Ashley

Gender: Female
Origin: English
Meaning: Ash wood
Pronunciation: ASH-lee
Used in: English speaking countries
Additional info: A place name and surname from the Old English words ‘æsc’ (ash) and ‘leah’ (wood). This name transferred from surname to male first name but in recent decades has become increasingly popular for girls.

Victoria

Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Conqueror; victory
Pronunciation: vik-TOR-ee-ah
Used in: English, Romanian and Spanish speaking countries
Additional info: Victoria was the Roman goddess of victory, the equivalent of the Greek Nike. A notable bearer of this name is Queen Victoria who reigned between 1819 – 1901 and is the longest reigning British monarch. Victoria was not a common name when Queen Victoria was christened, but it has consistently ranked highly in the UK and US ever since.

Benson

Gender: Male
Origin: English
Meaning: Son of Benedict
Pronunciation: BEN-sun
Used in: English speaking countries
Additional info: It has the meaning “son of Ben”. Transferred use of the surname as a given name since the 19th century. Also linked to the place Benson (formerly Bensington) in Oxfordshire.