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Meaning |
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Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Aaliyah
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Highly regarded
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Arabic
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Alice
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Of nobility
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German
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Annaliese
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Graced with God's bounty
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Latin
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Arabella
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Answered prayer
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Latin
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Araceli
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Altar of heaven; heavenly homemaker
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Latin
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Aria
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Vocal solo
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English
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Ariana
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Most holy
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Latin
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Audrey
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Noble strength
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English
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Ava
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To live
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Latin
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Bay
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Berry
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Latin
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Belinda
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“The beautiful river,” from the Latin bella (beautiful) and Indus (a river in Asia).
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German
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Belle
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Beautiful
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French
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Breezy
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Windy
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English
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Brenna
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Little drop of water; raven or black-haired
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Gaelic
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Brielle
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God is my strength
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French
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Brynn
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Hilled area
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Welsh
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Camille
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Religious helper
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French
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Caroline
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Free woman
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French
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Chevelle
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Created name
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American
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Chloe
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Green sprout
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Greek
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Claire
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Clear and bright
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French
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Clover
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“She who clings lovingly.” From a Germanic base meaning “to adhere.” An allusion to the adhesive property of clover sap.
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English
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Cora
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Maiden
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Greek
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Daisy
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Daisy flower
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English
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Danica
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Morning star; from Denmark
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Slavic
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Danielle
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God is my Judge
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French
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Dawn
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The first appearance of light, daybreak
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English
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Debra
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Bee
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Hebrew
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Delaney
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From the alder grove
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English
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Hazel
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Hazelnut tree
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English
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Helena
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Sun ray, shining light
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Greek
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Hope
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Desire to be
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English
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Indy
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Independent or Indian
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American
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Iris
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Rainbow
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Greek
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Isla
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Island
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Scottish
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Ivy
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Ivy plant
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English
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Jane
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God is gracious
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Hebrew
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Jazz
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Style of Music
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American
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Jewel
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Plaything, delight
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French
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Joy
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Happiness
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Latin
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Judith
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From Judea; Jewish
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Hebrew
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Kate
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Pure
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English
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Katherine
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Pure
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Greek
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Kendall
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The Kent river valley
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English
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Kylie
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Boomerang
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Aboriginal
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Laurel
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The bay, or laurel plant
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Latin
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Layla
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Night
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Arabic
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Leah
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Weary one
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Hebrew
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Lilia
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Lily
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Latin
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Lillian
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Lily flower
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English
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Lily
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Lily flower
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English
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Lola
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The sorrows
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Spanish
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London
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From the great river
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English
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Lorelei
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“The enchantress,” in allusion to the siren of German legend whose singing on reefs in the Rhine lured sailors to their doom.
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German
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Maeve
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Intoxicating
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Irish
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Margaret
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Pearl
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English
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Marie
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A French form of Mary.
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French
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May
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The fifth month
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English
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Nadine
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A French form of Nadya
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French
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Naomi
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Pleasant one
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Hebrew
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Nell
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Horn; sun ray, shining light
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Latin
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Nerissa
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Black-haired
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Italian
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Nia
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Lustrous; goal, purpose
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African
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Nola
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“A little bell,” in allusion to the commune of Nola, in Campania, Italy, where bells of excellent quality were first made.
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Irish
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Nora
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Honorable one
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Latin
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Oaklyn
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Created name
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American
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Olive
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Olive tree
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English
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Olivia
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Olive tree
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Latin
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Opal
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Gem, jewel
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Indian (Sanskrit)
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Paige
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Young servant
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English
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Paisley
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Church
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Scottish
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Pearl
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Pearl
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Latin
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Penelope
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Weaver
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Greek
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Penny
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Weaver
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English
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Portia
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The symbol of a beautiful, wealthy, and brilliant woman, in allusion to the heroine of Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice.
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Latin
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Qamra
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Moon
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Greek
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Qing
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Aqua Colored
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Chinese
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Quinn
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Descendent of Conn
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Irish
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Raelynn
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Beam of light
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American
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Ramona
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Protecting hands
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Spanish
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Reign
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Rule, Sovereign
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English
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Rose
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Rose flower
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English
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Roselyn
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Gentle horse
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German
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Rubina
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See, a son; the red gemstone
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Hebrew
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Ruby
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Red gemstone
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English
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Rue
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Regret
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English
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Ruth
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Friend
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Hebrew
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Sabrina
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“The siren from the river Severn,” in allusion to a legendary princess.
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Celtic
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Sade
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Honor confers a crown
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African
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Waverly
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Meadow of quivering aspens
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English
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Willa
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Will helmet, protection
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German
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Willow
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Willow tree
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English
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Wren
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Bird
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English
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Wrenley
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Combination of Wren and -Lee Suffix
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American
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Xia
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Guest, stranger
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Greek
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Ximena
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He has heard
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Spanish
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Xiomara
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Guest, stranger
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Greek
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Xolani
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Please Forgive
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African
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Xyla
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Woodland; wood-dweller
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Greek
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Yara
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Water lady; small butterfly
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Arabic
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Yaretzi
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You will always be loved
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Aztec (Nahuatl)
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Yasmin
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Jasmine flower
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Persian
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Yuna
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Kindness
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Japanese
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Yvette
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Yew
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French
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Zabrina
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A variant spelling of Sabrina, which see.
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Celtic
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Zadie
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Prosperous, fortunate
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Arabic
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Zahara
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Flowering; shining
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Hebrew
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Zariah
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Radiance
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Arabic
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Zayda
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Prosperous, fortunate
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Arabic
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Zaylee
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Created name
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American
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Zella
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Happy
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Yiddish
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Ziva
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Radiance, brilliance or light of God
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Hebrew
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Zoe
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Life
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Greek
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