TBNTWULSYAPopular US Baby NamesBrunner, René18.11.2005Copyright (c) by René BrunnerDreamshareen-usReferenceMeanings and origins of the 2000 most popular US given names (according to the hitparades for newborns in the decade 1990 to 1999), together with 1000 of their European variants

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Female Given Names:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Male Given Names:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Top 200 US Female

Top 200 US Male

(the most popular given names for US newborns during the years 1990 to 1999)

139 Male Names with A

Aaron

Aaron

Abdallah

Abdallah

Abdiel

Abdiel

Abdullah

from Abdallah

Abel

Abel

Abraham

Abraham

Achim

from Joachim

Adam

Adam

Adamo

from Adam

Adan

from Adam

Adán

from Adam

Addison

Addison

Adelbert

from Albert

Aden

from Aodh

Adolf

Adolf

Adolfo

from Adolf

Adolph

from Adolf

Adolphe

from Adolf

Adonis

Adonis

Adriaan

from Adrian

Adriaen

from Adrian

Adrian

Adrian

Adrián

from Adrian

Adriano

from Adrian

Adrien

from Adrian

Agustin

from August

Ahmad

Ahmad

Ahmed

from Ahmad

Aidan

from Aodh

Aiden

from Aodh

Akeem

from Hakim

Akim

from Joachim

Alain

from Alan

Alan

Alan

Alberich

Alberich

Albert

Albert

Alberto

from Albert

Albrecht

from Albert

Alden

Alden

Aldo

Aldo

Alec

from Alexander

Alejandro

from Alexander

Aleksandar

from Alexander

Aleksandr

from Alexander

Alessandro

from Alexander

Alessio

from Alexis

Alex

from Alexander

Alexander

Alexander

Alexandre

from Alexander

Alexandro

from Alexander

Alexandros

from Alexander

Alexej

from Alexis

Alexis

Alexis

Alexius

from Alexis

Alfons

Alfons

Alfonso

from Alfons

Alfred

Alfred

Alfredo

from Alfred

Ali

Ali

Allan

from Alan

Allen

from Alan

Alonso

from Alfons

Alonzo

from Alfons

Alphons

from Alfons

Alphonse

from Alfons

Alton

from Elton

Alvaro

from Álvaro

Álvaro

Álvaro

Alvin

Alvin

Amari

Amari

Amir

Amir

Amos

Amos

Anders

from Andrew

Anderson

Anderson

Andre

from Andrew

André

from Andrew

Andrea

from Andrew

Andreas

from Andrew

Andrei

from Andrew

Andrej

from Andrew

Andres

from Andrew

Andrés

from Andrew

Andrew

Andrew

Andy

from Andrew

Angel

from Angelus

Angelo

from Angelus

Angelus

Angelus

Ansgar

from Oskar

Anthony

Anthony

Antoine

from Anthony

Anton

from Anthony

Antonio

from Anthony

Antony

from Anthony

Antwan

from Anthony

Antwon

from Anthony

Aodh

Aodh

Araldo

from Harald

Ari

Ari

Ariano

from Adrian

Aric

from Eric

Ariel

Ariel

Armand

from Hermann

Armando

from Hermann

Armani

Armani

Arnaldo

from Arnold

Arnaud

from Arnold

Arnault

from Arnold

Arnd

from Arnold

Arndt

from Arnold

Arne

from Arnold

Arno

from Arnold

Arnold

Arnold

Arnoldo

from Arnold

Arnolt

from Arnold

Arnoud

from Arnold

Aron

from Aaron

Arrigo

from Henry

Arron

from Aaron

Art

from Arthur

Arthur

Arthur

Artur

from Arthur

Arturo

from Arthur

Asa

Asa

Asher

Asher

Ashley

Ashley

Ashton

Ashton

Asser

from Asher

Aubrey

from Alberich

August

August

Auguste

from August

Augustin

from August

Augustinus

from August

Augusto

from August

Austen

from August

Austin

from August

Austyn

from August

Avery

Avery

Axel

Axel

Ayden

from Aodh

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78 Male Names with B

Baby

Baby

Bailey

Bailey

Barney

from Bernard

Barret

Barret

Barrett

from Barret

Barry

Barry

Bastian

from Sebastian

Bastien

from Sebastian

Beau

Beau

Ben

from Benjamin

Benedetto

from Benedict

Benedict

Benedict

Bénédict

from Benedict

Benedikt

from Benedict

Beniamino

from Benjamin

Benito

from Benedict

Benjamin

Benjamin

Benjy

from Benjamin

Bennett

from Benedict

Benno

from Bernard

Benny

from Benjamin

Benoît

from Benedict

Beppe

from Joseph

Bernard

Bernard

Bernardo

from Bernard

Bernd

from Bernard

Berndt

from Bernard

Bernhard

from Bernard

Bernie

from Bernard

Bill

from William

Billy

from William

Blaine

Blaine

Blair

Blair

Blake

Blake

Bo

from Boje

Bob

from Robert

Bobby

from Robert

Boje

Boje

Brad

from Bradley

Braden

Braden

Bradford

Bradford

Bradley

Bradley

Bradly

from Bradley

Brady

Brady

Braeden

from Braden

Brandan

from Brandon

Branden

from Brendan

Brandon

Brandon

Brandt

Brandt

Brandyn

from Brandon

Brant

from Brandt

Braxton

Braxton

Brayan

from Brian

Brayden

from Braden

Braydon

from Braden

Brendan

Brendan

Brenden

from Brendan

Brendon

from Brendan

Brennan

Brennan

Brennen

from Brendan

Brent

Brent

Brenton

from Brent

Bret

from Brett

Brett

Brett

Brian

Brian

Brice

from Bryce

Brock

Brock

Broderick

Broderick

Brody

Brody

Bronson

Bronson

Brooks

Brooks

Bruce

Bruce

Bryan

from Brian

Bryant

Bryant

Bryce

Bryce

Bryon

from Brian

Bryson

Bryson

Byron

Byron

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107 Male Names with C

Cade

Cade

Caden

Caden

Cale

from Caleb

Caleb

Caleb

Calvin

Calvin

Camden

Camden

Cameron

Cameron

Camron

from Cameron

Caoimhin

from Kevin

Carey

Carey

Carl

from Karl

Carlo

from Karl

Carlos

from Karl

Carlton

Carlton

Carson

Carson

Carsten

from Christian

Carter

Carter

Cary

from Carey

Cäsar

Cäsar

Casey

Casey

Caspar

from Jasper

Cathán

Cathán

Cay

from Kai

Cayden

from Caden

Cecil

Cecil

Cedric

Cedric

Cédric

from Cedric

Cedrik

from Cedric

Cesar

from Cäsar

Chad

Chad

Chadwick

Chadwick

Chance

Chance

Chandler

Chandler

Charles

from Karl

Charlie

from Karl

Chase

Chase

Chaz

from Karl

Chester

Chester

Chris

from Christoph

Christian

Christian

Christóbal

from Christoph

Christof

from Christoph

Christoph

Christoph

Christophe

from Christoph

Christopher

from Christoph

Cian

Cian

Clarence

Clarence

Clark

Clark

Claude

from Claudius

Claudio

from Claudius

Claudius

Claudius

Clay

from Clayton

Clayton

Clayton

Clifford

Clifford

Clifton

Clifton

Clint

from Clinton

Clinton

Clinton

Clyde

Clyde

Coby

from Jacob

Codey

from Cody

Codie

from Cody

Cody

Cody

Colby

Colby

Cole

Cole

Coleman

from Columbano

Colin

from Nicholas

Collin

from Nicholas

Colt

from Colton

Colten

from Colton

Colton

Colton

Columbano

Columbano

Conner

from Connor

Connor

Connor

Conor

from Connor

Conrad

Conrad

Conradin

from Conrad

Conrado

from Conrad

Conradus

from Conrad

Cooper

Cooper

Corbin

from Corvin

Cordell

Cordell

Corey

Corey

Cornel

from Cornelius

Cornelio

from Cornelius

Cornelis

from Cornelius

Cornelius

Cornelius

Corrado

from Conrad

Cortez

from Curtis

Corvin

Corvin

Cory

from Corey

Coty

Coty

Courtney

Courtney

Craig

Craig

Cristian

from Christian

Cristiano

from Christian

Cristobal

from Christoph

Cristoforo

from Christoph

Cristopher

from Christoph

Cruz

Cruz

Cullen

Cullen

Curd

from Curt

Curt

Curt

Curt

from Curtis

Curtis

Curtis

Curtiz

from Curtis

Curzio

from Curtis

Cyrus

Cyrus

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137 Male Names with D

Daan

from Daniel

Dakota

Dakota

Dakotah

from Dakota

Dale

Dale

Dallas

Dallas

Dallin

from Dale

Dalton

Dalton

Damian

Damian

Damiano

from Damian

Damien

from Damian

Damion

from Damian

Damon

from Damian

Dan

from Daniel

Dana

from Dane

Dandre

Dandre

Dane

Dane

Dangelo

Dangelo

Dani

from Daniel

Daniel

Daniel

Daniele

from Daniel

Danilo

from Daniel

Danny

from Daniel

Dante

Dante

Daquan

Daquan

Darian

from Darius

Darien

from Darren

Darin

from Darren

Dario

from Darius

Darion

from Darren

Darius

Darius

Darnell

from Daryl

Daron

from Darren

Darrell

from Daryl

Darren

Darren

Darrian

from Darren

Darrien

from Darren

Darrin

from Darren

Darrion

from Darren

Darrius

from Darius

Darryl

from Daryl

Darwin

Darwin

Daryl

Daryl

Dashawn

Dashawn

Dave

from David

David

David

Davide

from David

Davin

from Devin

Davion

Davion

Davis

Davis

Davon

Davon

Davonte

Davonte

Dawson

Dawson

Dayton

Dayton

Dean

Dean

Deandre

Deandre

Deangelo

Deangelo

Declan

Declan

Deion

Deion

Dejuan

Dejuan

Demarco

Demarco

Demarcus

from Demarco

Demario

Demario

Demetrius

from Dimitri

Dempsey

Dempsey

Denis

from Dennis

Dennis

Dennis

Denny

from Dennis

Denver

Denver

Denzel

Denzel

Deon

from Dennis

Deondre

Deondre

Deonte

Deonte

Dequan

from Daquan

Derek

from Dietrich

Derick

from Dietrich

Derik

from Dietrich

Derk

from Dietrich

Derrick

from Dietrich

Deshaun

from Dashawn

Deshawn

Deshawn

Desmond

Desmond

Destin

Destin

Devan

from Devin

Devante

Devante

Deven

from Devin

Devin

Devin

Devon

Devon

Devonta

from Devon

Devontae

from Devon

Devonte

from Devon

Devyn

from Devin

Dewayne

from Duane

Dexter

Dexter

Diamond

Diamond

Dick

from Richard

Diego

from Jacob

Dietreich

from Dietrich

Dietrich

Dietrich

Dillan

from Dylan

Dillion

from Dylan

Dillon

from Dylan

Dimitri

Dimitri

Dimitrij

from Dimitri

Dion

from Dennis

Dionte

from Dennis

Dirk

from Dietrich

Dmitri

from Dimitri

Dolf

from Rudolf

Domenic

from Dominic

Domenico

from Dominic

Domingo

from Dominic

Dominic

Dominic

Dominick

from Dominic

Dominik

from Dominic

Dominique

from Dominic

Dominque

from Dominic

Don

from Donald

Donald

Donald

Donavan

from Donovan

Donnell

from Donald

Donnie

from Donald

Donovan

Donovan

Dontae

from Dante

Donte

from Dante

Dorian

Dorian

Douglas

Douglas

Drake

Drake

Drew

from Andrew

Duane

Duane

Duarte

from Edward

Duncan

Duncan

Dustin

Dustin

Dusty

from Dustin

Dwayne

from Duane

Dwight

Dwight

Dylan

Dylan

Dylon

from Dylan

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78 Male Names with E

Earl

Earl

Earnest

from Ernest

Ed

from Edward

Eddie

from Edward

Eddy

from Edward

Edgar

Edgar

Edgardo

from Edgar

Edgaro

from Edgar

Edmond

from Edmund

Edmondo

from Edmund

Edmund

Edmund

Edoardo

from Edward

Edouard

from Edward

Édouard

from Edward

Eduard

from Edward

Eduardo

from Edward

Edvard

from Edward

Edward

Edward

Edwin

Edwin

Efrain

from Ephraim

Efren

from Ephraim

Eli

Eli

Elia

from Elijah

Elias

from Elijah

Eliezer

Eliezer

Elijah

Elijah

Elischa

Elischa

Eliseo

from Elischa

Elisha

from Elischa

Elliot

Elliot

Elliott

from Elliot

Ellis

Ellis

Ellmar

from Elmer

Elmar

from Elmer

Elmer

Elmer

Elton

Elton

Elvin

from Alvin

Elvis

Elvis

Emanuel

from Manuel

Emanuele

from Manuel

Emil

Emil

Émile

from Emil

Emiliano

from Emil

Emilio

from Emil

Emmanuel

from Manuel

Emmet

Emmet

Emmett

from Emmet

Endrik

from Henry

Enrico

from Henry

Enrique

from Henry

Enzio

from Henry

Ephraim

Ephraim

Eric

Eric

Erich

from Eric

Erick

from Eric

Erik

from Eric

Ermanno

from Hermann

Erminio

from Hermann

Ernest

Ernest

Ernestin

from Ernest

Ernesto

from Ernest

Ernst

from Ernest

Ervin

from Erwin

Erwin

Erwin

Esteban

from Steven

Estéban

from Steven

Estevan

from Steven

Ethan

Ethan

Etienne

from Steven

Eugen

Eugen

Eugene

from Eugen

Eugène

from Eugen

Eugenio

from Eugen

Evan

from John

Everett

Everett

Ezekiel

Ezekiel

Ezequiel

from Ezekiel

Ezra

Ezra

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49 Male Names with F

Fabian

Fabian

Fabiano

from Fabian

Fabien

from Fabian

Federico

from Frederick

Federigo

from Frederick

Fedor

from Theodore

Felice

from Felix

Feliciano

from Felix

Félicien

from Felix

Felipe

from Philip

Felix

Felix

Félix

from Felix

Feodor

from Theodore

Ferdinand

Ferdinand

Ferdinando

from Ferdinand

Fernand

from Ferdinand

Fernando

from Ferdinand

Fidel

Fidel

Filippo

from Philip

Fjodor

from Theodore

Floyd

Floyd

Forest

from Forrest

Forrest

Forrest

Francesco

from Francis

Francis

Francis

Francisco

from Francis

Franciscus

from Francis

Franco

from Frank

François

from Francis

Frank

Frank

Frankie

from Frank

Franklin

from Frank

Franko

from Frank

Franz

from Francis

Franziskus

from Francis

Fred

from Frederick

Freddie

from Frederick

Freddy

from Frederick

Frederic

from Frederick

Frédéric

from Frederick

Frederick

Frederick

Frederico

from Frederick

Fredrick

from Frederick

Fredy

from Frederick

Fridolin

from Frederick

Frieder

from Frederick

Friederich

from Frederick

Friedrich

from Frederick

Fritz

from Frederick

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99 Male Names with G

Gabriel

Gabriel

Gabriele

from Gabriel

Gabriello

from Gabriel

Gage

Gage

Galen

Galen

Garet

from Gerard

Garett

from Gerard

Garret

from Gerard

Garrett

from Gerard

Garrison

Garrison

Gary

Gary

Gaspar

from Jasper

Gaspard

from Jasper

Gaspare

from Jasper

Gasparo

from Jasper

Gauthier

from Walter

Gautier

from Walter

Gavin

Gavin

Genaro

from Gennaro

Gene

from Eugen

Gennaro

Gennaro

Geoffrey

Geoffrey

Geoffroi

from Geoffrey

Geoffroy

from Geoffrey

Georg

Georg

George

from Georg

Georges

from Georg

Georgius

from Georg

Gerald

Gerald

Gérald

from Gerald

Geraldo

from Gerald

Gerard

Gerard

Gérard

from Gerard

Gerardo

from Gerard

Gerd

from Gerard

Gerhard

from Gerard

Gerhart

from Gerard

Germain

from German

German

German

Germano

from German

Gero

from Gerard

Gerold

from Gerald

Geronimo

from Hieronymus

Gerry

from Gerald

Gert

from Gerard

Giacomo

from Jacob

Gian

from John

Giancarlo

Giancarlo

Gianni

from John

Gilbert

Gilbert

Gilberto

from Gilbert

Gilles

from Gilbert

Gino

Gino

Gioacchino

from Joachim

Giona

from Jonah

Giordano

from Jordan

Giorgio

from Georg

Giovanni

from John

Giovanny

from John

Giraldo

from Gerald

Giuliano

from Julian

Giulio

from Julius

Giuseppe

from Joseph

Giusto

from Justus

Glen

Glen

Glenn

from Glen

Gonzalo

Gonzalo

Gordon

Gordon

Grady

Grady

Graham

Graham

Grant

Grant

Grayson

Grayson

Greg

from Gregory

Grégoire

from Gregory

Gregor

from Gregory

Gregorio

from Gregory

Gregory

Gregory

Grégory

from Gregory

Griffin

Griffin

Guadalupe

Guadalupe

Gualtiero

from Walter

Guglielmo

from William

Guido

Guido

Guillaume

from William

Guillermo

from William

Gunnar

from Günther

Gunner

from Günther

Gunter

from Günther

Günter

from Günther

Gunther

from Günther

Günther

Günther

Gus

from August

Gustaaf

from Gustaf

Gustaf

Gustaf

Gustav

from Gustaf

Gustave

from Gustaf

Gustavo

from Gustaf

Gustl

from August

Guy

from Guido

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49 Male Names with H

Hadrian

from Adrian

Hakeem

from Hakim

Hakim

Hakim

Hannes

from John

Hans

from John

Harald

Harald

Harley

Harley

Harold

from Harald

Harris

Harris

Harrison

Harrison

Harry

from Henry

Harvey

Harvey

Hasan

Hasan

Hassan

from Hasan

Hauke

from Hugo

Hayden

from Haydn

Haydn

Haydn

Heath

Heath

Hector

from Hektor

Heiko

from Henry

Heiner

from Henry

Heino

from Henry

Heinrich

from Henry

Heinz

from Henry

Hektor

Hektor

Hendrick

from Henry

Hendrik

from Henry

Hennes

from John

Henning

from Henry

Henri

from Henry

Henrick

from Henry

Henry

Henry

Herbert

Herbert

Herbie

from Herbert

Heriberto

from Herbert

Herman

from Hermann

Hermann

Hermann

Hernan

from Ferdinand

Hieronymus

Hieronymus

Holden

Holden

Houston

Houston

Howard

Howard

Hudson

Hudson

Hugh

from Hugo

Hugo

Hugo

Hugues

from Hugo

Humbert

Humbert

Humberto

from Humbert

Hunter

Hunter

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26 Male Names with I

Ian

from John

Ibrahim

from Abraham

Ignace

from Ignaz

Ignacio

from Ignaz

Ignaz

Ignaz

Ignazio

from Ignaz

Ilja

from Elijah

Immanuel

from Manuel

Infant

from Baby

Ioannis

from John

Irvin

from Erwin

Irving

Irving

Isaac

Isaac

Isaak

from Isaac

Isai

from Jesse

Isaiah

Isaiah

Isaias

from Isaiah

Ishmael

Ishmael

Isiah

from Isaiah

Isidore

Isidore

Isidro

from Isidore

Ismael

from Ishmael

Israel

Israel

Issac

from Isaac

Ivan

from John

Iwan

from John

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160 Male Names with J

J

J

Jabari

Jabari

Jace

from Jason

Jack

from John

Jackie

from John

Jackson

Jackson

Jacky

from John

Jacob

Jacob

Jacoby

Jacoby

Jacques

from Jacob

Jade

Jade

Jaden

from Jadon

Jadon

Jadon

Jago

from Jacob

Jaheim

Jaheim

Jaiden

from Jadon

Jaime

from Jacob

Jair

Jair

Jairo

from Jair

Jake

from Jacob

Jakob

from Jacob

Jaleel

from Jalil

Jalen

Jalen

Jamaal

from Jamal

Jamal

Jamal

Jamar

from Jamal

Jamarcus

Jamarcus

Jamel

from Jamil

James

from Jacob

Jameson

Jameson

Jamie

from Jacob

Jamil

Jamil

Jamison

from Jameson

Jan

from John

Janik

from John

Jaquan

Jaquan

Jared

Jared

Jarmo

from Jeremiah

Jarno

from Jeremiah

Jarod

from Jared

Jaron

Jaron

Jarred

from Gerard

Jarrett

from Gerard

Jarrod

from Jared

Jarvis

Jarvis

Jason

Jason

Jasper

Jasper

Javan

Javan

Javier

from Xavier

Javon

from Javan

Javonte

Javonte

Jaxon

from Jackson

Jay

Jay

Jayden

from Jadon

Jaylen

from Jalen

Jaylin

from Jalen

Jaylon

from Jalen

Jayson

from Jason

Jean

from John

Jedidiah

Jedidiah

Jeff

from Geoffrey

Jefferson

Jefferson

Jeffery

from Geoffrey

Jeffrey

from Geoffrey

Jendrik

from Henry

Jens

from John

Jerald

from Gerald

Jeremia

from Jeremiah

Jeremiah

Jeremiah

Jeremias

from Jeremiah

Jérémie

from Jeremiah

Jeremy

from Jeremiah

Jermaine

from German

Jerod

from Jared

Jerome

from Hieronymus

Jérôme

from Hieronymus

Jeronimo

from Hieronymus

Jerrell

Jerrell

Jerrod

from Jared

Jerry

from Gerald

Jerry

from Jeremiah

Jesper

from Jasper

Jess

from Jesse

Jesse

Jesse

Jessie

from Jesse

Jessy

from Jesse

Jesus

from Joshua

Jim

from Jacob

Jimmie

from Jacob

Jimmy

from Jacob

Jo

from John

Jo

from Joseph

Joachim

Joachim

Joaquin

from Joachim

Jochen

from Joachim

Jody

from Joseph

Joe

from Joseph

Joel

Joel

Joël

from Joel

Joey

from Joseph

Johann

from John

Johannes

from John

John

John

Johnathan

Johnathan

Johnathon

from Jonathan

Johnnie

from John

Johnny

from John

Jomar

Jomar

Jon

from John

Jonah

Jonah

Jonas

from Jonah

Jonatan

from Jonathan

Jonathan

Jonathan

Jonathas

from Jonathan

Jonathon

from John

Jordan

Jordan

Jordano

from Jordan

Jorden

from Jordan

Jordon

from Jordan

Jörg

from Georg

Jorge

from Georg

Joscha

from Joseph

Joschka

from Joseph

Joschua

from Joshua

Jose

from Joseph

José

from Joseph

Josef

from Joseph

Joseph

Joseph

Josh

from Joshua

Joshua

Joshua

Josiah

from Josias

Josias

Josias

Josua

from Joshua

Josue

from Joshua

Jourdain

from Jordan

Jovan

from John

Jovanny

from John

Jovany

from John

József

from Joseph

Juan

from John

Juanito

from John

Judah

Judah

Jude

from Judah

Jules

from Julius

Julian

Julian

Julien

from Julian

Julio

from Julius

Julius

Julius

Junior

Junior

Jupp

from Joseph

Jürgen

from Georg

Juri

from Georg

Juste

from Justus

Justen

from Justus

Justice

Justice

Justin

from Justus

Justinian

from Justus

Justus

Justus

Justyn

from Justus

Juwan

Juwan

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79 Male Names with K

Kade

from Cade

Kadeem

from Kadim

Kaden

from Caden

Kadim

Kadim

Kai

Kai

Kaj

from Kai

Kaleb

from Caleb

Kalen

Kalen

Kalvin

from Calvin

Kameron

from Cameron

Kane

from Cathán

Kareem

from Karim

Karel

from Karl

Karim

Karim

Karl

Karl

Karol

from Karl

Karsten

from Christian

Kary

from Carey

Kasey

from Casey

Kaspar

from Jasper

Kay

from Kai

Keanu

Keanu

Keaton

Keaton

Keegan

Keegan

Keenan

from Cian

Kegan

from Keegan

Keith

Keith

Kelby

Kelby

Kellen

Kellen

Kelly

Kelly

Kelsey

Kelsey

Kelton

Kelton

Kelvin

Kelvin

Ken

Ken

Kendal

from Kendall

Kendall

Kendall

Kendrick

Kendrick

Kenneth

from Ken

Kenny

from Ken

Kent

Kent

Kenton

Kenton

Keon

Keon

Kerry

Kerry

Kersten

from Christian

Keven

from Kevin

Kevin

Kevin

Kevon

from Kevin

Khalid

Khalid

Khalil

Khalil

Kieran

Kieran

Kim

from Joachim

Kirby

Kirby

Kirk

Kirk

Kirsten

from Christian

Klaas

from Nicholas

Klaudius

from Claudius

Kobe

Kobe

Koby

from Jacob

Kody

from Cody

Kolby

from Colby

Kole

from Cole

Kolton

from Colton

Konrad

from Conrad

Konradin

from Conrad

Kordt

from Curt

Korey

from Corey

Kornelius

from Cornelius

Kory

from Corey

Kristian

from Christian

Kristof

from Christoph

Kristofer

from Christoph

Kristoffer

from Christoph

Kristopher

from Christoph

Kunz

from Conrad

Kurt

from Curt

Kurtis

from Curtis

Kwame

Kwame

Kyle

Kyle

Kyler

Kyler

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86 Male Names with L

Ladarius

Ladarius

Lajos

from Ludwig

Lamar

Lamar

Lamont

Lamont

Lance

from Lando

Landen

Landen

Lando

Lando

Landon

Landon

Lane

Lane

Larry

from Laurence

Lars

from Laurence

Lasse

from Laurence

Laurence

Laurence

Laurens

from Laurence

Laurent

from Laurence

Laurente

from Laurence

Laurenz

from Laurence

Laurenzo

from Laurence

Lauro

from Laurence

Lawrence

from Laurence

Layne

from Lane

Lazaro

from Lazarus

Lazarus

Lazarus

Lee

Lee

Leen

from Leonhard

Leigh

from Lee

Leland

Leland

Lenny

from Leonhard

Lenz

from Laurence

Leo

Leo

Leon

from Leo

Léon

from Leo

Leonard

from Leonhard

Léonard

from Leonhard

Leonardo

from Leonhard

Léonce

from Leo

Leone

from Leo

Leonel

from Leo

Leonello

from Leo

Leonhard

Leonhard

Leroy

Leroy

Leslie

Leslie

Lester

Lester

Lev

from Leo

Levi

Levi

Lew

from Leo

Lewis

from Ludwig

Liam

from William

Lienhard

from Leonhard

Lincoln

Lincoln

Lion

from Leo

Lionardo

from Leonhard

Lionel

from Leo

Lloyd

from Floyd

Lodewijk

from Ludwig

Logan

Logan

Loïc

from Ludwig

Lonnie

from Alfons

Loren

from Laurence

Lorenz

from Laurence

Lorenzo

from Laurence

Loris

from Laurence

Lou

from Ludwig

Louie

from Ludwig

Louis

from Ludwig

Lovis

from Ludwig

Luc

from Luke

Luca

from Luke

Lucas

from Luke

Luciano

from Lucius

Lucien

from Lucius

Lucio

from Lucius

Lucius

Lucius

Ludewig

from Ludwig

Ludovico

from Ludwig

Ludvig

from Ludwig

Ludvik

from Ludwig

Ludwig

Ludwig

Ludwik

from Ludwig

Luigi

from Ludwig

Luis

from Ludwig

Lukas

from Luke

Luke

Luke

Lutz

from Ludwig

Luzius

from Lucius

Lyle

Lyle

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103 Male Names with M

Maarten

from Martin

Mackenzie

Mackenzie

Madison

Madison

Maicon

from Michael

Malachi

Malachi

Malcolm

Malcolm

Malik

Malik

Manoel

from Manuel

Manolo

from Manuel

Manuel

Manuel

Manuele

from Manuel

Marc

from Mark

Marcel

Marcel

Marcello

from Marcel

Marcellus

from Marcel

Marcelo

from Marcel

Marco

from Mark

Marcos

from Mark

Marcus

from Mark

Mario

from Marius

Marius

Marius

Mark

Mark

Marko

from Mark

Markus

from Mark

Marlon

from Mark

Marques

from Marquis

Marquez

from Marquis

Marquis

Marquis

Marquise

from Marquis

Marshall

Marshall

Marten

from Martin

Martin

Martin

Martino

from Martin

Marvin

Marvin

Marzell

from Marcel

Marzellus

from Marcel

Mason

Mason

Massimiliano

from Maximilian

Mateo

from Matthias

Mathew

from Matthias

Mathias

from Matthias

Mathieu

from Matthias

Mathis

from Matthias

Matias

from Matthias

Matt

from Matthias

Mattäus

from Matthias

Matteo

from Matthias

Matthäus

from Matthias

Matthew

from Matthias

Matthias

Matthias

Mattia

from Matthias

Mattias

from Matthias

Maurice

Maurice

Mauricio

from Maurice

Mauritius

from Maurice

Mauritz

from Maurice

Maurizio

from Maurice

Mauro

from Maurice

Maurus

from Maurice

Max

from Maximilian

Maxim

Maxim

Maxime

from Maxim

Maximilian

Maximilian

Maximilien

from Maximilian

Maximillia

from Maximilian

Maximus

from Maxim

Maxwell

Maxwell

Melville

Melville

Melvin

from Melville

Micah

Micah

Michael

Michael

Michail

from Michael

Micheal

from Michael

Michel

from Michael

Michele

from Michael

Mick

from Michael

Mickey

from Michael

Miguel

from Michael

Mikael

from Michael

Mike

from Michael

Mikel

from Michael

Miles

Miles

Milton

Milton

Misael

Misael

Mischa

from Michael

Mitar

from Dimitri

Mitchel

from Mitchell

Mitchell

Mitchell

Mohamed

from Muhammad

Mohammad

from Muhammad

Mohammed

from Muhammad

Moises

from Moses

Montana

Montana

Morgan

Morgan

Moritz

from Maurice

Moriz

from Maurice

Morris

from Maurice

Morten

from Martin

Moses

Moses

Moshe

from Moses

Muhammad

Muhammad

Myles

from Miles

Myron

Myron

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41 Male Names with N

Najee

from Naji

Naji

Naji

Nasir

Nasir

Nat

from Nathan

Nathan

Nathan

Nathanael

Nathanael

Nathanial

from Nathanael

Nathaniel

from Nathanael

Neal

from Neil

Neil

Neil

Nelson

Nelson

Nestor

Nestor

Niccolò

from Nicholas

Nicholas

Nicholas

Nick

from Nicholas

Nicklaus

from Nicholas

Nickolas

from Nicholas

Nico

from Nicholas

Nicola

from Nicholas

Nicolaas

from Nicholas

Nicolas

from Nicholas

Nicollò

from Nicholas

Niels

from Nicholas

Nigel

from Neil

Nikhil

Nikhil

Niklas

from Nicholas

Niklaus

from Nicholas

Niko

from Nicholas

Nikola

from Nicholas

Nikolaj

from Nicholas

Nikolas

from Nicholas

Nikolaus

from Nicholas

Nils

from Nicholas

Noah

Noah

Noe

from Noah

Noé

from Noah

Noel

Noel

Noël

from Noel

Nolan

Nolan

Norman

Norman

Normann

from Norman

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17 Male Names with O

Octavio

from Octavius

Octavius

Octavius

Olek

from Alexander

Oliver

Oliver

Olivier

from Oliver

Oliviero

from Oliver

Omar

from Umar

Omari

from Umar

Orion

Orion

Orlando

from Roland

Oscar

from Oskar

Oskar

Oskar

Osvaldo

from Oswald

Oswald

Oswald

Oswaldo

from Oswald

Otis

Otis

Owen

Owen

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41 Male Names with P

Pablo

from Paul

Paco

from Francis

Paddy

from Patrick

Pål

from Paul

Pancho

from Francis

Paolo

from Paul

Paris

Paris

Parker

Parker

Pat

from Patrick

Patrice

from Patrick

Patrick

Patrick

Patrik

from Patrick

Patrizio

from Patrick

Patrizius

from Patrick

Paul

Paul

Pavel

from Paul

Pawel

from Paul

Payton

Payton

Pedro

from Peter

Pepe

from Joseph

Pepito

from Joseph

Peppone

from Joseph

Per

from Peter

Peregrine

Peregrine

Perry

from Peregrine

Pete

from Peter

Peter

Peter

Petter

from Peter

Peyton

from Payton

Philip

Philip

Philipp

from Philip

Philippe

from Philip

Phillip

from Philip

Pierce

from Peter

Piero

from Peter

Pierre

from Peter

Pietro

from Peter

Pjotr

from Peter

Poul

from Paul

Preston

Preston

Prince

Prince

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6 Male Names with Q

Quentin

Quentin

Quincy

Quincy

Quinn

Quinn

Quinten

from Quentin

Quintin

from Quentin

Quinton

from Quentin

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113 Male Names with R

Raekwon

Raekwon

Rafael

from Raphael

Raffaele

from Raphael

Raffaello

from Raphael

Raheem

from Rahim

Rahim

Rahim

Raimondo

from Raymond

Raimund

from Raymond

Rainald

from Reinhold

Ralf

Ralf

Ralph

from Ralf

Ramiro

from Reimar

Ramon

from Raymond

Ramón

from Raymond

Randall

from Randolf

Rando

from Randolf

Randolf

Randolf

Randolph

from Randolf

Randulf

from Randolf

Randy

from Randolf

Raphael

Raphael

Rashad

Rashad

Rashawn

Rashawn

Rasheed

from Rashid

Rashid

Rashid

Raul

from Ralf

Ray

from Raymond

Raymond

Raymond

Raymundo

from Raymond

Rayshawn

Rayshawn

Reece

Reece

Reed

Reed

Reese

from Reece

Reggie

from Reinhold

Reginald

from Reinhold

Reid

from Reed

Reimar

Reimar

Reimund

from Raymond

Reinhold

Reinhold

Remington

Remington

Renato

Renato

Renaud

from Reinhold

Rene

from Renato

René

from Renato

Reuben

from Ruben

Rex

Rex

Rey

Rey

Reynaldo

from Reinhold

Rhett

Rhett

Ricardo

from Richard

Riccardo

from Richard

Richard

Richard

Rick

from Richard

Rickey

from Richard

Ricky

from Richard

Rico

from Henry

Ridge

Ridge

Rigoberto

Rigoberto

Riley

Riley

Rinaldo

from Reinhold

River

River

Rob

from Robert

Robbie

from Robert

Robert

Robert

Roberto

from Robert

Robin

from Robert

Rocco

Rocco

Rocky

from Rocco

Rod

from Roderick

Roderich

from Roderick

Roderick

Roderick

Rodney

Rodney

Rodolfo

from Rudolf

Rodolphe

from Rudolf

Rodrigo

from Roderick

Rodrigue

from Roderick

Rogelio

Rogelio

Roger

Roger

Rohan

from Rowan

Roland

Roland

Rolando

from Roland

Roldán

from Roland

Rolf

from Rudolf

Romain

from Roman

Roman

Roman

Romano

from Roman

Romeo

Romeo

Ron

from Ronald

Ronald

Ronald

Ronnie

from Ronald

Rory

Rory

Ross

Ross

Rowan

Rowan

Rowland

from Roland

Roy

Roy

Royce

Royce

Ruben

Ruben

Rudger

from Roger

Rudi

from Rudolf

Rüdiger

from Roger

Rudolf

Rudolf

Rudolph

from Rudolf

Rudy

from Rudolf

Ruedi

from Rudolf

Rupert

from Robert

Ruprecht

from Robert

Russell

Russell

Rusty

Rusty

Ruud

from Rudolf

Ryan

Ryan

Ryder

Ryder

Rylan

Rylan

Ryne

from Ryan

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79 Male Names with S

Sage

Sage

Salomo

from Solomon

Salomon

from Solomon

Salomone

from Solomon

Salvador

from Salvatore

Salvator

from Salvatore

Salvatore

Salvatore

Sam

from Samuel

Sammy

from Samuel

Samouel

from Samuel

Samson

Samson

Samuel

Samuel

Samuele

from Samuel

Sandro

from Alexander

Santiago

Santiago

Santos

Santos

Saul

Saul

Saverio

from Xavier

Sawyer

Sawyer

Schorsch

from Georg

Schuyler

Schuyler

Scott

Scott

Sean

from John

Sebastian

Sebastian

Sebastiano

from Sebastian

Sébastien

from Sebastian

Selby

Selby

Sepp

from Joseph

Serge

Serge

Sergei

from Serge

Sergej

from Serge

Sergio

from Serge

Seth

Seth

Shane

from John

Shannon

Shannon

Shaquille

Shaquille

Shaun

from John

Shawn

from John

Shay

from Shea

Shayne

from John

Shea

Shea

Shelby

from Selby

Sheldon

Sheldon

Sherman

Sherman

Shlomo

from Solomon

Sidney

Sidney

Silas

from Silvan

Silvain

from Silvan

Silvan

Silvan

Silvano

from Silvan

Silvian

from Silvan

Simeon

from Simon

Simon

Simon

Simone

from Simon

Skylar

Skylar

Skyler

from Skylar

Solomon

Solomon

Sonny

Sonny

Spencer

Spencer

Spenser

from Spencer

Stan

from Stanley

Stanley

Stanley

Stefan

from Steven

Stéfane

from Steven

Stefano

from Steven

Steffen

from Steven

Stepan

from Steven

Stephan

from Steven

Stephen

from Steven

Stephon

from Steven

Sterling

Sterling

Stetson

Stetson

Steve

from Steven

Steven

Steven

Stewart

Stewart

Stone

Stone

Storm

Storm

Stuart

from Stewart

Syed

Syed

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80 Male Names with T

Talon

Talon

Tanner

Tanner

Tariq

Tariq

Tate

Tate

Tavon

Tavon

Tayler

from Taylor

Taylor

Taylor

Ted

from Theodore

Teddy

from Theodore

Teo

from Theodore

Teodoro

from Theodore

Terence

Terence

Terrance

from Terence

Terrell

from Tyrrell

Terrence

from Terence

Terry

from Terence

Tevin

from Thomas

Thaddeus

Thaddeus

Theo

from Theodore

Théo

from Theodore

Theodor

from Theodore

Theodore

Theodore

Théodore

from Theodore

Thomas

Thomas

Thommy

from Thomas

Tiago

from Jacob

Tim

from Timotheus

Timmy

from Timotheus

Timoteo

from Timotheus

Timothée

from Timotheus

Timotheus

Timotheus

Timothy

from Timotheus

Tobi

from Tobias

Tobia

from Tobias

Tobiah

from Tobias

Tobias

Tobias

Tobie

from Tobias

Toby

from Tobias

Todd

Todd

Tom

from Thomas

Tomas

from Thomas

Tomaso

from Thomas

Tommaso

from Thomas

Tommy

from Thomas

Toni

from Anthony

Tonio

from Anthony

Tony

from Anthony

Torrance

Torrance

Tory

from Torrance

Trace

from Tracy

Tracy

Tracy

Trae

Trae

Travis

Travis

Travon

from Trevon

Tre

Tre

Trent

Trent

Trenton

Trenton

Trever

from Trevor

Trevon

Trevon

Trevor

Trevor

Trey

Trey

Tristan

Tristan

Tristen

from Tristan

Tristian

from Tristan

Tristin

from Tristan

Triston

from Tristan

Troy

Troy

Tucker

Tucker

Ty

Ty

Tyler

Tyler

Tylor

from Tyler

Tyquan

Tyquan

Tyree

Tyree

Tyrell

from Tyrrell

Tyrese

Tyrese

Tyron

from Tyrone

Tyrone

Tyrone

Tyrrell

Tyrrell

Tyshawn

Tyshawn

Tyson

Tyson

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7 Male Names with U

Ugo

from Hugo

Ulises

from Ulysses

Ulysses

Ulysses

Umar

Umar

Umberto

from Humbert

Unknown

from Baby

Uriel

Uriel

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22 Male Names with V

Valente

from Valentine

Valentiano

from Valentine

Valentin

from Valentine

Valentine

Valentine

Valentino

from Valentine

Vance

Vance

Vaughan

Vaughan

Vaughn

from Vaughan

Veltin

from Valentine

Vernon

Vernon

Vicente

from Vinzenz

Vico

from Victor

Victor

Victor

Viktor

from Victor

Vilfredo

from Wilfried

Vilhelm

from William

Vincent

from Vinzenz

Vincenzo

from Vinzenz

Vinzenz

Vinzenz

Vittore

from Victor

Vittoriano

from Victor

Vittorio

from Victor

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29 Male Names with W

Wade

Wade

Walker

Walker

Walt

from Walter

Walter

Walter

Walther

from Walter

Wanja

from John

Warren

Warren

Wayne

Wayne

Welch

Welch

Wendelin

Wendelin

Wendell

from Wendelin

Wesley

Wesley

Westley

from Wesley

Weston

Weston

Wighard

Wighard

Wilfred

from Wilfried

Wilfredo

from Wilfried

Wilfrid

from Wilfried

Wilfried

Wilfried

Wilhelm

from William

Will

from William

Willem

from William

Willi

from William

William

William

Willie

from William

Willy

from William

Wilson

Wilson

Winston

Winston

Wyatt

from Wighard

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2 Male Names with X

Xaver

from Xavier

Xavier

Xavier

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7 Male Names with Y

Yan

from John

Yanick

from John

Yanik

from John

Yann

from John

Yannick

from John

Yitzhak

from Isaac

Yoshua

from Joshua

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13 Male Names with Z

Zaccaria

from Zachary

Zach

from Zachary

Zachariah

from Zachary

Zacharias

from Zachary

Zacharie

from Zachary

Zachary

Zachary

Zachery

from Zachary

Zackary

from Zachary

Zackery

from Zachary

Zakary

from Zachary

Zane

from John

Zechariah

from Zachary

Zion

Zion

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159 Female Names with A

Aaliyah

from Aliyah

Abbey

from Abigail

Abbie

from Abigail

Abbigail

from Abigail

Abby

from Abigail

Abigail

Abigail

Addison

Addison

Adela

Adela

Adelaide

from Adelheid

Adélaïde

from Adelheid

Adele

from Adela

Adèle

from Adela

Adelheid

Adelheid

Adelina

from Adela

Adeline

from Adela

Adrian

Adrian

Adriana

Adriana

Adrianna

from Adriana

Adrienne

from Adriana

Aileen

from Eileen

Aimee

from Amata

Ainsley

Ainsley

Aisha

Aisha

Aja

Aja

Alaina

from Alana

Alana

Alana

Alanna

from Alana

Alayna

from Alana

Alea

from Aliyah

Aleah

from Aliyah

Alecia

from Adelheid

Alejandra

from Alexandra

Alena

from Magdalena

Alesha

from Adelheid

Alessandra

from Alexandra

Alessia

from Alexandra

Aletta

from Adelheid

Alette

from Adelheid

Alex

from Alexandra

Alexa

from Alexandra

Alexandra

Alexandra

Alexandrea

from Alexandra

Alexandria

from Alexandra

Alexandrina

from Alexandra

Alexandrine

from Alexandra

Alexia

Alexia

Alexis

Alexis

Alexus

from Alexis

Ali

Ali

Alice

from Adelheid

Alicia

from Adelheid

Alida

from Adelheid

Alina

from Adela

Aline

from Adela

Alisa

from Adelheid

Alisha

from Adelheid

Alison

Alison

Alissa

from Adelheid

Alivia

from Olivia

Aliyah

Aliyah

Allie

from Alison

Allison

from Alison

Allyson

from Alison

Allyssa

from Adelheid

Alma

Alma

Alondra

from Alexandra

Alycia

from Adelheid

Alysa

from Adelheid

Alysha

from Adelheid

Alysia

from Adelheid

Alyson

from Alison

Alyssa

from Adelheid

Amanda

Amanda

Amani

Amani

Amari

Amari

Amata

Amata

Amaya

Amaya

Amber

Amber

Amelia

Amelia

America

America

Amy

from Amata

Ana

from Anna

Anabel

from Annabella

Anahi

Anahi

Anais

from Anna

Anastasia

Anastasia

Andrea

Andrea

Andrée

from Andrea

Angel

from Angela

Angela

Angela

Angelica

Angelica

Angelina

from Angela

Angelique

from Angela

Angélique

from Angela

Angie

from Angela

Ania

from Anna

Anika

from Anna

Anine

from Anna

Anissa

Anissa

Anita

from Anna

Aniya

from Aniyah

Aniyah

Aniyah

Anja

from Anna

Anjelica

from Angelica

Anke

from Anna

Ann

from Anna

Anna

Anna

Annabella

Annabella

Annabelle

from Annabella

Annamaria

Annamaria

Annamarie

from Annamaria

Anne

from Anna

Annett

from Anna

Annette

from Anna

Anni

from Anna

Annie

from Anna

Annika

from Anna

Annmarie

from Annamaria

Antje

from Anna

Antoinette

from Antonia

Antonia

Antonia

Anya

from Anna

April

April

Araceli

Araceli

Ariana

from Adriana

Ariane

from Adriana

Arianna

from Adriana

Ariel

from Ariela

Ariela

Ariela

Arielle

from Ariela

Arlene

Arlene

Asha

Asha

Ashanti

Ashanti

Ashely

from Ashley

Ashlee

from Ashley

Ashleigh

from Ashley

Ashley

Ashley

Ashli

from Ashley

Ashlie

from Ashley

Ashly

from Ashley

Ashlyn

from Ashley

Ashlynn

from Ashley

Ashton

Ashton

Asia

Asia

Aspen

Aspen

Asta

from Astrid

Astrid

Astrid

Athena

Athena

Aubree

from Aubrey

Aubrey

Aubrey

Audra

from Edeltraud

Audrey

from Edeltraud

Aurora

Aurora

Autumn

Autumn

Ava

from Eve

Avery

Avery

Ayana

Ayana

Ayanna

Ayanna

Ayla

Ayla

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74 Female Names with B

Babette

from Barbara

Babsi

from Barbara

Baby

Baby

Bailee

from Bailey

Bailey

Bailey

Barbara

Barbara

Bärbel

from Barbara

Barbra

from Barbara

Baylee

from Bailey

Bea

from Beatrix

Beatrice

from Beatrix

Béatrice

from Beatrix

Beatrix

Beatrix

Beatriz

from Beatrix

Becky

from Rebecca

Belinda

Belinda

Bella

from Isabella

Beppina

from Josepha

Berenice

from Berenike

Berenike

Berenike

Bernadette

from Bernharde

Bernharde

Bernharde

Beth

from Elizabeth

Bethany

Bethany

Betsy

from Elizabeth

Bettina

from Elizabeth

Betty

from Elizabeth

Beverly

Beverly

Bianca

from Blanche

Billie

from Wilhelma

Birgid

from Bridget

Birgit

from Bridget

Birgitta

from Bridget

Blair

Blair

Blanca

from Blanche

Blanche

Blanche

Blanka

from Blanche

Bobbi

from Roberta

Bobbie

from Roberta

Bonnie

Bonnie

Brandi

from Brandy

Brandie

from Brandy

Brandy

Brandy

Brea

from Brianna

Breana

from Brianna

Breann

from Brianna

Breanna

from Brianna

Breanne

from Brianna

