Angelm & fEnglish, Bulgarian, Macedonian From the medieval Latin masculine name Angelus, which was derived from the name of the heavenly creature (itself derived from the Greek word ἄγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger"). It has never been very common in the English-speaking world, where it is sometimes used as a feminine name in modern times.
AnnasmBiblical, Biblical Latin Contracted form of Ananias. This was the name of one of the high priests of the Jews in the New Testament.
BlondiefEnglish (Rare) From a nickname for a person with blond hair. This is the name of the title character in a comic strip by Chic Young.
CharlottefFrench, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch French feminine diminutive of Charles. It was introduced to Britain in the 17th century. It was the name of a German-born 18th-century queen consort of Great Britain and Ireland. Another notable bearer was Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855), the eldest of the three Brontë sisters and the author of Jane Eyre and Villette. A famous fictional bearer is the spider in the children's novel Charlotte's Web (1952) by E. B. White.... [more]
ChelseafEnglish From the name of a district in London, originally derived from Old English and meaning "landing place for chalk or limestone". It has been in general use as an English given name since the 1970s.
DanishmUrdu From Persian دانش (danesh) meaning "knowledge, learning".
ElizabethfEnglish, Biblical From Ἐλισάβετ (Elisabet), the Greek form of the Hebrew name אֱלִישֶׁבַע ('Elisheva') meaning "my God is an oath", derived from the roots אֵל ('el) referring to the Hebrew God and שָׁבַע (shava') meaning "oath". The Hebrew form appears in the Old Testament where Elisheba is the wife of Aaron, while the Greek form appears in the New Testament where Elizabeth is the mother of John the Baptist.... [more]
ForestmEnglish Variant of Forrest, or else directly from the English word forest.
GenevafEnglish Possibly a shortened form of Genevieve. It could also be inspired by the name of the city in Switzerland. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 19th century.
HonorémFrench French form of Honoratus or Honorius. A notable bearer was the French author Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850).
MelbafEnglish From the surname of the Australian opera singer Nellie Melba (1861-1931). This was a stage name that she got from the name of the city Melbourne, where she was born.
QueenfEnglish From an old nickname that was derived from the English word queen, ultimately from Old English cwen meaning "woman, wife".
SantiagomSpanish, Portuguese Means "Saint James", derived from Spanish santo "saint" combined with Yago, an old Spanish form of James, the patron saint of Spain. It is the name of the main character in the novella The Old Man and the Sea (1951) by Ernest Hemingway. This also is the name of the capital city of Chile, as well as several other cities in the Spanish-speaking world.
TaffymWelsh Anglicized form of Dafydd. It has been used as a slang term for a Welshman.
VelvetfEnglish From the English word for the soft fabric. It became used as a given name after the main character in Enid Bagnold's book National Velvet (1935) and the movie (1944) and television (1960) adaptations.
VeronafVarious From the name of the city in Italy, which is itself of unknown meaning.