Anna the singer's Personal Name List

Originally a short form of Germanic names such as Adelaide or Adelina that begin with the element adal meaning "noble". Saint Ada was a 7th-century Frankish abbess at Le Mans. This name was also borne by Augusta Ada King (1815-1852), the Countess of Lovelace (known as Ada Lovelace), a daughter of Lord Byron. She was an assistant to Charles Babbage, the inventor of an early mechanical computer.

Feminine form of Adam.

Variant of Eileen.

Bulgarian form of Xenia, as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Аксинья (see Aksinya).

Variant of Alaina.

Feminine form of Albanus (see Alban).

Czech and Slovak form of Albina.

Variant of Aaliyah.

Form of Alexandra in several languages.

Short form of Magdalena or Helena. This was the name of a saint, possibly legendary, who was martyred near Brussels in the 7th century.

Variant of Alena.

Italian feminine form of Alexius.

Derived from Greek ἀλήθεια (aletheia) meaning "truth". This name was coined in the 16th century.

Short form of Alexander, Alexandra and other names beginning with Alex.

Elaborated form of Alexandra. This was the first name of Queen Victoria; her middle name was Victoria.

Variant of Alexana.

Short form of Adelina, Albina and names that end in alina.

Form of Alice used in several languages.

Norman French diminutive of Aalis (see Alice) [1]. It was common in England, Scotland and France in the Middle Ages, and was later revived in England in the 20th century via Scotland. Unlike most other English names ending in son, it is not derived from a surname.

Variant of Alannah.

Finnish diminutive of names beginning with Al. This is also the Finnish word for a type of duck.

Variant of Alice.

Variant of Alicia.

Meaning unknown, possibly from the Spanish surname Anaya (itself from the name of a Spanish town), used because of its similarity to Amaya [1].

Latinate diminutive of Angela. A famous bearer is American actress Angelina Jolie (1975-).

Combination of Anna and Marie.

French form of Breton Annaig, a diminutive of Anna.

Finnish diminutive of Anna.

Feminine form of Antikles. In Greek mythology this is the mother of Odysseus.

Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian and Armenian form of Angela.

Apparently a form of Arianna. This name was popularized in the early 2010s by American ring girl Arianny Celeste (1985-), born Penelope López Márquez, in whose case it is reportedly derived from a nickname she had as a child.

From the name of an Islamic holy day that commemorates the death of Husayn ibn Ali. It is so named because it falls on the tenth day of Muharram, deriving from Arabic عشرة (ʿashara) meaning "ten" [1].

Derived from Greek ἀσπάσιος (aspasios) meaning "welcome, embrace". This was the name of the lover of Pericles (5th century BC).

Lithuanian form of Augusta.

Finnish form of Agnes.

Feminine form of Aurelianus.

Means "they are increasing" in Zulu, Xhosa and Ndebele.

Meaning uncertain. In 1970 it was featured in The Book of African Names by Chief Osuntoki [1][2] with a listed meaning of "beautiful flower". American comedian and activist Dick Gregory used it for his daughter in 1971.

This name was assumed by Ayn Rand (1905-1982), originally named Alice Rosenbaum, a Russian-American writer and philosopher. She apparently based it on a Finnish name she had heard, but never seen written.

Means "moon flood" in Turkish and Azerbaijani, derived from ay "moon" and sel "flood, stream" (of Arabic origin).

Diminutive of Batyah.

Diminutive of Rebecca.

From a surname of English, German or Scandinavian origins, all derived from related words meaning "stream". As a feminine name, in some cases it is a short form of Rebecca. A noted bearer is the American rock musician Beck Hansen (1970-), born Bek David Campbell, who goes by the stage name Beck.

Short form of Rebecca.

Variant of Becky.

Diminutive of Rebecca.

Portuguese feminine form of Benedict.

Contracted form of Berenice. It occurs briefly in Acts in the New Testament belonging to a sister of King Herod Agrippa II.

French form of Berthild.

Short form of Beatrice.

Diminutive of Roberta or Barbara.

Feminine form of Brin.

Variant of Kaylyn.

From camelie, the Romanian spelling of camellia (see Camellia).

From the Italian phrase cara mia meaning "my beloved".

