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MORT:
English nickname for both Morton "settlement on the
moor," and Mortimer
"dead sea."
MORTIMER:
English surname transferred to forename use, itself from a Norman baronial
name, meaning "dead sea" in Old French. Used as an English form of
Irish/Gaelic Muiriartach "mariner,
seaman."
MORTON:
English surname transferred to forename use, itself from numerous place names
derived from the Old English term mortun, meaning "settlement on
the moor."
MORTY:
English pet form of both Morton "settlement on the
moor," and Mortimer "mariner,
seaman."
MOSE:
English nickname for Moses, probably meaning "born/son
of," but which is usually translated as "saved (from the
water)."
MOSES:
Biblical name of the leader who brought the
Israelites out of bondage and led them to the promised land. The name is possibly an abbreviated form
of a longer name of Egyptian origin
from the same root found in names such as Tut-mosis "born/son of
Tut" and Ra-meses "born/son of Ra." However,
the name is usually translated as "saved (from the
water)."
MOSS:
Medieval form of Moses, probably meaning "born/son
of," but which is usually translated as "saved (from the
water)."
MURDIE:
English pet form of Murdoch,
meaning "sea warrior."
MURDO:
English pet form of Murdoch, meaning "sea
warrior."
MURDOCH:
English form of Gaelic Muireadhach, meaning
"sea warrior."
MURDY:
English pet form of Murdoch,
meaning "sea warrior."
MURPHY:
"Sea-warrior." Irish surname transferred to unisex forename use,
itself a form of Gaelic Ó Murchadha "descendant of Murchadh."
MURRAY:
English surname transferred to forename use, itself a form of
Scottish/Gaelic Muireach, meaning "sea
warrior."
MYRON:
Greek name adopted by early Christians because of its association with the
gift of myrrh given to Jesus by the Magi, derived from the Greek word myron,
meaning "myrrh."
NANDY:
English pet form of Visigothic Ferdinand,
meaning "journey-prepared."
NASH:
"Lives by an ash tree." English surname transferred to forename
use, itself from Middle English atten ash, meaning "at the
ash."
NAT:
English nickname for Nathan, meaning "gift."
NATE:
English nickname for Nathan, meaning "gift."
NATHAN:
Biblical name of a prophet who reprimanded King David
for unfair treatment of Uriah, meaning
"gift."
NATHANIEL:
English variant of biblical Nathanael, meaning "God has
given."
NEAL:
English variant of Neil, meaning "champion."
NED:
Nickname for English Edward, meaning "guardian of
prosperity."
NEELY:
English pet form of Neil, meaning "champion."
NEIL:
English/Scottish form of Irish Niall, meaning
"champion."
NEILL:
English variant of Neil, meaning "champion."
NELSON:
English surname transferred to forename use, meaning "son of Neil."
NEO:
Modern English name derived from the
Greek word neos, meaning "new."
NEVADA:
English unisex name derived from the state name, itself meaning
"snow-capped."
NEVAN:
English form of Irish Naomhán, meaning "little holy one."
NEVIL:
Variant of
English Neville, meaning "new town."
NEVILLE:
English surname transferred to forename use, itself from a Norman baronial
name from several places called "new town."
NEWT:
Nickname for
English Newton, meaning "new
settlement."
NEWTON:
"New settlement." English surname transferred to forename use,
itself from the name of many places composed of the Old English elements neowe
"new" and tun "enclosure, settlement."
NIC:
Nickname for English Dominic "belongs
to the lord" and Nicholas
"victory of the people."
NICHOLAS:
English and French
name derived from Greek Nikolaos, meaning
"victory of the people."
NICK:
English nickname for Nicholas, meaning "victory
of the people."
NICKOLAS:
English variant of Nicholas, meaning "victory
of the people."
NICKY:
English unisex name. It is the pet form of masculine Nick,
and variant of feminine Nikki, both meaning "victory of the people."
NICOLAS:
English variant of Nicholas, meaning "victory of the
people."
NIGEL:
English form of Latin Nigellus,
meaning "champion."
NIKOLAS:
English variant of Nicholas, meaning
"victory of the people."
NILES:
English variant of Neil, meaning
"champion."
NIMBUS:
Modern English name derived from the vocabulary word, originally meaning
"bright cloud surrounding a god," from Latin nimbus
"cloud." It may also be related to nebula "cloud,
mist."
NIVEK:
Modern English name created by spelling Kevin
("little comely loved one") backwards.
NIVEN:
English form of Irish Naomhán,
meaning "little holy one."
NOAH: Biblical name
of the last antediluvian patriarch, best known as the main character of the
flood story, meaning "rest."
NOBLE:
English name derived from the vocabulary word, itself from Latin nobilis,
meaning "noble."
NOEL:
From the French name for "Christmas," nael, which is a contracted form of Latin natalis
dies, meaning "God's birthday."
NOLAN:
"Little champion/chariot-fighter." Irish surname transferred to
forename use, itself from Gaelic Ó Nualláin "descendant of Nuallán."
