Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical
Pronunciation: ROO-ǝl
Meaning & History
Means "friend of God" in Hebrew. A famous bearer of this name is John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (J.R.R. Tolkien), author of The Lord of the Rings trilogy and many more fantasy novels.
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronunciation: NO-vah
Meaning & History
Taken from Latin novus, meaning "new." This was first used as a given name in the 19th century.
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Late Greek (Latinized)
Pronunciation: Eh-RASS-muhs
Meaning & History
Derived from the Greek erasmios, meaning "beloved." This was the given name of Saint Erasmus, also known as Saint Elmo, a 4th-century martyr, the patron saint of sailors.
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Swedish, Dutch, Finnish, German, English
Pronunciation: AHN-nee-kah (Dutch), AH-nee-kah (German)
Meaning & History
Swedish diminutive of Anna, which is derived from Hannah, meaning "favour" or "grace."
I love those first two names!
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