Birgitta
From Swedish Birgitta. From Old Irish Brigit. First recorded in Sweden in 1293. Cognate with English Bridget.
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Cecilia
From Latin Caecilia, feminine form of Caecilius, a Roman family name possibly derived from the byname caecus (“blind”). Popularized by Saint Cecilia, third century Roman…
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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Daavid
From Latin Dāvīd, from Ancient Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ, literally “beloved”).
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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Daniel
From Middle English Daniel, Daniell, from Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל (daniyél, literally “God is my judge”), name borne from the prophet whose story…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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Daniela
Feminine form of Daniel. From Swedish Daniela, a feminine form of Daniel.
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- feminine
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Edvard
From Swedish Edvard, from English Edward, Old English Ēadweard, literal meaning “guard of (the) riches, guard of wealth”.
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- masculine
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Edvin
From English Edwin, from Old English Ēadwine. Borrowed from English Edwin.
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- masculine
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Eedit
Phonetic rendering of Swedish Edit, Edith, from English Edith, Old English Ēadġȳþ.
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- feminine
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Eelis
From Swedish Elis, from Latin Elisaeus, from Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישָׁע (ʾĔlîšāʿ, literally “God is my salvation”) (compare biblical Elisa). Later considered a variant of Elias.
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- masculine
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Eemil
From Swedish Emil and German Emil, from French Émile, from Latin Aemilius.
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- masculine
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Eerik
From Old Norse Eiríkr, literally meaning “ever ruler, eternal ruler”. Brought to Finland as an Old Swedish saint's name in the Middle Ages. Cognate to Swedish Erik and English…
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- masculine
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Eerika
Early 20th century feminine form of Eerik, modern form probably via Swedish Erika. Variant of the older Eriika and Erika.
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- feminine
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Eerikki
A vernacular form of Eerik (“Eric”).
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- masculine
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Eero
a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Eerik, Eerikki, Erik, or Erkki, equivalent to English Eric
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- masculine
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Eeva
From Latin Ē̆va, from Ancient Greek Εὔᾱ (Eúā), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā́, literally “life”).
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- feminine
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Eevert
From Swedish Evert, from Old High German Eberhard. Cognate with English Everett.
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- masculine
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Eila
Possibly a variant of Norwegian Eili, a rare form of Eli (“Helen”), or from English Eileen. Popularized by the novel Tuskaa (1907) by Väinö Kataja.
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- feminine
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Einari
Vernacular form of Swedish Einar, from Old Norse Einarr (probably meaning “one warrior”).
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Elena
Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Elena, cognate to English Helen. Variant of Helena, possibly from Italian Elena and/or Spanish Elena. From Italian and Spanish Elena. From…
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- feminine
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Eleonoora
From Swedish Eleonora.
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- feminine
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Elia
From Biblical Hebrew אליהו ('Eliyáhu, literally “Yahweh is my god”). Inherited from Latin Ēliās, with Greek accentation. Inherited from Latin or Borrowed from Latin Hēlia,…
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- masculine
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Elias
The New Testament form of Elijah, a Hebrew prophet, from Ancient Greek Ἠλίας (Ēlías). From Ancient Greek Ἠλίας (Ēlías), from Biblical Hebrew אֱלִיָּה (ʾĕliyyā, literally…
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- masculine
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Eliel
From Biblical Hebrew אֱלִיאֵל ('ĕlī'ēl, literally “my God is El”).
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- masculine
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Elisabet
From Swedish Elisabet, equivalent to English Elizabeth, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), from Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (ʾĕlîšeḇaʿ, literally “my God is an…
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- feminine
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Elise
From French Élise or German Elise, both variants of Elisabeth. From Swedish Elise, a vernacular form of Elisabet.
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- feminine
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Ellen
Medieval English variant of Helen, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē); also used as a variant of Eleanor or a feminine counterpart to Elliot. Variant of Elina, perhaps from…
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- feminine
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Elma
From the 19th century. Likely from English Elma, Danish Elma or Italian Elma.
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- feminine
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Elmer
Medieval variant of the given name Aylmer, from Old English Æþelmǣr, from æþel (“noble”) + mǣre (“famous”). From German Elmer, Elmar. Unadapted borrowing from English Elmer.
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- masculine
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Elmo
From an Italian contraction of Erasmo, cognate with Erasmus. Also a German short form of Elmar. * By folk etymology seen as a short form of Elmer. From German Elmo, vernacular…
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- masculine
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Elsa
From German Elsa, contraction of Elisabeth, occasionally used in English after its appearance in Wagner's opera Lohengrin (1847). From Swedish Elsa, short for Elisabet and its…
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- feminine
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Else
From Danish Else. Borrowed from Danish Else.
