niko.'s Personal Name List

Zacharie
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French
Pronounced: ZA-KA-REE
French form of Zechariah and Zacharias.
Zaccaria
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: dzak-ka-REE-a
Italian form of Zechariah and Zacharias.
Yevpraksiya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian (Rare)
Other Scripts: Евпраксия(Russian)
Pronounced: yif-PRA-ksyi-yə, if-PRA-ksyi-yə
Russian form of Eupraxia. This was the name of a daughter of Vsevolod I, grand prince of Kyiv, who became the wife of the Holy Roman emperor Henry IV.
Xáa'ȯhvó'komaestse
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Cheyenne
Means "white ermine" in Cheyenne.
Vivian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Pronounced: VIV-ee-ən(English)
Personal remark: Reminds me of “vixen”
From the Latin name Vivianus, which was derived from Latin vivus "alive". Saint Vivian was a French bishop who provided protection during the Visigoth invasion of the 5th century. It has been occasionally used as an English (masculine) name since the Middle Ages. In modern times it is also used as a feminine name, in which case it is either an Anglicized form of Bébinn or a variant of Vivien 2.
Tzeitel
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Yiddish (Rare)
Other Scripts: צייטל(Yiddish)
Yiddish diminutive of Sarah. This is the name of Tevye's oldest daughter in the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1964), based on Sholem Aleichem's stories from the late 19th century.
Trudy
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Dutch
Pronounced: TROO-dee(English) TRUY-dee(Dutch)
Diminutive of Gertrude.
Torleif
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norwegian
Personal remark: Has a nice sound to it; Tord or Leif as possible nicknames?
From the Old Norse name Þórleifr, derived from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with leif "inheritance, legacy".
Tord
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian
Pronounced: TOD(Swedish)
Personal remark: Simple but effective; nickname for names starting with “Tor”?
From Old Norse Þórðr, a short form of Þórfreðr.
Sinclair
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: sin-KLEHR
Personal remark: Has a nice sound to it; …sin claire
From a Scottish surname that was derived from a Norman French town called "Saint Clair". A notable bearer was the American author Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951).
Sheila
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish, English
Pronounced: SHEE-lə(English)
Anglicized form of Síle.
Schuyler
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SKIE-lər
Personal remark: Almost sounds German
From a Dutch surname meaning "scholar". Dutch settlers brought the surname to America, where it was subsequently adopted as a given name in honour of the American general and senator Philip Schuyler (1733-1804) [1].
Sara
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Hebrew, Greek, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French, Catalan, Galician, Romanian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Albanian, Macedonian, Polish, English, Arabic, Persian, Biblical Hebrew [1], Biblical Latin
Other Scripts: שָׂרָה(Hebrew) Σάρα(Greek) Сара(Serbian, Macedonian) سارة(Arabic) سارا(Persian)
Pronounced: SA-ra(Greek, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Icelandic, Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Polish, Arabic) SA-RA(French) ZA-ra(German) SAH-rah(Finnish) SEHR-ə(English) SAR-ə(English) saw-RAW(Persian)
Form of Sarah used in various languages.
Sammie
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SAM-ee
Diminutive of Samuel, Samson or Samantha.
Rico
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Spanish, Italian
Pronounced: REE-ko
Short form of Ricardo, Enrico and other names ending in rico.
Rein
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Frisian, Dutch, Estonian
Pronounced: RAYN(Frisian, Dutch)
Personal remark: Rain
Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element regin meaning "advice, counsel, decision" (Proto-Germanic *raginą).
Regena
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Variant of Regina.
Raffaele
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: raf-fa-EH-leh
Italian form of Raphael.
Pip
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: PIP
Personal remark: A cute little name
Diminutive of Philip or Philippa. This is the name of the main character in Great Expectations (1860) by Charles Dickens.
Penelope
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology, English
Other Scripts: Πηνελόπη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: PEH-NEH-LO-PEH(Classical Greek) pə-NEHL-ə-pee(English)
Probably derived from Greek πηνέλοψ (penelops), a type of duck. Alternatively it could be from πήνη (pene) meaning "threads, weft" and ὄψ (ops) meaning "face, eye". In Homer's epic the Odyssey this is the name of the wife of Odysseus, forced to fend off suitors while her husband is away fighting at Troy.

It has occasionally been used as an English given name since the 16th century. It was moderately popular in the 1940s, but had a more notable upswing in the early 2000s. This may have been inspired by the Spanish actress Penélope Cruz (1974-), who gained prominence in English-language movies at that time. It was already rapidly rising when celebrities Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick gave it to their baby daughter in 2012.

