Just a few more entries, gathered from my recent researches:
Meve: The queen of Lyria and Rivia (mentioned only in passing in the games, but projected as the protagonist of CDPR's forthcoming
GWENT: Thronebreaker); likely derived from
Mebd, the semi-divine queen of Connacht, who figures prominently in the mediaeval Irish epic,
The Táin ('The Cattle Raid of Cooley'). Her name appears to mean 'intoxicator', or 'the one who makes drunk', similar to English
mead. In
The Táin, Mebd is a powerful, if rather ruthless, queen, and war-leader. Her figure there is possibly a remnant of a pre-Christian, Celtic sovereign goddess. The name may also survive -- in a far less impressive form -- in folklore, as Queen Mab, a fairy, who affects the dreams of mortals. (Shakespeare refers to this character in
Romeo and Juliet.)
Ofir: This distant country is probably inspired by Ophir, an exotic, unidentified land, mentioned in the Bible, noted for its gold and gems.
Seltkirk (of Gulet)
: The origin of the celebrated Aedirnean knight's name looks to be a variation on
Selkirk (a Scots place-name), meaning 'church by the hall'; from Old English
sele (or
seld) 'hall', or 'dwelling', and
cirice ,'church', or Norse
kirkja. (The significance of the name escapes me, although still impressive.)
Palmerin de Launfal: Both names of this knight of Toussaint are of interest. Palmerin may be derived from Mediaeval Latin
palmiere, from
palmarius, a 'palmer', or 'pilgrim' (identified by the palm-branch). Launfal is a variant of
Lanval, the 'hero' of a 12th-Century Arthurian lay of the same title, by the poetess Marie de France, in which the young knight is rescued from a courtly case by a his fairy mistress.
Vivienne (de Tabris)
: The name of this enchanting beauty from
Blood and Wine derives ultimately from Old French Vivien, from a masculine name,
Vivian, from Latin
Vivianus, from
vivus, 'alive', or (more obviously) 'vivacious'. In later Arthurian legend, Vivien is sometimes identified as the treacherous mistress of the wizard Merlin, or as the Lady of the Lake herself. The name is in keeping with Toussaint's chivalric traditions. (The precise significance of title
de Tabris is uncertain to me.)