Addycakes's Personal Name List
Wales
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (American), Samoan
Rating: 37% based on 3 votes
From a place name in the United Kingdom. Derives from the Old English Wælisc, meaning 'foreigner, Welshman'.
Vietnam
Gender: Masculine
Usage: American
Rating: 47% based on 3 votes
From the name of the Asian country.
Uganda
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: African American (Rare)
Rating: 53% based on 3 votes
From the name of the African country.
Tunisia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American, Rare)
Pronounced: too-NEE-zhə(American English)
Personal remark: A North African country. + 110th name saved into this collection so far.
Rating: 47% based on 3 votes
Taken directly from the name of the African country.
Togo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Rating: 70% based on 3 votes
The greatest hero dog of 1925 serum run to Nome. Due to media coverage overshadowed by Balto.
Named after Tōgō Heihachirō, admiral of the fleet in the Imperial Japanese Navy and one of Japan's greatest naval heroes.
In the film Balto from 1995 portrayed as a 'bad guy' Steele the dog.
Thailand
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: American (Modern, Rare)
Rating: 60% based on 3 votes
From the name of the Asian country.
Tanzania
Gender: Feminine
Usage: African American (Rare)
Rating: 63% based on 3 votes
From the name of the African country.
Taiwan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: African American
Rating: 63% based on 3 votes
Variant of
Tyjuan. The spelling has probably been influenced by the name of the country of
Taiwan.
Sweden
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American, Modern, Rare)
Pronounced: SWEE-dən(American English)
Rating: 57% based on 3 votes
From the name of the European country of
Sweden.
Somalia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: American (Rare)
Rating: 70% based on 3 votes
From the name of the African country.
Serbia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Various (Rare)
Rating: 60% based on 3 votes
Scotland
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Rating: 63% based on 3 votes
From the name of the country Scotland, meaning "land of the Scots", from Latin Scoti meaning "Gaelic speaker".
Rwanda
Gender: Feminine
Usage: African American (Rare)
Pronounced: roo-AHNDə, rə-WAHNDə
Rating: 20% based on 3 votes
Variant of
Rhonda influenced by the spelling of the African country Rwanda.
Romania
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Late Roman, Dutch (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Pronounced: ro-MAH-nee-ah(Dutch)
Rating: 77% based on 3 votes
Feminine form of
Romanius.
In modern times, Romania is also the name of a country in Europe. Its name is etymologically related, as it is ultimately derived from the Latin noun Romanus meaning "citizen of Rome" (see Roman).
Qing
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Chinese
Other Scripts: 青, 清, etc.(Chinese)
Pronounced: CHEENG
Personal remark: The Qing dynasty.
Rating: 60% based on 3 votes
From Chinese
青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young", as well as other characters pronounced in a similar way.
Polonia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish, Aragonese
Pronounced: po-LOH-nya
Rating: 20% based on 3 votes
Peru
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Basque
Rating: 47% based on 3 votes
Oman
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Indian
Other Scripts: ओमन्(Hindi)
Pronounced: oman, o-mun
Rating: 70% based on 3 votes
MEANING - "friend, protector, helper, favour, help"
Origin - Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhala, Hindi, sikh, Buddhist
Norway
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Obscure
Rating: 53% based on 3 votes
From the name of the European country.
Nigeria
Gender: Feminine
Usage: African American (Modern)
Rating: 60% based on 3 votes
From the name of the African country.
Niger
Gender: Masculine
Usage: African American (Modern)
Rating: 53% based on 3 votes
From the name of the African country
Morocco
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Obscure (Modern)
Rating: 63% based on 3 votes
From the name of the African country.
Mongolia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Rating: 57% based on 3 votes
This name derives from the country of Mongolia, located in east-central Asia. It is derived from 'Mongol' (as in the Mongol Empire) which is said to originate from Mongolian mong/монг meaning "brave."
Mali
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Thai
Other Scripts: มาลี(Thai)
Pronounced: ma-LEE
Rating: 47% based on 3 votes
Means "jasmine" in Thai.
Malaysia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: mə-LAY-zhə
Rating: 67% based on 3 votes
From the name of the country in southeastern Asia, the home of the Malay people. Their ethnic name is of uncertain origin, though it is possibly from the name of a river, itself derived from Malay melaju or Javanese mlayu meaning "to run, to go fast".
Macedonia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish (Rare)
Pronounced: mah-the-DO-nyah(European Spanish) mah-se-DO-nyah(Latin American Spanish)
Rating: 63% based on 3 votes
Feminine form of
Macedonio. It is also part of a name of the country (officially Republic of Macedonia/The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) in south-eastern Europe.
Libya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Λιβύη(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 95% based on 2 votes
Latinized form of
Λιβύη (Libye), the Greek name of the ancient region of
Libya (North Africa). According to Greek legend Libya was the daughter of
Epaphus, the king of Egypt.
