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Revision as of 22:18, 2 February 2011
This page is a quick reference for "given names". Each can have its own page using {{Given}}.
| Name | Origin | Alternative spellings | Meaning | Historical significance | Cultural context | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaf | ||||||
| Aafje | ||||||
| Aagje | ||||||
| Aalt | ||||||
| Aaltien | ||||||
| Aaltje | ||||||
| Aaltjen | ||||||
| Aard | ||||||
| Aarjen | ||||||
| Aarnout | ||||||
| Aaron | ||||||
| Aart | ||||||
| Aartje | ||||||
| Aasa | ||||||
| Aaselena | ||||||
| Abbie | ||||||
| Abel | ||||||
| Abdul- | Arabic | Abdool-, Abdullah, Abdel, 'Abd al | Arabic: Servant of Allah. | |||
| Abigail | ||||||
| Abijah | ||||||
| Abner | ||||||
| Abraham | ||||||
| Abram | ||||||
| Absalom | ||||||
| Abu Bakar | Abubakar, Abubekr | |||||
| Aceline | ||||||
| Acibella | ||||||
| Ada | ||||||
| Adah | ||||||
| Adahard | ||||||
| Adalais | ||||||
| Adalbero | ||||||
| Adalberon | ||||||
| Adalbert | ||||||
| Adalberto | ||||||
| Adalbéron | ||||||
| Adalgunde | ||||||
| Adalhard | ||||||
| Adalric | ||||||
| Adaltrude | ||||||
| Adalulf | ||||||
| Adam | ||||||
| Adelaide | ||||||
| Adelhelm | ||||||
| Adele | ||||||
| Adelheid | ||||||
| Adelhelm | ||||||
| Adelina | ||||||
| Adeline | ||||||
| Adeliza | ||||||
| Adella | ||||||
| Adeltrude | ||||||
| Ado | ||||||
| Adolf | ||||||
| Adolphus | ||||||
| Adri | ||||||
| Adriaan | ||||||
| Adriaantje | ||||||
| Addie | ||||||
| Adela | ||||||
| Adrian | ||||||
| Adriaen | ||||||
| Adrian | ||||||
| Adriana | ||||||
| Adrianus | ||||||
| Adrien | ||||||
| Adrienne | ||||||
| Adula | ||||||
| Adèlaïde | ||||||
| Adèle | ||||||
| Adélaïde | ||||||
| Aeffi | ||||||
| Aelfgifu | ||||||
| Aelis | ||||||
| Aelken | ||||||
| Aeltie | ||||||
| Aeltje | ||||||
| Aeltjen | ||||||
| Afonso | ||||||
| Afra | ||||||
| Afton | ||||||
| Agatha | ||||||
| Agathe | ||||||
| Agilolf | ||||||
| Agnes | ||||||
| Agness | ||||||
| Agnetis | ||||||
| Agniese | ||||||
| Agnietje | ||||||
| Agnis | ||||||
| Agnès | ||||||
| Ago | ||||||
| Aidan | ||||||
| Aielt | ||||||
| Aileen | ||||||
| Aimee | ||||||
| Aimeri | ||||||
| Aimery | ||||||
| Aimone | ||||||
| Aisha | ||||||
| Alain | ||||||
| Alan | Hebrew | Allen, Allan, Alain, Alano, Allon. | Hebrew: oak tree. Galiec/Celtic: handsome, cheerful, noble. | Allon was a particular landmark tree in Naphtali, mentioned in the Old Testament. Also, Allon was the name of a son of Jedaiah. | ||
| Alanzo | ||||||
| Alarik | ||||||
| Alathiea | ||||||
| Alberade | ||||||
| Alberdina | ||||||
| Alberic | ||||||
| Albert | ||||||
| Alberta | ||||||
| Albertina | ||||||
| Albertine | ||||||
| Albin | ||||||
| Albion | ||||||
| Albrecht | ||||||
| Alda | ||||||
| Aldebert | ||||||
| Aldéarde | ||||||
| Alexandrina | ||||||
| Alfonso | ||||||
| Ali | Arabic: exalted; noble and kind. Native American: little, the highest. | Ali is a unisex name. | ||||
| Allan | ||||||
| Allen | ||||||
| Alpaida | ||||||
| Amice | ||||||
| Amitabh | Hindu | |||||
| Aimee | French, English, Japanese. | Amy, Aimi, Ami. | French and English: Loved or Beloved. Japanese: Love Beauty. | |||
| Ana | ||||||
| Ander | ||||||
| Angilbert | ||||||
| Ann | ||||||
| Anna | ||||||
| Anne | ||||||
| Annie | ||||||
| Ansbertus | ||||||
| Anschitil | ||||||
| Ansegisel | ||||||
| Apollinaris | ||||||
| Ariel | Hebrew, French | Aeriel, Aeriela, Aeriell, Arie, Ariela, Ariele, Ariell, Ariella, Arielle, Ariellel and Ariellia. | Hebrew: Lion/ess of God; altar. French: heavenly singer. | Ariel is the biblical place name for Jerusalem. | Ariel is the name of the main character in Walt Disney's The Little Mermaid. Also, Ariel was a water spirit in demonology, an air spirit of medieval fable, and the male sprite in Shakespeare's "The Tempest". It is a unisex name. | |
| Arnoald | ||||||
| Arnold | ||||||
| Austrigusa | ||||||
| Avnish | Lord of Earth. | |||||
| Avinash | Hindu/Indian | Abinash | Hindu: Immortal, inconquerable. Indian: impossible to destroy. | |||
| Awan | ||||||
| Azura | ||||||
| Changaiz | Chingiss, Genghiz, Jinghiss | From the name of 13th Century Mongol warrior and Khan, Genghiz Khan; this is the South Asian pronunciation of the name. | Used among Muslims of South Asia, Central Asia, and Iran/Persia. (Interesting, since these same people bore the brunt of his activities.) | |||
| Deborah | Hebrew | Debora, Deborah, Debra, Debbie. | Hebrew: bee. | Name of the Old Testament prophet who led the Israelites to victory over the Canaanites. | ||
| Constantin | ||||||
| Constanţa | ||||||
| Crisanta | ||||||
| Călin | ||||||
| Elena | ||||||
| Eufrosina | ||||||
| Eve | ||||||
| Frederic | ||||||
| Gheorghe | ||||||
| Govinda | Sanskrit | A cowherd, one who is good at finding cows. | ||||
| Hasan | Arabic | Hassan | Beautiful, good; virtuous, attractive; laughter. | Was the name of The Prophet's grandson, the Third Imam of the Shias, and the person whose martyrdom entrenched the Shia-Sunni divide | Very common amongst Shias; and among Sunnis that claim descent from The Prophet, especially the Shareefs/Ashraaf, who claim descent from Hasan | |
| Henry | ||||||
| Ion | ||||||
| John | ||||||
| Joy | ||||||
| Judith | Hebrew | Judy | Praise of the Lord. | |||
| Joy | English, French, Hebrew. | Joi, Joye, Joie | English: joy, rejoicing. French: Joyous. Hebrew: delightful. | |||
| Karen | Greek, Danish | Caren, Caron, Carren, Carrin, Carron, Carryn, Caryn, Carynn, Carynne, Kaaryn, Karin, Karon, Karren, Karrin, Karryn, Karyn, Kerrynn, Keryn | Greek/Danish: Pure. | |||
| Katie | ||||||
| Kiara | Celtic | Keara, Keearra, Keira, Kiarah, Kiarra, and Kierra. | Small, dark. | Kiara is derived from the name Ciara, which was the name of two Irish saints. | Kiara is the name of Simba's daughter from Walt Disney's The Lion King II. | |
| Krishna | Krsna | |||||
| Ligia | ||||||
| Lucreţia | ||||||
| Margaret | ||||||
| Maria | ||||||
| Mariana | ||||||
| Mayer | German. | Meyer | Farmer; greater; bringer of light. | |||
| Paraschiva | ||||||
| Pavel | ||||||
| Ram | Sanskrit, Hebrew | Pleasing; supreme. | As the seventh incarnation of Vishnu, Rama's story is told in the Hindu "Ramayana". In biblical history, Ram was an ancestor of King David and Jesus. | |||
| Rayne | Latin, French, Scandinavian, Israeli. | Raine, Raene and Raynee. | Latin/French: queen. Scandinavian/Israeli: counsel; song. | Rayne is the name of a city in Louisiana. | ||
| Shankar | Hindu | Lord Shiva. | ||||
| Shiva | Hindu, Sanskrit | Always pure; lucky. | Shiva was the name of a Hindu god. | |||
| Taimur | Muslim | Iron. | ||||
| Umar | Arabic, Hebrew | Omar, Oomer, Omarr | Eloquent, well-spoken. | Omar was one of the grandsons of Esau and the chief of an Arabian tribe in the Old Testament. | ||
| Usman | Turkish | Osman, Uthman | Baby bird; companion. | |||
| Vasile | ||||||
| Veta | Sanskrit, Spanish | Veda, Vita, Veeta | Sanskrit: Knowledge, wisdom. Spanish: Intelligent. | |||
| Ælfthryth |