Jackie's Personal Name List

Tarquin

Gender: Masculine

Usage: History

Pronounced: TAHR-kwin(American English) TAH-kwin(British English)

From Tarquinius, a Roman name of unknown meaning, possibly Etruscan in origin. This was the name of two early kings of Rome.

Slade

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English (Modern)

Pronounced: SLAYD

Personal remark: 'valley'

From an English surname that was derived from Old English slæd meaning "valley".

Senan

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Irish

Personal remark: 'little wise person'

Anglicized form of Senán.

Scevola

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Italian (Rare)

Pronounced: SHEH-vo-la

Personal remark: 'left-handed'

Italian form of the Roman cognomen Scaevola, which was derived from Latin scaevus "left-handed". The first bearer of this name was Gaius Mucius Scaevola, who acquired it, according to legend, after he thrust his right hand into a blazing fire in order to intimidate the Etruscan king Porsenna, who was blockading the city of Rome.

Kaori

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Japanese

Other Scripts: 香, 香織, etc.(Japanese Kanji) かおり(Japanese Hiragana)

Pronounced: KA-O-REE

Personal remark: 'perfume'

From Japanese 香 (kaori) meaning "fragrance". It can also come from an alternate reading of 香 (ka) combined with 織 (ori) meaning "weaving". Other kanji combinations are possible. It is often written using the hiragana writing system.

Faina

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Russian

Other Scripts: Фаина(Russian)

Pronounced: fu-EE-nə

Personal remark: 'shining'

Meaning unknown, possibly derived from Phaenna.

Derren

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English (Rare)

Pronounced: DEHR-ən

Variant of Darren.

Aisling

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Irish

Pronounced: ASH-lyən

Personal remark: C: Aisling Madison

Means "dream" or "vision" in Irish. This name was created in the 20th century.