Anna the singer's Personal Name List

Feminine elaboration of Aaron using the popular name suffix lyn.

Greek form of Abigail.

Variant of Adeline using the popular name suffix lyn.

Means "of unyielding quality" or "diamond like". From the Latin adamantinus meaning 'incorruptible, inflexible', itself from the Greek adamantinos (ἀδαμάντινος) of the same meaning, with the Greek or Latin suffix of -ine meaning 'like', 'made of', or 'of the nature of'.

Gothic Victorian name used in Great Britain.

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

Variant of Adelyn.

Feminine variant of Addison.

Variant of Adeline using the popular name suffix lyn.

Variant of Adeline using the popular name suffix lynn.

Extended form of Aeron.

Latinized form of the Greek name Ἅγνη (Hagne), derived from Greek ἁγνός (hagnos) meaning "chaste". Saint Agnes was a virgin martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian. The name became associated with Latin agnus "lamb", resulting in the saint's frequent depiction with a lamb by her side. Due to her renown, the name became common in Christian Europe.

As an English name it was highly popular from the Middle Ages until the 17th century. It was revived in the 19th century and was common into the 20th, but it fell into decline after the 1930s. It last appeared on the American top 1000 rankings in 1972.

Variant of Ayelen.

Medieval form of Æðelgyð.

Variant of Aino. It also means "always" in Finnish.

Variant of Alana, probably influenced by Elaine.

From the Gothic name *Alareiks meaning "ruler of all", derived from the element alls "all" combined with reiks "ruler, king". This was the name of a king of the Visigoths who sacked Rome in the 5th century.

Variant of Alberich.

From a Germanic name, derived from the elements alt "old" and rih "ruler, king". Saint Aldric was a 9th-century bishop of Le Mans.

Short form of Alexander.

From the Old Norse name Alfhildr, which was composed of the elements alfr "elf" and hildr "battle". In Scandinavian legend Alfhild was a maiden who disguised herself as a warrior in order to avoid marriage to King Alf. Her life was perhaps based on that of a 9th-century Viking pirate.

From French alizé meaning "trade wind".

Variant of Alvah. A famous bearer of this name was the inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931).

Medieval feminine form of Amabilis.

Means "protection, shelter, refuge" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Amparo, meaning "Our Lady of Refuge".

Feminine form of Andrew.

Means "anguishes", taken from a Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de las Angustias, meaning "Our Lady of Anguishes". She is the patron saint of Granada, Spain.

Combination of Anna and Christine.

Combination of Anne 1 and Laure.

Combination of Anna and Katrin.

Variant of Araceli.

From an English surname, originally taken from various place names, which were derived from a Celtic word meaning "high".

From a surname that was originally derived from either a place name meaning "east town" in Old English or from the given name Æðelstan.

Variant of Aubrey.

From Navajo awéé' meaning "baby" [1].

From Japanese 菖蒲 (ayame) meaning "iris (flower)". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can also form this name.

From Mapuche ayelen "laughing", ayliñ "clear" or aylen "ember".

Feminine variant of Bailey.

Means "married" in Hebrew. The name is used in the Old Testament to refer to the land of Israel (Isaiah 62:4). As an English given name, Beulah has been used since the Protestant Reformation.

Derived from Spanish bienvenido meaning "welcome".

From the English word for the thorny plant.

Variant of Briley.

Anglicized form of Caitlín.

Combination of Carol 1 and Ann.

From the name of places near the town of Tregaron in Ceredigion, Wales.

Scandinavian contracted form of Katherine.

From Sino-Korean 彩 (chae) meaning "colour" combined with 榮 (yeong) meaning "glory, honour" or 瑛 (yeong) meaning "jade". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 채영 (see Chae-Yeong).

From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 尋 (hiro) meaning "fathom, armspan", as well as other kanji combinations. This is the name of the main character in the Japanese animated movie Spirited Away (2001).

