Diccionario de nombres
200 nombres con significado y origen verificados
ABEGAIL
Variant of ABIGAIL.
ACACIA
From the name of a type of tree, ultimately deriving from Greek ακη (ake) "thorn, point".
ADAIR
From an English surname which was derived from the given name EDGAR.
ADAMINA
Feminine form of ADAM.
AAREN
Variant or feminine form of AARON.
ALANIS
Feminine form of ALAN. Canadian musician Alanis Morissette (1974-) was named after her father Alan. Her parents apparent...
AINSLEE
Variant of AINSLEY.
AINSLIE
Variant of AINSLEY.
ALANNIS
Variant of ALANIS.
ALDOUS
Probably a diminutive of names beginning with the Old English element eald "old". It has been in use as an English given...
ALEXANDRINA
Elaborated form of ALEXANDRA. This was the first name of Queen Victoria; her middle name was Victoria.
ALIAH
Variant of AALIYAH.
ALISHIA
Variant of ALICIA.
ALISYA
Variant of ALICIA.
ALLANNAH
Variant of ALANNAH.
ALLEGRIA
Elaborated form of ALLEGRA.
ALPHONZO
Uncommon variant of ALFONSO.
ALBAN
From the Roman cognomen Albanus which meant "from Alba". Alba (from Latin albus "white") was the name of various places ...
ALEA
Variant of AALIYAH.
ALEESHA
Variant of ALICIA.
ALGAR
Means "elf spear" from Old English ælf "elf" and gar "spear". This Old English name was rarely used after the Norman con...
ALISE (2)
Variant of ALICE.
ALISIA
Variant of ALICIA.
ALITA
Possibly a variant of ALETHEA.
ALLANA
Variant of ALANA.
ALLEGRA
Means "cheerful, lively" in Italian. It is not a traditional Italian name. It was borne by a short-lived illegitimate da...
ALLISSA
Variant of ALYSSA.
ALLYCIA
Variant of ALICIA.
ALYX
Feminine variant of ALEX.
AMERY
Variant of EMERY.
AMIAS
Variant of AMYAS.
AMILIA
Variant of either AMALIA or EMILIA.
AMITY
From the English word meaning "friendship", ultimately deriving from Latin amicitia.
AMYAS
Meaning unknown, perhaps a derivative of AMIS. Alternatively, it may come from a surname which originally indicated that...
AMABEL
Medieval feminine form of AMABILIS.
AMBROSINE
Feminine form of AMBROSE.
AMETHYST
From the name of the purple semi-precious stone, which is derived from the Greek negative prefix α (a) and μεθυστος (met...
ANEMONE
From the name of the anemone flower, which derives from Greek ανεμος (anemos) "wind".
ANISE
From the English word for the herb, also called aniseed.
ANNABETH
Combination of ANNA and BETH.
ANNORA
Medieval English variant of HONORA.
ANSELM
Derived from the Germanic elements ans "god" and helm "helmet, protection". This name was brought to England in the late...
ANDRINA
Feminine form of ANDREW.
ANGELLE
Feminine variant of ANGEL.
ANIMA (2)
Means "soul, spirit" in Latin. In Jungian psychology the anima is an individual's true inner self, or soul.
ANNALEE
Combination of ANNA and LEE.
ANNEKA
Variant of ANNIKA.
ARIELLA
Strictly feminine form of ARIEL.
ARIENNE
Variant of ARIANE.
ARAMINTA
Meaning unknown. This name was (first?) used by William Congreve in his comedy 'The Old Bachelor' (1693) and later by Si...
ARIN
Variant of ERIN.
ASTOR
From a surname derived from Occitan astur meaning "hawk".
AUBERON
Norman French derivative of a Germanic name, probably ALBERICH.
AUREOLE
From the English word meaning "radiant halo", ultimately derived from Latin aureolus "golden".
AVALON
From the name of the island paradise to which King Arthur was brought after his death. The name of this island is perhap...
AVERILL
From a surname which was originally derived from the feminine given name EOFORHILD.
AVICE
Variant of AVIS.
ASTON
From a surname which was originally derived from either a place name meaning "east town" in Old English or from the give...
ASTRA
Means "star", ultimately from Greek αστηρ (aster). This name has only been (rarely) used since the 20th century.
AUDREA
Variant of AUDREY.
AVALINE
Variant of AVELINE.
AVELINE
From the Norman French form of the Germanic name Avelina, a diminutive of AVILA. The Normans introduced this name to Bri...
AVRIL
French form of APRIL.
AYLMER
From a surname which was a variant of ELMER.
AZALEA
From the name of the flower, ultimately derived from Greek αζαλεος (azaleos) "dry".
AZURA
Elaboration of AZURE.
AZURE
From the English word that means "sky blue". It is ultimately (via Old French, Latin and Arabic) from Persian لاجورد (la...
BARCLAY
From a Scottish surname which was likely derived from the English place name Berkeley, meaning "birch wood" in Old Engli...
BARNABAS
Greek form of an Aramaic name. In Acts in the New Testament the byname Barnabas was given to a man named Joseph, a Jew f...
