Filomena
From Latin Filumena, ultimately from Ancient Greek Φιλομήνη (Philomḗnē). Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φιλομήνη (Philomḗnē).
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Imelda
From Romance (Italian Imelda, Spanish Imelda), from German Irmhild. Borrowed from Italian Imelda, name of a saint (cf. Imelda Lambertini), cognate with modern German Irmhild,…
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- feminine
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Marco
From Romance Marco (Italian Marco, Portuguese Marco, Spanish Marco). From Latin Mārcus, from an earlier adjectival form *martcus (“pertaining to Mars”), from the name of the…
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Michele
A female given name from French [in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Michelle, anglicized form of French Michèle, a French spelling variant of Michelle. From Latin…
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Rita
From Romance (Italian Rita, Spanish Rita). A shortening of Italian Margherita, and Spanish Margarita, cognates of English Margaret. An Italian Saint Rita was canonized in 1900.…
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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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Romeo
Borrowed from Italian Romeo, from Ancient Greek Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos, “Roman”). Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos, “Roman”); compare Greek Ρωμαίος (Romaíos).…
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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