nate_h's Personal Name List

Acamar
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Astronomy
Pronounced: A-kə-mahr
Derived from Arabic Ākhir an-nahr, meaning "end of the river". This is the traditional name of the star Theta Eridani in the constellation Eridanus.
Acanthe
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of both Acantha and Acanthus.
Adalrad
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Germanic
Means "noble counsel", derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."
Arden
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AHR-dən
Rating: 17% based on 3 votes
From an English surname, originally taken from various place names, which were derived from a Celtic word meaning "high".
Arizona
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American)
Pronounced: ar-i-ZO-nə(American English)
From the name of the state in the Southwestern region of the United States. Its etymology is uncertain; it may be derived from O'odham alĭ ṣonak meaning "small spring", via the Spanish intermediary form Arizonac. Alternatively, it could derive from Basque haritz ona meaning "good oak", brought by Basque settlers.
Ashland
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: ASH-lənd
Transferred use of the surname Ashland.
Auburn
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: AW-bərn
Augustine 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AW-gə-steen, aw-GUS-tin
Rating: 60% based on 1 vote
From the Roman name Augustinus, itself derived from the Roman name Augustus. Saint Augustine of Hippo was a 5th-century Christian theologian and author from North Africa. For his contributions to Christian philosophy he is known as a Doctor of the Church. Due to his renown, the name came into general use in the Christian world. It became popular in England in the Middle Ages partly because of a second saint by this name, Augustine of Canterbury, a 6th-century Italian monk sent to England to convert the Anglo-Saxons.
Auri
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Pronounced: OW-ri(Finnish)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Finnish diminutive of Aura, occasionally also used in Estonia.
Aurum
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: AWR-əm
Means "gold" in Latin.
Austen
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: AWS-tin
Rating: 50% based on 1 vote
Variant of Austin.
Auster
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Roman Mythology
Pronounced: OWS-tehr(Latin)
Means "south" in Latin (descended from the Indo-European root *hews- meaning "dawn", making it related to the English word east). Auster was the Roman god of the south wind.
Aventurine
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: ə-VEN-tyuu-reen
From the Italian phrase a ventura meaning "by chance". The name alludes to the fact that the gemstone that originally had the name aventurine - which was goldstone, a type of brownish colored glass flecked with gold and manufactured in Italy since the 17th century - was discovered by accident. In the 19th century, the name aventurine was given to a variety of quartz which had a similar appearance.
Bellamy
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
From an English surname derived from Old French bel ami meaning "beautiful friend".
Biancamaria
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: byang-ka-ma-REE-a
Combination of Bianca and Maria.
Blær
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from the Old Norse name element blǣr "wind gust, gentle breeze".
Blythe
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: BLIEDH
From a surname meaning "cheerful" in Old English.
Carnelian
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
After the brownish red mineral of the same name, of which the name is a corruption of cornelian, which in turn is derived from Latin cornelianus (see Cornelianus).
Coby
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KO-bee
Masculine or feminine diminutive of Jacob.
Cornelian
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: kor-NEE-li-ən, CAWR-NEEL-ian
Named for the deep red gemstone which is also known as a carnelian. The word comes from the Latin cornum, meaning "cornel cherry" - a flowering dogwood tree with small, dark red fruit.
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English form of the Latin name Cornelianus.
Cyprian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Pronounced: TSI-pryan(Polish) SIP-ree-ən(English)
Rating: 70% based on 1 vote
From the Roman family name Cyprianus, which meant "from Cyprus". Saint Cyprian was a 3rd-century bishop of Carthage who was martyred under the Roman emperor Valerian.
Eike
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Low German, German
Pronounced: IE-kə(German)
Rating: 60% based on 1 vote
Originally a short form of Ekkehard and other names beginning with the Old High German element ekka, Old Saxon eggia meaning "edge, blade". This name was borne by Eike of Repgow, who compiled the law book the Sachsenspiegel in the 13th century.
Emerens
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Emerentius.
Emerson
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: EHM-ər-sən
From an English surname meaning "son of Emery". The surname was borne by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), an American writer and philosopher who wrote about transcendentalism.
Emlyn
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh
Pronounced: EHM-lin
From the name of an ancient region of southwestern Wales, its name meaning "around the valley" from Welsh am "around" and glyn "valley". It has also been suggested that this name is a Welsh form of Latin Aemilianus (see Emiliano), though this appears to be unfounded.
Fayette
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Pronounced: fah-YET(English)
Short form of Lafayette, or else from a surname ultimately derived from Old French faie "beech", which originally denoted a person who lived in or by a beech wood, or who was from any of various places in France named with the word.
Fear-not
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Puritan)
Referring to Isaiah 41:10, "Fear not for I am with you."
Fennec
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Rating: 70% based on 1 vote
Ferris
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare), Irish, Scottish
Pronounced: FER-is
Transferred use of the surname Ferris. See also Fergus.
Garnet 2
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: GAHR-nət
From an English surname that either referred to a person who made hinges (Old French carne) or was derived from the Norman name Guarin.
Halley
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Pronounced: HAL-ee(English) HA-lay(Brazilian Portuguese)
Transferred use of the surname Halley. It peaked in popularity in 1986, when Halley's Comet was last spotted from Earth. It rose again in the US in the mid 1990's when similar-sounding names (like Haley and Hallie) were increasing in popularity.
Herleif
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Old Norse [1][2], Norwegian (Rare)
Old Norse feminine form and modern Scandinavian masculine form of Herleifr.
Heron
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ἥρων(Ancient Greek)
Derived from Greek ἥρως (heros) meaning "hero". This was the name of a 1st-century Greek inventor (also known as Hero) from Alexandria.
Honor
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: AHN-ər
Variant of Honour, using the American spelling.
Iridián
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish (Mexican, Modern)
Pronounced: ee-ree-DHYAN
Means "related to Iris or rainbows", ultimately from Greek ἶρις (genitive ἴριδος). It briefly entered the American top 1000 list in 1995, likely due to a Mexican singer named Iridián.
Isbrand
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Germanic [1]
Old German form of IJsbrand.
Isonoe
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology
One of jupiter's moons
Jem
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JEHM
Diminutive of Jeremy (and formerly of James).
Jules 2
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JOOLZ
Diminutive of Julia or Julian.
Kit
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KIT
Diminutive of Christopher or Katherine. A notable bearer was Kit Carson (1809-1868), an American frontiersman and explorer.
Kordian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Polish
Coined by Polish writer Juliusz Słowacki for the title character of his drama Kordian (1833). Słowacki likely based the name on Latin cor "heart" (genitive cordis).
Larimar
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
From the name for a rare turquoise-blue variety of pectolite mineral, discovered in 1916 by the Spanish priest Miguel Fuertes Lorén. Lorén named the stone after his daughter Larissa and mar, the Spanish word for "sea". It is most common in the Dominican Republic, where the stone was first found.
Leokadia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: leh-aw-KA-dya
Polish form of Leocadia.
Leomar
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Filipino
Pronounced: leh-o-MAR(Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish) lew-MAR(Brazilian Portuguese)
Combination of Leo-, from names beginning with this pattern such as Leonardo and Leopoldo, and -mar, from names beginning in that pattern, e.g. María (Spanish)/Maria (Portuguese).

Known bearers of this name include the Brazilian politician Leomar Quintanilha (b. 1945), the Brazilian soccer player Leomar Francisco Rodrigues (b. 1987) and the Venezuelan soccer player Leomar Pinto (b. 1997).

Leomaris
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)
Pronounced: leh-o-MA-rees(Spanish)
Variant of Leomar with the -is suffix.
Lew 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LOO
Short form of Lewis.
Lilburn
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LIL-bern
Transferred use of the surname Lilburn.
Lilimar
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
In the case of American television actress Lilimar Hernandez (2000-) it is a combination of Lili (a short form of Liliana, her grandmother's name) and Mar (from the Spanish vocabulary word mar meaning "sea", a reference to her birthplace - an island in the Caribbean Sea).
Loveday
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (African), English (British, Rare), Cornish (Rare), Medieval English, Literature
Pronounced: LUV-day(English)
Medieval form of the Old English name Leofdæg, literally "beloved day". According to medieval English custom, a love day or dies amoris was a day for disputants to come together to try to resolve their differences amicably. Mainly a feminine name, with some male usage. Known textual examples date from the 11th century. It seems to have been most common in Cornwall and Devon, according to the British births, deaths and marriages index. Currently very rare.

The novel Coming Home (1995) by Rosamunde Pilcher, set in 1930s Cornwall, has a character called Loveday. Loveday Minette is a fictional character in the children's fantasy novel The Little White Horse (1946) by Elizabeth Goudge (in the novel's film adaptation, she is known as Loveday de Noir). Also, a character in Poldark.

Lovejoy
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Puritan)
A combination of Love 2 and Joy, which possibly originated as a given name with the Puritans.

This name also exists as a surname (see Lovejoy), in which case it is said to be derived from a Middle English nickname for a joyous person.

Lovemore
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Southern African
From the English words love and more. This name is most common in Zimbabwe and elsewhere in the south of Africa.
Lucrèce
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: French
Pronounced: LUY-KREHS
French form of both Lucretia and its masculine form Lucretius.
Luda
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Medieval Czech
Derived from Proto-Slavic *ljudъ "people". This name was also used as a short form of various names beginning with the element Lud-.
Ludi
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: German, Dutch (Rare)
Pronounced: LOO-dee(German) LUY-dee(Dutch)
German and Dutch diminutive of given names that contain the Germanic element hlut meaning "famous" (such as Ludwig) as well as of given names that contain the Germanic element liut meaning "people" (such as Ludger, Ludwina and Luitgard).
Lydian
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Pronounced: LI-dee-ən(English) LI-di-ən(English)
Variant of Lydia, occasionally used in Norway as a masculine form. In some cases it may be directly from the word which means "of ancient Lydia" (and also refers to "a mode of ancient Greek music, reputed to be light and effeminate").
Lyle
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LIEL
From an English surname that was derived from Norman French l'isle meaning "island".
Madigan
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (American), Literature
Pronounced: MAD-i-gən(American English)
Transferred use of the Irish surname Madigan or from the Gaelic given name Madagán or Madadhán means "little dog".

It is the name of a primary character, Madigan "Maddie" Kinnick in Lauren Myracle's 'ttyl' series of young adult novels.

Marion 2
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MEHR-ee-ən, MAR-ee-ən
From a French surname that was derived from Marion 1. This was the real name of American actor John Wayne (1907-1979), who was born Marion Robert Morrison.
Meridian
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Literature
Pronounced: mə-RID-ee-ən
From the English word, which is directly from Latin meridianus meaning "of midday, of noon, southerly, to the south". It was used by Alice Walker for the heroine of her novel 'Meridian' (1976).
Mischa
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Dutch, German
Pronounced: MEE-sha
Dutch and German form of Misha. It is occasionally used as a feminine name in Dutch.
Neely
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: NEE-lee
From a Scottish surname, an Anglicized and reduced form of Gaelic Mac an Fhilidh (or McNeilly) meaning "son of the poet".
Pace
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: PAYS
From an English surname that was derived from the Middle English word pace meaning "peace".
Pascal
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French, German, Dutch
Pronounced: PAS-KAL(French) pas-KAL(German) pahs-KAHL(Dutch)
From the Late Latin name Paschalis, which meant "relating to Easter" from Latin Pascha "Easter", which was in turn from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pesaḥ) meaning "Passover" [1]. Passover is the ancient Hebrew holiday celebrating the liberation from Egypt. Because it coincided closely with the later Christian holiday of Easter, the same Latin word was used for both. The name Pascal can also function as a surname, as in the case of Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), the French philosopher, mathematician and inventor.
Pascha
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Medieval English, Medieval Latin
From Latin pascha meaning "Easter, (feast of) Passover", itself from Ancient Greek πάσχα (pascha). This was traditionally given to girls born around Easter time.
Pash
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Medieval English
An old baptismal name given for children born on Easter in reference to the latin pascal. See also Paschal.
Pasha
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Паша(Russian)
Pronounced: PA-shə
Diminutive of Pavel.
Paskell
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Breton
Feminine form of Paskal and variant of Paskella.
Patrocinio
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Spanish
Pronounced: pa-tro-THEE-nyo(European Spanish) pa-tro-SEE-nyo(Latin American Spanish)
Means "patronage, sponsorship" in Spanish, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Patrocinio, meaning "The Virgin of Patronage".
Pim
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Dutch
Pronounced: PIM
Diminutive of Willem.
Prosper
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French, English
Pronounced: PRAWS-PEHR(French) PRAHS-pər(English)
From the Latin name Prosperus, which meant "fortunate, successful". This was the name of a 5th-century saint, a supporter of Saint Augustine. It has never been common as an English name, though the Puritans used it, partly because it is identical to the English word prosper.
Quincy
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KWIN-see
From an English surname that was derived (via the place name Cuinchy) from the personal name Quintus. A famous bearer was John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), sixth president of the United States, who was born in the town of Quincy, Massachusetts. Both the town and the president were named after his maternal great-grandfather John Quincy (1689-1767). Another notable bearer is the American musician Quincy Jones (1933-).
Quinlan
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: KWIN-lən
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Caoindealbháin, itself from the given name Caoindealbhán (Old Irish Caíndelbán).
Raleigh
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RAW-lee, RAH-lee
From an English surname that was derived from a place name meaning either "red clearing" or "roe deer clearing" in Old English. A city in North Carolina bears this name, after the English courtier, poet and explorer Walter Raleigh (1552-1618).
Ramone
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: rə-MON
Anglicized form of Ramón. Possibly transferred use of the surname Ramone in homage to the American punk rock band the Ramones, which was inspired by Paul McCartney's use of the pseudonym Paul Ramon during his Silver Beatles days.
Raven
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RAY-vən
From the name of the bird, ultimately from Old English hræfn. The raven is revered by several Native American groups of the west coast. It is also associated with the Norse god Odin.
Revan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Popular Culture
Pronounced: REH-vən
Revan is the name of a fictional character in the 'Star Wars' universe, known as both a Jedi and a Sith (as Darth Revan). Revan is the main character in the RPG 'Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic' (2003) and appears in numerous other 'Star Wars' media. In the game the player may chose Revan's gender and much of the dialog is gender neutral. However, canonically, Revan is male.

The origin of his name is unknown, but it is probably not his birth name. An out-of-universe explanation is that the name is derived from revanchism, ultimately from French revanche "revenge".

Rilou
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: French (Modern, Rare), Belgian (Rare)
Pronounced: REE-LOO(French)
Short form of Marie-Louise or Henri-Louis.
Rivelin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Breton
Derived from Breton ri "king" and belin "brilliant".
Roan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Frisian
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Old German element hraban meaning "raven".
Roly
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Diminutive of Roland.
Rosaire
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French
Pronounced: RO-ZEHR
Means "rosary" in French.
Rosamel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Spanish
From the French surname Rosamel.
Rosegold
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern, Rare)
Pronounced: ROZ-gold
Derived from English rose gold, the name of a gold-copper alloy which is sometimes also used to describe a colour that is golden yet somewhat reddish.

