Names Categorized "Half Life characters"

Adrian is a masculine given name used in Danish, English, German, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, and Swedish. It is a form of the Latin name Hadrianus (see Hadrian), which originated as a Roman cognomen meaning "f...

Alyx is a feminine variant of Alex. The name Alex is itself a short form of Alexander or Alexandra, all deriving from the Greek name Alexandros, meaning "defending men" from alexo (to defend) and aner (man). Though Alexa...

Arne is a masculine given name used primarily in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It originated as an Old Norse short form of names beginning with the element ǫrn, meaning "eagle." This etymology reflects the symbolic associ...

Barney is a masculine given name predominantly used in English-speaking countries. It typically functions as a diminutive of longer names such as Barnabas, Bernard, or Barnaby. In some cases, it may also originate as a p...

Colette is a French feminine given name that originated as a short form of Nicolette, ultimately deriving from the male name Nicholas. The name Nicholas comes from the Greek Nikolaos, meaning "victory of the people," fro...

Eli is a male given name that originates from the Hebrew word meaning "ascension", derived from the root ʿala meaning "to ascend". The name is borne by a prominent figure in the Old Testament of the Bible. In the Books o...

Gina is a feminine given name that originated as a short form or diminutive of several names ending in -gina, notably Georgina, Regina, and Luigina. It can also function as a diminutive of Virginia or Eugenia. Etymology...

Gordon is a masculine given name in the English language, most common in English and Scottish usage. The name originated as a transferred use of the Scottish surname Gordon, which in turn derives from a place name in Ber...

Etymology and OriginGrigori is an alternate transcription of the Russian name Григорий (Grigoriy), which itself is the Russian form of Gregory. The name Gregory derives from the Late Greek name Gregorios, from the Greek...

Isaac is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, borne by one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites. The name derives from the Hebrew Yitsḥaq, meaning "he will laugh" or "he will rejoice," from the root tsaḥaq meani...

Judith is a feminine given name derived from the Hebrew name Yehudit (יְהוּדִית), meaning "Jewish woman" or "Jewess," the feminine form of Yehudi, referring to a person from the tribe of Judah. The name appears in the Ol...

Larry is an English masculine given name, used as a diminutive of Laurence 1 or Lawrence. The name Laurence derives from the Roman cognomen Laurentius, meaning "from Laurentum," a city in ancient Italy whose name likely...

Odessa is a feminine given name of contemporary origin, derived from the Ukrainian port city of Odesa on the Black Sea. The city's ancient Greek predecessor, Ὀδησσός (Odessos), has a name of uncertain meaning. Odessa als...

Otis is a male given name of English origin, derived from an English surname that itself came from the medieval given name Ode. Ode is a cognate of Otto, which ultimately traces to the Germanic elements aud or ot meaning...

Richard is a masculine given name that means "brave ruler", derived from the Old German elements rih "ruler, king" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy". It was introduced to England by the Normans after the 11th-century i...

Russell is an English given name that originated as a transferred use of the surname Russell. The surname itself derives from a Norman French diminutive of Old French rous, meaning "red" — thus signifying "little red one...

Wallace is a masculine given name of Scottish and English origin, derived from a surname that itself comes from the Norman French word waleis, meaning "foreigner, Celt, Welshman" (of Germanic origin). The name literally...

Etymology and OriginsWalter is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, derived from the elements walt meaning "power, authority" and heri meaning "army", thus signifying "power of the army". The name has ancient roots...