Diccionario de nombres
107 nombres con significado y origen verificados
ALPHEGE
Middle English form of ÆLFHEAH.
ALPHONSUS
Latinized form of ALFONSO. This name was borne by Saint Alphonsus Liguori, an 18th-century Italian bishop who is regarde...
ALWILDA
Latinized form of ALFHILD. This was the name of a legendary female Scandinavian pirate, also called Awilda.
ARTAXERXES
Greek form of the Persian name Artakhshathra meaning "righteous ruler". This was the name of several Achaemenid Persian ...
ATHELSTAN
Modern form of ÆÐELSTAN.
ATTILA
Possibly means "little father" from Gothic atta "father" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of a 5th-c...
AURANGZEB
Means "honouring the throne" in Persian. This was the name of a 17th-century Mughal emperor of India.
BADEMUS
Latinized form of a Persian name of unknown meaning. Saint Bademus was a 4th-century Persian martyr who was a victim of ...
BEDE
Modern form of the Old English name Baeda, possibly related to Old English bed "prayer". Saint Bede, called the Venerabl...
BLEDA
Possibly from a Turkic root meaning "wise". According to other theories the name was of Gothic origin, or was a Gothiciz...
BORIS
From the Turkic name Bogoris, perhaps meaning "short" or "wolf" or "snow leopard". It was borne by the 9th-century king ...
BONAVENTURE
Variant of BONAVENTURA.
BRUNHILDA
Variant of BRÜNHILD, referring to the Frankish queen.
BUDDHA
Means "enlightened" in Sanskrit. This is a title applied to Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, as well as to a...
CAEDMON
Meaning unknown, though the first element is likely connected to Brythonic caed meaning "battle". Saint Caedmon was a 7t...
CAJETAN
English form of CAIETANUS.
CALIGULA
Means "little boot" in Latin. This was a nickname for the Roman emperor Gaius Caesar Germanicus given to him in his yout...
CAMBYSES
From Καμβυσης (Kambyses), the Greek form of the Old Persian name Kambujiya, which is of unknown meaning. Two Persian kin...
CANUTE
Anglicized form of KNUT.
CARLOMAN
From a Germanic name derived from karl (see CHARLES) and man "man". This was the name of several Frankish rulers, includ...
CHARLEMAGNE
From Old French Charles le Magne meaning "CHARLES the Great". This is the name by which the Frankish king Charles the Gr...
CNUT
Variant of KNUT.
CONFUCIUS
Anglicized form of the Chinese name Kong Fuzi. The surname 孔 (Kong) means "hole, opening" and the title 夫子 (Fuzi) means ...
CONSTANTINE
From the Latin name Constantinus, a derivative of CONSTANS. Constantine the Great (272-337) was the first Roman emperor ...
CYRA
Meaning unknown. Saint Cyra was a 5th-century Syrian hermit who was martyred with her companion Marana.
DIOCLETIAN
From the Roman cognomen Diocletianus, a derivative of DIOKLES. This was the name of a Roman emperor of the 3rd and 4th c...
DOMITIAN
From the Roman cognomen Domitianus, itself derived from the family name DOMITIUS. This was the name of a 1st-century Rom...
EDANA
Latinized form of ÉTAÍN. This was the name of an early Irish saint.
EVERILD
Latinized form of EOFORHILD. This was the name of a 7th-century English saint.
FABIAN
From the Roman cognomen Fabianus, which was derived from FABIUS. Saint Fabian was a 3rd-century pope.
FARAMOND
Variant of FARAMUND.
FLAVIAN
From the Roman family name Flavianus, which was derived from FLAVIUS. This was the name of several early saints includin...
FRIDESWIDE
Modern form of the Old English name Friðuswiþ, formed of the elements friþ "peace" and swiþ "strong". Saint Frideswide w...
GALL
Form of GALLUS.
GERONIMO
From Gerónimo, a Spanish form of JEROME. This is the better-known name of the Apache chief Goyathlay (1829-1909). It was...
GENGHIS
From the title Genghis (or Chinggis) Khan, meaning "universal ruler", which was adopted by the Mongol Empire founder Tem...
GOBNATA
Latinate form of GOBNAIT.
GRATIAN
From the Roman name Gratianus, which meant "grace" from Latin gratus. Saint Gratian was the first bishop of Tours (4th c...
