French form of Anthony, particularly popular in France in the early 1990s, following the popularity of Anthony. It was also popular from the 16th to 18th century, and declined in popularity during the 19th century.
Notable bearers include F
A dean can also be a member of the clergy or, in universities and similar, someone with control over a certain academic department.
Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti) was an American actor and musician, and was a member of the 'Rat Pack'
Pet form of MacKenzie.
'Mac' means 'son of' in Gaelic.
Can also be a nickname for Seamus.
A Norman name that came back into fashion in the nineteenth century. Adeline's popularity continued well into the early twentieth century, perhaps partly due to the song "Sweet Adeline." It fell out of favor in English-speaking countries in the mid-twen
Aminah or Amina was the name of the mother of the Muslim prophet Muhammed, founder of Islam.
It was also the name of a Nigerian princess of the royal family of Zazzau (now known as Zaria) in the 16th century. She is famous for her military
As a Hebrew name, Amira may come from the Hebrew meaning "speech" or "treetop" if written with the letter Aleph, or "sheaf of corn" if written with the letter Ayin. It is also the feminine form of the Arabic name Amir.
Kandace is a respelling of the name Candace, influenced by the modern trend of replacing a hard 'C' with a 'K'.
A modern phonetic spelling of Madeline or Madeleine.
Can also be a nickname for names like Serena.
The Japanese name Rena (pronounced REH nah) may be written with the characters for "actor" (re) and "Nara; what?" (na).
Phonetic spelling of the French word 'chèrie'.
This traditionally male name is now also used for girls in the English-speaking world. In modern Greece it remains a male name, which might more literally be transliterated as 'Alexes': in the Greek alphabet it is written 'alpha-lambda-epsilon-xi-eta-sigm
In Hinduism, a son of Krishna and a name of Lakshmi.
In the US this is an abbreviation of the Mason Dixon line and as such refers to the region south of the line.
In the Old and New Testament, the angel Gabriel makes several appearances; he is the angel who informs Mary that she will give birth to Jesus. According to Hebrew tradition, Gabriel is one of the seven archangels.
Bearers include Columbia
One of the best known American actresses by this name, Jodie Foster, was actually born Alicia Christian Foster.
Jodie and it's counterpart, Jody, are legitimate unisex names and have traditionally been used for both girls and boys.
Unisex as a Hawaiian name. In this case it is also written with a macron accent (a straight horizontal line) over the second 'a'.
The Sanskrit female name Kala (pronounced with a long final vowel a) is also the name of the Goddess of fine arts, and
As a female name, Kara is derived from Cara - which has roots in Gaelic and Italian. As a male name it is Turkish.
Kara refers to several geographical places.
It is a character in the novel 'Benim Adým Kýrmýzý' by the Turki
John F Kennedy was the thirty-fifth President of the United States. He was President during the Cuban Missile Crisis, he proposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which outlawed segregation in public places and schools, and he set the goal for America having
A respelling of Madison.