Patience
From patience, a virtue name first used by Puritans in the sixteenth century.
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- feminine
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Patrik
From English Patrick, from Latin Patricius.
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends K
Patryk
Borrowed from English Patrick. Doublet of Patrycjusz and Patrycy.
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends K
Patsy
Borrowed from English Patsy.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends Y
Patty
Borrowed from English Patty.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends Y
Paul
From Latin Paulus, from paulus (“small”). Doublet of Pablo and Paolo. From Latin Paulus. From Latin Paulus, probably via Swedish Paul, German Paul or English Paul. Cognate…
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- masculine
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- 1 syllable
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- ends L
Pearl
From pearl. * (river in China): From Chinese 珠江 (Zhūjiāng, Zyu1 Gong1, “Pearl River”); calque of Chinese 珠 (zhū, zyu1, “pearl”). * (haven in Hawaii): From Hawaiian Wai Momi…
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- mixed
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- 1 syllable
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- ends L
Peggy
Borrowed from English Peggy, popular in the 1970s.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends Y
Peige
Borrowed from English Peggy.
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- feminine
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- 1 syllable
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- ends E
Peke
Borrowed from English Becky and Betty.
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- feminine
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- 1 syllable
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- ends E
Petunia
From petunia.
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- feminine
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- 4 syllables
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- ends A
Pika
Borrowed from English Peter.
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Pila
Borrowed from English Bill.
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Pinky
Borrowed from English Pinky.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends Y
Primrose
The surname derives from a place name in Fife, Scotland; Watson (1926) derived this from Pictish/Proto-Brythonic *prenn (“wood, tree”) + *rros (“moor, heath”). Taylor instead…
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends E
Prince
Unadapted borrowing from English Prince.
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- masculine
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- 1 syllable
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- ends E
Princess
Borrowed from English Princess, from princess.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends S
Queenie
From queen + -ie. Borrowed from English Queenie.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends E
Quentin
From Old French. The name of a third century French martyr, from Latin Quīntīnus, a derivative of the Roman praenomen Quīntus, from quīntus (“fifth”). It was brought to England…
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- mixed
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- 2 syllables
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- ends N
Ralf
Ultimately from Old Norse Ráðulfr, probably via Swedish Ralf, German Ralf or English Ralph. Borrowed from English Ralph in the nineteenth century.
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- masculine
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- 1 syllable
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Ralph
From Middle English Radulf, from Old English Rǣdwulf (also as Raulf), from Proto-West Germanic *Rādawulf, from Proto-Germanic *Rēdawulfaz. Reinforced by similar forms brought…
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- masculine
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- 1 syllable
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Reality
From reality.
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- feminine
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- 4 syllables
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- ends Y
Regina
Borrowed from Latin rēgīna (“queen”). The given name originally referred to the Virgin Mary as the Queen of Heaven. The Canadian city was named for Queen Victoria, as suggested…
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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Ričardas
Borrowed from English Richard. Doublet of Rikardas.
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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Richard
From Middle English Rycharde, from Old French Richard, from Medieval Latin Richardus, Ricohardus, from Frankish *Rīkahard, from Proto-Germanic *Rīkaharduz, a construction of…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends D
Robert
From Anglo-Norman Robert, from the Old Frankish cognate of Old High German Hrodperht (normalised form: Ruodberht), from Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþiberht, from Proto-Germanic…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends T
Robin
* (masculine given name): From Middle English Robin, from Old French, diminutive of Robert. * (feminine given name): From the bird, robin, or from Germanic. From English Robin.
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- mixed
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- 2 syllables
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Rocky
Borrowed from English Rocky.
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends Y
Ronaldo
Borrowed from English Ronald, anglicized from a Scottish Gaelic form of Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr, from rǫgn (“advice”) + valdr (“power”), later partly merged with the Continental…
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends O
Rose
Inherited from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa, from Latin rosa. Borrowed from English Rose.