Brenda

Brenda

Brenna

from Brianna

Breonna

from Brianna

Bria

from Brianna

Briana

from Brianna

Brianna

Brianna

Brianne

from Brianna

Bridget

Bridget

Bridgette

from Bridget

Brielle

from Gabriele

Brigitta

from Bridget

Brigitte

from Bridget

Britany

from Brittany

Britney

from Brittany

Britni

from Brittany

Brittani

from Brittany

Brittanie

from Brittany

Brittany

Brittany

Brittney

from Brittany

Brittni

from Brittany

Brook

from Brooke

Brooke

Brooke

Brooklyn

from Brooke

Brooklynn

from Brooke

Bryana

from Brianna

Bryanna

from Brianna

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140 Female Names with C

Cäcilia

from Cecilia

Cäcilie

from Cecilia

Caitlin

from Katherine

Caitlyn

from Katherine

Callie

from Callista

Callista

Callista

Cameron

Cameron

Camila

from Camilla

Camilla

Camilla

Camilla

Camilla

Camille

from Camilla

Camryn

from Cameron

Candace

Candace

Candice

from Candace

Cara

Cara

Carin

from Karin

Carina

Carina

Carine

from Carina

Carissa

from Charis

Carla

Carla

Carlee

from Carla

Carley

from Carla

Carli

from Carla

Carlie

from Carla

Carlota

from Charlotte

Carlotta

from Charlotte

Carly

from Carla

Carmela

from Carmen

Carmelia

from Carmen

Carmen

Carmen

Carmina

from Carmen

Carol

from Carla

Carola

from Carla

Carole

from Carla

Carolin

from Carla

Carolina

from Carla

Caroline

from Carla

Carolyn

from Carla

Carolyne

from Carla

Carrie

from Carla

Carson

Carson

Casandra

from Cassandra

Casey

Casey

Cassandra

Cassandra

Cassia

Cassia

Cassidy

Cassidy

Cassie

from Cassia

Catalina

from Katherine

Caterina

from Katherine

Catherine

from Katherine

Cathérine

from Katherine

Cathy

from Katherine

Cayla

from Kayley

Cecelia

from Cecilia

Cécile

from Cecilia

Cecilia

Cecilia

Cecilie

from Cecilia

Cecily

from Cecilia

Celeste

from Cölestina

Célestine

from Cölestina

Celia

from Celina

Celina

Celina

Celine

from Celina

Céline

from Celina

Chandler

Chandler

Chanel

Chanel

Chantal

Chantal

Chantel

from Chantal

Charis

Charis

Charity

Charity

Charlene

from Carla

Charlott

from Charlotte

Charlotta

from Charlotte

Charlotte

Charlotte

Chasity

from Chastity

Chastity

Chastity

Chaya

Chaya

Chelsea

Chelsea

Chelsey

from Chelsea

Chelsi

from Chelsea

Chelsie

from Chelsea

Cherie

Cherie

Cheryl

Cheryl

Cheyanne

from Cheyenne

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

Chiara

from Clare

China

China

Chloe

Chloe

Chloé

from Chloe

Christa

from Christine

Christel

from Christine

Christen

from Christine

Christian

Christian

Christiana

from Christine

Christiane

from Christine

Christie

from Christine

Christin

from Christine

Christina

from Christine

Christine

Christine

Christy

from Christine

Ciara

Ciara

Ciera

from Sierra

Cierra

from Sierra

Cindy

from Cynthia

Cinzia

from Cynthia

Claire

from Clare

Clara

from Clare

Clare

Clare

Clarice

from Clare

Clarina

from Clare

Clarina

from Clare

Clarinda

from Clare

Clarinde

from Clare

Clarissa

from Clare

Claude

from Claudia

Claudette

from Claudia

Claudia

Claudia

Claudina

from Claudia

Claudine

from Claudia

Coelestina

from Cölestina

Colleen

Colleen

Connie

from Cornelia

Constance

from Konstanze

Constanza

from Konstanze

Constanze

from Konstanze

Cora

Cora

Corey

Corey

Cori

from Corey

Corina

from Corinna

Corinna

Corinna

Corinne

from Corinna

Cornela

from Cornelia

Cornelia

Cornelia

Cornélie

from Cornelia

Cortney

from Courtney

Courtney

Courtney

Cristal

from Crystal

Cristina

from Christine

Crystal

Crystal

Cynthia

Cynthia

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73 Female Names with D

Dahlia

Dahlia

Daisy

Daisy

Dakota

Dakota

Dalia

from Dahlia

Dalisay

Dalisay

Dallas

Dallas

Damaris

Damaris

Dana

from Daniela

Dana

Dana

Danica

Danica

Daniela

Daniela

Daniele

from Daniela

Daniella

from Daniela

Danielle

from Daniela

Danila

from Daniela

Daphne

Daphne

Dara

Dara

Darby

Darby

Darcy

Darcy

Daria

Daria

Darian

from Daria

Darja

from Daria

Darlene

Darlene

Dawn

Dawn

Dayna

from Dana

Deana

Deana

Deanna

from Diana

Debbie

from Deborah

Debby

from Deborah

Debora

from Deborah

Deborah

Deborah

Debra

from Deborah

Deja

Deja

Delaney

Delaney

Demetria

Demetria

Demi

from Demetria

Denise

Denise

Desirae

from Desiree

Desiree

Desiree

Destinee

from Destiny

Destiney

from Destiny

Destini

from Destiny

Destiny

Destiny

Devan

from Devin

Devin

Devin

Devon

Devon

Devyn

from Devin

Diamond

Diamond

Diana

Diana

Diane

from Diana

Dianna

from Diana

Dianne

from Diana

Dina

from Dinah

Dinah

Dinah

Dolly

from Dorothea

Domenica

from Dominika

Dominica

from Dominika

Dominika

Dominika

Dominique

from Dominika

Dominque

from Dominika

Domonique

from Dominika

Donna

Donna

Dora

from Dorothea

Doreen

from Dorothea

Doris

Doris

Dorotea

from Dorothea

Dorothea

Dorothea

Dorothee

from Dorothea

Dorothée

from Dorothea

Dorothy

from Dorothea

Drew

Drew

Dulce

from Dulcie

Dulcie

Dulcie

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60 Female Names with E

Eboni

from Ebony

Ebony

Ebony

Edeltraud

Edeltraud

Edeltraut

from Edeltraud

Edeltrud

from Edeltraud

Eden

Eden

Edith

Edith

Editha

from Edith

Eileen

Eileen

Elaina

from Helen

Elaine

from Helen

Élaine

from Helen

Eleanor

from Eleonora

Elena

from Helen

Eleonora

Eleonora

Eléonore

from Eleonora

Eliana

from Eliane

Eliane

Eliane

Elisa

from Elizabeth

Elisabeth

from Elizabeth

Elisabetta

from Elizabeth

Elischeba

from Elizabeth

Elise

from Elizabeth

Elisha

Elisha

Elissa

from Elizabeth

Eliza

from Elizabeth

Elizabeth

Elizabeth

Elke

from Adelheid

Ella

Ella

Ellen

from Helen

Ellie

Ellie

Elly

from Eleonora

Elsa

from Elizabeth

Elyse

from Elysia

Elysia

Elysia

Elyssa

from Elizabeth

Emely

from Emily

Emerald

from Esmeralda

Emilee

from Emily

Emilia

from Emily

Emilie

from Emily

Émilie

from Emily

Emily

Emily

Emma

Emma

Erica

Erica

Ericka

from Erica

Erika

from Erica

Erin

Erin

Esmeralda

Esmeralda

Essence

Essence

Estefania

from Stephanie

Estelle

from Stella

Esther

Esther

Estrella

from Stella

Eunice

Eunice

Eva

from Eve

Eve

Eve

Eveline

from Evelyn

Evelyn

Evelyn

Evita

from Eve

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18 Female Names with F

Fabia

Fabia

Fabiola

from Fabia

Faith

Faith

Fanny

from Franziska

Fatima

Fatima

Felicia

from Felizia

Felisa

from Felizia

Felizia

Felizia

Fernanda

Fernanda

Fiona

Fiona

Frances

from Franziska

Francesca

from Franziska

Franchesca

from Franziska

Francheska

from Franziska

Francisca

from Franziska

Françoise

from Franziska

Franzi

from Franziska

Franziska

Franziska

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49 Female Names with G

Gabi

from Gabriele

Gabriel

from Gabriele

Gabriela

from Gabriele

Gabriele

Gabriele

Gabriella

from Gabriele

Gabrielle

from Gabriele

Gaby

from Gabriele

Gail

from Abigail

Gela

from Angela

Genesis

Genesis

Genevieve

from Genoveva

Genoveva

Genoveva

Georgette

from Georgia

Georgia

Georgia

Georgina

from Georgia

Georgine

from Georgia

Gianna

from Johanna

Gill

from Juliana

Gillian

from Juliana

Gina

from Regina

Ginevra

from Jennifer

Giovanna

from Johanna

Gisela

Gisela

Gisèle

from Gisela

Gisella

from Gisela

Giselle

from Gisela

Gisselle

from Gisela

Gitta

from Bridget

Giulia

from Julia

Giuliana

from Juliana

Giulietta

from Julia

Giuseppa

from Josepha

Giuseppina

from Josepha

Giustina

from Justine

Gladys

from Claudia

Gloria

Gloria

Gloriana

from Gloria

Grace

Grace

Gracie

from Grace

Graciela

from Grace

Gretchen

from Margarete

Gretel

from Margarete

Griselda

Griselda

Guadalupe

Guadalupe

Guiomar

Guiomar

Gwen

from Gwendolin

Gwenda

from Gwendolin

Gwendolin

Gwendolin

Gwendolyn

from Gwendolin

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35 Female Names with H

Hailee

from Hayley

Hailey

from Hayley

Haleigh

from Hayley

Haley

from Hayley

Hali

from Hayley

Halie

from Hayley

Halle

from Hayley

Hallie

from Hayley

Hanna

from Johanna

Hanna

from Anna

Hannah

from Anna

Hansine

from Johanna

Harley

Harley

Hatice

from Khadija

Haylee

from Hayley

Hayley

Hayley

Haylie

from Hayley

Hazel

Hazel

Heather

Heather

Heaven

Heaven

Heide

from Adelheid

Heidi

from Adelheid

Helen

Helen

Helena

from Helen

Helene

from Helen

Hélène

from Helen

Helga

Helga

Hella

from Helga

Hilaria

Hilaria

Hilary

from Hilaria

Hillary

from Hilaria

Hollie

from Holly

Holly

Holly

Hope

Hope

Hunter

Hunter

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32 Female Names with I

Iesha

from Aisha

Ilaria

from Hilaria

Ileana

from Helen

Iliana

from Eliane

Ilka

from Helen

Ilke

from Helen

Ilona

from Helen

Ilse

from Elizabeth

Imani

Imani

India

India

Infant

from Baby

Ingrid

Ingrid

Ioanna

from Johanna

Ira

from Irene

Irene

Irene

Irène

from Irene

Irina

from Irene

Iris

Iris

Irma

Irma

Isabel

from Isabella

Isabella

Isabella

Isabelle

from Isabella

Isamar

Isamar

Itzel

Itzel

Iva

from Yvonne

Ivana

from Johanna

Ivette

from Yvonne

Ivona

from Yvonne

Ivonne

from Yvonne

Ivy

Ivy

Iwana

from Johanna

Izabella

from Isabella

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118 Female Names with J

Jackie

from Jacqueline

Jacklyn

from Jacqueline

Jacky

from Jacqueline

Jaclyn

from Jacqueline

Jacqueline

Jacqueline

Jacquelyn

from Jacqueline

Jada

from Jade

Jade

Jade

Jaden

from Jade

Jadyn

from Jade

Jaime

from Jacqueline

Jaimie

from Jacqueline

Jalisa

Jalisa

Jami

from Jacqueline

Jamie

from Jacqueline

Jamila

Jamila

Jana

from Johanna

Janae

from Johanna

Janay

from Johanna

Jane

from Johanna

Janelle

from Johanna

Janessa

from Johanna

Janet

from Johanna

Janette

from Johanna

Janice

from Johanna

Janie

from Johanna

Janina

from Johanna

Janine

from Johanna

Janka

from Johanna

Janna

from Johanna

Jantje

from Johanna

Jaqueline

from Jacqueline

Jasmin

from Jasmine

Jasmina

from Jasmine

Jasmine

Jasmine

Jasminka

from Jasmine

Jayda

from Jade

Jayden

from Jade

Jayla

Jayla

Jayme

from Jacqueline

Jazmin

from Jasmine

Jazmine

from Jasmine

Jazmyn

from Jasmine

Jean

from Johanna

Jeanette

from Johanna

Jeanne

from Johanna

Jeannine

from Johanna

Jekaterina

from Katherine

Jelena

from Helen

Jena

from Jennifer

Jenifer

from Jennifer

Jenna

from Johanna

Jennie

from Jennifer

Jennifer

Jennifer

Jennina

from Jennifer

Jenny

from Jennifer

Jenny

from Johanna

Jerrica

Jerrica

Jessamyn

from Jasmine

Jesse

from Jessica

Jessenia

Jessenia

Jessi

from Jessica

Jessica

Jessica

Jessie

from Jessica

Jessika

from Jessica

Jessy

from Jessica

Jill

from Juliana

Jillian

from Juliana

Joan

from Johanna

Joana

from Johanna

Joann

from Johanna

Joanna

from Johanna

Joanne

from Johanna

Jocelyn

Jocelyn

Jodi

from Judith

Jodie

from Judith

Joelle

Joelle

Joëlle

from Joelle

Johanna

Johanna

Jolene

Jolene

Jona

from Johanna

Jonna

from Johanna

Jordan

Jordan

Jordyn

from Jordan

Jörne

from Georgia

Josée

from Josepha

Josefa

from Josepha

Josefina

from Josepha

Josefine

from Josepha

Joseline

from Jocelyn

Joselyn

from Jocelyn

Josepha

Josepha

Josephine

from Josepha

Joséphine

from Josepha

Josiane

from Josepha

Josie

from Josepha

Joy

Joy

Joyce

Joyce

Juana

from Johanna

Juanita

from Johanna

Judith

Judith

Judy

from Judith

Julia

Julia

Juliana

Juliana

Juliane

from Juliana

Julianna

from Juliana

Julianne

from Juliana

Julica

from Julia

Julie

from Julia

Julienne

from Juliana

Juliet

from Julia

Juliette

from Julia

Julika

from Julia

Julissa

Julissa

Justa

from Justine

Justice

Justice

Justina

from Justine

Justine

Justine

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157 Female Names with K

Kacey

from Casey

Kaci

from Casey

Kacie

from Casey

Kaela

from Khalilah

Kaila

from Kayley

Kailee

from Kayley

Kailey

from Kayley

Kailyn

from Kayley

Kaitlin

from Katherine

Kaitlyn

from Katherine

Kaitlynn

from Katherine

Kala

from Sarah

Kaleigh

from Kayley

Kaley

from Kayley

Kali

Kali

Kalie

from Kayley

Kallie

from Kayley

Kalyn

from Kayley

Kamryn

from Cameron

Kara

from Cara

Karen

from Karin

Kari

from Katherine

Karin

Karin

Karina

from Carina

Karina

from Karin

Karine

from Karin

Karine

from Carina

Karissa

from Charis

Karla

from Carla

Karlee

from Carla

Karley

from Carla

Karli

from Carla

Karlie

from Carla

Karly

from Carla

Karola

from Carla

Karolina

from Carla

Karoline

from Carla

Kasandra

from Cassandra

Kasey

from Casey

Kassandra

from Cassandra

Kassidy

from Cassidy

Kassie

from Cassia

Katarina

from Katherine

Kate

from Katherine

Katelin

from Katherine

Katelyn

from Katherine

Katelynn

from Katherine

Katerina

from Katherine

Katharina

from Katherine

Katharine

from Katherine

Katherina

from Katherine

Katherine

Katherine

Katheryn

from Katherine

Kathleen

from Katherine

Kathrin

from Katherine

Kathrine

from Katherine

Kathryn

from Katherine

Kathy

from Katherine

Katie

from Katherine

Katinka

from Katherine

Katja

from Katherine

Katlin

from Katherine

Katlyn

from Katherine

Katlynn

from Katherine

Katrin

from Katherine

Katrina

from Katherine

Katy

from Katherine

Kaycee

from Casey

Kayla

from Kayley

Kaylee

from Kayley

Kayleigh

from Kayley

Kayley

Kayley

Kayli

from Kayley

Kaylie

from Kayley

Kaylin

from Kayley

Kaylyn

from Kayley

Kaylynn

from Kayley

Keanna

from Kianna

Keely

from Kayley

Keila

Keila

Keisha

from Lakeisha

Keishla

Keishla

Kelcie

from Kelsey

Kelley

from Kelly

Kelli

from Kelly

Kellie

from Kelly

Kelly

Kelly

Kelsea

from Kelsey

Kelsey

Kelsey

Kelsi

from Kelsey

Kelsie

from Kelsey

Kendal

from Kendall

Kendall

Kendall

Kendra

Kendra

Kenia

from Kenya

Kennedy

Kennedy

Kenya

Kenya

Keri

from Kerry

Kerri

from Kerry

Kerry

Kerry

Kerstin

from Christine

Khadija

Khadija

Khadijah

from Khadija

Khalilah

Khalilah

Kia

from Kya

Kiana

Kiana

Kiana

from Diana

Kianna

Kianna

Kiara

from Ciara

Kiera

from Ciara

Kierra

from Ciara

Kiersten

from Christine

Kiley

from Kylie

Kim

from Kimberley

Kimberlee

from Kimberley

Kimberley

Kimberley

Kimberly

from Kimberley

Kira

from Kyra

Kirsten

from Christine

Kirstie

from Christine

Kirstin

from Christine

Klara

from Clare

Klarina

from Clare

Klarinda

from Clare

Klarinde

from Clare

Klarine

from Clare

Klarissa

from Clare

Klaudia

from Claudia

Konstantina

from Konstanze

Konstantine

from Konstanze

Konstanze

Konstanze

Kora

from Cora

Kori

from Corey

Korinna

from Corinna

Korinne

from Corinna

Kornelia

from Cornelia

Kortney

from Courtney

Kourtney

from Courtney

Krista

from Christine

Kristal

from Crystal

Kristen

from Christine

Kristi

from Christine

Kristian

from Christine

Kristie

from Christine

Kristin

from Christine

Kristina

from Christine

Kristine

from Christine

Kristy

from Christine

Kristyn

from Christine

Krysta

from Christine

Krystal

from Crystal

Kya

Kya

Kyla

Kyla

Kylee

from Kylie

Kyleigh

from Kylie

Kylie

Kylie

Kyra

Kyra

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91 Female Names with L

Lacey

Lacey

Lacie

from Lacey

Lacy

from Lacey

Laila

from Layla

Lakeisha

Lakeisha

Lana

from Alana

Lara

from Laura

Larisa

from Larissa

Larissa

Larissa

Latasha

Latasha

Latisha

from Lätitia

Lätitia

Lätitia

Latoya

Latoya

Laura

Laura

Laure

from Laura

Laureen

from Laura

Laurel

from Laura

Lauren

from Laura

Laurence

from Laura

Lauretta

from Laura

Laurie

from Laura

Lauryn

from Laura

Layla

Layla

Lea

from Leah

Léa

from Leah

Leah

Leah

Leandra

Leandra

Leann

Leann

Leanna

from Juliana

Leanne

Leanne

Lee

Lee

Leeann

from Leann

Leigh

from Lee

Leila

from Layla

Leilah

from Layla

Leilani

Leilani

Lena

from Helen

Lena

from Magdalena

Lene

from Magdalena

Lenka

from Helen

Lenka

from Magdalena

Lesley

from Leslie

Leslie

Leslie

Lesly

from Leslie

Leticia

from Lätitia

Lexi

from Alexandra

Lexie

from Alexandra

Lexus

from Alexis

Liana

from Juliana

Liberty

Liberty

Lidia

from Lydia

Liese

from Elizabeth

Liesel

from Elizabeth

Lilian

Lilian

Liliana

from Lilian

Lillian

from Lilian

Lilly

from Elizabeth

Lily

Lily

Linda

Linda

Lindsay

Lindsay

Lindsey

from Lindsay

Lisa

from Elizabeth

Lisbeth

from Elizabeth

Lise

from Elizabeth

Lisette

from Elizabeth

Liz

from Elizabeth

Liza

from Elizabeth

Lizbeth

from Elizabeth

Lizeth

from Elizabeth

Lizette

from Elizabeth

Lizzie

from Elizabeth

Logan

Logan

Lora

from Laura

Loren

from Laura

Lorena

from Laura

Lorenza

from Laura

Loretta

from Laura

Lori

from Laura

Lorraine

Lorraine

Lotte

from Charlotte

Lourdes

Lourdes

Lucero

Lucero

Lucia

Lucia

Lucie

from Lucia

Lucy

from Lucia

Luz

Luz

Lydia

Lydia

Lydie

from Lydia

Lyndsey

from Lindsay

Lynette

from Linda

Lynn

from Linda

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150 Female Names with M

Macey

from Macy

Macie

from Macy

Mackenzie

Mackenzie

Macy

Macy

Madalyn

from Magdalena

Maddalena

from Magdalena

Maddison

from Madison

Madeleine

from Magdalena

Madelena

from Magdalena

Madeline

from Magdalena

Madelyn

from Magdalena

Madison

Madison

Madisyn

from Madison

Madlen

from Magdalena

Madlena

from Magdalena

Madlene

from Magdalena

Madyson

from Madison

Maegan

from Margarete

Magdalen

from Magdalena

Magdalena

Magdalena

Magdalene

from Magdalena

Maggie

from Margarete

Maggy

from Margarete

Maia

from Maja

Maira

Maira

Maja

Maja

Makayla

from Michaela

Makenna

from Mckenna

Makenzie

from Mackenzie

Malia

from Mary

Mallory

Mallory

Mandy

from Amanda

Manja

from Mary

Manon

from Mary

Mara

Mara

Maranda

from Miranda

Marcella

Marcella

Marcelle

from Marcella

Mareile

from Mary

Maren

from Marina

Margaret

from Margarete

Margareta

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Margarete

Margarete

Margaretha

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Margarethe

from Margarete

Margarita

from Margarete

Margherita

from Margarete

Margit

from Margarete

Margitta

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Margot

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Margret

from Margarete

Marguerite

from Margarete

Maria

from Mary

María

from Mary

Mariah

from Mary

Mariam

from Mary

Mariana

from Mary

Maribel

Maribel

Maricela

Maricela

Marie

from Mary

Mariel

from Mary

Mariela

from Mary

Mariella

from Mary

Marietta

from Mary

Mariette

from Mary

Marija

from Mary

Marika

from Mary

Marilyn

from Mary

Marina

Marina

Marine

from Marina

Marion

from Mary

Mariona

from Mary

Marisa

from Mary

Marisela

from Maricela

Mariska

from Mary

Marisol

Marisol

Marissa

from Mary

Marita

from Mary

Maritza

from Mary

Marja

from Mary

Marjorie

from Margarete

Marlee

Marlee

Marlena

from Marlene

Marlene

Marlene

Marta

from Martha

Martha

Martha

Marthe

from Martha

Martina

Martina

Martine

from Martina

Mary

Mary

Marzena

from Mary

Maura

Maura

Maureen

from Mary

May

from Mary

Maya

from Maja

Mayra

from Myra

Mckayla

from Michaela

Mckenna

Mckenna

Mckenzie

from Mackenzie

Meagan

from Margarete

Meaghan

from Margarete

Meg

from Margarete

Megan

from Margarete

Meghan

from Margarete

Melanie

Melanie

Mélanie

from Melanie

Melina

Melina

Melinda

Melinda

Meline

from Melina

Melisa

from Melissa

Melissa

Melissa

Mélissa

from Melissa

Melitta

from Melissa

Melody

Melody

Meranda

from Miranda

Mercede

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Mercedes

Mercedes

Meredith

Meredith

Mia

from Mary

Micaela

from Michaela

Micah

Micah

Michaela

Michaela

Michele

from Michaela

Michèle

from Michaela

Micheline

from Michaela

Michelle

from Michaela

Miguela

from Michaela

Mikaela

from Michaela

Mikala

from Michaela

Mikayla

from Michaela

Mindy

from Melinda

Miracle

Miracle

Miranda

Miranda

Mireya

from Miranda

Miriam

from Mary

Mirjam

from Mary

Misty

Misty

Mollie

from Mary

Molly

from Mary

Moni

from Monica

Monica

Monica

Mónica

from Monica

Monika

from Monica

Monique

from Monica

Montana

Montana

Morgan

Morgan

Moriah

Moriah

Mya

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Myra

Myra

Myranda

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40 Female Names with N

Nadeschda

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Nadezda

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Nadezhda

Nadezhda

Nadia

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Nadine

from Nadezhda

Nadja

from Nadezhda

Nadjana

from Nadezhda

Nadjeschda

from Nadezhda

Nancy

from Anna

Nanette

from Anna

Naomi

Naomi

Natalia

from Natalie

Natalie

Natalie

Natalija

from Natalie

Nataly

from Natalie

Natascha

from Natalie

Natasha

from Natalie

Nathalie

from Natalie

Nayeli

Nayeli

Nevaeh

Nevaeh

Nia

Nia

Nichole

from Nicole

Nicola

from Nicole

Nicole

Nicole

Nicoletta

from Nicole

Nicolette

from Nicole

Nikita

from Nikita1

Nikki

from Nicole

Nikola

from Nicole

Nikole

from Nicole

Nila

Nila

Nina

Nina

Noel

from Natalie

Noelle

from Natalie

Noëlle

from Natalie

Noemi

from Naomi

Noémie

from Naomi

Nora

from Eleonora

Norma

Norma

Nyla

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6 Female Names with O

Octavia

Octavia

Olga

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Oliva

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Olive

from Olivia

Olivet

from Olivia

Olivia

Olivia

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31 Female Names with P

Paige

Paige

Paloma

Paloma

Pam

from Pamela

Pamela

Pamela

Paola

from Paula

Paolina

from Paula

Paris

Paris

Pat

from Patrizia

Patrice

from Patrizia

Patricia

from Patrizia

Patrizia

Patrizia

Patty

from Patrizia

Paula

Paula

Paule

from Paula

Paulette

from Paula

Paulina

from Paula

Pauline

from Paula

Pavla

from Paula

Payton

Payton

Pearl

Pearl

Pepita

from Josepha

Perla

from Pearl

Peyton

from Payton

Phoebe

Phoebe

Piper

Piper

Precious

Precious

Princess

Princess

Prisca

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Priscilla

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Priscille

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Priska

Priska

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59 Female Names with R

Rachael

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Racheal

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Rachel

Rachel

Rachele

from Rachel

Rachelle

from Rachel

Rahel

from Rachel

Raina

Raina

Randi

Randi

Raquel

from Rachel

Raven

Raven

Reagan

from Regan

Rebeca

from Rebecca

Rebecca

Rebecca

Rebekah

from Rebecca

Rebekka

from Rebecca

Reese

Reese

Regan

Regan

Regina

Regina

Régine

from Regina

Reina

from Raina

Reina

Reina

Renata

from Renate

Renate

Renate

Renee

from Renate

Renée

from Renate

Reyna

from Reina

Rhiannon

Rhiannon

Rhonda

Rhonda

Riccarda

Riccarda

Rikki

from Riccarda

Riley

Riley

Rita

from Margarete

Roberta

Roberta

Robin

from Roberta

Robyn

from Roberta

Rochelle

Rochelle

Rocio

from Rocío

Rocío

Rocío

Rosa

from Rose

Rosalia

from Rose

Rosalie

from Rose

Rose

Rose

Rosemary

Rosemary

Rosetta

from Rose

Rosette

from Rose

Rosi

from Rose

Rosina

from Rose

Rosine

from Rose

Rossana

from Roxana

Roxana

Roxana

Roxane

from Roxana

Roxanne

from Roxana

Roxy

from Roxana

Ruby

Ruby

Ruth

Ruth

Ryan

Ryan

Rylee

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Ryleigh

from Riley

Rylie

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106 Female Names with S

Sabrina

Sabrina

Sade

Sade

Sadie

from Sarah

Sage

Sage

Salina

from Selina

Sally

from Sarah

Samanta

from Samantha

Samantha

Samantha

Sandra

from Alexandra

Sandrine

from Alexandra

Sandy

from Alexandra

Sanne

from Susanne

Sara

from Sarah

Sarah

Sarah

Sarai

Sarai

Sarina

from Sarah

Sarine

from Sarah

Sasha

Sasha

Savanah

from Savannah

Savanna

from Savannah

Savannah

Savannah

Scarlet

from Scarlett

Scarlett

Scarlett

Selby

Selby

Selena

from Selina

Selene

from Selina

Selina

Selina

Seraina

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Serena

Serena

Serenity

Serenity

Shaina

Shaina

Shakira

Shakira

Shana

Shana

Shania

Shania

Shanice

Shanice

Shaniqua

Shaniqua

Shanna

from Susanne

Shannon

Shannon

Shantel

from Chantal

Shari

from Sharon

Sharon

Sharon

Shauna

from Johanna

Shawna

from Johanna

Shayla

from Cecilia

Shayna

from Shaina

Shea

Shea

Sheena

from Johanna

Sheila

from Cecilia

Shelbi

from Selby

Shelbie

from Selby

Shelby

from Selby

Shelley

Shelley

Shelly

from Shelley

Sherry

from Cherie

Shirley

Shirley

Shyanne

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Sidney

Sidney

Sierra

Sierra

Sile

from Cecilia

Silka

from Cecilia

Silke

from Cecilia

Silva

from Silvia

Silvia

Silvia

Simona

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Simone

Simone

Simonetta

from Simone

Simonette

from Simone

Sky

Sky

Skye

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Skylar

Skylar

Skyler

from Skylar

Sofia

from Sophia

Sofie

from Sophia

Sonia

from Sophia

Sonja

from Sophia

Sonya

from Sophia

Sophia

Sophia

Sophie

from Sophia

Stacey

from Anastasia

Staci

from Anastasia

Stacie

from Anastasia

Stacy

from Anastasia

Stefania

from Stephanie

Stefanie

from Stephanie

Steffi

from Stephanie

Stella

Stella

Stephanie

Stephanie

Stéphanie

from Stephanie

Stephany

from Stephanie

Stevie

from Stephanie

Stormy

Stormy

Sue

from Susanne

Summer

Summer

Susan

from Susanne

Susana

from Susanne

Susanna

from Susanne

Susanne

Susanne

Susetta

from Susanne

Susi

from Susanne

Suzanne

from Susanne

Suzette

from Susanne

Sydnee

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Sydney

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Sydnie

from Sidney

Sylvia

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Sylvie

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60 Female Names with T

Tabatha

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Tabitha

Tabitha

Talia

Talia

Tamara

Tamara

Tamia

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Tammy

from Tamara

Tania

from Tatjana

Tanisha

Tanisha

Tanja

from Tatjana

Tanya

from Tatjana

Tara

Tara

Taryn

Taryn

Tasha

from Natalie

Tatiana

from Tatjana

Tatjana

Tatjana

Tatum

Tatum

Tatyana

from Tatjana

Tayler

from Taylor

Taylor

Taylor

Teresa

from Theresa

Terra

Terra

Terri

from Theresa

Terry

from Theresa

Tess

from Theresa

Tessa

from Theresa

Tessie

from Theresa

Thalia

Thalia

Theres

from Theresa

Theresa

Theresa

Therese

from Theresa

Thérèse

from Theresa

Theresia

from Theresa

Thyra

Thyra

Tia

Tia

Tiana

from Christine

Tianna

from Christine

Tiara

Tiara

Tiera

from Terra

Tierra

from Terra

Tiffani

from Tiffany

Tiffanie

from Tiffany

Tiffany

Tiffany

Tina

Tina

Tine

from Tina

Tineke

from Tina

Toni

from Antonia

Tonya

from Antonia

Tori

from Victoria

Tracey

from Tracy

Traci

from Tracy

Tracy

Tracy

Tracy

from Theresa

Tricia

from Patrizia

Trinity

Trinity

Trisha

from Patrizia

Trista

Trista

Trixi

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Tyesha

Tyesha

Tyler

Tyler

Tyra

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21 Female Names with V

Valeria

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Valerie

Valerie

Valérie

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Vanesa

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Vanessa

Vanessa

Veronica

Veronica

Veronika

from Veronica

Véronique

from Veronica

Vicky

from Victoria

Victoire

from Victoria

Victoria

Victoria

Viktoria

from Victoria

Virginia

Virginia

Virginie

from Virginia

Vittoria

from Victoria

Vivian

from Viviane

Viviana

from Viviane

Viviane

Viviane

Vivien

from Viviane

Vivienne

from Viviane

Vroni

from Veronica

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5 Female Names with W

Walli

from Valerie

Wendy

Wendy

Whitley

Whitley

Whitney

Whitney

Wilhelma

Wilhelma

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1 Female Name with X

Xiomara

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12 Female Names with Y

Yadira

Yadira

Yajaira

Yajaira

Yaritza

Yaritza

Yasmeen

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Yasmin

from Jasmine

Yasmine

from Jasmine

Yazmin

from Jasmine

Yesenia

from Jessenia

Yessenia

from Jessenia

Yolanda

Yolanda

Yvette

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Yvonne

Yvonne

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4 Female Names with Z

Zarah

from Sarah

Zoa

from Zoe

Zoe

Zoe

Zoey

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Aaron
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the enlightened
Info about origin: the meaning of the name as 'the enlightened' is disputed; the name could also be of unknown Egyptian origin
in the Bible Aaron is the older brother of Moses
Words: aharon=the enlightened
Variants:
Aaron  German Hebrew  (US #31)
Aron  German Hebrew  (US #577)
Arron  English  (US #737)

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Abdallah
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: servant of Allah
Info about origin: known as the name of the father of Prophet Muhammad
Words: abd=the servant; Allah=(the name of God)
Variants:
Abdallah  Arabic
Abdullah  Arabic  (US #1000)

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Abdiel
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: servant of God
Words: ebed=the servant; el=God, the powerful
Variants:
Abdiel  English  (US #925)

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Abel
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: breath
Info about origin: in the Bible Abel is the second son of Adam and Eve, murdered by his brother Cain
instead of a Hebrew origin an Akkadian origin is possible, from 'aplu' (son)
Words: hebel=the breath; aplu=the son
Variants:
Abel  German English French Spanish Portuguese  (US #385)

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Abraham
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: father of many
Info about origin: in the Bible Abraham is the founder of the Hebrews
the Bible explains his name as 'ab hamon goyim' with a meaning of 'father of a multitude of nations'
Words: ab=the father; hamon=the multitude
Variants:
Abraham  German English  (US #238)
Ibrahim  Arabic  (US #800)

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Adam
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: man
Info about origin: origin not known for sure, maybe from Hebrew 'adam' (red)
in the Bible Adam is the first human and thus the father of all humankind
because God made Adam from earth the Bible makes a word play with Hebrew 'adamah' (red earth)
in Hebrew Adam is not used as a name but is the word for 'earth'
Words: adamah=the red earth; adam=the man, the human being; adom=red
Variants:
Adam  German English French Polish Russian  (US #39)
Adamo  Italian
Adan  Spanish  (US #516)
Adán  Spanish

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Addison
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: son of Adam
Info about origin: from a family name with the meaning 'son of Adam'
Variants:
Addison  English  (US #585)

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Adolf
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
because of Adolf Hitler hardly used any more after World War II
Words: adal=the noble, honorable; wolf=the wolf
Variants:
Adolf  German
Adolph  German
Adolfo  Italian Spanish  (US #609)
Adolphe  French

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Adonis
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: lord, ruler
Info about origin: in Greek mythology Adonis is a handsome lover of Aphrodite
the Greek borrowed this character from older, Semitic myths
Words: adonai=the lord, the ruler
Variants:
Adonis  English  (US #893)

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Adrian
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: from (H)adria
Info about origin: originally the cognomen of the Roman emperor Publius Aelius Hadrianus, better known as 'Hadrian' (2nd century AD)
this cognomen derives from the name of Hadria, the city where his parents came from (today Atri in the Italian province of Teramo)
the origin of the name of the city is unknown
until now there were 6 popes with the name Hadrian/Hadrianus
Female form: Adriana
Variants:
Adrian  German English Russian Romanian  (US #95)
Hadrian  German
Adriaan  Dutch
Adriaen  Dutch
Adriano  Italian
Adrien  French  (US #845)
Adrián  Spanish Hungarian
Ariano  Italian Spanish

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Ahmad
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: more praiseworthy, more commendable
Info about origin: one of the most popular given names of the Arabic world
Words: hamida=to praise, to commend
Variants:
Ahmad  German Arabic  (US #560)
Ahmed  Turkish  (US #652)

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Alan
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: male
Info about origin: brought to England by the Normans in the Middle Ages
meaning not known for sure, maybe from Celtic/Breton 'al' (rock)
Words: al=the rock
Female form: Alana
Variants:
Alan  German English Scottish  (US #145)
Allan  German English Scottish  (US #432)
Alain  French
Allen  English Scottish  (US #184)

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Alberich
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
brought to England by the Anglo-Saxons as well as the Normans
in Germanic mythology Alberic is the king of the elves
Words: alf=the elf; rihhi=rich, powerful, the power, the ruler
Variants:
Alberich  German
Aubrey  English  (US #777)

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Albert
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
Words: adal=the noble, honorable; beraht=bright
Variants:
Albert  German English French  (US #211)
Adelbert  German
Albrecht  German
Alberto  Italian Spanish  (US #219)

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Alden
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
Words: eald=old; wine=the friend
Variants:
Alden  English  (US #975)

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Aldo
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: short form of Italian names starting with 'Aldo-', like e.g. 'Aldobrando'
the name element 'aldo' derives from 'adal' (noble)
Words: adal=the noble, honorable
Variants:
Aldo  Italian German  (US #762)

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Alexander
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: he who wards off (other) men, defender of men
Info about origin: famous as the name of Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia (356 to 323 BC)
until now there were 8 popes with this name
Words: alexein=to ward off, to defend; aner=the man
Female form: Alexandra
Variants:
Alexander  German English Dutch  (US #24)
Alex  German English  (US #52)
Alec  English  (US #137)
Alejandro  Spanish  (US #111)
Alessandro  Italian
Alexandre  French  (US #845)
Alexandro  English  (US #925)
Sandro  Italian
Aleksandar  Slavic
Aleksandr  Russian
Alexandros  Greek
Olek  Polish

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Alexis
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the defender
Info about origin: now used mostly as a female name in English-speaking countries
Words: alexis=the help, the defense
Female form: Alexia
Variants:
Alexis  German English  (US #182)
Alexius  German
Alessio  Italian
Alexej  Russian

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Alfons
Language of origin: Gothic
Gender: male
Info about origin: originally a Visigothic name that came to Germany from Spain
the name changed under the influence of another name, 'Hildefonso', and the influence of the popular Germanic name element 'adal'
Words: hadu=the fight, the battle; funs=ready; adal=the noble, honorable
Variants:
Alfons  German
Alphons  German
Alfonso  Italian Spanish  (US #440)
Alonso  Italian Spanish  (US #800)
Alonzo  Italian Spanish  (US #499)
Alphonse  French
Lonnie  English  (US #580)

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Alfred
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Info about origin: known from Alfred the Great, king of Wessex (9th century AD)
one of the few Old English names that became popular beyond England
Words: aelf=the elf; raed=the counsel
Variants:
Alfred  German English  (US #434)
Alfredo  Italian Spanish  (US #267)

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Ali
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: lofty, sublime
Info about origin: known from Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, cousin and son-in-low of Muhammad, the fourth caliph of the Muslim world (656 to 661 AD)
Words: ali=lofty, sublime
Variants:
Ali  Arabic  (US #464)

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Álvaro
Language of origin: Gothic
Gender: male
Info about origin: gothic/germanic two-element name
the name became popular in Spain during the last 50 years
Words: al=all; war=the guard
Variants:
Álvaro  Spanish Portuguese
Alvaro  English  (US #531)

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Alvin
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Info about origin: old English two-element name
Words: aelf=the elf; wine=the friend
Variants:
Alvin  English  (US #371)
Elvin  English  (US #845)

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Amari
Language of origin: Yoruba
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: strength
Words: amari=the strength
Variants:
Amari  English

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Amir
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: emir, commander
Info about origin: originally an Arabic title with the meaning 'commander'
'Emir' is an English loanword of this origin
Words: amir=the emir, the commander
Variants:
Amir  Arabic  (US #545)

