Ali
From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy, literally “high, exalted”), from the Arabic root ع ل ي (ʕ l y). From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy). From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy) as a Muslim name. From…
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international names
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Explore names by language and tradition1,025 names · Page 2 of 18. Origin labels follow the cited name sense; earlier roots and uncertain meanings are explained on each name page.
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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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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Aline
Borrowed from French Aline. Borrowed from French Aline.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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Allan
A male given name from the Celtic languages, a less common spelling of Alan. From English Allan at the end of the 19th century. Borrowed from English Allan, Alan, probably of…
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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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Alma
Usually explained as Latin alma (“nourishing, kind”). It has also been used as a short form of Germanic compound names beginning with the element Amal-, as in Amelia. From…
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- feminine
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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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Althea
From Althaia or Althaea of Greek mythology, from Ancient Greek Ἀλθαία (Althaía). Borrowed from English Althea.
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- feminine
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Alvin
From Old English Ælfwine, made up of ælf (“elf”) + wine (“friend”). Borrowed from English Alvin.
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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Alwyn
A male given name from Old English, of rare usage, variant of Alwin. From Old English Æþelwine, from æþel (“noble”) + wine (“friend”), or from al (“great”) + gwyn (“white,…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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Amadeu
Borrowed from Latin Amadeus. Borrowed from Latin Amadeus.
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends U
Amanda
Derived from Latin Amanda, feminine form of the saint's name Amandus, from amandus, future passive participle of amāre (“to love”): thus meaning "who/which is to be loved".…
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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Amaya
Heroine of a Spanish historical novel Amaya o los vascos del siglo VIII (1877) by F. Navarro Villoslada, explained as Basque amai (“the end”). Originally coined by Francisco…
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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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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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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Amenophis
From Latin Amenōphis, from Ancient Greek Ἀμένωφις (Aménōphis), ultimately from a conflation of Egyptian i-mn:n-A40-m-i-p*t:O45 (jmn-m-jpt) and i-mn:n-Htp:t*p (jmn-ḥtp). From…
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- masculine
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Américo
Borrowed from Latin Amerī̆cus. Borrowed from Latin Amerī̆cus.
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- masculine
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Amílcar
Learned borrowing from Latin Hamilcar. Borrowed from Latin Hamilcar.
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- masculine
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Amin
Borrowed from Arabic أَمِين (ʔamīn). Borrowed from Arabic أَمِين (ʔamīn).
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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Amit
Transliteration of Hindi अमित (amit), Marathi अमित (amit), Gujarati અમિત (amit), Bengali অমিত (omito), etc. Transliteration of Hebrew עָמִית ('amít). Borrowed from Sanskrit…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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Amos
From Biblical Hebrew עמוס (Amos, “to carry; a burden”). Possibly from Biblical Hebrew עמוס (Amos, “to carry; a burden”). a male given name from Hebrew עָמוֹס (“to carry a…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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Anastasia
From the name of a 4th-century martyr, Ancient Greek Ἀναστασία (Anastasía), from ἀνάστασις (anástasis, “resurrection”). The name, and its male counterpart Anastasius, were…
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- feminine
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- 4 syllables
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Anatole
From French Anatole, from Ancient Greek ἀνατολή (anatolḗ, “sunrise”). Cognate with Latin Anatolius. From Ancient Greek ἀνατολή (anatolḗ, “sunrise”). Cognate with Latin Anatolius.
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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Anderson
From Middle English Ander (“Andrew”) + -son, after Saint Andrew, patron saint of Scotland. In the United States, sometimes an anglicization of Danish and Norwegian Andersen or…
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- masculine
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André
Ultimately from Latin Andreās, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas). An Old Galician-Portuguese form Andreu was displaced. Doublet of Andrei. Borrowed from French André.…
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- masculine
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- 1 syllable
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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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- mixed
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- 3 syllables
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Andreas
From Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās), cognate with ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos, “manly”), both from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Doublet of Andrew. Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας…
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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Andrej
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas), cognate with ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos, “manly”), both from ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). Derived from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas), cognate…
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- masculine
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Andres
Patronymic surname, borrowed from Spanish Andrés. a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Andrew
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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Andrés
Borrowed from Latin Andreās, Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas), compare English Andrew and Italian Andrea. Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας (Andréas).
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- masculine
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- 1 syllable
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Aneta
Borrowed from French Annette. Borrowed from French Annette. Borrowed from French Annette.
