Tamaki

Borrowed from Japanese 玉城 (Tamaki), 玉木 (Tamaki) or たまき (Tamaki).


Methodius

From Byzantine Greek Μεθόδιος (Methódios), from Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos), from μετ᾽ (apocopic form of μετά (metá)) + ὁδός (hodós).

af

apocopic form of <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">μετά</i> (metá)

A male given name, notably of the Byzantine Christian theologian and missionary.


Fyodor

Transliteration of Russian Фёдор (Fjódor).

translit

Фёдор Фёдор#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Фёдор (Fjódor).


Kuni

Borrowed from Japanese 国 (Kuni), 久邇 (Kuni) or くに (Kuni).


Hata

Borrowed from Japanese 畑 (Hata), 秦 (Hata), 羽田 (Hata) or はた (Hata).


Tomoe

A female given name from Japanese, found in ethnic-Japanese populations in English-speaking localities, as an ethnic given name, complementing their "English" name.


Linc

A diminutive of the male given name Lincoln.


Nasrallah

bor

نَصْر اللَّٰه


Fathallah

Ultimately from Arabic فَتْح اللَّٰه (fatḥ allāh).

der

فَتْح اللَّٰه


Wasim

Ultimately from Arabic وَسِيم (wasīm, literally “handsome, graceful”).


Gaiseric

From Latin Gaisericus, from Vandalic *Gaisarīx, itself from Proto-Germanic *Gaizarīks. Doublet of Garrick.

(rare) A male given name of historical usage. Name of a Vandalic King who ruled over North Africa.


Geiseric

From Latin Geisericus, from a later form of the Vandalic *Gaisarīx, itself from Proto-Germanic *Gaizarīks.

(rare) A male given name from Latin. Mainly Historical. Name of a Vandalic King who ruled over North Africa.


Vadim

A Transliteration of Russian Вадим (Vadim).

translit

A male given name from the Slavic languages, equivalent to English Bademus.


Amirul

Ultimately from Arabic أَمِير (ʔamīr, “commander, prince”). A case of rebracketing, the -l probably comes from Arabic ال (al-), through it being a shortening of Arabic أمير المؤمنين (ʔamīr al-muʔminīn). Doublet of admiral.

der

أمير المؤمنين

Amirul says CHT Treaty in no way contradicts constitution

1997 December 4, soc.culture.bangladesh (Usenet):


Sophronia

After casting about for some time for a name which should be worthy of her, he decided in favour of Sophronia Sphynx, as being euphonious and genteel, and furthermore indicative of mystery.

1840 April – 1841 November, Charles Dickens, “Chapter the Last”, in The Old Curiosity Shop. A Tale. […], volume II, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1841, →OCLC, page 220:

Crampton. Your name is Sophronia, girl: you were called after your aunt Sophronia, my sister: she gave you your first Bible with your name written in it.

1898, George Bernard Shaw, You Never Can Tell, act II:


Ostap

Transliteration of Ukrainian Оста́п (Ostáp), ultimately from Ancient Greek Εὐστάθιος (Eustáthios). Doublet of Eustace.

Оста́п Остап#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Оста́п (Ostáp).


Vadym

Transliteration of Ukrainian Вади́м (Vadým).

translit

A male given name from the Slavic languages.


Eben

Shortened from Ebenezer; equivalent to Hebrew אֶבֶן (éven, “stone”).


Elain

From Welsh Elain. Alternatively, a variant of English Elaine.


Volodymyr

From Ukrainian Володи́мир (Volodýmyr), a Ukrainian cognate of Russian Влади́мир (Vladímir). Doublet of Vladimir.

Володи́мир Володимир#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Володи́мир (Volodýmyr), equivalent to Vladimir.


Brina

A diminutive of the female given name Sabrina.


Clemmie

A diminutive of the female given name Clementine.


Toyosaburo

Borrowed from Japanese 豊三郎 (Toyosaburō).

The slim young man told Poulsen that his name was Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu.

1983, Peter Irons, Justice at War: The Story of the Japanese-American Internment Cases, University of California Press, published 1993, page 93:


Mitsuye

Mitsuye Endo (Tsutsumi), who died in fall 2006, represents an unusual case of heroism—a hero both self-effacing and effaced by others.

2016, Greg Robinson, The Great Unknown: Japanese American Sketches, University Press of Colorado, page 93:


Ciera

A female given name, a modern variant of Sierra.


Micaella

A female given name of rare usage, variant of Michaela


Naufal

From Arabic نَوْفَل (nawfal), meaning "extremely generous". It can also mean "handsome young man" or "sea" or "ocean".


Jaidyn

A unisex given name originating as a coinage, variant of Jayden.


Soham

Transliteration of Hindi सोहम (soham) or Bengali সোহম (śōhom).


Clitus

From Ancient Greek κλειτός (kleitós), from κλέω (kléō, “to celebrate”) + -τος (-tos, verbal adjective suffix).


Arch

A diminutive of the male given names Archibald or Archie.


Kait

A diminutive of the female given name Kaitlyn.


Myrt

A diminutive of the female given name Myrtle


Photius

From Latin Photius, from Ancient Greek Φώτιος (Phṓtios).

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Photios I of Constantinople


Tamsyn

Alternative spelling of Tamsin. A female given name


Guinevieve

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Guinevieve.


Hienadz

Гена́дзь Генадзь#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Гена́дзь (Hjenádzʹ).


Henadz

Гена́дзь Генадзь#Belarusian


Aleh

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Але́г (Aljéh).


Bahdan

Багда́н Багдан#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Багда́н (Bahdán).


Radzivon

Радзіво́н Радзівон#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Радзіво́н (Radzivón).


Yahor

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Яго́р (Jahór).


Aliaksandr

Алякса́ндр Аляксандр#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Алякса́ндр (Aljaksándr).


Bahuslau

Багусла́ў Багуслаў#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Багусла́ў (Bahusláŭ).


Hauryla

Гаўры́ла Гаўрыла#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Гаўры́ла (Haŭrýla).


Leanid

Леані́д Леанід#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Леані́д (Ljeaníd).


Ihnat

Ігна́т Ігнат#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Ігна́т (Ihnát).


Mikalai

Мікала́й Мікалай#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Мікала́й (Mikaláj).


Piatro

Пятро́ Пятро#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Пятро́ (Pjatró).


Yakau

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Я́каў (Jákaŭ).


Alyaksandr

Алякса́ндр Аляксандр#Belarusian


Fedir

Фе́дір Федір#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Фе́дір (Fédir).


Artsiom

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Арцём (Arcjóm).


Alyaksey

Аляксе́й Аляксей#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Аляксе́й (Aljaksjéj).


Ihar

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name І́гар (Íhar).


Yakiv

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Я́ків (Jákiv).


Ryhor

Рыго́р Рыгор#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Рыго́р (Ryhór).


Branislau

Бранісла́ў Браніслаў#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Бранісла́ў (Branisláŭ).


Mykyta

Мики́та Микита#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Мики́та (Mykýta).


Uladzislau

Уладзісла́ў Уладзіслаў#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Уладзісла́ў (Uladzisláŭ).


Fiodar

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Фёдар (Fjódar).


Vadzim

Вадзі́м Вадзім#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Вадзі́м (Vadzím).


Uladzimir

Уладзі́мір Уладзімір#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Уладзі́мір (Uladzímir).


Alyaksei

Аляксе́й Аляксей#Belarusian


Siarhei

Сярге́й Сяргей#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Сярге́й (Sjarhjéj).


Syarhei

Сярге́й Сяргей#Belarusian


Vasyl

Васи́ль Василь#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Васи́ль (Vasýlʹ), equivalent to Basil.


Viktar

Ві́ктар Віктар#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Ві́ктар (Víktar).


Vyachaslau

Вячасла́ў Вячаслаў#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Вячасла́ў (Vjačasláŭ).


Viachaslau

Вячасла́ў Вячаслаў#Belarusian


Syamyon

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Сямён (Sjamjón).


Syarhey

Сярге́й Сяргей#Belarusian


Kanstantsin

Канстанці́н Канстанцін#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Канстанці́н (Kanstancín).


Dzyanis

Дзяні́с Дзяніс#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Дзяні́с (Dzjanís).


Yuryi

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Ю́рый (Júryj).


Dzianis

Дзяні́с Дзяніс#Belarusian


Tsikhan

Ці́хан Ціхан#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Ці́хан (Cíxan).


Dzmitryy

Дзмі́трый Дзмітрый#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Дзмі́трый (Dzmítryj).


Kiryl

Кіры́л Кірыл#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Кіры́л (Kirýl).


Dzmitryi

Дзмі́трый Дзмітрый#Belarusian


Rastsislau

Расцісла́ў Расціслаў#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Расцісла́ў (Rascisláŭ).


Kostiantyn

Костянти́н Костянтин#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Костянти́н (Kostjantýn).


Matsvei

Мацве́й Мацвей#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Мацве́й (Macvjéj).


Yehor

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Єго́р (Jehór).


Yaraslau

Ярасла́ў Яраслаў#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Ярасла́ў (Jarasláŭ).


Semen

en-proper noun

Semen (countable and uncountable, plural Semens)

Семе́н Семен#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Семе́н (Semén).


Kostyantyn

Костянти́н Костянтин#Ukrainian


Kandrat

Кандра́т Кандрат#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Кандра́т (Kandrát).


Hryhoriy

Григо́рій Григорій#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Григо́рій (Hryhórij), equivalent to Gregory.


Matsvey

Мацве́й Мацвей#Belarusian


Heorhii

Гео́ргій Георгій#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Гео́ргій (Heórhij).


Stsyapan

Сцяпа́н Сцяпан#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Сцяпа́н (Scjapán).


Ihor

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name І́гор (Íhor).


Yawhen

Яўге́н Яўген#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Яўге́н (Jaŭhjén).


Yauhenii

Яўге́ній Яўгеній#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Яўге́ній (Jaŭhjénij).


Hryhorii

Григо́рій Григорій#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Григо́рій (Hryhórij).


Yevhen

Євге́н Євген#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Євге́н (Jevhén).


Hierasim

Гера́сім Герасім#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Гера́сім (Hjerásim).


Heorhiy

Гео́ргій Георгій#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Гео́ргій (Heórhij), equivalent to George.


Mykola

Мико́ла Микола#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Мико́ла (Mykóla), equivalent to Nicholas.


Stanislau

Станісла́ў Станіслаў#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Станісла́ў (Stanisláŭ).


Pyatro

Пятро́ Пятро#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Пятро́ (Pjatró).


Yauhen

Яўге́н Яўген#Belarusian


Arkadziy

ZHURAUSKI Arkadziy, b. 5 Aug 1924, Yanova, Byelorussia. Philologist; Scientific Worker.

1993–1994, Dictionary of International Biography, 22nd edition, Cambridge: International Biographical Centre, →ISBN, page 751:

SCIENTISTS OF BELARUS¶ Arkadziy Iosifovich Zhurausky (To the 85th anniversary)

2009, Vjesci Nacyjanalʹnaj akademii navuk Bjelarusi: Sjeryja humanitarnyx navuk (overall work in Belarusian), Minsk: Bjelaruskaja navuka, →OCLC, table of contents, page 3:

Арка́дзій Аркадзій#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Арка́дзій (Arkádzij).


Yauheniy

Яўге́ній Яўгеній#Belarusian


Yauheni

Яўге́ній Яўгеній#Belarusian


Stsiapan

Сцяпа́н Сцяпан#Belarusian


Dzmitry

Дзмі́трый Дзмітрый#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Дзмі́трый (Dzmítryj).


Aliaksei

Аляксе́й Аляксей#Belarusian

A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Аляксе́й (Aljaksjéj).


Arkadzii

Zhurauski (Zhuravskii), Arkadzii losifovich, he received his first degree in philology in 1965 or earlier. His writings include Гісторыя беларускай літаратурнай мовы (1967), and he edited Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы (1982). lc

2004, Wolfgang Behn, Concise biographical companion to Index Islamicus, volume 3, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 694:

Note, in particular, that the complete Metrika encompassed more than 550 volumes, with materials from the fourteenth to eighteenth centuries, most of which before 1600 were written in Old Belarusian. Cf. A. I. Zhuravskii (Arkadzii Iosifavich Zhuravski, b. 1924), “Деловая письменность в системе старобеларусского литературного языка," Восточнославянское и общее языкознание (Moscow: Nauka, 1978), 185-91.

2007, Lawrence N. Langer, Peter B. Brown, editors, Festschrift for Richard Hellie (Russian History/Histoire Russe; 34), part 1, →OCLC, page 92:

Arkadzii Yushyn, Belarusian-American composer and guitarist, was playing life throughout the play. In the climax of Ulad’s story, Arkadzii was playing the Belarusian tune Kupalinka, a song about night, loss and tears.

