Diccionario de nombres
200 nombres con significado y origen verificados
ADA
Short form of ADELAIDE and other names beginning with the same sound. This name was borne by Augusta Ada King (1815-1852...
ADELA
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element adal meaning "noble". Saint Adela was a 7th-century...
ADRIAN
Form of Hadrianus (see HADRIAN). Several saints and six popes have borne this name, including the only English pope, Adr...
ADRIANNA
Feminine form of ADRIAN.
ADALBERT
Old Germanic form of ALBERT. This is the name of a patron saint of Bohemia, Poland and Prussia.
ADAM
This is the Hebrew word for "man". It could be ultimately derived from Hebrew אדם ('adam) meaning "to be red", referring...
ADELAJDA
Polish form of ADELAIDE.
ADRIANA
Feminine form of ADRIAN.
AGNIESZKA
Polish form of AGNES.
AGATA
Cognate of AGATHA.
ALBERT
From the Germanic name Adalbert, which was composed of the elements adal "noble" and beraht "bright". This name was comm...
ALEKS
Short form of ALEKSEY or ALEKSANDR.
ALEKSANDER
Cognate of ALEXANDER.
ALEKSANDRA
Form of ALEXANDRA.
ALEKSY
Polish form of ALEXIS.
ALFONS
German, Dutch and Polish form of ALFONSO.
ALFRED
Derived from the Old English name Ælfræd, composed of the elements ælf "elf" and ræd "counsel". Alfred the Great was a 9...
ALINA
Short form of ADELINA and names that end in alina.
ALOJZY
Polish form of ALOYSIUS.
ALBIN
Form of ALBINUS.
ALBINA
Feminine form of ALBINUS. Saint Albina was a 3rd-century martyr from Caesarea.
ALDONA
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a 14th-century Polish queen, the daughter of a Grand Duke of Lithuania.
ALFREDA
Feminine form of ALFRED.
ALICJA
Polish form of ALICE.
AMBROŻY
Polish form of Ambrosius (see AMBROSE).
ANASTAZY
Polish form of ANASTASIUS.
AMELIA
Variant of AMALIA, though it is sometimes confused with EMILIA, which has a different origin. The name became popular in...
ANASTAZJA
Polish form of ANASTASIA.
ANATOL
Polish form of ANATOLIUS.
ANIA
Polish diminutive of ANNA, and a variant Russian transcription of ANYA.
ANIELA
Polish form of ANGELA.
ANITA (1)
Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian and Slovene diminutive of ANA.
ANNA
Form of Channah (see HANNAH) used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament. Many later Old Testament translations, including...
ANTONI
Polish and Catalan form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).
ANDRZEJ
Polish form of ANDREW.
ANDŻELIKA
Polish variant of ANGELIKA.
ANGELIKA
Cognate of ANGELICA.
ANGELINA
Latinate diminutive of ANGELA. A famous bearer is American actress Angelina Jolie (1975-).
ANIELKA
Diminutive of ANIELA.
ANKA
Diminutive of ANNA.
ANTONIA
Feminine form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).
ANTONINA
Feminine form of Antoninus (see ANTONINO).
APOLINARY
Polish form of APOLLINARIS.
APOLONIA
Spanish and Polish form of APOLLONIA.
ARIADNA
Spanish, Catalan, Russian and Polish form of ARIADNE.
ARTUR
Form of ARTHUR.
ARKADIUSZ
Polish form of ARKADIOS.
ARON
Polish, Croatian and Scandinavian form of AARON.
AUGUSTA
Feminine form of AUGUSTUS. It was introduced to Britain when king George III, a member of the German House of Hanover, g...
AUGUSTYNA
Polish form of AUGUSTINA.
AURELIA
Feminine form of AURELIUS.
ASIA (2)
Polish diminutive of JOANNA.
AUGUST
German, Polish, Scandinavian and Catalan form of AUGUSTUS.
AUGUSTYN
Polish form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE (1)).
AURELIUSZ
Polish form of AURELIUS.
BARBARA
Derived from Greek βαρβαρος (barbaros) meaning "foreign". According to legend, Saint Barbara was a young woman killed by...
BARTEK
Polish diminutive of BARTŁOMIEJ or BARTOSZ.
BARTOSZ
Polish form of BARTHOLOMEW.
BASIA (1)
Polish diminutive of BARBARA.
BAZYLI
Polish form of BASIL (1).
BARTŁOMIEJ
Polish form of BARTHOLOMEW.
BEATA
Derived from Latin beatus meaning "blessed". This was the name of a few minor saints.
BEATRYCZE
Polish form of BEATRIX.
BENEDYKT
Polish form of Benedictus (see BENEDICT).
BERTA
Form of BERTHA.
BIANKA
German, Hungarian and Polish form of BIANCA.
BENEDYKTA
Polish feminine form of BENEDICT.
