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The name Basil ( royal, kingly) comes from the male Greek name Vassilios ( Greek: Βασίλειος, female version Bασιλεία ), which first appeared during the Hellenistic period. It is derived from "basileus" (Greek: βασιλεύς ), a Greek word of pre-Hellenic origin, meaning "king", from which words such as basilica and basilisk ...
British sailor, circa 1790. " Limey " (from lime / lemon) is a predominantly North American slang nickname for a British person. The word has been around since the mid-19th century. Intended as a pejorative, the word is not commonly used today, though it retains that connotation. [ 3][ 4] The term is thought to have originated in the 1850s as ...
Tristan de Clermont, Bartholomew "Tristan" de Clermont-Lodève (1380 – c. 1432), Count of Copertino, was a French-born knight who married Catherine del Balzo Orsini. Tristan of Montepeloso (born 1020), the first lord of Montepeloso from 1042. Tristan (musician) (Tristan Cooke, born 1970), British psytrance and Goa trance DJ and producer.
Love Dove. Goober. Old Man. Fella. Cutie Patootie. Mi Amor (My love in Spanish) Bebe (Baby in Spanish) Amóre (Love in Italian) Nicknames for the guy you’re casual with.
Elliot (also spelled Eliot, Elliotte, Elliott, [1] Eliott [2] and Elyot [3]) is a personal name which can serve as either a surname or a given name. Although the given name has historically been given to males, females have increasingly been given the name as well in the United States. [4] [5] [better source needed] [6] The main difference is ...
Robin is a unisex given name and a surname. It was originally a diminutive masculine given name or nickname of Robert, derived from the prefix Ro - ( hrod, Old Germanic, meaning "fame" and berht, meaning "bright"), and the suffix -in ( Old French diminutive). In Europe, although it is sometimes regarded as a feminine name, it is generally given ...
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 ...
Riley (given name) Riley is a transferred use of an English surname derived from Old English ryge ‘rye’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’. [1] [2] It is also derived from the Irish surname O'Reilly, [3] which originated from the Irish name Raghallach, of unknown meaning. [4]