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MERCY f English From the English word mercy, ultimately from Latin merces "wages, reward", a derivative of merx "goods, wares"... [more] MEREDITH m & f Welsh, English From the Welsh name Maredudd or Meredydd, possibly meaning "great lord" or "sea lord"... [more] MERLIN m Welsh Mythology, English Form of the Welsh name Myrddin (meaning "sea fortress") used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his 12th-century Arthurian tales... [more] MERRITT m English From an English surname, originally from a place name, which meant "boundary gate" in Old English. MERTON m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "town on a lake" in Old English. MIA f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, English Scandinavian, Dutch and German diminutive of MARIA MICHAEL m English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Czech, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek From the Hebrew name מִיכָאֵל (Mikha'el) meaning "who is like God?"... [more] MILBURN m English From an English surname which was from a place name meaning "mill stream" in Old English. MILDRED f English From the Old English name Mildþryð meaning "gentle strength", derived from the elements milde "gentle" and þryð "strength"... [more] MILES m English From the Germanic name Milo, introduced by the Normans to England in the form Miles... [more] MILFORD m English From an English surname which was originally derived from various place names all meaning "ford by a mill" in Old English. MILLARD m English From an occupational English surname which meant "guardian of the mill" in Old English. MILLICENT f English From the Germanic name Amalasuintha, composed of the elements amal "work, labour" and swinþ "strength"... [more] MILLY f Swedish, Norwegian, English Diminutive of EMILIE, MILDRED and other names containing the same sound. MILTON m English From an English surname which was from a place name meaning "mill town" in Old English... [more] MINA (1) f English, Dutch, Limburgish Short form of WILHELMINA and other names ending in mina... [more] MINERVA f Roman Mythology, English Possibly derived from Latin mens meaning "intellect", but more likely of Etruscan origin... [more] MO f & m English Short form of MAUREEN, MAURICE, MORRIS, and other names beginning with a similar sound. MOE (1) m English Short form of MAURICE or MORRIS, or sometimes of other names beginning with a similar sound. MONICA f English, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Late Roman Meaning unknown, most likely of North African or Phoenician origin... [more] MONTGOMERY m English From an English surname meaning "GUMARICH's mountain" in Norman French... [more] MORGAN (1) m & f Welsh, English, French From the Old Welsh masculine name Morcant, which was possibly derived from Welsh mor "sea" and cant "circle"... [more] MORTIMER m English From an English surname which was derived from a place name meaning "still water" in Old French. MORTON m English From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "moor town" in Old English. MOSES m English, Biblical, Biblical Latin From the Hebrew name מֹשֶׁה (Mosheh) which is most likely derived from Egyptian mes meaning "son", but could also possibly mean "deliver" in Hebrew... [more] MURIEL f English, French, Irish Medieval English form of a Celtic name which was probably related to the Irish name MUIRGEL... [more] MURPHY m & f Irish, English From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Murchadha meaning "descendent of MURCHADH". MURRAY m Scottish, English From a Scottish surname which was derived from the region in Scotland called Moray, meaning "seaboard settlement". MYRON m English, Ancient Greek Derived from Greek μυρον (myron) meaning "sweet oil, perfume"... [more] MYRTLE f English Simply from the English word myrtle for the evergreen shrub, ultimately from Greek μυρτος (myrtos)... [more] NANCY f English Previously a medieval diminutive of ANNIS, though since the 18th century it has been a diminutive of ANNE (1)... [more] NAOMI (1) f English, Hebrew, Biblical From the Hebrew name נָעֳמִי (Na'omiy) meaning "pleasantness"... [more] NATALIE f French, English, German From the Late Latin name Natalia, which meant "Christmas Day" from Latin natale domini... [more] NATHAN m English, French, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek Means "he gave" in Hebrew... [more] NEELY m English From a Scottish surname, an Anglicized form of Mac an Fhilidh meaning "son of the poet" in Gaelic. NEIL m Irish, Scottish, English From the Gaelic name Niall, which is of disputed origin, possibly meaning "champion" or "cloud"... [more] NEWTON m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "new town" in Old English... [more] NICHOLAS m English, French From the Greek name