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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.

Lotte

Meaning: free man

Origin:German, Scandinavian diminutive of Charlotte
1431
Madelief

Meaning: daisy

Origin:Dutch, '"daisy"
2314
Mieke

Meaning: bitter

Origin:Dutch variation of Marie
2435
Eulalie

Meaning: sweetly speaking

Origin:French form of Eulalia, Greek
926
Ginevra

Meaning: white shadow, white wave

Origin:Italian variation of Guinevere
930
Elvira

Meaning: white, fair

Origin:Spanish
947
Luz

Meaning: light

Origin:Spanish
967
Aurelie

Meaning: the golden one

Origin:French variation of Aurelia, Latin
1069
Apolline The meaning of Apolline is ‘of the god Apoll...
Origin:French form of Apollonia
1102
Sigrid

Meaning: fair victory

Origin:Norse
1124
Thais

Meaning: beloved, bandage

Origin:Greek
1156
Ludovica

Meaning: famous in war

Origin:Italian, feminine variation of Ludovic
2019
Iria

Meaning: peace

Origin:Portuguese variation of Eirene
2150
Aitana Aitana is of Basque origin and it is traditi...
Origin:Spanish place-name
2177
Romane

Meaning: a Roman

Origin:French
4554
Majken The name Majken is of Scandinavian origin an...
Origin:Scandinavian version of Marie or Mary
4941
Benedetta

Meaning: blessed

Origin:Italian variation of Benedicta, Latin
6419
Iben

Meaning: yew wood

Origin:German and Scandinavian form of Ivo
10358
Noor

Meaning: light

Origin:Arabic; Dutch variation of Eleonora
1328
Petra

Meaning: rock, stone

Origin:Greek
371