Violetviolin's Personal Name List

Carter
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KAHR-tər
Rating: 60% based on 5 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-).
Jamie
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Scottish [1], English
Pronounced: JAY-mee
Rating: 48% based on 5 votes
Originally a Lowland Scots diminutive of James. Since the late 19th century it has also been used as a feminine form.
Mason
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MAY-sən
Rating: 28% based on 5 votes
From an English surname (or vocabulary word) meaning "stoneworker", derived from an Old French word of Frankish origin (akin to Old English macian "to make"). In the United States this name began to increase in popularity in the 1980s, likely because of its fashionable sound. It jumped in popularity after 2009 when Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick gave it to their son, as featured on their reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians in 2010. It peaked as the second most popular name for boys in 2011.
Parker
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: PAHR-kər
Rating: 24% based on 5 votes
From an English occupational surname that meant "keeper of the park".
Quinn
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KWIN
Rating: 40% based on 5 votes
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Cuinn, itself derived from the given name Conn. In the United States it was more common as a name for boys until 2010, the year after the female character Quinn Fabray began appearing on the television series Glee.
Winston
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: WIN-stən
Rating: 44% based on 5 votes
From an English surname that was derived from the Old English given name Wynnstan. A famous bearer was Winston Churchill (1874-1965), the British prime minister during World War II. This name was also borne by the fictional Winston Smith, the protagonist in George Orwell's 1949 novel 1984.
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