This started as a whim. Names are pretty fascinating to me (like why are there so many JOHNs and SARAHs in the world?!) I was thinking about naming characters in literature. Anyway, here are some names I like. Most of the definitions and sources are from babynames.com, and some of them seem a little odd, so please send me an email if you have a correction or addition.

"Either" Names
Aelin-Uial ("Lake-twilight," Lord of the Rings)
Adrien
Arien ("Enchanted," Hebrew)
Peregrine ("Wanderer," Latin)
Rhys ("A stream," Welsh)
Ronan ("Little seal," Celtic/Gaelic)
Sasha (Russian)

Girl Names
Alana ("Peaceful, serene," Celtic/Gaelic)
Alina ("Noble, kind," Slavic)
Ani ("Very beautiful," Slavic)
Breena ("Fairy Land," Celtic/Gaelic)
Bronwyn ("Dark, pure," Welsh)
Caitlyn ("Pure beauty," Celtic/Gaelic)
Catriona ("Pure," Celtic/Gaelic)
Danika ("Morning star," Slavic)
Deidra ("Wanderer," Celtic/Gaelic)
Delphina ("Little flower," Greek)
Diana ("Divine," Greek goddess of the hunt)
Eilonwy (from Lloyd Alexander's Prydain Chronicles)
Enya ("Little fire," Celtic/Gaelic)
Eowyn (Lord of the Rings)
Eshana ("Searcher," Hindi)
Fiona ("White, fair," Celtic/Gaelic)
Freya (Scandanavian, Norse goddess of love)
Frieda ("Peace, joy," German)
Guinevere ("White wave," Welsh)
Gwendolyn ("Fair haired," Welsh)
Irina ("Peaceful," Slavic)
Isolde ("Fair one," Welsh)
Katia ("Pure," Slavic)
Keita ("Forest," Celtic/Gaelic)
Kiara ("Small, dark," Celtic/Gaelic)
Kiora ("Small, dark," Celtic/Gaelic)
Kira ("Dark lady," Celtic/Gaelic)
Kisha ("Rainfall," Slavic)
Lana ("Attractive, peacful," Celtic/Gaelic)
Liv ("Olive tree, peace," Latin)
Luthien (Lord of the Rings)
Mandana ("Everlasting," Persian)
Marisa ("Of the sea," Latin)
Maura ("Dark," Celtic/Gaelic)
Meira ("Light," Hebrew)
Miranda ("Beautiful, admirable," Latin)
Moira ("Bitter," Celtic/Gaelic)
Morgana ("Seashore," Welsh)
Naomi ("Delightful, pleasant," Hebrew)
Nida ("Elf," Native American)
Nora ("Light," Greek)
Nuala ("White haired," Celtic/Gaelic)
Raina ("Peaceful, queen," Spanish)
Reina ("Peaceful, queen," Spanish)
Reyna ("Peaceful, queen," Spanish)
Rhian ("Magic maiden," Welsh)
Rhiannon ("Witch-nymph-goddess," Welsh)
Rhona ("Powerful, mighty," Celtic/Gaelic)
Rona ("Sea," Celtic/Gaelic)
Sana ("Light," Persian)
Seda ("Forest voices," Armenian)
Shannon ("Little wise owl," Celtic/Gaelic)
Shaylee ("Fairy princess of the field," Celtic/Gaelic)
Shea ("Fairy place," Celtic/Gaelic)
Shiri ("Song of my soul," Hebrew)
Sonia ("Wisdom," Slavic)
Sophia ("Wisdom," Greek)
Sylvia ("From the forest," Latin)
Tana ("Fairy queen," Slavic)
Tanya ("Fairy queen," Slavic)
Tatiana ("Fairy queen," Slavic)
Tinuviel ("Twilight maiden," Lord of the Rings)
Uma ("Mother goddess," Hindi)
Winifred ("Friend of peace," Celtic/Gaelic)
Zita ("The seeker," Spanish)
Zora ("Dawn," Slavic)

Boy Names
Aerandir ("Sea-wanderer," Lord of the Rings)
Aiden ("Fiery," Celtic/Gaelic)
Allan ("Handsome," Celtic/Gaelic)
Artan ("Little bear," Celtic/Gaelic)
Atreyu (The Neverending Story)
Barak ("Lightning," Hebrew)
Bastian (The Neverending Story)
Beren (Lord of the Rings)
Damian ("Sweet and harmless," Greek)
Darin ("Precious present," Celtic/Gaelic)
Dmitri ("Lover of the earth," Slavic)
Dolan ("Dark haired," Celtic/Gaelic)
Dorian ("From the sea," Greek)
Dougal ("Dark stranger," Celtic/Gaelic)
Douglas ("Flowing from the dark river," Celtic/Gaelic)
Duncan ("Dark skinned warrior," Celtic/Gaelic)
Dylan ("Son of the sea," Welsh)
Elvin ("Friend of elves," Celtic/Gaelic)
Eomer (Lord of the Rings)
Ethan ("Firm, strong," Hebrew)
Ewan ("Young warrior," Celtic/Gaelic)
Faolan ("Wolf," Celtic/Gaelic)
Faramir (Lord of the Rings)
Feryal ("Beauty of light," Arabic)
Forrest ("Of the woods," English)
Gavin ("Little hawk," Welsh)
Geoff ("Peace," German)
Geoffrey ("Gift of peace," English)
Keenan ("Little and ancient," Celtic/Gaelic)
Kieve ("Mythical name," Welsh)
Liam ("Determined guardian," Celtic/Gaelic)
Llewllyn ("Like a lion," Welsh)
Morgan ("The edge of the sea," Welsh)
Namir ("Swift cat," Persian)
Sebastian ("Venerable," Latin)
Rhett ("A stream," Welsh)
Rohan ("Sandalwood," Hindi)
Taran ("Earth," American)
Tristan ("Sad," Celtic/Gaelic)
Wendell ("Wanderer, seeker," German)

Cat Names
Moonbeam
Mistoffelees
Mustafa

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