| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Abner
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Father of light
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Hebrew
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Absalom
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Father is peace
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Hebrew
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Adler
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Eagle
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German
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Ajamu
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He Fights for What He Wants
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African
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Ambrose
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Immortal
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Greek
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Ambrosio
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Immortal
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Greek
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Amor
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Love
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French
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Amos
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To carry; borne by God
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Hebrew
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Arcenio
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Masculine
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Spanish
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Ardmore
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More zealous
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Latin
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Aricelio
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Altar of heaven
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Spanish
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Armstrong
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Strong fighter
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English
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Asa
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Doctor, healer
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Hebrew
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Audric
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Old
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German
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Azeem
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Protector, defender
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Arabic
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Bakari
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Hopeful
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African
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Barak
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Lightning; blessing; grain farm
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African
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Barker
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“A tanner,” in allusion to the bark used in the process.
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English
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Barlow
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The bare hillside
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English
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Barnabas
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Son of consolation
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Spanish
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Baron
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Young warrior
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Hebrew
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Barton
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Barley settlement
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English
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Basil
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Royal, kingly
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Greek
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Baxter
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Baker
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English
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Baylor
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Deliverer of goods
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English
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Beaumont
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The beautiful mountain
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French
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Belmont
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Beautiful mountain
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French
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Benton
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Town in the bent grass
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English
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Bergen
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Lives on the hill; mountain
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Scandinavian
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Bernard
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Strong, brave bear
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German
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Brixton
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Stone of Brixi
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English
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Bronn
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Dark skinned
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English
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Bronson
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Son of the brown man
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English
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Brooks
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Small stream
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English
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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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Casandro
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Brother of heroes
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Spanish
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Cecil
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Blind; sixth
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Welsh
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Chevy
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Horseman; knight
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French
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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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Clever
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Smart One
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American
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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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Coleman
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“The cabbage grower,” from tbe Anglo-Saxon caul (cabbage) and man (a man).
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Gaelic
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Collins
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Holly
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Irish
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Conrad
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Brave, bold ruler or counsel
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German
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Cosimo
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Order, organization, beauty
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Italian
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Cosmo
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Order, organization, beauty
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Italian
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Crawford
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Ford of the crows
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English
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Creighton
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Border or boundary settlement
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Scottish
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Crispin
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Curly-haired
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Latin
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Croft
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Settlement of the cottages
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English
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Crown
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Crown
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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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Culver
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Dove
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English
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Daario
|
Created name
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American
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Dakarai
|
Rejoice
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African
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Davos
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Created name
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American
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Davu
|
The Beginning
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African
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Delano
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Nighttime
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French
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Dorian
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Descendant of Dorus; from Doris
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Greek
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Doyle
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Black stranger
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Irish
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Dubem
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The Lord is my Shepherd
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African
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Ebenezer
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Stone of help
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Hebrew
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Egan
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Fire
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Irish
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Enoch
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Trained, vowed, dedicated; profound
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Hebrew
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Ernest
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Serious; battle to the death
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German
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Erroll
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To wander
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Scottish
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Eustace
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Fruitful
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Greek
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Ever
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Always
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American
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Everhardt
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Brave, strong boar
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German
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Evers
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Wild Boar
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English
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Farley
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Meadow of the sheep; meadow of the bulls
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English
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Farron
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Handsome servant; the land; handsome servant; thunder
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Irish
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Fitzpatrick
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Son of the nobleman
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Latin
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Keane
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Fighter; sharp, keen wit or eye
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Irish
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Kenley
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The king's meadow
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English
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Kenzo
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Healthy and wise
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Japanese
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Kermit
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Without envy
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Irish
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Kerr
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The swampy place
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Scandinavian
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Kester
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Bearing Christ
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Greek
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Kimball
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War leader
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Celtic
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Kirby
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Settlement by a church
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German
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Kirkland
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Church land
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English
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Langley
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Long meadow
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English
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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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Latif
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Gentle, kind
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Arabic
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Lawson
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Son of Lawrence
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English
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Ledger
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Speared tribe
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English
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Levander
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Unknown
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European
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Munir
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Shining, luminous
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Arabic
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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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Onyx
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Precious gemstone
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Latin
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Osmond
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God's protection
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Scandinavian
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Pietro
|
Rock
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Spanish
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Prophet
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Spokesman
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Greek
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Prosper
|
Fortunate
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Latin
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Proverb
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Saying
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English
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Quenby
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From the queen's manor
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Scandinavian
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Quincy
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Estate of the fifth son
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French
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Radcliffe
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Red cliff
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English
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Ramone
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Protecting hands
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Spanish
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Ramos
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Pleasing; supreme
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Indian (Sanskrit)
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Redmund
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“A counseling hand,” from the Germanic rat (counsel) and mund (hand).
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Xiomar
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Famous in battle
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Spanish
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Yaro
|
Son
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African
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Yazid
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Becoming greater
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African
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Yohance
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God's Gift
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African
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Zahar
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Shine, sparkle, bloom
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Arabic
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Zakai
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Pure
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Hebrew
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Zev
|
Wolf
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Hebrew
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Zevi
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My wolf
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Hebrew
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