Names Categorized "Pokemon characters"

Aaron is a name of profound biblical significance, borne by the elder brother of Moses in the Old Testament. The name's etymology is uncertain; while it is most likely of unknown Egyptian origin, Hebrew derivations have...

Agatha is a feminine given name derived from the Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathe), which itself comes from the Greek adjective ἀγαθός meaning "good." The name was Latinized as Agatha and has been used throughout Christian Europe sin...

Akari is a feminine Japanese given name with a rich and varied etymology. The name is commonly written with combinations of kanji characters such as 灯 (meaning "light"), 明里 (where 明 means "bright" and 里 means "villa...

Alain is the French form of Alan, a name of uncertain meaning. Its widespread use in France may be traced to the introduction of the name via Breton settlers after the Norman Conquest of England, and later reinforced by...

Alberto is the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Albert. It derives from the Germanic name Adalbert, composed of the elements adal meaning "noble" and beraht meaning "bright," giving the overall meaning "noble and...

Alder is an English masculine given name derived from the English word for the tree (genus Alnus), itself from Old English alor. The alder tree is a member of the birch family (Betulaceae) and comprises around 35 species...

Aldith is a Medieval English form of the Anglo-Saxon name Ealdgyð. The Old English elements eald ("old") and guð ("battle") combine to give the meaning "old battle," reflecting a common Germanic tradition of compound nam...

Alexa is a feminine given name that originated as a short form of Alexandra and ultimately derives from the Greek name Alexandros. The name has become popular in English, German, and Hungarian usage. While it began as a...

Aliana is a female given name used primarily in English-speaking countries. It is considered a variant of either Alana or Eliana 1, and as such, its meaning is indirectly tied to the origins of those names. Alana itself...

Alice is a feminine given name with a rich history spanning multiple European languages. It originated from the Old French name Aalis, a short form of Adelais, which itself derived from the Germanic name Adelheidis (mode...

Alva 2 is a variant of Alvah, a name of Hebrew origin meaning "his highness." This particular spelling was notably borne by Thomas Alva Edison (1847–1931), the famous American inventor credited with the light bulb, phono...

Anabel is a Spanish feminine given name. It is the Spanish form of Annabel, a medieval Scottish variant of Amabel whose spelling was influenced by the French word belle ('beautiful') and the name Anna. In practical use,...

Anna is a feminine given name, the Latin form of the Hebrew name Hannah, which means “favor” or “grace.” Used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament, it appears in the Hebrew Bible as the mother of the prophet Samuel (1 Sa...

Anthea is a feminine given name of Greek origin, derived from the Ancient Greek Ἄνθεια (Antheia), which comes from ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom." It was used as an epithet of the Greek goddess Hera, the queen...

Archer is an English masculine given name derived from an English surname meaning "bowman, archer", of Old French origin. The surname itself comes from the Old French archier, meaning "archer," which ultimately traces ba...

Archie is a given name, almost exclusively masculine, and a diminutive of Archibald. It has been in use as an independent name in the Anglosphere since the 19th century, rising in popularity particularly in the 21st cent...

Arezu is a feminine Persian given name, an alternate transcription of آرزو (see Arezou). The name derives from Persian ārezu, meaning "desire" or "wish". It reflects a common theme in Persian naming traditions of invokin...

Ariana is a feminine given name with two distinct origins: as a Portuguese form of Ariadne and as a geographical name from the ancient region of Ariana. The name has enjoyed significant popularity in the United States si...

Etymology & OriginAron is a masculine given name used in various cultures including Polish, Croatian, Scandinavian (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish), and Icelandic contexts. It functions as a local form of the biblical name A...

Asami is a feminine Japanese given name that can also be used as a surname. The name is written with various kanji combinations, most commonly with 麻 (asa) meaning "hemp" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", thus conveying...

Ash is a unisex given name used in English-speaking countries. It can be a short form of Ashley, or it can be directly derived from the English word for the tree (the ash tree) or the residue of fire. As a diminutive, As...

Aster is a feminine given name derived from the name of the flower, the aster. The word comes via Latin from the Greek ἀστήρ (aster) meaning "star", a reference to the flower's star-shaped bloom. The name Aster is theref...

Astor is a masculine given name derived from a German and French surname. The surname itself originates from the Occitan word astur, meaning "hawk". The name is most famously associated with the wealthy and influential A...

Atticus is a masculine given name of Greek origin, Latinized from Ἀττικός (Attikos), meaning "from Attica" — the region surrounding ancient Athens. Originally a Roman cognomen used by families of Greek heritage or those...

Augustine is an English masculine given name derived from the Roman name Augustinus, a diminutive of the Roman name Augustus (meaning 'majestic' or 'venerable'). The name owes its widespread use in the Christian world to...

Aurea is a Late Latin feminine name directly derived from the Latin adjective aureus, meaning "golden". The name first appears in the early Christian era, borne by two saints. The first, Saint Aurea of Ostia, was a 3rd-c...

Avery is a unisex given name of English origin, derived from a surname that itself evolved from the Norman French forms of the Old English names Alberich or Alfred. The name ultimately traces back to the elements ælf mea...

Barry is a given name of English and Irish origin, derived as an Anglicized form of the Irish Barra or Bairre, which themselves are short forms of Finbar (Irish Fionnbharr). The root name Finbar combines the Old Irish el...

Bea is a short form of Beatrix or Beáta, used as a feminine given name in Dutch, English, and Hungarian. Its primary root is Beatrix, which likely derives from the Late Latin name Viatrix—a feminine form of Viator meanin...

Bede is a modern form of the Old English name Baeda, possibly related to Old English bed meaning "prayer". The name is inextricably linked with Saint Bede, known as the Venerable Bede, an 8th-century monk, scholar, and h...