Liberia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Late Roman
Rating: 47% based on 3 votes
Korea
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern, Rare)
Personal remark: North Korea and South Korea.
Rating: 77% based on 3 votes
From the name of the Asian country.
Kenya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, African American
Pronounced: KEHN-yə(English)
Rating: 37% based on 3 votes
From the name of the African country. The country is named for Mount Kenya, which in the Kikuyu language is called Kĩrĩnyaga meaning "the one having stripes". It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 1960s.
Jordan
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English, French, Macedonian, Serbian
Other Scripts: Јордан(Macedonian, Serbian) יַרְדֵן(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: JAWR-dən(American English) JAW-dən(British English) ZHAWR-DAHN(French)
Rating: 53% based on 3 votes
From the name of the river that flows between the countries of Jordan and Israel. The river's name in Hebrew is
יַרְדֵן (Yarḏen), and it is derived from
יָרַד (yaraḏ) meaning
"descend, flow down". In the
New Testament John the Baptist baptizes
Jesus Christ in its waters, and it was adopted as a personal name in Europe after crusaders brought water back from the river to baptize their children. There may have been some influence from the Latin name
Jordanes, notably borne by a 6th-century Gothic historian.
This name died out after the Middle Ages, but was revived in the 19th century. In America and other countries it became fairly popular in the second half of the 20th century. A famous bearer of the surname is former basketball star Michael Jordan (1963-).
Jamaica
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American, Rare)
Pronounced: jə-MAY-kə(American English)
Rating: 30% based on 3 votes
Italy
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American, Modern, Rare)
Pronounced: I-tə-lee(American English)
Rating: 77% based on 3 votes
From the country of
Italy in Europe.
Ireland
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: IER-lənd(American English) IE-ə-lənd(British English)
Rating: 70% based on 3 votes
From the name of the European island country, derived from Irish Gaelic Éire, which may mean something like "abundant land" in Old Irish.
Iran
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Persian
Other Scripts: ایران(Persian)
Pronounced: 'i:ra:n
Rating: 47% based on 3 votes
India
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Spanish (Modern)
Pronounced: IN-dee-ə(English) EEN-dya(Spanish)
Rating: 37% based on 3 votes
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.
Iceland
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American, Modern, Rare)
Rating: 50% based on 3 votes
From the name of the European country (see
Iceland). This name was used by American rapper Gucci Mane (real name Radric Davis) for his daughter born 2023, probably inspired in part by the slang word
ice meaning "diamond jewelry".
Haiti
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American, Modern, Rare)
Rating: 43% based on 3 votes
From the name of the Caribbean country.
Ghana
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern, Rare)
Rating: 57% based on 3 votes
Influenced by the country in Africa of the same name.
Germany
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JUR-mə-nee
Rating: 47% based on 3 votes
After the country of
Germany in Europe.
Gabon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Medieval Basque
Rating: 7% based on 3 votes
Means "Christmas" in Basque.
France 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French
Pronounced: FRAHNS
Rating: 57% based on 3 votes
From the name of the country, sometimes considered a feminine form of
Frank or short form of
Françoise, both of which are ultimately related to the name of the country.
Finland
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Rating: 67% based on 3 votes
In reference to the country of Finland. The first known written appearance of the name Finland is thought to be on three rune-stones. Two were found in the Swedish province of Uppland and have the inscription finlonti. The third was found in Gotland, in the Baltic Sea. It has the inscription finlandi and dates from the 13th century. The name can be assumed to be related to the tribe name Finns, which is mentioned first known time AD 98 (disputed meaning).
Ethiopia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: African American, English
Pronounced: ee-thi-O-pi-ə(African American) e-thee-o-p-a(English)
Rating: 53% based on 3 votes
From the name of the African country. From Greek Αιθιοπια (Aithiopia), derived from αιθω (aitho) meaning "to burn" and ωψ (ops) meaning "face", referring to the skin colour of the inhabitants.
Estonia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Rating: 73% based on 3 votes
Influenced by the country in Europe of the same name.
England
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Rating: 47% based on 3 votes
The name England is derived from the Old English name Englaland, which means "land of the Angles".
Egypt
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: EE-jipt
Rating: 77% based on 3 votes
From the name of the North African country, which derives from Greek
Αἴγυπτος (Aigyptos), itself probably from Egyptian
ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ meaning
"the house of the soul of Ptah", the name of the temple to the god
Ptah in Memphis.
Dominica
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare), Late Roman
Pronounced: dahm-i-NEE-kə(American English) dawm-i-NEE-kə(British English) də-MIN-i-kə(English)
Rating: 60% based on 3 votes
Denmark
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (American), Filipino, Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Rating: 60% based on 3 votes
Derived from the name of the country of
Denmark. This was borne by Denmark Vesey (c. 1767-1822), a freed slave. In Vesey's case, he was named for the state that ruled his birthplace, the Caribbean island of St. Thomas, in the 19th century.
