thesnowwhiterose's Personal Name List

Diminutive of Agnes or Agatha.

Short form of Aukusti.

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

Originally a Russian diminutive of Yelena. It is now used independently.

Diminutive of Aleksey.

Diminutive of Anne 1.

Russian diminutive of Anna.

Diminutive of Anastasiya or Aleksandra.

Diminutive of Barbara. This is the name of a doll produced by the Mattel toy company since 1959. It was named after the original designer's daughter.

Polish diminutive of Barbara.

Short form of Beatrix or Beáta.

Diminutive of Rebecca.

Short form of Benjamin, Benedict and other names beginning with Ben. A notable bearer was Ben Jonson (1572-1637), an English poet and playwright.

Diminutive of Benjamin or Benedict.

Short form of Elizabeth, or sometimes Bethany.

Diminutive of Berenice.

Short form of Caitríona.

Diminutive of Caroline, or sometimes of names beginning with Cal.

Diminutive of Candace. It is also influenced by the English word candy.

Spanish diminutive of Carmel.

Diminutive of Caroline. This name declined in use shortly after the 1976 release of the horror movie Carrie, which was based on a 1974 novel by Stephen King.

Variant of Kate. A famous bearer is Australian actress Cate Blanchett (1969-).

Diminutive of Catherine.

Short form of Christopher, Christian, Christine and other names that begin with Chris.

Diminutive of Christine or Christina.

Diminutive of Cecilia.

Diminutive of Cynthia or Lucinda. Like Cynthia, it peaked in popularity in the United States in 1957.

English diminutive form of Clara and Clarissa as well as an adoption of the name of the clary sage (salvia sclarea in Latin).
As a Swedish name, Clary is both an adoption of the English name as well as an adoption of the surname Clary which was first introduced by 19th-century Swedish queen Desideria who was born Désirée Clary.

Short form of Clement.

Dutch diminutive of Cornelia.

Short form of Nicolette. Saint Colette was a 15th-century French nun who gave her money to the poor. This was also the pen name of the French author Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954).

Diminutive of Corinna, Cora, Cornelia, and other names starting with Cor. Since the 1970s it has also been used as a feminine form of Corey.

Diminutive of David.

Diminutive of Deborah.

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

Alternate transcription of Greek Δήμη or Ντίμι or Ντίμη (see Dimi), as well as a short form of Demetria. A famous bearer is American actress Demi Moore (1962-), and it is because of her that the name rose in popularity in the United States in the late 1980s. Though some sources claim Moore's birth name is Demetria, the actress herself has said she was born as Demi and named after a makeup product. The name received a further boost after 2008 with the release of the debut album by the singer Demi Lovato (1992-), who pronounces the name differently than the older actress. Lovato's birth name is Demetria.

Medieval diminutive of Dionysia.

Diminutive of Dorothy.

Diminutive of Deborah, or sometimes simply from the English word dove. (See also Dove.)

Diminutive of Adriana or Alexandrina.

Diminutive of Avdotya.

Diminutive of Eilionoir, also taken to be a Gaelic form of Helen.

Low German and Frisian diminutive of Adelheid.

Short form of Elisabeth, typically used independently. In medieval German tales Elsa von Brabant was the lover of the hero Lohengrin. Her story was expanded by Richard Wagner for his opera Lohengrin (1850). The name had a little spike in popularity after the 2013 release of the animated Disney movie Frozen, which featured a magical princess by this name.

Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Short form of Emily or Emma.

Diminutive of Emma or Emily.

Diminutive of Euphemia or Hephzibah.

Diminutive of Estelle or Esther.

Short form of Henrietta and other names that end with etta. A famous bearer was the American singer Etta James (1938-2012), who took her stage name from her real given name Jamesetta.

Simply from the English word ever, derived from Old English æfre.

Originally a Frisian short form of Ferdinand (and other names starting with the Old German element fridu "peace" and a second element beginning with n [1]).

Diminutive of Jozefina.

Diminutive of Florence.

Short form of Frederick and other names containing the same element. A famous bearer was the American actor and dancer Fred Astaire (1899-1987). It was also borne by the cartoon caveman Fred Flintstone on the television series The Flintstones (1960-1966).

Diminutive of Gertrude.

French diminutive of Georgine or Virginie.

Short form of Georgina, Regina, Luigina and other names ending in gina. It can also be used as a diminutive of Virginia or Eugenia. It was popularized in the 1950s by Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida (1927-2023), whose birth name was Luigina.

Diminutive of Geneviève.

Diminutive of Virginia.

Spanish diminutive of Gregorio.

Short form of Margareta. A famous bearer of this name was the Swedish actress Greta Garbo (1905-1990).

