Online Etymology Dictionary

Orson: masc. proper name, from French ourson, diminutive of ours "bear," from Latin ursus (see Arctic).
Reginald: masc. proper name, from Old High German Reginald, literally "ruling with power" (see Reynard).
Osiris: name of a principal god of Egypt, judge of the dead, from Latin Osiris, from Greek, from Egyptian Asar. Related: Osirian.
Alma: fem. proper name, from Latin Alma "nourishing," fem. of almus; from alere "to nourish" (see old).
Big Mac: trademark name (McDonald's Corp.) of a type of hamburger sandwich, patented 1974 but alleged to have been in use from 1957.
Amos: masc. proper name; third of the prophets in the Old Testament; from Greek, from Hebrew Amos, literally "borne (by God)."
Berkshire: Old English Bearrocscir (893), from an ancient Celtic name meaning "hilly place" + Old English scir "shire, district."
Betamax (n.): 1975, proprietary name (Sony), from Japanese beta-beta "all over" + max, from English maximum.
Beulah: fem. proper name, from Hebrew be'ulah "married woman," fem. past participle of ba'al "he married" (see baal).
Bianca: fem. proper name, from Italian, literally fem. of bianco "white" (see blank (adj.)). A doublet of French Blanche.
Ethan: masc. proper name, from Hebrew ethan "strong, permanent, perennial, ever-flowing" (of rivers).
choo-choo (n.): Child's name for "steam-engine locomotive," 1895, echoic (choo-choo cars is attested from 1891).
Ermentrude: fem. proper name, from Old High German Ermentrudis, from ermin "whole, universal" + trut "beloved, dear."
Cheyenne: 1778, from French Canadian, from Dakota Sahi'yena, a diminutive of Sahi'ya, a Dakotan name for the Cree people.
china (n.): "porcelain imported from China," 1570s, short for Chinaware, China dishes, etc.; from the country name (see China).
chinos (n.): (plural) 1943, from American Spanish chino, the name of the fabric from which they are made (see chino).
HIV (n.): 1986, initialism (acronym) from human immunodeficiency virus, name for either of the two viruses that cause AIDS.
Frances: fem. proper name, from French, from Old French Franceise (Modern French Françoise), fem. of Franceis (see Francis).
Everest (n.): mountain between Nepal and Tibet, named 1865 for Sir George Everest (1790-1866), surveyor-general of India. The Tibetan name is Chomolangma "mother goddess of the world." Everest's surname is said in name-books to be a variant of Devereux, a Norman name, from Evereux/Evreux in France, which from a Celtic tribal name (Latin Eburovices) based on the Ebura (modern Eure) river.
Grand Marnier (n.): French cognac-based liqueur, 1901, from French grand "great" (see grand (adj.)) + Marnier-Lapostolle, name of the manufacturer.
Ira: masc. proper name, from Hebrew, literally "watchful," from stem of 'ur "to awake, to rouse oneself."
Irene: fem. proper name, from French Irène, from Latin Irene, from Greek Eirene, literally "peace, time of peace."
Isabel: fem. proper name, a form of Elizabeth that seems to have developed in Provence. A popular English name in the Middle Ages; pet forms included Ibb, Libbe, Nibb, Tibb, Bibby, and Ellice. The Spanish form was Isabella, which is attested as a color name ("greyish-yellow") in English from c. 1600; the Isabella who gave her name to it has not been identified, and the usual stories are too late for the date. Related: Isabelline (adj.).
Llewelyn: male proper name, from Welsh Llywelin, often explained as "lion-like," but probably from llyw "leader."
medusa (n.): "jellyfish," 1758, as genus name, from the name of one of the three Gorgons with snakes for hair, whose glance turned to stone him who looked upon it (attested in English from late 14c.). Her name is from Greek Medousa, literally "guardian," fem. present participle of the verb medein "to protect, rule over" (see Medea). The zoological name was chosen by Linnæus, suggested by the creature's long tentacles. Related: Medusoid.
loofah (n.): 1879, from Egyptian Arabic lufah, the name of the plant (Luffa ægyptiaca) with fibrous pods from which flesh-brushes are made.
