KayEmAy's Personal Name List

Banks
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: BANGKS
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
From an English surname that that was given to a person who lived near a hillside or a bank of land.
Baylor
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: BAY-lər(American English) BAY-lə(British English)
Rating: 100% based on 2 votes
From a surname, possibly an Americanized form of the German surname Beiler, derived from Middle High German beile meaning "measuring stick".
Blake
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BLAYK
Rating: 60% based on 3 votes
From an English surname that was derived from Old English blæc "black" or blac "pale". A famous bearer of the surname was the poet and artist William Blake (1757-1827). It was originally a mainly masculine name but in 2007 actress Blake Lively (1987-) began starring in the television series Gossip Girl, after which time it increased in popularity for girls.
Cameron
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAM-rən
Rating: 100% based on 3 votes
From a Scottish surname meaning "crooked nose" from Gaelic cam "crooked" and sròn "nose". As a given name it is mainly used for boys. It got a little bump in popularity for girls in the second half of the 1990s, likely because of the fame of actress Cameron Diaz (1972-). In the United States, the forms Camryn and Kamryn are now more popular than Cameron for girls.
Campbell
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAM-bəl
Rating: 100% based on 2 votes
From a Scottish surname meaning "crooked mouth" from Gaelic cam "crooked" and beul "mouth".
Carter
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAHR-tər(American English) KAH-tə(British English)
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
From an English surname that meant "one who uses a cart". A famous bearer of the surname is former American president Jimmy Carter (1924-).
Connell
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: KAWN-əl
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Conaill, a derivative of the given name Conall.
Dalton
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DAWL-tən
Rating: 80% based on 2 votes
From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "valley town" in Old English. A notable bearer of the surname was John Dalton (1766-1844), the English chemist and physicist who theorized about the existence of atoms.
Devereux
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: DEHV-ə-roo
Rating: 50% based on 1 vote
From an English surname, of Norman French origin, meaning "from Evreux". Evreux is a town in France.
Drake
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DRAYK
Rating: 100% based on 2 votes
From an English surname derived from the Old Norse byname Draki or the Old English byname Draca both meaning "dragon", both via Latin from Greek δράκων (drakon) meaning "dragon, serpent". This name coincides with the unrelated English word drake meaning "male duck". A famous bearer is the Canadian actor and rapper Drake (1986-), who was born as Aubrey Drake Graham.
Ford
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: FAWRD(American English) FAWD(British English)
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
From an English surname that was derived from a place name meaning "ford" in Old English. A famous bearer of the surname was the American industrialist Henry Ford (1863-1947).
Grant
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Scottish
Pronounced: GRANT(English)
Rating: 80% based on 2 votes
From an English and Scottish surname that was derived from Norman French grand meaning "great, large". A famous bearer of the surname was Ulysses Grant (1822-1885), the commander of the Union forces during the American Civil War who later served as president. In America the name has often been given in his honour.
Griffin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: GRIF-in
Rating: 100% based on 2 votes
Latinized form of Gruffudd. This name can also be inspired by the English word griffin, a creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle, ultimately from Greek γρύψ (gryps).
Hayden
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: HAY-dən
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
From an English surname that was derived from place names meaning either "hay valley" or "hay hill", derived from Old English heg "hay" and denu "valley" or dun "hill". Its popularity at the end of the 20th century was due to the sound it shared with other trendy names of the time, such as Braden and Aidan.
Jordan
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English, French, Macedonian, Serbian
Other Scripts: Јордан(Macedonian, Serbian) יַרְדֵן(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: JAWR-dən(American English) JAW-dən(British English) ZHAWR-DAHN(French)
Rating: 40% based on 2 votes
From the name of the river that flows between the countries of Jordan and Israel. The river's name in Hebrew is יַרְדֵן (Yarḏen), and it is derived from יָרַד (yaraḏ) meaning "descend, flow down". In the New Testament John the Baptist baptizes Jesus Christ in its waters, and it was adopted as a personal name in Europe after crusaders brought water back from the river to baptize their children. There may have been some influence from the Latin name Jordanes, notably borne by a 6th-century Gothic historian.

This name died out after the Middle Ages, but was revived in the 19th century. In America and other countries it became fairly popular in the second half of the 20th century. A famous bearer of the surname is former basketball star Michael Jordan (1963-).