Diminutive of Grete. It is well-known as a character from an 1812 Brothers Grimm fairy tale who is captured, with her brother Hansel, by a witch. The Grimm's story was based on earlier European folktales.

Short form of Augustus or Angus.

From Welsh gwen, the feminine form of gwyn meaning "white, blessed". It can also be a short form of Gwendolen, Gwenllian and other names beginning with Gwen.

Variant of Hayley. This spelling gained some popularity in the United States in 1977, possibly due to the author Alex Haley, whose book Roots was adapted into a popular miniseries that year. This was the most common American spelling from then to 2001, when it was eclipsed by Hailey.

Diminutive of Harriet.

Medieval diminutive of Isabel.

Hungarian diminutive of Ilona.

Diminutive of Ime 2.

Originally a Lowland Scots diminutive of James. Since the late 19th century it has also been used as a feminine form.

Medieval diminutive of Jane. This was a popular name throughout the English-speaking world in the 20th century, especially the 1930s to the 60s. Its popularity has since faded.

Variant of Jeannette.

Short form of Jeffrey.

Variant of Jenny. Before the 20th century this spelling was more common.

Originally a medieval English diminutive of Jane. Since the middle of the 20th century it has been primarily considered a diminutive of Jennifer.

Originally a Scots diminutive of Jean 2. In modern times it is also used as a diminutive of Jessica.

In part from the English word jewel, a precious stone, derived from Old French jouel, which was possibly related to jeu "game". It is also in part from the surname Jewel or Jewell (a derivative of the Breton name Judicaël), which was sometimes used in honour of the 16th-century bishop of Salisbury John Jewel. It has been in use as a given name since the 19th century.

Short form of Gillian.

Diminutive of Joan 1.

Diminutive of Josephine, Joseph, Joanna and other names beginning with Jo. It was popularized by the young hero (a boy) in Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' novel The Yearling (1938) and the subsequent film adaptation (1946). As a feminine name, it probably received an assist from the similar-sounding name Judy, which was at the height of its American popularity when Jody was rising.

Diminutive of Joseph, Jolene and other names that begin with Jo.

Diminutive of Josephine.

Diminutive of Judith. A well-known bearer of this name was the American singer and actress Judy Garland (1922-1969).

Diminutive of Katarzyna.

Diminutive of Kate.

Russian diminutive of Yekaterina.

Diminutive of names beginning with or containing the sound K.

From a nickname, probably from the English word kipper meaning "male salmon".

Diminutive of Katherine.

Diminutive of Keziah.

Diminutive of Elaine.

Originally a diminutive of Magdaléna or Helena. It is now used as an independent name.

Diminutive of Leonard.

Derived from Old English leof meaning "dear, beloved". It is a feminine equivalent of Leofa.

Diminutive of Oleksandra.

Diminutive of Lettice.

Short form of Elizabeth (though often used independently) and its cognates in other languages. This is the name of the subject of one of the world's most famous paintings, the Mona Lisa, the portrait of Lisa del Giocondo by Leonardo da Vinci.

In the United States this form was more popular than the full form Elizabeth from 1958 to 1978, and was in fact the top ranked American name between 1962 and 1969.

Short form of Elisabet.

Short form of Abelone.

Short form of Charlotte or Liselotte.

Diminutive of Luis.

Diminutive of Lyubov.

Diminutive of Margaret.

Diminutive of Margaret.

Variant of Molly.

French diminutive of Marie.

Diminutive of Marcia.

Diminutive of Margaret.

Variant of Margot.

Dutch diminutive of Maria.

Diminutive of Martin.

Russian diminutive of Mariya.

Derived from the name of the month of May, which derives from Maia, the name of a Roman goddess. May is also another name of the hawthorn flower. It is also used as a diminutive of Mary, Margaret or Mabel.

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

Welsh diminutive of Margaret. In the English-speaking world outside of Wales it has only been regularly used since the middle of the 20th century.

Variant of Madge.

Dutch diminutive of Maria.

Short form of Mihael or Mihovil.

Diminutive of Emilie, Mildred and other names containing the same sound.

Diminutive of Maria and other names beginning with M.

From 敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp", 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens", or other Chinese/Sino-Korean characters that are pronounced similarly.

Diminutive of Wilhelmina. This name was used by Walt Disney for the cartoon character Minnie Mouse, introduced 1928.

Diminutive of Araminta.

Shortened version or nickname of Mirabelle, Mirabella, or Miriam in various languages.

It was used by Shannon Hale in her fantasy novel The Princess Academy, in which the main character was named this. She was named for the small, sturdy pink 'miri flowers' that bloomed on mountains, therefore in that context the name meant "flower".

