Behind the Name: rickeypierce's Personal Name List

Shelby

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: SHEHL-bee

Rating: 36% based on 9 votes

From an English surname, which was possibly a variant of Selby. Though previously in use as a rare masculine name, it was popularized as a feminine name by the main character in the movie The Woman in Red (1935). It was later reinforced by the movie Steel Magnolias (1989) in which Julia Roberts played a character by this name.

Scot

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, Scottish

Pronounced: SKAHT(American English) SKAWT(British English)

Rating: 23% based on 9 votes

Variant form of Scott.

Robbie

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: RAHB-ee

Rating: 29% based on 9 votes

Diminutive of Robert or Roberta.

Rickey

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: RIK-ee

Rating: 23% based on 7 votes

Diminutive of Richard.

Pepe

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Spanish

Pronounced: PEH-peh

Rating: 25% based on 8 votes

Spanish diminutive of Joseph.

Marko

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Finnish, Estonian, Basque

Other Scripts: Марко(Ukrainian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian)

Pronounced: MAHR-ko(Finnish)

Rating: 38% based on 9 votes

Form of Mark in several languages.

Lucio

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Italian, Spanish

Pronounced: LOO-cho(Italian) LOO-thyo(European Spanish) LOO-syo(Latin American Spanish)

Rating: 51% based on 7 votes

Italian and Spanish form of Lucius.

Jeffry

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: JEHF-ree

Rating: 23% based on 7 votes

Variant of Jeffrey.

Gary

Usage: English

Pronounced: GAR-ee, GEHR-ee

Rating: 29% based on 8 votes

City in Indiana that was named after businessman Elbert Henry Gary (1846-1927), the founder of U.S. Steel.

Gale 2

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: GAYL

Rating: 27% based on 7 votes

From a surname that was derived from Middle English gaile "jovial". It also coincides with the English word gale meaning "storm".

Bob

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, Dutch

Pronounced: BAHB(American English) BAWB(British English) BAWP(Dutch)

Rating: 36% based on 11 votes

Short form of Robert. It arose later than Dob, Hob and Nob, which were medieval rhyming nicknames of Robert. It was borne by the character Bob Cratchit in Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol (1843). Other famous bearers include American folk musician Bob Dylan (1941-) and Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley (1945-1981).