aknighterrant18's Personal Name List

Alois
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, Czech
Pronounced: A-lois
Rating: 27% based on 7 votes
German and Czech form of Aloysius.
Bartholomew
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Biblical
Pronounced: bahr-THAHL-ə-myoo(English)
Rating: 39% based on 8 votes
English form of Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaios), which was the Greek form of an Aramaic name meaning "son of Talmai". In the New Testament Bartholomew is the byname of an apostle, possibly the same person as the apostle Nathanael. According to tradition he was a missionary to India before returning westward to Armenia, where he was martyred by flaying. Due to the popularity of this saint the name became common in England during the Middle Ages.
Charmian
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Literature
Pronounced: CHAHR-mee-ən(English) SHAHR-mee-ən(English)
Rating: 32% based on 6 votes
Form of Charmion used by Shakespeare in his play Antony and Cleopatra (1606).
Charmion
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ancient Greek
Other Scripts: Χάρμιον(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 30% based on 6 votes
Greek name derived from χάρμα (charma) meaning "delight". This was the name of one of Cleopatra's servants, as recorded by Plutarch.
Ciel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Various (Rare)
Rating: 51% based on 7 votes
Means "sky" in French. It is not used as a given name in France itself.
Clinton
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KLIN-tən
Rating: 33% based on 6 votes
From an English surname that was originally derived from towns named Glinton, of uncertain meaning, or Glympton, meaning "settlement on the River Glyme". A famous bearer of the surname is former American president Bill Clinton (1946-).
Colby
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KOL-bee
Rating: 44% based on 7 votes
From an English surname, originally from various place names, derived from the Old Norse nickname Koli (meaning "coal, dark") and býr "town". As a given name, its popularity spiked in the United States and Canada in 2001 when Colby Donaldson (1974-) appeared on the reality television show Survivor.
Efraín
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Spanish
Pronounced: eh-fra-EEN
Rating: 43% based on 6 votes
Spanish form of Ephraim.
Galen
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: GAY-lən
Rating: 28% based on 6 votes
Modern form of the Greek name Γαληνός (Galenos), which meant "calm" from Greek γαλήνη (galene). It was borne by a 2nd-century BC Greco-Roman physician who contributed to anatomy and medicine. In modern times the name is occasionally given in his honour.
Jayden
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English (Modern)
Pronounced: JAY-dən
Rating: 50% based on 7 votes
Variant of Jaden. This spelling continued to rapidly rise in popularity in the United States past 2003, unlike Jaden, which stalled. It peaked at the fourth rank for boys in 2010, showing tremendous growth over only two decades. It has since declined.
Kenyon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Rating: 30% based on 6 votes
From a surname that was derived from an English place name, of uncertain meaning.
Kerry
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KEHR-ee
Rating: 33% based on 6 votes
From the name of the Irish county, called Ciarraí in Irish Gaelic, which means "Ciar's people".
Leland
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Rating: 47% based on 6 votes
From a surname, originally from an English place name, which meant "fallow land" in Old English. A famous bearer was the politician, businessman and Stanford University founder Leland Stanford (1824-1893).
Linden
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LIN-dən
Rating: 28% based on 6 votes
From a German and Dutch surname that was derived from Old High German linta meaning "linden tree".
Loren
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LAWR-ən
Rating: 44% based on 8 votes
Either a short form of Laurence 1 (masculine) or a variant of Lauren (feminine).
Miles
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MIELZ
Rating: 56% based on 7 votes
From the Germanic name Milo, introduced by the Normans to England in the form Miles. The meaning is not known for certain. It is possibly connected to the Slavic name element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear". From an early date it was associated with Latin miles meaning "soldier".

A notable bearer was the American musician Miles Davis (1926-1991). In Scotland this name was historically used to Anglicize Maoilios.

Milo
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Germanic [1]
Pronounced: MIE-lo(English)
Rating: 50% based on 6 votes
Old German form of Miles, as well as the Latinized form. This form was revived as an English name in the 19th century [2].
Nathaniel
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Biblical
Other Scripts: נְתַנְאֵל(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: nə-THAN-yəl(English)
Rating: 47% based on 7 votes
Variant of Nathanael. It has been regularly used in the English-speaking world since the Protestant Reformation. This has been the most popular spelling, even though the spelling Nathanael is found in most versions of the New Testament. The American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), author of The Scarlet Letter, was a famous bearer of this name.
Ptolemy
Gender: Masculine
Usage: History
Other Scripts: Πτολεμαῖος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: TAHL-ə-mee(English)
Rating: 40% based on 5 votes
From the Greek name Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaios), derived from Greek πολεμήϊος (polemeios) meaning "aggressive, warlike". Ptolemy was the name of several Greco-Egyptian rulers of Egypt, all descendants of Ptolemy I Soter, one of the generals of Alexander the Great. This was also the name of a 2nd-century Greek astronomer.
Rin
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: , etc.(Japanese Kanji) りん(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: REEN
Rating: 53% based on 6 votes
From Japanese (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold" or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.
Sebastian
Gender: Masculine
Usage: German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Finnish, Romanian, Czech
Pronounced: zeh-BAS-tee-an(German) sə-BAS-chən(American English) sə-BAS-tee-ən(British English) seh-BAS-dyan(Danish) seh-BAS-tyan(Polish) SEH-bahs-tee-ahn(Finnish) seh-bas-tee-AN(Romanian) SEH-bas-ti-yan(Czech)
Rating: 58% based on 6 votes
From the Latin name Sebastianus, which meant "from Sebaste". Sebaste was the name a town in Asia Minor, its name deriving from Greek σεβαστός (sebastos) meaning "venerable" (a translation of Latin Augustus, the title of the Roman emperors). According to Christian tradition, Saint Sebastian was a 3rd-century Roman soldier martyred during the persecutions of the emperor Diocletian. After he was discovered to be a Christian, he was tied to a stake and shot with arrows. This however did not kill him. Saint Irene of Rome healed him and he returned to personally admonish Diocletian, whereupon the emperor had him beaten to death.

Due to the saint's popularity, the name came into general use in medieval Europe, especially in Spain and France. It was also borne by a 16th-century king of Portugal who died in a crusade against Morocco.

Shinobu
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: , etc.(Japanese Kanji) しのぶ(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: SHEE-NO-BOO
Rating: 35% based on 6 votes
From Japanese (shinobu) meaning "endurance, patience", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations having the same pronunciation.
Shiro
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Japanese
Other Scripts: 四郎, etc.(Japanese Kanji) しろう(Japanese Hiragana)
Pronounced: SHEE-RO
Rating: 42% based on 6 votes
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 四郎 (see Shirō).
Vic
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: VIK
Rating: 57% based on 7 votes
Short form of Victor or Victoria.
Victoria
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Spanish, Romanian, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, French, Late Roman, Roman Mythology
Pronounced: vik-TAWR-ee-ə(English) beek-TO-rya(Spanish) vik-TO-rya(German) VEEK-TAW-RYA(French) week-TO-ree-a(Latin)
Rating: 51% based on 7 votes
Means "victory" in Latin, being borne by the Roman goddess of victory. It is also a feminine form of Victorius. This name was borne by a 4th-century saint and martyr from North Africa.

Though in use elsewhere in Europe, the name was very rare in the English-speaking world until the 19th century, when Queen Victoria began her long rule of Britain. She was named after her mother, who was of German royalty. Many geographic areas are named after the queen, including an Australian state and a Canadian city.

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