Abelard
From French Abélard, an extension of the Abel with an Germanic suffix -(h)ard. Possibly also regarded a variant of the German Eberhard "boar" + "hard", equivalent to English…
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Ada
Short form of Germanic names beginning with adal (“noble”), such as Adelaide. Also Latinized form of Hebrew Adah. The programming language takes its name from Ada Lovelace. a…
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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Adalbertas
Learned borrowing from Latin Adalbertus, from Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaberht, from Proto-Germanic *Aþalaberhtaz. Compare German Adalbert and Latvian Adalberts.
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- masculine
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- 4 syllables
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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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Adél
From French Adèle.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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Adela
Latinate form of French Adèle, short form of Germanic compound names beginning with Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”). Compare Old English æþele, English athel. Borrowed from…
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- feminine
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Adelaide
Borrowed from French Adélaïde, from Old High German Adalheid (from adal (“noble”) + heit (“nature, character”)), modern German Adelheid; doublet of Alice.
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- feminine
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Adele
Borrowed from French Adèle, equivalent of Adela, from a Germanic root meaning “noble”. Compare athel, German edel, Old English æþele. From French Adèle. Borrowed from French…
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- feminine
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Adeline
From Old French Adeline, a diminutive form of Adela and Adele brought to England by the Normans.
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- feminine
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Adell
From Proto-Germanic *aþalaz.
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- mixed
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- 2 syllables
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- ends L
Adolf
From Old High German adal (“noble”) + wulf (“wolf”). Doublet of Ethelwolf from Old English Æþelwulf. a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Adolph
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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Adolfas
Learned borrowing from Latin Adolphus, perhaps from Gothic *𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃 (*aþalawulfs), from Proto-Germanic *Aþalawulfaz. Compare Russian Адольф (Adolʹf) and Latvian…
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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Adolfo
Borrowed from Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Adolfo. From Latin Adolphus, Adolfus, from earlier Adalulfus, from Old High German Adalwolf, from Proto-Germanic *Aþalawulfaz…
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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Adolph
Variant spelling of Adolf.
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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Adolpho
A less common spelling of Adolfo.
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- masculine
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Adolphus
From Latin Adolphus. Doublet of Adolph. Latinization of Germanic.
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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Aivaras
Learned borrowing from Latin Aivarus, from Old Norse Ívarr. Compare Latvian Aivars and Estonian Aivar.
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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Albert
From Old English Æþelbeorht, from Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaberht, a compound of *aþalaz (“noble”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”), or from Old French Albert, from Latin…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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Alberta
From Albert + -a. The province was named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta. Learned borrowing from Latin Alberta.
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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Albertiina
From Swedish Albertina, a feminine form of Albert.
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- feminine
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Albertina
A feminine diminutive form of Albert. Latinate variant of Albertine. By surface analysis, Albert + -ina.
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- feminine
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Albertine
Borrowed from French Albertine. Variant of Albertina. By surface analysis, Albert + -ine.
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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Albertus
Rare Latinate variant of Albert. Learned borrowing from Latin Albertus.
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- masculine
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Alfiero
Inherited from Medieval Latin Adalferius, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *aþal (“nobility”) + *faru (“journey”), meaning “noble leader” or “noble traveller”. See English…
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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Alfonso
From Spanish Alfonso and Italian Alfonso. Doublet of Alphonse. Borrowed from Spanish Alfonso. From Old Galician-Portuguese Alfonsso, Alfonso, from the same origin as Afonso…
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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Alfonz
a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Alphonse Derived from French Alphonse.
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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Alfonzo
Variant of Alfonso.
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends O
Alger
* As an English surname, when pronounced with a soft g, from the Middle English personal name Alger, borrowed from Old French Aug(i)er, of Germanic origin, from *Adalgari,…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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Alice
English Alice From Middle English Alice, from Old French Alys, Alice, from Old High German Adalheid, proposed to derive from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”) + *haiduz…
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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Alicia
A Latinization of Alice, which is in turn from Old French Adelais, Germanic Adalheid.
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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Aliina
Variant of Alina.
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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Aliisa
From French Alice.
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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Alina
Borrowed from Italian Alina, or a Latinate form of French Aline, ultimately from diminutives of the same Germanic name Adela, Adele. From a Latinate form of German Aline…
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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Alisha
A modern spelling variant of Alicia.
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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Alison
From Middle English Alisoun, from Old French Alison, brought to England by the Normans (from Anglo-Norman Alison, from Norman Alison), diminutive of Aliz, equivalent to English…
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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Alissa
Variant of Alyssa, from Alicia or from alyssum.
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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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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- mixed
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Allyson
A female given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Alison.
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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Alonso
A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Alfonso.
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends O
Alonzo
A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Alfonso.
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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Aloysius
Latinization of Occitan Aloys, an Occitan form of Louis. Doublet of Louis.
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- masculine
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- 4 syllables
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Alphonse
From French Alphonse, from Spanish Alfonso, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Aþalafunsaz, from *aþalaz + *funsaz. Doublet of Alfonso. Borrowed from Spanish Alfonso.
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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Alphonso
Anglicized form of Italian or Spanish Alfonso.
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- masculine
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Alvina
A feminine form of Alvin.
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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Alyssa
A 20th-century invention. Possible origins: * From alyss(um) (“a plant of the genus Alyssum”) + -a. * From Alicia, of Germanic origin. * From Elissa.
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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Amalia
Derived from Germanic compound names beginning with Proto-Germanic *amalą (“vigor, bravery”), like Ostrogothic Amalaberga and Amalafrida.
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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Amália
a female given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Amelia
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- feminine
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- 4 syllables
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Amelia
A variant of Amalia, derived from Germanic compound names beginning with *amal (“vigor, bravery”). For the first element, compare *ammōną (“to bother, irritate”). The name and…
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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Amory
Medieval personal name from Proto-Germanic *amalą (“vigor, bravery”) + *rīks (“ruler”). For the first element, compare *ammōną (“to bother, irritate”).
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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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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- mixed
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- 1 syllable
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Anselm
From Proto-Germanic *ansuz (“god”) + Old High German hëlm (“helmet”).
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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Anselme
a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Anselm
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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Anselmus
Borrowed from a Germanic language; see Anselm.
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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Archibald
From Anglo-Norman Arcebald, Arcenbald or Ercenbald, from Old French Archaunbault, from Proto-West Germanic *Erknabalþ, from *erkn (“pure, holy, genuine, precious”) + *balþ…
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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Arne
For the given name, a short form of Old Norse compound names beginning with arn- (“eagle”).
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- masculine
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- 1 syllable
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Arnold
From a French version of a Germanic name, from Proto-West Germanic *Arnuwald, from Proto-Germanic *arô (“eagle”) + *waldą (“power”). For the first part of the word doublet of…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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Astrid
Borrowed from modern Scandinavian (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) Astrid since the 19th century.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends D
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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- mixed
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- 2 syllables
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- ends Y
Ava
A female given name from Hebrew, a variant of Eva.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Axel
From Danish Aksel, first used for the bishop and statesman Absalon Hvide (1128–1201), from biblical Absalom. Some sources suggest that the bishop was originally named Áskell,…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends L