Bananagramer's Personal Name List

Aaralyn
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Aaron using the popular name suffix lyn.
Arfast
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Swedish
Swedish form of Arnfastr via its later form Arnfast.
Codrin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Romanian
From Romanian codru meaning "forest", a word of uncertain origin.
Edea
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian (Modern, Rare)
Of very uncertain origin and meaning.
Folk etymologcial ideas include a derivation from Italian edera "ivy", a blend of Eden and Dea, and a shortened form of Medea. None of these notions seem convincing, so Edea might very well be a modern coinage based solely on sound.
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Ira 1
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Hebrew, Biblical
Other Scripts: עִירָא(Hebrew)
Pronounced: IE-rə(English)
Means "watchful" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of King David's priest. As an English Christian given name, Ira began to be used after the Protestant Reformation. In the 17th century the Puritans brought it to America, where remained moderately common into the 20th century.
Irina
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Romanian, Georgian, Finnish, Estonian
Other Scripts: Ирина(Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian) ირინა(Georgian)
Pronounced: i-RYEE-nə(Russian) EE-ree-nah(Finnish)
Form of Irene in several languages.
Maaya
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: マーヤ(Japanese Katakana) 万綾, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced: MAH-YAH
From 真 (ma) meaning “real, genuine” and 綾 (aya) meaning “design”. The name can also be constructed with other kanji combinations.
Nita
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Indian, Marathi
Other Scripts: नीता(Marathi)
Pronounced: NEE-ta(Indian)
Derived from Sanskrit नीत (nīta) meaning "modest, correct, well-behaved" or "guided, led".
Othniel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical
Other Scripts: עָתְנִיאֵל(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: AWTH-nee-əl(English)
Meaning uncertain, possibly "lion of God" or "strength of God" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is a nephew or brother of Caleb who becomes the first of the ruling judges of the Israelites.
Sylvan
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Either a variant of Silvanus or directly from the Latin word silva meaning "wood, forest".
Yu-ra
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Korean
Other Scripts: 유라(Korean Hangul)
Pronounced: YOO-RAH
From Sino-Korean 由 "cause, reason; from" and 路 "road, path, street; journey".
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