From the English word misty, ultimately derived from Old English. The jazz song Misty (1954) by Erroll Garner may have helped popularize the name.

German diminutive of Maria.

Diminutive of Morton or Mortimer.

Diminutive of Margaret and Mary.

Swedish diminutive of Maria.

Previously a medieval diminutive of Annis, though since the 18th century it has been a diminutive of Ann. It is now usually regarded as an independent name. During the 20th century it became very popular in the United States. A city in the Lorraine region of France bears this name, though it derives from a different source.

Russian diminutive of Natalya. This is the name of a character in Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace (1865). It has been used in the English-speaking world only since the 20th century.

Short form of Nathan or Nathaniel.

Short form of Nicholas. It is borne by the comic character Nick Bottom in Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595).

Frisian short form of Katherine.

Diminutive of Ione or Nora 1.

Diminutive of Olga.

Short form of Mariona. It also coincides with a Catalan word meaning "wave".

Short form of Oswald, Osborn and other names beginning with a similar sound.

Variant of Patty, also used as a diminutive of Patrick.

Short form of Peggy.

Diminutive of Penelope. It can also be given in reference to the copper coin (a British pound or an American dollar are worth 100 of them), derived from Old English penning.

Short form of Peter.

Short form of Philip and various other names beginning with Phil, often a Greek element meaning "friend, dear, beloved".

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

Short form of Prudence.

Pet form of various names that contain the -ren- sound.

Diminutive of Rosemarie, Rosemary, and names beginning with Rom.

Short form of Ronald.

French diminutive of Rose.

Diminutive of Rose.

Diminutive of Roxana.

Diminutive of Sarah, often used independently.

Finnish diminutive of Samuli or Aleksanteri, or else a variant of Sampo.

French diminutive of Sandra.

Swedish diminutive of Astrid, Alexandra or Sara [1].

Nickname for various names containing the sound element -sev-, such as Severin. This name is usually not used as a legal name in its own right.

From an English surname, which was possibly a variant of Selby. Though previously in use as a rare masculine name, it was popularized as a feminine name by the main character in the movie The Woman in Red (1935). It was later reinforced by the movie Steel Magnolias (1989) in which Julia Roberts played a character by this name.

Russian diminutive of Sophia. This is the name of a character in Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace (1869, English translation 1886).

As a feminine name it is commonly considered a diminutive of Anastasia, though it was originally used independently of that name, which was rare in America in the 1950s when Stacy began becoming popular. It had earlier been in use as an uncommon masculine name, borrowed from the surname Stacy or Stacey (derived from Stace, a medieval form of Eustace).

Short form of Susanna.

Diminutive of Susanna or Susan.

From the English word meaning "sunny, cheerful".

Scots short form of Thomas.

Variant of Tammy.

Russian diminutive of Tatiana. It began to be used in the English-speaking world during the 1930s.

Short form of Edward or Theodore. A famous bearer was the American baseball player Ted Williams (1918-2002), who was born as Theodore.

Spanish diminutive of Teresa. It is most common in the Philippines and Latin America.

Diminutive of Theresa.

Short form of Timothy or (in Germany) Dietmar. It is borne by the fictional character Tiny Tim, the ill son of Bob Cratchit in Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol (1843).

Short form of Christina, Martina and other names ending in tina. In addition to these names, it is also used in Dutch as a short form of Catharina, in Swedish and Croatian as a short form of Katarina, and in Georgian as a short form of Tinatin. A famous bearer is the American musician Tina Turner (1939-2023), born Anna Mae Bullock.

Short form of Anthony. Famous bearers include singer Tony Bennett (1926-2023) and skateboarder Tony Hawk (1968-). It is also the real name of the comic book superhero Iron Man (Tony Stark), created 1963, and two antihero criminal characters: Tony Montana from the movie Scarface (1983) and Tony Soprano from the television series The Sopranos (1999-2007).

Diminutive of Beatrix.

Scandinavian diminutive of Ulrika or Hulda 1, or a German diminutive of Ursula.

Diminutive of Varvara.

Diminutive of Vincent.

Feminine form of Vlatko.

In the case of the character from J. M. Barrie's play Peter Pan (1904), it was created from the nickname fwendy "friend", given to the author by a young friend. However, the name was used prior to the play (rarely), in which case it could be related to the Welsh name Gwendolen and other names beginning with the element gwen meaning "white, blessed". The name only became common after Barrie's play ran.

Short form of Wilfred.

Short form of William and other names beginning with Will. A famous bearer is American actor Will Smith (1968-), whose full name is Willard.

Diminutive of Yonatan.

Yiddish diminutive of Judith.