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AAREN form of AARON or ERIN
AARON Most likely of unknown Egyptian origin. Some of the popular etymologies in existance are: "high mountain" (Hebrew) and "messenger" (Arabic). Aaron in the Old Testament was the brother of Moses and the first priest.
ABDUL "servant of" (Arabic)
ABDULLAH "servant of God" (Arabic). A name of Muhammad the prophet.
ABE short form of ABRAHAM
ABIGAIL "father's joy" (Hebrew). The wife of king David in the Old Testament.
ABNER "father of light" (Hebrew). In the Old Testament Abner was the uncle of Saul and the commander of his army.
ABRAHAM This name may be viewed either as "father of many" (Hebrew) or as a contraction of ABRAM and hamon "many". The biblical Abraham was originally named Abram but God changed his name (see Genesis 17:5). Abraham lead the Hebrews into Canaan. He is regarded by the Jews as being the founder of the Hebrews through his son Isaac and by the Muslims as being the founder of the Arabs through his son Ishmael.
ABRAM "high father" (Hebrew). In the Old Testament God changed Abram's name to Abraham (see Genesis 17:5).
ABSALOM "father of peace" (Hebrew). A rebellious son of king David in the Old Testament.
ACE "highest rank" (English). Originally a nickname.
ADA short form of ADELAIDE
ADAH "adornment" (Hebrew). The name of the wives of both Lamech and Esau in the Old Testament.
ADALHEID German form of ADELAIDE
ADALIAH "the Lord is just" (Hebrew). The father of one of King David's herdsmen in the Old Testament.
ADAM "red skin" or "red earth" (Hebrew). The biblical Adam was created from the earth. He and Eve were supposedly the first people.
ADELA short form of ADELAIDE
ADELAIDE "noble person" (Teutonic). This is the French form of Teutonic Adalheidis. The wife of Otto the Great. Also the wife of King William IV of England. A city in Australia bears this name.
ADELE French short form of ADELAIDE
ADELINE form of ADELAIDE
ADIL ˇ°justiceˇ± from Arabic adala ˇ°to act justlyˇ±
ADLAI form of ADALIAH
ADOLF form of ADOLPHUS. Adolf Hitler destroyed the usage of this name.
ADOLPHUS "noble wolf" (Teutonic)
ADORA "adoration" or "glorious lady" (Latin) from the longer name Adoracion. Visit a web page devoted to the name Adora.
ADRIAN "of Hadria" (Latin). Hadria was a town in northern Italy (it gave it's name to the Adriatic Sea). Hadrian the Emperor was a famous bearer of the name.
ADRIANNE English feminine form of ADRIAN
ADRIENNE French feminine form of ADRIAN
AGATHA "good" from Greek agathos. A saint and martyr of the third century.
AGNIESZKA Polish form of AGNES
AGNES "chaste" from Greek hagnos. A virgin saint who was martyred by Roman emperor Diocletian.
AHMAD "more commendable" (Arabic)
AIMEE French form of AMY
AINSLIE meaning unknown (Old English). From a surname which was from a place name: either Annesley in Nottinghamshire or Ansley in Warwickshire.
AJIT "he who has not been conquered" or "invincible", from Sanskrit a "not" and jita "conquered". The name of the gods Shiva and Vishnu, and of a future Buddha.
AKEMI "bright beautiful" (Japanese)
AKI either "autumn" (Japanese) or from a rearrangement of the first two syllables of Kiashishigi, the Japanese name of the Wandering Tattler (a bird).
AL short form of names beginning with al
ALAIN French form of ALAN
ALAINA feminine form of ALAIN
ALAN There are several theories on the meaning of this name. Possibly: "peace" or "handsome" or "hound" or "rock" (Celtic).
ALANA feminine form of ALAN
ALANNAH form of ALANA
ALARIC "ruler of all" or "noble ruler" (Teutonic). A king of the Visigoths who sacked Rome in 410.
ALBERT "noble bright" (Old English). The name has been popular among European royalty.
ALEASE form of ELOISE, ALICIA or ALEXIA?
ALEC pet form of ALEXANDER
ALESSANDRA Italian form of ALEXANDRA
ALEXANDER "defending men" (Greek). Alexander the Great of Macedonia built a large empire in the fourth century BC. It was also the name of eight popes.
ALEXANDRA feminine form of ALEXANDER
ALEXANDRIA feminine form of ALEXANDER. The name of a city in Egypt.
ALEXIA feminine form of ALEXIS
ALEXIS "helper" or "defender" from Greek alexios.
ALFONSO "noble ready" or "battle ready" from Teutonic adal "noble" or hilde "battle" combined with funs "ready". This was the name of four kings of Portugal and kings of several ancient regions of Spain.
ALFRED either "elf counsel" or "all peace" (Old English). Alfred the Great was a king of Wessex.
ALF short form of ALFRED
ALGAR "elf spear" (Old English)
ALI "lofty" or "sublime" (Arabic). A cousin of Muhammad and the fourth caliph to rule the Muslim world.
ALICE short form of Adalheidis (see ADELAIDE). The heroine of Lewis Carroll's 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking Glass'.
ALICIA Latinized form of ALICE
ALIDA form of ADELAIDE
ALINE pet form of ADELINE
ALISHA form of ALICIA
ALISON French form of ALICE
ALISTAIR Gaelic form of ALEXANDER
ALLAN form of ALAN
ALLANNAH form of ALANA influenced by the spelling of HANNAH
ALLEGRA "cheerful" or "lively" (Italian)
ALLEGRIA form of ALLEGRA
ALLIE pet form of ALISON
ALLISON form of ALISON
ALLY pet form of ALISON
ALLYSON form of ALISON
ALONSO Italian and Spanish form of ALFONSO
ALVIN form of ELWIN
ALWYN form of ALVIN
ALYSSA form of ALICIA
AMADEO form of AMADEUS
AMADEUS "love of God" (Latin)
AMANDA "lovable" (Latin)
AMARDAD "immortality" (Persian)
AMBER "amber" or "yellow" (Arabic)
AMBRE French form of AMBER
AMBROSE "immortal" from the Latin name Ambrosius, which comes from Greek ambrosios.
AMELIA form of EMILY
AMIEL "God of my people" (Hebrew).
AMIR "prince" or "commander" (Arabic). Originally a title, related to the Arabic loanword emir.
AMOS "borne by God" (Hebrew). The name of a minor prophet and a book in the Bible.
AMY "love" (Latin) or short form of AMELIA
ANAIS Provençal and Catalan form of ANNA
ANASTASIA "resurrection" from Greek ana "not" and stasis "still".
ANDERS Scandinavian form of ANDREW
ANDRE French form of ANDREW
ANDREA feminine form of ANDREW
ANDREW "manly" (Greek). An apostle who was the brother of the apostle Simon Peter. He is the patron saint of Scotland and Russia.
ANDY short form of ANDREW
ANGELA "messenger" from the Greek word angelos.
ANGUS "one" or "choice" from the Gaelic name Aonghas. The name of a Celtic god. Also, the name of an eighth century Pictish king.
ANIA Russian? or Polish? form of ANNA?
ANISE The name comes from the name of the herb.
ANITA Spanish pet form of ANN
ANN English form of HANNAH or sort form of ANNABEL
ANNA Latin form of HANNAH
ANNABEL "lovable" (Latin). From the name Amabel.
ANNE French form of HANNAH
ANNELIESE German combination of ANNA and LIESA
ANNETTE French pet form of ANNE
ANNICK Breton pet form of ANN
ANSGAR form of OSCAR. Saint Ansgar was a missionary who tried to Christianize the Danes and Norwegians.
ANTHEA "flowery" from Greek antheios.
ANTHONY possibly "priceless" (Greek) or "flower" from Greek anthos but most likely of unknown Etruscan origin. From a Roman family name. Mark Anthony was a Roman general.
ANTJE Low German and Dutch form of ANN
ANTONIA feminine form of ANTHONY
ANTONIO Spanish form of ANTHONY
APRIL "born in April" (English)
ARABELLA "yeilding to pray" from Latin orabilis.
ARACELIS "altar of the sky" from Latin ara "altar" and celi "sky".
ARCHIBALD "noble bold" (Teutonic)
ARCHIE short form of ARCHIBALD
ARDEN "eager" (Latin)
ARIA "song" (Hebrew)
ARIEL "lion of God" (Hebrew). A spirit in 'The Tempest' by Shakespeare. One of Uranus' moons bears this name.