Derived from Latin caritas meaning "dearness, esteem, love".

Diminutive of Caroline.

French form of Cecilia.

Norwegian and Danish form of Cecilia, as well as a Czech variant of Cecílie.

Feminine diminutive of Charles.

Form of Charmion used by Shakespeare in his play Antony and Cleopatra (1606).

Derived from Hebrew חָיָה (ḥaya) meaning "living", considered a feminine form of Chaim.

Means "God is more beautiful" in Igbo.

Variant of Chidimma [1].

Means "God rectify" in Igbo.

Variant of Jin 1 (using Wade-Giles transcription).

Means "hope" in Chewa.

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 蝶 (see Chō).

Means "sky" in French. It is not used as a given name in France itself.

Dutch diminutive of Cornelia.

Feminine form of the Late Latin name Constantius, which was itself derived from Constans.

From Cordeilla, a name appearing in the 12th-century chronicles [1] of Geoffrey of Monmouth, borne by the youngest of the three daughters of King Leir and the only one to remain loyal to her father. Geoffrey possibly based her name on that of Creiddylad, a character from Welsh legend.

The spelling was later altered to Cordelia when Geoffrey's story was adapted by others, including Edmund Spenser in his poem The Faerie Queene (1590) and Shakespeare in his tragedy King Lear (1606).

Romanian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Corinna, as well as a German variant.

Variant of Corinna.

Variant of Doireann.

From the name of the Native American people of the northern Mississippi Valley, or from the two American states that were named for them: North and South Dakota (until 1889 unified as the Dakota Territory). The tribal name means "allies, friends" in the Dakota language.

It was rare as an American given name before 1975. In the mid-1980s it began growing in popularity for boys after a character by this name began appearing on the soap opera Ryan's Hope. It is now more common as a feminine name, probably due to the fame of the actress Dakota Fanning (1994-).

Italian diminutive of Daniela.

Probably an elaboration of Davina. About 1980 this name jumped in popularity in Spain, possibly due to the main character on the British television series The Foundation (1977-1979), which was broadcast in Spain as La Fundación.

Feminine form of Davor.

Diminutive of Adela or Adelaide. A famous bearer was American actress and singer Della Reese (1931-2017).

Spanish feminine form of Denis.

Anglicized form of Deirbhile or Dearbháil.

Variant of Désirée.

Variant of Diana.

Variant of Diane.

Feminine form of Dieuwer or Dieuwert.

Means "judged" in Hebrew, derived from דִּין (din) meaning "to judge". According to the Old Testament, Dinah was a daughter of Jacob and Leah who was abducted by Shechem. It has been used as an English given name since after the Protestant Reformation.

Meaning uncertain, perhaps from Arabic دينار (dīnār), a currency used in several Muslim countries, ultimately derived from Latin denarius. Alternatively it may be a derivative of دين (dīn) meaning "religion".

Italian and Spanish feminine form of Dionysius.

Means "divine, heavenly" in Sanskrit.

French feminine and masculine form of Dominicus (see Dominic).

From the Greek word ἠχώ (echo) meaning "echo, reflected sound", related to ἠχή (eche) meaning "sound". In Greek mythology Echo was a nymph given a speech impediment by Hera, so that she could only repeat what others said. She fell in love with Narcissus, but her love was not returned, and she pined away until nothing remained of her except her voice.

Elaborated form of Edith.

Modern form of Eir.

Variant of Irene.

Ancient Greek form of Irene.

Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Katherine, and an alternate transcription of Russian Екатерина (see Yekaterina).

Means "harvest, culture" in Turkish.

Javanese variant of Eka 1.

Means "tears become joy" in Yoruba.

Finnish short form of Elisabet.

Hebrew form of Elizabeth.

Diminutive of Eleanor, Ellen 1 and other names beginning with El. This name became popular in the United Kingdom in the 1990s, being ranked second for girls in 2003.

Short form of Elisabeth, used independently.

Portuguese, Latvian, Hungarian and Georgian form of Elsa.

Form of Emma used in various languages.

German, Scandinavian and Czech feminine form of Aemilius (see Emily).

Derived from Hungarian emő meaning "suckling (baby)".

