Behind the Name: spokenangel94's Personal Name List

Aaliyah

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Arabic, English (Modern), African American (Modern)

Other Scripts: عالية(Arabic)

Pronounced: ‘A-lee-ya(Arabic) ə-LEE-ə(English) ah-LEE-ə(English)

Feminine form of Aali. It was popularized in the English-speaking world by the singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001), who was known simply as Aaliyah. This name received a boost in popularity after she released her debut album in 1994, and also in 2001 after her untimely death in an airplane crash.

Angel

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: English, Bulgarian, Macedonian

Other Scripts: Ангел(Bulgarian, Macedonian)

Pronounced: AYN-jəl(English)

From the medieval Latin masculine name Angelus, which was derived from the name of the heavenly creature (itself derived from the Greek word ἄγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger"). It has never been very common in the English-speaking world, where it is sometimes used as a feminine name in modern times.

Jeremy

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, Biblical

Pronounced: JEHR-ə-mee(English) JEHR-mee(English)

English form of Jeremiah, originally a medieval vernacular form. This is the spelling used in some English versions of the New Testament.