Names Categorized "nobles"

Lochlann is a variant of Lochlainn, an Irish name derived from Old Irish Lochlann, a term for Scandinavia. The Old Irish name literally means "land of the lakes", from loch "lake", and likely originated as a geographical...

Mafalda (pronounced mah-FAHL-dah) is the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of the name Matilda (originally from the Germanic Mahthilt, meaning "strength in battle"). The name entered Iberian usage in the Middle Ages,...

Magdalena is a Latinate form of the name Magdalene, used widely across Europe, with over fifteen usage regions documented. The name originates from a title meaning "of Magdala," referring to the village of Magdala on the...

Magnus is a masculine given name derived from the Latin word magnus, meaning "great". It originated as a cognomen in ancient Rome and later evolved into a given name during the Middle Ages. The name was popularized in Sc...

Marcella is a feminine given name of Roman origin. It is the feminine form of Marcellus, a Roman family name that itself is a diminutive of Marcus. The root Mars, the Roman god of war, gives the name a strong, martial as...

Marcia is a feminine given name of Roman origin, representing the female form of the ancient Roman family name Marcius. The name is derived from Latin, meaning "dedicated to Mars" (the Roman god of war), as it ultimately...

Marfisa is a character from the Italian epic poems Orlando Innamorato (1495) by Matteo Maria Boiardo and Orlando Furioso (1532) by Ludovico Ariosto. The name's meaning is uncertain, though it is often associated with a S...

María Manuela is a Spanish feminine double name combining María and Manuela. This compound name follows a long-standing tradition in Spanish-speaking cultures of pairing María with another name, often to honor the Virgin...

Marie-José is a French compound feminine given name, combining Marie and José. The name references the parents of Jesus—Mary (Marie) and Joseph (José)—thus carrying strong Christian connotations. It is most commonly used...

Etymology and Possible OriginsMarilla is an uncommon feminine given name that likely originated as a fanciful late-19th-century American variant of Maria or a diminutive of Mary. It may also be a shortened form of Amaryl...

Etymology and Historical RootsMarjorie is a medieval English variant of Margery, which itself is a medieval form of Margaret. The name Margaret derives from the Greek word margarites, meaning "pearl." The spelling of Mar...

Melusine is a figure from European folklore, a female spirit associated with fresh water and often depicted as a woman with a serpent or fish tail from the waist down. Her name is of uncertain origin, but she is a centra...

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...

Nerissa is a feminine given name created by William Shakespeare for a character in his play The Merchant of Venice (1596). The name is likely derived from the Greek word Νηρηΐς (Nereis), meaning "nymph, sea sprite," whic...

Rodrigo is a Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Galician form of Roderick, via the Latinized Gothic form Rudericus. The name derives from the Old German elements hruod meaning "fame" and rih meaning "ruler, king", thus car...

Tracy is a unisex given name that originated as an English surname. It was adopted from the Norman French place name Tracy, derived from the surname of the de Tracy family from Tracy-Bocage in Normandy, France. The name...