KashGirl's Personal Name List

Vinita
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Sanskrit, Indian
Other Scripts: विनीता(Sanskrit, Hindi)
Pronounced: Vin-ee-tuh(Sanskrit)
Rating: 35% based on 4 votes
Derived from Sanskrit vinIta (विनीत) "lovely; handsome; trained".
Vida 3
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Persian
Other Scripts: ویدا(Persian)
Rating: 40% based on 4 votes
Means "visible" in Persian.
Ume
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: , etc.(Japanese Kanji) うめ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: OO-MEH
Rating: 35% based on 4 votes
From Japanese (ume) meaning "Japanese apricot, plum" (refers specifically to the species Prunus mume). In Japan the ume blossom is regarded as a symbol of spring and a ward against evil. Different kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.
Totoro
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese (Rare)
Other Scripts: 飛翔露, etc.(Japanese Kanji) トトロ(Japanese Katakana) ととろ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: TO-TO-ṘO
Rating: 68% based on 5 votes
From Japanese 飛 (to) meaning "to fly", 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly" combined with 露 (ro) meaning "dew, drewdrop; naked, bare". Other kanji combinations are possible. This is the name of a character, a forest spirit, in the Japanese animated movie My Neighbor Totoro (1988), although in this case the name is a mispronunciation of the Japanese word tororu, meaning "troll".
Sarya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Muslim (Rare), Arabic (Rare)
Rating: 55% based on 4 votes
Sakura
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 桜, 咲良, etc.(Japanese Kanji) さくら(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: SA-KOO-RA
Rating: 68% based on 4 votes
From Japanese (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom", though it is often written using the hiragana writing system. It can also come from (saku) meaning "blossom" and (ra) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" as well as other kanji combinations.
Rakesh
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu
Other Scripts: राकेश(Hindi, Marathi) રાકેશ(Gujarati) ਰਾਕੇਸ਼(Gurmukhi) ರಾಕೇಶ್(Kannada) രാകേഷ്(Malayalam) ராகேஷ்(Tamil) రాకేష్(Telugu)
Rating: 34% based on 5 votes
Means "lord of the full moon" from Sanskrit राका (rākā) meaning "full moon" and ईश (īśa) meaning "lord, ruler".
Phoebe
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Greek Mythology (Latinized), Biblical, Biblical Latin
Other Scripts: Φοίβη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: FEE-bee(English)
Rating: 38% based on 5 votes
Latinized form of the Greek name Φοίβη (Phoibe), which meant "bright, pure" from Greek φοῖβος (phoibos). In Greek mythology Phoibe was a Titan associated with the moon. This was also an epithet of her granddaughter, the moon goddess Artemis. The name appears in Paul's epistle to the Romans in the New Testament, where it belongs to a female minister in the church at Cenchreae.

In England, it began to be used as a given name after the Protestant Reformation. It was moderately common in the 19th century. It began to rise in popularity again in the late 1980s, probably helped along by characters on the American television shows Friends (1994-2004) and Charmed (1998-2006). It is currently much more common in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand than the United States.

A moon of Saturn bears this name, in honour of the Titan.

Onika
Gender: Feminine
Usage: African American (Modern, Rare)
Rating: 54% based on 5 votes
Variant of Anika 1.
Nora 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Irish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Latvian, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish
Pronounced: NAWR-ə(English) NO-ra(German, Dutch, Spanish)
Rating: 42% based on 5 votes
Short form of Honora or Eleanor. Henrik Ibsen used it for a character in his play A Doll's House (1879).
Nicki
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: NIK-ee
Rating: 60% based on 5 votes
Diminutive of Nicole.
Nam-joon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Korean
Pronounced: NAM-JOON
Rating: 73% based on 4 votes
Variant transcription of Nam-jun.
Mia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, Italian, Slovene, Croatian, English
Pronounced: MEE-ah(Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) MEE-a(Dutch, German, Italian) MEE-ə(English)
Rating: 62% based on 5 votes
Diminutive of Maria. It coincides with the Italian word mia meaning "mine".

This name was common in Sweden and Denmark in the 1970s [1]. It rose in popularity in the English-speaking world in the 1990s, entering the top ten for girls in the United States in 2009. It was also popular in many other countries at that time. Famous bearers include American actress Mia Farrow (1945-) and American soccer player Mia Hamm (1972-), birth names Maria and Mariel respectively.

Mathangi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Tamil
Other Scripts: मातङ्गी(Hindi)
Pronounced: MAH-TAN-GEE
Rating: 54% based on 5 votes
Tamil form of Matangi.

