A Dictionary of First Names

19th century actress altered form American Anglicized form apparently associated bearer boy’s name Britain Celtic COGNATES common compound names contracted form Danish diminutive suffix early saints England English personal name English-speaking world famous feminine diminutive film form of VARIANT French form Gaelic name Germanic girl’s name girls Greek name honour independent given name influenced Ireland Irish appendix Italian King Late Latin Late Latin name Latinized form main dictionary Mainly U.S. martyred Mary medieval Middle Ages Middle English Modern coinage name was borne Norman Norse personal name Norwegian occasionally Old English Old English personal Old French Old Norse personal originally a byname Pet form place name popular probably recent respelling revived Roman family name Russian Sanskrit Scandinavian Scotland Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic equivalent Scottish surname short form sometimes Spanish surname surname derived Swedish Testament Traditional name Transferred uncertain derivation uncertain origin Variant spelling vernacular form Visigothic Welsh equivalent Yiddish