Behind the Name: zorpox's Personal Name List

Caleb

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, Biblical

Other Scripts: כָּלֵב(Ancient Hebrew)

Pronounced: KAY-ləb(English)

Personal remark: Teenage cleric. Very innocent and naive.

Rating: 38% based on 15 votes

Most likely related to Hebrew כֶּלֶב (kelev) meaning "dog". An alternate theory connects it to Hebrew כָּל (kal) meaning "whole, all of" and לֵב (lev) meaning "heart". In the Old Testament this is the name of one of the twelve spies sent by Moses into Canaan. Of the Israelites who left Egypt with Moses, Caleb and Joshua were the only ones who lived to see the Promised Land.

As an English name, Caleb came into use after the Protestant Reformation. It was common among the Puritans, who introduced it to America in the 17th century.

Katsu

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Japanese

Other Scripts: 勝, 克, etc.(Japanese Kanji) かつ(Japanese Hiragana)

Pronounced: KA-TSOO

Personal remark: He's a rogue who's a half-demon. He's a bit of a playboy.

Rating: 38% based on 11 votes

From Japanese 勝 (katsu) meaning "victory", as well as other kanji having the same pronunciation.

Larry

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: LAR-ee, LEHR-ee

Personal remark: First name of banished monk. He prefers his middle name, Rufino.

Rating: 20% based on 12 votes

Diminutive of Laurence 1. A notable bearer is former basketball player Larry Bird (1956-).

Rufino

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Spanish, Portuguese, Italian (Rare)

Pronounced: roo-FEE-no(Spanish, Italian)

Personal remark: Technical middle name of a banished monk. He hates his first name, Larry, and prefers this one. He doesn't trust magic.

Rating: 48% based on 11 votes

Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Rufinus.

Sapphire

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English (Modern)

Pronounced: SAF-ie-ər

Personal remark: A barbarian who is 1/4 blue dragon. She has electrical ablities and a temper.

Rating: 56% based on 12 votes

From the name of the gemstone, typically blue, which is the traditional birthstone of September. It is derived from Greek σάπφειρος (sappheiros), ultimately from the Hebrew word סַפִּיר (sappir).

Zoe

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Italian, Spanish, German, Czech, Ancient Greek

Other Scripts: Ζωή(Ancient Greek)

Pronounced: ZO-ee(English) DZAW-eh(Italian)

Personal remark: A werewolf fighter who was born that way (not bitten). She's very distrustful of humans since her parets were killed by them.

Rating: 53% based on 12 votes

Means "life" in Greek. From early times it was adopted by Hellenized Jews as a translation of Eve. It was borne by two early Christian saints, one martyred under Emperor Hadrian, the other martyred under Diocletian. The name was common in the Byzantine Empire, being borne by a ruling empress of the 11th century.

As an English name, Zoe (sometimes with a diaeresis as Zoë) has only been in use since the 19th century. It has generally been more common among Eastern Christians (in various spellings).