Meaning unknown. This name first appeared in the late 19th century. It is the name of the main character in the novel Enola; or, her Fatal Mistake (1886) by Mary Young Ridenbaugh. The aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima was named Enola Gay after the mother of the pilot, who was herself named for the book character.

Feminine form of Ernest.

Spanish form of the Late Latin name Sperantia, which was derived from sperare "to hope".

Polish, Slovak, Romanian and Lithuanian form of Esther.

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).

Derived from Welsh aur "gold" and gwen "white, blessed".

From the Greek Εὐρυδίκη (Eurydike) meaning "wide justice", derived from εὐρύς (eurys) meaning "wide" and δίκη (dike) meaning "justice, custom, order". In Greek myth she was the wife of Orpheus. Her husband tried to rescue her from Hades, but he failed when he disobeyed the condition that he not look back upon her on their way out.

Feminine form of Eustace.

From an English surname that was derived from the given name Aveline. In the 17th century when it was first used as a given name it was more common for boys, but it is now regarded as almost entirely feminine, probably in part because of its similarity to Eve and Evelina.

This name was popular throughout the English-speaking world in the early 20th century. It staged a comeback in the early 21st century, returning to the American top ten in 2017.

Variant of Evelyn.

Possibly from Februa, a Roman purification festival that was held during the month of February (and which gave the month its name). The festival was derived from Latin februum meaning "purging, purification". This name was borne by Saint Febronia of Nisibis, a 4th-century martyr.

French form of Felicia.

Spanish form of Felicia.

Variant of Felicia.

From Chinese 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume" (which is usually only feminine) or 奋 (fèn) meaning "strive, exert" (usually only masculine). Other Chinese characters are also possible.

Tajik and Azerbaijani form of Firouzeh.

Means "blood red" in Irish. This was the name of a 9th-century high king of Ireland.

Either directly from Spanish or Portuguese flor meaning "flower", or a short form of Florencia.

From the Latin name Florentius or the feminine form Florentia, which were derived from florens "prosperous, flourishing". Florentius was borne by many early Christian saints, and it was occasionally used in their honour through the Middle Ages. In modern times it is mostly feminine.

This name can also be given in reference to the city in Italy, as in the case of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), who was born there to British parents. She was a nurse in military hospitals during the Crimean War and is usually considered the founder of modern nursing.

French diminutive of Flora.

Diminutive of Florence or Flora.

English variant of Francine.

Diminutive of Frank or Frances.

Basque feminine form of Franciscus (see Francis).

Originally a short form of names containing the Old German element fridu meaning "peace" (Proto-Germanic *friþuz). A famous bearer was the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907-1954).

Feminine form of Gabriel.

Feminine form of Gaetano.

German, Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese form of Giselle.

Danish short form of Birgitte.

Feminine form of Giuseppe.

From Sanskrit ग्रीष्म (grīṣma) meaning "summer".

Variant of Gwendolen, used by Walter Scott in his poem The Bridal of Triermain (1813) for a queen who became the mother of Gyneth by King Arthur.

Variant of Gwenna. According to the Social Security Administration, Gwena was given to 11 girls in 1964.

Variant of Gwendolen.

Breton cognate of Gwen.

Younger Cornish form of Wenna and Breton variant of Gwenn.

From Sino-Korean 京 (gyeong) meaning "capital city", 景 (gyeong) meaning "scenery, view", 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour", or other hanja characters with the same pronunciation. It usually occurs in combination with another character, though it is sometimes used as a stand-alone name.

Modern Hebrew form of Hadassah.

From the English word halo meaning "luminous disc or ring", derived from Greek ἅλως (halos). Haloes often appear in religious art above the heads of holy people.

Means "rust" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this name is mentioned as one of the wives of Ashur.

Means "golden" in Sanskrit.

German feminine form of Herman.

Diminutive of Henrietta or Hester.

Somali form of Hiba.

Originally a short form of names containing the Old Frankish element hildi, Old High German hilt, Old English hild meaning "battle" (Proto-Germanic *hildiz). The short form was used for both Old English and continental Germanic names. Saint Hilda (or Hild) of Whitby was a 7th-century English saint and abbess. The name became rare in England during the later Middle Ages, but was revived in the 19th century.

