Names Categorized "NBA players"

Oscar is a masculine given name used across many European languages, including Danish, Dutch, English, French, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, and Swedish. Its origin is debated, but it likely means "deer friend,"...

Ousmane is a French-influenced West African form of Uthman, an Arabic name that means "baby bustard" (a type of large bird). Ousmane is widespread in countries such as Senegal, Mali, Niger, Guinea, and Burkina Faso, refl...

Pascal is a masculine given name widely used in French-, Dutch-, and German-speaking regions. It derives from the Late Latin name Paschalis, meaning “relating to Easter,” from Latin Pascha “Easter,” which itself comes fr...

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...

Payton is a unisex given name of English origin, derived from a surname that itself comes from a place name. The surname is believed to trace back to an Old English phrase meaning "Pœga's town," reflecting the settlement...

Penny is a feminine given name primarily used in English, most commonly understood as a diminutive of Penelope. Its usage as a standalone name in England dates back to at least the 20th century, though it may occasionall...

Peyton is an English unisex first name and surname. As a surname, it originally referred to a place name meaning "Pæga's town". The name was rare as a masculine given name until the 1990s, when its use surged after the 1...

Porter is an English given name and surname, now used as both. Its origins trace back to an Old French occupational surname, from portier meaning "doorkeeper" or porteour meaning "carrier." These derive ultimately from L...

Quincy is a unisex given name of English origin, derived from an English surname that itself originated from the place name Cuinchy in France. The place name Cuinchy is ultimately derived from the personal name Quintus,...

Quinn is a unisex given name of English origin, derived from the Irish surname Ó Cuinn, meaning "descendant of Conn." The root name Conn itself comes from Old Irish conn meaning "sense, reason" or cenn meaning "head, chi...

Ray is an English given name that originated as a short form of Raymond, though it has long been used as an independent name in its own right. The name also coincides with the English vocabulary word denoting a "beam of...

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...

Rodney is an English male given name with a toponymic origin, derived from an English surname that in turn came from a place name meaning "Hroda's island" in Old English. In this context, the Old English personal name Hr...

Royce is a male English given name derived from an English surname, which itself originated as a medieval given name Royse, a variant of Rose. The surname functioned as a matronymic, meaning it was based on the mother's...

Russell is an English given name that originated as a transferred use of the surname Russell. The surname itself derives from a Norman French diminutive of Old French rous, meaning "red" — thus signifying "little red one...

Santiago is a Spanish and Portuguese given name meaning "Saint James", derived from Spanish santo "saint" combined with Yago, an old Spanish form of James. As the patron saint of Spain, James (Santiago in Spanish) holds...

Scott is a primarily masculine given name derived from the Scottish surname Scott (also spelled as a variant, Scot). The surname originated as an ethnic name for a person from Scotland or a Scottish Gaelic speaker, stemm...

Tobias is a male given name derived from the Koine Greek form Τωβίας, itself a Hellenization of the Biblical Hebrew name Tobiah (טוֹבִיה, Toviyah), meaning 'Yah is good'. The name is best known from the apocryphal Book o...

Trevor is a masculine given name of English and Welsh origin, derived from the Welsh surname Trevor, which itself comes from place names in Wales. The name means "large village", from Middle Welsh tref "village" and maur...

Tyler is a given name that originates from an English surname, derived from the Old French tieuleor or tieulier for a tile maker or a tiler of roofs, which itself comes from the Old English word tigele meaning "tile". Th...

Vernon is an English masculine given name, derived from a transferred use of the French and English surname Vernon. The surname itself originated as a Norman habitation name from either Vernon in Eure, Normandy, or Verno...

Etymology and OriginsWalter is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, derived from the elements walt meaning "power, authority" and heri meaning "army", thus signifying "power of the army". The name has ancient roots...

Wendell is a masculine given name primarily used in English-speaking countries, derived from a German and Dutch surname that itself originated from the given name Wendel. The name Wendel is a diminutive of names beginnin...

Willis is an English masculine given name. It originated as a surname, which was derived from Will, a diminutive of William. The name William itself comes from the Germanic name Willehelm, meaning "will helmet," composed...

Wilton is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from a surname that itself originated from various English towns bearing the name Wilton. The place name has multiple possible meanings from Old English, includ...