From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 鶴 (tsu) meaning "crane (bird)" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Combination of Christina and the name suffix bel (inspired by Latin bella "beautiful"). This name occurs in medieval literature, and was later used by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in his 1816 poem Christabel [1].

Variant of Christabel.

Variant of Christine or Kristin.

Patronymic derived from Chryses. In Greek legend she was the daughter of Chryses, a priest of Apollo. After she was taken prisoner by the Greeks besieging Troy, Apollo sent a plague into their camp, forcing the Greeks to release her.

Diminutive of Chuck.

Means "crocodile, alligator, caiman, monster" in Nahuatl [1]. This is the name of the first day in the tonalpohualli, the Aztec 260-day calendar.

Variant of Colby.

Feminine form of Colby. A known bearer is the American singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat (1985-).

From the name of a variety of flower. It is also an English form of Colombina, the pantomime character.

Diminutive of Cora. It was borne by Coretta Scott King (1927-2006), the wife of Martin Luther King Jr.

Means "royal fortress" from Old English cyne "royal" and burg "fortress". Saint Cyneburga, a daughter of a king of Mercia, was the founder of an abbey at Castor in the 7th century.

From Chinese 达 (dá) meaning "achieve, arrive at, intelligent" (which is usually only masculine), 大 (dà) meaning "big, great, vast, high", or other characters with a similar pronunciation.

Possibly an elaboration of Dayana or a variant of Deyanira. This is borne by Dayanara Torres (1974-), a Puerto Rican actress, singer, model, writer and former Miss Universe.

Originally a nickname, typically for names beginning with D. It can be spelled Deedee, DeeDee or Dee Dee.

Variant of Delicia.

From the name of the fourth letter in the Greek alphabet, Δ. It is also the name for an island formed at the mouth of a river.

From an English surname that was a variant of Darby.

Anglicized form of Dearbháil or Deirbhile.

Diminutive of Donald.

Possibly means "something at the campire already cooked" in Apache [1]. This was the name of the wife of the Chiricahua Apache chief Cochise.

From Sino-Vietnamese 陽 (dương) meaning "male, virile" or 楊 (dương) meaning "willow".

Feminine form of Earl.

From the biblical place name, itself 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.

Swedish variant of Eleanor.

Variant of Ellie given to 33 girls in 2017.

Scandinavian form of Eleanor.

Variant of Emily.

Variant of Emery.

Diminutive of Euphemia or Hephzibah.

Diminutive of Henrietta and other names ending with etta or ette.

Either a diminutive of Eve or a variant of Evelyn.

Feminine form of Felicianus (see Feliciano).

Greek, Scandinavian and Italian feminine form of Philip.

Elaborated form of Flo.

Short form of names ending in freda or fred, such as Winifred or Alfreda.

Variant of Gay.

From the English word gay meaning "gay, happy". By the mid-20th century the word had acquired the additional meaning of "homosexual", and the name has subsequently dropped out of use.

Diminutive of George.

Means "spear of strength", derived from the Old German elements ger "spear" and drud "strength". Saint Gertrude the Great was a 13th-century nun and mystic writer from Thuringia. It was probably introduced to England by settlers from the Low Countries in the 15th century. Shakespeare used the name in his play Hamlet (1600) for the mother of Hamlet. Another famous bearer was the American writer Gertrude Stein (1874-1946).

Italian form of Jade.

From the English word gift. This name is most common in Ghana in Africa.

Short form of various Scandinavian names beginning with the Old Norse element guð meaning "god".

Derived from the Welsh elements gwen meaning "white, blessed" and possibly lliain meaning "flaxen, made of linen" or lliant meaning "flow, flood". This name was used by medieval Welsh royalty, notably by a 12th-century princess of Deheubarth who died in battle with the Normans. It was also borne by the 13th-century daughter of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last prince of Gwynedd.

Variant of Gladys.

Simply from the English word Gypsy for the nomadic people who originated in northern India. The word was originally a corruption of Egyptian. As an ethnic term it is sometimes considered offensive.

Variant of Hayley.

Short form of Johanna.

Variant of Harriet.

