Online Etymology Dictionary

eta (n.): Greek letter, originally the name of the aspirate, from Phoenician heth.
Inga: fem. proper name, usually a shortening of Ingrid (q.v.).
Leila: fem. proper name, from Arabic Laylah, from laylah "night."
Deborah: fem. proper name, prophetess and judge in the Old Testament, Hebrew, literally "bee" (thus the name is the same as Melissa).
Jean: masc. proper name, French equivalent of John (q.v.). The fem. proper name is from the French equivalent of Jane. Related: Jeanette.
Eli: masc. proper name, in Old Testament, the name of a high priest of Israel, teacher of Samuel, from Hebrew, literally "high."
Cecil: masc. proper name, from Latin Caecilius (fem. Caecilia), name of a Roman gens, from caecus "blind."
Amoy: old name for the island of southeastern China, now known as Xiamen. From 1851 as the name of a dialect of Chinese.
Claudius: masc. proper name, from the name of two Roman gentes, perhaps related to claudus "lame," which is of unknown origin. Related: Claudian.
Dubonnet (n.): sweet French aperitif, 1913, trademark name, from the name of a family of French wine merchants.
Dulcinea: "sweetheart," 1748, from the name of Don Quixote's mistress in Cervantes' romance, the name a Spanish fem. derivative of Latin dulce "sweet."
Colin: masc. proper name, from French Colin, a diminutive of Col, itself a diminutive of Nicolas. A common shepherd's name in pastoral verse.
Asher: masc. proper name, biblical son of Jacob (also the name of a tribe descended from him), from Hebrew, literally "happy."
Russell: masc. proper name, from Old French rous-el, diminutive of rous "red," used as a personal name. See russet.
teleprompter (n.): 1951, originally a proprietary name in U.S., from tele- + prompter. The equivalent British proprietary name is Autocue.
Valerie: fem. proper name, French, from Latin Valeria, fem. of Valerius, name of a Roman gens, from valere "to be strong" (see valiant).
acetaminophen (n.): U.S. name for "para-acetylaminophenol," 1960, composed of syllables from the chemical name; in Britain, the same substance is paracetamol.
Anne: alternative form of the fem. proper name Anna (q.v.). In Christian tradition, the name of the mother of the Virgin Mary.
Paige: fem. proper name, also a family name, variant of page (n.2) "young servant."
Stephanie: fem. proper name, female form of Stephen. A top-20 name for girls born in U.S. 1969-1996.
Devon: county name, Old English Defena(scir), late 9c., "(territory of the) Dumnonii," a Celtic name. As a type of cattle, from 1834.
Chris: pet or familiar form of masc. proper name Christopher or fem. proper name Christine, Christina, etc.
Crow: Indian tribe of the American Midwest, the name is a rough translation of their own name, Apsaruke.
Crete: traditionally said to be from Krus, name of a mythological ancestor, but probably an ethnic name of some sort.
doohickey (n.): also doohicky, a name for something one doesn't know the name of, 1914, American English, arbitrary formation.
nominally (adv.): 1660s, "as regards a name," from nominal + -ly (2). Meaning "in name only" (as opposed to really) is attested from 1748.
Celia: fem. proper name, from Italian Celia, from Latin Caelia, fem. of Caelius, name of a Roman gens. Sheila is a variant.
Poll: fem. proper name, short for Polly. Noted from 1620s as a parrot's name.
Teague (n.): old contemptuous name for an Irishman, 1660s, from prevalence of Teague as an Irish name.
Camembert (n.): type of soft, rich cheese, 1878, from name of village near Argentan, Normandy, where it originally was made. The place name is Medieval Latin Campus Maimberti "field of Maimbert" (a West Germanic personal name).
Gretchen: fem. proper name, German diminutive of Greta, a German and Swedish pet form of Margaret. Somestimes used as a typical German female name, also sometimes in reference to the name of the simple girl seduced by Faust.
Horace: masc. proper name, from French, from Latin Horatius, name of a Roman gens. The poet was Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65-8 B.C.E.). The form Horatio is influenced by the Italian version of the name, Orazio.
rhea (n.): South American ostrich, 1801, Modern Latin genus name, for unknown reasons from Greek Rhea, name of a titaness, mother of Zeus, a name of unknown origin. As a moon of Saturn, discovered 1672.
Tylenol (n.): introduced 1955 as the name of an elixir for children, trade name originally registered by McNeil Laboratories, Philadelphia, Pa., from elements abstracted from N-acetyl-para-aminophenol, the chemical name of its active compound.
Mali: modern African nation, known by that name from 1959, formerly French Sudan. The name is that of a former African kingdom (13c.-14c.), perhaps from Malinke, name of an indigenous people of the region.
Polyphemus: name of a Cyclops ("Odyssey," IX), also used as the name for a one-eyed animal; the name is literally "many-voiced" or else "much-spoken-of" (see poly- + fame (n.)).
Kenneth: masc. proper name, Scottish, from Gaelic Caioneach, literally "handsome, comely."
Madeline: fem. proper name, from French Magdalene (q.v.). Compare also Madeleine.
Magyar: "a Hungarian," 1797, the people's native name. As an adjective by 1828.
Olivia: fem. proper name, from Italian Olivia, from Latin oliva "olive" (see olive).
Octavia: fem. proper name, from Latin, fem. of Octavius, literally "the eighth" (see Octavian).
Julia: fem. proper name, from Latin Iulia, fem. of Iulius (see Julius).
Lena: fem. proper name, originally a shortened form of Helena or Magdalena.
yaws (n.): contagious skin disease, 1670s, from Carib yaya, the native name for it.
Viagra (n.): 1998, proprietary name of drug manufactured by Pfizer company.
nematode (n.): 1865, from Modern Latin Nematoda, the class or phylum name.
Nevin: surname and masc. proper name, from Irish/Gaelic Naomhin "little saint."
Nobodaddy (n.): c. 1793, William Blake's derisive name for the anthropomorphic God of Christianity.
Hermione: fem. proper name, from Greek Hermione, derived from Hermes (genitive Hermeio).
Inigo: masc. proper name, from Spanish Iñigo, probably from Latin Ignatius.