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AARAN:
English variant of Aaron,
meaning "high mountain."
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AAREN:
English unisex form of Aaron,
meaning "high mountain."
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AARON:
Biblical name of the older brother of Moses,
meaning "high
mountain."
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AARRON:
English variant of Aaron, meaning "high
mountain."
- AB:
English nickname for Abner, meaning "father of [or is] light."
ABBOT:
Variant of English Abbott, meaning
"father."
ABBOTT:
English surname transferred to forename use, meaning
"father." First used as a forename
in the 19th century.
ABE:
Nickname for Abraham, meaning
"father of a multitude."
ABEL:
Biblical name of Adam and Eve's
second son who was killed by his brother Cain,
meaning "herdsman."
ABELL:
English variant of Abel, meaning
"herdsman."
ABEY:
Variant of Abie, meaning
"father of a multitude."
ABIE:
Pet form of Abe, meaning
"father of a multitude."
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ABLE:
Variant of Abel,
meaning "herdsman."
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ABNAR:
English variant of Abner,
meaning "father of [or is] light."
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ABNER:
Biblical name of a cousin of Saul who was also a commander of his
army, meaning "father of [or is] light."
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ABNOR:
English variant of Abner,
meaning "father of [or is] light."
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ABNUR:
English variant of Abner,
meaning "father of [or is] light."
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ABOT:
Variant of
English Abbott, meaning
"father."
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ABOTT:
Variant of
English
Abbott, meaning
"father."
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ABRAHAM:
Biblical name of the founding patriarch of the
Israelites, meaning "father of a
multitude."
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ABRAM:
Biblical name meaning simply "father."
This was Abraham's name before God changed it.
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ABRAN:
Abbreviated form of Abraham, meaning "father
of a multitude."
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ABSALON:
English variant of Absalom, meaning "my
father is peace."
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ACE: English
nickname transferred to forename use,
meaning
"number one."
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ACEL:
Nickname for
English Acelin, meaning
"noble at birth."
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ACELET:
Variant of
English Acelin, meaning
"noble at birth."
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ACELIN:
English diminutive form of French Asce,
meaning "little noble one."
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ACER:
Variant of
English Ace, meaning "number
one."
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ACEY:
Variant of
English Ace, meaning "number
one."
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ACHILL:
English nickname for Latin Achilles, meaning
either "pain" or "lipless."
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ACIE:
Pet form of English Ace, meaning "number
one."
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ACKE: English nickname for Ackerley,
meaning "oak meadow."
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ACKERLEA:
Variant of English Ackerley, meaning
"oak meadow."
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ACKERLEY:
English surname transferred to forename use, meaning
"oak meadow."
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ACKERLY:
Variant of English Ackerley, meaning
"oak meadow."
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ACKLEA:
Variant of English
Ackley,
meaning
"oak meadow."
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ACKLEY:
Abbreviated form of English
Ackerley, meaning
"oak meadow."
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ACKLIE:
Variant of English
Ackley, meaning
"oak meadow."
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ACTON:
English surname
transferred to forename use, meaning "oak tree
settlement."
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ADAIR: English name
of Scottish origin, meaning "rich spear."
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ADAIRE:
Variant of English Adair, meaning
"rich spear."
- ADAM:
Biblical name of the first man, husband of Eve.
There are many theories
concerning the derivation of the name, the most likely
being the Hebrew word adama, meaning
"earth."
ADARE:
Variant of English Adair, meaning
"rich spear."
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ADDAM:
English variant of Adam,
meaning "earth."
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ADDISON: Old English surname
transferred to unisex forename use, meaning "son of
Adam."
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ADEN:
English variant of Irish/Scottish Aidan,
meaning "fire."
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ADISON:
Variant of English unisex Addison,
meaning "son of Adam."
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ADISSON:
Variant of English unisex Addison,
meaning "son of Adam."
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ADLAI:
Nickname for biblical Adalia,
meaning "Yahweh is just."
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ADNEY:
English name derived from the Old Norman French family
name Oudinot, meaning
"the noble's island."
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ADOLPH:
English form of Adolf,
meaning "noble wolf."
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ADRIAN:
English form of Latin Hadrianus, meaning
"from Hadria."
AFFTON:
Variant of unisex Afton, an
Old English surname transferred to forename use, itself from
the name of the River Afton in Ayrshire, Scotland, made
famous in Burns' poem "Sweet Afton."
