skinnyminnie's Personal Name List
Alaya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: ə-LIE-ə, ə-LAY-ə
Variant of
Alayah. It coincides with a Buddhist term (meaning "dwelling" in Sanskrit), which refers to the eighth level of human consciousness.
Aletta
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Dutch, Swedish (Archaic), Afrikaans, Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Hungarian
Archaic Swedish diminutive of
Alhet and Dutch variant of
Aleida as well as a Hungarian adoption of the Dutch name. In the Netherlands this name was borne by the country's first female physician, Aletta Jacobs (1854-1929).
Alora
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Armani
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: ahr-MAHN-ee(American English) ah-MAHN-ee(British English)
From an Italian surname meaning
"son of Ermanno". It has been used as a given name due to the fashion company Armani, which was founded by the clothing designer Giorgio Armani (1934-).
Aubrielle
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Combination of
Aubrey and the popular name suffix
elle.
Briggs
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
From a surname that was derived from Middle English brigge, Old English brycg meaning "bridge".
Cannon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAN-ən
From an English surname, which was derived from Middle English canon, referring to a church official or servant who worked in a clergy house. This name may also be used in reference to the vocabulary word for the large gun, derived from Italian cannone "large tube", from Latin canna "cane, reed".
Collins
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAHL-inz(American English) KAWL-inz(British English)
From a surname, which is either Irish or English in origin (see
Collins 1 and
Collins 2). It increased in popularity as a name for girls after it appeared in the movie
The Blind Side (2009), which was based on a 2006 biography. As a masculine name, it is currently most common in parts of English-speaking Africa.
Dariel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern), Spanish (Caribbean, Modern)
Pronounced: da-RYEHL(Spanish)
Probably an elaborated form of
Darrell, with an ending similar to biblical names such as
Daniel.
Denali
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: də-NAHL-ee
From the indigenous Koyukon name of a mountain in Alaska, allegedly meaning "great one". Commonly known as Mount McKinley in the English-speaking world, Denali is the tallest peak in North America. It is also the name of a car brand (made by General Motors).
Dior
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
From a French surname, possibly from doré meaning "golden". As a given name it has been inspired by the French luxury fashion house Dior, founded by the designer Christian Dior (1905-1957).
Evaluna
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Pronounced: eh-ba-LOO-na(Latin American Spanish)
Combination of
Eva and
Luna. This is the name of Venezuelan actress and singer Evaluna Montaner (1997-).
Galilea
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), English (Modern)
Pronounced: ga-lee-LEH-a(Italian, Spanish)
Jamir
Gender: Masculine
Usage: African American (Modern)
Pronounced: jə-MIR(American English) jə-MEEY(British English)
Variant of
Jamar, probably influenced by names such as
Jamil.
Landry
Gender: Masculine
Usage: French
French form of
Landric. This name was borne by a few French
saints, including a 5th-century bishop of Sées and a 7th-century bishop of Paris.
Legacy
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: LEHG-ə-see
From the English word, meaning "something inherited from a predecessor, heritage". It is derived from Old French legacie, itself from Latin legatum "bequest, legacy".
Lucca
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the Italian surname
Lucca. The use of Lucca is probably influenced by the similar looking and sounding
Luca 1.
Malani
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: mə-LAH-nee
Possibly a variant of
Melanie using the Hawaiian name element
lani meaning "heaven, sky" (found in names such as
Leilani and
Kalani).
Megi
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Albanian, Georgian, Slovene (Modern)
Other Scripts: მეგი(Georgian)
Pronounced: MEH-GEE(Georgian)
Albanian, Georgian and Slovene borrowing of the English given name
Maggie. Known bearers of this name include the Albanian soccer player Megi Doci (b. 1996) and the Georgian actress Megi Tsulukidze (1921-1993).
Nargis
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Bengali, Urdu, Tajik
Other Scripts: নার্গিস(Bengali) نرگس(Urdu) Наргис(Tajik)
Pronounced: NAR-gees(Bengali) nar-GEES(Tajik Persian)
Bengali, Urdu and Tajik form of
Narges.
Navy
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: NAY-vee
From the English word meaning "sea force, fleet, armed forces of the sea". It is derived from Old French navie, from Latin navigia, the plural of navigium "boat, vessel". It also refers to a shade of dark blue, a colour traditionally associated with naval uniforms.
Novalee
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Elaboration of
Nova using the popular name suffix
lee. It was used for the central character in the novel
Where the Heart Is (1995), as well as the 2000 film adaptation.
Saint
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: SAYNT
From the English word, ultimately from Latin sanctus "holy, saintly".
Sharonda
Gender: Feminine
Usage: African American (Modern)
Pronounced: shə-RAHN-də(English)
An invented name, a combination of the popular phonetic prefix
sha and the name
Rhonda.
Shaunte
Gender: Feminine
Usage: African American (Rare)
Pronounced: shahn-TAY(English)
Smilla
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Danish, Swedish, Literature
Invented by the Danish author Peter Høeg for the heroine of his novel
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow (1992). In the book the name is explained as a short form of
Smillaaraq, a blend of Danish
smil "smile" and the Greenlandic name
Miillaaraq.
Sutton
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: SUT-ən
From a surname, itself derived from the name of numerous English towns, of Old English origin meaning "south town".
Toccara
Gender: Feminine
Usage: African American (Modern)
From the name of a 1981 Avon perfume, derived from the Italian verb toccare "to touch".
Wrenley
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: REHN-lee
Elaboration of
Wren using the popular name suffix
ley.
Xynthia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German (Modern, Rare)
Pronounced: KSUYN-tee-ah
Modern variant of
Cynthia.
Xynthia is the name of a notable cyclone in 2010 in Western Europe.
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