kaivere's Personal Name List

Æðelræd
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Anglo-Saxon [1][2]
Pronounced: A-dhehl-rehd(Old English) ATH-əl-rehd(English)
Personal remark: Æđelræd Parsifal (Red)
Derived from the Old English elements æðele "noble" and ræd "counsel, advice". This was the name of two Saxon kings of England including Æðelræd II "the Unready" whose realm was overrun by the Danes in the early 11th century. The name was rarely used after the Norman Conquest.
Æðelþryð
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Anglo-Saxon [1][2]
Pronounced: A-dhehl-thruyth
Personal remark: Æđelþryđ Quendolene (Ethel)
Derived from the Old English elements æðele "noble" and þryþ "strength".
Atlantis
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Ἀτλαντίς(Ancient Greek)
Derived from Greek Ἄτλας (see Atlas), a mythological king with the same name as the Titan. According to Greek mythology, Atlantis was an island that sank in the Atlantic Ocean.
August
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Catalan, English
Pronounced: OW-guwst(German) OW-goost(Polish, Norwegian) OW-guyst(Swedish) AW-gəst(English)
Personal remark: August Poppy and Peridot Winter
German, Polish, Scandinavian and Catalan form of Augustus. This was the name of three Polish kings.

As an English name it can also derive from the month of August, which was named for the Roman emperor Augustus.

Bear
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: BEHR(American English) BEH(British English)
Personal remark: Bear and Birdie
From the English word for the animal, derived from Old English bera, probably derived from a root meaning "brown".
Bellamy
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Personal remark: Bellamy Novel
From an English surname derived from Old French bel ami meaning "beautiful friend".
Beowulf
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Pronounced: BAY-ə-wuwlf(English)
Personal remark: Beowulf Robeigh and Romulus Bobeigh (Wolf and Rome)
Possibly means "bee wolf" (in effect equal to "bear") from Old English beo "bee" and wulf "wolf". Alternatively, the first element may be beadu "battle". This is the name of the main character in the anonymous 8th-century epic poem Beowulf. Set in Denmark, the poem tells how he slays the monster Grendel and its mother at the request of King Hroðgar. After this Beowulf becomes the king of the Geats. The conclusion of the poem tells how Beowulf, in his old age, slays a dragon but is himself mortally wounded in the act.
Bernard
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, Dutch, Polish, Croatian, Slovene, Czech, Germanic [1]
Pronounced: bər-NAHRD(American English) BU-nəd(British English) BEHR-NAR(French) BEHR-nahrt(Dutch) BEHR-nart(Polish, Croatian, Czech)
Personal remark: Bernard and Bernice (Bear and Birdie)
Derived from the Old German element bern "bear" combined with hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy". The Normans brought it to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Beornheard. This was the name of several saints, including Saint Bernard of Menthon who built hospices in the Swiss Alps in the 10th century, and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, a 12th-century theologian and Doctor of the Church. Other famous bearers include the Irish playwright and essayist George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) and the British World War II field marshal Bernard Montgomery (1887-1976).
Bernice
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Other Scripts: Βερνίκη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: bər-NEES(American English) bə-NEES(British English)
Personal remark: Bernard and Bernice (Bear and Birdie)
Contracted form of Berenice. It occurs briefly in Acts in the New Testament belonging to a sister of King Herod Agrippa II.
Birdie
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BUR-dee(American English) BU-dee(British English)
Personal remark: Bear and Birdie
Diminutive of Bertha, Bernice and other names with a similar sound, or sometimes simply from the English word bird.
Bugsy
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
From a nickname derived from the slang term bugsy meaning "crazy, unstable". It was notably borne by the American gangster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (1906-1947).
Burgundy
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: BUR-gən-dee(American English) BU-gən-dee(British English)
Personal remark: Burgundy and Crimson
This name can refer either to the region in France, the wine (which derives from the name of the region), or the colour (which derives from the name of the wine).
Cosmo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Italian, English
Pronounced: KAWZ-mo(Italian, British English) KAHZ-mo(American English)
Personal remark: Neon Cosmo
Italian variant of Cosimo. It was introduced to Britain in the 18th century by the second Scottish Duke of Gordon, who named his son and successor after his friend Cosimo III de' Medici. On the American sitcom Seinfeld (1989-1998) this was the seldom-used first name of Jerry's neighbour Kramer.
Crimson
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Modern, Rare)
Personal remark: Burgundy and Crimson
From the English word for the purplish-red color. It originally meant the color of the kermes dye produced from a scale insect, Kermes vermilio, but the name is now sometimes also used as a generic term for slightly bluish-red colors that are between red and rose.

The word came from Late Middle English cremesyn, which came from obsolete French cramoisin or Old Spanish cremesin, which by itself came from Arabic قِرْمِز‎ (qirmiz), ultimately from Persian کرمست‎ (kirmist), which came from Middle Persian; related to Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš. Cognate with Sanskrit कृमिज (kṛmija).

According to the USA Social Security Administration, 70 girls and 44 boys were named Crimson in 2016. Also in 2012, 59 girls and 32 boys in the USA were named Crimsion.

Herb
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: HURB(American English) HUB(British English)
Personal remark: Honey and Herb
Short form of Herbert.
Herbert
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, German, Dutch, Czech, Swedish, French
Pronounced: HUR-bərt(American English) HU-bət(British English) HEHR-behrt(German) HEHR-bərt(Dutch) HAR-bat(Swedish) EHR-BEHR(French)
Personal remark: Honora and Herbert (Honey and Herb)
Derived from the Old German elements heri "army" and beraht "bright". It was borne by two Merovingian Frankish kings, usually called Charibert. The Normans introduced this name to England, where it replaced an Old English cognate Herebeorht. In the course of the Middle Ages it became rare, but it was revived in the 19th century.