Bertha is a female Germanic name originating as a short form of names containing the Old Frankish or Old Saxon element berht, Old High German beraht, meaning "bright" (from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz). Etymology and History...

Bianca is a feminine given name of Italian and Romanian origin, derived from the medieval French nickname Blanche, meaning "white" or "fair-colored." The name ultimately traces back to the Germanic root *blankaz, signify...

Bill is a predominantly masculine given name in English, most commonly used as a short form of William. The spelling "Bill" became established in the 19th century; earlier, it primarily appeared in the diminutive form Wi...

Blaine is a unisex given name of Scottish origin, derived from a Scottish surname that itself originated from the Old Irish name Bláán. The name Bláán is a diminutive form of an Old Irish word blá meaning "yellow", combi...

Blanche is a feminine given name of French origin, derived directly from the French word blanche, meaning "white" or "fair-coloured". The word traces its roots through Late Latin blancus to the Germanic root blankaz, whi...

Bonnie is a Scottish feminine given name derived from the Scots word bonnie, meaning "pretty" or "handsome." This word itself comes from Middle French bon ("good"), ultimately from Latin bonus. The name has been in use s...

Brandon is a masculine given name that originated as a transferred use of an English surname. The surname itself was derived from a place name, combining the Old English elements brōm, meaning "broom" or "gorse," and dūn...

Brendan is an Irish masculine given name, also used in English and Breton, derived from the Latinized form Brendanus, which itself comes from the Old Irish name Brena1;anainn. The ultimate origin is the Old Welsh word br...

Briar is an English unisex given name derived directly from the English word for a thorny plant, specifically the wild rose shrub known as a briar. The name ultimately comes from Middle English brere, meaning "briar." As...

Brock is a masculine given name of English origin. It is derived from an English surname, which itself comes from the Old English word brocc, meaning "badger." As a given name, Brock is relatively modern, reflecting the...

Bruno is a given name and surname of Germanic, Italian, French, and other European origins. It is derived from the Old German element brunna meaning "armour, protection" (Proto-Germanic brunjǭ) or brun meaning "brown" (P...

Brycen is a modern English male given name, primarily used as a Bryson variant. The name Bryson itself originates from an English surname meaning "son of Brice," and Brycen resembles this pattern while often being chosen...

Bryony is a feminine given name derived from the common name of a genus of Eurasian vines, Bryonia. The plant name ultimately traces back to the Greek word βρύω (bryo), meaning "to swell", a reference to its former use a...

Etymology and HistoryBuck is an English given name and surname, originally a nickname for someone who resembled a male deer, from Old English bucc. As a first name, it emerged in the 19th century, often as a nickname for...

Bugsy is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from a nickname based on the slang term bugsy, meaning "crazy, unstable". The name entered popular culture primarily through the infamy of American mobster Benja...

Burgundy is a given name, primarily used for girls in English-speaking contexts, that draws its meaning from three interconnected sources: the historical region of Burgundy in France, the wine produced there, and the dee...

Byron is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from a surname that originally referred to a place name meaning "place of the cow sheds" in Old English. The surname itself is locative, indicating someone who l...

Caitlin is a feminine given name of Irish origin, anglicized from the Irish Caitlín. Historically, Caitlín was rendered in English as Cathleen or Kathleen, reflecting the traditional Irish pronunciation approximately KAW...

Cameron is a given name of Scottish origin, derived from the Scottish surname Cameron. The surname itself comes from the Gaelic elements cam meaning "crooked" and sròn meaning "nose", thus the literal meaning is "crooked...

Candela is a Spanish short form of Candelaria. As a diminutive, it shares its religious and linguistic roots with the longer form, ultimately deriving from the Spanish word candela meaning "candle."Etymology and Religiou...

Candice is an English feminine given name and a variant spelling of Candace, derived from the hereditary title of the queens of Ethiopia, as mentioned in the New Testament (Acts 8:27). The title originates from the Cushi...

Carmine is the Italian masculine form of the name Carmen. While Carmen is most commonly used as a feminine name in Spanish and Italian, Carmine has developed as a distinctly male variant in Italian tradition, much like C...

Carrie is a female given name predominantly used in English-speaking countries, primarily functioning as a diminutive of Caroline or Carolyn. Its roots trace back through Caroline to the Latin Carolus, a form of the Germ...

Cassidy is a gender-neutral given name derived from the Irish surname Ó Caiside, which in turn comes from the Gaelic byname Caiside. The name Caiside itself means "curly-haired," tracing back to the Irish word cas, meani...

Cassiopeia is the Latinized form of Greek Κασσιόπεια (Kassiopeia) or Κασσιέπεια (Kassiepeia), which possibly means 'cassia juice.' In Greek mythology, Cassiopeia was the wife of Cepheus and the mother of Andromeda, and s...

Cedric is a given name of English origin, famously invented by Sir Walter Scott for a character in his 1819 novel Ivanhoe. Scott based the name on Cerdic, the semi-legendary founder of the kingdom of Wessex in the 6th ce...

Celio is the Italian and Spanish form of the ancient Roman family name Caelius, which derives from Latin caelum meaning "heaven" or "sky". In Spanish, the feminine form Celia is common, but there is also a related form C...

Cerise is a French feminine given name that directly means "cherry" in French. The name is derived from the French word for the fruit, which itself comes from the Latin cerasium (via the Greek kerasos), ultimately tracin...

Etymology and OriginCharizard is a name originating from the Pokémon franchise, created as a blend of the English words char, meaning to burn or scorch, and lizard, a type of reptile. This name reflects the creature's dr...

Charon (also spelled Kharon) is a name of Greek origin, most famously borne in mythology by the ferryman of the underworld. The meaning of the name Charon is uncertain; it possibly means "fierce brightness" in Greek, tho...