Aniya's Personal Name List

Amybeth
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Rating: 20% based on 9 votes
Combination of Amy and Beth. Amybeth McNulty (2001-present) is the main actress in 2017 Canadian TV series 'Anne with an E' as she portrays Anne Shirley Cuthbert.
Bella
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BEHL-ə
Rating: 40% based on 9 votes
Short form of Isabella and other names ending in bella. It is also associated with the Italian word bella meaning "beautiful". It was used by the American author Stephenie Meyer for the main character in her popular Twilight series of novels, first released 2005, later adapted into a series of movies beginning 2008.
Candy
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAN-dee
Rating: 60% based on 2 votes
Diminutive of Candace. It is also influenced by the English word candy.
Casey
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAY-see
Rating: 37% based on 10 votes
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Cathasaigh, a patronymic derived from the given name Cathassach. This name can be given in honour of Casey Jones (1863-1900), a train engineer who sacrificed his life to save his passengers. In his case, Casey was a nickname acquired because he was raised in the town of Cayce, Kentucky.
Charity
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: CHEHR-ə-tee, CHAR-ə-tee
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
From the English word charity, ultimately derived from Late Latin caritas "generous love", from Latin carus "dear, beloved". Caritas was in use as a Roman Christian name. The English name Charity came into use among the Puritans after the Protestant Reformation. It is currently most common in parts of English-influenced Africa.
Erin
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Irish
Pronounced: EHR-in(English)
Rating: 42% based on 9 votes
Anglicized form of Éireann. It was initially used by people of Irish heritage in America, Canada and Australia. It was rare until the mid-1950s.
Gwendolyn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: GWEHN-də-lin
Rating: 61% based on 8 votes
Variant of Gwendolen. This is the usual spelling in the United States.
Hope
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: HOP
Rating: 39% based on 8 votes
From the English word hope, ultimately from Old English hopian. This name was first used by the Puritans in the 17th century.
Pamela
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: PAM-ə-lə
Rating: 35% based on 8 votes
This name was invented in the late 16th century by the poet Philip Sidney for use in his romance Arcadia (1593). He possibly intended it to mean "all sweetness" from Greek πᾶν (pan) meaning "all" and μέλι (meli) meaning "honey". It was later employed by author Samuel Richardson for the heroine in his novel Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded (1740), after which time it became used as a given name. It did not become popular until the 20th century.
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