astronomical472's Personal Name List

Triton
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Τρίτων(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: TRIE-tən(English)
Meaning uncertain. It is possibly related to a root meaning "the sea" (cognate with Old Irish trethan). Alternatively it could be connected to Greek τρεῖς (treis) meaning "three" (ordinal form τρίτος). In Greek mythology Triton was the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite. He was often depicted as a merman, half-human and half-fish. The largest of Neptune's moons is named after him.
Tiger
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: TIE-gər
From the name of the large striped cat, derived (via Old French and Latin) from Greek τίγρις (tigris), ultimately of Iranian origin. A famous bearer is American golfer Tiger Woods (1975-).
Star
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: STAHR
From the English word for the celestial body, ultimately from Old English steorra.
Sparta
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, English
Other Scripts: Σπαρτά(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: SPAHR-TU(Classical Greek)
Short form of Spartacus. It is also the name of an ancient Roman city.
Legacy
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: LEHG-ə-see
From the English word, meaning "something inherited from a predecessor, heritage". It is derived from Old French legacie, itself from Latin legatum "bequest, legacy".
Knight
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Knight.
Jay 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Other Scripts: जय(Hindi, Marathi) જય(Gujarati)
Modern (northern Indian) masculine form of Jaya.
Fulvio
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: FOOL-vyo
Italian form of the Roman family name Fulvius, which was derived from Latin fulvus "yellow, tawny".
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