sopsik's Personal Name List

Adele

Gender: Feminine

Usage: German, English, Italian

Pronounced: a-DEH-lə(German) ə-DEHL(English) a-DEH-leh(Italian)

Form of Adela used in several languages. A famous bearer was the dancer and actress Adele Astaire (1896-1981). It was also borne by the British singer Adele Adkins (1988-), known simply as Adele. Shortly after she released her debut album in 2008 the name reentered the American top 1000 chart after a 40-year absence.

Agnessa

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Russian

Other Scripts: Агнесса(Russian)

Pronounced: ug-NYEHS-sə

Russian form of Agnes.

Elfriede

Gender: Feminine

Usage: German

Pronounced: ehl-FREE-də

German form of Elfreda.

Elisabeth

Gender: Feminine

Usage: German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin

Pronounced: eh-LEE-za-beht(German) eh-LEE-sa-beht(Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian) eh-LEE-sa-behd(Danish) i-LIZ-ə-bəth(English)

German and Dutch form of Elizabeth. It is also a variant English form, reflecting the spelling used in the Authorized Version of the New Testament.

Joosep

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Estonian

Estonian form of Joseph.

Mirja

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Finnish

Pronounced: MEER-yah

Finnish form of Miriam.

Solon

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Ancient Greek [1]

Other Scripts: Σόλων(Ancient Greek)

Pronounced: SO-LAWN

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.