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This is a set of lists of English personal and place names having spellings that are counterintuitive to their pronunciation because the spelling does not accord with conventional pronunciation associations. Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages.
This category is for feminine given names from England (natively, or by historical modification of Biblical, etc., names). See also Category:English-language feminine given names , for all those commonly used in the modern English language , regardless of origin.
PeopleImages/Getty Images. 1. Abigail. Abigail, or Abby for short, is a name of Hebrew origin that means “my father’s joy.” 2. Sienna. This Latin name of Italian origin means “orange-red ...
Pages in category "English-language feminine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 263 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
easy pronounce names success at work. Many parents are giving their new babies unusually spelled first names, reports The New York Times, so that they can pop up on the first page of a web search ...
So when I was pregnant with a baby girl, whose last name was going to be “White,” I was determined to find a name that had a precious meaning but an easy phonetic pronunciation. My husband ...
Jean is a common female given name in English-speaking countries. It is the Scottish form of Jane (and is sometimes pronounced that way). It is sometimes spelled Jeaine. It is the equivalent of Johanna, Joanna, Joanne, Jeanne, Jana, and Joan, and derives from the Old French Jehanne, which is derived from the Latin name Johannes, itself from the Koine Greek name Ioannes (Ιωαννης ...
Emily has been a popular name in the English-speaking world, ranking among the most popular names in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. It held the position for more than a decade from 1996 to 2007 as the most common name given to girls in the United States. [ 2 ]