Gaétan

 

Gender: Masculine
Origin: German/Polish/Italian/French
Meaning: “from Caieta.”
It (guy-TAH-no); Fre (GAH-eh-TAWn); Pol/Germ (KYE-eh-TAHN)

The name is derived from the Latin place name, Caietanus, meaning,  ”from Caieta”. Caieta is now known as Gaeta.

In ancient Greece, this was a town where prisoners were taken to be executed. The town probably got its name from the wet nurse of Zeus in Greek myth.

It was borne by a 16th-century Italian saint, which spurred the popularity of the name throughout Europe. It has been in usage in German speaking countries as well as in Poland in the form of Kajetan and Cajetan, the name Kaj was later spun off from this name, now being more popular than its formal form in Sweden and Denmark.

As of 2010, its French form of Gaétan was the 122nd most popular male name in France.

Other forms of the name include:

• Caitanu (Asturian)
• Kaitan (Basque)
• Gaietà (Catalan)
• Gaitanu (Corsican)
• Kajetán (Czech/Hungarian/Slovak)
• Cajetaan (Dutch)
• Gaétan (French)
• Gaëtan (French)
• Gaetano (Galician/Italian)
• Kayetan (German)
• Kajetan (German/Polish/Scandinavian)
• Gaïtános Γαϊτάνος (Greek)
• Caietanus (Latin)
• Kajetonas (Lithuanian)
• Aitano (Neopolitan)
• Gaitano (Neopolitan)
• Caetano (Portuguese)
• Caetan (Romanian)
• Cajetan (Romansch)
• Kaetan Каетан (Russian)
• Gajetànu (Sardinian)
• Cayetano (Spanish)

Feminine forms are:

• Gaetana (Italian)
• Gaétane (French)
• Gaëtane (French)
• Kajetana (German/Polish)
• Kaia (German)
• Kaja (German/Polish)
• Caietana (Latin)

Its designated name day is August 7.

Mahé

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Breton
(MAH-ay)

The name is a Breton short form of Matthew, now used as an independent given name. Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais (1699 –1753) gave his name to the main island of the Seychelles.

The name is borne by New Zealand Olympic rower, Mahé Drysdale (b.1978) who was named for the island.

As of 2010, Mahé was the 141st most popular male name in France.

Aurelian

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Latin
Meaning: “golden one.”
Eng (aw-RIL-lee-yen) Fre (Pronunciation)

The name is derived from the Latin cognomen, Aurelianus, which means, “golden one.”

The name was borne by a 3rd-century Roman Emperor.

As of 2010, its French form of Aurélien was the 150th most popular male name in France. Other forms of the name include:

• Aureliani (Albanian)
• Aurelián (Aragonese/Czech)
• Awrelijan Аўрэліян (Belarusian)
• Avrelian Аврелиан (Bulgarian/Russian/Ukrainian)
• Aurelià (Catalan)
• Aurelijan Аурелијан (Croatian/Macedonian/Serbian)
• Aurelian (English/German/Lombard/Polish/Romanian)
• Aurélien (French)
• Aureliano (Galician/Italian/Portuguese/Spanish)
• Avreliane ავრელიანე (Georgian)
• Aurelianus (Latin)
• Aureliāns (Latvian)
• Aurelianas (Lithuanian)
• Aurilianu (Sicilian)

A feminine form is Aureliana (Italian/Latin/Portuguese/Spanish)

Ezio

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Latin
Meaning: “eagle.”
(E-tsyo)

The name is derived from the Latin cognomen, Aetius, which is possibly derived from the Greek, aetos (eagle).

The name was borne by several people, including Flavius Aetius, the Roman general noted for defeating Attila the Hun.

Ezio is the Italian form.

As of 2010, Ezio was the 365th most popular male name in France.

Ambrose

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Greek
Meaning: “immortal.”
Eng (AM-broze); Fre (ahm-BWAHZ)

Ambrose is an English version of the Late Latin, Ambrosius, which is a form of the Greek male name Αμβροσιος (Ambrosios), meaning, “immortal.”

The name was borne by a 4th-century Christian saint, a contemporary of St. Augustine of Hippo. He is considered a Doctor of the Church and the patron saint of Milan.

As of 2010, its French form of Ambroise was the 391st most popular male name in France.

The designated name-day is December 7.

There is a feminine version as well, Ambrosia, and in Greek mythology, it is borne by the daughter of Atlas and Pleione. It was also the name of the food of the gods eaten on Mount Olympos.