BALFOUR
From a Scottish surname, originally from various place names, which meant "village pasture" in Gaelic.
BARRET
From a surname which was a variant of BARRETT.
BEATRIX
Probably from Viatrix, a feminine form of the Late Latin name Viator which meant "voyager, traveller". It was a common n...
BEAUREGARD
From a French surname meaning "beautiful outlook".
BERRY (2)
From the English word referring to the small fruit. It is ultimately derived from Old English berie. This name has only ...
BETHANIE
Variant of BETHANY.
BETHNEY
Variant of BETHANY.
BETONY
From the name of the minty medicinal herb.
BIFF
From a nickname which was based on the English word biff, which means "punch, hit, strike".
BEAUMONT
From a French surname meaning "beautiful mountain".
BEVIS
From an English surname which is possibly derived from the name of the French town Beauvais.
BLYTHE
From a surname which meant "cheerful" in Old English.
BRANDA
Perhaps a variant of BRANDY or a feminine form of BRAND.
BLONDIE
From a nickname for a person with blond hair. This is the name of the title character in a comic strip by Chic Young.
BONIFACE
From the Late Latin name Bonifatius, which meant "good fate" from bonum "good" and fatum "fate". This was the name of ni...
BRAIDY
Variant of BRADY.
BRAND
From a surname, a variant of BRANT.
BRIAR
From the English word for the thorny plant.
BRIONY
Variant of BRYONY.
BRITANNIA
From the Latin name of the island of Britain, in occasional use as an English given name since the 18th century. This is...
BRYNNE
Feminine variant of BRYN.
BRYONY
From the name of a type of Eurasian vine, formerly used as medicine. It ultimately derives from Greek βρυω (bryo) "to sw...
BURGUNDY
This name can refer either to the region in France, the wine (which derives from the name of the region), or the colour ...
BYRNE
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Broin meaning "descendant of BRAN (1)".
BYSSHE
From an English surname, a variant of the surname Bush, which originally indicated a person who lived near a bush. This ...
BRIGHAM
From a surname which was originally derived from place names meaning "bridge settlement" in Old English.
BRISCOE
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "birch wood" in Old Norse.
BRISTOL
From the name of the city in southwest England which means "the site of the bridge".
BRITTANIA
Variant of BRITANNIA.
BRONTE
From a surname, an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Proinntigh meaning "descendant of Proinnteach". The given name Proinnteach...
BRYANNE
Feminine form of BRIAN.
CAELAN
Anglicized form of CAOLÁN or CAOILFHIONN.
CAELIE
Variant of KAYLEE.
CAETLIN
Variant of CAITLIN.
CAILIN
Variant of KAYLYN. It also coincides with the Irish word cailín meaning "girl".
CAIRO
From the name of the city in Egypt, called القاهرة (al-Qahirah) in Arabic, meaning "the victorious".
CALANTHIA
Elaborated form of CALANTHE.
CAPRICE
From the English word meaning "impulse", ultimately (via French) from Italian capriccio.
CAILEIGH
Variant of KAYLEIGH.
CALANTHE
From the name of a type of orchid, ultimately meaning "beautiful flower", derived from Greek καλος (kalos) "beautiful" a...
CALLEIGH
Variant of CALLIE.
CALLISTA
Variant of CALISTA.
CAMELLIA
From the name of the flowering shrub, which was named for the botanist and missionary Georg Josef Kamel.
CAPRICIA
Elaborated form of CAPRICE.
CAREEN
Variant of CARREEN.
CARIS
Variant of CHARIS.
CARREEN
Used by Margaret Mitchell in her novel 'Gone with the Wind' (1936), where it is a combination of CAROLINE and IRENE.
CASSARAH
Recently created name intended to mean "what will be, will be". It is from the title of the 1956 song 'Que Sera, Sera', ...
CATHERINA
Variant of KATHERINE.
CEARA
Variant of CIARA (2).
CEARRA
Variant of CIARA (2).
CHARIS
Feminine form of CHARES. It came into use as an English given name in the 17th century.
CHARNETTE
Probably an invented name.
CARLISA
Combination of CARLA and LISA.
CARRAN
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of the Gaelic surname Ó Corraidhín meaning "descendant of CORRAIDHÍN".
CARVER
From an English surname which meant "wood carver".
CATE
Variant of KATE. A famous bearer is Australian actress Cate Blanchett (1975-).
CATHERIN
Variant of KATHERINE.
CAYLEY
Variant of KAYLEE.
CEDAR
From the English word for the coniferous tree, derived (via Old French and Latin) from Greek κεδρος (kedros).
CELANDINE
From the name of the flower, which derives from Greek χελιδων (chelidon) "swallow (bird)".
CELINDA
Probably a blend of CELIA and LINDA.
CHALICE
Means simply "chalice, goblet" from the English word, derived from Latin calix.
CHARISMA
From the English word meaning "personal magnetism", ultimately derived from Greek χαρις (charis) "grace, kindness".
CHARMIAN
Form of CHARMION used by Shakespeare in his play 'Antony and Cleopatra' (1606).
