blackelectric's Personal Name List

French form of Cariulphus, which is the latinized form of both Chariulf and its variant form Cariulf.

This is one of the names by which the obscure 6th-century Frankish saint Chariulf (often found written as Cariulf) is known in France. He was a disciple of the Frankish missionary and saint Marculf (better known under the French names Marcou, Marcouf and Marcoul), who died either on the same day as he did, or several days afterwards. As a result, they were buried together (along with an other disciple of Marculf's) in the same tomb in the abbey of Nanteuil, which was located in the diocese of Coutances in the Cotentin Peninsula of Normandy.

Combination of Christina and Crescentia as well as an obsolete French diminutive of names beginning with Christ-.
A middle name bearer of the variant Christenze was Danish novelist Karen Blixen (1885-1962), who wrote under the pen name Isak Dinesen.

Feminine form of Diede, as well as a pet form of Hendrika.

Derived from Greek δυσμή (dysme) meaning "sunset". This is the name traditionally assigned to the repentant thief who was crucified beside Jesus.

Derived from Greek δρῦς (drys) meaning "tree, oak" combined with Greek οψ (ops) "voice" or Greek ωψ (ops) "face, eye". This name was borne by at least five characters in Greek mythology, the best known being the daughter of king Dryops of Oeta, who was turned into a black poplar tree by the god Apollo.

Means "sunset" in Greek. She was the eleventh of the twelve Horae, goddesses of the hours, who presided over the hour of sunset.

Derived from Greek dys "bad, wrong, difficult" and Greek nomos "custom, tradition, moral law". In Greek mythology, Dysnomia is the personification of lawlessness.

Dutch form of Florentius (see Florence).

Means "deer" in Yiddish, from Old High German hiruz. This was a vernacular form of the Hebrew name Tzvi. The deer is particularly associated with the tribe of Naphtali (see Genesis 49:21).

English and French form of Horatius, and the name by which the Roman poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus is commonly known those languages. In the modern era it has been used as a given name since the Renaissance, in honour of the poet.

French form of Hortensia.

Means "of Hyrcania", Hyrcania being a Greek form of the Persian name Verkâna, which meant "wolf-land" and referred to a historical region in Persia. Hyrcanus was a member of the Hasmonean dynasty, the Jewish High Priest and King of Judea in the 1st century BC.

Latinized form of the Greek name Εἰρηναῖος (Eirenaios), which meant "peaceful". Saint Irenaeus was an early bishop of Lyons for whom the Greek island of Santorini is named.

Alternate transcription of Hebrew כִּנֶּרֶת (see Kineret).

Danish and Swedish diminutive of Maria.

Combination of Mary and Michael used as a feminine given name.

Possibly a combination of Mary and Will.

Anglicized form of Ramón. Possibly transferred use of the surname Ramone in homage to the American punk rock band the Ramones, which was inspired by Paul McCartney's use of the pseudonym Paul Ramon during his Silver Beatles days.

Anglicized form of Réamonn.

From a Germanic name that was composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and brant "fire, torch, sword". This name belonged to the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669).

Variant of Serapia. Saint Seraphia (or Serapia) was a 2nd-century Syrian martyr.

Derived from Welsh fel Mai meaning "like May". It was invented by best-selling Welsh author Allen Raine for her popular romance novel By Berwen Banks (1899). The first Valmais in the UK birth records appear in the year of the book's publication, and alternate Welsh spellings Falmai and Felmai arose some years later.

Raine sold over two million books in the UK and colonies, which may explain the name's Australian and New Zealander usage. A film was made of the book in 1920 (as By Berwin Banks), directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Eileen Magrath as Valmai.

Variant of Wilfrið.