protobo998's Personal Name List

Zaxon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: American (Modern, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Jaxon.
Zander
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: ZAN-dər
Variant of Xander.
Zac
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: ZAK
Short form of Zachary.
Yves
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French
Pronounced: EEV
Medieval French form of Ivo 1. This was the name of two French saints: an 11th-century bishop of Chartres and a 13th-century parish priest and lawyer, also known as Ivo of Kermartin, the patron saint of Brittany.
Yannick
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Breton, French
Pronounced: YA-NEEK(French)
Diminutive of Yann or Yanna 2.
Wylie
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Variant of Wiley.
Wrangler
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: wrang-lur
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
Wolf
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Jewish, English (Rare), Germanic [1]
Other Scripts: װאָלףֿ(Yiddish)
Pronounced: VAWLF(German) WUWLF(English)
Short form of Wolfgang, Wolfram and other names containing the Old German element wolf meaning "wolf" (Proto-Germanic *wulfaz). It can also be simply from the German or English word. As a Jewish name it can be considered a vernacular form of Zeev.
Uriah
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical
Other Scripts: אוּרִיָה(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: yuw-RIE-ə(English)
From the Hebrew name אוּרִיָה (ʾUriya) meaning "Yahweh is my light", from the roots אוּר (ʾur) meaning "light, flame" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. In the Old Testament this is the name of a Hittite warrior in King David's army, the first husband of Bathsheba. David desired Bathsheba so he placed Uriah in the forefront of battle so he would be killed.
Thor
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norse Mythology, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
Pronounced: THAWR(English) TOOR(Norwegian, Swedish) TOR(Danish)
Rating: 10% based on 1 vote
From the Old Norse Þórr meaning "thunder", ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Þunraz. In Norse mythology Thor is a god of storms, thunder, war and strength, a son of Odin. He is portrayed as red-bearded, short-tempered, armed with a powerful hammer called Mjölnir, and wearing an enchanted belt called Megingjörð that doubles his strength. During Ragnarök, the final battle at the end of the world, it is foretold that Thor will slay the monstrous sea serpent Jörmungandr but be fatally poisoned by its venom.
Shōji
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 昌二, 昭二, etc.(Japanese Kanji) しょうじ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: SHO-ZHEE
From Japanese (shō) meaning "flourish, prosper, good" or (shō) meaning "bright, luminous" combined with (ji) meaning "two". Other combinations of kanji with the same pronunciation can also form this name.
Shinji
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 真司, 真二, etc.(Japanese Kanji) しんじ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: SHEEN-JEE
From Japanese (shin) meaning "real, genuine" combined with (ji) meaning "officer, boss" or (ji) meaning "two". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.
Shin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: , etc.(Japanese Kanji) しん(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: SHEEN
From Japanese (shin) meaning "real, genuine" or other kanji with the same pronunciation.
Shigeru
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: , etc.(Japanese Kanji) しげる(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: SHEE-GEH-ROO
From Japanese (shigeru) meaning "lush, luxuriant", as well as other kanji having the same reading. A famous bearer is the Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto (1952-).
Ryūji
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 竜二, 龍二, 隆二, 竜司, 龍司, 隆司, 竜次, 龍次, 竜児, 龍児, etc.(Japanese Kanji) りゅうじ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: RYOO-ZHEE
From Japanese 竜 or 龍 (ryū) meaning "dragon" or (ryū) meaning "noble, prosperous" combined with (ji) meaning "two" or (ji) meaning "officer, boss". This name can also be formed using other kanji combinations.
Rudy
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: ROO-dee
Diminutive of Rudolf.
Roper
Gender: Masculine
Usage: American (Modern, Rare), English (Rare)
Pronounced: RO-pər
Transferred use of the surname Roper.
Roni 3
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: RO-nee
Finnish short form of Hieronymus.
Rodrigo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Galician
Pronounced: ro-DHREE-gho(Spanish) roo-DREE-goo(European Portuguese) ho-DREE-goo(Brazilian Portuguese) ro-DREE-go(Italian)
Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Galician form of Roderick, via the Latinized Gothic form Rudericus. A notable bearer was Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, also known as El Cid, an 11th-century Spanish military commander.
Rens
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Dutch
Pronounced: REHNS
Short form of Laurens or Emerens.
Raymond
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French
Pronounced: RAY-mənd(English) REH-MAWN(French)
From the Germanic name Raginmund, composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and munt "protection". The Normans introduced this name to England in the form Reimund. It was borne by several medieval (mostly Spanish) saints, including Saint Raymond Nonnatus, the patron of midwives and expectant mothers, and Saint Raymond of Peñafort, the patron of canonists.
Price
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: PRIES
From a Welsh surname that was derived from ap Rhys meaning "son of Rhys".
Onni
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: ON-nee
Means "happiness, luck" in Finnish.
Olivier
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French, Dutch, Carolingian Cycle
Pronounced: AW-LEE-VYEH(French) O-lee-veer(Dutch)
French and Dutch form of Oliver. This is also a French word meaning "olive tree".
Oliver
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Catalan, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Czech, Slovak, Carolingian Cycle
Other Scripts: Оливер(Serbian, Macedonian)
Pronounced: AHL-i-vər(English) O-lee-vu(German) O-lee-vehr(Finnish) oo-lee-BEH(Catalan) O-li-vehr(Czech) AW-lee-vehr(Slovak)
Rating: 40% based on 3 votes
From Old French Olivier, which was possibly derived from Latin oliva "olive tree" [1]. Alternatively there could be an underlying Germanic name, such as Old Norse Áleifr (see Olaf) or Frankish Alawar (see Álvaro), with the spelling altered by association with the Latin word. In the Middle Ages the name became well-known in Western Europe because of the French epic La Chanson de Roland, in which Olivier is a friend and advisor to the hero Roland.

