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Leslie is a surname and given name, derived from the name of Clan Leslie. The name may also be spelled Lesley. The name derives from a placename in Aberdeenshire, [1] perhaps an anglicisation of an originally Gaelic leas celyn "holly-garden". [2] Leslie is also frequently used as an anglicization of the male name Ladislaus, or its variant László.
Gladys is a female name from the Welsh name Gwladus or Gwladys, which is of uncertain meaning. It was the name of Gwladys, a Welsh royal queen who lived in the late 5th century and early 6th century and became a Christian saint. The name was also used for other Welsh nobles, but declined in use in Wales after 1500.
Jennifer "Jenny" Wakeman/XJ-9, a protagonist in My Life as a Teenage Robot. Jennifer "Jenny" Humphrey, character from the in American teen drama and novel series "Gossip Girl". Jennifer "Jenn" Lindy, character on the American teen drama Dawson's Creek. Jennifer Walters, also known as SheHulk, a Marvel Comics character.
In the 1940s, Americans started using the Ashley for girls and was more common for girls starting in 1964. [7] Ashley was considered a surname style name at the time. [8] In the 1980s the name had a rise in popularity attributed to the female soap opera character Ashley Abbott who emerged on the still-running TV series The Young and the Restless in 1982. [9]
Lucy. Lucy is an English feminine given name derived from the Latin masculine given name Lucius with the meaning as of light ( born at dawn or daylight, maybe also shiny, or of light complexion ). Alternative spellings are Luci, Luce, Lucie, Lucia, and Luzia .
Word/name. Greek. Meaning. from Θεοφάνεια, Theophania—"manifestation of God", "appearance of God". Region of origin. Greece. Tiffany / ˈtɪfəni / is a primarily English feminine form of the Greek given name Theophania. It was formerly often given to children born on the feast of Theophania, that is, Epiphany. [ 1]
Roxanne (given name) ”Roxanne” is a feminine given name. It is derived from the Greek name Rhōxanē (Latinised to Roxana), used for Roxana, one of Cambyses's wifes, the daughter of Idérnēs, a sister of one sister of king Mithridates VI, and the wife of Alexander the Great. The name originates from the Old Iranian Raṷxšnā-, meaning ...
Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής ( eugenēs ), "noble", literally "well-born", [ 1] from εὖ ( eu ), "well" [ 2] and γένος ( genos ), "race, stock, kin". [ 3] Gene is a common shortened form. The feminine variant is Eugenia or Eugenie . Egon, a common given name in parts of central and northern ...