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Abigail
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| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | my father rejoices, joy of my father |
| Info about origin: | in the Bible Abigail is the wife of king David |
| Words: | ab=the father (Hebrew) ; giyl=the joy, the rejoice (Hebrew) |
| Variants: | Abigail German, English (#50 in US popularity) |
| | Abbigail German, English (#953 in US popularity) |
| | Abby German (#211 in US popularity) |
| | Abbey English (#451 in US popularity) |
| | Abbie English (#644 in US popularity) |
| | Gail English |
| | 8 variants more... |
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Addison
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| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | son of Adam |
| Info about origin: | from a family name with the meaning 'son of Adam' |
| Words: | (English) |
| Variants: | Addison English (#805 in US popularity) |
| | 1 variant more... |
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Adela
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| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | short form of names starting with 'Adel-', especially 'Adelheid' |
| Words: | adal=the noble, honorable (Old High German) |
| Variants: | Adela German |
| | Adele German |
| | Adelina French |
| | Adeline French |
| | Adèle French |
| | Alina French (#583 in US popularity) |
| | Aline French |
| | 3 variants more... |
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Adelheid
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| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | of a noble kind |
| Info about origin: | old Germanic two-element name |
| | very popular in Germany during the Middle Ages |
| Words: | adal=the noble, honorable (Old High German) ; heit=the kind, the sort, the type (Old High German) |
| Variants: | Adelheid German |
| | Alice English, German (#382 in US popularity) |
| | Alida German, Italian, Low German |
| | Alisa German (#544 in US popularity) |
| | Elke German, Low German, Frisian |
| | Eltje German, Frisian |
| | Heide German |
| | Heidi German (#265 in US popularity) |
| | Adelaide Italian, English |
| | Adélaïde French |
| | Alecia English (#886 in US popularity) |
| | Alesha English (#862 in US popularity) |
| | Aletta French, Frisian |
| | Alette French, Frisian |
| | Alicia Spanish, English, Latinized (#79 in US popularity) |
| | Alisha English (#188 in US popularity) |
| | Alissa English (#282 in US popularity) |
| | Allyssa English (#763 in US popularity) |
| | Alycia English (#694 in US popularity) |
| | Alysa English (#877 in US popularity) |
| | Alysha English (#518 in US popularity) |
| | Alysia English (#738 in US popularity) |
| | Alyssa English (#23 in US popularity) |
| | 19 variants more... |
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Adrian
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| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | from (H)adria |
| Info about origin: | originally the cognomen of the Roman emperor Publius Aelius Hadrianus, better known as 'Hadrian' (2nd century AD) |
| | this cognomen derives from the name of Hadria, the city where his parents came from (today Atri in the Italian province of Teramo) |
| | this traditionally male name was nevertheless used as a female name in the US as well, between 1950 and 2000, albeit rarely |
| Variants: | Adrian English (#748 in US popularity) |
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Adriana
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| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | woman from (H)adria |
| Info about origin: | See male form Adrian |
| Variants: | Adriana Italian (#142 in US popularity) |
| | Ariana German, Dutch (#169 in US popularity) |
| | Ariane German, Dutch |
| | Adrianna English (#245 in US popularity) |
| | Adrienne French (#335 in US popularity) |
| | Arianna Italian (#254 in US popularity) |
| | 3 variants more... |
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Ainsley
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| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | from a family name which derives from the name of a village, maybe Annesley in Nottinghamshire in England |
| | the name of this village means 'Anne's meadow' |
| Words: | leah=the wood, the clearing, the meadow (Old English) |
| Variants: | Ainsley English, Scottish |
| | 1 variant more... |
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Aisha
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| Language of origin: | Arabic |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | alive |
| Info about origin: | one of the most popular traditional Arab female given names |
| | known from Muhammad's third wife (his favorite) |
| Words: | a'isha=alive (Arabic) |
| Variants: | Aisha Arabic, English (#561 in US popularity) |
| | Iesha Arabic (#523 in US popularity) |
| | 6 variants more... |
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Aja
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| Language of origin: | Sanskrit |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | goat |
| Words: | aja=the goat (Sanskrit) |
| Variants: | Aja English (#862 in US popularity) |
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Alana
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| Language of origin: | Celtic |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | See male form Alan |
| Variants: | Alana English (#304 in US popularity) |
| | Alaina English (#391 in US popularity) |
| | Alanna English (#518 in US popularity) |
| | Alayna English (#787 in US popularity) |
| | Lana English (#964 in US popularity) |
| | 1 variant more... |
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Alexandra
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| Language of origin: | Old Greek |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | defender of men |
| Info about origin: | See male form Alexander |
| Variants: | Alexandra German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Greek, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Hungarian (#28 in US popularity) |
| | Alexa German, English (#116 in US popularity) |
| | Alexandrina German |
| | Alexandrine German |
| | Sandra German, English, Italian (#168 in US popularity) |
| | Alejandra Spanish (#160 in US popularity) |
| | Alessandra Italian (#845 in US popularity) |
| | Alessia Italian |
| | Alex English (#651 in US popularity) |
| | Alexandrea English (#515 in US popularity) |
| | Alexandria English (#81 in US popularity) |
| | Alondra Spanish (#318 in US popularity) |
| | Lexi English (#943 in US popularity) |
| | Lexie English (#964 in US popularity) |
| | Sandrine French |
| | Sandy English (#484 in US popularity) |
| | 7 variants more... |
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Alexia
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| Language of origin: | Old Greek |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | the defender |
| Info about origin: | See male form Alexis |
| Variants: | Alexia German, English (#321 in US popularity) |
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Alexis
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| Language of origin: | Old Greek |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | the defender |
| Info about origin: | originally a male name, now mostly used as a female name in English-speaking countries |
| Words: | alexis=the help, the defense (Old Greek) |
| Variants: | Alexis English (#19 in US popularity) |
| | Alexus English (#279 in US popularity) |
| | Lexus English (#638 in US popularity) |
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Ali
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| Language of origin: | Arabic |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | lofty, sublime |
| Info about origin: | known from Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, cousin and son-in-low of Muhammad, the fourth caliph of the Muslim world (656 to 661 AD) |
| | 'Ali' is principally a male name; however it was also used as a female name in the US during the 1990's, albeit rarely |
| Words: | ali=lofty, sublime (Arabic) |
| Variants: | Ali Arabic (#680 in US popularity) |
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Alison
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| Language of origin: | Old French |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | originally a Medieval Norman/French pet form of 'Alice' |
| | used almost exclusively in Scotland, until a 'revival' during the 20th century |
| Variants: | Alison Scottish, English, French (#152 in US popularity) |
| | Allie English (#492 in US popularity) |
| | Allison Scottish, English, French (#43 in US popularity) |
| | Allyson English (#209 in US popularity) |
| | Alyson English (#439 in US popularity) |
| | 2 variants more... |
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Aliyah
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| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | the ascent |
| Info about origin: | in Hebrew 'aliyah' stands for the return of the Jews to Israel |
| Words: | aliyah=the ascent (Hebrew) ; ´alah=to ascend, to go up (Hebrew) |
| Variants: | Aliyah English (#501 in US popularity) |
| | Aaliyah English (#380 in US popularity) |
| | Alea English |
| | Aleah English (#953 in US popularity) |
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Alma
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| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | the nourishing |
| Info about origin: | fist used in Italy during the Renaissance (14th to 16th century AD) |
| | for a short time popular in England after the battle of Alma (1854) |
| Words: | almus=nourishing (Latin) |
| Variants: | Alma German, English, Italian (#430 in US popularity) |
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Amanda
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| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | the lovely |
| Variants: | Amanda German, English, Italian (#7 in US popularity) |
| | Mandy English (#694 in US popularity) |
| | 1 variant more... |
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Amani
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| Language of origin: | Swahili |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | peace |
| Variants: | Amani Swahili (#983 in US popularity) |
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Amari
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| Language of origin: | Yoruba |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | strength |
| Words: | amari=the strength (Yoruba) |
| Variants: | Amari English |
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Amata
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| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | the beloved |
| Words: | amatus=beloved (Latin) |
| Variants: | Amata German |
| | Aimee English (#357 in US popularity) |
| | Amy English (#61 in US popularity) |
| | 2 variants more... |
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Amaya
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| Language of origin: | Japanese |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | night rain |
| Words: | Kanji96E8=the rain (Kanji symbol) ; Kanji591C=the night, the evening (Kanji symbol) |
| Variants: | Amaya Japanese, Kanji symbol |
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Amber
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| Language of origin: | Arabic |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | amber |
| Info about origin: | use of the common word for the gemstone 'amber' and the corresponding orange-yellow color |
| | in use as a given name only since the 19th century |
| | the name of the gemstone has Arabic roots |
| Words: | anbar=the amber (Arabic) ; (English) |
| Variants: | Amber English (#18 in US popularity) |
| | 3 variants more... |
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Amelia
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| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | propably a mix of the two names 'Emilia' and 'Amalia' |
| Variants: | Amelia German, English (#207 in US popularity) |
| | 5 variants more... |
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America
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| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | America |
| Info about origin: | use of the name of the country as a given name |
| | the name of the country derives from the name of Amerigo Vespucci - see 'Amerigo' |
| Variants: | America English |
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Anah
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| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | answer |
| Info about origin: | in the Bible there are one woman and two men with this name |
| Words: | anah=the answer (Hebrew) |
| Variants: | Anah German, English |
| | Anahi English, Spanish |
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Anahita
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| Language of origin: | Old Persian |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | unstained, immaculate |
| Info about origin: | in Persian mythology this is the name of a goddess of water and fertility |