NOLL:
Medieval pet form of English Oliver, probably
meaning "elf army."
NORBERT:
English name of Norman origin, composed of the Germanic elements nord
"north" and berht "bright, famous," which could
be rendered as "northern light," or "famous northman."
NORM:
Nickname for English Norman, meaning "northman."
NORMAN:
"Northman." English form of Germanic origin, composed of the
elements nord "north" and man "man."
NORMAND:
Variant of English Norman, meaning "northman."
NORRIS:
English surname transferred to forename use, itself from the Old Norman
French word norreis, meaning "northerner."
NORTON:
"Northern settlement." English surname transferred to forename
use, itself from any of numerous place names composed of the Old English
elements norð
"north" and tun "enclosure, settlement."
NORWOOD:
"Northern wood." English surname transferred to forename use,
itself from any of numerous place names composed of the Old English elements
norð
"north" and wudu "wood."
NOWELL:
English variant of French Noel, meaning "God's
birthday."
OBERON:
English variant of French Auberon, meaning
"elf bear." In Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's
Dream," this was the name of the king of the fairies.
OCEAN:
English unisex name derived from the vocabulary word, itself from Greek Okeanos,
meaning "ocean."
ODELL:
"Woad hill." English surname transferred to forename use, itself
from a place name composed of the Old English elements wad "woad
(a plant yielding blue dye)" and hyll "hill."
ODRAN:
English form of Irish/Gaelic Odhrán,
meaning "little sallow one."
OGDEN:
"Oak valley." English surname transferred to forename use,
composed of the Old English elements ac "oak" and denu
"valley."
OLI:
Nickname for English Oliver, probably meaning "elf
army."
OLIVER: English
form of French Olivier, probably meaning "elf
army."
OLLIE:
English unisex nickname for Oliver and Olivia,
both probably meaning "elf army."
OMEGA:
English unisex name derived from the last letter of the Greek alphabet. Used
occasionally by Victorian parents for a "last-born child."
ORA:
English unisex name derived from Latin orare, meaning "to
pray."
ORAN:
English form of Irish/Gaelic Odhran, meaning
"little sallow one."
ORIAN:
English form of Celtic Urianus,
possibly meaning "privileged birth."
ORMEROD:
"Ormarr's clearing." English surname transferred to forename use,
itself composed of the Old Norse name Ormarr and Old
English rod "clearing."
ORRELL:
"Ore hill." English surname transferred to forename use, itself
from the Old English elements ora "ore" and hyll
"hill."
ORRIN:
Variant of English Oran, meaning "little sallow one."
ORSON:
English surname transferred to forename use, itself from an old Norman
French nickname meaning "bear-cub."
ORVAL:
Variant of English Orville, probably meaning "golden
city."
ORVILLE:
Literary invention by Fanny Burney, author of the 1778 novel Evelina,
probably intended to mean "golden city."
OSBERT:
English and Norman form of Anglo-Saxon Osbeorht,
meaning "God-bright."
OSBORN:
English form of Anglo-Saxon Osbeorn, meaning
"God-bear."
OSBOURNE:
Variant of English Osborn, meaning "god-bear."
OSCAR:
"Deer-lover." Irish name composed of the Gaelic elements os
"deer" and cara "lover."
OSHEEN:
English form of Irish Oisín, meaning "little
deer."
OSWALD:
Old English form of Anglo-Saxon Osweald,
meaning "God-power/rule."
OTIS: English
surname transferred to forename use, meaning "son of Otto."
OTTIS:
Variant of English Otis, meaning "son of Otto."
OWEN:
Modern form Welsh Owain, meaning
"well born."
OWIN:
Variant of Welsh Owen,
meaning "well born."
OWYN:
Variant of Welsh Owen,
meaning "well born."
OZ:
English nickname for names beginning
with Os-.
OZZIE:
Variant of English Ozzy, a pet form of the English nickname Oz,
itself a nickname for names beginning with Os-.
OZZY:
Pet form of English Oz, a nickname for names beginning
with Os-.
PACE:
English surname transferred to forename use, itself from the French forename
Pascal, meaning "child of Easter."
PACEY:
Pet form of
English Pace, meaning "child of Easter."
PAISE:
Variant of
English Pace, meaning
"child of Easter."
PALMER:
"Pilgrim." English surname transferred to forename use, itself
from an old nickname, Palmer, for someone who had been on a
pilgrimage to the Holy Land and brought back a palm branch as proof that
they had actually been there, from Latin palma, meaning "palm
tree."
PANCRAS:
Medieval English form of Greek Pankratios, meaning
"all power."
PARKER:
"Park-keeper." English occupational surname transferred to unisex
forename use, itself from Middle English parc "park."
PARRIS:
English variant of Greek Paris, probably meaning
"wager."
PAT:
English unisex nickname for Patrick
"nobleman" and Patricia
"noblewoman."
PATRICK:
English and Irish form of Latin Patricius, meaning
"nobleman."
PATSY:
English unisex pet form of Patrick "nobleman" and Patricia
"noblewoman."