2012 October 10, “Trash Cuisine by the Belarusian Free Theater premiere in Amsterdam”, in Civil Initiative We Remember, archived from the original on 2016-07-12:

Bulyka, Aliaksandr Mikalaevich, Arkadzii Iosifavich Zhuraŭski & Ivan Ihnatavich Kramko. 1979. Histarychnaia marfalohiia belaruskai movy [Historical morphology of the Belarusian language]. Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika.

2022, Christina Y. Bethin, “Stress, gender, and declension class in Belarusian”, in Linguistics, volume 60, number 1, De Gruyter Mouton, →ISSN:

Арка́дзій Аркадзій#Belarusian


Judyth

A female given name from Hebrew; variant of Judith.


Noeline

A female given name from French, a 20th-century variant of Noelle.


Arny

A diminutive of the male given name Arnold, from the Germanic languages.


Yarden

From Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén, “Jordan”). Doublet of Jordan.


Ginnie

A diminutive of the female given names Virginia or Ginevra


St Clair

An abbreviation of Saint Clair, variant of Saint Clare under influence from French Claire, a calque of Latin Sancta Clara (“holy Clara”), chiefly in reference to Italian Chiara Offreduccio, St. Clare of Assisi. The placenames listed below are typically spelt St Clair—abbreviated without punctuation—following Commonwealth practice.

Alternative form of Sinclair, a male given name.


Leptines

An Ancient Greek male given name from Ancient Greek


Ione

A city in Amador County, California, United States.


Increase

(historical, used by Puritans) A male given name.


Appalonia

Another daughter, Appalonia, may have died between 1821, when she was named as a distributee, and the actual transfer in 1824, […]

"My mother and Appalonia were stepsisters. Appalonia's mother died when she was twelve, and my grandfather remarried a much younger woman. Appalonia was sixteen and almost ready to leave the house when my mother was born,[…]"

1993, Holly S. McClure, Island Magic, Thomas Bouregy & Company, →ISBN:

Sister Appalonia was the Mother Superior. She was maybe five foot two but she was sturdy and strong.

2016, Joe A. Creath, Sister Mildred Hit Harder, AuthorHouse, →ISBN:


Alize

Alice

which many occurrences of Alize are typos of

Alize Lily Mounter

I rarely had birthday parties, so I leached onto other people's parties, especially Alize's. Alize's birthday is perfect because it is at the beginning of June. We were still in school, but it was close enough to summer that you could have a good party […]

2019, Chloelia Salome, While I'm Young, →ISBN, page 155:

Paris didn't flinch as Alize moved within an inch of her mouth and began caressing the side of her face. "You just don't know how good I could make you feel." The feel of Alize's hand on her breast shocked Paris out of her standoff.

2006, Christal Jordan-Mims, Under the Cherry Moon, page 143:

Alize Johnson

[…] the deaths of two black men whose bodies were found dismembered […] The bodies of Alize Smith and Jarron Moreland, both 21, were found […]

2018 May 7, Remains of 2 men found dismembered, chained to cinder blocks in pond, CBS News


Alizé

[…] mother who can really pass for Alizé's older sister, that Alizé is extremely hyper and has a problem keeping quiet in class. […] "I realized that talking to Alizé's mother would get me nowhere, […] [Alizé's grandmother] went into great detail about how young she was when she had Brandy, Alizé's mother, […]"

2008, Nikita Lynette Nichols, A Man's Worth, Kensington Books, →ISBN, page 223:

And then she rushed inside to find the office suite of Ms. Alizé Stone. Alizé was already in the lobby when Alle arrived. “Could you be Ms. Alle Rednic?” Alizé asked as she reached out to shake her hand. “I am,” Alle replied ...

2016, Margie Woods, Alle Rednic, AuthorHouse, →ISBN:

Alizé Mack


Anguish

The given name, most famously borne by the character of King Anguish of Ireland, is thought to be a variant of Aengus/Angus, from Irish. The surname is probably also a variant of Angus.

[…] been ready and willing to take one of the children by her husband, not being the eldest, to live with her; and that she did afterwards fix upon one of such children, named Anguish, and did request her husband to permit the said child to reside and live with her, […] and the defendant futher pleaded, that the said Anguish, the said child in the said declaration mentioned was not born at the time of the sealing and delivering of the said indenture, but long afterwards.

1819, “Durant v Titley”, in Francis Joseph Troubat, George Price, editors, Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Exchequer, published 1835, page 231:


Dazza

A nickname of the given name Darren or Darryl.


Blagoje

bor

<i class="Cyrl mention" lang="sh">Благоје</i>


Sebastion

From Latin Sebastianus, from Greek Sebastianos.


Luba

From Slavic
* (English-language female given name found in Canada): From Ukrainian Люба (Ljuba)

sense

(Canada) A female given name from Ukrainian [in turn from Slavic]


Pancras

Inherited from Middle English Pancrace, borrowed from Latin Pancratius, from Ancient Greek Παγκράτιος (Pankrátios), a name derived from παγκρατής (pankratḗs, “all-powerful, almighty”).

A male given name from Latin, of rare usage


Vanna

From Slavic Vanna, from Ivana (Ѝвана) and Ivanna (Ива́нна), ultimately from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets.
Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, and Sinead.

doublet

A female given name from the Slavic languages


Vidya

From Sanskrit विद्या (vidyā, “knowledge”).


Dorotheus

en-proper noun

Dorotheus (plural Dorotheuses or Dorothei)

Borrowed from Latin Dorotheus, from Ancient Greek Δωρόθεος (Dōrótheos), from δῶρον (dôron, “gift”) + θεός (theós, “God”).


Rona

"Rona! Corona Mitchell! Corona Margarita! Cuckoo! Where've you gone to?" "Coo—ee!" came in reply from the distance, and presently Rona appeared beckoning vigorously.

1915, Angela Brazil, For the Sake of the School, reprint, published 2018, →ISBN, page 71:

I feel that I should like if possible to contribute that I am enclosing the usual cheque with the request that you will pass on the usual fiver to Rona [Corona Watson] with my best love.

1952, letter from Netherton William Langford Watson to Diane Curtis [Watson], quoted in 2019, Peter J F Coutts, Alan Watson, The Watsons of Kilconnor, County Carlow, 1650 – present, Paragon Publishing, page 431

“Scott—Corona Scott.” She stretched to shake his hand across the narrow aisle. “But my friends call me Rona—Corona sounds a bit uppish, so I've been told.” “Gordon C. McCormick—Gordy,” he introduced himself, giving her another grin.

2011, M. R. Tighe, Judgment on Tartarus, Wheatmark, Inc., →ISBN, page 3:


Makedon

Borrowed from Macedonian Ма́кедон (Mákedon).

bor+

Македон Македон#Macedonian

A transliteration of the Macedonian male given name Македон (Makedon)


Evvie

A diminutive of the female given names Eva, Eve, Evelyn, or Evangeline.


Arla

Downstairs my slippers make scuff-scuffing sounds on the hardwood floor that I'm sure announce my arrival before I enter the kitchen, but Arla doesn't look up; she's too interested in whatever she's reading on her cell phone and too busy eating her breakfast.

2014, Michael Griffo, Starfall (The Darkborn Legacy), New York, NY: Kensington Publishing Corporation, →ISBN, page 24:


Mallika

Borrowed from Sanskrit मल्लिका (mallikā).


Hema

Borrowed from Sanskrit हेमा (hemā, “gold”).

A female given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.


Gayatri

Borrowed from Sanskrit गायत्री (gāyatrī).


Cardi

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


Roopa

Borrowed from Sanskrit रूप (rūpa, “any outward appearance or phenomenon or colour, form, shape, figure”).


Sadhu

From Sanskrit साधु (sādhú, “good; good man, holy man”).


Satyanarayana

From Sanskrit सत्यनारायण (satyanārāyaṇa); from सत्य (satya) + नारायण (nārāyaṇa).

A male given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.


Suryanarayana

From Sanskrit सूर्यनारायण (sūryanārāyaṇa); सूर्य (sūrya) + नारायण (nārāyaṇa).


Srinivas

Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रीनिवास (śrīnivāsa, “abode of Shri”) from श्री (śrī) + निवास (nivāsa).


Ranganath

From Sanskrit रङ्गनाथ (raṅganātha); ultimately from रङ्ग (raṅga, “color, hue, theater”) + नाथ (nātha, “otector, patron, possessor, owner, ward, guardian, lord”).


Phani

From Sanskrit फणिन् (phaṇin, ‘hooded’, a serpent).


Sasikala

From Sanskrit शशिकला (śaśikalā, “a digit or sickle of the moon”); ultimately शशि (śaśi) + कला (kalā).


Venkatayya

From Sanskrit वेङ्कट (veṅkaṭa) + అయ్య (ayya).


Narendra

From Sanskrit नरेन्द्र (narendra), from नर (nara, “man”) + इन्द्र (indra, “ruler, chief; Indra”), meaning "ruler of men".


Kishore

Borrowed from Sanskrit किशोर (kiśora, “a colt; a youth, lad”).


Vidyasagar

Borrowed from Sanskrit विद्यासागर (vidyāsāgara, “ocean of knowledge”), a compound of विद्या (vidyā, “knowledge”) + सागर (sāgara, “ocean”).


Damodar

Transliteration of Hindi दामोदर (dāmodar), Nepali दामोदर (dāmodar), etc.


Barlaam

Unknown. The immediate source is Medieval Latin Barlaam, borrowed from Byzantine Greek Βαρλαάμ (Barlaám) in the Byzantine Life of Barlaam and Josaphat (probably 11th c.), itself likely borrowed from Georgian ბალაჰვარ (balahvar). First attested c. 8th century as Arabic بِلَوْهَر (bilawhar), perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit भगवान् (bhagavān, “God”) or from Sanskrit पुरोहित (purohita, “priest”) via an unattested Middle Persian form.


Gangadhar

From Sanskrit गङ्गाधर (gaṅgādhara, “‘Ganges-receiver’, the ocean; ‘Ganges-supporter’, Name of Siva.”); ultimately from the river Ganges + धर (dhara).


Sunil

From Sanskrit सुनील (sunīla, “very black or blue, dark”); ultimately from सु (su) + नील (nīla).


Mahendra

From Sanskrit महेन्द्र (mahendra, “the great Indra.”); ultimately from महा (mahā) + इन्द्र (indra).


Neddy

A diminutive of the male given name Edward


Mahavir

From Sanskrit महावीर (mahāvīra, “a great hero”).


Purushottam

From Sanskrit पुरुषोत्तम (puruṣottama, “the best of men”).


Gab

A diminutive of the male given name Gabriel.


Thorley

en-proper noun

Thorley (countable and uncountable, plural Thorleys)

From Old English þorn (“thornbush”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to thorn + -ley (“lea”).

A male given name transferred from the surname


Padmini

Borrowed from Sanskrit पद्मिनी (padminī, “a lotus, a multitude of lotuses or a lotus-pond”).


Vaidyanatha

From Sanskrit वैद्यनाथ (vaidyanātha, “lord of physicians”).


Lokesh

From Sanskrit लोकेश (lokeśa, “lord of the world”).


Harikrishna

Transliteration of Sanskrit हरिकृष्ण (harikṛṣṇa).

translit

A male given name from Sanskrit, of Indian usage


Gelasius

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Pope Gelasius I and Pope Gelasius II.


Priyadarshini

From Sanskrit प्रियदर्शिन् (priyadarśin, “looking with kindness upon everything”).

uder

प्रियदर्शिन्


Rohit

Transliteration of Hindi रोहित (rohit), Bengali রোহিত (rōhito), etc.


Charla

A female given name, modern feminine form of Charles.


Kassie

A diminutive of the female given name Kassandra.


Nabil

From Arabic نَبِيل (nabīl), meaning "noble".


Lazlo

Borrowed from Hungarian László. Doublet of Vladislav.


Zecharia

A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Zechariah


Sharona

der

Hebrew שָׁרוֹנָה


Shakur

Borrowed from Arabic شَكُور (šakūr, “thankful, grateful”). This surname is predominantly found in India.


Louey

Alternative form of Louie (“short form of various names”)


Ruslana

A transliteration of the female given name - Russian Русла́на (Ruslána) or Ukrainian Русла́на (Ruslána)

A female given name from Russian or Ukrainian, masculine equivalent Ruslan


Robur

Used in the science fiction novel Robur the Conqueror by Jules Verne.
Probably a semantic blend of robur, Robert and Roger (but it has to be checked).


Marlo

en-proper noun

Marlo (countable and uncountable, plural Marlos)


Gaetan

/ɡɑːeɪˈtɑːn/

From French Gaëtan and Gaétan, from Italian Gaetano, from Latin Caiētānus.

A male given name from French, equivalent to English Cajetan.