Mitch
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MICH
Personal remark: Makes me think of a football coach
Short form of Mitchell.
Meredith
Gender: Unisex
Usage: Welsh, English
Pronounced: MEHR-ə-dith(English)
From the Welsh name Maredudd or Meredydd, from Old Welsh forms such as Margetud, possibly from mawredd "greatness, magnificence" combined with iudd "lord". The Welsh forms of this name were well used through the Middle Ages. Since the mid-1920s it has been used more often for girls than for boys in English-speaking countries, though it is still a masculine name in Wales. A famous bearer of this name as surname was the English novelist and poet George Meredith (1828-1909).
Martha
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Greek [1], Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
Other Scripts: Μάρθα(Greek) Марѳа(Church Slavic)
Pronounced: MAHR-thə(English) MAHR-ta(Dutch) MAR-ta(German)
From Aramaic מַרְתָּא (marta) meaning "the lady, the mistress", feminine form of מַר (mar) meaning "master". In the New Testament this is the name of the sister of Lazarus and Mary of Bethany (who is sometimes identified with Mary Magdalene). She was a witness to Jesus restoring her dead brother to life.

The name was not used in England until after the Protestant Reformation. A notable bearer was Martha Washington (1731-1802), the wife of the first American president George Washington. It is also borne by the media personality Martha Stewart (1941-).

Luke
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Biblical
Pronounced: LOOK(English)
Personal remark: One of my favourite names; (and Luke Triton)
English form of Latin Lucas, from the Greek name Λουκᾶς (Loukas), probably a shortened form of Λουκανός (Loukanos) meaning "from Lucania", Lucania being a region in southern Italy. Luke was a doctor who travelled in the company of the apostle Paul. According to tradition, he was the author of the third gospel and Acts in the New Testament. He was probably of Greek ethnicity. He is considered a saint by many Christian denominations.

Due to the saint's renown, the name became common in the Christian world (in various spellings). As an English name, Luke has been in use since the 12th century alongside the Latin form Lucas. Both forms became popular throughout the English-speaking world towards the end of the 20th century. A famous fictional bearer was the hero Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars movies, beginning in 1977.

Louisa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, German, Dutch
Pronounced: loo-EEZ-ə(English) loo-EE-za(German)
Latinate feminine form of Louis. A famous bearer was the American novelist Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888), the author of Little Women.
Lilian
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, French, Romanian
Pronounced: LIL-ee-ən(English) LEE-LYAHN(French)
English variant of Lillian, as well as a French and Romanian masculine form.
Kyle
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KIEL
From a Scottish surname that was derived from various place names, themselves from Gaelic caol meaning "narrows, channel, strait". As a given name it was rare in the first half of the 20th century. It rose steadily in popularity throughout the English-speaking world, entering the top 50 in most places by the 1990s. It has since declined in all regions.
Jill
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JIL
Short form of Gillian.
Jeff
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JEHF
Personal remark: Has a nice sound to it
Short form of Jeffrey.
Hlynur
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Icelandic
Means "maple" in Icelandic.
Hershel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: American, Yiddish
Other Scripts: הירשל(Yiddish) הירשׁל(Hebrew)
Personal remark: Of course, Professor Hershel Layton, haha
Yiddish diminutive of Hirsh. As a non-Jewish American name (somewhat common around the end of the 19th century), it was likely inspired by the German surname Herschel, borne for instance by the British-German astronomer William Herschel (1738-1822).
Henry
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: HEHN-ree
Personal remark: Has a nice sound to it; very cute; (Henry Ledore)
From the Germanic name Heimirich meaning "home ruler", composed of the elements heim "home" and rih "ruler". It was later commonly spelled Heinrich, with the spelling altered due to the influence of other Germanic names like Haganrich, in which the first element is hag "enclosure".

Heinrich was popular among continental royalty, being the name of seven German kings, starting with the 10th-century Henry I the Fowler (the first of the Saxon kings), and four French kings. In France it was usually rendered Henri from the Latin form Henricus.

The Normans introduced the French form to England, and it was subsequently used by eight kings, ending with the infamous Henry VIII in the 16th century. During the later Middle Ages it was fairly popular, and was generally rendered as Harry or Herry in English pronunciation. Notable bearers include arctic naval explorer Henry Hudson (1570-1611), American-British novelist Henry James (1843-1916), American automobile manufacturer Henry Ford (1863-1947), and American actor Henry Fonda (1905-1982).

