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Variant of Annabel.

English and Manx form of Anne 1. In the English-speaking world, both this spelling and Anne have been used since the late Middle Ages. Currently Ann is less popular than Anne (and both are less popular than their relatives Anna and Hannah).

From Old Irish Oébfinn or Aíbinn, derived from oíb meaning "beauty, appearance, form" and finn meaning "white, blessed". This was the name of the mother of Saint Énna of Aran. It was also borne by the daughter of the 10th-century Irish high king Donnchad Donn.

Diminutive of Christine or Christina.

French form of Diana, also regularly used in the English-speaking world.

Short form of Dorothy, Theodora or Isidora.

Spanish form of Emmeline.

Feminine form of Florentinus.

Variant of Floriane.

From the English word hope, ultimately from Old English hopian. This name was first used by the Puritans in the 17th century.

Means "rainbow" in Greek. Iris was the name of the Greek goddess of the rainbow, also serving as a messenger to the gods. This name can also be given in reference to the word (which derives from the same Greek source) for the iris flower or the coloured part of the eye.

Medieval English form of Jehanne, an Old French feminine form of Iohannes (see John). This became the most common feminine form of John in the 17th century, surpassing Joan. In the first half of the 20th century Joan once again overtook Jane for a few decades in both the United States and the United Kingdom.

Famous bearers include the uncrowned English queen Lady Jane Grey (1536-1554), who ruled for only nine days, British novelist Jane Austen (1775-1817), who wrote Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice, British primatologist Jane Goodall (1934-), and American actress Jane Fonda (1937-). This is also the name of the central character in Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre (1847), which tells of Jane's sad childhood and her relationship with Edward Rochester.

Anglicized form of Caitlín.

Short form of Eleanor. This is the name of the departed love of the narrator in Edgar Allan Poe's poem The Raven (1845).

French feminine form of Leonius.

German and Dutch feminine form of Leonius.

Polish, Italian, Spanish and Georgian form of Lydia.

Means "welcome" in Tahitian. It gained popularity in France during the 1980s.

Medieval French diminutive of Marie.

Latinate form of Marlene.

French form of Melanie.

Variant of Rosemary.