Behind the Name: mamamarleigh's Personal Name List

Blue

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: English (Rare)

Pronounced: BLOO

Personal remark: A Blueberry in an improv skit

From the English word for the colour, derived via Norman French from a Frankish word (replacing the native Old English cognate blaw). Despite the fact that this name was used by the American musicians Beyoncé and Jay-Z in 2012 for their first daughter, it has not come into general use in the United States.

Bonnie

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: BAHN-ee(American English) BAWN-ee(British English)

Personal remark: In a scene from "Bonnie & Clyde" for a musical theatre fundraiser

Means "pretty" from the Scottish word bonnie, which was itself derived from Middle French bon "good". It has been in use as an American given name since the 19th century, and it became especially popular after the movie Gone with the Wind (1939), in which it was the nickname of Scarlett's daughter.

Eydís

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Old Norse [1], Icelandic

Personal remark: The Second Swallow in "Wind in the Willows"

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Derived from the Old Norse elements ey "good fortune" or "island" and dís "goddess".

Fabia

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Italian, Ancient Roman

Pronounced: FA-bya(Italian)

Personal remark: One of the Mice in "Wind in the Willows"

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Feminine form of Fabius.

Jess

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: JEHS

Personal remark: The daughter of an Area 51 worker and a Christmas light maker in a Christmas themed improv skit

Short form of Jesse or Jessica.

Kertu

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Estonian

Pronounced: KEHR-too

Personal remark: A Villager in Missoula Children Theatre's version of "Treasure Island"

Estonian form of Gertrude.

Ridley

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: English (Rare)

Pronounced: RID-lee

Personal remark: A Swamp Creature in Missoula Children Theatre's version of "Snow White"

From an English surname that was originally derived from various place names meaning either "reed clearing" or "stripped clearing" in Old English.

Rory

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Irish, Scottish, English

Pronounced: RAWR-ee(English)

Personal remark: One of the Wild Wooders in "Wind in the Willows"

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Anglicized form of Ruaidhrí. Typically a masculine name, it gained some popularity for girls in the United States after it was used on the television series Gilmore Girls (2000-2007), in this case as a nickname for Lorelai. Despite this, the name has grown more common for boys in America, especially after 2011, perhaps due to Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy (1989-).

Socrates

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)

Other Scripts: Σωκράτης(Ancient Greek)

Pronounced: SAHK-rə-teez(American English) SAWK-rə-teez(British English)

Personal remark: In Missoula Childrens theatre version of "Hercules"

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From the Greek name Σωκράτης (Sokrates), which was derived from σῶς (sos) meaning "whole, unwounded, safe" and κράτος (kratos) meaning "power". This was the name of an important Greek philosopher. He left no writings of his own; virtually everything that we know of his beliefs comes from his pupil Plato. He was sentenced to death for impiety.

Thistle

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English (Modern, Rare)

Pronounced: THIHS-uhl

Personal remark: a Fairy in "A Midwinter Night's Dream"

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From the name of the flowering plant, or in some cases taken from the surname.

Venus

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Roman Mythology

Pronounced: WEH-noos(Latin) VEE-nəs(English)

Personal remark: A Venus Fly Trap in Missoula Childrens Theatre's version of "The Frog Prince"

Means "love, sexual desire" in Latin. This was the name of the Roman goddess of love and sex. Her character was assimilated with that of the Greek goddess Aphrodite. As the mother of Aeneas she was considered an ancestor of the Roman people. The second planet from the sun is named after her.

Xanthia

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English (Rare)

Personal remark: A Game Show Host in an improv skit

Modern elaborated form of Xanthe.