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- feminine
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Elsi
From English Elsie, though it may be also be a Finnish diminutive form of Elsa.
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- feminine
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Elviira
From Spanish Elvira, Italian Elvira.
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- feminine
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Emilia
A female given name from Latin, a rare Latinized variant of Emily. Borrowed from Latin Aemilia. From Latin Aemilia. Learned borrowing from Latin Aemilia.
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- feminine
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Emma
Brought to England by the Normans; short form of compound given names beginning with a Frankish prototheme Ermin- or Irmin- "entire", from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz. From German…
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- feminine
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Eriika
Variant of Eerika, Eriikka.
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- feminine
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Erik
A spelling variant of Eric, or directly borrowed from modern Swedish Erik. Variant of Eerik. Ultimately, from Old Norse Eiríkr.
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- masculine
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Erika
Spelling variant of Erica, the feminine form of Eric, or borrowed directly from modern Scandinavia, ultimately from Old Norse Eiríkr. Older variant of Eerika.
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Erkki
A medieval vernacular form of Eerik (“Eric”).
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Ernesti
From German Ernst.
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- masculine
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Esaias
From Ancient Greek Ἠσᾰΐᾱς (Ēsăḯās), from Biblical Hebrew יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (yəšaʿyā́hū, literally “Yahweh is salvation”).
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- masculine
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Ester
a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Esther From Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ (Esthḗr), from Biblical Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר (ʾestēr). From Latin Esthēr, from Ancient Greek…
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- feminine
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Eveliina
From Swedish Evelina, from a Latinized form of Old French Aveline (perhaps of Germanic origin). Equivalent to English Evelyn.
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- feminine
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Fanni
From English Fanny.
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- feminine
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Felix
From Latin Fēlīx (literally “happy, lucky”). Derived from Latin Fēlīx. From Latin Fēlīx. From Latin Fēlīx. Borrowed from Latin Fēlīx. Borrowed from Spanish Félix, from…
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- masculine
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Fiona
From Irish fionn (“fair, white”). In use before 1713. Popularized by James Macpherson (see 1765 quotation), and perhaps by the 19th-century Scottish writer William Sharp, who…
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- feminine
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Floora
From Latin Flōra.
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- feminine
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Frans
From French François and Latin Franciscus. From Swedish Frans < Franciscus (“French”). From Dutch Frans.
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- masculine
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- 1 syllable
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Gabriel
From Latin Gabriel, from Ancient Greek Γαβρῑήλ (Gabrīḗl), from Hebrew גַּבְרִיאֵל (gaḇrīʾḗl, “God is my strong man”), from גֶּבֶר (géver, “strong man, hero”) and אֵל (ʾēl,…
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Gideon
Borrowed from Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón, “Gideon”) ("feller", "hewer", "mighty warrior"). Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן (“smasher, feller”), perhaps influenced by…
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Hanna
Variant spelling of Hannah or romanization of Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥanâ), chiefly for the mother of Samuel, from חַנָּה (ḥanâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). As an Oklahoman…
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- feminine
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Hanne
Short form of Johanna, Hannele, or borrowed from Danish or German Hanne.
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- feminine
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Hannele
Borrowed in early 20th century from German Hannele, a pet form of Johanna. The play Hannele by Gerhart Hauptmann was translated into Finnish in 1918.
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- feminine
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Hannes
Variant of Johannes, probably via Middle Low German.
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- masculine
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Hannu
a male given name from Late Latin Iōhannēs [in turn from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), in turn from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, “God is gracious”)], variant of Hannes…
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- masculine
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Hans
Borrowed from German Hans (occasionally used in English), a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”). From German Hans, a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”). From…
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- masculine
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- 1 syllable
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Heidi
From Swiss German Heidi, a pet form of Adelheid, equivalent of English Adelaide and Alice. The name became internationally popular due to the children's book Heidi (1880).…
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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Helena
A Latinate form of Helen, borrowed from Latin Helena. Ultimately from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). From Swedish Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē).…
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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Helga
From Old Norse Helga (“holy”), a pre-Christian term, feminine form of Helgi. Doublet of Olga. From Swedish Helga, from Old Norse helga (“holy”). Derived from Old Norse Helga.…
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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Hellevi
Either from Helli or Hellä (with a derivation inspired by Estonian names like Kalev, Sulev), or from Danish Helvig.
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- feminine
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