# Help? Names meaning Dream, Sleep, Vision, etc **URL:** \ **Category:** Writers' Corner\ **Created:** [June 3, 2013, 3:02am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/help-names-meaning-dream-sleep-vision-etc/199598 "2013-06-03T03:02:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pandapaws](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/pandapaws/32/281_2.png) [@pandapaws](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/pandapaws)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 3:02am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/help-names-meaning-dream-sleep-vision-etc/199598/1 "2013-06-03T03:02:20Z")
My main character needs a name with a meaning related to sleep, dreams, resting, visions, etc. I would like the name to be a family name but that was before I realized how few names there are that actually have one of these meanings. So I need help ANY suggestions are gladly welcomed! Preferably easy to pronounce or has a simple nickname would be lovely. My character is an 18 year old girl with a very distinctive family that goes back a long way. Her last name is “[name]Sanders[/name]”. I’ve already written a good chunk of the book but still don’t have a name. Names I’ve found: [name]Imena[/name] [name]Aisling[/name] (pronounced [name]ASH[/name]-ling, [name]ASH[/name]-lin or ash-LEEN) Thank you All!! ---
**Author:** ![ellenelle](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/ellenelle/32/1254_2.png) [@ellenelle](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/ellenelle)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 6:39am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/help-names-meaning-dream-sleep-vision-etc/199598/2 "2013-06-03T06:39:27Z")
[name]Darsha[/name] - to see, to perceive, to have vision Darshana - worthy of seeing [name]Sibley[/name], [name]Sibyl[/name], [name]Sybella[/name] - seer, oracle Ramla - divination Roya, Ruya - dream, premonition, vision [name]Isleen[/name] - related to [name]Aisling[/name] Nidra - the goddess of sleep Pasithea - wife of the Greek god of sleep, Hypnos, and one of the Graces I think Aising sounds like a good fit, though. ---
**Author:** ![pandapaws](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/pandapaws/32/281_2.png) [@pandapaws](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/pandapaws)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/help-names-meaning-dream-sleep-vision-etc/199598/3 "2013-06-03T14:07:19Z")
Thank You so much for your suggestions, I’ve really taken a liking to [name]Sybil[/name] (a different spelling) Nidra and [name]Aisling[/name] (nickname [name]ASH[/name]) ---
**Author:** ![stardust17](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/stardust17/32/3213_2.png) [@stardust17](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/stardust17)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/help-names-meaning-dream-sleep-vision-etc/199598/4 "2013-06-03T17:33:39Z")
[name]Aisling[/name]/[name]Aislin[/name]/[name]Isleen[/name] (really like this one) [name]Sybella[/name] [name]Marzena[/name]-polish names meaning ‘dreamed one’ [name]Narcissa[/name]: Feminine form of Latin [name]Narcissus[/name], meaning “numbness; sleep.” Chelem-Aramaic, meaning dream Dromena-Dutch, means dream [name]Penelope[/name]-Greek, means [name]Dream[/name] [name]Weaver[/name] Sovanna-Cambodian, means golden; dream Winta-Amharic, means dream gift Check out [http://babynames.merschat.com/index.cgi?function=Search&meaning=Dream&gender=f&page=3](http://babynames.merschat.com/index.cgi?function=Search&meaning=Dream&gender=f&page=3) ---
**Author:** ![kala\_way](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/kala_way/32/1918_2.png) [@kala\_way](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/kala_way)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/help-names-meaning-dream-sleep-vision-etc/199598/5 "2013-06-03T19:06:41Z")
[name]Sanders[/name] is a good choice since the Sandman is a well known character related to sleep. What about instead of a name meaning sleep you used a name that has a connection to sleep or dreams. For example, [name]Joseph[/name] in the Bible had several prophetic dreams. [name]Sigmund[/name] - for Freud who wrote a famous book on dreams [name]Gregor[/name] - for [name]Franz[/name] [name]Kafka[/name]'s character in Metamorphosis [name]Alice[/name] - for [name]Lewis[/name] [name]Caroll[/name]'s character who dreamed her experience [name]Van[/name] - for [name]Rip[/name] [name]Van[/name] Winkle etc. ---
**Author:** ![mbrow222](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/mbrow222/32/2310_2.png) [@mbrow222](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/mbrow222)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/help-names-meaning-dream-sleep-vision-etc/199598/6 "2013-06-03T19:22:43Z")
[name]Cassandra[/name] would be nice. She was a Trojan princess who was cursed with visions by [name]Apollo[/name] that no one ever believed. You could use the nn [name]Cassie[/name]. ---
**Author:** ![stardust17](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/stardust17/32/3213_2.png) [@stardust17](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/stardust17)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 11:42am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/help-names-meaning-dream-sleep-vision-etc/199598/7 "2013-06-07T11:42:16Z")
I really like the name [name]Cassandra[/name] as it is, so that would be one of my top picks, if I were you. I also like [name]Sybella[/name] (I prefer it rather than [name]Sybil[/name]), and [name]Isleen[/name]. I also think that [name]Aisling[/name] is a great name for the character, anyways, if you like that. ---
**Author:** ![merrybells](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/merrybells/32/3062_2.png) [@merrybells](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/merrybells)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/help-names-meaning-dream-sleep-vision-etc/199598/8 "2013-06-08T08:46:49Z")
Try this link to a thread about names meaning ‘[name]DREAM[/name]’: > **[Nameberry](https://forum.nameberry.com)** > > This is Nameberry's forum about all things names and naming. Whether you want to talk girl baby names or boy middle names, pet names or character names, this forum is for you! Please note: you must be aged 13 or over to participate. ---
**Author:** ![stardust17](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/stardust17/32/3213_2.png) [@stardust17](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/stardust17)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/help-names-meaning-dream-sleep-vision-etc/199598/9 "2013-06-08T15:07:09Z")
I looked at the list and noticed that someone was confused about pronunciation. I thought it was just me! (I actually know how to pronounce [name]Aisling[/name], though! Most of the time I feel like I’m the only one who hasn’t heard the pronunciation of these names before!!! 😉 :{) (mustache smiley face) ---
**Author:** ![cmazdell](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/cmazdell/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@cmazdell](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/cmazdell)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/help-names-meaning-dream-sleep-vision-etc/199598/10 "2013-06-09T20:54:12Z")
I had a friend use Videna once or just [name]Dena[/name] for short. It translates to seeing from Latin. ---
**Author:** ![brynie](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/brynie/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@brynie](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/brynie)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2013, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/help-names-meaning-dream-sleep-vision-etc/199598/12 "2013-07-04T01:03:24Z")
These all mean vission (sorry if I mention names that have already been posted) : [name]Darsha[/name], [name]Druella[/name], [name]Peteul[/name]