Behind the Name: EliEsco's Personal Name List

Cristiano

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Italian, Portuguese

Pronounced: kree-STYA-no(Italian) kreesh-TYU-noo(European Portuguese) krees-CHYU-noo(Brazilian Portuguese)

Rating: 21% based on 7 votes

Italian and Portuguese form of Christian. A famous bearer is Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo (1985-).

Elisa

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Finnish, English

Pronounced: eh-LEE-za(Italian, German) eh-LEE-sa(Spanish) EH-lee-sah(Finnish) ə-LEE-sə(English)

Rating: 56% based on 8 votes

Short form of Elisabeth.

Evan

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Welsh, English

Pronounced: EHV-ən(English)

Rating: 66% based on 8 votes

Anglicized form of Ifan, a Welsh form of John.

Luca 1

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Italian, Romanian

Pronounced: LOO-ka

Rating: 63% based on 6 votes

Italian and Romanian form of Lucas (see Luke). This name was borne by Luca della Robbia, a Renaissance sculptor from Florence.

Victoria

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Spanish, Romanian, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, French, Late Roman, Roman Mythology

Pronounced: vik-TAWR-ee-ə(English) beek-TO-rya(Spanish) vik-TO-rya(German) VEEK-TAW-RYA(French) week-TO-ree-a(Latin)

Rating: 60% based on 9 votes

Means "victory" in Latin, being borne by the Roman goddess of victory. It is also a feminine form of Victorius. This name was borne by a 4th-century saint and martyr from North Africa.

Though in use elsewhere in Europe, the name was very rare in the English-speaking world until the 19th century, when Queen Victoria began her long rule of Britain. She was named after her mother, who was of German royalty. Many geographic areas are named after the queen, including an Australian state and a Canadian city.