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Mike is a masculine given name. It is also encountered as a short form of Michael. Notable people with the name include:
Nathan is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Hebrew verb נָתָן meaning gave.
Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name Dòmhnall. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *Dumno-ualos. The final -d in Donald is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the Gaelic pronunciation by English speakers, and partly associated with the spelling of similar-sounding Germanic names, such as Ronald. A short form of Donald is Don. Pet forms of Donald include Donnie and Donny. The feminine given name Donella is derived from Donald.
Gus is a masculine name, often a diminutive for, Angus, August, Augustine, Gustave, Constantine, Konstantinos, Augusten, Gustavo, Gusten, or Augustus, and other names.
Jojo, JoJo or Jo Jo is a given name, surname, nickname or stage name used by several people and fictional characters, including:
Rick is a masculine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Richard, Derek, Frederick, Patrick, Hendrick, Eric, Kendrick, Roderick, Fredericka, Derrick, Maverick, Erica, Ricky, Hendricka, Henrique, and Enrique. It may refer to:
Larry is a masculine given name in English, derived from Lawrence or Laurence. It can be a shortened form of those names.
Trevor is a common given name or surname of Welsh origin. It is an habitational name, deriving from the Welsh tre(f), meaning "homestead", or "settlement" and fawr, meaning "large, big". The Cornish language equivalent is Trevorrow and is most associated with Ludgvan.
Bobby or Bobbie is both a masculine and a feminine hypocorism, given name and occasional nickname. It is usually a variant of Robert (male) or Roberta (female). It can also be short for the male name Roberto. The female version is also sometimes spelled "Bobbi" or "Bobi".
Joe is a masculine given name, usually a short form of Joseph.
Ray is a masculine given name and short form (hypocorism) of the given name Raymond, and may refer to:
Art is a Celtic masculine given name, meaning "bear", thus figuratively "champion".
Garrett is a surname and given name of Germanic and of Old French origins. It is one of the many baptismal surnames to have been derived from the popular given names of Gerardus, Gerard and Gerald in 12th-century England. Both of these names were taken to Britain by the invading Normans and are the Old French versions of ancient Germanic personal names. The name Gerard is composed of the Germanic elements gēr or gār and hard, while Gerald is composed of again gēr or gār ('spear') and wald. Although Garrett remains predominantly only a last name in the UK and Ireland, elsewhere in the English-speaking world it is also a common first name.
Shawn is a unisex given name, an anglicized spelling of the Irish name Seán. Alternate spellings include Shawne, Shaun, Shon and Sean.
Woody, also spelled Woodie, is a masculine given name in its own right or a pet form of Woodrow and other names such as Elwood or Heywood. It was especially popular in the US during and after the presidency of Thomas Woodrow Wilson, who was always called by his middle name. It is also a surname.
Tommy or Thommy is a masculine given name, frequently a short form of Thomas. Notable people with these names include:
Doug is a male personal name. It is sometimes a given name, but more often it is a hypocorism which takes the place of a given name, usually Douglas. Notable people with the name include:
Sam is a given name as well as a nickname, often used by people named Samuel, Sameer, Samira, Samson, and Samantha, Samjhana.
Billy is a given name and a common nickname for William. Notable people with the name include:
The nickname Al is often short for Alfred, Albert, Alphonse, Alphons, Allen, Allan, Alan, Alyson, Alysson, Allyson, Alistair, Alister, Alex, Alexander, Alexandra, Alexandrina, Alexis, Alexa, Alphonso, Alfreda, Alfredo, Alice, Alec, Alexandria, Alessandra, Alessandro, Alberto, Alberta, Alicia, Alvin, Alyssa, Alisha, Aldrin, Alden, Aldo, Alisia, Alannah, Alejandro, Alejandra, Aldwin, Ali, Allie, Allison, Alwin, Alfie, Alaric or Aloysius.
References
- ↑ The Origins of 10 Nicknames, Mentalfloss
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