Names Categorized "theatre"

Odile is a feminine given name of French origin, derived as the French form of Odilia. The root name Odilia itself comes from the Old German element uodil meaning "heritage" or ot meaning "wealth, fortune". Thus, the nam...

Orinthia is a feminine given name created by the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw for his 1929 play The Apple Cart. The name is possibly derived from the Greek verb ὀρίνω (orino), meaning "to excite, to agitate." Thi...

Peter is a common masculine given name derived from Greek Πέτρος (Petros), meaning “stone.” It serves as a translation of the Aramaic name Cephas (meaning “stone”), which was given by Jesus to the apostle Simon bar Jonah...

Etymology and OriginsSweeney is an Irish surname that has also been used as a given name. It is the Anglicized form of the Gaelic Suibhne, which was originally a personal name and later became a surname via the patronymi...