Judayah

Respelling of Judea, from Latin Iudaea, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαία (Ioudaía), from Biblical Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yehudá).

A female given name from Latin, variant of Judea


Hnat

From the East Slavic given name, Ukrainian Гнат (Hnat) or Belarusian Ігнат (Ihnat).

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Гнат (Hnat).


Epaphroditus

From Latin Epaphrodītus, from Ancient Greek Ἐπαφρόδιτος (Epaphróditos), from ἐπι- (epi-) + Ἀφρόδιτος (Aphróditos).

der

Yet I supposed it necessary to send you to Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labor, and fellowsoldiar, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants.

1611, The Bible: Authorized King James Version with Apocrypha, Robert Carroll, Stephen Prickett, eds., Oxford, 1997

A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.


Stonie

diminutive of Stone
A male given name (a nickname)


Shaq

A diminutive of the male given name Shaquille.


Romy

A female given name
Alternative form of Romi


Neith

(rare) A female given name from Egyptian


Artemii

(very rare) A male given name from Russian, equivalent to English Artemius


Breonna

A female given name of African-American usage


Marcion

/ˈmɑː(ɹ)ʃən/

/ˈmɑː(ɹ)ʃʌ̈ʊ̯n/

From Late Latin Mārciōn (from Koine Greek Μᾱρκῑ́ων (Mārkī́ōn, diminutive of Ancient Greek Μᾶρκος (Mârkos, from Mārcus (from Mārs + -cus)))), from Old Latin Māvors and Proto-Indo-European *-kos.

A diminutive of the male given name Marcus, from Latin or Ancient Greek, variant of Marc or Mark, equivalent to Koine Greek Μᾱρκίων (Mārkíōn) or Latin Mārciōn


Antwan

Anglicization of French Antoine. Compare Antoine, Antwon.

(US) A male given name from French, equivalent to English Anthony.


Antjuan

Anglicization of French Antoine, influenced by Spanish Juan. Compare Antoine, Antwon.


Anse

A male given name, diminutive of various names.


Demon

From Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “ordinary citizens, common people from a district, in a city-state”).

uder

Demon writes that Taurus, the chief captain of Minos, was slain by Theseus at the mouth of the port, in a naval combat as he was sailing out for Athens.

1952, Plutarch, “Theseus”, in Dryden, et. al, transl., The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans (Great Books of the Western World; 14):


Adit

A diminutive of the male given name Aditya, from Sanskrit


Chrisso

A diminutive of the male given names Christopher or Chris.


Loz

A diminutive of the male given name Laurence or Lawrence.


Katerina

/ˌkætəˈɹiːnə/


Geraint

From Welsh Geraint, from Latin Gerontius, Latinized Greek for "old man," from Ancient Greek γέρων (gérōn, “old man”).


Reubs

A diminutive of the male given name Reuben.


Artin

From Armenian Արթին (Artʻin), a dialectal form of Հարություն (Harutʻyun).

Արթին Արթին#Armenian

A transliteration of the Armenian male given name Արթին (Artʻin).


Denni

A diminutive of the female given name Denise.


Zsa Zsa

From Hungarian Zsazsa, popularized by Hungarian–American actress Zsa Zsa Gabor.


Euric

From Latin Eurichus or Spanish Eurico, both ultimately from Gothic *𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*aiwareiks). Possible doublet of Eric and Erik.


Shantanu

Transliteration of Hindi शांतनु (śāntnu) or Sanskrit शांतनु (śāṃtanu).

translit

A male given name from Hindi or Sanskrit.


Geoffie

A diminutive of the male given name Geoffrey.


Mashallah

From Arabic مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّه (mā šāʔa l-lah).

bor

مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّه

Arabic مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّه (mā šāʔa l-lah)

At this early stage of the narrative, this manner of describing Mashallah's state of mind foreshadows a more radical loss of self, i.e., a journey that transforms him from an ordinary and insignificant bank guard to a visitor to the court of Harun...

2015, Nasrin Rahimieh, Iranian Culture: Representation and Identity, Routledge, →ISBN, page 19:

Mashallah, the cook, housekeeper and moral guardian of the family, had a different relationship with each of us. For Achim he felt deep respect, with some distance; he was jealous of Marianne, fearing for his sovereignty in the domestic sphere;...

2006, Irene Gill, Oma, Mu and Me, APS Publishing:

مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّه
ما شاء الله#Arabic

(Islam) A male given name from Arabic مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّه (mā šāʔa l-lah, “God willed it”)


Bismillah

/ˌbɪsmɪˈlɑː/

From Arabic بِاسْمِ اللّٰه (bismi llāh, “in the name of God”)

بِاسْمِ اللّٰه

It was only at the age of six years when Bismillah was sent to Varanasi to stay with his maternal uncle, Ali Baksh, who himself was a great musician and played shehnai in the premises of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple.

2020, Ustad Bismillah Khan, Ustad Bismillah Khan, Prabhat Prakashan, →ISBN:

بِاسْمِ اللَّه
باسم الله#Arabic

(Islam) A male given name from Arabic بِاسْمِ اللَّه (bismi llāh, “in the name of God”)


Normie

A diminutive of the male given name Norman


Tomba

From Manipuri ꯇꯣꯝꯕ (tomba). Transliteration of Manipuri ꯇꯣꯝꯕ (tomba); this name is of Meitei ethnic origin.

translit

A male given name from Manipuri; A transliteration of the Manipuri male given name ꯇꯣꯝꯕ (tomba)


Myf

A diminutive of the female given name Myfanwy.


Loujain

Loujain al-Hathloul, b. 1989


Harshit

Via Hindi हर्षित (harṣit), ultimately a borrowing from Sanskrit हर्षित (harṣita).

A male given name from Sanskrit, common in India


Rejean

(Canada, Louisiana) A male given name from French; masculine of Rejeanne


Rejeanne

(Canada, Louisiana) A female given name from French; feminine of Rejean


Gjergji

A transliteration of the Macedonian male given name Ѓерѓи (Ǵerǵi)


Kacey

A male given name transferred from the surname

A female given name transferred from the surname


Suzanna

A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Susanna.


Suzannah

'Yeah, when we're dead,' says Zan. 'Life is drama, little bruth.'
'Zannah, please,' says Dom. 'Upstairs.'
'Mum, why can't I stay?'
'Suzannah. We very rarely ask you to—'
'Uh-oh. Dad's full-naming me. It must be serious. All right, I'm going.'

2020, Sophie Hannah, Haven't They Grown, Hachette UK, →ISBN:


Tursunay

Borrowed from Uyghur تۇرسۇناي (tursunay).

تۇرسۇناي تۇرسۇناي#Uyghur

A transliteration of the Uyghur female given name تۇرسۇناي (tursunay).


Gulzira

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Gulzira.


Bethuel

(rare) A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.


Shri

From Sanskrit श्री (śrī), possibly through a modern Indian language. Compare Bengali শ্রী (sri), Gujarati શ્રી (śrī), Tamil ஶ்ரீ (śrī), Hindi, Nepali, and Marathi श्री (śrī), Malayalam ശ്രീ (śrī).


Mellie

“Isn't their daughter named Melanie?”
“Mellie, for short,” Ken confirmed.

2011, Geri Bennett, Drinking Saké All Alone, page 134:

“When I married him he was forty,” said Mellie, “and he owned a sleeping bag, a rifle, and a suitcase with a change of clothes.”

2020, Tom Kizzia, The Wake of the Unseen Object, page 116:

A diminutive of the female given name Melanie

I met Melinda, Mellie, while we were both attending Sonoma State University.

2017, Sara Sandoval, La Quinceañera, page 23:

A diminutive of the female given name Melinda

After dinner she went directly to Melissa.
“Mellie,” she said, “do you know, I've good reason for thinking this woman you've got is no better than she ought to be. Think of that, and you sick, and Abraham exposed to temptation.”

1867, Caroline Fairfield Corbin, A Woman's Secret, page 162:

A diminutive of the female given name Melissa


Hinako

Hinako Saeki, b. 1977


Hinano

Hinano Yoshikawa, b. 1979

A transliteration of the Japanese female given name ひなの


Tessica

The crowd Wednesday included a few outdoor movie buffs and some casual Austen fans, but the majority were young women such as Tessica Venteicher, 30, who showed up last year for the “Pride and Prejudice” screening and was back now for “Emma.” Along for the ride: fiance Kevin Harber, who’s a good sport but not a true believer.

2015 July 18, Roxanne Roberts, “The Jane Austen film festival: Chick flicks for D.C.’s highbrow romantics”, in The Washington Post:


Phill

Alternative form of Phil; A male given name; diminutive of Phillip and Phillipp


Kanye

Evidently from Igbo Kanye, although inspiration from other African languages may have contributed. The verb is a reference to Kanye West interrupting Taylor Swift’s speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.


Charleen

A female given name, variant of Charlene.


Shep

A diminutive of the male given name Shepherd.


Poppaea

(historical) A female given name from Latin.


Vonnie

A diminutive of the female given name Veronica

A diminutive of the female given name Yvonne


Adelard

Adelard of Bath, b. ca 1080


Zenobius

From Latin Zēnobius, from Ancient Greek Ζηνόβιος (Zēnóbios).


Betsey

A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth


Chas.

Abbreviation of Charles.; A male given name


Shanelle

From French Chanel, after Coco Chanel and under influence from -elle.

A female given name of African-American usage.


Akeem

A male given name from Arabic, variant of Hakim


Jourdaine

/ˈd͡ʒɔː(ɹ)dən/


Bobbikins

(childish) A diminutive of the male given name Bobbie

(childish) A diminutive of the female given name Bobbie


Devendra

From Sanskrit देवेन्द्र (devendra, “chief of the gods”).


Patsie

A diminutive of the female given name Patricia


Lobsang

Borrowed from Tibetan བློ་བཟང (blo bzang).


Jaq

A diminutive of the female given name Jacqueline and similar.


Caity

A diminutive of the female given name Caitlin and similar.


Mexmut

Mexmut Sulayman, b. 1968


Abeer

Transliteration of Arabic عَبِير (ʕabīr).


Kinnie

Alternative form of Kenny
A male given name


Jords

A diminutive of the unisex given name Jordan and similar.


Nabby

A diminutive of the female given name Abigail, from Hebrew


Bre

A diminutive of the female given name Breanna.


Gweniver

From Cornish, from Middle Cornish Gwynnever, from Proto-Brythonic *Gwɨnnohuɨβar. Cognate with English Jennifer.


Seabert

From Old English Sæberht, the name of a king of Essex. Compound of Old English sǣ (“sea”) + beorht (“bright”).


Raewyn

Possibly a compound of the names Rae and Wynn.


Prabha

Transliteration of Hindi प्रभा (prabhā) or Sanskrit प्रभा (prabhā).


Riddhi

Transliteration of Hindi ऋद्धि (ŕddhi). Doublet of Ruddhi.


Shushrusha

Transliteration of Hindi शुश्रूषा (śuśrūṣā) or Sanskrit शुश्रूषा (śuśrūṣā).

Sanskrit शुश्रूषा (śuśrūṣā)

A female given name from Hindi or Sanskrit.


Trupti

Transliteration of Marathi तृप्ती (tŕptī). Doublet of Tripti.


Ruddhi

Transliteration of Marathi ऋद्धि (ŕddhi). Doublet of Riddhi.


Tripti

Transliteration of Hindi तृप्ति (tŕpti). Doublet of Trupti.


Suramya

Transliteration of Hindi सुरम्य (suramya) or Sanskrit सुरम्य (suramya).


Suramya

Transliteration of Hindi सुरम्या (suramyā) or Sanskrit सुरम्या (suramyā).


Itzhak

A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Isaac


Lyudmila

From Russian Людмила (Ljudmila) or Ukrainian Людмила (Ljudmyla).


Esmee

Anglicized spelling of the French Esmée or Esmé


Treyvon

A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage


Mamata

Mamata Banerjee, b. 1955


Immie

A diminutive of the female given name Imogen


Euhemerus

From Latin Euhemerus, from Ancient Greek Εὐήμερος (Euḗmeros, from εὐ- (eu-, “good-, well-”) + ἥμερος (hḗmeros, “tamed, civilized, domesticated”)).

der

A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Εὐήμερος (Euḗmeros).


Jacque

A diminutive of the female given names Jacqueline or Jacquelyn.


Meggy

A diminutive of the female given name Margaret.

A diminutive of the female given name Megan.


Mica

A unisex given name from Hebrew, variant of Micah


Alaeddin

A transliteration of the Ottoman Turkish male given name علاءالدین


Alauddin

Borrowed from Arabic عَلَاء الدِّين (ʕalāʔ ad-dīn).

bor+

عَلَاء الدِّين


Tray

A diminutive of the female given name Tracy


Sauytbay

Sayragul Sauytbay, b. 1977

Сауытбай Сауытбай#Kazakh

A transliteration of the Kazakh male given name Сауытбай (Sauytbai).