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Amos
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: carried (by God)
Info about origin: in the Bible Amos is a shepherd, appointed by God to be a prophet, the author of the Book of Amos
the name was popular in the 17th century among the Puritans in the USA
Words: amas=to carry
Variants:
Amos  German English Hebrew  (US #860)

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Anderson
Language of origin: Scandinavian
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: son of Anders
Info about origin: use of a Scandinavian family name as a given name in the US
Words: son=the son
Variants:
Anderson  English  (US #806)

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Andrew
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the manly, the brave
Info about origin: known as the name of Saint Andrew, apostle and brother of Peter
Words: andreios=male, manly, brave
Female form: Andrea
Variants:
Andrew  English  (US #6)
Andreas  German  (US #870)
Andres  German  (US #174)
Anders  Scandinavian
Andre  English  (US #162)
Andrea  Italian
André  French
Andrés  Spanish
Andy  English  (US #253)
Drew  English  (US #178)
Andrei  Russian
Andrej  Russian

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Angelus
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: messenger of God, angel
Info about origin: used as a given name only since the Middle Ages
Words: angelos=the angel, the messenger; angelus=the angel
Female form: Angela
Variants:
Angelus  German
Angel  English Spanish Slavic  (US #93)
Angelo  Italian English  (US #348)

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Anthony
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Info about origin: originally a Roman family name, probably of Etruscan origin
known as the name of Saint Anthony of Padua, the patron saint of Portugal (13th century AD)
Female form: Antonia
Variants:
Anthony  English  (US #18)
Anton  German  (US #641)
Toni  German
Antoine  French  (US #510)
Antonio  Italian Spanish  (US #82)
Antony  English  (US #728)
Antwan  English  (US #575)
Antwon  English  (US #903)
Tonio  Spanish
Tony  English  (US #195)

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Aodh
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: fire
Words: aed=the fire
Variants:
Aodh  Irish Scottish
Aden  English
Aidan  English Irish Scottish  (US #370)
Aiden  English  (US #885)
Ayden  English

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Ari
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: lion
Words: ariy=the lion
Variants:
Ari  English  (US #839)

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Ariel
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: lion of God
Info about origin: in the Bible Ariel is a messenger of Ezra, given the task to find new servants for the temple in Jerusalem
also known as the name of the wind spirit in Shakespeare's play 'The Tempest'
Words: ariy=the lion; el=God, the powerful
Female form: Ariela
Variants:
Ariel  German English Hebrew  (US #467)

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Armani
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Variants:
Armani  English  (US #942)

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Arnold
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
known from Saint Arnold, a musician at the court of Charlemagne
Words: arn=the eagle; waltan=to rule
Variants:
Arnold  German English  (US #590)
Arnd  German
Arndt  German
Arno  German
Arnolt  German English
Arnaldo  Italian
Arnaud  French
Arnault  French
Arne  Scandinavian
Arnoldo  Italian
Arnoud  French

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Arthur
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the bear (?)
Info about origin: known from king Arthur, the central character of the Arthurian legend, who presided over the knights of the Round Table (6th century AD)
the meaning of the name is disputed; maybe from Celtic 'arth' (bear), Latinized as 'artos'
or from Latin 'artus' (tight)
Words: arth=the bear; artus=tight
Variants:
Arthur  German English  (US #243)
Artur  German English
Art  English
Arturo  Italian Spanish  (US #282)

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Asa
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: doctor, healer
Info about origin: in the Bible Asa is a king of Judah
Words: asa=the doctor, the healer
Variants:
Asa  English Hebrew  (US #962)

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Asher
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: happy, blessed
Info about origin: in the Bible Asher is one of the sons of Jacob and thus also the name of one of the 12 tribes of Israel
Words: asher=happy, blessed
Variants:
Asher  English  (US #1000)
Asser  German

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Ashley
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: ash tree clearing
Info about origin: from a family name which is derived from a place name
used mostly as female name nowadays
Words: aesc=the ash; leah=the wood, the clearing, the meadow
Variants:
Ashley  English  (US #925)

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Ashton
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: ash tree town
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a place name meaning 'ash tree town'
Words: aesc=the ash; tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead
Variants:
Ashton  English  (US #314)

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August
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the august, the dignified
Info about origin: honorific cognomen of the first Roman emperor Gaius Octavianus
the month of August is named after this emperor
the name variants containing an 'n' towards the end derive from 'Augustinus', a derivation of 'August'
Words: augustus=august, dignified, holy
Variants:
August  German Polish  (US #788)
Augustin  German English
Augustinus  German
Gustl  German
Agustin  Spanish  (US #659)
Auguste  French
Augusto  Italian Spanish Portuguese
Austen  English  (US #531)
Austin  English  (US #23)
Austyn  English  (US #830)
Gus  English

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Avery
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a Norman-French family name derived from a form of the given name 'Alfred'
Variants:
Avery  English  (US #308)

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Axel
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: (God the) father is peace
Info about origin: in the Bible Absalom is the 3rd son of King David
Words: ab=the father; shalom=the peace
Variants:
Axel  German Scandinavian  (US #656)

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Baby
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Info about origin: not a real name; appears in US statistics because sometimes used in birth certificates in cases where the parents did not yet decide on a name
Variants:
Baby  English  (US #648)
Infant  English  (US #662)
Unknown  English  (US #885)

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Bailey
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: bailiff
Info about origin: from an Old English family name deriving from the job title 'bailiff'
the job title itself has Latin roots
Words: baili=the bailiff; baiulus=the porter, the messenger
Variants:
Bailey  German English  (US #328)

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Barret
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: male
Info about origin: use of the family name 'Barret' as given name
maybe the family name derives from Old French 'barette' (cap, bonnet)
Words: barette=the cap, the bonnet
Variants:
Barret  English
Barrett  English  (US #898)

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Barry
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Info about origin: Anglicized form of the Irish name 'Bairre', a pet form of 'Fionnbharr'
became popular in the 20th century throughout the English-speaking world, especially in Australia
Words: fionn=white, fair; barr=the head
Variants:
Barry  English Irish  (US #485)

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Beau
Language of origin: French
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the beautiful
Info about origin: use of the common French word for 'beautiful' as an English given name
Words: beau=beautiful
Variants:
Beau  English  (US #414)

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Benedict
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the blessed
Info about origin: known from Saint Benedict, an Italian monk that founded the Benedictines (6th century AD)
until now there were 16 popes with this name
Words: benedicere=to bless
Variants:
Benedict  English
Benedikt  German Dutch
Benedetto  Italian
Benito  Italian Spanish  (US #788)
Bennett  English  (US #710)
Benoît  French
Bénédict  French

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Benjamin
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: son of the right hand, son of the south, son of luck
Info about origin: in the Bible Benjamin is the youngest son of Jacob and thus the name of one of the 12 tribes of Israel
Words: ben=the son; yamin=right, the right hand, the south
Variants:
Benjamin  German English French  (US #30)
Benjy  German English
Ben  English  (US #520)
Beniamino  Italian
Benny  English  (US #793)

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Bernard
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
known from Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Doctor of the Church (11th/12th century AD)
Words: bero=the bear; harti=brave, hardy; bernu=the bear
Female form: Bernharde
Variants:
Bernard  English French  (US #480)
Benno  German
Bernd  German
Berndt  German
Bernhard  German
Barney  English
Bernardo  Italian  (US #667)
Bernie  English

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Blaine
Language of origin: Scottish
Gender: male
Info about origin: from the name of an Scottish saint, Saint Blaan (or Blane) (6th century AD)
meaning not known for sure, maybe from Gaelic 'bla' (yellow)
Words: bla=yellow
Variants:
Blaine  English  (US #493)

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Blair
Language of origin: Scottish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: plain, field
Info about origin: from a Scottish family name which derives from a place name meaning 'plain', 'field'
Words: blar=the plain, the field, the battlefield
Variants:
Blair  English Scottish  (US #674)

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Blake
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a family name with a meaning of either 'black' or 'pale'
Words: blaec=black; blac=pale
Variants:
Blake  English  (US #85)

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Boje
Language of origin: Old Norse
Gender: male
Info about origin: origin not sure, maybe from Old Norse 'bua' (to live, to dwell)
Words: bua=to live, to dwell
Variants:
Boje  Scandinavian
Bo  English Scandinavian  (US #845)

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Braden
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: descendant of Bradan
Info about origin: from an Irish family name 'Ó Bradáin' with the meaning 'descendant of Bradan'
the given name Bradan means 'salmon'
Words: bradan=the salmon
Variants:
Braden  English Irish  (US #357)
Braeden  English Irish
Brayden  English  (US #502)
Braydon  English  (US #1000)

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Bradford
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: broad ford
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from a place name with the meaning 'broad ford'
Words: brad=broad
Variants:
Bradford  English  (US #701)

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Bradley
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: broad clearing
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from a place name meaning 'broad clearing'
Words: brad=broad; leah=the wood, the clearing, the meadow
Variants:
Bradley  English  (US #79)
Brad  English  (US #443)
Bradly  English  (US #754)

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Brady
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: descendant of Brághadach
Info about origin: from an Irish family name ' Ó Brádaigh' which means 'descendant of Brághadach'
the name 'Brághadach' or 'Brádach' probably means 'large-chested'
Words: brágha=the chest
Variants:
Brady  English Irish  (US #199)

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Brandon
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: broom hill, hill covered with broom
Info about origin: use of a Scottish family name as a given name
'Brandon' as a family name derives from a place name
the name is very popular among the Afro-Americans
Words: brom=the broom; dun=the hill, the dune
Variants:
Brandon  English  (US #12)
Brandan  English  (US #775)
Brandyn  English  (US #754)

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Brandt
Language of origin: Old Norse
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: sword
Words: brand=the sword
Variants:
Brandt  English Scandinavian  (US #925)
Brant  English  (US #942)

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Braxton
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: Bracca's town
Info about origin: from a family name derived from a place name meaning 'Bracca's town'
the origin of the Old English name 'Bracca' is not known for sure
Words: tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead
Variants:
Braxton  English Irish  (US #482)

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Brendan
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: prince (?)
Info about origin: from 'Brendanus', the Latinized form of the old Irish name 'Bréanainn', which maybe derives from a Welsh word for 'prince'
known from Saint Brendan, a famous Irish monk (6th century AD)
Variants:
Brendan  English Irish  (US #133)
Branden  English  (US #266)
Brenden  English  (US #354)
Brendon  English  (US #363)
Brennen  English  (US #785)

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Brennan
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: descendant of Braonán
Info about origin: from an Irish family name 'Ó Braonáin' with the meaning 'descendant of Braonán'
the name 'Braonán' contains the word 'braon' (teardrop)
Words: braon=the teardrop
Variants:
Brennan  English Irish  (US #316)

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Brent
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: hill
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from a place name with the meaning 'hill'
Words: bryn=the hill
Variants:
Brent  English  (US #183)
Brenton  English  (US #524)

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Brett
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the breton
Info about origin: from a surname meaning 'Breton' i.e. inhabitant of Brittany in France
the Bretons were a Celtic tribe which gave Brittany its name
Variants:
Brett  English  (US #106)
Bret  English  (US #507)

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Brian
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: male
Info about origin: with a Celtic origin (Irish or Breton), but meaning not known for certain
known from Brian Bóroimhe, a national hero of Ireland (10th century AD)
Words: bryn=the hill
Female form: Brianna
Variants:
Brian  English Irish  (US #36)
Bryan  German English  (US #56)
Brayan  English  (US #975)
Bryon  English  (US #806)

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Brock
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: badger
Info about origin: from a family name with the meaning 'badger'
Words: brocc=the badger
Variants:
Brock  English Irish  (US #303)

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Broderick
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: broad ridge
Info about origin: from an English family name which derives from a place name with the meaning 'broad ridge'
Words: brad=broad; hrycg=the ridge
Variants:
Broderick  English  (US #893)

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Brody
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: ditch (?)
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a place name that possibly meant 'ditch' in Gaelic
Words: brothaigh=the ditch
Variants:
Brody  English Irish  (US #468)

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Bronson
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: son of Brown
Info about origin: from a family name with the meaning 'son of Brown' or 'son of the dark-skinned one'
Variants:
Bronson  English  (US #819)

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Brooks
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: who lives near the brook
Info about origin: from a surname for somebody living near a brook
Words: broc=the brook
Female form: Brooke
Variants:
Brooks  English  (US #659)

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Bruce
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: male
Info about origin: originally a family name common in Scotland, brought there by the Normans
the original form of the family name was 'de Braose' and derives from a place in Normandy, France, Braose/Brieuse
known from Robert the Bruce, a Scottish hero who achieved independence from England for Scotland (14th century AD)
Variants:
Bruce  Scottish English  (US #318)

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Bryant
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a family name derived from the given name 'Brian'
Variants:
Bryant  English Irish  (US #278)

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Bryce
Language of origin: Welsh
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: speckled
Info about origin: Anglicised form of a Welsh name 'Brychan' which means 'speckled'
known from Saint Bricius (5th century AD)
Words: brych=speckled
Variants:
Bryce  English  (US #139)
Brice  French  (US #596)

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Bryson
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: son of Bryce
Variants:
Bryson  English Irish  (US #436)

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Byron
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: at the cow sheds
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from an Old English place name
the place name 'aet oaem byrum' means 'at the cow sheds'
first used as a given name in reverence of the famous poet Lord Byron
Words: byre=the cow sheds
Variants:
Byron  English  (US #343)

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Cade
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Variants:
Cade  English  (US #573)
Kade  English  (US #712)

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Caden
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: son of Cadán
Info about origin: maybe from a Gaelic family name 'Mac Cadáin' (son of Cadán)
Words: mac=the son
Variants:
Caden  English  (US #819)
Cayden  English
Kaden  English  (US #696)

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Caleb
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: dog
Info about origin: in the Bible Caleb is one of the 12 spies sent by Moses into Israel
'dog' is not meant to be insulting but indicates loyalty and devotedness
Words: keleb=the dog
Variants:
Caleb  English  (US #57)
Kaleb  German  (US #223)
Cale  English  (US #1000)

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Calvin
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the little bald one
Info about origin: originally a family name 'Chauvin' used in France, known from Jean Chauvin (John Calvin) (1509-1564)
the name can be interpreted as 'the little bald one'
Words: calve=bald; chauve=bald
Variants:
Calvin  English German  (US #194)
Kalvin  English  (US #942)

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Camden
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from a place name which probably contains the Old English element 'denu' (valley)
Words: denu=the valley
Variants:
Camden  English  (US #716)

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Cameron
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: crooked nose
Info about origin: from a well-known Scottish family name/clan name with the meaning 'crooked nose'
Words: cam=crooked; shron=the nose
Variants:
Cameron  English Scottish  (US #53)
Camron  English  (US #762)
Kameron  English  (US #383)

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Carey
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: descendant of Ciardha
Info about origin: from the Irish family name 'Ó Ciardha' with the meaning 'descendant of Ciardha'
'Ciardha' is a given name that is hardly used anymore, with the meaning 'black' or 'dark'
Words: ciar=black, dark
Variants:
Carey  English Irish
Cary  English
Kary  English

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Carlton
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: peasant settlement, settlement of freemen
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a place name with the meaning 'settlement of freemen' or 'settlement of peasants'
Words: ceorl=the peasant, the freeman; tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead
Variants:
Carlton  English  (US #577)

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Carson
Language of origin: Old Norse
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: son of Carr (?)
Info about origin: maybe from an Old Norse family name with the meaning 'son of Carr'
or maybe from a Gaelic family name with unknown meaning
Words: son=the son
Variants:
Carson  English Scottish Irish  (US #337)

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Carter
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: card driver
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a job title for somebody who drives a cart or builds carts
Words: cart=the cart
Variants:
Carter  English  (US #326)

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Cäsar
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Info about origin: originally a Roman cognomen, used mainly by the family of the Julians
known from the most famous member of that family, Gaius Julius Caesar
meaning not known for sure
one popular 'layman interpretation' of the meaning is 'he who was cut out of the womb'
Words: caedere=to cut, to excise
Variants:
Cäsar  German
Cesar  German  (US #177)

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Casey
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: descendant of Cathasaigh
Info about origin: from the Irish family name 'Ó Cathasaigh' which means 'descendant of Cathasaigh'
the name 'Cathasaigh' means 'vigilant'
Words: cathasaigh=vigilant
Variants:
Casey  English  (US #120)
Kasey  English  (US #551)

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Cathán
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Words: cath=the battle
Variants:
Cathán  Irish
Kane  English Irish  (US #771)

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Cecil
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Info about origin: See female form Cecilia
Female form: Cecilia
Variants:
Cecil  English  (US #777)

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Cedric
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: beloved (?)
Info about origin: invented by Sir Walter Scott for a character in his novel 'Ivanhoe'
maybe he altered the name 'Cerdic' whose meaning is not known for sure
one possible origin for 'Cerdic' (also 'Ceredig') is from Celtic/Welsh 'carad' (loved, beloved)
Words: carad=loved, beloved; caru=to love
Variants:
Cedric  English  (US #384)
Cedrik  French
Cédric  French

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Chad
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Info about origin: from an Old English name 'Ceadda', with meaning not known for sure
maybe from Welsh 'cad' (battle)
was something like a fashion name in the US in the 1970's
Words: cad=the battle
Variants:
Chad  English  (US #127)

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Chadwick
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: Chad's dairy farm
Info about origin: from a family which derives from a place name with the meaning 'Chad's dairy farm'
Words: wic=the dwelling, the farm, the dairy farm
Variants:
Chadwick  English  (US #885)

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Chance
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the chance
Info about origin: use of the common English word 'chance' as given name
the word itself has Latin roots
Words: cadere=to fall
Variants:
Chance  English  (US #221)

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Chandler
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: candle maker, candle seller
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a job title
the Old French word 'chandelier' (candlestick) became the English job title for somebody who makes or sells candles
these words all derive from Latin 'candela' (light, candle)
Words: chandelier=the candlestick; candela=the light, the candle
Variants:
Chandler  English  (US #252)

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Chase
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: hunter
Info about origin: from a family with the meaning 'hunter', derived from the job title for a hunter
Words: chacier=to hunt
Variants:
Chase  English  (US #98)

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Chester
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a place name of an old Roman settlement in Britain
the name of the settlement derives from Latin 'castrum' (fort)
'castrum' is at the root of many English place and family names
Words: castrum=the fort
Variants:
Chester  English  (US #839)

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Christian
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: Christian, disciple of Christ
Info about origin: very popular since the Middle Ages in several European countries, especially Germany
Words: christianus=christian; christos=the sanctified, the anointed
Female form: Christine
Variants:
Christian  German English French  (US #33)
Carsten  German Low German
Karsten  German Low German
Kersten  German Low German
Kirsten  German Low German
Cristian  Spanish  (US #166)
Cristiano  Italian
Kristian  Scandinavian  (US #432)

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Christoph
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: carrying Christ
Info about origin: widespread in the Middle Ages in reverence for Saint Christopher (3rd century), patron saint of travellers and one of the 14 Holy Helpers
Words: christos=the sanctified, the anointed; pherein=to bear, to carry
Variants:
Christoph  German
Christof  German
Chris  English  (US #451)
Christophe  French
Christopher  English  (US #2)
Christóbal  Spanish
Cristobal  English  (US #975)
Cristoforo  Italian
Cristopher  English  (US #662)
Kristof  Scandinavian
Kristofer  English Scandinavian  (US #625)
Kristoffer  Scandinavian
Kristopher  English  (US #209)

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Cian
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: ancient
Words: cian=ancient
Variants:
Cian  English Irish
Keenan  English Irish  (US #385)

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Clarence
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a title 'Duke of Clarence' usually given to a son of the ruler of England
'Clarence' or 'Clare' is a region in Ireland; the name might mean 'plain'
the name was Latinized as 'Clarensis', and because of this was often seen to be related to Lagin 'clarus' (clear)
used as a given name since around 1850
Words: clár=the plain; clarus=clear, bright
Variants:
Clarence  German  (US #489)

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Clark
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: cleric, scholar
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from something like a job title for members of the clergy
Words: clerc=the cleric; clericus=the cleric
Variants:
Clark  English  (US #630)

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Claudius
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the limping
Info about origin: from a Roman family name 'Claudius' derived from a Roman cognomen 'Claudus' with the meaning 'limping'
Words: claudus=lame, limping
Female form: Claudia
Variants:
Claudius  German English
Klaudius  German
Claude  French  (US #975)
Claudio  Italian Spanish Portuguese

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Clayton
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: clay settlement
Info about origin: from a family name derived from a place name with the meaning 'clay settlement'
used as a given since around the 19th century, mostly in the US
Words: claeg=the clay; tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead
Variants:
Clayton  English  (US #167)
Clay  English  (US #423)

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Clifford
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a place name with the meaing 'ford by a cliff'
in use as a given name since around the 19th century
Words: clif=the cliff; ford=the ford
Variants:
Clifford  English  (US #507)

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Clifton
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: town by a cliff
Info about origin: from a family name derived from a place name with the meaning 'town by a cliff'
Words: clif=the cliff; tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead
Variants:
Clifton  English  (US #630)

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Clinton
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a place name
the place name could have been 'Glinton' or 'Glympton' (both in England)
the name contains the Old Englisch word 'tun' (town, settlement)
Words: tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead
Variants:
Clinton  English  (US #320)
Clint  English  (US #490)

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Clyde
Language of origin: Scottish
Gender: male
Info about origin: use of the name of the river Clyde in Scotland as given name
the origin of the name of the river is not known
Variants:
Clyde  English Scottish  (US #766)

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Cody
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Info about origin: from an Irish family name 'Mac Óda' which means 'son of Óda' / 'son of Otto'
Words: mac=the son
Variants:
Cody  English Irish  (US #26)
Codey  English  (US #819)
Codie  English  (US #854)
Kody  English  (US #290)

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Colby
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: coal town
Info about origin: from an Old English family name that derives from an Old Norse place name meaning 'coal town'
Words: kol=the coal; by=the village, the farm
Variants:
Colby  English  (US #212)
Kolby  English  (US #674)

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Cole
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the black
Info about origin: from a family name derived from a nickname
Words: col=the coal, black
Variants:
Cole  English  (US #112)
Kole  English  (US #962)

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Colton
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: coal town
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from a place name with the meaning 'coal town'
Words: col=the coal, black; tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead
Variants:
Colton  English  (US #122)
Colt  English  (US #690)
Colten  English  (US #580)
Kolton  English  (US #737)

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Columbano
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: dove
Info about origin: from the late Latin name 'Columbanus' which itself derives from 'Columba' (dove)
known from Saint Columbanus, founder of a monastery (7th century AD)
Words: columba=the dove
Variants:
Columbano  Spanish Portuguese
Coleman  English Irish  (US #625)

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Connor
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: dog lover (?)
Info about origin: Anglicized form of an old Irish given name 'Conchobhar'
known from legends about a king of Ulster
meaning possibly 'dog lover'
Words: con=the dog, the wolf; chobhar=the help, the support
Variants:
Connor  English Irish  (US #71)
Conner  English  (US #237)
Conor  English Irish  (US #311)

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Conrad
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
the name can be interpreted as to mean 'bold advisor'
one of the most popular names in Germany during the Middle Ages
in English-speaking countries only common since around the 19th century
Words: kuoni=bold; rat=the counsel, the advice, the advisor
Variants:
Conrad  German English  (US #659)
Conradin  German
Konrad  German Scandinavian Polish
Konradin  German
Kunz  German
Conrado  Spanish
Conradus  Dutch
Corrado  Italian

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Cooper
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: cooper, barrel maker
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a job title for somebody who makes barrels, a cooper
the job title 'cooper' derives from the Latin word 'cupa'
Words: cupa=the barrel, the tub
Variants:
Cooper  English  (US #402)

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Cordell
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: maker of cord, seller of cord
Info about origin: from a family name that derives from a job title for somebody that makes or sells cord
Variants:
Cordell  English  (US #793)

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Corey
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Info about origin: origin not known for sure, there are several possibilities:
could be a variant of the name 'Corbin' which derives from the Latin word 'corvus' (raven)
could also derive from an Irish family name 'Corey' which means 'ravine'
Words: corvus=the raven; corey=the ravine
Variants:
Corey  English  (US #74)
Cory  English  (US #103)
Korey  English  (US #590)
Kory  English  (US #518)

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Cornelius
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a Roman family name that possibly derives from the word 'cornu' (horn)
known from Saint Cornelius, pope from 251 to 253 AD
Words: cornu=the horn
Female form: Cornelia
Variants:
Cornelius  German  (US #565)
Cornel  German
Cornelis  German Dutch
Kornelius  German
Cornelio  Italian Spanish

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Corvin
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Info about origin: probably derived from Latin 'corvus' (raven)
Words: corvus=the raven
Variants:
Corvin  English
Corbin  English  (US #431)

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Coty
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: coast, river bank
Info about origin: from an English family name which derives from a Old French place name meaning 'coast', 'river bank'
Words: côte=the coast, the river bank
Variants:
Coty  English  (US #567)

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Courtney
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: male
Info about origin: use of a Norman family name or noble name as given name
this name derives from 'Courtenay', a place in Northern France, which means 'domain of Curtis'
can also be seen as derived from a nickname 'court nez' (short nose)
Words: court=short; nez=the nose
Variants:
Courtney  German  (US #527)

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Craig
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a family name that is frequent in Scottland
the family name originally denoted somebody living near a rock
Words: crec=the rock
Variants:
Craig  English Scottish  (US #193)

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Cruz
Language of origin: Spanish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: cross
Info about origin: refers to the cross of the crucifixion
Words: cruz=the cross
Variants:
Cruz  English Spanish  (US #722)

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Cullen
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Info about origin: origin uncertain, maybe from an English/Scottish family name
Variants:
Cullen  English  (US #625)

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Curt
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: once a short form of 'Conrad', now a name in its own right
Words: kuoni=bold; rat=the counsel, the advice, the advisor
Variants:
Curt  German English
Curd  German
Kordt  German
Kurt  German  (US #421)

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Curtis
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: courtly, courteous
Info about origin: from a family name with Old French roots
Words: corteis=courtly, courteous; corteis=courtly, courteous
Variants:
Curtis  English German  (US #169)
Cortez  English Spanish  (US #641)
Curt  English
Curtiz  English
Curzio  Italian
Kurtis  English  (US #472)

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Cyrus
Language of origin: Old Persian
Gender: male
Info about origin: from the Greek form of the Persian name 'Kurus' or 'Kurush', the name of several kings in ancient Persia
the most famous of these kings was Cyrus the Great (529 BC)
the meaning of the name is not known for sure
the early Christians saw the name as connected to the Greek word 'kyrios' (Lord)
Words: kyrios=the lord
Female form: Kyra
Variants:
Cyrus  English  (US #742)

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Dakota
Language of origin: Dakota
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: friend
Info about origin: use of the name of the Native American people 'Dakota' as a given name
only quite recently used as a given name
mostly used as a male name, less frequently as a female name
Words: dakota=the friend, the ally
Variants:
Dakota  English  (US #81)
Dakotah  English  (US #860)

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Dale
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a family name which originally denoted somebody living in a dale
Words: dael=the dale, the valley; dalan=the dale, the valley
Variants:
Dale  English  (US #381)
Dallin  English  (US #860)

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Dallas
Language of origin: Scottish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: resting place (?)
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a Scottish place name
the meaning of the place name is disputed, maybe 'resting place'
Variants:
Dallas  English  (US #294)

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Dalton
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: town in the valley
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from a place name with the meaning 'town in the valley', 'valley town'
Words: dael=the dale, the valley; tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead
Variants:
Dalton  English  (US #110)

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Damian
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: male
Info about origin: known from Saint Damian, physician and martyr, the patron saint of physicians (11th century AD)
Words: daman=to tame, to subdue
Variants:
Damian  German English Polish  (US #230)
Damiano  Italian
Damien  French  (US #308)
Damion  English  (US #555)
Damon  English  (US #310)

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Dandre
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Info about origin: maybe from a combination 'D'Andre'
Variants:
Dandre  English  (US #617)

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Dane
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the Dane
Info about origin: from a family name that originally denoted somebody from Denmark
the 'den' in 'Denmark' probably goes back to an Indoeuropean root word 'dhen' (low, flat)
Words: dhen=low, flat
Variants:
Dane  English  (US #426)
Dana  English  (US #662)

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Dangelo
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Info about origin: maybe from a combination 'D'Angelo' (with the meaning 'from Angelo')
Variants:
Dangelo  English  (US #777)

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Daniel
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: God is my judge
Info about origin: in the Bible Daniel is an important prophet
Words: dan=the judge; el=God, the powerful
Female form: Daniela
Variants:
Daniel  German French English Polish Czech Scandinavian Spanish Portuguese  (US #7)
Daan  Dutch
Dan  English  (US #800)
Dani  Spanish
Daniele  Italian
Danilo  Italian Spanish Portuguese Tagalog Slavic
Danny  English  (US #218)

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Dante
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Info about origin: an Italian short form of a late Latin name 'Durante' which expressed the wish of the parents that the child might be enduring (e.g. enduring in faith)
known from the medieval Italian poet Dante Alighieri who wrote 'The Divine Comedy' (13th/14th century AD)
Words: durare=to endure, to withstand
Variants:
Dante  German Italian  (US #281)
Dontae  English  (US #877)
Donte  English  (US #416)

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Daquan
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Variants:
Daquan  English  (US #490)
Dequan  English  (US #703)

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Darius
Language of origin: Old Persian
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: possessor of the good
Info about origin: known as the name of several Persian kings, most prominently Darius I, the Great (550 to 486 BC)
Words: daraya=to possess, hold, to maintain; vahu=good
Female form: Daria
Variants:
Darius  German English Lithuanian  (US #171)
Darian  English  (US #440)
Dario  Italian  (US #860)
Darrius  English  (US #662)

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Darren
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Info about origin: meaning not known for certain
the variant 'Darin' suddendly became very popular during the 1950's in the US, for unknown reasons
Variants:
Darren  English  (US #222)
Darien  English  (US #555)
Darin  English  (US #682)
Darion  English  (US #641)
Daron  English  (US #903)
Darrian  English  (US #870)
Darrien  English  (US #962)
Darrin  English  (US #564)
Darrion  English  (US #903)

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Darwin
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: dear friend
Info about origin: from a family name that was itself derived from an Old English given name 'Deorwine' with the meaning 'dear friend'
the family name is known from the scientist Charles Darwin
Words: deore=dear; wine=the friend
Variants:
Darwin  English  (US #813)

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Daryl
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: from Airelle
Info about origin: from a Norman-French family name 'd'Airelle' denoting somebody from Airelle in France
in use as a given name since the end of the 19th century
in modern French 'airelle' (or 'airelle rouge') means 'mountain cranberry'
Words: airelle=the mountain cranberry
Variants:
Daryl  English  (US #606)
Darnell  English  (US #453)
Darrell  English  (US #340)
Darryl  English  (US #372)

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Dashawn
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Info about origin: maybe derived from 'Shawn'
Variants:
Dashawn  English  (US #602)
Deshaun  English  (US #903)

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David
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: beloved
Info about origin: in the Bible David is the second and greatest of the kings of Israel and given as an ancestor of Jesus
Words: dod=the beloved
Variants:
David  German English French  (US #11)
Dave  English
Davide  French Italian

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Davion
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Variants:
Davion  English  (US #716)

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Davis
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a family name that itself derives from the given name 'David'
Variants:
Davis  English  (US #450)

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Davon
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Variants:
Davon  English  (US #456)

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Davonte
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Variants:
Davonte  English  (US #712)

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Dawson
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: son of David
Info about origin: from a family name with the meaning 'son of David'
Variants:
Dawson  English  (US #640)

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Dayton
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from a place name, possibly with the meaning 'dairy town'
Words: tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead
Variants:
Dayton  English  (US #746)

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Dean
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: valley; dean
Info about origin: first possible origin: from a family name for somebody living in a valley
second possible origin: from the clerical job title 'dean'
Words: denu=the valley;
Female form: Deana
Variants:
Dean  German English  (US #319)

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Deandre
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Info about origin: probably coined in recent times, as combination of the popular name element 'de' and the given name 'André'
Variants:
Deandre  English  (US #268)

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Deangelo
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Info about origin: maybe a recently invented name, as combination of 'De' and 'Angelo'
Variants:
Deangelo  English  (US #536)

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Declan
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Info about origin: meaning and origin unknown
known from Saint Declan, a missionary to Ireland (5th century AD)
anglicized form of 'Deaglán'
Variants:
Declan  English Irish

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Deion
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: in Greek mythology Deion is a son of Aeolus, the god of the winds
Variants:
Deion  English  (US #617)

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Dejuan
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Variants:
Dejuan  English  (US #903)

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Demarco
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Info about origin: maybe a recently invented name, as combination of 'De' and 'Marco' or 'Marcus'
Variants:
Demarco  English  (US #777)
Demarcus  English  (US #534)

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Demario
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Variants:
Demario  English  (US #826)

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Dempsey
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: descendant of Diomasach
Info about origin: from a Gaelic family name 'O Diomasaigh' with the meaning 'descendant of Diomasach'
the name 'Diomasach' means 'proud'
Words: diomasach=proud
Variants:
Dempsey  English

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Dennis
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: dedicated to Dionysos
Info about origin: from the Greek name 'Dionysios' which means 'dedicated to Dionysos'
in Greek mythology Dionysos is the god of wine, a son of Zeus and Semele
the name of the god consists of 'dios' ('of Zeus') and 'nysa', the name of a legendary mountain
known from Saint Dionysius (3rd century AD), one of the 14 Holy Helpers
the French city of Saint Denis is named after this saint
Words: dios=of Zeus
Female form: Denise
Variants:
Dennis  German English French  (US #173)
Dion  German English French  (US #596)
Denis  English French
Denny  English
Deon  English  (US #522)
Dionte  English  (US #962)

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Denver
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: valley ferry (?)
Info about origin: from a family name who possibly meant 'valley ferry'
today also the name of a city in Colorado, USA
Words: denu=the valley; ferian=to carry, to transport
Variants:
Denver  English  (US #962)

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Denzel
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: fort (?)
Info about origin: from a family name originally denoting somebody from Denzell in Cornwall, England
the name of the town probably has Celtic/Cornish roots, maybe with a meaning of 'fort'
Variants:
Denzel  English  (US #397)

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Deondre
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Variants:
Deondre  English  (US #877)

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Deonte
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Variants:
Deonte  English  (US #550)

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Deshawn
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Info about origin: probably coined in recent times, as a combination of the common name element 'De' and the given name 'Shawn'
Variants:
Deshawn  English  (US #452)

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Desmond
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: from south Munster
Info about origin: from a family name derived from Gaelic 'Deas-Mhumhan' meaning 'from south Munster'
Munster is a province in Ireland
Variants:
Desmond  English Irish  (US #340)

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Destin
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: destiny
Info about origin: See female form Destiny
Female form: Destiny
Variants:
Destin  English  (US #885)

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Devante
Language of origin: Spanish
Gender: male
Variants:
Devante  English  (US #374)

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Devin
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the poet
Words: devin=the poet
Variants:
Devin  English Irish  (US #72)
Davin  English  (US #898)
Devan  English  (US #426)
Deven  English  (US #634)
Devyn  English  (US #806)

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Devon
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: male
Info about origin: use of the county Devon in England as a given name
the name of the county probably is of Celtic origin and derives from the name of a Celtic tribe, the Dumnonii
Variants:
Devon  English  (US #128)
Devonta  English  (US #771)
Devontae  English  (US #962)
Devonte  English  (US #400)

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Dexter
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: dyer, one who dyes
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from a job title for somebody who dyes cloth
Words: deag=the dye
Variants:
Dexter  English  (US #514)

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Diamond
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: diamond
Info about origin: use of the English name of the precious stone as given name
the word has Latin and Greek roots
Words: adamas=the indestructible metal; a=un; damazein=to defeat
Variants:
Diamond  English  (US #953)

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Dietrich
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: ruler of the people
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name, with the meaning 'ruler of the people'
this name corresponds with the Gothic name 'Theoderic'
Words: diot=the people; rihhi=rich, powerful, the power, the ruler
Variants:
Dietrich  German
Dietreich  German
Dirk  German Low German Dutch
Derek  English Dutch  (US #73)
Derick  English  (US #482)
Derik  English  (US #885)
Derk  Dutch
Derrick  English  (US #149)

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Dimitri
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: dedicated to Demeter
Info about origin: from 'Demetrius', the Latin variant of the Greek name 'Demetrios' derived from the name of Demeter
in Greek mythology Demeter is the goddess of agriculture
Words: de=the earth; meter=the mother
Female form: Demetria
Variants:
Dimitri  Russian  (US #685)
Demetrius  English  (US #322)
Dimitrij  Russian
Dmitri  Russian
Mitar  Slavic

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Dominic
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: belonging to the lord
Info about origin: known from Saint Dominic, the founder of the Dominican order of friars (13th century AD)
traditionally used for children born on a Sunday
Words: dominicus=belonging to the Lord; dominus=the lord, the master
Female form: Dominika
Variants:
Dominic  English  (US #146)
Dominik  German
Domenic  Italian  (US #919)
Domenico  Italian
Domingo  Spanish
Dominick  English  (US #306)
Dominique  French  (US #241)
Dominque  English  (US #845)

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Donald
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: ruler of the world
Info about origin: Anglicised form of the Scottish-Gaelic name 'Domhnall'
known from the powerful Scottish clan of the Macdonalds
Words: dubno=the world; val=to rule
Variants:
Donald  English Scottish  (US #125)
Don  English Scottish  (US #606)
Donnell  English  (US #785)
Donnie  English  (US #690)

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Donovan
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: descendant of Donndubhán
Info about origin: from an Irish family name 'Ó Donnabhain' which means 'descendant of Donndubhán'
the given name 'Donndubhán' can be interpreted as 'the little dark-brown one'
Words: donn=brown; dubh=dark
Variants:
Donovan  English Irish  (US #251)
Donavan  English  (US #722)

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Dorian
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Info about origin: probably invented by Oscar Wilde for his novel 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' (1891)
maybe he took the name from 'Dorians', the name of an ancient Greek tribe
Variants:
Dorian  German English  (US #518)

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Douglas
Language of origin: Scottish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: dark river, blood river
Info about origin: from a Scottish family name that derives from the name of a river, the site of a particularly bloody battle
the family name is known from a powerful line of Scottish earls
Words: dubh=dark; glais=the water, the river
Variants:
Douglas  English Scottish  (US #151)

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Drake
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: dragon
Info about origin: from an Old-English name with the meaning 'dragon'
Words: dragon=the dragon; Dragon=the dragon; draco=the dragon
Variants:
Drake  English  (US #360)

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Duane
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the little dark one
Info about origin: Anglicized form of an Old Irish/Gaelic name 'Dubhan'
Words: dubh=dark
Variants:
Duane  English Irish  (US #690)
Dewayne  English  (US #742)
Dwayne  English Irish  (US #402)

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Duncan
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: brown(haired) warrior
Info about origin: Anglicized form of the Gaelic name 'Donnchadh'
Words: donn=brown; chadh=the warrior
Variants:
Duncan  English  (US #531)

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Dustin
Language of origin: Old Norse
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: Thor's stone
Info about origin: from an English family name now used as a given name
the family name is probably a Norman form of the Old Norse given name 'Dorsteinn' which means 'Thor's stone' (a variant of 'Thorsten')
Words: thorr=the thunder, the thunder god; steinn=the stone
Variants:
Dustin  German English  (US #66)
Dusty  English  (US #893)

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Dwight
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Info about origin: from an Old English family name, itself derived from a given name, either 'Denis' or 'Dion'
Variants:
Dwight  English  (US #538)

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Dylan
Language of origin: Welsh
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: sea
Info about origin: in Welsh mythology Dylan is the god of the sea ('Dylan Eli Ton', 'Sea, Son of the Wave')
Words: dylan=the sea
Variants:
Dylan  German English Welsh  (US #37)
Dillan  English  (US #622)
Dillion  English  (US #777)
Dillon  English  (US #115)
Dylon  English  (US #775)

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Earl
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: nobleman, warrior
Info about origin: use of the English aristocratic title as a given name, since around the 19th century
the title derives from Old English 'eorl' (nobleman, warrior)
Words: eorl=the nobleman, the warrior
Variants:
Earl  English  (US #485)

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Edgar
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Info about origin: the name of several Anglo-Saxon kings and saints
survived the Norman conquest until the 13th century
revived in the late 18th century
Words: ead=the wealth; gar=the spear
Variants:
Edgar  German English French  (US #147)
Edgardo  Italian Spanish  (US #601)
Edgaro  Italian

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Edmund
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
Words: ead=the wealth; mund=the protection, the protector
Variants:
Edmund  German English  (US #877)
Edmond  English French
Edmondo  Italian

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Edward
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: guard of his wealth
Info about origin: name of 8 subsequent kings of England
one of the few names with an Old English origin that are used throughout Europe
e.g. moved from England to France and from there to Germany
Words: ead=the wealth; weard=the warden, the guard
Variants:
Edward  English Polish  (US #80)
Eduard  German
Duarte  Portuguese
Ed  English
Eddie  English  (US #286)
Eddy  English  (US #919)
Edoardo  Italian
Edouard  French
Eduardo  Italian  (US #121)
Edvard  Scandinavian
Édouard  French

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Edwin
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: rich friend
Info about origin: Old English two-element name
revived in the 19th century
Words: ead=the wealth; wine=the friend
Variants:
Edwin  German English  (US #164)

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Eli
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: height, ascension
Info about origin: in the Bible Eli is the teacher of Samuel
quite popular in the 17th century
Words: eli=the height, the ascension
Variants:
Eli  English Hebrew  (US #345)

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Eliezer
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: God is help, God is my helper
Info about origin: in the Bible Eliezer is a servant of Abraham
Words: el=God, the powerful; ezer=the help
Variants:
Eliezer  German English  (US #785)

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Elijah
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: my god is Yahweh
Info about origin: in the Bible Elijah is an important prophet who fights against Baal's cult
Words: el=God, the powerful; yahweh=(the name of God)
Female form: Eliane
Variants:
Elijah  English  (US #118)
Elia  German Italian
Elias  German Spanish Portuguese Finnish Hungarian  (US #340)
Ilja  Russian

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Elischa
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: God is help
Info about origin: in the Bible Elisha is an important prophet, the successor of Elijah
Words: el=God, the powerful; jascha=to help, to deliver
Variants:
Elischa  German
Eliseo  Italian Spanish  (US #830)
Elisha  English  (US #870)

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Elliot
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a Norman-French family name that derives from the given Name 'Elijah'
Variants:
Elliot  English  (US #419)
Elliott  English  (US #445)

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Ellis
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Info about origin: from the family name 'Ellis' which itself is derived from the given name 'Elias'
Variants:
Ellis  English  (US #953)

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Elmer
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
younger and shorter form of 'Aethelmaer'
Words: adal=the noble, honorable; mari=famous, well-known
Variants:
Elmer  English Scandinavian  (US #682)
Ellmar  German Scandinavian
Elmar  German Scandinavian

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Elton
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: old city; Ella's city
Info about origin: from a family name derived from a place with the meaning 'old city' or 'Ella's city'
Words: eald=old; tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead
Variants:
Elton  English  (US #1000)
Alton  English  (US #762)

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Elvis
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Info about origin: origin not known for sure, maybe a form of 'Elwin' or else 'Alvin'
known from rock singer Elvis Presley
Variants:
Elvis  English  (US #685)

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Emil
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Info about origin: originally a Roman family name
Words: aemulus=imitating, rivaling
Female form: Emily
Variants:
Emil  German Scandinavian Czech Hungarian
Emiliano  Italian Spanish
Emilio  Italian Spanish  (US #366)
Émile  French

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Emmet
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a family name which itself derives from the given name 'Emma'
Variants:
Emmet  English
Emmett  English  (US #854)