ARISTIDE "best" or "excellent" from the Greek word aristos. Aristides the Just was an Athenian statesman.
ARKADI Russian form of the name Arkadios, which means "of Arcadia" in Greek. Arcadia was a region in Greece.
ARKADY form of ARKADI
ARLENE "pledge" (Gaelic)
ARLIE possibly "eagle wood" (from an Old English surname), or form of ARLENE.
ARNE either "fireplace" or "eagle" (Scandinavian), or short form of ARNOLD or ADRIAN
ARNOLD either "honest" or "eagle power" (Teutonic). Arnold was a musician in the court of Charlemange.
ART short form of ARTHUR
ARTHUR Great mystery surrounds the origins of this name. There are many theories: "bear" from Celtic artos; "stone" from Irish art; "Thor the eagle" from Scandinavian Arnthor; or it could possibly be from the Roman family name Artorius. The name comes from the main character in 'The Tales of King Arthur'. He supposedly drew a sword from a stone to become the king of the Britons. He may or may not have been an actual person.
ARVID "eagle tree" from Scandinavian arn "eagle" and vidhr "tree".
ASA either "doctor" (Hebrew) or a short form of names containing áss "god" in Old Norse
ASHLEY "ash clearing" (Old English). From a place name or a surname.
ASHTAD "justice" (Persian)
ASMA "appellations" or "prestige" (Arabic). Daughter of Abu Bakr, the first caliph of the Muslims.
ASTAROTH meaning unknown. Astaroth was the Phoenician goddess of love. Called Ishtar by the Babylonians and Aphrodite by the Greeks.
ASTOR "god Thor"? (Scandinavian). Thor was the Norse god of strength and thunder.
ATARAH "crown" (Hebrew). A minor Old Testament character.
ATHENA meaning unknown (Greek). The name of the Greek goddess of wisdom.
AUBREY "elf power" (Teutonic). From the name Alberic. This was the name of the king of the elves in Germanic mythology.
AUDREY "noble strength" (Teutonic)
AUGUST either "venerable" or "consecrated" (Latin) from the Latin name Augustine, or "born in August" (English). Augustus Caesar was the first Roman emperor. Also the name of a saint and church father.
AUSTIN form of AUGUST
AUTUMN "autumn" (English). From the name of the season.
AVA "water" (Persian)
AVERY Norman French form of ALFRED
AVIA form of AVA
AVRA feminine form of ABRAHAM?
AXEL Scandinavian form of ABSALOM or possibly "divine reward" (Teutonic)
AYELET "doe" (Hebrew)
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BAHMAN "good mind" (Persian)
BALDWIN "bold friend" (Teutonic). The name of five crusader kings of Jerusalem.
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BARBARA "foreign" from Greek barbaros. A saint killed by her father. She is the patron of architects, geologists, stonemasons and artillerymen.
BARNABAS "son of consolation" or "son of the prophet" (Aramaic). A companion of Paul on his missionary journeys.
BARNABY Teutonic form of BARNABAS
BARNEY short form of BARNABAS, BERNARD or BARNABY
BARRY either "spear" or "fair hair" (Gaelic) or from the name of the Barry Islands. The Barry Islands are off Wales and are named after a man named Barruch who lived there.
BART short form of BARTHOLOMEW
BARTHOLOMEW "son of Talmai" (Aramaic). Talmai is a Hebrew name that apparently means "abounding in furrows". In the New Testament Bartholomew was an apostle who was also known as Nathanael.
BASIL "royal" (Greek). One of the fathers of the Eastern Christian church.
BEA short form of BEATRICE
BEATRICE "happy" from Latin beatrix.
BEHRAM "victory" (Persian)
BELINDA "beautiful snake" (Teutonic). The snake signifies wisdom.
BELLE "beautiful" (French)
BEN short form of BENJAMIN or "son" (Hebrew)
BENEDICT "blessed" (Latin). A saint of the fifth and sixth centuries who reformed the monasteries.
BENJAMIN "son of the south" or "son of the right hand" (Hebrew). The biblical Benjamin, twelfth son of Jacob, founded one of the southern tribes of the Jews.
BENOIT French form of BENEDICT?
BERNADETTE feminine form of BERNARD
BERNARD "bear brave" (Teutonic)
BERND short form of BERNHARD
BERNHARD German form of BERNARD
BERNICE "bringing victory" (Greek). Originated in the royal house of Macedon in Alexander the Great's time.
BERTHA "bright" or "famous" (Old English)
BERTRAM "bright raven" from Teutonic beraht, combined with hraban. The raven signifies wisdom.
BERYL "beryl" (Sanskrit). From the name of the pale green precious stone (emerald is a variety).
BETH short form of ELIZABETH or BETHANY
BETHANY "house of _?_" (Hebrew), possibly "house of sorrow" or "house of poverty". From a biblical place name. In the New Testament Bethany was the town where Lazarus lived.
BETSY short form of ELIZABETH
BETTINA Spanish and Italian form of BETTY.
BETTY short form of ELIZABETH
BEULAH "married [woman]" (Hebrew). The name is used in the Old Testament as a place name in Isaiah 62:4.
BEVERLEY "beaver stream" (Old English). From a place name or a surname.
BIANCA Italian form of BLANCHE. Shakespeare uses characters named Bianca in 'The Taming of the Shrew' and 'Othello'.
BILL short form of WILLIAM
BIRGIT Scandinavian form of BRIDGET. The name of the patron saint of Sweden.
BJOERN "bear" (Scandinavian)
BLAINE from a surname meaning "servant of Blaan". Blaan was a Scottish saint.
BLAIR "a plain" (Celtic). From a surname.
BLANCHE "white" or "fair" (French)
BOB short form of ROBERT
BOBBY short form of ROBERTA, ROBERT or BARBARA
BOGDAN "gift from God" (Slavic)
BONNIE either "good" (Latin) or "pretty" (Celtic)
BORIS "battle" (Slavic) or short form of BORISLAV. The name of a Russian saint and a Bulgarian king.
BORISLAV "battle glory" from Slavic bor "battle" and slav "glory".
BRADLEY "broad clearing" (Old English). From a place name or a surname.
BRAM short form of ABRAHAM
BRAND "sword" from Old Norse brandr.
BRANDE form of BRANDI
BRANDI "brandy" (English)
BRANDON either "hill covered with broom" or "from the beacon hill" (Old English) or "descendent of BRENDAN" from an Irish surname.
BRANDT form of BRAND
BRENDA feminine form of BRAND or BRENDAN
BRENDAN "dark haired" (Celtic) or possibly a form of BRAND.
BRENT "of Brent" (Celtic). From a surname. Brent is an English place name meaning "hill" in Celtic.
BRETT "a Briton" (Latin)
BRIAN Most likely "hill", but possibly "high" or "noble" (Celtic)
BRICE "speckled" (Celtic)
BRIDGET "high goddess" (Irish). The name of a Irish goddess who presided over poetry.
BRITTANY "of Britain" (Latin)
BROCK "badger" (Old English). From a surname.
BRONWEN "fair breast" from Welsh bron "breast" and gwen "fair".
BROOK from a surname which denoted one who lived near a brook.
BROOKE form of BROOK
BRUCE "woods" or "thicket" (Celtic). From a Scottish surname. Robert Bruce was a Scottish hero of the fourteenth century.
BRUNO "brown" (Teutonic)
BRYAN form of BRIAN
BRYANT form of BRIAN
BRYCE form of BRICE
BRYN "hill" or "mound" (Welsh)
BUCK "male deer" (Old English). Originally a nickname.
BURT short form of BURTON
BURTON "fortified town" (Old English). From a surname which was from a place name.
BYRNE "coat of mail" (Old English)
BYRON "place of the cow sheds" (Old English). From a surname which was from a place name. Lord Byron was a famous English poet.
CADI short form of CATRIN
CAITLIN Irish form of CATHERINE
CAL short form of CALVIN
CALVIN "bald" (Latin). Jean Calvin was a French Protestant theologian.
CAMERON "crooked nose" (Gaelic). From a Scottish surname. The Camerons were one of the great Highland clans.
CAMILLA meaning unknown (Etruscan) or "attendant at a religious service" (Latin). It is from the Roman family name Camillus, although the name may be of non-Roman origin. This was the name of a legendary warrior maiden of the Volscians.
CAMILLE French form of CAMILLA
CAMPBELL "crooked mouth" (Gaelic). From a Scottish surname. The Campbells were one of the great Highland clans.
CAMRON form of CAMERON?
CANDACE "incandescent" or "white" from Latin canditia "whiteness". The title of the queens of Ethiopa in New Testament times.
CANDY short form of CANDACE
CARA "beloved" (Latin) or "friend" (Gaelic)
CAREY meaning unknown (Gaelic). Possibly from an Irish surname.
CARINA pet form of CARA
CARL form of CHARLES
CARLA feminine form of CHARLES
CARLO Italian form of CHARLES
CARLOS Spanish and Portuguese form of CHARLES
CARLTON form of CHARLTON
CARLY feminine form of CHARLES
CARMEL "garden" (Hebrew). From the title of Mary, 'Our Lady of Carmel'. Carmel is a mountain in Israel mentioned in the Old Testament.
CARMELLA Latinized form of CARMEL
CARMEN Spanish form of CARMEL or "song" or "hymn" (Latin)
CAROL feminine form of CHARLES
CAROLINA Latin feminine form of CHARLES
CAROLINE French feminine form of CHARLES
CAROLYN form of CAROLINE
CARRIE short form of CAROLINE
CARSTEN form of KARSTEN
CASEY From the Irish surname Ó Cathasaigh, which means "descendent of Cathasaigh". Cathasaigh means "vigilant" in Gaelic. Casey also serves as a form of CASS
CASPER Dutch form of JASPER
CASS short form of CASSANDRA
CASSANDRA "inflaming men with love" (Greek). A legendary Trojan princess.
CASSARAH "what will be, will be" from Latin que sera, sera. A recently created name.
CASSIA either "cassia" (English) from the name of the spice tree (see KEZIA), or form of CASSANDRA.
CASSIDY "descendent of Caiside" (Gaelic). From the Irish surname Ó Caiside.
CATARINA form of CATHERINE
CATHERINE form of KATHERINE
CATRIN Welsh form of KATHERINE
CATRINA form of CATHERINE
CATHY short form of CATHERINE
CECIL "blind" (Latin). From a Roman family name Caecilius.
CECILIA feminine form of CECIL
CEDRIC It is most likely from the name Cerdic, which is of unknown meaning. But it possibly means "bounty spectacle" from the Welsh name Cedrych, or possibly "lord of wars" (Old English). Cerdic was the founder of the kingdom of Wessex.
CELESTE "heavenly" (Latin)
CELINE form of CECILIA or short form of MARCELINE or "heavenly" (Latin)
CHAD "battle" or "warrior" (Celtic)
CHANCE "chance" (English)
CHANDLER "candle seller" (French). From a surname.
CHANDRA "moon" (Sanskrit)
CHANNING "a canal" (French). From a surname or a place name.
CHANTAL either "a song" (French) or "stony place" from a French surname, which came from a place name.
CHANTEL form of CHANTAL
CHARISSA "grace" from Greek charis.
CHARITY "love" (Latin)
CHARLENE feminine form of CHARLES
CHARLES "free man" (Teutonic), related the Old English word ceorl "man". Charlemange was a great king of the Franks. Kings of England, France, Spain, Sweden, Hungary have also had this name.
CHARLOTTE French feminine form of CHARLES
CHARLTON The meaning of this name may be viewed either as "settlement of free men" or "settlement of CHARLES" (Old English).
CHARMAINE meaning unknown (Latin). From the Roman family name Carmineus.
CHARNA "dark" (Slavic)
CHARNETTE pet form of CHARNA?
CHASTITY "chastity" (English)
CHELSEA "landing place [on the river] for chalk or limestone" (Old English). From a place name in London.
CHER form of CHERIE.
CHERI form of CHERIE.
CHERIE either "darling" (Anglicized French chérie "darling") or a form of CHARITY.
CHERRY form of CHERIE.
CHERYL form of CHERIE
CHESLEY meaning unknown (Old English). Probably from a place name or a surname.
CHESTER "of Chester" (Latin). From a surname. Chester was an encampment of the Romans in Britain. The name comes from Latin castrum "a fortified place".
CHET short form of CHESTER
CHLOE "green shoot" (Greek). The Greek name Khloe was an epithet of the goddess Demeter. The name is also mentioned by Paul in one of his letters in the New Testament.
CHLORIS "green" from Greek khloros. Khloris, in Greek mythology, was a minor goddess of vegetation.
CHRIS short form of CHRISTOPHER, CHRISTIAN or CHRISTINE
CHRISTA short form of CHRISTINA
CHRISTIAN "Christian" (Latin)
CHRISTIANNE feminine form of CHRISTIAN
CHRISTINA "Christian" (Latin)
CHRISTINE English form of CHRISTINA
CHRISTOPHER "bearing Christ" (Greek). Christopher was the legendary saint who carried young Jesus across a river. He is the patron saint of travellers.
CHRISTY pet form of CHRISTINE
CHRYSANTA "golden flower" (Greek). From chrysanthemum, the flowering plant.
CHUCK short form of CHARLES
CICELY feminine form of CECIL
CINDY short form of CYNTHIA
CLAIRE form of CLARE
CLANCY "red warrior" (Gaelic). From the Irish surname Mac Fhlannchaidh.
CLARA form of CLARE
CLARE "clear" or "bright" from Latin clarus.
CLARENCE "of Clare" (Latin). Clare is a place in Ireland.
CLARICE Italian pet form of CLARE
CLARISSA Latinized form of CLARICE
CLARK "cleric" or "scolar" (Old English). From a surname.
CLAUDE form of CLAUDIUS
CLAUDETTE French feminine form of CLAUDIUS
CLAUDIA feminine form of CLAUDIUS
CLAUDINE feminine form of CLAUDIUS
CLAUDIUS "of Clauda" (Latin). Clauda was the name of an island near Crete. It signifies a broken or weeping voice.
CLAY "clay" (Old English) or form of CLAYTON. From a surname.
CLAYTON "clay settlement" (Old English). From a place name or a surname.
CLEMENT "meek" or "gentle" (Latin). The name of 14 popes.
CLEO short form of CLEOPATRA
CLEOPATRA "glory of her father" from Greek kleos "glory" and pater "father". This was the name of several women in the Ptolemaic royal family of Egypt.
CLIFF form of CLIVE or short form of CLIFFORD or CLIFTON
CLIFFORD "ford by a cliff" (Old English). From a place name or a surname.
CLIFTON "settlement by a cliff" (Old English). From a surname.
CLINTON "[dweller at the] farmstead on the summit" (Teutonic). From a surname.
CLIVE "[dweller by the] cliff" (Teutonic). From a surname.
CLYDE meaning unknown (Celtic). From a river name in Scotland.
COLETTE short form of NICOLETTE
COLLEEN "girl" from Irish cailin.
COLIN short form of NICHOLAS or form of COLUMBIA
COLTON "coal town" (Old English). From a surname, which was from a place name.
COLUMBA "dove" (Latin). Saint Columbia was a sixth century Irish monk.
CONAN possibly either "high" or "hound" (Gaelic). Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was the author behind Sherlock Holmes.
CONNOR "dog lover" (Gaelic). The name of an early Irish king.
CONRAD "able council" (Teutonic). A tenth century Swiss bishop.
CONSTANTINE "constant" or "steadfast" from Constantinus which is from Latin constans. The first Christian Roman emperor.
CORA female form of COREY or short form of CORINNA
CORAL "coral" (English). From the underwater skeletal deposits.
CORBIN possibly "raven" (Latin)
CORDELL "maker of cord" or "seller of cord" (Teutonic). From a surname.
COREEN form of CORINNA
COREY possibly "ravine" (Celtic)
CORIN possibly "spear" from Latin Quirinus. The name of a Roman god.
CORINNA "maiden" (Greek) from the Greek name Korinna.
CORINNE form of CORINNA
CORNELIA feminine form of CORNELIUS
CORNELIUS "horn sun" from Latin cornu "horn" and Greek helios "sun".
COSMO "order" (Greek) from the Greek name Kosmas, from Greek kosmos. He was a saint martyred with his brother Damian.
COURTNEY "short nose" (French) or from a French place name meaning "domain of CURTIS".
CRAIG "[dweller by the] crag" from the Welsh word craig. Originally from a surname.
CRISPIN "curly hair" from Latin crispus.
CRYSTAL "crystal" (English or Greek). From Greek krystallos "ice".
CURT form of KURT or short form of CURTIS
CURTIS "courteous" (French)
CUTHBERT "famous bright" (Teutonic)
CYNTHIA "of Cynthus" (Greek). Cynthia was an epithet of the Greek moon goddess Artemis. Cynthus was the mountain on which she was born. See also PHOEBE and DIANA.
