Almira

Almira is the name for the title character Almira, Queen of Castile (1705), an opera by George Frideric Handel, a German-British Baroque composer. He may have coined it as a variant of Elmira, a name of uncertain etymology. It could have been inspired by Edelmira, the Spanish feminine form of Adelmar, which itself derives from…

Edsel

Edsel is an English variant of Etzel, the German form of Attila, the name of the king of the Huns in the 5th century (the Huns being an ancient Nomadic people spread across central Europe), who was feared by the Western and Eastern Roman Empires. In the Nibelungenlied (a Germanic epic poem), there is a fictionalized version…

Clarine

Clarine is a variant of Clara, the feminine form of Late Latin Clarus via Latin clārus meaning “clear, bright, shining; renowned, famous” derived from PIE *kelh₁- (to call, shout). Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “clear, bright; famous” Usage: Dutch, Flemish, French, English Afrikaans Variants: Male forms:

Leelo

Leelo is an Estonian female name meaning “folk song” or “singsong”. In some cases, Leelo could be used as a variant spelling of Lilo, a short form of Liselotte, a combination of Lisa (short form of Elizabeth “god is an oath” or “god is my oath”) and Charlotte “free man”. Or it could be a…

Diocletian

Diocletian is the the anglicized form of Diocletianus, a Roman cognomen which is itself a derivative of Diokles, an Ancient Greek name meaning “glory of Zeus”, made up of Dios, the genitive singular of Zeus derived from PIE *dyḗws meaning “sky, heaven; god”, a derivative of root word *dyew– (bright, shine; sky, heaven) combined with the suffix -klês…

Lothar

Lothar is a German male name, made up of Old High German hlūt (loud, famous) and heri (army), meaning “famous army”. It’s the name of several Frankish kings (spelled Chlothar). Lothar is also a surname originating from the given name. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “famous army” Usage: German, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian Variants:

Larina

Larina is a female given name, possibly a diminutive form of Lara, itself the Russian pet-form of Larisa < Ancient Greek Larissa, the name of a nymph in Greek mythology and several place names in Greece, including the capital city of Thessaly, Greece. The name possibly means “citadel”, “stronghold”, or “fortress”; it might also be…

Rurik

Rurik is a Russian male name, the Russian form of Old Norse Hrœrekr, made up of Germanic elements hrod (fame, glory) and ric (ruler, king), so the name would essentially mean “famous king”. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “famous king” Usage: Russian Variants:

Amjad

Amjad أمجد is an Arabic male name meaning “most glorious” or “more glorious” from majīd مَجِيد (glorious, famous, exalted, praiseworthy, noble). It’s also a surname originating from the given name. Origin: Arabic Meaning: “more glorious” Usage: Arabic

Dodge

Dodge originated as a medieval diminutive of Roger meaning “famous spear”, made up of Germanic elements hrod (famous, fame) and ger (spear). Dodge is also an English surname. Dodge is also an English verb meaning “to avoid something quickly”, of unknown origin. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “famous spear”; also a word referring to avoiding something quickly Usage: English

Clarice

Clarice derives from the medieval vernacular form of Late Latin Claritia which derives from Latin clārus “clear, bright, shining; renowned, famous” via PIE *kelh₁- (to call, shout). Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “clear, bright; famous” Usage: English, French, Italian Variants:

Xenokles

Xenokles is an Ancient Greek male name, made up of xenos (foreign; strange, unusual) combined with the suffix -klês < kleos (fame, glory), so the name would essentially mean “glory of the strange” or “foreign glory”. It was the name of two Athenian tragic poets, grandfather and grandson, as well as the name of Xenocles…

Luella

Luella is an English female given name, a variant spelling of Louella which is a combination of Lou, a shortened form of Louise or Louisa meaning “famous battle” or “famous in battle”, combined with the diminutive suffix –ella. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “famous in battle” or “famous battle” Usage: English Nicknames: Lu, Lulu Variants: Louella (English)

Rowland

Rowland is a Medieval English variant of Roland, composed of Germanic elements hrod (fame) and land (land) essentially meaning “famous land”. Its most famous bearer was a French hero, a popular figure in medieval Europe and there was even an epic poem (or chanson de gets in Old French) written about him, The Song of Roland (La Chanson de Roland) which depicts Roland’s…