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GUSTA:
Nickname for Roman Augusta, meaning
"venerable."
HALCYON:
Variant of Latin Alcyone, meaning
"kingfisher."
HALCYONE:
Latin form of Greek Halkyone, meaning
"kingfisher."
HECATE:
Latin form of Greek Hekate, myth name of a goddess of
witchcraft, demons, graves, and the underworld, meaning "far
off."
HELENA:
Latin form of Helen, meaning "torch" or
"moon" or more likely "to elope."
HERCILIA:
Variant of Roman Hersilia, meaning "delicate,
tender."
HERSILIA:
Roman myth name of the wife of Romulus,
meaning "delicate, tender."
HERTA:
Variant of Latin Hertha, meaning "strong,
vigorous."
HERTHA:
Variant of Latin Nerthus, meaning
"strong, vigorous."
HILARIA:
Feminine form of Latin Hilarius,
meaning "joyful, happy."
HIPPOLYTA:
Latin form of Greek Hippolyte, meaning
"horse-freer."
HONORA:
Feminine form of Latin Honorus, meaning
"honor, valor."
HONORIA:
Feminine form of Latin Honorius,
meaning "honor, valor."
HORATIA:
Feminine form of Latin Horatius,
meaning "has good eyesight."
HORTENSIA:
Feminine form of Latin Hortensius,
meaning "garden."
IDONEA:
Latin form of English Idony, meaning "again to
love."
IGERNA:
Latin form of Igraine. Meaning unknown.
ILITHYIA:
Latin form of Greek Eileithyia,
meaning "the ready-comer."
IMMACULATA:
Latin form of Spanish Inmaculada, meaning
"immaculate."
IRENA:
Latin form of English Irene, meaning "peace."
ISABELA:
Variant of Latin Isabella, meaning "God is my
oath."
ISABELLA:
Latin variant of Spanish Isabel, meaning "God is my
oath."
ISAURA:
Latin name meaning "from Isauria."
ISEBELLA:
Variant of Latin Isabella, meaning "God is my
oath."
ISOLDA:
Latin form of Isolde, meaning "fair aspect."
ITALA:
Feminine form of Roman Italus,
meaning "of Italy."
IUTURNA:
Roman myth name of a goddess of fountains, springs and wells, derived
ultimately from Latin iuvare, meaning "to help."
JACINTHA:
Latin form of French Jacinthe,
meaning "hyacinth flower."
JACQUETTA:
Latin form of French Jacquette, meaning "supplanter."
JANA: Latin form of English
Jane,
meaning "God is gracious."
JANINA:
Latin form of French Jeannine, meaning "God is
gracious."
JENNA:
Latin form of English Jenny, meaning "white and smooth."
JILLIAN:
Early form of Roman Juliana, possibly meaning
"youth."
JOCASTA:
Latin form of Greek Iokaste, myth
name of the mother and wife of Oedipus.
Etymology is uncertain, but may mean "violet
tinted (clouds)."
JOHANNA:
Feminine form
of Latin Johannes,
meaning "God is gracious."
JONNA:
Nickname form Latin Johanna, meaning
"God is gracious."
JOSEPHINA:
Latin form of French Joséphine, meaning "(God) shall add," which
is usually taken to mean "God will add another son."
JUCUNDA:
Latin name derived from the word jucunda, meaning "happy."
JULES:
Pet form of Roman Julia, possibly meaning "youth."
JULIA: Feminine form of
Roman Julius, possibly meaning "youth."
JULIANA:
Feminine form of Roman Julianus, possibly meaning "youth."
JUNIA:
Feminine form of Roman Junius,
meaning "vital force."
JUNO:
"Vital force." Roman myth name of the wife of Jupiter
and mother of Mars. She is equivalent to
Greek Hera, wife of Zeus,
queen of the gods.
JUSTINA:
Feminine form of Latin Justinus
and Lithuanian Justinas, both meaning
"fair, just."
JUTURNA:
Variant of Latin Iuturna, meaning
"to help."
JUVENTAS:
Roman myth name of a goddess of youth, meaning "youth."
KALYSTA:
Variant of Latin Callista, meaning "most beautiful."
KASANDRA:
Variant of Latin Cassandra, meaning
"she who entangles men."
KASSIA:
Variant of Latin Cassia, meaning
"cinnamon."
KATHERINA:
Latin form of Katherine, meaning
"pure."
