JOCELYN

Gender: Feminine & Masculine

Usage: English, French
Pronounced: JAWS-lin (English), JAWS-ə-lin (English) [key]
From the Germanic masculine name Gautselin, which was derived from the name of a
Germanic tribe, the Gauts. This name was brought to England by the Normans in the
form Goscelin or Joscelin, and was common until the 14th century. It was revived in the
20th century primarily as a feminine name, perhaps an adaptation of the surname Jocelyn
(a medieval derivative of the given name). In France this is a masculine name only.

ROALD
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Norwegian
Means "famous ruler" from Germanic hrod "fame" and wald "rule". This name was borne
by the children's author Roald Dahl (1916-1990).

MONIQUE
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French
Pronounced: mo-NEEK [key]
French form of MONICA

YVETTE
Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English
Pronounced: ee-VET (French), i-VET (English) [key]
French feminine form of YVES

KEVIN
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Irish, French, German, Dutch, Scandinavian
Pronounced: KEV-in (English) [key]
Anglicized form of the Irish name Caoimhín, derived from the older Irish Cóemgein,
composed of the Old Irish elements cóem "kind, gentle, handsome" and gein "birth".
Saint Caoimhín established a monastery in Glendalough, Ireland in the 6th century and is
the patron saint of Dublin. It became popular in the English-speaking world outside of
Ireland in the 20th century.

KEITH
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Scottish
Pronounced: KEETH [key]
From a Scottish surname which was originally derived from a place name, itself probably
derived from British cet meaning "wood". This was the surname of a long line of Scottish
earls. It has been used as a given name since the 19th century.
GREGORY
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: GREG-ə-ree [key]
English form of Latin Gregorius, which was from the Late Greek name Γρηγοριος
(Gregorios), derived from γρηγορος (gregoros) meaning "watchful, alert". This name was
popular among early Christains, being borne by a number of important saints including
Saint Gregory Thaumaturgus (3rd century), Saint Gregory of Nyssa (4th century), Saint
Gregory of Nazianzus (4th century), and Saint Gregory of Tours (6th century). It was also
borne by the 6th-century pope Saint Gregory I the Great, a reformer and Doctor of the
Church, as well as 15 subsequent popes.
Due to the renown of the saints by this name, Gregory (in various spellings) has remained
common in the Christian world through the Middle Ages and to the present day. It was
not used in England, however, until after the Norman conquest. A famous bearer from the
modern era was American actor Gregory Peck (1916-2003).

JARED
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Biblical
Other Scripts: ‫ ֶיֶרד‬,‫( ָיֶרד‬Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced: JER-əd (English), JAR-əd (English) [key]
From the Hebrew name ‫( ָיֶרד‬Yared) or ‫( ֶיֶרד‬Yered) meaning "descent". This was the name
of a close descendent of Adam in the Old Testament. It has been used as an English name
since the Protestant Reformation, and it was popularized in the 1960s by the character
Jarrod Barkley on the television series 'The Big Valley'.

JASON
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, Greek Mythology (Anglicized), Biblical
Other Scripts: Ιασων (Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: JAY-sən (English) [key]
From the Greek name Ιασων (Iason), which was derived from Greek ιασθαι (iasthai) "to
heal". In Greek mythology Jason was the leader of the Argonauts. After his uncle Pelias
overthrew his father as king of Iolcos, Jason went in search of the Golden Fleece in order
to win back the throne. During his journeys he married the sorceress Medea, who helped
him gain the fleece and kill his uncle, but who later turned against him when he fell in
love with another woman.
This name also appears in the New Testament, belonging to man who sheltered Paul and
Silas. In his case, it may represent a Hellenized form of a Hebrew name. It was not used
in England until after the Protestant Reformation.
GARETH
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Welsh, English (British), Welsh Mythology
Pronounced: GAR-əth (Welsh, English) [key]
Meaning unknown. It first appears in this form in Thomas Malory's 15th-century
compilation of Arthurian legends 'Le Morte d'Arthur', in which Gareth was a knight of
the Round Table, the brother of Sir Gawain. Malory based the name on Gahariet, which
was the name of a similar Arthurian character in French sources. It may ultimately have a
Welsh origin, possibly related to gwaredd meaning "gentleness".

DEAN
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DEEN [key]
From a surname which means either "valley" from Middle English dene or else "dean"
from Middle English deen (ultimately from Latin decanus meaning "chief of ten"). The
actor James Dean (1931-1955) was a famous bearer of the surname.

ROWAN
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: Irish, English (Modern)
Pronounced: RO-ən (English) [key]
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Ruadháin meaning "descendent of
RUADHÁN". This name can also be given in reference to the rowan tree.