Means "helped, rescued, redeemed" in Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele and Swazi.

French form of Honorina, a feminine form of the Roman name Honorinus, a derivative of Honorius. Saint Honorina was a 4th-century martyr from the Normandy region in France.

Alternate transcription of Arabic حسني (see Husni).

Elaboration of Ida.

Medieval English vernacular form of Idonea.

Means "good thing" in Igbo, derived from ífé meaning "thing" and ọ́má meaning "good, beautiful".

From the name of the American state, which means "land of the Indians". This is the name of the hero in the Indiana Jones series of movies, starring Harrison Ford.

Strictly feminine form of Inge.

From the name of the Germanic god Ing combined with Old Norse unna meaning "to love".

Means "immaculate" in Spanish. This name is given to commemorate the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.

Means "envy" in Latin. This was the Roman goddess of vengeance, equivalent to the Greek goddess Nemesis.

Variant of Isidora. A famous bearer was the American dancer Isadora Duncan (1877-1927).

Late Latin name meaning "from Isauria". Isauria was the name of a region in Asia Minor.

Scottish Gaelic form of Isabel.

German form of Iseult, appearing in the 13th-century German poem Tristan by Gottfried von Strassburg. In 1865 the German composer Richard Wagner debuted his popular opera Tristan und Isolde and also used the name for his first daughter.

Anglicized form of Íde.

German and Dutch variant of Yvonne.

Variant of Jamie.

Feminine form of Jan 1.

Elaborated form of Jane.

Diminutive of Jane.

Scandinavian feminine diminutive of Jan 1, from Low German.

German and Finnish form of Jasmine, as well as an English variant.

Variant of Jalen (masculine) or Jaylynn (feminine).

Serbian form of Elizabeth.

Diminutive of Jelena. It also means "fir tree" in Slovene.

Short form of Jennifer.

From the Greek name Ἰοκάστη (Iokaste), which is of unknown meaning. In Greek mythology she was the mother Oedipus by the Theban king Laius. In a case of tragic mistaken identity, she married her own son.

German form of Yolanda.

Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Joseph.

Serbian and Macedonian feminine form of John.

From Hausa Jumma'a meaning "Friday" (of Arabic origin).

French form of Justus.

Diminutive of Justin or Justine.

Hungarian form of Iustina (see Justina).

Variant of Cadence.

Variant of Kaylyn.

Means "joy, happiness" in Hawaiian.

Means "beautiful, lovely, auspicious" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Parvati.

Variant (typically feminine) of Cameron.

Feminine form of Karim.

Means "summit, crest" in Armenian.

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

Variant of Katherine.

From Japanese 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory" and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other kanji combinations.

From Japanese 克 (katsu) meaning "overcome" or 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 己 (mi) meaning "self". Other kanji combinations having the same pronunciation can also form this name.

Russian diminutive of Yekaterina.

Means "I am thankful" in Tswana, derived from leboga "to be thankful, to thank".

From an English surname that is derived from town names in Lincolnshire. It may mean "Cenel's island", from the Old English name Cenel "fierce" in combination with eg "island".

Variant of Kelsey.

Feminine variant of Kerry.

Variant of Casey.

Diminutive of Ketevan.

Diminutive of Kirsteen or Kirstin.

Polish, Slovak, Hungarian and Albanian form of Claudia, as well as a German variant form and the form found in the Greek New Testament.

Polish form of Clementina.

Feminine form of Corey.

Polish form of Xenia, as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Ксения or Ukrainian/Belarusian Ксенія (see Kseniya).

Feminine form of Květoslav.

Means "gift" in Hausa.

From Japanese 協 (kyō) meaning "unite, cooperate", 京 (kyō) meaning "capital city", 郷 (kyō) meaning "village", 杏 (kyō) meaning "apricot", or other kanji with the same pronunciation.

Means "sign, mark" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Hindu goddess of prosperity, good luck, and beauty. She is the wife of Vishnu and her symbol is the lotus flower, with which she is often depicted.

Combination of the popular prefix la and Tavia. A notable bearer of this name is American singer LaTavia Roberson (1981-).

Meaning unknown. In Latvian mythology this is the name of a forest spirit sometimes associated with childbirth and weaving.

