This is a list of familiar (mostly English/American) first names which are homonymes of English words.  Here's what we've got so far.

VERBS

ANIMATE NOUNS

INTANGIBLE NOUNS

INANIMATE MAN-MADE NOUNS

NATURAL INANIMATE NOUNS

ADJECTIVES

ann

angel

april

abby (abbey)

amber

abel (able)

bee

carter

carol

ally (alley)

apple

ariel

ben (been)

christian

charity

art

barry (berry)

butch

bette

conner

chastity

asia

basil

dottie (dotty)

bill

dean

cy (sigh)

barb

brooke

dusty

blanch

deb

destiny

belle (bell)

clay

earnest

bob

duke

eve

brad

cliff

ebony

bud

earl

faith

brandy

cole (coal)

fay

buz

harold

Friday

buddy

crystal

frank

carrie

hunter

harmony

cain (cane)

daisy

gaby

cher (share)

jeannie

hope

candy

dale

grace

chuck

jenny

joy

chad

dawn/don (dawn, don)

harry

dane (deign)

joe, jo

june

chandler

eddie (eddy)

hazel

doug (dug)

joey

lee

chip

fern

hilly

drew

junior

max

claude/clod

flora

juan (wan)

flow

kat (cat)

melody

derek

forest

kurt

gert

kitty

miles

dick

gail (gale)

lacy

grant

marshall

noel

dori

gil

les

hector

paige

ruth

dot

gill

minie

huck

porter

summer

fanny

glenn

misty

hugh (hew)

prince

 

flor

hamlet

precious

jimmy

tanner

 

gene (gene, jean)

heath

randy

josh

tyler

 

grahm

heather

rich

julien

 

 

guy

herb

riley (wriley)

march

 

 

gym

holly

rosie

mark

 

 

hank

jade

ruby

mary (mary, merry)

 

 

helmut (helmet)

jasper

rusty

may

 

 

homer

jay

sandy

mike

 

 

jack

ken

scarlet

moe (mow)

 

 

john

laurel

sterling

neil (kneel)

 

 

karen (cairn)

lilly

suni (sunny)

nick

 

 

lane

lobelia

tawny

pat

 

 

lott

micah

violet

perry (parry)

 

 

lou (lou, lew, leiu)

myrtle

woody

phil

 

 

margarita

nat

 

pierce

 

 

matt

noal (knoll)

 

polly?

 

 

mercedes

pearl

 

ralph

 

 

nell (knell)

pete (peat)

 

read

 

 

norm

petunia

 

rex

 

 

otto

robin

 

rob

 

 

patty

rock

 

russle (rustle)

 

 

paul

rose

 

sally

 

 

penny

rosemary

 

scott

 

 

piers

warren

 

shelly

 

 

portia

willow

 

shirley

 

 

rod

 

 

skip

 

 

sherri

 

 

stu

 

 

teddy

 

 

sue

 

 

tram

 

 

sully

 

 

trey

 

 

terry (tarry)

 

 

van

 

 

tuck

 

 

van

 

 

ty

 

 

victoria

 

 

wade

 

 

viola

 

 

ward

 

 

 

 

 

wayne

 

 

 

 

 

will

 

 

 

 

 

   

By Jack Bader and Cari Sisson

updated 14 April 2007