Also – Ofeliya
- Variant of Ophelia (seems to be Russian but I’m not sure)
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I don’t think patronymics count as given names
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Yeah I was wondering that.. There don’t seem to be any other patronymics on NB so I guess I’ll delete it. Thanks for telling me!
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Wifredo — likely a variant of [name_m]Wilfredo[/name_m], borne by [name_m]Cuban[/name_m] artist Wifredo [name_m]Lam[/name_m]!
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We’re missing Callixtus !!
He’s referenced in the page for [name_m]Callixte[/name_m], but he’s a pope name meaning most beautiful
He’s also sometimes known as Callistus, which we also don’t have!!
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And Kalikst - Polish version of that name. 
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Thank you for all of these everyone 
i will get round to adding them but life is a bit busy atm – i hope to dedicate some time over the weekend to it tho
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I’d love to see the name Norvia added (for girls)!
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Eiryth
– Welsh
Eumelia
– Greek
– Means “melody”
Francien
– Dutch form of Francine
Gryffydd
– Welsh
– Variant of Griffith
Nathaira
– Scottish
– Means “snake” or “water snake”
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Was exploring the Tunisian name statistics this morning…
Essil (f) – a Maghrebi Arabic variant of [name_m]Asil[/name_m]. It is especially common in [name_f]Tunisia[/name_f], where it was a top 5 choice for girls from 2020-2022 (2022 being the most recent data I can find).
Chaima (f) – a Maghrebi Arabic variant of [name_f]Shaima[/name_f], this was the #1 baby girl’s name in [name_f]Tunisia[/name_f] in 2000.
Mabrouka (f) – a Maghrebi Arabic variant of Mabruka, itself a feminization of Mabruk, meaning ‘blessed’ or ‘happy’ from the same root as [name_m]Barack[/name_m] / [name_m]Baraka[/name_m]. This name ranked #3 for girls in [name_f]Tunisia[/name_f] in 1922.
Tahar (m) – a Maghrebi Arabic variant of [name_m]Tahir[/name_m]. It was a top 10 name in [name_f]Tunisia[/name_f] in the 1950s, and ranked in the [name_f]French[/name_f] top 500 from the early 1950s through the mid-1970s. There are a number of notable bearers in sports, entertainment, and politics, mostly from [name_f]Tunisia[/name_f] but also [name_f]France[/name_f], [name_m]Morocco[/name_m], and [name_f]Algeria[/name_f].
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[name_m]Juliusz[/name_m] Słowacki, a romantic Polish poet, was pretty creative with names.
Balladyna - a title heroine of “Balladyna”; evil queen, kinda romantic [name_f]Lady[/name_f] Makbet
Kirkor - a good king, Balladyna’s husband; his name is derivated from Polish “kir” (mourning banderole) and Latin “cor” (heart)
Goplana - a fairy of Gopło lake
Eloe - character from “Anhelli”; she was an angel created from Christ’s tear
Ellenai - criminal sent to Siberia, an angelic penitent
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Mellark (u) – surname possibly derived from the Old [name_f]French[/name_f] word “melar” which means “to grind,” most commonly associated with [name_m]The[/name_m] Hunger [name_m]Games[/name_m] character [name_m]Peeta[/name_m] Mellark
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Perlah (f) – variation of [name_f]Perla[/name_f] and [name_f]Pearl[/name_f], familiar name in Filipino culture as well as Spanish and Portuguese cultures
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Also the name of one of the nurses on HBO’s “The Pitt!”
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[name_f]Fig[/name_f] and [name_f]Ife[/name_f] seem to need male versions. [name_m]Tor[/name_m] seems to need a female version. I tried adding them to my list but they don’t seem to exist.
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Clàudia is the Catalan version of [name_f]Claudia[/name_f] and Abriu is the Aranese form of [name_f]April[/name_f].
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Satou is a Gambian female name and a shortened form of [name_f]Isatou[/name_f], worn by German-American basketball player Satou Sabally of Gambian descent.
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Giedo is a male [name_m]Dutch[/name_m] name used on racer Giedo van der Garde, a form of Guy/Guido.
(Did I find Satou and Giedo by being a weirdo and looking up my birthday on Wikipedia? Yes. Yes I did.)
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Willemijn (f) – the feminine version of [name_m]Willem[/name_m] and therefore a [name_m]Dutch[/name_m] equivalent of [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]. It was in and out of the [name_m]Dutch[/name_m] top 500 from at least the mid-2000s (possibly earlier) through the early 2020s. A famous bearer is actress and singer Willemijn Verkaik, who voiced [name_f]Elsa[/name_f] in Frozen in both the [name_m]German[/name_m] and [name_m]Dutch[/name_m] versions, and played [name_f]Elphaba[/name_f] in Wicked in the Netherlands, [name_f]Germany[/name_f], on Broadway, and on the [name_m]West[/name_m] End, including being on the German-language soundtrack recording (wow!!)
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Lieli (f) - variant of the Hebrew [name_m]Liel[/name_m], meaning “my God”
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Ritupriya (f) - seems to have occasional hindi / bengali usage from sanskrit. ritu (season) + priya (beloved). [name_f]Gorgeous[/name_f] sentiment and gorgeous name!
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With the new movie adaptation of Verity, I’ll throw out Chastin
Deriving from the Latin form of “pure” or “chaste”, it is the name of one of the female character’s in Colleen Hoover’s book (and movie adaptation) Verity.
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