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- ISABELLA:
Latin form of Greek Elisabet,
meaning "God is my
oath."
- ISADORA:
Variant spelling of Latin Isidora, meaning "gift of
Isis."
- ISAURA:
Latin name meaning "from Isauria."
- ISEBELLA:
Variant spelling of Latin Isabella, meaning "God is my
oath."
- ISIDORA: Feminine
form of Latin Isidorus, meaning
"gift of Isis." Compare
with other forms of Isidora.
- ISMENE:
Latin form of Greek Ismênê, meaning "knowledge." In
Greek mythology,
this is the name of the daughter of Oedipus.
- ISOLDA:
Latin form of English Isolde, meaning "ice battle."
- ITALA:
Feminine form of Roman Latin Italus,
meaning "of Italy."
- IULIA:
Feminine form of Latin Iulius,
meaning
"descended from Jupiter (Jove)."
- IUTURNA:
Roman myth name of a goddess of fountains, springs and wells, derived from Latin iuvare, meaning "to help."
- JACINTHA:
Feminine form of Latin Jacinthus, meaning "hyacinth flower."
- JACQUELINA:
Latin form of French Jacqueline, meaning "supplanter."
- JACQUETTA:
Latin form of French Jacquette, meaning "supplanter."
- JANA: Feminine form of Latin
Johan,
meaning "God is gracious." Compare with another form of Jana.
- JANAE:
Variant form of Latin Jana, meaning "God is
gracious."
- JANINA:
Latin form of French Jeannine, meaning "God is
gracious."
- JESSAMINE:
Latin form of Arabic Yasmin, meaning "jasmine
flower," a plant in the olive family.
- JILLIAN:
Early form of Roman Latin Juliana,
meaning
"descended from Jupiter (Jove)."
- JOANNA:
Latin form of Greek Ioanna, meaning
"God is gracious." In the bible, this is the name of a follower of Jesus.
- JOCASTA:
Latin form of Greek Iokaste/Jocaste,
possibly meaning "violet
tinted (clouds)." In mythology, this is the name of the mother and wife of Oedipus.
- JOHANNA:
Feminine form
of Latin Johannes,
meaning "God is gracious."
- JOSEPHINA:
Feminine form of Latin Josephus, meaning "(God) shall add (another son)."
- JUCUNDA:
Latin name derived from the word jucunda, meaning "happy."
- JULES:
Pet form of Roman Latin Julia,
meaning
"descended from Jupiter (Jove)."
- JULIA: Feminine form of
Roman Latin Julius,
meaning
"descended from Jupiter (Jove)."
- JULIANA:
Feminine form of Roman Latin Julianus,
meaning
"descended from Jupiter (Jove)."
- JUNIA:
Feminine form of Roman Latin Junius,
meaning "vital force."
- JUNO:
Roman Latin name meaning "vital force." In mythology, this is the name of the wife of
Jupiter
and mother of Mars.
- JUSTINA: Feminine form of Roman Latin
Justinus,
meaning
"fair, just." Compare with another form of Justina.
- JUTURNA:
Variant spelling of Roman Latin Iuturna, meaning
"to help."
- JUVENTAS:
Roman Latin name meaning "youth." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of
youth.
- KANUTTE:
Variant spelling of Latin Canutte,
meaning "knot." In use by the Norwegians.
- KARENA: Variant spelling of Latin
Carina,
originally meaning "shell of a nut," later "keel of a
ship." Compare with another form of Karena.
- KARINA: Variant spelling of Latin
Carina,
originally meaning "shell of a nut," later "keel of a
ship." Compare with other forms of Karina.
- KATHERINA:
Latin form of Greek Aikaterine,
meaning "pure."
- KRISTA: Variant spelling of Latin
Christa,
meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ."
Compare with another form of Krista.
- LACHESIS:
Latin form of Greek Lakhesis, meaning "apportioner;
disposer of lots." In mythology, this is the name of one of the three
Fates (Moirae).
- LÆLIA:
Feminine form of Roman Latin Lælius,
possibly meaning "lunar." This is the name of a beautiful orchid
flower named after one of the Vestal Virgins of Roman mythology. It is also part
of a puzzling alchemical inscription (Ælia
Lælia Crispus) supposedly found
in Bologna, which some have theorized is a representation of two beings, Ælia
and Lælia, who are united in a single subject, Crispus
"curly," with Ælia
being "solar" from helios, and
Lælia being "lunar," while Crispus, a combination of both, is the
basic substance (obvoluta intricata) from which all life was made,
hence "curly," in reference to the hair of gossamer dryads which
were said to be neither man nor woman but a mixture of both.