Other forms of the name include:

• Ambrozi (Albanian)
• Ambrosiu (Asturian)
• Anbortsi (Basque)
• Ambroaz (Breton)
• Amvrosij Амвросий (Bulgarian/Russian/Ukrainian)
• Ambròs (Catalan)
• Ambrosgiu (Corsican)
• Ambrozije (Croatian)
• Ambrož (Czech/Slovene)
• Ambroos (Dutch)
• Broos (Dutch/Limburgish)
• Ambroise (French)
• Ambros (German/Romansch)
• Ambrosios Αμβροσιος (Greek)
• אמברוזיוס Ambrwzyws (Hebrew)
• Ambrus (Hungarian)
• Ambrósíus (Icelandic)
• Ambróis (Irish)
• Bosone (Italian: obscure)
• Ambrogio/Ambrogino (Italian: more common forms)
• Ambrosino (Italian: obscure)
• Ambrosi (Kiswahili)
• Ambrosius (Late Latin/Danish/Dutch/Finnish/German/Estonian/Norwegian/Swedish)
• Ambrozijs (Latvian)
• Ambraziejus (Lithuanian)
• Ambroeus (Lombard)
• Ambroży (Polish)
• Ambrósio (Portuguese)
• Ambrozie (Romanian)
• Ambrosi(Romansch)
• Ambròsu (Sardinian)
• Ambroggiu (Sicilian)
• Ambróz (Slovakian)
• Ambrosio (Spanish/Galician/Italian/Venetian)
• Emrys (Welsh)

Feminine forms include:

• Ambroisine/Ambrosine (French)
• Ambrogia/Ambrogina (Italian)
• Ambrosina (Italian)
• Ambrosia (Greek/Italian)
• Ambrozja (Polish)
• Ambrozija (Slovene)

Celestine

Gender: Masculine (English); Feminine (French)
Origin: Latin
Meaning: ” of the sky; of the heavens.”
Eng (sel-es-TINE; SEL-es-tin); Fre Masc (say-les-TEN); Fre Fem (say-les-TEEN)

The name is derived from the Late Latin male name, Caelestinus, meaning, “of the sky; of the heavens.”

In English, the name was anglicized to Celestine while in French, Célestine was always strictly the feminine form, the French masculine form being, Célestin.

The name was borne by five popes.

In the English-speaking world, Celestine was seldom used, if it was ever used it was usually used for females being a borrowing from the French, though Celestine is a common male name among Nigerian Catholics.

As of 2010, Célestin was the 415th most popular male name in France, while its feminine form of Célestine was the 419th most popular female name in France.

Other forms of the name include:

• Celestin Целестин Целестин (Asturian/Bulgarian/Romanian/Romansch/Russian/Scandinavian/Serbian/Ukrainian)
• Celestí (Catalan)
• Celestýn (Czech)
• Celestijn (Dutch)
• Celestinus (Dutch)
• Celestine (English)
• Célestin (French)
• Celestino (Galician/Italian/Portuguese/Spanish)
• Coelestin (German)
• Cölestin (German)
• Zölestin (German)
• Kelestínos Κελεστίνος (Greek)
• Celesztin (Hungarian)
• Caelestinus (Late Latin)
• Celestinas (Lithuanian)
• Celestyn (Polish)
• Celestìnu (Sardinian)
• Celestín (Slovene)

A famous female bearer was Célestine Galli-Marié (1840–1905), a French mezzo-soprano who created the title role in the opera Carmen

La Celestina, a 15th-century literary piece written by Fernando de Rojas, is considered one of Spain’s greatest pieces of literature.

Celestina is also the name of an 18th-century literary piece written by poet, Charlotte Turner Smith.

Other feminine forms include:

• Celestina Целестина (Czech/English/Italian/Lithuanian/Portuguese/Romanian/Romansch/Russian/Slovak/Spanish)
• Célestine (French)
• Cölestina (German)
• Zölestina (German)
• Celesztina (Hungarian)
• Celestyna (Polish)
• Kolestina Колестина (Russian)

Celestine is also the name of an order of Benedictine monks and it is also the name of a type of mineral.

Iyad

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Arabic ایاد
Meaning: “support.”
(ee-YAHD)

The name is derived from the Arabic verb,  أيد (ayad) meaning, “to support.”

As of 2010, Iyad was the 432nd most popular male name in France.

Another transliteration is Iyed which currently ranks in as the 467th most popular male name in France, (2010).

Tidiane

Gender: Masculine
Origin: East African
Meaning: “the Tijani path.”
(tee-dee-YAHN)

Tidiane is a franconized form of the Wolof, Ti(i)jaan, which is derived from the Arabic, Tijanniyyah, meaning, “the Tijani path.”

Tijanniyyah is the name of a North and West African sufi Islamic religious order which emphasizes culture and education.

Tidiane is a common name among Muslim West Africans.

As of 2010, Tidiane was the 453rd most popular male name in France.

Sevan

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Armenian Սեւան
(seh-VAHN)

The name is taken from the name of a lake and city in Armenia. The name is technically unisex but is far more common on males than females.

Lake Sevan is one of the largest lake in Armenia and in the Caucauses.

As of 2010, Sevan was the 493rd most popular male name in France.

Brahim

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Arabic
(BRAH-HEEM)

The name is an abbreviated, particularly North African, form of Ibrahim, which is the Arabic form of Abraham.

As of 2010, Brahim was the 494th most popular male name in France.