Names Categorized "divers"

Albin is a masculine given name used primarily in English, French, Polish, Slovene, and Swedish. It is derived from the Roman cognomen Albinus, which itself traces back to the Latin albus meaning "white" or "bright." As...

Blythe is a predominantly feminine given name derived from an Old English surname meaning "cheerful," "joyful," or "pleasant." The surname itself traces back to the Old English word bliþe (sometimes spelled blīthe), whic...

Cassius is a Roman family name, possibly derived from Latin cassus meaning "empty, vain." Originally a Roman nomen of the gens Cassia, a prominent plebeian family in ancient Rome, the name has been used both as a given n...

César is the French, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Latin name Caesar, itself derived from a Roman cognomen possibly meaning "hairy", from Latin caesaries "hair". The name is famously associated with the Roman dictat...

Chen is a unisex Chinese given name that carries poetic and cosmic associations. It can be written with various Chinese characters, most commonly 晨 (chén) meaning "morning" or 辰 (chén), which also means "morning" but a...

Daphne (DAFF-nee) is a female given name of Greek origin, meaning "laurel" in Greek. In Greek mythology, Daphne was a nymph, the daughter of the river god Peneus (or Ladon in some accounts). She was pursued by the god Ap...

Davide is the David. Rooted in Hebrew, David means "beloved" and was the name of the iconic biblical king who slayed Goliath as recounted in the Old Testament (1 Samuel 17). The name also carries New Testament significan...

Ditte is a Danish diminutive and feminine given name, primarily a short form of Edith or Dorothea, or a name derived from the element dit. Its popularity in Denmark surged following Martin Andersen Nexø's novel Ditte, Ch...

Edwin is a masculine given name of Old English origin, meaning "rich friend" — derived from the elements ead "wealth, fortune" and wine "friend". This etymological sense has been carried through its linguistic relatives,...

Émilie is a French female given name, the feminine form of the male name Émile, ultimately derived from the Latin Aemilia, the feminine form of the Roman family name Aemilius (see Emily). The root name Emily, in turn, ha...

Erick is a variant of the name Eric, which itself derives from the Old Norse name Eiríkr. The name's meaning is typically interpreted as "ever ruler" or "sole ruler," from the elements ei ("ever, always" or "one, alone")...

Heike is a German and Low German given name, most commonly used as a feminine name. It originated as a Low German diminutive of Henrike or Henrik, which are forms of Henry. The male counterpart is Heiko. Etymology The na...

Igor is a common East Slavic given name derived from the Old Norse name Ingvar, brought to Eastern Europe by the Varangians in the 9th century. The name can be translated as 'warrior under the protection of the god Yngvi...

Irina is a feminine given name used in several languages, including Russian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Georgian, Finnish, Estonian, and Macedonian. It is the form of Irene in these languages, ultimately deriving from the Gree...

Jia (佳, 家, etc.) is a common Chinese given name with multiple possible meanings depending on the character used. The most frequent characters include 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful" and 家 (jiā) meaning...

José is a Spanish and Portuguese form of Joseph, as well as a French variant. In Spanish-speaking regions, it is often used as part of compound names like José Manuel or José María, and in Portuguese-speaking regions, it...

Min is a common given name in East Asian cultures, particularly inChinese and Korean. In Chinese, the name Min (敏) can be derived from the character 敏, which means "quick, clever, sharp", or from 民 (mín) meaning "peop...

Ming is a unisex Chinese given name written with various characters, most commonly 明 (míng meaning 'bright, light, clear') or 铭 (míng meaning 'inscribe, engrave'), as well as other homophonous characters. The name is d...

Na is a Chinese feminine name with elegant connotations. It derives from the Chinese character 娜, which incorporates the element nuó meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate." This character is commonly used in transcriptio...

Philippe is the French form of Philip, a masculine given name with a rich history spanning millennia. Derived from the Greek name Φίλιππος (Philippos), meaning "friend of horses" — from φίλος (philos, "friend, lover") an...

Yuan is a Chinese unisex given name with multiple possible characters and meanings. It can be written as 元 (yuán), meaning "first" or "origin"; 原 (yuán), meaning "source" or "origin"; or 媛 (yuàn), meaning "beautiful w...