Variant of Hayley.

From the English word meaning "of the heavens, celestial, divine".

Scandinavian, Finnish and Hungarian form of Hedwig.

Variant of Hilary. A famous bearer of the surname was Edmund Hillary (1919-2008), the first man to climb Mount Everest. It is borne by the American politician Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947-). The name dropped in popularity in 1993 after she became the first lady as the wife of Bill Clinton.

From the English word honour, which is of Latin origin. This was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century. It can also be viewed as a form of Honoria or Honorata, which are ultimately derived from the same source.

From the name of the flower (or the precious stone that also bears this name), ultimately from Greek hyakinthos (see Hyacinthus).

Hawaiian form of Jessica.

Variant of Eileen, probably inspired by the spelling of Irene.

The name of the daughter of King Cymbeline in the play Cymbeline (1609) by William Shakespeare. He based her on a legendary character named Innogen, but it was printed incorrectly and never emended. Innogen is probably derived from Gaelic inghean meaning "maiden". As a given name it is chiefly British and Australian.

Means "immaculate conception" in Spanish, commemorating the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.

Variant of Earl

Meaning uncertain, possibly from Classic Maya itz meaning "resin, nectar, dew, liquid, enchanted". Otherwise, it might be a variant of Ixchel.

Variant of Jamila.

Variant of Janelle.

Diminutive of Jane. It has been in use only since the 20th century.

Variant of Janice.

Variant of Jeannine.

Traditionally said to mean "dove", it may actually be related to Hebrew יוֹמָם (yomam) meaning "daytime" [1]. This was the oldest of the three daughters of Job in the Old Testament. As an English name, Jemima first became common during the Puritan era.

Variant of Yesenia.

From Sino-Korean 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or other hanja characters with the same pronunciation. Although it does appear rarely as a single-character name, it is more often used in combination with another character.

From Chinese 建 (jiàn) meaning "build, establish", 健 (jiàn) meaning "strong, healthy", or other characters that are pronounced in a similar fashion.

Diminutive or feminine form of James.

Diminutive of Joseph. It is occasionally used as a feminine diminutive of Josephine or Johanna.

Short form of Jolanta.

Medieval form of Julian. The author John Galsworthy used it for a character in his Forsyte Saga novels (published between 1906 and 1922).

Diminutive of Joan 1.

Short form of Johanna.

Diminutive of Jonathan.

Variant of Jocelyn.

French feminine variant of Jocelyn.

Portuguese diminutive of Júlia.

From Latin Iustina, the feminine form of Iustinus (see Justin). This name was borne by several early saints and martyrs.

Variant of Kaylee.

Variant of Cameron.

French form of Carina 1. It can also function as a short form of Catherine, via Swedish Karin.

Means "famous" in Hawaiian.

Variant of Kayla.

Variant of Kailani.

Variant of Kaylee.

Means "the loved one" from Hawaiian ke, a definite article, and aloha "love".

Hawaiian form of Stephanie.

Meaning unknown, perhaps an invented name.

Feminine variant of Kerry.

Hawaiian form of Christina.

Means "moon" in Quechua.

Short form of Kimberly.

Diminutive of Kimberly or Kim 1.

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.

Polish variant of Christina.

Means "rose" in Thai (of Persian origin).

Possibly a transferred use of the Irish surname Kyan, or perhaps an invented name blending the popular phonetic prefix ky with Ryan or Kian 2. It is borne by American television personality and stylist Kyan Douglas (1970-), birth name Hugh Edward Douglas Jr., who appeared on the reality television program Queer Eye from 2003 to 2007.

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 協 or 京 or 郷 or 杏 (see Kyō).

Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 경 (see Gyeong).

Variant of Lavonne.

From a French surname meaning "the monk" in French.

From Chinese 理 (lǐ) meaning "reason, logic", 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish", 黎 (lí) meaning "black, dawn", 力 (lì) meaning "power, capability, influence" (which is usually only masculine) or 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" (usually only feminine). Other Chinese characters are also possible.

