| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Abel
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Breath
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Hebrew
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Aldo
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Old one, elder
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Spanish
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Alec
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Form of Alexander
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Scottish
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Alex
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Defender of man
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Greek
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Ali
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Sublime
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Arabic
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Allen
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Little rock
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English
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Ander
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Lion man
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Scandinavian
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Andre
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Manly
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French
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Ash
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Of the ash tree
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English
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Baker
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Baker
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English
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Ben
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Son
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Hebrew
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Bert
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Illustrious
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English
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Blake
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Black or pale
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English
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Boone
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Good
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Latin
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Brady
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Descendant of Bradach
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Irish
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Brent
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Hill, mount
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English
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Brett
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From Britanny or Britain
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Latin
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Brian
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High and noble
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English
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Brock
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Badger-like
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English
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Brody
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Ditch
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Scottish
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Bruce
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“The man from the brushwood,” ultimately from the Latin bruscia, brush wood.
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Ancient
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Bryant
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A variant spelling of Briant.
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English
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Bryce
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Speckled
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English
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Cade
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Round, lumpish; cask
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French
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Cal
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A diminutive form of Calvin.
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English
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Carl
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A variant form of Charles.
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German
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Cary
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“He who is manly,” from the Greek kanjon, a kernel or a nut, in allusion to the male testicles.
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Welsh
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Case
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Box
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French
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Casey
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Alert, watchful
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Irish
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Cash
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Case
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English
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Cecil
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Blind; sixth
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Welsh
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Chris
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Bearing Christ
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Greek
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Clark
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Cleric
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English
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Claude
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Lame
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Latin
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Clay
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“The earth,” as the material of which the human body is made.
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English
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Clive
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Cliff, slope
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English
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Clyde
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“The keeper of the keys,” from the Greek Meidion, a key.
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Scottish
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Cody
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Helpful
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Irish
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Colby
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Swarthy person's settlement
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Scandinavian
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Colin
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Cub
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English
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Cory
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From the hollow
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English
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Croy
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One with gray hair
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English
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Dane
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From Denmark, Dane
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English
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Dante
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Enduring
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Latin
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Derek
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Ruler of the people
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English
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Drake
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Dragon
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English
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Drew
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Wise
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Welsh
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Dwayne
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Swarthy
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Irish
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Erik
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Everlasting ruler
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Scandinavian
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Flynn
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Ruddy-complected
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Irish
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Ford
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River crossing
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English
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Frank
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Frenchman
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English
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Fred
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Elf or magical counsel; peaceful ruler
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German
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Gage
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Pledge
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English
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Gary
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Spear
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English
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Grant
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Great
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English
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Guy
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Wood
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German
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Hank
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Home ruler
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German
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Harris
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Son of Harry
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English
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Harry
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Home ruler
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German
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Hayes
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Hedged area
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English
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Heath
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Heath
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English
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Hugh
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Soul, mind, intellect
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German
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Ivan
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God is gracious
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Slavic
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Jair
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God enlightens
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Spanish
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Jake
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Supplanter
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English
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Jase
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To heal
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American
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Jay
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To heal
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English
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Jett
|
Black
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English
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Joe
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A diminutive form of Joseph.
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English
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Joey
|
Jehovah increases
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Hebrew
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John
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God is gracious
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Hebrew
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Jon
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God is gracious
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English
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Jones
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Son of John
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English
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Jorge
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Farmer
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Spanish
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Jude
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Praise
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English
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Kade
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From the wetlands
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Scottish
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Kane
|
Battle
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Irish
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Karl
|
Free man
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German
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Kase
|
Box
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English
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Keith
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Woodland, forest
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Scottish
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Kent
|
Edge
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English
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Klaus
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Victory of the people
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German
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Knox
|
Round hill
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English
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Lance
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Lancet
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French
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Lane
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Pathway
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English
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Lee
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Pasture or meadow
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English
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Leif
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Heir; loved
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Scandinavian
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Leroy
|
The king
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French
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Les
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Holly garden; from Leicester
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Scottish
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Lewis
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A variant form of Louis.
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German
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Lex
|
Man's defender, warrior
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Greek
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Lou
|
Famous warrior
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German
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Louis
|
Famous warrior
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French
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Lux
|
Light
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Latin
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Mack
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Son of; greatest
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Latin
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Marcus
|
Dedicated to Mars
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Latin
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Mark
|
Dedicated to Mars
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Latin
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Martin
|
Of Mars
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Latin
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Merrick
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“A serving ruler,” from the Latin mereri (to serve) and the hypothetical root rik (ruler).
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Welsh
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Murphy
|
Sea warrior
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Irish
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Murrey
|
Lord and master
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Gaelic
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Nash
|
By the ash tree
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English
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Neil
|
Champion
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Scottish
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Nico
|
People of victory
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Greek
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Omar
|
Flourishing life
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Arabic
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Paul
|
Small
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Latin
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Pedro
|
Stone
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Spanish
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Philip
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Horse lover
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Greek
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Pierce
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A variant form of Peter.
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Greek
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Preston
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Priest's town
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English
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Quinn
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Descendent of Conn
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Irish
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Randy
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A diminutive form of Randolph.
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English
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Raul
|
Wolf counsel
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Spanish
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Ray
|
A diminutive form of Raymond.
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English
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Reed
|
Red
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English
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Reid
|
Red-haired
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English
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Remy
|
From Rheims
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French
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Rex
|
King
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Latin
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Rio
|
River
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Spanish
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Rome
|
Citizen of Rome
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Latin
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Ronan
|
Little seal
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Irish
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Rory
|
Red king
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Irish
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Roy
|
Red
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Irish
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Royce
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“Roy’s son,” from Roy and ce, here regarded as “son.”
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German
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Rudy
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A diminutive form of Rudolph.
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German
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Sam
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A short form of Samson and Samuel.
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American
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Sander
|
One who sands
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English
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Saul
|
Prayed for
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Hebrew
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Scott
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From Scotland, a Scotsman
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English
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Sean
|
God is gracious
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Irish
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Seth
|
Appointed
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Hebrew
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Shane
|
God is gracious
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Irish
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Sonny
|
Son
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English
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Stefan
|
A Russian form of Stephen.
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Scandinavian
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Tate
|
Cheerful
|
English
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Theo
|
God's gift
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Greek
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Tony
|
A diminutive form of Anthony.
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Latin
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Trent
|
Gushing waters
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Latin
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Trey
|
Three
|
English
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Troy
|
Foot soldier
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Irish
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Ty
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Short for Tyler or Tyson
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English
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Van
|
Of
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Danish
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Vance
|
Marshland
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English
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Vince
|
Prevailing
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Latin
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Wade
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To ford
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English
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Warren
|
Game preserve
|
English
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Wayne
|
Wagon builder or driver
|
English
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Wells
|
Wells
|
English
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Wes
|
Western meadow
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English
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Will
|
Desiring peace; will helmet, protection
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German
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Willis
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“The son of Will(iam ),” based on Will (diminutive of William) and is (his).
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English
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Yale
|
Heights, upland; fertile moor
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Welsh
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Zane
|
God is gracious
|
American
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Zeke
|
Form of Ezekiel
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Hebrew
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Zev
|
Wolf
|
Hebrew
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