Old Prince Edward Island Names

  1. Coletta
    • Origin:

      Italian and Spanish variation of Colette or short form of Nicoletta
    • Description:

      Coletta is a Latin relative of the better-known French Colette, which is derived from Nicole and is ultimately a feminization of Nicholas. Only a handful of baby girls are named Coletta or Nicoletta in the US each year, making this one of the rarest of the many forms of the name.
  2. Casimere
    • Chrsytine
      • Cisely
        • Dillon
          • Origin:

            Irish
          • Meaning:

            "loyal"
          • Description:

            Different origin from the Welsh Dylan, but increasingly used as a variant spelling to honor Bob Dylan or Dylan Thomas. Still, the Dylan spelling is found 20 times as often as Dillon.
        • Dryden
          • Origin:

            English
          • Meaning:

            "dry valley"
          • Description:

            Underused literary name (as in the poet John) with a -den ending that's very much in style.
        • Dulcina
          • Dalis
            • Deleva
              • Delima
                • Delore
                  • Dorella
                    • Eulalie
                      • Origin:

                        French form of Eulalia, Greek
                      • Meaning:

                        "sweetly speaking"
                      • Description:

                        Eulalie hasn't ranked in the US Top 1000 since 1899, but its French roots might make it more appealing to modern ears than its sister Eulalia.
                    • Ermine
                      • Exilda
                        • Fabiana
                          • Origin:

                            Italian and Spanish feminine variation of Fabian
                          • Meaning:

                            "bean grower"
                          • Description:

                            The fashion for elaborate girly-girl names, especially those that end with -ella or -ana, has put this distinctive Latin favorite into play.
                        • Germaine
                          • Origin:

                            French, feminine variation of Germain
                          • Description:

                            Linked to the early days of feminism via Germaine Greer, this saint's name feels neither French nor German enough.
                        • Greeley
                          • Origin:

                            English
                          • Meaning:

                            "pock-marked face, scarred"
                          • Description:

                            English surname that's very rarely found as a first name. The Colorado city was named after Horace Greeley, the nineteenth-century congressman and founder of the New-York Tribune.
                        • Guelda
                          • Herbie