CYRIL "lord" or "ruler" (Greek). A Greek evangelist.
CYRUS meaning unknown (Persian) or perhaps "lord" (Greek). The name of several kings of Persia.
DAFYDD Welsh form of DAVID
DAKARAI "happiness" (African)
DALE "[dweller by the] dale" (Old English). From a surname.
DALLAS meaning unknown (Gaelic). From a surname which was from a Scottish place name. The name of a Texan city.
DAMIAN "to tame" (Greek). A saint martyred with his brother Cosmo.
DAMON form of DAMIAN
DAN short form of DANIEL or "he judged" (Hebrew). In the Old Testament Dan was one of the twelve sons of Jacob.
DANA feminine form of DAN or DANIEL or possibly from a surname.
DANIA feminine form of DANIEL
DANIEL "God judges" (Hebrew). An Old Testament prophet who lived during the captivity in Babylon.
DANIELLE French feminine form of DANIEL
DANTE "enduring" from the Italian name Durante, which was related to the Latin word durantem. This was the name of an Italian poet.
DANYA feminine form of DANIEL
DAPHNE "laurel" (Greek). The name of a nymph that was turned into laurel in Greek mythology.
DARA "pearl of wisdom" (Hebrew)
DAREO form of DARIUS
DARIA feminine form of DARIUS
DARIEN form of DARIUS
DARIUS "possess good" (Persian). This is the Greek form of Persian Darayavahush, composed of the elements daraya "to possess" and vahu "good". Darius the Great was a king of Persia.
DARLEEN "darling" (Middle English)
DARLENE form of DARLEEN
DARRELL form of DARRYL
DARREN from an Irish surname or possibly a form of DARIEN
DARRYL "of Airelle" (French). From the Norman surname d'Airelle. Airelle was a place name in France.
DAVE short form of DAVID
DAVID "friend" or "beloved" (Hebrew). The biblical David was a king of Israel. Jesus was supposedly descended from him. This is also the name of the patron saint of Wales.
DAVIS From a surname based on the name DAVID.
DAWN "dawn" (English). Related to the name of Aurora, the Roman goddess of morning.
DAWSON "son of DAVID" (Old English). From a surname.
DEAN either "[dweller in a] valley" (Old English) or "dean" (Latin)
DEANNA form of DIANA or female form of DEAN
DEBBIE short form of DEBORAH
DEBORAH "bee" (Hebrew). The name of the nurse of Rebecca in the Old Testament. Also in the Old Testament, the name of a heroine who led the Israelites in defeating the Canaanites.
DEBRA short form of DEBORAH
DELPHIA Greek; from Philadelphia, "brotherly love", the name of a city in the New Testament and a city in the United States.
DELPHINE "of Delphi" (Greek). Delphi was a city in ancient Greece. The word is possibly related to the Greek word for "dolphin".
DELPHINIA Form of DELPHINE. Delphinia was a name of the Greek goddess Artemis. She had a shrine at Delphi in Greece.
DEMETRIUS "of Demeter" (Greek). Demeter was a Greek goddess.
DENA "dale" or "valley" (American Indian)
DENIS "of Dionysus" (Greek). Dionysus was the Greek god of wine. Saint Denis is the patron saint of France. DION and DWIGHT are related.
DENISE feminine form of DENIS
DENNIS form of DENIS
DENNY short form of DENIS
DENZEL "of Denzell" (Celtic). From a surname. Denzell was a place name in Cornwall.
DEREK short form of THEODORIC
DERRICK short form of THEODORIC
DÉSIRÉE "desired" (French)
DESMOND "man from south Munster" (Celtic). From a surname.
DEVEN "of the vines" (French) or "poet" (Celtic)
DEWEY Welsh form of DAVID
DEXTER either "one who dyes" (from an Old English surname), or "right-handed" or "skilled" (Latin).
DIANA "divine" (Latin). Diana was the Roman name of the Greek moon goddess Artemis. See also PHOEBE and CYNTHIA.
DIANE French form of DIANA
DICK short form of RICHARD
DIEDERICK Dutch form of THEODORIC
DIEGO Spanish form of JACOB or possibly "teaching" (Greek) or possibly a Latinized form of an Iberian name.
DIETER short form of DIEDERICK
DIMITRI Russian form of DEMETRIUS
DINAH "judged" or "vindicated" (Hebrew). The daughter of Jacob and Leah in the Old Testament.
DION "of Dionysus" (Greek). Dionysos was the Greek god of wine. DENIS and DWIGHT are related.
DIRK pet form of DIEDERICK
DMITRI short Russian form of DEMETRIUS
DMYPHNAH "suitable one" (Gaelic)
DOIREANN possibly "sullen" or possibly "daughter of FINN" (Irish)
DOLLY pet form of DOROTHY
DOLORES "sorrows" (Spanish). From the title Maria de los Dolores, meaning "Mary of Sorrows".
DOMINIC "of the Lord" from Latin Dominus "the Lord". The name traditionally given to a child born on Sunday. Saint Dominic founded the Dominican order of monks.
DOMINIQUE French feminine/masculine form of DOMINIC
DONALD "world rule" or "great chief" (Celtic). From a Scottish surname.
DONARD The first element is either Celtic dubno "world" or Gaelic donn "brown". The second element is unknown.
DONNA either "lady" (Italian) or feminine form of DONALD
DORA short form of DOROTHY or DORIS
DOREAN form of DOIREANN
DOREEN possibly a made up name but perhaps a form of DOIREANN or an Irish form of DOROTHY. The name was (first?) used by novelist Edna Lyall in her novel 'Doreen'.
DORES form of DORIS or Portuguese form of DOLORES
DORIAN masculine form of DORIS or short form of ISIDORE or possibly form of DARIUS. The name was first used by writer Oscar Wilde.
DORIS "of Doris" (Greek). Doris was a region of ancient Greece where the Dorian tribe settled. Doris was also the name of a minor Greek goddess of the sea.
DOROTHEA "gift of God" (Greek). This is the name Theodora with the elements reversed.
DOROTHY form of DOROTHEA
DOUG short form of DOUGLAS. Visit a web page devoted to the name Doug.
DOUGLAS "dark blue" or "blood river" (Celtic). From a Scottish surname. Douglas was originally a river name, the site of a particularly bloody battle.
DREW either a short form of ANDREW or "skillful" (Teutonic)
DUANE form of DWAYNE
DULCIE "sweet" (Latin)
DUNCAN "brown warrior" or "dark chief" (Celtic). From a surname. The name of two kings of Scottland, including the one who was featured in Shakespeare's play 'Macbeth'.
DUSTIN "Thor's stone" from Old Norse Dorsteinn. Thor was the Norse god of strength and thunder.
DWAYNE "dark" or "black" from the Gaelic name Dubhan, which contains the root dubh, meaning "dark" or "black".
DWIGHT "of Dionysus" (Greek). From a surname. Dionysos was the Greek god of wine. DENIS and DION are related.
DYLAN "of the sea" or "son of the waves" (Welsh). The name of the Welsh god of the sea.
EAMONN Irish form of EDMUND
EARL "intelligence" (Teutonic) or "nobleman" (Middle English)
EARNEST "earnest" from Teutonic Ernst.
EBERHARD "boar hardy" from Teutonic eber "wild boar" and hard "hardy".
EBONY "ebony" (English). From the name of the black wood.
ED short form of EDGAR, EDMUND, EDRIC, EDWARD or EDWIN
EDGAR "rich spear" or "blessed spear" from Old English ead "rich/blessed" combined with gar "spear".
EDITH "rich war" or "blessed war" from Old English ead "rich/blessed" combined with gyth "war".
EDMOND French form of EDMUND
EDMUND "rich protector" or "blessed protector" from Old English ead "rich/blessed" and mund "protector". A ninth century king of the East Angles.
EDNA "pleasure" (Hebrew)
EDRIC "rich ruler" or "blessed ruler" from Old English ead "rich/blessed" and ric "ruler".
EDWARD "rich guard" or "blessed guard" from Old English ead "rich/blessed" and weard "guard". The name of eight English kings.
EDWIN "rich friend" or "blessed friend" from Old English ead "rich/blessed" combined with wine "friend".
EDWINA feminine form of EDWIN
EFRAIM form of EPHRAIM
EILEEN form of HELEN
ELAINE French form of HELEN
ELEANOR meaning unknown (Teutonic) or "pity" (Greek) or form of HELEN
ELENA Italian and Spanish form of HELEN
ELEONOR form of ELEANOR
ELFA form of ELVA
ELI "offering" or "high" (Hebrew). A high priest of Israel and a teacher of Samuel in the Old Testament.
