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AALIYAH   f   Arabic, English (Modern)
Feminine form of
AALI... []

AAREN   m & f   English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of
AARON

AARON   m   English, Biblical
From the Hebrew name
אַהֲרֹן ('Aharon) which is most likely of unknown Egyptian origin... []

ABBEY   f   English
Diminutive of
ABIGAIL

ABBI   f   English
Diminutive of
ABIGAIL

ABBIE   f   English
Diminutive of
ABIGAIL

ABBY   f   English
Diminutive of
ABIGAIL

ABE   m   English, Jewish
Short form of
ABRAHAM

ABEGAIL   f   English (Rare)
Variant of
ABIGAIL

ABEL   m   English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Biblical
From the Hebrew name
הֶבֶל (Hevel) or הָבֶל (Havel) which meant "breath"... []

ABIGAIL   f   English, German, Biblical
From the Hebrew name
אֲבִיגָיִל ('Avigayil) meaning "my father is joy"... []

ABIGAYLE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of
ABIGAIL

ABNER   m   English, Biblical
Means "my father is a light" in Hebrew...
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ABRAHAM   m   English, Jewish, Dutch, Biblical
This name may be viewed either as meaning "father of many" in Hebrew or else as a contraction of
ABRAM (1) and הָמוֹן (hamon) "many, multitude"... []

ACACIA   f   English (Rare)
From the name of a type of tree, ultimately deriving from Greek
ακη (ake) "thorn, point".

ACE   m   English
From the English word meaning "highest rank"...
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ADA   f   English, German, Polish, Hungarian, Romanian
Short form of
ADELAIDE... [more]

ADAIR   m   English (Rare)
From a Scottish surname which was derived from the given name
EDGAR.

ADAM   m   English, French, German, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Jewish, Arabic, Biblical
This is the Hebrew word for "man"...
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ADAMINA   f   English (Rare)
Feminine form of
ADAM

ADDIE   f   English
Diminutive of
ADELAIDE

ADDISON   m & f   English
From an English surname meaning "son of
ADAM".

ADDY   f   English
Diminutive of
ADELAIDE

ADELA   f   English, Spanish, Polish, Romanian
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element adal meaning "noble"...
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ADELAIDE   f   English
From the French form of the Germanic name Adalheidis, which was composed of the elements adal "noble" and heid "kind, sort, type"...
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ADELE   f   German, English, Italian
German, English and Italian form of
ADÈLE

ADELIA   f   English, Spanish
Elaborated form of
ADELA

ADELLE   f   English
Variant of
ADELE

ADEN   m   English (Modern)
Variant of
AIDAN

ADRIA   f   English
Short form of
ADRIANA

ADRIAN   m   English, Romanian, Polish, German, Russian
Form of Hadrianus (see
HADRIAN)... []

ADRIANA   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, English
Feminine form of
ADRIAN

ADRIANNA   f   English, Polish
Feminine form of
ADRIAN

ADRIANNE   f   English
Feminine form of
ADRIAN

AFRICA (1)   f   English (African American, Rare)
From the name of the continent, which is of Latin origin, possibly from the Afri people who lived near Carthage in North Africa...
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AGATHA   f   English, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name
Αγαθη (Agathe), derived from Greek αγαθος (agathos) meaning "good"... []

AGGIE   f   English
Diminutive of
AGNES or AGATHA

AGNES   f   English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian
Latinized form of the Greek name
‘Αγνη (Hagne), derived from Greek ‘αγνος (hagnos) meaning "chaste"... []

AIDAN   m   Irish, Scottish, English (Modern)
Anglicized form of
AODHÁN

AIDEN   m   English (Modern)
Variant of
AIDAN

AILEEN   f   Scottish, Irish, English
Variant of
EILEEN

AINSLEE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of
AINSLEY

AINSLEY   f & m   Scottish, English (Modern)
From a surname which was from a place name: either Annesley in Nottinghamshire or Ansley in Warwickshire...
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AINSLIE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of
AINSLEY

AL   m   English
Short form of
ALBERT and other names beginning with Al.

ALAINA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of of
ALANA, probably influenced by ELAINE.

