Jackie's Personal Name List

Cailean

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Scottish Gaelic [1]

Pronounced: KA-lehn

Personal remark: 'whelp'

Means "whelp, young dog" in Scottish Gaelic. This name was borne by Cailean Mór, a 13th-century Scottish lord and ancestor of Clan Campbell.

Eithne

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Irish, Irish Mythology, Old Irish [1]

Pronounced: EH-nyə(Irish)

Personal remark: C: Marisol Eithne Briea Elvira Solon Xiomera

Possibly from Old Irish etne meaning "kernel, grain". In Irish mythology Eithne or Ethniu was a Fomorian and the mother of Lugh Lámfada. It was borne by several other legendary and historical figures, including a few early saints.

Hakan

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Turkish

Personal remark: 'emperor, ruler'

Means "emperor, ruler" in Turkish.

Iolanda

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian

Pronounced: yo-LAN-da(Italian, Romanian) yoo-LAN-də(Catalan)

Italian, Portuguese, Catalan and Romanian form of Yolanda.

Jaci 1

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Personal remark: 'moon'

Diminutive of Jacqueline.

Lamont

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, African American

Pronounced: lə-MAWNT(English) LAM-unt(English)

Personal remark: C: Lamont Tyson -- 'lawgiver'

From a Scottish surname that was derived from the medieval Gaelic given name Lagmann, itself from Old Norse lǫgmaðr meaning "law man". This name reached a peak in its American popularity in 1972, the same year that the sitcom Sanford and Son debuted, featuring the character Lamont Sanford (the titular son).

Marisol

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Spanish

Pronounced: ma-ree-SOL

Personal remark: '...the sun'

Short form of María Soledad. It is sometimes considered a combination of María and Sol 1, or from Spanish mar y sol "sea and sun".

Mathúin

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Irish (Rare)

Pronounced: MA-hoon

Personal remark: 'bear'

Modern Irish form of Mathgamain.

Mercè

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Catalan

Pronounced: mər-SEH

Personal remark: 'mercy'

Catalan form of Mercedes.

Solon

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Ancient Greek [1]

Other Scripts: Σόλων(Ancient Greek)

Pronounced: SO-LAWN

Personal remark: C: Professor Solon -- 'wisdom'

Possibly from Greek σόλος (solos) meaning "lump of iron". This was the name of an Athenian statesman who reformed the laws and government of the city.

Sorcha

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Irish, Scottish Gaelic [1]

Pronounced: SAWR-ə-khə(Irish) SUR-kə(English) SAWR-aw-khə(Scottish Gaelic)

Personal remark: C: the Sun Goddess -- 'radient'

Means "radiant, bright" in Irish. It has been in use since late medieval times [2]. It is sometimes Anglicized as Sarah (in Ireland) and Clara (in Scotland).

Tancredi

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Italian

Personal remark: C: Tancredi Crespo -- 'thought and counsel'

Italian form of Tancred appearing in the epic poem Jerusalem Delivered (1580) by Torquato Tasso. The tale was adapted by Gioachino Rossini for his opera Tancredi (1813).