In England Oliver was a common medieval name, however it became rare after the 17th century because of the military commander Oliver Cromwell, who ruled the country following the civil war. The name was revived in the 19th century, perhaps due in part to the title character in Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist (1838), about a poor orphan living on the streets of London. It became very popular at the beginning of the 21st century, reaching the top rank for boys in England and Wales in 2009 and entering the top ten in the United States in 2017.

Novak
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Serbian
Other Scripts: Новак(Serbian)
From Serbian нов (nov) meaning "new". A notable bearer is the Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic (1987-).
Nikander
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Variant of Nicander.
Nehemiah
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical
Other Scripts: ןְחֶםְיָה(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: nee-hi-MIE-ə(English)
Means "Yahweh comforts" in Hebrew, derived from נָחַם (naḥam) meaning "to comfort" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. According to the Book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament he was a leader of the Jews who was responsible for the rebuilding of Jerusalem after the return from the Babylonian captivity.
Naoki
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 直樹, etc.(Japanese Kanji) なおき(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: NA-O-KYEE
From Japanese (nao) meaning "straight, direct" and (ki) meaning "tree", as well as other combinations of different kanji with the same pronunciations.
Miro
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Croatian, Slovene
Short form of Miroslav and other names beginning with Mir (often the Slavic element mirŭ meaning "peace, world").
Maximus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman
Pronounced: MAK-see-moos
Roman family name that was derived from Latin maximus "greatest". Saint Maximus was a monk and theologian from Constantinople in the 7th century.
Maxime
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French
Pronounced: MAK-SEEM
French form of Maximus.
Maxenci
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Provençal
Provençal form of Maxence.
Matteo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: mat-TEH-o
Italian form of Matthew.
Matias
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish, Portuguese
Pronounced: MAH-tee-ahs(Finnish)
Finnish and Portuguese form of Matthias.
Mathieu
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French
Pronounced: MA-TYUU
French variant form of Matthew.
Masaru
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 勝, 優, etc.(Japanese Kanji) まさる(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: MA-SA-ROO
From Japanese (masaru) meaning "victory" or (masaru) meaning "excellence". Other kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.
Markus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian
Pronounced: MAR-kuws(German) MAR-kuys(Swedish) MAHR-koos(Finnish)
German, Scandinavian, Finnish and Estonian form of Marcus (see Mark).
Marcel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French, Catalan, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Dutch, German
Pronounced: MAR-SEHL(French) mər-SEHL(Catalan) mar-CHEHL(Romanian) MAR-tsehl(Polish, Czech, Slovak) mahr-SEHL(Dutch) mar-SEHL(German)
Form of Marcellus used in several languages. Notable bearers include the French author Marcel Proust (1871-1922) and the French artist Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968).
Laurian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Romanian, French, Provençal
English, French, Provençal and Romanian form of Laurianus.
Landri
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Provençal
Provençal form of Landric.
Lancelot
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Arthurian Cycle
Pronounced: LAN-sə-laht(English)
Possibly an Old French diminutive of Lanzo (see Lance). In Arthurian legend Lancelot was the bravest of the Knights of the Round Table. He became the lover of Arthur's wife Guinevere, ultimately causing the destruction of Arthur's kingdom. His earliest appearance is in the works of the 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes: briefly in Erec and Enide and then as a main character in Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart.
Kristófer
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Icelandic
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Icelandic form of Christopher.
Kristján
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Icelandic
Icelandic form of Christian.
Kōsuke
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 康介, 孝介, 浩介, 公介, etc.(Japanese Kanji) こうすけ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KO-SOO-KEH, KO-SKEH
From Japanese () meaning "peace", () meaning "filial piety, obedience" or () meaning "prosperous" combined with (suke) meaning "help, assist". This name can also be formed from other combinations of kanji characters.
Kostas
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek, Lithuanian
Other Scripts: Κώστας(Greek)
Pronounced: KO-stas(Greek) KO-stus(Lithuanian)
Greek short form of Konstantinos and Lithuanian short form of Konstantinas.
Kolby
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KOL-bee
Variant of Colby.
Koda
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KO-də
At least in part inspired by the name of a character from the animated movie Brother Bear (2003). The moviemakers apparently took it from Lakota or Dakota koda meaning "friend, companion".
Kazuya
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 一也, 和也, etc.(Japanese Kanji) かずや(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KA-ZOO-YA
From Japanese (kazu) meaning "one" or (kazu) meaning "harmony, peace" combined with (ya) meaning "to be, also". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.
Kazuo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 一男, 和夫, 一夫, 和男, 一雄, etc.(Japanese Kanji) かずお(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KA-ZOO-O
From Japanese (kazu) meaning "one" or (kazu) meaning "harmony, peace" combined with (o) meaning "male, man" or (o) meaning "husband, man". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.
Kay 2
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Cycle
From the Welsh name Cai or Cei, possibly a form of the Roman name Gaius. Sir Kay was one of the Knights of the Round Table in Arthurian legend. He first appears in Welsh tales as a brave companion of Arthur. In later medieval tales, notably those by the 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes, he is portrayed as an unrefined boor.
Kaito
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 海斗, 海翔, etc.(Japanese Kanji) かいと(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KA-EE-TO
From Japanese (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, or (to) meaning "soar, fly". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Junior
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JOON-yər
From a nickname that was originally used for a boy who had the same name as his father.
Joseph
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, German, Biblical
Other Scripts: יוֹסֵף(Ancient Hebrew) ജോസഫ്(Malayalam)
Pronounced: JO-səf(English) ZHO-ZEHF(French) YO-zehf(German)
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
From Ioseph, the Latin form of Greek Ἰωσήφ (Ioseph), which was from the Hebrew name יוֹסֵף (Yosef) meaning "he will add", from the root יָסַף (yasaf) meaning "to add, to increase". In the Old Testament Joseph is the eleventh son of Jacob and the first with his wife Rachel. Because he was the favourite of his father, his older brothers sent him to Egypt and told their father that he had died. In Egypt, Joseph became an advisor to the pharaoh, and was eventually reconciled with his brothers when they came to Egypt during a famine. This name also occurs in the New Testament, belonging to Saint Joseph the husband of Mary, and to Joseph of Arimathea.

