Behind the Name: Jackie's Personal Name List

Tancredi

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Italian

Pronounced: tan-KREH-dee

Personal remark: C: Tancredi Crespo -- 'thought and counsel'

Italian form of Tancred appearing in the epic poem Jerusalem Delivered (1580) by Torquato Tasso. The tale was adapted by Gioachino Rossini for his opera Tancredi (1813).

Sorcha

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Irish, Scottish Gaelic [1]

Pronounced: SAWR-ə-khə(Irish) SAWR-kə(American English) SAWR-shə(American English) SAW-kə(British English) SAW-shə(British English) SAWR-aw-khə(Scottish Gaelic)

Personal remark: C: the Sun Goddess -- 'radient'

Means "radiant, bright" in Irish. It has been in use since late medieval times [2]. It is sometimes Anglicized as Sarah (in Ireland) and Clara (in Scotland).

Solon

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Ancient Greek [1]

Other Scripts: Σόλων(Ancient Greek)

Pronounced: SO-LAWN

Personal remark: C: Professor Solon -- 'wisdom'

Possibly from Greek σόλος (solos) meaning "lump of iron". This was the name of an Athenian statesman who reformed the laws and government of the city.

Mercè

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Catalan

Pronounced: mər-SEH

Personal remark: 'mercy'

Catalan form of Mercedes.

Mathúin

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Irish (Rare)

Pronounced: MA-hoon

Personal remark: 'bear'

Modern Irish form of Mathgamain.

Marisol

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Spanish

Pronounced: ma-ree-SOL

Personal remark: '...the sun'

Short form of María Soledad. It is sometimes considered a combination of María and Sol 1, or from Spanish mar y sol "sea and sun".

Lamont

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, African American

Pronounced: lə-MAWNT(English) LAM-unt(English)

Personal remark: C: Lamont Tyson -- 'lawgiver'

From a Scottish surname that was derived from the medieval Gaelic given name Lagmann, itself from Old Norse lǫgmaðr meaning "law man". This name reached a peak in its American popularity in 1972, the same year that the sitcom Sanford and Son debuted, featuring the character Lamont Sanford (the titular son).

Jaci 1

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Personal remark: 'moon'

Diminutive of Jacqueline.

Iolanda

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian

Pronounced: yo-LAN-da(Italian, Romanian) yoo-LAN-də(Catalan)

Italian, Portuguese, Catalan and Romanian form of Yolanda.

Hakan

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Turkish

Pronounced: ha-KAN

Personal remark: 'emperor, ruler'

Means "emperor, ruler" in Turkish.

Eithne

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Irish, Irish Mythology, Old Irish [1]

Pronounced: EH-nyə(Irish)

Personal remark: C: Marisol Eithne Briea Elvira Solon Xiomera

Possibly from Old Irish etne meaning "kernel, grain". In Irish mythology Eithne or Ethniu was a Fomorian and the mother of Lugh Lámfada. It was borne by several other legendary and historical figures, including a few early saints.

Cailean

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Scottish Gaelic [1]

Pronounced: KA-lan

Personal remark: 'whelp'

Means "whelp, young dog" in Scottish Gaelic. This name was borne by Cailean Mór, a 13th-century Scottish lord and ancestor of Clan Campbell.