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AARON m English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek From the Hebrew name אַהֲרֹן ('Aharon) which is most likely of unknown Egyptian origin... [more] ABEL m English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek From the Hebrew name הֶבֶל (Hevel) or הָבֶל (Havel) which meant "breath"... [more] ABIGAIL f English, German, Biblical, Biblical Latin From the Hebrew name אֲבִיגָיִל ('Avigayil) meaning "my father is joy"... [more] ABRAHAM m English, Hebrew, Dutch, Biblical, Biblical Latin This name may be viewed either as meaning "father of many" in Hebrew or else as a contraction of ABRAM (1) and הָמוֹן (hamon) "many, multitude"... [more] ADA f English, German, Polish, Hungarian, Italian Short form of ADELAIDE and other names beginning with the same sound... [more] ADAM m English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Macedonian, Romanian, Hebrew, Arabic, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew This is the Hebrew word for "man"... [more] ADELA f English, Spanish, Polish, Romanian, Ancient Germanic Originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element adal meaning "noble"... [more] ADELAIDE f English, Italian, Portuguese From the French form of the Germanic name Adalheidis, which was composed of the elements adal "noble" and heid "kind, sort, type"... [more] ADRIAN m English, Romanian, Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Russian Form of Hadrianus (see HADRIAN)... [more] ADRIANA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, English Feminine form of ADRIAN AFRICA (1) f African American (Rare) From the name of the continent, which is of Latin origin, possibly from the Afri people who lived near Carthage in North Africa... [more] AGATHA f English, Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name Αγαθη (Agathe), derived from Greek αγαθος (agathos) meaning "good"... [more] AGNES f English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Slovene, Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name ‘Αγνη (Hagne), derived from Greek ‘αγνος (hagnos) meaning "chaste"... [more] ALBERT m English, French, German, Slovene, Polish, Russian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Hungarian, Ancient Germanic From the Germanic name Adalbert, which was composed of the elements adal "noble" and beraht "bright"... [more] ALEX m & f English, Dutch, German, French, Portuguese Short form of ALEXANDER, ALEXANDRA, and other names beginning with Alex. ALEXANDER m English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Hungarian, Slovak, Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name Αλεξανδρος (Alexandros), which meant "defending men" from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, help" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος)... [more] ALEXANDRA f German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, French, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Spanish, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology Feminine form of ALEXANDER... [more] ALEXIS m & f German, French, English, Greek, Ancient Greek From the Greek name Αλεξις (Alexis), which meant "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, to help"... [more] ALFRED m English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Polish, Dutch Derived from the Old English name Ælfræd, composed of the elements ælf "elf" and ræd "counsel"... [more] ALGERNON m English Originally a Norman French nickname, derived from aux gernons "having a moustache", which was applied to William de Percy, a companion of William the Conqueror... [more] ALICE f English, French, Portuguese, Italian From the Old French name Aalis, a short form of Adelais, itself a short form of the Germanic name Adalheidis (see ADELAIDE)... [more] ALMA f English, Spanish, Croatian This name became popular after the Battle of Alma (1854), which took place near the River Alma in Crimea and ended in a victory for Britain and France... [more] ALTON m English From an Old English surname which was derived from a place name meaning "town at the source of the river". ALVIN m English From a medieval form of any of the Old English names ÆLFWINE, ÆÐELWINE or EALDWINE... [more] AMANDA f English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, Finnish, Late Roman In part this is a feminine form of AMANDUS... [more] AMBER f English, Dutch From the English word amber that denotes either the gemstone, which is formed from fossil resin, or the orange-yellow colour... [more] AMBROSE m English From the Late Latin name Ambrosius, which was derived from the Greek name Αμβροσιος (Ambrosios) meaning "immortal"... [more] AMELIA f English, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic Variant of AMALIA, though it is sometimes confused with EMILIA, which has a different origin... [more] AMERICA f English In the English-speaking world, this name is usually given in reference to the United States of America (see AMERIGO)... [more] AMOS