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- PLACIDA:
Feminine form of Latin Placidus,
meaning "calm, placid."
- PLEIONE:
Latin form of Greek Plêionê, meaning "more, plenty." In mythology, this is the name of
the Okeanid nymph wife of Atlas.
- POLYHYMNIA:
Latin form of Greek Polymnia, meaning "very
musical" or "many hymns."
- POLYXENA:
Latin form of Greek Polyxene, meaning "very
foreign" or "very hospitable
(esp. to foreigners)."
In mythology, this is the name of a daughter of Priam and Hecuba.
- POMONA:
Roman name derived from Latin pomus, meaning "fruit tree." In
mythology, this is the name of a goddess of fruit trees.
- POMPEIA:
Feminine form of Roman Latin Pompeius,
possibly meaning "display, solemn
procession."
- PRIMITIVA:
Feminine form of Roman Latin Primitivus,
meaning "first-formed."
- PRISCA:
Latin form of Greek Priska, meaning
"ancient." In the bible, this is a name used in the New
Testament to refer to Aquila's wife Priscilla.
It is a feminine form of Roman Latin Priscus.
- PRISCILLA:
Latin form of Greek Priskilla, meaning "ancient."
In the New Testament bible, this is the name of Aquila's
wife.
- PROCRIS:
Latin form of Greek Prokris, possibly meaning either
"dew" or "to condemn." In mythology, this is the
name of the wife of Cephalus.
- PROSERPINA:
Roman form of Greek Persephone
("person-slayer"), derived from Latin proserpere, meaning
"to emerge." In mythology, this is the name of a daughter of Ceres
and Jupiter.
- PROSERPINE:
Variant spelling of Roman Proserpina, meaning "to
emerge."
- PRUDENTIA:
Feminine form of Latin Prudentius,
meaning "cautious."
- PSYCHE:
Latin form of Greek Psykhe, meaning "animating spirit." In
mythology, this is the name of a mortal princess who was loved by Eros.
- QUINTINA:
Feminine form of Roman Latin Quintinus,
meaning "fifth."
- QUIRINA:
Feminine form of Roman Latin Quirinus,
meaning "men together."
- REGINA: Latin name meaning "queen."
- REGULA:
Feminine form of Roman Latin Regulus,
meaning "rule."
- RENA:
Latin form of French Renée, meaning "reborn."
- RENAE:
Variant spelling of Latin Rena, meaning "reborn."
- RENATA:
Feminine form of Latin Renatus,
meaning "reborn." In use by the Italians, Portuguese and
Spanish.
- RENITA:
Possibly a pet form of Latin Rena, meaning "reborn."
- RHODA:
Latin form of Greek Rhodē, meaning "rose." In the bible, this is
the name of a servant in the house of Mary.
- RICA:
Short form of Latin Frederica, meaning
"peaceful ruler."
- RINA: Short form of Roman Latin Marina,
meaning "of the sea." Compare with other forms of Rina.
- ROBERTA: Feminine form of Latin
Robertus,
meaning "bright fame." In use by the Italians, Portuguese and
Spanish. Compare with another form of Roberta.
- ROHESIA:
Latin form of an ancient Germanic name, probably horse-related, from the
word hros, meaning "horse."
- ROSA: Medieval Latin name meaning
"rose." Compare with another form of Rosa.
- ROSALIA:
Late Latin name meaning "rose."
- ROSALINA:
Latin form of English Rosalyn,
meaning "weak horse."
- ROSALIND:
Often translated "lovely rose" using Latin elements, this name was
introduced to Britain by the Normans and is therefore more likely to be of
Germanic origin, probably composed of the elements hros
"horse" and lind "weak, tender," hence
"weak horse."
- ROSALINDA:
Latin form of Germanic Rosalind,
meaning "weak horse."
- ROWENA:
This name first appears in the chronicles of Geoffrey of Monmouth; Sir
Walter Scott then brought the name to the public's attention by using it to
name a character in his novel Ivanhoe. It is the Latin form of an
uncertain Anglo-Saxon name, perhaps Hrodwyn,
meaning "famous joy."
- ROWINA:
Variant spelling of Latin Rowena, possibly meaning
"famous joy."
- ROXANA:
Latin form of Persian Roušanak, meaning "dawn."
This was the name of a wife of
Alexander the Great.
- ROXANNA:
Variant spelling of
Latin Roxana, meaning "dawn."
