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{{given name table entry|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.}} |
{{given name table entry|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.}} |
Revision as of 02:45, 4 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 |
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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 | |||||
Adela | |||||
Adele | |||||
Adelheid | |||||
Adelhelm | |||||
Adelina | |||||
Adeline | |||||
Adeliza | |||||
Adella | |||||
Adeltrude | |||||
Ado | |||||
Adolf | |||||
Adolphus | |||||
Adri | |||||
Adriaan | |||||
Adriaantje | |||||
Addie | |||||
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 | French, English, Japanese. | Amy, Aimi, Ami. | French and English: Loved or Beloved. Japanese: Love Beauty. | ||
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 | |||||
Alecia | |||||
Aleda | |||||
Aleid | |||||
Aleksandras | |||||
Aleksi | |||||
Aleonore | |||||
Alessandra | |||||
Alethea | |||||
Aletta | |||||
Aleume | |||||
Alex | |||||
Alexander | |||||
Alexandra | |||||
Alexandre | |||||
Alexandria | |||||
Alexandrina | |||||
Alexandrine | |||||
Alexei | |||||
Alexia | |||||
Alexios | |||||
Alexis | |||||
Alf | |||||
Alfons | |||||
Alfonso | |||||
Alfred | |||||
Alfretta | |||||
Algernon | |||||
Alheid | |||||
Ali | Arabic: exalted; noble and kind. Native American: little, the highest. | Ali is a unisex name. | |||
Alianore | |||||
Alica | |||||
Alice | |||||
Alicia | |||||
Alick | |||||
Alida | |||||
Alienor | |||||
Alijd | |||||
Alijda | |||||
Aline | |||||
Alinore | |||||
Alison | |||||
Alivia | |||||
Alix | |||||
Aliénor | |||||
Alken | |||||
Allan | |||||
Allen | |||||
Allene | |||||
Allison | |||||
Alma | |||||
Almanda | |||||
Almeric | |||||
Almira | |||||
Almirah | |||||
Almodis | |||||
Alonzo | |||||
Alpaida | |||||
Alpais | |||||
Alpha | |||||
Alphens | |||||
Alpheus | |||||
Alphonse | |||||
Alphonso | |||||
Alphonsus | |||||
Alsee | |||||
Althea | |||||
Alton | |||||
Alva | |||||
Alvarez | |||||
Alverade | |||||
Alveradis | |||||
Alveretta | |||||
Alvilde | |||||
Alvin | |||||
Alvina | |||||
Alwin | |||||
Alwyn | |||||
Alys | |||||
Alyson | |||||
Alzina | |||||
Ama | |||||
Amadee | |||||
Amadeus | |||||
Amalia | |||||
Amanda | |||||
Amaury | |||||
Ambrose | |||||
Ambrosia | |||||
Ambrozenia | |||||
Amedeo | |||||
Amel | |||||
Amelia | |||||
Amelie | |||||
Amelung | |||||
Amice | |||||
Amicia | |||||
Amie | |||||
Amiel | |||||
Amilda | |||||
Amily | |||||
Amitabh | Hindu | ||||
Amnia | |||||
Amos | |||||
Amphyllis | |||||
Amplias | |||||
Amuna | |||||
Amund | |||||
Amy | |||||
Amzi | |||||
Amédée | |||||
Amélius | |||||
Amöna | |||||
Amöna | |||||
Ana | |||||
Anabel | |||||
Anabella | |||||
Ananias | |||||
Anastasia | |||||
Anco | |||||
Ander | |||||
Anders | |||||
Anderson | |||||
Andre | |||||
Andrea | |||||
Andreas | |||||
Andrei | |||||
Andrew | |||||
Andries | |||||
Andrina | |||||
Andrzej | |||||
André | |||||
Angela | |||||
Angelina | |||||
Angeline | |||||
Angelo | |||||
Angenita | |||||
Angilbert | |||||
Anglesa | |||||
Angus | |||||
Angèle | |||||
Anita | |||||
Anitia | |||||
Ankaret | |||||
Anketil | |||||
Ann | |||||
