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Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Adam
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Man
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Hebrew
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Aiden
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Little fire
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Irish
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Ali
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Sublime
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Arabic
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Amari
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Courage
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African
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Andy
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Manly
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English
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Archie
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A diminutive form of Archibald.
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English
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Armani
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Son of Armand
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Italian
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Asher
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Happy and blessed
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Hebrew
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Ashton
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Ash tree town
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English
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Aubrey
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Elf or magical being, power
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German
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Austin
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Great
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English
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Avery
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Elf counsel
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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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Beau
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Handsome
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French
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Cosmo
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Order, organization, beauty
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Italian
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Crew
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Group
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Latin
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Crispin
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Curly-haired
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Latin
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Crosby
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At the cross
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Scandinavian
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Dalton
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Valley town
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English
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Dane
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From Denmark, Dane
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English
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Darien
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Gift
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Greek
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Darwin
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Dear friend
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English
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Dash
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Diminutive of Dashiell
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English
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Davi
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Beloved
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Hebrew
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Davin
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Beloved
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Welsh
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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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Dax
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Place name
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French
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Daxton
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From Dax, France
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English
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Dean
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Valley
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English
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Decker
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Piercing
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Hebrew
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Declan
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Full of goodness
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Irish
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Destin
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Destiny
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French
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Devin
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From dark-haired ones
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Irish
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Diego
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Saint James
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Spanish
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Dillon
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Like a lion; loyal
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Irish
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Dior
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Present
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French
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Drew
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Wise
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Welsh
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Duke
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Leader
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Latin
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Dumi
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The Inspirer
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African
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Duncan
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Dark warrior; brown fighter
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Scottish
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Dusty
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Brave warrior; dusty area
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German
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Easton
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East town
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English
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Eden
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Place of pleasure
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Hebrew
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Eli
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Ascension
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Hebrew
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Elijah
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My God is Yahweh
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Hebrew
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Elio
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The Sun
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Spanish
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Elisha
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God is my salvation
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Hebrew
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Elliot
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My God is Yahweh
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English
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Emerson
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Emery's son
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English
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Emir
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Prince, ruler
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Arabic
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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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Esai
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God Is Salvation
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Spanish
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Ethan
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Enduring and strong
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Hebrew
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Evan
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God is gracious
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Welsh
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Evander
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Good man
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Greek
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Ezra
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Help
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Hebrew
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Felix
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Happy and lucky
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Latin
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Finley
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Fair warrior
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Scottish
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Finn
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Fair
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Irish
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Fisher
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Fisherman
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English
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Flip
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Short form of Phillip; to flip
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American, Latin
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Flynn
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Ruddy-complected
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Irish
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Foster
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Woodsman
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English
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Fox
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Fox
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English
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Frankie
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Frenchman; free man
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Latin
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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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Gannon
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Fair-skinned
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Irish
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Gavin
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Little white falcon
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Welsh
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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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Gianni
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God is gracious
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Italian
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Gibson
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Son of Gilbert
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English
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Grady
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Descendant of nobility
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Irish
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Gray
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Gray-haired
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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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Harley
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Hare meadow; the long field
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English
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Harper
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Harpist, minstrel
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English
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Harry
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Home ruler
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German
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Harvey
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Battle ready
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English
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Hayden
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Hay valley
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English
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Henry
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Home ruler
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English
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Huxley
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Hugh's meadow
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English
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Iggi
|
Only Son
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African
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Isai
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God Is Salvation
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American
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Jace
|
To heal
|
American
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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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Jacoby
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He who supplants
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Hebrew
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Jaime
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A Spanish form of James and Jacob.
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Spanish
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Jamal
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Handsome
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Arabic
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James
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Supplanter
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English
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Jasper
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Treasurer
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English
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Jaxtyn
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Created name
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American
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Jaxx
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Son of Jack
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English
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Jaylen
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Created name
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American
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Jesse
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Gift
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Hebrew
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Johnny
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God is gracious
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Hebrew
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Jonah
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Dove
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Hebrew
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Jordy
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Down-flowing
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Hebrew
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Jude
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Praise
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English
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Jules
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A variant form of Julius.
