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Alayne is a feminine name that represents a variant spelling of Elaine, which derives from the Greek name Helen, meaning "bright, shining light." This elegant variation gained some recognition…
Alysanne is a feminine name with medieval roots that combines elements of Alice and Anne, both classical names with royal associations. With its ethereal, lyrical quality, Alysanne gained…
Greek
"battle of man"
Andromache is a name found scattered throughout ancient literature. She was Hector's long-suffering wife in The Iliad and The Odyssey , featured in The Trojan Women and Andromache by Euripides, then…
Old English
"bird"
This name stems from the Latin term Avis, meaning bird. Related names include Avice, Aveza and Aveline.
Medieval French form of Catherine
"pure"
Spelling variation of Catherine, Greek
Actress Hepburn made the Katharine spelling famous, which seems to be the inspiration for this spin on Catherine.
Welsh
"beautiful as a poem; crooked women"
A mythological Welsh name with an intriguing sound, Ceridwen appears in several Welsh legends, in which she is an an enchantress and the owner of the cauldron of poetic inspiration. She is also…
Variation of Ilithyia.
French
"good cheer"
French form of Euphrasia. This was the real name of Cosette in Victor Hugo's Les Misérables . It was popular in French up to and around the turn of the 20th century, but fell out of the French Top…
Old Norse
"island goddess"
Eydis is the modern transcription of Eydís, one of the top names in Iceland right now.
Scandinavia
"little mother"
Lillemor is a relatively recent coinage in Scandinavia, where it was most popular in the 1930s and '40s, especially in Sweden. As such, it is considered rather dated in Scandinavia, but it would…
English surname
"outlaw"
What better namesake for a baby girl than Ada Lovelace (or, to use her full title: Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace), the brilliant 19th-century writer, mathematician and early computer…
Diminutive of Margaret, Greek
"pearl"
Meg, perennially one of the Little Women, is a Margaret short form that manages to be neither quite in nor quite out of style. Meg is sleeker and more sophisticated than Maggie, more contemporary…
