Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
Aaron
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High mountain
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Hebrew
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Adan
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Earth; fire
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Hebrew
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Adel
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God is eternal; noble
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Hebrew
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Adriel
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God's flock
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Hebrew
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Agostino
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Great, magnificient
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Latin
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Aiden
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Little fire
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Irish
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Ajamu
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He Fights for What He Wants
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African
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Ajani
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He Who Wins the Struggle
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African
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Akins
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Brave Boy
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African
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Alexander
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Defender of man
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Greek
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Ambrose
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Immortal
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Greek
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Amelio
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Industrious
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Spanish
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Amit
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Comrade, friend
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Hebrew
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Andre
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Manly
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French
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Bjorn
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Bear
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Scandinavian
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Blade
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Knife, sword
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English
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Bodhi
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Awakening
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Indian (Sanskrit)
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Brannon
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Raven
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Irish
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Brantley
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Fire
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English
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Brock
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Badger-like
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English
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Bruce
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“The man from the brushwood,” ultimately from the Latin bruscia, brush wood.
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Ancient
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Cairo
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Victorious
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Arabic
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Callan
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Battle; rock
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Scottish
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Cannon
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Official of the church
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French
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Casimir
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Famous destroyer (of peace)
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Slavic
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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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Champ
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Warrior
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English
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Charles
|
Free man
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German
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Chosen
|
Selected
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English
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Isai
|
God Is Salvation
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American
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Isaiah
|
God is salvation
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Hebrew
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Ismael
|
God will hear
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Spanish
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Itai
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The Lord is with me
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Hebrew
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Jalil
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Greatness, superiority, renown
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Arabic
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Jeremiah
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God will exalt
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Hebrew
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Joaquin
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Lifted by God
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Spanish
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Jonathan
|
God has given
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Hebrew
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Joseph
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Jehovah will increase
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Hebrew
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Justus
|
Upright, just
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Latin
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Kaiser
|
Emperor
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German
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Kaison
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Son of fighter or rebel.
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Unknown
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Kamau
|
Quiet Warrior
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African
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Kanoro
|
Sword Sharpener
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African
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Kendrick
|
Bold power
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English
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Noble
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Aristocratic
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Latin
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Odin
|
Frenzy
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Scandinavian
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Omari
|
God the highest
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African
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Owen
|
Noble born
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Welsh
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Ozzy
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Spear of the gods; God's power
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German
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Patton
|
Fighter's town
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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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Phoenix
|
Dark red
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Greek
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Pierce
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A variant form of Peter.
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Greek
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Quest
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Journey, mission
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English
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Quill
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Plume or feather
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English
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Raja
|
King
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Indian (Sanskrit)
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Raphael
|
Healing God
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Hebrew
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Raymond
|
Protector
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English
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Reign
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Rule, Sovereign
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English
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Yovanni
|
God is gracious
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Italian
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Yusif
|
Jehovah increases
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Hebrew
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Zadkiel
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“The righteous one (in the eyes of) the Lord.” Based on the Hebrew tsadik (righteous) and El (God).
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Zaire
|
River, From Zaire
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African
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Zale
|
Sea-strength
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Greek
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Check out the rest of our list to see which mighty monikers have the power you’re pursuing.