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Beatrice ( / ˈbiː ( ə) trɪs / BEE- (ə-)triss, Italian: [beaˈtriːtʃe]) [ 1] is a female given name. The English variant is derived from the French Béatrice, which came from the Latin Beatrix, which means "blessed one". [ 2] Beatrice is also the Italian language version of Beatrix. The Spanish and Portuguese form is Beatriz.
Agnes (name) Agnes is a feminine given name derived from the Greek Ἁγνή Hagnḗ, meaning 'pure' or 'holy'. The name passed to Italian as Agnese, [ 1] to French as Agnès, to Portuguese as Inês, and to Spanish as Inés. It is also written as Agness. The name is descended from the Proto-Indo-European *h₁yaǵ-, meaning 'to sacrifice; to ...
Alice is a form of the Old French name Alis (older Alais), short form of Adelais, which is derived from the Old High German Adalhaidis (see Adelaide), from the Proto-Germanic words *aþala-, meaning "noble" and *haidu-, meaning "appearance; kind" (compare German Adel "nobility", edel "noble", nominalizing suffix -heit "-hood"), hence "of noble character or rank, of nobility". [1]
Yves (French pronunciation:; in English as / ˈ iː v / EEV) is a common French male given name of uncertain origin, either from Celtic as in the Gaulish name Ivo (Iuo) and compound names Ivorix (Iuo-rigi or Iue-ricci) and Ivomagus (Iuo-magi), all derived from the Gaulish term for yew, iuos or īuos, [1] or from Germanic, derived from Proto-Germanic *īwaz, *īhwaz (compare Icelandic ýr ...
Barbara is a given name used in numerous languages. It is the feminine form of the Greek word barbaros ( Greek: βάρβαρος) meaning "stranger" or "foreign". [ 1] In Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox tradition, Saint Barbara ( Greek: Ἁγία Βαρβάρα) was imprisoned in a tower by her father. She was then martyred by her father when ...
Francis is an English given name of Latin origin. Francis is a name that has many derivatives in most European languages. A feminine version of the name in English is Frances, or (less commonly) Francine. [4] (For most speakers, Francis and Frances are homophones or near homophones; a popular mnemonic for the spelling is "i for him and e for her".)
Shelby. Isaac Shelby, the first governor of Kentucky. Shelby is a given name, a transferred use of the northern English surname. Its meaning is uncertain. It has been in use as a given name, mainly in North America, since the 1700s. Initial usage for boys was probably influenced by Isaac Shelby (1750-1826), a United States Revolutionary War ...
In Ireland, Matthew was ranked the 10th most popular male name in 2007. In 2008, it was ranked 15th, falling to 20th between 2009-2010, and then 24th between 2011-2012. [11] In 2016, it was the 30th most popular male name in Ireland, rising to 26th in 2017. [12] [13] In the United Kingdom, Matthew has