Behind the Name: yasmimpaiva's Personal Name List

Frederico

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Portuguese

Pronounced: fri-di-REE-koo(European Portuguese) freh-deh-REE-koo(Brazilian Portuguese)

Portuguese form of Frederick.

Gregório

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Portuguese

Pronounced: gri-GAW-ryoo(European Portuguese) greh-GAW-ryoo(Brazilian Portuguese)

Portuguese form of Gregorius (see Gregory).

Ian

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Scottish, English

Pronounced: EE-ən(English)

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Iain, itself from Latin Iohannes (see John). It became popular in the United Kingdom outside of Scotland in the first half of the 20th century, but did not begin catching on in America until the 1960s.

Khalil

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Arabic, Persian, Urdu

Other Scripts: خليل(Arabic) خلیل(Persian, Urdu)

Pronounced: kha-LEEL(Arabic)

Means "friend" in Arabic.

Kim

Usage: Korean

Other Scripts: 김(Korean Hangul) 金(Korean Hanja)

Pronounced: KEEM

Korean form of Jin, from Sino-Korean 金 (gim) meaning "gold". This is the most common surname in South Korea.

Laios

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Greek Mythology

Other Scripts: Λάϊος(Ancient Greek)

Greek form of Laius.

Liam

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Irish, English, French (Modern), Dutch (Modern), German (Modern), Swedish (Modern), Norwegian (Modern)

Pronounced: LYEEM(Irish) LEE-əm(English) LYAM(French) LEE-yahm(Dutch)

Irish short form of William. It became popular in the United Kingdom in the 1980s, and elsewhere in Europe and the Americas after that. It was the top ranked name for boys in the United States beginning in 2017. Famous bearers include British actor Liam Neeson (1952-), British musician Liam Gallagher (1972-), and Australian actor Liam Hemsworth (1990-).

Ravi

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Gujarati, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali, Nepali

Other Scripts: रवि(Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali) ରବି(Odia) રવિ(Gujarati) రవి(Telugu) ரவி(Tamil) ರವಿ(Kannada) রবি(Bengali)

Pronounced: RU-vee(Sanskrit) RAH-vee(English) rə-VEE(Hindi) RU-vi(Gujarati) RAW-bee(Bengali)

Means "sun" in Sanskrit. Ravi is a Hindu god of the sun, sometimes equated with Surya. A famous bearer was the musician Ravi Shankar (1920-2012).