Keyonna

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


Priti

Alternative form of Preeti; A female given name from Sanskrit


Alexey

Transliteration of Russian Алексе́й (Alekséj)

transliteration

Алексе́й Алексей#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Алексе́й (Alekséj), equivalent to Alexis.


Alexei

Алексе́й Алексей#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Алексе́й (Alekséj), equivalent to Alexius.


Ury

‘I’m umbly thankful to you, sir,’ said Mrs. Heep, in acknowledgement of my inquiries concerning her health, ‘but I’m only pretty well. I haven’t much to boast of. If I could see my Uriah well settled in life, I couldn’t expect much more I think. How do you think my Ury looking, sir?’

1849 May – 1850 November, Charles Dickens, The Personal History of David Copperfield, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1850, →OCLC:

A diminutive of the male given name Uriah.


Lye

(rare) A diminutive of the female given name Lyanna.


Jigyasa

Transliteration of Hindi जिज्ञासा (jijñāsā).


Rabindra

Alternative form of Ravindra (a male given name from Hindi).


Ravindra

Transliteration of Hindi रवींद्र (ravīndra).


Aurobindo

Borrowed from Bengali অরবিন্দ (orobindo).


Ev

A diminutive of the female given name Evelyn.

A diminutive of the male given name Evelyn.


Glory

From glory as a variant of the more common Gloria.

Glory said, “I think we should change the subject.”
“Your mother wanted to call her Gloria, the usual spelling, but I couldn't see that, when all the other names are in English.”

2009, Marilynne Robinson, Home: Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction, Hachette UK, →ISBN:


Mim

A diminutive of the female given name Miriam


Zannah

A diminutive of the female given name Suzannah.


Aneesh

Transliteration of Hindi अनीश (anīś, “paramount, supreme”, literally “having no lord/master”).

translit

A male given name from Hindi, of Indian usage.


Stephenie

A female given name, variant of Stephanie


RoseAnne

Alternative form of Roseanne; A female given name


Bethan

Shortened form of Bethany, from Ancient Greek Βηθανία (Bēthanía), from Aramaic בית עניא (beth anya, “house of wretchedness”).

der

A female given name from Aramaic, variant of Bethany, transferred use of the biblical place name.


Hatty

A diminutive of the female given name Harriet


Venedikt

From Russian Венеди́кт (Venedíkt). Doublet of Benedict.


Cassander

From κέκασμαι (kékasmai, “to shine; excel over”) and ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). In turn, the name means "one who excels over man."


Apostolos

Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek Απόστολος (Apóstolos).


Elihu

(secret society): Named after Elihu Yale.


Eliphalet

der

Hebrew אֱלִיפָלֶת


Emeline

A female given name from the Germanic languages, a form of Emmeline.


Ninian

A male given name, probably from Saint Ninian.


Eudora

Audio (US)


Maggy

A diminutive of the female given name Margaret


Yohan

A male given name, equivalent to English John


Shahqoli

Transliteration of Iranian Persian شاهقلی (šâhqoli), from شاهقلی (šāhqulī), from Old Anatolian Turkish.

transliteration

شاهقلی شاهقلی#Persian

A transliteration of the Persian male given name شاهقلی (šâhqoli)


Dunc

I love to have a beer with Duncan / I love to have a beer with Dunc

1980, Pat Alexander (lyrics and music), “Duncan”, performed by Slim Dusty:

A diminutive of the male given name Duncan.


Aliqoli

Transliteration of Persian علیقلی ('aliqoli), from Old Anatolian Turkish.

علیقلی علیقلی#Persian

A transliteration of the Persian male given name علیقلی ('aliqoli)


Emamqoli

Transliteration of Persian امامقلی (emâmqoli), from Old Anatolian Turkish.

امامقلی امامقلی#Persian

A transliteration of the Persian male given name امامقلی (emâmqoli)


Morshedqoli

Transliteration of Persian مرشدقلی (moršedqoli), from Old Anatolian Turkish.

مرشدقلی مرشدقلی#Persian

A transliteration of the Persian male given name مرشدقلی (moršedqoli)


Rezaqoli

Transliteration of Persian رضاقلی (rezâqoli), from Old Anatolian Turkish.

رضاقلی رضاقلی#Persian

A transliteration of the Persian male given name رضاقلی (rezâqoli)


Mohammadqoli

Transliteration of Persian محمدقلی (mohammadqoli), from Old Anatolian Turkish.

محمدقلی محمدقلی#Persian

A transliteration of the Persian male given name محمدقلی (mohammadqoli)


Hoseynqoli

Transliteration of Persian حسینقلی (hoseynqoli), from Old Anatolian Turkish.

حسینقلی حسینقلی#Persian

A transliteration of the Persian male given name حسینقلی (hoseynqoli)


Allahqoli

Transliteration of Persian اللهقلی (allâh-qoli), from Old Anatolian Turkish.

اللهقلی اللهقلی#Persian

A transliteration of the Persian male given name اللهقلی (allâh-qoli)


Mellida

"That's no matter," said Mellida, "but I am sure a neater personage is there not in mine eye in all the world. And how far would poor Mellida go to receive one pleasing smile from him?"

1998, Richard Brathwaite, Henry D. Janzen, The Two Lancashire Lovers, page 207:


Sifan

From Oromo Siifan, Siif (“for you”) + an (“I am, me”) = (I am for you).

A female given name from Oromo, (that indicated am for you)


Christabella

From Christ + -bella, by analogy to Isabella and Arabella.


Vern

A diminutive of the male given name Vernon.


Emer

From Old Irish Emer; cognate with Irish Eimhear and Scottish Gaelic Eimhir.


Ailie

Though no minister would visit the Skerburnfoot, or, if he went, departed quicker than he came, the girl Ailie attended regular at the catechising at the mains of Sker.

1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:

(Scotland) A diminutive of the female given name Alison


Deepa

From Hindi दीपा (dīpā), from Sanskrit दीपा (dīpā).


Toi

en:Toi (Polynesian name)
en:Toi (disambiguation)

From Maori Toi, Samoan Toi, and other Polynesian languages.

A male given name from the Polynesian languages

(New Zealand) A male given name from Maori


Toi

A female given name from Louisiana Creole


Col

A diminutive of the male given name Colin


Rishabh

Transliteration of Hindi ऋषभ (ŕṣabh). Doublet of Rushabh and Rishabha.

A male given name from Hindi, of Indian usage.


Meletius

From Latin Meletius, from Ancient Greek Μελέτιος (Melétios).


Chariclea

Borrowed from Latin Chariclea, from Ancient Greek Χαρίκλεια (Kharíkleia).


Shio

Transliteration of Old Georgian შიო (šio), an alternative form of შიოშ (šioš).


Blayre

A unisex given name from Scottish Gaelic


Macarius

From Latin Macarius, from Ancient Greek Μακάριος (Makários).


Nikole

Borrowed from the French Nicole, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos), from νίκη (níkē, “victory”) + λαός (laós, “people”).

No one says anything for a while, and the only sound is Nikole sniffling.

Julie, the family social worker, explained Nikole's complicated living situation and risk factors to the judge at her most recent court date.

2014, esley T Church, II, David Springer, Albert R Roberts, Juvenile Justice Sourcebook, page 453:

So Margaret and Nikole left and were helped into the carriage for the trip to the palace.


Leylah

A female given name from Arabic, variant of Leila


Najibullah

From Arabic نجيبالله (literally “distinguished servant of the god Allah”), from نجيب (“Najib”)+الله (allāh, “Allah”).

bor

A male given name from Arabic, an Islamic name.


Gilly

A diminutive of the female given name Gillian.


Gerwyn

Gerwyn Capon
Gerwyn Edwards
Gerwyn Price
Gerwyn Williams


Latoyah

A female given name originating as a coinage, of latter 20th-century African-American usage.


Lowanna

en-proper-noun

Lowanna (countable and uncountable, plural Lowannas)


Lowana

Lowana (countable and uncountable, plural Lowanas)


Betsie

A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth


Ahmaud

Apparently a variant of Ahmad, from Arabic أَحْمَد (ʔaḥmad), from حَمِدَ (ḥamida, “to thank or to praise”).

A male given name from Arabic, variant of Ahmad


Geraldyn

A female given name, variant of Geraldine.


Jerrie

A diminutive of the female given names Geraldine or Geraldyn.


Jozy

A diminutive of the female given name Josephine


Halyna

From Slavic (Ukrainian Галина (Halyna), etc), from Ancient Greek; Doublet of Halina, Galina, and Galyna.

gloss

Ukrainian <i class="Cyrl mention" lang="uk">Галина</i> (Halyna), etc


Charline

A female given name from French, equivalent to English Charlene


Suma

A unisex given name from the South Asian languages


Peninah

Alternative form of Pnina (“female given name”)


Pnina

Both Ivana and Pnina's husband would know of the affair from the start , the husband going so far as to meet with Ivana in private to discuss how it was that she could tolerate it.

2000, John O'Meara, Defending Her Son, page 73:

The government made it hard for people like Pnina's family to practice their religion, and during a time of civil war and famine, they fled to a refugee camp in Sudan […]

2020, Elena Favilli, Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls:


Dovid

A male given name from Yiddish, variant of David.


Bayleigh

A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Bailey


Herc

Clipping of Hercules.; A diminutive of the male given name Hercules


Yedukondalu

Borrowed from Telugu ఏడుకొండలు (ēḍukoṇḍalu, “seven hills (of Tirumala); alternative name for Venkateswara”).

bor

A male given name used among Telugu people.


Gloriana

Coined by English poet Edmund Spenser to represent Elizabeth I in his poem The Faerie Queene (1590), from Latin gloria (“glory”).

After Mr. Smith’s decease, she m. for a 2d husband, and as his 2d wife, Dr. George Muirson of Setauket, L. I. (son of Rev. George Muirson of Hempstead, L. I., and Gloriana Smith, dau. of Col. William Smith).

1874, Benjamin W[oodbridge] Dwight, The History of the Descendants of John Dwight, of Dedham, Mass., volume I, New York, N.Y.: John F. Trow & Son, […], page 1103:

The little stranger is named Gloriana Craig. She arrived on June 24, 1922.

1922, Union Electric Quarterly, page 20:

When I was the ripe age of 17, I met a girl named Gloriana at an out-of-state sports meet.

2002, Mary-Lou Galician, quoting Brent (name changed), Sex, Love, & Romance in the Mass Media: Analysis & Criticism of Unrealistic Portrayals & Their Influence, New York, N.Y., London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 127:

Through an acquaintance with his mother’s neighbor, Robert Bourassa, he met a woman named Gloriana LaPointe.

2009, Edith Reynolds, John Murray, Wicked Waterbury: Madmen & Mayhem in the Brass City, The History Press, →ISBN:


Yorick

Alas poore Yorick, I knew him Horatio, a fellow of infinite Ieſt; […]

c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i], page 278, column 1:


Beckie

Variant of Becky, diminutive of Rebecca.

A diminutive of the female given name Rebecca, variant of Becky


Reub

A diminutive of the male given name Reuben


Rabindranath

Transliteration of Bengali রবীন্দ্রনাথ (robindronath), from Sanskrit रवि (ravi) + इन्द्र (indra) + नाथ (nātha).


Harv

A diminutive of the male given name Harvey


Keerthi

Keerthi was waiting inside to meet him. She had been waiting there for him since morning.

2017, Arun K Nair, Murderous Greed, Chennai: Notion Press, →ISBN, →ISBN:

Alternative form of Kirti (a female given name)


Kirti

Transliteration of Hindi कीर्ति (kīrti, “fame, renown, glory”).

translit

The left-handed girl sitting in front of him was Kirti and not Jennie.

2016, Juggi Bhasin, Bollywood Deception: When Death Bares a Mask of Glamour and Sleaze, Penguin, →ISBN, →ISBN:

Shreyas was worried. He had called his wife Kirti on her cell phone. There was no response. Kirti had told him after lunch that she would go out to buy fruits and vegetables at Abids market.

2019, R C Natarajan, Post Googlism and Other Short Stories, Manipal University Press, →ISBN, page 121, →ISBN:

Kirti had known the two of them as good friends because she saw them a couple of times talking to each other.

2021, Nagesh Sudhakar, Love Beyond Religion, Booksclinic Publishing, →ISBN, page 79, →ISBN:


Rip

Rip Weaver, Rip Rawlings

A diminutive of the male given name Ripley.


Koushik

Transliteration of Bengali কৌশিক (kōuśik).


Afia

A female given name
A female given name from Arabic

A female given name
A female given name from Akan

Alternative form of Aafia; A female given name from Urdu


Aafia

From Urdu عافی ('āfī), from Arabic عَافِيَة (ʕāfiya).