From Sino-Vietnamese 蓮 (liên) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Variant of Linnéa.

Either a variant of Lynette or else from the name of the small bird, a type of finch.

Variant of Lyonors.

Variant of Lorelei. This name featured on the television series Gilmore Girls (2000-2007) where it was borne by the two main characters (the younger one went by the nickname Rory).

Swedish feminine form of Louis.

Means "from Lydia" in Greek. Lydia was a region on the west coast of Asia Minor, said to be named for the legendary king Lydos. In the New Testament this is the name of a woman converted to Christianity by Saint Paul. In the modern era the name has been in use since the Protestant Reformation.

Variant of Leila.

French form of Magdalene.

Swedish and Norwegian short form of Magdalene.

Variant spelling of Melissa.

Combination of María and Guadalupe.

Possibly from a Low German diminutive of names beginning with the Old German element megin meaning "power, strength". It was popularized by the Swedish singer Meja (1969-), born Anna Pernilla Torndahl.

Means "song" in Hawaiian. This is also the Hawaiian, Tongan and Samoan form of Mary.

Latinate form of Mercy. This was also the name of an old Anglo-Saxon kingdom, though it has a different origin.

From a surname meaning "happy weather" in Middle English, originally belonging to a cheery person. A notable bearer of the name was Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809), who, with William Clark, explored the west of North America.

Diminutive of Michelle.

Hawaiian form of Michael.

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

From Sino-Korean 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens" or 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" combined with 徐 (seo) meaning "slowly, calmly, composed, dignified" or 序 (seo) meaning "series, sequence". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.

Form of Mary used in the Old Testament, where it belongs to the elder sister of Moses and Aaron. She watched over the infant Moses as the pharaoh's daughter drew him from the Nile. The name has long been popular among Jews, and it has been used as an English Christian name (alongside Mary) since the Protestant Reformation.

From the Old Welsh masculine name Morcant, which was possibly derived from Welsh mor "sea" and cant "circle". Since the 1980s in America Morgan has been more common for girls than boys, perhaps due to stories of Morgan le Fay or the fame of actress Morgan Fairchild (1950-).

Feminine diminutive of Noel.

Elaborated form of Norma.

Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Nia 2 or Nia 3. This name briefly entered the American popularity charts after it was featured in the movie Mission: Impossible 2 (2000).

Variant of Oakley.

Variant of Olivia.

From the English word for the gemstone (a variety of chalcedony), which can be black, red or other colours. It is derived from Greek ὄνυξ (onyx) meaning "claw, nail".

From a surname that was a variant of Paige.

Scottish Gaelic form of Peggy.

Short form of Penelope.

Spanish feminine diminutive of Joseph.

Diminutive of Pearl.

Means "rumour, reputation" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was the personification of fame and rumours.

Diminutive of Euphemia.

Variant of Phyllida.

From the English word meaning "piety, devoutness". This was a rare virtue name used by the Puritans in the 17th century.

Combination of Polly and Anna. This was the name of the main character in Eleanor H. Porter's novel Pollyanna (1913).

Means "flower, offspring" in Hawaiian.

Feminine diminutive of Quintus.

From the name of the bird, ultimately from Old English hræfn. The raven is revered by several Native American groups of the west coast. It is also associated with the Norse god Odin.

Means "flower" in Mapuche.

From an English surname that was derived from the name of the town of Rimington in Lancashire, itself meaning "settlement on the Riming stream". It may be given in honour of the American manufacturer Eliphalet Remington (1793-1861) or his sons, founders of the firearms company that bears their name.

Means "behold, a son" in Hebrew, derived from רָאָה (raʾa) meaning "to see" and בֵּן (ben) meaning "son". In the Old Testament he is the eldest son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Reuben was cursed by his father because he slept with Jacob's concubine Bilhah. It has been used as a Christian name in Britain since the Protestant Reformation.

Feminine diminutive of Roberto.

