| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Alcott
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The old cottage
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English
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Alden
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Old friend
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English
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Aldo
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Old one, elder
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Spanish
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Alexei
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Man's defender, warrior; defender, protector
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Greek
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Alistair
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Man's defender
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Greek
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Ambrose
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Immortal
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Greek
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Amos
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To carry; borne by God
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Hebrew
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Angelo
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Messenger of God
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Italian
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Anson
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“The son of Ann,” from the Anglo-Saxon.
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English
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Archibald
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Genuine, bold, brave
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German
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Argus
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Vigilant guardian
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Greek
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Ashford
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Ford by the ashes
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English
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Aspen
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Aspen tree
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English
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Auden
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Old friend
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English
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Augustus
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Great, magnificient
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Latin
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Baldric
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Brave ruler
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German
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Baldwin
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Bold, brave friend
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Italian
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Bancroft
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Field of beans
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English
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Baratheon
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Created name
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American
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Basil
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Royal, kingly
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Greek
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Baylor
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Deliverer of goods
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English
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Bertram
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Bright, famous raven
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German
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Birch
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Bright, shining; the birch tree
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English
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Blackwell
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Black well
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English
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Braddock
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Broad-spreading oak
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English
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Bradshaw
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From the Broad Field, Forest
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English
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Brandt
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Sword; fiery torch, beacon
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German
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Brenton
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Bryni's settlement, Flame settlement
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English
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Brewer
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Brewer
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English
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Bridger
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Lives near the bridge; bridge-worker
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English
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Briggs
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Bridges
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English
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Brinkley
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From Brinca's Field
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English
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Brogan
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Sturdy shoe
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Irish
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Bronco
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Rough, unbroken horse
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Spanish
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Bronx
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Bronck's Land
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American
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Calder
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Rough waters; stream
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Scottish
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Calix
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Very Handsome
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Greek
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Callahan
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Bright-headed
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Irish
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Chapman
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Peddler, trader
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English
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Clifford
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Cliff-side ford
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English
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Collins
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Holly
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Irish
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Collis
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Dark-haired; coal miner
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English
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Colson
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Swarthy, coal-black, charcoal
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French
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Conan
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Hound, wolf; high
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Irish
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Crofton
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Settlement of the cottages
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English
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Crosby
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At the cross
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Scandinavian
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Crossley
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Meadow of the cross
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English
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Culver
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Dove
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English
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Cuthbert
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Bright, brilliant, famous
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English
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Dallas
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Meadow dwelling
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Scottish
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Darian
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He who possesses
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English
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Delancy
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From the elder tree grove.
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French
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Delmar
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Of the sea
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Spanish
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Delray
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The king
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French
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Delton
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From the valley town; the settlement in the valley
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English
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Delvin
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Godly friend; proud friend; bright friend
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Irish
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Dempsey
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Proud
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Irish
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Denali
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The high one
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Native American
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Denim
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Strong cloth
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American
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Dewey
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Beloved
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Welsh
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Dublin
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Black Pool
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Irish
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Dwight
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White or blond
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English
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Eason
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Protector, great one.
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Irish
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Elden
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Ella's hill
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English
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Eldred
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Old, venerable counsel
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English
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Elisha
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God is my salvation
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Hebrew
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Ellington
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Ellis's Town
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English
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Elton
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Ella's town
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English
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Emory
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Home strength
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German
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Enoch
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Trained, vowed, dedicated; profound
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Hebrew
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Enos
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Man
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Hebrew
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Essex
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Eastern
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English
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Everest
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Dweller on the Eure river
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English
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Exodus
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Exit of Large Group
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Greek
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Griswold
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Gray woods
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German
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Halston
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Hollowed stone
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English
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Harlem
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Home on a wooded hill
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Dutch
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Hartley
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Stag meadow
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English
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Hassan
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Good-looking, handsome
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Arabic
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Hector
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Steadfast
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Greek
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Hilton
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Hill settlement
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English
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Hiram
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My brother is exalted
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Hebrew
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Hollis
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The holly tree
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English
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Israel
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God contends
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Hebrew
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Jamir
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Unknown
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Arabic
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Jericho
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City of the moon
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Arabic
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Jorah
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First rain or autumn rain
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Hebrew
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Kanoa
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The free one
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Polynesian
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Kareem
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Generous, giving
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Arabic
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Keanu
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The breeze
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Polynesian
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Keenan
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Ancient
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Irish
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Kenway
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Brave or royal fighter
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English
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Keoni
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God is gracious
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Polynesian
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Kermit
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Without envy
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Irish
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Kingston
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King's town
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English
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Kirkland
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Church land
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English
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Koa
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Brave, bold, fearless.
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Polynesian
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Lawton
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Hill town
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English
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Lemuel
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Belonging to God
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Hebrew
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Lex
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Man's defender, warrior
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Greek
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Lorenzo
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Laurel
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Italian
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Lucius
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From Lucanus
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Greek
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Marcel
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Belonging to Mars
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French
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Marston
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Town near the marsh
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English
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McBride
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Son of the follower of Saint Brigid
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Irish
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Mercer
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Storekeeper
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English
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Merlin
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Sea fortress
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Welsh
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Merrill
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Sparkling sea
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English
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Milton
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Mill town
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English
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Morton
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Moor town
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English
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Murphy
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Sea warrior
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Irish
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Naldo
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A short form of Ronaldo.
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Spanish
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Nebraska
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Flat Water
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Native American
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Nelson
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“The son of Nell or Neal,” from Nell or Neal and son.
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English
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Nigel
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Champion
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Spanish
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O’Brien
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High, noble
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Irish
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Odell
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Woad hill
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English
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Ogden
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Oak valley
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English
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Orwald
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Spear strength
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English
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Wayland
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Land by the road
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English
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Webster
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Weaver
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English
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Wendell
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Wanderer
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German
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Westcott
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Western cottage
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English
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Whitford
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White ford
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English
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Whitley
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White meadow
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English
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Willam
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Form of William
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English
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Willie
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Willing protector
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English
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Windsor
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Riverbank with a winch
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English
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Winslow
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Friend's hill
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English
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Wright
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Carpenter
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English
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Wylie
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Clever, crafty
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English
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Xadrian
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Created Name
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American
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Xandro
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Defender of man
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Greek
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Xanon
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“A wool carder,” i.e., one who combs wool to prepare it for spinning.
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Greek
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Xavion
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Created name
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American
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Xenon
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Guest, host
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Greek
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Yosemite
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Grizzly bear
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Native American
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Zahir
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Blossoming, flourishing
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Arabic
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Zaire
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River, From Zaire
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African
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Zavad
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Gift
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Hebrew
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