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Curtis
- Biblical names that sound similar: Cephas, Clopas, Cyrus
- for girls, these biblical names both end in -is: Damaris, Lois
- Tis names: Curt, Otis, Tisha

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Barbara
- Biblical names that are similar: Barnabas
- Names that mean "foreign" : Alodia, Valery, Xenon, Polyxena (the Greek would have been recognizable in biblical times)
- Abram, Abraham and Gabriel all have the 'br' pattern in them.
- Bar names: Barrett, Inbar (Hebrew btw)

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Melissa
- Similar biblical names: Manasseh, Micah, Hadassah
- Deborah is like the Hebrew equivalent of Melissa (they both mean "bee"), Devorah would work too. Rebecca would be a stretch, but could work too.
- Mel names: Melina, Melisande, Melody, Pamela, Melanie, Imelda, Carmel, Amelia, etc
- Iss names: Clarissa, Gisselle, Charisse, Issac, Phyliss, Elissa, etc

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Hope that helps!