- SABIA:
Latin form of Irish Gaelic Sadhbh, meaning
"sweet."
- SABINA: Feminine form of Roman Latin Sabinus,
meaning "Sabine; a follower of another religion." Compare with
another form of Sabina.
- SABRINA:
Latin form of Severn, the name of a river in England where a Celtic
goddess dwelt. The Old Welsh form of Severn is Habren. The
name is of uncertain origin, possibly from Hebrew Sabra, the name for a native-born Israeli,
meaning "thorny cactus."
- SALVATRIX:
Feminine form of Latin Salvator, meaning "savior."
- SAMARA:
Latin name meaning "seed of the elm tree."
- SATURNINA:
Feminine form of Roman Latin Saturninus,
possibly meaning "to sow."
- SCHOLASTICA:
Roman name derived from the Latin word scholasticus, meaning
"scholar."
- SCILLA:
Short form of Roman Latin Priscilla, meaning
"ancient."
- SCYLLA:
Latin form of Greek Skylla, meaning "tear and rend."
In mythology, this is the name of a sea
goddess resembling a mermaid but having numerous ravenous canine
foreparts.
- SEEMA: Variant spelling of Latin Cyma,
meaning "sprout" or "wave." Compare with another
form of Seema.
- SELENA:
Latin form of Greek Selene, meaning "moon."
- SEPTIMA:
Feminine form of Roman Latin Septimus,
meaning "seventh."
- SERA: Short form of
Latin Seraphina, meaning "burning one" or "serpent."
- SERAPHINA:
Feminine form of Latin Seraphinus, meaning "burning one" or "serpent."
- SERENA:
Latin name derived from the word serenus, meaning "serene,
tranquil."
- SEVERINA:
Feminine form of Roman Latin Severinus,
meaning "stern."
- SIBILLA:
Latin form of Greek Sybilla, meaning "prophetess."
- SIDONY:
Feminine form of Roman Latin Sidonius,
meaning "of Sidon."
- SILVA:
Variant spelling of Latin Sylva, meaning "from the
forest."
- SILVESTRA:
Feminine form of Latin Silvester,
meaning "from the forest."
- SILVIA: Feminine form of Roman Latin Silvius,
meaning "from the forest." Compare with another form of Silvia.
- SOLLEMNIA:
Late Latin name derived from the word sollemnis, meaning
"religious."
- SPERANTIA:
Late Latin name derived from the word sperans, meaning
"hope."
- SPES:
Latin name meaning "hope." In Roman mythology, this is the name of
"the last goddess," so-called because hope is the last resource
available to men. She is equated with Greek Elpis.
- STEPHANIA:
Feminine form of Latin Stephanus,
meaning "crown."
- SUNNIVA:
Latin form of Anglo-Saxon Sunngifu, meaning
"sun-gift."
- SUSANA:
Variant spelling of Latin Susanna, meaning "lily." In use by the
Italians, Portuguese and Spanish.
- SUSANNA: Latin form of Greek
Sousánna, meaning
"lily." In the bible, this is the name of a woman who ministered
to Christ. Compare with
another form of Susanna.
- SYLVA:
Latin name meaning "from the forest."
- SYLVIA:
Variant spelling of Roman Latin Silvia,
meaning "from the forest."
- TACITA:
Feminine form of Roman Latin Tacitus,
meaning "mute, silent."
- TANJA:
Pet form of Latin Tatiana,
probably meaning "father."
- TASIA:
Short form of Latin Anastasia, meaning
"resurrection."
- TATIANA
(Russian:
Татьяна): Feminine form of Latin Tatianus, probably
meaning "father." In use by the Italians, Portuguese, Romanians,
Russians and Spanish.
- TATIANNA:
Variant spelling of Latin Tatiana,
probably meaning "father."
- TERPSICHORE:
Latin form of Greek Terpsikhore, meaning
"enjoying the dance." In mythology, this is the name of a muse of
dance.
- TERRA: Roman equivalent of Latin Gæa
(Greek Gaia), meaning "earth." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of
earth. Compare with another form of Terra.
- THALIA:
Latin form of Greek Thaleia, meaning "blooming,
flourishing." In mythology, this is the name of the muse of comedy and
pastoral poetry.
- THECLA:
Latin form of Greek Thekla, meaning "glory of God."
- THEODORA: Feminine form of Latin Theodorus,
meaning "gift of God." Compare with another form of Theodora.