From Sanskrit लावण्य (lāvaṇya) meaning "beauty, loveliness, charm".

German short form of Eleanor.

Means "eternal, abiding" in Indonesian.

Means "to me" in Hebrew.

From Yiddish ליבע (libe) meaning "love".

Feminine form of Liberatus. This was the name of a few early saints, including the patron of Pizzone, Italy.

Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian form of Lydia.

Variant of Ludmila.

Derived from Greek λιγύς (ligys) meaning "clear-voiced, shrill, whistling". This was the name of one of the Sirens in Greek legend. It was also used by Edgar Allan Poe in his story Ligeia (1838).

Variant of Lindy.

Short form of Linnéa and other names containing the same sound.

Means "award" in Amharic.

Short form of Olivia.

Possibly a Latvian form of Liv 1.

Diminutive of Olivia.

Italian and Spanish feminine form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).

Italian and French variant of Lucia. This also means "light" in Italian.

Alternate transcription of Armenian Լուսինե (see Lusine).

Feminine form of the Roman family name Lucretius, possibly from Latin lucrum meaning "profit, wealth". According Roman legend Lucretia was a maiden who was raped by the son of the king of Rome. This caused a great uproar among the Roman citizens, and the monarchy was overthrown. This name was also borne by a 4th-century saint and martyr from Mérida, Spain.

Means "correct, right, good" in Zulu and Ndebele.

Latinized form of Lysistrate.

Means "spring of water" in Hebrew.

Variant of Madison.

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

Feminine form of Maël.

From Tupi maya arya meaning "great-grandmother".

Means "life" in Swahili.

Swedish and Spanish contracted form of Magdalena. In Spanish it can also be a contracted form of María Elena.

Tajik form of Manijeh.

Diminutive of Marcia.

Feminine form of Marcianus. This was the name of a young woman martyred in North Africa during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century.

Icelandic form of Margaret.

Combination of María and Fernanda.

From Μαριάμη (Mariame), the form of Maria used by the historian Josephus when referring to the wife of King Herod.

Combination of Marie and France 1.

Dutch diminutive of Maria.

Diminutive of Maria and other names beginning with Mari.

From the title of the Virgin Mary, Stella Maris, meaning "star of the sea" in Latin. It can also be a combination of Maria and Estela.

Finnish form of Martha.

Ukrainian form of Marianna, and a Russian variant.

Means "lady" in Late Latin, a derivative of Latin mater "mother". This was the name of three early saints.

From the Greek Μέδουσα (Medousa), which was derived from μέδω (medo) meaning "to protect, to rule over". In Greek myth this was the name of one of the three Gorgons, ugly women who had snakes for hair. She was so hideous that anyone who gazed upon her was turned to stone, so the hero Perseus had to look using the reflection in his shield in order to slay her.

From Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" or 梅 (méi) meaning "Chinese plum" (species Prunus mume), as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Old French form of Millicent.

Means "blackbird" in Dutch.

Variant of Meredith.

From Estonian meri "sea" with a diminutive suffix.

Means "turtle laying its eggs" in Shawnee.

Feminine form of Miguel.

From the Slavic element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear", originally a short form of names containing that element.

Hebrew form of Milcah.

From Sanskrit मीन (mīna) meaning "fish", which in Hindu astrology is the name of a sign of the zodiac.

From Sino-Korean 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens" or 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable" combined with 秀 (su) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" or 洙 (su), which refers to a river in China. Other hanja combinations are possible.

Variant of Mirèio using classical Occitan spelling conventions.

Means "peace" in Luganda.

From the American English word mortician meaning "undertaker, funeral director", ultimately derived from Latin mortis meaning "death". This name was created for the mother on the Addams Family television series (1964-1966). She was based on an unnamed recurring character in cartoons by Charles Addams, starting 1938.

Feminine form of Muhsin.

Irish form of Maria (see Mary). This form is typically reserved for the Virgin Mary, with Máire used as a given name.

From Irish muirn meaning either "affection, endearment" or "festivity, exuberance". In Irish legend this was the name of the mother of Fionn mac Cumhaill. She is also called Muirenn.

Means "she who shapes" in Kikuyu. In Kikuyu mythology Mumbi was the wife of Gikuyu and the mother of his nine daughters.

