Names Categorized "mascots"

Orville is a masculine given name created for a character in the novel Evelina (1778) by the English writer Frances Burney (later Madame d'Arblay). Burney likely intended the name to mean "golden city" in French, though...

Otto is a masculine given name used in Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Swedish, and Germanic contexts. It developed from the earlier form Audo, originally a short form of various names beginning with...

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...

Peter is a common masculine given name derived from Greek Πέτρος (Petros), meaning “stone.” It serves as a translation of the Aramaic name Cephas (meaning “stone”), which was given by Jesus to the apostle Simon bar Jonah...

Ritchie is an English masculine given name, primarily used as a diminutive or variant of the name Richie and ultimately derived from Richard.Etymology and OriginsRitchie, like Richie, originated as a pet form of Richard....

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...

Roscoe is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from a surname that originally indicated someone from a place called Roscoe. The place name itself comes from Old Norse rá meaning "roebuck" and skógr meaning "...

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...

Stanley is an English masculine given name derived from a surname of toponymic origin. The surname Stanley means "stone clearing", composed of the Old English elements stan ("stone") and leah ("woodland, clearing"). As a...

Truman is an English masculine given name originating as a surname. The surname Truman derives from the Middle English compound "trewe man," meaning "trusty man" or faithful person, composed of trewe (true, faithful) and...

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...

Victor is a masculine given name of Latin origin, meaning "victor, conqueror". The name directly translates from the Latin word victor, which remains in use in modern English with the same meaning.Etymology and HistoryTh...

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...

Wesley is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from the surname Wesley. The surname comes from a place name meaning "west meadow" in Old English—from west "west" and leah "woodland, clearing." It was origina...

Wilbur is an English masculine given name, also used as a surname, of Germanic origin. The most widely accepted etymology traces it to the Middle English nickname Wildbor, meaning "wild boar" (from Proto-Germanic *wilþij...

Wiley is a given name of English origin, derived from a surname that itself originated from various English place names, such as the towns named Willey or the River Wylye. The surname likely traces back to Old English el...