Boccaccio: the name means "big-mouth" in Italian, from boccaccia, augmentative of bocca "mouth" (see bouche).
Perrier: proprietary name of a natural mineral water from southern France, first attested in English 1904.
Persis: fem. proper name, from Latin, from Greek Persis, literally "a Persian woman," related to Perses "Persian" (see Persian).
Hosea: masc. proper name, from Hebrew Hoshea, literally "salvation," from stem y-sh- "to save."
Guernsey: Channel Island, the name is Viking. The second element of the name is Old Norse ey "island;" the first element uncertain, traditionally meaning "green," but perhaps rather representing a Viking personal name, such as Grani. Like neighboring Jersey, it was also taken as the name for a coarse, close-fitting vest of wool (1839), worn originally by seamen, and in Australia the word supplies many of the usages of jersey in U.S. As a type of cattle bred there, from 1784.
Gupta (adj.): 1871 in reference to the 4c.-6c. North Indian dynasty, from Chandragupta, name of the founder.
Reynard (n.): quasi-proper name for a fox, c. 1300, from Old French Renart, Reynard name of the fox in Roman de Renart, from Old High German personal name Reginhart "strong in counsel," literally "counsel-brave." The first element is related to reckon, the second to hard. The tales were so popular that the name became the word for "fox" in Old French. Old French also had renardie "craftiness."
Lucy: fem. proper name, from French Lucie, from Latin Lucia, fem. of Lucius (see Lucian).
ringworm (n.): name given to certain skin diseases, early 15c., from ring (n.1) + worm (n.).
MiG: in name of various Russian fighter planes, so called in honor of aircraft designers Mikoyan and (Russian i) Gurevitch.
Rip Van Winkle: "person out of touch with current conditions," 1829, from name of character in Washington Irving's "Sketch Book" (1819-20).
Romeo (n.): "a lover, passionate admirer, seducer of women," 1766, from the name of the hero in Shakespeare's tragedy "Romeo and Juliet" (1590s).
Phyllis: fem. proper name, generic proper name for a comely rustic maiden in pastoral poetry (1630s), from Latin Phyllis, a girl's name in Virgil, Horace, etc., from Greek Phyllis, female name, literally "foliage of a tree," from phyllon leaf," from PIE *bholyo- "leaf," from root *bhel- (3) "to thrive, bloom," possibly identical with *bhel- (2) "to blow, inflate, swell" (see bole). In English, often spelled Phillis, probably from influence of phil- "loving." Her sweetheart usually was Philander.
Methedrine (n.): 1939, proprietary name of a brand of methamphetamine (by Wellcome Ltd.); slang abbreviation meth is attested from 1967.
mick (n.): derogatory slang for "Irishman," 1856, from nickname of common Irish name Michael (q.v.).
Micmac: Algonquian tribe of the Canadian Maritimes and Newfoundland, by 1776, from mi:kemaw, a native name said to mean literally "allies."
dungaree: 1610s, dongerijns, from Hindi dungri "coarse calico," from the name of a village, now one of the quarters of Bombay.
Boris: Slavic masc. proper name, literally "fight," from Slavic root *bor- "to fight, overcome" (see bore (v.)).
Miranda (1): fem. proper name, fem. of Latin mirandus "worthy to be admired," gerundive of mirari "to admire" (see miracle).
Miriam: fem. proper name, biblical sister of Moses and Aaron (Ex. xv:20), from Hebrew Miryam (see Mary).
popsicle (n.): 1923, trademark name registered by Frank Epperson of Oakland, Calif., presumably from (lolly)pop + (ic)icle.
trump (n.1): "playing card of a suit ranking above others," 1520s, alteration of triumph (n.), which also was the name of a card game.
Ashanti (n.): 1705, Asiantines, one of the Akan people of central Ghana; native name. As a language, it is part of the Niger-Congo family.
asherah (n.): 1863, wooden pillar used as symbol of Canaanite goddess Ashera, a name of unknown origin.