Shura

From Russian Шура (Šura), short for Александр (Alexander) or Александра (Alexandra).


Johnetta

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


Dice-K

A diminutive of the male given name Daisuke


Jacki

Jacki set about making the tea—bacon grills with chips and bread and butter.

2018, Ray Wyre, Tim Tate, The Murder of Childhood, page 126:

A diminutive of the female given name Jacqueline or Jacquelyn.


Quatavious

A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


Deontae

A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage, variant of Deonte.


Chuny

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage


Rectina

A female given name of historical usage.


Clothilda

A female given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Clotilda.


Shoshana

Borrowed from Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (shoshána).

bor+

Soshana Zuboff, b. 1951


Brucey

A diminutive of the male given name Bruce.


Nolly

1837-39, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist
“Nolly, dear?” murmured Nancy in a gentle voice; “Nolly?”

(archaic) A diminutive of the male given name Oliver.


Sukumar

Borrowed from Sanskrit सुकुमार (sukumāra) (cf. Bengali সুকুমার (śukumar)).


Gerbert

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Gerbert of Aurillac


Dipankar

Transliteration of Bengali দীপঙ্কর (dipoṅkor).


Ive

“'e should've bin back by now from 'is 'ouse call. And what's she doin' up? I wants me supper and I wants it in peace.” “she's just goin up,” carroty kate replied quickly. “Ain't yer, Ive?” Ivy looked from one person to another.

A diminutive of the female given name Ivy


Dipannita

Transliteration of Bengali দীপান্বিতা (dipannita).


Goca

A transliteration of the Macedonian female given name Гоца (Goca)


Goce

A transliteration of the Macedonian male given name Гоце (Goce)


Ubavka

From Macedonian Убавка (Ubavka), from убав (ubav).

Убавка Убавка#Macedonian

A transliteration of the Macedonian female given name Убавка (Ubavka)


Ognen

From Macedonian Огнен (Ognen), from огнен (ognen).

A transliteration of the Macedonian male given name Огнен (Ognen)


Biljan

From Macedonian Билјан (Biljan), from билје (bilje).

Билјан Билјан#Macedonian

A transliteration of the Macedonian male given name Билјан (Biljan)


Biljana

From Macedonian Билјана (Biljana), from билје (bilje).

Билјана Билјана#Macedonian

A transliteration of the Macedonian female given name Билјана (Biljana)


Liljana

From Macedonian Лилјана (Liljana), from лилјан (liljan).

Лилјана Лилјана#Macedonian

A transliteration of the Macedonian female given name Лилјана (Liljana), equivalent to Lilian


Madhav

A male given name from Hindi of Indian usage.


De'Marion

A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


Latanya

A female given name of African-American usage


Madrilene

Madrilene was a sweet, average American girl with an inordinate number of teeth in need of straightening because our dentist was building a ballroom over his garage.

1974, Leo Rosten, Dear "Herm"--with a Cast of Dozens, page 39:

She continued to see her friend Madrilene from Haverford State Hospital.

2010, H. Michael Zal, Dancing with Medusa: A Life in Psychiatry : a Memoir, page 63:

Her name was Madrilene and she caused me a deal of trouble once.

2014, Laura Cassidy, Madrilene's Granddaughter:


Mensun

Mensun Bound, b. 1953


Sujit

Transliteration of Bengali সুজিত (śujito).


Alon

Two main origins:
* Borrowed from Hebrew אַלּוֹן (alon, “oak tree”).
* Borrowed from Tagalog Alon; this surname is predominantly found in Bangsamoro region.

A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Elon.


Oxana

‘Now,’ said Wardle, and Detective Sergeant Ekwensi clicked out the nib of her pen and prepared to write, ‘does the name Oxana Voloshina mean anything to either of you?’

2015, Robert Galbraith [pseudonym; Joanne Rowling], Career of Evil, Sphere, →ISBN:

‘Go and explore the city. And start thinking about your cover name. Oxana Vorontsova’s dead.’

2017, Luke Jennings, Codename Villanelle, John Murray, →ISBN:

It has a picture of a woman that I know isn’t me but looks exactly like me with the name ‘Oxana Deseroyova’ on it.

2020, Nick Tyrone, Politics is Murder, Accent, →ISBN:

Окса́на Оксана#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian female given name Окса́на (Oksána).


Abigor

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Abigor.

A male given name, of a demon of war in Christian mythology, and of various (often fictional) figures named after him.


Tulsi

From Hindi तुलसी (tulsī, “holy basil”), from Sanskrit तुलसी (tulasī).

President-elect Donald J. Trump on Wednesday chose Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman who became one of his most enthusiastic backers, to serve as the director of national intelligence.

2024 November 13, Julian E. Barnes, “Trump Chooses Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence”, in The New York Times:


Mescal

en-proper noun

Mescal (countable and uncountable, plural Mescals)

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Meiscill (“descendant of Meisceall”), a personal name perhaps related to meisce (“drunkeness, intoxication”).


Hip

A diminutive of the female given name Hippolyta.


Shateasha

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


Suleika

Suleika Jaouad, b. 1988


Eyleen

A female given name from Irish, variant of Eileen


Barty

A diminutive of the male given name Bartholomew.


Randon

A variant of Rand or borrowed from French Randon.


Siamak

Siamak Pourzand, b. 1931


Javonte

African-American coinage from the second half of the 20th century. Compare Javon, Javion.


Kelsea

Variant of Kelsey, presumably influenced by Chelsea.


Carwyn

Means "blessed love" in Welsh. From Welsh caru (“love”) and Welsh gwyn (“blessed”).


Ananya

Transliteration of Bengali অনন্যা (ônônna), Hindi अनन्या (ananyā), etc.


Cobus

Shortened form of Jacobus, Latin form of Jacob.


Stojan

Стојан Стојан#Macedonian

A transliteration of the Macedonian male given name Стојан (Stojan)


Trajanka

From Macedonian Трајанка (Trajanka), from трај (traj, “to last (to endure, continue over time)”); Трајан (Trajan) + -ка (-ka).

Трајанка Трајанка#Macedonian

A transliteration of the Macedonian female given name Трајанка (Trajanka)


Zlatka

From Macedonian Златка (Zlatka), from злато (zlato, “gold”) + -ка (-ka).

Златка Златка#Macedonian

A transliteration of the Macedonian female given name Златка (Zlatka)


Trajka

From Macedonian Трајка (Trajka), from трај (traj, “to last (to endure, continue over time)”) + -ка (-ka).

Трајка Трајка#Macedonian

A transliteration of the Macedonian female given name Трајка (Trajka)


Jakov

A transliteration of the Macedonian male given name Јаков (Jakov), equivalent to Jacob


Trajko

From Macedonian Трајко (Trajko), from трај (traj, “to last (to endure, continue over time)”) + -ко (-ko).

Трајко Трајко#Macedonian

A transliteration of the Macedonian male given name Трајко (Trajko)


Srna

From Macedonian Срна (Srna), from срна (srna, “roe deer”).

A transliteration of the Macedonian female given name Срна (Srna)


Essence

A female given name of African-American usage.


Amit

Transliteration of Hindi अमित (amit), Marathi अमित (amit), Gujarati અમિત (amit), Bengali অমিত (omito), etc.

A diminutive of the male given name Amitabh, from Sanskrit.


Amit

Transliteration of Hebrew עָמִית ('amít).


Amity

The first time I saw Amity we were in front of her house playing work-up, a baseball variation where you move from position to position by outs until you get to bat.

2014, Tom Bentley, Flowering: And Other Stories:


Elham

Borrowed from Persian الهام (elhâm), itself borrowed from Arabic إِلْهَام (ʔilhām, “inspiration”). Related to Ilham.

A unisex given name from Persian or Arabic.


Sayantan

Transliteration of Bengali সায়ন্তন (śaẏonton).


Evander

From Latin Evander, from Ancient Greek Εὔανδρος (Eúandros, literally “good man”).


Vinod

Transliteration of Hindi विनोद (vinod), Gujarati વિનોદ (vinod), etc.


Binod

Transliteration of Bengali বিনোদ (binōd), Nepali विनोद (vinod), Odia ବିନୋଦ (binoda), etc.


Dreama

Dreama pulled the plaid Burberry knock-off bag onto her lap and fished around inside it.

2005, C. M. Miller, Dead Broke: An Audrey Wilson Mystery, page 6:

“He'd give the store away if Sissy and I let him,” said Dreama.

2013, Lee Martin, Southern Psalms, page 70:


Kyran

A male given name, variant of Kiran or Kieran


Charvi

Transliteration of Hindi चार्वी (cārvī), from Sanskrit चार्वी (cārvī), feminine of चारु (cāru).


Arlando

A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


Prokopios

Direct transliteration of Ancient Greek Προκόπῐος (Prokópios); less common than traditional English variant form derived via Latin Procopius.

A male given name from Koine Greek Προκόπιος (Prokópios), of rare usage, variant of Procopius, feminine equivalent Prokopia.


Bhupendra

Transliteration of Hindi भूपेंद्र (bhūpendra), Bengali ভূপেন্দ্র (bhupendro), etc.


Procopius

Via Latin Procopius from Koine Greek Προκόπῐος (Prokópios), from Ancient Greek προκοπή (prokopḗ, “progress forward to prosperity; advancement toward success; improvement by diligence”), with Latin suffix -ius equivalent to Greek suffix -ῐος (-ios).

der

A male given name from Latin Procopius [in turn from Ancient Greek Προκόπιος (Prokópios)], of rare usage, variant of Prokopios, feminine equivalent Procopia.

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Saint Procopius, an early Christian martyr of the 3rd century C.E.

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Procopius, a Roman imperial usurper of the 4th century C.E.

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Procopius of Caesarea, a Byzantine Greek historian of the 6th century C.E.


Amartya

Transliteration of Bengali অমর্ত্য (ômôrtô).


Alaster

A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, variant of Alistair.


Algie

A diminutive of the male given name Algernon


Poushali

Transliteration of Bengali পৌষালী (pōuśali).


Arpita

Transliteration of Bengali অর্পিতা (orpita), Hindi अर्पिता (arpitā), etc.


Aphra

Aphra Behn, b. 1640


Aubreigh

Hurts also wore a wristband for 10-year-old Aubreigh Nicholas who was suffering from a rare and inoperable brain cancer known as DIPG.

2018, Christopher Walsh, Bama Dynasty: The Crimson Tide's Road to College Football Immortality:


Arindam

Transliteration of Bengali অরিন্দম (orindom).


Angelyne

A female given name, variant of Angeline


Subrata

Transliteration of Bengali সুব্রত (śubrôtô).


Amadea

From Latin Amadea. From Latin amo (“love”) + dea (“goddess”).

A female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Amadeus


Imanqoli

Transliteration of Persian ایمانقلی (imânqoli), from Old Anatolian Turkish.

transliteration

ایمانقلی ایمانقلی#Persian

A transliteration of the Persian male given name ایمانقلی (imânqoli)


Nuala

From Irish: either a shortened form of Fionnuala, alternative form of Fionnghuala, or an alternative form of Úna.


Eboo

Eboo Patel


Abdollah

Transliteration of Iranian Persian عبدالله ('abdollâh), from Arabic عَبْد اللَّٰه (ʕabd allāh, literally “slave of God, servant of God”).

der

عَبْد اللَّٰه

عبدالله عبدالله#Persian

A transliteration of the Persian male given name عبدالله ('abdollâh)


Mahdiqoli

Transliteration of Persian مهدیقلی (mahdiqoli), from Old Anatolian Turkish.

transliteration

مهدیقلی مهدیقلی#Persian

A transliteration of the Persian male given name مهدیقلی (mahdiqoli)


Tooba

Transliteration of Urdu طوبیٰ (tobā), from Arabic طُوبَى (ṭūbā).

der

Arabic طُوبَى (ṭūbā)

طوبیٰ طوبی#Urdu

A transliteration of the Urdu female given name طوبیٰ (tobā).


Ieesha

American 20th-century phonetic spelling of Aisha.


Shonell

A female given name of African-American usage.


Dipanjan

Transliteration of Bengali দীপাঞ্জন (dipanjôn).


Satyajit

Transliteration of Bengali সত্যজিৎ (śôttôjit), etc.


Ellice

Probably a variant spelling of Alice or Elise.


Anisha

Transliteration of Sanskrit अनीशा (anīśā, feminine of अनीश (anīśa)).

feminine of <i class="Deva mention" lang="sa">अनीश</i> (anīśa)

A female given name from Sanskrit, of Indian usage.


Yanny

Then, in that gravelly voice I loved, he said, “Yanny asked me to come see if you were ready to go.”

