Names Categorized "Dune characters"

Mavis is a feminine given name taken directly from the name of the song thrush bird, also known as the mavis (from Old French mauvis, of uncertain origin). The name was first popularized in modern times by British author...

Mikael is a masculine given name used predominantly in Scandinavia, Finland, and Brittany. It is a Scandinavian, Finnish, and Breton form of Michael, the name of one of the archangels in Hebrew tradition and the only one...

Miles is an English masculine given name introduced to England by the Normans in the form Miles, derived from the Germanic name Milo. Its exact meaning is uncertain, though it is possibly related to the Slavic element mi...

Mohandas is a masculine given name of Sanskrit origin, predominantly used in India. The name means "servant of Mohana," derived from the Hindu god Mohana — an epithet of Krishna — and the Sanskrit word dāsa (दास), meanin...

Niko is a Finnish form of Nicholas, as well as a Croatian, Slovene, Georgian and German short form. The name derives from the Greek Nikolaos, meaning "victory of the people", from nike (victory) and laos (people). Saint...

Noah 1 is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, derived from the Hebrew name נֹחַ (Noaḥ), meaning "rest, repose", from the root נוּחַ (nuaḥ). According to the Old Testament, Noah was the builder of the Ark that allowe...

Norma is a female first name of literary origin, most famously associated with the title character of Vincenzo Bellini's 1831 opera Norma. The librettist Felice Romani created the name for the opera’s protagonist, a Gaul...

Orestes is a Greek name derived from the elements ὄρος (oros), meaning "mountain," and ἵστημι (histemi), meaning "to stand," giving it the meaning "of the mountains" or "one who stands on a mountain." In Greek mythology,...

Ori (Hebrew: אורי) is a gender-neutral Hebrew given name that means "my light" in Hebrew. It is a direct statement of personal illumination, derived from the Hebrew root or (אוֹר), meaning "light." The name appears in th...

Paul is a common masculine given name in many languages, including English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Romanian, and the English Bible. It derives from the Roman family name Paulus, whic...

Roderick is a Germanic name meaning "famous ruler", derived from the Old German elements hruod "fame" and rih "ruler, king". It has cognates in many ancient Germanic languages, including Gothic (Hroþireiks), Old High Ger...

Salvador is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan form of the Late Latin name Salvator, meaning "saviour", a reference to Jesus as the savior of humanity in Christian theology. The name is a direct equivalent of the Itali...

Thomas is a male name derived from the Aramaic word te'oma, meaning "twin". The English spelling comes via Latin Thomas from the Greek transliteration Thōmâs, which itself is from Imperial Aramaic Tawmɑʔ. The root occurs...

Victor is a masculine given name of Latin origin, meaning "victor, conqueror". The name directly translates from the Latin word victor, which remains in use in modern English with the same meaning.Etymology and HistoryTh...

Zaal is the Georgian form of Zal, a name from Persian mythology. The name is borne directly from the legendary figure Zal, a white-haired warrior in the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh (Book of Kings) by Ferdowsi...