BERNARD
Derived from the Germanic element bern "bear" combined with hard "brave, hardy". The Normans brought it to England, wher...
BLANKA
Form of BLANCHE.
BOGDAN
Means "given by God" from the Slavic elements bogu "god" and dan "given".
BOGNA
Polish feminine form of BOGDAN.
BOGUMIŁ
Means "favoured by God" from the Slavic elements bogu "god" and milu "gracious, dear".
BOGUSŁAW
Means "glory of God" from the Slavic elements bogu "god" and slava "glory". This name was borne by several dukes of Pome...
BOLEK
Diminutive of BOLESŁAW.
BOLESŁAWA
Feminine form of BOLESŁAW.
BŁAŻEJ
Polish form of BLAISE.
BOGUMIŁA
Feminine form of BOGUMIŁ.
BOGUSŁAWA
Feminine form of BOGUSŁAW.
BOLESŁAW
Derived from the Slavic elements bolye "more, greater" and slava "glory". This was the name of kings of Poland, starting...
BONIFACY
Polish form of Bonifatius (see BONIFACE).
BORYS
Polish and Ukrainian form of BORIS.
BOŻENA
Polish cognate of BOŽENA.
BOŻYDAR
Polish cognate of BOŽIDAR.
BRATUMIŁ
Derived from the Slavic elements bratu "brother" and milu "gracious, dear".
BRONIMIR
Polish form of BRANIMIR.
BRONISŁAWA
Feminine form of BRONISŁAW.
BRUNO
Derived from the Germanic element brun "armour, protection" or brun "brown". Saint Bruno of Cologne was a German monk of...
BRYGIDA
Polish form of BRIDGET.
BRONISŁAW
Derived from the Slavic elements borna "protection" and slava "glory". A famous Polish anthropologist, Bronisław Malinow...
CECYLIA
Polish form of CECILIA.
CELESTYNA
Polish feminine form of CAELESTINUS.
CELINA
Short form of MARCELINA.
CELESTYN
Polish form of CAELESTINUS.
CEZARY
Polish form of CAESAR.
CIBOR
Variant of CZCIBOR.
CYPRIAN
From the Roman family name Cyprianus which meant "from Cyprus" in Latin. Saint Cyprian was a 3rd-century bishop of Carth...
CZESŁAW
Derived from the Slavic elements chisti "honour" and slava "glory".
CYRYL
Polish form of CYRIL.
CZCIBOR
Derived from the Slavic elements chisti "honour" and borti "battle".
CZESŁAWA
Feminine form of CZESŁAW.
DAMIAN
From the Greek name Δαμιανος (Damianos) which was derived from Greek δαμαζω (damazo) "to tame". Saint Damian was martyre...
DAN (2)
Short form of DANIEL.
DAREK
Diminutive of DARIUSZ.
DARIUSZ
Polish form of DARIUS.
DAGMARA
Polish form of DAGMAR.
DANIEL
From the Hebrew name דָּנִיֵּאל (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge". Daniel was a Hebrew prophet whose story is told in...
DANKA
Diminutive of DANIJELA, DANIELA or DANUTA.
DANUTA
Polish form of DANUTĖ.
DARIA
Feminine form of DARIUS. Saint Daria was a 3rd-century Greek woman who was martyred with her husband Chrysanthus under t...
DAWID
Polish form of DAVID, as well as the original Hebrew form.
DIANA
Probably derived from an old Indo-European root meaning "heavenly, divine", related to dyeus (see ZEUS). Diana was a Rom...
DOBROGOST
Derived from the Slavic elements dobru "good" and gosti "guest".
DOBROMIŁ
Polish form of DOBROMIL.
DOBROSŁAWA
Polish feminine form of DOBROSLAV.
DOMINIK
Cognate of DOMINIC.
DOROTA
Polish, Czech and Slovak form of DOROTHEA.
DOBROSŁAW
Polish form of DOBROSLAV.
DOMINIKA
Feminine form of DOMINIC.
DONAT
French, Occitan, Catalan and Polish form of DONATO.
DOSIA
Diminutive of TEODOZJA or DOROTA.
EDWARD
Means "rich guard", derived from the Old English elements ead "wealth, fortune" and weard "guard". This was the name of ...
EDYTA
Polish form of EDITH.
ELA (1)
Diminutive of ELŻBIETA.
EDMUND
From the Old English elements ead "wealth, fortune" and mund "protection". This was the name of two Anglo-Saxon kings of...
ELEONORA
Cognate of ELEANOR.
ELIASZ
Polish form of ELIJAH.
ELIGIUSZ
Polish form of ELIGIUS.
ELIZA
Short form of ELIZABETH. It was borne by the character Eliza Doolittle in George Bernard Shaw's play 'Pygmalion' (1913) ...
EMIL
From the Roman family name Aemilius, which was derived from Latin aemulus meaning "rival".