Henrietta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Hungarian, Finnish, Swedish
Pronounced: hehn-ree-EHT-ə(English) HEHN-ree-eht-taw(Hungarian) HEHN-ree-eht-tah(Finnish)
Latinate form of Henriette. It was introduced to England by Henriette Marie, the wife of the 17th-century English king Charles I. The name Henriette was also Anglicized as Harriet, a form that was initially more popular.
Giovanni
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: jo-VAN-nee
Personal remark: Has a nice sound to it
Italian form of Iohannes (see John). This name has been very common in Italy since the late Middle Ages, as with other equivalents of John in Europe. The Renaissance writer Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375), the painter Giovanni Bellini (1430-1516) and the painter and sculptor Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) were famous bearers of the name.
Fortune
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French, English (Rare)
Pronounced: FAWR-TUYN(French) FAWR-chən(English)
Simply from the word fortune, ultimately from Latin fortuna, a derivative of fors "luck".
Emmeline
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: EHM-ə-leen, EHM-ə-lien
From Old French Emeline, a diminutive of Germanic names beginning with the element amal meaning "unceasing, vigorous, brave". The Normans introduced this name to England.
Eliott
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: EHL-ee-ət
Personal remark: Nice rare variant of Elliott
From a surname that was a variant of Elliott.
Dominique
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French
Pronounced: DAW-MEE-NEEK
Personal remark: Has a nice sound to it; makes me think of “unique”
French feminine and masculine form of Dominicus (see Dominic).
Dallas
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DAL-əs
From a surname that could either be of Old English origin meaning "valley house" or of Scottish Gaelic origin meaning "meadow dwelling". A city in Texas bears this name, probably in honour of American Vice President George M. Dallas (1792-1864).
Dahlia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: DAL-yə, DAHL-yə, DAYL-yə
From the name of the flower, which was named for the Swedish botanist Anders Dahl.
Constance
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, French
Pronounced: KAHN-stəns(English) KAWNS-TAHNS(French)
Personal remark: Makes me think of “constant”
Medieval form of Constantia. The Normans introduced this name to England (it was the name of a daughter of William the Conqueror).
Clive
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KLIEV
Personal remark: Has a nice sound to it; I actually think it’d be cuter on a child than an adult
From an English surname derived from Old English clif meaning "cliff", originally belonging to a person who lived near a cliff.
Claudia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Ancient Roman
Pronounced: KLAW-dee-ə(English) KLOW-dya(German, Italian, Romanian) KLOW-dee-a(Dutch, Latin) KLOW-dhya(Spanish)
Feminine form of Claudius. It is mentioned briefly in the New Testament. As a Christian name it was very rare until the 16th century.
Chione
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Χιόνη(Ancient Greek)
From Greek χιών (chion) meaning "snow". In Greek mythology this is the name of a daughter of the north wind Boreas. Another figure by this name is the daughter of the naiad Callirrhoe who was transformed into a snow cloud.
Chile
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: KIEL
Variant of Kyle.
Chevonne
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: shə-VAHN
Variant of Shavonne.
Celestine
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SEHL-ə-steen
English form of Caelestinus. It is more commonly used as a feminine name, from the French feminine form Célestine.
Celeste
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, English
Pronounced: cheh-LEH-steh(Italian) theh-LEHS-teh(European Spanish) seh-LEHS-teh(Latin American Spanish) sə-LEST(English)
Italian feminine and masculine form of Caelestis. It is also the Portuguese, Spanish and English feminine form.
Candida
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Late Roman, English
Pronounced: KAN-di-də(English)
Late Latin name derived from candidus meaning "white". This was the name of several early saints, including a woman supposedly healed by Saint Peter. As an English name, it came into use after George Bernard Shaw's play Candida (1898).
Camilla
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, German, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Pronounced: kə-MIL-ə(English) ka-MEEL-la(Italian) kah-MEEL-lah(Danish) KAH-meel-lah(Finnish) ka-MI-la(German)
Feminine form of Camillus. This was the name of a legendary warrior maiden of the Volsci, as told by Virgil in the Aeneid. It was popularized in the English-speaking world by Fanny Burney's novel Camilla (1796).
Calliope
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Καλλιόπη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: kə-LIE-ə-pee(English)
Latinized form of Kalliope.
Bernie
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BUR-nee
Diminutive of Bernard, Bernadette, Bernice and other names beginning with Bern.
Bernadette
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English, German, Dutch
Pronounced: BEHR-NA-DEHT(French) bər-nə-DEHT(English)
French feminine form of Bernard. Bernadette Soubirous (1844-1879) was a young woman from Lourdes in France who claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary. She was declared a saint in 1933.
Anniken
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Norwegian
Norwegian diminutive of Anna.
Anika 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German, Dutch, Danish, Polish, Slovene
Pronounced: A-nee-ka(German, Dutch)
Diminutive of Anna or Ana.
Alto
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Spanish, Portuguese, English, Italian, German, Dutch
Pronounced: AHL-to(English, Italian, German, Dutch)
Personal remark: A cute little name
Directly taken from Latin altus meaning "to raise, to make high, to elevate". As a musical term it refers to the contrapuntal part higher than the tenor and its associated vocal range.

Alto of Altomünster was an Irish or Scottish saint who lived in Germany.

Alexis
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French, English, Greek, Spanish, Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Αλέξης(Greek) Ἄλεξις(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: A-LEHK-SEE(French) ə-LEHK-sis(English) a-LEHK-sees(Spanish)
From the Greek name Ἄλεξις (Alexis) meaning "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help". This was the name of a 3rd-century BC Greek comic poet, and also of several saints. It is used somewhat interchangeably with the related name Ἀλέξιος or Alexius, borne by five Byzantine emperors.

In the English-speaking world this name is more commonly given to girls. This is due to the American actress Alexis Smith (1921-1993), who began appearing in movies in the early 1940s. It got a boost in popularity in the 1980s from a character on the soap opera Dynasty.

Aishat
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Chechen
Other Scripts: Ӏаишат(Chechen)
Chechen form of Aisha.
Ademaro
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Italian form of Audamar (see Otmar).
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