Ailean
a male given name from the Celtic languages, equivalent to English Alan
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends N
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Alan
From Old Breton Alan, name of early Breton saints, of disputed origin and meaning; brought to England by Normans. It may have been the name of a Celtic deity, the brother of…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends N
Alana
Feminine form of Alan (from Alan + -a). In regular use since the 20th century. alana (“awakening”); the modern usage is reinforced by English Alana.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Alanis
A feminine form of Alan best known for the Canadian singer Alanis Morissette whose father was named Alan.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends S
Alanna
A feminine form of Alan; variant spelling of Alana. Compare also Alannah.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Allan
A male given name from the Celtic languages, a less common spelling of Alan. From English Allan at the end of the 19th century. Borrowed from English Allan, Alan, probably of…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends N
Allen
A male given name from the Celtic languages, a variant of Alan; in modern use often transferred from the surname.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends N
Arthur
From the name of the legendary king, from Middle English Arthure, from Medieval Latin Arthurus, probably from Middle Welsh arth (“bear”). Other suggestions include Old Welsh…
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends R
Brice
A male given name from the Celtic languages, a variant of Bryce.
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
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- ends E
Bryce
A male given name from the Celtic languages, variant of Brice.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
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- ends E
Galahad
From Old French Galahad, of obscure origin and meaning. Suggestions include Old Welsh, or biblical Gilead.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends D
Gavin
Medieval variant of Gawain, the name of an Arthurian knight, first recorded as Old French Gauvain. The form Gavin survived in Scotland and spread to other English-speaking…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Harvey
From Haerviu, name of a Breton saint, from Old Breton hoiarn (“iron”) + viu (“blazing”). Cognate with modern Breton Haerviu. In Ireland, used as an anglicisation of Irish Ó…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends Y
Imogen
First used by William Shakespeare in Cymbeline, a misprint for Innogen, from Scottish Gaelic inghean (“girl, maiden”)
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends N
Isolde
Borrowed from the German Isolde, German form of Iseult.
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends E
Jewell
Medieval/Middle English form of a Breton saint's name, from Old Breton Judicaël "lord" + "generous." The second element is from hael (“generous, bountiful”) and identical to…
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- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Joyce
Medieval (Middle English) given name from Old French Josse, name of a seventh century saint Latinized as Iodocus, from Breton Iodoc, diminutive of iudh (“lord”), from…
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
Percival
From Old French Perceval, name of a knight in a twelfth century Arthurian romance by the French poet Chrétien de Troyes. Shaped like Old French percier (“pierce”) + val…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Tristan
Old French, the name of a knight, lover of Iseult in medieval romance Tristan and Iseult, from Celtic Drystan derived from drest meaning "riot" or "tumult".
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- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends N
Tristram
A male given name from the Celtic languages, variant of Tristan.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends M