Behind the Name: Rosamind's Personal Name List

Chiyembekezo

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Chewa

Pronounced: chee-yehm-bay-KAY-zo

Rating: 52% based on 5 votes

Means "hope" in Chewa.

Massimiliano

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Italian

Pronounced: mas-see-mee-LYA-no

Rating: 26% based on 5 votes

Italian form of Maximilian.

Olufunmilayo

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Yoruba

Pronounced: O-LOO-FOO-MEE-LIE-O

Rating: 50% based on 5 votes

Means "God gives me joy" in Yoruba.

Vercingetorix

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Gaulish

Pronounced: wehr-king-GEH-taw-riks(Latin) vər-sin-JEHT-ə-riks(English)

Rating: 60% based on 4 votes

Means "king over warriors" from Gaulish wer "on, over" combined with kingeto "marching men, warriors" and rix "king". This name was borne by a 1st-century BC chieftain of the Gaulish tribe the Arverni. He led the resistance against Julius Caesar's attempts to conquer Gaul, but he was eventually defeated, brought to Rome, and executed.

Wickaninnish

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Nuu-chah-nulth (Anglicized)

Pronounced: wik-ə-NIN-ish(English)

Rating: 38% based on 4 votes

Possibly means "having no one in front of him in the canoe" in Nuu-chah-nulth. This was the name of a chief of the Clayoquot in the late 18th century, at the time of European contact.