2020, Ellie Isaacson, The Ghost: A Mafia Romance:

Turning his full attention toward a rather tall, attractive middle-aged woman seated to his right, the Prime Minister smiled and said, “Yanny, I want to thank you once again for coming.”

2021, Neill G. Russell, Wiles of the Devil 2020, page 184:


Labib

Borrowed from Arabic لَبِيب (labīb, literally “sensible, reasonable”); this surname is predominantly found in Egypt.


Deontay

A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage, variant of Deonte.


Xandria

A female given name, variant of Alexandra


Shanequa

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


Jenessa

Most likely a Blend of Jennifer + Vanessa.

A female given name originating as a coinage.


Saint Clare

A calque of Latin Sancta Clara (“holy Clara”), chiefly in reference to Italian Chiara Offreduccio, St. Clare of Assisi.

(uncommon) Alternative form of Sinclair, a male given name.


Harrie

“Be careful, Logan, to remember how he spells his name. It is Harrie, and not Harry. This may be of great use to you when you come to be cross-questioned.”

1883, Caleb Harlan, chapter VII, in The Fate of Marcel, Philadelphia, Pa.: J. B. Lippincott & Co., page 111:

Clearing up a couple of minor errors in Mrs. Thayer’s squib, we would report that Mr. Lindeberg’s first name is Harrie, not Harry, and that his one-piece garment includes a collar in addition to shirt, shorts, and tie.

Harrie Brigham Chase, a young man on the state’s Supreme Court, was wholly unknown to Hand and his friends. As Hand told Taft, “[M]y heart sinks a little at a man who carries the name ‘Harrie.’”

2011, Gerald Gunther, Learned Hand: The Man and the Judge, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 244:


Emme

A diminutive of the female given name Emily


Muhyi'd-Din

Transliteration of Arabic مُحْيِي الدِّين (muḥyī d-dīn, literally “Renewer of the Faith”).

transliteration

مُحْيِي الدِّين

مُحْيِي الدِّين
محيي الدين#Arabic

A transliteration of the Arabic male given name مُحْيِي الدِّين (muḥyī d-dīn).


Fonzi

A diminutive of the male given name Alphonse/Alfonse/Alphonso/Alfonso


Shmuel

Borrowed from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל (šəmūʾḗl).

bor+

A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Samuel.


Theoderic

/θiːˈɒd.əɹ.ɪk/

From Late Latin Theodericus, Theodoricus, from a Germanic origin, likely via Gothic *𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*þiudareiks) from Proto-Germanic *Þeudarīks, from *þeudō (“people”) + *rīks (“king”); thus cognate with German Dietrich.
Etymologically unrelated to English Theodore from Koine Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros, “Theodore”, literally “gift of God”), although medieval conflation of the Germanic and Hellenic names may have given rise to variant spelling Theodoric.

noncog

Ostrogoths
Theoderic
Theodoric the Great

A male given name from Gothic, equivalent to Koine Greek Θευδέριχος (Theudérikhos) or English Derek; variant form Theodoric.

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Flāvius Theodericus Magnus (Theoderic the Great) (c. 454–526 C.E.), King of the Ostrogoths (from 475), of the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy (from 493), and of the Visigoths (from 511)

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Theoderic I (c. 390–451 C.E.), King of the Visigothic Kingdom from 418 to 451

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Theoderic II (c. 426–466 C.E.), King of the Visigothic Kingdom from 453 to 466


Vendla

Through his open door Chip could see the door of Vendla O'Fallon's office.

2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections:


Imoinu

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯏꯃꯣꯏꯅꯨ (ʼimoʼinoo).


Khuman Pokpa

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯈꯨꯃꯟ ꯄꯣꯛꯄ (khooman pokpa).


Khoriphaba

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯈꯣꯔꯤꯐꯥꯕ (khoreephaaba).


Laikhurembi

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯂꯥꯏꯈꯨꯔꯦꯝꯕꯤ (laaʼikhoorembee).


Khunu Leima

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯈꯨꯅꯨꯔꯩꯃ (khoonooreima).


Marjing

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯃꯥꯔꯖꯤꯡ (maarajeeng).


Haoreima

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯍꯥꯎꯔꯩꯃ (haaureima).


Koujeng Leima

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯀꯧꯖꯦꯡ ꯂꯩꯃ (koujeng leima).


Koupalu

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯀꯧꯕꯔꯨ (koubaroo).


Loyalakpa

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯂꯣꯌꯥꯔꯥꯛꯄ (loyaaraakpa).


Panthoibi

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯄꯥꯟꯊꯣꯏꯕꯤ (paanthoʼibee).


Thongalen

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯊꯣꯉꯥꯂꯦꯟ (thongaalen).


Ngaleima

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯉꯥꯔꯩꯃ (ngaareima).


Mongba Hanba

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯃꯣꯡꯕ ꯍꯟꯕ (mongba hanba).


Korouhanba

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯀꯣꯔꯧꯍꯟꯕ (korouhanba).


Nongpok Ningthou

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯅꯣꯡꯄꯣꯛ ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧ (nongpok neengthou).

ꯅꯣꯡꯄꯣꯛ ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧ


Khamlangba

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯈꯝꯂꯥꯡꯕ (khamlaangba).


Wangpulen

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯋꯥꯡꯄꯨꯂꯦꯟ (waangpoolen).


Nongthang Leima

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯅꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡ ꯂꯩꯃ (nongthaang leima).


Nganu Leima

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯉꯥꯅꯨ ꯂꯩꯃ (ngaanoo leima).


Phou Ningthou

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯐꯧ ꯅꯤꯪꯊꯧ (phou neengthou).


Nongshaba

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯅꯣꯡꯁꯥꯕ (nongsaaba).


Thangching

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯊꯥꯡꯖꯤꯡ (thaangjeeng).


Thumleima

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯊꯨꯝꯂꯩꯃ (thoomleima).


Panam Ningthou

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯄꯅꯝ ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧ (panam neengthou).


Taoroinai

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯇꯥꯎꯔꯣꯢꯅꯥꯢ (taauroinaai).


Sanamahi

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯁꯅꯥꯃꯍꯤ (sanaamahee). Meitei word Sana is a portmanteau of Salailen and "Nawa" ("child" in Meitei), thereby meaning "Salailen's child (Nawa)". Sanamahi is a combination of "Sana" and "Mahi" ("liquid" in Meitei), thereby meaning "child (Nawa) developed by the liquid (Mahi) of Salailen".


Pisatao

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯄꯤꯁꯥꯇꯥꯎ (peesaataau), ꯄꯤ (pee, “to give”) + ꯁꯥ (saa, “to create, make”) + ꯇꯥꯎ (taau, “male friend”).


Pureiromba

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯄꯨꯔꯩꯔꯣꯝꯕ (pooreiromba).


Thongak Lairembi

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯊꯣꯡꯉꯥꯛ ꯂꯥꯢꯔꯦꯝꯕꯤ (thongngaak laairembee).

ꯊꯣꯡꯉꯥꯛ ꯂꯥꯢꯔꯦꯝꯕꯤ


Glorvina

"Good heavens, what has happened!" thought Glorvina, trembling with all the papillotes.

1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter XLIII, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC:


Jishnu

Transliteration of Bengali জিষ্ণু (jiśnu), Malayalam ജിഷ്ണു (jiṣṇu), etc.


Shamil

Borrowed from Arabic شَامِل (šāmil, “complete, comprehensive”).


Rashida

Transliteration of Arabic رَشِيدَة (rašīda).


Dawan

A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


Hierocles

From Ancient Greek Ἱεροκλῆς (Hieroklês).

Hièrocles

An Ancient Greek-derived male given name


Proclus

From Ancient Greek Πρόκλος (Próklos), from Latin Proculus.

Specifically, a Greek Neoplatonist philosopher.


DeVaughn

A male given name of African-American usage.


Dorrie

A diminutive of the female given name Dorothy

A diminutive of the female given name Dorothea


Alexondra

/ˌæ.lɪɡˈzɑn.dɹə/

/ˌæ.lɪɡˈzɑːn.dɹə/

Variant of Alexandra to explicate /-ɑ(ː)-/ 〈-o-〉, as opposed to /-æ-/ 〈-a-〉.

Alexondra gained fame as an actress by playing the role of Callie on Fox's "Party of Five", as well as several David E. Kelley shows - "Boston Public", "LA Law" and "Picket Fences" and movies like "What Women Want" and "Shopgirl".

2014 December 28, Alexondra Lee, “Alexondra Lee”, in IMDB:


Aritra

Transliteration of Bengali অরিত্র (ôritrô).


Karyne

A 20th-century spelling variant of Karen.


Shrimati

From Sanskrit श्रीमती (śrīmatī), feminine form of श्रीमत् (śrīmat).


Olena

A female given name from Ukrainian, equivalent to English Helen.


Zohra

Borrowed from Arabic زُهْرَة (zuhra, “Venus”).


Dre

A diminutive of the male given name Andre.


Derartu

From Oromo Daraartuu (something that flowers).


Jovon

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


Bec

A diminutive of the female given name Rebecca, from Hebrew.


Lilibeth

A diminutive form of the female given name Elizabeth.


Clemence

From clemence, from Latin clēmentia (“mercy; mildness”).


Bahazhoni

From Navajo baa hózhónii or similar, meaning "pleasant one".

Angela Crank (Navajo/Comanche) gets her blood sugar checked as Bahazhoni Crank, age 1 1/2, looks on.

2004 March, Health for Native Life, number 7, Indian Health Service, →ISSN, page 11:

While in Page, David often stopped at his favorite garage to talk shop with a fellow Navajo named Robert Bidziil, “He Is Strong,” and Bahazhoni, “Pleasant One.” He enjoyed speaking with others in his native tongue, sitting in the sun, and sharing stories.

2017, Lee McCarthy, Road to the Innocent, Lulu Press, →ISBN, archived from the original on 2022-12-23:


Nammy

A diminutive of the female given name Namrata.


Marite

A female given name from French or Spanish, borrowed from the Spanish and French, anglicized from Marité.


Evelyne

A female given name from French, anglicized by Évelyne.


Andie

A diminutive of the unisex given names Andrew or Andrea, from Ancient Greek.


Bevo

A diminutive of the unisex given name Beverly/Beverley


Errett

From the Old English personal name Ēadrǣd, which is composed of the elements ēad (“prosperity”) and rǣd (“advice, wisdom”).


Earnie

A diminutive of the male given name Earnest.


Hildred

Hildred Geertz, b. 1927


Lije

A diminutive of the male given name Elijah.


Deonte

A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


Dionte

A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage, variant of Deonte.


Edrick

From Old English Ēadrīc, from Proto-Germanic *Audarīks, from *audaz (“wealth, riches”) + *rīks (“king, ruler”).

A male given name from Old English, variant of Edric.


Edric

From Old English Ēadrīc, from Proto-West Germanic *Audarīk, from Proto-Germanic *Audarīks, from *audaz (“wealth, riches”) + *rīks (“king, ruler”).


Cyndy

A diminutive of the female given name Cynthia.


Mahsa

مهسا مهسا#Persian

A transliteration of the Persian female given name مهسا (mahsâ).


Raihanul

An unknown-gender given name from Bengali.


DeForest

From Middle French de Forest, from de+forest; Literally, “forest”.

A male given name transferred from the surname, equivalent to English Forest


Sohini

Transliteration of Bengali সোহিনী (śōhini).


Vsevolod

From Russian Все́волод (Vsévolod) or Ukrainian Все́волод (Vsévolod). Compare Belarusian Усе́валад (Usjévalad), Lithuanian Visvaldas, Latvian Visvaldis.

In Tbilisi, he also met Vsevolod Osipov, 20, a libertarian activist who told the Russian independent news website Meduza last month that he had been recruited by the FSB under pressure and sent to Georgia to monitor the Russian opposition.

2022 August 26, Pjotr Sauer, “‘There were hundreds of us’: Navalny ex-staffer tells of being FSB informer”, in The Guardian:

Все́волод Всеволод#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Все́волод (Vsévolod).

Все́волод Всеволод#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Все́волод (Vsévolod).


Eppy

A diminutive of the female given name Euphemia


Eppie

A diminutive of the female given name Hephzibah


Roselia

A female given name, equivalent to English Rosalie.


Zhivago

en-proper noun

Zhivago (countable and uncountable, plural Zhivagos)


Lanny

A diminutive of the male given name Laurence.

A diminutive of the male given name Roland.


Lenora

A female given name, variant of Eleanor.


Lewie

A diminutive of the male given name Lewis.


Emmalina

A female given name from the Germanic languages, a form of Emmeline.


Marcee

A diminutive of the female given name Marcella.


Ahmatjan

Borrowed from Uyghur ئەخمەتجان (exmetjan).

bor+

ئەخمەتجان ئەخمەتجان#Uyghur

A transliteration of the Uyghur male given name ئەخمەتجان (exmetjan).


