Adel
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz. The female name is a rare variant of Adele. The surname is borrowed from German Adel. Variant of Adil, from Arabic عَادِل (ʕādil).
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gender neutral names
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Adell
From Proto-Germanic *aþalaz.
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Adrian
From Latin Hadrianus (“from the Roman harbor Hadria”) a place name ultimately from Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌉𐌀 (hatria). Doublet of Hadrian. See Adria. From Latin Hadriānus,…
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Aidan
Name of an Irish saint, Anglicized from Irish Aodhán and Scottish Gaelic Aodhan, diminutives of Aodh (literally "fire", the name of a Celtic sun god).
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Aiden
A male given name from Irish, variant of Aidan.
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Akhtar
Borrowed from Hindustani (through Hindi अख़्तर (axtar) / Urdu اَخْتَر (axtar)) and/or directly from Classical Persian اَخْتَر (axtar, “star”), in turn from Middle Persian…
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Akira
Borrowed from Japanese あきら (Akira).
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Alex
Clipping of Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros) 'he who wards off men', i.e. protector, possibly of Hittite origin. Also from Alexius, from the same Ancient…
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Alexis
From French Alexis, from Latin Alexis, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἄλεξις (Álexis, “helper, defender”). From the Latin Alexius, a saint's name, from Ancient Greek Ἄλεξις…
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Alizé
From French Alizé, from alizé.
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Allison
From a Middle English diminutive form of Alan, Alexander or Alice + -son. Borrowed from English Allison.
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Amber
From amber, from Middle English ambre, from Old French ambre, from Latin ambar, from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, “ambergris”). Borrowed from Hindi अंबर (ambar). Borrowed from…
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An
Sino-Vietnamese word from 安.
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Ân
Sino-Vietnamese word from 恩.
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Andrea
Latinate feminine form of Andreas and Andrew. Borrowed from Italian Andrea. From Latin Andreās, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas). Due to the loss of the final S, the…
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Angel
A male given name, variant of Angelo Borrowed from English Angel. Borrowed from Spanish Ángel. Doublet of Angelo.
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Angelos
From Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos). Doublet of Angel.
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Anh
Sino-Vietnamese word from 英. As for the country name, contracted from Chinese 英國 /英国 (Anh quốc, “United Kingdom”), from Chinese 英 (Anh) (as in Mandarin 英吉利 (Yīngjílì, Anh Cát…
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Ánh
Sino-Vietnamese word from 映.
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Anne
From French Anne (“Ann”), from Late Latin Anna chiefly in reference to St Anne the apocryphal mother of Mary mother of Jesus but appearing in the Vulgate in reference to Anna…
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Anwar
Borrowed from Arabic أَنْوَر (ʔanwar, “most luminous”). Borrowed from Arabic أَنْوَار (ʔanwār, “lights”). Borrowed from Arabic أَنْوَر (ʔanwar).
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Áquila
Learned borrowing from Latin Aquila. Doublet of áquila and águia.
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Ares
From Ancient Greek Ἄρης (Árēs).
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Ariel
From Biblical Hebrew אֲרִיאֵל (ari'él, a compound of אֲרִי (arí, “lion”) + אֵל (él, “God”), literally “lion of God”). * (moon of Uranus): All of Uranus’s moons are named after…
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Artemis
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́ρτεμις (Ắrtemis). Further etymology is uncertain. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́ρτεμις (Ắrtemis).
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Asher
From Hebrew אָשֵׁר ('ashér).
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Ashley
From Old English *Æsċlēah, composed of æsċ (“ash tree”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to Ash + -ley. Borrowed from English Ashley.
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Ashton
From Old English æsc (“ash (tree species)”) + tūn (“enclosure, settlement”).
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Aster
From aster (“a plant of the genus Aster”) and its etymon Latin astēr (“a star”). Borrowed from Latin astēr (“star”). Doublet of Star and Stern.
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Aubrey
From Middle English Aubrey, Aubry, from Norman Auberi, Alberi, from Latin Alberīcus, Latinized form of Old High German Alberich, from Proto-Germanic *Albirīks, from *albiz…
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Audrey
From Middle English Aldreda, Etheldreda, from Old English Æþelþrȳþ (from æþele (“noble”) + þrȳþ (“strength”)). Borrowed from English Audrey. Borrowed from English Audrey.
