Names Categorized "1940s"

Barbara is a feminine given name derived from the Greek word barbaros (βάρβαρος), meaning "foreign, non-Greek." The word originally mimicked the unintelligible speech of non-Greek peoples (like "bar-bar") and later came...

Carolyn is a female given name, primarily used in English-speaking countries. It is a variant of Caroline, which itself is one of the feminine forms of Charles. The name Carolyn emerged as a respelling of Caroline, likel...

Diane is the French form of Diana, also regularly used in the English-speaking world. The name has been particularly popular in France and has seen steady use in other countries, especially the United Kingdom and the Uni...

Doris is a feminine given name derived from the Greek name Δωρίς (Doris), meaning "Dorian woman." The Dorians were one of the major ancient Greek tribes, known for settling the Peloponnese around the 12th century BC duri...

Gary is an English masculine given name. It originated as a surname, transmitted from a Norman given name that itself was a short form of compound names beginning with the Old-Germanic element ger meaning “spear”. The et...

Janice is a modern feminine given name, first used by American author Paul Leicester Ford for the heroine of his 1899 novel Janice Meredith. It is an elaborated form of Jane, which itself is the medieval English feminine...

Jimmy is a masculine given name primarily used in English. It is most commonly a diminutive of James, with the short form Jim also being widely used.Etymology and HistoryThe name Jimmy originated in English-speaking coun...

Etymology Joyce is a given name that originated as a masculine name and later transitioned to feminine. It is derived from the medieval masculine name Josse, which itself evolved from Iudocus, a Latinized form of the Bre...

Judith is a feminine given name derived from the Hebrew name Yehudit (יְהוּדִית), meaning "Jewish woman" or "Jewess," the feminine form of Yehudi, referring to a person from the tribe of Judah. The name appears in the Ol...

Larry is an English masculine given name, used as a diminutive of Laurence 1 or Lawrence. The name Laurence derives from the Roman cognomen Laurentius, meaning "from Laurentum," a city in ancient Italy whose name likely...

Linda is a feminine given name with multiple origins and widespread popularity. Originally a medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element lind meaning "soft, flexible, tender" (from Proto-Germanic *linþaz...

Origins and Etymology Nancy is a feminine given name primarily used in English and Spanish. It originated as a medieval English diminutive of Annis, a vernacular form of the name Agnes. The phonological shift from 'Mine...

Richard is a masculine given name that means "brave ruler", derived from the Old German elements rih "ruler, king" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy". It was introduced to England by the Normans after the 11th-century i...

Robert is a masculine given name of ancient Germanic origin, widely used across many languages and cultures for centuries. It derives from the Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiberhtaz, composed of the elements hruod meaning "fame, g...