Names Categorized "Edmund Spenser characters"

Amyas is an English masculine given name and surname with uncertain origins. It is thought to be derived either from the Latin verb amare meaning "to love" or from the French city of Amiens. The name may be connected to...

Arthur is a masculine given name of uncertain etymology. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The name is used across many European languages, including Danish, Dutch, English,...

Belphoebe is a literary name created by the English poet Edmund Spenser for his epic poem The Faerie Queene, first published in 1590. The name is a combination of the Old French element bele meaning "beautiful" and the n...

Briana is a feminine given name of English origin, primarily understood as a variant of the more common Brianna or a direct feminine form of Brian. It first appears in literary records in Edmund Spenser's epic poem The F...

Britomart is a literary name invented by Edmund Spenser for his epic poem The Faerie Queene (1590). It belongs to a female knight who embodies the virtue of chastity, an allegorical figure partly representing Queen Eliza...

Caelia is a Roman feminine given name, derived as the feminine form of the Roman family name Caelius. The root name Caelius is believed to originate from Latin caelum, meaning "heaven," giving Caelia the ethereal signifi...

Charissa is an elaborated feminine given name derived from Charis, the Ancient Greek word for one of the three Graces (Charites), signifying grace, charm, and beauty. It was famously coined by the English poet Edmund Spe...

Clarinda is a feminine given name of literary origin, first used by the English poet Edmund Spenser in his epic poem The Faerie Queene (1590). The name is a combination of Clara and the popular name suffix inda, which gi...

Colin is an English given name with a rich medieval pedigree, now regarded as an independent name in its own right. Historically, it originated as a medieval diminutive of Col, itself a short form of Nicholas. This layer...

Cordelia is a feminine given name of uncertain origin, best known as the tragic heroine of William Shakespeare's King Lear (1606). The name first appears as Cordeilla in the 12th-century chronicles of Geoffrey of Monmout...

Diamond is a feminine given name taken directly from the English word diamond, the clear, colourless precious stone that serves as the traditional birthstone of April. The word itself traces back through Late Latin diama...

Diana is a feminine given name of Latin origin, meaning "divine, goddesslike". It derives from Latin dia or diva meaning "goddess", ultimately from the Indo-European root *dyew-, also found in Zeus. The name is linked to...

Fidelia is a feminine given name derived from the Latin fidelis, meaning "faithful". It is the feminine form of Fidel, which itself comes from the Late Latin name Fidelis, a derivative of fides (faith). The name gained p...

Gloriana is a feminine name elaborated from the Latin gloria meaning "glory". It was coined by the English poet Edmund Spenser for the title character of his epic poem The Faerie Queene (1590), where Gloriana represents...