Kate Monk's Onomastikon

(Dictionary of Names)


Biblical Female Names

New Testament

Anne/Anna from Chaanach 'gracious' or 'favoured'

Aana Ahna Anah
Ane Anh Ona
Onna

   

Diminutives

Annette Annie Anita
Nan Nancy Nanette
Anya Anet Anahi
Aneeta Nani Nainsi
Nanete Annya Aneta
An-Ernee? Aneetah Nanice
NanC Nannette Ania
Anetha Anh-Nhi Aneethah
Nanine Nance Netta
Anaiah Anett Anni
Anitha Nanna Nancee
Nettia Anetta Anny
Anithah Nannie Nancey
Nettie Annella Anette
Anitia Nanny Nanci
Annelle Anneth Anitte
Nanon Nancie Annett
Nita Nancine Anona
Annetta Nina Nancsi
Ansella? Ninna Nancye
Ninnette Nanncey Nanncy
Nansee Nansey

  Bethany place name 'house of figs'

Bethan Bethane Bethanee
Bethaney Bethanie Beth-Ann
Beth-Anne Bethani Bethania
Bethann Bethanne Bethanney
Bethannie Bethanny Bethena
Betheny Bethney

  Candace hereditary name of the queen of Ethiopia, mentioned in the Bible

Cace Caddy Canace
Candas Candase Candes
Candias Candice Candies
Candis Candise Candiss
Candus Candyce Candys
Candyse Cyndyss Kandace
Kandas Kandess Kandice
Kandis Kandise Kandiss
Kandus Kandyce Kandys
Kandyse

    Carmel 'vineyard/orchard/garden' (title of Virgin Mary 'Our Lady of Carmel')

Carma Carmalia Carmela
Carmelia Carmella Carmelle
Carmellia Carmesa Carmi
Carmia Carmie Carmiel
Carmil Carmila Carmilla
Karmel Karmela Karmelia
Karmella Karmelle Karmiella
Karmyla

   

Carmellina

Karmelina

Carmelita

Carmaletta Carmelit Carmelitha
Carmelitia Carmelittia Carmellit
Carmellita Carmellitha Carmlit
Karmeita Karmita

  Carmen Latin 'song' used as Spanish form of 'Carmel'

Carman Carmene Carmin
Carmina Carmon Carmynn
Karman Karmen Karmencita
Karmin Karmina Karmine
Karmon Karmyn Karmyne

Magdalene 'of Magdala', a coastal town (from 'Mary Magdalene')

Magdalen Magdalena Magdalina
Magdaline Magdalyn Magdelana
Magdelane Magdelene Magdeline
Magdelyn Magdlen Maudlin

Madeleine French form

Madailein Madalaina Madalayne
Madaleine Madaline Madalyn
Madalynn Madalynne Madel
Madelaine Madelayne Madelena
Madeliene Madelin Madeline
Madelne Madelon Madelyn
Madelyne Madelynn Madelynne
Madilyn Madilynn Madlin
Madline Madlyn Madoline
Madolyn Maighdlin

 

Diminutives

Lena Maddie Madella
Magda Maida Mala
Lenah Maddi Madelle
Makda Mada Malaine
Lene Maddy Madelia
Mahda Madeena Malena
Lenea Mady Maidel
Lenee Maidie Maudie
Lenette Mayda Maudine
Leni Maydena Lenka
Maydey Lina Linah

Marnie 'Marnina' - 'rejoice', short form of Marianne or form of Latin 'Marina'

Marna Marne Marnee
Marney Marni Marnja
Marnya

    Martha Aramaic 'lady/mistress'

Martaha Marth Marthan
Marthena Marthina Marthine
Marthy Marti Marticka
Martita Martuska Mattie
Matty

   

Mary 'longed-for child', 'lady of the sea', 'sea of bitterness' or 'rebellion

Maree Mari Mariae
Marie (Fr) Marrie Mayoree
Mayree Myrie

 

Diminutives

Maisie Mamie Mia
Minnie Molly Polly
Macey Mame Mea
Mini Molle Paili?
Macie Maymie Meah
Minie Molley Pollee
Macy Mimi Miah
Minna Molli Polley
Maisey Mya Minne
Mollie Polli Mayzie
Minnette Mollissa Pollie
Mazie Minni Pollyanna
Minnita Minny

 

Elaborations

Maressa Marietta Maris
Marissa Mariesa Maretha
Marice Marisa Mariessa
Maretta Maries Marisha
Merisa Marita Marise
Marishenka Merissa Marrietta
Marisse Marishka Miressa
Marris Mariska Morissa
Marys Maritsa Maryse
Maritza Marella Meris
Mariza Mariova Marrisa
Marrissa Marrissia Maryisa
Marysa Maryssa

 

Maria Latin form

Maira Maraia Maraya
Marea Mareah Mariah
Mariha Marija Mariya
Mariyah Marja Marriah
Marya Mayariya Mayra
Meriah Miriah Myriah

Miriam Hebrew form

Mariam Mariama Mariame
Maruja Maryam Maryama
Meryem Mimi Miram
Mirel Mirele Mirham
Miri Miriain Miril
Mirit Mirjana Mirra
Mirriam Mirrian Miryam
Miryan Mishke Miyana
Miyanna Myriam Myriame
Myryan

   

Salome 'shalom' - 'peace'

Saloma Salomey Salomi

Samantha Aramaic 'listener'? or a fem. form of 'Samuel'

Samanath Samanatha Samanitha
Samanithia Samanta Samanth
Samanthan Samanthe Samanthi
Samanthia Samatha Sammanth
Sammantha Sammatha Semantha
Simantha Smanta Smantha
Symantha Tamantha

  Sharon 'a plain'

This Biblical place-name has become popular as a girl's name, originally in Jewish families, but Sharon Turner was a C19th male historian.

Chareneka Charron Char-Ron

Cheiron

Saronna

Shaaron
Sharaine Sharan Sharanda
Shareen Shareena Sharen
Sharian Shariann Sharianne
Sharin Sharine Sharna
Sharona Sharonda Sharone
Sharonia Sharony Sharran
Sharren Sharrin Sharron
Sharrona Sharronda Sharronne
Sharryn Sharyn Sharyon
Sheren Sherenn Sheron
Sherona Sheronda Sheronna
Sherrhonda Sherron Sherronna
Sherronne Sherryn Shirona

Talitha Aramaic 'young girl'? or Hebrew 'tal' - 'dew'

Taleetha Taletha Talethia
Taliatha Talita Talithia
Telita Tiletha

 


This collection of names was compiled by Kate Monk and is ©1997, Kate Monk.

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