Destry's Personal Name List

Angel
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Other Scripts: Ангел(Bulgarian, Macedonian)
Pronounced: AYN-jəl(English)
Rating: 40% based on 21 votes
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.
April
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AY-prəl
Rating: 58% based on 24 votes
From the name of the month, probably originally derived from Latin aperire "to open", referring to the opening of flowers. It has only been commonly used as a given name since the 1940s.
Autumn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: AW-təm
Rating: 66% based on 30 votes
From the name of the season, ultimately from Latin autumnus. This name has been in general use since the 1960s.
Cadence
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: KAY-dəns
Rating: 43% based on 23 votes
From an English word meaning "rhythm, flow". It has been in use only since the 20th century.
Crystal
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KRIS-təl
Rating: 47% based on 23 votes
From the English word crystal for the clear, colourless glass, sometimes cut into the shape of a gemstone. The English word derives ultimately from Greek κρύσταλλος (krystallos) meaning "ice". It has been in use as a given name since the 19th century.
Jade
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English, French
Pronounced: JAYD(English) ZHAD(French)
Rating: 66% based on 43 votes
From the name of the precious stone that is often used in carvings. It is derived from Spanish (piedra de la) ijada meaning "(stone of the) flank", relating to the belief that jade could cure renal colic. As a given name, it came into general use during the 1970s. It was initially unisex, though it is now mostly feminine.
Jasmine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, French
Pronounced: JAZ-min(English) ZHAS-MEEN(French)
Rating: 54% based on 23 votes
From the English word for the climbing plant with fragrant flowers that is used for making perfumes. It is derived via Arabic from Persian یاسمین (yāsamīn), which is also a Persian name. In the United States this name steadily grew in popularity from the 1970s, especially among African Americans [1]. It reached a peak in the early 1990s shortly after the release of the animated Disney movie Aladdin (1992), which featured a princess by this name.
Lyric
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: LIR-ik
Rating: 43% based on 40 votes
Means simply "lyric, songlike" from the English word, ultimately derived from Greek λυρικός (lyrikos).
Posy
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: PO-zee
Rating: 38% based on 26 votes
Diminutive of Josephine. It can also be inspired by the English word posy for a bunch of flowers.
Skye
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: SKIE
Rating: 60% based on 23 votes
From the name of the Isle of Skye off the west coast of Scotland. It is sometimes considered a variant of Sky.
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