| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Abraham
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Father of nations
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Hebrew
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Adam
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Man
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Hebrew
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Adrian
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From Hadria
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Latin
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Ahmed
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Highly praised or one who constantly thanks God
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Arabic
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Aladdin
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Of noble faith
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Arabic
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Alexander
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Defender of man
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Greek
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Ali
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Sublime
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Arabic
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Alistair
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Man's defender
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Greek
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Allan
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Precious
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German
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Allen
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Little rock
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English
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Alonso
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Ready for battle
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Spanish
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Angelo
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Messenger of God
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Italian
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Anthony
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Unknown meaning
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Latin
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Antoine
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The French form of Antony or Anthony.
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French
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Darcy
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Dark
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Irish
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David
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Beloved
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Hebrew
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Davos
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Created name
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American
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Demetrius
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Follower of Demeter
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Greek
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Donato
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Given; gift from God
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Spanish
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Dorian
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Descendant of Dorus; from Doris
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Greek
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Draco
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Dragon
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English
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Drogon
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Created name
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American
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Duncan
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Dark warrior; brown fighter
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Scottish
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Ebenezer
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Stone of help
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Hebrew
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Eddard
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Created name
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American
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Edmund
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Wealthy protector
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English
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Edward
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Wealthy guard
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English
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Elwyn
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White, fair, holy
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Welsh
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Emery
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Home strength
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English
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Homer
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Security, pledge; hostage
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Greek
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Horatio
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A variant form of Horace.
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Latin
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Huck
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Short form of Huckleberry
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American
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Huckleberry
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Sweet Berry
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American
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Huxley
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Hugh's meadow
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English
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Ian
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God is gracious
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Scottish
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Ichabod
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The glory is gone
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Hebrew
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Jack
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God is gracious
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English
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Jacob
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Supplanter
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Hebrew
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James
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Supplanter
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English
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Jarvis
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“A mender of pots and pans; a tinker.” Based on the Latin gero (carry) and vas (a vessel).
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French
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Jasper
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Treasurer
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English
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Jay
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To heal
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English
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Jem
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A variant diminutive form of James.
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English
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Jeor
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Created name
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American
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Luca
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From Lucania
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Italian
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Lucien
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Light; from Lucanus
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Latin
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Lucius
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From Lucanus
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Greek
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Magnus
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Great
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Latin
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Malcolm
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Devotee of Saint Columba
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Scottish
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Marcus
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Dedicated to Mars
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Latin
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Marius
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Manly; dedicated to Mars
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Latin
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Max
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Greatest
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English
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Nathaniel
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God has given
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Hebrew
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Ned
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A diminutive form of Edward.
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English
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Nico
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People of victory
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Greek
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Nino
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Boy; little
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Italian
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Noah
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To rest
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Hebrew
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Norbert
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Northern brightness
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German
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Oberon
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Royal bear
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German
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Oliver
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Olive tree
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English
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Orlando
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“The fame of the land,” an Italian variant of Roland, which see.
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Spanish
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Oscar
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Friend of deer
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Gaelic
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Ovid
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“A sheep herder,” from the Latin ovis, sheep.
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Latin
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Paris
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Of unknown meaning
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Greek
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Peter
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Stone
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Greek
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Petyr
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Stone
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American
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Phineas
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Oracle
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Hebrew
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Podrick
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Created name
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American
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Potter
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Maker of pots
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English
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Prospero
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Fortunate
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Latin
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Quentin
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Fifth
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Latin
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Ralph
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Wolf counsel
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English
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Ramsey
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Garlic island
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English
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Ray
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A diminutive form of Raymond.
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English
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Renly
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Created name
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American
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Rhaegal
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Created name
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American
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Rhaegar
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Created name
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American
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Rhett
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Advice
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English
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Rhys
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Enthusiasm
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Welsh
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Rickon
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Created name
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American
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Roald
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Famous ruler
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Scandinavian
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Robert
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Bright fame
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German
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Robin
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A variant form of Robert.
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English
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Romeo
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Man from Rome
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Italian
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Ron
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Mountain of strength; crooked nose; ruler's counselor
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Scottish
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Ronald
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Ruler's counselor
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Scandinavian
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Roose
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Created name
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American
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Rufus
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Red-haired
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Latin
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Samson
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Sun
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Hebrew
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