TeamPeeta4ever's Personal Name List

Ariella
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: ar-ee-EHL-ə, ehr-ee-EHL-ə
Strictly feminine form of Ariel.
Ashling
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish
Pronounced: ASH-ling(English)
Anglicized form of Aisling.
Austen
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: AWS-tin
Variant of Austin.
Austyn
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: AWS-tin
Variant or feminine form of Austin.
Blaine
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BLAYN
From a Scottish surname that was derived from the Old Irish given name Bláán.
Braeden
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: BRAY-dən
Variant of Braden.
Braelyn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: BRAY-lin
A recently created name, formed using the popular name suffix lyn.
Bronte
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: BRAHN-tee
From a surname, an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Proinntigh, itself derived from the given name Proinnteach, probably from Irish bronntach meaning "generous". The Brontë sisters — Charlotte, Emily, and Anne — were 19th-century English novelists. Their father changed the spelling of the family surname from Brunty to Brontë, possibly to make it coincide with Greek βροντή meaning "thunder".
Caecilia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ancient Roman
Pronounced: kie-KEE-lee-a
Original Latin form of Cecilia.
Caecilius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman
Pronounced: kie-KEE-lee-oos
Original Latin masculine form of Cecilia. Saint Caecilius was a 1st-century missionary to Granada, Spain. It was also part of the full name of Saint Cyprian, Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus.
Caelan
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAY-lən
Anglicized form of Caolán (masculine) or a variant of Kaylyn (feminine).
Caelina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Caelinus.
Cainan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical, Biblical Latin
Other Scripts: קֵינָן(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: KAY-nən(English) kay-IE-nən(English)
Variant of Kenan 1 used in some versions of the Bible.
Enver
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Turkish, Bosnian, Albanian
Turkish, Bosnian and Albanian form of Anwar.
Fintan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish, Irish Mythology, Old Irish [1]
Pronounced: FIN-tan(English)
Possibly means either "white fire" or "white ancient" in Irish. According to legend this was the name of the only Irish person to survive the great flood. This name was also borne by many Irish saints.
Kaety
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: KAY-tee
Diminutive of Kate.
Kane
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KAYN
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Catháin, derived from the given name Cathán.
Kazimir
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Croatian, Slovene, Russian
Other Scripts: Казимир(Russian)
Pronounced: kə-zyi-MYEER(Russian)
Croatian, Slovene and Russian form of Casimir.
Qetzi'a
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Biblical Hebrew [1]
Other Scripts: קְצִיעָה(Ancient Hebrew)
Hebrew form of Keziah.
Raelyn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: RAY-lin
Combination of Rae and the popular name suffix lyn.
Rian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish, Old Irish [1][2], English
Pronounced: REEN(Irish) RIE-ən(English)
Irish form of Ryan, as well as an English variant.
Ryan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RIE-ən
From a common Irish surname, the Anglicized form of Ó Riain. This patronymic derives from the given name Rian, which is of uncertain meaning. It is traditionally said to mean "little king", from Irish "king" combined with a diminutive suffix.

In the United States this name steadily grew in popularity through the 1950s and 60s. It shot up the charts after the release of the 1970 movie Ryan's Daughter. Within a few years it was in the top 20 names, where it would stay for over three decades. Famous bearers include the Canadian actors Ryan Reynolds (1976-) and Ryan Gosling (1980-).

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