Adah f Biblical Means
"adornment, ornament" in Hebrew. This is the name of the wives of both
Lamech and
Esau in the Old Testament.
Athol m & f Scottish From
Atholl, the name of a district in Scotland, from Scottish Gaelic
Athall, possibly derived from Old Irish
ath Fhotla "new Ireland".
Chinyere f Igbo Means
"God gave" in Igbo, derived from
Chi 2, referring to God, and
nyè meaning "give".
Domenico m Italian Italian form of
Dominicus (see
Dominic). Domenico Veneziano was a Renaissance painter who lived in Florence.
Esperanza f Spanish Spanish form of the Latin name
Sperantia, which was derived from
spero "to hope".
Eugene m English English form of
Eugenius, the Latin form of the Greek name
εὐγενής (eugenes) meaning
"well born" [1] [2] . It is composed of the elements
eu) meaning "good" and
genes) meaning "born"
[3] [4] . This was the name of several saints and four popes.
... [more] Franz m German German form of
Franciscus (see
Francis). This name was borne by the Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828), the Hungarian composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886) and the Austrian-Czech author Franz Kafka (1883-1924), whose works include
The Trial and
The Castle. It was also the name of rulers of Austria and the Holy Roman Empire.
Giovanni m Italian Italian form of
Iohannes (see
John). This name has been very common in Italy since the late Middle Ages, as with other equivalents of
John in Europe. The Renaissance writer Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375), the painter Giovanni Bellini (1430-1516) and the painter and sculptor Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) were famous bearers of the name.
Jorma m Finnish Finnish (allegedly Karelian) form of
Jeremiah. This was the name of a character in Juhani Aho's novel
Panu (1897).
Marshall m English From an English surname that originally denoted a person who was a marshal. The word
marshal originally derives from Latin
mariscalcus, itself from Germanic roots akin to Old High German
marah "horse" and
scalc "servant". A famous bearer is the American rapper Marshall Mathers (1972-), who performs under the name Eminem.
Saskia f Dutch, German From the Old German element
sahso meaning
"a Saxon" [1] [2] . The Saxons were a Germanic tribe, their name ultimately deriving from the Germanic word *
sahsą meaning "knife". Saskia van Uylenburgh (1612-1642) was the wife of the Dutch painter Rembrandt.
Wilford m English From a surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning
"willow ford" in Old English.