mamamarleigh's Personal Name List

Xanthia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Personal remark: A Game Show Host in an improv skit
Modern elaborated form of Xanthe.
Venus
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Roman Mythology
Pronounced: WEH-noos(Latin) VEE-nəs(English)
Personal remark: A Venus Fly Trap in Missoula Childrens Theatre's version of "The Frog Prince"
Means "love, sexual desire" in Latin. This was the name of the Roman goddess of love and sex. Her character was assimilated with that of the Greek goddess Aphrodite. As the mother of Aeneas she was considered an ancestor of the Roman people. The second planet from the sun is named after her.
Thistle
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern, Rare)
Pronounced: THIHS-uhl
Personal remark: a Fairy in "A Midwinter Night's Dream"
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From the name of the flowering plant, or in some cases taken from the surname.
Socrates
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Σωκράτης(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: SAHK-rə-teez(American English) SAWK-rə-teez(British English)
Personal remark: In Missoula Childrens theatre version of "Hercules"
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From the Greek name Σωκράτης (Sokrates), which was derived from σῶς (sos) meaning "whole, unwounded, safe" and κράτος (kratos) meaning "power". This was the name of an important Greek philosopher. He left no writings of his own; virtually everything that we know of his beliefs comes from his pupil Plato. He was sentenced to death for impiety.
Rory
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Irish, Scottish, English
Pronounced: RAWR-ee(English)
Personal remark: One of the Wild Wooders in "Wind in the Willows"
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Anglicized form of Ruaidhrí. Typically a masculine name, it gained some popularity for girls in the United States after it was used on the television series Gilmore Girls (2000-2007), in this case as a nickname for Lorelai. Despite this, the name has grown more common for boys in America, especially after 2011, perhaps due to Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy (1989-).
Ridley
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: RID-lee
Personal remark: A Swamp Creature in Missoula Children Theatre's version of "Snow White"
From an English surname that was originally derived from various place names meaning either "reed clearing" or "stripped clearing" in Old English.
Kertu
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Estonian
Pronounced: KEHR-too
Personal remark: A Villager in Missoula Children Theatre's version of "Treasure Island"
Estonian form of Gertrude.
Jess
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JEHS
Personal remark: The daughter of an Area 51 worker and a Christmas light maker in a Christmas themed improv skit
Short form of Jesse or Jessica.
Fabia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Ancient Roman
Pronounced: FA-bya(Italian)
Personal remark: One of the Mice in "Wind in the Willows"
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Feminine form of Fabius.
Eydís
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Old Norse [1], Icelandic
Personal remark: The Second Swallow in "Wind in the Willows"
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Derived from the Old Norse elements ey "good fortune" or "island" and dís "goddess".
Bonnie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BAHN-ee(American English) BAWN-ee(British English)
Personal remark: In a scene from "Bonnie & Clyde" for a musical theatre fundraiser
Means "pretty" from the Scottish word bonnie, which was itself derived from Middle French bon "good". It has been in use as an American given name since the 19th century, and it became especially popular after the movie Gone with the Wind (1939), in which it was the nickname of Scarlett's daughter.
Blue
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: BLOO
Personal remark: A Blueberry in an improv skit
From the English word for the colour, derived via Norman French from a Frankish word (replacing the native Old English cognate blaw). Despite the fact that this name was used by the American musicians Beyoncé and Jay-Z in 2012 for their first daughter, it has not come into general use in the United States.
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