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Ephraim
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: doubly fruitful
Info about origin: probably from a Hebrew place name with the meaning 'doubly fruitful'
in the Bible Ephraim is one of the sons of Joseph and is counted as the ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel
Words: ephrayim=doubly fruitful
Variants:
Ephraim  German English
Efrain  Spanish  (US #468)
Efren  Spanish Tagalog  (US #925)

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Eric
Language of origin: Old Norse
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: alone-ruler
Info about origin: well know as name of Swedish rulers
'Erik' is one of the most frequent names in Sweden
Words: aen=alone, lone; rikr=the ruler
Female form: Erica
Variants:
Eric  English  (US #29)
Erich  German  (US #754)
Aric  English  (US #800)
Erick  English  (US #198)
Erik  Scandinavian  (US #108)

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Ernest
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the ernest, the serious
Info about origin: the German variant 'Ernst' is known from the famous German ruler Ernst von Schwaben
Words: ernst=the seriousness, the earnest, the eagerness
Variants:
Ernest  English  (US #381)
Ernst  German
Earnest  English
Ernestin  French
Ernesto  Italian Spanish Portuguese  (US #332)

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Erwin
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
Words: heri=the army, the warrior; wini=the friend
Variants:
Erwin  German
Ervin  English Hungarian Albanian  (US #885)
Irvin  English  (US #513)

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Ethan
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the enduring
Info about origin: in the Bible Ethan is a wise man during the times of Solomon
known from the freedom fighter Ethan Allen
Words: ethan=enduring
Variants:
Ethan  English Hebrew  (US #60)

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Eugen
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: well born, noble
Info about origin: known from the Austrian prince Eugene of Savoy (18th century AD)
until now there were 4 popes with the name Eugene/Eugenius
Words: eu=good, well; genos=the birth, the descent
Variants:
Eugen  German Romanian
Eugene  English  (US #390)
Eugenio  Italian Spanish
Eugène  French
Gene  English  (US #703)

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Everett
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a family name that itself derives from the given name 'Everard'
Variants:
Everett  English  (US #567)

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Ezekiel
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: God strengthens
Info about origin: in Bible Ezekiel is a major prophet, the author of the Book of Ezekiel
Words: el=God, the powerful; chazaq=strong, to strengthen
Variants:
Ezekiel  English  (US #545)
Ezequiel  English  (US #602)

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Ezra
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: (God is) help
Info about origin: in the Bible Ezra is a scribe, the author of the Book of Ezra
Words: ezer=the help
Variants:
Ezra  German English  (US #641)

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Fabian
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Info about origin: from the Roman family name 'Fabianus' which derives from the given name 'Fabius'
Words: faba=the bean
Variants:
Fabian  German English Dutch Polish  (US #316)
Fabiano  Italian
Fabien  French

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Felix
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the lucky, the successful
Info about origin: from a Roman cognomen that was used in the sense of a wish
until now there were 5 popes with this name
Words: felix=lucky
Female form: Felizia
Variants:
Felix  German English Romanian  (US #338)
Felice  Italian
Feliciano  Italian Spanish Portuguese
Félicien  French
Félix  French

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Ferdinand
Language of origin: Gothic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: bold protector (?)
Info about origin: the Visigoth brougth this name to Spain where it became popular and the name of several rulers
the rulers of the house Habsburg made the name popular e.g. in Germany
Words: frith=the protection, the safety; nanth=the boldness
Female form: Fernanda
Variants:
Ferdinand  German
Ferdinando  Italian
Fernand  French
Fernando  Italian Spanish  (US #160)
Hernan  Spanish  (US #819)

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Fidel
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the faithful
Words: fidelis=faithful
Variants:
Fidel  German Spanish  (US #845)

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Floyd
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: grey; gray-haired
Info about origin: from a Welsh family name 'Lloyd' derived from the word 'llwyd' (grey)
maybe originally a nickname for gray-haired persons
Words: llwyd=grey
Variants:
Floyd  English  (US #798)
Lloyd  English  (US #648)

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Forrest
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: forest
Info about origin: from an Old French family name originally denoting someone living near a forest
Words: forest=the forest
Variants:
Forrest  English  (US #354)
Forest  English  (US #877)

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Francis
Language of origin: Italian
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: little Frenchman
Info about origin: originally a nickname 'Francesco' ('little frenchman') for Giovanni Bernardone, known as Saint Francis of Assisi
Words: francesco=the little frenchman
Female form: Franziska
Variants:
Francis  English  (US #353)
Franciscus  German Latinized
Franz  German
Franziskus  German Latinized
Francesco  Italian  (US #987)
Francisco  Spanish Portuguese  (US #123)
François  French
Paco  Spanish
Pancho  Spanish

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Frank
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: of the Franks
Info about origin: the Franks got their name from their characteristic weapon, the 'Francisca', a kind of throwing ax
Words: franko=the Frank
Variants:
Frank  German English  (US #152)
Franko  German
Franco  Italian
Frankie  English  (US #540)
Franklin  English  (US #354)

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Frederick
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
name of various rulers, e.g. of Prussia and Germany
Words: fridu=the peace, the protection, the safety; rihhi=rich, powerful, the power, the ruler
Variants:
Frederick  English  (US #315)
Fredy  German  (US #903)
Fridolin  German
Frieder  German
Friederich  German
Friedrich  German
Fritz  German
Federico  Italian Spanish
Federigo  Spanish
Fred  English  (US #617)
Freddie  English  (US #610)
Freddy  English  (US #545)
Frederic  English
Frederico  Portuguese
Fredrick  English  (US #527)
Frédéric  French

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Gabriel
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: strong man of God, hero of God; God is my hero
Info about origin: in the Bible Gabriel is one of the archangels; in the New Testament he announces the birth of Jesus to Maria
Words: geber=the man, the strong man; el=God, the powerful
Female form: Gabriele
Variants:
Gabriel  German French Dutch English Spanish Portuguese  (US #68)
Gabriele  Italian
Gabriello  Italian

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Gage
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: assayer
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a job title for an assayer, i.e. for somebody who does assays or measurements
Words: guage=the gage
Variants:
Gage  English  (US #246)

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Galen
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the calm
Info about origin: from a Roman cognomen 'Galenus' which derives from Greek
Words: galene=the calm
Variants:
Galen  English  (US #962)

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Garrison
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Variants:
Garrison  English  (US #870)

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Gary
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from a given name
that given name probably derives from various names with the Germanic 'gar' (spear) as first element
could be also a pet form of 'Gareth'
Words: gar=the spear; ger=the spear
Variants:
Gary  German English  (US #170)

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Gavin
Language of origin: Welsh
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: white hawk
Info about origin: medieval Scottish form of a Norman-French name 'Gawain' which derives from a Welsh name 'Gwalchgwyn'
in Arthurian legends Sir Gawain is a knight of the Round Table
Words: gwalch=the hawk; gwen=white, fair, shining, holy
Variants:
Gavin  English Welsh Scottish  (US #208)

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Gennaro
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Info about origin: originally a Roman cognomen 'Januarius' for somebody born in the month of January
'Januarius' is the Latin name of the month January
this month name derives from 'Janus', a Roman good related to 'ianuae' (doors, entrances) and new beginnings
Words: ianua=the door, the entrance
Variants:
Gennaro  Italian
Genaro  Spanish  (US #1000)

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Geoffrey
Language of origin: Germanic
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name whose Old French form became popular
brought to England by the Normans
probably several names merged into one, with the first elements 'gawja' (region, area) and 'walah' (stranger)
often confused with the name 'Godfrey'/'Gottfried'
Words: gawja=the region, the area; walah=the stranger; friduz=the peace, the protection
Variants:
Geoffrey  German English  (US #369)
Geoffroi  French
Geoffroy  French
Jeff  English  (US #742)
Jeffery  English  (US #203)
Jeffrey  English  (US #55)

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Georg
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: farmer, earthworker
Info about origin: known from Saint George, legendary dragon slayer, patron saint of England (3th/4th century AD) and one of the 14 Holy Helpers
Words: ge=the earth; ergo=to work
Female form: Georgia
Variants:
Georg  German Scandinavian
Jörg  German
Jürgen  German
Schorsch  German
George  English  (US #105)
Georges  French
Georgius  Dutch
Giorgio  Italian
Jorge  Spanish  (US #100)
Juri  Russian

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Gerald
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
Words: ger=the spear; waltan=to rule
Variants:
Gerald  German English  (US #269)
Gerold  German
Gerry  German English
Jerry  German English
Geraldo  Italian
Giraldo  Italian
Gérald  French
Jerald  English  (US #885)

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Gerard
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
Words: ger=the spear; harti=brave, hardy
Variants:
Gerard  English Dutch  (US #674)
Gerd  German
Gerhard  German Scandinavian
Gerhart  German Scandinavian
Gero  German
Gert  German
Garet  English
Garett  English  (US #839)
Garret  English  (US #490)
Garrett  English  (US #86)
Gerardo  Italian Spanish  (US #225)
Gérard  French
Jarred  English  (US #436)
Jarrett  English  (US #365)

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German
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the Teuton
Info about origin: from 'Germanus', a Latin cognomen for somebody from one of the several Teutonic tribes
the origin of this cognomen which is mentioned 80 BC for the first time is not known for sure
Variants:
German  German  (US #641)
Germain  German
Germano  Italian
Jermaine  English  (US #405)

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Giancarlo
Language of origin: Italian
Gender: male
Info about origin: combination of 'Gianni' and 'Carlo'
Variants:
Giancarlo  Italian  (US #987)

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Gilbert
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
known from a Medieval custom to leave children at foreign courts, as a pledge confirming alliances
Words: gisal=the pledge, the hostage; beraht=bright
Variants:
Gilbert  German English French  (US #426)
Gilberto  Italian  (US #413)
Gilles  French

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Gino
Language of origin: Italian
Gender: male
Info about origin: pet form of Italian names ending in '-gi' or '-gio', like e.g. 'Luigi' or 'Giorgio'
Variants:
Gino  Italian  (US #732)

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Glen
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: from the valley (?)
Info about origin: probably from a family name derived from a Celtic/Gaelic word for 'valley'
Words: glen=the valley
Variants:
Glen  English Scottish  (US #557)
Glenn  English Scottish  (US #410)

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Gonzalo
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a Medieval name 'Gundisalvus' with a Germanic origin
Words: gund=the fight
Variants:
Gonzalo  Spanish  (US #703)

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Gordon
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: great hill (?)
Info about origin: originally a Scottish family name, the name of one of the greatest clans
maybe of Celtic origin with the meaning 'great hill'
maybe of Old French/Norman origin, from one of the several cities in France with the name 'Gourdon'
Words: gor=great; dun=the hill, the fort
Variants:
Gordon  English Scottish  (US #520)

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Grady
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: son of Grádaigh
Info about origin: from an Irish family name 'Ó Grádaigh' with the meaning 'descendant of Grádaigh'
'Grádaigh' itself probably means 'the noble'
Words: gradach=noble
Variants:
Grady  English Irish  (US #830)

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Graham
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: grey house (?)
Info about origin: from a Scottish family name that derives from an Old English place name
the meaning of the place name is not known for sure, maybe 'grey house'
Words: graeg=grey; ham=the home, the house
Variants:
Graham  English Scottish  (US #414)

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Grant
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the great
Info about origin: from a Scottish family name which derives from Norman-French 'grand'
Words: grand=great, large
Variants:
Grant  English Scottish  (US #140)

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Grayson
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: son of Grave
Info about origin: means 'son of Grave', with the family name 'Grave' derived from an Old English job title 'greyve' (steward)
Words: greyve=the steward
Variants:
Grayson  English  (US #500)

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Gregory
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the watchful
Info about origin: late Roman cognomen with a Greek origin
popular among the early Christians, interpreted as 'watchfully awaiting the return of Jesus'
in the Middle Ages a very popular name for popes
until now there were 16 popes with this name
Words: gregoros=watchful, alert
Variants:
Gregory  English  (US #70)
Gregor  German Scottish
Greg  English  (US #771)
Gregorio  Italian Spanish  (US #860)
Grégoire  French
Grégory  French

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Griffin
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Info about origin: from 'griffin', the English word for a mythological creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of a bird of prey
the word itself has Greek roots
Variants:
Griffin  English  (US #364)

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Guadalupe
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: wolf river
Info about origin: originally the name of a place in Spain with a famous monastery
the place name has Arabic roots and probably means 'wolf river'
known from an apparition of Maria in 1531, calling herself 'Holy Maria of Guadalupe'
this Saint Maria of Guadalupe is the patron saint of the Americas
the name is popular among Mexican immigrants in the US, with both women and men
Words: guada=the river; lupe=the wolf
Variants:
Guadalupe  English Spanish  (US #615)

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Guido
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: Latinized form of 'Wido', a short form of Germanic names starting with 'Wid-' or 'Wit-', like e.g. 'Widukind'
the first name element of these names is 'witu' (wood)
Words: witu=the wood, the forest
Variants:
Guido  German Italian
Guy  English French  (US #652)

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Günther
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
in the German
Words: gund=the fight; heri=the army, the warrior
Variants:
Günther  German
Gunter  German
Gunther  German
Günter  German
Gunnar  Scandinavian  (US #674)
Gunner  English  (US #813)

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Gustaf
Language of origin: Old Norse
Gender: male
Info about origin: name of Old Norse origin with disputed meaning, maybe 'staff of the Goths'
this was the name of 6 Swedish kings
Words: gautar=the goth; stafr=the stick, the staff
Variants:
Gustaf  German Scandinavian
Gustav  German
Gustaaf  Dutch
Gustave  French English
Gustavo  Italian Spanish  (US #291)

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Hakim
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: wise
Words: hakim=wise
Variants:
Hakim  Arabic
Akeem  English  (US #667)
Hakeem  English  (US #746)

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Harald
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: Germanic two-element name, with variants present for many centuries in German-speaking, Scandinavian and English-speaking countries
Words: heri=the army, the warrior; waltan=to rule
Variants:
Harald  German Scandinavian
Harold  English German  (US #410)
Araldo  Italian

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Harley
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: hare clearing, hare meadow
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a place name with the meaning 'hare clearing' or 'hare meadow'
Words: hara=the hare; leah=the wood, the clearing, the meadow
Variants:
Harley  English  (US #426)

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Harris
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Info about origin: use of a family name which derives itself from the given name 'Harry' as given name
Variants:
Harris  English  (US #987)

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Harrison
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: Harry's son
Info about origin: from a family name with the meaning 'son of Harry'
Variants:
Harrison  English  (US #231)

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Harvey
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: battle worthy
Words: haer=the battle; viu=worthy
Variants:
Harvey  English  (US #987)

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Hasan
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: good, beautiful
Info about origin: known from Hasan, one of the grandsons of Prophet Muhammad
one of the most popular given names in the Arabic world
Words: hasan=good, beautiful
Variants:
Hasan  Arabic
Hassan  Arabic  (US #722)

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Haydn
Language of origin: German
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: heathen
Info about origin: use of a German family name with the meaning 'heathen' as English given name
Words: der Heide=the heathen
Variants:
Haydn  English
Hayden  English  (US #207)

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Heath
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a family name for somebody living on a heath
Words: haeth=the heath
Variants:
Heath  English  (US #522)

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Hektor
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: male
Info about origin: in Greek mythology Hector was a Trojan hero who fell in a fight with Achill
quite frequent in Italy in the form 'Ettore'
Words: ekhein=to hold, to possess
Variants:
Hektor  German
Hector  English French Spanish  (US #150)

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Henry
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name, brought to Britain by the Normans
name of eight kings of England and many other rulers and kings
Words: heima=the home, the homeland; rihhi=rich, powerful, the power, the ruler
Variants:
Henry  English  (US #143)
Endrik  German
Heiko  German
Heiner  German
Heino  German
Heinrich  German
Heinz  German
Hendrick  German
Henning  German Scandinavian Low German
Henrick  German Low German Scandinavian
Jendrik  German
Arrigo  Italian
Enrico  Italian
Enrique  Spanish  (US #250)
Enzio  Italian
Harry  English  (US #388)
Hendrik  Dutch
Henri  French
Rico  Italian  (US #766)

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Herbert
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
brought to England by the Normans
known from Saint Heribert of Cologne (10th/11th century AD)
Words: heri=the army, the warrior; beraht=bright
Variants:
Herbert  German English French  (US #622)
Herbie  English
Heriberto  Spanish Portuguese  (US #682)

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Hermann
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
very popular in the Middle Ages
Words: heri=the army, the warrior; man=the man
Variants:
Hermann  German
Armand  French  (US #953)
Armando  Italian Spanish Portuguese  (US #240)
Ermanno  Italian
Erminio  Italian
Herman  English  (US #777)

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Hieronymus
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: sacred name
Info about origin: Saint Jerome was responsible for the creation of the Latin translation of the Bible, the 'Vulgate' (4th/5th century AD)
Words: hieros=sacred, holy; onoma=the name
Variants:
Hieronymus  German
Geronimo  Italian
Jerome  English  (US #349)
Jeronimo  Spanish
Jérôme  French

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Holden
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: deep valley
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from a place name with the meaning 'deep valley'
Words: holh=the hollow, the hole; denu=the valley
Variants:
Holden  English  (US #617)

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Houston
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: town of houses (?)
Info about origin: from a family which derives from a place name maybe meaning 'town of houses'
Words: hus=the house; tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead
Variants:
Houston  English  (US #685)

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Howard
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Info about origin: use of the family name of an English noble family as a given name
maybe the family name derives from a job title containing the element 'weard' (warden)
Words: weard=the warden, the guard
Variants:
Howard  English  (US #560)

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Hudson
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: son of Hudd
Info about origin: from a family name with the meaning 'son of Hudd'
Hudd was a medieval pet form of Hugh
Variants:
Hudson  English  (US #925)

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Hugo
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: short form of names starting with the element 'Hug-', from Germanic/Old High German 'hugu' (mind, spirit)
Words: hugu=the mind, the spirit
Variants:
Hugo  German  (US #410)
Hauke  German Low German Frisian
Hugh  English  (US #800)
Hugues  French
Ugo  Italian

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Humbert
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
Words: hun=the young animal; beraht=bright
Variants:
Humbert  German
Humberto  Spanish  (US #534)
Umberto  Italian

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Hunter
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: hunter
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from the job title 'hunter'
Variants:
Hunter  English  (US #78)

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Ignaz
Language of origin: Etrusk
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a Roman family name 'Egnatius', maybe of Etrusk origin or derived from Latin 'ignis' (fire)
known from Saint Ignatius Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits (15th/16th century AD)
Words: ignis=the fire
Variants:
Ignaz  German
Ignace  French
Ignacio  Spanish  (US #673)
Ignazio  Italian Spanish

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Irving
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: green river
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from a Scottish place name 'ir afon' meaning 'green river'
Words: afon=the river
Variants:
Irving  English Scottish  (US #696)

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Isaac
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: he laughs
Info about origin: in the Bible Isaac is one of the sons of Abraham
Words: tsachaq=to laugh
Variants:
Isaac  English  (US #102)
Isaak  German
Issac  English  (US #590)
Yitzhak  Hebrew

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Isaiah
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: Yahweh is salvation
Info about origin: in the Bible Isaiah is an important prophet
Words: jascha=to help, to deliver; yahweh=(the name of God)
Variants:
Isaiah  English Hebrew  (US #116)
Isaias  English  (US #712)
Isiah  English  (US #423)

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Ishmael
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: God hears
Info about origin: in the Bible Ishmael is the first son of Abraham
the Arabs see Ishmael as their traditional ancestor
Words: shama=to hear; el=God, the powerful
Variants:
Ishmael  English
Ismael  German Spanish  (US #331)

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Isidore
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: gift of Isis
Info about origin: known from Saint Isidore of Seville (6th/7th century AD)
Words: doron=the gift
Variants:
Isidore  English French
Isidro  Spanish  (US #893)

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Israel
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: God contends, God rules
Info about origin: in the Bible Israel is the second name of Jacob, given to him by Yahweh after a fight with an angel
the land Israel is named after him
Words: sarah=to contend, to rule; el=God, the powerful
Variants:
Israel  English  (US #264)

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J
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Info about origin: appears as name in the hitparades of the SSA; probably simply an error in the data
Variants:
J  English  (US #722)

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Jabari
Language of origin: Swahili
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the brave
Words: jabari=the brave
Variants:
Jabari  English  (US #830)

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Jackson
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: son of Jack
Info about origin: from a family name with the meaning 'son of Jack'
Variants:
Jackson  English  (US #175)
Jaxon  English

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Jacob
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: Yahweh may protect; holder of the heel; supplanter
Info about origin: original, etymological meaning might be 'He (God) may protect'
but already in the Old Testament the name is interpreted as 'holder of the heel' or 'supplanter'
in the Old Testament Jacob is a son of Isaac and the father of 12 sons who will found the 12 tribes of Israel
during birth Jacob held the heel of his twin brother Esau for becoming the first-born (thus the given name interpretations)
in the New Testament James the Elder and James the Younger are two disciples of Jesus
Words: yahweh=(the name of God); aqeb=the heel; aqab=to supplant, to cheat
Female form: Jacqueline
Variants:
Jacob  English Scandinavian Dutch  (US #5)
Jakob  German  (US #351)
Coby  English  (US #793)
Diego  Spanish  (US #242)
Giacomo  Italian
Jacques  French  (US #737)
Jago  Spanish
Jaime  Spanish  (US #214)
Jake  English  (US #117)
James  English  (US #13)
Jamie  English Scottish  (US #270)
Jim  English  (US #830)
Jimmie  English  (US #634)
Jimmy  English  (US #205)
Koby  English  (US #987)
Tiago  Portuguese

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Jacoby
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Info about origin: maybe from a family name which derives from the given name 'Jacob'
Variants:
Jacoby  English  (US #819)

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Jade
Language of origin: Spanish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: jade
Info about origin: use of the name of the precious stone as given name
the name of the stone derives from Spanish 'piedra de ijada' (stone of the bowels), so called because it was thought to heal digestion problems
although a traditionally a female name, used in the US also as a male name, albeit rarely
Words: ijada=the bowels
Variants:
Jade  English  (US #925)

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Jadon
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: thankful
Info about origin: a person of this name is mentioned in the Old Testament
Words: yadown=thankful
Variants:
Jadon  English
Jaden  English  (US #587)
Jaiden  English
Jayden  English  (US #754)

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Jaheim
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Variants:
Jaheim  English

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Jair
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: he enlightens
Info about origin: in the Bible Jair is a judge of the Israelites
Words: owr=to enlighten, to shine
Variants:
Jair  English
Jairo  Spanish  (US #690)

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Jalen
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Info about origin: recent name, maybe invented, meaning unknown
Variants:
Jalen  English  (US #271)
Jaylen  English  (US #629)
Jaylin  English  (US #975)
Jaylon  English  (US #806)

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Jalil
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the great, the revered
Variants:
Jaleel  English Arabic  (US #737)

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Jamal
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: beauty
Info about origin: in some parts of the Arab world used as male name, in other parts used as a female name
Words: jamal=the beauty
Variants:
Jamal  Arabic  (US #262)
Jamar  English  (US #552)
Jamaal  Arabic  (US #870)

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Jamarcus
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Info about origin: maybe a modern invention, combining the syllable 'Ja' with the name 'Marcus'
Variants:
Jamarcus  English  (US #762)

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Jameson
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: son of James
Info about origin: from a family name with the meaning 'son of James'
Variants:
Jameson  English  (US #703)
Jamison  English  (US #701)

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Jamil
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the beautiful, the handsome
Words: jamil=beautiful, handsome
Female form: Jamila
Variants:
Jamil  Arabic  (US #716)
Jamel  English  (US #634)

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Jaquan
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Variants:
Jaquan  English  (US #527)

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Jared
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: descent
Info about origin: in the Bible Jared/Yared is the father of Henoch
since around 1960 the name became quickly popular in the US
Words: yarad=to descend, to sink
Variants:
Jared  English  (US #59)
Jarod  English  (US #582)
Jarrod  English  (US #404)
Jerod  English  (US #919)
Jerrod  English  (US #662)

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Jaron
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Variants:
Jaron  English  (US #565)

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Jarvis
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from the given name 'Gervaise'
Variants:
Jarvis  English  (US #539)

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Jason
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: male
Info about origin: in Greek mythology Jason was the leader of the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece
Words: iasthai=to heal
Variants:
Jason  English  (US #45)
Jace  English  (US #527)
Jayson  English  (US #462)

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Jasper
Language of origin: Old Persian
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: treasurer
Info about origin: known from Jasper, one of the three kings who visit the newborn Jesus
Words: ghaz=the treasure; bar=to manage
Variants:
Jasper  German Low German Dutch English  (US #685)
Caspar  German
Kaspar  German
Gaspar  English
Gaspard  French
Gaspare  Italian
Gasparo  Italian
Jesper  Scandinavian

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Javan
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: Greece
Info about origin: 'yavan' was the Hebrew name for Greece
in the Bible Javan is one of the grandsons of Noah
Words: yavan=Greece
Variants:
Javan  English
Javon  English  (US #480)

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Javonte
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Variants:
Javonte  English  (US #798)

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Jay
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Info about origin: short form of various names starting with 'J' or 'Ja', like Jack, Jacob or James
Variants:
Jay  English  (US #260)

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Jedidiah
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: beloved of Yahweh
Words: yahweh=(the name of God)
Variants:
Jedidiah  English  (US #942)

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Jefferson
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: son of Jeffrey
Info about origin: from a family name with the meaning 'son of Jeffrey'
Variants:
Jefferson  English  (US #674)

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Jeremiah
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: Yahwe uplifts
Variants:
Jeremiah  English  (US #157)
Jeremia  German
Jeremias  German
Jeremy  English  (US #47)
Jerry  English  (US #192)
Jérémie  French
Jarmo  Finnish
Jarno  Finnish

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Jerrell
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Info about origin: maybe a combination of 'Gerald' and 'Darrell'
Variants:
Jerrell  English  (US #845)

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Jesse
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: gift (?)
Info about origin: in the Bible Jesse is the father of David and thus one of the ancestors of Jesus
Variants:
Jesse  English German  (US #50)
Jessy  German English  (US #854)
Isai  English  (US #854)
Jess  English  (US #987)
Jessie  English  (US #298)

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Joachim
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: Yahweh will establish
Info about origin: in the apocryphal Gospel of James Saint Joachim was the husband of Saint Anna and the father of Mary
Words: yahweh=(the name of God); Quwm=to rise, to establish
Variants:
Joachim  German English French Polish
Achim  German
Jochen  German
Gioacchino  Italian
Joaquin  Spanish  (US #575)
Kim  Scandinavian
Akim  Russian

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Joel
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: Yahweh is God
Info about origin: in the Bible Joel is a minor prophet
Words: yahweh=(the name of God); el=God, the powerful
Female form: Joelle
Variants:
Joel  German English  (US #107)
Joël  French

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John
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: Yahweh is gracious
Info about origin: popular because of Saint John, the apostle and evangelist, and Saint John the Baptist
very popular through the ages and in many countries
until now there were 23 popes with the name 'John'
Words: yahweh=(the name of God); chanan=to be gracious
Female form: Johanna
Variants:
John  English  (US #14)
Hannes  German
Hans  German Dutch Scandinavian  (US #962)
Hennes  German
Jan  German Scandinavian Dutch Polish Czech  (US #608)
Jens  German Scandinavian
Jo  German Dutch
Johann  German
Johannes  German
Yan  German
Yann  German
Evan  English  (US #67)
Gian  Italian
Gianni  Italian
Giovanni  Italian  (US #239)
Giovanny  English  (US #987)
Ian  English Scottish  (US #69)
Jack  English  (US #113)
Jackie  English  (US #754)
Jacky  English
Janik  French Breton
Jean  French  (US #379)
Johnnie  English  (US #696)
Johnny  English  (US #163)
Jon  Scandinavian  (US #272)
Jonathon  English  (US #158)
Jovanny  English  (US #953)
Jovany  English  (US #987)
Juan  Spanish  (US #51)
Juanito  Spanish
Shane  English Irish  (US #91)
Shaun  English  (US #296)
Shawn  English  (US #92)
Shayne  English  (US #602)
Yanick  French Breton
Yanik  French Breton
Yannick  French Breton
Zane  English  (US #327)
Ioannis  Greek
Ivan  Russian  (US #165)
Iwan  Russian
Jovan  Slavic  (US #613)
Sean  Irish  (US #42)
Wanja  Russian

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Johnathan
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Info about origin: combination of 'John' and 'Jonathan'
can also be seen simply as a variant of 'Jonathan'
Variants:
Johnathan  English  (US #132)

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Jomar
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Variants:
Jomar  English  (US #942)

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Jonah
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the dove
Info about origin: in the Bible Jonah is a prophet swallowed by a whale
Words: yonah=the dove
Variants:
Jonah  English  (US #307)
Jonas  German Greek  (US #813)
Giona  Italian

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Jonathan
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: Yahweh has given, gift of Yahweh
Info about origin: in the Bible Jonathan is the oldest son of Saul
Words: yahweh=(the name of God); nathan=to give
Variants:
Jonathan  German English  (US #21)
Johnathon  English  (US #301)
Jonatan  Scandinavian  (US #975)
Jonathas  French

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Jordan
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the descending
Info about origin: the Jordan is the river in Israel where Jesus was baptized
the name came to Europe in the times of the crusades
the name of the river itself ('Yarden' in Hebrew) means 'the descending'
Words: yarad=to descend, to sink
Female form: Jordan
Variants:
Jordan  German English  (US #28)
Giordano  Italian
Jordano  Italian
Jorden  English  (US #839)
Jordon  English  (US #395)
Jourdain  French

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Joseph
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: He (God) will add
Info about origin: the name is interpreted as 'May God add another son'
in the Old Testament Joseph is the 11th son of Jacob, advisor to the pharaoh in Egypt, and thus the name of one of the 12 tribes of Israel
in the New Testament Joseph is the husband of Maria, the mother of Jesus
Words: yacaph=to add, to increase
Female form: Josepha
Variants:
Joseph  German French English  (US #10)
Joscha  German Hungarian
Joschka  German
Josef  German Hebrew  (US #710)
Jupp  German
Sepp  German
Beppe  Italian
Giuseppe  Italian
Jo  English
Jody  English  (US #962)
Joe  English French  (US #234)
Joey  English  (US #419)
Jose  Portuguese Tagalog  (US #32)
José  Spanish
Pepe  Spanish
Pepito  Spanish
Peppone  Italian
József  Hungarian

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Joshua
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: Yahweh is salvation
Info about origin: in the Old Testament Joshua is the successor to Moses as the leader of the Israelites
in the New Testament 'Jesus' is a variant of this name
Words: yahweh=(the name of God); jascha=to help, to deliver
Variants:
Joshua  English  (US #4)
Jesus  German English Spanish Portuguese  (US #76)
Joschua  German
Josua  German
Josh  English  (US #877)
Josue  French Spanish  (US #243)
Yoshua  English

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Josias
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: Yahweh supports
Info about origin: in the Bible Josiah is the son and the successor of King Amon of Judah
Words: yahweh=(the name of God)
Variants:
Josias  German
Josiah  English  (US #286)

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Judah
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: praised
Info about origin: in the Bible Judah is the forth son of Jacob and thus also the name of one of the 12 tribes of Israel
more widely known is the Greek form 'Judas' of this name, from the Apostle that betrayed Jesus
Words: yadah=to praise
Variants:
Judah  English
Jude  English  (US #903)

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Julian
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Info about origin: originally a Roman cognomen 'Julianus' derived from the family name 'Julius'
known from the Roman Emperor Julian (Flavius Claudius Julianus)
Female form: Juliana
Variants:
Julian  German English  (US #134)
Giuliano  Italian
Julien  French  (US #942)

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Julius
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Info about origin: originally a Roman family name
known from Gaius Julius Caesar, the most famous member of this family
until now there were 3 popes with this name
rather popular in the Philippines
Words: iovilius=dedicated to Jupiter
Female form: Julia
Variants:
Julius  German English  (US #468)
Giulio  Italian
Jules  French
Julio  Spanish  (US #187)

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Junior
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Info about origin: originally a nickname for a son that has the same name as his father
the word itself has Latin roots
Words: iunior=the young child
Variants:
Junior  English  (US #826)

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Justice
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: justice; judge
Info about origin: from a family name that derives from the job title 'justice' for a judge
can also be seen as the use of the common English word 'justice' as given name
the word 'justice' came to English from French and derives from a Latin word
Words: justise=the justice; justitia=the justice
Variants:
Justice  English  (US #460)

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Justus
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the just
Info about origin: originally a Roman cognomen
Words: justus=just
Female form: Justine
Variants:
Justus  German  (US #870)
Giusto  Italian
Juste  French
Justen  English  (US #953)
Justin  English French  (US #17)
Justinian  English French
Justyn  English  (US #877)

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Juwan
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Variants:
Juwan  English  (US #674)

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Kadim
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: servant (?)
Variants:
Kadim  Arabic
Kadeem  English  (US #746)

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Kai
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: origin not known for sure
maybe a Frisian short form of 'Gerhard', as spoken/babbled by children
in Germany also used as a female name, with the same variants Kai/Kaj/Kay/Cay, but with another etymology
Variants:
Kai  German Low German  (US #670)
Cay  German Low German
Kaj  German Low German
Kay  German Low German

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Kalen
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Variants:
Kalen  English  (US #975)

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Karim
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: generous, noble
Words: karim=generous, noble
Variants:
Karim  Arabic
Kareem  English  (US #596)

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Karl
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic name
known from the famous king Charles the Great, also called Charlemagne (12th century AD)
only in the 19th century the name became really popular
Words: karal=the man, the husband
Female form: Carla
Variants:
Karl  German Scandinavian  (US #390)
Carl  German English  (US #204)
Carlo  Italian  (US #953)
Carlos  Spanish Portuguese  (US #58)
Charles  French English  (US #43)
Charlie  English  (US #456)
Chaz  English  (US #549)
Karel  Czech Dutch
Karol  Polish

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Keanu
Language of origin: Hawaii
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the cool (?)
Words: ke=the; anu=cool
Variants:
Keanu  Hawaii  (US #826)

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Keaton
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: shed town (?)
Info about origin: from a family name that derives from a place name, probably with the meaning 'shed town'
Words: tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead
Variants:
Keaton  English  (US #474)

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Keegan
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: descendant of Aodhagán
Info about origin: Anglicized form of the Gaelic family name 'Mac Aodhagáin' with the meaning 'descendant of Aodhagán'
Words: mac=the son
Variants:
Keegan  English Irish  (US #379)
Kegan  English Irish  (US #953)

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Keith
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: forest
Info about origin: from a Scottish family name which derives from a place name meaning 'forest'
Words: keth=the forest
Variants:
Keith  German English Scottish  (US #124)

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Kelby
Language of origin: Old Norse
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: farm by the spring
Info about origin: from an Old Norse place name meaning 'farm by the spring'
Words: kelda=the spring, the fountain; by=the village, the farm
Variants:
Kelby  English  (US #903)

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Kellen
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Variants:
Kellen  English  (US #793)

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Kelly
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Info about origin: from an Irish male given name 'Ceallach' or 'Ceallagh'
today mostly used as a female given name
Words: ceall=the church, the monastery
Variants:
Kelly  English Irish  (US #476)

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Kelsey
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Info about origin: use of a family name as given name whose meaning and origin is disputed
today more often used as a female name
Words: ceol=the ship; sige=the victory
Variants:
Kelsey  English  (US #860)

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Kelton
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: keel town (?)
Info about origin: from an Old English place name, maybe with the meaning 'keel town'
Words: keel=the keel; tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead
Variants:
Kelton  English  (US #919)

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Kelvin
Language of origin: Scottish
Gender: male
Info about origin: from an English family name derived from the name of the Scottish river Kelvin
the name of the river maybe means 'narrow water'
used as a given name only since around 1920
Variants:
Kelvin  English  (US #288)

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Ken
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the handsome
Info about origin: 'Ken' is a short form of 'Kenneth' which in turn is an Anglicized form of Scottish 'Coinneach' or 'Cináed'
Words: caomh=handsome, gentle
Variants:
Ken  German English
Kenneth  English  (US #61)
Kenny  English Irish Scottish  (US #387)

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Kendall
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: valley of the River Kent
Info about origin: fom a family name deriving from the name 'Kendal' of a city in England
the meaning of the name of the city is 'valley of the River Kent'
the name of the river itself maybe means 'border'
exclusively male name for a long time, in recent times however used as a female name as well in the US
Words: dael=the dale, the valley; kent=the border
Variants:
Kendall  English Welsh  (US #344)
Kendal  English Welsh  (US #925)

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Kendrick
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: high hill (?)
Info about origin: origin not known for sure
maybe use of a Welsh family name 'Cynwrig' as given name
this family same seems to contain Celtic elements and maybe means 'high hill'
Female form: Kendra
Variants:
Kendrick  English  (US #407)

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Kent
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a family name that derives from a place name, the name of Kent county in England
the name of the county is probably of Celtic origin, with a meaning of 'border'
Words: kent=the border
Variants:
Kent  English  (US #634)

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Kenton
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: royal manor (?)
Info about origin: from a family name that derives from a place name
the meaning of the place name is not known for sure, maybe 'royal manor'
Words: cyne=royal; tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead
Variants:
Kenton  English  (US #830)

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Keon
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Variants:
Keon  English  (US #766)

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Kerry
Language of origin: Irish
Gender: male
Info about origin: from the name 'Kerry' or 'Ciarrai' of a county in Ireland
the name of the county derives from the word 'ciar' (black)
in Ireland itself not in use as a given name
Words: ciar=black, dark
Variants:
Kerry  English  (US #657)

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Kevin
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the beautiful, the gentle
Info about origin: originally an Irish cognomen 'Caoimhin' (from a diminutive of 'caomh' 'handsome')
'Kevin' is the Anglicized form of this name
known from Saint Caoimhin, the patron saint of Dublin (7th century AD)
Words: caomh=handsome, gentle; coim=kind, gentle
Variants:
Kevin  German English Irish  (US #25)
Keven  English  (US #860)
Kevon  English  (US #925)
Caoimhin  Irish

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Khalid
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: eternal
Words: khalid=eternal
Variants:
Khalid  Arabic  (US #860)

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Khalil
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: friend
Words: khalil=the friend
Female form: Khalilah
Variants:
Khalil  Arabic  (US #494)

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Kieran
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the black
Info about origin: 'Kieran' is the Anglicized form of 'Ciaran'
known from two Irish saints
Words: ciar=black, dark
Female form: Ciara
Variants:
Kieran  English Irish  (US #806)

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Kirby
Language of origin: Old Norse
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: village with church (?)
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from an Old Norse place name probably meaning 'village with church'
Words: kirkja=the church; by=the village, the farm
Variants:
Kirby  English  (US #925)

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Kirk
Language of origin: Old Norse
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: church
Info about origin: from an Old Scandinavian family name 'Kirkja' (church)
Words: kirkja=the church
Variants:
Kirk  English  (US #516)

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Kobe
Language of origin: Swahili
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: tortoise
Words: kobe=the tortoise
Variants:
Kobe  English  (US #877)

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Kwame
Language of origin: Akan
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: born on Saturday
Words: kwame=born on Saturday
Variants:
Kwame  English Akan  (US #953)

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Kyle
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a Scottish family name which derives from a place name meaning 'channel' or 'strait'
in use both as female and male name
Words: caol=narrow, slender
Female form: Kyla
Variants:
Kyle  English  (US #22)

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Kyler
Language of origin: Dutch
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: archer (?)
Info about origin: maybe from a Dutch family name with the meaing 'archer'
Variants:
Kyler  English  (US #416)

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Ladarius
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Info about origin: maybe a combination of the syllable 'La' with the name 'Darius'
Variants:
Ladarius  English  (US #728)

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Lamar
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Variants:
Lamar  English  (US #497)

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Lamont
Language of origin: Old Norse
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: lawgiver, lawyer
Info about origin: from a Scottish family name which derives from a Old Norse job title for a lawgiver or a lawyer
Words: lag=the law; madhr=the man
Variants:
Lamont  English  (US #634)

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Landen
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Variants:
Landen  English

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Lando
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: short form of various names starting with the element 'land', like e.g. Landolf and Lambert
Words: lant=the land, the homeland
Variants:
Lando  German
Lance  English  (US #232)

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Landon
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: long hill
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a place name with the meaning 'long hill'
Words: lang=long; dun=the hill, the dune
Variants:
Landon  English  (US #259)

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Lane
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: lane
Info about origin: from a family name originally denoting somebody living near a lane
Words: lane=the lane
Variants:
Lane  English  (US #397)
Layne  English  (US #819)

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Laurence
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Info about origin: See female form Laura
Female form: Laura
Variants:
Laurence  English
Laurenz  German
Lenz  German
Lorenz  German
Larry  English  (US #199)
Lars  Scandinavian
Lasse  Scandinavian
Laurens  Scandinavian Dutch
Laurent  French
Laurente  Italian
Laurenzo  Italian
Lauro  Italian
Lawrence  English  (US #227)
Loren  English  (US #657)
Lorenzo  Italian Spanish  (US #293)
Loris  Italian

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Lazarus
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: God has helped
Info about origin: 'Lazarus' is the Latin form of 'Lazaros', the Greek form of the Hebrew name 'Eleazar'
'Eleazar' or 'Eleasar' means 'God has helped'
in the New Testament there is Lazarus as brother of Maria and Martha, and the Lazarus in the story of the beggar and the rich man
Words: el=God, the powerful; azar=to help
Variants:
Lazarus  German
Lazaro  Spanish  (US #962)

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Lee
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: meadow
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a frequent place name meaning 'meadow'
Words: leah=the wood, the clearing, the meadow
Variants:
Lee  English  (US #279)
Leigh  English

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Leland
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: fallow land
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a kind of place name meaning 'fallow land'
Words: laege=fallow; land=the land
Variants:
Leland  English  (US #722)

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Leo
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the lion
Info about origin: derives from a late Latin cognomen
also a short form of the names 'Leonhard' and 'Leopold'
until now there were 13 popes with this name
Words: leo=the lion
Variants:
Leo  German English  (US #445)
Leon  German English  (US #460)
Leone  Italian
Leonel  English  (US #590)
Leonello  Italian
Lion  English
Lionel  French English  (US #826)
Léon  French
Léonce  French
Lev  Russian
Lew  Russian

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Leonhard
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
known from Saint Leonard, a Frankish hermit (5th century AD)
Words: lewo=the lion; harti=brave, hardy
Variants:
Leonhard  German English
Lienhard  German
Leen  Dutch
Lenny  English
Leonard  English  (US #372)
Leonardo  Italian  (US #374)
Lionardo  Italian
Léonard  French

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Leroy
Language of origin: French
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a French nickname 'le roi' meaning 'the king'
it is not known why this nickname became a given name in English-speaking countries
especially popular among African-Americans
Words: roi=the king
Variants:
Leroy  English  (US #552)

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Leslie
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a Scottish family name deriving from a place name, problably the name of the city 'Lesslyn' in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
the Gaelic name of the city might mean 'garden of hollies'
Words: leas=the garden; cuileann=the holly
Variants:
Leslie  German English  (US #732)

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Lester
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Info about origin: use of a family name as a given name
the family name denoted somebody from the city of Leicester in England
the name of the city appears first in the 10th century AD as 'Ligora caester'
Words: caester=the Roman fort
Variants:
Lester  English  (US #746)

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Levi
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: joined to (?)
Info about origin: meaning not known for sure, maybe 'joined to', 'attached'
in the Bible Levi is the third son of Jacob and thus also the name of one the 12 tribes of Israel
(note however that there are 2 different variants of the list of the tribes of Israel, and Levi is mentioned on only one of them)
Words: levi=joined to; lavah=to join to
Variants:
Levi  German English Hebrew  (US #168)

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Lincoln
Language of origin: Welsh
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: lake colony
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from the name of a city in England
the name of the city combines the Welsh word 'lynn' (lake) and the Latin word 'colonia' (colony)
in the US known from the president Abraham Lincoln
Words: lynn=the lake; colonia=the colony
Variants:
Lincoln  English  (US #860)

