What are some names that have cool or interesting meanings? From [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], daughter of the sea, and [name_f]Nimue[/name_f], the lady of the lake, to [name_f]Lilith[/name_f], night monster
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I’ve been collecting such names on my listography!
- ᴡᴀᴠᴇʀʟʏ - ‘ᴍᴇᴀᴅᴏᴡ ᴏꜰ Qᴜɪᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴀꜱᴘᴇɴꜱ’
- ᴀᴠᴀʟᴏɴ - ‘ɪꜱʟᴀɴᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴀᴘᴘʟᴇꜱ’
- ʙᴇᴄᴋᴇᴛᴛ - ‘ʙᴇᴇ ᴄᴏᴛᴛᴀɢᴇ’
- ᴀᴅᴀɪʀ - ‘ꜱʜᴀʟʟᴏᴡ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ʀɪᴠᴇʀ ɴᴇᴀʀ ᴏᴀᴋꜱ’
- ᴢᴇᴘʜʏʀ -‘ᴡᴇꜱᴛ ᴡɪɴᴅ’
- ᴊᴜʟɪᴀɴ - ‘ꜱᴋʏ ꜰᴀᴛʜᴇʀ’
- ᴀᴠᴏɴʟᴇᴀ - ‘ʀɪᴠᴇʀ ʙʏ ᴀ ꜰɪᴇʟᴅ’
- ᴇʟʟᴇʀʙʏ - ‘ᴇʟꜰ ɢᴜᴀʀᴅɪᴀɴ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴍᴇꜱᴛᴇᴀᴅ’
- ᴀᴘʀɪᴄɪᴛʏ - ‘ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʀᴍᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜɴ ɪɴ ᴡɪɴᴛᴇʀ’
- ᴄʜᴇʀɪᴛʜ - ‘ᴡɪɴᴛᴇʀ ʀɪᴠᴇʀ’
- ɪꜱʀᴀ - ‘ꜱʜᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟꜱ ʙʏ ɴɪɢʜᴛ’
- ᴏʀʟᴀ - ‘ɢᴏʟᴅᴇɴ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇꜱꜱ’
- ᴛᴀʟʟᴜʟᴀʜ - ‘ʟᴇᴀᴘɪɴɢ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀꜱ’
- ᴡɪʟʟᴏᴜɢʜʙʏ - ‘ᴡɪʟʟᴏᴡ ꜰᴀʀᴍ’
- ᴀʀᴅɪᴛʜ - ‘ꜰʟᴏᴡᴇʀɪɴɢ ꜰɪᴇʟᴅ’
- ᴀʟᴄᴏᴛᴛ - ‘ᴅᴡᴇʟʟᴇʀ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟᴅ ᴄᴏᴛᴛᴀɢᴇ’
- ɴᴀꜱʜ - ‘ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀꜱʜ ᴛʀᴇᴇ’
- ᴀɪɴꜱʟᴇʏ - ‘ꜱᴏʟɪᴛᴀʀʏ ᴍᴇᴀᴅᴏᴡ’
- ꜱʜᴇʀᴡᴏᴏᴅ - ‘ʙʀɪɢʜᴛ ꜰᴏʀᴇꜱᴛ’
- ʜᴀᴅʟᴇʏ - ‘ʜᴇᴀᴛʜᴇʀʏ ꜰɪᴇʟᴅ’
- ᴇɪʟᴏɴᴡʏ - ‘ʀɪᴠᴇʀ ᴍᴇʟᴏᴅʏ’
- ʀᴀᴇʙᴜʀɴ - ‘ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴅᴇᴇʀ ᴅʀɪɴᴋ’
- ᴘʜɪʟᴏᴍᴇɴᴀ - ‘ꜱʜᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ʟᴏᴠᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴ’
- ᴀꜱᴛʀᴏᴘʜᴇʟ - ‘ʟᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴛᴀʀꜱ’
- ᴀʟᴀꜰᴀɪʀ - ‘ᴀʟʟ ɪꜱ ᴛʀᴜᴇ/ᴇʟꜰ ᴡᴀʀʀɪᴏʀ’
- ᴇʟᴇᴀᴅᴏʀᴀ - ‘ɢɪꜰᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜɴ’
- ᴍᴇɴᴏᴅᴏʀᴀ - ‘ɢɪꜰᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴ’
- ꜰᴇʀᴇʟɪᴛʜ - ‘ᴛʀᴜᴇ ꜱᴏᴠᴇʀᴇɪɢɴᴛʏ’
- ᴠɪᴠᴇɴᴅᴇʟ - ‘ʜᴏɴᴇʏꜱᴜᴄᴋʟᴇ ꜰʟᴏᴡᴇʀ’
- ɪꜱᴋʀᴀ - ‘ꜱᴘᴀʀᴋ ᴏꜰ ʟɪɢʜᴛ’
- ᴠᴇꜱᴘᴇʀ - ‘ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴɪɴɢ ꜱᴛᴀʀ’
- ᴀʟᴄᴍᴇɴᴇ - ‘ꜱᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴ’
- ᴀʟᴛᴀʟᴜɴᴇ - ‘ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴ’
- ᴇꜱᴍᴇʀᴀʏ - ‘ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴍᴏᴏɴ’
- ʙᴇʟɪɴᴀʏ - ‘ʀᴇꜰʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴ ᴏɴ ᴀ ʟᴀᴋᴇ’
- ᴀꜱʜᴇʀᴀʜ - ‘ꜱʜᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀʟᴋꜱ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴀ’
- ꜱɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴀʟ - ‘ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪꜱᴛᴀɴᴛ ꜱᴛᴀʀꜱ’
- ʜᴀʀᴛʟᴇʏ - ‘ᴍᴇᴀᴅᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀɢꜱ ᴅᴡᴇʟʟ’
- ʜᴀʀᴛᴡᴇʟʟ - ‘ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀɢꜱ ᴅʀɪɴᴋ’
- ʀᴀʟᴇɪɢʜ - ‘ᴍᴇᴀᴅᴏᴡ ᴏꜰ ʀᴏᴇ ᴅᴇᴇʀ’
- ᴏꜱᴄᴀʀ - ‘ᴅᴇᴇʀ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ’
- ʙᴇᴠᴇʀʟʏ - ‘ɴᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴀᴠᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴀᴅᴏᴡ’
- ꜰʟᴇᴇᴛᴡᴏᴏᴅ - ‘ᴡᴏᴏᴅꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍ’
- ᴅᴀᴄʀᴇ - ‘ᴛʀɪᴄᴋʟɪɴɢ ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍ’