- AFTON:
Old English surname transferred to unisex forename use, itself from
the name of the River Afton in Ayrshire, Scotland, made
famous in Burns' poem "Sweet Afton."
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AIDAN:
English form of Gaelic Áedán,
meaning "fire."
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AIDEN:
Variant of English Aidan,
meaning "fire."
- AILBERT:
Variant of English Albert,
meaning "bright nobility."
- AILWARD:
Variant of English Aylward,
meaning "noble guard."
- AIMEREY:
English variant of French Aimery, meaning
"home-ruler."
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AINSLEY:
Variant of Scottish unisex Ainslie,
meaning "hermitage wood."
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AINSLIE:
"Hermitage wood." Scottish surname
transferred to unisex forename use, itself from the
Old English elements ansetl
"hermitage" and leah
"wood."
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AL: English
nickname
for names beginning with Al-.
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ALAISTAIR:
Variant of English Alastair,
meaning "defender of mankind."
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ALAISTER:
Variant of English Alastair, meaning
"defender of mankind."
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ALAN:
English/Scottish name of Celtic origin, meaning
"handsome."
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ALANN:
Variant of English/Scottish Alan, meaning
"handsome."
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ALASTAIR:
English form of Scottish Alasdair,
meaning "defender of mankind."
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ALASTEIR:
Variant of
English Alastair, meaning
"defender of mankind."
ALBAN:
English name, from Roman Latin family name Albanus,
meaning "from Alba," Alba itself meaning "white" and,
possibly, "mountain." Alba is the Scottish and
Irish Gaelic name for Scotland. It comes from the
Celtic word Albion which was used to refer to the whole
island of Great Britain.
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ALBAIN:
Variant of English Alban,
meaning "from Alba."
- ALBERT:
English name
derived from German Adalbrecht, meaning "bright
nobility."
- ALBY:
English masculine form of Irish unisex Ailbhe,
possibly meaning "white."
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ALDEN: English name
derived from Old English Aldine,
meaning "old friend."
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ALDFORD:
Variant of Old English Alford, meaning
"old river-ford."
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ALDIN:
Variant of English Alden, meaning
"old friend."
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ALDINE:
Old English
variant of Anglo-Saxon Ealdwine,
meaning "old friend."
ALDIS:
Variant of English Aldous, possibly
meaning "old."
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ALDON:
Variant of English Alden, meaning
"old friend."
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ALDOUS:
English name common in the Middle Ages, possibly
originally a nickname for longer names containing
the element Ald-, meaning
"old."
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ALDRED:
Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon Ealdred,
meaning "old counsel."
ALDUS:
Variant of English
Aldous,
possibly meaning "old."
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ALDWEN:
Variant of
English
Alden, meaning "old
friend."
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ALDWIN:
Variant of English Alden, meaning
"old friend."
- ALEC:
English nickname for Alexander, meaning
"defender of mankind."
- ALECK:
English nickname for Alexander, meaning
"defender of mankind."
- ALEISTER:
Variant of English Alastair, meaning
"defender of mankind."
- ALEN:
Variant of English/Scottish Alan, meaning
"handsome."
- ALESTER:
Variant of English Alastair, meaning
"defender of mankind."
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ALEX:
English unisex nickname for Alexandra,
Alexander, and other names
beginning with Alex-, meaning "defender," or "defender
of mankind."
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ALEXANDER:
From Greek Alexandros, meaning "defender of mankind."
- ALF:
"Elf." Nickname for
English Alfred.
- ALFIE:
Nickname for English Alfred, meaning
"elf counsel."
- ALFORD: Old English
surname transferred to forename use, meaning
"old river-ford."
- ALFRED: English form of Anglo-Saxon Aelfred,
meaning "elf counsel."
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ALFRID:
Variant of English Alfred, meaning
"elf counsel."
ALFY:
Nickname for English Alfred, meaning
"elf counsel."
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ALGAR:
"Elf spear." English name composed of
the Old
English elements aelf "elf" and gar
"spear."
ALGER:
Variant of English Algar, meaning "elf
spear."
ALGERNON: English
name derived from the old French nickname, aux
gernons, for someone "with a moustache."
ALIC:
English nickname for Alexander, meaning
"defender of mankind."
