The Name Compendium

Are you a writer tired of spending hours upon hours sorting through names for one character? Are you a trans person or a member of a system who isn't quite sure what to name yourself? We're the Name Compendium, and our goal is to help you find a perfect name for that perfect person or animal, plant or mythical creature, whatever your reason.

We publish one or two Names of the Day with etymology when available, and sometimes do mass name posts with special themes. We tag posts by the name's traditional gender along with its origin around the world. Origin tags look like "#spanish origin", and gender tags look like this: "#neutral name", "#fem name", "#masc name".

We also use two special tags: #religious history names and #noun names. Names with religious history are names which have, well, a religious history, such as derivation from mythology or holy texts. Noun names are names which come directly from an existing noun, like Sky or Sun.

Please send us asks with name style requests, such as names relating to a gender or theme! Feel free to send us names from your own searches, however many or few. They are always appreciated, and accepted through submissions or DMs.

Garnet is a gender-neutral name of Middle English origin. It refers to the deep-red gem of the same name. The gem's name comes from gernet ("dark red"), which traces back to granum from Latin, meaning "grain" or "seed". And, in themselves, the two latter words are similar to the latin word for pomegranate, pomum granatum!

Garnet was also the surname of US abolitionist Henry Highland Garnet (1815-1882).

Apollo is a masculine name of Greek origin. It is associated with the Greek word apollymi (ἀπόλλυμι), meaning "to destroy". It is also the name of the Greek god Apollo, who is a god of prophecy, healing, archery, dance, and other domains.

Names like Apollo:

Apollon (m)

Apollonia (also the name of St. Apollonia) (f)

Irene, a feminine name, is derived from the Greek name "Eirene". This is the name of the Greek goddess of peace. Irene is also the name of multiple early saints, such as St. Irene of Thessalonica (Christian).

Variations of this name:

Irena

Code

(RH) - Religious History

(CN) - Directly connected to a noun

Typically feminine names (not inherently feminine)

Amelia

Antoinette

Ashley

Ayana

Gloria

Jacqueline

Moira

Nadine

Penelope

Sylvie

Vienna

Typically masculine names (not inherently masculine)

Amos (RH)

Clayton

Lucius

Neutral/Other/No Data

Aisiarra

Cricket (CN)

Dominique

Kira

Miriam

Myrtle

River (CN)

Tez

Isabella is a name of Spanish/French origin which comes from the Hebrew name Elisheba, and means "God is my oath." Isabella is typically a feminine name, but Isa is used as a gender-neutral variation!

Other variations of Isabella include:

Isabel

Oakley is an androgynous name with the meaning "oak clearing". It has English origins, and is common both as a first name and a surname.