ELIGIA
Feminine form of ELIGIUS.
ELWIRA
Polish form of ELVIRA.
ELŻBIETA
Polish form of ELIZABETH.
EMILIA
Feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).
EUGENIA
Feminine form of Eugenius (see EUGENE). It was borne by a semi-legendary 3rd-century saint who escaped persecution by di...
EUNIKA
Polish form of EUNICE.
ERNEST
Derived from Germanic eornost meaning "serious". It was introduced to England by the German House of Hanover when they i...
ERYK
Polish form of ERIC.
ESTERA
Polish, Slovak and Lithuanian form of ESTHER.
EUGENIUSZ
Polish form of Eugenius (see EUGENE).
EWA
Polish form of EVE.
EWELINA
Polish form of EVELINA.
FABIAN
From the Roman cognomen Fabianus, which was derived from FABIUS. Saint Fabian was a 3rd-century pope.
FELICJA
Polish form of FELICIA.
FELICYTA
Polish form of FELICITAS.
FERDYNAND
Polish form of FERDINAND.
FILIP
Cognate of PHILIP.
FELICJAN
Polish form of Felicianus (see FELICIANO).
FELIKS
Russian, Slovene and Polish form of FELIX.
FILIPINA
Polish feminine form of FILIP.
FLORIAN
From the Roman name Florianus, a derivative of FLORUS. Saint Florian, a martyr of the 3rd century, is the patron saint o...
FRANCISZKA
Polish feminine form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).
FRYDERYK
Polish form of FREDERICK.
FRANCISZEK
Polish form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).
FRYDERYKA
Polish feminine form of FREDERICK.
GABRIEL
From the Hebrew name גַבְרִיאֵל (Gavri'el) meaning "God is my strong man", derived from גֶּבֶר (gever) "strong man, hero...
GABRIELA
Feminine form of GABRIEL.
GAJA (1)
Either a form of GAIA or a feminine form of GAIUS.
GAWEŁ
Polish form of GALLUS.
GERTRUDA
Polish and Czech form of GERTRUDE.
GENOWEFA
Polish form of GENEVIÈVE.
GERARD
Derived from the Germanic element ger "spear" combined with hard "brave, hardy". The Normans introduced this name to Bri...
GERWAZY
Polish form of GERVASIUS.
GOSIA
Diminutive of MAŁGORZATA.
GRACJA
Polish form of GRACIA.
GRAŻYNA
Means "beautiful" in Lithuanian. This name was created by Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz for his poem 'Grażyna' (1823).
GRZEGORZ
Polish form of GREGORY.
GRACJAN
Polish form of Gratianus (see GRATIAN).
GUSTAW
Polish form of GUSTAV.
HALINA
Polish form of GALINA.
HANIA (1)
Polish diminutive of HANNA (1).
HANNA (1)
Cognate of HANNAH.
HENRYKA
Polish feminine form of HENRY.
HERBERT
Derived from the Germanic elements hari "army" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to England, where i...
HELENA
Latinate form of HELEN.
HENRYK
Polish form of HENRY.
HIPOLIT
Polish form of HIPPOLYTOS.
HONORATA
Feminine form of HONORATUS.
HUBERT
Means "bright heart", derived from the Germanic elements hug "heart, mind" and beraht "bright". Saint Hubert was an 8th-...
IGA
Diminutive of JADWIGA or IGNACJA.
IGNACY
Polish form of IGNATIUS.
IGOR
Russian form of Yngvarr (see INGVAR). The Varangians brought it to Russia in the 10th century. It was borne by two Grand...
IGNACJA
Polish feminine form of IGNATIUS.
ILONA
Meaning uncertain, possibly a Hungarian form of HELEN.
IRENA
Latinate form of IRENE.
IRENEUSZ
Polish form of IRENAEUS.
IRENKA
Polish and Czech diminutive of IRENA.
IWAN
Welsh form of JOHN and a Polish form of IVAN.
IWONA
Polish feminine form of YVON.
IZA
Short form of IZABELA.
IZAAK
Polish form of ISAAC.
IZABELA
Polish form of ISABELLA.
IZOLDA
Georgian and Polish form of ISOLDE.
IZYDOR
Polish form of ISIDORE.
IWO
Polish form of IVO (1).
IZABELLA
Hungarian and Polish form of ISABELLA.
JACENTY
Polish form of HYACINTHUS. Saint Jacenty was a 13th-century Dominican monk from Krakow who was said to have taken missio...
JAGUSIA
Diminutive of AGNIESZKA.
JAROPEŁK
Derived from the Slavic elements yaru "fierce, energetic" and pulku "people, host".
JAROSŁAW
Means "fierce and glorious", derived from the Slavic elements yaru "fierce, energetic" and slava "glory".
JACEK
Modern form of JACENTY.