ELIANE "sun" from Greek helios. The name comes from the Roman family name Aelianus.
ELIAS form of ELIJAH
ELIJAH "God is the Lord" (Hebrew). A prophet in the Old Testament.
ELINOR form of HELEN
ELISE short form of ELIZABETH
ELIZABETH "oath of God" (Hebrew). The wife of Aaron in the Old Testament. The mother of John the Baptist in the New Testament. Also the name of two English queens.
ELLE short form of ELLEN
ELLEN English form of HELEN
ELLIOT form of ELI. From a surname.
ELMER "noble famous" (Teutonic)
ELMO "helmet" or "protection" (Teutonic)
ELOISE meaning unknown (French)
ELSIE form of ALICE
ELSPET Scottish form of ELIZABETH
ELVA "elfin" (Teutonic) or meaning unknown (Irish).
ELVIS meaning unknown. Possibly a form of ELWIN. Made popular by the singer Elvis Presley.
ELWIN either "noble friend" or "elf friend" (Teutonic)
ELYSE short form of ELIZABETH?
EMELINE "work" (Teutonic)
EMIL "industrious" (Latin) or "work" (Teutonic) or possibly from the Roman family name Aemilius, which means "rival".
EMILIE French or German form of EMILY
EMILIO Italian form of EMIL
EMILY feminine form of EMIL
EMMA "whole" or "universal" (Teutonic). The mother of Edward the Confessor.
EMMANUEL "God is with us" (Hebrew). The foretold name of the Messiah in the Old Testament.
EMMET form of EMIL
ENID "soul" or "life" from Welsh enaid
ENRIQUE Spanish form of HENRY
EOIN Gaelic form of JOHN
EPHRAIM "fruitful" (Hebrew). A son of Joseph in the Old Testament.
ERIC "ruler of all" (Old Norse). Erik the Red was a 10th century navigator and explorer.
ERICA either "heather" (Latin) or feminine form of ERIC
ERIN "Ireland" from the Gaelic word Eireann "western island", or "peace" (Celtic)
ERWIN form of IRWIN
ESMERALDA "emerald" (Spanish)
ESMOND "grace protection" (Old English)
ESPIRIDION Spanish form of SPIRIDION
ESTÉBAN Spanish form of STEPHEN
ESTELLE form of ESTHER
ESTHER "star" (Persian) or "secret" (Hebrew). Esther was a heroine of the Old Testament. The name is possibly a Hebrew form of Ishtar, a Persian goddess.
ETHAN "firmness" (Hebrew)
ETHEL "noble" (Teutonic)
ETIENNE French form of STEPHEN
EUDORA "good gift" (Greek). One of the Greek goddesses who controlled the waves.
EUGENE "well born" from Greek eugenes.
EUGENIA feminine form of EUGENE
EUSTANCE "fruitful" from Greek eustachus.
EVA "life giving" from Hebrew Chavva. Eve and Adam of the Old Testament were supposedly the first people.
EVAN Welsh form of JOHN
EVANDER "good man" (Greek) or form of IVOR
EVE English form of EVA
EVELYN possibly "bird" (Latin). From Aveline, which is from Avila, which may be from Latin avis "bird".
EVERT Low German form of EBERHARD
EWA Polish form of EVA
EZEKIEL "God strengthens" (Hebrew). A major prophet in the Old Testament. A book in the Old Testament is named for him.
FABIAN "bean" from the prominent Roman family name Fabius, which was from Latin fab.
FABIA feminine form of FABIAN
FABIO Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of FABIAN
FAE form of FAY
FAITH "faith" (English)
FAIZEL "a judge" (Arabic)
FARIDA "unique" (Arabic)
FATIMA "to abstain" (Arabic)
FAY "fairy" (Middle English)
FELICIA feminine form of FELIX
FELINA "cat" (Latin)
FELIX "happy" or "lucky" (Latin). The name of many early saints.
FERDINAND possibly "peace boldness" (Gothic)
FERNANDO Spanish form of FERDINAND
FIDEL "faithful" from Latin fidelis.
FIDO "I am faithful" (Latin). Usually a dog's name.
FINGAL "white stranger" (Irish). A mythical Irish hero.
FINN form of FION. The name of a legendary Irish hero.
FINOLA "white shoulder" from Irish Fionnuala.
FION "fair" or "white" (Irish).
FIONA feminine form of FION
FLETCHER "maker of arrows" (Old English). From a surname.
FLORA "flower" (Latin). Flora was the name of the Roman goddess of flowers and spring.
FLORENCE "of Florence" or "prosperous" (Latin)
FLOYD form of LLOYD or "will" (Irish)
FORREST "[dweller by the] forest" (French). From a surname.
FRANCESCO form of FRANCIS
FRANCIS "a Frenchman" (Latin)
FRANK short form of FRANCIS or "frank" (English)
FRASER meaning unknown (Celtic). From a Scottish surname.
FRAVARDIN "guardian spirit" (Persian)
FRED short form of FREDERICK
FREDERICA feminine form of FREDERICK
FREDERICK "peaceful ruler" (Teutonic). Rulers of Prussia, Denmark and the Holy Roman Empire have borne this name.
FRIEDA short form of FRIEDERIKE
FRIEDERIKE German form of FREDERICA
FRITZ German pet form of FREDERICK
GABE short form of GABRIEL
GABRIEL "strong man of God" (Hebrew). Along with Michael, one of the two archangels mentioned in the Bible.
GABRIELLE feminine form of GABRIEL. Visit a web page devoted to the name Gabrielle.
GAIL short form of ABIGAIL
GAILA form of GAIL
GAIUS "to rejoice" (Latin)
GALADRIEL "maiden crowned with a radiant garland" (Sindarin). Galadriel was a Noldorin elf princess renowned for her beauty and wisdom in J. R. R. Tolkien's novels. The elements are galad "radiant" and riel "garlanded maiden". Altariel is the Quenya form of her name. Visit a web page devoted to the name Galadriel.
GALE form of GAIL or "gale" (English)
GARETH "gentle" (Welsh). A character in 'The Tales of King Arthur'. He was a knight.
GARNET either "protection" (Old English) from a surname, or "garnet" (English) from the name of the precious stone.
GARNETTE feminine form of GARNET
GARTH "[dweller by the] garden" or "[one who works in the] garden" (Teutonic). From a surname.
GARY short form of GERALD or GARETH
GASPAR form of JASPER
GAVIN form of GAWAIN
GAWAIN "white hawk" or "small hawk" or possibly "battle hawk" (Celtic). A character in 'The Tales of King Arthur'. He was a knight of the Round Table.
GAYLA form of GAIL
GAYLE form of GAIL
GAYNOR medieval form of GUINEVERE
GEERT Low German and Dutch form of GERARD
GEFFREY form of GEOFFREY
GEMMA "gem" (Italian) or feminine form of JAMES.
GENA short form of EUGENIA
GENE short form of EUGENE
GENEVIEVE "white wave" or "tribe woman" (Celtic) or form of GUINEVERE. The name of the patron saint of Paris.
GENNARO "January" (Latin). From the name of the month which derives from the name of the Roman god Janus. Gennaro is the name of the patron saint of Naples.
GEOFF short form of GEOFFREY
GEOFFREY "God's peace" or "glad peace" (Teutonic). Possibly from the name Godfrey.
GEORG German form of GEORGE
GEORGE "farmer" from Greek georgos "earthworker". Saint George was the name of the patron saint of England and Portugal. Six English kings have had this name as well as two kings of Greece.
GEORGES French form of GEORGE
GEORGETTE French feminine form of GEORGE
GEORGINA Latin and English feminine form of GEORGE
GEORGINE French feminine form of GEORGE
GERALD "spear rule" or "firm spear" (Teutonic)
GERARD "spear brave" from Teutonic ger "spear" combined with hard "brave".
GERMAIN French form of GERMAN
GERMAINE French feminine form of GERMAN
GERMAN "of Germany" from Latin Germanus.
GERONTIUS "old man" (Latin)
GERTRUDE "spear strength" (Teutonic). The name of two famous thirteenth century nuns.
GIDEON "feller" or "hewer" (Hebrew). An Old Testament hero.
