The Big Book of Names

Alphabetical Names

Feminine Names:

Amelia- meaning "work"

Bronwyn- meaning "breast" and "white, fair, blessed"

Cerise- meaning "cherry" in French

Dawn- from the English word dawn

Eloise- from the Germanic name Helewidis composed of heil "hale, healthy" an wid "wide"

Farah- meaning "joy" in Arabic

Gaia- meaning "earth" in Gaelic

Hailey- meaning "hay clearing" in Old English

Imogen- probably derived from the Gaelic word meaning "maiden"

Jemima- meaning "dove" in Hebrew

Kaede- meaning "maple" in Japanese

Lindsay- meaning Lincoln island" in Old English

Mai- meaning "plum, apricot" in Sino-Vietnamese

Naomi- meaning "pleasantness" in Hebrew

Octavia- meaning "eighth" in Latin

Poppy- from the word for the red flower

Quetzalli- meaning "feather, precious thing" in Nahvatl

Rhea- from Greek mythology

Stephanie- feminine form of Stephen, meaning "crown"

Tabitha- meaning "gazelle" in Aramaic

Ubon- meaning "lotus" in Thai

Viola- meaning "violet" in Latin

Winnifred- from Gwenfrewi which is derived from the Welch words gwen meaning "white, faith, blessed" and frewi meaning "reconciliation, peace"

Xenia- meaning "hospitality" in Greek

Yakim- meaning "precious" in Greek

Zoe- meaning "life" in Greek

Masculine Names:

Abel- meaning "breath" in Hebrew

Braiden- from the Irish surname O Bradain meaning :descendant of Bradain"

Cade- from a surname that was originally derived from a nickname meaning "round" in Old English

Dean- derived from Middle English dene meaning "valley"

Eli- meaning "ascension" in Hebrew

Fletcher- from the surname meaning "marker of arrows" in Middle English

Gideon- meaning "feller, hewer" in Hebrew

Habib- meaning "beloved, darling" in Arabic

Ian- Scottish form of John

Jameson- from an English surname meaning "son of James"

Knox- from the Scottish surname that was derived from the Old English word cnocc meaning "round hill"

Luka- from the Greek name (Loukas) meaning "from Lucania"

Mateo- Spanish form of Matthew

Noah- from the Hebrew name (Noach) meaning "rest, repose"

Owen- from Welsh eoghunn meaning "youth"

Perry- derived from Middle English perrie meaning "pear tree"

Quincey- from a surname that was derived from the personal name Quintinus

Ravi- meaning "sun" in Sanskrit

Sean- Irish form of John

Trey- from an English nickname meaning "three"

Ulric- Middle English form of the Old English name Wulfric meaning "wolf power"

Velvel- meaning "little wolf" in Yiddish

Warren- from an English surname that was derived from the Norman French warrene meaning "animal enclosure"

Xolani- meaning "peace" in Zulu

Yohanes- Indonesian form of John

Zane- from an English surname of unknown origin

Neutral Names:

Azar- meaning "fire" in Persian

Bo- from Chinese bo meaning "wave"

Carson- from a Scottish surname of uncertain meaning

Dana- from a surname that originally belonged to a person who was Danish

Esme- meaning "loved" in Old French

Fiore- meaning "flower" in Italian

Gal- meaning "wave" in Hebrew

Hadley- meaning "heather field" in Old English

Ime- meaning "patience" in Ibibio

Jess- short form of Jesse or Jessica

Kit- diminutive of Christopher or Katherine

Lei- meaning "flower, child" in Hawaiian

Micha- short form of Michael or Michaela

Nat- short form of Nathan, Nathaniel, Natalie or other names beginning with Nat

Oakley- meaning "oak clearing" in Old English

Parker- from the English surname meaning "keeper of the park"

Qamar- meaning "moon" in Arabic

Rain- from the English word rain

Shai- meaning "gift" in Hebrew

Tam- meaning "honest, innocent" in Hebrew

Ulani- meaning "heavenly beauty" in Hawaiian

Val- short form of Valentine, Valerie or other name beginning with Val

Wen- from Chinese wen meaning "literature, writing, culture"

Xia- from Chinese xia meaning "summer, great, grand"

Yin- from Chinese yin meaning "shade, shelter, protect"

Zhi- from Chinese zhi meaning "will, purpose, ambition"