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Adlai m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Contracted form of Adalia. This is the name of the father of one of King David's herdsmen in the Old Testament.

Ælred m Anglo-Saxon
Contracted form of Æðelræd. This was the name of a 12th-century English saint.

Albert m English, German, French, Catalan, Polish, Czech, Russian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Romanian, Hungarian, Albanian, Germanic
From the Germanic name Adalbert meaning "noble and bright", composed of the elements adal "noble" and beraht "bright". This name was common among medieval German royalty. The Normans introduced it to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Æþelbeorht. Though it became rare in England by the 17th century, it was repopularized in the 19th century by the German-born Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria.... [more]

Austin m English
Medieval contracted form of Augustine 1. Modern use of the name is probably also partly inspired by the common surname Austin, which is of the same origin. This is also the name of a city in Texas.

Cord m German
German contracted form of Conrad.

Dāvis m Latvian
Contracted form of Dāvids.

Elisha m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
From the Hebrew name אֱלִישַׁע ('Elisha'), a contracted form of אֱלִישׁוּעַ ('Elishu'a) meaning "my God is salvation". According to the Old Testament, Elisha was a prophet and miracle worker. He was the attendant of Elijah and succeeded him after his ascension to heaven.

Epaphras m Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Ancient Greek
Shortened form of Epaphroditos. In the New Testament this is the name of one of Paul's co-workers.

Gjord m Medieval Scandinavian
Contracted form of Guðfrøðr.

Gjurd m Medieval Scandinavian
Contracted form of Guðfrøðr.

Hannas m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Annas.

Hróaldr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Roald.

Hróarr m Old Norse
Old Norse name, derived from the element hróðr "praise, fame" combined with either geirr "spear" (making it a relation of Hróðgeirr), herr "army, warrior" or varr "aware, cautious". This is the name of a legendary Danish king, the same one who is featured in the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf with the name Hroðgar.

Hrolf m Germanic
Contracted form of Hrodulf.

Hrólfr m Old Norse
Contracted form of Hróðulfr.

Ints m Latvian
Contracted form of Indriķis.

Juanfran m Spanish
Contraction of Juan Francisco.

Juanma m Spanish
Contraction of Juan Manuel.

Kleopas m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Cleopas.

Kord m German (Rare)
German contracted form of Conrad.

Kurt m German, English, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
German contracted form of Conrad. A famous bearer was the American musician Kurt Cobain (1967-1994).

Məmməd m Azerbaijani
Contracted form of Məhəmməd.

Mikhah m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Micah.

Olympas m Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Ancient Greek
Probably a shortened form of a longer name such as Olympiodoros. It is mentioned briefly in the New Testament.

Silas m English, Greek, Danish, German, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
The name of a companion of Saint Paul in the New Testament. It is probably a short form of Silvanus, a name that Paul calls him by in the epistles. It is possible that Silvanus and Silas were Latin and Greek forms of the Hebrew name Saul (via Aramaic).... [more]

Yeshua m Biblical Hebrew, Ancient Aramaic
Contracted form of Yehoshu'a (see Joshua) used in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah in the Hebrew Bible. The form was also used in Aramaic, and was most likely the name represented by Greek Iesous (see Jesus) in the New Testament. This means it was probably the real name of Jesus.

Yo'ash m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Joash.

Yochanan m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of John (and Johanan). This is a contracted form of the longer name יְהוֹחָנָן (Yehochanan).

Yonatan m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Jonathan.

Yoram m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Joram.