Corion

A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


Trevs

Clipping of Trevor. + diminutive suffix "s"

A diminutive of the male given name Trevor


Kwasi

From Akan Kwasi, from Kwasiada (“Sunday”), from the day of the week, Sunday.


Drucilla

Alternative form of Drusilla, a female given name.


Dru

A diminutive of the male given name Andrew, also used as a formal given name.

A diminutive of the female given names Drusilla or Drucilla, also used as a formal given name.


Valmai

Coined by Welsh author Allen Raine in 1899 for a Welsh character in her novel By Berwen Banks. In a footnote in the novel, Raine states the name means "like May," almost certainly referring to a Welsh etymology of fel (“as, like”) + Mai (“May”).

coinage

"I am Valmai Powell, the niece of Essec Powell, the preacher."

1899, Allen Raine, By Berwen Banks, London: Hutchinson & Co., Chapter I.:

The house party included Mr., Mrs., and Miss Radcliff, Masters Richard, Victor, and Miss Valmai Jenkins (Herbert Park), Mr. Trevor and Miss Giblin, Mr. Philip and Mr. Edgar Belfield, Miss Jones, Miss M. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Simpson and their daughter, Miss Manning, Miss Brennan, and Mr. Godfrey Jenkins.

1907 July 19, “Lady's Special Column.”, in The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser, Armidale, New South Wales, page 2:

Valmai, third daughter, was married to Mr. James South, only son of the late Mr. and Mrs. South, Brisbane[…]Valmai looked regal in white silk Jersey, cut on classical lines, with high gathered georgette yoke.

1948 June 18, "JANE", “Double Wedding”, in Maryborough Chronicle, Maryborough, Queensland, page 6:


Linzi

Fanciful 20th-century respelling of Lindsey or Lindsay.


Grischa

A diminutive of the male given name Grigorij or Grigori, from Russia and other Slavic countries, equivalent to English Greg.


Kimet

A transliteration of the Macedonian male given name Кимет (Kimet).


Ilinden

Илинден Илинден#Macedonian

A transliteration of the Macedonian male given name Илинден (Ilinden).


Guelda

Guelda Seaton - a peasant beauty, with Italian and also English patrician blood in her veins - is in a moment raised from poverty to affluence, and acquits herself in society "as admirably as the Lady of Burleigh herself."

Guelda's aunt prattled rapidly above her gimlet-like scrutiny of Guelda's new young man, while Guelda, sitting there, realized vaguely the extent of the unholy rumpus there might have been […].

1923, Berta Ruck, Sir or Madam A Novel, page 360:


Kahleesi

A female given name from fiction or popular culture, variant of Khaleesi


Alona

A female given name from Hebrew, masculine equivalent Alon.


Joao

Borrowed from Portuguese João. Doublet of John.


Saidiya

Saidiya Hartman, b. 1960s


Tameka

It happened that Tameka brought more vodka with her and had planned to make them something called Pink Panty Droppers. That was until she saw them drinking Bloody Marys and wanted to try one.

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


Flem

The information charges that the said Flem Parker, on or about the 20th day of November, 1890, and before the filing of this information, at the county and state aforesaid, did willfully, unlawfully, and feloniously enter a certain barn […]

1892, The Pacific Reporter, volume 27, page 538:

“They's asking for it,” said Flem Grumley. “We should give it to 'em.”

2013, Stephen Hunter, Hot Springs, page 279:


Anuj

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनुज (anuja, “younger brother”).

bor+

A male given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.


Cleanthes

Borrowed from Latin Cleanthēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Κλεάνθης (Kleánthēs).


Lagus

Borrowed from Latin Lagus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Λάγος (Lágos).


Raph

“I’d made a terrible mistake and told Raphael in the park one night that I will never ever leave him again. That was in 1989,” she said. […] I got to see what real goodness was by being away from Raph.

2019 March 26, Alix Strauss, “She Developed a Filter. He Became More Outgoing.”, in The New York Times:

A diminutive of the male given name Raphael.


McCamey

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Shimidh (“son of Jamie”).

der

A female given name transferred from the surname.


Stellaluna

From Stella (“star”) + Luna (“moon”), or possibly more directly from Italian.

A female given name originating as a coinage


Morfydd

Morfydd Clark

Morfydd Llwyn Owen


Katey

A diminutive of the female given name Katherine, variant of Katie.


Keesha

A female given name originating as a coinage, variant of Keisha.


Sujatha

Transliteration of Hindi सुजाता (sujātā), etc.


Ynon

Ynon Kreiz, b. 1965


Krystle

We sense that while it might be wonderful for Krystle and Alexis to have a catfight in a koi pond, it would be inappropriate for Joan to smack Linda with a koi.

1985 September 2, Joe Klein, quoting Douglas S. Cramer, “The Real Star of ‘Dynasty’”, in New York, page 34:


Tzipi

צִיפִּי ציפי#Hebrew

A transliteration of the Hebrew female given name צִיפִּי


Prithvi

English transliteration of Sanskrit पृथ्वी f (pṛthvī, “the vast one”), an epithet for Earth. Doublet of fold.


Ginni

A female given name, variant of Ginny or Ginnie


Gamaliel

/ɡæməˈliːəl/

From Late Latin Gamaliēl from Koine Greek Γαμαλιήλ (Gamaliḗl) from Aramaic גַמַלִיאיֵל (Ḡamalīʾēl) from Biblical Hebrew גַּמְלִיאֵל (Gamlīʾēl). Compare Classical Syriac ܓ݂ܰܡܰܠܺܝܐܝܶܠ (Ḡamalīʾēl).

Aramaic גַמַלִיאיֵל (Ḡamalīʾēl)

cog

ܓ݂ܰܡܰܠܺܝܐܝܶܠ

A male given name from Hebrew (“God is my reward”).


Shelagh

Uncommon spelling variant of Sheila, anglicization of Irish Síle.


Sadat

en-proper-noun

Sadat (countable and uncountable, plural Sadats)

Ultimately from Arabic سَادَات (sādāt), plural of سَيِّد (sayyid, “master; Sayyid”).


Chramn

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Chramnus, from Frankish *Hramn, Proto-West Germanic *hrabn, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz (“raven”). Doublet of raven.

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Chramn, a Merovingian prince.


Chilperic

Borrowed from French Chilpéric, from Medieval Latin Chilpericus, from Frankish *Helparīk (and partly through a Burgundian equivalent), from Proto-Germanic *Helparīks, from *helpaną (“help”) + *rīks (“king”).

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by various Frankish and Burgundian kings.


Chlothar

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Chlothārius, from Frankish *Hlodhari, ultimately from
From Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud, famous”) + *harjaz (“commander, warrior”). Cognate with Old English Hloþhere, German Lothar.

af

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by various Frankish kings.


Vortigern

Borrowed from Late Latin Vortigernus, from Proto-Brythonic *Gworθɨɣern, from Proto-Celtic *Uɸortigernos, from *uɸor- (“over”) + *tigernos (“lord, ruler”).

Among the nobles of Britain was a prince called Vortigern.

1905, Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall, Our Island Story, page 33:

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Vortigern, a legendary 5th-century British ruler.


Childebert

Borrowed from French Childebert, from Medieval Latin Childebertus, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Hildiberhtaz, from *hildiz (“battle, fight”) + *berhtaz (“bright, shining”).

A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Hilbert, notably borne by various Frankish kings.


Throwend

Calque of Old Norse Þróndr, based on Throwends, from Old English Þrōwendas.

4. There was a man called Throwend Slim-leg. He went out to Iceland with Gar-mund Hell-skin. His race came out of Agd.
Throwend took in settlement the islands to the west of Bearney-floe, and dwelt at Flat-ey.

1905, Guðbrandur Vigfússon, Origines Islandicae, page 89:

A male given name, equivalent to Old Norse Þróndr


Maglocune

Borrowed from Late Latin Maglocunus, from Proto-Brythonic *Maɣlogun, an archaic form of *Maɨlgun, from Proto-Celtic *Maglokunos (literally “noble hound”). Equivalent to modern Welsh Maelgwn.

der

The last, but greatest of all in power, was Maglocune, and greatest also in wickedness; he had driv’n out or slain many other Kings, or Tyrants; and was called the Island Dragon, perhaps having his seat in Anglesey; a profuse giver, a great Warrior, and of a goodly stature.

1670, John Milton, “The Third Book”, in The History of Britain, that Part Especially now Call’d England. […], London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for James Allestry, […] , →OCLC, page 132:

If, as Skene suggested, Maglocune and Cuneglas are referred to in Poem XVII of the Red Book of Hergest as ‘The Dragon from Gwynedd’ and ‘The Bear from the South,’ the continuance of the epithets so late and the substitution of them for the names of the kings would strengthen the conclusion.

1911, Rupert Taylor, The Political Prophecy in England, page 45:

About the year 547 there was an outbreak in Wales of the yellow plague, which carried off among others Maglocune, the king of North Wales specially reviled in the cursings of Gildas.

1914, J. J. Alexander, “The Saxon Conquest of Devon”, in History, volume 3, number 3, page 161:

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Maelgwn Gwynedd.


Palladius

Borrowed from Latin Palladius, from Ancient Greek Παλλάδιος (Palládios), from Παλλάς (Pallás) + -ιος (-ios), i.e. “belonging to Pallas”.

A male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek]


Theudebert

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Theudebertus, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Þeudōberhtaz, from *þeudō (“people”) + *berhtaz (“bright, shining”). Equivalent to French Thibault and German Dietbert.


Theudebald

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Theudebaldus, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Þeudōbalþaz, from *þeudō (“people”) + *balþaz (“bright, shining”). Doublet of Theobald.

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by the Frankish king Theudebald.


Yuna

A female given name
A female given name from Korean

A female given name
A female given name from Japanese


Meto

Borrowed from Latin Meto, ultimately from Ancient Greek Μέτων (Métōn).


Makenzi

A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of MacKenzie.


Meghna

A transliteration of Bengali মেঘনা (meghona), from মেঘ (megh, “cloud”), from Sanskrit मेघ (megha).


Sandie

A diminutive of the female given names Sandra, Alexandra, or Cassandra.

A diminutive of the male given names Alexander, Sander, Alasdair, Sandeep, Sanford, or Santiago.


Pushpesh

Transliteration of Hindi पुष्पेश (puṣpeś), from पुष्प (puṣp, “flower”) + ईश (īś, “king, lord”).

translit

A male given name from Sanskrit, of Hindu usage


Binodini

A female given name from Sanskrit, of Indian usage.


Merril

Merril Hoge

Merril Bainbridge

A unisex given name.
A female given name.


Kittipong

กิตติพงศ์ กิตติพงศ์#Thai

A transliteration of the Thai male given name กิตติพงศ์.


Nargis

From Classical Persian نَرْگِس (nargis, “narcissus”).

der

A female given name from Persian, meaning “daffodil”


Vasant

From Sanskrit वसन्त (vasanta, “spring”). Doublet of Vesna, of Slavic origin.

A male given name from Sanskrit, of Indian usage, feminine equivalent Vasanti


Vineet

Borrowed from Hindi विनीत (vinīt), from Sanskrit विनीत (vinīta).


Beats

A diminutive of the female given names Beatrice or Beatrix.


Londynn

Modern variant of London, influenced by Lynn.


Helon

A unisex given name
A male given name
A male given name from Hebrew

A female given name from Greek, variant of Helen


Tyrese

Uncertain, possibly a Blend of Tyrone + Reese or Maurice

A male given name originating as a coinage, of latter 20th-century African-American usage


Lenina

The taxicopter landed on the roof of Lenina's apartment house. 'At last,' she thought exultantly as she stepped out of the cab.

1932, Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, London: Chatto & Windus:


Sahalie

From Chinook Jargon ságh-il-lie (“sky, heaven”)?


Vanity

But alumni and choir volunteer Vanity Brown says when they returned, Ms. Stevenson was told she wouldn't be allowed in the classroom for at least 120 days.

2014 January 31, “Iris Stevenson, Beloved Crenshaw High Teacher, Banned From The Classroom”, in PACE News, page 1:

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Vanity Johnson polishes safety light covers aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).

2018 August 16, “(advertisement)”, in The Flagship, page A4:

Vanity is one of the hardest working and most reliable caregivers we have ever had.

2020 July 7, “June 2020 Caregiver of The Month”, in BOOM!, page 32:


Pervez

From Urdu پرویز (prvez), from Persian پرویز.


Abhi

A diminutive of the female given name Abhilasha

A diminutive of the male given name Abhinav

A diminutive of the male given name Abhishek


Benazir

Transliteration of Urdu بینَظِیر (benazīr), from Classical Persian بینظیر (bē-nazīr).

transliteration

بینَظِیر بینظیر#Urdu

A transliteration of the Urdu female given name بینَظِیر (benazīr).


