Cissonius
Unclear. The name is also attested in Ancient Greek as Κισσωνία (Kissōnía). It has been suggested that the god's name could mean "carriage-driver" (compare cissum (“carriage”),…
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends S
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Clarissa
Borrowed from Italian Clarissa, from Medieval Latin Clarissa; see there for more. Popularized in English by Samuel Richardson's 1748 novel Clarissa. Doublet of Clarisse.…
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Clodovicus
Ultimately from Frankish *Hlōdowig, with the addition of the Latin suffix -us. Doublet of Ludovicus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
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- ends S
Corinna
From Ancient Greek, probably from κόρη (kórē, “girl, maid, daughter”); compare kore. From Ancient Greek Κόριννα (Kórinna).
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Cracus
Borrowed from Polish Krakus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends S
Crates
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κρᾰ́της (Krắtēs).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
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- ends S
Cynthia
Borrowed from Latin Cynthia, from Ancient Greek Κυνθία (Kunthía), feminine of Κύνθιος (Kúnthios, “Cynthian (of or pertaining to Mount Cynthus, a mountain of Delos, celebrated…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Cynthius
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κύνθιος (Kúnthios); morphologically Cynthus + -ius.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends S
Cyrillus
From Ancient Greek Κύριλλος (Kúrillos).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Daedalus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος (Daídalos).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Debora
A female given name from Hebrew, a less common spelling of Deborah. From Ancient Greek Δεββώρα (Debbṓra).
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Decebalus
From Ancient Greek Δεκέβαλος (Dekébalos), from Dacian *Dekebalus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Demaratus
From Ancient Greek Δημάρᾱτος (Dēmárātos).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
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- ends S
Didacus
An exclusively Iberian name recorded from the mid-8th century, and frequently throughout the 9th century, predominantly in northwestern Iberia. Of unknown origin. Suggestions…
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Diodorus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Διόδωρος (Diódōros).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Dionysius
From Ancient Greek Διονύσιος (Dionúsios, from Διόνῡσος (Diónūsos) + -ιος (-ios)).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Dioscorus
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Δῐόσκορος (Dĭóskoros).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends S
Dorippa
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δωρίππη (Dōríppē).
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Edom
Via Koine Greek Ἐδώμ (Edṓm) from Biblical Hebrew אֱדוֹם (ʾĔḏōm).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
Edwardus
Derived from Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Eliezer
From Hebrew אליעזר (eliʿézer). From Biblical Hebrew אליעזר (Eliézer). Not to be confused with Lazarus/Eleazar
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Erasmus
From Medieval Latin Erasmus. The EU student exchange programme is named after Erasmus of Rotterdam, and also a backronym for “European [Community] Action Scheme for the…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Esaus
From Ancient Greek Ἡσαῦ (Hēsaû), from Biblical Hebrew עֵשָׂו (ʿĒśāw). As loaned through Greek, the au may be rendered a diphthongs; if more directly from Hebrew, then the a is…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Ethelredus
From Old English Æþelrǣd, Æþelred, Æðelred, from Proto-Germanic *Aþalarēdaz.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
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- ends S
Eudoxus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Εὔδοξος (Eúdoxos), from εὔδοξος (eúdoxos, “honored, famous, glorious”).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Euhodia
Borrowed from Ancient Greek εὐοδία (euodía, “good journey”, from εὐ- (eu-, “good”) + ὁδός (hodós, “journey”)).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Eupator
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Εὐπάτωρ (Eupátōr).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Euphorbus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Εὔφορβος (Eúphorbos, literally “well-fed”), from εὔφορβος (eúphorbos), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + φορβή (phorbḗ, “food, fodder”) + -ος (-os).
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Eutychus
From Ancient Greek Εὐτύχης (Eutúkhēs).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends S
Fridericus
Of Germanic origin, a Latinised form of the Frankish proper name *Friþurīk (literally “peace king”). More at the English Frederick and the German Friedrich.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Gabriel
From Latin Gabriel, from Ancient Greek Γαβρῑήλ (Gabrīḗl), from Hebrew גַּבְרִיאֵל (gaḇrīʾḗl, “God is my strong man”), from גֶּבֶר (géver, “strong man, hero”) and אֵל (ʾēl,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Gamaliel
From Middle English Gamaliel, from Late Latin Gamaliēl, from Koine Greek Γαμαλιήλ (Gamaliḗl), from Aramaic גַמַלִיאיֵל (Ḡamalīʾēl), from Biblical Hebrew גַּמְלִיאֵל (Gamlīʾēl).…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Gelasius
From Koine Greek Γελάσιος (Gelásios), from γέλασις (gélasis, “laughing”), from Ancient Greek γελάω (geláō, “to laugh”).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends S
Georgius
Derived from Ancient Greek Γεώργῐος (Geṓrgĭos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends S
Gualterius
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Waldaharjaz.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Gumesindus
From Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *Gumesinþaz.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
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- ends S
Gustavus
Borrowed from Latin Gustavus. From Swedish Gustav. Latinization of North Germanic
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends S
Gymnasium
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γυμνάσιον (Gumnásion, diminutive of Γυμνάς (Gumnás)).
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
Hellas
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellás).
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Hermes
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês), itself of unknown meaning and origin. From Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
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- ends S
Hesychius
From the Ancient Greek Ἡσῠ́χῐος (Hēsŭ́khĭos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends S
Hippolytus
From Ancient Greek Ἱππόλυτος (Hippólutos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Hyrcanus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὑρκᾱνός (Hurkānós).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Hyroeades
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὑροιάδης (Huroiádēs).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Iacobus
From Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “May He Heel”), from the third-person singular masculine imperfective form of the Semitic…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Iacomus
Late Latin variant of Iācōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos, “supplanter, heel-grabber”), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōḇ). As it is a Late Latin word, Greek stress is…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Iamblichus
Borrowed from Koine Greek Ἰάμβλιχος (Iámblikhos), from Aramaic ימלכו (Yamlīḵū). See English Iamblichus above for more.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Iaphet
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰάφεθ (Iápheth).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
Iaphetus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰάφεθ (Iápheth).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Inguarus
Borrowed from Old Norse Yngvarr.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Ioannes
From the Koine Greek Ῐ̓ωᾰ́ννης (Ĭōắnnēs), a contraction of the Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān); see English John for more. The pattern was changed from a first declension…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends S
Iosephus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yoséf).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Iosue
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshúa'). Cognate with Iēsūs, itself through Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Isidora
The feminine equivalent of Isidoro, from Ancient Greek Ἰσιδώρα (Isidṓra, “gift of Isis”). From Latin Isidōra, feminine equivalent of Īsidōrus, from Ancient Greek Ῑ̓σῐ́δωρος…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Isidorus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῑ̓σῐ́δωρος (Īsĭ́dōros, “gift of Isis”), from Ἶσῐς (Îsĭs) + δῶρον (dôron).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Jagalo
A Latinization of Old Ruthenian Ꙗкгела (Jagela), from Lithuanian Jogaila.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Jeremias
Borrowed from Latin Jeremias, from Ancient Greek Ἰερεμίας (Ieremías), from Hebrew יִרְמְיָה (yirm'yá, “Jeremiah”, literally “Yahweh exalt”). Doublet of Jeremiah. New Testament…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Kilianus
From Old Irish Cillín (“Killian”).
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Labanus
From Biblical Hebrew לָבָן (Laván)
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
Labrax
From Ancient Greek λάβραξ (lábrax, “European seabass”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends X