International Forms of Classic Names
- Amalya
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"work"Description:
Spelling variation of Amalia, rising in popularity throughout Europe.
- Risto
Origin:
Finnish variation of ChristopherMeaning:
"bearer of Christ"Description:
A lively and charming nickname for Christopher — more modern than Chris.
- Anushka
- Finula
Origin:
Irish GaelicMeaning:
"white shoulders"Description:
This phonetic spelling of the Gaelic Fionnuala (which also has many spelling variations) is sometimes rendered as Finola or Finella.
- Elizabetta
Origin:
Italian variation of ElizabethMeaning:
"pledged to God"Description:
Everything sounds better with an Italian accent. Elisabetta is the more common Italian form.
- Ximeno
Origin:
Variation of Ximen, BasqueMeaning:
"son"Description:
Ximeno is sometimes falsely credited as the Basque variation of Simon. It actually comes from Semen, a medieval Basque name that is completely unusable today, for obvious reasons. All the more reason to go with Ximeno.
- Cateline
Origin:
Medieval French form of CatherineMeaning:
"pure"
- Eskandar
Origin:
Persian variation of Alexander
- Franko
- Kilikina