Anna | |||||
Annabella | |||||
Annabelle | |||||
Annaetje | |||||
Annah | |||||
Anne | |||||
Anne-Marie | |||||
Anneken | |||||
Annetie | |||||
Annetje | |||||
Annetta | |||||
Annette | |||||
Annie | |||||
Annigje | |||||
Ansbertus | |||||
Anscar | |||||
Anschitil | |||||
Ansegisel | |||||
Ansel | |||||
Anselm | |||||
Anske | |||||
Anson | |||||
Antanas | |||||
Antenor | |||||
Antharius | |||||
Anthonia | |||||
Anthonij | |||||
Anthony | |||||
Antje | |||||
Antoine | |||||
Antoinette | |||||
Anton | |||||
Antonette | |||||
Antoni | |||||
Antonia | |||||
Antonie | |||||
Antonina | |||||
Antonio | |||||
Antonios | |||||
Antonius | |||||
Antony | |||||
Apollinaris | |||||
Apollonia | |||||
Arabel | |||||
Arabella | |||||
Arambert | |||||
Aramburga | |||||
Arca | |||||
Arcada | |||||
Arcangelo | |||||
Archambaud | |||||
Archibald | |||||
Archie | |||||
Ardith | |||||
Ardolf | |||||
Arduin | |||||
Arduino | |||||
Aremberte | |||||
Arend | |||||
Arent | |||||
Aretas | |||||
Arethusa | |||||
Argilo | |||||
Argyle | |||||
Arhtur | |||||
Arian | |||||
Ariane | |||||
Arie | |||||
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. |
Arien | |||||
Arij | |||||
Aris | |||||
Arjan | |||||
Arkless | |||||
Arline | |||||
Arloeen | |||||
Armelia | |||||
Armgard | |||||
Armgartt | |||||
Arnau | |||||
Arnaud | |||||
Arndt | |||||
Arnes | |||||
Arnoald | |||||
Arnold | |||||
Arnoldus | |||||
Arnoud | |||||
Arnoul | |||||
Arnould | |||||
Arnout | |||||
Arnt | |||||
Arnulf | |||||
Aron | |||||
Arsinde | |||||
Artau | |||||
Artaxerxes | |||||
Arthur | |||||
Artie | |||||
Artimise | |||||
Artissima | |||||
Asa | |||||
Asaph | |||||
Asberry | |||||
Asbury | |||||
Asceline | |||||
Aschwin | |||||
Asenath | |||||
Ashanti | |||||
Asher | |||||
Ashlee | |||||
Ashley | |||||
Ashton | |||||
Asia | |||||
Asolf | |||||
Aspasia | |||||
Asser | |||||
Assunta | |||||
Astrid | |||||
Atanasie | |||||
Athalee | |||||
Athanasius | |||||
Athelene | |||||
Atheline | |||||
Athol | |||||
Ato | |||||
Attila | |||||
Aubery | |||||
Aubrey | |||||
Aubry | |||||
Auburn | |||||
Aubury | |||||
Auda | |||||
Audacer | |||||
Aude | |||||
Audrey | |||||
August | |||||
Augusta | |||||
Auguste | |||||
Augustin | |||||
Augustine | |||||
Augustus | |||||
Aurangzeb | |||||
Aurelia | |||||
Aurena | |||||
Aurora | |||||
Austen | |||||
Austin | |||||
Australia | |||||
Austrigusa | |||||
Auxilia | |||||
Ava | |||||
Avelina | |||||
Aviator | |||||
Avie | |||||
Avinash | Hindu/Indian | Abinash | Hindu: Immortal, inconquerable. Indian: impossible to destroy. | ||
Avis | |||||
Avita | |||||
Avnish | Lord of Earth. | ||||
Awan | |||||
Axel | |||||
Ayesha | |||||
Aymar | |||||
Aymer | |||||
Aymon | |||||
Aze | |||||
Azeka | |||||
Azela | |||||
Azura | |||||
Aélis | |||||
Carol | |||||
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.) | ||
Constantin | |||||
Constanţa | |||||
Crisanta | |||||
Călin | |||||
Deborah | Hebrew | Debora, Deborah, Debra, Debbie. | Hebrew: bee. | Name of the Old Testament prophet who led the Israelites to victory over the Canaanites. | |
Dumitru | |||||
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. | ||
Karl | |||||
Karla | |||||
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 |