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Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Aaron
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High mountain
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Hebrew
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Abraham
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Father of nations
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Hebrew
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Adam
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Man
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Hebrew
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Adrian
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From Hadria
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Latin
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Albert
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Noble, bright, famous
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German
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Alexander
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Defender of man
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Greek
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Alfred
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Elf or magical counsel
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English
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Allan
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Precious
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German
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Allen
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Little rock
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English
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Alton
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Old town
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English
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Alvin
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Elf or magical being, friend
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English
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Amos
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To carry; borne by God
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Hebrew
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Andrew
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Manly and powerful
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Greek
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Angelo
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Messenger of God
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Italian
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Clarence
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One who lives near the River Clare
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Latin
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Clark
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Cleric
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English
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Clayton
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Clay settlement
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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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Clifton
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Town by the cliff
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English
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Clinton
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Fenced settlement
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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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Curtis
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Courteous, polite
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French
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Dale
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Valley
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English
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Daniel
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God is My Judge
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Hebrew
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David
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Beloved
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Hebrew
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Dean
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Valley
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English
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Dennis
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Follower of Dionysius
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Greek
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Dominic
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Of the Lord
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Latin
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Donald
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Great chief; world mighty
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Scottish
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Douglas
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Black river
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Scottish
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Earl
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Nobleman, warrior, prince
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English
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Edgar
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Wealthy spear
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English
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Edward
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Wealthy guard
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English
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Edwin
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Wealthy friend
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English
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Eldon
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Ella's hill
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English
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Eli
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Ascension
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Hebrew
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Elijah
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My God is Yahweh
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Hebrew
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Ellis
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My God is Yahweh
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English
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Elwood
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Old, noble woods
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English
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Emil
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Eager
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Latin
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Emmett
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Universal
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English
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Eric
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Everlasting ruler
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Scandinavian
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Ervin
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Beautiful
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Scottish
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Ethan
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Enduring and strong
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Hebrew
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Harold
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Army ruler
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Scandinavian
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Harry
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Home ruler
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German
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Henry
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Home ruler
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English
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Herbert
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Illustrious warrior
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German
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Horace
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“A maker of timepieces,” from the Latin hora, an hour.
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Latin
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Howard
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Noble watchman
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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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Ian
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God is gracious
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Scottish
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Irvin
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Green or fresh water
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Gaelic
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Isaac
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He will laugh
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Hebrew
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Isaiah
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God is salvation
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Hebrew
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Ivan
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God is gracious
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Slavic
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Jack
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God is gracious
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English
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Jacob
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Supplanter
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Hebrew
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James
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Supplanter
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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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Jay
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To heal
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English
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Jeffrey
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Peaceful territory
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German
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Jeremiah
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God will exalt
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Hebrew
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Jeremy
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God will exalt
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English
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Jerome
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Sacred name
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Greek
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Jerry
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A diminutive form of Jeremiah and Jerome.
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English
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Jesse
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Gift
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Hebrew
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Jim
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A diminutive form of James.
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Hebrew
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Joel
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Yahweh is God
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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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Johnny
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God is gracious
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Hebrew
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Jonathan
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God has given
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Hebrew
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Jordan
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To descend
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Hebrew
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Jose
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Jehovah will increase
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Spanish
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Lloyd
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Gray-haired; sacred
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Welsh
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Loren
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A short form of Lorenzo.
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Modern
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Louis
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Famous warrior
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French
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Lowell
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Young wolf
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French
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Luke
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From Lucania
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Greek
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Luther
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Soldier of the people
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German
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Mack
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Son of; greatest
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Latin
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Malcolm
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Devotee of Saint Columba
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Scottish
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Manuel
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God is with us
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Spanish
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Marion
|
Form of Mary
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Hebrew
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Mark
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Dedicated to Mars
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Latin
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Marshall
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Caretaker of horses
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English
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Martin
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Of Mars
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Latin
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Marvin
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Sea friend
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Welsh
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Mateo
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Gift of God
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Spanish
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Matthew
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Gift of God
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Hebrew
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Maurice
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Dark-skinned, Moorish
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Latin
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Max
|
Greatest
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English
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Melvin
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“The counseling friend.” Based on the Anglo-Saxon mael (council) and wine (friend).
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Irish
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Michael
|
Who is Like God?
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Hebrew
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Miles
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Soldier
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Latin
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Milton
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Mill town
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English
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Morris
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A variant form of Maurice.
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Latin
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Murray
|
Lord, master
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Gaelic
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Nathan
|
He gave
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Hebrew
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Nathaniel
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God has given
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Hebrew
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Neil
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Champion
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Scottish
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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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Nicholas
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Victory of the people
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Greek
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Noah
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To rest
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Hebrew
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Norbert
|
Northern brightness
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German
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Norman
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Northerner
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German
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Oliver
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Olive tree
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English
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Oscar
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Friend of deer
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Gaelic
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Otis
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Wealth; son of Otto
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German
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Otto
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Wealth
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German
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Patrick
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Nobleman
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Latin
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Paul
|
Small
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Latin
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Perry
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“(The man who lives in the cottage near) the pear tree,” ultimately from the Latin pirum, a pear.
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Modern
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Peter
|
Stone
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Greek
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Philip
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Horse lover
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Greek
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Phillip
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Horse lover
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Greek
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Preston
|
Priest's town
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English
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Ralph
|
Wolf counsel
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English
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Raymond
|
Protector
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English
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Stanley
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Stony meadow
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English
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Ted
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A diminutive form of Edward, Theodore, and Theodoric.
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Greek
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Theodore
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God's gift
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Greek
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Thomas
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Twin
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Greek
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Troy
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Foot soldier
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Irish
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Vernon
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Alder grove
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French
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Vincent
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Conquer
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Latin
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Walter
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Commander of the army
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German
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Warren
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Game preserve
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English
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Wendell
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Wanderer
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German
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Wesley
|
Western meadow
|
English
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William
|
A willing protector
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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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Wilson
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Son of William
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English
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