GIGI French pet form of GEORGINE or VIRGINIA
GILBERT "bright pledge" (Teutonic)
GILES "young goat" from Greek aigidion, or "companion" (Teutonic)
GILLIAN English feminine form of JULIAN or possibly "girl" (Teutonic)
GINA either a short form of GEORGINA or "silvery" (Japanese)
GINGER pet form of VIRGINIA
GINNY pet form of VIRGINIA
GIOVANNI Italian form of JOHN
GISELLE "hostage" or "pledge" from Old German gisel.
GLADYS either from Welsh gwladus, which is of unknown meaning, or form of CLAUDIA.
GLEN "[dweller in the] valley" (Celtic). From a surname.
GLENN form of GLEN
GLORIA "glorius" (Latin). The name first appears in George Bernard Shaw's play 'You Never Can Tell'. The name was not used before the twentieth century.
GOMER "complete" (Hebrew)
GORDON "great hill" or "hero" (Celtic). From a surname. Gordon is a place name in England.
GOVAD "wind" (Persian)
GRACE "grace" (English or Latin)
GRACIELA pet form of GRACE?
GRAEME form of GRAHAM
GRAHAM "gravelly homestead" or "Granta's homestead" or "from the gray home" (Old English). From a Scottish surname.
GRANIA "love" (Gaelic)
GRANT "great" (French). From a surname.
GREGORY "to be watchful" (Greek). The name of 16 popes.
GRETCHEN German and Dutch pet form of MARGARET
GRIFFITH Anglicized form of GRUFFYDD
GRUFFUDD form of GRUFFYDD
GRUFFYDD "_ prince" (Welsh). The first element is unknown. A Welsh ruler who reigned shortly before the English conquest.
GUDRUN "god secret" (Old Norse). Heroine from Norse legend.
GUILLAUME French form of WILLIAM
GUILLERMO Spanish form of WILLIAM
GUINEVERE "fair smooth" or possibly "white wave" (Celtic). A character in 'The Tales of King Arthur'. She was the wife of King Arthur.
GUNNAR "war" from Old Norse gunnr.
GUNTHER "war army" from Teutonic gund "war" and heri "army".
GUS short form of AUGUST, ANGUS or GUSTAV
GUSTAV "Gautr staff" (Teutonic). Gautr was a tribal name. This name has been borne by kings of Sweden.
GUTO pet form of GRUFFUDD
GUY meaning unknown (German) or "a guide" (French)
GWEN "fair" or "blessed" (Welsh) or short form of GWENDOLEN, GWENLLIAN, GWENETH or GWENDA
GWENDA "fair good" (Welsh)
GWENDOLEN "fair ring" or "blessed ring" (Welsh)
GWENDOLINE form of GWENDOLEN
GWENDOLYN form of GWENDOLEN
GWENETH form of GWYNETH
GWENLLIAN "fair flaxen" or "blessed flaxen" (Welsh). A Welsh royal name.
GWYNETH "happiness" (Welsh)
HAILEY form of HAYLEY
HAMID form of MUHAMMAD
HAMISH Scottish form of JAMES
HANA feminine form of HANI
HANAA form of HANA
HANI "happy" from Arabic hani'a.
HANIYYA feminine form of HANI
HANNA form of HANNAH
HANNAH "favor" or "grace" (Hebrew). The mother of Samuel the prophet in the Old Testament. This is the origin of the name ANNA.
HANS Danish, Dutch and German form of JOHN
HARLAN "army land" (Teutonic).
HAROLD "leader of the army" (Teutonic). The name of two kings of England and three kings of Norway.
HARRIET feminine form of HARRY
HARRY form of HENRY
HARTMUT "hardy mind" from Teutonic hart "strong, hardy" and muot "spirit, mind".
HARVEY "battle worthy" (French from Celtic). From a surname.
HASKEL form of EZEKIEL?
HAYLEY "hay clearing" (Old English). From a last name which was from the place name Hailey.
HAZEL either "one that sees God" (Hebrew) or "hazel" (English). The Hebrew name is generally male while the English name is generally female.
HEATHER "heather" (English)
HECTOR "stay" or "restrain" (Greek). A Trojan champion in Greek legend.
HEIDI short form of ADALHEID
HEIDRUN possibly "person secret" (Teutonic)
HEIKE pet form of HENRIKE
HELEN "the bright one" from Greek helios "sun". The name of the legendary woman whose kidnapping by Paris was the cause of the Trojan War. Also, the famous mother of emperor Constantine.
HENDERSON "son of HENRY" (Middle English). From a Scottish surname.
HENRIK Scandinavian form of HENRY
HENRIKE Scandinavian feminine form of HENRY
HENRY "home ruler" (Teutonic). The name of eight kings of England and four kings of France.
HERBERT "army bright" (Teutonic). Introduced to Britain by the Normans.
HERMAN "army man" (Teutonic). Herman Melville was the famous writer who penned 'Moby Dick'.
HERMINE German feminine form of HERMAN
HERON "heron" (English). From the name of the bird.
HILDA short form of names containing Teutonic hild "battle".
HILLARY "cheerful" (Greek) or perhaps "protector" (Teutonic)
HOLLY "holly" (English). From the name of the tree.
HOMER "pledge" (Greek). A Greek epic poet who wrote the 'Iliad' and 'The Odyssey'.
HOPE "hope" (English)
HORACE "good eyesight" from the Latin Horatius. The name of a Roman poet.
HORMAZD form of HORMAZED
HORMAZED "lord of wisdom" (Persian)
HORST "wood" (German)
HOTAKA Japanese; from the name of a mountain.
HOWARD The meaning of this name is unknown, but there are several theories: "heart brave", "high warden", or "ewe herder" (Teutonic). Originally the surname of an English noble family.
HUBERT "heart bright" or "mind bright" (Teutonic). Saint Hubert is the patron saint of hunters.
HUGH from Teutonic hug, meaning "heart" or "mind" or "spirit"
HUGO form of HUGH
HUMBERT "warrior famous" (Teutonic). The name of the ancestor of the former Italian royal family.
HUMPHREY "house peace" (Old English)
HYMAN "man" (Yiddish)
IAGO Welsh and Spanish form of JACOB
IAIN Scottish form of JOHN
IAN modern Scottish form of JOHN
IDA form of EDITH or "work" (Teutonic). Possibly connected with Mount Ida in Crete.
IDESTA The first element is probably from Teutonic id "work".
IGNATIUS meaning unknown (Latin). From the Roman family name Egnatius.
IHAB "gift" (Arabic)
IKE form of ISAAC
ILANA "tree" (Hebrew)
ILENE form of HELEN or form of IRENE
IMAMU "spiritual leader" (African)
IMEN "faith" (Arabic)
IMMANUEL form of EMMANUEL
INA short form of names ending with ina
INEZ Spanish form of AGNES
INGHAM "Angle raven" (Teutonic). The Angles were a Germaninc tribe that eventually settled in England.
INGOLF probably either "Ing wolf" (Scandinavian) or "Angle wolf" (Teutonic). Ing was the Norse god of fertility. The Angles were a Germaninc tribe.
INGRID "Ing beautiful" (Teutonic). Ing was the Norse god of fertility.
IONA form of IONE or from the name of the island off Scotland where Saint Columbia founded a monastery.
IONE "violet" or "from Ionia" (Greek). Ionia was a region in Asia Minor.
IRA "to watch" (Hebrew)
IRENE "peace" (Greek). The Greek island of Santorini is named for Saint Irene.
IRIS either "rainbow" (Greek) or "iris" (English) from the name of the iris flower or the colored part of the eye. Iris was the name of a Greek goddess.
IRMA form of EMMA
IRVIN form of IRVING or form of IRWIN
IRVINE form of IRVING
IRVING meaning unknown (Gaelic). From a Scottish surname which was in turn form a Scottish place name.
IRWIN "boar friend" (Teutonic)
ISAAC "laughter" (Hebrew). The biblical Isaac was the son of Abraham and the father of Jacob.
ISABEL Spanish form of ELIZABETH
ISADOR form of ISIDORE
ISAIAH "salvation of the Lord" (Hebrew). A major prophet from the Old Testament.
ISHMAEL "God will hear" (Hebrew). A son of Abraham and the traditional ancestor of the Arabs.
ISIDORA feminine form of ISIDORE
ISIDORE "gift of Isis" from Greek Isidoros. Isis was the Egyptian moon goddess.
ISOLDE "of fair aspect" (Celtic). The lover of Tristram in Celtic legend.
ISRA "nocturnal journey" from Arabic sara "to travel at night".
ISRAEL "he who wrestles with God" (Hebrew). The biblical Israel (formerly called Jacob) wrestled with an angel. The modern state of Israel takes its name from him.
IVAN Russian or Croatian form of JOHN
IVANA feminine form of IVAN
IVOR "bow warrior" (Scandinavian)
IVY "ivy" (English). From the plant name.
IZZY short form of ISIDORE, ISAAC or ISRAEL
JABRIL Arabic? form of GABRIEL?
JACK French short form of JACOB or JAMES or a pet form of JOHN
JACLYN form of JACQUELINE
JACOB "to hold the heel" or "supplanter" (Hebrew). The biblical Jacob (later called Israel) was born holding on to his brother's heel. He was the son of Isaac and Rebecca.
JACQUELINE French feminine form of JACOB
JADA form of JADE
JADE "jade" (English). From the name of the precious stone.
JAFAR "stream" (Arabic). The brother of Ali, the fourth caliph.
JAGO Cornish form of JACOB
JAMAL "beauty" (Arabic)
JAMES Latin/English form of JACOB that comes to us through the Latin form Jacomus. The biblical James was an important apostle. He was the brother of the apostle John. A James is also mentioned in the Bible as being the brother of Jesus.
JAMIE Scottish pet form of JAMES or feminine form of JAMES
JAN Dutch and Polish form of JOHN or form of JANE
JANE form of JOANNE
JANET pet form of JANE
JANICE form of JANE
JANNAH form of JANE
JARED "one that rules" (Hebrew). A close descendant of Adam in the Old Testament.
JAROMIR "spring peace" or "spring great" (Slavic)
JARON "to sing" or "to shout" (Hebrew)
JAROSLAV "spring glory" (Slavic)
JASMINE from Persian Yasmin, the name of a climbing plant with fragrant flowers.
JASON "healer" from Greek iasthai "to heal". He was the leader of the Argonauts in Greek legend. This is the name that was used to translate the Hebrew name Joshua.
JASPER either "treasurer" (Persian) or "jasper" (Greek). Jasper is a green precious stone.
JAY short form of names beginning with 'K' or a form of GAIUS
JEAN form of JANE or French form of JOHN
JEANNE French feminine form of JOHN. John of Arc is known in France as Jeanne d'Arc.
JEB possibly a short form of JACOB
JED short form of JEDIDIAH
JEDIDIAH "beloved of the Lord" (Hebrew). A name given to Solomon by Nathan.
JEFF short form of JEFFREY
JEFFERSON "son of JEFFREY" (Teutonic). From a surname.
JEFFREY form of GEOFFREY or "good peace" (Teutonic)
JEMIMA"dove" (Hebrew). One of the Daughters of Job in the Old Testament.
JENNA short form of JENNIFER
JENNI short form of JENNIFER
JENNIFER Cornish form of GUINEVERE or possibly form of GENEVIEVE
JENNY short form of JENNIFER
JEREMIAH "high of the Lord" (Hebrew). One of the major prophets of the Old Testament.
JEREMY form of JEREMIAH
JEROME "sacred name" (Greek). Saint Jerome was responsible for the creation of the Vulgate, the Latin translation of the Bible.
JESSE "the Lord exists" or "gift" (Hebrew). The father of King David in the Old Testament.
JESSICA "the Lord beholds" or "the Lord's gift" (Hebrew) or female form of JESSE. The name of a character in Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice'.
JESUS Greek form of JOSHUA. The central figure of the New Testament and the founder of the Christian religion.
JILL form of GILLIAN
JIM form of JAMES
JO short form of JOSEPH, JOSEPHINE, JONATHAN, JOANNE, or JOLENE
JOACHIM "established by the Lord" (Hebrew). The name of a king of Judah in the Old Testament.
JOAN feminine form of JOHN. Joan of Arc was a French heroine who battled the English.
JOANNE feminine form of JOHN
JOAQUIM Spanish form of JOACHIM
JOB "persecuted" (Hebrew). An Old Testament character who was mistreated by God to in order to test him.
JODIE form of JUDITH
JOE form of JO
JOEL "the Lord is God" or possibly "one that commands" (Hebrew). A minor prophet in the Old Testament.
JOELLE French feminine form of JOEL
JOHAN form of JOHN
JOHN "the Lord has favored" (Hebrew). John is the name of two important New Testament characters. The first was John the Baptist. The second was the apostle John, brother of the apostle James, who was also supposedly the author of the fourth Gospel and Revelation in the New Testament. The name was borne by 23 popes. Also, the name of rulers of Hungary, Poland, Portugal and France. This has been the most popular of male Christian names.
JOLENE form of JULIANA or blend of name elements jo + lene.
JONAH "a dove" from Hebrew yonah. A prophet swallowed by a whale in the Old Testament. He emerged from the whale three days later.
JONAS Greek form of JONAH
JONATHAN "the Lord has given" (Hebrew). A son of Saul and friend of David in the Old Testament.
JONIE feminine form of JOHN or JONAH
JORDAN "descend" or "flowing down" (Hebrew). Jordan is the name of a river flowing through modern day Jordan and Israel. It became a personal name after crusaders brought back water from that river to baptize their children.
JÖRG German short form of GEORGE
JORGE Spanish and Portuguese form of GEORGE
JORIE feminine form of JORDAN or a variant of the French word jolie "pretty".
JOSÉ Spanish form of JOSEPH
JOSEPH "the Lord added" (Hebrew). In the Old Testament, the name of the eleventh son of Jacob. In the New Testament the name of the husband of Mary.
JOSEPHINE feminine form of JOSEPH
JOSH short form of JOSHUA
JOSHUA "the Lord is my salvation" (Hebrew). The successor of Moses in the Old Testament. The name Jesus was a form of Joshua.
JOSIAH "the Lord supports" (Hebrew)
JOY "joy" (English)
JOYCE meaning unknown from the Celtic name Jodocus, or possibly "joyful" from the Latin name Jocosa.
JUAN Spanish form of JOHN
JUDAH "praised" (Hebrew). One of the twelve sons of Jacob and ancestor of a large tribe in the Old Testament.
JUDAS Greek form of JUDAH. Judas Iscariot was the apostle who betrayed Jesus.
JUDE form of JUDAS. Associated with the second apostle named Judas (not Judas Iscariot).
JUDITH feminine form of JUDAH. The wife of Esau in the Old Testament. Also the main character of the the Old Testament book of Judith.
JUDY short form of JUDITH
JULIA Latin feminine form of JULIUS
JULIAN form of JULIUS
JULIANA feminine form of JULIAN
JULIANNE feminine form of JULIAN
JULIE feminine form of JULIUS
JULIET pet form of JULIE. The lover of Romeo in Shakespeare's play.
JULIUS "mossy bearded" or "soft haired" from Greek ioulos or "descended from Jove" from the Latin family name Jovilios. Jove was a name of the Roman god Jupiter. Julius Caesar was a great leader of the Roman empire.
JUNE "ever youthful" (Latin) or "born in June" (English)
JÜRGEN German form of GEORGE
JUSTIN "just" (Latin)
JUSTINE French feminine form of JUSTIN
JUTTA German form of JUDITH
KAE form of KAY or GAIUS or short KYLIE
KANE "warrior" from the Anglicized Gaelic name Cathan, which is from the Gaelic word cathaoir.
KARA pet form of KATHERINE or form of CARA
KAREN Danish form of KATHERINE
KARL German form of CHARLES
KARLA German or Scandinavian feminine form of CHARLES
KARSTEN Low German form of CHRISTIAN
KASPAR form of CASPER
KATARINA form of KATHERINE
KATE short form of KATHERINE
KATHERINE from the Greek name Aikaterina. It has been linked with Greek aikia "torture" but that theory is unlikely. The Romans derived it from Greek katharos "pure" and changed their spelling from Katerina to Katharina to reflect this. The name belonged to a Christian martyr who was tortured on the famous Catherine wheel. Catherine the Great was an empress of Russia. The name was also borne by three of king Henry the Eighth's wives.
KATHLEEN English form of CAITLIN or "little darling" (Celtic)
KATHRYN form of KATHERINE
KATHY short form of KATHERINE
KATIE form of KATE.
KATINA form of KATARINA
KATRINA Scottish form of KATHERINE
KAY short form of names beginning with 'K'
KAYLA form of KAYLEY
KAYLEY From the Irish surname Ó Caollaidhe, which means "descendent of Caollaidhe". Caollaidhederives from Gaelic caol "slender".
KEITH "wood" or "wind" (Celtic). From a Scottish surname.
KELLY Several theories. It could be related to the first name Ceallach or the surname O Ceallaigh, which may mean either "church" or "warrior" (Gaelic). Or it is possibly related to a Pictish word meaning "wood" or "holly".