From the name of the French city La Rochelle, meaning "little rock". It first became commonly used as a given name in America in the 1930s, probably due to the fame of actress Rochelle Hudson (1914-1972) and because of the similarity to the name Rachel.

Variant of Rosalyn.

Anglicized form of the Irish name Ruadhán. As an English name, it can also be derived from the surname Rowan, itself derived from the Irish given name. It could also be given in reference to the rowan tree, a word of Old Norse origin (coincidentally sharing the same Indo-European root meaning "red" with the Irish name).

Feminine form of Rune.

Diminutive of Ruth 1.

From an Aramaic name that was related to the Hebrew word שָׁלוֹם (shalom) meaning "peace". According to the historian Josephus this was the name of the daughter of Herodias (the consort of Herod Antipas, the tetrarch of Galilee). In the New Testament, though a specific name is not given, it was a daughter of Herodias who danced for Herod and was rewarded with the head of John the Baptist, and thus Salome and the dancer have traditionally been equated.

As a Christian given name, Salome has been in occasional use since the Protestant Reformation. This was due to a second person of this name in the New Testament: one of the women who witnessed the crucifixion and later discovered that Jesus' tomb was empty. It is used in Georgia due to the 4th-century Salome of Ujarma, who is considered a saint in the Georgian Church.

French, Spanish and Portuguese form of Salome.

Partially Anglicized form of Seònaid or Seonag.

Variant of Seven.

Combination of the popular phonetic elements sha and nay.

In the case of singer Shania Twain (1965-), who chose it as her stage name, it was apparently based on an Ojibwe phrase meaning "on my way".

Invented name, based on Shayla and using the popular name suffix lyn.

Variant of Sheila.

Recently created name, probably based on the sounds found in other names like Sharon, Sherry and Charlene.

From Japanese 真珠 (shinju) meaning "pearl".

Variant of Cheyenne.

Modern Scandinavian form of Signý.

Diminutive of Simona.

Phonetic variant of St John.

Variant of Summer, coinciding with the German word for summer.

Possibly means "morning star" from Apache sons-ee-ah-ray [1]. This name was featured in the western movie Broken Arrow (1950).

From Japanese 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell" or other kanji having the same pronunciation.

Variant of Tammy.

Variant of Tamsin.

From the English word, ultimately deriving from Old French tané, which means "light brown".

Means "she who bumps into things" or "she who puts things in place" in Mohawk. Tekakwitha, also named Kateri, was a 17th-century Mohawk woman who has become the first Native American Catholic saint.

Modern form of Þóra.

Swedish variant of Tove.

Modern form of the Old Norse name Tófa, a short form of Þórfríðr.

From Japanese 翼 (tsubasa) meaning "wing", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations with the same pronunciation.

Swedish and Norwegian variant of Tove.

Means "lotus" in Thai.

Short form of Valentine 1, Valerie and other names beginning with Val.

Means "bird woman" in Cheyenne, derived from vé'kėséhe- "bird" and the feminine suffix -e'é [1].

Swedish feminine form of Wendel.

Form of Wilma in several languages.

Means "development" in Thai.

Feminine form of William. A famous bearer of this name was Williamina Fleming (1857-1911), a Scottish astronomer.

Modern elaborated form of Xanthe.

From Chinese 勋 (xūn) meaning "meritorious deed, rank" or 迅 (xùn) meaning "fast, sudden", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation.

Means "she-wolf", a derivative of Old Norse úlfr "wolf".

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 陽子 or 洋子 (see Yōko).

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 陽子 or 洋子 (see Yōko).

From Japanese 結 (yu) meaning "tie, bind" or 優 (yu) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" combined with 衣 (i) meaning "clothing, garment". It can also come from stand-alone 結 (yui) using a different nanori reading. This name can be formed of other kanji or kanji combinations as well.

From Japanese 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness" or 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow". It can also come from 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause" combined with 貴 (ki) meaning "valuable" or 紀 (ki) meaning "chronicle". Other kanji or kanji combinations are also possible.

Modern feminine form of Xavier.

Polish and Latvian form of Susanna.