- THEODOSIA: Feminine for of Latin Theodosius,
meaning "god-giving." Compare with another form of Theodosia.
- THEOPHILIA:
Feminine from of Latin Theophilus, meaning "God's
friend."
- THYRA: Latin form of Old Norse
Þyri, meaning "Thor's
warrior." Compare with another form of Thyra.
- TIMOTHEA: Feminine form of Latin
Timotheus,
meaning "to honor God." Compare with other forms of Timothea.
- TITANIA: Feminine form of Latin
Titanus,
meaning "of the Titans." This
is the name of the queen of
the fairies in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." It is also
the name of a moon of
Uranus. Compare with another form of Titania.
- TRYPHENA:
Latin form of Greek Tryphaina, meaning
"luxurious living; softness." In the bible, this is the name of a woman greeted by Paul
in Romans 16:12.
- ULYSSA:
Feminine form of Latin Ulysses,
probably meaning "to be angry, to hate."
- UNDINA:
Variant spelling of Latin Undine, meaning
"wave."
- UNDINE:
This name was created by the author Paracelsus, derived from Latin unda,
meaning "wave."
- URANIA:
Latin form of Greek Ourania, meaning
"heavenly."
- URSA:
Short form of Latin Ursala, meaning "little
she-bear."
- URSALA:
Variant spelling of Latin Ursula,
meaning "little she-bear."
- URSINA:
Variant form of Latin Ursula,
meaning "little she-bear."
- URSINE:
Variant spelling of Latin Ursina, meaning "little
she-bear."
- URSULA:
Latin name composed of the word ursa
"she-bear" and a diminutive suffix, hence "little
she-bear."
- URSULE:
Variant spelling of Latin Ursula,
meaning "little she-bear."
- URTE:
Latin name meaning "stinging (or spiny) plant."
- VALENTINA: Feminine
form of Roman Latin Valentinus, meaning
"healthy, strong."
- VALERIA: Feminine form of Roman
Latin Valerius, meaning "to
be healthy, to be strong." Compare with another form of Valeria.
- VALERIANA:
Feminine form of Roman Latin Valerianus, meaning "to
be healthy, to be strong."
- VARINIA:
Feminine form of Latin Varinius, meaning "versatile."
- VENA: Latin name meaning "vein."
Compare with another form of Vena.
- VENUS:
Roman myth name of a goddess of love,
meaning "love." Her Greek name is Aphrodite.
This is also the name of the second planet in
our solar system.
- VERBENA: Latin name meaning "holy
plants (olive, laurel, and myrtle)."
- VERITY:
Latin name meaning "truth, verity."
- VERONICA: Latin
form of Macedonian Greek Berenike, meaning
"bringer of victory." From an early date, it was influenced by the
Church Latin phrase veraiconia, "true image," resulting in
the invented legend of St. Veronica, who was said to have wiped Christ's
face on his way to Calvary and found an image of his face on the towel.
- VESMA:
Latin name meaning "vase, vessel."
- VESNA: Variant spelling of Latin Vesma,
meaning "vase, vessel." Compare with another form of Vesna.
- VESTA:
Latin form of Greek Hestia,
meaning "altar, hearth, fireside." In Roman mythology, this is the
name of a goddess of the hearth.
- VIATRIX:
Feminine form of Latin Viator, meaning
"voyager (through life)."
- VICTORIA: Latin
name of uncertain derivation; it is either a feminine form of Victorius
"conqueror," or from the vocabulary word victoria, "victory." In
Roman mythology, this is the name of a goddess of victory.
- VINCENTIA: Feminine form of
Latin Vincentius, meaning "conquering."
- VIOLA: Latin name
meaning "violet color" or "violet flower."
- VIRGINIA: Feminine
form of Roman Latin Virginius, meaning "maiden,
virgin."
- VITA: Feminine form of
Roman Latin Vitus,
meaning "life."
- VITALIA: Feminine form of Latin Vitalis,
meaning
"of life; vital." Compare with another form of Vitalia.
- VIVIANA:
Feminine form of Roman Latin Vivianus, meaning
"alive; animated; lively."
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XANTHE:
Latin form of Greek Xanthê, meaning "blonde, yellow."
In mythology, this is the name of an Oceanid, water nymphs presiding over
the fresh waters. It is also the name of an Amazon.
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XANTHIA:
Elaborated form of Latin Xanthe, meaning "blonde,
yellow."
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