Name of a lake monster from Welsh mythology that
King *Arthur (or Percival) was later ascribed to have killed. It is variously described as a demon, a dwarf, beaver, or crocodile. It was said to prey upon anyone foolish enough to swim in its lake. The location of the lake in which it dwells also varies: Llyn Barfog, Llyn Llion, Llyn yr Afanc.
"
Noble serpent." Old
German name derived from the elements adal, "noble," and
lint "serpent, dragon."
(Æðelinda):
Noble serpent Original Anglo-Saxon form of English
Ethelinda, composed of the Old English elements ædel
noble and lindi
serpent, dragon
Probably an old
German name, or a variant of one, from amal
"work" and lint "serpent, dragon."
Graceful beautiful serpent English compound name composed of Latin
Anna favor; grace, and
Belinda,
beautiful serpent
African Luo name meaning
crocodile
Egyptian myth name of the personification of evil, seen as a giant
snake, serpent or dragon. Known as the Serpent of the Nile or Evil
Lizard, he was an enemy of the sun god. Meaning of the name is
uncertain, but may be connected to the root pp, meaning
to
slither
Native American Algonquin name meaning
snake
Old
English word meaning
gall; poison; venom Variant:
Ator.
Native American Miwok name meaning
turtle
From the vocabulary word. Good turtle name?
Old
German name of which the first element remains a mystery while the
second is probably from lint "serpent, dragon." The name is
usually rendered "beautiful serpent."
Native American Hopi name meaning
snake
Native American Hopi name meaning
snake maiden
Native American Hopi name meaning
snake flower
Nahuatl name meaning
serpent flower
From the vocabulary word
meaning 1) a squad car; 2) like a fast warship; 3) a cabin cruiser; 4) slang for
one who travels a lot.
Variant of English
Delinda, meaning
noble serpent
From the vocabulary word
meaning 1) an animal or plant naturalized in a region; a resident; an inhabitant;
2) one who frequents a particular place.
This English name is more often found as a surname, or used as a byname, but sometimes it is given as a forename. It could have derived from any of the following: English surname from Old English byname Draca, meaning
snake or
dragon
English form of Anglo-Saxon
Aethelinda,
meaning
noble serpent
1) Spanish or Spanish-American dance;
2) nonsense, tomfoolery, or foolish behavior.
Vocabulary word meaning
pointed tooth of an animal
African Zulu name meaning
tortoise
From the Italian word gonzo,
meaning
blockhead; simpleton Sometimes used as a slang term for
someone who is
unconventional; different; strange
Egyptian name of a frog-headed goddess of fertility, meaning
frog
Invented name meaning
one that hisses Variant:
Hissie.
An invented name meaning
like a
piece of a puzzle Variant: Jiggie.
From the vocabulary word
meaning 1) a kind of puzzle; 2) a kind of power-driven reciprocating saw.
Norse myth name of the Midgard Serpant--also called the
World serpent--that encircles the earth beneath the ocean, possibly meaning
giant pole Variant: Iormungand.
Japanese name meaning
tortoise (symbol of long
life)
Variant of Japanese
Kame, meaning
tortoise (symbol of long life)
Variant of Japanese
Kameko,
meaning
tortoise (symbol of long life)
African Swahili name meaning
tortoise
English name of Germanic origin, probably meaning
serpent In
some cases, it may have been derived from the Spanish word for
pretty
Pet form of English
Linda, meaning
serpent
Pet form of English
Linda, meaning
serpent
Variant of
Linda,
meaning
serpent
Pet form of
Lynda, meaning
serpent
Native American Hopi name meaning
horny toad
From the vocabulary word meaning
dregs, from Latin magma
dregs of an ointment, itself from Greek magma
an ointment
Either
from the comic strip character or the electrical term for a generator in an
internal combustion engine.
Modern English creation, possibly a blend of the names
Malinda black/dark serpent and
Sandra defender of mankind
Variant of
Melinda, a modern name blending two other
names, possibly meaning
black/dark serpent
Either a variant of
Miranda,
admirable, or a blend of
Mary beloved and
Linda serpent
From
the vocabulary word meaning 1) a spherical mass of ground meat; 2) one who is
silly, funny, clumsy.
From
the vocabulary word meaning
a baked loaf of ground meat
Greek form of Latin
Medusa, meaning
"guardian."
Guardian Latin form of Greek
Medousa,
name of one of the three Gorgons who had snakes for hair, and whose glance
turned anyone who looked at them to stone.
Modern creation, possibly a blend of
Melanie black, dark, and
Linda serpent, yielding
black/dark serpent
European legend name of a fresh-water spirit believed to reside in sacred springs and rivers, meaning either
wonder or
sea-fog Melusine is depicted as being like a fish or serpent from the waist down.
Native American
Shawnee name meaning
turtle laying its eggs
Pet form of
Melinda, possibly
meaning
black/dark serpent
From the vocabulary word for the southwestern wind that brings heavy rainfall to southern
Asia in the summer. The word ultimately derives from Arabic mawsim
appropriate season (for a pilgrimage), from wasama, meaning
he marked
Invented
name meaning
of or like the moon Variant: Moonie.
Snake-Indra Hindi name composed of the Sanskrit elements naga
snake and the name of the god Indra.
From the
vocabulary word meaning 1) a link or tie; 2) a core or center (of
communication).
English form of Norse
Nidhoggr, meaning
dreaded striker
Dreaded striker Norse myth
name of a dragon or serpent who gnaws at the roots of the world tree Yggdrasill.
Danish form of Norse
Nidhoggr, meaning
dreaded striker
Native American Hopi name meaning
chases butterflies Also a modern English name derived from
Latin novus, meaning
new
Serpent According to Orphic mythology, this was the king
god of the world before
Rhea and Cronus
cast him and his consort Eurynome
into Tartarus.
Constellation name, depicted as a man supporting a serpent, meaning
serpent bearer Ophiuchus, the man depicted in the constellation
is thought by some to actually be the demigod
Asclepius,
who learned the secret of life and death from a serpent and was killed by Zeus
to prevent him from sharing his knowledge with mankind.
Serpent army Old Norse name composed of the elements orm
serpent and herr
army
Old Norse name which was originally a byname meaning
dragon, serpent,
snake
Native American Hopi name meaning
feathered water snake
Native American Hopi name meaning
frog