TIGER  

Gender: M
Origin: Nature name

If it's a choice between golf champ Woods's real name Eldrick or nickname Tiger, we'd have to go with the latter.

Variations:
Tyger, Tyge, Tygar, Tige, Tyghe, Ti, Tig, Ty, Tyg, Tigger, Tygh, Tighe

International Variations:
Tygrys, Tigris (Greek) Harimau (Indonesian) Tora (Japanese) Tigr, Tygr (Slavic) Tigre (Spanish)

Tiger is being discussed in our message boards:

• People named after something else
• Nature names!
• Hello everyone :)
• Compromise and pass it on!
• Names with Songs

Read Nameberry blog posts about Tiger:

• MOM NAMES: The Names of Famous Mothers
• CAREFUL, KAL-EL; WATCH OUT WHIZDOM!
• TIGER WOODS NAMES BABY CHARLIE, A SIBLING FOR SAM. But Which Is The Boy and Which Is The Girl?
• WILL PAX CHANGE HIS NAME TO MAX?