Behind the Name: helloadele's Personal Name List

Ghislain

Gender: Masculine

Usage: French

Pronounced: ZHEES-LEHN, GEE-LEHN

Rating: 40% based on 8 votes

French form of Gislenus, a Latinized form of the Germanic name Gislin, derived from the element gisal meaning "hostage" or "pledge". This was the name of a 7th-century saint and hermit who built a chapel near Mons, Belgium.

Javan

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Biblical

Other Scripts: יָוָן(Ancient Hebrew)

Pronounced: JAY-vən(English)

Rating: 39% based on 8 votes

Means "Greece" in Hebrew, possibly related to Ion 2. In the Old Testament this is the name of a grandson of Noah and the ancestor of the Greek peoples.

Jaxson

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English (Modern)

Pronounced: JAK-sən

Rating: 28% based on 9 votes

Variant of Jackson.

Jordon

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English (Modern)

Pronounced: JAWR-dən(American English) JAW-dən(British English)

Rating: 18% based on 9 votes

Variant of Jordan.

Kaeden

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English (Modern)

Pronounced: KAY-dən

Rating: 41% based on 7 votes

Variant of Caden.

Nevan

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Irish

Pronounced: NEHV-ən(English)

Rating: 56% based on 7 votes

Anglicized form of Naomhán.

Reagan

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English (Modern)

Pronounced: RAY-gən

Rating: 42% based on 9 votes

From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Riagáin, derived from the given name Riagán. This surname was borne by American actor and president Ronald Reagan (1911-2004).

As a given name, it took off in popularity during the 1990s. It has been more common for girls in the United States probably because of its similarity to other names such as Megan, Morgan and Regan.