Behind the Name: Lemur's Personal Name List

Tamsin

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English (British)

Pronounced: TAM-zin

Contracted form of Thomasina. It was traditionally used in Cornwall.

Sylvie

Gender: Feminine

Usage: French, Czech

Pronounced: SEEL-VEE(French) SIL-vi-yeh(Czech)

French and Czech form of Silvia.

Patricia

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Spanish, German, French, Dutch, Late Roman

Pronounced: pə-TRISH-ə(English) pa-TREE-thya(European Spanish) pa-TREE-sya(Latin American Spanish) pa-TREE-tsya(German) PA-TREE-SYA(French) pah-TREE-see-ya(Dutch) pa-TREE-see-ya(Dutch)

Feminine form of Patricius (see Patrick). In medieval England this spelling appears in Latin documents, but this form was probably not used as the actual name until the 18th century, in Scotland [1].

Muriel

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, French, Irish, Scottish, Medieval Breton (Anglicized)

Pronounced: MYUWR-ee-əl(English) MUY-RYEHL(French)

Anglicized form of Irish Muirgel and Scottish Muireall. A form of this name was also used in Brittany, and it was first introduced to medieval England by Breton settlers in the wake of the Norman Conquest. In the modern era it was popularized by a character from Dinah Craik's novel John Halifax, Gentleman (1856).

Georgina

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Spanish, Hungarian

Pronounced: jawr-JEE-nə(English) kheh-or-KHEE-na(Spanish) GEH-or-gee-naw(Hungarian)

Feminine form of George.

Ellie

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: EHL-ee

Diminutive of Eleanor, Ellen 1 and other names beginning with El. This name became popular in the United Kingdom in the 1990s, being ranked second for girls in 2003.

Amanda

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Hungarian, Latvian, Late Roman

Pronounced: ə-MAN-də(English) a-MAN-da(Spanish, Italian) a-MAHN-da(Dutch)

In part this is a feminine form of Amandus. However, it was not used during the Middle Ages. In the 17th century it was recreated by authors and poets who based it directly on Latin amanda meaning "lovable, worthy of love". Notably, the playwright Colley Cibber used it for a character in his play Love's Last Shift (1696). It came into regular use during the 19th century.