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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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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- mixed
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- 2 syllables
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Angela
Feminine form of Church Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger, angel”). a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Angela a female given…
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- feminine
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Angelica
Church Italian Angelica, from Latin angelica or a Latinate elaboration of Angela. Name of a heroine in Ariosto's Orlando Furioso (1516). From Latin angelica (“angelic”).…
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- feminine
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- 4 syllables
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Angelina
From Italian Angelina. By surface analysis, Angela + -ina. Piecewise doublet of Angeline. a female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Angelina
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- feminine
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- 4 syllables
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Angelo
Borrowed from Italian Angelo. Doublet of Angel. Inherited from Latin Angelus. Borrowed from Spanish Ángelo. Doublet of Angel.
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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Aníbal
Borrowed from Latin Hannibal, Annibal, from Punic 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋 (ḥnbʿl). Borrowed from Latin Hannibal.
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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Anil
Borrowed from Hindi अनिल (anil), Marathi अनिल (anil), Kannada ಅನಿಲ್ (anil), Tamil அனில் (aṉil), Malayalam അനിൽ (anil), Bengali অনিল (onil), Nepali अनिल (anil), Urdu اَنِیل…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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Anita
From Spanish Anita, diminutive of Ana (“Ann”). From Spanish Anita, often through other languages, at the end of the 19th century. Borrowed from Spanish Anita. By surface…
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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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 the Prophetess, from Koine…
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- feminine
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- 1 syllable
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Anna
From Late Latin Anna both directly and via numerous other languages, chiefly in reference to St Anne the apocryphal mother of Mary mother of Jesus but appearing in the Vulgate…
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- feminine
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- 2 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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Antero
Vernacular form of Andreas (from Ancient Greek). Cognate with English Andrew. Borrowed from Latin Anterus.
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- masculine
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Anthony
From Latin Antōnius, name of a Roman gens (with excrescent -h- suggested by an unetymological association with Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”)). The Roman clan name is…
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- masculine
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Anton
Borrowed from German Anton and from other northern European languages. Doublet of Anthony. From Latin Antonius. Cognate with English Anthony. Borrowed from Latin Antōnius.…
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- masculine
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Antón
From Latin Antōnius, presumably borrowed via Gallo-Romance (considering the lack of /-o/). Compare Portuguese Antão. Doublet of Antonio. From Latin Antōnius.
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- masculine
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Antoni
Learned borrowing from Latin Antōnius. Partially-adapted borrowing from English Anthony or Antony, from Latin Antōnius. Doublet of Antônio and Antão. From Latin Antōnius.
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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Antonia
From Spanish Antonia. The feminine equivalent of Anthony. Borrowed from Spanish Antonia.
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- feminine
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Antonina
Learned borrowing from Latin Antōnīna. From Latin Antōnīna.
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- feminine
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- 4 syllables
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Antonio
Borrowed from Italian Antonio and Spanish Antonio. Doublet of Anthony. Inherited from Latin Antōnius. Borrowed from Latin Antōnius. Doublet of Antón.
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- masculine
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- 4 syllables
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Antony
A male given name from Latin, a mostly British spelling variant of Anthony. Unadapted borrowing from English Antony, from Latin Antōnius.Doublet of Antônio and Antão.
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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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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- mixed
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- 2 syllables
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Aodh
From Old Irish Áed, from áed (“fire”). From Old Irish Áed, from áed (“fire”).
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- masculine
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- 1 syllable
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Aoife
Borrowed from Irish Aoife. The name is unrelated to the Biblical name Eva, which was rendered as Éabha in Irish. However, due to the lack of a more precise alternative familiar…
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- feminine
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- 1 syllable
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Aonghas
From Middle Irish Aengus, Oengus, from Old Irish Oíngus, from oín (“one”), from Proto-Celtic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“single, one”). The etymology of the…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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Apollo
From Latin Apollō, from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων (Apóllōn). Learned borrowing from Latin Apollō, from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων (Apóllōn).
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends O
April
From Middle English apprile, Aprill, re-Latinised from Middle English aueril, from Old French avrill, from Latin Aprīlis (“of the month of the goddess Venus”), perhaps based on…
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- feminine
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Ari
Of the first sense, derives directly from Hebrew: אֲרִי (arí, “lion”); compare Yiddish: לייב (leyb, “Leib”), English: Leo, Leon, French: Léo, Léon, Czech: Lev, Polish: Lew,…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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Ariadna
Learned borrowing from Latin Ariadne, from Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē). Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē).
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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