| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Abbey
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Father of exaltation
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Hebrew
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Acacia
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Thorny tree
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Greek
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Ada
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Noble one
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German
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Adelina
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Noble kind; small winged one
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Latin
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Adria
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From Hadria
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Latin
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Aerith
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Created Name
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American
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Agnes
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Pure, holy
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Greek
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Ailith
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Seasoned warrior
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English
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Aitana
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Glory
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Portuguese
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Aitanna
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Glory
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Spanish
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Aithne
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Fire
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Gaelic
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Aiza
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Cliff
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Spanish
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Aldith
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Seasoned warrior; battle-seasoned
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English
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Alice
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Of nobility
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German
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Alina
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Noble one
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German
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Alithea
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Verity, truth
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Greek
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Althea
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Healing herb
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Greek
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Alvar
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Elf or magical army, warrior
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English
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Amalia
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Industrious, striving; work; rival; laborious; eager
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Latin
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Amantha
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Created name
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American
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Amaria
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Promised by God
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Hebrew
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Amaryllis
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Fresh, sparkling
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Greek
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Amaya
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Night rain or the end
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Japanese, Spanish
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Ambrosine
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Immortal
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Greek
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Amelia
|
Work
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German
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Amethyst
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Precious purple jewel
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Greek
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Amice
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Loved friend; beloved
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Latin
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Amity
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Friendship, harmony
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Latin
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Amiyah
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Night rain or the end
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Japanese, Spanish
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Anabel
|
Form of Annabelle
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Spanish
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Ann
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He (God) has favored me
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Hebrew
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Annora
|
Honor
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Latin
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Ariah
|
Vocal solo
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Italian
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Aubrey
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Elf ruler
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English
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Audrey
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Noble strength
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English
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August
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To increase
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Latin
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Aurelia
|
Golden
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Latin
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Aurora
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Goddess of dawn
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Latin
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Austen
|
Variant of Augustine.
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English
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Ava
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To live
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Latin
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Avelina
|
Unknown
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German
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Beatrice
|
Voyager (through life); blessed
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Latin
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Beatrix
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Voyager (through life); blessed
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Latin
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Bella
|
Beautiful one
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Italian
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Bellamy
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Beautiful friend
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French
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Bellatrix
|
Warlike
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Latin
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Berta
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Noble, bright, famous; bright promise; bright fame
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German
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Betha
|
Life
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Celtic
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Bethany
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House of figs
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Hebrew
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Bethel
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House of God
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Hebrew
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Betsy
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A diminutive form of Elizabeth.
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Hebrew
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Betti
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God's promise; God is my oath
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Hebrew
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Betzi
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Alternative spelling of Betsy
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English
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Beulah
|
Bride
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Hebrew
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Blair
|
Plain, field
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Scottish
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Blakely
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Dark clearing
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English
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Blythe
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Blithe, cheerful, carefree
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English
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Brenna
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Little drop of water; raven or black-haired
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Gaelic
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Buffy
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God is my oath
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English
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Elisia
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From the blessed isles
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Latin
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Eliza
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God is my oath
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English
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Elizabeth
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God is my oath
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Hebrew
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Ella
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Other goddess
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Hebrew
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Ellfredda
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Elf or magical counsel
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German
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Ellie
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Shortened form of El- names
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English
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Elvira
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Foreign, true
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German
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Ember
|
Smoldering coal
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English
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Emerald
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Precious gemstone
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Spanish
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Emily
|
To excel
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Latin
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Emma
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Whole or universal
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German
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Emory
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Home strength
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German
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Esther
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Star
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Persian
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Euphemia
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Well-spoken
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Greek
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Evan
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Good news
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Greek
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Hyacinth
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A variant spelling of Hyacintha.
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Greek
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Idonea
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“The proper lady,” from the Latin idoneus, fit, proper, etc.
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German
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Inez
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“The chaste one,” from the Greek lwgne, chaste.
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Spanish
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Isabel
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God is my oath
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Spanish
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Isidora
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Gift of Isis
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Latin
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Isolde
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“Queen of the ice,” from the Germanic is (ice) and waltan (to rule).
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Welsh
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Ivy
|
Ivy plant
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English
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Jade
|
Precious stone
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English
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Jane
|
God is gracious
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Hebrew
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Jeremia
|
The Lord is exalted
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Hebrew
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Jett
|
Black
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English
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Jinx
|
Spell
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Latin
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Joan
|
God is gracious
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Hebrew
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Josabet
|
Combination of Josephine and Elizabeth
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European
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Juliana
|
Youthful and downy
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Latin
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Rain
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Rain
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English
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Raina
|
Queen
|
Modern
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Rajani
|
Night
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Indian (Sanskrit)
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Ramona
|
Protecting hands
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Spanish
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Ramsay
|
Raven island; ram island
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English
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Raven
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Raven
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English
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Ravenna
|
Raven
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Italian
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Red
|
Red Haired
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English
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Rowena
|
Fame, happiness
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German
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Roxy
|
Dawn
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Persian
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Rubette
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A variant form, regarded as French, of Ruby.
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French
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Ryder
|
Knight, mounted warrior
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English
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Sable
|
Black
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Slavic
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Safara
|
Fire
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African
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Salvina
|
Whole, healthy
|
Latin
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Browse our collection of gothic girl names to see which picks speak to your heart. You never know what you’ll find.