LAELIA:
Feminine form of Roman Laelius,
possibly meaning "lunar." This is the name of a beautiful orchid
flower and a Roman myth name of one of the Vestal Virgins. It is also part
of a puzzling alchemical inscription (Aelia
Laelia Crispus) supposedly found
in Bologna, which some have theorized is a representation of two beings (Aelia
and Laelia) who are united in a single subject, Crispus
"curly," with Aelia being "solar" from helios and
Laelia being "lunar," while Crispus, a combination of both, is the
basic substance (obvoluta intricata) from which all life was made,
thus "curly," in reference to the hair of gossamer dryads which
were said to be neither man nor woman but a mixture of both.
LAETITIA:
Latin name meaning "happiness."
LAURA:
Feminine form of Latin Laurus,
meaning "laurel."
LAUREEN:
Pet form of Latin Laura,
meaning "laurel."
LAURENTIA:
Feminine form of Roman Laurentius, meaning
"of Laurentum."
LAURESSA: Pet form of Latin
Laura,
meaning "laurel."
LAURINDA:
Elaborated form of Latin Laura, meaning "laurel."
LAURINE:
Pet form of Latin Laura, meaning "laurel."
LAURISSA:
Elaborated form of Latin Laura,
meaning "laurel."
LAVERN:
Variant of English unisex Laverne. When
feminine, it is a variant of Roman Laverna, possibly meaning
"spring-like;
to be verdant." When masculine it
is from the French surname Lavergne, meaning "the alder (tree)."
LAVERNA: Roman myth name
of the goddess of illegally-obtained money, the patroness of charlatans, con
men and thieves. Her name may mean "spring-like; to be verdant."
LAVERNE:
English unisex name. When feminine, it is a form of Roman Laverna,
possibly meaning "spring-like; to
be verdant." When masculine it is
from the French surname Lavergne, meaning "the alder (tree)."
LAVINA:
Variant of Roman Lavinia, possibly meaning "purity," or according
to folk etymology, "woman of Rome."
LAVINIA:
Roman myth name of the wife of Aeneas.
Most sources skip over the etymology of this name; a few
sources give the folk etymology "woman of Rome," and one states
that the name means "purity" in Latin.
LEANDRA:
Feminine form of Latin Leander, meaning "lion-man."
LENORA:
Nickname for Latin Eleanora,
meaning "foreign; the other."
LEONTINA:
Feminine form of Roman Leontinus, meaning
"lion-like."
LETTICE:
Medieval form of Latin Laetitia, meaning
"happiness."
LIBITINA:
Roman myth name of a goddess of corpses, funerals, and the dead. Her name
was synonymous with the word "death."
LIBORIA:
Feminine form of Roman Liberius,
meaning "free."
LIVIA: Often
used as a nickname for Olivia
(probably meaning "elf army"), it
was originally a feminine form of
Latin Livius, possibly
meaning "bluish."
LIVIANA:
Feminine form of Roman Livianus, possibly
meaning "bluish."
LORENA:
Latin form of English Lauren,
meaning "of Laurentum."
LUCASTA:
Feminine form of Latin Lucas, meaning "from
Lucania."
LUCIA:
Feminine form of Roman Lucius, meaning "light."
LUCILLA:
Diminutive form of Roman Lucia, meaning "little
light."
LUCINA:
Roman myth name of a goddess of childbirth, derived from the Latin word lucus,
meaning "grove."
LUCINDA:
Elaborated form of Roman
Lucia, meaning "light."
LUCRETIA:
Feminine form of Roman family name Lucretius,
possibly meaning "wealthy."
LUNA:
Roman myth name of a moon goddess, meaning "moon."
LUTGARDIS:
Latin form of German Luitgard,
meaning "people protection."
LYSISTRATA:
Latin form of Greek Lysistrate, meaning "liberation
army."
MADELINA:
Latin form of English Madeline, meaning
"of Magdala."
MAGDA:
Nickname for Latin Magdalena, meaning
"of Magdala."
MAGDALENA:
Latin form of Magdalene, meaning
"of Magdala."
MARCIA:
Feminine form of Roman Marcius,
meaning "warlike."
MARGARITA:
Latin form of Greek Margarites, meaning
"pearl."
MARIA: Latin form of
Mary, meaning
"beloved."
MARIANA:
Feminine form of Roman Marianus, meaning
"like Marius."
MARIANNA:
Latin form of English Mariamne,
meaning "beloved."
MARINA:
Feminine form of Roman Marinus, meaning
"of the sea."
MARLENA:
Latin form of Marlene,
meaning "beloved/of Magdala."
MARTINA:
Feminine form of Latin Martinus,
meaning "of/like Mars."
MATRONA:
Latin name used in Russia, meaning "lady." Originally it meant
"married, respectable, noble woman."
MEDEA:
"Cunning." Latin form of Greek Medeia, myth 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 of Latin Medea, meaning "cunning."
MEDUSA:
"Guardian." Latin form of Greek Medousa,
name of one of the three Gorgons who had snakes for hair, and whose glance
turned anyone who looked at them to stone.
MEGAERA:
Latin form of Greek Megaira, myth name of one of the
Furies (Erinyes), meaning "to grudge." Virgil named two others: Alecto
"unceasing" and Tisiphone
"avenging murder."
MELANIA:
Latin form of Greek Melaina, meaning "black,
dark."
MERCIA:
Latin form of English Mercy, meaning "mercy."
MINERVA:
Roman myth name of a goddess of wisdom and war, possibly derived from Latin mens,
meaning "intellect."
MIRABELLA:
Latin form of English Mirabelle, meaning
"wonderful."
MODESTA:
Feminine form of Roman Modestus, meaning "moderate,
sober."
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." This is
the form used in Italy and Spain.
NEREIDA:
"Nymph, sea sprite." Latin name derived from Greek Nereis,
the name of the sea sprites fathered by Nereus.
NERIDA:
Variant of Latin Nereida, meaning "nymph, sea
sprite."
NERTHUS:
Latin form of Germanic Nerthuz, meaning "strong,
vigorous."
NICOLA:
Latin feminine form of Nicholas,
meaning "victory of the people."
NOX:
Roman form of Greek Nyx, meaning "night."
OCTAVIA:
Feminine form of Roman Octavius, meaning
"eighth."
ODETTA:
Latin feminine form of Norman Odo, meaning
"wealthy."
OENONE:
"Wine." Latin form of Greek Oinone, myth name of the mountain
nymph who was the wife of Greek Paris.
OLIMPIA:
Latin form of Greek Olympias, meaning "from
Olympus."
ORIANA:
Latin name first found in the medieval romance entitled 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."
PATRICIA:
Feminine form of Latin Patricius,
meaning "noblewoman."
PAULA: Feminine form of
Latin Paulus, meaning "small."
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."
PELAGIA:
Feminine form of Latin Pelagius,
meaning "the sea."
PETRA:
Latin feminine form of Peter, meaning "rock;
stone."
PETRANELLA:
Latin form of English Petronel, meaning "little
rock/stone."
PETRONILLA:
Feminine form of Roman Petronius, meaning "little
rock/
stone."
PHAEDRA:
Latin form of Greek Phaidra, myth name of the wife of
Theseus who fell in love with her stepson Hippolytos, derived from the word phaidros,
meaning "bright."
PHOEBE:
"Shining one." Latin form of Greek Phoibe, myth
name of a Titan. The name is the feminine form of Latin Phoebus.
PHYLLIDIS:
Latin form of Greek Phyllidos, meaning
"foliage."
PIA:
Feminine form of Latin Pius, meaning
"pious."
PLACIDA:
Feminine form of Latin Placidus,
meaning "calm, placid."
POLYHYMNIA:
Latin form of Greek Polymnia, meaning "much
song."
POLYXENA:
Latin form of Greek Polyxene, meaning "very hospitable
(esp. to foreigners/strangers)."
POMONA:
Roman myth name of a goddess of fruit trees, derived from Latin pomus,
meaning "fruit tree."
PRIMITIVA:
Feminine form of Roman Primitivus,
meaning "first-formed."
PRISCA:
Feminine form of Roman Priscus,
meaning "ancient." Biblical name found in the New Testament used
to refer to Aquila's wife Priscilla.
PRISCILLA:
Pet form of Roman Prisca, meaning "ancient."
PRISSY:
Pet form of Priscilla,
meaning "ancient."
PROSERPINA:
Roman myth name of a goddess equated with Greek Persephone.
The name comes from the word proserpere, meaning "to
emerge."
PROSERPINE:
Variant of Roman Proserpina, meaning "to
emerge."
PRUDENTIA:
Feminine form of Latin Prudentius,
meaning "cautious."
QUINTINA:
Feminine form of Roman Quintinus,
meaning "fifth."
QUIRINA:
Feminine form of Roman Quirinus,
meaning "men together."
REGENA:
Variant of Latin Regina, meaning "queen."
REGINA: Latin name meaning "queen."
REGULA:
Feminine form of Roman Regulus,
meaning "rule."
RENA:
Latin form of French Renée, meaning "reborn."
RENITA:
Possibly a pet form of Latin Rena, meaning "reborn."
RICARDA:
Latin feminine form of Richard used
mostly in Germany, meaning "powerful and brave."
ROSA: Medieval Latin name meaning
"rose."
ROSALIA:
Late Latin name meaning "rose."
ROSALINA:
Latin form of English Rosalyn,
meaning "tender-horse."
ROSALINDA:
Latin form of English Rosalyn,
meaning "tender-horse."
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