Behind the Name: cati15's Personal Name List

Andromeda

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Greek Mythology

Other Scripts: Ἀνδρομέδα, Ἀνδρομέδη(Ancient Greek)

Pronounced: AN-DRO-MEH-DA(Classical Greek) an-DRAH-mi-də(American English) an-DRAW-mi-də(British English)

Derived from Greek ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός) combined with one of the related words μέδομαι (medomai) meaning "to be mindful of, to provide for, to think on" or μέδω (medo) meaning "to protect, to rule over". In Greek mythology Andromeda was an Ethiopian princess rescued from sacrifice by the hero Perseus. A constellation in the northern sky is named for her. This is also the name of a nearby galaxy, given because it resides (from our point of view) within the constellation.

Arachne

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Greek Mythology

Other Scripts: Ἀράχνη(Ancient Greek)

Pronounced: A-RA-KNEH(Classical Greek) ə-RAK-nee(English)

Means "spider" in Greek. In Greek myth Arachne was a mortal woman who defeated Athena in a weaving contest. After this Arachne hanged herself, but Athena brought her back to life in the form of a spider.

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Greek Mythology

Other Scripts: Ἰώ(Ancient Greek)

Pronounced: EE-AW(Classical Greek) IE-o(English)

Meaning unknown. In Greek mythology Io was a princess loved by Zeus, who changed her into a heifer in order to hide her from Hera. A moon of Jupiter bears this name in her honour.

Rohan 2

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Literature

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.

Tinúviel

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Literature

Means "daughter of twilight, nightingale" in the fictional language Sindarin. In the Silmarillion (1977) by J. R. R. Tolkien, Tinuviel was another name of Lúthien, the daughter of Thingol the elf king. She was the beloved of Beren, who with her help retrieved one of the Silmarils from the iron crown of Morgoth.