| Words: | a=un (Old Persian) ; ahit=unclean (Old Persian) |
| Variants: | Anahita German, English |
| | Anahi English |
| | 1 variant more... |
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Anastasia
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| Language of origin: | Old Greek |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | resurrection |
| Variants: | Anastasia German, Russian (#337 in US popularity) |
| | Stacey English (#298 in US popularity) |
| | Staci English (#730 in US popularity) |
| | Stacie English (#664 in US popularity) |
| | Stacy English (#328 in US popularity) |
| | 4 variants more... |
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Andrea
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| Language of origin: | Old Greek |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | the brave |
| Info about origin: | See male form Andrew |
| Variants: | Andrea German, English, Scandinavian (#46 in US popularity) |
| | Andra German, English |
| | Andrée French |
| | 5 variants more... |
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Angela
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| Language of origin: | Old Greek |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | messenger of God, angel |
| Info about origin: | See male form Angelus |
| Variants: | Angela German, English, Italian (#73 in US popularity) |
| | Angelina German, Italian (#269 in US popularity) |
| | Gela German |
| | Angel English (#163 in US popularity) |
| | Angelique English (#468 in US popularity) |
| | Angie English (#624 in US popularity) |
| | Angélique French |
| | 6 variants more... |
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Angelica
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| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | angelic, like an angel |
| Words: | angelicus=angelic, like an angel (Latin) |
| Variants: | Angelica English, Italian, Romanian (#99 in US popularity) |
| | Anjelica English (#964 in US popularity) |
| | 5 variants more... |
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Anissa
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| Language of origin: | Arabic |
| Gender: | female |
| Variants: | Anissa Arabic (#680 in US popularity) |
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Aniyah
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| Language of origin: | Unknown |
| Gender: | female |
| Variants: | Aniyah English |
| | Aniya English |
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Anna
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| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | He (God) was gracious |
| Info about origin: | in the Bible Anna is the mother of Maria |
| | 'Anna' is originally the Greek/Latin form of the Hebrew name 'Hannah' |
| Words: | channah=the grace (Hebrew) |
| Variants: | Anna German, English, Dutch, Italian, Scandinavian, Greek, Hungarian, Russian, Polish, Czech (#40 in US popularity) |
| | Anika German, Low German, Scandinavian, Dutch (#943 in US popularity) |
| | Anja German, Polish, Russian |
| | Anke German |
| | Anne English, German, French (#206 in US popularity) |
| | Anneke German, Low German |
| | Anni German, Finnish |
| | Annika German, Low German, Scandinavian, Dutch (#886 in US popularity) |
| | Antje German, Frisian, Dutch |
| | Hanna German |
| | Ana Spanish, Portuguese (#131 in US popularity) |
| | Anais French (#953 in US popularity) |
| | Anine French |
| | Anita Spanish (#488 in US popularity) |
| | Ann English (#325 in US popularity) |
| | Annett French |
| | Annette French (#587 in US popularity) |
| | Annie English (#348 in US popularity) |
| | Hannah English (#16 in US popularity) |
| | Nancy English (#153 in US popularity) |
| | Nanette French |
| | Nannie English |
| | Ania Polish, Russian |
| | Anya Russian |
| | 36 variants more... |
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Annabella
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| Language of origin: | German |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | combination of 'Anna' and 'Bella' |
| Variants: | Annabella German, English, Italian |
| | Anabel English (#905 in US popularity) |
| | Annabelle French |
| | 2 variants more... |
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Annamaria
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| Language of origin: | German |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | combination of 'Anna' and 'Maria' |
| | one of the most popular such combined names in Germany |
| Variants: | Annamaria German |
| | Annamarie German (#918 in US popularity) |
| | Annmarie English (#905 in US popularity) |
| | 7 variants more... |
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Antonia
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| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | See male form Anthony |
| Variants: | Antonia German, English, Scandinavian, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese (#567 in US popularity) |
| | Antoinette French (#538 in US popularity) |
| | Toni English (#303 in US popularity) |
| | Tonya English (#572 in US popularity) |
| | 11 variants more... |
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April
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| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | April |
| Info about origin: | use of the name of the month as given name, only since around the start of the 20th century |
| | the name of the month probably derives from Latin 'aperire' (to open) and relates to the opening of the flowers in that month |
| Words: | aperire=to open (Latin) |
| Variants: | April English (#121 in US popularity) |
| | 3 variants more... |
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Araceli
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| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | altar of the sky |
| Words: | ara=the altar (Latin) ; caelum=the sky, the heaven (Latin) |
| Variants: | Araceli Spanish (#618 in US popularity) |
| | 1 variant more... |
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Aretha
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| Language of origin: | Old Greek |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | maybe derived from Greek 'arete' (virtue) |
| Words: | arete=the virtue (Old Greek) |
| Variants: | Aretha English |
| | Retha English |
| | 1 variant more... |
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Ariela
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| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | lion of God |
| Info about origin: | See male form Ariel |
| Variants: | Ariela Italian |
| | Ariel English (#117 in US popularity) |
