Names Categorized "Macross characters"

Miranda is a feminine given name derived from Latin mirandus, meaning "admirable, worthy of being admired". The name was coined by William Shakespeare for the heroine of his play The Tempest (1611), in which Miranda and...

Mizuki is a Japanese name that can be used for both males and females, though it is more commonly given to girls a unisex Japanese given name which means "auspicious hope". It is typically written with the kanji 瑞 (mizu...

Monica is a female given name of uncertain etymology, most likely of Berber or Phoenician origin. Its earliest known bearer is Saint Monica (c. 332–387), the mother of Saint Augustine of Hippo, a North African saint who...

Origin and EtymologyMorgan 1 is a unisex given name with roots in the Old Welsh masculine name Morcant. The etymology of Morcant is uncertain but is often interpreted as derived from mor, meaning "sea," and cant, meaning...

Mylène is a French feminine given name, originally a contraction of Marie and Hélène. It can also be considered a French form of Milena. The name gained popularity in France during the 20th century, largely due to its me...

Myung is a Korean given name and surname, also appearing as an element in two-syllable Korean given names. It derived from the Sino-Korean word myeong (명), often written with the hanja character 明 meaning 'bright, ligh...

Natasha is a Russian diminutive of Natalya, itself a Slavic form of the Latin name Natalia. The name gained widespread recognition through Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace (1865), where Natasha Rostova is a central char...

Nina is a feminine given name used widely across Europe and beyond, found in Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Serbi...

Nora is a short form of Honora or Eleanor, used primarily as a feminine given name. The name gained widespread popularity after Henrik Ibsen used it for the protagonist in his 1879 play A Doll's House, which addresses th...

Norman is an English and Germanic given name, originally derived from an Old Germanic byname meaning "northman", referring to Scandinavians, particularly the Vikings. The Normans were Vikings who settled on the coast of...

Qasim is an Arabic masculine given name meaning "one who divides goods among people," derived from the Arabic root qasama (to divide, to distribute). In classical Arabic naming tradition, the name reflects a role of fair...

Ray is an English given name that originated as a short form of Raymond, though it has long been used as an independent name in its own right. The name also coincides with the English vocabulary word denoting a "beam of...

Richard is a masculine given name that means "brave ruler", derived from the Old German elements rih "ruler, king" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy". It was introduced to England by the Normans after the 11th-century i...

Robert is a masculine given name of ancient Germanic origin, widely used across many languages and cultures for centuries. It derives from the Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiberhtaz, composed of the elements hruod meaning "fame, g...

EtymologyShin (しん, シン) is a Japanese masculine given name derived from various kanji characters. The most common meanings include shin (真) "real, genuine", as well as 伸 (extend), 新 (new), 心 (heart), 信 (belief),...

Wolf is a male given name used in English, German, Yiddish, and other Germanic contexts. Primarily, it originates as a short form of compound names such as Wolfgang and Wolfram, which contain the Old German element wolf...

Yang is a Chinese given name that can be either masculine or feminine, though it is more commonly masculine. The name is written with characters such as 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean" or 阳 (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male" —...