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August
Early Middle English August(us), re-Latinized from Old English Agustus, from Late Latin Agustus, from Latin augustus (“month of August”), from the agnomen Augustus…
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Augusta
From Latin Augusta, feminine of Augustus. The places are mostly named for British royalty. Learned borrowing from Latin Augusta. Learned borrowing from Latin Augusta.
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Augustine
From Latin Augustīnus, derivative of Augustus. Doublet of Austin. From French Augustine, from Latin Augustīna. Doublet of Augustina. Learned borrowing from Latin Augustīna.…
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Avery
From Anglo-Norman Averay, Auveray, Alverey, from Latin Alveredus, Aluredus, from Old English Ælfræd, from ælf (“elf”) and ræd (“counsel”). Doublet of Alfred.
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Bản
Sino-Vietnamese word from 本.
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Beryl
From beryl or an anglicization of Yiddish בערל (berl, literally “little bear”). Borrowed from English Beryl, from beryl.
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Beverley
From Old English befer (“beaver”) + lēah (“clearing”). Equivalent to Beaver + -ley (“lea”).
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Bình
Sino-Vietnamese word from 平.
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Blair
From Scottish Gaelic blàr (“field, plain”).
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Bond
* As an English occupational surname, from the noun bond, bondman, reinforced by Old Norse bóndi (“peasant, farmer”). Also as a variant of Band. * As a Swedish surname, variant…
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Brady
From Old English brād (“broad”) + ēage (“eye”) and brād (“broad”) + ēġ (“island”); or from Irish Ó Brádaigh.
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Briar
As a surname Middle English brere (“briar”).
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Brice
A male given name from the Celtic languages, a variant of Bryce.
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Brooklyn
From Dutch Breukelen, from broek (“wetland, marsh”).
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Bryn
From Welsh bryn (“hill, mound”), or Cumbric *brınn (“hill”) in the Greater Manchester place-name.
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Cẩm
Sino-Vietnamese word from 錦.
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Cameron
From Scottish Gaelic Camshròn, from cam (“crooked, bent”) + sròn (“nose”). Compare Campbell, from Scottish Gaelic cam (“crooked”) + beul (“mouth”).
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Camille
From French Camille (“Camilla”). Doublet of Camilla. (male): From Latin Camillus :(female): From Latin Camilla
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Carlisle
From Middle English Carlele, from Middle English Carleol, Carleul, from Cumbric [Term?] (compare Caer Ligualid in the Historia Brittonum, Middle Welsh Caer Liwelydd, Welsh…
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Carmen
From Spanish Carmen, cognate with English Carmel. Made famous outside Spain by the opera Carmen (1875) by Georges Bizet. Borrowed from Italian Carmine. Ultimately from…
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Carol
Shortened from Caroline. Associated by folk etymology with the English noun carol. Shortened from Latin Carolus; also an Anglicization of Romanian Carol, or Polish or Slovak…
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Carrol
A female given name from the Germanic languages, of less common usage, variant of Carol.
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Carroll
A female given name from the Germanic languages, of less common usage, variant of Carol.
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Cāru
Borrowed from Sanskrit चारु (cāru).
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Cecil
From Latin Caecilius, a Roman family name derived from caecus (“blind”). The surname has absorbed the Old Welsh Seisyllt, from Latin Sextilius, from Sextus.
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Chandra
Borrowed from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá, “moon”)
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Chelsea
From Old English Ċealchȳþ, from cealc (“chalk”) + hȳþ (“landing place”).
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Chien
From Chinese 簡／简 (Jiǎn), 檢／检 (Jiǎn), or 劍／剑 (Jiàn). Alternatively, from 錢／钱 (Qián), 千 (Qiān), or 乾／干 (Gān). As a given name, from 建 (Jiàn), 健 (Jiàn), or 謙／谦 (Qiān). Doublet of…
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Chihiro
Borrowed from Japanese ちひろ (Chihiro).
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