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759. DODIE: Variant of English Dolly, meaning "gift of God."
760. DOLLEE: Variant of English Dolly, meaning "gift of God."
761. DOLLEY: Variant of English Dolly, meaning "gift of God."
762. DOLLIE: Variant of English Dolly, meaning "gift of God."
763. DOLLY: Pet form of English Dorothy, meaning "gift of God."
764. DOLORES: "Sorrows." Spanish name derived from a title of the Virgin Mary, Maria de los Dolores "Mary of Sorrows." 
765. DOMINA: Abbreviated form of English Dominica, meaning "belongs to the lord."
766. DOMINICA: Feminine form of English Dominic, meaning "belongs to the lord." This is a name traditionally given to a child born on Sunday. 
767. DOMINIQUE: French unisex form of English Dominic, meaning "belongs to the lord."
768. DONA: Variant of English Donna, meaning either "lady" or "world ruler."
769. DONALDA: Scottish feminine form of Donald, meaning "world ruler."
770. DONALDINA: Elaborated form of Scottish Donalda, meaning "world ruler."
771. DONELLE: English feminine form of Donald, meaning "world ruler."
772. DONNA: 
     1. English and Scottish feminine form of Donald, meaning "world ruler."
     2. English name derived from the Italian word donna, meaning "lady."
773. DORA: "Gift." English nickname for Dorothy, Theodora, and other names containing the Greek element doron, meaning "gift." 
774. DOREAN: English form of Gaelic Doireann, meaning "tempestuous weather." 
775. DOREEN: English elaborated form of Dora, meaning "gift."  
776. DORETTA: English pet form of Dora, meaning "gift."
777. DORINDA: 18th century English elaborated form of Dora, meaning "gift."
778. DORINE: Variant of English Doreen, meaning "gift." 
779. DORIS: Greek myth name of a goddess of the sea, consort of Nereus and mother of the Nereids (sea nymphs). The name was derived from a Greek ethnic name meaning "Dorian woman."
780. DORITA: English pet form of Dora, meaning "gift."
781. DOROTHEA: Feminine form of Latin Dorotheus, meaning "gift of God." 
782. DOROTHEE (Dorothée): French form of Latin Dorothea, meaning "gift of God."
783. DOROTHY: English form of Latin Dorothea, meaning "gift of God."
784. DORRIS: English variant of Greek Doris, meaning "Dorian woman."
785. DORTHA: Variant of English Dorothy, meaning "gift of God."
786. DORTHY: Variant of English Dorothy, meaning "gift of God."
787. DORY: English pet form of Dora, meaning "gift."
788. DOT: Nickname for English Dorothy, meaning "gift of God."
789. DOTTIE: Pet form of English Dorothy, meaning "gift of God."
790. DOTTY: Variant of English Dottie, meaning "gift of God."
791. DREA: Nickname for English Andrea, meaning "man; warrior."
792. DREDA: English nickname for both Eldreda "ancient counsel" and Etheldreda "noble strength."
793. DRUSILLA: Feminine diminutive form of Roman family name Drusus (earlier Drausus), itself possibly from a Celtic word meaning "strong." Compare with Old Celtic *dru- "oak; strong."
794. DUANA: English feminine form of Duane, meaning "dark, black."
795. DULCE: Spanish name meaning "candy" and "sweet."
796. DULCIA: Latin name meaning "sweet."
797. DULCIE: English form of Latin Dulcia, meaning "sweet."
798. DYAN: English variant of Dianne, meaning "divine, heavenly."
799. DYMPHNA: English form of Irish/Gaelic Damhnait, meaning "little fawn."
800. EARLEEN: Variant of English Earline, meaning "nobleman, prince, warrior."
801. EARLENE: Variant of English Earline, meaning "nobleman, prince, warrior."
802. EARLINE: Feminine form of English Earl, meaning "nobleman, prince, warrior."
803. EARNESTINE: Variant of English Ernestine, meaning "battle to the death."
804. EARTHA: Old English name meaning "earth."
805. EASTER: English unisex name derived from the name of the holiday, "Easter," itself related to the Old English word for "April," Eosturmónaþ/Eastermónaþ.
806. EAVAN: English form of Irish/Gaelic Aoibheann, meaning "beautiful, fair form."
807. EBONY: "Ebony wood." English name derived from the name of the valuable black wood called ebony, itself ultimately of Egyptian origin, from Latin ebenius, from Greek ebenos, from ancient Egyptian hbny.
808. ECHO: "Echo; sound." Greek myth name of an Oread (mountain nymph) who loved her own voice. From the Greek word eche, meaning "sound."
809. EDEN: English surname transferred to forename use, itself from the masculine forename Edon, meaning "rich bear cub." Use of the name has probably been encouraged by its association with the biblical paradise name from Hebrew 'eden, meaning "place of pleasure." 