A famous bearer is Mathangi Arulpragasam (1975-), a Sri Lankan-British singer and rapper professionally known as M.I.A.

Mara 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Biblical, Biblical Hebrew [1], Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Other Scripts: מָרָא(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: MAHR-ə(English) MAR-ə(English) MEHR-ə(English) MA-ra(Spanish)
Rating: 36% based on 5 votes
Means "bitter" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is a name that Naomi calls herself after the death of her husband and sons (see Ruth 1:20).
Lorenzo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian, Spanish
Pronounced: lo-REHN-tso(Italian) lo-REHN-tho(European Spanish) lo-REHN-so(Latin American Spanish)
Rating: 60% based on 4 votes
Italian and Spanish form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1). Lorenzo de' Medici (1449-1492), known as the Magnificent, was a ruler of Florence during the Renaissance. He was also a great patron of the arts who employed Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Botticelli and other famous artists.
Lalisa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Thai (Rare)
Other Scripts: ลลิษา(Thai)
Pronounced: la-lee-SA
Rating: 48% based on 4 votes
Kumi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 久美(Japanese Kanji), くみ (Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KOO-MEE
Rating: 48% based on 4 votes
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Joshua
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Biblical
Other Scripts: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: JAHSH-oo-ə(English)
Rating: 68% based on 5 votes
From the Hebrew name יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshuaʿ) meaning "Yahweh is salvation", from the roots יְהוֹ (yeho) referring to the Hebrew God and יָשַׁע (yashaʿ) meaning "to save". As told in the Old Testament, Joshua was a companion of Moses. He went up Mount Sinai with Moses when he received the Ten Commandments from God, and later he was one of the twelve spies sent into Canaan. After Moses died Joshua succeeded him as leader of the Israelites and he led the conquest of Canaan. His original name was Hoshea.

The name Jesus comes from a Greek transcription of the Aramaic short form יֵשׁוּעַ (Yeshuaʿ), which was the real name of Jesus. As an English name, Joshua has been in use since the Protestant Reformation.

Jennie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Swedish
Pronounced: JEHN-ee(English) YEH-ni(Swedish)
Rating: 60% based on 5 votes
Variant of Jenny. Before the 20th century this spelling was more common.
Jasmyn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: JAZ-min
Rating: 66% based on 5 votes
Variant of Jasmine.
Izaak
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish (Rare)
Pronounced: ee-ZAK
Rating: 48% based on 4 votes
Polish form of Isaac.
Iuliana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Romanian, Ancient Roman
Rating: 48% based on 4 votes
Latin and Romanian form of Juliana.
Ho-seok
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 호석(Korean Hangul)
Pronounced: HO-SUK
Rating: 68% based on 4 votes
From Sino-Korean 昊 "summer time; sky; heaven" and 錫 "bestow, confer".
Hallah
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Arabic (Rare)
Other Scripts: هالة(Arabic)
Rating: 67% based on 6 votes
Variant of Hala.
Francesca
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Catalan
Pronounced: fran-CHEHS-ka(Italian) frən-SEHS-kə(Catalan)
Rating: 48% based on 4 votes
Italian and Catalan feminine form of Franciscus (see Francis).
Fernando
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Spanish, Portuguese
Pronounced: fehr-NAN-do(Spanish) fir-NUN-doo(European Portuguese) fekh-NUN-doo(Brazilian Portuguese)
Rating: 70% based on 5 votes
Spanish and Portuguese form of Ferdinand.
Felix
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Romanian, Ancient Roman, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Pronounced: FEH-liks(German, Dutch, Swedish) FEE-liks(English) FEH-leeks(Latin)
Rating: 40% based on 6 votes
From a Roman cognomen meaning "lucky, successful" in Latin. It was acquired as an agnomen, or nickname, by the 1st-century BC Roman general Sulla. It also appears in the New Testament belonging to the governor of Judea who imprisoned Saint Paul.

Due to its favourable meaning, this name was popular among early Christians, being borne by many early saints and four popes. It has been used in England since the Middle Ages, though it has been more popular in continental Europe. A notable bearer was the German composer Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847).

Evelyn
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English, German
Pronounced: EHV-ə-lin(English) EEV-lin(British English) EEV-ə-lin(British English) EH-və-leen(German)
Rating: 83% based on 6 votes
From an English surname that was derived from the given name Aveline. In the 17th century when it was first used as a given name it was more common for boys, but it is now regarded as almost entirely feminine, probably in part because of its similarity to Eve and Evelina.

This name was popular throughout the English-speaking world in the early 20th century. It staged a comeback in the early 21st century, returning to the American top ten in 2017.