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French
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Julian
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Young at heart
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Latin
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Kabir
|
Greatness
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Arabic
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Kade
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From the wetlands
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Scottish
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Kai
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Sea
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Polynesian
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Kameron
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Crooked nose
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Scottish
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Kashton
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Created name
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American
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Kaysen
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Son of marsh-dwellers
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Scottish
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Keaton
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Place of hawks
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English
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Kendi
|
The Loved One
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African
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Kenji
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Intelligent second son; strong, vigorous
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Japanese
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Kennedy
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Helmet head
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Irish
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Kenzo
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Healthy and wise
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Japanese
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Kian
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Ancient; God is gracious
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Irish
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King
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King
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English
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Kingsley
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King's meadow
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English
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Kobe
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Supplanter
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Hebrew
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Koda
|
Friend
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Native American
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Kosi
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Born on Sunday
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African
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Kota
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Happiness, Good Fortune
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Japanese
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Kylen
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Narrow, straight
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Gaelic
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Kyler
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Narrow strait
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English
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Kyson
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Son of Ky
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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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Leeland
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One who lives by unseeded land
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English
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Leighton
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Meadow settlement
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English
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Lennon
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Dear one
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Irish
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Leo
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Lion
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Latin
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Levi
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Joined together
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Hebrew
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Liam
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Helmet of will
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Irish
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Linus
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Flax
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Greek
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Logan
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Small hollow
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Scottish
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Louie
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Famous warrior
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German
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Luca
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From Lucania
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Italian
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Lucien
|
Light; from Lucanus
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Latin
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Luke
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From Lucania
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Greek
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Lux
|
Light
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Latin
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Lyndon
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Linden tree hill
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English
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Mac
|
Son of
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Gaelic
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Madden
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Little Dog
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Irish
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Maddox
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Son of Madoc
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Welsh
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Marley
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Meadow near the lake
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English
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Mason
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Stoneworker
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English
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Mateo
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Gift of God
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Spanish
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Oren
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Pine tree; fair, pale
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Irish
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Oscar
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Friend of deer
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Gaelic
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Owen
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Noble born
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Welsh
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Parker
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Keeper of the park
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English
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Paulo
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Small
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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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Peyton
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From Pacca's town
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English
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Phillip
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Horse lover
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Greek
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Prince
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Prince
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English
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Quincy
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Estate of the fifth son
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French
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Quinn
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Descendent of Conn
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Irish
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Rain
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Rain
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English
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Rami
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Loving
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Arabic
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Randy
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A diminutive form of Randolph.
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English
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Rayyan
|
Gate of heaven.
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Arabic
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Reagan
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Little king
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Gaelic
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Reece
|
Enthusiasm
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Welsh
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Remy
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From Rheims
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French
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Reuben
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Behold, a son
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Hebrew
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Rhodes
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Where roses grow
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German
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Riku
|
Land, Continent
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Japanese
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Riley
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Rye clearing
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Irish
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Rishi
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Sage
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Indian (Sanskrit)
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River
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Flowing body of water
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English
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Robin
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A variant form of Robert.
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English
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Rocco
|
Rest
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Italian
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Romeo
|
Man from Rome
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Italian
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Ronan
|
Little seal
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Irish
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Rory
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Red king
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Irish
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Roscoe
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Deer wood
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Scandinavian
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Ross
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Headland, cape
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Scottish
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Rowan
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Of the rowan tree
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Gaelic
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Rowdy
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Boisterous
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English
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Royce
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“Roy’s son,” from Roy and ce, here regarded as “son.”
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German
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Rudy
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A diminutive form of Rudolph.
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German
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Rupert
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A variant form of Robert.
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German
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Ryan
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Little king
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Irish
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Ryder
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Mounted warrior
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English
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Rylan
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Rye land
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English
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Salem
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Peace
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Hebrew
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Sawyer
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Wood Cutter
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English
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Scout
|
To listen
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French
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Seamus
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Supplanter
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Irish
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Seven
|
The number seven
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English
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Shai
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Gift
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Hebrew
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Tyce
|
High-spirited
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French
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Tyler
|
Tiler
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English
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Uriah
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My light is Jehovah
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Hebrew
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Vance
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Marshland
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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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Westley
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Western meadow
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English
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Wiley
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Crafty
|
English
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Willie
|
Willing protector
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English
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Xalvador
|
Savior
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Spanish
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Xandy
|
Defender of the People
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American
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Xanto
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Golden
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Italian
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Xayvion
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Bright; splendid; new house
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Spanish
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Yair
|
He will enlighten
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Hebrew
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Yoel
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Jehovah is the Lord
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Hebrew
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Zachary
|
God remembers
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Hebrew
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Zain
|
God is gracious
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Hebrew
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Zander
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Defender of man
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Greek
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Zayden
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Increasing
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American
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Discover more cute middle names for boys on our expansive list. It includes names from around the world more than ready to rock your name combo.
