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Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Aaron
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High mountain
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Hebrew
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Abel
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Breath
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Hebrew
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Abner
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Father of light
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Hebrew
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Alabama
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Thicket clearing
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Native American
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Alan
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Little rock
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English
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Alvin
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Elf or magical being, friend
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English
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Amos
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To carry; borne by God
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Hebrew
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Antonio
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Unknown meaning
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Italian
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Arlen
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Pledge, oath
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Gaelic
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Ash
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Of the ash tree
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English
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Ashton
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Ash tree town
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English
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Athens
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Of Athena
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Greek
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Atticus
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From Attica
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Latin
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Augustine
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Great, magnificient
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Latin
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Austin
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Great
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English
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Bailey
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Berry clearing; bailiff; city fortification
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English
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Barnett
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Burned clearing
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English
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Barton
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Barley settlement
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English
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Bates
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Variant of Bartholomew often used as a surname.
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English
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Beau
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Handsome
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French
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Benjamin
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A favorite son
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Hebrew
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Bentley
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Bent grass meadow
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English
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Benton
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Town in the bent grass
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English
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Billy
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Will helmet, protection
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German
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Bishop
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Bishop
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English
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Blaine
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Yellow
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Gaelic
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Bobby
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Bright fame
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German
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Boone
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Good
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Latin
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Branson
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Son of Brand
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English
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Charles
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Free man
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German
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Charleston
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Free peasant's settlement
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English
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Christopher
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Bearing Christ
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English
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Clancy
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Son of Flannchadh
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Irish
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Clarence
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One who lives near the River Clare
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Latin
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Clayton
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Clay settlement
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English
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Clement
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Merciful
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Latin
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Cletus
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Illustrious; called forth, invoked
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Greek
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Clinton
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Fenced settlement
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English
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Clyde
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“The keeper of the keys,” from the Greek Meidion, a key.
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Scottish
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Cody
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Helpful
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Irish
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Colby
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Swarthy person's settlement
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Scandinavian
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Colt
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Young horse
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English
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Colton
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Charcoal settlement
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English
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Crawford
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Ford of the crows
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English
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Curtis
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Courteous, polite
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French
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Dale
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Valley
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English
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Dallas
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Meadow dwelling
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Scottish
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Darcy
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Dark
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Irish
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Darryl
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From Airelle
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English
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Davis
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Son of David
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English
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Dawson
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Son of David
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English
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Deacon
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Dusty one; servant; messenger
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Greek
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Dean
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Valley
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English
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Duane
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Dark, swarthy
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Scandinavian
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Duke
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Leader
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Latin
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Earl
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Nobleman, warrior, prince
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English
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Easton
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East town
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English
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Elliott
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My God is Yahweh
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English
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Elmer
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Noble, famous
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English
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Elvis
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Unknown
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English
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Elwood
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Old, noble woods
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English
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Emmett
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Universal
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English
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Emory
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Home strength
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German
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Floyd
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Gray-haired
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Welsh
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Ford
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River crossing
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English
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Forrest
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Woodsman; woods
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French
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Franklin
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Free landholder
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English
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Gage
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Pledge
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English
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Garrett
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Spear rule
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English
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Garth
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Keeper of the garden
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Scandinavian
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Gatlin
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Companion
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English
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Gentry
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Of gentle, good breeding, or high social position
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English
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Graham
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Gravelled homestead
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English
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Granger
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Farmer
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French
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Grant
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Great
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English
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Grayson
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Son of the steward
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English
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Hank
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Home ruler
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German
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Harlan
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Army land
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English
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Harley
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Hare meadow; the long field
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English
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Hart
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Strong, brave; stag
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English
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Hayes
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Hedged area
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English
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Houston
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Hugh's town; settlement on the hill
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Irish
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Huck
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Short form of Huckleberry
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American
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Hunter
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Hunter
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English
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Jack
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God is gracious
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English
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Jackson
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Son of Jack
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English
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Jameson
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Son of James
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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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Jenson
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Son of Jan; God is gracious
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Scandinavian
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Johnny
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God is gracious
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Hebrew
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Josiah
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God supports
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Hebrew
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Judd
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Flowing down
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Hebrew
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Knox
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Round hill
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English
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Lance
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Lancet
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French
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Landon
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Long hill
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English
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Landry
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“The ruler of the land,” from the Germanic land (land) and rihhi (ruler).
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English
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Lane
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Pathway
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English
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Lawrence
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From Laurentum
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Latin
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Lawson
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Son of Lawrence
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English
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Ledger
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Speared tribe
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English
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Lee
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Pasture or meadow
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English
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Levi
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Joined together
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Hebrew
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Lexington
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Town of new law
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English
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Lloyd
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Gray-haired; sacred
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Welsh
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Ned
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A diminutive form of Edward.
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English
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Nelson
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“The son of Nell or Neal,” from Nell or Neal and son.
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English
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Odell
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Woad hill
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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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Otis
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Wealth; son of Otto
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German
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Patton
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Fighter's town
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English
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Paxton
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Poecc's settlement
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English
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Payton
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Fighting-man's estate
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English
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Percy
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A diminutive form of Percival.
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Latin
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Perry
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“(The man who lives in the cottage near) the pear tree,” ultimately from the Latin pirum, a pear.
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Modern
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Porter
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Door keeper
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English
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Prescott
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Priest's cottage
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English
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Presley
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Priest's meadow
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English
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Preston
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Priest's town
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English
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Raleigh
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Roe deer's meadow
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English
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Virgil
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“A man of authority,” based on the Latin ver ger e (to bend), but ultimately on virgo, a staff of authority.
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Latin
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Wade
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To ford
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English
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Walker
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Fuller of cloth
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English
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Waylon
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Land by the road
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English
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Wayne
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Wagon builder or driver
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English
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Weston
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West town
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English
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Wilbur
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Bright will
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German
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Willard
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Strong desire
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English
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Willie
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Willing protector
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English
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Willis
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“The son of Will(iam ),” based on Will (diminutive of William) and is (his).
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English
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Wilson
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Son of William
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English
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Winston
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Joyful stone
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English
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Wyatt
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Brave in battle
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English
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Zachariah
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The Lord recalled
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Hebrew
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