mistycrystal's Personal Name List
Avalon
Gender:
Feminine
Usage:
English (Rare)
Pronounced:
AV-ə-lahn
Rating:
80% based on 1 vote
From the name of the island paradise to which King
Arthur
was brought after his death. The name of this island is perhaps related to Welsh
afal
meaning "apple", a fruit that was often linked with paradise.
Fenna
Gender:
Feminine
Usage:
Frisian, Dutch
Pronounced:
FEH-na
(
Dutch
)
Rating:
60% based on 1 vote
Feminine form of
Fen
2
.
Garnet
1
Gender:
Feminine
Usage:
English
Pronounced:
GAHR-nət
Rating:
80% based on 1 vote
From the English word
garnet
for the precious stone, the birthstone of January. The word is derived from Middle English
gernet
meaning "dark red".
Laird
Gender:
Masculine
Usage:
English (Rare)
Pronounced:
LEHRD
Rating:
80% based on 1 vote
From a Scottish surname meaning
"landowner"
in Scots.
Lumi
Gender:
Feminine
Usage:
Finnish
Pronounced:
LOO-mee
Rating:
60% based on 1 vote
Means
"snow"
in Finnish.
Magnolia
Gender:
Feminine
Usage:
English
Pronounced:
mag-NO-lee-ə
Rating:
90% based on 1 vote
From the English word
magnolia
for the flower, which was named for the French botanist Pierre Magnol.
Margo
Gender:
Feminine
Usage:
English
Pronounced:
MAHR-go
Rating:
80% based on 1 vote
Variant of
Margot
.
Marigold
Gender:
Feminine
Usage:
English (Modern)
Pronounced:
MAR-i-gold
,
MEHR-i-gold
Rating:
60% based on 1 vote
From the name of the flower, which comes from a combination of
Mary
and the English word
gold
.
Maurine
Gender:
Feminine
Usage:
English
Pronounced:
maw-REEN
Rating:
40% based on 1 vote
Variant of
Maureen
.
Maxine
Gender:
Feminine
Usage:
English
Pronounced:
mak-SEEN
Rating:
90% based on 1 vote
Feminine form of
Max
. It has been commonly used only since the beginning of the 20th century.
Stevie
Gender:
Masculine
&
Feminine
Usage:
English
Pronounced:
STEE-vee
Rating:
50% based on 1 vote
Diminutive
of
Stephen
or
Stephanie
. A famous bearer is the American musician Stevie Wonder (1950-).
Vita
1
Gender:
Feminine
Usage:
Ancient Roman, Italian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Danish, Slovene
Pronounced:
VEE-ta
(
Italian
)
Rating:
70% based on 1 vote
Feminine form of
Vitus
.
Winter
Gender:
Feminine
Usage:
English (Modern)
Pronounced:
WIN-tər
Rating:
80% based on 1 vote
From the English word for the season, derived from Old English
winter
.
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