Evan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh, English
Pronounced: EHV-ən(English)
Rating: 68% based on 4 votes
Anglicized form of Ifan, a Welsh form of John.
Esperanza
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish
Pronounced: ehs-peh-RAN-tha(European Spanish) ehs-peh-RAN-sa(Latin American Spanish)
Rating: 78% based on 5 votes
Spanish form of the Late Latin name Sperantia, which was derived from sperare "to hope".
Emma
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, French, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Latvian, Dutch, German, Hungarian, Germanic [1]
Pronounced: EHM-ə(English) EH-MA(French) EHM-ma(Spanish) EHM-mah(Finnish) EH-ma(Dutch, German) EHM-maw(Hungarian)
Rating: 88% based on 5 votes
Originally a short form of Germanic names that began with the element irmin meaning "whole" or "great" (Proto-Germanic *ermunaz). It was introduced to England by Emma of Normandy, who was the wife both of King Ethelred II (and by him the mother of Edward the Confessor) and later of King Canute. It was also borne by an 11th-century Austrian saint, who is sometimes called Hemma.

After the Norman Conquest this name became common in England. It was revived in the 18th century, perhaps in part due to Matthew Prior's 1709 poem Henry and Emma [2]. It was also used by Jane Austen for the central character, the matchmaker Emma Woodhouse, in her novel Emma (1816).

In the United States, it was third in rank in 1880 (behind only the ubiquitous Mary and Anna). It declined steadily over the next century, beginning another rise in the 1980s and eventually becoming the most popular name for girls in 2008. At this time it also experienced similar levels of popularity elsewhere, including the United Kingdom (where it began rising a decade earlier), Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Scandinavia and the Netherlands. Famous bearers include the actresses Emma Thompson (1959-), Emma Stone (1988-) and Emma Watson (1990-).

Denver
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DEHN-vər
Rating: 65% based on 4 votes
From an English surname that was from a place name meaning "Dane ford" in Old English. This is the name of the capital city of Colorado, which was named for the politician James W. Denver (1817-1892).
Chae-Young
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 채영(Korean Hangul) 彩榮, 彩瑛, etc.(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced: CHEH-YUNG
Rating: 73% based on 4 votes
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 채영 (see Chae-Yeong).
Beatrix
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German, Hungarian, Dutch, English, Late Roman
Pronounced: beh-A-triks(German) BEH-a-triks(German) BEH-aw-treeks(Hungarian) BEH-ya-triks(Dutch) BEE-ə-triks(English) BEE-triks(English)
Rating: 66% based on 5 votes
Probably from Viatrix, a feminine form of the Late Latin name Viator meaning "voyager, traveller". It was a common name amongst early Christians, and the spelling was altered by association with Latin beatus "blessed, happy". Viatrix or Beatrix was a 4th-century saint who was strangled to death during the persecutions of Diocletian.

In England the name became rare after the Middle Ages, but it was revived in the 19th century, more commonly in the spelling Beatrice. Famous bearers include the British author and illustrator Beatrix Potter (1866-1943), the creator of Peter Rabbit, and Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (1938-).

Ava 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AY-və
Rating: 77% based on 6 votes
Variant of Eve. A famous bearer was the American actress Ava Gardner (1922-1990). This name became very popular throughout the English-speaking world in the early 21st century, entering the top ten for girls in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It began to rise sharply after 1997, possibly inspired by the actress Heather Locklear and musician Richie Sambora when they used it for their baby daughter that year.
Aru
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Kazakh
Other Scripts: Ару(Kazakh) ارۋ(Kazakh Arabic)
Rating: 60% based on 5 votes
Means "beauty" in Kazakh.
Armando
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Pronounced: ar-MAN-do(Spanish, Italian) ur-MUN-doo(European Portuguese) ar-MUN-doo(Portuguese)
Rating: 56% based on 5 votes
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Herman.
Anika
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: あに香(Kanji/Hiragana) 亜新歌, 亜仁香, 愛仁香, 彩佳, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced: AH-NEE-KAH
Rating: 68% based on 5 votes
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 新 (ni) meaning "new" combined with 歌 (ka) meaning "song". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Anika 1 or Annika.

Abdul
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, Uzbek, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
Other Scripts: عبد ال(Arabic) عبدال(Urdu, Shahmukhi, Pashto) Абдул(Uzbek) আব্দুল(Bengali)
Pronounced: ‘AB-dool(Arabic)
Rating: 36% based on 5 votes
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with عبد ال (ʿAbd al) meaning "servant of the" (such as عبد العزيز (ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz) meaning "servant of the powerful").
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