Character Name Ideas

Names From The 1920's List

Albert - "noble, bright"
Gender: Male
Origin: German
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Alfred - "wise counsellor"
Gender: Male
Origin: English
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Alice - "noble"
Gender: Female
Origin: German
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Arthur - "bear"
Gender: Male
Origin: Celtic
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Barbara - "foreign woman"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Bernard - "strong, brave as a bear"
Gender: Male
Origin: German
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Bernice - "she who brings victory"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Betty - "pledged to God"
Gender: Female
Origin: Diminutive of Elizabeth
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Carl - "free man"
Gender: Male
Origin: German variation of Charles
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Clarence - "bright"
Gender: Male
Origin: Latin
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Donald - "proud chief"
Gender: Male
Origin: Scottish
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Doris - "gift of the ocean"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Dorothy - "gift of God"
Gender: Female
Origin: English variation of Greek Dorothea
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Earl - unknown meaning
Gender: Male
Origin: English aristocratic title
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Edna - "rejuvenation, delight"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Hebrew
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Ernest - "serious, resolute"
Gender: Male
Origin: English from German
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Eugene - "wellborn, noble"
Gender: Male
Origin: Greek
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Florence - "flourishing, prosperous"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Frances - "from France or free man"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Frank - "Frenchman or free man"
Gender: Male
Origin: Diminutive of Francis or Franklin
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Gladys - "land, nation"
Gender: Female
Origin: Possibly a form of Claudia or Welsh
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Harold - "army ruler"
Gender: Male
Origin: Scandinavian
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Harry - "estate ruler"
Gender: Male
Origin: Diminutive of Henry
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Hazel - "the hazelnut tree"
Gender: Female
Origin: English
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Helen - "bright, shining light"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Herbert - "bright army"
Gender: Male
Origin: German
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Howard - "high guardian or brave heart"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: German or English
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Irene - "peace"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Jean - "God is gracious"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: English and Scottish, from French variation of Johanna
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Kenneth - "born of fire, handsome"
Gender: Male
Origin: Scottish and Irish
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Lawrence - "from Laurentium"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Latin
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Leonard - "brave lion"
Pronunciation: LEHN-uhd
Gender: Male
Origin: German
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Lois - "most desirable"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Louis - "renowned warrior"
Pronunciation: LOO-ee or LOO-is
Gender: Male
Origin: German and French
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Louise - "renowned warrior"
Gender: Female
Origin: French and English, feminine variation of Louis
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Margaret - "pearl"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Marie - "bitter"
Gender: Female
Origin: French variation of Mary, Hebrew
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Marjorie - "pearl"
Pronunciation: MARGE-uh-ree
Gender: Female
Origin: Scottish variation of Margery, diminutive of Margaret
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Martha - "lady"
Gender: Female
Origin: Aramaic
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Mary - "bitter"
Gender: Female
Origin: Hebrew
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Mildred - "gentle strength"
Gender: Female
Origin: English
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Norman - "northerner, Norseman"
Gender: Male
Origin: English
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Paul - "small"
Gender: Male
Origin: Latin
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Ralph - "wolf-counsel"
Gender: Male
Origin: English from German
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Raymond - "wise-protector"
Gender: Male
Origin: German
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Richard - "dominant ruler"
Gender: Male
Origin: German
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Roy - "red-haired"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: French
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Ruby - "precious red stone"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Diminutive of Reuben
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Ruth - "compassionate friend"
Gender: Female
Origin: Hebrew
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Shirley - "bright meadow"
Gender: Female
Origin: English
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Stanley - "near the stony clearing"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: English
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Thelma - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Literary invention for a Norwegian character
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Virginia - "virginal, pure"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Walter - "army ruler"
Gender: Male
Origin: German
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