This name is the middle name of the British-Vincentian singer Marlon Roudette (b. 1983).

Santana
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Modern)
Pronounced: san-TA-na(Spanish) sun-TU-nu(Portuguese) san-TAN-ə(English)
From a contraction of Santa Ana (referring to Saint Anna) or from a Spanish and Portuguese surname derived from any of the numerous places named for the saint. It can be given in honour of the Mexican-American musician Carlos Santana (1947-), the founder of the band Santana. The name received a boost in popularity for American girls after the character Santana Andrade began appearing on the soap opera Santa Barbara in 1984.
Seren
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Welsh
Pronounced: SEH-rehn
Means "star" in Welsh. This is a recently created Welsh name.
Sidney
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SID-nee
From the English surname Sidney. It was first used as a given name in honour of executed politician Algernon Sidney (1622-1683). Another notable bearer of the surname was the poet and statesman Philip Sidney (1554-1586).

As a given name, it has traditionally been more masculine than feminine. In America however, after the variant Sydney became popular for girls, Sidney was used more for girls than boys between 1993 and 2019.

Sigfrid 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish (Rare)
Pronounced: SEEG-freed
Swedish form of Siegfried. This was the name of an 11th-century saint from England who did missionary work in Scandinavia.
Sigfrid 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Sigrid.
Silvander
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Literature
Pronounced: sil-VAN-də, sil-VAN-der
Derived from Silvanus. Used as a literary name in the 17th and 18th centuries; one example is the character of Silvander in Thomas Killigrew's play "Claricilla" (c 1641).
Skip
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SKIP
Short form of Skipper.
Sommer
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Variant of Summer, coinciding with the German word for summer.
Starlit
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American, Rare)
Pronounced: STAHR-lit(American English)
Starlit is an adjective that means lit or made brighter by stars.

In the US, the name was first introduced in the 1970s but didn't become consistent on the records until the early 2000s. It is still rarely used today.

Tekla
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish, Latvian, Georgian, Hungarian, Polish (Archaic)
Other Scripts: თეკლა(Georgian)
Pronounced: TEHK-law(Hungarian)
Form of Thekla in several languages.
Tzatzi
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Nahuatl
Pronounced: Tsah- tsee
Means "to shout, to yell, to vocalize" in Nahuatl.
Uli
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: German
Diminutive of Ulrich or Ulrike.
Valentine 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: VAL-in-tien
From the Roman cognomen Valentinus, which was itself a derivative of the cognomen Valens meaning "strong, vigorous, healthy" in Latin. Saint Valentine was a 3rd-century martyr. His feast day was the same as the Roman fertility festival of Lupercalia, which resulted in the association between Valentine's Day and love.

As an English name, it has been used occasionally since the 12th century. It is the name of a central character in Shakespeare's play The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1594).

Victory
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (African), English (Puritan)
Pronounced: VIK-tər-ee(English)
Simply from the English word, which is ultimately from Latin victoria (itself from the past participle stem of vincere "to conquer", making it a (distant) relative of Vincent). For Puritans, the name was given in reference to 1 Corinthians 15:55, "O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?"
A male bearer was Victory Birdseye (1782-1853), a U.S. Representative from New York.
Vilde 2
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish (Rare)
Pronounced: VIL-deh
From Swedish vild meaning "wild, untamed".
Willametta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (American, Archaic)
Zeta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: ZEE-tə
English variant of Zita 1. It is also the name of the sixth letter in the Greek alphabet, Ζ. A famous bearer is Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones (1969-); born Catherine Zeta Jones, she was named after her paternal grandmother, Zeta Jones, who was herself named for a ship that her father sailed on.
Ziggy
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Pronounced: ZIG-ee
Short form of Zigfried or Zachary.
Zoya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian
Other Scripts: Зоя(Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian)
Pronounced: ZO-yə(Russian)
Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian and Bulgarian form of Zoe.
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