Cyprus
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (American, Modern)
Rating: 77% based on 3 votes
Variant of
Cypress influenced by the name of the country between Europe and Asia that's named
Cyprus. The origin of the place name is from Greek Κυπρος
(Kypros), which may get its name from the cypress tree (Greek κυπαρισσος).
Cuba
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Roman Mythology
Pronounced: q-ba
Rating: 77% based on 3 votes
Goddess who helped the child transition from cradle to bed.
Colombia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: American (Hispanic)
Rating: 23% based on 3 votes
From the name of the Latin American country.
China
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: CHIE-nə
Rating: 50% based on 3 votes
From the name of the Asian country, ultimately derived from Qin, the name of a dynasty that ruled there in the 3rd century BC.
Chile
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: KIEL, KIE-əl
Rating: 20% based on 3 votes
Chad
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: CHAD
Rating: 23% based on 3 votes
From the Old English name
Ceadda, which is of unknown meaning, possibly based on Old Welsh
cat "battle". This was the name of a 7th-century English
saint. Borne primarily by Catholics, it was a rare name until the 1960s when it started to become more common amongst the general population. This is also the name of a country in Africa, though it originates from a different source.
Ceylon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: si-LAWN(British English) say-LAHN(American English) see-LAHN(American English)
Personal remark: Former name of Sri Lanka.
Rating: 43% based on 3 votes
From the historical name of the British crown colony (present-day Sri Lanka), borrowed from Portuguese Ceilão and ultimately derived from Sanskrit सिंहल (simhala), literally meaning "lionlike" and composed of सिंह (simha) meaning "lion" and the suffix -ल (-la).
Canada
Gender: Feminine
Usage: American (Rare)
Pronounced: KAN-ə-də
Rating: 50% based on 3 votes
From the name of the North American country.
Burma
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American)
Rating: 13% based on 3 votes
This name was sporadically used in the American South in the early 20th-century. Perhaps it is just a transferred use of the place name.
Bulgaria
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German (Bessarabian)
Rating: 43% based on 3 votes
Brazil
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Rating: 60% based on 3 votes
From the name of the Latin American country.
Bolivia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: American (Hispanic, Rare)
Rating: 33% based on 3 votes
From the name of the country in South America. The country got its name from the surname
Bolívar, in honour of the revolutionary Simón Bolívar.
Austria
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Rating: 73% based on 3 votes
From the name of the European country.
Australia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Rating: 53% based on 3 votes
The name Australia derives from Latin australis meaning southern, and dates back to 2nd century legends of an "unknown southern land" (that is terra australis incognita). The explorer Matthew Flinders named the land Terra Australis, which was later abbreviated to the current form.
Armenia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Rating: 77% based on 3 votes
Possibly a feminine form of
Arminius, the name of a 1st-century Cheruscan chief, which may be related to
Herman. Also compare
Arminia and
Erminia. Alternatively, it could be taken from the name of the Eurasian country (see
Armenia).
Argentina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Italian, Romanian (Rare), English (Rare), Medieval English, Medieval Italian
Pronounced: ar-khehn-TEE-na(Spanish) ar-zhehn-CHEE-nu(Brazilian Portuguese) ar-jehn-TEE-na(Italian) ahr-jehn-TEE-na(Romanian) ahr-jən-TEE-nə(American English) ah-jən-TEE-nə(British English)
Rating: 60% based on 3 votes
Derived from Latin
argentum meaning "silver" combined with the feminine adjectival suffix
-ina.
In later times, this name came to be associated with the country of Argentina in South America, of which the name is of Italian origin (rather than Spanish) and was first recorded in the first half of the 16th century.
A famous bearer of this name was the Argentine actress Argentina Brunetti (1907-2005).
Algeria
Gender: Feminine
Usage: African American (Modern)
Rating: 53% based on 3 votes
From the name of the African country.
Albania
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: al-BAY-nee-ə
Rating: 27% based on 3 votes
From the name of the country in the Balkans, as well as various other places, perhaps ultimately from a pre-Indo-European word *
alb meaning "hill" or from the Indo-European root *
alb "white" (see
Albus).
It can also be used as an elaboration of Alba (the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland) or a feminine form of Alban.
Aegyptus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Αἴγυπτος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 60% based on 3 votes
Latinized form of the Greek
Aigyptos (Αἴγυπτος), derived from Amarna
Hikuptah, which corresponds to Egyptian
Ha(t)-ka-ptah "temple of the soul of
Ptah". Historically one of the names of
Memphis, it was taken by the Greeks to be the name of the whole country.
In Greek myth Aegyptus, a descendent of Io and Neilus, was the twin and enemy of Danaus, king of Argos. Aegyptus had 50 sons who all but one were slain by forty-nine of the fifty daughters of Danaus (the exceptions being Lynceus and Hypermnestra who married instead). He is said to have fled to Egypt, where he ruled as the eponym king.
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