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Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Abijah
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God is my father
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Hebrew
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Acantha
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Thorn
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Greek
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Achsah
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Ankle bracelet
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Hebrew
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Adah
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Adornment
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Hebrew
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Adelheid
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Noble kind
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German
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Adelina
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Noble kind; small winged one
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Latin
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Adina
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Noble, gentle, delicate
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Hebrew
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Aemilia
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Rival; laborious; eager
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Latin
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Agathe
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Good, honorable
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Greek
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Aine
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Brilliant; happiness
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Gaelic
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Aino
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Only one
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Scandinavian
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Albina
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White; white, fair; elf
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Scandinavian
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Alodia
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Riches
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Latin
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Antheia
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Flowery
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Greek
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Daphne
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Laurel
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Greek
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Decima
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Tenth girl
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Latin
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Deirdre
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Broken-hearted, sorrowful
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Irish
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Demeter
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Earth mother
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Greek
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Demetria
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“The fruitful one,” in allusion to Demeter, the Greek goddess of fruitfulness and protectress of marriage.
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Greek
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Diana
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Heavenly and divine
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Latin
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Dinah
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Justified
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Hebrew
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Doris
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From Doris; gift
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Greek
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Drusilla
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“Fresh as the dew,” from the Greek drosos, dew, in allusion to the Roman family Livius which assumed the name Drusus to commemorate the slaying of a Gallic general named Drausus, who attacked at dawn.
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Latin
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Edrys
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Wealthy ruler
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Anglo-Saxon
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Eirene
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Peace
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Greek
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Electra
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Shining, bright, radiant
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Greek
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Elen
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Light
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Greek
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Elisha
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Noble, exalted
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German
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Enid
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Soul, life
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Welsh
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Galilee
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Country of Gentiles
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English
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Guinevere
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Fair one; white, smooth, soft
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Welsh
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Gunda
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Female warrior
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Scandinavian
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Hadassah
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Myrtle tree
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Hebrew
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Hagar
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Forsaken
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Hebrew
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Harmonia
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Unity, concord
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Latin
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Hecate
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Greek goddess of fertility who later became associated with Persephone as goddess of the underworld and protector of witches
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Greek
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Helga
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Holy, sacred; successful
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Scandinavian
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Hemera
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Day
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Greek
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Hera
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Queen
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Greek
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Herodias
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To monitor, watch over
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Greek
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Hester
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Star
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Greek
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Hestia
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In Greek mythology, the goddess of the hearth.
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Greek
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Hilaria
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Cheerful, happy
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Latin
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Hosanna
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Praise
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Hebrew
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Hyacintha
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“An innocent victim,” in allusion to the Greek youth Hvakinthos who was loved but accidentally killed by Apollo.
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Greek
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Inga
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Guarded by Ing
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Scandinavian
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Iris
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Rainbow
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Greek
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Iscah
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Behold
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Hebrew
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Isidora
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Gift of Isis
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Latin
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Isis
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Throne
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Egyptian
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Isolde
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“Queen of the ice,” from the Germanic is (ice) and waltan (to rule).
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Welsh
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Ixchel
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Mayan goddess of childbirth
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Ancient
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Jael
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Mountain goat
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Hebrew
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Jocosa
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Joking
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Latin
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Juliana
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Youthful and downy
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Latin
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Julitta
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Youthful; Jove's child
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Latin
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Junia
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Queen of heaven
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Latin
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Juno
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Queen of heaven
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Latin
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Justina
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Just, fair; fair, upright
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Latin
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Rhiannon
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Great queen, or goddess
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Welsh
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Rhoda
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Rose; from Rhodes
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Latin
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Roma
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Italian capital city
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Italian
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Rufina
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Red haired
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Latin
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Runa
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Secret lore
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Scandinavian
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Ruth
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Friend
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Hebrew
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Sabina
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Sabine
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Latin
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Salome
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Peace
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Hebrew
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Sapphira
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“The pretty one,” from the Hebrew shappir, beautiful.
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English
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Sarai
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Princess
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Hebrew
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Selah
|
Rock
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Hebrew
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Selene
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The moon
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Greek
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Serah
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Princess
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Hebrew
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Signy
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New victory
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Scandinavian
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Tacita
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“The pauciloquent maiden,” from the Latin tacere, to be silent.
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