Given Names

Personal names are composed of one or more given names and a family name. For example, Ronald Wilson Reagan. Given names are names given at birth. In Western usage, the given name appears before the family name and is called the first name, or forename. A second given name is called a middle name. The family name, or surname, preserves the family name of the father. Sometimes more than two given names are used. In some cases more than one family name is used, usually to indicate the mother’s family name.

In cases where the given names and the family name of the son are the same as those of the father, the qualifier Jr. (Junior) or II (the second) is added to the son’s personal name. For example, the son of John Albert Hunter would be known as John Albert Hunter, Jr., or John Albert Hunter II.

In some Western cultures, patronymics, names based on the name of the father, are used instead of surnames or in addition to surnames. For example, Sergei Kournikov’s daughter is named Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova. In ancient Rome, personal names had three parts: a praenomen or given name, a nomen, the name of a group of families or clan, and a cognomen used as a family name or to indicate a personal characteristic. For example, Gaius Julius Caesar.

There are thousands of different given names. The following are among those in common use.

Male Names Female Names  William  Matthew  Michael  Daniel  Anthony  Alexander  Jacob  Ethan  Christopher  Joshua  David  Joseph  Henry  James  Ryan  John  Nicholas  Charles  Nathan  Brandon  Anton  Stuart  Isaac  Adrian  Ira  Vernon  Howard  Raphael  Ferdinand  Matthias  Cyrus  Sylvester  Homer  Claude  Dominic  Giles  Somerset  Cameron  Willi  Marco  Andy  Sergio  Rupert  Dale  Ludwig  Bruce  Owen  Duncan  Wynn  Dustin  Hannibal  Ross  Guido  Corey  Kurt  Thaddeus  Zachary  Justin  Robert  George  Julius  Noah  Richard  Thomas  Paul  Ronald  Stephen  Dennis  Larry  Gary  Kenneth  Eric  Albert  Timothy  Arthur  Roger  Patrick  Gabriel  Uriel  Ralph  Maynard  Glenn  Lance  Herman  Sean  Barry  Waldo  Clive  Barney  Leopold  Ignatius  Jerome  Aiden  Blake  Alistair  Sigmund  Ezekiel  Mickey  Seamus  Joel  Andre  Dorian  Christian  Sebastian  Duane  Anselm  Leroy  Axel  Dexter  Daryl  Sidney  Peyton  Laurence  Felix  Xavier  Wilfrid  Cesar  Vladimir  Oscar  Vitus  Theodore  Vincent  Aaron  Titus  Samuel  Marcus  Emil  Lucius  Benjamin  Victor  Alfred  Rufus  Quincy  Hubert  Miles  Floyd  Gavin  Horace  Earl  Clifford  Norman  Johan  Myron  Ari  Guy  Joe  Leander  Wolfgang  Cecil  Cole  Gregory  Orestes  Jonas  Adal  Hans  Gilbert  Maurice  Neil  Leonard  Liam  Royce  Lucien  Abraham  Llewellyn  Lorenzo  Cary  Hugo  Grayson  Adolph  Stanley  Claudius  Adam  Ned  Brian  Marius  Carlos  Douglas  Peter  Colin  Philip  Terence  August  Jason  Harold  Clarence  Walter  Edward  Frank  Wilbur  Reginald  Brett  Jesse  Manfred  Seymour  Louis  Bernard  Roderick  Rudolf  Geoffrey  Erwin  Craig  Fritz  Norbert  Crispin  Brad  Tristan  Evan  Carl  Roman  Rick  Ellery  Darrell  Alain  Emmet  Russell  Wyatt  Jubal  Dwight  Chester  Emmanuel  Shane  Spencer  Clement  Bartholomew  Roy  Grover  Otto  Ernest  Scott  Kevin  Raymond  Donald  Jack  Mark  Jerry  Steven  Jeffrey  Andrew  Bruno  Jonathan  Dylan  Tyler  Kyle  Jeremy  Armand  Eli  Simon  Luke  Caleb  Clayton  Julian  Alonzo  Seth  Dirk  Leif  Basil  Nigel  Lucas  Benedict  Emile  Josiah  Brayden  Alan  Brendan  Max  Elmer  Rainer  Ruben  Gerard  Ian  Silas  Conrad  Audie  Elliot  Luther  Niall  Gordon  Martin  Trevor  Ezra  Isabella  Emily  Elizabeth  Emma  Chloe  Abigail  Madison  Ava  Olivia  Sophia  Hannah  Allison  Samantha  Alyssa  Ashley  Natalie  Sarah  Alexis  Grace  Mia  Ada  Mercedes  Wendy  Hailey  Dorothy  Sabrina  Miriam  Hattie  Lucinda  Morgan  Irma  Simone  Heidi  Lilith  Beatrice  Cecilia  Nancy  Tina  Lilian  Antoinette  Kerri  Alma  Moira  Phyllis  Myla  Maureen  Taylor  Camila  Nadine  Charmaine  Raquel  Joanna  Sybil  Carrie  Sally  Clementine  Ann  Laura  Jessica  Megan  Victoria  Patricia  Diana  Margaret  Donna  Brenda  Mary  Carol  Sharon  Barbara  Janet  Deborah  Martha  Alicia  Jane  Eleanor  Velma  Adele  Stephanie  Brooke  Selma  Magdalen  Agatha  Opal  Cheryl  Aubrey  Gretchen  Mae  Paige  Doreen  Edith  Felicity  Alina  Bailey  Bettina  Augusta  Lisa  Eydis  Petra  Juanita  Denise  Anita  Flora  Esme  Lorraine  Hazel  Pamela  Peta  Della  Fiona  Bianca  Rosamund  Kirsten  Clarissa  Ethel  Ruth  Charity  Justine  Hester  Georgia  Faith  Eve  Lydia  Charlotte  Joan  Cicely  Helen  Claudia  Susan  Rose  Julia  Daisy  Elaine  Constance  Ximena  Roberta  Wilma  Cynthia  Verna  Marguerite  Edwina  Vanessa  Una  Glenda  Zoe  Iris  Theodora  Bernadette  Gina  Arianna  Gilda  Tamara  April  Eva  Cate  Melinda  Heather  Hilda  Ulrike  Anastasia  Suzy  Andrea  Sadie  Marlene  Renee  Fay  Trudy  Lorna  Virginia  Alice  Veronica  Bertha  Lucrecia  Delia  Freda  Ursula  Therese  Regina  Gisele  Sylvia  Lucia  Marina  Priscilla  Jennifer  Carla  Lillian  Mildred  Chantal  Agnes  Stella  Amanda  Belinda  Arlise  Erin  Yvonne  Mamie  Monica  Gabriella  Hope  Kimberly  Colleen  Kate  Bridget  Angela  Caroline  Kaylee  Marianne  Jan  Olga  Vivian  Marnie  Wanda  Jocelyn  Amber  Darlene  Hildegard  Rhonda  Selene  Vera  Leila  Lily  Adrienne  Maud  Harriet  Mabel  Ida  Florence  Michelle  Nellie  Louise  Gladys  Evelyn  Frances  Catherine  Irene  Doris  Betty  Marie  Shirley  Gloria  Zelda  Joyce  Beverly  Marilyn  Leni  Linda  Yasmin  Ardelia  Erica  Jean  Paula  Blanche  Kay  Lindsay  Karen  Jenna  Valeria  Christina  Marissa  Rebecca  Deirdre  Brianna  Lisbeth  Kelly  Tatyana  Frida  Nora  Sheila  Melissa  Claire  Tessa  Gerda  Loretta  Danica  Janice  Corinne  Candice  Ivana  Emanuelle  Oona

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