GORDIAN
From the Roman cognomen Gordianus which meant "from Gordium", Gordium being the capital of Phrygia in Asia Minor. This i...
HADRIAN
From the Roman cognomen Hadrianus, which meant "from Hadria" in Latin. Hadria was a town in northern Italy (it gave its ...
HAMILCAR
Means "brother of Melqart" from Phoenician ha "brother" combined with the name of the god MELQART. Hamilcar was a 3rd-ce...
HAMMURABI
From the Akkadian name Hammu-rapi, possibly derived from Amorite meaning "uncle is a healer". This was the name of an 18...
HASDRUBAL
Means "Ba'al helps" from Phoenician azru "help" combined with the name of the god BA'AL. Hasdrubal was a Carthaginian ge...
HANNIBAL
Means "grace of Ba'al" from Phoenician hann "grace" combined with the name of the god BA'AL. Hannibal was the Carthagini...
HIAWATHA
From the Iroquoian name Haio-went-ha meaning "he who combs". This was the name of a 16th-century Mohawk leader who found...
HYACINTHA
Latinate feminine form of HYACINTHUS, used to refer to the 17th-century Italian saint Hyacintha Mariscotti (real name Gi...
INNOCENT
From the Late Latin name Innocentius which was derived from innocens "innocent". This was the name of several early sain...
IVES
English form of YVES, used to refer to Saint Ives (also called Ivo) of Huntingdonshire, a semi-legendary English bishop.
JOSEPHUS
Latin form of JOSEPH. This form is used by Dutch Catholics. In English, it is used primarily to refer to the 1st-century...
JULITTA
Diminutive of JULIA. This was the name of a 4th-century saint who was martyred in Tarsus with her young son Quiricus.
JUSTINIAN
From the Latin name Iustinianus, which was derived from Iustinus (see JUSTIN). This was the name of a 6th-century Byzant...
JUVENAL
From the Roman cognomen Iuvenalis which meant "youthful" in Latin. Juvenal was a Roman satirist of the 1st century.
KATERI
From the Mohawk pronunciation of KATHERINE. This was the name adopted by the 17th-century Mohawk woman Tekakwitha upon h...
KREKA
Meaning unknown, possibly of Turkic or Germanic origin. This name was borne by the most powerful of Attila's wives.
LADISLAUS
Latinized form of VLADISLAV.
LADISLAS
Latinized form of VLADISLAV.
LEONARDO
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of LEONARD. A notable bearer was Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), an Italian artist a...
LIVY
Form of LIVIUS used to refer to the Roman historian Titus Livius.
LOTHAIR
English form of LOTHAR.
LUCAN
From the Roman cognomen Lucanus, which was derived from the name of the city of Luca in Tuscany (modern Lucca). Marcus A...
MACBETH
Anglicized form of the Gaelic given name Mac Beatha meaning "son of life", implying holiness. This was the name of an 11...
MAHATMA
From the Indian title महात्मा (Mahatma) meaning "great soul", derived from Sanskrit महा (maha) meaning "great" and आत्मन...
MAKEDA
Possibly means "greatness" in Ethiopic. This was the name of an Ethiopian queen of the 10th-century BC. She is probably ...
MARIAMNE
From Μαριαμη (Mariame), the form of MARIA used by the historian Josephus when referring to the wife of King Herod.
MARTIAL
From the Roman cognomen Martialis, which was derived from the name of the Roman god MARS. The name was borne by Marcus V...
MILBURGA
Derived from the Old English elements milde "gentle" and burg "fortress". Saint Milburga, the sister of Saint Mildred, w...
MICHELANGELO
From Italian, meaning "MICHAEL angel", referring to the archangel Michael. The Renaissance painter and sculptor Michelan...
NAPOLEON
From the old Italian name Napoleone, used most notably by the French emperor Napoléon Bonaparte (1769-1821), who was bor...
OCTAVIAN
From the Roman name Octavianus, which was derived from the name OCTAVIUS. After Gaius Octavius (later Roman emperor Augu...
ORIGEN
From the Greek name Ωριγενης (Origenes), which was possibly derived from the name of the Egyptian god HORUS combined wit...
