jossskinner's Personal Name List

Solei
Gender: Feminine
Usage: American (Modern, Rare)
Pronounced: so-LAY
Phonetic variant of Soleil.
Maureen
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish, English
Pronounced: maw-REEN(English)
Anglicized form of Máirín.
Joss
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JAWS
Short form of Jocelyn.
Jocelyn
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English, French
Pronounced: JAHS-lin(English) JAHS-ə-lin(English) ZHO-SEH-LEHN(French)
From a Frankish masculine name, variously written as Gaudelenus, Gautselin, Gauzlin, along with many other spellings. It was derived from the Germanic element *gautaz, which was from the name of the Germanic tribe the Geats, combined with a Latin diminutive suffix. The Normans brought this name to England in the form Goscelin or Joscelin, and it was common until the 14th century. It was revived in the 20th century primarily as a feminine name, perhaps an adaptation of the surname Jocelyn (a medieval derivative of the given name). In France this is a masculine name only.
Dean
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DEEN
From a surname, see Dean 1 and Dean 2. The actor James Dean (1931-1955) was a famous bearer of the surname.
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