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This category is for unisex given names from England (natively, or by historical modification of Biblical, etc., names). See also Category:English-language unisex given names , for all those commonly used in the modern English language , regardless of origin.
A unisex name (also known as an epicene name, a gender-neutral name or an androgynous name) is a given name that is not gender-specific. Unisex names are common in the English-speaking world, especially in the United States. By contrast, some countries have laws preventing unisex names, requiring parents to give their children sex-specific ...
Aubrey is from the Norman French derivation Aubry of the Germanic given name Alberic / Old High German given name Alberich, [6] which consists of the elements alb 'elf' and ric 'power' or 'ruler', [1] [7] Before being largely replaced by Aubrey after the Norman Conquest of England, the Anglo-Saxons used the native form Ælfrīc.
In Old English, this name means “of the hare meadow,” but the motorcycle association makes it pretty badass. 14. Ryan. A Gaelic name meaning “little king”—or, if it’s for a lady, queen ...
The name first appeared on the SSA's list of the 1,000 most popular boys' names in 1994, at number 850. [3] It became dramatically more popular among ethnic minorities [ 4 ] in the U.S. thereafter with the naming of Jaden Smith (a variant of Jayden; derived from his mother's name, Jada ), [ 5 ] the son of two famous actors, in 1998: [ 5 ] use ...
Apparently her daughter’s first name was inspired by Hollywood starlet Katherine Hepburn and the middle name Swati was chosen as a tribute to her Indian heritage and, more importantly, her ...
The name is also probably derived from the Irish names Cathán [8] [9] and Callan, [10] [11] both meaning "battle" in Irish and Scottish, and the surnames Mac Cadáin or McCadden, both meaning "son of Cadán" in Irish and Scottish, names possibly derived from the Old Irish “cath”, from Proto-Celtic “*katus”, meaning “battle”.
The name Kyle is primarily masculine and has been in use as a given name at least since the 1800s. It has been among the top 1,000 names for American boys at various times since 1902, influenced by American football player Kyle Rote (1928–2002) and his son, soccer star Kyle Rote Jr. (born 1950), and later by the character Kyle Hadley played by Robert Stack in the 1956 film Written on the ...