- LÆTITIA:
Latin name meaning "happiness."
- LARENTIA:
Variant spelling of Latin Laurentia, meaning
"of Laurentum." In Roman mythology, this is the name of the wife of Faustulus
-- Acca Larentia -- who saved the infants Romulus
and Remus from drowning in the
Tiber river. She was also called Lupa, "she-wolf,"
because of her immoral character, and this is probably what started the
tradition that the twins were suckled by a wolf. In another version, she is
the mother of the Lares, the dead progenitors of the Roman people.
- LAURA:
Feminine form of Latin Laurus,
meaning "laurel." Or from Greek Lavra,
meaning "an alley, a passage."
- LAURENTIA:
Feminine form of Roman Latin Laurentius, meaning
"of Laurentum."
- LAURESSA: Pet form of Latin
Laura,
meaning "laurel."
- LAURITA:
Pet form of Latin Laura,
meaning "laurel."
- LAVERNA:
Latin name, possibly meaning "spring-like; to be verdant." In
Roman mythology, this is the name
of a goddess of illegally-obtained money. She is the patroness of charlatans, con
men and thieves.
- LAVINA:
Contracted form of Roman Latin Lavinia, possibly meaning "purity."
- LAVINIA:
Latin name possibly meaning "purity." In Roman mythology, this is
the name of the wife of Aeneas.
- LEANDRA:
Feminine form of Latin Leander, meaning "lion-man."
- LEANORA:
Short form of Latin Eleanora, meaning
"foreign; the other."
- LELIA:
Variant spelling Roman Latin Lælia, possibly
meaning "lunar."
- LENE: Short form of Latin Magdalene,
meaning "of Magdala." Compare with another form of Lene.
- LENORA:
Pet form of Latin Eleanora,
meaning "foreign; the other."
- LENORE:
Variant spelling of Latin Lenora, meaning
"foreign; the other."
- LEONA:
Feminine form of Latin Leo, meaning "lion."
- LEONTINA:
Feminine form of Roman Latin Leontinus,
meaning
"lion-like."
- LETA: Variant form of Latin Leto,
meaning "the hidden one." Compare with another form of Leta.
- LETO: Latin
form of Greek Lêtô, meaning "the hidden one." In mythology, this
is the name of the mother of Apollo
and Artemis.
- LEUCOTHEA:
Latin form of Greek Leucothea, meaning
"white goddess."
In mythology, this is the name of a sea goddess who assisted sailors in
distress.
- LEXUS:
Short form of Latin unisex Alexus, meaning
"defender."
- LIANA:
Short form of Latin Eliana,
meaning "sun."
- LIBORIA:
Feminine form of Roman Latin Liberius,
meaning "free."
- LIGEA:
Latin form of Greek Ligeia, meaning
"clear-toned" or "shrill whistling voice."
- LILIANA:
Latin name derived from the word lilium, meaning
"lily."
- LINNAEA:
From the Latin name for the "twin flower." Named after the
botanist Linnaeus, because it was his favorite plant.
- LIVIA: Feminine form of
Latin Livius, possibly
meaning "bluish." Compare with another form of Livia.
- LIVIANA:
Feminine form of Roman Latin Livianus,
possibly
meaning "bluish."
- LORA: Latin name meaning
"sorrowful." Compare with another form of Lora.
- LORENA: Variant spelling of Latin Lorina,
meaning "little sorrowful one." Compare with another form
of Lorena.
- LORINA:
Diminutive form of Latin Lora ("sorrowful"), meaning "little
sorrowful one."
- LOUISA:
Latin form of French Louise, meaning
"famous warrior."
- LUCASTA:
Feminine form of Latin Lucas, meaning "from
Lucania."
- LUCETTA:
Diminutive form of Roman Latin Lucia,
meaning "little light."
- LUCIA:
Feminine form of Roman Latin Lucius, meaning "light."
- LUCILLA:
Diminutive form of Roman Latin Lucia,
meaning "light."
- LUCINA:
Latin name derived from the word lucus,
meaning "grove." In Roman mythology, this is the name of a goddess of
childbirth. She is equated with Latin Ilithyia
(Greek Eileithyia),
meaning "to relieve." An asteroid was named after her.
- LUCRETIA:
Feminine form of Roman Latin Lucretius,
possibly meaning "wealthy."
- LUPA:
Latin name meaning "she-wolf."
