HallowsofWoe's Personal Name List

American English regional name (Appalachian).

Given name from surname of Medieval English origin—locational from a so called 'lost' village, likely to have been situated in Dorset, England. Surname Bushrod derives from the Old English 'bysc', a bushy thicket, with 'rod', a clearing in a forest.

Transferred use of the surname Calhoun.

Probably a blend of Celia and Linda. This is also the Spanish name for a variety of shrub with white flowers, known as sweet mock-orange in English (species Philadelphus coronarius).

American English regional name (Appalachian).

Roman family name that possibly derives from the Latin element cornu meaning "horn". In Acts in the New Testament Cornelius is a centurion who is directed by an angel to seek Peter. After speaking with Peter he converts to Christianity, and he is traditionally deemed the first gentile convert. The name was also borne by a few early saints, including a 3rd-century pope. In England it came into use in the 16th century, partly due to Dutch influence.

Appalachian vernacular form of Dorcas.

American English regional name (Appalachian).

American English regional (Appalachian) variant of Della. Also see Dellar.

Probably a variant of Dewi 1.

Diminutive of Delia 2.

Means "judged" in Hebrew, derived from דִּין (din) meaning "to judge". According to the Old Testament, Dinah was a daughter of Jacob and Leah who was abducted by Shechem. It has been used as an English given name since after the Protestant Reformation.

Derived from Greek δορκάς (dorkas) meaning "gazelle". This is the Greek translation of the name Tabitha in the New Testament (see Acts 9:36). At present it is most commonly used in English-speaking Africa.

American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Eleanor.

Meaning unknown. In Irish legend she was the wife of Cúchulainn. She was said to possess the six gifts of womanhood: beauty, voice, speech, needlework, wisdom and chastity.

Variant of Emma reflecting the Appalachian accent.

Variant of Emmeline.

American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Lafayette and Fayette.

Derived from Latin flos meaning "flower" (genitive case floris). Flora was the Roman goddess of flowers and spring, the wife of Zephyr the west wind. It has been used as a given name since the Renaissance, starting in France. In Scotland it was sometimes used as an Anglicized form of Fionnghuala.

Diminutive of Florence and Flora.

Transferred use of the surname Foy.

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.

American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by the name Geneva.

From a Germanic name in which the second element is beraht "bright". The first element is probably a shortened form of gisal "pledge, hostage" (making it a variant of Gilbert), though it could be related to Gaulish *gaisos "spear" (itself probably of Germanic origin [2]).

American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Greta with the addition of the suffix -ie which is a common suffix added to names throughout Appalachia.

Diminutive of Augusta.

American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by the masculine name Guy + the suffix -etta.

American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by the name Gisbert.

Means "hot, warm" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Ham is one of Noah's three sons, along with Shem and Japheth. He was the ancestor of the Egyptians and Canaanites.

American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by the surname Hestle.

Variant of Honoria. It was brought to England and Ireland by the Normans.

American English regional name (Appalachian), possibly influenced by the name Ione.

Combination of Jenna and Beth used mostly in the Appalachian region of the United States.

Feminine form of Lester.

American English regional name (Appalachian).

Medieval Dutch form of Matthijs as well as the modern Afrikaans and West Frisian form of Matthijs. In the Netherlands, the name has survived to modern times, but it is highly rare there currently, especially when compared to its modern counterpart.

A known bearer of this name was the Flemish painter and draughtsman Matthys Cock (c. 1505-1548).

Younger form of Mikjáll.

From the name of the American state, which is derived from Latin montanus "mountainous".

American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Mindert and Mendert.

American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Oak + -ie which is a common suffix added to names throughout Appalachia.

American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Auggie.

American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by the name Olga.

American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Ophelia.

Diminutive of Pearl.

Derived from the English word, which is derived from Anglo-Norman plaisant "delightful" and ultimately from Latin placens "pleasing; agreeable".
As a given name, Pleasant has been in occasional use in the English-speaking world from the 16th century onwards. It was generally used as a masculine name among the English Romani community.

Transferred use of the surname Posey or variant of Posy.

Transferred use of the surname Ranger.

American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by the Biblical Hebrew masculine name Rehoboth.

From an Irish surname (Anglicized from Irish Gaelic Ó Sirideáin), which was derived from the given name Sirideán possibly meaning "searcher".

American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Swan with the addition of the suffix -ie which is a common suffix added to names throughout Appalachia. It may also be influenced by the Shawnee indigenous tribe of Oklahoma located in Oklahoma and within Appalachia.

From an English surname meaning "one who tans hides".

Variation of Tamsin or Thomasine.

Meaning unknown, possibly a derivative of the Old German element walt meaning "power, authority".

American English regional name (Appalachian).

American English regional name (Appalachian).