In the Middle Ages, Joseph was a common Jewish name, being less frequent among Christians. In the late Middle Ages Saint Joseph became more highly revered, and the name became popular in Spain and Italy. In England it became common after the Protestant Reformation. In the United States it has stayed within the top 25 names for boys since 1880, making it one of the most enduringly popular names of this era.

This name was borne by rulers of the Holy Roman Empire and Portugal. Other notable bearers include Austrian composer Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), the founder of Mormonism Joseph Smith (1805-1844), Polish-British author Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) and Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin (1878-1953).

Joni 2
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Finnish
Pronounced: YO-nee
Finnish form of John.
Johnny
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JAHN-ee(American English) JAWN-ee(British English)
Rating: 60% based on 1 vote
Diminutive of John. A famous bearer is American actor Johnny Depp (1963-).
Ísak
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Icelandic
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
Icelandic form of Isaac.
Ilias
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek
Other Scripts: Ηλίας(Greek)
Pronounced: ee-LEE-as
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
Modern Greek form of Elias.
Hiroki
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 大輝, 大樹, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ひろき(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KHEE-RO-KYEE
From Japanese (hiro) meaning "big, great" and (ki) meaning "brightness" or (ki) meaning "tree". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Hideo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 英雄, 秀雄, 英夫, 秀夫, etc.(Japanese Kanji) ひでお(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KHEE-DEH-O
From Japanese (hide) meaning "excellent, fine" or (hide) meaning "excellent, outstanding" combined with (o) meaning "hero, manly" or (o) meaning "husband, man". Other kanji combinations can also form this name. A famous bearer is the video game developer Hideo Kojima (1963-).
Hibiki
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: (Japanese Kanji) ひびき(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: KHEE-BEE-KYEE
From Japanese (hibiki) meaning "sound, echo".
Haruki
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 晴輝, 陽生, 春樹, etc.(Japanese Kanji) はるき(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: HA-ROO-KYEE
From Japanese (haru) meaning "clear weather" or (haru) meaning "light, sun, male" combined with (ki) meaning "brightness" or (ki) meaning "living". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Haru
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 陽, 春, 晴, etc.(Japanese Kanji) はる(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: HA-ROO
From Japanese (haru) meaning "light, sun, male", (haru) meaning "spring" or (haru) meaning "clear weather". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Greyson
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: GRAY-sən
Variant of Grayson.
Galahad
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Arthurian Cycle
Pronounced: GAL-ə-had(English)
Rating: 100% based on 1 vote
From earlier Galaad, likely derived from the Old French form of the biblical place name Gilead. In Arthurian legend Sir Galahad was the son of Lancelot and Elaine. He was the most pure of the Knights of the Round Table, and he was the only one to succeed in finding the Holy Grail. He first appears in the 13th-century French Lancelot-Grail Cycle.
Fynn
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German (Modern)
German variant of Finn 1 or Finn 2.
Eddy
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, Dutch
Pronounced: EHD-ee(English) EH-dee(Dutch)
Diminutive of Edward, Edmund and other names beginning with Ed.
Demyan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Russian, Ukrainian
Other Scripts: Демьян(Russian) Дем'ян(Ukrainian)
Pronounced: dyi-MYAN(Russian) deh-MYAN(Ukrainian)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Damian.
Constantine
Gender: Masculine
Usage: History
Pronounced: KAHN-stən-teen(English)
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From the Latin name Constantinus, a derivative of Constans. Constantine the Great (272-337), full name Flavius Valerius Constantinus, was the first Roman emperor to adopt Christianity. He moved the capital of the empire from Rome to Byzantium, which he renamed Constantinople (modern Istanbul).
Clyde
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KLIED