PAUL:
Biblical name of the author of the 14 epistles of the New Testament. It is
the English and French form of Latin Paulus, meaning "small."
PAULIE:
English pet form of Paul,
meaning "small."
PAYTON:
"Paega's settlement." English surname transferred to unisex forename
use, itself from the place name composed of the Old English name Pæga
and the element tun "enclosure, settlement."
PEARCE:
Variant of English Piers, meaning "rock;
stone."
PEERS:
Variant of English Piers, meaning "rock;
stone."
PERCE:
Nickname for English Percival, meaning
"pierced valley."
PERCIVAL:
English form of French Percevel, meaning
"pierced valley."
PERCY:
Nickname for Percival, meaning
"pierced valley."
PERRY:
English pet form of Latin Peregrine, meaning "wanderer."
PETE:
English nickname for Peter, meaning "rock;
stone."
PETER: Biblical name
derived from Greek Petros, meaning "rock;
stone." This name was used as a translation of the Aramaic byname, Cephas,
given by Jesus to Simon son of
Jona, to distinguish him from Simon
Zelotes.
PETERKIN:
Pet form of Peter, meaning "rock;
stone."
PEYTON:
Variant of English unisex Payton, meaning
"Paega's settlement."
PHELAN:
English form of Irish/Gaelic Fáolan,
meaning "little wolf."
PHIL:
Nickname for English Philip, meaning "lover of
horses."
PHILIP:
English form of Greek Philippos, meaning
"lover of horses." Biblical name of one of the 12 apostles of Jesus.
PHILIPE:
Variant of English Philip, meaning "lover of
horses."
PHILLIP:
Variant of English Philip, meaning "lover of
horses."
PHILO:
English and German name derived from the Greek name Philon,
meaning "to love." This name is also used as a nickname for longer
names containing Philo-.
PHINEAS:
English variant of biblical Phinehas, meaning "Nubian" in
Egyptian, "mouth of a serpent" in Hebrew.
PHOENIX:
English unisex name derived from the Greek myth name of an immortal bird who
would rise from its own ashes after being consumed by fire every 500 years,
derived from the word phoinix, meaning "dark red."
PIERCE:
Variant of English Piers, meaning "rock, stone."
PIERRE:
French form of Peter, meaning "rock, stone."
PIERS:
Middle English form of Peter, meaning "rock, stone."
PIP:
Pet form of English Philip, meaning "lover of
horses."
PIPER:
English occupational surname transferred to unisex forename use, itself from
Middle English pipere, meaning "pipe-player."
PIPPIN:
English variant of French Pépin, meaning "seed
of a fruit."
POLYCARP:
English form of Greek Polykarpos, meaning
"fruitful."
POMPEY:
English form of Roman Pompeius, possibly meaning
"display, solemn procession."
PORTER:
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, meaning
"doorkeeper."
PRESTON:
"Priest's settlement." English surname transferred to forename
use, itself from the name of numerous places composed of the Old English
elements preost "priest" and tun "enclosure,
settlement."
PRIAM:
English form of
Greek Priamos, myth name of the king of Troy,
possibly meaning "ransomed."
PRINCE:
English name derived from the title, itself ultimately from Latin princeps,
meaning "chief, first."
PROSPER:
English form of Roman Prosperus, meaning
"fortunate, successful."
QUENTIN:
English form of Latin Quintinus, meaning
"fifth."
QUIN:
Nickname for English Quintin, meaning "fifth."
QUINCEY:
Variant of English Quincy, meaning "fifth."
QUINCY:
English surname transferred to forename use, itself originally a Norman
baronial name in the form Cuinchy which was derived from Roman Quintus,
meaning "fifth."
QUINTIN:
Variant of English Quentin, meaning "fifth."
QUINTON:
"Queen's settlement." English
surname transferred to forename use, itself from the name of several
places composed of the Old English elements cwen
"queen" and tun "enclosure,
settlement."
Variant of English Quentin,
meaning "fifth."
RADCLIFF:
"Red cliff." English surname transferred to forename use, itself
from the name of various places composed of the Old English elements read
"red" and clif "cliff, slope, riverbank."
RADCLYFFE:
English unisex variant of masculine Radcliff, meaning
"red cliff."
RADLEY:
"Red clearing/wood." English surname transferred to forename use,
itself from the name of a place composed of the Old English elements read
"red" and leah "clearing, wood."
RAE:
Variant of English Ray, meaning
"wise protector."
RAFE:
English variant of German Ralph, meaning "wise wolf."
RAINARD:
Variant of English Reynard, meaning "wise and
strong."
RALEIGH:
"Red clearing/wood." English surname transferred to forename use,
itself from the place name in Devon composed of the Old English elements read
"red" and leah "clearing, wood."
RALF:
Variant of English Ralph, meaning "wise wolf."
RALPH:
Abbreviated form of German Radulf, meaning "wise
wolf."
RALPHIE:
Pet form of Ralph, meaning "wise wolf."
RANDAL:
Variant of English Randall, meaning
"shield-wolf."
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