810. EDIE: Pet form of English Edith, meaning "fortune and strife."
811. EDILTRUDIS: English form of Anglo-Saxon Aethelthryth, meaning "noble strength."
812. EDINA: Variant of English Edwina, meaning "rich friend."
813. EDITH: English form of Anglo-Saxon Eadgyth, meaning "fortune and strife."
814. EDITHE: Variant of English Edith, meaning "fortune and strife."
815. EDNA:
     1. English form of Irish/Gaelic Eithne, meaning "kernel."
     2. Biblical name of the mother of Sarah in the Book of Tobit, from Hebrew 'ednah, "delight, pleasure, rejuvenation," which is a variant of 'eden making it related to the name of the Garden of Eden. 
816. EDWEENA: Variant of English Edwina, meaning "rich friend."
817. EDWENA: Variant of English Edwina, meaning "rich friend."
818. EDWINA: Feminine form of English Edwin, meaning "rich friend."
819. EDWYNA: Variant of English Edwina, meaning "rich friend."
820. EDYTHA: Elaborated form of English Edith, meaning "fortune and strife."
821. EDYTHE: Variant of English Edytha, meaning "fortune and strife."
822. EFFI: Variant of English Effie, meaning "well-spoken."
823. EFFIE: English pet form of Latin Euphemia, meaning "well-spoken."
824. EGLANTINE: "Sweetbrier rose." English name derived from the flower name, itself ultimately from Latin aculeus "spine, prickle." 
825. EILEEN: English form of Irish Eibhlín, itself a form of both Aveline "bird," and Emeline, "rival." 
826. ELAINE: Old French form of Helen, meaning "torch" or "moon" or more likely "to elope." In Malory's Morte D'Arthur (Death of Arthur), this is the name of the tragic figure who dies of grief because Sir Lancelot is unable to return her love. Because most Arthurian legend names are of Celtic origin, some etymologists believe that the name Elaine may originally have derived from a Welsh element meaning "fawn, hind."
827. ELANOR: Name of a Tolkien character, meaning "star sun."
828. ELBA: English name borrowed from the Italian island name, Elba, where Napoleon was exiled. The name derives from Latin Ilva, itself from Greek Aethale, meaning "soot, grime."
829. ELDREDA: Feminine form of Middle English Eldred, meaning "ancient counsel."
830. ELEA: Nickname for English Eleanor, meaning "foreign; the other."
831. ELEANOR: English form of French Eléonore, meaning "foreign; the other."
832. ELEANORA: Latin form of Provençal Alienor, meaning "foreign; the other."
833. ELEANORE: Variant of English Eleanor, meaning "foreign; the other."
834. ELENORA: Variant of English Eleanor, meaning "foreign; the other."
835. ELEONOR: Variant of English Eleanor, meaning "foreign; the other."
836. ELFREDA: English form of Anglo-Saxon Aelfthryth, meaning "elf strength." 
837. ELFRIDA: Variant of English Elfreda, meaning "elf strength."
838. ELFRIEDA: Variant of English Elfreda, meaning "elf strength."
839. ELINOR: Variant of English Eleanor, meaning "foreign; the other."
840. ELIORA: Feminine form of Hebrew Elior, meaning "my God is light."
841. ELISA: Continental nickname for Elisabeth, meaning "God is my oath."
842. ELISABETH: "God is my oath." This is the usual biblical spelling of Elizabeth used in the Authorized Version of the New Testament and in most European languages.
843. ELISE: English nickname for Elisabeth, meaning "God is my oath."
844. ELISSA: English nickname for Elisabeth, meaning "God is my oath."
845. ELIZA: English nickname for Elizabeth, meaning "God is my oath."
846. ELIZABETH: English variant of Elisabeth, meaning "God is my oath." 
847. ELLA: English unisex name of Germanic origin. Originally a male nickname for longer names containing the element ali, meaning "foreign, the other."
848. ELLE: Nickname for Ellen, meaning "torch" or "moon" or more likely "to elope."
849. ELLEN: Old English form of Helen, meaning "torch" or "moon" or more likely "to elope."
850. ELLENOR: Variant of English Eleanor, meaning "foreign; the other."
851. ELLERY: Variant of English unisex Hillary, meaning "joyful; happy." 
852. ELLIE: Pet form of English Eleanor, meaning "foreign; the other." 
853. ELLY: Variant of Ellie, meaning "foreign; the other."
854. ELMIRA: Variant of English Almira, meaning "exalted one; princess."
855. ELOISE: English form of French Éloise, meaning "hale-wide; very healthy and sound." 
856. ELOUISE: Variant of English Eloise, meaning "hale-wide; very healthy and sound." 
857. ELSA: English, German and Scandinavian nickname for Elisabeth, meaning "God is my oath."
858. ELSABETH: Variant of Elisabeth, meaning "God is my oath." 
859. ELSIE: English pet form of Elisabeth, meaning "God is my oath." 
860. ELSPET: Variant of English/Scottish Elspeth, meaning "God is my oath."
861. ELSPIE: Nickname for English/Scottish Elspeth, meaning "God is my oath."
862. ELSPETH: English and Scottish abbreviated form of Elisabeth, meaning "God is my oath."
863. ELYSE: Variant form of English Elysia, meaning "lightning-struck."
864. ELYSIA: "Lightning-struck." English name derived from the name of the heavenly fields of Elysia in Greek and Roman mythology, a section of the Underworld called Elysium in Latin, Elysion in Greek. The name evolved from a designation of a place, or person, struck by lightning--enelysion, enelysios.
