| 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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Abir
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Aroma; strong
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Hebrew
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Alberto
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Noble, bright, famous
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German
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Alejandro
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Defender of man
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Spanish
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Alexander
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Defender of man
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Greek
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Alexei
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Man's defender, warrior; defender, protector
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Greek
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Amadeus
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God's love
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Latin
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Ambrose
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Immortal
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Greek
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Amram
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Mighty nation
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Hebrew
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Anderson
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Son of Andrew
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English
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Andrew
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Manly and powerful
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Greek
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Apollo
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Destroyer
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Greek
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Archibald
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Genuine, bold, brave
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German
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Armando
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Soldier
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German
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Arthur
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Bear
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Celtic
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Augustine
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Great, magnificient
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Latin
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Augustus
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Great, magnificient
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Latin
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Axel
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My father is peace
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Scandinavian
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Baron
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Young warrior
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Hebrew
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Benicio
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Blessed
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Latin
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Benjamin
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A favorite son
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Hebrew
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Bolivar
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Mighty, warlike
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Spanish
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Bronson
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Son of the brown man
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English
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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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Byron
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At the byres or barn
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English
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Caesar
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Head of hair
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Latin
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Caspian
|
White
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English
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Cassius
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“The helmeted warrior,” based on the Latin cassis, a helmet.
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Latin
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Charles
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Free man
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German
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Hercules
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Hera's glory
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Greek
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Homer
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Security, pledge; hostage
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Greek
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Howard
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Noble watchman
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English
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Ignacio
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A Spanish and Portuguese form of Ignatius.
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Portuguese, Spanish
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Ivan
|
God is gracious
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Slavic
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James
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Supplanter
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English
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Jameson
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Son of James
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English
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Jason
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To heal
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Greek
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Jefferson
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Son of Jeffrey
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English
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Jeremiah
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God will exalt
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Hebrew
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Jericho
|
City of the moon
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Arabic
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Jon
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God is gracious
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English
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Jordan
|
To descend
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Hebrew
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Joseph
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Jehovah will increase
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Hebrew
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Kaelen
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Mighty warrior
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Irish
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Kairo
|
Victorious One
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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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Lars
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“A lord,” but more properly a title of respect applied to the eldest son of a noble Etruscan family.
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Scandinavian
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Lazarus
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God is my help
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Hebrew
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Leonardo
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Brave lion
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Italian
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Leonidas
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Lion strength
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German
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Louis
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Famous warrior
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French
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Luis
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Famous warrior
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Spanish
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Luke
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From Lucania
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Greek
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Magnus
|
Great
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Latin
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Manuel
|
God is with us
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Spanish
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Marcus
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Dedicated to Mars
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Latin
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Marquis
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Nobleman; lord of the borderlands
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French
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Matthias
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Gift of God
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Welsh
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Maximilian
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Greatest
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Latin
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Maximus
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Greatest
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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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Miles
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Soldier
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Latin
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Morrison
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Son of Maurice
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English
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Napoleon
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Lion of the new city
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Italian
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Nathaniel
|
God has given
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Hebrew
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Nicholas
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Victory of the people
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Greek
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Orlando
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“The fame of the land,” an Italian variant of Roland, which see.
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Spanish
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Osvaldo
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God's power
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German
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Peter
|
Stone
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Greek
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Quercus
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“(Mighty like) an oak,” from the
Latin quercus, the oak.
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Latin
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Rafael
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God heals
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Spanish
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Ralph
|
Wolf counsel
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English
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Randall
|
Wolf shield
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German
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Reginald
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Ruler's advisor
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Latin
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