This name was borne by a few medieval saints, including a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon priest and an 11th-century archbishop of Cologne.

Honey
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: HUN-ee
Personal remark: Honey and Herb
Simply from the English word honey, ultimately from Old English hunig. This was originally a nickname for a sweet person.
Honora
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish, English
Personal remark: Honora and Herbert (Honey and Herb)
Variant of Honoria. It was brought to England and Ireland by the Normans.
Jewel
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JOO-əl, JOOL
Personal remark: Jewel and Burgundy
In part from the English word jewel, a precious stone, derived from Old French jouel, which was possibly related to jeu "game". It is also in part from the surname Jewel or Jewell (a derivative of the Breton name Judicaël), which was sometimes used in honour of the 16th-century bishop of Salisbury John Jewel. It has been in use as a given name since the 19th century.
Kestrel
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: KEHS-trəl
Personal remark: Kestrel and Peregrine
From the name of the bird of prey, ultimately derived from Old French crecelle "rattle", which refers to the sound of its cry.
Leviathan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical
Other Scripts: לִוְיָתָן(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: lə-VIE-ə-thən(English)
From Hebrew לִוְיָתָן (Liwyaṯan), derived from לִוְיָה (liwya) meaning "garland, wreath" [1]. This is the name of an enormous sea monster mentioned in the Old Testament.
Meade
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: MEED
Personal remark: Wine and Meade
From an English surname that indicated one who lived on a meadow (from Middle English mede) or one who sold or made mead (an alcoholic drink made from fermented honey; from Old English meodu).
Neon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Νέων(Ancient Greek)
Personal remark: Neon Cosmo
Derived from Greek νέος (neos) meaning "new".
Nightingale
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: NIE-ting-gayl
Personal remark: Urban Nightingale
Possibly a transferred usage of the English surname Nightingale, in honor of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), an English social reformer.

It is ultimately derived from Middle English nyghtyngale "night singer" (Old English nihtegal, composed of niht "night" and galan "sing"). It could also be used referring to the songbird.

Novel
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: NAH-vəl, NAW-vəl
Personal remark: Bellamy Novel
From the English word novel, a type of literature.

From Borrowing from Old French novel (“new, fresh, recent, recently made or done, strange, rare”) (modern nouvel), from Latin novellus (“new, fresh, young, modern”), diminutive of novus (“new”).

Parsifal
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Arthurian Cycle
Pronounced: PAR-zee-fal(German)
Personal remark: Æđelræd Parsifal
Form of Parzival used by Richard Wagner for his opera Parsifal (1882).
Peregrine
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: PEHR-ə-grin
Personal remark: Kestrel and Peregrine
From the Late Latin name Peregrinus, which meant "traveller". This was the name of several early saints.
Peridot
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: PER-i-do, PER-i-daht
Personal remark: August Poppy and Peridot Winter
Taken from the name of the gemstone, whose name is of uncertain origin and meaning. A current theory, however, derives it from Anglo-Norman pedoretés, ultimately from Greek paiderôs (via Latin paederos): pais "child" and erôs "love".

As a given name, it has found occasional usage in the English-speaking world from the late 19th century onwards.

Poppy
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: PAHP-ee(American English) PAWP-ee(British English)
Personal remark: August Poppy and Peridot Winter
From the word for the red flower, derived from Old English popæg.
Prune
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French
Pronounced: PRUYN
Personal remark: Honey Prune
Means "plum" in French.
Romulus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Roman Mythology, Romanian
Pronounced: RO-moo-loos(Latin) RAHM-yuw-ləs(American English) RAWM-yuw-ləs(British English)
Personal remark: Beowulf and Romulus
From Roma, the Latin name of the city of Rome, combined with a diminutive suffix. In Roman legend Romulus and Remus were the twin sons of Rhea Silvia and the god Mars. Romulus killed his brother when they argued about where to found Rome. According to the tale he gave the city its name, though in reality it was likely the other way around.
Royal
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: ROI-əl, ROIL
Personal remark: Royal Willoughby
From the English word royal, derived (via Old French) from Latin regalis, a derivative of rex "king". It was first used as a given name in the 19th century.
Symphony
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: SIM-fə-nee
Personal remark: Velvet Symphony
Simply from the English word, ultimately deriving from Greek σύμφωνος (symphonos) meaning "concordant in sound".
Urban
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish, German, Slovene, Slovak, Czech, Polish, Biblical
Pronounced: UYR-ban(Swedish) OOR-ban(Slovak, Czech, Polish) UR-bən(American English) U-bən(British English)
Personal remark: Urban Nightingale
From the Latin name Urbanus meaning "city dweller". This name is mentioned briefly in one of Paul's epistles in the New Testament. It was subsequently borne by eight popes.
Velvet
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: VEHL-vət
Personal remark: Velvet Symphony
From the English word for the soft fabric. It became used as a given name after the main character in Enid Bagnold's book National Velvet (1935) and the movie (1944) and television (1960) adaptations.
Willoughby
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: WIL-ə-bee
Personal remark: Royal Willoughby
From a surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "willow town" in Old English.
Wine
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Anglo-Saxon [1]
Personal remark: Wine and Meade
Derived from Old English wine "friend".
Winter
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: WIN-tər(American English) WIN-tə(British English)
Personal remark: August Poppy and Peridot Winter
From the English word for the season, derived from Old English winter.
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