Names Categorized "Divine Comedy characters"
9 Names found
Beatrice is a female given name of English, Italian, Romanian, and Swedish usage. It is the Italian form of the Beatrix, which derives from the Latin Viatrix, meaning "voyager" or "traveler," later associated with the La...
Cleopatra is the Latinized form of the Greek name Kleopatra, meaning "glory of the father", from Greek kleos (kleos) "glory" and pater (pater) "father". This name was particularly prominent in the Ptolemaic dynasty of Eg...
Cornelia is a feminine given name of Latin origin, being the feminine form of Cornelius. In ancient Rome, it was the nomen gentilicium borne by women of the gens Cornelia, a prominent patrician family. Etymology and Hist...
Dante is a medieval short form of Italian Durante, which itself derives from the Late Latin name Durans, meaning "enduring." The name is almost synonymous with its most famous bearer, Dante Alighieri (c. 1265–1321), the...
Deianira (or Deianeira) is a Calydonian princess of Greek mythology whose name has been interpreted as "man-destroyer" or "destroyer of her husband." The name is derived from the Greek elements δηιόω (deioo), meaning "to...
Francesca is the Italian and Catalan feminine form of Francis, which itself derives from the Late Latin name Franciscus, meaning "Frenchman," ultimately from the Germanic tribe of the Franks. The Franks were named for a...
Guido is a masculine given name used primarily in Italian- and German-speaking regions. Its origins are multifaceted, as the name likely represents several homonymous forms that converged over time. The most common etymo...
Manfredi is an Italian surname and, less commonly, a masculine given name. As a first name, it represents a Southern Italian form of the Old German name Manfred, derived from the elements man ("man") and fridu ("peace")....
Niccolò is an Italian given name, equivalent to the English Nicholas. It derives from the Greek Nikolaos, meaning "victory of the people"—from nike ("victory") and laos ("people"). The name has been borne by two of Italy...