CHERETTE
Diminutive of CHERIE.
CHERICE
Variant of CHARISSE.
CHEROKEE
Probably derived from the Creek word tciloki meaning "people of a different speech". This is the name of a Native Americ...
CHILE
Variant of KYLE.
CHRISTABELLA
Latinate form of CHRISTABEL.
CHRISTMAS
From the name of the holiday, which means "Christ festival".
CINDRA
Combination of CINDY and SANDRA.
CLARETTE
Diminutive of CLARA.
CLARITY
Simply means "clarity, lucidity" from the English word, ultimately from Latin clarus "clear".
CLEMENCY
Medieval variant of CLEMENCE. It can also simply mean "clemency, mercy" from the English word, ultimately from Latin cle...
CLETIS
Variant of CLETUS.
CHRISTABEL
Combination of CHRISTINA and the name suffix bel. This name occurs in medieval literature, and was later used by Samuel ...
CHRISTABELLE
Variant of CHRISTABEL.
CHRISTIANNE
Feminine form of CHRISTIAN.
CHRYSANTA
Shortened form of the word chrysanthemum, the name of a flowering plant, which means "golden flower" in Greek.
CLANCY
From the Irish surname Mac Fhlannchaidh which means "son of Flannchadh". The Gaelic name Flannchadh means "red warrior".
CLEMATIS
From the English word for a type of flowering vine, ultimately derived from Greek κλημα (klema) "twig, branch".
COLLYN
Variant of COLLEEN.
COMFORT
From the English word comfort, ultimately from Latin confortare "to strengthen greatly", a derivative of fortis "strong"...
COREEN
Variant of CORINNE.
CREIGHTON
From a surname which was derived from a place name, originally from Gaelic crioch "border" combined with Old English tun...
CRISPIN
From the Roman cognomen Crispinus which was derived from the name CRISPUS. Saint Crispin was a 3rd-century Roman who was...
CYAN
From the English word meaning "greenish blue", ultimately derived from Greek κυανος (kyanos).
CYBILL
Variant of SIBYL. This name was borne by actress Cybill Shepherd (1950-), who was named after her grandfather Cy and her...
CYPRIAN
From the Roman family name Cyprianus which meant "from Cyprus" in Latin. Saint Cyprian was a 3rd-century bishop of Carth...
CLOVER
From the English word for the wild flower, ultimately deriving from Old English clafre.
COLENE
Variant of COLLEEN.
COLUMBINE
From the name of a variety of flower. It is also an English form of COLOMBINA, the pantomime character.
CONNELL
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Conaill meaning "descendant of CONALL".
CONSTANT
From the Late Latin name CONSTANS. It was also used by the Puritans as a vocabulary name, from the English word constant...
CORIANDER
From the name of the spice, also called cilantro, which may ultimately be of Phoenician origin (via Latin and Greek).
CORYNN
Variant of CORINNE.
CREE
From the name of a Native American tribe of central Canada. Their name derives via French from the Cree word kiristino.
CROFTON
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "town with a small enclosed field" in Old English.
CUTHBERT
Derived from the Old English elements cuþ "famous" and beorht "bright". Saint Cuthbert was a 6th-century hermit who beca...
CYMONE
Variant of SIMONE (1).
CYRILLA
Feminine form of CYRIL.
DACRE
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name in Cumbria, of Brythonic origin meaning "trickling stream"...
DALEY
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Dálaigh meaning "descendant of Dálach". The name Dálach means "assembly" ...
DARCEY
Feminine form of DARCY.
DAVENA
Variant of DAVINA.
DAVIDA
Feminine form of DAVID.
DAVINIA
Variant of DAVINA.
DEBI
Diminutive of DEBORAH.
DEEMER
From an English and Scottish surname meaning "judge", from Old English demere.
DAFFODIL
From the name of the flower, ultimately derived from Dutch de affodil meaning "the asphodel".
DALY
From a surname which was a variant of DALEY.
DARDEN
From an English surname of unknown meaning, possibly from a place name.
DASHIELL
In the case of American author Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961), it is an Anglicized form of his mother's surname De Chiel, ...
DEBBI
Diminutive of DEBORAH.
DEFORREST
Variant of DEFOREST.
DEITRA
Variant of DEIRDRE.
DELICIA
Either from Latin deliciae "delight, pleasure" or a variant of the English word delicious. It has only been used since t...
DELROY
Possibly an alteration of LEROY.
DENHOLM
From a surname which was originally taken from a place name meaning "valley island" in Old English.
DEONNE
Variant of DIONNE.
DERBY
From a surname which was a variant of DARBY.
DERREN
Variant of DARREN.
DETTA
Short form of names that end in detta.
DEZIREE
Variant of DÉSIRÉE.
DIGBY
From a surname which was derived from the name of an English town, itself derived from a combination of Old English dic ...
DELICE
Variant of DELICIA.
DELIGHT
Means simply "delight, happiness" from the English word.
DENE
Variant of DEAN.
DENIECE
Variant of DENISE.
DERRYL
Variant of DARRELL.