- LUTGARDIS:
Latin form of German Luitgard,
meaning "people protection."
- LYSISTRATA:
Latin form of Greek Lysistrate, meaning "liberation
army."
- MADELINA:
Latin form of Greek Magdalēnē, meaning "of Magdala."
- MADRONA:
Variant spelling of Latin Matrona, meaning
"lady."
- MAEA:
Latin form of Greek Maia, meaning "nursing mother." In
mythology, this is the name of the eldest of the Pleiades and mother of Hermes
by Zeus.
- MAGDALENA:
Latin form of Greek Magdalēnē, meaning "of Magdala."
In use by the Germans, Scandinavians and Spanish.
- MARCELLA: Feminine form of Latin
Marcellus,
meaning
"defense" or
"of the sea." Compare with another form of Marcella.
- MARCI:
Pet form of Roman Latin Marcia, meaning "defense"
or
"of the sea."
- MARCIA:
Feminine form of Roman Latin Marcius,
meaning "defense" or
"of the sea."
- MARE: Latin name meaning "sea."
Compare with another form of Mare.
- MARGARITA:
Latin form of Greek Margarites, meaning
"pearl."
- MARIA: Latin form of Greek or Aramaic Mariam,
meaning "obstinacy,
rebelliousness" or "their rebellion." Compare with
another form of Maria.
- MARIANA:
Feminine form of Roman Latin Marianus,
meaning
"like Marius."
- MARICA: Roman Latin name of unknown meaning. In
mythology, this is the name of the
nymph mother of Latinus by Faunus. Compare
with another form of Marica.
- MARINA:
Feminine form of Roman Latin Marinus, meaning
"of the sea."
- MARISA: Modern elaborated form of Latin Maria,
meaning "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their
rebellion." Compare with another form of Marisa.
- MARLENA:
Contracted form of Latin Maria Magdalena,
meaning "rebel of Magdala."
- MARQUITA:
Latin form of French Marquite, meaning "awning,
canopy."
- MARTINA:
Feminine form of Latin Martinus,
meaning "of/like Mars."
- MATHILDA: Latin form of Teutonic
Mechthild,
meaning
"mighty in battle." Compare with another form of Mathilda.
- MATHILDIS:
Latin form of Gothic Mahthildis, meaning
"mighty in battle."
- MATRONA: Latin name meaning "lady." Originally it meant
"married, respectable, noble woman."
- MEDEA:
Latin form of Greek Medeia, meaning
"cunning." In mythology, this is the name of the sorceress who helped Jason steal
the Golden Fleece from his father. When Jason later abandoned her for
another woman, she got revenge by killing two of her own children fathered
by him.
- MEDIA:
Modern variant spelling of Latin Medea, meaning "cunning."
- MEDUSA:
Latin form of Greek Medousa, meaning
"guardian." In mythology, this is the name of one of the three Gorgons who had snakes for hair, and whose glance
turned anyone who looked at them to stone. She was the only Gorgon who was
mortal.
- MEGAERA:
Latin form of Greek Megaira, meaning "grudge." In mythology, this is the name of one of the
Furies (Erinyes). Virgil named
two others: Alecto
"unceasing" and Tisiphone "murder-retribution."
- MELAENA:
Latin form of Greek Melaina, meaning "black,
dark." In mythology, this is the name of a Naiad Nymph of springs.
- MELETE:
Latin form of Greek Meletê, meaning "practice."
In
mythology, this is the name of one of the three original
Muses, before their number was increased to nine.
- MELITA:
Latin form of Greek Melite, meaning
"honey."
- MELITTA:
Variant spelling of Latin Melita, meaning
"honey."
- MELPOMENE:
Latin form of Greek Melpomenê, meaning "choir." In mythology, this is the name of the muse of
tragedy.
- MERCIA:
Latin form of English Mercy, meaning "mercy."
- MINERVA:
Roman name, possibly derived from Latin mens,
meaning "intellect." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of wisdom and
war. Equated with Greek Athene.
- MINTHA:
Latin form of Greek Minthe, meaning "mint."
In mythology, this is the name of a water nymph who was turned into a mint
plant.
- MIRABELLA:
Latin name derived from the word mirabilis,
meaning "wonderful."
- MNEME:
Latin form of Greek Mnêmê, meaning "memory." In mythology, this is
the name of one of the three original Muses.
- MNEMOSYNE:
Latin form of Greek Mnêmosynê, meaning "memory." In mythology, this is the name
of the personification of memory, a Titaness and
daughter of Gaia and Uranus.