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Logan
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: little hollow
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from a Scottish place name with the meaning 'little hollow'
Words: lagan=the little hollow
Variants:
Logan  English Scottish  (US #63)

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Lucius
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the bright; born at daybreak
Info about origin: in Roman times a very popular given name, a 'praenomen'
derived from 'lux' (light), can thus be interpreted as to mean 'the bright' or 'born at daybreak'
'Lucianus' is a derivation of 'Lucius'
until now there were 3 popes with the name 'Lucius'
Words: lux=the light
Female form: Lucia
Variants:
Lucius  German English
Luzius  German
Luciano  Italian  (US #975)
Lucien  French
Lucio  Italian

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Ludwig
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
known throughout Europe as name of German and French kings and emperors
Words: hlut=loud, famous; wig=the fight, the battle, the war
Variants:
Ludwig  German
Lovis  German
Ludewig  German
Lutz  German
Lewis  English  (US #455)
Lodewijk  Dutch
Lou  English
Louie  English  (US #893)
Louis  French English  (US #217)
Loïc  French
Ludovico  Italian
Ludvig  Scandinavian
Luigi  Italian
Luis  Spanish  (US #46)
Lajos  Hungarian
Ludvik  Russian
Ludwik  Polish

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Luke
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: from Lucania
Info about origin: Lucania is a region in Southern Italy; its name maybe derives from Old Greek 'leucos' (bright, white)
known from Saint Luke, the evangelist
Words: leucos=bright, white
Variants:
Luke  English  (US #94)
Lukas  German  (US #445)
Luc  French
Luca  Italian
Lucas  French Dutch  (US #101)

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Lyle
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: from the island
Info about origin: from an English/Scottish family name deriving from the French expression 'de l'isle' (from the island)
Words: isle=the island
Variants:
Lyle  English  (US #877)

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Mackenzie
Language of origin: Scottish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: son of Coinneach
Info about origin: from a Gaelic family name 'Mac Coinnich' with the meaning 'son of Coinneach'
this noble Scottish family name is used as a given name since the early 20th century
Words: mac=the son
Variants:
Mackenzie  English Scottish  (US #476)

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Madison
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: son of Maud
Info about origin: from a family name with the meaning 'son of Maud'
in use as a male as well as a female name
Variants:
Madison  English  (US #690)

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Malachi
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: messenger
Info about origin: in the Bible Malachi is a minor prophet
Words: malak=the messenger, the angel
Variants:
Malachi  English Hebrew  (US #652)

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Malcolm
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: disciple of Saint Columba
Info about origin: from a Sottish given name 'Mael Coluim' with the meaning 'disciple of Saint Columba'
this was the name of several Scottish kings and of a character in Shakespeare's play 'Macbeth'
Words: mael=the disciple
Variants:
Malcolm  English Scottish  (US #289)

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Malik
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: king
Words: malik=the king
Variants:
Malik  Arabic  (US #191)

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Manuel
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: God is with us
Info about origin: 'Manuel' is the Spanish form of 'Emanuel', a variant of 'Immanuel'
in the Bible 'Immanuel' is the foretold name of the coming Messias, foretold by the prophet Isaiah
Words: im=with; el=God, the powerful
Variants:
Manuel  German Spanish Portuguese  (US #138)
Emanuel  German French Scandinavian  (US #360)
Immanuel  German
Emanuele  Italian
Emmanuel  French  (US #202)
Manoel  Portuguese
Manolo  Italian
Manuele  Italian

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Marcel
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Info about origin: from 'Marcellus', an elaborated form or diminutive of 'Marcus'
name of several saints and popes, e.g. pope Saint Marcellus (3rd/4th century AD)
Words: marcus=dedicated to Mars
Female form: Marcella
Variants:
Marcel  German French  (US #625)
Marcellus  German
Marzell  German
Marzellus  German
Marcello  Italian
Marcelo  Spanish Portuguese

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Marius
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a Roman family name whose origin is not known for sure
maybe from the name of the Roman god of war 'Mars', or from 'mas'/'maris' (male)
Words: mas=male
Variants:
Marius  German French Scandinavian Dutch English Romanian
Mario  German Italian Spanish Portuguese  (US #136)

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Mark
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: dedicated to Mars (the Roman god of war)
Info about origin: one of the few classical Roman given names ('praenomen')
this name was traditionally given to boys born in the month of March
known from Saint Mark, evangelist (author of the second Gospel)
Variants:
Mark  English Scandinavian Dutch Russian  (US #49)
Marc  German French  (US #226)
Marcus  German English  (US #84)
Marko  German Slavic
Markus  German  (US #542)
Marco  Italian  (US #184)
Marcos  Spanish Portuguese  (US #235)
Marlon  English  (US #463)

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Marquis
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the marquis
Info about origin: from an Old French title of nobility 'marchis' for somebody who ruled on the borderlands of a realm
Words: marchis=the marquis
Variants:
Marquis  English  (US #294)
Marques  English  (US #942)
Marquez  Spanish  (US #819)
Marquise  English  (US #485)

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Marshall
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: marshall
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from the job title 'marshal'
the word 'marshal' has a very convoluted history and derives from Germanic words, meaning 'horse servant'
Words: markhaz=the horse; skalkaz=the servant
Variants:
Marshall  English  (US #322)

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Martin
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a Roman cognomen 'Martinus' which derives from the name of the Roman god of war, Mars
known from Saint Martin who shared his cloak with a beggar (4th century AD)
until now there were 5 popes with this name
Words: mars=Mars
Female form: Martina
Variants:
Martin  German English French Russian Slavic Romanian  (US #142)
Maarten  Dutch German Low German
Marten  Scandinavian
Martino  Italian
Morten  Scandinavian

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Marvin
Language of origin: Welsh
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a Welsh name 'Merfyn' used as a family name for a long time
this was the name of a famous Welsh king in the 9th century AD
meaning unclear, maybe the name contains the word 'mer' (marrow)
Words: mer=the marrow
Variants:
Marvin  German English  (US #282)

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Mason
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: mason, stoneworker
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from a job title 'mason'
the English job title has Old French origins
the word is ultimately derived from a word meaning 'to make', like Old English 'macian'
Words: masson=the mason
Variants:
Mason  English  (US #119)

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Matthias
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: gift of Yahweh
Info about origin: in the New Testament Matthew is one the 12 disciples of Jesus and also one of the 4 evangelists
in the New Testament Matthias is the name of the disciple that was chosen as a replacement for Judas Iscariot
Words: mattath=the gift, the reward; yahweh=(the name of God)
Variants:
Matthias  German English
Mathias  German English
Mathis  German
Matias  German English
Matthäus  German
Mattias  German English
Mattäus  German
Mateo  Spanish  (US #870)
Mathew  English  (US #189)
Mathieu  French
Matt  French English
Matteo  Italian
Matthew  English  (US #3)
Mattia  Italian

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Maurice
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the one from Mauritania, the Moor
Info about origin: originally a Roman cognomen 'Mauricius' with the meaning 'the one from Mauritania' or 'the Moor'
known from Saint Maurice, a Christian Roman soldier from Egypt (4th century AD)
Words: maurus=dark skinned
Female form: Maura
Variants:
Maurice  French English  (US #284)
Mauritius  German Dutch
Mauritz  German
Maurus  German
Moritz  German
Moriz  German
Mauricio  Spanish Portuguese  (US #507)
Maurizio  Italian
Mauro  Italian
Morris  English  (US #925)

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Maxim
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the greatest
Info about origin: originally a Roman cognomen, later also used as a given name
known as the name of several saints in the Middel Ages, e.g. the theologician Maximus Confessor (6th/7th century AD)
Words: maximus=very great, greatest
Variants:
Maxim  German Russian
Maxime  French
Maximus  English

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Maximilian
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Info about origin: known as the name of several saints and kings
from the Roman name 'Maximinianus' which derives from the family name 'Maximinus'
the family name 'Maximinus' derives from the Latin word 'maximus' (very great, greatest)
Words: maximus=very great, greatest
Variants:
Maximilian  German English  (US #573)
Max  German English  (US #186)
Massimiliano  Italian
Maximilien  French
Maximillia  English  (US #903)

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Maxwell
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: Maccus's pool
Info about origin: from an Scottish-English family name deriving from a place name
the place name, originally 'Maccus's wiel', means 'Maccus's pool'
Words: wael=the pool
Variants:
Maxwell  English Scottish  (US #176)

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Melville
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: bad village
Info about origin: from an old Scottish family name
the noble family had Norman-French ancestors that came from a place called 'Malleville' meaning 'bad village'
Words: malle=bad; ville=the village, the settlement
Variants:
Melville  English
Melvin  English German French  (US #350)

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Micah
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: Who is like Yahweh?
Info about origin: in the Bible Micah is a minor prophet who predicted the destruction of Jerusalem
Words: miy=who; yahweh=(the name of God)
Variants:
Micah  German English Welsh  (US #229)

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Michael
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: Who is like God?
Info about origin: in the Old Testament Michael is one of the four archangels
Michael is the patron saint of Germany
Words: miy=who; el=God, the powerful
Female form: Michaela
Variants:
Michael  German English  (US #1)
Michel  German French
Mischa  German Russian
Maicon  Portuguese
Micheal  English  (US #228)
Michele  Italian
Mick  English
Mickey  English  (US #925)
Miguel  Spanish  (US #88)
Mikael  Scandinavian
Mike  English  (US #583)
Mikel  English  (US #898)
Michail  Russian

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Miles
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: male
Info about origin: meaning not known for sure, maybe from Latin 'miles' (soldier)
maybe also a pet form of 'Michael'
brought to Britain by the Normans
Words: miles=the soldier
Variants:
Miles  English  (US #292)
Myles  English  (US #378)

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Milton
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: mill town
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a place name with the meaning 'mill town'
Words: mylen=the mill; tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead
Variants:
Milton  English  (US #567)

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Misael
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: Who is what God is?
Info about origin: in the Bible Misael is a friend of Daniel
Words: miy=who; el=God, the powerful
Variants:
Misael  German English  (US #716)

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Mitchell
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a Norman-French family name which derives from the given name 'Michel', the french form of 'Michael'
Variants:
Mitchell  English  (US #89)
Mitchel  English  (US #583)

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Montana
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Info about origin: use of the name of the American state as given name
the name of the state itself has Latin roots
Words: montanus=mountainous; mons=the mountain
Variants:
Montana  English  (US #860)

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Morgan
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Celtic/Welsh name whose meaning and origin are disputed
maybe it contains the word 'mor' (sea) as an element
Words: mor=the sea
Variants:
Morgan  English Welsh  (US #273)

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Moses
Language of origin: Egyptian
Gender: male
Info about origin: propably a contraction of the name of an Egyptian god, like 'Thut-mosis' or 'Ramses' (='Ra-mosis')
the name element '-mosis' means 'son of'
the Bible Moses led the Jews out of captivity in Egypt
until now this name is rather popular among Jews
Words: mosis=the son
Variants:
Moses  German English  (US #648)
Moises  Spanish  (US #392)
Moshe  Hebrew  (US #712)

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Muhammad
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the praiseworthy
Info about origin: known from Prophet Muhammad, founder of the Islam (570 to 632 AD)
this name together with all its variants is the most popular name in the Islamic world and thus probably the most popular in the world
Words: muhammad=praiseworthy
Variants:
Muhammad  Arabic  (US #839)
Mohamed  Arabic  (US #696)
Mohammad  Arabic  (US #557)
Mohammed  Arabic  (US #596)

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Myron
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: myrrh
Info about origin: use of the greek word for myrrh as a given name
myrrh is a bitter tree resin that was highly valued in ancient times
the name of the resin has Arabic origins
Words: myron=the myrrh; murr=bitter
Variants:
Myron  English  (US #742)

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Naji
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: safe
Words: naji=safe
Variants:
Naji  Arabic
Najee  English  (US #925)

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Nasir
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: supporter, protector
Words: nasir=the supporter, the protector
Variants:
Nasir  Arabic Turkish

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Nathan
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Info about origin: originally a short form of 'Jonathan' and 'Nathanael').
in the Bible this is the name of a prophet and also the name of a son of David
Words: nathan=to give
Variants:
Nathan  English German  (US #40)
Nat  English

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Nathanael
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: God has given
Info about origin: in the Bible (in the Gospel of John) a Nathanael is mentioned
Words: nathan=to give; el=God, the powerful
Variants:
Nathanael  German English  (US #496)
Nathanial  English  (US #641)
Nathaniel  French English  (US #77)

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Neil
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: champion (?)
Info about origin: from the Gaelic name 'Niall' with a disputed meaning, maybe 'champion'
Words: niall=the champion
Variants:
Neil  English Irish  (US #347)
Neal  English  (US #567)
Nigel  English  (US #500)

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Nelson
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: son of Neil
Info about origin: from a family name meaning 'son of Neil'
known from Lord Nelson (1758 to 1805) who won the famous Battle of Trafalgar
Variants:
Nelson  English  (US #297)

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Nestor
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the homecoming
Info about origin: Nestor is a Greek hero in the Ilias and the Odyssey
the name probably derives from Greek 'nostos' (homecoming)
Words: nostos=homecoming
Variants:
Nestor  German  (US #641)

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Nicholas
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: victory of the people
Info about origin: well known as the name of Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra (4th century AD)
until now there were 5 popes named Nicholas
Words: nike=the victory; laos=the people
Female form: Nicole
Variants:
Nicholas  English French  (US #8)
Klaas  German Low German Dutch
Nico  German  (US #728)
Nicola  German Italian
Niklas  Scandinavian German
Niklaus  German
Niko  German  (US #845)
Nikolas  German  (US #434)
Nikolaus  German
Colin  English  (US #131)
Collin  English  (US #154)
Niccolò  Italian
Nick  English  (US #766)
Nicklaus  English  (US #962)
Nickolas  English  (US #273)
Nicolaas  Dutch
Nicolas  French  (US #172)
Nicollò  Italian
Niels  Scandinavian
Nils  Scandinavian
Nikola  Slavic Hungarian
Nikolaj  Russian

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Nikhil
Language of origin: Hindi
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: entire, complete
Words: nikhil=entire, complete
Variants:
Nikhil  Hindi English  (US #987)

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Noah
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Info about origin: in the Bible Noah is the builder of the ark which allowed him to survive the great Flood
Words: noach=to rest
Variants:
Noah  German English  (US #90)
Noe  English  (US #545)
Noé  French

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Noel
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: born on Christmas
Info about origin: from the Latin expression 'dies natalis' (day of birth) which Christians understand as the birthday of Jesus
the meaning is thus 'born on the birthday of Jesus i.e. Christmas'
'noël' is also the common French word for Christmas
Words: natalis=the birthday; noël=the Christmas
Female form: Natalie
Variants:
Noel  German  (US #425)
Noël  French

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Nolan
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: descendant of Nuallan
Info about origin: from an Irish family name 'Ó Nuallain' with the meaning 'descendant of Nuallan'
the given name 'Nuallan' was originally a nickname, derived from 'nuall' (famous)
Words: nuall=famous
Variants:
Nolan  English Irish  (US #276)

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Norman
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: northman, Norman
Info about origin: from a name meaning 'northman' for the Vikings that settled the region today called Normandy in France and became famous as 'Normans' when they invaded England in the 11th century
Words: nord=the north; man=the man
Female form: Norma
Variants:
Norman  English German  (US #524)
Normann  English German

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Octavius
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the eighth, born in the eighth month
Info about origin: from a Roman family name 'Octavius', itself derived from a given name (praenomen) 'Octavus'
Words: octavus=eighth
Female form: Octavia
Variants:
Octavius  German English
Octavio  Spanish  (US #813)

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Oliver
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: from the Old French form of a Germanic two-element name, brought to England by the Normans
the spelling was influenced by the Latin word 'oliva'
in the medieval French epic 'La Chanson de Roland' ('The Song of Roland', around 1000 AD) Oliver is a friend of Roland
Words: alf=the elf; heri=the army, the warrior; oliva=the olive, the olive tree
Variants:
Oliver  German English  (US #376)
Olivier  French
Oliviero  Italian

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Orion
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: male
Info about origin: from Old Greek 'ouron' (urine)
in Greek mythology Orion is a giant hunter, a son of Poseidon
also known as the name of a constellation
Words: ouron=the urine
Variants:
Orion  German English  (US #903)

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Oskar
Language of origin: Old Norse
Gender: male
Info about origin: Old Norse two-element name
became well-known through the Poems of Ossian (with Oscar the son of Ossian) by James McPherson in the 18th century
popular name for kings of Sweden
Words: as=the ase, the deity; geirr=the spear
Variants:
Oskar  German
Ansgar  German Scandinavian
Oscar  French English Italian  (US #130)

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Oswald
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
known from Saint Oswald, king of North Umbria (7th century AD)
Words: ans=the Ass; waltan=to rule
Variants:
Oswald  German English French
Osvaldo  Italian Spanish  (US #536)
Oswaldo  Italian Spanish

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Otis
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a family name with the meaning 'son of Otto'
Variants:
Otis  English  (US #830)

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Owen
Language of origin: Welsh
Gender: male
Info about origin: origin not known for sure, could be a Welsh form of 'Eugene'
in Arthurian legend Owain/Yvain is a knight of the Round Table
Variants:
Owen  English Welsh  (US #313)

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Paris
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: male
Info about origin: in Greek mythology Paris is the prince form Troy who kidnapped Helen
Variants:
Paris  English  (US #728)

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Parker
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: park warden
Info about origin: from a family name derived from an Old French job title for somebody tending a park
Words: parc=the park
Variants:
Parker  English  (US #216)

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Patrick
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: nobleman
Info about origin: given name with Latin origins
known from Saint Patrick, the patron saint or Ireland (5th century AD)
Words: patricius=of noble origin
Female form: Patrizia
Variants:
Patrick  German English French Irish  (US #44)
Patrik  German Scandinavian Czech Hungarian
Patrizius  German
Paddy  English
Pat  English
Patrice  French English
Patrizio  Italian

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Paul
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the small, the humble
Info about origin: originally a Roman cognomen
known from Saint Paul, an important apostle
until now there were 6 popes with this name
Words: paulus=small, humble
Female form: Paula
Variants:
Paul  German French English  (US #64)
Pablo  Spanish  (US #322)
Paolo  Italian
Poul  Scandinavian
Pål  Scandinavian
Pavel  Russian
Pawel  Russian

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Payton
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: peacock town
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a place name meaning 'peacock town'
the name of the bird probably has its roots in India where the bird originates
Words: pawa=the peacock; tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead
Variants:
Payton  English  (US #482)
Peyton  English  (US #436)

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Peregrine
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: traveller, pilgrim
Info about origin: from a Late Latin name 'Peregrinus', known from several saints of this name
very popular among the early Christians
today mostly present as variant/pet form 'Perry'
Words: peregrinus=the traveller, the pilgrim
Variants:
Peregrine  English
Perry  English  (US #497)

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Peter
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the rock, the stone
Info about origin: known from Saint Peter, the apostle
before he was given the name 'Peter' (or, more exactly, Aramaic 'Cephas') by Jesus he was known as Simon
Words: petros=the stone, the rock; cephas=the stone
Variants:
Peter  German English Scandinavian  (US #86)
Per  German Low German Dutch
Pedro  Spanish  (US #180)
Pete  English
Petter  Scandinavian
Pierce  English  (US #674)
Piero  Italian
Pierre  French  (US #732)
Pietro  Italian
Pjotr  Russian

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Philip
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: friend of horses
Info about origin: known from Saint Philip, the apostle
the name element 'hippos' for 'horse' can be traced back to a very ancient Indoeuropean root 'ekwo'
Words: philos=the friend; hippos=the horse; ekwo=the horse
Variants:
Philip  English  (US #161)
Philipp  German
Felipe  Spanish  (US #400)
Filippo  Italian
Philippe  French
Phillip  English  (US #128)

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Preston
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: priest town
Info about origin: from a family name derived from a place name with the meaning 'priest town'
Words: preost=the priest; tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead
Variants:
Preston  English  (US #197)

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Prince
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: prince
Info about origin: use of the common English word as given name in the US
first used only as a nickname
the word itself has Latin roots
Words: princeps=the first, the prince
Female form: Princess
Variants:
Prince  English  (US #1000)

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Quentin
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the fifth; born in the fifth month
Info about origin: from 'Quintus', a very popular traditional Roman given name, and from 'Quintinus', a family name derived from 'Quintus'
the given name was used for boys born in the 5th month of the year
also used for the 5th child of a family
Words: quintus=the fifth
Variants:
Quentin  English French  (US #332)
Quintin  German  (US #557)
Quinten  English  (US #793)
Quinton  English  (US #336)

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Quincy
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a Norman-French place name 'Cuinchy'
the place name has Latin roots, with a probable meaning 'estate of Quintus'
Variants:
Quincy  English  (US #510)

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Quinn
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: descendant of Cuinn
Info about origin: from an Irish family name 'Ó Cuinn' with the meaning 'descendant of Cuinn'
Variants:
Quinn  English Irish  (US #389)

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Raekwon
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Variants:
Raekwon  English  (US #903)

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Rahim
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: kind, compassionate
Words: rahim=kind, compassionate
Variants:
Rahim  Arabic
Raheem  English  (US #632)

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Ralf
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
'Ralf' is a shortened version of 'Radulf'
Words: rat=the counsel, the advice, the advisor; wolf=the wolf
Variants:
Ralf  German English
Ralph  English  (US #445)
Raul  Italian  (US #201)

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Randolf
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
Words: rant=the shield; wolf=the wolf
Female form: Randi
Variants:
Randolf  German
Rando  German
Randulf  German Scandinavian
Randall  English  (US #265)
Randolph  English  (US #788)
Randy  English  (US #179)

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Raphael
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: God has healed
Info about origin: Raphael is one of the 7 archangels according to Hebrew tradition, see e.g. 'Book Henoch'
Words: rapha=to heal; el=God, the powerful
Variants:
Raphael  German English French  (US #617)
Rafael  German Spanish Portuguese  (US #196)
Raffaele  Italian
Raffaello  Italian

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Rashad
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: righteous
Words: rashad=righteous
Variants:
Rashad  Arabic  (US #464)

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Rashawn
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Info about origin: recently coined name, combination of the prefix 'Ra' with the name 'Shawn'
Variants:
Rashawn  English  (US #685)

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Rashid
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: rightly guided
Variants:
Rashid  Arabic Swahili
Rasheed  English Hindi  (US #975)

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Raymond
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic dithematic name
Words: ragin=the advice; munt=the protection, the protector
Variants:
Raymond  English French  (US #109)
Raimund  German
Reimund  German
Raimondo  Italian Spanish
Ramon  Spanish  (US #254)
Ramón  Spanish
Ray  English  (US #393)
Raymundo  Spanish Portuguese  (US #830)

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Rayshawn
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Info about origin: combination of 'Ray' and 'Shawn'
Variants:
Rayshawn  English  (US #975)

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Reece
Language of origin: Welsh
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: ardor
Info about origin: 'Reece' is the anglicized form of the Welsh name 'Rhys'
known as the name of several Welsh rulers
Words: rhys=the ardor, the enthusiasm
Variants:
Reece  English Welsh  (US #670)
Reese  English  (US #754)

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Reed
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the red
Info about origin: from a family name common in Scottland that derives from Old English 'rudi' (ruddy, red)
the color refered to the red color of a healthy face
Words: rudi=ruddy, red
Variants:
Reed  English Scottish  (US #476)
Reid  English Scottish  (US #445)

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Reimar
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
known from Saint Ramirus (6th century AD)
Words: ragin=the advice; mari=famous, well-known
Variants:
Reimar  German
Ramiro  Spanish  (US #472)

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Reinhold
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
brought to Britain by the Normans
Words: ragin=the advice; waltan=to rule
Variants:
Reinhold  German
Rainald  German
Reggie  English  (US #942)
Reginald  English  (US #275)
Renaud  French
Reynaldo  Spanish  (US #542)
Rinaldo  Italian

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Remington
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: raven city
Info about origin: derives from a place name with the meaning 'raven city'
Words: hremm=the raven; tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead
Variants:
Remington  English  (US #806)

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Renato
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: born again
Info about origin: used by early Christians in the the sense of 'born again through baptism'
Words: renatus=reborn
Female form: Renate
Variants:
Renato  Italian Spanish Portuguese
Rene  German  (US #320)
René  French

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Rex
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the king
Info about origin: although the word 'rex' is of ancient Latin origin it probably was not used as a given name until around the 19th century
Words: rex=the king
Female form: Regina
Variants:
Rex  English German  (US #746)

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Rey
Language of origin: Spanish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: king
Words: rey=the king
Variants:
Rey  English  (US #925)

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Rhett
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Info about origin: meaning unknown; maybe a form of 'Rhys'
known from the character 'Rhett Butler' in the novel 'Gone With the Wind'
Variants:
Rhett  English  (US #703)

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Richard
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
the name was brought to England by the Normans
known as the name of several English kings, e.g. Richard the Lionheart
Words: rihhi=rich, powerful, the power, the ruler; harti=brave, hardy
Female form: Riccarda
Variants:
Richard  German English French  (US #41)
Dick  English
Ricardo  Spanish  (US #114)
Riccardo  Italian
Rick  English  (US #632)
Rickey  English  (US #652)
Ricky  English  (US #220)

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Ridge
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: ridge
Variants:
Ridge  English  (US #975)

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Rigoberto
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name; today only the Spanish variant is still in use
Words: rihhi=rich, powerful, the power, the ruler; beraht=bright
Variants:
Rigoberto  Spanish  (US #610)

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Riley
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: rye field
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a place name meaning 'rye field'
Words: ryge=the rye
Variants:
Riley  English  (US #187)

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River
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: river
Info about origin: common as a given name in the USA only since around 1990
Variants:
River  English  (US #746)

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Robert
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic dithematic name
in the Middle Ages popular in Northern France and brought to England from there by the Normans
Words: hruod=the fame; beraht=bright
Female form: Roberta
Variants:
Robert  German English French Scandinavian  (US #20)
Rupert  German Low German Dutch English
Ruprecht  German
Bob  English
Bobby  English  (US #249)
Rob  English
Robbie  English  (US #903)
Roberto  Italian Spanish Portuguese  (US #156)
Robin  English  (US #703)

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Rocco
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: from the Old High German name 'Roho' which was a short form of names like 'Rochbert' that are all but forgotten today
Words: rohon=to roar, to shout a battle cry
Female form: Rochelle
Variants:
Rocco  Italian
Rocky  English  (US #746)

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Roderick
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
known as the name of the last king of the Visigoths that died in 711 fighting the Muslim invaders of Spain
Words: hruod=the fame; rihhi=rich, powerful, the power, the ruler
Variants:
Roderick  English  (US #502)
Roderich  German
Rod  English
Rodrigo  Italian Spanish Portuguese  (US #459)
Rodrigue  French

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Rodney
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: Hroda's island
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a place name with the meaning 'Hroda's island'
the Germanic name 'Hroda' means 'fame'
Words: hrod=the fame; ey=the island
Variants:
Rodney  English  (US #224)

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Rogelio
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a late Latin name 'Rogelius' which might derive from an earlier name 'Rogatus'
Words: rogatus=the request
Variants:
Rogelio  Spanish  (US #514)

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Roger
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
the form 'Roger' was brought to Britain by the Normans where this name displaced the 'native' form 'Hrothgar'
Words: hruod=the fame; ger=the spear
Variants:
Roger  German English French  (US #257)
Rudger  German
Rüdiger  German

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Roland
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
known from the legendary French hero whose story is told in the 'Chanson de Roland'
Words: hruod=the fame; lant=the land, the homeland
Variants:
Roland  German French English  (US #560)
Orlando  Italian Spanish  (US #312)
Rolando  Spanish  (US #471)
Roldán  Spanish
Rowland  English

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Roman
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the Roman
Info about origin: known from Saint Romanus, bishop of Rouen (7th century AD)
Words: romanus=the resident of Rome
Variants:
Roman  German Russian Polish Czech  (US #366)
Romain  French
Romano  Italian

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Romeo
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: pilgrim to Rome
Info about origin: originally denoted a citizen of the Roman Empire
in the Middle Ages the name changed its meaning to 'pilgrim to Rome'
rather popular in the Philippines
Words: romaeus=the pilgrim to Rome
Variants:
Romeo  German Italian Spanish  (US #953)

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Ronald
Language of origin: Old Norse
Gender: male
Info about origin: Scottish form of an old Norse two-element name 'Ragnvald'
brought to Scottland by Scandinavian settlers
the name has common Germanic roots with the German name 'Reinhold'
Words: regin=the advice; valdr=to rule
Variants:
Ronald  English Scottish  (US #135)
Ron  English  (US #903)
Ronnie  English  (US #339)

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Rory
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: red king
Info about origin: 'Rory' is the Anglicized form of the traditional Gaelic name 'Ruadhri'
known as the name of the last Irish king, in the 12th century AD
nowadays rather popular in Ireland
Words: ruadh=red; ri=the king
Variants:
Rory  English Irish Scottish  (US #648)

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Ross
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: cape, headland
Info about origin: from a Gaelic/Celtic family name, originally used for somebody living on a headland
Words: ros=the promontory, the cape, the headland
Variants:
Ross  English Scottish  (US #258)

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Rowan
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: little red one
Info about origin: Anglicized form of the Irish nickname 'Ruadhan'
Words: ruadh=red
Variants:
Rowan  English Irish
Rohan  English  (US #1000)

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Roy
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the red, the redhead
Info about origin: Anglicized form of a Scottish nickname for somebody with red hair
Words: ruadh=red
Variants:
Roy  German English Scottish  (US #298)

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Royce
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a family name which in turn derives from the given name 'Rohesia'
Variants:
Royce  English  (US #788)

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Ruben
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: Behold, a son
Info about origin: can be interpreted as 'Behold, a son' or 'See, it is a son'
in the Bible Reuben is the oldest son of Jacob and Leah and thus the name of one of the 12 tribes of Israel as well
Words: ra'ah=to see; ben=the son
Variants:
Ruben  German Scandinavian Dutch  (US #181)
Reuben  English  (US #703)

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Rudolf
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
in the Middle Ages a popular name for rulers, e.g. Rudolf of Habsburg (13th century AD)
Words: hruod=the fame; wolf=the wolf
Variants:
Rudolf  German English Dutch Scandinavian Polish Czech
Dolf  German Scandinavian
Rolf  German English Scandinavian
Rudi  German
Ruedi  German Swiss German
Rodolfo  Italian Spanish  (US #405)
Rodolphe  French
Rudolph  English  (US #975)
Rudy  English  (US #436)
Ruud  Dutch

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Russell
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: redhead
Info about origin: from an Old French nickname 'Rousel' which meant 'redhead' for somebody with red hair
Words: rous=red
Variants:
Russell  English Scottish  (US #213)

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Rusty
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the rusty
Info about origin: originally a nickname for somebody with 'rusty' (reddish-brown) hair
Variants:
Rusty  English  (US #839)

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Ryan
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Info about origin: from an old Irish family name O'Riain ('descendant of Rian')
the name 'Rian' probably derives from 'ri' ('king')
Words: ri=the king
Variants:
Ryan  English Irish  (US #15)
Ryne  English  (US #754)

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Ryder
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: rider
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a job title for a mounted forest officer
Words: ridere=the rider
Variants:
Ryder  English  (US #925)

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Rylan
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: rye land
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from a place name with the meaning 'rye land'
Words: ryge=the rye; land=the land
Variants:
Rylan  English

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Sage
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: sage
Info about origin: use of the common word 'sage' ('wise person' or the name of a spice) as a given name
Variants:
Sage  English  (US #690)

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Salvatore
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the saviour
Words: salvare=to save
Variants:
Salvatore  Italian  (US #586)
Salvator  German
Salvador  Spanish  (US #300)

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Samson
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: little sun
Info about origin: in the Bible Samson is a man with extraordinary strength
Words: shemesh=the sun
Variants:
Samson  German English  (US #1000)

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Samuel
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Info about origin: meaning disputed, maybe 'name of God' or 'God has heard'
in the Bible Samuel is the last of the ruling judges
Words: shama=to hear; el=God, the powerful
Variants:
Samuel  German French English  (US #35)
Sam  English  (US #408)
Sammy  English  (US #634)
Samuele  Italian
Samouel  Greek

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Santiago
Language of origin: Spanish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: Saint James
Info about origin: derived from a combination fo the Spanish word 'santo' (holy) and the name 'Iago' / 'Jago', an old Spanish form of 'James'
the name refers to Saint James, the patron saint of Spain
Words: santo=holy
Variants:
Santiago  Spanish  (US #494)

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Santos
Language of origin: Spanish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the saints
Words: santo=the saint
Variants:
Santos  Spanish  (US #667)

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Saul
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the asked for, the prayed for
Info about origin: in the Old Testament Saul is the first king of Israel (around 1000 BC)
in the New Testament Saul is the original name of Saint Paul, the apostle
Words: sha'al=to ask, to ask for
Variants:
Saul  German English  (US #357)

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Sawyer
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the sawyer
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from the job title of someone who saws wood
Words: sagu=the saw
Variants:
Sawyer  English  (US #602)

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Schuyler
Language of origin: Dutch
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: student
Words: scholier=the student, the scholar
Variants:
Schuyler  English  (US #885)

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Scott
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the scotsman
Info about origin: from a family name which means 'scotsman' in Old English
the meaning of the word 'scot' (the name of a people of Celtic origin) is debated
Variants:
Scott  English Scottish  (US #75)

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Sebastian
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: from Sebaste
Info about origin: from the name 'Sebastianos' derived from the name of the town 'Sebaste' in Asia Minor
the name of the town derives from Greek 'sebastos' (venerable) and was named such to honor a Roman emperor
Words: sebastos=venerable
Variants:
Sebastian  German  (US #214)
Bastian  German
Bastien  French
Sebastiano  Italian
Sébastien  French

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Selby
Language of origin: Old Norse
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: willow settlement
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from a place name with the meaning 'willow settlement'
in use as a male as well as a female name
Words: selja=the willow; byr=the village, the settlement
Variants:
Selby  English
Shelby  English  (US #552)

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Serge
Language of origin: Etrusk
Gender: male
Info about origin: originally a Roman family name with probably unknown Etruscan origin
known in Eastern Europe from Saint Sergius of Radonesch (14th century AD)
until now there were 4 popes with the name Sergius
Variants:
Serge  German French
Sergio  Italian Spanish Portuguese  (US #159)
Sergei  Russian
Sergej  Russian

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Seth
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the appointed
Info about origin: in the Bible Seth is the third son of Adam and Eve
Variants:
Seth  German English  (US #96)

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Shannon
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Info about origin: use of the longest river of Ireland as given name
not used as a given name in Ireland itself
Words: sean=old, wise; abhann=the river
Variants:
Shannon  English  (US #572)

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Shaquille
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: handsome
Words: shaquille=handsome
Variants:
Shaquille  Arabic  (US #442)

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Shea
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: dauntless (?)
Info about origin: Anglicized form of an old Irish/Scottish name
Variants:
Shea  English Irish  (US #813)
Shay  English  (US #830)

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Sheldon
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a family name that derives from a place name
the place name which occurs several times in England contains the element 'dun' (hill, dune)
Words: dun=the hill, the dune
Variants:
Sheldon  English  (US #458)

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Sherman
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: shear man
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a job title 'shear man' for somebody who shears sheep or cuts cloth
Words: sceran=to shear; man=the man
Variants:
Sherman  English  (US #1000)

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Sidney
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: male
Info about origin: originally an English family name derived from the name of Saint-Denis in France
for informations about the origin of that place name see name 'Dennis'
Variants:
Sidney  English  (US #505)

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Silvan
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Info about origin: from the name 'Silvanus', the Roman god of the forest
Words: silva=the wood, forest
Variants:
Silvan  German
Silvian  German
Silas  English  (US #800)
Silvain  French
Silvano  Italian

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Simon
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: He (God) has heard
Info about origin: 'Simon' is derived from 'Simeon'
in the New Testament Simon is the original name of Petrus, the apostle
in the Old Testament Simeon is one of the 12 sons of Jacob and thus the name of one of the 12 tribes of Israel
Words: shama=to hear
Female form: Simone
Variants:
Simon  German English French  (US #351)
Simeon  German Bulgarian
Simone  Italian

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Skylar
Language of origin: Dutch
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: student, scholar
Info about origin: from a Dutch family name with the original meaning of student, scholar
Variants:
Skylar  English  (US #426)
Skyler  English  (US #246)

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Solomon
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the peaceful
Info about origin: in the Bible Solomon is a king of Israel, the son of David, famous for his wisdom
Words: shalom=the peace
Variants:
Solomon  English  (US #590)
Salomo  German
Salomon  German
Salomone  Italian
Shlomo  Hebrew

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Sonny
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Info about origin: originally a nickname, usually used for a young person
Variants:
Sonny  English  (US #777)

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Spencer
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: dispenser of provisions
Info about origin: from a Norman-French family name which derives from a job title
the job title meant 'dispenser of provisions', the title for someboy who dispenses and manages the food stocks in a household
Words: despensier=the dispenser
Variants:
Spencer  English  (US #97)
Spenser  English  (US #898)

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Stanley
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: stone clearing, stone meadow
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a common place name with the meaning 'stone clearing' or 'stone meadow'
Words: stan=the stone; leah=the wood, the clearing, the meadow
Variants:
Stanley  English  (US #394)
Stan  English

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Sterling
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: little star
Info about origin: originally the name of certain Norman coins in England
the name of the coins is a diminutive of the Old English word for 'star' because the coins featured stars
Words: steorra=the star
Variants:
Sterling  English  (US #464)

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Stetson
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Variants:
Stetson  English  (US #987)

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Steven
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the crowned
Info about origin: known from Saint Stephen, the first martyr of the early Christian community
until now there were 3 popes with the name Stephanus
Words: stephanos=the crown
Female form: Stephanie
Variants:
Steven  English Dutch  (US #34)
Stefan  German Scandinavian Slavic  (US #422)
Steffen  German Low German
Stephan  German  (US #476)
Esteban  Spanish  (US #359)
Estevan  English  (US #771)
Estéban  Spanish
Etienne  French
Stefano  Italian
Stephen  English  (US #48)
Stephon  English  (US #560)
Steve  English  (US #328)
Stéfane  French
Stepan  Russian

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Stewart
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: guardian of the home
Info about origin: von einem Familiennamen, der auf eine Berufsbezeichnung zurückgeht für jemanden, der ein Haus hütet und verwaltet
from a family name deriving from a job title for an estate manager, somebody who guards and manages a house
Words: stig=the house; weard=the warden, the guard
Variants:
Stewart  English  (US #732)
Stuart  English Scottish  (US #512)

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Stone
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: stone
Variants:
Stone  English  (US #903)

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Storm
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: storm
Variants:
Storm  English  (US #987)

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Syed
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: male
Variants:
Syed  Arabic  (US #942)

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Talon
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: talon, claw
Words: talon=the heel
Variants:
Talon  English  (US #777)

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Tanner
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: tanner
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from a job title for somebody who tanes hides
Words: tannian=to tan
Variants:
Tanner  English  (US #104)

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Tariq
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: he who pounds at the door
Info about origin: can be interpreted as 'he who pounds at the door' or 'nightly visitor'
known from Tariq ibn-Ziyad, the Islamic military leader who conquered Spain
'Tariq' is also the Arabic name of the morning star (Venus)
Words: tariq=the Venus
Variants:
Tariq  Arabic Turkish Albanian  (US #806)

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Tate
Language of origin: Old Norse
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: cheerful
Info about origin: from an English family name with Old Norse roots
Words: teitr=bright, glad, cheerful
Variants:
Tate  English  (US #587)

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Tavon
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Variants:
Tavon  English  (US #903)

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Taylor
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: tailor
Info about origin: from a Norman-French family name which derives from a job title 'tailor'
both a male and a female given name
Words: tailleor=the tailor
Variants:
Taylor  English  (US #62)
Tayler  English  (US #845)

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Terence
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a Roman family name 'Terentius' whose meaning is unknown
Variants:
Terence  German English  (US #596)
Terrence  German English  (US #332)
Terrance  English  (US #285)
Terry  English  (US #232)

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Thaddeus
Language of origin: Aramaic
Gender: male
Info about origin: origin and meaning unknown, maybe of Aramaic origin
in the Bible Jude Thaddeus is one the 12 apostles of Jesus
Variants:
Thaddeus  English  (US #716)

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Theodore
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: gift of god
Info about origin: name of many saints and rulers in the Middle Ages
Words: theos=God; doron=the gift
Variants:
Theodore  English  (US #276)
Teo  German
Theo  German
Theodor  German
Ted  English  (US #925)
Teddy  English  (US #925)
Teodoro  Italian
Théo  French
Théodore  French
Fedor  Russian
Feodor  Russian
Fjodor  Russian

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Thomas
Language of origin: Aramaic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: twin
Info about origin: widespread in the Middle Ages in reverence for Saint Thomas the apostle
Words: teoma=the twin
Variants:
Thomas  German English French Scandinavian  (US #27)
Thommy  German English French
Tom  German English French  (US #854)
Tomas  Spanish Scandinavian  (US #506)
Tomaso  Italian
Tommaso  Italian
Tommy  English  (US #305)
Tevin  Scottish  (US #303)

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Timotheus
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: honoring God
Info about origin: very popular in Classic Greece
known from Saint Timothy, a companion of Saint Paul on his missionary journeys (1st century AD)
Words: timao=to honor, to revere; theos=God
Variants:
Timotheus  German
Tim  German English
Timmy  English  (US #1000)
Timoteo  Italian Spanish
Timothy  English  (US #38)
Timothée  French

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Tobias
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: Yahweh is good
Info about origin: 'Tobias' is the Greek form of the Hebrew name 'Tobiyah'
in the Bible Tobias is the pious son of a blind man
Words: towb=good; yahweh=(the name of God)
Variants:
Tobias  German English  (US #754)
Tobi  German
Tobia  Italian
Tobiah  English
Tobie  French
Toby  English  (US #590)

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Todd
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: fox
Info about origin: from a family name with the meaning 'fox'
Words: todde=the fox
Variants:
Todd  English  (US #248)

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Torrance
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: from the low hills (?)
Variants:
Torrance  English
Tory  English  (US #813)

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Tracy
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a Norman-French place name
the place name probably had the meaning 'domain of Thracius'
the Latin name 'Thracius' derives from 'Thracia', the name of a Roman province in Southeast Europe
Variants:
Tracy  English  (US #577)
Trace  English  (US #737)

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Trae
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Variants:
Trae  English  (US #962)

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Travis
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: male
Info about origin: originally a Norman family name which derives from a job title for someone who collects tolls from people crossing a bridge
Words: traverser=to cross
Variants:
Travis  English  (US #54)

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Tre
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Variants:
Tre  English  (US #610)

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Trent
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a family name originally denoting somebody living by the river Trent (England)
the origin of the name of the river is disputed, maybe Celtic
the Romans called the river 'Trisantona'
Variants:
Trent  English  (US #261)

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Trenton
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: Trent's town
Info about origin: use of the name of the city Trenton in New Jersey, USA, as given name
the city was founded by a William Trent in the 17th century
Variants:
Trenton  English  (US #210)

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Trevon
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Info about origin: maybe from a Cornish family name 'Trevelyan'
Variants:
Trevon  English  (US #443)
Travon  English  (US #721)

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Trevor
Language of origin: Welsh
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: big village
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from a Welsh place name with the meaning 'big village'
Words: tref=the village; mawr=big
Variants:
Trevor  English Welsh  (US #65)
Trever  English  (US #722)

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Trey
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: three
Info about origin: 'trey' means 3 regarding to games, like the side of dice with 3 eyes
the word derives from Old French 'treie'
the word 'three' itself goes back to a very old Indoeuropean root word 'trejes'
Words: treie=three; trejes=three
Variants:
Trey  English  (US #236)