m English, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew Means "carried" in Hebrew... [more] AMY f English English form of the Old French name Amée meaning "beloved" (modern French aimée), a vernacular form of the Latin Amata... [more] ANDREA (2) f English, German, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Croatian Feminine form of ANDREW... [more] ANDREW m English, Biblical From the Greek name Ανδρεας (Andreas), which was derived from ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος (andros) "of a man")... [more] ANGEL m & f English, Bulgarian, Macedonian From the medieval Latin masculine name Angelus which was derived from the name of the heavenly creature (itself derived from the Greek word αγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger")... [more] ANGELA f English, Italian, German, Dutch, Romanian, Slovene, Slovak, Russian, Macedonian, Late Roman Feminine form of Angelus (see ANGEL)... [more] ANGELICA f English, Italian, Romanian, Literature Derived from Latin angelicus meaning "angelic", ultimately related to Greek αγγελος (angelos) "messenger"... [more] ANGELINA f Italian, English, Russian, German, Dutch, Polish, Spanish, Macedonian Latinate diminutive of ANGELA ANITA f Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian, Slovene, English, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Polish Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian and Slovene diminutive of ANA ANNA f English, Italian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Icelandic, Catalan, Occitan, Breton, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek Form of Channah (see HANNAH) used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament... [more] ANNE (1) f French, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Dutch, Basque French form of ANNA... [more] ANTHONY m English English form of the Roman family name Antonius, which is of unknown Etruscan origin... [more] ANTONIA f Italian, Spanish, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Ancient Roman Feminine form of Antonius (see ANTHONY). APRIL f English From the name of the month, probably originally derived from Latin aperire "to open", referring to the opening of flowers... [more] ARCHIBALD m Scottish, English Derived from the Germanic elements ercan "genuine" and bald "bold"... [more] ARDEN m & f English From an English surname, originally taken from various place names, which were derived from a Celtic word meaning "high". ARIEL m & f Hebrew, English, French, Biblical, Biblical Greek Means "lion of God" in Hebrew... [more] ARLIE f & m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "eagle wood" in Old English... [more] ARLINE f English Meaning unknown, possibly invented by Michael William Balfe for the main character in his opera 'The Bohemian Girl' (1843). ARNOLD m English, German, Ancient Germanic From a Germanic name meaning "eagle power", derived from the elements arn "eagle" and wald "power"... [more] ARTHUR m English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Welsh Mythology The meaning of this name is unknown... [more] ASHLEY f & m English From an English surname which was originally derived from place names meaning "ash tree clearing", from Old English æsc and leah... [more] ASHTON m & f English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name which meant "ash tree town" in Old English. AUDLEY m English From a surname which was taken from a place name meaning "EALDGYÐ's clearing" in Old English. AUGUST m German, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English German, Polish and Scandinavian form of AUGUSTUS AUGUSTA f German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, English, Ancient Roman Feminine form of AUGUSTUS... [more] AUGUSTINE (1) m English From the Roman name Augustinus, itself derived from the Roman name AUGUSTUS... [more] AURA f English From the English word aura (derived from Latin) for a distinctive atmosphere or illumination. AURORA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, Romanian, Finnish, Roman Mythology Means "dawn" in Latin... [more] AVERY m & f English From a surname which was itself derived from the Norman French form of the given names ALBERICH or ALFRED. AVIS f English Probably a Latinized form of the Germanic name Aveza, which was derived from the element avi, of unknown meaning, possibly "desired"... [more] BAILEY m & f English From a surname derived from Middle English baili meaning "bailiff", originally denoting one who was a bailiff. BALDWIN m English, Ancient Germanic Derived from the Germanic elements bald "bold, brave" and win "friend"... [more] BARBARA f English, Italian, French, German, Polish, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Late Roman Derived from Greek βαρβαρος (barbaros) meaning "foreign"... [more] BARRETT m English From a surname meaning "dispute" in Middle English, originally given to a quarrelsome person. BARTHOLOMEW m English, Biblical From Βαρθολομαιος (Bartholomaios), which was the Greek form of an