Funske's Personal Name List

Birgir

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Old Norse [1], Icelandic

Old Norse and Icelandic form of Birger.

Bogdan

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Polish, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Romanian

Other Scripts: Богдан(Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian)

Pronounced: BAWG-dan(Polish) bug-DAN(Russian) BOG-dan(Serbian, Croatian) bog-DAN(Romanian)

Means "given by God" from the Slavic elements bogŭ "god" and danŭ "given". This pre-Christian name was later used as a translation of Theodotus.

Drogo

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English (Archaic)

Norman name, possibly derived from Gothic dragan meaning "to carry, to pull" or Old Saxon drog meaning "ghost, illusion". Alternatively, it could be related to the Slavic element dorgŭ meaning "precious, dear". The Normans introduced this name to England.

Everitt

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English (Rare)

Pronounced: EHV-ə-rit, EHV-rit

Variant of Everett.

Funske

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Limburgish

Pronounced: FUNS-kə

Diminutive of Alfons.

Garvan

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Irish

Pronounced: GAHR-vən(English)

Anglicized form of Garbhán.

Hróarr

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Old Norse [1]

Old Norse name, derived from the element hróðr "praise, fame" combined with either geirr "spear" (making it a relation of Hróðgeirr), herr "army, warrior" or varr "aware, cautious". This is the name of a legendary Danish king, the same one who is featured in the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf with the name Hroðgar.

István

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Hungarian

Pronounced: EESHT-van

Hungarian form of Stephen. This was the name of the first king of Hungary. Ruling in the 11th century, he encouraged the spread of Christianity among his subjects and is considered the patron saint of Hungary.

Kit

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: KIT

Diminutive of Christopher or Katherine. A notable bearer was Kit Carson (1809-1868), an American frontiersman and explorer.

Wynne 2

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: English (Rare)

Pronounced: WIN

From an English surname that was derived from the given name Wine.