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European Names

European names, meaning names drawn from European languages and countries, are among the most fashionable in the English-speaking world. Names with their origins in France and Spain, Germany and Italy, Russia and Scandinavia can all be considered European.

Leon

Meaning: lion

Origin:Greek variation of Leo
262
Bastian

Meaning: man of Sebastia

Origin:Diminutive of Sebastian, Latin from Greek
356
Clement

Meaning: mild, merciful

Origin:Latin
397
Bruno

Meaning: brown

Origin:German
413
Nikolai

Meaning: people of victory

Origin:Russian variation of Nicholas
428
Anton The name Anton is of Latin origin. Anton com...
Origin:German, Russian, and Scandinavian variation of Anthony
658
Rasmus

Meaning: beloved, desired

Origin:Finnish and Scandinavian variation of Erasmus
1103
Onni

Meaning: happiness, luck

Origin:Finnish
1825
Mika

Meaning: who is like God

Origin:Finnish short form of Mikael
2130
Casimir

Meaning: destroyer of peace

Origin:Polish, Slavic
108
Leander

Meaning: lion-man

Origin:Greek
520
Dorian This name comes all the way from the land of...
Origin:Greek, name of a tribe
293
Ragnar

Meaning: warrior or judgment

Origin:Norse
509
Blaise

Meaning: to lisp, stammer

Origin:French
457
Valentin

Meaning: strength, health

Origin:French, German, Russian, Czech, Scandinavian variation of Valentine
726
Marceau

Meaning: little warrior

Origin:French variation of Marcel
849
Anatole

Meaning: from the east, rising sun

Origin:Greek
924
Mael

Meaning: chief or prince

Origin:French or Breton
972
Malo

Meaning: shining hostage

Origin:Breton
1117
Sylvain

Meaning: wood, forest

Origin:French
1160