525+ European Names for Girls and Boys

Popular in its native country, also used in Serbia and Macedonia as Borko.

Used as a pet name for Sara(h) or Salome(a), especially in Nordic countries. Salka Valka (full name: Salvör Valgerður) is the feisty protagonist of Nobel Prize-winning Icelandic author Halldór Laxness’ novel of the same name. Since then, it has been in rare but regular use in the Nordic countries, especially Iceland.

A Top 50 pick in its native Armenia, this pretty moon name would make for a sophisticated alternative to mega-popular Luna, or an unexpected route to Lucy (or Lusie).

A rare French name derived from Latin lupus "wolf". It is most often found in the compound name Jean-Loup, as in Jean-Loup Chrétien, an astronaut and the first Frenchman in space.

Galician form of Eugenia, in the Top 20 in Galicia and Top 200 in Spain.

Anahit is the Armenian form of Anahita, the Persian goddess of fertility, wisdom, and water.

Actress and director Zabou Breitman is a notable bearer of this quirky French pet name.

A unisex French diminutive of Louis or Louise, which has been on the rise for both sexes in France in recent years. A famous male bearer is French cyclist and three-time Tour de France winner Louison Bobet.

A lively Russian form of Matthew with a unique and attractive ending sound.

This geographical name is in the Icelandic Top 10, inspired by a volcano in southern Iceland. The volcano was named after the Icelandic word for a hooded cloak, since the summit is often covered by clouds.