Aramaic name meaning "son of TALMAI"... [more] BASIL (1) m English From the Greek name Βασιλειος (Basileios) which was derived from βασιλευς (basileus) meaning "king"... [more] BEATRIX f English, German, Dutch, Late Roman Probably from Viatrix, a feminine form of the Late Latin name Viator which meant "voyager, traveller"... [more] BENJAMIN m English, French, German, Dutch, Biblical From the Hebrew name בִּנְיָמִין (Binyamin) which means "son of the south" or "son of the right hand"... [more] BENTLEY m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "clearing covered with bent grass" in Old English... [more] BENTON m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "town near bent grass" in Old English. BERENICE f English, Italian, Ancient Greek (Latinized) Ancient Macedonian form of the Greek name Φερενικη (Pherenike), which meant "bringing victory" from φερω (phero) "to bring" and νικη (nike) "victory"... [more] BERNARD m English, French, Polish, Croatian, Slovene, Ancient Germanic Derived from the Germanic element bern "bear" combined with hard "brave, hardy"... [more] BERNIE m & f English Diminutive of BERNARD, BERNADETTE, BERNICE, and other names beginning with Bern. BERT m English, German, Dutch Short form of ALBERT and other names containing the element bert, often derived from the Germanic element beraht meaning "bright". BERTHA f German, English, Ancient Germanic Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element beraht meaning "bright, famous"... [more] BERTIE m & f English Diminutive of ALBERT, HERBERT, and other names containing bert (often derived from the Germanic element beraht meaning "bright"). BERTRAM m English, German, Ancient Germanic Means "bright raven", derived from the Germanic element beraht "bright" combined with hramn "raven"... [more] BERTRAND m French, English, Ancient Germanic Derived from the Germanic elements beraht meaning "bright" and rand meaning "rim (of a shield)"... [more] BERYL f English From the English word for the clear or pale green precious stone, ultimately deriving from Sanskrit... [more] BETHANY f English, Biblical From the name of a biblical town, possibly derived from Hebrew בֵּית־תְּאֵנָה (beit-te'enah) meaning "house of figs"... [more] BEVERLY f & m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "beaver stream" in Old English... [more] BISHOP m English Either from the English occupational surname, or else directly from the English word... [more] BLAINE m English From a Scottish surname which was derived from the given name Bláán, which meant "yellow" in Gaelic... [more] BLAIR m & f Scottish, English From a Scottish surname which is derived from Gaelic blár meaning "plain, field, battlefield". BLAKE m English From a surname which was derived from Old English blæc "black" or blāc "pale"... [more] BONNIE f English Means "pretty" from the Scottish word bonnie, which was itself derived from Middle French bon "good"... [more] BOYD m Scottish, English From a Scottish surname which was possibly derived from the name of the island of Bute. BRADEN m English, Irish From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Bradáin meaning "descendent of BRADÁN". BRADFORD m English From a surname which originally came from a place name that meant "broad ford" in Old English. BRADLEY m English From a surname which originally came from a place name that meant "broad clearing" in Old English... [more] BRADY m English, Irish From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Brádaigh meaning "descendent of BRÁDACH". BRANDON m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "hill covered with broom" in Old English... [more] BRANNON m English From an Irish surname derived from Mac Branain, which means "descendent of BRAN (1)". BRAXTON m English From a surname which was originally derived from an Old English place name meaning "Bracca's town". BRENDA f English Possibly a feminine form of the Old Norse name Brandr, meaning "sword", which was brought to Britain in the Middle Ages... [more] BRENDAN m Irish, English From Brendanus, the Latinized form of the Irish name Bréanainn which was derived from a Welsh word meaning "prince"... [more] BRENNAN m Irish, English From an Irish surname derived from Ó Braonáin meaning "descendent of Braonán"... [more] BRENT m English From an English surname, originally taken from various place names, derived from a Celtic word meaning "hill". BRENTON m English From a surname which was derived from an English place name which meant "Bryni's town"... [more] BRETT m & f English From a Middle English surname meaning "a Breton", referring to an inhabitant of Brittany. BRIAN m Irish, English, Ancient Irish The meaning of this name is not known for certain but it is possibly related to the old Celtic element bre meaning "hill", or by extension "high, noble"... [more] |
NAVIGATION
Aaron ⇔ Brian Briana ⇔ Davy Dawn ⇔ Finlay Finley ⇔ Jason Jasper ⇔ Layton Laz ⇔ Melvyn Mercy ⇔ Renita Retha ⇔ Teri Terra ⇔ Zula |
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