- ᴄᴏʀᴅᴇʟɪᴀ - ‘ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴀ’
- ᴘᴇɴʀᴏꜱᴇ - ‘ᴛᴏᴘ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴛʜ’
- ᴀʀᴀᴄᴇʟɪ - ‘ᴀʟᴛᴀʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴋʏ’
- ɪᴅᴀʟɪᴀ - ‘ʙᴇʜᴏʟᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜɴ’
- ʀᴏꜱᴇʟᴀɴɪ - ‘ʜᴇᴀᴠᴇɴʟʏ ʀᴏꜱᴇ’
- ᴀʟᴘᴇɴɢʟᴏᴡ - ‘ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏꜱʏ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪꜱɪɴɢ ꜱᴜɴ ᴏɴ ʜɪɢʜ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴꜱ’
- ᴀɴᴇᴍᴏɴᴇ - ‘ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪɴᴅ’
- ᴀʀᴀʟᴜᴇɴ - ‘ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ʟɪʟɪᴇꜱ’
- ᴀʀᴀᴍᴏᴀɴᴀ - ‘ᴘᴀᴛʜᴡᴀʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴀ’
- ᴀʀᴅᴇɴ - ‘ᴠᴀʟʟᴇʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀɢʟᴇ’
- ᴄʜᴀɴᴛᴀʀᴀ - ‘ᴍᴏᴏɴ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ’
- ᴄʟᴀʀɪᴍᴏɴᴅ - ‘ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ’
- ᴇᴠᴀɴᴛʜᴇ - ‘ꜰᴀɪʀ ꜰʟᴏᴡᴇʀ’
- ꜰᴀᴇʀʏᴅᴀᴇ - ‘ɢɪꜰᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴀɪʀɪᴇꜱ’
- ꜰᴀʀᴀᴍᴏɴᴅ - ‘ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴏꜰ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏꜱ’
- ɪᴏʟᴀɴᴀ - ‘ꜱᴏᴀʀɪɴɢ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ʜᴀᴡᴋ’
- ᴋᴏʜᴀʀᴀ - ‘ᴛᴏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴡ ᴀ ꜰʟᴀꜱʜ ᴏꜰ ʟɪɢʜᴛɴɪɴɢ’
- ᴍᴀʀɪꜱᴛᴇʟᴀ - ꜱᴛᴀʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴀ
- ᴍᴀʏᴀʀ - ‘ᴍᴏᴏɴɢʟᴏᴡ’
- ᴍᴇʀɪᴇʟ - ‘ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪɢʜᴛ ꜱᴇᴀ’
- ᴍɪʀᴀʏ - ‘ꜱʜɪɴɪɴɢ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴ’
- ᴘᴇᴛʀɪᴄʜᴏʀ - ‘ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜʏ ꜱᴄᴇɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ꜰʀᴇꜱʜ ʀᴀɪɴ ᴏɴ ᴅʀʏ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ’
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I’m partial to Ottar, which means terrifying
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m], [name_f]Ambrosia[/name_f], [name_m]Ambrosius[/name_m] - immortal
[name_f]Runa[/name_f], [name_u]Rune[/name_u] - secret wisdom
Hemming - figure, silhouette
[name_m]Horace[/name_m] - the timekeeper
[name_m]Orpheus[/name_m] - thr darkness of the night
Engelbrekt (b) - glowing spear
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f], [name_m]Philip[/name_m] - lover of horses (maybe not as goth but it still stands out to me)
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[name_f]Orla[/name_f] - golden princess/ruler
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] - leaping water
[name_u]Isra[/name_u] - she who travels by night
[name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m] - peaceful traveller/bold voyager
[name_m]Casimir[/name_m] - destroyer of peace
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m] - liberator of man
[name_u]Liron[/name_u] - song for me
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[name_f]My[/name_f] personal favourite is [name_u]Solvi[/name_u] “temple of the sun”
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Kind of a twist on the question but my daughter and I have flower names, and I like to think about what flowers symbolize in various cultures. Of course every flower has many meanings in different cultures, but here are a few interesting ones :
