concilla01's Personal Name List

Amber
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Dutch
Pronounced: AM-bər(English) AHM-bər(Dutch)
Personal remark: blocker
Rating: 95% based on 2 votes
From the English word amber that denotes either the gemstone, which is formed from fossil resin, or the orange-yellow colour. The word ultimately derives from Arabic عنبر (ʿanbar) meaning "ambergris". It began to be used as a given name in the late 19th century, but it only became popular after the release of Kathleen Winsor's novel Forever Amber (1944).
Aurora
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Romanian, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Roman Mythology
Pronounced: ow-RAW-ra(Italian) ow-RO-ra(Spanish, Latin) ə-RAWR-ə(English) OW-ro-rah(Finnish)
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Rating: 100% based on 2 votes
Means "dawn" in Latin. Aurora was the Roman goddess of the morning. It has occasionally been used as a given name since the Renaissance.
Beatrice
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, English, Swedish, Romanian
Pronounced: beh-a-TREE-cheh(Italian) BEE-ə-tris(English) BEET-ris(English) BEH-ah-trees(Swedish) beh-ah-TREES(Swedish)
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Rating: 95% based on 2 votes
Italian form of Beatrix. Beatrice Portinari (1266-1290) was the woman who was loved by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri. She serves as Dante's guide through paradise in his epic poem the Divine Comedy (1321). This is also the name of a character in Shakespeare's comedy Much Ado About Nothing (1599), in which Beatrice and Benedick are fooled into confessing their love for one another.
Camryn
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KAM-rən
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Rating: 85% based on 2 votes
Variant (typically feminine) of Cameron.
Claire
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English
Pronounced: KLEHR
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Rating: 67% based on 3 votes
French form of Clara. This was a common name in France throughout the 20th century, though it has since been eclipsed there by Clara. It was also very popular in the United Kingdom, especially in the 1970s.
Ella 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: EHL-ə
Personal remark: blocker
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
Norman name, originally a short form of Germanic names containing the element alles meaning "other" (Proto-Germanic *aljaz). It was introduced to England by the Normans and used until the 14th century, and it was later revived in the 19th century. A famous bearer was the American singer Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996).
Ivy
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: IE-vee
Personal remark: Jammer
Rating: 95% based on 2 votes
From the English word for the climbing plant that has small yellow flowers. It is ultimately derived from Old English ifig.
Ruby
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: ROO-bee
Personal remark: blocker
Rating: 80% based on 2 votes
Simply from the name of the precious stone (which ultimately derives from Latin ruber "red"), which is the traditional birthstone of July. It came into use as a given name in the 16th century [1].
Venka
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Esperanto
Pronounced: VEHN-ka
Personal remark: blocker
Rating: 60% based on 1 vote
Means "victorious", from Esperanto venki "to conquer", ultimately from Latin vincere.
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