- MODESTA:
Feminine form of Roman Latin Modestus, meaning "moderate,
sober."
- MONICA:
Latin name, possibly derived from the Latin word monere, meaning "advise, counsel."
- NARCISSA:
Feminine form of Latin Narcissus,
possibly meaning "numbness; sleep."
- NATALIA:
Latin name derived from (dies) natalis, meaning
"birthday," or in Church Latin "Christmas day." In use
by the Spanish.
- NEPHELE:
Latin form of Greek Nephelê, meaning "cloud." In mythology, this
is the name a goddess of the clouds and mother of the centaurs.
- NEREIDA:
Latin name derived from Greek Nereis,
the name of the sea sprites fathered by Nereus,
meaning "nymph, sea sprite."
- NERIDA:
Variant spelling of Latin Nereida, meaning "nymph, sea
sprite."
- NERTHUS:
Latin form of Teutonic Nerthuz, meaning "strong,
vigorous."
- NICÉ: Latin form of Greek
Nikê,
meaning
"victory." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of victory.
- NICHOLAA:
Feminine form of Latin Nicolaus,
meaning "victor of the people."
- NIDIA:
Variant spelling of Latin Nydia, possibly meaning
"nest."
- NIGELLA:
Feminine form of Latin Nigellus, meaning "champion."
- NOX:
Roman Latin form of Greek Nyx, meaning "night."
- OCYRHOE:
Latin form of Greek Okyrhoe,
meaning "fast-flowing." In mythology, this is the name of a Naiad nymph, the daughter of
Chiron.
- ODETTA:
Latin feminine form of German Odo, meaning
"wealthy."
- OENONE:
Latin form of Greek Oinone, meaning "wine."
In mythology, this is the name of a Naiad nymph who was the first wife of Paris.
- OFELIA:
Latin form of Greek Ophelia,
meaning "help."
- OPS:
Roman Latin name meaning "plenty." In mythology, this is the name of an earth goddess,
the wife of Saturn. Identified with Greek
Rhea.
- ORCADES:
From the Latin name for the Scottish "Isles of Orkney." In
Arthurian legend, Arthur's half-sister Morgause
was known as Queen of the Orcades.
- ORIANA:
Latin name first found in the medieval romance Amadis of Gaul,
as the name of the king's daughter who married the Gaulish knight Amadis,
possibly from the medieval Latin word oroana, meaning
"golden."
- OSANNA:
Latin form of Greek Hōsanna,
meaning "deliver us."
- PARTHENOPE: Latin form of Greek
Parthenopê,
meaning "virgin voice." In mythology, this is the
name of one of the Sirens.
- PATRICIA:
Feminine form of Latin Patricius,
meaning "patrician; of noble birth."
- PAULINA:
Feminine form of Latin Paulinus,
meaning "small."
- PAX:
Roman myth name of a goddess of peace, derived from the Latin word pax,
meaning "peace." Her Greek name is Eirênê.
- PENELOPE:
Latin form of Greek Penelopeia, meaning "weaver of
cunning." In mythology, this is
the name of the patient wife of Odysseus who waited
ten years for
his return during which she refused several proposals of marriage by
princes.
- PERO: Latin form of Greek
Pêrô, meaning
"disabled, lame." In mythology, this is the name of a daughter of Neleus and
Chloris. Compare with masculine Pero.
- PETRA:
Feminine form of Latin Petrus, meaning "rock,
stone."
- PETRINA:
Pet form of Latin Petra, meaning "rock,
stone."
- PETRONIA:
Feminine form of Roman Latin Petronius,
meaning "rock, stone."
- PETRONILLA:
Diminutive form of Roman Latin Petronia, meaning "little
rock."
- PHAEDRA:
Latin form of Greek Phaidra, meaning
"bright." In mythology, this is the name of the wife of
Theseus who fell in love with her stepson Hippolytos.
- PHILYRA:
Latin form of Greek Philyre, meaning "linden
tree; lime tree." In mythology, this is the name of an Ocean nymph of Mount Pelion who mothered the centaur
Chiron
by Cronus.
- PHOEBE:
Latin form of Greek Phoibe, meaning "shining
one." In mythology, this is the name of a Titan goddess of bright
intellect.
- PHOENIX:
Latin form of Greek Phoinix, meaning
"crimson." In mythology, this is the name of an immortal bird who
would rise from its own ashes after being consumed by fire every 500 years.
The name has been adopted into English use as a unisex name.
- PIA:
Feminine form of Latin Pius, meaning
"pious."
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