ALAN   m   English, Scottish, Breton
The meaning of this name is not known for certain, though it possibly means either "little rock" or "handsome" in Breton...
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ALANA   f   English
Feminine form of
ALAN

ALANIS   f   English (Rare)
Feminine form of
ALAN... []

ALANNA   f   English
Feminine form of
ALAN

ALANNAH   f   English (Modern), Irish
Variant of
ALANA... []

ALANNIS   f   English (Rare)
Variant of
ALANIS

ALAYNA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of
ALAINA

ALBAN   m   German, French, English (Rare)
From the Latin name Albanus which meant "from Alba"...
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ALBERT   m   English, French, Slovene, Polish, Russian, Dutch
From the Germanic name Adalbrecht, which was composed of the elements adal "noble" and beraht "bright"...
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ALBERTA   f   English, Italian, Polish
Feminine form of
ALBERT... [more]

ALDEN   m   English
From a surname which was derived from the Old English given name Ealdwine meaning "old friend".

ALDOUS   m   English (Rare)
Possibly a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element ald "old"...
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ALEA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of
ALIYAH (1)

ALEASE   f   English
Possibly a variant of
ALICIA

ALEC   m   English
Diminutive of
ALEXANDER

ALECIA   f   English
Variant of
ALICIA

ALEESHA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of
ALICIA

ALENE   f   English
Variant of
ALINE

ALESHA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of
ALICIA

ALESIA   f   English
Possibly a variant of
ALICIA, or maybe from the ancient Gaulish city of Alesia. 

ALETA   f   English
Possibly a variant of
ALETHEA

ALETHA   f   English
Variant of
ALETHEA

ALETHEA   f   English
Derived from Greek
αληθεια (aletheia) meaning "truth"... []

ALEX   m & f   English, Dutch
Short form of
ALEXANDER, ALEXANDRA, and other names beginning with Alex.

ALEXA   f   English
Short form of
ALEXANDRA

ALEXANDER   m   English, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovak, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name
Αλεξανδρος (Alexandros), which meant "defending men" from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, help" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος)... []

ALEXANDRA   f   German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Hungarian, Slovak, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of
ALEXANDER... []

ALEXANDREA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of
ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA   f   English
Feminine form of
ALEXANDER... []

ALEXANDRINA   f   English (Rare)
Elaborated form of
ALEXANDRA... []

ALEXIA   f   English (Modern),
Feminine form of
ALEXIS

ALEXINA   f   English
Diminutive of
ALEXIS

ALEXIS   m & f   German, French, English, Ancient Greek
From the Greek name
Αλεξις (Alexis), which meant "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, to help"... []

ALEXUS   f   English (Modern)
Variant of
ALEXIS

ALF (2)   m   English
Short form of
ALFRED

ALFIE   m   English
Diminutive of
ALFRED

ALFRED   m   English, French, Scandinavian, German, Polish, Dutch
Derived from the Old English name Ælfræd, composed of the elements ælf "elf" and ræd "counsel"...
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ALFREDA   f   Polish, German, Italian, English
Feminine form of
ALFRED

ALGAR   m   English (Rare)
Means "elf spear" from Old English ælf "elf" and gar "spear"...
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ALGER   m   English
From a surname which was derived from the given name
ALGAR.

ALGERNON   m   English
Originally a Norman French nickname, derived from aux gernons "having a moustache", which was applied to William de Percy, a companion of William the Conqueror...
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ALIAH   f   English (Rare)
Variant of
ALIYAH (1)

ALICE   f   English, French, Portuguese, Italian
From the Old French name Alis, a short form of Adelais, itself a short form of the Germanic name Adalheidis (see
ADELAIDE)... []

ALICIA   f   Spanish, English
Latinized form of
ALICE

ALINE   f   French, English
Medieval short form of
ADELINE... []

ALISE (2)   f   English (Rare)
Variant of
ALICE

ALISHA   f   English
Variant of
ALICIA

ALISHIA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of
ALICIA

ALISIA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of
ALICIA

ALISON   f   English, French
Norman French diminutive of Alis (see
ALICE)... []

ALISSA   f   English
Variant of
ALYSSA

ALISYA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of
ALICIA 

ALIVIA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of
OLIVIA

ALLAN   m   English, Scottish
Variant of
ALAN... []

ALLANA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of
ALANA

ALLANNAH   f   English (Rare)
Variant of
ALANNAH

ALLEGRA   f   English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Means "cheerful, lively" in Italian...
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ALLEGRIA   f   English (Rare)
Elaborated form of
ALLEGRA

ALLEN   m   English, Scottish
Variant of
ALAN... []

ALLIE   f   English
Diminutive of
ALISON

ALLISON   f   English
Variant of
ALISON

ALLISSA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of
ALYSSA

ALLY   f   English
Diminutive of
ALISON

ALLYCIA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of
ALICIA

ALLYN   m   English
Variant of
ALAN

ALLYSON   f   English
Variant of
ALISON

ALMA   f   English, Spanish
This name became popular after the Battle of Alma (1854), which took place near the River Alma in Crimea and ended in a victory for Britain and France...
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ALMIRA   f   English
Variant of
ELMIRA... []

ALOYSIUS   m   English, German, Dutch
Latinized form of Aloys, a Provençal form of
LOUIS... []

ALPHA   f & m   English
From the name of the first letter in the Greek alphabet,
Α.

