CyderPuff's Personal Name List

Xanthe
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ξάνθη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: KSAN-TEH(Classical Greek)
Derived from Greek ξανθός (xanthos) meaning "yellow, blond, fair-haired". This was the name of a few minor figures in Greek mythology.
Wynter
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: WIN-tər
Variant of Winter.
Venetia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare), Greek
Other Scripts: Βενετία(Greek)
From the Latin name of the Italian region of Veneto and the city of Venice (see the place name Venetia). This name was borne by the celebrated English beauty Venetia Stanley (1600-1633), though in her case the name may have been a Latinized form of the Welsh name Gwynedd [1]. Benjamin Disraeli used it for the heroine of his novel Venetia (1837).
Ursula
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Swedish, Danish, German, Dutch, Finnish, Late Roman
Pronounced: UR-sə-lə(English) UR-syoo-lə(English) UWR-zoo-la(German) OOR-soo-lah(Finnish)
Means "little bear", derived from a diminutive form of the Latin word ursa "she-bear". Saint Ursula was a legendary virgin princess of the 4th century who was martyred by the Huns while returning from a pilgrimage. In England the saint was popular during the Middle Ages, and the name came into general use at that time.
Ulyssa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: yoo-LIS-ə
Feminine form of Ulysses.
Tami
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: TAM-ee
Variant of Tammy.
Salvatore
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: sal-va-TO-reh
Italian cognate of Salvador.
Marisa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English
Pronounced: ma-REE-za(Italian) ma-REE-sa(Spanish) mə-RIS-ə(English)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese combination of Maria and Luisa.
Majken
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Danish, Swedish
Pronounced: MIE-kehn(Swedish)
Danish and Swedish diminutive of Maria.
Lucynda
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American, Rare)
Variant of Lucinda.
Lisette
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English
Pronounced: LEE-ZEHT(French)
Diminutive of Élisabeth.
Jaycob
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: JAY-kəb
Variant of Jacob.
India
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Spanish (Modern)
Pronounced: IN-dee-ə(English) EEN-dya(Spanish)
From the name of the country, which is itself derived from the name of the Indus River. The river's name is ultimately from Sanskrit सिन्धु (Sindhu) meaning "body of trembling water, river". India Wilkes is a character in the novel Gone with the Wind (1936) by Margaret Mitchell.
Hazel
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: HAY-zəl
From the English word hazel for the tree or the light brown colour, derived ultimately from Old English hæsel. It was coined as a given name in the 19th century and quickly became popular, reaching the 18th place for girls in the United States by 1897. It fell out of fashion in the second half of the 20th century, but has since recovered.
Hamza
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian
Other Scripts: حمزة(Arabic)
Pronounced: HAM-za(Arabic)
Means "lion" in Arabic, a derivative of حمز (ḥamuza) meaning "strong, sturdy". This was the name of an uncle of the Prophet Muhammad who was killed in battle.
Giselly
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Giselle.
Georgia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Greek
Other Scripts: Γεωργία(Greek)
Pronounced: JAWR-jə(English) yeh-or-YEE-a(Greek)
Latinate feminine form of George. This is the name of an American state, which was named after the British king George II. The country of Georgia has an unrelated etymology. A famous bearer was the American painter Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986).
Faas
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Dutch
Pronounced: FAS
Dutch short form of Bonifaas or Servaas.
Eytan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hebrew
Other Scripts: אֵיתָן(Hebrew)
Alternate transcription of Hebrew אֵיתָן (see Eitan).
Deforest
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: də-FAWR-ist
From a French surname meaning "from the forest". It was originally given in honour of American author John Deforest (1826-1906) [1].
Cruzita
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish (Rare)
Pronounced: kroo-THEE-ta(European Spanish) kroo-SEE-ta(Latin American Spanish)
Diminutive of Cruz.
Cledwyn
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh
Possibly derived from Welsh caled "rough, hard" and gwyn "white, blessed". This is the name of a small river (Cledwen) in Conwy, Wales.
Brigita
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Slovene, Croatian, Latvian, Czech, Slovak
Pronounced: BRI-gi-ta(Czech) BREE-gee-ta(Slovak)
Form of Bridget in several languages.
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