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The feminine version of Adelmo. It was employed by Carlo Gozzi for a character in his work Turandot, written in 1762.

Russian writer Aleksey Tolstoy introduced the name in his science fiction novel Aelita, published in 1923. In the story, it is the name of a Martian...

A variation of Ayda. The name appeared in Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Aida from 1871, in which it is given to an Ethiopian princess who is imprisoned in...

Anglicized version of Ala ad-Din. It is the name of a mischievous boy featured in one of the stories within The 1001 Nights. A sorcerer imprisons him...

A variation of Elmira 1. Handel employed this name for the lead character in his opera Almira from 1705.

Voltaire employed the name for the leading lady in his tragic play Alzire, ou les Américains (1736), which revolves around a Peruvian woman of...

The Spanish version of Amadis.

Likely derived from an Old Spanish version of Amadeus. In a medieval narrative, Amadis of Gaul was a chivalrous knight and the paramour of Oriana. The...

Derived from the Greek term ἀμαρύσσω, which translates to "to sparkle," this name belongs to a character featured in the pastoral poems Eclogues by Vi...

A variant of Amyntas employed by the Italian poet Torquato Tasso in his play Aminta (1573). In this work, Aminta is a shepherd who develops a...

A variation of Amirani. It refers to the principal character in the medieval Georgian romance Amiran-Darejaniani, authored by Moses of Khoni. The...

The meaning of this name remains unspecified, but it likely incorporates the Sindarin word ara, which translates to "noble" or "kingly." It is the...

The last name of one of the musketeers in The Three Musketeers (1844) by Alexandre Dumas. Dumas drew inspiration for this character from Henri...

French version of Armida. It appears in operas composed by Jean-Baptiste Lully in 1686 and by Christoph Willibald Gluck in 1777, both inspired by...

Denotes "noble maiden" within the fictional language of Sindarin. In J. R. R. Tolkien's epic work The Lord of the Rings (1954), Arwen is the daughter...

Developed by novelist George R. R. Martin for a well-known character in his A Song of Ice and Fire series, which began publication in 1996, and...

Derived from Turkic arslan, which signifies "lion". This epithet was adopted by numerous medieval Turkic leaders, such as Alp Arslan, a Seljuk sultan...

Based on the 1923 Russian novel Scarlet Sails by Alexander Grin, which was later adapted into a 1961 Soviet film, the character Assol is a young girl...

Derived from Ashtaroth, which is the plural form of Ashtoreth, this term appears in the Bible to denote Phoenician idols. In late medieval...

Most likely derived from the Greek terms ἀστήρ (aster), which means "star," and φίλος (philos), signifying "lover" or "friend." The poet Philip...

Latinized from the Greek Ἀττικός (Attikos), which means "of Attica", a geographical area near Athens, Greece. It was used by several distinguished...

The Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli created the character Avtandil for his 12th-century epic poem, The Knight in the Panther's Skin. Rustaveli drew...

The name Ayla originated from Jean M. Auel's novel Clan of the Cave Bear, published in 1980. In the story, Ayla is a Cro-Magnon orphan adopted by...

The origin of this name is unclear and may stem from the Scottish Gaelic words bàn, meaning "white," and cù, which translates to "dog" or "hound." It...

Shakespeare employed this name for the character who is both Antonio's friend and Portia's suitor in his play The Merchant of Venice (1596). It...

Derived from the Old French word bele, meaning "beautiful," and the name Phoebe. It was Edmund Spenser who first employed this name in his epic poem T...

A variation of Benedict employed by Shakespeare in the comedy "Much Ado About Nothing" from 1599.

The Italian term for "good will" is represented by this name. It features in William Shakespeare's drama Romeo and Juliet (1596) as the name of a...

The name of the hero of The Hobbit (1937) by J. R. R. Tolkien. His true hobbit name is Bilba, of unknown meaning, though Tolkien altered it to employ...

An English translation of the German Dornröschen. This is the name of the fairy tale character Sleeping Beauty in the Brothers Grimm version of the...

A form of Briseis used in medieval tales about the Trojan War.

A form of Britomartis used by Edmund Spenser in his poem The Faerie Queene (1590), where it belongs to a female knight associated with chastity. Folk...

From the English word for the yellow flower (genus Ranunculus). Author William Goldman used it for Princess Buttercup in his book The Princess Bride (...

Probably invented by the 16th-century Spanish writer Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo, who likely based it on califa, the Spanish form of Arabic خليفة (kha...

Created by Shakespeare for the monstrous son of Sycorax in his play The Tempest (1611). It has been suggested that it is a variant or anagram of the...

The French form of Candidus or Candida. The French philosopher and author Voltaire used this name for the main character (a male) in his satire Candid...

A variant of Carmella, used by the Irish author Sheridan Le Fanu for the title character of his Gothic novella Carmilla (1872), about a female...

C. S. Lewis employed the name for a character in his Chronicles of Narnia series, with its debut in 1950. Prince Caspian is introduced in the fourth...

French variation of Cinderella.

The version of Charmion employed by Shakespeare in his play "Antony and Cleopatra" from 1606.

Signifies "little ashes", in part from the French name Cendrillon. This is the main character in the folktale Cinderella about a maltreated young...

Created by the French composer Adolphe Adam for one of the main characters in his opera Le Toréador (1849). He likely based it on the name Coralie. It...

A form of Cordelia used by Geoffrey of Monmouth.

From Cordeilla, a name appearing in the 12th-century chronicles [1] of Geoffrey of Monmouth, borne by the youngest of the three daughters of King Leir...

Derived from the name of a character in the medieval tale Amadís de Gaula, an early version of which was compiled by Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo in...

Derived from the French chosette signifying "little thing". This is the nickname of the illegitimate daughter of Fantine in Victor Hugo's novel Les Mi...

A form of Criseida used by Shakespeare in his play Troilus and Cressida (1602).

A form of Chryseis used by the Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio in his 14th-century poem Il Filostrato. In the poem she is a woman of Troy, daughter...

A form of Criseida used by the English poet Geoffrey Chaucer in his 14th-century epic poem Troilus and Criseyde.

Created by the author H. P. Lovecraft for a gigantic, horrible, octopus-like god, first introduced in the short story The Call of Cthulhu (1926)....

A form of Cunobelinus used by Shakespeare in his play Cymbeline (1609).

Possibly derived from the name of the ancient Greek city of Cyrene, located in North Africa. Edmond Rostand employed this name in his play Cyrano de...

Created by the author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series A Song of Ice and Fire, first published in 1996, and the television...

Signifies "from Artagnan" in French, Artagnan being a town in southwestern France. This was the name of a character in the novel The Three Musketeers...

Derived from the Greek δυσδαίμων (dysdaimon) signifying "ill-fated". This is the name of the wife of Othello in Shakespeare's play Othello (1603).

Derived from German Dorn "thorn" and Rose "rose" combined with the diminutive suffix -chen. This is the name of Sleeping Beauty in the Brothers Grimm...

Signifies "son of Dracul" in Romanian, with Dracul being derived from Romanian drac "dragon". It was a nickname of the 15th-century Wallachian prince...

Derived from Spanish dulce signifying "sweet". This name was used by Miguel de Cervantes in his novel Don Quixote (1605), where it belongs to the...

From the name of a monument erected by Samuel in the Old Testament, from Hebrew אֶבֶן הָעָזֶר (ʾEven Haʿazer) signifying "stone of help". Charles...

Created by the children's author A. A. Milne for a pessimistic stuffed donkey in his Winnie-the-Pooh books (starting 1926). The name is an...