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Tristan
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: male
Info about origin: known from the Celtic legend of Tristan and Isolde
Words: drest=the riot, the tumult
Female form: Trista
Variants:
Tristan  German English French  (US #153)
Tristen  English  (US #502)
Tristian  English  (US #987)
Tristin  English  (US #622)
Triston  English  (US #571)

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Troy
Language of origin: French
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: man from Troyes
Info about origin: from a family name which originally denoted a person from Troyes, a city in France
the name of the city maybe derives from 'Tricassi', the name of a Gaul tribe during the Romans
Variants:
Troy  English  (US #155)

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Tucker
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the fuller
Info about origin: from a family name which is derived from a job title for somebody who fulls cloth
to full means to shrink and thicken (woolen cloth) by moistening, heating, and pressing
Words: tucian=to full
Variants:
Tucker  English  (US #376)

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Ty
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Info about origin: short form of names beginning with 'Ty'
Variants:
Ty  English  (US #302)

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Tyler
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: tiler
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from the job title of somebody who tiles roofs
as a female name very popular in the last few years in the USA
Words: tigeler=the tiler; tigele=the tile
Variants:
Tyler  English  (US #9)
Tylor  English  (US #475)

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Tyquan
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Variants:
Tyquan  English  (US #942)

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Tyree
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Info about origin: origin disputed, possibly from 'tir' (land)
Words: tir=the land
Variants:
Tyree  English  (US #526)

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Tyrese
Language of origin: English
Gender: male
Info about origin: probably a name invented in recent times
Variants:
Tyrese  English

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Tyrone
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: land of Eoghan
Info about origin: from the name of a county in Ireland
the name of the county derives from Gaelic 'Tir Eoghain' meaning 'land of Eoghan'
Words: tir=the land
Variants:
Tyrone  English Irish  (US #346)
Tyron  English  (US #854)

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Tyrrell
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: male
Info about origin: from an Old French family name derived from the word 'pull', maybe indicating a stubborn person
Words: tirer=to pull
Variants:
Tyrrell  English
Terrell  English  (US #335)
Tyrell  English  (US #408)

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Tyshawn
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: male
Info about origin: maybe a modern coinage with 'Shawn'
Variants:
Tyshawn  English  (US #903)

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Tyson
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: son of Ty
Info about origin: from a family name with the meaning 'son of Ty'
Variants:
Tyson  English  (US #485)

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Ulysses
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: male
Info about origin: 'Ulysses' is the Latin form of the Greek name 'Odysseus'
in Greek mythology, in Homer's 'Odyssey', Odysseus is a hero on a long journey
origin not known for sure, maybe from Greek 'odyssesthai' (to hate)
Words: odyssesthai=to hate
Variants:
Ulysses  English  (US #919)
Ulises  Spanish  (US #746)

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Umar
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: flourishing, long-living
Info about origin: known from Umar, a strong supporter of Muhammad who became the second caliph of the Muslims
one of the most frequent male names in the Muslim world
Words: amir=flourishing, long-living
Variants:
Umar  Arabic
Omari  English  (US #987)
Omar  Arabic  (US #148)

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Uriel
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: God is my light
Info about origin: according to Hebrew and (apocryphal) Christian tradition Uriel is one of the 7 archangels
Words: or=the light; el=God, the powerful
Variants:
Uriel  German Hebrew  (US #542)

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Valentine
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the strong, the healthy
Info about origin: from a Roman cognomen 'Valentinus' which is derived from Latin 'valens' (strong, healthy)
known from Saint Valentine (3rd century AD)
Words: valens=strong, healthy
Variants:
Valentine  English
Valentin  German French Russian  (US #942)
Veltin  German
Valente  Italian
Valentiano  Italian
Valentino  Italian

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Vance
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: fen
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a place name 'fen'
Words: fenn=the fen
Variants:
Vance  English  (US #788)

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Vaughan
Language of origin: Welsh
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: small
Info about origin: from a Welsh family name deriving from the word for 'small'
Words: fechan=small
Variants:
Vaughan  English Welsh
Vaughn  English  (US #898)

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Vernon
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: male
Info about origin: from an aristocratic family name, brought to England by the Normans
the name contains the word 'vern' (alder), so maybe the family name derives from a place name with a meaning of 'alder tree forest' or similar
Words: vern=the alder
Variants:
Vernon  English Irish  (US #613)

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Victor
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the victor
Info about origin: used as a title of Hercules and Jupiter
until now there were 3 Popes with the name Victor
Words: victor=the victor; victoria=the victory
Female form: Victoria
Variants:
Victor  English French Spanish Portuguese  (US #83)
Viktor  German Scandinavian Polish Czech
Vico  Italian
Vittore  Italian
Vittoriano  Italian
Vittorio  Italian

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Vinzenz
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: the winning
Info about origin: in Christian interpretation 'he who prevails over the suffering in the world
known from Saint Vincent of Saragossa (3rd/4th century AD)
Words: vincere=to win
Variants:
Vinzenz  German
Vicente  Spanish  (US #541)
Vincent  French English Dutch Scandinavian  (US #99)
Vincenzo  Italian

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Wade
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: ford
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a place name with the meaning 'ford'
Words: wade=the ford
Variants:
Wade  English  (US #395)

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Walker
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from a job title for somebody who fulls cloth by rolling and kneading it
Words: wealcan=to roll; wealcian=to roll up, to muffle up
Variants:
Walker  English  (US #587)

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Walter
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
Words: waltan=to rule; heri=the army, the warrior
Variants:
Walter  German French English Scandinavian  (US #243)
Walther  German
Gauthier  French
Gautier  French
Gualtiero  Italian Spanish
Walt  English

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Warren
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: male
Info about origin: from a family name with Norman-French origin
the family name probably derives from the name of the city 'La Varenne' in the Normandy in France
the name of this city probably derives from an Old French word 'garenne' (game park, game reserve)
maybe the Germanic name 'Werner' also influenced 'Warren'
Words: garenne=the game park, the game reserve; warin=the Warni
Variants:
Warren  English  (US #416)

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Wayne
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: wagon maker
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a job title 'wagon maker'
Words: waegn=the wagon
Variants:
Wayne  English  (US #330)

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Welch
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: from Wales
Info about origin: from a family name with the meaning 'from Wales'
Words: waelisc=the foreigner, the stranger
Variants:
Welch  English

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Wendelin
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: short form of names starting with 'Wendel-', like e.g. Wendelbert
the name element 'wendel' is from the Germanic name of a Slavic tribe, the Wends, often equated with the Vandals
known from Saint Wendelin (6th/7th century AD)
Words: wend=the Wend
Variants:
Wendelin  German
Wendell  English  (US #700)

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Wesley
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: west meadow, west clearing
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from a place name with the meaning 'west meadow' or 'west clearing'
Words: west=the west; leah=the wood, the clearing, the meadow
Variants:
Wesley  English  (US #126)
Westley  English  (US #919)

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Weston
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: west town
Info about origin: from a family name which is derived from a place name meaning 'west town'
Words: west=the west; tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead
Variants:
Weston  English  (US #397)

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Wighard
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old German dithematic name
Words: wig=the fight, the battle, the war; harti=brave, hardy
Variants:
Wighard  German
Wyatt  English  (US #190)

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Wilfried
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
Words: willio=the will, the desire; fridu=the peace, the protection, the safety
Variants:
Wilfried  German
Vilfredo  Italian
Wilfred  English
Wilfredo  Spanish  (US #674)
Wilfrid  French

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William
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: male
Info about origin: old German/Germanic two-element name
very popular throughout Europe during the Middle Ages
name of several important kings, e.g. William the Conqueror, the first Norman king of England
Words: willio=the will, the desire; helm=the helmet, the protection
Female form: Wilhelma
Variants:
William  English French  (US #19)
Wilhelm  German
Willi  German
Bill  English  (US #962)
Billy  English  (US #255)
Guglielmo  Italian
Guillaume  French
Guillermo  Spanish  (US #366)
Vilhelm  Scandinavian
Will  English  (US #615)
Willem  Dutch
Willie  English  (US #262)
Willy  English
Liam  Irish  (US #280)

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Wilson
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: son of William
Info about origin: from a family name with the meaning 'son of William'
Variants:
Wilson  English  (US #453)

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Winston
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: male
Info about origin: originally a family name derived from a place name, the name of the little village of Winston in Gloucester, England
the name of the village maybe means 'friend's town' or 'wine town'
the Churchill family started to use 'Winston' as a given name
Words: win=the wine; wine=the friend; tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead
Variants:
Winston  English  (US #670)

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Xavier
Language of origin: Basque
Gender: male
Info about origin: originally the nickname of Saint Francis Xavier from Xavier castle near Pamplona in Spain (16th century)
the place name 'Xavier' maybe derives from a Basque name meaning 'new house'
Words: etche=the house; berria=new
Variants:
Xavier  English French Spanish  (US #141)
Xaver  German
Javier  Spanish  (US #144)
Saverio  Italian

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Zachary
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Meaning/translation: Yahweh remembers
Info about origin: in the Old Testament Zechariah is one of the 12 minor prophets
in the New Testament Zechariah is the father of John the Baptist
Words: zakar=to remember; yahweh=(the name of God)
Variants:
Zachary  English  (US #16)
Zacharias  German
Zaccaria  Italian
Zach  English
Zachariah  English  (US #322)
Zacharie  French
Zachery  English  (US #205)
Zackary  English  (US #256)
Zackery  English  (US #360)
Zakary  English  (US #732)
Zechariah  English  (US #766)

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Zion
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: male
Info about origin: in the Bible used as another name for Jerusalem
meaning and origin of the name are disputed
Variants:
Zion  English Hebrew

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Abigail
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: my father rejoices, joy of my father
Info about origin: in the Bible Abigail is the wife of king David
Words: ab=the father; giyl=the joy, the rejoice
Variants:
Abigail  German English  (US #50)
Abbigail  German English  (US #953)
Abby  German  (US #211)
Abbey  English  (US #451)
Abbie  English  (US #644)
Gail  English

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Addison
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: son of Adam
Info about origin: from a family name with the meaning 'son of Adam'
Variants:
Addison  English  (US #805)

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Adela
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: female
Info about origin: short form of names starting with 'Adel-', especially 'Adelheid'
Words: adal=the noble, honorable
Variants:
Adela  German
Adele  German
Adelina  French
Adeline  French
Adèle  French
Alina  French  (US #583)
Aline  French

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Adelheid
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: of a noble kind
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
very popular in Germany during the Middle Ages
Words: adal=the noble, honorable; heit=the kind, the sort, the type
Variants:
Adelheid  German
Alice  English German  (US #382)
Alida  German Italian Low German
Alisa  German  (US #544)
Elke  German Low German Frisian
Heide  German
Heidi  German  (US #265)
Adelaide  Italian English
Adélaïde  French
Alecia  English  (US #886)
Alesha  English  (US #862)
Aletta  French Frisian
Alette  French Frisian
Alicia  Spanish English Latinized  (US #79)
Alisha  English  (US #188)
Alissa  English  (US #282)
Allyssa  English  (US #763)
Alycia  English  (US #694)
Alysa  English  (US #877)
Alysha  English  (US #518)
Alysia  English  (US #738)
Alyssa  English  (US #23)

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Adrian
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: from (H)adria
Info about origin: originally the cognomen of the Roman emperor Publius Aelius Hadrianus, better known as 'Hadrian' (2nd century AD)
this cognomen derives from the name of Hadria, the city where his parents came from (today Atri in the Italian province of Teramo)
this traditionally male name was nevertheless used as a female name in the US as well, between 1950 and 2000, albeit rarely
Variants:
Adrian  English  (US #748)

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Adriana
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: woman from (H)adria
Info about origin: See male form Adrian
Variants:
Adriana  Italian  (US #142)
Ariana  German Dutch  (US #169)
Ariane  German Dutch
Adrianna  English  (US #245)
Adrienne  French  (US #335)
Arianna  Italian  (US #254)

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Ainsley
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from the name of a village, maybe Annesley in Nottinghamshire in England
the name of this village means 'Anne's meadow'
Words: leah=the wood, the clearing, the meadow
Variants:
Ainsley  English Scottish

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Aisha
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: alive
Info about origin: one of the most popular traditional Arab female given names
known from Muhammad's third wife (his favorite)
Words: a'isha=alive
Variants:
Aisha  Arabic English  (US #561)
Iesha  Arabic  (US #523)

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Aja
Language of origin: Sanskrit
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: goat
Words: aja=the goat
Variants:
Aja  English  (US #862)

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Alana
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: female
Info about origin: See male form Alan
Variants:
Alana  English  (US #304)
Alaina  English  (US #391)
Alanna  English  (US #518)
Alayna  English  (US #787)
Lana  English  (US #964)

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Alexandra
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: defender of men
Info about origin: See male form Alexander
Variants:
Alexandra  German Scandinavian Dutch English Greek Spanish Portuguese Czech Hungarian  (US #28)
Alexa  German English  (US #116)
Alexandrina  German
Alexandrine  German
Sandra  German English Italian  (US #168)
Alejandra  Spanish  (US #160)
Alessandra  Italian  (US #845)
Alessia  Italian
Alex  English  (US #651)
Alexandrea  English  (US #515)
Alexandria  English  (US #81)
Alondra  Spanish  (US #318)
Lexi  English  (US #943)
Lexie  English  (US #964)
Sandrine  French
Sandy  English  (US #484)

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Alexia
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the defender
Info about origin: See male form Alexis
Variants:
Alexia  German English  (US #321)

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Alexis
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the defender
Info about origin: originally a male name, now mostly used as a female name in English-speaking countries
Words: alexis=the help, the defense
Variants:
Alexis  English  (US #19)
Alexus  English  (US #279)
Lexus  English  (US #638)

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Ali
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: lofty, sublime
Info about origin: known from Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, cousin and son-in-low of Muhammad, the fourth caliph of the Muslim world (656 to 661 AD)
'Ali' is principally a male name; however it was also used as a female name in the US during the 1990's, albeit rarely
Words: ali=lofty, sublime
Variants:
Ali  Arabic  (US #680)

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Alison
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: female
Info about origin: originally a Medieval Norman/French pet form of 'Alice'
used almost exclusively in Scotland, until a 'revival' during the 20th century
Variants:
Alison  Scottish English French  (US #152)
Allie  English  (US #492)
Allison  Scottish English French  (US #43)
Allyson  English  (US #209)
Alyson  English  (US #439)

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Aliyah
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the ascent
Info about origin: in Hebrew 'aliyah' stands for the return of the Jews to Israel
Words: aliyah=the ascent; ´alah=to ascend, to go up
Variants:
Aliyah  English  (US #501)
Aaliyah  English  (US #380)
Alea  English
Aleah  English  (US #953)

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Alma
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the nourishing
Info about origin: fist used in Italy during the Renaissance (14th to 16th century AD)
for a short time popular in England after the battle of Alma (1854)
Words: almus=nourishing
Variants:
Alma  German English Italian  (US #430)

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Amanda
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the lovely
Variants:
Amanda  German English Italian  (US #7)
Mandy  English  (US #694)

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Amani
Language of origin: Swahili
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: peace
Variants:
Amani  Swahili  (US #983)

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Amari
Language of origin: Yoruba
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: strength
Words: amari=the strength
Variants:
Amari  English

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Amata
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the beloved
Words: amatus=beloved
Variants:
Amata  German
Aimee  English  (US #357)
Amy  English  (US #61)

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Amaya
Language of origin: Japanese
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: night rain
Words: Kanji96E8=the rain; Kanji591C=the night, the evening
Variants:
Amaya  Japanese

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Amber
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: amber
Info about origin: use of the common word for the gemstone 'amber' and the corresponding orange-yellow color
in use as a given name only since the 19th century
the name of the gemstone has Arabic roots
Words: anbar=the amber;
Variants:
Amber  English  (US #18)

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Amelia
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Info about origin: propably a mix of the two names 'Emilia' and 'Amalia'
Variants:
Amelia  German English  (US #207)

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America
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: America
Info about origin: use of the name of the country as a given name
the name of the country derives from the name of Amerigo Vespucci - see 'Amerigo'
Variants:
America  English

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Anahi
Language of origin: Spanish
Gender: female
Variants:
Anahi  Spanish

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Anastasia
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: resurrection
Variants:
Anastasia  German Russian  (US #337)
Stacey  English  (US #298)
Staci  English  (US #730)
Stacie  English  (US #664)
Stacy  English  (US #328)

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Andrea
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the brave
Info about origin: See male form Andrew
Variants:
Andrea  German English Scandinavian  (US #46)
Andrée  French

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Angela
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: messenger of God, angel
Info about origin: See male form Angelus
Variants:
Angela  German English Italian  (US #73)
Angelina  German Italian  (US #269)
Gela  German
Angel  English  (US #163)
Angelique  English  (US #468)
Angie  English  (US #624)
Angélique  French

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Angelica
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: angelic, like an angel
Words: angelicus=angelic, like an angel
Variants:
Angelica  English Italian Romanian  (US #99)
Anjelica  English  (US #964)

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Anissa
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: female
Variants:
Anissa  Arabic  (US #680)

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Aniyah
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: female
Variants:
Aniyah  English
Aniya  English

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Anna
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: He (God) was gracious
Info about origin: in the Bible Anna is the mother of Maria
'Anna' is originally the Greek/Latin form of the Hebrew name 'Hannah'
Words: channah=the grace
Variants:
Anna  German English Dutch Italian Scandinavian Greek Hungarian Russian Polish Czech  (US #40)
Anika  German Low German Scandinavian Dutch  (US #943)
Anja  German Polish Russian
Anke  German
Anne  English German  (US #206)
Anni  German Finnish
Annika  German Low German Scandinavian Dutch  (US #886)
Antje  German Frisian Dutch
Hanna  German
Ana  Spanish Portuguese  (US #131)
Anais  French  (US #953)
Anine  French
Anita  Spanish  (US #488)
Ann  English  (US #325)
Annett  French
Annette  French  (US #587)
Annie  English  (US #348)
Hannah  English  (US #16)
Nancy  English  (US #153)
Nanette  French
Ania  Polish Russian
Anya  Russian

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Annabella
Language of origin: German
Gender: female
Info about origin: combination of 'Anna' and 'Bella'
Variants:
Annabella  German English Italian
Anabel  English  (US #905)
Annabelle  French

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Annamaria
Language of origin: German
Gender: female
Info about origin: combination of 'Anna' and 'Maria'
one of the most popular such combined names in Germany
Variants:
Annamaria  German
Annamarie  German  (US #918)
Annmarie  English  (US #905)

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Antonia
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Info about origin: See male form Anthony
Variants:
Antonia  German English Scandinavian Italian Spanish Dutch Portuguese  (US #567)
Antoinette  French  (US #538)
Toni  English  (US #303)
Tonya  English  (US #572)

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April
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: April
Info about origin: use of the name of the month as given name, only since around the start of the 20th century
the name of the month probably derives from Latin 'aperire' (to open) and relates to the opening of the flowers in that month
Words: aperire=to open
Variants:
April  English  (US #121)

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Araceli
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: altar of the sky
Words: ara=the altar; caelum=the sky, the heaven
Variants:
Araceli  Spanish  (US #618)

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Ariela
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: lion of God
Info about origin: See male form Ariel
Variants:
Ariela  Italian
Ariel  English  (US #117)
Arielle  French  (US #315)

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Arlene
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Info about origin: short form of names like 'Charlene', 'Darlene' or 'Marlene'
used this way since around the end of the 19th century
Variants:
Arlene  English  (US #744)

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Asha
Language of origin: Sanskrit
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: hope
Words: asha=the hope
Variants:
Asha  English  (US #877)

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Ashanti
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: female
Info about origin: use of the name of an African tribe in the country of Ghana as a given name
Variants:
Ashanti  English  (US #943)

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Ashley
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: ash tree clearing
Info about origin: from a family name which is derived from a place name
also used as a male name, but mostly female nowadays
Words: aesc=the ash; leah=the wood, the clearing, the meadow
Variants:
Ashley  English  (US #1)
Ashely  English  (US #983)
Ashlee  English  (US #185)
Ashleigh  English  (US #212)
Ashli  English  (US #923)
Ashlie  English  (US #598)
Ashly  English  (US #722)
Ashlyn  English  (US #285)
Ashlynn  English  (US #668)

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Ashton
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: ash tree town
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a place name meaning 'ash tree town'
Words: aesc=the ash; tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead
Variants:
Ashton  English  (US #335)

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Asia
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: Asia
Info about origin: use of the name of the continent as given name
the name of the continent may be from Akkadian 'asu' (to rise, in reference to the sun)
Words: asu=to rise;
Variants:
Asia  English  (US #216)

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Aspen
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the aspen
Info about origin: use of the name of the tree as given name
the name of the tree is very old, probably Indoeuropean
Words: aspo=the aspen
Variants:
Aspen  English  (US #805)

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Astrid
Language of origin: Old Norse
Gender: female
Info about origin: old Norse two-element name
Words: ass=the ase, the deity; fridr=beautiful
Variants:
Astrid  German Scandinavian  (US #923)
Asta  German Scandinavian

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Athena
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Info about origin: in Greek mythology Athena is the goddess of war and peace, the favorite daughter of Zeus
origin and meaning of the name which goes back to pre-Greek times are not known for sure
revived as a given name in the 18th century
Variants:
Athena  German English  (US #730)

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Aubrey
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: female
Info about origin: used only as a male name for a long time, but nowadays used more and more as a female name
for information see 'Alberich'
Variants:
Aubrey  English  (US #253)
Aubree  English  (US #983)

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Aurora
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: dawn
Info about origin: in Roman mythology Aurora is the goddess of dawn
after classic times only used as a given name since the Renaissance
Words: aurora=the dawn
Variants:
Aurora  German English  (US #677)

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Autumn
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: autumn
Info about origin: use of the word for the season as given name, often for somebody born in autumn
used as a given name only recently
the word itself has Latin roots
Words: autumnus=the autumn
Variants:
Autumn  English  (US #127)

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Avery
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: female
Info about origin: from a Norman-French family name derived from a form of the given name 'Alfred'
Variants:
Avery  English  (US #498)

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Ayana
Language of origin: Ethiopian
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: beautiful flower
Words: ayana=the beautiful flower
Variants:
Ayana  English Ethiopian  (US #792)

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Ayanna
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: female
Variants:
Ayanna  English  (US #709)

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Ayla
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the oak
Words: 'elah=the oak
Variants:
Ayla  English  (US #805)

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Baby
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Info about origin: not a real name; appears in US statistics because sometimes used in birth certificates in cases where the parents did not yet decide on a name
Variants:
Baby  English  (US #850)
Infant  English  (US #813)

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Bailey
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: bailiff
Info about origin: from an Old English family name deriving from the job title 'bailiff'
the job title itself has Latin roots
Words: baili=the bailiff; baiulus=the porter, the messenger
Variants:
Bailey  English  (US #110)
Bailee  English  (US #641)
Baylee  English  (US #572)

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Barbara
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the foreign
Info about origin: from a very old word root reaching back to Indoeuropean that echoes the unintelligible speech of foreigners
known from Saint Barabara of Nicomedia (3th/4th century AD)
Words: barbari=the barbars, the stammering people; barbaros=foreign, barbaric; barbar=the unintelligible speech
Variants:
Barbara  German English French Italian Spanish Polish  (US #296)
Babette  German French
Babsi  German
Barbra  German English
Bärbel  German

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Beatrix
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: traveller, pilgrim
Info about origin: originally the female form 'Viatrix' of a late Latin name 'Viator' with the meaning 'traveller, pilgrim'
later associated with Latin 'beatus' (happy, blessed), with a purported meaning of 'she who makes happy'
Words: viator=the traveller, the pilgrim; beatus=happy; beare=to make happy
Variants:
Beatrix  German English
Bea  German
Trixi  German
Beatrice  Italian  (US #828)
Beatriz  Spanish Portuguese  (US #546)
Béatrice  French

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Belinda
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: female
Info about origin: origin and meaning not known for sure
maybe an old Germanic two-element name
Words: beraht=bright; lind=gentle, friendly; badu=the fight, the battle
Variants:
Belinda  German English Italian  (US #799)

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Berenike
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: bringing victory
Info about origin: 'Berenike' derives from a Macedonian form of the Greek name 'Pherenike' and thus has the same origin as 'Veronica'
known from Berenike, a Jewish princess, the lover of Titus (1st century AD)
Words: pherein=to bear, to carry; nike=the victory
Variants:
Berenike  German
Berenice  German English  (US #838)

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Bernharde
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: female
Info about origin: See male form Bernard
Variants:
Bernharde  German
Bernadette  French  (US #891)

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Bethany
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: house of figs (?)
Info about origin: in the Bible Bethany is a city outside Jerusalem where Lazarus lived
the name of the city probably means 'house of figs'
Words: beth=the house; te'ena=the fig, the fig tree
Variants:
Bethany  English  (US #118)

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Beverly
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: beaver meadow
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a place name (probably Beverly in Yorkshire, England) with the meaning 'beaver meadow'
Words: beofor=the beaver; leah=the wood, the clearing, the meadow
Variants:
Beverly  German English  (US #655)

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Blair
Language of origin: Scottish
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: plain, field
Info about origin: from a Scottish family name which derives from a place name meaning 'plain', 'field'
Words: blar=the plain, the field, the battlefield
Variants:
Blair  English Scottish  (US #621)

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Blanche
Language of origin: Spanish
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the white
Info about origin: group of names deriving from words for the color white in various Romance languages
these words all derive from a Germanic word 'blanc' (white, bright, beautiful)
Words: blanc=white, bright, beautiful; blanco=white; blanche=white; bianco=white
Variants:
Blanche  French English
Bianca  German Italian  (US #112)
Blanka  German Hungarian
Blanca  Spanish Italian  (US #459)

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Bonnie
Language of origin: Scottish
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: pretty
Info about origin: use of the Scottish word 'bonnie' (pretty) as a given name
popular only since the 20th century, e.g. because of somebody with this name in 'Gone with the Wind'
the Scottish word has Old French roots, from 'bon' (good)
Words: bonnie=pretty; bon=good
Variants:
Bonnie  English Scottish  (US #509)

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Brandy
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: Brandy
Info about origin: seemingly used as a given name for the first time in a popular song of the group 'Looking Glass' 1972
name of an alcoholic beverage with Dutch roots
Words: branden=to burn
Variants:
Brandy  English  (US #178)
Brandi  English  (US #130)
Brandie  English  (US #687)

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Brenda
Language of origin: Old Norse
Gender: female
Info about origin: used first in Scotland and Ireland; in England only since the 20th century
maybe a short from of a 'lost' name with the starting element 'Brand'
sometimes seen as a female form of 'Brendan'
Words: brand=the sword
Variants:
Brenda  English Irish  (US #123)

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Brianna
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: female
Info about origin: See male form Brian
Variants:
Brianna  English Irish  (US #29)
Brea  English  (US #994)
Breana  English  (US #419)
Breann  English  (US #726)
Breanna  English  (US #90)
Breanne  English  (US #580)
Brenna  English  (US #319)
Breonna  English  (US #905)
Bria  English  (US #386)
Briana  English Irish  (US #80)
Brianne  English  (US #395)
Bryana  English  (US #833)
Bryanna  English  (US #415)

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Bridget
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the exalted one
Info about origin: in Irish mythology Brighid was the goddess of fire
Saint Brigid is a patron saint of Ireland
Words: briganti=exalted, divine
Variants:
Bridget  English Irish Scottish  (US #194)
Birgid  German Scandinavian
Birgit  German Scandinavian
Brigitta  German Scandinavian
Brigitte  German French
Gitta  German
Birgitta  Scandinavian
Bridgette  English  (US #550)

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Brittany
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Info about origin: from 'Britons', the name of a Celtic tribe in England
this name is already present in very early times as name for England - Latin 'Britannia' and Greek 'Pretanike'
Words: britannia=England; pretanike=England
Variants:
Brittany  English  (US #6)
Britany  English  (US #797)
Britney  English  (US #237)
Britni  English  (US #877)
Brittani  English  (US #382)
Brittanie  English  (US #770)
Brittney  English  (US #85)
Brittni  English  (US #608)

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Brooke
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: who lives near the brook
Info about origin: See male form Brooks
Variants:
Brooke  English  (US #56)
Brook  English  (US #686)
Brooklyn  English  (US #369)
Brooklynn  English

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Callista
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: most beautiful
Variants:
Callista  German English
Callie  English  (US #341)

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Cameron
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: crooked nose
Info about origin: from a well-known Scottish family name/clan name with the meaning 'crooked nose'
Words: cam=crooked; shron=the nose
Variants:
Cameron  English Scottish  (US #478)
Camryn  English
Kamryn  English

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Camilla
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: acolyte (?)
Variants:
Camilla  German
Camilla  Italian English Scandinavian
Camila  English
Camille  French  (US #272)

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Candace
Language of origin: Ethiopian
Gender: female
Info about origin: 'Candace' is the name of a long-lasting succession of Ethiopian queens
one of these queens is mentioned in the bible
today 'Candice', which derives from 'Candace', is much more popular
Variants:
Candace  English  (US #217)
Candice  English  (US #251)

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Cara
Language of origin: Italian
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: dear, beloved
Words: caro=dear
Variants:
Cara  German Italian English  (US #280)
Kara  German  (US #138)

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Carina
Language of origin: Italian
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: pretty, cute
Info about origin: as an Italian name, probably from 'carino' (pretty, cute), female form 'carina'
can also be seen as a pet form of 'Cara'
Words: carino=pretty, cute
Variants:
Carina  German English Italian Scandinavian  (US #491)
Carine  German
Karina  German
Karine  German

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Carla
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: female
Info about origin: See male form Karl
Variants:
Carla  German English Italian Portuguese  (US #295)
Carola  German English
Carolin  German
Carolina  German English Italian Spanish Portuguese  (US #269)
Carolyn  German English  (US #222)
Karla  German Scandinavian  (US #197)
Karola  German Latinized
Karolina  German
Karoline  German
Carlee  English  (US #817)
Carley  English  (US #474)
Carli  English  (US #701)
Carlie  English  (US #604)
Carly  English  (US #139)
Carol  English  (US #417)
Carole  French
Caroline  French English  (US #92)
Carolyne  English
Carrie  English  (US #257)
Charlene  English French  (US #610)
Karlee  English  (US #636)
Karley  English  (US #820)
Karli  English  (US #665)
Karlie  English  (US #677)
Karly  English  (US #572)

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Carmen
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Info about origin: from the Spanish title 'Virgen del Carmen' (Virgin Mary our Lady of Carmel)
'carmel' or 'karmel' is a mountain in Israel, the site of several Christian monasteries and founding place of the Carmelite order
the 'l' at the end became 'n' under the influence of Latin 'carmen' (song)
Words: karmel=the fruit garden, the fruitful land; carmen=the song
Variants:
Carmen  Spanish  (US #261)
Carmela  Spanish
Carmelia  Spanish
Carmina  Spanish

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Carson
Language of origin: Old Norse
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: son of Carr (?)
Info about origin: maybe from an Old Norse family name with the meaning 'son of Carr'
or maybe from a Gaelic family name with unknown meaning
Words: son=the son
Variants:
Carson  English Scottish Irish  (US #953)

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Casey
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: descendant of Cathasaigh
Info about origin: from the Irish family name 'Ó Cathasaigh' which means 'descendant of Cathasaigh'
the name 'Cathasaigh' means 'vigilant'
Words: cathasaigh=vigilant
Variants:
Casey  English  (US #122)
Kacey  English  (US #680)
Kaci  English  (US #726)
Kacie  English  (US #546)
Kasey  English  (US #250)
Kaycee  English  (US #886)

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Cassandra
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Info about origin: in Greek mythology Cassandra was a Trojan princess which gave a prophecy of the fall of Troja, but nobody would believe her
very popular in England during the Middle Ages
the meaning is not known for sure
Words: kad=to protrude; aner=the man
Variants:
Cassandra  German English  (US #66)
Kassandra  German  (US #198)
Casandra  English  (US #523)
Kasandra  English  (US #658)

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Cassia
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Variants:
Cassia  English
Cassie  English  (US #310)
Kassie  English  (US #896)

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Cassidy
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: descendant of Caiside
Info about origin: from a Gaelic family name 'Ó Caiside' with the meaning 'descendant of Caiside'
the first name 'Caiside' means 'curly haired'
occasionally used as a male name as well
Words: gruaig=the hair; casta=curly
Variants:
Cassidy  English  (US #159)
Kassidy  English  (US #550)

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Cecilia
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Info about origin: female form of the Roman family name 'Caecilius' which might be of unknown Etruscan origin
normally seen as deriving from Latin 'caecus' (blind)
known from Saint Cecilia, a martyr (3rd century AD)
Words: caecus=blind
Male form: Cecil
Variants:
Cecilia  German Italian English Spanish Scandinavian  (US #277)
Cecilie  German
Cäcilia  German
Cäcilie  German
Silka  German Low German Frisian
Silke  German Low German Frisian
Cecelia  English  (US #756)
Cecily  English
Cécile  French
Shayla  English  (US #310)
Sheila  English Irish  (US #526)
Sile  Irish

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Celina
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Variants:
Celina  German  (US #630)
Celine  German  (US #756)
Celia  Italian Spanish  (US #658)
Céline  French

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Chandler
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: candle maker, candle seller
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a job title
the Old French word 'chandelier' (candlestick) became the English job title for somebody who makes or sells candles
these words all derive from Latin 'candela' (light, candle)
this traditionally male name was nevertheless used as a female name in the USA, albeit rarely
Words: chandelier=the candlestick; candela=the light, the candle
Variants:
Chandler  English  (US #556)

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Chanel
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: canal, channel
Info about origin: from an French family name meaning 'canal', 'channel'
Words: chanel=the canal, the channel
Variants:
Chanel  English  (US #498)

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Chantal
Language of origin: French
Gender: female
Info about origin: from the family name of the French Saint Jeanne Françoise Frémont de Chantal
the family name is originally the name of a French city, with a possible meaning of 'stone'
Variants:
Chantal  French  (US #799)
Chantel  English  (US #492)
Shantel  English  (US #610)

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Charis
Language of origin: Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: grace, kindness
Words: charis=the grace, the kindness
Variants:
Charis  German English
Carissa  English  (US #302)
Karissa  English  (US #372)

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Charity
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: charity
Info about origin: use of the common word as given name
the Puritans in the 17th century were the first to use the word as a given name
the English word as Latin roots ('caritas')
Words: caritas=the charity
Variants:
Charity  English  (US #494)

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Charlotte
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: female
Info about origin: See male form Karl
Variants:
Charlotte  French English German  (US #284)
Charlott  French English German
Lotte  German
Carlota  Spanish
Carlotta  Italian
Charlotta  Scandinavian

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Chastity
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: chastity
Info about origin: use of the English word 'chastity' as given name
the English word derives from Latin 'castus' (pure)
Words: castus=pure
Variants:
Chastity  English
Chasity  English  (US #405)

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Chaya
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: life
Variants:
Chaya  English Hebrew  (US #896)

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Chelsea
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Info about origin: use of the name of the district Chelsea of London as given name
the name of the district probably means 'landing place for chalk/limestone'
Words: cealc=the chalk, the limestone; hyth=the landing place, the harbor
Variants:
Chelsea  English  (US #30)
Chelsey  English  (US #167)
Chelsi  English  (US #964)
Chelsie  English  (US #345)

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Cherie
Language of origin: French
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: darling
Info about origin: use of the French word 'chérie' (darling) as an English given name
Words: chérie=the darling
Variants:
Cherie  English
Sherry  English  (US #792)

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Cheryl
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Info about origin: occured first around 1920, popular only since around 1940
origin and meaning unknown, maybe a modification of 'Cherie'
Variants:
Cheryl  German English  (US #671)

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Cheyenne
Language of origin: Dakota
Gender: female
Info about origin: name of a Native American people
Words: shahiyena=the unintelligible speakers
Variants:
Cheyenne  English  (US #105)
Cheyanne  English  (US #467)
Shyanne  English  (US #770)

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China
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: China
Info about origin: use of the name of the country as given name
the name of the country is probably of Chinese origin
Variants:
China  English  (US #931)

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Chloe
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: green shoot, young shoot
Info about origin: in Greek mythology Chloe is a epithet of Demeter, the goddess of agriculture
also known from a famous story of the 3rd century AD
Words: chloe=the green shoot, the young shoot
Variants:
Chloe  German English  (US #146)
Chloé  French

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Christian
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: Christian, disciple of Christ
Info about origin: although traditionally a clearly male name, also used as a female name (in this spelling of 'Christian') in the US, albeit rarely
Words: christianus=christian; christos=the sanctified, the anointed
Variants:
Christian  English  (US #354)

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Christine
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: Christian woman
Info about origin: See male form Christian
Variants:
Christine  German French English  (US #101)
Christa  German  (US #447)
Christel  German
Christiana  German English  (US #738)
Christiane  German French
Christina  German English  (US #36)
Kirsten  German Scandinavian Low German  (US #175)
Kirstin  German Scandinavian  (US #687)
Krista  German Scandinavian  (US #182)
Tiana  German English  (US #332)
Christen  English  (US #728)
Christie  English  (US #630)
Christin  Scandinavian  (US #825)
Christy  English  (US #444)
Cristina  Italian Spanish  (US #208)
Kerstin  Scandinavian
Kiersten  English Scandinavian  (US #526)
Kirstie  English Scottish  (US #728)
Kristen  Scandinavian  (US #58)
Kristi  English  (US #416)
Kristian  English  (US #830)
Kristie  English  (US #638)
Kristin  Scandinavian  (US #111)
Kristina  Scandinavian  (US #115)
Kristine  Scandinavian  (US #375)
Kristy  English  (US #436)
Kristyn  English  (US #748)
Krysta  English  (US #805)
Tianna  English  (US #555)

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Ciara
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the black
Info about origin: See male form Kieran
Variants:
Ciara  Irish  (US #217)
Kiara  English  (US #178)
Kiera  English  (US #534)
Kierra  English  (US #372)

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Clare
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: clear, bright
Info about origin: derived from the Latin word 'clarus' (clear, bright), in Medieval times
known from Saint Claire, follower of Saint Francis of Assisi and foundress of the order of the Poor Clares
Words: clarus=clear, bright
Variants:
Clare  English  (US #633)
Clara  German English Italian Spanish Portuguese  (US #433)
Clarina  German
Clarina  German
Clarinda  German
Clarinde  German
Clarissa  German English Italian  (US #251)
Klara  German
Klarina  German
Klarinda  German
Klarinde  German
Klarine  German
Klarissa  German Latinized
Chiara  Italian
Claire  French  (US #140)
Clarice  English

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Claudia
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the limping
Info about origin: See male form Claudius
Variants:
Claudia  German Italian Spanish Scandinavian  (US #171)
Klaudia  German Hungarian
Claude  French
Claudette  French
Claudina  English
Claudine  French
Gladys  English  (US #779)

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Cölestina
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: heavenly, of the sky
Variants:
Coelestina  German
Celeste  English  (US #315)
Célestine  French

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Colleen
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: girl
Info about origin: popular only since the 1940's, mostly in the US and in Australia
not used as given name in Ireland
Words: cailin=the girl
Variants:
Colleen  English  (US #220)

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Cora
Language of origin: German
Gender: female
Info about origin: in German understood as short form of 'Cordula', 'Cordelia', and 'Cornelia'
Variants:
Cora  German  (US #787)
Kora  German

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Corey
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Info about origin: origin not known for sure, there are several possibilities:
could be a variant of the name 'Corbin' which derives from the Latin word 'corvus' (raven)
could also derive from an Irish family name 'Corey' which means 'ravine'
this traditionally male name was nevertheless used as a female name in the US as well, mostly in the 1990's, albeit rarely
Words: corvus=the raven; corey=the ravine
Variants:
Corey  English  (US #738)
Cori  English  (US #763)
Kori  English  (US #644)

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Corinna
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: maiden, virgin
Info about origin: from the Greek name 'Korinna' deriving from the word 'kore' (maiden, virgin)
Words: kore=the maiden, the virgin
Variants:
Corinna  German English French
Corina  German English French  (US #651)
Korinna  German
Korinne  German
Corinne  French  (US #427)

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Cornelia
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Info about origin: See male form Cornelius
Variants:
Cornelia  German Italian
Connie  German  (US #665)
Kornelia  German
Cornela  English
Cornélie  French

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Courtney
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: female
Info about origin: use of a Norman family name or noble name as given name
also in use as a female name - more details see there
Words: court=short; nez=the nose
Variants:
Courtney  English  (US #20)
Cortney  English  (US #396)
Kortney  English  (US #748)
Kourtney  English  (US #446)

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Crystal
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: crystal
Info about origin: use of the common word as given name
the word itself is very old and can be traced back to Indoeuropean times
Words: krystallos=the ice; kreus=the crust, the ice crust
Variants:
Crystal  English  (US #60)
Cristal  English  (US #433)
Kristal  English  (US #784)
Krystal  English  (US #149)

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Cynthia
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: woman from the mountain Kynthos on Delos island
Info about origin: originally an epithet of Artemis, the Greek goddess of the moon and of hunting
Variants:
Cynthia  German English  (US #103)
Cindy  English  (US #185)
Cinzia  Italian

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Dahlia
Language of origin: German
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: dahlia
Info about origin: use of the name of the flower as a given name
the flower was named after the famous Swedish botanist Anders Dahl (18th century)
the family name 'Dahl' is related to the given name 'Dale'
Words: die Dahlie=the dahlia
Variants:
Dahlia  German English
Dalia  German English  (US #833)

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Daisy
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: daisy
Info about origin: use of the name of the flower as given name
the flower name means 'day eye'
used as given name only since around the end of the 19th century
Words: daeg=the day; eage=the eye
Variants:
Daisy  German English  (US #155)

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Dakota
Language of origin: Dakota
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: friend
Info about origin: use of the name of the Native American people 'Dakota' as a given name
only quite recently used as a given name
mostly used as a male name, less frequently as a female name
Words: dakota=the friend, the ally
Variants:
Dakota  English  (US #337)

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Dalisay
Language of origin: Tagalog
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: pure
Words: dalisay=pure
Variants:
Dalisay  Tagalog

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Dallas
Language of origin: Scottish
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: resting place (?)
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a Scottish place name
the meaning of the place name is disputed, maybe 'resting place'
although traditionally a male name, in the US used as a female name as well, albeit rarely
Variants:
Dallas  English  (US #613)

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Damaris
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: calf (?)
Info about origin: from Greek 'damaris' (calf) or else a diminutive of 'damar' (wife)
in the Bible Damaris is a woman converted to Christianity by Saint Paul
Words: damaris=the calf; damar=the wife
Variants:
Damaris  German English  (US #850)

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Dana
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the Dane
Info about origin: from a family name that originally denoted somebody from Denmark
the 'den' in 'Denmark' probably goes back to an Indoeuropean root word 'dhen' (low, flat)
Words: dhen=low, flat
Variants:
Dana  English
Dayna  English  (US #784)

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Danica
Language of origin: Slavic
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: morning star
Info about origin: (not yet available)
Words: danika=the morning star
Variants:
Danica  German English Slavic  (US #830)

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Daniela
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: God is my judge
Info about origin: See male form Daniel
Variants:
Daniela  German Italian Portuguese Polish Czech Romanian  (US #243)
Dana  German  (US #157)
Daniella  German Italian  (US #480)
Daniele  Italian
Danielle  French English  (US #22)
Danila  Slavic

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Daphne
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: laurel, laurel tree
Info about origin: in Greek mythology Daphne is a nymph who was turned into a laurel tree
Words: daphne=the laurel, the laurel tree, the laurel, the laurel tree
Variants:
Daphne  German English  (US #896)

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Dara
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: female
Variants:
Dara  English  (US #943)

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Darby
Language of origin: Old Norse
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: deer town
Info about origin: from an English family name which derives from an Old Norse place name meaning 'deer town'
Words: dyr=the deer; byr=the village, the settlement
Variants:
Darby  English  (US #787)

