Names Categorized "American Dad characters"

Akiko is a feminine Japanese given name, composed of the element aki and the suffix -ko. The aki element can be written with various kanji, most commonly 晶 meaning "clear, crystal", 明 meaning "bright, light, clear", or...

Avery is a unisex given name of English origin, derived from a surname that itself evolved from the Norman French forms of the Old English names Alberich or Alfred. The name ultimately traces back to the elements ælf mea...

Barry is a given name of English and Irish origin, derived as an Anglicized form of the Irish Barra or Bairre, which themselves are short forms of Finbar (Irish Fionnbharr). The root name Finbar combines the Old Irish el...

Betty is a classic feminine given name of English origin. Predominantly recognized as a diminutive of Elizabeth, it has also been historically used as a standalone given name or a pet form of Bethany and, in Latin Americ...

Debbie is a feminine diminutive of Deborah, commonly used as a standalone given name in English-speaking countries. It shares the Hebrew root meaning "bee" and rose to popularity in the mid-20th century, reaching its pea...

Dick was originally a medieval diminutive of Richard in English. The striking change from the initial R to D is thought to have resulted from the way English speakers perceived the trilled Norman R. Over centuries, the n...

Francine is a feminine given name of French origin. It originated as a diminutive of Françoise, the French feminine form of François, which itself derives from the Late Latin name Franciscus meaning "Frenchman." The root...

Greg is a masculine given name, most commonly used as a short form of Gregory. While the short form has been used since medieval times, it became especially widespread in the English-speaking world during the 20th centur...

Gwen is a Welsh feminine given name meaning "white, holy" or "blessed", derived from the Welsh word gwen, the feminine form of gwyn. It is commonly used as a short form of longer names containing the Gwen element, such a...

Hayley is an English female given name that originated as a transferred use of the surname Haley, which itself derived from a place name in England. The place name comes from Old English heg "hay" and leah "clearing or m...

EtymologyJack is a given name of English origin, derived from the medieval diminutive Jackin (earlier Jankin), a pet form of John. The name John itself comes from the Hebrew Yochanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious." There...

EtymologyJackson is an English given name that originated as a transferred use of the surname Jackson, meaning "son of Jack". The surname itself is of patronymic origin, first appearing in medieval England. The name Jack...

Jeff is a common masculine short form (hypocorism) of the English given names Jeffrey or Jefferson. Jeffrey itself is a medieval variant of Geoffrey, which was introduced to England by the Normans. The root name Geoffrey...

Etymology and OriginKlaus is a German, Dutch, and Scandinavian given name and surname. It originated as a short form of Nicholas, which itself derives from the Greek name Nikolaos (Νικόλαος), meaning "victory of the peop...

Etymology and OriginLewis is an English masculine given name that originated as a medieval anglicized form of Louis, itself derived from the Old Frankish name Chlodowig, meaning "famous warrior." Other orthographic varia...

Libby is a feminine given name of English origin, originally a medieval diminutive of Ibb, which itself was a diminutive of Isabel. Over time, it has also come to be used as a diminutive of Elizabeth, a name with deep bi...

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...

Nemo is a Latin word meaning "nobody," famously adopted as the name of Captain Nemo, the enigmatic submarine commander in Jules Verne's novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870). The name gained further popular...

Roger is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It is derived from the Old Frankish name Hrodger, composed of the elements hruod meaning "fame" and ger meaning "spear," thus signifying "famous spear." The name was ad...