KELSEY possibly "Ceol's island" (Old English). From a place name or a surname.
KELVIN Celtic; from the name of a river in Scotland.
KEN short form of KENNETH
KENDRA feminine form of KENDRICK
KENDRICK Many possibilities: "royal power" from Old English Cyneric, "bold power" from Old English Ceneric, "high hill" from Welsh Cynwrig, or "son of HENRY" from the Gaelic surname Mac Eanraig.
KENNETH either "handsome" from Gaelic Coinneach, or "born of fire" from Gaelic Cinaed. The name of the first king of the Picts and Scots.
KENRICK form of KENDRICK
KERI form of KERRY
KERRY "Ciar's people" (Gaelic). From the name of the Irish county.
KEVIN form of KENNETH
KEZIA "cassia" (Hebrew). From the name of the spice tree. In the Old Testament Kezia was a daughter of Job.
KHORDAD "perfection" (Persian)
KHORSHED "sun" (Persian)
KIERAN "black" from Irish ciar.
KIM short form of KIMBERLY
KIMBERLY "land belonging to Cyneburg" (Old English). The name is from a town name in South Africa. The town was named for Lord Kimberley.
KIP short form of KIPLING
KIPLING "one who cures salmon or herring" from Middle English kypre. This was originally a surname.
KIRA "sun" (Persian)
KIRK "church" from Old Norse kirkja.
KIRSTEN Scandinavian form of CHRISTINA
KIRSTIN Scottish form of CHRISTINA
KIRSTY pet form of KIRSTIN
KIT short form of CHRISTOPHER or KATHERINE
KRIS short form of KRISTA, KRISTIAN, KRISTINA or KRISTOFER
KRISTA Czech, Estonian and Latvian form of CHRISTINA
KRISTIAN Scandinavian form of CHRISTIAN
KRISTIN short form of KRISTINA
KRISTINA Swedish and Czech form of CHRISTINA
KRISTOFER Scandinavian form of CHRISTOPHER
KRYSIA Polish short form of KRYSTYNA
KRYSIU Polish pet form of KRYSZTOF
KRYSTYNA Polish form of CHRISTINA
KRYSZTOF Polish form of CHRISTOPHER
KURT contracted form of CONRAD
KYLA feminine form of KYLE
KYLE "narrow" or "narrow channel" (Gaelic). From a Scottish surname.
KYLIE "boomerang" (Australian Aborigine) or form of KELLY
KYRA feminine form of CYRIL
LACEY French; from a place name.
LAILA form of LEILA
LALO "to sing a lullaby" (Latin)
LANA short form of ALANA
LANCE "servant" or "helper" (Latin). Short form of the name of Lancelot, a character in 'The Tales of King Arthur'. Lancelot was a knight of the Round Table.
LANE "[living near a] lane" (Old English). From a surname.
LARA short form of LARISSA
LARISSA "laughing" from Latin hilaris, or feminine form of LARRY.
LARRY short form of LAURENCE
LARS Scandinavian short form of LAURENCE
LATASHA an alteration of TASHA which is from NATASHA.
LATISHA form of LETITIA
LATONYA an alteration of TONYA which is from ANTONIA.
LATOYA form of LATONYA
LAURA "laurel" (Latin) from the name of the laurel tree.
LAUREL "laurel" (English) from the name of the laurel tree, or pet form of LAURA.
LAUREN pet form of LAURA or a form of LAURENCE
LAURENCE "of Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel" which both derive from Latin laurus "laurel". Laurentum was a town in Latium. Saint Laurence was a third century martyr.
LAURETTA pet form of LAURA
LAURIE form of LAURA
LAURINDA pet form of LAURA
LAVERNE "of Laverna" (Latin) or from a place name. Laverna was the Roman goddess of theivery. La Verne is a place in California.
LAVONE meaning unknown. Possibly a made up name.
LAWRENCE form of LAURENCE
LAWSON From a surname which means "son of LAURENCE".
LEA form of LEE
LEAH "cow" or "weary" (Hebrew) or "mistress" or "ruler" (Assyrian). She was a wife of Jacob in the Old Testament.
LEANDER "lion man" (Greek)
LEANDRA feminine form of LEANDER
LEANNA form of LEE-ANNA
LEANNE form of LEE-ANNE or LIANNE
LEE either "meadow" (from an Old English surname) or short form of LEO, LEON or LESLIE.
LEIF short form of names containing Old Norse leifr "heir"
LEILA "night" (Arabic). Used by Lord Byron in 'The Giaour' and 'Don Juan'.
LEILANI "heavenly flower" (Hawaiian)
LEMUEL "devoted to God" or "belonging to God" (Hebrew). The name of a king in the Old Testament. The name of the hero of Jonathan Swift's novel 'Gulliver's Travels'.
LENA short form of HELEN
LEO "lion" (Latin). The name of 13 popes.
LEON "lion" (Greek)
LEONA feminine form of LEON
LEONARD "lion-like" (Teutonic). Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian artist and thinker.
LEONOR form of ELEONOR
LEROY "the king" (French)
LESIA pet form of ALEXANDRA
LESLIE "meadow land" (Old English). From a place name or a surname.
LESTER "of Leicester" (Old English). From a surname. Leicester is an English place name.
LETITIA "gladness" (Latin)
LEVI "attached" (Hebrew). In the Old Testament Levi was the third son of Jacob and Leah.
LEWIS "fame warrior" from Teutonic hlud "fame" and wig "warrior".
LEXA short form of ALEXANDRA or ALEXIS
LIAM Irish short form of WILLIAM
LIANE short form of ELIANE
LIANNE form of JULIANNE
LIDA form of LYDIA
LIESA German pet form of ELIZABETH
LILA "lilac" (Persian)
LILIAN "lily" (Latin)
LILITH "serpent" (Hebrew). The Assyrian goddess of night who became Adam's demon wife.
LILY "lily" (English). The lily is a symbol of purity.
LINDA "beautiful" (Spanish) or short form of BELINDA or MELINDA
LINDSAY short form of LINDSEY
LINDSEY "Lincoln island" (Old English). From a place name or a surname.
LINUS "flax" (Greek). The name of a musician who taught Hercules in Greek legend. Also the name of a son of Apollo.
LINWOOD "stream forest" (Old English). From a place name or a surname.
LIONEL French pet form of LEON
LISA short form of ELIZABETH
LISANNE possibly form of LISA - ANNE.
LLOYD "grey" (Celtic)
LOGAN From a surname which was from a Scottish place name.
LOIS "good" or "desirable" (Greek). Lois is mentioned in the New Testament as being the Grandmother of the Timothy who received two epistles from Saint Paul.
LONNIE short form of ALONSO
LORA "weeper" (Latin) or form of LAURA or short form of LORRAINE
LORETTA form of LAURETTA
LORI pet form of LAURA
LORINDA form of LAURINDA
LORNA "of Lorne" (Celtic) or from the title 'Marquess of Lorne'. Lorne is a Scottish place name.
LORNE masculine form of LORNA
LORRAINE "kingdom of Lothair" (Teutonic) or "sorrowing" (Latin) or form of LAURA-ANN. Lothair was a Frankish king. His realm is now the part of France that is called Lorraine, or in German Lothringen.
LOUIS French form of LEWIS. The name of 18 kings of France.
LOUISE French feminine form of LOUIS
LUANNA form of LUCY-ANNA
LUCAS earlier form of LUKE
LUCIA feminine form of LUCIUS
LUCIEN French form of LUCIUS
LUCILLA Latin pet form of LUCIA
LUCILLE French pet form of LUCIA
LUCINA "grove" from Latin lucus, but later associated with lux "light". The name of the goddess of childbirth.
LUCIUS "light" from Latin lux.
LUCJAN Polish form of LUCIUS
LUCY feminine form of LUCIUS
LUDWIG German form of LEWIS
LUIGI Italian form of LOUIS
LUKE "of Lucania" from Greek Loukas. Luke was the author of the third Gospel and Acts in the New Testament. He was supposedly a doctor who travelled in the company of Paul.
LUTHER "noted warrior" or "hero of the people" (German). From the name Lothair. Martin Luther was the leader of the Reformation.
LYDA form of LYDIA
LYDIA "of Lydia" (Greek). Lydia was a region in Asia.
LYLE "from the island" from French de l'isle
LYNN short form of LYNNA or LINDA
LYNNA "a cascade" (Teutonic)
LYNWOOD form of LINWOOD
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