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Darcy
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: from Arcy
Info about origin: from a Norman family name 'D'Arcy' (from Arcy, with Arcy a city in France)
the name of the city derives from Latin 'arx' (fortress)
Words: arx=the fortress
Variants:
Darcy  English  (US #943)

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Daria
Language of origin: Old Persian
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: possessor of the good
Info about origin: See male form Darius
Variants:
Daria  German
Darian  English  (US #523)
Darja  Russian

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Darlene
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Info about origin: recently coined, as a combination of 'Darling' with the typical female name ending '-lene'
Variants:
Darlene  English  (US #628)

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Dawn
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: dawn
Info about origin: use of the common English word as given name
probably used for the first time in this way in 1928, but with a quickly rising popularity afterwards
the word itself derives from the word for 'day'
Words: daeg=the day
Variants:
Dawn  English  (US #531)

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Deana
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: valley; dean
Info about origin: See male form Dean
Variants:
Deana  English  (US #983)

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Deborah
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: bee
Info about origin: in the Bible Deborah is a judge and a prophetess of Israel
Words: deborah=the bee
Variants:
Deborah  German English French Hebrew  (US #360)
Debora  German English French Hebrew
Debbie  English  (US #943)
Debby  English
Debra  English  (US #712)

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Deja
Language of origin: French
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: already
Info about origin: use of the french word 'déjà' as English given name
apparently taken from the English expression 'deja vu' (originally from French)
Words: déjà=already
Variants:
Deja  English  (US #364)

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Delaney
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: from the alder grove
Info about origin: from a Norman family name 'De l'aunaie' which means as 'from the alder grove'
Words: aunaie=the alder grove; aulne=the alder
Variants:
Delaney  English  (US #393)

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Demetria
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: dedicated to Demeter
Info about origin: See male form Dimitri
Variants:
Demetria  Italian
Demi  English  (US #701)

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Denise
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: dedicated to Dionysos
Info about origin: See male form Dennis
Variants:
Denise  German French  (US #199)

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Desiree
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the longed-for, the wished-for
Variants:
Desiree  German  (US #137)
Desirae  English  (US #544)

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Destiny
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: destiny
Info about origin: use of the common word as given name
the word itself has Latin roots and came into English by way of French
Words: destinare=to determine, to destine
Male form: Destin
Variants:
Destiny  English  (US #82)
Destinee  English  (US #451)
Destiney  English  (US #825)
Destini  English  (US #820)

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Devin
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the poet
Words: devin=the poet
Variants:
Devin  English Irish  (US #344)
Devan  English  (US #722)
Devyn  English  (US #891)

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Devon
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: female
Info about origin: use of the county Devon in England as a given name
the name of the county probably is of Celtic origin and derives from the name of a Celtic tribe, the Dumnonii
Variants:
Devon  English  (US #357)

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Diamond
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: diamond
Info about origin: use of the English name of the precious stone as given name
the word has Latin and Greek roots
Words: adamas=the indestructible metal; a=un; damazein=to defeat
Variants:
Diamond  English  (US #204)

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Diana
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Info about origin: in Roman mythology Diana is the goddess of hunting and of the moon
the name probably derives from a very old Indoeuropean word which is also the origin of 'Zeus'
Words: deiwo=the light, the daylight, the deity
Variants:
Diana  German English Italian Spanish Portuguese Russian  (US #97)
Diane  French German  (US #485)
Dianne  French German
Deanna  English  (US #183)
Dianna  English  (US #770)
Kiana  Hawaii  (US #275)

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Dinah
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: judgement (?)
Info about origin: in the Bible Dinah is a daughter of Jacob and Leah
Words: diyn=the judgement
Variants:
Dinah  German English
Dina  German English  (US #923)

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Dominika
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: belonging to the lord
Info about origin: See male form Dominic
Variants:
Dominika  German Hungarian
Domenica  Italian
Dominica  Spanish
Dominique  French  (US #135)
Dominque  English  (US #923)
Domonique  English  (US #820)

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Donna
Language of origin: Italian
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: lady
Info about origin: use of the common Italian word 'donna' (lady) as English given name
in such use only since around the start of the 20th century
often also understood as a female form of 'Donald'
Words: donna=the lady
Variants:
Donna  English  (US #461)

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Doris
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the Dorian woman
Info about origin: from the name of an ancient Greek tribe, the Dorians
the name of the tribe is probably related to the word 'doron' (gift)
in Greek mythology Doris is the daughter of Okeanos and Tethys
Words: doron=the gift
Variants:
Doris  German  (US #973)

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Dorothea
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: gift of God
Info about origin: female form of the Latin name 'Dorotheus', from the Greek name 'Dorotheos'
known from Saint Dorothea (3rd/4th century AD)
Words: doron=the gift; theos=God
Variants:
Dorothea  German
Dora  German
Dorothee  German
Dolly  English
Doreen  English
Dorotea  Italian Spanish
Dorothy  English  (US #565)
Dorothée  French

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Drew
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Info about origin: longtime a clearly male short form of 'Andrew'
but since around 1990 in the US rarely used as female name as well, probably because of the famous actress Drew Barrymore
Variants:
Drew  English  (US #976)

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Dulcie
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the sweet
Words: dulcis=sweet
Variants:
Dulcie  English
Dulce  Spanish  (US #658)

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Ebony
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: ebony
Info about origin: use of the english word 'ebony' as a given name
popular among Afro-Americans
the word itself is very old, e.g. old Greek 'ebenos'
Words: ebenos=the ebony
Variants:
Ebony  English  (US #277)
Eboni  English  (US #943)

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Edeltraud
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: female
Info about origin: old Germanic two-element name
Words: adal=the noble, honorable; trud=the strength, the power
Variants:
Edeltraud  German
Edeltraut  German
Edeltrud  German
Audra  English  (US #877)
Audrey  English  (US #165)

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Eden
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: pleasure (?)
Info about origin: in the Bible the Garden of Eden is the first home of Adam and Eve, the 'paradise'
said to derive from the Hebrew word 'eden' (pleasure)
but more probably from an Akkadian word 'edinu', itself a loan word from Sumerian meaning 'plain, steppe'
Words: eden=the pleasure; edinu=the plain, the steppe; edin=the plain, the steppe
Variants:
Eden  English  (US #722)

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Edith
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Info about origin: Old English two-element name that predates the Norman conquest
Words: ead=the wealth; gyth=the fight, the battle
Variants:
Edith  German English  (US #550)
Editha  English German

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Eileen
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: female
Info about origin: Anglicized form of a Gaelic/Old Irish name that derives from the Old French name 'Aveline', like 'Eveline'
another possible derivation is from 'Helen'
very popular since the early 20th century
Variants:
Eileen  English Irish  (US #567)
Aileen  German English  (US #694)

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Eleonora
Language of origin: Old Provençal
Gender: female
Info about origin: from an Old Provençal name 'Alienor' which is usually taken to be a variant of 'Helen'
however the name has probably Germanic roots and contains the name element 'ali' (foreign)
Words: ali=foreign
Variants:
Eleonora  German Italian
Nora  German Italian English Scandinavian  (US #463)
Eleanor  English  (US #598)
Elly  English
Eléonore  French

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Eliane
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: my god is Yahweh
Info about origin: See male form Elijah
Variants:
Eliane  German
Eliana  German Italian Spanish  (US #905)
Iliana  German English  (US #770)

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Elisha
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: God is help
Info about origin: mostly a male name, but sometimes also used as a female name in the US
Words: el=God, the powerful; jascha=to help, to deliver
Variants:
Elisha  English  (US #756)

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Elizabeth
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: My God is abundance; My God has sworn
Info about origin: meaning not known for sure
2 interpretations are common, with the second name element either derived from 'sheba' (seven) or from 'shaba' (oath):
'My God is seven' with the number seven as symbol for abundance, thus 'My God is abundance'
or 'My God has sworn').
in the Bible Elizabeth is the mother of John the Baptist
Words: el=God, the powerful; sheba=seven; shaba=the oath
Variants:
Elizabeth  English  (US #8)
Bettina  German Italian
Elisa  German  (US #425)
Elisabeth  German English French Greek  (US #356)
Elischeba  German
Elise  German  (US #288)
Elsa  German  (US #905)
Ilse  German
Liese  German
Liesel  German
Lisa  German English French Italian Dutch  (US #113)
Lisbeth  German
Lise  German French
Beth  English  (US #705)
Betsy  English  (US #918)
Betty  English  (US #779)
Elisabetta  Italian
Elissa  English  (US #753)
Eliza  English  (US #570)
Elyssa  English  (US #891)
Lilly  English
Lisette  French
Liz  English
Liza  English  (US #953)
Lizbeth  English  (US #542)
Lizeth  English  (US #973)
Lizette  English  (US #694)
Lizzie  English

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Ella
Language of origin: Italian
Gender: female
Info about origin: short form of names ending in '-ella', like e.g. 'Graziella' or 'Gabriella'
Variants:
Ella  German  (US #662)

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Ellie
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Info about origin: short form of names starting with 'El-', especially 'Eleanor'
Variants:
Ellie  English  (US #701)

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Elysia
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Info about origin: in Greek and Roman mythology the 'Elysion' / 'Elysium' is the blissful realm of dead heroes
Variants:
Elysia  English
Elyse  English  (US #744)

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Emily
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Info about origin: See male form Emil
Variants:
Emily  English  (US #3)
Emilia  German  (US #953)
Emilie  German  (US #549)
Emely  English
Emilee  English  (US #424)
Émilie  French

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Emma
Language of origin: Germanic
Gender: female
Info about origin: originally a short form of names beginning with 'Erm-' or 'Irm', like e.g. Irmgard
Words: ermana=immense, universal; irmin=universal
Variants:
Emma  German English French  (US #71)

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Erica
Language of origin: Old Norse
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: alone-ruler
Info about origin: See male form Eric
Variants:
Erica  German English French  (US #57)
Erika  German Scandinavian  (US #95)
Ericka  English  (US #468)

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Erin
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the Irish woman
Info about origin: Anglicized form of the Irish name 'Eireann' which derives from the name 'Eire' of the country
Words: eire=Ireland
Variants:
Erin  English Irish  (US #48)

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Esmeralda
Language of origin: Spanish
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: smaragd
Info about origin: from the Spanish word 'esmeralda' (smaragd)
the name of the gemstone derives from a Greek word meaning 'green stone'
Words: esmeralda=the smaragd; smaragdos=the green stone
Variants:
Esmeralda  German Spanish Italian  (US #286)
Emerald  English  (US #896)

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Essence
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: essence
Info about origin: use of the common English word as given name
the word has Latin roots
Variants:
Essence  English  (US #673)

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Esther
Language of origin: Old Persian
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: star (?)
Info about origin: in the Bible Esther is the Jewish wife of a king of Persia (see 'Book of Esther', Old Testament)
of Persian origin, maybe meaning 'star', or maybe a Hebrew form of 'ishtar' (the name of a Persian goddess)
Words: star=the star
Variants:
Esther  German English French Hebrew  (US #297)

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Eunice
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: good victory
Info about origin: in the Bible Eunice is the mother of Timothy, the helper of Paul, the apostle
Words: eu=good, well; nike=the victory
Variants:
Eunice  English  (US #923)

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Eve
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: live, living, the enlivening
Info about origin: in the Bible Adam and Eve are the first humans
Words: chayah=living, to live
Variants:
Eve  French English
Eva  German Italian Spanish Portuguese Scandinavian  (US #348)
Ava  English  (US #744)
Evita  Spanish

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Evelyn
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: female
Info about origin: derives from the Old French/Norman name 'Aveline' which is a diminutive of 'Avila', a variant of 'Ava'
the meaning is not known for sure, maybe from Latin 'avis' (bird)
Words: avis=the bird
Variants:
Evelyn  English  (US #205)
Eveline  German English

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Fabia
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Variants:
Fabia  German Italian Spanish Portuguese
Fabiola  Italian  (US #585)

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Faith
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: faith
Info about origin: the use of this common words as a given name goes back to the Puritans in the 17th century AD
the word itself has a Latin root 'fides'
Words: fides=the faith
Variants:
Faith  English  (US #176)

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Fatima
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the abstaining, the weaning
Info about origin: very popular name in the Arabic world
known from Fatima, the youngest daughter of Muhammad (606 to 632 AD)
Words: fatama=to abstain, to wean
Variants:
Fatima  Arabic  (US #618)

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Felizia
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the lucky, the successful
Info about origin: See male form Felix
Variants:
Felizia  German
Felicia  Italian English Hungarian Romanian  (US #191)
Felisa  Spanish

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Fernanda
Language of origin: Gothic
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: bold protector (?)
Info about origin: See male form Ferdinand
Variants:
Fernanda  Italian Spanish Portuguese

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Fiona
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the fair, the blond
Variants:
Fiona  German English Scottish  (US #730)

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Franziska
Language of origin: Italian
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: little Frenchwoman
Info about origin: See male form Francis
Variants:
Franziska  German
Franzi  German
Fanny  English
Frances  English  (US #354)
Francesca  Italian  (US #388)
Franchesca  English  (US #953)
Francheska  English  (US #931)
Francisca  Spanish
Françoise  French

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Gabriele
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: strong man of God, hero of God; God is my hero
Info about origin: See male form Gabriel
Variants:
Gabriele  German
Gabi  German
Gaby  German
Brielle  English  (US #742)
Gabriel  English  (US #964)
Gabriela  Italian Portuguese Polish Romanian  (US #129)
Gabriella  Italian Portuguese Polish Romanian  (US #166)
Gabrielle  French English  (US #74)

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Genesis
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: birth
Info about origin: Genesis is the first book of the Old Testament about the creation of the world
Words: genesis=the birth, the creation
Variants:
Genesis  English  (US #246)

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Genoveva
Language of origin: Germanic
Gender: female
Info about origin: meaning and origin not known for sure, probably a Germanic two-element name
maybe also with the same origin as 'Jennifer'; anyway some variants of the two names are very easy to confuse
known from the legend of Genoveva of Brabant
Saint Geneviève is the patron saint of Paris in France (5th century AD)
Variants:
Genoveva  German Spanish
Genevieve  English  (US #538)

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Georgia
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: farmer, earthworker
Info about origin: See male form Georg
Variants:
Georgia  English  (US #644)
Georgina  German English  (US #994)
Georgine  German French
Jörne  German
Georgette  French

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Gisela
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: hostage, pledge
Words: gisal=the pledge, the hostage
Variants:
Gisela  German
Gisella  Italian
Giselle  French English  (US #470)
Gisselle  English
Gisèle  French

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Gloria
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: glory
Info about origin: not used as a given name until the 20th century, but very popular nowadays
first appeared as a given name in the play 'You Never Can Tell' by George Bernard Shaw (1898)
Words: gloria=the glory
Variants:
Gloria  German English Italian Spanish Portuguese  (US #273)
Gloriana  English

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Grace
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: charm, grace
Info about origin: in Roman mythology the Graces are 3 daughters of Zeus
in Christianism the name 'Gratia' took on the new meaning of 'grace of God'
the English name variant is known from the American actress Grace Kelly
Words: gratia=the charm, the grace
Variants:
Grace  English  (US #96)
Gracie  English
Graciela  English Spanish  (US #770)

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Griselda
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: female
Info about origin: known as a name in an Italian legend
Words: gris=grey; hiltja=the fight
Variants:
Griselda  German English Italian  (US #923)

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Guadalupe
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: wolf river
Info about origin: informations see at male form
Variants:
Guadalupe  English Spanish  (US #230)

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Guiomar
Language of origin: Spanish
Gender: female
Info about origin: possibly a Spanish-Portuguese form of the Germanic name 'Hildemar'
Variants:
Guiomar  Portuguese
Xiomara  English Spanish  (US #931)

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Gwendolin
Language of origin: Welsh
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: white ring
Info about origin: name of women and fairies in various old Celtic/Welsh legends
Words: gwen=white, fair, shining, holy; dolen=the ring, the circle
Variants:
Gwendolin  German English Welsh
Gwen  English
Gwenda  English
Gwendolyn  English Welsh  (US #680)

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Harley
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: hare clearing, hare meadow
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a place name with the meaning 'hare clearing' or 'hare meadow'
Words: hara=the hare; leah=the wood, the clearing, the meadow
Variants:
Harley  English  (US #447)

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Hayley
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: hay clearing, hay meadow
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from a place name, probably 'Hailey' in Oxfordshire in England, with the meaning 'hay clearing' or 'hay meadow'
used as a given name only since around 1960
Words: heg=the hay; leah=the wood, the clearing, the meadow
Variants:
Hayley  English  (US #150)
Hailee  English  (US #638)
Hailey  English  (US #119)
Haleigh  English  (US #572)
Haley  English  (US #49)
Hali  English  (US #838)
Halie  English  (US #712)
Halle  English  (US #905)
Hallie  English  (US #559)
Haylee  English  (US #465)
Haylie  English  (US #964)

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Hazel
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: hazel
Info about origin: use of the common English word for the tree as a given name
coined in the 19th century, together with other such names connected to plants
Variants:
Hazel  English  (US #854)

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Heather
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: heather
Info about origin: use of the name of the shrub/flower as a given name
coined together with other 'flower names' in the 19th century, but in common use only since around the 1960's
Variants:
Heather  English  (US #38)

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Heaven
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: heaven
Info about origin: use of the common word (in the sense of 'paradise') as given name
Variants:
Heaven  English  (US #615)

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Helen
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the bright
Info about origin: in Greek mythology Helen is the daughter of Zeus and Leda; her kidnapping was the cause of the Trojan war
the name of the Greek sun good 'Helios' has the same roots
Words: helene=the torch, the brightness, the sunray
Variants:
Helen  English  (US #315)
Helena  German Scandinavian Dutch Portuguese Polish Finnish  (US #805)
Helene  German Scandinavian
Ilona  German Hungarian Finnish
Lena  German Scandinavian  (US #590)
Elaina  English  (US #687)
Elaine  English  (US #454)
Elena  Italian Spanish  (US #329)
Ellen  English  (US #226)
Hélène  French
Élaine  French
Ileana  Romanian
Ilka  Hungarian
Ilke  Hungarian
Jelena  Russian
Lenka  Czech Polish

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Helga
Language of origin: Old Norse
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: holy, blessed
Info about origin: (not yet available)
Words: heilagr=holy, blessed
Variants:
Helga  German Scandinavian
Hella  German
Olga  Russian  (US #862)

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Hilaria
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the cheerful
Variants:
Hilaria  German
Hilary  English  (US #504)
Hillary  English  (US #290)
Ilaria  Italian

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Holly
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: holly
Info about origin: use of the name of the tree as given name
in use as a given name only since the beginning of the 20th century, more widespread since around 1960
Variants:
Holly  English  (US #114)
Hollie  English  (US #805)

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Hope
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: hope
Info about origin: use of the common English word as a given name
the Puritans started to use this name in the 17th century
originally male and female, today only female
Variants:
Hope  English  (US #223)

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Hunter
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: hunter
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from the job title 'hunter'
Variants:
Hunter  English  (US #503)

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Imani
Language of origin: Swahili
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: faith
Words: imani=the faith
Variants:
Imani  English  (US #348)

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India
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: India
Info about origin: use of the name of the country as given name
the name of the country derives from the name of the Indus River.
the name of the river is very old, e.g. during the times of the old Greeks 'Sindhu', and maybe originally meant simply 'river'
Variants:
India  English  (US #421)

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Ingrid
Language of origin: Old Norse
Gender: female
Info about origin: Old Norse two-element name
the name element 'Ing' derives from 'Ing'/'Ingwio', the name of a Germanic god
Words: ing=(name of a god); fridr=beautiful
Variants:
Ingrid  German Scandinavian  (US #805)

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Irene
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the peaceful
Info about origin: in Greek mythology Irene is the goddess of peace
Words: eirene=the peace
Variants:
Irene  German English Italian Scandinavian  (US #421)
Ira  Italian
Irène  French
Irina  Russian

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Iris
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: rainbow
Info about origin: in Greek mythology Iris is the messenger goddess, the goddess of the rainbow
'Iris' is also the name of a flower
Words: iris=the rainbow
Variants:
Iris  German English Dutch  (US #475)

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Irma
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: female
Info about origin: short form of names starting with 'Irm-', e.g. 'Irmgard'
Words: irmin=universal
Variants:
Irma  German Spanish Italian French  (US #845)

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Isabella
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: God is perfection; or: God is my oath
Info about origin: medieval Spanish derivation of 'Elizabeth'
Words: el=God, the powerful; sheba=seven
Variants:
Isabella  German Italian Spanish  (US #202)
Bella  German English Italian
Isabel  Spanish Portuguese  (US #215)
Isabelle  French  (US #440)
Izabella  Hungarian Polish

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Isamar
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: female
Variants:
Isamar  English  (US #943)

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Itzel
Language of origin: Maya
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: she of the rainbow
Info about origin: probably from 'Ix Chel', the Mayan moon goddess
the name of the goddess means something like 'she of the rainbow'
Words: ix=she; chel=the rainbow
Variants:
Itzel  English  (US #820)

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Ivy
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: ivy
Info about origin: use of the name of the plant as given name
came into use in England at the end of the 19th century, together with other such plant names
Variants:
Ivy  English  (US #526)

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Jacqueline
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: Yahweh may protect; holder of the heel; supplanter
Info about origin: See male form Jacob
Variants:
Jacqueline  French  (US #75)
Jackie  English  (US #770)
Jacklyn  English  (US #602)
Jacky  English
Jaclyn  English  (US #221)
Jacquelyn  English  (US #271)
Jaime  English  (US #460)
Jaimie  English  (US #717)
Jami  English  (US #712)
Jamie  English  (US #77)
Jaqueline  French  (US #730)
Jayme  English  (US #722)

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Jade
Language of origin: Spanish
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: jade
Info about origin: use of the name of the precious stone as given name
the name of the stone derives from Spanish 'piedra de ijada' (stone of the bowels), so called because it was thought to heal digestion problems
Words: ijada=the bowels
Variants:
Jade  English  (US #162)
Jada  English  (US #293)
Jaden  English
Jadyn  English
Jayda  English
Jayden  English

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Jalisa
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: female
Variants:
Jalisa  English  (US #641)

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Jamila
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the beautiful, the handsome
Info about origin: See male form Jamil
Variants:
Jamila  Arabic Swahili  (US #976)

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Jasmine
Language of origin: Old Persian
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: jasmine
Info about origin: use of the name of the jasmine plant/flower as given name
the origin of the plant name is Persia
used as given name only since the end of the 19th century
Words: jasamin=the jasmine
Variants:
Jasmine  English French  (US #25)
Jasmin  German  (US #200)
Jasmina  German Slavic
Jazmin  English  (US #214)
Jazmine  English  (US #235)
Jazmyn  English  (US #850)
Jessamyn  English
Yasmeen  English  (US #854)
Yasmin  English  (US #509)
Yasmine  English French  (US #513)
Yazmin  English  (US #931)
Jasminka  Slavic

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Jayla
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Info about origin: modern creation as a combination of 'Jay' with the popular name suffix 'la'
Variants:
Jayla  English  (US #931)

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Jennifer
Language of origin: Welsh
Gender: female
Info about origin: in Arthurian legend Guinevere is the beautiful wife of King Arthur
Words: gwen=white, fair, shining, holy; hwyfar=smooth
Variants:
Jennifer  German English  (US #14)
Jenifer  German English  (US #730)
Jenny  German English  (US #266)
Ginevra  Italian
Jena  English  (US #615)
Jennie  English  (US #680)
Jennina  English

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Jerrica
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: female
Info about origin: maybe an invented female form of 'Jerry'
Variants:
Jerrica  English  (US #862)

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Jessenia
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: female
Info about origin: meaning not known for sure, possibly 'flower' in Arabic
Variants:
Jessenia  English  (US #918)
Yesenia  English  (US #184)
Yessenia  English  (US #787)

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Jessica
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: He (God) beholds
Info about origin: first used by Shakespeare in his play 'The Merchant of Venice'
he probably based the name on the biblical name Iscah
Variants:
Jessica  German English  (US #2)
Jessie  German English  (US #267)
Jessika  German English  (US #694)
Jessy  German English
Jesse  English  (US #694)
Jessi  English  (US #983)

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Jocelyn
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: female
Info about origin: originally 'Gautzelin', a name derived from the name of the Germanic tribe of the Gauts, by double diminuation
brought from France to England by the Normans as 'Joscelin'
originally predominantly male, today mainly used as a female name
Words: gaut=the gaut
Variants:
Jocelyn  German English  (US #147)
Joseline  German English
Joselyn  English  (US #756)

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Joelle
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: Yahweh is God
Info about origin: See male form Joel
Variants:
Joelle  German  (US #896)
Joëlle  French

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Johanna
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: Yahweh is gracious
Info about origin: See male form John
Variants:
Johanna  German Scandinavian Dutch  (US #436)
Hanna  German Hungarian  (US #231)
Hansine  German Scandinavian
Jana  German Czech  (US #694)
Janette  German English  (US #753)
Janina  German Polish
Janine  German French  (US #877)
Janna  German
Jantje  German Low German Frisian
Jenna  German English  (US #76)
Jenny  English German Scandinavian
Gianna  Italian  (US #494)
Giovanna  Italian  (US #799)
Janae  English  (US #515)
Janay  English  (US #877)
Jane  English  (US #365)
Janelle  English  (US #323)
Janessa  English  (US #712)
Janet  English  (US #282)
Janice  English  (US #517)
Janie  English  (US #854)
Jean  English  (US #931)
Jeanette  French  (US #401)
Jeanne  French
Jeannine  French
Joan  English  (US #862)
Joana  English  (US #994)
Joann  English  (US #838)
Joanna  English  (US #174)
Joanne  English  (US #705)
Jona  Scandinavian
Jonna  Scandinavian
Juana  Spanish  (US #838)
Juanita  Spanish  (US #658)
Shauna  English  (US #595)
Shawna  English  (US #365)
Sheena  English  (US #738)
Ioanna  Greek
Ivana  Russian
Iwana  Russian
Janka  Hungarian

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Jolene
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Info about origin: modern creation out of the name parts 'Jo' and 'lene'
Variants:
Jolene  English  (US #860)

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Jordan
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the descending
Info about origin: the Jordan is the river in Israel where Jesus was baptized
the name came to Europe in the times of the crusades
the name of the river itself ('Yarden' in Hebrew) means 'the descending'
Words: yarad=to descend, to sink
Male form: Jordan
Variants:
Jordan  German English  (US #52)
Jordyn  English  (US #276)

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Josepha
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: He (God) will add
Info about origin: See male form Joseph
Variants:
Josepha  German
Josefine  German
Beppina  Italian
Giuseppa  Italian
Giuseppina  Italian
Josefa  Spanish Portuguese Scandinavian
Josefina  Spanish
Josephine  English  (US #425)
Josiane  French
Josie  English  (US #465)
Josée  French
Joséphine  French
Pepita  Spanish

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Joy
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: joy
Info about origin: use of the common English word as given name
became popular in England in the 17th century
Variants:
Joy  German English  (US #403)

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Joyce
Language of origin: Breton
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: lord
Info about origin: from the Old-French name 'Josce' that was brought by the Normans to England as 'Josse'
'Josce' derives from 'Jodocus', and that name in turn is derived from a Breton name 'Iodoc' meaning 'lord'
today predominantly female, but in the Middle Ages used as a male name
Words: iodoc=the lord
Variants:
Joyce  English  (US #608)

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Judith
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: woman from Jehud
Info about origin: the meaning 'woman from Jehud' refers to Jehud, a city in Israel (today Yehud)
in the Bible Judith is one of the wifes of Esau
there is also a apocryphal 'Book of Judith'
Variants:
Judith  German English French  (US #480)
Jodi  English  (US #602)
Jodie  English  (US #983)
Judy  English  (US #779)

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Julia
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Info about origin: See male form Julius
Variants:
Julia  German English Spanish Portuguese  (US #59)
Julica  German
Julika  Hungarian German
Giulia  Italian
Giulietta  Italian
Julie  French  (US #125)
Juliet  English  (US #799)
Juliette  French English

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Juliana
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Info about origin: See male form Julian
Variants:
Juliana  German English Spanish Dutch Portuguese  (US #411)
Juliane  German French
Liana  German English French  (US #862)
Gill  English
Gillian  English  (US #748)
Giuliana  Italian
Jill  English  (US #526)
Jillian  English  (US #157)
Julianna  English  (US #440)
Julianne  English  (US #494)
Julienne  French
Leanna  English  (US #506)

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Julissa
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Info about origin: probably a combination of 'Julie' and 'Lisa'
Variants:
Julissa  English  (US #518)

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Justice
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Info about origin: from a family name that derives from the job title 'justice' for a judge
can also be seen as the use of the common English word 'justice' as given name
the word 'justice' came to English from French and derives from a Latin word
Words: justise=the justice; justitia=the justice
Variants:
Justice  English  (US #590)

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Justine
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the just
Info about origin: See male form Justus
Variants:
Justine  German French English  (US #238)
Justina  German English  (US #633)
Giustina  Italian
Justa  Spanish

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Kali
Language of origin: Sanskrit
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the black one
Info about origin: in Hindy mythology Kali is the destructive form of the wife of Shiva
Words: kali=the black one
Variants:
Kali  English  (US #384)

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Karin
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the pure (?)
Info about origin: Scandinavian derivation of 'Catharina'
often said to be connected to Latin 'carus' (dear) because of the similarity
Words: carus=dear; katharos=pure
Variants:
Karin  German Scandinavian Finnish
Carin  German Dutch
Karen  German Scandinavian  (US #128)
Karina  German Scandinavian  (US #134)
Karine  French

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Katherine
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the pure (?)
Info about origin: of debated origin; the Romans (falsely) interpreted it as deriving from Greek 'katharos' (pure) and gave the name the form 'Katharina'
known from Saint Katharina of Alexandria (3th/4th century AD)
Words: katharos=pure
Variants:
Katherine  English  (US #26)
Katarina  German  (US #613)
Katerina  German Russian  (US #896)
Katharina  German
Katherina  German
Kathrin  German
Kathrine  German English  (US #905)
Kathryn  German  (US #70)
Katja  German Russian
Katrin  German
Katrina  German  (US #170)
Caitlyn  English  (US #151)
Catalina  Spanish  (US #873)
Caterina  Italian
Catherine  English  (US #86)
Cathy  English
Cathérine  French
Kaitlin  English  (US #102)
Kaitlyn  English  (US #51)
Kaitlynn  English  (US #414)
Kari  English  (US #393)
Kate  English  (US #299)
Katelin  English  (US #605)
Katelyn  English  (US #62)
Katelynn  English  (US #261)
Katharine  English  (US #436)
Katheryn  English  (US #896)
Kathleen  English  (US #124)
Kathy  English  (US #587)
Katie  English  (US #68)
Katlin  English  (US #651)
Katlyn  English  (US #268)
Katlynn  English  (US #931)
Katy  English  (US #624)
Caitlin  Irish  (US #69)
Jekaterina  Russian
Katinka  Russian

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Kayley
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: descendant of Caollaidhe
Info about origin: from an Irish family name 'Ó Caollaidhe' (descendant of Caollaidhe)
the family name derives from the word 'caol' (narrow, slender)
the name variant 'Kayla' is very popular in the US at the moment
Words: caol=narrow, slender
Variants:
Kayley  English Irish  (US #976)
Cayla  English  (US #561)
Kaila  English  (US #440)
Kailee  English  (US #730)
Kailey  English  (US #412)
Kailyn  English  (US #976)
Kaleigh  English  (US #518)
Kaley  English  (US #498)
Kalie  English  (US #964)
Kallie  English  (US #877)
Kalyn  English  (US #687)
Kayla  English  (US #12)
Kaylee  English  (US #142)
Kayleigh  English  (US #421)
Kayli  English  (US #931)
Kaylie  English  (US #576)
Kaylin  English  (US #570)
Kaylyn  English  (US #579)
Kaylynn  English  (US #905)
Keely  English  (US #589)

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Keila
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: female
Variants:
Keila  English  (US #983)

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Keishla
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: female
Variants:
Keishla  English  (US #779)

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Kelly
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: female
Info about origin: from an Irish male given name 'Ceallach' or 'Ceallagh', whose meaning is not known for sure
today mostly used as a female given name
Words: ceall=the church, the monastery
Variants:
Kelly  English Irish  (US #55)
Kelley  English  (US #478)
Kelli  English  (US #249)
Kellie  English  (US #346)

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Kelsey
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Info about origin: use of a family name as given name whose meaning and origin is disputed
today more often used as a female name
Words: ceol=the ship; sige=the victory
Variants:
Kelsey  English  (US #33)
Kelcie  English  (US #976)
Kelsea  English  (US #576)
Kelsi  English  (US #488)
Kelsie  English  (US #280)

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Kendall
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: valley of the River Kent
Info about origin: fom a family name deriving from the name 'Kendal' of a city in England
the meaning of the name of the city is 'valley of the River Kent'
the name of the river itself maybe means 'border'
exclusively male name for a long time, in recent times however used as a female name as well in the US
Words: dael=the dale, the valley
Variants:
Kendall  English  (US #234)
Kendal  English  (US #983)

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Kendra
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: high hill (?)
Info about origin: See male form Kendrick
Variants:
Kendra  English  (US #133)

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Kennedy
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: ugly head
Info about origin: mostly given in remembrance of the assassinated US president John F. Kennedy
albeit male for a long time, recently used also as female in the US
Words: ceann=the head; Eidigh=ugly
Variants:
Kennedy  English  (US #365)

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Kenya
Language of origin: Kamba
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: Kenya
Info about origin: use of the African country of Kenya as given name
the land took its name from the mountain with the same name
the English name of the mountain in turn comes from a local name 'Kima ja Kegnia' (mountain of whiteness)
Variants:
Kenya  English  (US #456)
Kenia  English  (US #845)

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Kerry
Language of origin: Irish
Gender: female
Info about origin: from the name 'Kerry' or 'Ciarrai' of a county in Ireland
the name of the county derives from the word 'ciar' (black)
in Ireland itself not in use as a given name
Words: ciar=black, dark
Variants:
Kerry  English  (US #748)
Keri  English  (US #565)
Kerri  English  (US #618)

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Khadija
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: premature child
Info about origin: known from the first wife of Prophet Muhammad, the mother of all his children
Words: khadija=the premature child
Variants:
Khadija  Arabic Swahili
Khadijah  English  (US #610)
Hatice  Turkish

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Khalilah
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: friend
Info about origin: See male form Khalil
Variants:
Khalilah  Arabic
Kaela  Arabic  (US #673)

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Kiana
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: elements of nature (?)
Info about origin: an Iranian name, probably independent of the identically pronounced Hawaiian variant of 'Diana'
Variants:
Kiana  Persian

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Kianna
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: maybe a recently coined name, as a combination of 'Ki' / 'Ke' and the name 'Anna'
Variants:
Kianna  English  (US #687)
Keanna  English

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Kimberley
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Info about origin: from the name of Kimberley, a city in South Africa, named after a certain Lord Kimberley
Lord Kimberley got his family name from a city in England named Kimberley
this city name means 'land belonging to Cyneburga'
Words: leah=the wood, the clearing, the meadow
Variants:
Kimberley  English  (US #877)
Kim  English
Kimberlee  English  (US #983)
Kimberly  English  (US #35)

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Konstanze
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the steadfast
Variants:
Konstanze  German
Constanze  German
Konstantina  German
Konstantine  German
Constance  English French  (US #742)
Constanza  Italian

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Kya
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: female
Info about origin: maybe of African origin
Variants:
Kya  English
Kia  English  (US #873)

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Kyla
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: female
Info about origin: See male form Kyle
Variants:
Kyla  English  (US #359)

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Kylie
Language of origin: Australian
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: boomerang (?)
Info about origin: in one of the languages of the Australian Aborigines 'kylie' means 'boomerang'
but maybe an invented name, independent from this word, influenced by the names 'Kyle' and 'Kelly'
Words: kylie=the boomerang
Variants:
Kylie  English  (US #148)
Kiley  English  (US #673)
Kylee  English  (US #342)
Kyleigh  English

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Kyra
Language of origin: Old Persian
Gender: female
Info about origin: See male form Cyrus
Variants:
Kyra  German  (US #331)
Kira  Russian  (US #371)

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Lacey
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: female
Info about origin: from a Norman family name, which is derived from the name 'Lassy' of a town in Calvados, France
the name of the city might come from the latinized form 'Lascius' of a Gaulish given name
Variants:
Lacey  English  (US #213)
Lacie  English  (US #813)
Lacy  English  (US #583)

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Lakeisha
Language of origin: Swahili
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: favorite one
Info about origin: in the US mostly used by Afro-Americans
Words: lakeisha=the favourite
Variants:
Lakeisha  English  (US #805)
Keisha  English  (US #538)

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Larissa
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the lovely (?)
Info about origin: Greek name whose meaning is not known for sure
maybe from Greek 'laros' (lovely), or from the name of the Greek city of Larissa
Words: laros=lovely
Variants:
Larissa  German Russian  (US #390)
Larisa  German Russian

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Latasha
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Info about origin: modern creation, maybe a combination of the popular prefix 'La' and the name 'Tasha'
Variants:
Latasha  English  (US #677)

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Lätitia
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Words: laetitia=the joy, the happiness
Variants:
Lätitia  German
Latisha  English  (US #717)
Leticia  Spanish Portuguese  (US #398)

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Latoya
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Variants:
Latoya  English  (US #595)

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Laura
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Info about origin: See male form Laurence
Variants:
Laura  German Italian English Hungarian  (US #45)
Lara  German Russian  (US #705)
Lauretta  German Italian
Laure  French
Laureen  English
Laurel  English  (US #564)
Lauren  English  (US #13)
Laurence  French
Laurie  English  (US #953)
Lauryn  English  (US #680)
Lora  English
Loren  English  (US #705)
Lorena  Italian  (US #385)
Lorenza  Italian
Loretta  English
Lori  English  (US #488)

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Layla
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: night
Info about origin: known from the Arabian/Persian story 'Layla and Majnun' from the 7th century AD, among Arabs as well-known as 'Romeo and Juliet' in the West
Words: layla=the night
Variants:
Layla  Arabic  (US #931)
Laila  German English Arabic Persian
Leila  German English Arabic Persian  (US #973)
Leilah  German English Arabic Persian

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Leah
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: wild cow; weary,tired
Info about origin: meaning not known for sure, might be 'wild cow' or 'weary', 'tired' or something else still if of Assyrian instead of Hebrew origin
in the Bible Leah is the first wife of Jacob, the mother of 7 of his children
Words: le'ah=the wild cow; la'ah=weary, tired
Variants:
Leah  English Hebrew  (US #98)
Lea  German Italian  (US #644)
Léa  French

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Leandra
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: man of the people (?), lion of a man (?)
Variants:
Leandra  Italian  (US #931)

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Leann
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Info about origin: recently coined combination of 'Lee' and 'Ann'
Variants:
Leann  English  (US #838)
Leeann  English  (US #833)

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Leanne
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Info about origin: combination of 'Lee' and 'Anne'
Variants:
Leanne  English  (US #624)

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Lee
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: meadow
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a frequent place name meaning 'meadow'
Words: leah=the wood, the clearing, the meadow
Variants:
Lee  English
Leigh  English  (US #701)

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Leilani
Language of origin: Hawaii
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: heavenly flowers
Variants:
Leilani  English

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Leslie
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: female
Info about origin: from a Scottish family name deriving from a place name, problably the name of the city 'Lesslyn' in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
the Gaelic name of the city might mean 'garden of hollies'
Words: leas=the garden; cuileann=the holly
Variants:
Leslie  German English  (US #120)
Lesley  English  (US #662)
Lesly  English  (US #905)

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Liberty
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: liberty
Info about origin: use of the common word 'liberty' as given name
Variants:
Liberty  English

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Lilian
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: lily (?)
Info about origin: maybe derived from 'Lili', a pet form of 'Elizabeth', in use since around the 16th century AD
or maybe from Latin 'lilium' (lily)
Words: lilium=the lily
Variants:
Lilian  English
Liliana  German English  (US #361)
Lillian  English  (US #312)

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Lily
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: lily
Info about origin: use of the name of the flower as given name
in Christian tradition the lily is used as a symbol of purity
the name of the flower has Latin roots
Words: lilium=the lily
Variants:
Lily  English  (US #325)

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Linda
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: female
Info about origin: short form of various names ending in '-linda', e.g. 'Rosalinda'
Words: lind=gentle, friendly
Variants:
Linda  German English  (US #224)
Lynn  German English  (US #873)
Lynette  English  (US #931)

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Lindsay
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Info about origin: use of a Scottish family name as given name
the family name is related to Lindsey in Lincolnshire
'Lindsey' means 'Lincoln's wetland'
there are however alternative interpretations of 'Lindsey', e.g. 'island in the river Lindum'
in Scottland used as a male name, everywhere else mostly as a female name only
Words: ey=the wetland; ey=the island
Variants:
Lindsay  English Scottish  (US #100)
Lindsey  English Scottish  (US #64)
Lyndsey  English  (US #475)

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Logan
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: little hollow
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from a Scottish place name with the meaning 'little hollow'
Words: lagan=the little hollow
Variants:
Logan  English Scottish  (US #321)

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Lorraine
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: female
Info about origin: from a cognomen used in England for people from Lorraine, a region in France
the name of the region derives from Latin 'Lotharingia' which derives from the name of a king Lothar/Lothair
used as a given name only since around the end of the 19th century
Variants:
Lorraine  English  (US #787)

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Lourdes
Language of origin: French
Gender: female
Info about origin: use of the name of the French city of Lourdes (place of a famous apparation of Virgin Mary) as given name
Variants:
Lourdes  English Spanish  (US #891)

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Lucero
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: luminous
Info about origin: this male Spanish name was nevertheless used as a female name in the US as well, from around 1990, albeit rarely
Words: lux=the light
Variants:
Lucero  English  (US #730)

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Lucia
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the bright; born at daybreak
Info about origin: See male form Lucius
Variants:
Lucia  German English Scandinavian Italian Spanish  (US #559)
Lucie  French
Lucy  English  (US #473)

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Luz
Language of origin: Spanish
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: light
Info about origin: from a Spanish title of Mary: Nuestra Señora de la Luz ('Our Lady of the Light')
the word itself has Latin roots ('lux')
Words: luz=the light; lux=the light
Variants:
Luz  Spanish  (US #502)

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Lydia
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: woman from Lydia
Info about origin: from 'Lydia', the Old Greek name of a region in Asia Minor (today Turkey)
the name of the region might derive from 'Lud', a grandson of Noah, said to be the ancestor of all Lydians
the Hebrew name 'Lud' might mean 'strife'
Words: lud=the strife
Variants:
Lydia  German English  (US #190)
Lidia  German English  (US #976)
Lydie  French

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Mackenzie
Language of origin: Scottish
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: son of Coinneach
Info about origin: from a Gaelic family name 'Mac Coinnich' with the meaning 'son of Coinneach'
this noble Scottish family name is used as a given name since the early 20th century
Words: mac=the son
Variants:
Mackenzie  English Scottish  (US #106)
Makenzie  English  (US #412)
Mckenzie  English  (US #192)

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Macy
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Info about origin: possibly from a medieval form of Matthew, now used mainly as a name for girls
Variants:
Macy  English  (US #396)
Macey  English  (US #763)
Macie  English  (US #896)

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Madison
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: son of Maud
Info about origin: from a family name with the meaning 'son of Maud'
Variants:
Madison  English  (US #37)
Maddison  English  (US #770)
Madisyn  English
Madyson  English

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Magdalena
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: of Magdala
Info about origin: in the Bible Maria Magdalene is a disciple of Jesus
she was called thus because she was from the town of Magdala on the sea of Galilee
the name of the city derives from the Hebrew/Aramaic word for 'tower'
Words: migdal=the tower
Variants:
Magdalena  German Scandinavian Dutch Spanish Portuguese Czech Polish  (US #833)
Lena  German
Lene  German
Madlen  German
Madlena  German
Madlene  German
Magdalene  German English
Madalyn  English  (US #615)
Maddalena  Italian
Madeleine  French  (US #337)
Madelena  Italian Spanish
Madeline  English  (US #94)
Madelyn  English  (US #374)
Magdalen  English
Alena  Czech  (US #994)
Lenka  Czech Polish

