Names That Mean Form

Mike with a standout spelling. The musician Meic Stevens is considered to be Wales' answer to Bob Dylan.

As this name is essentially Arnold, it is out of fashion in Wales currently. The Welsh "LL" sound is likely to prove a challenge elsewhere in the world.

Jowanet is the feminine form of Jowan (the Cornish form of John), making this name equivalent to Joan, Jane, Janet, Joanna, and the rest of that name family.

Gearóidín is familiar to our Irish members, but is probably unseen outside the Emerald Isle. It would provide some steep challengers to people unfamiliar with Irish names, but since that hasn't stopped Saoirse, Niamh and Aoife, there's no reason to not pick this if it steals your heart. Some famous bearers of the name include Gearóidín Breathnach (Irish singer).

Christia is a rare Chris name that doesn't add much to the mix. We'd prefer lengthening Christia to Christiana or shortening it to Christa.

A fixed form of verse based on two rhyme sounds, three stanzas and 13 lines.

The second-most-common variation of John in Iceland, behind Jón. Jóhann has had more steady rankings over the years.

Edward meets Stewart.

No, it's not a typo: it's William as a Welsh speaker would spell it. Gwilym is the more traditional Welsh version, though.

An ancient Roman name that hasn't found favor in the modern world.

A humorous rhyme, named for English humourist and novelist Edmund Clerihew Bentley (1875–1956), who invented the form.

A Top 20 name in Iceland with a lupine meaning.

From the biblical name Mara, meaning "bitter".

This is Catalonia's native form of Lucy, but parents today tend to prefer the Spanish version Lúcia.

This is a Spanish pet form of the name Aban, which in Persian mythology was the name of the muse of liberal arts and mechanics.

Like Eugene, this is a grandpa name in its native Catalonia, though with vintage revival potential.

If you're looking for a girl's name that honors an ancestral Arthur, try Artis.

Derived from Marie, the meaning of which is uncertain. Theories include "drop of the sea" (from Hebrew roots mar "drop" and yam "sea"); "bitter" (from Hebrew marah "bitterness"); and "beloved" (from the Egyptian root mr).