ALICK:
English nickname for Alexander, meaning
"defender of mankind."
ALIK:
English nickname for Alexander, meaning
"defender of mankind."
ALISANDER:
English variant of Alexander,
meaning "defender of mankind."
ALISSANDER:
English variant of Alexander,
meaning "defender of mankind."
ALISTAIR:
English form of Scottish Alasdair,
meaning "defender of mankind."
ALISTER:
English form of Scottish Alasdair,
meaning "defender of mankind."
ALIX:
Variant of English unisex Alex, a nickname
for Alexandra
and Alexander, "defender
of mankind," and other names beginning with the
element Alex-.
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ALLAISTAR:
Variant of English Alastair, meaning
"defender of mankind."
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ALLAN:
Variant of English/Scottish Alan,
meaning "handsome."
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ALLASTER:
Variant of
English Alastair, meaning
"defender of mankind."
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ALLASTIR:
Variant of
English Alastair, meaning
"defender of mankind."
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ALLEN:
Variant of English/Scottish Alan,
meaning "handsome."
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ALLGAR:
Variant of English Algar, meaning "elf
spear."
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ALLGER:
Variant of English Algar, meaning "elf
spear."
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ALLIN:
Variant of English/Scottish Alan,
meaning "handsome."
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ALLISTAIR:
Variant of
English Alastair,
meaning "defender of mankind."
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ALLISTER:
Variant of
English Alastair, meaning
"defender of mankind."
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ALLISTIR:
Variant of
English Alastair, meaning
"defender of mankind."
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ALLON: Variant of English/Scottish
Alan,
meaning "handsome."
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ALLYN:
Variant of English/Scottish Alan,
meaning "handsome."
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ALLYSDAIR:
English variant of Scottish Alasdair, meaning
"defender of mankind."
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ALLYSDARE:
English variant of Scottish Alasdair, meaning
"defender of mankind."
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ALLYSTAIR:
Variant of English Alastair, meaning
"defender of mankind."
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ALLYSTER:
Variant of English Alastair, meaning
"defender of mankind."
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ALPHA: English unisex name
derived from
the first letter of the Greek alphabet.
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ALPHONZO:
English form of Alfonso,
meaning "noble and ready."
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ALPINE:
Either an English variant of Scottish Alpin, possibly
meaning "white," or derived from the word
alpine, meaning "of the Swiss Alps."
ALTAIR:
From the name of a star in the constellation of Aquila,
itself an Arabic word meaning "the flyer."
- ALTON: Old English surname transferred to
forename use. It has many origins, most meaning
"old town" or "settlement at the (river)
source."
- ALVAR:
English name derived from
Anglo-Saxon Aelfhere,
meaning "elf army."
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ALVEN:
Variant of English Alvin, meaning "elf
friend."
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ALVIE:
Nickname for English Alvin, meaning
"elf friend."
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ALVIN:
Modern English form of Anglo-Saxon Aelfwine,
meaning "elf friend."
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ALVIS:
English variant of Norse Alviss, meaning
"all wise."
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ALVY:
Pet form of English Alvin, meaning
"elf friend."
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ALVYN:
Variant of English Alvin, meaning "elf
friend."
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ALWIN:
Variant of English Alvin, meaning "elf
friend."
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ALWYN:
Variant of English Alvin, meaning "elf
friend."
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ALYSDAIR:
English variant of Scottish Alasdair, meaning
"defender of mankind."
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ALYSDARE:
English variant of Scottish Alasdair, meaning
"defender of mankind."
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ALYSTER:
Variant of English Alastair, meaning
"defender of mankind."
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ALYSTAIR:
Variant of English Alastair,
meaning "defender of mankind."
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AMBIE:
Pet form of English Ambrose,
meaning "immortal."
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AMBROSE:
English form of Latin Ambrosius,
meaning "immortal."
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AMBY:
Pet form of English Ambrose,
meaning "immortal."
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AMEDEUS:
English variant of Latin Amadeus, meaning
"to love God."
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AMIAS:
Rare English name, possibly from the French surname Amias,
meaning "from Amiens" in France.
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AMORY:
Variant of Latin Amery, meaning
"the loving one."
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AMOS: Hebrew biblical name
of the author of the Old Testament Book of Amos, meaning
"to bear; to carry."
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AMYAS: Possibly
a variant of English Amias, meaning
"from Amiens."
