Names Categorized "1980s"

Amanda is a feminine given name of Latin origin, widely used in Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish. It also appears in Medieval Latin context...

Amber is a feminine name derived directly from the English word for the gemstone, which is itself fossilized tree resin, or for the orange-yellow color reminiscent of the stone. The word “amber” ultimately traces a long...

April is a feminine given name derived from the name of the fourth month of the Gregorian and Julian calendars. Its use as a personal name became common only from the 1940s onward, particularly in English-speaking countr...

Ashley is a given name of English origin, derived from the Old English words æsc (ash) and lēah (clearing, meadow), meaning "ash tree clearing." It originally developed as a surname from place names, and its use as a fir...

Brittany is a feminine given name derived from the name of the region of Brittany in northwest France, known in French as Bretagne. The region itself was named for the Britons, Celtic people who migrated from Great Brita...

Casey is a given name of Irish origin, derived from the surname Casey, which is an Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Cathasaigh, meaning 'descendant of Cathassach.' The root name Cathassach comes from the Irish cathasach, s...

Etymology and OriginChristina is a feminine given name derived from the Latin Christiana, the feminine form of Christian. The name ultimately traces back to the Greek Christos, meaning "anointed one," a reference to Jesu...

Christopher is an English given name derived from the Late Greek name Χριστόφορος (Christophoros), meaning "bearing Christ." It combines Χριστός (Christos), meaning "anointed" or "Christ," with φέρω (phero), meaning "to...

Corey is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from a surname that traces back to the Old Norse personal name Kóri. The meaning of Kóri is uncertain, but it is often associated with the descriptive meaning "c...

Cory is a versatile given name primarily used in English-speaking countries. It is most commonly considered a variant of Corey, which itself originated from an English surname derived from the Old Norse given name Kóri,...

Crystal is an English feminine given name taken directly from the English word crystal, which refers to a clear, colorless glass that is often cut into the shape of a gemstone. The name first entered use as a given name...

Danielle is a modern French feminine variant of the male name Daniel, which derives from the Hebrew name Daniyyel, meaning “God is my judge.” The feminine form Danièle also exists in French, but Danielle is the more comm...

Dustin is a masculine given name of English origin, ultimately derived from the Old Norse name Torsten (Þórsteinn), meaning "Thor's stone." The initial use of Dustin was as an English surname, itself a variant of the Nor...

EtymologyJames is an English given name that ultimately derives from the Hebrew name Jacob (Ya'akov). The name evolved through the Late Latin Iacomus, a variant of the Biblical Latin Iacobus, and then into Old French as...

Jared is a masculine given name of Biblical derivation. In the Old Testament, Jared (Hebrew: יֶרֶד, Yereḏ) is the sixth-generation descendant of Adam, the father of Enoch, and an ancestor of Noah. The name is traditional...

Jarrod is a variant of Jared. The name Jared itself has ancient roots, deriving from the Hebrew יָרֶד (Yareḏ) or יֶרֶד (Yereḏ), meaning "descent." In the Old Testament, Jared is a prominent figure, mentioned in Genesis a...

Jason is a masculine given name with deep roots in Greek mythology and modest biblical presence, ultimately derived from the Greek name Ἰάσων (Iason), meaning "healer" and related to the verb ἰάομαι (iaomai) "to heal." T...

Jennifer is a feminine given name deriving from the Cornish form of the Welsh name Guinevere (Gwenhwyfar in Welsh). The name's meaning is often interpreted as 'the fair one' or 'white wave,' stemming from Proto-Celtic el...

Jeremy is an English masculine given name, originating as a medieval vernacular form of Jeremiah. While the biblical name Jeremiah was not widely used in England until after the Protestant Reformation, the shorter Jeremy...

Jessica is a female given name with origins in English literature, famously coined by William Shakespeare for his play The Merchant of Venice (1596), where it belongs to the daughter of Shylock. Shakespeare likely adapte...

Joshua ( JOSH-oo-ə) is an English and English Bible name derived from the Hebrew name Yehoshuaʿ, meaning "Yahweh is salvation." The name combines the elements yeho (referring to the Hebrew God) and yashaʿ (meaning "to sa...

Keisha is a female given name that emerged in the mid-20th century, particularly within African American communities. Its exact origin is uncertain: it may be a creative invention or, more likely, a variant of Keziah, a...

Kristen is an English variant of Kristin, the Scandinavian form of Christina. Ultimately deriving from the Latin Christiana, the feminine form of Christian, the name means "follower of Christ." The name Christina was bor...

Kyle is an English-language given name that originated as a transferred use of the Scottish surname Kyle or from place names such as Kyle, Ayrshire, on the southwest coast of Scotland. The name ultimately derives from th...

Lauren is a feminine given name that emerged as a variant or feminine form of Laurence 1. Originally a masculine name, Lauren gained popularity as a feminine name largely due to actress Betty Jean Perske (1924–2014), who...

Lindsay is a given name of English and Scottish origin, derived from the surname Lindsay. The surname itself comes from the toponym Lindsey, an eastern English region once part of the Kingdom of Lindsey. The name Lindsey...

Matthew is an English masculine given name, ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Mattityahu, meaning “gift of Yahweh.” It entered Greek as Ματθαῖος (Matthaios) through the New Testament, where it belonged to Matthew t...

Megan is a Welsh feminine given name, originally a diminutive of Margaret. The name Margaret ultimately derives from the Greek word margarites, meaning "pearl", which was likely borrowed from an Indo-Iranian language. In...

Ryan is an English-language given name of Irish origin. Traditionally a male name, it has been used increasingly for both boys and girls since the 1970s. It derives from a common Irish surname, the Anglicized form of Ó R...

EtymologyTravis is an English masculine given name of French origin. It derives from the Old French word traverser, meaning "to cross," and was originally an occupational surname for a toll collector stationed at a bridg...

Whitney is a given name of English origin, derived from a surname that itself originates from a place name meaning "white island" in Old English. The name is composed of the Old English elements hwīt (white) and ēg (isla...