Kennedy
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English, Irish
Pronounced: KEHN-ə-dee(English)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Cinnéidigh, itself derived from the given name Cennétig. The name has sometimes been given in honour of assassinated American president John F. Kennedy (1917-1963). It was popularized as a name for girls by Lisa Kennedy Montgomery (1972-), known simply as Kennedy, the host of the television program Alternative Nation on MTV from 1992 to 1997.
Laurent
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: French
Pronounced: LAW-RAHN
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
French form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).
Miller
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MIL-ər(American English) MIL-ə(British English)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
From an English occupational surname for a miller, derived from Middle English mille "mill".
Monroe
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: mən-RO
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
From a Scottish surname meaning "from the mouth of the Roe". The Roe is a river in Northern Ireland. Two famous bearers of the surname were American president James Monroe (1758-1831) and American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962).

As a given name it was mostly masculine in America until around 2009. It was already rising in popularity for girls when singer Mariah Carey gave it to her daughter born 2011 (though this probably helped accelerate it).

Palmer
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: PAH-mər(American English) PAH-mə(British English)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
From an English surname meaning "pilgrim". It is ultimately from Latin palma "palm tree", since pilgrims to the Holy Land often brought back palm fronds as proof of their journey.
Penn
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Welsh Mythology
Pronounced: PEN
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Means "head, top" in Welsh. This was the name of two characters in Welsh legend. It can also come from the English surname which was from a place name meaning "hill" in Old English.
Rhodes
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Rating: 100% based on 2 votes
Transferred use of the surname Rhodes.
Ryker
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: RIE-kər(American English) RIE-kə(British English)
Rating: 100% based on 2 votes
Possibly a variant of the German surname Riker, a derivative of Low German rike "rich". As a modern English name, it has become popular because it shares the same trendy sounds found in other names such as Ryan and Ryder.
Spencer
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: SPEHN-sər(American English) SPEHN-sə(British English)
Rating: 53% based on 3 votes
From an English surname that meant "dispenser of provisions", derived from Middle English spense "larder, pantry". A famous bearer was American actor Spencer Tracy (1900-1967). It was also the surname of Princess Diana (1961-1997).
Sterling
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: STUR-ling(American English) STU-ling(British English)
Rating: 35% based on 2 votes
From a Scots surname that was derived from city of Stirling, which is itself of unknown meaning. The name can also be given in reference to the English word sterling meaning "excellent". In this case, the word derives from sterling silver, which was so named because of the emblem that some Norman coins bore, from Old English meaning "little star".
Stiles
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: STY-LS
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
Transferred use of the surname Stiles.
Sutton
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: SUT-ən
Rating: 60% based on 1 vote
From a surname, itself derived from the name of numerous English towns, of Old English origin meaning "south town".
Vega 2
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Astronomy
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
The name of a star in the constellation Lyra. Its name is from Arabic الواقع (al-Wāqiʿ) meaning "the swooping (eagle)".
Walker
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: WAWK-ər(American English) WAWK-ə(British English)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
From an English surname that referred to the medieval occupational of a walker, also known as a fuller. Walkers would tread on wet, unprocessed wool in order to clean and thicken it. The word ultimately derives from Old English wealcan "to walk".
Wolfe
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Rare)
Pronounced: WUWLF
Rating: 50% based on 2 votes
Variant of Wolf, influenced by the spelling of the surname (which is also derived from the animal).
Xavier
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, Portuguese, Catalan, Spanish
Pronounced: ZAY-vyər(American English) ig-ZAY-vyər(American English) ZAY-vyə(British English) ig-ZAY-vyə(British English) GZA-VYEH(French) shu-vee-EHR(European Portuguese) sha-vee-EKH(Brazilian Portuguese) shə-bee-EH(Catalan) kha-BYEHR(Spanish) sa-BYEHR(Spanish)
Rating: 60% based on 1 vote
Derived from the Basque place name Etxeberria meaning "the new house". This was the surname of the Jesuit priest Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552) who was born in a village by this name. He was a missionary to India, Japan, China, and other areas in East Asia, and he is the patron saint of the Orient and missionaries. His surname has since been adopted as a given name in his honour, chiefly among Catholics.
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