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ERIC

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, French, Swedish

Pronounced: ER-ik (English), er-EEK (French) [key]
From the Old Norse name Eiríkr, derived from the elements ei "ever" and ríkr "ruler". A notable bearer was Eiríkr inn Rauda (Eric the Red in English), a 10th-century navigator and explorer who discovered Greenland. This was also the name of several early kings of Sweden, Denmark and Norway.

This common Norse name was first brought to England by Danish settlers during the Anglo-Saxon period. It was not popular in England in the Middle Ages, but it was revived in the 19th-century, in part due to the children's novel 'Eric, or Little by Little' (1858) by Frederic William Farrar.

MARCUS

Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, English, Scandinavian
Pronounced: MAHR-kəs (English) [key]

Roman praenomen, or given name, which was probably derived from the name of the Roman god MARS. Famous Roman bearers of this name were Marcus Tullius Cicero (known simply as Cicero), a 1st-century BC statesman and orator, Marcus Antonius (known as Mark Antony), a 1st-century BC politician, and Marcus Aurelius, a notable 2nd-century emperor. This was also the name of a pope of the 4th century. This spelling has occasionally been used in the English-speaking world, though the traditional English form Mark has been more common.

Marcus

Someone sexually stunning, fly, and incredibly well dressed with many talents, in and out of the bedroom. Everyone wants him.

"Damn girl, he's perfect, you got yourself a marcus!"

FRANCES

Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: FRANT-səs [key]

Feminine form of FRANCIS. The distinction between Francis as a masculine name and Frances as a feminine name did not arise until the 17th century. A notable bearer was Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850-1917), a social worker and the first American to be canonized.

FRANK (1)

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, German, Dutch, French

Pronounced: FRANGK (English), FRAHNK (German, Dutch), FRAWNK (French) [key]
From a Germanic name which referred to a member of the Germanic tribe, the Franks. The Franks settled in the regions now called France and the Netherlands in the 3rd and 4th century. They derived their tribal name from the name of a type of spear that they used. The name was brought to England by the Normans. Notable bearers include author L. Frank Baum (1856-1919) and architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959).

JAY (1)
Gender: Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: JAY [key]

Short form of names beginning with the sound J, such as JAMES or JASON. It was originally used in America in honour of founding father John Jay (1749-1825), whose surname was derived from the jay bird.

JOHN

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, Biblical

Pronounced: JAHN (English) [key]
English form of Iohannes, the Latin form of the Greek name Ιωαννης (Ioannes), itself derived from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן (Yochanan) meaning "YAHWEH is gracious". This name owes its popularity to two New Testament characters, both highly revered saints. The first was John the Baptist, a Jewish ascetic who was considered the forerunner of Jesus Christ. The second was the apostle John, who was also traditionally regarded as the author of the fourth Gospel and Revelation.

This name was initially more common among Eastern Christians in the Byzantine Empire, but it flourished in Western Europe after the First Crusade. In England it became extremely popular: during the later Middle Ages it was given to approximately a fifth of all English boys.

The name (in various spellings) has been borne by 21 popes and eight Byzantine emperors, as well as rulers of England, France, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Portugal, Bulgaria, Russia and Hungary. It was also borne by the poet John Milton (1608-1674), philosopher John Locke (1632-1704), American founding father and president John Adams (1735-1826), and poet John Keats (1795-1821). Famous bearers of the 20th century include author John Steinbeck (1902-1968), assassinated American president John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), and musician John Lennon (1940-1980).

VOLTAIRE

Meaning: Its source is a French expression meaning "The younger Arouet."

Languages: This name is used in literature.

Narrative: The famous 18th-century Enlightenment figure Voltaire fashioned this nom de plume from an anagram of his surname, Arouet, and the letters ''l'' and ''j'' (standing for le jeune, ''the youth,'' in reference to his status as a younger brother). As in classical Latin writings, he changed ''u'' to ''v'' and ''j'' to ''i.''

Voltaire's writings, which attacked abuses by the established powers, kept him in constant trouble. He was the government's unwilling guest in the Bastille on two occasions, and lived much of his adult life avoiding the authorities by traveling, or living just across the Swiss border. The assumption of a pseudonym helped to deflect some of this controversy away from his family, and gave him an air of mystery and romance that served his purposes well.

RONI (1)

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Hebrew

Other Scripts: רוֹנִי (Hebrew)
Means "my joy" or "my song" in Hebrew.

RONI (2)

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: RAH-nee [key]
Diminutive of VERONICA