865. ELYZABETH: Variant of Elizabeth, meaning "God is my oath."
866. EM: English nickname for longer names beginning with the element Em-.
867. EMELIA: Variant of English Amelia, meaning "work."
868. EMELY: Variant of English Emily, meaning "rival."
869. EMERALD: "Emerald." English jewel name borrowed from the name of the precious green gemstone which is the birthstone of May. The name is also a form of Spanish Esmeralda, also meaning "emerald." The emerald was once believed to have the power to protect chastity, ward off evil spirits, cure dysentery, epilepsy, and help poor eyesight. 
870. EMILEE: Variant of English Emily, meaning "rival."
871. EMILINE: Variant of English Emmeline, meaning "work."
872. EMLIN: Medieval form of English Emmeline, meaning "work."
873. EMILY: English name derived from Roman Aemilia, meaning "rival."
874. EMMA: English and German name derived from the element erman, meaning "entire, whole."
875. EMMALINE: Variant of English Emmeline, meaning "work."
876. EMMELINE: This name was first introduced to England by the Normans as Amaline, itself from Germanic amal, meaning "work."
877. EMMET: English diminutive form of Emma, meaning "entire, whole." Compare with masculine Emmet.
878. EMMIE: English pet form of Emma "entire, whole" and Emily "rival."
879. EMMY: Variant of English Emmie, a pet form of both Emma "entire, whole" and Emily "rival."
880. EMYLYNN: English variant of English Emmeline, meaning "work."
881. ENA: English form of Irish/Gaelic Eithne, meaning "kernel."
882. ENOLA: Reverse spelling of the word "alone." This was the name of the B-29 bomber that dropped the atomic bomb, "Little Boy," on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. The pilot, Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, Jr. named the aircraft after his mother, Enola Gay Tibbets, who in turn had been named after the heroine of a novel. 
883. ENYA: English form of Irish/Gaelic Eithne, meaning "kernel."
884. EPIPHANY: English religious name, meaning simply "epiphany."
885. EPONA: Celtic myth name of the goddess of horses and fertility. It derives from Gaulish epos "horse," and epa "mare." 
886. EPPIE: English pet form of Latin Euphemia, meaning "well-spoken."
887. ERICA: Feminine form of Eric, meaning "ever-ruler."
888. ERICKA: Variant of Erick, meaning "ever-ruler."
889. ERIKA: Feminine form of Swedish Erik, meaning "ever-ruler."
890. ERIN: "Peace." Modern Irish form of old Gaelic Eirinn, a unisex name meaning "peace." In the 19th century, the name was used as a romantic name for "Ireland." 
891. ERMA: Variant of German Irma, meaning "entire, whole, universal."
892. ERNESTA: Feminine form of English Ernest and Italian/Spanish Ernesto, meaning "battle to the death."
893. ERNESTINE: Feminine form of English Ernest, meaning "battle to the death."
894. ESMERALDA: Female Spanish name, meaning "emerald." Victor Hugo gave his gypsy heroine this name in his novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame. 
895. ESMERELDA: Variant of Esmeralda, meaning "emerald."
896. ESSA: Pet form of English Esther, meaning "star."
897. ESSENCE: English name derived from the vocabulary word, itself from Latin essentia, meaning "essence; being."
898. ESSIE: Pet form of English Esther and French Estelle, both meaning "star."
899. ESTA: Pet form of English Esther, meaning "star."
900. ESTEE: Nickname for French Estelle, meaning "star."
901. ESTELLE: French form of Latin Estella, meaning "star."
902. ESTHER: Biblical name of the central character in the Book of Esther. The name is probably of Persian origin, from stara, meaning "star."
903. ETHEL: English form of Anglo-Saxon Aethel, a nickname for longer names containing the element Aethel, meaning "noble."
904. ETHELDREDA: English form of Anglo-Saxon Aethelthryth, meaning "noble strength."
905. ETHELFLEDA: English form of Anglo-Saxon Aethelflaed, meaning "noble beauty."
906. ETHELINDA: English form of Anglo-Saxon Aethelinda, meaning "noble serpent."
907. ETHNA: English form of Irish/Gaelic Eithne, meaning "kernel."
908. ETNA: Variant of English Ethna, meaning "kernel."
909. ETTA: Nickname for various longer names that end with -etta, such as Henrietta. Etta was originally a diminutive suffix, meaning "little," based on the French -ette. It is now sometimes given as an independent forename. 
910. ETTIE: Pet name for longer names that end with -etta or -ette.

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