HallowsofWoe's Personal Name List

From an English surname that was derived from the given name Edgar.

Diminutive of names beginning with Aer, coinciding with the English word aerie, "a bird of prey's nest".

From an English surname, originally taken from various place names, which were derived from a Celtic word meaning "high".

Means "lion" in Hebrew.

Modern Greek form of Ares. It is also used as a short form of Aristotelis.

Transferred use of the surname Arliss.

Variant of Artemios.

From a Scottish surname that was derived from Gaelic blàr meaning "plain, field, battlefield". In Scotland this name is typically masculine.

In the United States it became more common for girls in the early 1980s, shortly after the debut of the television sitcom The Facts of Life (1979-1988), which featured a character named Blair Warner. The name left the American top 1000 rankings two decades later, but was resurrected by another television character, this time Blair Waldorf from the series Gossip Girl (2007-2012).

From a surname meaning "cheerful" in Old English.

Means "strife, discord" in Greek. In Greek mythology Eris was the goddess of discord. She was the sister and companion of Ares.

Short form of Lafayette, or else from a surname ultimately derived from Old French faie "beech", which originally denoted a person who lived in or by a beech wood, or who was from any of various places in France named with the word.

Means "white, blessed" in Welsh. In Welsh legend Gwyn was a king of the Otherworld and the leader of the Wild Hunt. He appears in the Welsh tale Culhwch and Olwen, where he is one of the many who help Culhwch hunt the monstrous boar Trwyth. The story also tells of his rivalry with Gwythyr for the beautiful Creiddylad.

Variant of Gwyn.

Feminine variant of Gwyn. The surname of English actress and royal mistress Nell Gwyn (1650-1687) is variously spelled Gwynne, Gwynn and Gwyn.

Turkish form of Hala.

From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "nook, retreat" from Old English healh.

From an English surname that was derived from Middle English holis "holly trees". It was originally given to a person who lived near a group of those trees.

An invented name, using the popular phonetic element jay and the same sound found in names such as Casey and Macy.

From Ἰεσσαί (Iessai), the Greek form of the Hebrew name יִשַׁי (Yishai). This could be a derivative of the word שַׁי (shai) meaning "gift" or יֵשׁ (yesh) meaning "existence". In the Old Testament Jesse is the father of King David. It began to be used as an English given name after the Protestant Reformation.

A famous bearer was Jesse James (1847-1882), an American outlaw who held up banks and stagecoaches. He was eventually shot by a fellow gang member for a reward. Another famous bearer was the American athlete Jesse Owens (1913-1980), whose real name was James Cleveland (or J. C.) Owens.

Originally a Scots diminutive of Jean 2. In modern times it is also used as a diminutive of Jessica.

Means "wave" in Estonian.

From an English surname, meaning "lane, path", which originally belonged to a person who lived near a lane.

Variant of Lane.

Transferred use of the Irish surname Madigan or from the Gaelic given name Madagán or Madadhán means "little dog".

It is the name of a primary character, Madigan "Maddie" Kinnick in Lauren Myracle's 'ttyl' series of young adult novels.

Short form of Michaela.

Contracted form of Micaiah. Micah is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament. He authored the Book of Micah, which alternates between prophesies of doom and prophesies of restoration. This is also the name of a separate person in the Book of Judges, the keeper of an idol. It was occasionally used as an English given name by the Puritans after the Protestant Reformation, but it did not become common until the end of the 20th century.

Variant of Micah.

Dutch and German form of Misha. It is occasionally used as a feminine name in Dutch.

Derived from Latin novus meaning "new". It was first used as a name in the 19th century.

Variant of Owen 1. According to the Social Security Administration, Owynn was given to 11 girls and 8 boys in 2018.

Variant of Quinn.

From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Cuinn, itself derived from the given name Conn. In the United States it was more common as a name for boys until 2010, the year after the female character Quinn Fabray began appearing on the television series Glee.

From Japanese 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus", 恋 (ren) meaning "romantic love", or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.

Transferred use of the surname Roux.

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

From an Old Testament place name possibly meaning "tranquil" in Hebrew. It is also used prophetically in the Old Testament to refer to a person, often understood to be the Messiah (see Genesis 49:10). This may in fact be a mistranslation.

This name was brought to public attention after actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt gave it to their daughter in 2006.

Variant of Skyler. Originally more common for boys during the 1980s, it was popularized as a name for girls after it was used on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless in 1989 and the movie Good Will Hunting in 1997 [1]. Its sharp rise in the United States in 2011 might be attributed to the character Skyler White from the television series Breaking Bad (2008-2013) or the singer Skylar Grey (1986-), who adopted this name in 2010 after previously going by Holly Brook.

Variant of Schuyler, based on the pronunciation of the surname but respelled as if it was a blend of the English word sky with names such as Tyler. It was rare before 1980, and first gained popularity as a name for boys. It is now more common for girls, though it is more evenly unisex than the mostly feminine variant Skylar.

From the vocabulary word, ultimately from Old English or Old Dutch storm, or in the case of the Scandinavian name, from Old Norse stormr. It is unisex as an English name, but typically masculine elsewhere.

Means "thunder" in Welsh, from the old Celtic root *toranos. It appears briefly in the Second Branch of the Mabinogi [1]. The name is cognate to that of the Gaulish god Taranis. It was also borne by the 7th-century Pictish king Taran mac Ainftech.

Probably a feminine form of Tyrone. Actors Tyrone Power and Linda Christian created it for their daughter Taryn Power (1953-).

From the English word for the type of duck or the greenish-blue colour.

Variant of Taryn.

Variant of Tiede.

Variant of True as well as a short form of Gertrude and given names that start with Tru-, such as Trudy and Truman.

In popular culture, a known bearer of this name is Tru Davies, the heroine of the American television series Tru Calling (2003-2005).

From the English word true, itself from Old English trīewe meaning "trusty, faithful".

From the English word meaning "wide river valley".

From the Roman cognomen Valentinus, which was itself a derivative of the cognomen Valens meaning "strong, vigorous, healthy" in Latin. Saint Valentine was a 3rd-century martyr. His feast day was the same as the Roman fertility festival of Lupercalia, which resulted in the association between Valentine's Day and love.

As an English name, it has been used occasionally since the 12th century. It is the name of a central character in Shakespeare's play The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1594).

French feminine form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).

From the English word for the small songbird. It is ultimately derived from Old English wrenna.

Derived from Welsh gwyn meaning "white, blessed".

Variant of Wyn.

Variant of Wyn, sometimes used as a feminine form.