ALPHONZO   m   English (Rare)
Uncommon variant of
ALFONSO

ALTON   m   English
From an Old English surname which was derived from a place name meaning "town at the source of the river".

ALVA (2)   m   English
Variant of
ALVAH... [more]

ALVENA   f   English
Feminine form of
ALVIN

ALVIN   m   English
From a medieval form of both the Old English names
ÆLFWINE and ÆÐELWINE... []

ALVINA   f   English
Feminine form of
ALVIN

ALWILDA   f   English
Anglicized form of
ALFHILD

ALYCE   f   English
Variant of
ALICE

ALYCIA   f   English
Variant of
ALICIA

ALYS   f   English
Variant of
ALICE

ALYSA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of
ALICIA

ALYSE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of
ALICE

ALYSHA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of
ALICIA

ALYSIA   f   English
Variant of
ALICIA

ALYSON   f   English
Variant of
ALISON

ALYSSA   f   English
Variant of
ALICIA... [more]

ALYSSIA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of
ALICIA

ALYX   f   English (Rare)
Feminine variant of
ALEX

AMABEL   f   English (Rare)
From an Old French name which was derived from Latin amabilis "lovable"...
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AMANDA   f   English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish
Created in the 17th century by the playwright Colley Cibber, who based it on Latin amanda meaning "lovable, worthy of love"...
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AMARYLLIS   f   English (Rare)
Derived from Greek
αμαρυσσω (amarysso) "to sparkle"... []

AMBER   f   English, Dutch
From the English word amber that denotes either the gemstone, which is formed from fossil resin, or the orange-yellow colour...
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AMBROSE   m   English
From the Late Latin name Ambrosius, which was derived from the Greek name
Αμβροσιος (Ambrosios) meaning "immortal"... []

AMBROSINE   f   English (Rare)
Feminine form of
AMBROSE

AMELIA   f   English, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German
Variant of
AMALIA, though it is sometimes confused with EMILIA, which has a different origin... []

AMERICA   f   English
In the English-speaking world, this name is usually given in reference to the United States of America (see
AMERIGO)... []

AMERY   m   English (Rare)
Variant of
EMERY

AMETHYST   f   English (Rare)
From the name of the precious stone, which is Greek in origin and means "not drunk", as it was believed to be a remedy against drunkenness.

AMI (2)   f   English
Variant of
AMY

AMIAS   m   English (Rare)
Variant of
AMYAS

AMICE   f   English (Archaic)
Medieval name derived from Latin amicitia meaning "friendship"...
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AMIE   f   English
Variant of
AMY

AMILIA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of either
AMALIA or EMILIA

AMITY   f   English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "friendship", ultimately deriving from Latin amicitia.

AMOS   m   Biblical, English, Jewish
Means "to carry" in Hebrew...
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AMY   f   English
English form of the Old French name Amée meaning "beloved" (modern French aimée), a vernacular form of the Latin Amata...
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AMYAS   m   English (Rare)
Meaning unknown, perhaps a derivative of Amis, a medieval masculine form of
AMICE... []

ANASTACIA   f   English
Variant of
ANASTASIA

ANASTASIA   f   Greek, English, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of
ANASTASIUS... []

ANDERSON   m   English
From a surname meaning "son of
ANDREW".

ANDI   f   English
Diminutive of
ANDREA (2)

ANDIE   m & f   English
Diminutive of
ANDREW or ANDREA (2)

ANDRA   f   English
Feminine form of
ANDREW, used only since the 20th century.

ANDRE   m   English
English form of
ANDRÉ

ANDREA (2)   f   English, German, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Scandinavian
Feminine form of
ANDREW... []

ANDREW   m   English, Biblical
From the Greek name
Ανδρεας (Andreas), which was derived from ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος (andros) "of a man")... []

ANDRIANA   f   English (Rare)
Probably a blend of
ANDREA (2) and ADRIANA.

ANDRINA   f   English (Rare)
Feminine form of
ANDREW

ANDY   m & f   English
Diminutive of
ANDREW or sometimes ANDREA (2)... [

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