Encountered any names that are not in nameberry? Names from your own culture we haven’t discovered here? Let us know! We’d love to add them to our database.
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Ummm, is Romantic really supposed to be a name? It didn’t have any lists that it was on and it just said it was a form of [name]Romana[/name]. Same with Militaristic being a form of [name]Ogun[/name]. If they really are names, I’m sorry and didn’t mean to offend anyone!
Yikes!!! No, sometimes the commentary strayed into the Variations, which then created a name. We will fix – Romantic is not a name. Thanks for pointing it out!
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I found another case in which the commentary strayed out into the variations: In the entry for “[name]Reese[/name]” on the boy’s side, it says “On the rise for girls, thanks to the high-profile Ms.” and “Witherspoon” (which appears that it should be the last word in the comment) ends up being listed as a “variant”.
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What about Cosmic being a form of [name]Zorion[/name]?
Ha! Yes, you’re all right. Sometimes these are really comical. And the only way to find them is by trial and error. So thank you and keep them coming!!!
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Unusual
Exotic
Imposing
Heavy-Footed
Indeed
Macrame-maker
Phar-Phetched
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[name]Acantha[/name] 
Thank you. I’d hate to think a baby was named Phar-Phetched because of us…
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[name]Chiyo[/name]! one of my favorite Japanese names.
[name]Meike[/name] (MY-keh), a name that was very popular in Germany in the 80s. Also spelled Maike.
[name]Mareike[/name]
[name]Elske[/name]
[name]Chihiro[/name]
oh and thanks for adding [name]Acantha[/name], one of my favorites.
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Thanks! I’m going to hunt these down but would be grateful for any information you can add…
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oh sorry I should have thought of that:
[name]Chiyo[/name] - this was used in the book “The Geisha” by [name]Arthur[/name] [name]Golden[/name]. It means “a thousand generations”. [name]Chiyo[/name] is the main character, the girl who becomes a geisha. When she actually becomes a geisha, her name is changed to Sayuri.
[name]Meike[/name] / Maike - both pronounced MY-keh , quite popula in the 80s in Germany. [name]German[/name] diminutive of [name]Maria[/name]. I think it’s also being used in the Netherlands.
[name]Mareike[/name] is also a diminutive of [name]Maria[/name] (Frisian, [name]German[/name]). mah-[name]RYE[/name]-keh.
[name]Chihiro[/name] - Used in “Spirited Away”. I only know that the [name]Chi[/name] part means “thousand” as does the [name]Chi[/name] in [name]Chiyo[/name]. Of course it depends on which kanji you use to spell the name. it might also mean different things depending on which characters you use.
[name]Elske[/name] is the Frisian/[name]German[/name] short form of [name]Elizabeth[/name]
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Thank you! I think I’ve added them all now.
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I just wanted to add the meaning to an already-listed name: [name]Zarouhi[/name] is an Armenian version of [name]Sarah[/name]. I know this because it was my great-grandmother’s name, and it’s my middle name. My weird family romanized it as Zarouhe, but I think the “i” ending is more common.
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Thank you!
From my own list:
Agathangelos -M- Ancient Greek - “Good [name]Angel[/name]”
Amaterasu - F - Japanese Mythology - “shining over heaven”
Asherah - F-
Katriel - f - apparently means “Crown of God” but I don’t know how accurate that is. I know “Of God” is right, but I can’t find what [name]Kat[/name] means, if anything.
Nox - f - roman form of [name]Nyx[/name]
Thi - f - pronounced “tee”, means poem in Vietnamese
Some information on Esm” would be nice-- it’s not all female, it’s technically unisex, but Esm”e is all female. “[name]Beloved[/name]” or “Esteemed”.
ETA: Ai - F - has a both a Chinese and Japanese meaning
ETA2: [name]Parisa[/name] and [name]Pari[/name]. - F- [name]Both[/name] are Iranian-- [name]Parisa[/name] means “like a fairy” and [name]Pari[/name] is just “fairy”
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Samille (middle name of [name]Monica[/name] Lewinsky and first or middle name of [name]Dyan[/name] [name]Cannon[/name] - but I’ve never seen it in any baby name book)
Lisetina (I saw this name in a mini baby name book in a grocery store checkout line when I was about 15 years old, which was 20 years ago. It was listed as an Italian version of [name]Elizabeth[/name]. Again, have never seen it in any baby name book since.)
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This isn’t a name you have missed, but it would be nice if you had a list of “If you like [name]Olivia[/name], you might love…” Here are some suggestions and why:
- [name]Olympia[/name] (The O sound)
- [name]Sorrel[/name] (Evocative of nature)
- [name]Ophelia[/name] (Classic name, O sound)
- Juilet (Classic name, comes from Latin also. [name]Julia[/name] is rather popular)
- [name]Willow[/name] (Again, evocative of nature.)
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Great idea! And thanks everyone for the name additions. Pretty soon, nameberryites are going to be able to create their OWN lists and, if they wish, share them with everyone. I can’t wait to see yours!
Z”lie (: