Monday, October 31, 2011

Franken-Names

Happy Halloween! This seemed like a good time to highlight those names that are mash-ups, but work. They may inspire thoughts of pitchforks & fire for some, but they've proven the test of time (well, decades or so, anyway).
For some reason, combination-names are nearly exclusively feminine.

  • Aeronwen (eye-RON-wen, Welsh)--Aeron, "berry" + Gwen, "fair, blessed"
  • Annabella (an-nah-BEL-lah, English, Italian)
  • Annalee (an-nah-LEE, English)
  • Annalisa (ahn-nah-LEE-sah, Italian)
  • Annegret (AHN-ne-gret, German)--Anna + Margaret
  • Annelien (ahn-ne-LEEN, Dutch)--Anna + Carolien, Evelien, Angelien,  or Paulien
  • Anneliese (ah-nah-LEEZ-eh, German; an-nah-LEES, English)--Anna + Elisabeth
  • Annemarie (ah-nah-mah-REE, Dutch, German)
  • Arianwen (ahr-ee-ON-wen)--Arianell, "silver", + Gwen
  • Belphoebe (bel-FEE-bee, English)--Belle, "beautiful" + Phoebe, "bright, pure"
  • Carreen (cahr-REEN, English)--Caroline + Irene
  • Charmaine (shar-MAIN, English)--Charmion, "delight", + Lorraine
  • Christabel (KRIS-ta-bel, English)--Christine + Belle
  • Claribel (CLAIR-ih-bel, English)
  • Fioralba (fee-or-AHL-bah, Italian)--Fiore, "flower", + Alba, "dawn"
  • Hannelore (HAH-ne-lor-eh, German)--Hanna + Eleonore
  • Leanne (lee-AN, English)
  • Lilou (lee-LOO, French)--Lili + Louise
  • Lisanne (lis-AHN-neh, Dutch)--Lisa + Anne
  • Liselotte (lee-zeh-LOT-teh, German)--Lisa + Charlotte
  • Mairwen (MIRE-wen, Welsh)--Mair [Mary] + Gwen
  • Maite (MYE-teh, Portuguese)--Maria + Teresa
  • Maribel (mar-ee-BEL, Spanish)--Maria + Isabel
  • Maricela (mar-ee-SEHL-ah, Spanish)--Maria + Celia, "heaven"
  • Maricruz (MAH-ree-crooz, Spanish)--Maria + Cruz, "cross"
  • Marilène (mar-ih-LEHN, French)--Marie + Helene
  • Marilou (mair-ee-LOO, English)
  • Marisol (mahr-ee-SOHL, Spanish)--Maria + Soledad, "solitude" or Sol, "sun"
  • Marlis (MAHR-lis, German)--Mary + Elisabeth
  • Maryanne (mair-ee-AN, English)
  • Mylène (mee-LEHN, French)--Marie + Helene
  • Rosabel (ROHZ-ah-bel, English)
  • Rosangela (roh-zahn-JEL-ah, Italian)
  • Rosanna (roh-ZAN-nah, English)
  • Rosemarie (ROH-seh-mah-ree, German, Scandinavian; rohz-mah-REE, English)
  • Tegeirian (teg-EYE-ryen, Welsh)--Tegan, "pretty", + Eirian, "shining"

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