Thymemintore's Personal Name List

Alec
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AL-ik
Personal remark: Alec Colt
Rating: 23% based on 3 votes
Short form of Alexander.
Aleksei
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian
Other Scripts: Алексей(Russian)
Pronounced: u-lyi-KSYAY
Personal remark: Alec's full name
Alternate transcription of Russian Алексей (see Aleksey).
Felix
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Romanian, Ancient Roman, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Pronounced: FEH-liks(German, Dutch, Swedish) FEE-liks(English) FEH-leeks(Latin)
Personal remark: Felix Argall
Rating: 73% based on 3 votes
From a Roman cognomen meaning "lucky, successful" in Latin. It was acquired as an agnomen, or nickname, by the 1st-century BC Roman general Sulla. It also appears in the New Testament belonging to the governor of Judea who imprisoned Saint Paul.

Due to its favourable meaning, this name was popular among early Christians, being borne by many early saints and four popes. It has been used in England since the Middle Ages, though it has been more popular in continental Europe. A notable bearer was the German composer Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847).

Khloe
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KLO-ee
Personal remark: Khloe Dusa
Rating: 17% based on 3 votes
Variant of Chloe. This particular variant was popularized by the television personality Khloé Kardashian (1984-) after she began appearing with her family on the reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians in 2007.
Lauren
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LAWR-ən
Personal remark: Lauren Campbell Huntly
Variant or feminine form of Laurence 1. Originally a masculine name, it was first popularized as a feminine name by actress Betty Jean Perske (1924-2014), who used Lauren Bacall as her stage name.
Primrose
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: PRIM-roz
Personal remark: Primrose 'Orswell' (LeClaire)
Rating: 43% based on 3 votes
From the English word for the flower, ultimately deriving from Latin prima rosa "first rose".
Thane
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: THAYN
Personal remark: Thane Orswell (Colt)
Rating: 47% based on 3 votes
From the Scottish and English noble title, which was originally from Old English thegn.
Theron
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Θήρων(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: TEH-RAWN(Classical Greek) THEHR-ən(English)
Personal remark: Theron Colt
Rating: 47% based on 3 votes
Derived from Greek θηράω (therao) meaning "to hunt".
Wren
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: REHN
Personal remark: Wren Plams
Rating: 30% based on 3 votes
From the English word for the small songbird. It is ultimately derived from Old English wrenna.
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