JEFFREY Gender: Masculine Usage: English Pronounced: JEF-ree Medieval variant of GEOFFREY From an Old French form of a Germanic name. The second element is Germanic frid "peace", but the first element may be either gawia "territory", walah "stranger", gisil "hostage" or god "god". It is possible that two or more names merged into a single form. The name was introduced to England by the Normans, where it became common among the nobility. Famous literary bearers include the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth and the 14th-century poet Geoffrey Chaucer, writer of 'The Canterbury Tales'

NERO Gender: Masculine Usage: Ancient Roman meaning: Roman cognomen, which was probably of Sabine origin meaning "strong, vigourous". It was borne most infamously by a deranged Roman emperor of the 1st century.

HARDY Gender: Masculine Usage: English Pronounced: HAHR-dee MEANING:From a Norman surname which meant "brave" in Germanic.