Νικολαος (Nikolaos) which meant "victory of the people" from Greek νικη (nike) "victory" and λαος (laos) "people"... [more] NICOLE f French, English, Dutch, German, Czech French feminine form of NICHOLAS, commonly used in the English-speaking world since the middle of the 20th century. NINA (1) f Russian, Italian, English, German, French, Polish, Slovene, Czech, Slovak, Croatian Short form of names that end in nina, such as ANTONINA or GIANNINA... [more] NOAH (1) m English, Biblical Derived from the Hebrew name נוֹחַ (Noach) meaning "rest, comfort"... [more] NOLAN m Irish, English From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Nualláin meaning "descendent of NUALLÁN"... [more] NORA f Irish, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Italian Short form of HONORA or ELEANOR... [more] NORBERT m German, English, Dutch, French, Hungarian, Polish, Ancient Germanic Derived from the Germanic elements nord "north" and beraht "bright"... [more] NORMA f English, Italian, Literature Created by Felice Romani for the main character in the opera 'Norma' (1831)... [more] NORMAN m English, Ancient Germanic From an old Germanic byname meaning "northman", referring to a Viking... [more] NORTON m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "north town" in Old English. NORWOOD m English From a surname which was originally taken from a place name meaning "north wood" in Old English. ODELL m & f English From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "woad hill" in Old English... [more] OGDEN m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "oak valley" in Old English... [more] OLIVER m English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Czech, Slovak From Olivier, a Norman French form of a Germanic name such as ALFHER or an Old Norse name such as Áleifr (see OLAF)... [more] OLIVIA f English, Italian, Spanish, German, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish This name was first used in this spelling by William Shakespeare for a character in his comedy 'Twelfth Night' (1602)... [more] OPAL f English From the English word opal for the iridescent gemstone, the birthstone of October... [more] ORSON m English From an English surname which was originally a nickname meaning "bear cub", from a diminutive of Norman French ors "bear", ultimately from Latin ursus... [more] ORVILLE m English This name was invented by the 18th-century writer Fanny Burney, who perhaps intended it to mean "golden city" in French... [more] OSCAR m English, Irish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Irish Mythology Possibly means "deer lover", derived from Gaelic os "deer" and cara "lover"... [more] OSWALD m English, German, Anglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and weald "rule"... [more] OTIS m English From an English surname which was derived from the medieval given name Ode, a cognate of OTTO... [more] OTTO m German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Ancient Germanic Later German form of Audo or Odo, originally a short form of various names beginning with the Germanic element od meaning "wealth, fortune"... [more] PAMELA f English This name was invented in the late 16th century by the poet Sir Philip Sidney for use in his poem 'Arcadia'... [more] PANSY f English From the English word for a type of flower, ultimately deriving from Old French pensee "thought". PATIENCE f English From the English word patience, ultimately from Latin patientia, a derivative of pati "to suffer"... [more] PATRICK m Irish, English, French, German From the Latin name Patricius, which meant "nobleman"... [more] PAUL m English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Biblical From the Roman family name Paulus, which meant "small" or "humble" in Latin... [more] PAULA f German, English, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Hungarian, Polish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Croatian, Ancient Roman Feminine form of Paulus (see PAUL)... [more] PAULINA f Spanish, Polish, Swedish, English, Croatian, Ancient Roman Feminine form of Paulinus (see PAULINO). PAULINE f French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish French feminine form of Paulinus (see PAULINO). PEARL f & m English From the English word pearl for the concretions formed in the shells of some mollusks, ultimately from Late Latin perla... [more] PENELOPE f Greek Mythology, English Possibly derived from Greek πηνελοψ (penelops), a type of duck... [more] PERCIVAL m Welsh Mythology, English Created by the 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes for his poem 'Perceval, the Story of the Grail'... [more] PERCY m English From an English surname which was derived from the name of a Norman town Perci, which was itself perhaps derived from a Gaulish given name which was Latinized as