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- feminine
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- 1 syllable
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Rosebud
From rosebud.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends D
Rosemary
A combination of Rose + Mary, referring to the flower as a symbol of Virgin Mary, first recorded in the eighteenth century. It is found in continental Europe as Rosemarie and…
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends Y
Rosie
Borrowed from English Rosie.
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- feminine
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- 1 syllable
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- ends E
Rosy
Borrowed from English Rosie.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends Y
Rowan
Anglicised from the Irish saints' name Ruadhán (“little red one”), or as a surname from Ó Ruadháin (“descendant of Ruadhán”).
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- neutral
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- 2 syllables
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- ends N
Roxanne
A female given name from Persian; a spelling variant of Roxane, fairly popular since the 1930s. Borrowed from English Roxanne, variant of Roxane, from French Roxane, from…
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends E
Royal
A habitational surname, shaped by folk etymology, from places in England, Riehale, Righale, Ryhill and Ryall, Old English ryge (“rye”) + hyll (“hill”), and Royle, rā (“roe”) +…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends L
Rubilyn
From English Rubilyn, from Ruby + -lyn.
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends N
Ruby
Borrowed from English Ruby.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends Y
Rúrik
Borrowed from English and Scandinavian languages. The popular serial novel The Gunmaker of Moscow by American author Sylvanus Cobb, Jr., available in Icelandic translation as…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends K
Rusbel
Apparently a misspelling of English Roosevelt.
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends L
Sabrina
Popularity likely inspired from Arabic صَابْرِينَا (ṣābrīnā) based on Arabic root ص ب ر (ṣ b r), folk etymologized form of earlier سَابْرِينَا (sābrīnā) (now mostly limited to…
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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Sadie
Borrowed from English Sadie.
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- feminine
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- 1 syllable
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- ends E
Sage
* As an English and French surname, from sage, a nickname for a wise person. The given name, in general use since the 1990s, is also associated with the sage plant. Compare…
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- mixed
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- 1 syllable
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Salli
Borrowed from English Sally in the 19th century.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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Sally
Borrowed from English Sally.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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Samanta
a female given name from English, equivalent to English Samantha
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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Samantha
It was recorded in the 17th century in England. Most probably a feminine form of Samuel, possibly influenced by Anthea. Other suggestions include Aramaic ܫܡܥܢܬܐ (šemʿanta,…
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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Sarah
From Biblical Hebrew שָׂרָה (śārâ, “lady, princess”), from the Biblical figure originally named Sarai (שָׂרָי (śārāy, literally “masters, princes”)). Borrowed from English…
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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Savior
From savior. Doublet of Salvador.
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- mixed
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- 2 syllables
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- ends R
Scarlet
A female given name from English, a modern variant of Scarlett, or from the common noun scarlet.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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Sean
Anglicised form of Irish Seán, from Old French Jehan, from Latin Johannes, variant of Ioannes, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān, literally “God…
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- masculine
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- 1 syllable
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- ends N
Seasaidh
From English Jessie.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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Seidi
From English Sadie. The name was adopted and adapted by Finnish emigrants to the U.S. and brought back to Finland, especially to Ostrobothnia (the name indeed was mainly found…
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends I
Selena
Either a variant of Selina, from Latin Caelīna (“heavenly”, from caelum (“sky, heaven”)), or from Selene, the Ancient Greek goddess of the moon. From Ancient Greek Σελήνη…
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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Selma
From English Selma. Borrowed from English, from various similar-sounding female given names.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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Serena
From the name of an early Christian saint, Latin serena (“serene”). Borrowed from English Serena.
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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Serene
A female given name from English. A rare variant of Serena.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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Shaun
A variant of Sean, from Irish Seán, from Old French Jehan, from Latin Johannes, variant of Ioannes, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān, literally…
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- mixed
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- 1 syllable
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Shawn
Borrowed from English Shawn, from English Sean, in turn from Irish Seán.
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- masculine
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- 1 syllable
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- ends N