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Maira
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Info about origin: maybe from a Greek name for Sirius, the dog-star
Variants:
Maira  English  (US #905)

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Maja
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: wet nurse, midwife (?)
Info about origin: in Greek mythology Maia is the most beautiful of the Pleiades and the mother of Mercury
the name 'Maia' maybe means wet nurse, midwife
in Roman mythology Maja (later seen as identical with the Greek Maia) was a Goddess of fertility and of the growth in Spring
the name of the month May is derived from the Roman Maja
Words: maia=the wet nurse, the midwife; mai-=big, great; der Mai=the May
Variants:
Maja  German Scandinavian
Maia  Italian
Maya  English  (US #243)
Mya  English  (US #792)

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Mallory
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: misfortune
Info about origin: from an old French family name 'Maloret' meaning 'misfortune'
Words: maloret=the misfortune
Variants:
Mallory  English  (US #181)

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Mara
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: bitter
Info about origin: in the Bible Naomi changes her name to Mara after the death of her husband
Words: marah=bitter
Variants:
Mara  German English  (US #598)

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Marcella
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: dedicated to Mars (the Roman god of war)
Info about origin: See male form Marcel
Variants:
Marcella  Italian  (US #862)
Marcelle  French

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Margarete
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the pearl
Info about origin: known in the Middle Ages as the name of Saint Margaret of Antioch (3th/4th century AD)
the greek word 'margarites' might come from a Persian word with the meaning 'child of light' (from a belief that a pearl is a drop of dew transformed by moonlight)
Words: margarites=the pearl
Variants:
Margarete  German
Gretchen  German  (US #580)
Gretel  German
Margareta  German Scandinavian Slavic
Margaretha  German Scandinavian Slavic
Margarethe  German
Margot  German French
Margret  German
Rita  German Italian Spanish  (US #717)
Maegan  English  (US #628)
Maggie  English  (US #263)
Maggy  English
Margaret  English  (US #107)
Margarita  Spanish  (US #513)
Margherita  Italian
Margit  Scandinavian
Margitta  Scandinavian
Marguerite  French
Marjorie  English
Meagan  English  (US #173)
Meaghan  English  (US #450)
Meg  English
Megan  English Welsh  (US #10)
Meghan  English  (US #104)

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Maribel
Language of origin: Spanish
Gender: female
Info about origin: combination of 'Maria' and 'Isabel'
Variants:
Maribel  Spanish  (US #430)

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Maricela
Language of origin: Spanish
Gender: female
Info about origin: combination of 'María' and 'Celia'
Variants:
Maricela  English Spanish  (US #813)
Marisela  English Spanish  (US #891)

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Marina
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: of the sea
Variants:
Marina  German Italian Spanish Portuguese Greek Russian Romanian  (US #260)
Maren  Scandinavian Frisian
Marine  French

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Marisol
Language of origin: Spanish
Gender: female
Info about origin: combination of 'Maria' and 'Sol'
Variants:
Marisol  Spanish  (US #353)

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Marlee
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: female
Variants:
Marlee  English  (US #953)

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Marlene
Language of origin: German
Gender: female
Info about origin: combination of 'Maria' and 'Lena' (a short form of 'Magdalena')
known from the famous actress Marlene Dietrich
'Marlene' was her stage name; her true name was 'Maria Magdalene von Losch'
Variants:
Marlene  German English  (US #463)
Marlena  German  (US #905)

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Martha
Language of origin: Aramaic
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: mistress
Info about origin: in the Bible Martha is the sister of Lazarus
Words: marta=the mistress
Variants:
Martha  German English Scandinavian Greek  (US #289)
Marta  Italian Spanish
Marthe  French

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Martina
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Info about origin: See male form Martin
Variants:
Martina  German  (US #854)
Martine  French

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Mary
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: bitterness (?)
Info about origin: as the name of Mary, the mother of Jesus, a symbol for pure and deep love
the meaning of the name is disputed; maybe it means 'bitterness'
another possibility is an Egyptian origin with the name derived from 'mry' (beloved)
'Maria' is the Greek/Latin original form, 'Mirjam' the older Aramaic/Hebrew form
probably the most often used Christian female name
Words: mirjam=the bitterness; mry=the beloved
Variants:
Mary  English  (US #41)
Mareile  German Swiss German
Maria  German Italian Portuguese English Scandinavian Dutch Polish Greek  (US #42)
Mariana  German  (US #428)
Marie  German French  (US #293)
Marion  German French English
Mariona  German
Marisa  German Italian Spanish English  (US #195)
Marissa  German Italian Spanish English  (US #62)
Miriam  English French German  (US #286)
Mirjam  German Dutch
Manon  French
Mariah  English  (US #78)
Mariam  English Arabic  (US #905)
Mariel  English  (US #953)
Mariela  English  (US #655)
Mariella  Italian
Marietta  Italian
Mariette  French
Marilyn  English  (US #461)
Marita  Italian Spanish
Maritza  Spanish  (US #480)
María  Spanish
Maureen  English  (US #756)
May  English
Mia  Scandinavian  (US #227)
Mollie  English  (US #508)
Molly  English  (US #93)
Manja  Russian
Marija  Russian
Marika  Hungarian
Mariska  Hungarian
Marja  Russian
Marzena  Polish
Malia  Hawaii  (US #918)

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Maura
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the one from Mauritania, the Moor
Info about origin: See male form Maurice
Variants:
Maura  German Italian  (US #763)

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Mckenna
Language of origin: Irish
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: son of Cionaodh
Info about origin: from the Irish family name 'Mac Cionnaith' (son of Cionaodh)
despite this origin/meaning in use as a female name
Words: mac=the son
Variants:
Mckenna  English  (US #351)
Makenna  English  (US #744)

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Melanie
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the dark, the black
Info about origin: in Greek mythology Melania is an epithet of Demeter, a goddess of fertility
Words: melas=black
Variants:
Melanie  German English Dutch  (US #109)
Mélanie  French

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Melina
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: woman from the island Melos (?)
Variants:
Melina  German  (US #717)
Meline  German

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Melinda
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Info about origin: combination of 'Mel' (taken from names like 'Melanie' or 'Melissa') with the popular name ending '-inda'
Variants:
Melinda  German English  (US #292)
Mindy  English  (US #644)

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Melissa
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the bee
Info about origin: in Greek mythology Melissa is a nymph that cared for young Zeus
Words: melitta=the bee; melissa=the bee
Variants:
Melissa  German  (US #27)
Melisa  German  (US #838)
Melitta  German
Mélissa  French

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Melody
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: melody
Info about origin: use of the common English word as a given name
the word has Greek roots
Words: melos=the chant; aeidein=to sing
Variants:
Melody  English  (US #380)

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Mercedes
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Info about origin: from the name of a religious holiday 'Maria de mercede redemptionis captivorum' (with an English translation of 'Mary of the mercy to redeem captives' or similar)
later there also was a Spanish title of Mary 'Maria de las Mercedes' (Mary of Mercies)
used as a substitute for the name 'Maria' which was sometimes shunned out of strong religious respect
Words: merced=the mercy, the grace
Variants:
Mercedes  German Spanish English  (US #187)
Mercede  Italian

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Meredith
Language of origin: Welsh
Gender: female
Info about origin: Anglicized form of a male Welsh name 'Maredudd' that is now also used as a female given name
for more see 'Maredudd'
Variants:
Meredith  English  (US #229)

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Micah
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: Who is like Yahweh?
Info about origin: in the Bible Micah is a minor prophet who predicted the destruction of Jerusalem
Words: miy=who; yahweh=(the name of God)
Variants:
Micah  English  (US #799)

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Michaela
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: Who is like God?
Info about origin: See male form Michael
Variants:
Michaela  German Dutch English  (US #145)
Michelle  French English German  (US #31)
Makayla  English  (US #180)
Mckayla  English  (US #576)
Micaela  Italian Spanish  (US #580)
Michele  English  (US #454)
Micheline  French
Michèle  French
Miguela  Spanish
Mikaela  Scandinavian  (US #405)
Mikayla  Russian  (US #177)
Mikala  Hawaii  (US #994)

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Miracle
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: miracle
Info about origin: use of the common word as given word
the word itself has Latin roots
Words: miraculum=the wonder; mirus=wonderful
Variants:
Miracle  English  (US #943)

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Miranda
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Info about origin: created by Shakespeare for the heroine of his play 'The Tempest'
also the name of one of the moons of the planet Uranus
Words: mirandus=admirable, wonderful
Variants:
Miranda  German English Albanian  (US #83)
Maranda  English  (US #546)
Meranda  English  (US #994)
Mireya  Spanish  (US #833)
Myranda  English  (US #813)

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Misty
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: misty
Info about origin: use of the common word 'misty' as a given name
in use only in recent times
Variants:
Misty  English  (US #471)

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Monica
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Info about origin: meaning and origin not known for sure
sometimes said to derive from Latin 'monachus' (monk)
in the Middle Ages seen as connected to Latin 'monere' (to advise) and meaning 'advisor'
known from Saint Monica, the mother of Saint Augustine, a 'father of the church' (4th century AD)
because Saint Monica came from Carthage in Northern Africa the name could also be of North African/Phoenician origin
Words: monachus=the hermit, the monk; monere=to advise, to warn
Variants:
Monica  Italian English Portuguese  (US #84)
Moni  German
Monika  German Scandinavian  (US #896)
Monique  French  (US #172)
Mónica  Spanish

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Montana
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Info about origin: use of the name of the American state as given name
the name of the state itself has Latin roots
Words: montanus=mountainous; mons=the mountain
Variants:
Montana  English  (US #797)

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Morgan
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: female
Info about origin: old Celtic/Welsh name whose meaning and origin are disputed
maybe it contains the word 'mor' (sea) as an element
Words: mor=the sea
Variants:
Morgan  English Welsh  (US #32)

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Moriah
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: seen by Yahweh (?)
Info about origin: in the Bible Moriah is the name of the place where Abraham was to sacrifice his son
Words: ra'ah=to see; yahweh=(the name of God)
Variants:
Moriah  English  (US #526)

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Myra
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Info about origin: invented by the poet Fulke Greville in the 17th century
Variants:
Myra  English  (US #799)
Mayra  English  (US #248)

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Nadezhda
Language of origin: Russian
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: hope
Info about origin: in English this Russian name is usually romanized as 'Nadezhda' or 'Nadezda'
in German 'Nadjeschda' and 'Nadeschda' are used instead
the short forms 'Nadya' and 'Nadia' are better known than the full name
Words: nadezhda=the hope
Variants:
Nadezhda  Russian
Nadeschda  Russian German
Nadia  German Italian Russian  (US #362)
Nadja  German Italian Russian
Nadjeschda  Russian German
Nadine  French English  (US #756)
Nadezda  Russian
Nadjana  Slavic

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Naomi
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: pleasentness
Info about origin: in the Bible Naomi is the mother-in-law of Ruth
Words: noam=the pleasantness
Variants:
Naomi  German English  (US #225)
Noemi  German  (US #605)
Noémie  French

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Natalie
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: born on Christmas
Info about origin: See male form Noel
Variants:
Natalie  German English French  (US #53)
Natascha  German Russian
Nathalie  German English French  (US #633)
Natalia  Italian  (US #300)
Nataly  English  (US #817)
Natasha  English Russian  (US #144)
Noel  English  (US #862)
Noelle  English  (US #471)
Noëlle  French
Tasha  Spanish Russian  (US #419)
Natalija  Russian

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Nayeli
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: I love you (?)
Info about origin: maybe means 'I love you' in the language of the Zapotecs, a people in Mexico
Variants:
Nayeli  English  (US #862)

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Nevaeh
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: heaven
Info about origin: a recently coined name, the word 'heaven' written backwards
Variants:
Nevaeh  English

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Nia
Language of origin: Swahili
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: aim, purpose
Words: nia=the aim, the purpose
Variants:
Nia  English  (US #506)

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Nicole
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: victory of the people
Info about origin: See male form Nicholas
Variants:
Nicole  German French English  (US #17)
Nichole  German French English  (US #233)
Nicola  German Italian English
Nikola  German
Nicoletta  Italian
Nicolette  French  (US #386)
Nikki  English  (US #334)
Nikole  English  (US #994)

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Nikita1
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: unconquerable
Info about origin: Russian form of the Greek name 'Aniketos'
this name, clearly male in Russia, is used also as a female name in the USA
Variants:
Nikita  Russian  (US #784)

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Nila
Language of origin: Sanskrit
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: dark blue
Words: nila=dark blue
Variants:
Nila  English
Nyla  English

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Nina
Language of origin: Italian
Gender: female
Info about origin: short form of names ending in '-nina' like e.g. Antonina
Variants:
Nina  German Italian Russian English French  (US #254)

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Norma
Language of origin: Italian
Gender: female
Info about origin: invented by Felice Romani for the opera 'Norma' (1832)
the identical Latin word means 'carpenter's square'
despite the different origin often used as a female form of 'Norman'
Words: norma=the carpenter's square
Male form: Norman
Variants:
Norma  German Italian English  (US #532)

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Octavia
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the eighth, born in the eighth month
Info about origin: See male form Octavius
Variants:
Octavia  German English  (US #687)

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Olivia
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the olive tree, the olive
Info about origin: because of a different ethymology (probably) not directly the female form of 'Oliver'
Words: oliva=the olive, the olive tree
Variants:
Olivia  German English  (US #47)
Alivia  English
Oliva  Italian
Olive  English French
Olivet  English

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Paige
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the page
Info about origin: from a family name 'Paige' or 'Page' which derives from the job title 'page' (helper, servant)
used mostly in the US
used mostly as a female name, with the reason for this unknown
Variants:
Paige  English  (US #65)

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Paloma
Language of origin: Spanish
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: dove, pigeon
Info about origin: from Spanish 'Virgen de la Paloma' (virgin of the dove), a name for Maria, the mother of Jesus
Words: paloma=the dove, the pigeon
Variants:
Paloma  Spanish  (US #964)

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Pamela
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: all black (?), all honey (?)
Info about origin: invented by the poet Philip Sidney for his work 'Arcadia' (1590)
maybe influenced by the Greek name 'Pammelas' with a meaning of 'all black'
maybe from 'pan' + 'meli' meaning 'all honey', 'all sweetness'
Words: pan=all; melas=black; meli=the honey
Variants:
Pamela  German English Italian  (US #305)
Pam  German English Italian

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Paris
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Info about origin: in Greek mythology Paris is the prince form Troy who kidnapped Helen
for a long time male only, but in the US used as female name as well since around 1990
Variants:
Paris  English  (US #509)

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Patrizia
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: noblewoman
Info about origin: See male form Patrick
Variants:
Patrizia  German Italian
Pat  English
Patrice  English  (US #730)
Patricia  English Spanish Portuguese  (US #126)
Patty  English
Tricia  English  (US #828)
Trisha  English  (US #485)

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Paula
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the small, the humble
Info about origin: See male form Paul
Variants:
Paula  German English French Spanish  (US #365)
Paulina  German  (US #534)
Pauline  English German French  (US #877)
Paola  Italian  (US #312)
Paolina  Italian
Paule  French
Paulette  French
Pavla  Russian

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Payton
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: peacock town
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a place name meaning 'peacock town'
the name of the bird probably has its roots in India where the bird originates
Words: pawa=the peacock; tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead
Variants:
Payton  English  (US #429)
Peyton  English  (US #375)

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Pearl
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: pearl
Info about origin: use of the common word for pearl in English and other languages as given name
the English word derives from old French 'perle' and ultimatively from Latin 'perla'
Words: perle=the pearl; perla=the pearl
Variants:
Pearl  English Irish
Perla  Italian Spanish Tagalog  (US #456)

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Phoebe
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: bright, pure
Info about origin: Latin form of the Greek name 'Phoibe', an epithet of Artemis, the Greek goddess of the moon
in the Bible a Christian woman Phoebe is mentioned in Paul's epistle to the Romans
Words: phoibos=bright, pure
Variants:
Phoebe  German English  (US #709)

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Piper
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: pipe player
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from a name for someone who plays the pipe/the flute
Variants:
Piper  English

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Precious
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: precious
Info about origin: use of the common English word 'precious' as given name
Variants:
Precious  English  (US #456)

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Princess
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: princess
Info about origin: See male form Prince
Variants:
Princess  English  (US #918)

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Priska
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the ancient
Info about origin: from a Roman cognomen 'Priscus'
known from Saint Prisca, an early Christian martyress
Words: priscus=ancient, old
Variants:
Priska  German
Prisca  German English Italian
Priscilla  German English Italian  (US #196)
Priscille  French

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Rachel
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the ewe
Info about origin: in the Bible Rachel is the second wife of Jacob and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin
Words: rachel=the ewe
Variants:
Rachel  German English French  (US #15)
Rahel  German
Rachael  English  (US #132)
Racheal  English  (US #763)
Rachele  Italian
Rachelle  Italian  (US #447)
Raquel  Spanish  (US #259)

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Raina
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: female
Info about origin: short form of names starting with 'Rein-', e.g. 'Reinhild'
Words: ragin=the advice
Variants:
Raina  German
Reina  German  (US #983)

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Randi
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: female
Info about origin: See male form Randolf
Variants:
Randi  English  (US #417)

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Raven
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: raven
Info about origin: use of the name of the bird as given name
Variants:
Raven  English  (US #161)

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Rebecca
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Info about origin: meaning not known for use, maybe from Hebrew 'ribqah', maybe also Aramaic
in the Bible Rebecca is the wife of Isaac and the mother of Esau und Jacob
Words: ribqah=to tie
Variants:
Rebecca  English French Italian  (US #24)
Rebekka  German
Becky  English
Rebeca  Spanish Portuguese  (US #770)
Rebekah  English  (US #156)

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Reese
Language of origin: Welsh
Gender: female
Info about origin: in the US used as a female name only in the last few years
info see 'Reece'
Variants:
Reese  English

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Regan
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Info about origin: known from the daughter of King Lear in Shakespeare's play 'King Lear'
the meaning and origin is unknown; Shakespeare might have based the name on a name of Celtic origin
Variants:
Regan  English Irish  (US #655)
Reagan  English  (US #605)

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Regina
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the queen
Info about origin: See male form Rex
Variants:
Regina  German English  (US #375)
Gina  German English  (US #188)
Régine  French

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Reina
Language of origin: Spanish
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: queen
Info about origin: use of the Spanish word for queen as given name
Words: reina=the queen
Variants:
Reina  English Spanish
Reyna  English  (US #621)

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Renate
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: born again
Info about origin: See male form Renato
Variants:
Renate  German Dutch Italian Spanish
Renata  German Italian Spanish Polish Czech
Renee  English  (US #232)
Renée  French

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Rhiannon
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: great queen
Info about origin: in Welsh mythology Rhiannon/Rigantona is the goddess of fertility and the moon
Words: rigan=the queen
Variants:
Rhiannon  Welsh  (US #641)

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Rhonda
Language of origin: Welsh
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: good spear
Info about origin: probably coined only in recent times, maybe intended to mean 'good spear' in Welsh
maybe also derived from 'Rhondda', the name of a valley in Wales that means 'noisy'
Words: rhon=the spear; da=good
Variants:
Rhonda  English  (US #850)

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Riccarda
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: female
Info about origin: See male form Richard
Variants:
Riccarda  Italian
Rikki  English  (US #763)

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Riley
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: rye field
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a place name with the meaning 'rye field'
Words: ryge=the rye
Variants:
Riley  English  (US #312)
Rylee  English  (US #671)
Ryleigh  English
Rylie  English

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Roberta
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: female
Info about origin: See male form Robert
Variants:
Roberta  German English Italian
Bobbi  English  (US #817)
Bobbie  English  (US #712)
Robin  English  (US #308)
Robyn  English  (US #401)

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Rochelle
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: female
Info about origin: See male form Rocco
Variants:
Rochelle  English  (US #556)

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Rocío
Language of origin: Spanish
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: dew
Info about origin: from a Spanish title of Mary: 'Maria del Rocio' ('Mary of the Dew')
a female name despite the 'o' ending
Words: rocío=the dew
Variants:
Rocío  Spanish
Rocio  English  (US #567)

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Rose
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: rose
Info about origin: use of the name of the flower as given name
the Latin name of the flower probably has Persian roots
Words: rosa=the rose; vrda=the rose
Variants:
Rose  French English  (US #308)
Rosa  German Italian  (US #246)
Rosi  German
Rosina  German
Rosine  German
Rosalia  Italian
Rosalie  French
Rosetta  Italian
Rosette  French

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Rosemary
Language of origin: German
Gender: female
Info about origin: combination of 'Rose' and 'Mary'
Variants:
Rosemary  English  (US #585)

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Roxana
Language of origin: Old Persian
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: dawn
Info about origin: known from Roxana, one of the wifes of Alexander the Great
Words: raohschna=bright, the dawn
Variants:
Roxana  German English Spanish  (US #756)
Rossana  Italian
Roxane  English French
Roxanne  English French  (US #542)
Roxy  English

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Ruby
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the ruby
Info about origin: use of the name of the gemstone as given name
the name of the gemstone derives from Latin 'ruber' (red)
Words: ruber=red
Variants:
Ruby  English  (US #264)

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Ruth
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: friendship
Info about origin: in the Bible Ruth is a Moabite woman, an ancestor of king David; see the Book of Ruth
Words: rea=the friend, the neighbour
Variants:
Ruth  German English Scandinavian  (US #306)

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Ryan
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: female
Info about origin: from an old Irish family name O'Riain ('descendant of Rian')
the name 'Rian' probably derives from 'ri' ('king')
Words: ri=the king
Variants:
Ryan  English Irish  (US #556)

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Sabrina
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: female
Info about origin: name of the nymph of the Severn, a river in Wales
'Sabrina' is propably the Latinized form of the original Celtic/Welsh name of the river, 'Habren' or 'Hafren'
the original name of the river might simply mean 'river'
Variants:
Sabrina  German English Italian  (US #89)

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Sade
Language of origin: Yoruba
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: princess (?)
Info about origin: known from the Nigerian soul singer Sade Adu
Variants:
Sade  Yoruba  (US #668)

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Sage
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: sage
Info about origin: use of the common word 'sage' ('wise person' or the name of a spice) as a given name
Variants:
Sage  English  (US #792)

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Samantha
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Info about origin: origin/meaning disputed
possibly a female form of 'Sam', coined by the Afro-Americans of the USA in the 18th century
Variants:
Samantha  German English French  (US #5)
Samanta  German English French

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Sarah
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: princess, noblewoman
Info about origin: in the Bible Sarah was the wife of Abraham and thus the 'founding mother' of Israel
Words: sarah=the princess, the noblewoman
Variants:
Sarah  German English French  (US #4)
Sara  German  (US #44)
Sarina  German  (US #854)
Sarine  German
Zarah  German
Sadie  English  (US #346)
Sally  English French  (US #590)
Kala  Hawaii  (US #687)

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Sarai
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: princess
Info about origin: in the Bible Sarai is the original name of Sarah, the wife of Abraham
Words: saray=the princess
Variants:
Sarai  English  (US #763)

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Sasha
Language of origin: Russian
Gender: female
Info about origin: originally a Russian pet form of Alexander, today used as an independent given name
used also as a male name
Variants:
Sasha  English  (US #320)

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Savannah
Language of origin: Taino
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: savannah
Info about origin: use of the common English word 'savannah' for flat, dry grassland as given name
the word 'savannah' derives from a word in the language of a North American Indian tribe
Words: zabana=the savannah
Variants:
Savannah  English  (US #87)
Savanah  English  (US #665)
Savanna  English  (US #323)

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Scarlett
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Info about origin: from a family name that was originally a job title for somebody selling or making clothes from scarlet cloth
the word 'scarlet' is very old, e.g. Latin 'scarlatum'
known from the character of Katie Scarlett O'Hara in the novel and the film 'Gone With the Wind'
Words: scarlatum=the scarlet cloth
Variants:
Scarlett  English  (US #886)
Scarlet  English

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Selby
Language of origin: Old Norse
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: willow settlement
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from a place name with the meaning 'willow settlement'
in use as a male as well as a female name
Words: selja=the willow; byr=the village, the settlement
Variants:
Selby  English
Shelbi  English  (US #644)
Shelbie  English  (US #717)
Shelby  English  (US #39)

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Selina
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: moon
Info about origin: in Greek mythology Selene is the goddess of the moon
Words: selene=the moon; selas=the light, the shine; selas=the light, the shine
Variants:
Selina  German English Russian  (US #595)
Selena  English German  (US #203)
Selene  German
Salina  English  (US #964)

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Serena
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: peaceful, serene
Variants:
Serena  German Italian  (US #343)
Seraina  Italian

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Serenity
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: serenity
Info about origin: use of the common word as a given name
the word itself has Latin roots
Words: serenus=clear, calm, serene
Variants:
Serenity  English

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Shaina
Language of origin: Yiddish
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the beautiful
Words: shain=beautiful
Variants:
Shaina  Yiddish  (US #518)
Shayna  Yiddish  (US #398)

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Shakira
Language of origin: Arabic
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: thankful
Variants:
Shakira  Arabic  (US #594)

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Shana
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: female
Variants:
Shana  German  (US #485)

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Shania
Language of origin: Ojibway
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: I am on my way
Info about origin: known as the (stage) name of the Canadian country singer Shania Twain
Variants:
Shania  English  (US #494)

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Shanice
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Info about origin: origin not known for sure, maybe invented
Variants:
Shanice  English  (US #408)

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Shaniqua
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: female
Variants:
Shaniqua  English  (US #590)

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Shannon
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: female
Info about origin: use of the longest river of Ireland as given name
not used as a given name in Ireland itself
Words: sean=old, wise; abhann=the river
Variants:
Shannon  English  (US #72)

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Sharon
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: plain
Info about origin: 'Sharon' is the name of a plain in Israel, mentioned in the Bible, with a meaning of simply 'plain'
the use of this geographical as given name goes back to the Puritans
originally used as a male given name
Words: sharon=the plain
Variants:
Sharon  English  (US #301)
Shari  English

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Shea
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: dauntless (?)
Info about origin: Anglicized form of an old Irish/Scottish name
Variants:
Shea  English Irish  (US #668)

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Shelley
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: meadow on a shelf
Info about origin: from a family name deriving form a place name with the meaning 'meadow on a shelf'
Words: scylf=the shelf; leah=the wood, the clearing, the meadow
Variants:
Shelley  English
Shelly  English  (US #820)

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Shirley
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: bright clearing
Info about origin: from a family name that derives from a place name with the meaning 'bright clearing' (with several places carrying this name)
only used as a female given name since 1849 when Charlotte Brontë used the name in her novel 'Shirley'
Words: scir=bright; leah=the wood, the clearing, the meadow
Variants:
Shirley  English  (US #598)

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Sidney
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: female
Info about origin: originally an English family name derived from the name of Saint-Denis in France
for informations about the origin of that place name see name 'Dennis'
Variants:
Sidney  English  (US #408)
Sydnee  English  (US #976)
Sydney  English  (US #67)
Sydnie  English  (US #923)

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Sierra
Language of origin: Spanish
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: sierra, mountain range
Info about origin: use of the Spanisch word 'sierra' (mountain range with jagged peaks) as given name
Words: sierra=the mountain range
Variants:
Sierra  English  (US #88)
Ciera  English  (US #444)
Cierra  English  (US #219)

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Silvia
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: forest woman
Variants:
Silvia  German Italian  (US #709)
Sylvia  German Italian  (US #378)
Silva  Scandinavian
Sylvie  French

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Simone
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: He (God) has heard
Info about origin: See male form Simon
Variants:
Simone  German French  (US #430)
Simona  Italian Scandinavian
Simonetta  Italian
Simonette  French

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Sky
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: sky
Info about origin: use of the common word as given name
the wort itself has Scandinavian roots
Variants:
Sky  English
Skye  English  (US #644)

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Skylar
Language of origin: Dutch
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: student, scholar
Info about origin: from a Dutch family name with the original meaning of student, scholar
Variants:
Skylar  English  (US #379)
Skyler  English  (US #532)

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Sophia
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: wisdom
Info about origin: known from Saint Sophia, an early and maybe only mythological martyr (3rd century AD)
Words: sophia=the wisdom
Variants:
Sophia  English Russian German Italian  (US #154)
Sofia  German Italian Scandinavian  (US #388)
Sofie  German Dutch Scandinavian
Sonja  German
Sophie  French German  (US #369)
Sonia  English  (US #362)
Sonya  Russian  (US #651)

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Stella
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: star
Info about origin: this name was sometimes used as a wish: might the girl become as beautiful as the light of a star
used as a given name only since around the 16th century AD
Words: stella=the star
Variants:
Stella  German English Italian
Estelle  French
Estrella  Spanish

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Stephanie
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the crowned
Info about origin: See male form Steven
Variants:
Stephanie  German English  (US #11)
Stefania  German
Stefanie  German  (US #405)
Steffi  German
Estefania  English  (US #838)
Stephany  English  (US #504)
Stevie  English  (US #779)
Stéphanie  French

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Stormy
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: stormy
Variants:
Stormy  English  (US #953)

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Summer
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: summer
Info about origin: use of the common English word as a given name
Variants:
Summer  English  (US #164)

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Susanne
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: lily
Info about origin: from the Greek form 'Sousanna' of a Hebrew name 'Shoshana' with the meaning 'lily'
the Hebrew word 'shoshan' has Egyptian roots
known from the story about a falsely accused woman in the Old Testament Apocrypha
Words: shoshan=the lily; sheshen=the water lily
Variants:
Susanne  German English
Sanne  German Dutch
Susanna  German Italian  (US #905)
Susi  German
Shanna  English  (US #630)
Sue  English
Susan  English  (US #240)
Susana  Italian Spanish  (US #554)
Susetta  Italian
Suzanne  French  (US #550)
Suzette  French

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Tabitha
Language of origin: Aramaic
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: gazelle
Info about origin: in the Bible Tabitha is a Christian woman brought back from the dead by Saint Peter
name variants with the 'h' written immediately after the 'T' (like Thabita and Thabea) are strictly speaking misspellings
Words: tabitha=the gazelle
Variants:
Tabitha  German English  (US #210)
Tabatha  English  (US #673)

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Talia
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: dew
Variants:
Talia  Hebrew  (US #480)

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Tamara
Language of origin: Hebrew
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: date palm
Info about origin: in the Bible Tamara is one of the daughters of David
Words: tamar=the date palm
Variants:
Tamara  German English Russian  (US #236)
Tamia  English
Tammy  English  (US #624)

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Tanisha
Language of origin: Hausa
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: born on a Monday
Info about origin: name out of a tradition of the Hausa in Nigeria to name babies according to circumstances of the birth
Words: litinin=the Monday
Variants:
Tanisha  English  (US #451)

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Tara
Language of origin: Old Irish
Gender: female
Info about origin: became popular as the name of the plantation that is at the center of the movie 'Gone with the Wind' (1936)
used as given name since around 1940 in the US, since around 1960 in the UK
also the Anglicized form of an Irish place name 'Teamhair' which possibly means 'hill'
Words: tara=the hill
Variants:
Tara  English  (US #141)

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Taryn
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Info about origin: maybe invented by Tyrone Power and Linda Christian for their daughter, born 1953
can also be seen as an American elaboration of 'Tara'
Variants:
Taryn  English  (US #398)

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Tatjana
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Info about origin: from the female form of the Roman given name 'Tatianus', derived from the family name 'Tatius'
'Tatius' was the name of a king of the Sabinians who governed Rome together with Romulus
origin and meaning of 'Tatius' are unknown
Variants:
Tatjana  German Russian Slavic
Tanja  German Russian
Tania  English  (US #403)
Tanya  Russian English  (US #325)
Tatiana  English French Italian Spanish Portuguese  (US #240)
Tatyana  English  (US #538)

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Tatum
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: Tate's homestead
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from a place name with the meaning 'Tate's homestead'
Words: tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead
Variants:
Tatum  English  (US #873)

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Taylor
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: tailor
Info about origin: from a Norman-French family name which derives from a job title 'tailor'
both a male and a female given name
Words: tailleor=the tailor
Variants:
Taylor  English  (US #9)
Tayler  English  (US #408)

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Terra
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: earth, land
Info about origin: in Roman mythology Terra is the goddess of the earth
this is also a name for the earth, the third planet of the sun
'Terra' is in use as 'normal' given name in the USA only since around 1970
the Spanish form 'Tierra' is also in use as a normal given name in the USA, since around 1980
Words: terra=the earth, das Land
Variants:
Terra  English Italian Portuguese  (US #845)
Tiera  English  (US #854)
Tierra  Spanish  (US #351)

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Thalia
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Info about origin: in Greek mythology Thalia is the muse of comedy
Words: thallein=to blossom
Variants:
Thalia  English  (US #534)

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Theresa
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the hunteress (?)
Info about origin: origin not known for sure, maybe from Greek 'ther' (game, animal to be hunted) and thus with a meaning 'hunteress'
'Therasia' is the name of a small island beside Thera (today Santorin)
thus the name sometimes is said to mean 'woman from Therasia'
Words: ther=the animal, the game
Variants:
Theresa  German English  (US #256)
Theres  German
Therese  German
Theresia  German
Teresa  Italian Spanish  (US #228)
Terri  English  (US #825)
Terry  English
Tess  English  (US #621)
Tessa  English  (US #239)
Tessie  English
Thérèse  French
Tracy  English  (US #391)

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Thyra
Language of origin: Old Norse
Gender: female
Info about origin: possibly a female form of the Old Norse name 'Tyr', the name of the god of war
or a shortened from of a name which had the meaning 'Thor's fight'
Words: thorr=the thunder, the thunder god; vig=the fight, the battle
Variants:
Thyra  German Scandinavian
Tyra  English Scandinavian  (US #561)

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Tia
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Info about origin: short form of names ending in '-tia', like e.g. Laetitia
Variants:
Tia  English  (US #290)

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Tiara
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Info about origin: use of the common word 'tiara' for a semi-circle crown as given name
the word has Latin and Greek roots
Words: tiara=the tiara; tiara=the tiara
Variants:
Tiara  English  (US #240)

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Tiffany
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: manifestation of God
Info about origin: related to Epiphany (January 6), the holiday commemorating the manifestation of God
made popular by the film 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'
Words: theos=God; phainein=to show, to appear
Variants:
Tiffany  German English  (US #34)
Tiffani  English  (US #477)
Tiffanie  English  (US #845)

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Tina
Language of origin: German
Gender: female
Info about origin: short form of names ending in '-tina' or '-tine', like Christina, Bettina and Albertina
Variants:
Tina  German Italian English  (US #332)
Tine  German
Tineke  Dutch

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Tracy
Language of origin: Old French
Gender: female
Info about origin: from a family name deriving from a Norman-French place name
the place name probably had the meaning 'domain of Thracius'
the Latin name 'Thracius' derives from 'Thracia', the name of a Roman province in Southeast Europe
Variants:
Tracy  English
Tracey  English  (US #792)
Traci  English  (US #753)

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Trinity
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: trinity
Info about origin: from the Christian concept of trinity, the belief that God has 3 states of being: Father, Son and Holy Spirit
the word itself has Latin roots
became suddendly popular as a given name in the US towards the end of the 20th century
Words: trinitas=the trinity
Variants:
Trinity  English  (US #770)

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Trista
Language of origin: Celtic
Gender: female
Info about origin: See male form Tristan
Variants:
Trista  English  (US #830)

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Tyesha
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: female
Variants:
Tyesha  English  (US #862)

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Tyler
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: tiler
Info about origin: from a family name which derives from the job title of somebody who tiles roofs
very popular in the last few years in the USA
Words: tigeler=the tiler; tigele=the tile
Variants:
Tyler  English  (US #340)

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Valerie
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the healthy, the strong
Variants:
Valerie  German English  (US #136)
Valeria  German Italian  (US #307)
Walli  German
Valérie  French

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Vanessa
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Info about origin: invented by the Irish author Jonathan Swift for a poem 1726
also the name of a kind of butterfly
Variants:
Vanessa  German English  (US #54)
Vanesa  Spanish  (US #886)

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Veronica
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: bringing victory
Info about origin: Latinized form of a Macedonian variant 'Beronike' of the Greek name 'Pherenike'
known from Saint Veronica of Jerusalem, a disciple of Jesus
Words: pherein=to bear, to carry; nike=the victory
Variants:
Veronica  English Italian Romanian  (US #108)
Veronika  German
Vroni  German
Véronique  French

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Victoria
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the victress
Info about origin: See male form Victor
Variants:
Victoria  English German Spanish  (US #21)
Viktoria  German
Tori  English  (US #201)
Vicky  English
Victoire  French
Vittoria  Italian

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Virginia
Language of origin: Latin
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the virgin
Info about origin: originally the female form of a Roman family name 'Virginius' / 'Verginius', with unknown meaning
already very early associated with 'virgo' (virgin) and understood as meaning 'the virgin'
Words: virgo=the virgin; virgineus=virgin
Variants:
Virginia  German English Italian Spanish Portuguese Scandinavian Romanian  (US #274)
Virginie  French

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Viviane
Language of origin: Etrusk
Gender: female
Variants:
Viviane  German French
Vivian  English  (US #329)
Viviana  Italian  (US #534)
Vivien  French English Hungarian
Vivienne  French

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Wendy
Language of origin: English
Gender: female
Info about origin: invented by J.M. Barries for his piece 'Peter Pan' (1904)
from a nickname of a little girl for the author
Variants:
Wendy  German English  (US #257)

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Whitley
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: white meadow (?)
Info about origin: maybe from an Old English place name meaning 'white meadow'
Words: hwit=white; leah=the wood, the clearing, the meadow
Variants:
Whitley  English  (US #943)

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Whitney
Language of origin: Old English
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: white island
Info about origin: from a family name derived form a place name meaning 'white island'
Words: hwit=white; ey=the island
Variants:
Whitney  English  (US #91)

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Wilhelma
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: female
Info about origin: See male form William
Variants:
Wilhelma  German
Billie  English  (US #862)

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Yadira
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: female
Variants:
Yadira  English  (US #636)

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Yajaira
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: female
Variants:
Yajaira  English  (US #983)

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Yaritza
Language of origin: Unknown
Gender: female
Variants:
Yaritza  English  (US #923)

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Yolanda
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: violet
Info about origin: (not yet available)
Words: iolanthe=the violet
Variants:
Yolanda  English French  (US #509)

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Yvonne
Language of origin: Old High German
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: the archeress (?)
Variants:
Yvonne  German French  (US #433)
Ivette  German English French  (US #860)
Ivonne  German French
Yvette  German French  (US #443)
Iva  Italian
Ivona  Italian

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Zoe
Language of origin: Old Greek
Gender: female
Meaning/translation: life
Info about origin: known from the Byzantine empress Zoe (10th/11th century AD)
Words: zoe=the life
Variants:
Zoe  German English Greek Polish  (US #192)
Zoa  Spanish
Zoey  English  (US #931)

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Alexandria

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Destiny

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Brittney

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Catherine

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Savannah

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Sierra

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Breanna

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Whitney

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Molly

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Grace

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Diana

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Leah

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Lindsay

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Melanie

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Bailey

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Kristin

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Bianca

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Lisa

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Holly

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Kristina

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Alexa

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Ariel

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Bethany

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Hailey

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Leslie

Leslie

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April

April

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Casey

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Brenda

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Kathleen

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Julie

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Patricia

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Autumn

Autumn

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Karen

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Gabriela

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Brandi

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Ana

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Rachael

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Kendra

Kendra

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Karina

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Dominique

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Valerie

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Desiree

Desiree

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Kara

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Carly

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Claire

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Tara

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Adriana

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Kaylee

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Natasha

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Michaela

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Chloe

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Jocelyn

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Kylie

Kylie

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Krystal

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Hayley

Hayley

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Caitlyn

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Alison

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Nancy

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Sophia

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Daisy

Daisy

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Rebekah

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Dana

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Jillian

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Cassidy

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Alejandra

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Raven

Raven

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Jade

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Angel

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Summer

Summer

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Audrey

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Gabriella

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Chelsey

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Sandra

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Ariana

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Katrina

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Claudia

Claudia

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Monique

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Meagan

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Joanna

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Kirsten

from Christine

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Faith

Faith

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Mikayla

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Brandy

Brandy

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Kiara

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Makayla

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Mallory

Mallory

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Krista

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Deanna

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Yesenia

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Ashlee

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Cindy

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Mercedes

Mercedes

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Alisha

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Gina

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Lydia

Lydia

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Felicia

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Mckenzie

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Zoe

Zoe

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Bridget

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Marisa

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Priscilla

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Karla

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Kassandra

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Denise

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Michael

Michael

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Christopher

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Matthew

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Joshua

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Jacob

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Andrew

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Daniel

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Nicholas

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Tyler

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Joseph

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David

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Brandon

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James

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John

John

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Ryan

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Zachary

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Justin

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Anthony

Anthony

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William

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Robert

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Jonathan

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Kyle

Kyle

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Austin

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Alexander

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Kevin

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Cody

Cody

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Thomas

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Jordan

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Eric

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Benjamin

Benjamin

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Aaron

Aaron

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Jose

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Christian

Christian

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Steven

Steven

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Samuel

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Brian

Brian

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Dylan

Dylan

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Timothy

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Adam

Adam

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Nathan

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Richard

Richard

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Sean

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Charles

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Patrick

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Jason

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Luis

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Jeremy

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Stephen

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Mark

Mark

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Jesse

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Juan

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Alex

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Cameron

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Travis

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Jeffrey

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Bryan

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Caleb

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Carlos

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Jared

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Ethan

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Kenneth

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Taylor

Taylor

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Logan

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Paul

Paul

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Trevor

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Dustin

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Evan

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Gabriel

Gabriel

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Ian

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Gregory

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Connor

Connor

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Devin

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Derek

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Corey

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Scott

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Jesus

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Nathaniel

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Hunter

Hunter

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Bradley

Bradley

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Edward

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Dakota

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Antonio

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Victor

Victor

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Marcus

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Blake

Blake

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Garrett

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Peter

Peter

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Miguel

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Mitchell

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Noah

Noah

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Shane

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Shawn

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Angel

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Luke

Luke

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Adrian

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Seth

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Spencer

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Chase

Chase

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Vincent

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Jorge

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Lucas

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Isaac

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Cory

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Tanner

Tanner

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George

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Brett

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Joel

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Erik

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Raymond

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Dalton

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Alejandro

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Cole

Cole

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Jack

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Ricardo

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Dillon

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Isaiah

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Jake

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Elijah

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Mason

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Casey

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Eduardo

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Colton

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Francisco

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Keith

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Donald

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Wesley

Wesley

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Chad

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Devon

Devon

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Phillip

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Oscar

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Colin

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Johnathan

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Brendan

Brendan

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Julian

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Ronald

Ronald

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Mario

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Alec

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Manuel

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Bryce

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Grant

Grant

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Xavier

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Martin

Martin

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Henry

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Javier

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Alan

Alan

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Dominic

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Edgar

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Omar

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Derrick

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Hector

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Douglas

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Frank

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Tristan

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Collin

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Troy

Troy

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Roberto

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Jeremiah

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Jonathon

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Sergio

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Fernando

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Philip

Philip

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Andre

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Johnny

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Edwin

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Ivan

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Cristian

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Clayton

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Levi

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Curtis

Curtis

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Gary

Gary

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Darius

Darius

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Nicolas

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Dennis

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Andres

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Jackson

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Maxwell

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Cesar

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Drew

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Randy

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Pedro

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Ruben

Ruben

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Alexis

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Brent

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Allen

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Marco

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Max

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Julio

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Riley

Riley

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Mathew

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Wyatt

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Malik

Malik

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Jerry

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Craig

Craig

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Calvin

Calvin

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Tony

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Rafael

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Preston

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Erick

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Brady

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The lists used for this e-book are the "Top 1000 names of the 1990s", male and female.