| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Ailani
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High chief
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Polynesian
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Aisha
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Alive, well
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Arabic
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Aitana
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Glory
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Portuguese
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Alaya
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Sublime
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Arabic
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Alessia
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Help, aid; man's defender
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Greek
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Alora
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My Dream
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African
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Althea
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Healing herb
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Greek
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Amalia
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Industrious, striving; work; rival; laborious; eager
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Latin
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Anahi
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Immortal
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Persian
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Aniya
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Grace
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Slavic
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Araceli
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Altar of heaven; heavenly homemaker
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Latin
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Araya
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Princess
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Indian (Sanskrit)
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Artemis
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Butcher
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Greek
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Astrid
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Fair, beautiful goddess
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Scandinavian
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Hadassah
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Myrtle tree
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Hebrew
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Halo
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Divine Aura
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Greek
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Haniya
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A place to rest; to be happy
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Hebrew
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Havana
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Place Name, Habana
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Spanish
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Hedy
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Delightful, sweet; my echo
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Hebrew
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Henley
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High field
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English
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Hesper
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Evening; evening star
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Greek
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Holland
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Land on the Ridge
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American
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Honor
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Woman of honor
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Latin
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Imani
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Belief, faith
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Arabic
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Indigo
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Blue-purple color
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English
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Indira
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Splendid
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Indian (Sanskrit)
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Ines
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Pure, holy; chaste
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Spanish
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Irina
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Peace
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Greek
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Itzel
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Star of the aurora sky
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Spanish
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Ivory
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Creamy-white color; hard tusk used for carving fine art, jewellery
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Latin
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Jahzara
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Blessed princess
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African
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Jamila
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Lovely
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Arabic
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Jariya
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Maiden
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Arabic
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Jersey
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Grassy island
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English
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Julietta
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Youthful; youthful; Jove's child
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Latin
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Juno
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Queen of heaven
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Latin
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Kalani
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The heavens, sky; royal one
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Polynesian
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Kamilah
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Perfect
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Arabic
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Kataleya
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Orchid
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Spanish
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Kenna
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Greatest champion
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Welsh
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Keziah
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Cassia tree
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Hebrew
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Kimber
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Cyneburg's field
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English
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Landry
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Land ruler
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English
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Lavender
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Lavender flower
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English
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Leonie
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Lion
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Latin
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Leticia
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Joy
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Latin
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Liberty
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Freedom
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English
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Linnea
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Lime or linden tree
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Scandinavian
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Liv
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Defense
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Scandinavian
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Marigold
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“Resplendent Mary,” from Mary (regarded as the Virgin Mary) and gold (here the symbol of splendor).
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English
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Mavis
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Song thrush
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French
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Maxine
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Greatest
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Latin
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Melina
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Honey
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Greek
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Mireya
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Admired
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Spanish
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Moira
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“She who is allotted (by fate),” ultimately from the Greek meiresthai, to receive one’s portion.
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Latin
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Mona
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Noble, aristocratic
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Italian
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Monaco
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Place Name
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Italian
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Montserrat
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Jagged mountain
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Latin
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Nailah
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Attainer
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Arabic
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Pia
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Pious, reverent
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Latin
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Pippa
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An Italian diminutive form of Philippa.
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Greek
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Poe
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Peacock
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English
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Poet
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Writer of poems
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English
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Psalm
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Song
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Hebrew
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Quincy
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Counsel; estate of the fifth son
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Irish
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Rahma
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Compassion
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African
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Raquel
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Ewe
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Spanish
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Raya
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Friend
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Israeli
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Reina
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Queen
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Spanish
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Rhiannon
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Great queen, or goddess
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Welsh
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Ridley
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Reed Clearing
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English
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Rihanna
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Sweet Basil
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Arabic
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Ripley
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Shouting man's meadow
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English
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Rivka
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To bind
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Hebrew
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Tova
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Beautiful Thor; good
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Scandinavian
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Tzivia
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Doe
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Hebrew
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Uira
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Water lady; small butterfly
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Arabic
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Ulani
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Cheerful
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Polynesian
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Valkyrie
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Chooser of the slain
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Scandinavian
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Vanya
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God is gracious; butterfly; brings good news
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Latin
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Verity
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Truth
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Latin
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Vesper
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Evening star
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Latin
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Vida
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Life
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Spanish
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Walker
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Cloth-walker
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English
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Wynn
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Holy, blessed reconciliation; joy and peace; fair, pure
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Welsh
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Xaria
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Respelling of Zaria
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American
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Xavia
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Bright, splendid; new house
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Spanish
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Xiana
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Youthful
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Ancient, Spanish
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Yacinta
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Hyacinth
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Italian
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Yakira
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Costly, precious
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Hebrew
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Yamina
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Suitable, proper
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Arabic
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Yana
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God is gracious
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Hebrew
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Yvetta
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Yew
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German
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Zahira
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Brilliant, shining
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Arabic
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Zaida
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Prosperous, fortunate
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Arabic
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Zarita
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Princess
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Hebrew
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Zhuri
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Beautiful
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African
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Zylia
|
Shadow
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Hebrew
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Zylina
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Woodland; wood-dweller
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Greek
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