a large island in the Mediterranean, part of Italy.

Means "mountain range" in Spanish, referring specifically to a mountain range with jagged peaks.

Italian and Galician feminine form of Silverio.

The name of a Native American people, used as a variant of Sue. Considered offensive amongst some Natives.

Variant of Susie, made famous by the British rock band Siouxsie & The Banshees. This name is considered offensive to the Sioux Nation.

Variant of Skaði.

Diminutive of Susanna or Susan.

Yiddish form of Sarah and Judeo-Spanish variant of Sara.

Feminine form of Sorin.

Variant of Sovann.

Variant of Stormy.

Diminutive of Susannah and Susanna.

Truncated form of Ursula. This was the name of the titular character in Toni Morrison's 1973 novel Sula.

Directly taken from the English word sun which is ultimately derived from Middle English sunne. From Old English sunne (“sun; the Sun”), from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from the heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European *sh̥₂uén (“sun; the Sun”), oblique form of *sóh₂wl̥.

In the USA, 14 boys and 5 girls were named SUN in 2018.

Derived from Parthian surena meaning "warrior" or sura meaning "strong".

Variant of Silviana.

Means "lilac" in Swedish and Danish.

It could be also a variant of the English word siren meaning "mermaid".

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.

Meaning uncertain. Georgian sources state that the name is of Kartvelian origin but neglect to provide its meaning, whilst one Russian source essentially states that the name is a georgianization of Tatya, the Russian short form of Tatyana. One English source even claims that Tatia is a nickname of Tamar.

Short form of Ottavia.

Variant of Tara 1, perhaps influenced by the Latin word terra meaning "land, earth".

Means "earth" in Spanish.

Variant of Tiffany.

Medieval form of Theophania. This name was traditionally given to girls born on the Epiphany (January 6), the festival commemorating the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus. The name died out after the Middle Ages, but it was revived by the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), the title of which refers to the Tiffany's jewelry store in New York.

A "glittering metallic thread" invented in Nuremberg around 1610. It is usually found woven in fabric to give a shimmery aesthetic or hung in strands on trees, usually Christmas trees, during the winter season to simulate icicles. From the Middle French 'estincelle' meaning a "spark" or "flash", itself from the Vulgar Latin stincilla, a variant of scintilla meaning 'spark'.

A noted bearer is Canadian actress Tinsel Korey, born Harsha Patel, best known for her roles in the Twilight saga and the television series Blackstone.

Short form of Fotoula.

From the English word Trinity, given in honour of the Christian belief that God has one essence, but three distinct expressions of being: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It has only been in use as a given name since the 20th century.

Diminutive of Tallulah.

From Sanskrit तुलसी (tulasī) meaning "holy basil (a type of plant)". The plant is considered sacred in Hinduism, and it is sometimes personified as an avatar of Lakshmi.

Feminine form of Ursus. This is the name of two constellations in the northern sky: Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.

French form of Ursulina.

Means "water cave" or "rock water" in Tahitian, from the phrase vai ana o te mato teitei meaning "water from the cave of the high rock".

Short form of names containing the Old Norse name element valr- "the slain (in Valhalla)" as well as a direct adoption of Swedish vala (or völva) "fortune teller; prophet" (ultimately from Old Norse vǫlva).

Feminine form of Valerianus (see Valerian).

French feminine form of Valerianus (see Valerian).

Variant of Valériane.

The name of a city in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire.

Means "goddess of the Vanir" in Old Norse. This was an epithet of the Norse goddess Freya, given because she was a member of the Vanir (as opposed to the Æsir).

Feminine form of Vanderley.

The first name of the protagnist in The Immortals quartet by Tamora Pierce. A diminutive of the name is Daine.

English and Provençal form of Victorianus. This name was borne by two obscure saints, from the 5th and 6th centuries AD.

Feminine form of Victorianus.

Variant of Vanderleia.

Name of one of the characters in Tamora Pierce's books Trickster's Choice and Trickster's Queen.

From the name of the summer capital of the 13th-century Mongol ruler Kublai Khan, located in Inner Mongolia, China. It is an anglicized form of Chinese 上都 (Shangdu), derived from 上 (shàng) meaning "above, upper" and 都 (dū) meaning "city".

Variant of Cäcilie.

Latinate variant of Zoe. The Christian martyr Zoe of Rome is sometimes referred to as Saint Zoa.