Names Categorized "TTC stations"

EtymologyAndrew is the English form of the Greek name Andreas (Ἀνδρέας), which derives from andreios (ἀνδρεῖος) meaning "manly" or "masculine," ultimately from the Greek word aner (ἀνήρ) meaning "man." The name entered E...

Bessarion is a masculine given name of uncertain origin, possibly derived from the Greek βῆσσα (bessa), meaning "wooded valley." The name is most famously associated with the 5th-century Egyptian hermit Bessarion, a disc...

Chester is an English masculine given name derived from a surname, itself referring to a person who came from the city of Chester in Cheshire, England. The name Chester ultimately originates from the Latin castrum, meani...

Christie is a unisex given name primarily used in English, functioning as a Diminutive of Christine, Christina, and Christopher—as well as other names beginning with Christ. Its origins trace back to Greece via the names...

Clair is a given name of French origin, derived from the Latin Clarus meaning "clear, bright, famous." It is a unisex name, though historically more common for men when spelled Clair, while the variant Claire is typicall...

Dale is a unisex given name of English origin, derived from a dale (valley). The name's roots lie in the English surname tradition, where a person who lived in or near a valley would come to be identified by that topogra...

EtymologyDavis is an English surname and given name, derived from the surname Davis, which itself originated as a patronymic form of the given name David. The name David comes from the Hebrew Dawiḏ, meaning "beloved" or...

Frank is a masculine given name with deep roots in European history. It derives from an Old German name that referred to a member of the Germanic tribe known as the Franks. The Franks settled in the regions now called Fr...

EtymologyGeorge is a masculine given name derived from the Greek name Georgios (Γεώργιος), which comes from the Greek word georgos (γεωργός) meaning "farmer" or "earthworker." This word is itself a compound of ge (γῆ), m...

Jane is a feminine given name of English origin. It is the medieval English form of Jehanne, the Old French feminine form of Iohannes, which ultimately derives from Yahweh and the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning "Yahweh is...

Kennedy is a unisex given name of Irish and English origin, derived from the Irish surname Ó Cinnéidigh, meaning "descendant of Cinnédidh" or "helmet-headed". The name is ultimately rooted in the personal name Cennétig,...

King is an English given name derived directly from the vocabulary word king, which originates from the Old English cyning, meaning "ruler" or "leader." The term traces back to the Proto-Germanic kuningaz, which also pro...

Kipling is an English given name derived from a surname, which itself originated from a place name meaning "Cyppel's people". The surname was borne by the renowned British author Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936), whose litera...

Lawrence is a masculine given name of English origin, a variant of Laurence. The spelling Lawrence has become more prevalent in English-speaking countries than Laurence, largely because it matches the common spelling of...

Leslie is a unisex given name and surname of Scottish origin, derived from the name of a place in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The place name likely comes from the Gaelic leas celyn, meaning "garden of holly." It is also the...

Etymology and OriginPatrick is a male given name of Latin origin, derived from the Roman name Patricius, meaning 'patrician' or 'nobleman'. The name became prominent through the 5th-century missionary Saint Patrick, whos...

Queen is a given name and surname with roots in the English language, ultimately derived from Old English cwen, meaning "woman, wife." Over time, the word evolved to refer specifically to a female monarch, but as a perso...

Vaughan is an English and Welsh first name derived from a Welsh surname. The surname itself originated from the Welsh word bychan (mutated to fychan), meaning "little". As a given name, it has been in occasional use, esp...

Wilson is an English surname-turned-given name meaning "son of William." It originated as a patronymic surname derived from the medieval nickname Will, itself a short form of William. The earliest recorded instances incl...

York is a masculine given name derived from the English surname, which itself originates from the historic city of York in northern England. The city's name has a rich linguistic history: it began as Eboracum during the...