[name_f]Chrissy[/name_f] (chrysanthemum): nobility in [name_f]China[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]: love in Ancient Greece
Lilly/Lillian: purity in Greek mythology
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]: modesty and fidelity in Victorian [name_u]England[/name_u], but sorrow in [name_m]Hamlet[/name_m]
Camille/Camilla (camellia): noble death of a warrior in Japan
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]: fertility and prosperity in Hinduism
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]: victory and power in Ancient [name_u]Egypt[/name_u]
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]: luck and stability in the southern US
[name_f]Heather[/name_f]: good fortune in Celtic tradition
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]: connection to the dead—important to the [name_f]Dia[/name_f] de los Muertos tradition in Mexico
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]: friendliness and humility in Pakistan
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[name_f]Flower[/name_f] meanings are so enchanting, thank you!
i’m always intrigued by [name_f]Noelani[/name_f]! heavenly mist 
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[name_f]Acadia[/name_f] - idyllic place
[name_m]Feivel[/name_m] - brilliant one
[name_u]Connelly[/name_u] - friendship
[name_m]Astrophil[/name_m] - star lover
[name_m]Ozai[/name_m] - fire disaster
[name_m]Folke[/name_m] - people’s guardian
[name_m]Draco[/name_m] - dragon
[name_m]Kaleo[/name_m] - the voice
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] - bearer of good news
[name_m]Pendragon[/name_m] - dragon’s head
[name_m]Eiji[/name_m] - fine glory
[name_u]Bodhi[/name_u] - enlightenment
[name_m]Fraser[/name_m] - strawberry
[name_f]Idony[/name_f] - love again
[name_f]Katara[/name_f] - droplet
[name_u]Raiden[/name_u] - thunder and lightning
Cuan - little hound
[name_m]Keahi[/name_m] - the fire
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] - ruler of the elves
[name_f]Ondine[/name_f] - little wave
[name_u]Gatlin[/name_u] - wandering man
[name_u]Ramsey[/name_u] - garlic island
[name_m]Evander[/name_m] - strong man
[name_m]Caillou[/name_m] - pebble
[name_m]Somerset[/name_m] - land of the summer settlers
[name_f]Ludivine[/name_f] - friend of the people
Morbideus - morbid god
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f] - famous friend
[name_m]Giles[/name_m] - young goat
Korede - one who brought good tidings
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f] - she who brings victory
[name_m]Merrick[/name_m] - ruler of the sea
[name_u]Emrys[/name_u] - immortal
[name_f]Selkie[/name_f] - seal folk
Oceander - ocean of man
Chantry - singer in a chantry chapel
[name_f]Runa[/name_f] - secret lore
[name_m]Aldo[/name_m] - old and wise
Zajac - hare
[name_m]Osiris[/name_m] - with strong eye sight
[name_m]Connory[/name_m] - lover of hounds
[name_m]Gregory[/name_m] - vigilant
Zeben - blowfly of the sandgrouse
[name_m]Ansel[/name_m] - with divine protection
[name_m]Ezio[/name_m] - eagle
[name_m]Odin[/name_m] - poetic frenzy
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