rickeypierce's Personal Name List

Brittany
Usage: English
Pronounced: BRIT-ə-nee
Rating: 46% based on 8 votes
From Britannia (see Britain). This is the name of a region in northwestern France, so called because many Britons settled there after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. It had earlier been called Armorica. In the Middle Ages it was sometimes called Britannia Minor to distinguish it from the island of Great Britain. In French, both the island and the region are called Bretagne.
Geoff
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JEHF
Rating: 26% based on 5 votes
Short form of Geoffrey.
Gilbert
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, Dutch, Germanic [1]
Pronounced: GIL-bərt(English) ZHEEL-BEHR(French) GHIL-bərt(Dutch)
Rating: 38% based on 5 votes
Means "bright pledge", derived from the Old German elements gisal "pledge, hostage" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to England, where it was common during the Middle Ages. It was borne by a 12th-century English saint, the founder of the religious order known as the Gilbertines.
Kris
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Flemish, Danish
Pronounced: KRIS(English)
Rating: 37% based on 6 votes
Short form of Kristian, Kristoffer and other names beginning with Kris.
Neal
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: NEEL
Rating: 28% based on 6 votes
Variant of Neil.
Rodger
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RAHJ-ər(American English) RAWJ-ə(British English)
Rating: 26% based on 5 votes
Variant of Roger.
Sylvester
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, German, Danish
Pronounced: sil-VEHS-tər(English) zil-VEHS-tu(German)
Rating: 38% based on 6 votes
Medieval variant of Silvester. This is currently the usual English spelling of the name. A famous bearer is the American actor Sylvester Stallone (1946-).
Yakini
Usage: African
Rating: 27% based on 3 votes
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