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Behind The Name:
The etymology and History of first names

JASMINE
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JAZ-min [key]
From Persian Yasmin, the name of a climbing plant with fragrant flowers which is used for making perfumes.

THOMAS
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Greek, Biblical
Other Scripts: Θωμας (Greek)
Pronounced: TAHM-as (English), TOM-as (English), to-MA (French), TO-mahs (German, Dutch), tho-MAHS (Greek) [key]
Greek form of the Aramaic name Te'oma which meant "twin". In the New Testament this is the name of the apostle who doubts the resurrected Jesus. According to tradition he was martyred in India. Famous bearers of this name include philosopher and theologian Saint Thomas Aquinas, philosopher Thomas Hobbes, inventor Thomas Edison, American president Thomas Jefferson, and novelist Thomas Hardy.

FREDERICK
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: FRED-ur-ik, FRED-rik [key]
From a Germanic name meaning "peaceful ruler", derived from frid "peace" and ric "ruler, power". Several rulers of Prussia, Germany and the Holy Roman Empire have borne this name, including the 13th-century patron of the arts Frederick II of Germany, and the 18th-century Frederick II of Prussia, known as Frederick the Great. Another famous bearer was Frederick Douglass, an American ex-slave who became a leading advocate of abolition.

ELAINE
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: ee-LAYN, i-LAYN [key]
Old French form of HELEN. In Arthurian legend Elaine was the daughter of Pelleas, the lover of Lancelot, and the mother of Galahad.

PATRICIA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Ancient Roman
Pronounced: pa-TRISH-a (English), pah-TREE-syah (Spanish), pah-TREE-thyah (Spanish), pah-TREE-tsee-ah (German) [key]
Feminine form of Patricius (see PATRICK).

JUSTIN
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, Slovene
Pronounced: JUS-tin (English), zhoo-STEN (French) [key]
From the Roman name Justinus, which was derived from JUSTUS. This was the name of several early saints including Justin Martyr, a Christian philosopher of 2nd century who was beheaded in Rome.

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