From Egyptian mwt-m-wjꜣ meaning "Mut is in the sacred barque" [1], from the name of the goddess Mut combined with wjꜣ "sacred barque" (a boat used to carry the dead to the afterlife). This name was borne by a wife of the pharaoh Thutmose IV. She was the mother of Amenhotep III.

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

Feminine form of Wafula.

Azerbaijani form of Nermin.

Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian form of Natalia (see Natalie).

Short form of Linnéa.

Greek form of Egyptian nt, possibly from nt "water" or nrw "fear, dread". This was the name of an early Egyptian goddess of weaving, hunting and war. Her character may have some correspondences with the goddesses Tanith, Anat or Athena.

Short form of Antonella.

Croatian form of Nancy.

Short form of Vanessa.

Anglicized form of Niamh.

Short form of Antonia, Sidonia and other names ending in nia.

Old Irish form of Niamh.

Feminine form of Nicholas (chiefly used in Britain).

Spanish feminine form of Nicholas.

Feminine diminutive of Nicola 1.

From Sanskrit नील (nīla) meaning "dark blue".

Means "sixth born child" in Akan.

From Greenlandic nukaa meaning "younger sibling" [1].

Means "heart" in Igbo.

Asturian form of Eulalia.

Means "God makes wealth" in Yoruba.

Feminine form of Olympos.

Means "gift from God" in Igbo.

Means "gratitude is suitable for me" in Yoruba.

Feminine form of Orlando.

Variant of Peyton.

Hungarian diminutive of Anna.

Spanish feminine form of Pascal.

Uyghur form of Fatima.

Diminutive of Pearl.

Probably derived from Greek πηνέλοψ (penelops), a type of duck. Alternatively it could be from πήνη (pene) meaning "threads, weft" and ὄψ (ops) meaning "face, eye". In Homer's epic the Odyssey this is the name of the wife of Odysseus, forced to fend off suitors while her husband is away fighting at Troy.

It has occasionally been used as an English given name since the 16th century. It was moderately popular in the 1940s, but had a more notable upswing in the early 2000s. This may have been inspired by the Spanish actress Penélope Cruz (1974-), who gained prominence in English-language movies at that time. It was already rapidly rising when celebrities Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick gave it to their baby daughter in 2012.

Diminutive of Perla. In other words: you could say that this name is the Italian and Spanish cognate of Perline. Also compare Perlita.

In the United States, the name has mostly been used in the southern states of the country. The name was probably introduced there by Spanish-speaking peoples that (over time) had migrated there from Latin America. But if not, then Perlina is very likely an English variant spelling of Pearlina, which itself is a variant form of Pearline, which in turn is an anglicization of the French given name Perline. Alternatively, in the southern United States, the name Perlina (or its spelling) might reflect the Appalachian pronunciation of the name Paulina, in which case Perlina could be considered to be an American English variant form of Paulina.

From a Latin name, a diminutive of Petronia, the feminine form of Petronius. This was the name of an obscure 1st-century Roman saint, later believed to be a daughter of Saint Peter.

From the Greek Φαίδρα (Phaidra), derived from φαιδρός (phaidros) meaning "bright". Phaedra was the daughter of Minos and the wife of Theseus in Greek mythology. Aphrodite caused her to fall in love with her stepson Hippolytos, and after she was rejected by him she killed herself.

Latinate feminine form of Philip. As an English name, it is chiefly British.

Greek form of Phoebe.

Feminine form of Pius.

East Prussian German short form of Philippine.

Means "living being, one that breathes" in Thai, of Sanskrit origin.

Derived from Albanian pranverë meaning "spring", itself from pranë "nearby, close" and verë "summer".

South Indian form of Priti.

German form of Prisca, as well as the form used in the Greek New Testament.

Medieval English form of Prudentia, the feminine form of Prudentius. In France it is both the feminine form and a rare masculine form. In England it was used during the Middle Ages and was revived in the 17th century by the Puritans, in part from the English word prudence, ultimately of the same source.

Spanish from Quechua word puma, the name for a large American feline.

Diminutive of Queen.

Derived from the Slavic element radŭ meaning "happy, willing".

