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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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Adler
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Eagle
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German
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Amado
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God's love
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Latin
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Amarion
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Combination of Amar and -ion
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American
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Anson
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“The son of Ann,” from the Anglo-Saxon.
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English
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Apollo
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Destroyer
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Greek
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Aristotle
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The best of all
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Greek
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Arrow
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Hunting tool
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English
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Atreus
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Fearless
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Greek
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Aurelio
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Golden
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Latin
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Avi
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Father of a multitude (of nations)
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Hebrew
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Azariah
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Helped by God
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Hebrew
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Azrael
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Helped by God
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Hebrew
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Barron
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Burned clearing; young warrior
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German
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Bishop
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Bishop
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English
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Bjorn
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Bear
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Scandinavian
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Branson
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Son of Brand
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English
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Bridger
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Lives near the bridge; bridge-worker
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English
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Bronx
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Bronck's Land
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American
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Byron
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At the byres or barn
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English
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Caesar
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Head of hair
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Latin
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Camilo
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Helper to the priest
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Latin
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Cannon
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Official of the church
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French
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Carmine
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Song
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Latin
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Caspian
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White
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English
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Cassius
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“The helmeted warrior,” based on the Latin cassis, a helmet.
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Latin
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Castiel
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Angel of Thursday
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Latin
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Cedric
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Kindly, loved
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English
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Champion
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Warrior
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English
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Creed
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Belief; guiding principle; I believe
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Latin
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Cyrus
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Lord
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Persian
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Dakari
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Rejoice
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African
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Damir
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To Give Peace
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Slavic
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Dantèz
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Enduring
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Latin
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Darius
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Maintains possessions well
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Persian
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Darwin
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Dear friend
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English
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Demetrius
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Follower of Demeter
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Greek
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Dorian
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Descendant of Dorus; from Doris
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Greek
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Edison
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Son of Edward
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English
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Eliron
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My God is song
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Hebrew
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Eliseo
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God is my salvation
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Hebrew
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Emery
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Home strength
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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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Ephraim
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Fruitful
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Hebrew
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Finnian
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Fair
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Irish
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Forest
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Woodsman; woods
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French
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Francesco
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Frenchman; free man
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Spanish
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Gadiel
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God is my fortune
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Arabic
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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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Granger
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Farmer
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French
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Harlem
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Home on a wooded hill
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Dutch
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Hassan
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Good-looking, handsome
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Arabic
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Haven
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A place of safety, sanctuary; shelter
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English
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Henrik
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Home ruler
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German
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Hezekiah
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God gives strength
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Hebrew
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Honor
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Honor
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English
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Idris
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Fiery leader; prophet
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Welsh
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Ignacio
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A Spanish and Portuguese form of Ignatius.
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Portuguese, Spanish
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Indigo
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Blue-purple color
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English
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Jamal
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Handsome
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Arabic
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Jaziel
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Allotted by God
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Hebrew
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Jelal
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Greatness, superiority, renown
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Arabic
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Jem
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A variant diminutive form of James.
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English
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Jericho
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City of the moon
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Arabic
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Joaquin
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Lifted by God
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Spanish
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Judson
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Praised
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Greek
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Julius
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Youthful and downy
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Greek
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Kabir
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Greatness
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Arabic
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Kamari
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Moon
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Arabic
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Keanu
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The breeze
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Polynesian
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Kenzo
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Healthy and wise
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Japanese
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Khalid
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Immortal, eternal
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Arabic
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King
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King
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English
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Nazir
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Observant, spectator. Alternate spelling: Naazir.
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Arabic
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Neo
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New
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American
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Nestor
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Traveler
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Greek
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Newton
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New town
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English
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Nigel
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Champion
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Spanish
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Nikolai
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People of victory
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Greek
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Noor
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Light
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Arabic
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Nova
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New
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Latin
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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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Orson
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Bear
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Latin
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Osias
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Salvation
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Hebrew
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Osvaldo
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God's power
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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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Penn
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Enclosure; hill
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English
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Phineas
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Oracle
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Hebrew
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Umar
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Prospering, thriving
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Arabic
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Uziel
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Strength, power
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Hebrew
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Valente
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Valiant
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Portuguese
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Valerio
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Strong, healthy
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Latin
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Varun
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Water god
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Indian (Sanskrit)
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Vincenzo
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Prevailing
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Latin
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West
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Western stream
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English
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Whitaker
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White field
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English
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Wolfgang
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Traveling wolf
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German
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Xavi
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New house
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Spanish
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Xaviell
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Bright; splendid; new house
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Spanish
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Yair
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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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Yuvraj
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Young king
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Indian (Sanskrit)
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Zakai
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Pure
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Hebrew
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