BIFFmEnglish (Rare) From a nickname that was based on the English word biff, which means "punch, hit, strike".
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.
BRÁDACHmIrish Possibly derived from a Gaelic word meaning "large-chested".
BUSTERmEnglish Originally a nickname denoting a person who broke things, from the word bust, a dialectal variant of burst. A famous bearer was the silent movie star Buster Keaton (1895-1966).
CARACALLAmAncient Roman From Latin caracalla, which referred to a type of hooded tunic worn by the Gauls. This was the agnomen, or nickname, of a 3rd-century Roman emperor.
GINGERfEnglish From the English word ginger for the spice or the reddish-brown colour. It can also be a diminutive of VIRGINIA, as in the case of actress and dancer Ginger Rogers (1911-1995), by whom the name was popularized.
NATHANmEnglish, French, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek From the Hebrew name נָתָן (Natan) meaning "he gave". In the Old Testament this is the name of a prophet during the reign of King David. He chastised David for his adultery with Bathsheba and for the death of Uriah the Hittite. Later he championed Solomon as David's successor. This was also the name of a son of David and Bathsheba.... [more]
PURDIEm & fEnglish (Rare) From an English surname that was derived from the Norman French expression pur die"by God". It was perhaps originally a nickname for a person who used the oath frequently.
ROCKYmEnglish Diminutive of ROCCO and other names beginning with a similar sound, or else a nickname referring to a tough person. This is the name of a boxer played by Sylvester Stallone in the movie Rocky (1976) and its five sequels.
RUSTYmEnglish From a nickname that was originally given to someone with a rusty, or reddish-brown, hair colour.
SONNYmEnglish From a nickname that is commonly used to denote a young boy, derived from the English word son.
SPIKEmEnglish (Rare) From a nickname that may have originally been given to a person with spiky hair.
TEXmEnglish From a nickname denoting a person who came from the state of Texas. A famous bearer was the American animator Tex Avery (1908-1980), real name Frederick, who was born in Texas.