Means "to gaze, to look intently" in Arabic.

From the name of a variety of jasmine flower, the night jasmine, ultimately from a poetic word meaning "night".

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

Short form of Rebecca.

Variant of Rebecca.

Variant of Rebecca.

Variant of Rebecca.

Form of Rebecca used in some versions of the Bible.

Means "we were given" in Tswana, derived from filwe "given".

Means "one that moves" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Rati.

Form of Rebecca used in the Greek Bible.

Combination of Ria and Anne 1. It can also be a short form of names ending in rianne.

Italian feminine form of Richard.

Short form of Margherita and other names ending in rita. Saint Rita (born Margherita Lotti) was a 15th-century nun from Cascia, Italy. Another famous bearer was the American actress Rita Hayworth (1918-1987).

Means "singer" in Sanskrit.

Medieval English diminutive of Robert, now usually regarded as an independent name. Robin Hood was a legendary hero and archer of medieval England who stole from the rich to give to the poor. In modern times it has also been used as a feminine name, and it may sometimes be given in reference to the red-breasted bird.

Feminine variant of Robin.

From the novel The Lord of the Rings (1954) by J. R. R. Tolkien, where it is a place name meaning "horse country" in the fictional language Sindarin.

French feminine form of Romanus (see Roman).

Means "my height, my exaltation" in Hebrew.

Derived from the Old German elements hruod "fame" and swind "strong". This was the name of a 10th-century nun from Saxony who wrote several notable poems and dramas.

Means "rosy-beautiful" in Esperanto, ultimately from Latin rosa "rose" and bella "beautiful".

Derived from Slovak ruže meaning "rose".

Feminine variant of Riley.

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.

Alternate transcription of Arabic صفيّة (see Safiyya).

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

Variant of Sage.

Feminine diminutive of Santo.

Latin form of Zipporah.

Meaning unknown, possibly a short form of Anselma. It could also have been inspired by James Macpherson's 18th-century poems, in which it is the name of Ossian's castle.

Anglicized form of Sìne. This name was popularized outside of Scotland in the 1980s by the singer Sheena Easton (1959-).

Means "wife of Shiva 1" in Sanskrit. This is an epithet of the Hindu goddess Parvati.

Alternate transcription of Hebrew שׁוּלַמִּית (see Shulamit).

Means "happiness, joy" in Hebrew.

From the English word spirit, ultimately from Latin spiritus "breath, energy", a derivative of spirare "to blow".

Derived from the Old Norse elements steinn "stone" and unnr "wave".

Feminine form of Sudarshan.

Means "given" in Shona.

Means "good fortune" in Tibetan.

Form of Thekla in several languages.

Swedish diminutive of Teresa.

Possibly derived from Greek θεά (thea) meaning "goddess". In Greek myth this was the name of a Titan goddess of light, glittering and glory. She was the wife of Hyperion and the mother of the sun god Helios, the moon goddess Selene, and the dawn goddess Eos.

German and Scandinavian variant of Theresa.

Means "the Pleiades" in Arabic. The Pleiades are a group of stars in the constellation Taurus.

Feminine form of Timothy.

From the name of a 1981 Avon perfume, derived from the Italian verb toccare "to touch".

From the English word, ultimately from Greek θησαυρός (thesauros) meaning "treasure, collection".

Meaning unknown, possibly a derivative of the Old German element walt meaning "power, authority".

Form of Venus, from the genitive form Veneris.

From Albanian vesë meaning "dew".

Swedish and Lithuanian feminine form of William.

Feminine form of Vladimir.

From Kikuyu ngũi meaning "song leader". This is one of Mumbi's nine daughters in the Kikuyu origin legend.

Means "be thankful" in Chewa.

Feminine form of Ximeno. This was the name of the wife of El Cid.

Galician form of Julia.

From the name of a town in the Canary Islands, Spain. It was used by the novelist Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa for the main character in his Ocean trilogy of books (beginning 1984).

From Sino-Korean 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" and 淑 (suk) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming". Other hanja character combinations are possible.

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].

Ukrainian form of Eugenia.

Variant of Ilenia.

Russian, Bulgarian and Indonesian form of Juliana.

Means "shade" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament she is the second wife of Lamech.