rrenco96's Personal Name List

From the medieval Latin masculine name Angelus, which was derived from the name of the heavenly creature (itself derived from the Greek word ἄγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger"). It has never been very common in the English-speaking world, where it is sometimes used as a feminine name in modern times.

German, Polish, Scandinavian and Catalan form of Augustus. This was the name of three Polish kings.

As an English name it can also derive from the month of August, which was named for the Roman emperor Augustus.

From the Greek name Βασίλειος (Basileios), which was derived from βασιλεύς (basileus) meaning "king". Saint Basil the Great was a 4th-century bishop of Caesarea and one of the fathers of the early Christian church. Due to him, the name (in various spellings) has come into general use in the Christian world, being especially popular among Eastern Christians. It was also borne by two Byzantine emperors.

From the Middle English given name Baye.

Simply means "clarity, lucidity" from the English word, ultimately from Latin clarus "clear".

Medieval variant of Clemence. It can also simply mean "clemency, mercy" from the English word, ultimately from Latin clemens "merciful".

From the name of the flower, which was named for the Swedish botanist Anders Dahl.

Simply from the English word for the white flower, ultimately derived from Old English dægeseage meaning "day eye". It was first used as a given name in the 19th century, at the same time many other plant and flower names were coined.

This name was fairly popular at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th. The American author F. Scott Fitzgerald used it for the character of Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby (1925). The Walt Disney cartoon character Daisy Duck was created in 1940 as the girlfriend of Donald Duck. It was at a low in popularity in the United States in the 1970s when it got a small boost from a character on the television series The Dukes of Hazzard in 1979.

From the name of the fourth letter in the Greek alphabet, Δ. It is also the name for an island formed at the mouth of a river.

From the English word ebony for the black wood that comes from the ebony tree. It is ultimately from the Egyptian word hbnj. In America this name is most often used in the black community.

From the Greek word ἠχώ (echo) meaning "echo, reflected sound", related to ἠχή (eche) meaning "sound". In Greek mythology Echo was a nymph given a speech impediment by Hera, so that she could only repeat what others said. She fell in love with Narcissus, but her love was not returned, and she pined away until nothing remained of her except her voice.

Simply from the English word ever, derived from Old English æfre.

A transferred use of the surname Fairlight used as far back as the 1800's in England and the States.

Simply from the English word faith, ultimately from Latin fidere "to trust". This was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century.

From the English word for the number 5, derived from Old English fīf (from an Indo-European root shared by Latin quinque and Greek pente).

From Old English and Old High German meaning "frost", a nickname for a person who had a cold personality or a white beard.

From a surname meaning "triangle land" from Old English gara and land. The surname originally belonged to a person who owned a triangle-shaped piece of land.

Short form of Gemma or directly from the English word gem, "precious stone" from Latin gemma "precious stone, jewel".

Short form or abbreviation for George used as an independent name.

Variant of Glenn.

Simply from the English word glory, ultimately from Latin gloria.

From the English word hallelujah, uttered in worship or as an expression of rejoicing, ultimately from Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halleluyah) meaning "praise ye the Lord."

From the English word hazel for the tree or the light brown colour, derived ultimately from Old English hæsel. It was coined as a given name in the 19th century and quickly became popular, reaching the 18th place for girls in the United States by 1897. It fell out of fashion in the second half of the 20th century, but has since recovered.

From the English vocabulary word meaning "paradise". It is derived via Middle English hevene from Old English heofon "sky".

From the English word for the holly tree, ultimately derived from Old English holen. Holly Golightly is the main character in the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958) by Truman Capote.

Simply from the English word honey, ultimately from Old English hunig. This was originally a nickname for a sweet person.

English form of Hyacinthus.

Means "rainbow" in Greek. Iris was the name of the Greek goddess of the rainbow, also serving as a messenger to the gods. This name can also be given in reference to the word (which derives from the same Greek source) for the iris flower or the coloured part of the eye.

From the name of the laurel tree, ultimately from Latin laurus.

From the English word, referring to a story about the past (or by extension, a heroic character in such a story), ultimately from Latin legere "to read".

Means "intelligent" in Tibetan.

Simply from the English word love, derived from Old English lufu.

Elaboration of Mae.

From the English word for the tree (comprising the genus Acer), derived from Old English mapul. This is the name of a girl in Robert Frost's poem Maple (1923) who wonders about the origin of her unusual name.

From the name of the flower, which comes from a combination of Mary and the English word gold.

From the English word memory, ultimately from Latin memor "mindful, remembering". This name is most common in Malawi, Zimbabwe and other parts of Africa.

From the English word patience, ultimately from Latin patientia, a derivative of pati "to suffer". This was one of the virtue names coined by the Puritans in the 17th century. It is now most commonly used in African countries where English is widely understood, such as Nigeria and Ghana.

From the English word peace, ultimately derived from Latin pax. This name is most common in Nigeria and other parts of Africa.

From the English word meaning "piety, devoutness". This was a rare virtue name used by the Puritans in the 17th century.

Diminutive of Josephine. It can also be inspired by the English word posy for a bunch of flowers.

From the English word psalm which refers to a sacred song or poem, especially one of the hymns by David and others which were collected into the Old Testament Book of Psalms. It is ultimately derived from Greek ψαλμός (psalmos) meaning "a song sung to the harp", from ψάλλω (psallo) "to pluck, to play a stringed instrument with the fingers". This name was used by the television personality Kim Kardashian and rapper Kanye West for their son born 2019.

From the English word for the arc of multicoloured light that can appear in a misty sky.

Meaning, "firmly determined to do something."

Derived from Old Norse rún meaning "secret lore, rune".

From the English word sage, which denotes either a type of spice or else a wise person.

Alternate transcription of Arabic سالم (see Salim).

From the English word for the number, derived from Old English seofon (from an Indo-European root shared by Latin septem and Greek ἑπτά (hepta)).

From the English word shade or transferred use of the surname Shade, which may be a topographic name for someone who lived near a boundary (from the Old English scead "boundary") or a nickname for a thin man, (from the Middle English schade, "shadow", "wraith") or an Americanized spelling of the German and Dutch surname Schade.

Simply from the English word sky, which was ultimately derived from Old Norse ský "cloud".

From the English word, derived from Old English snāw.

From the name of the sour tasting plant, derived from Old French sur "sour", a word of Frankish origin.

Combination of Star, from Middle English sterre, from Old English steorra and light, from Middle English light, liht, leoht, from Old English lēoht (“light, daylight; power of vision; luminary; world”).

From the English word meaning "sunny, cheerful".

From the English word, ultimately from Old English sunne "sun" and scinan "shine".

From Old French thym, from Latin thymum, from Ancient Greek θύμον (thúmon).

From the English word meaning "wide river valley".

Means "knowledge" in Sanskrit.

From the English word meaning "verity, truth", from Latin verus "true, real". This was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century.

From the English word for the season, derived from Old English winter.

Transferred use of the surname Yarrow, and/or from the word for the flowering plant (Achillea millefolium).