| | Arielle French (#315 in US popularity) |
| | 1 variant more... |
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Arlene
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| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | short form of names like 'Charlene', 'Darlene' or 'Marlene' |
| | used this way since around the end of the 19th century |
| Variants: | Arlene English (#744 in US popularity) |
| | 3 variants more... |
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Asha
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| Language of origin: | Sanskrit |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | hope |
| Words: | asha=the hope (Sanskrit) |
| Variants: | Asha English (#877 in US popularity) |
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Ashanti
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| Language of origin: | Unknown |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | use of the name of an African tribe in the country of Ghana as a given name |
| Variants: | Ashanti English (#943 in US popularity) |
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Ashley
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| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | ash tree clearing |
| Info about origin: | from a family name which is derived from a place name |
| | also used as a male name, but mostly female nowadays |
| Words: | aesc=the ash (Old English) ; leah=the wood, the clearing, the meadow (Old English) |
| Variants: | Ashley English (#1 in US popularity) |
| | Ashely English (#983 in US popularity) |
| | Ashlee English (#185 in US popularity) |
| | Ashleigh English (#212 in US popularity) |
| | Ashli English (#923 in US popularity) |
| | Ashlie English (#598 in US popularity) |
| | Ashly English (#722 in US popularity) |
| | Ashlyn English (#285 in US popularity) |
| | Ashlynn English (#668 in US popularity) |
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Ashton
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| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | ash tree town |
| Info about origin: | from a family name deriving from a place name meaning 'ash tree town' |
| Words: | aesc=the ash (Old English) ; tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead (Old English) |
| Variants: | Ashton English (#335 in US popularity) |
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Asia
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| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | Asia |
| Info about origin: | use of the name of the continent as given name |
| | the name of the continent may be from Akkadian 'asu' (to rise, in reference to the sun) |
| Words: | asu=to rise (Akkadian) ; (English) |
| Variants: | Asia English (#216 in US popularity) |
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Aspen
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| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | the aspen |
| Info about origin: | use of the name of the tree as given name |
| | the name of the tree is very old, probably Indoeuropean |
| Words: | (English) ; aspo=the aspen (Germanic) |
| Variants: | Aspen English (#805 in US popularity) |
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Astrid
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| Language of origin: | Old Norse |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | old Norse two-element name |
| Words: | ass=the ase, the deity (Old Norse) ; fríðr=beautiful (Old Norse) |
| Variants: | Astrid German, Scandinavian (#923 in US popularity) |
| | Asta German, Scandinavian |
| | 1 variant more... |
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Athena
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| Language of origin: | Old Greek |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | in Greek mythology Athena is the goddess of war and peace, the favorite daughter of Zeus |
| | origin and meaning of the name which goes back to pre-Greek times are not known for sure |
| | revived as a given name in the 18th century |
| Variants: | Athena German, English (#730 in US popularity) |
| | 2 variants more... |
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Aubrey
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| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | used only as a male name for a long time, but nowadays used more and more as a female name |
| | for information see 'Alberich' |
| Variants: | Aubrey English (#253 in US popularity) |
| | Aubree English (#983 in US popularity) |
| | 1 variant more... |
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Aurora
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| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | dawn |
| Info about origin: | in Roman mythology Aurora is the goddess of dawn |
| | after classic times only used as a given name since the Renaissance |
| Words: | aurora=the dawn (Latin) |
| Variants: | Aurora German, English (#677 in US popularity) |
| | 2 variants more... |
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Autumn
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| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | autumn |
| Info about origin: | use of the word for the season as given name, often for somebody born in autumn |
| | used as a given name only recently |
| | the word itself has Latin roots |
| Words: | (English) ; autumnus=the autumn (Latin) |
| Variants: | Autumn English (#127 in US popularity) |
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Avery
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| Language of origin: | Old French |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | from a Norman-French family name derived from a form of the given name 'Alfred' |
| Variants: | Avery English (#498 in US popularity) |
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Ayana
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| Language of origin: | Ethiopian |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | beautiful flower |
| Words: | ayana=the beautiful flower (Ethiopian) |
| Variants: | Ayana English, Ethiopian (#792 in US popularity) |
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Ayanna
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| Language of origin: | Unknown |
| Gender: | female |
| Variants: | Ayanna English (#709 in US popularity) |
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Ayla
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| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | the oak |
| Words: | 'elah=the oak (Hebrew) |
| Variants: | Ayla English (#805 in US popularity) |
| | 1 variant more... |
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