kaykay_'s Personal Name List

Adler
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: AD-lər
From a German surname meaning "eagle".
Adonijah
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical
Other Scripts: אֲדֹנִיָה(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: ad-ə-NIE-jə(English)
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Means "my lord is Yahweh" in Hebrew, from אָדוֹן (ʾaḏon) meaning "lord, master" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. This is the name of one of King David's sons in the Old Testament. Though he was the eldest surviving son of David, he was passed over as heir to the throne in favour of Solomon.
Anchor
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
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The name is either a masculine form of Anchoretta (finally going back to the Welsh name Angharad) or used with the literal meaning "anchor".
Archer
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AHR-chər
From an English surname meaning "bowman, archer", of Old French origin. Although already slowly growing in popularity, this name accelerated its rise after the premiere of the American television series Archer in 2009.
Arrow
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: AR-o, ER-o
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From the English word arrow, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *h₂érkʷo- "bow, arrow".
Asa
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew [1]
Other Scripts: אָסָא(Hebrew)
Pronounced: AY-sə(English)
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Possibly means "healer" in Hebrew. This name was borne by the third king of Judah, as told in the Old Testament.
Britton
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BRIT-ən
Derived from a Middle English surname meaning "a Briton" (a Celt of England) or "a Breton" (an inhabitant of Brittany). Both ethnonyms are related to the place name Britain.
Brooks
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BRUWKS
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From an English surname, a variant of Brook.
Caedmon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: History (Ecclesiastical)
Pronounced: KAD-mən(English)
Meaning unknown, though the first element is likely connected to Brythonic kad meaning "battle". Saint Caedmon was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon poet who supposedly received his poetic inspiration from a dream. Our only knowledge of him is through the 8th-century writings of the historian Bede.
Caelan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAY-lən
Anglicized form of Caolán (masculine) or a variant of Kaylyn (feminine).
Caius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman
Pronounced: GA-ee-oos(Latin) KIE-əs(English)
Roman variant of Gaius.
Canaan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical
Other Scripts: ךְּנַעַן(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: KAY-nən(English)
From ךְּנַעַן (Kenaʿan), the Hebrew name of the ancient region of Canaan, which was possibly derived from a root meaning "low, humble". In the Old Testament this is the name of a son of Ham. He is said to be the ancestor and namesake of the Canaanite peoples.
Cary
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KEHR-ee
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Variant of Carey. A famous bearer was the British-American actor Cary Grant (1904-1986).
Elisha
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical, Biblical Hebrew [1]
Other Scripts: אֱלִישַׁע(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: i-LIE-shə(English)
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From the Hebrew name אֱלִישַׁע (ʾElishaʿ), a contracted form of אֱלִישׁוּעַ (ʾElishuaʿ) meaning "my God is salvation", derived from אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God" and יָשַׁע (yashaʿ) meaning "to save, to deliver". According to the Old Testament, Elisha was a prophet and miracle worker. He was the attendant of Elijah and succeeded him after his ascension to heaven.
Euan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish
Pronounced: YOO-ən(English)
Anglicized form of Eòghann.
Fletcher
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: FLECH-ər
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From a surname meaning "maker of arrows" in Middle English, ultimately from Old French flechier.
Forrester
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
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Transferred use of the surname Forrester.
Hezekiah
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical
Other Scripts: חִזְקִיָהוּ(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: hehz-ə-KIE-ə(English)
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From the Hebrew name חִזְקִיָהוּ (Ḥizqiyahu), which means "Yahweh strengthens", from the roots חָזַק (ḥazaq) meaning "to strength" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. This name was borne by a powerful king of Judah who reigned in the 8th and 7th centuries BC. Also in the Old Testament, this is the name of an ancestor of the prophet Zephaniah.
Hiram
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical, English
Other Scripts: חִירָם(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: HIE-rəm(English)
From Phoenician 𐤇𐤓𐤌 (Ḥirom) meaning "exalted brother". This was the name of a king of Tyre according to the Old Testament. He may have reigned in the 10th century BC. As an English given name, Hiram came into use after the Protestant Reformation. In the 17th century the Puritans brought it to America, where it gained some currency.
Ira 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Hebrew, Biblical
Other Scripts: עִירָא(Hebrew)
Pronounced: IE-rə(English)
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Means "watchful" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of King David's priest. As an English Christian given name, Ira began to be used after the Protestant Reformation. In the 17th century the Puritans brought it to America, where remained moderately common into the 20th century.
Jade
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French
Pronounced: JAYD(English) ZHAD(French)
From the name of the precious stone that is often used in carvings. It is derived from Spanish (piedra de la) ijada meaning "(stone of the) flank", relating to the belief that jade could cure renal colic. As a given name, it came into general use during the 1970s. It was initially unisex, though it is now mostly feminine.
Kaito
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 海斗, 海翔, etc.(Japanese Kanji) かいと(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KA-EE-TO
From Japanese (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, or (to) meaning "soar, fly". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Kohath
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical
Other Scripts: קהת(Ancient Hebrew)
Possibly derived from either of the Hebrew verbs יקה (yaqa) meaning "to obey" or קוה (qawa) meaning "to hope". As told in the Old Testament, Kohath or Kehath was the second son of Levi and the patriarchal founder of the Kohathites, one of the four main divisions of the Levites.
Kohei
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 公平, 幸平, 航平, 孝平, 康平, 浩平, 耕平, 弘平, 晃平(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced: KO:-HEE-E
From Japanese 幸 (ko) meaning "happiness, good luck" combined with 平 (hei) meaning "peace, flat". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kohei Kono is a Japanese professional boxer who is a former WBA Super flyweight Champion and Kōhei Uchimura, a seven-time Olympic medalist (all-around, team, and floor exercise), winning three golds and four silvers, a 19-time World medalist (all-around, team, floor, high bar, and parallel bars) and is considered by many to be the greatest gymnast of all time.

Psalm
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Various
Pronounced: sahm(American English) sahlm(American English) sawm(American English) sawlm(American English)
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From the English word psalm which refers to a sacred song or poem, especially one of the hymns by David and others which were collected into the Old Testament Book of Psalms. It is ultimately derived from Greek ψαλμός (psalmos) meaning "a song sung to the harp", from ψάλλω (psallo) "to pluck, to play a stringed instrument with the fingers". This name was used by the television personality Kim Kardashian and rapper Kanye West for their son born 2019.
Reid
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: REED
From a surname, a Scots variant of Reed.
Shiloh
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical
Other Scripts: שִׁלוֹ, שִׁילֹה(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: SHIE-lo(English)
From an Old Testament place name possibly meaning "tranquil" in Hebrew. It is also used prophetically in the Old Testament to refer to a person, often understood to be the Messiah (see Genesis 49:10). This may in fact be a mistranslation.

This name was brought to public attention after actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt gave it to their daughter in 2006.

Sutherland
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish (Rare), English (Rare)
Pronounced: SU-thər-lənd(English)
Scottish regional name that described a person who came from the former county by this name, which got its name from Old Norse suðroen "southern" and land "land". It was called the South Land because it was south of Scandinavia and south of the Norse colonies of Orkney and Shetland Islands.
Tye
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: TIE
From a surname meaning "pasture" in Middle English.
Wilder
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
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From an English surname meaning "wild, untamed, uncontrolled", from Old English wilde.
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