From the name of the River Clyde in Scotland, from Cumbric Clud, which is of uncertain origin. It became a common given name in America in the middle of the 19th century, perhaps in honour of Colin Campbell (1792-1863) who was given the title Baron Clyde in 1858 [1].
Christopher
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KRIS-tə-fər
Rating: 65% based on 4 votes
From the Late Greek name Χριστόφορος (Christophoros) meaning "bearing Christ", derived from Χριστός (Christos) combined with φέρω (phero) meaning "to bear, to carry". Early Christians used it as a metaphorical name, expressing that they carried Christ in their hearts. In the Middle Ages, literal interpretations of the name's etymology led to legends about a Saint Christopher who carried the young Jesus across a river. He has come to be regarded as the patron saint of travellers.

As an English given name, Christopher has been in general use since the 15th century. It became very popular in the second half of the 20th century, reaching the top of the charts for England and Wales in the 1980s, and nearing it in the United States.

In Denmark this name was borne by three kings (their names are usually spelled Christoffer), including the 15th-century Christopher of Bavaria who also ruled Norway and Sweden. Other famous bearers include Italian explorer Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), English playwright Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593), English architect Christopher Wren (1632-1723) and the fictional character Christopher Robin from A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh books.

Buster
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BUS-tər
Originally a nickname denoting a person who broke things, from the word bust, a dialectal variant of burst. A famous bearer was the silent movie star Buster Keaton (1895-1966).
Ayrton
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Portuguese (Brazilian), Various
Pronounced: EHR-tən(American English) a-EER-ton(Brazilian Portuguese)
Transferred use of the surname Ayrton, which was originally taken from the place name Airton.

Outside of its Brazilian usage, the name was popularised by Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna (1960-1994), starting after his first win at the 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix and increasing (or, in some cases, peaking) shortly after his death.

Atreyu
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Literature (Anglicized)
Pronounced: ə-TRAY-yoo
Anglicized variant of Atréju, which was created by German author Michael Ende for the hero of his fantasy novel 'Die unendliche Geschichte' (1979; English: 'The Neverending Story'). The character is a boy warrior whose name is explained as meaning "son of all" in his fictional native language, given to him because he was raised by all of the members of his village after being orphaned as a newborn.

Current usage is influenced by the name of a Californian metal-core band named after the hero in 'The neverending story'.

Art
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AHRT
Short form of Arthur.
Arne 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Pronounced: AHR-neh(Swedish) AH-nə(Danish)
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
Originally an Old Norse short form of names beginning with the element ǫrn meaning "eagle".
Archander
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
Latinized form of Archandros.
Apollo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ἀπόλλων(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: ə-PAHL-o(English)
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
From Greek Ἀπόλλων (Apollon), which is of unknown meaning, though perhaps related to the Indo-European root *apelo- meaning "strength". Another theory states that Apollo can be equated with Appaliunas, an Anatolian god whose name possibly means "father lion" or "father light". The Greeks later associated Apollo's name with the Greek verb ἀπόλλυμι (apollymi) meaning "to destroy". In Greek mythology Apollo was the son of Zeus and Leto and the twin of Artemis. He was the god of prophecy, medicine, music, art, law, beauty, and wisdom. Later he also became the god of the sun and light.
Amelian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Romanian, Provençal, Niçard
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
Alister
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish
Pronounced: AL-i-stər(English)
Anglicized form of Alasdair.
Alfie
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AL-fee
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
Diminutive of Alfred.
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