Georgy

He […] was disposed to spoil little Georgy, sadly gorging the boy with apples and parliament, to the detriment of his health […]

1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC:

A diminutive of the male given name George.


Geeta

A female given name from South Asian, variant of Gita


Silence

(rare) A female given name from English.


Leandrew

A male given name of African-American usage


Vyron

From Greek Βύρων (Výron), from English Byron.


Chaddy

A diminutive of the male given name Chad.


Elizavet

Borrowed from Russian Елизавет (Jelizavet).

bor+

Елизавет Елизавет#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian female given name Елизавет (Jelizavet).


Elizaveta

Borrowed from Russian Елизаветa (Jelizaveta).

Елизаветa Елизаветa#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian female given name Елизаветa (Jelizaveta).


Fabia

(rare) A female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Fabius.


Mohyeddin

Borrowed from Iranian Persian محیالدین (mohye-ddin), from Classical Persian مُحْیِیالدِّین (muhyī-ddīn), from Arabic مُحْيِي الدِّين (muḥyī d-dīn, literally “reviver of religion”).

der

مُحْیِیالدِّین

مُحْيِي الدِّين


Barbs

Clipping of Barbara + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

“Hey, Barbs—you can’t let stuff like this divert your energy, you know? It's Will’s karma. He has to work it through.”

1998 March, S. M. Stirling, Island in the Sea of Time (Nantucket series; 1), New York, N.Y.: New American Library, →ISBN, page 291:

A diminutive of the female given name Barbara.


Thomasin

A female given name from Aramaic, a feminine form of Thomas.


Shel

A diminutive of the male given name Sheldon.


Origen

Borrowed from Late Latin Ōrigenēs, from Koine Greek Ὠριγένης (Ōrigénēs), probably ultimately from Ὧρος (Hôros, “Horus”) + -γενής (-genḗs, “born of”).

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Origen of Alexandria, an early Church Father


Sophonisba

From Latin Sophonisba, itself from Ancient Greek Σοφονῑ́βη (Sophonī́bē), eventually from Punic 𐤑𐤐𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋 (ṣpnbʿl).


Hazza

“Hazza—time to go.” / Harry blinked, the spell broken. “You haven’t called me Hazza in years.” / “Because you’re a little old for nicknames.”

2015, Barbara Claypole White, The Perfect Son, Seattle, WA: Lake Union Publishing, →ISBN, page 19:

A diminutive of the male given name Harry.


Cullane

Anglicized from the Irish Irish Coilean, from Irish coileán (“pup, youth, trickster”), Old Irish cuilén (“pup, cub”), from Proto-Celtic *kolignos (“whelp”), possibly of non-Indo-European origin.


Nemo

Audio (US)

The "clownfish" meaning comes from the film Finding Nemo, where Nemo is a clownfish.

A diminutive of the male given name Geronimo


Crantor

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κράντωρ (Krántōr), from κράντωρ (krántōr), agent noun of κραίνω (kraínō, “accomplish, fulfil”).

bor+

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Crantor of Soli.


Juul

A male given name from Danish or Norwegian.


Polemon

Borrowed from Latin Polemōn, Polemō, from Ancient Greek Πολέμων (Polémōn), from πόλεμος (pólemos, “war, battle”) + -ων (-ōn, possessive name suffix).

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by various ancient philosophers.


Marj

Alternative form of Marge, a diminutive of various female given names including Margaret and Marjorie.


Onika

Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, born 1982


Tabetha

A female given name, variant of Tabitha.


Dezzy

A diminutive of the male given name Desmond.


Ramzan

Borrowed from Hindustani रमज़ान (ramzān) / رمضان (ramzān) / Bengali রমজান (romzan) and other South Asian languages, from Classical Persian رمضان (ramazān), from Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān).


Prudy

A diminutive of the female given name Prudence.


Rowenna

A female given name from the Germanic languages.


Geevarghese

Borrowed from Malayalam ഗീവർഗീസ് (gīvaṟgīsŭ), probably from Classical Syriac ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ (gēwargis).

The defendant's creditor was the partnership and not the deceased Geevarghese.

1927, The Travancore Law Journal, page 127:

'Come on, sing, you blighter,' coaxed Appan, looking tenderly at the silent Geevarghese. 'Don't be afraid. I'm not your father now, I'm your P.T. master.'

1992, Geeta Dharmarajan, Katha Prize Stories, Katha, →ISBN, page 139:

Like Milton's Satan, Jabbar has dwindled and dimished in stature and St. George, known among Kerala Christians as the Saint Geevarghese, slays a puny and pathetic dragon. However, this refusal of Jabbar to acknowledge Geevarghese is highly revealing.

2015 October 30, M.T. Ansari, Islam and Nationalism in India: South Indian contexts, Routledge, →ISBN:

A male given name from Malayalam, equivalent to English George


Humza

From Urdu حمزہ (hamza), from Arabic حمزة (hamza).


Oisin

A male given name from Irish, variant of Ossian.


Averianna

From Avery + Anna, akin to Marianna (interpreted as Mary + Anna).

A female given name originating as a coinage


Shawanda

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


Vishnupriya

A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.


Virgie

A diminutive of the female given name Virginia


Ksenia

Ксения Ксения#Bulgarian

A transliteration of the Bulgarian female given name Ксения (Ksenija).

Ксения Ксения#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian female given name Ксения (Ksenija).

A transliteration of the Serbo-Croatian female given name Ксенија.

Ксенія Ксенія#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Ксенія (Ksenija).


Rosalynn

A female given name from Latin, variant of Rosaline.


Rosy

A diminutive of the female given name Rose and other related names, variant of Rosie.


Rosey

A diminutive of the male given name Roosevelt.


Jarred

A male given name from Biblical or Hebrew, variant of Jared


Destinee

A female given name, variant of Destiny.


Bridgit

A female given name, variant of Bridget.


Pharrell

A male given name originating as a coinage, of African American usage.


Colbie

A female given name, feminine form of Colby.


Adamandia

A female given name from Greek, variant of Adamantia.


Mandia

A diminutive of the female given name Adamandia, from Greek.


Shakira

A female given name from Arabic, masculine equivalent Shakir.


Auric

en-proper noun

Auric (countable and uncountable, plural Aurics)


Notis

Transliteration of Greek Νότης (Nótis), diminutive of Παναγιώτης (Panagiótis) (see also Panagiotis).

“The mass movement of millions of people is not a solution,” said Greece’s migration minister, Notis Mitarachi, emphasising the need for emergency aid to be sent to Turkey and Syria “before this happens”.

2023 February 26, Helena Smith, “Greece fortifies border to block refugees from Turkish-Syrian earthquakes”, in The Guardian:

Νότης Νότης#Greek

A transliteration of the Greek male given name diminutive Νότης (Nótis).


Yoyo

* (female given name): From the propensity of female Chinese given names to reduplicate a syllable, resulting in a reduplicated syllable in the coining of an English given name not originating as a Chinese name.

(Hong Kong, Singapore) A female given name


Ladasha

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


Maurissa

Maurissa Tancharoen, b. 1975


Chelsy

A female given name transferred from the place name


Mayim

Popularized by U.S. actress Mayim Bialik, Bialik's name originated as a Contraction of Maryam (diminutive of Maryam), her grandmother's name. It has been reinterpreted as deriving from Hebrew מים (“water”).

A diminutive of the female given name Maryam

A female given name
A female given name from Hebrew


Adelma

A female given name, feminine form of Adelmar


Fidelma

A Latinization of Middle Irish Fedelm, altered under the influence of Latin fidēs (“faith”).


Alandra

A female given name, variant of Alexandra


Bipasha

Transliteration of Bengali বিপাশা (bipaśa).


Amaziah

From Hebrew אֲמַצְיָהוּ.

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Hebrew אֲמַצְיָהוּ

(biblical) A male given name from Hebrew


Illia

From Ukrainian Ілля́ (Illjá). Compare Russian Илья́ (Ilʹjá) and Belarusian Ілья́ (Ilʹjá).

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Ілля́ (Illjá)


Choying

Choying Drolma, b. 1972

छोइङ छोइङ#Tibetan

A transliteration of the Tibetan female given name छोइङ.


Panaetius

Borrowed from Latin Panaetius, from Ancient Greek Παναίτιος (Panaítios).

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Panaetius, an Ancient Greek Stoic philosopher of the Hellenistic period.


Demyan

(surname): Borrowed from Ukrainian Дем’ян (Demʺjan).

bor+

A transliteration of a Russian male given name.


Sassy

A diminutive of the female given name Saskia.


Daph

Daph (Shailene Woodley) is, in the words of the song, torn between two lovers. […] But at a party Daph meets two unfeasibly handsome guys who are best friends and totally into her: soulful intellectual Jack (Jamie Dornan) and moody bad boy Frank (Sebastian Stan).

2020 August 6, Peter Bradshaw, “Endings, Beginnings review – seriously middling”, in The Guardian:

A diminutive of the female given name Daphne.


Laith

A male given name transferred from the surname

A female given name transferred from the surname


Taniya

A female given name from Russian, variant of Tanya or Tania


Chey

A diminutive of the female given name Cheyenne.


Abd-ol-Masih

Transliteration of Iranian Persian عبدالمسیح ('abd-ol-masih), from Classical Persian عبدالمسیح ('abd-ul-masīh), Arabic عَبْد الْمَسِيح (ʕabd al-masīḥ, literally “servant of the Messiah”).

der

عَبْد الْمَسِيح

عبدالمسیح عبدالمسیح#Persian

A transliteration of the Persian male given name عبدالمسیح ('abd-ol-masih)


Abd al-Masih

Transliteration of Arabic عَبْد الْمَسِيح (ʕabd al-masīḥ, literally “servant of the Messiah”).

transliteration

عَبْد الْمَسِيح

عَبْد الْمَسِيح
عبد المسيح#Arabic

A transliteration of the Arabic male given name عَبْد الْمَسِيح (ʕabd al-masīḥ)


Cece

A diminutive of the female given name Cecilia.


Kimmie

A diminutive of the female given names Kimberly or Kimberley.


Djon

A male given name from the Indigenous Australian languages, equivalent to English John


Ngaree

A female given name from the Indigenous Australian languages


Duwayne

A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


Joby

A diminutive of the male given name Joseph.


Charmin

A female given name, variant of Charmian.


Inji

A female given name from Arabic used in Egypt.


Konstantinos

Transliteration of Greek Κωνσταντίνος (Konstantínos), a male given name used in Greece. Doublet of Constantine.

bor

Κωνσταντίνος

Κωνσταντίνος Κωνσταντίνος#Greek

A transliteration of the Greek male given name Κωνσταντίνος (Konstantínos).


Konstadina

Transliteration of Greek Κωνσταντίνα (Konstantína), a female given name used in Greece.

Κωνσταντίνα Κωνσταντίνα#Greek

A transliteration of the Greek female given name Κωνσταντίνα (Konstantína).


Heloise

From Medieval Latin Heloisa under influence from French Héloïse, probably from French Éloi + -se (“-ess: feminizing nouns”), from Medieval Latin Eligius, chiefly after Saint Eligius, from Latin ēligere (“to pick, to choose from”) + -ius (“-y: forming adjectives and names”). Sometimes alternatively derived from Proto-Germanic reconstructed as *Hailawidiz, from *hailagaz (“holy”) or *hailaz (“whole, healthful”) and *widuz (“wood, forest”). As an English name, chiefly after Peter Abelard's beloved nun Heloise. Doublet of Eloise.

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Heloise
Heloise (disambiguation)
Peter Abelard
Saint Eligius


Laryssa

A female given name, variant of Larissa.


Lelaina

For example, late in the movie, Michael and Troy end up on an empty street outside a club after offering Lelaina two conflicting futures: remain a struggling artist with Troy by her side, or sell her documentary to In Your Face with Michael.

2019 March 6, Soraya Roberts, “Reality Bites Captured Gen X With Perfect Irony”, in The Atlantic:


Irakli

From Georgian ირაკლი (iraḳli), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês).

ირაკლი ირაკლი#Georgian

A transliteration of the Georgian male given name ირაკლი (iraḳli), equivalent to Heracles.


Joktan

en-proper noun

Joktan (countable and uncountable, plural Joktans)


Anastatia

A female given name, variant of Anastasia


Tombi

From Manipuri ꯇꯣꯝꯕꯤ (tombee). Transliteration of Manipuri ꯇꯣꯝꯕꯤ (tombee); this name is of Meitei ethnic origin.

translit

ꯇꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯇꯣꯝꯕꯤ#Manipuri

A female given name from Meitei; A transliteration of the Manipuri female given name ꯇꯣꯝꯕꯤ (tombee).


Khamba

A male given name from Meitei; A transliteration of the Manipuri male given name ꯈꯝꯕ (khamba).