OVID
From the Roman family name Ovidius, which was possibly derived from Latin ovis "a sheep". Alternatively, it could have a...
PASCHAL
Variant of Paschalis (see PASCAL). Paschal or Paschalis was the name of two popes.
PÉPIN
Frankish name of unknown meaning. It possibly means "awe-inspiring" from Frankish bib- "to tremble". This was the name o...
PLUTARCH
From the Greek name Πλουταρχος (Ploutarchos), which was derived from πλουτος (ploutos) "riches, wealth" and αρχος (archo...
POCAHONTAS
Means "she is playful" in Algonquin. This was the name of a young Algonquin woman, daughter of a powerful chief, who mar...
POMPEY
Modern form of the Roman family name Pompeius, which was probably derived from a Sabellic word meaning "five". A notable...
PTOLEMY
From the Greek name Πτολεμαιος (Ptolemaios), derived from Greek πολεμηιος (polemeios) meaning "aggressive, warlike". Pto...
PLINY
From the Roman family name Plinius, which is of unknown meaning. Two 1st-century Romans are known by this name: Gaius Pl...
QUINTILIAN
From the Roman cognomen Quintilianus, which was itself derived from the Roman name QUINTILLUS. A notable bearer was the ...
ROXELANA
From a Turkish nickname meaning "Ruthenian". This referred to the region of Ruthenia, covering Belarus, Ukraine and west...
SALADIN
Anglicized form of SALAH AL-DIN.
SARGON
From the Akkadian name Sharru-kinu meaning "true king". This was the name (or title) of the first emperor of Akkad (23rd...
SPARTACUS
Means "from the city of Sparta" in Latin. Spartacus was the name of a Thracian-born Roman slave who led a slave revolt i...
STANISLAS
Latinized form of STANISLAV.
SULEIMAN
Westernized form of SÜLEYMAN.
SWITHUN
Variant of SWITHIN.
SWITHIN
From the Old English name Swiðhun or Swiþhun, derived from swiþ "strong" and perhaps hun "bear cub". Saint Swithin was a...
TAMERLANE
Westernized form of Timur i Leng (see TIMUR).
TÁHIRIH
Variant of TAHIRA. This was the title of Fatimah Baraghani, a 19th-century Persian poet, theologian and reformer.
THEODORIC
From a Germanic name meaning "ruler of the people", derived from the elements theud "people" and ric "power, ruler". It ...
TARQUIN
From the Roman name Tarquinius which is of unknown meaning, possibly Etruscan in origin. This was the name of two early ...
TEMUJIN
Means "of iron" in Mongolian, derived ultimately from the Turkic word temür "iron". This was the original name of the Mo...
TIMOUR
Variant of TIMUR.
TIMUR
From the Turkic name Temür meaning "iron". Timur, also known as Tamerlane (from Persian تیمور لنگ (Timur e Lang) meanin...
TULLY
Form of Tullius (see TULLIO) used to refer to the Roman orator Marcus Tullius Cicero.
TRAJAN
From the Roman cognomen Traianus, which is of unknown meaning. The Roman emperor Trajan (full name Marcus Ulpius Traianu...
URBAN
From the Latin name Urbanus which meant "city dweller". This name is mentioned briefly in one of Paul's epistles in the ...
VALERIAN
From the Roman cognomen Valerianus, which was itself derived from the Roman name VALERIUS. This was the name of a 3rd-ce...
VEDASTUS
Possibly a Latinized form of a Germanic or Celtic name, possibly Germanic WIDOGAST. This was the name of a 6th-century s...
VEDAST
Variant of VEDASTUS.
VESPASIAN
From the Roman cognomen Vespasianus, derived either from Latin vesper meaning "west" or "evening" or vespa meaning "wasp...
VORTIGERN
English form of GWRTHEYRN.
WENCESLAUS
Latinized form of Veceslav (see VÁCLAV).
WENCESLAS
Latinized form of Veceslav (see VÁCLAV).
XERXES
Greek form of the Persian name Khshayarsha which meant "ruler over heroes". This was a 5th-century BC king of Persia, th...
ZARATHUSTRA
Possibly means "golden camel" in Old Iranian, derived from zarat meaning "golden" combined with ushtra meaning "camel". ...
ZOROASTER
Greek form of ZARATHUSTRA.