Persius... [more] PETER m English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Slovene, Slovak, Biblical Derived from the Greek Πετρος (Petros) meaning "stone"... [more] PETRA f Greek, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Hungarian, English Feminine form of PETER... [more] PEYTON m & f English From an English surname, originally a place name meaning "PÆGA's town"... [more] PHIL m English Short form of PHILIP and various other names beginning with Phil, often a Greek element meaning "friend, dear, beloved". PHILIP m English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Biblical From the Greek name Φιλιππος (Philippos) which means "friend of horses", composed of the elements φιλος (philos) "friend" and ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse"... [more] PHILOMENA f English, German, Late Greek Means "friend of strength" from Greek φιλος (philos) "friend" and μενος (menos) "strength"... [more] PHOEBE f English, Greek Mythology (Latinized), Biblical, Biblical Latin Latinized form of the Greek name Φοιβη (Phoibe), which meant "bright, pure" from Greek φοιβος (phoibos)... [more] PORTER m English From an occupational English surname meaning "doorkeeper", ultimately from Old French porte "door", from Latin porta. PORTIA f English Variant of Porcia, the feminine form of the Roman family name PORCIUS, used by William Shakespeare for the heroine of his play 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596)... [more] PRESLEY f & m English From an English surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "priest clearing" (Old English preost and leah)... [more] PRESTON m English From an English surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "priest town" (Old English preost and tun). PRINCE m English From the English word prince, a royal title, which comes ultimately from Latin princeps... [more] PRISCILLA f English, Italian, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, Biblical Roman name, a diminutive of PRISCA... [more] PROSPER m French, English From the Latin name Prosperus, which meant "fortunate, successful"... [more] PRUDENCE f & m English, French Medieval English form of Prudentia, the feminine form of PRUDENTIUS... [more] QIANA f African American (Modern) From the word for the silk-like material, introduced by DuPont in 1968 and popular in the fashions of the 1970s. QUEEN f English From an old nickname which was derived from the English word, ultimately from Old English cwen meaning "woman, wife". QUINCY m English From a surname which was derived (via the place name CUINCHY) from the given name QUINTUS... [more] QUINN m & f Irish, English From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Cuinn meaning "descendent of CONN". QUINTON m English Variant of QUENTIN, also coinciding with an English surname meaning "queen's town" in Old English. RACHEL f English, Hebrew, French, German, Dutch, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew From the Hebrew name רָחֵל (Rachel) meaning "ewe"... [more] RALEIGH m English From a surname which was from a place name meaning either "red clearing" or "roe deer clearing" in Old English. RALPH m English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German Contracted form of the Old Norse name RÁÐÚLFR (or its Norman form Radulf)... [more] RAMSEY m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "wild-garlic island" in Old English. RANDOLF m English From the Germanic elements rand meaning "rim (of a shield)" and wulf meaning "wolf"... [more] RAPHAEL m German, French, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek From the Hebrew name רָפָאֵל (Rafa'el) which meant "God has healed"... [more] RAYMOND m English, French From the Germanic name Raginmund, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and mund "protector"... [more] REAGAN f & m English, Irish From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Ríagáin meaning "descendent of RIAGÁN"... [more] REBECCA f English, Italian, Swedish, Biblical, Biblical Latin From the Hebrew name רִבְקָה (Rivqah), possibly meaning "a snare" in Hebrew, or perhaps derived from an Aramaic name... [more] REED m English From an English surname which comes from multiple sources, including Old English read meaning "red" (originally a nickname given to a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion) and Old English ried meaning "clearing" (given to a person who lived in a clearing in the woods). REGINA f English, Italian, Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Lithuanian, Late Roman Late Latin name meaning "queen"... [more] |
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Aaron ⇔ Brian Briana ⇔ Davy Dawn ⇔ Finlay Finley ⇔ Jason Jasper ⇔ Layton Laz ⇔ Melvyn Mercy ⇔ Renita Retha ⇔ Teri Terra ⇔ Zula |
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