ikfly's Personal Name List

Adler
Usage: German, Jewish
Pronounced: AD-lu(German) AD-lər(English)
Means "eagle" in German.
Altair
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Astronomy, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Pronounced: al-TEHR(English)
Means "the flyer" in Arabic. This is the name of a star in the constellation Aquila.
Godfrey
Usage: English
Pronounced: GAHD-free
From the Norman given name Godfrey.
Kincaid
Usage: Scottish
Scottish habitational name from a place near Lennoxtown, north of Glasgow, which is first recorded in 1238 as Kincaith and in 1250 as Kincathe. The former spelling suggests derivation from Gaelic ceann ‘head’, ‘top’ + càithe ‘pass’, whereas the latter would point to cadha ‘quagmire’ as the second element.
Lombardi
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: lom-BAR-dee
Originally indicated someone who came from the Lombardy region of northern Italy, which was named for the Lombards, a Germanic tribe who invaded in the 6th century. Their name is derived from the Old German roots lang "long" and bart "beard".
Mancini
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: man-CHEE-nee
Diminutive of Manco.
Moss
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Archaic), Jewish
Pronounced: MAWS(English)
Medieval form of Moses.
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-).
Novak
Usage: Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Other Scripts: Новак(Serbian)
Derived from Slavic novŭ "new", originally a name for someone who was new to a village.
Nowak
Usage: Polish
Pronounced: NAW-vak
Polish cognate of Novak. This is the most common surname in Poland.
Pryor
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pryor.
Rey 1
Usage: English, Spanish, French, Catalan
Pronounced: RAY(Spanish, Catalan)
Means "king" in Old French, Spanish and Catalan, ultimately from Latin rex (genitive regis), perhaps originally denoting someone who acted like a king.
Rossi
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: ROS-see
Derived from a nickname for a red-haired person, from Italian rosso, Latin russus meaning "red". This is the most common surname in Italy.
Russo
Usage: Italian
Pronounced: ROOS-so
Variant of Rossi.
Talbot
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: TAL-bət, TAWL-bət
From an English surname, of Norman origin, possibly derived from an unattested Germanic given name composed of the elements dala "to destroy" and bod "message".
Valor
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
From the English word valor meaning "bravery, courage". From the Latin valor "value".
Whitaker
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: WIT-ə-kər
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "white field" in Old English.
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