Rebekka
From Ancient Greek Ῥεβέκκα (Rhebékka), from Biblical Hebrew רִבְקָה (Riḇqāh).
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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Reija
Early 20th century coinage, possibly from Swedish Freja, or from Swedish Rea.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Rene
Borrowed from French René. From French René.
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- mixed
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- 2 syllables
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- ends E
Renja
Possibly from Russian Реня (Renja), from Latin regina; such a Russian name is at best rare, however. Compare Anja, Ronja, Sonja, Tanja; alternatively perhaps based on names…
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Riitta
Vernacular form of Swedish Brita, from Birgitta (“Bridget”). According to Vilkuna, from Italian Rita.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Rikhard
From Swedish Rikhard, Medieval Latin Richardus, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Rīkaharduz (literally “hard/brave ruler”).
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends D
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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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Robert
From Anglo-Norman Robert, from the Old Frankish cognate of Old High German Hrodperht (normalised form: Ruodberht), from Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþiberht, from Proto-Germanic…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends T
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.
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends N
Ronja
From Swedish Ronja, after the main character of the book Ronja, the Robber's Daughter (1981) by Astrid Lindgren.
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Roosa
From Latin Rosa, partly via Swedish. Cognate to English Rose.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Rosa
Borrowed from Latin rosa (“rose”). From Latin rosa (“rose”). Borrowed from Spanish Rosa.
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Ruuben
From Biblical Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (literally “see, all: a son”).
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends N
Ruut
Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew רות (rut).
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- feminine
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- 1 syllable
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- ends T
Saara
From Biblical Hebrew שָׂרָה (śārâ, literally “princess, lady”).
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Sakarias
From Ancient Greek Ζαχαρίᾱς (Zakharíās), from Biblical Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (Zəḵaryā, literally “Yahweh has remembered”).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends S
Saku
Pet form of Sakari (“Zachary”) (and secondary of Sakeus, from Biblical Hebrew זכי (literally “pure, innocent”)) with a formal given name status since the 1970s.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends U
Salli
Borrowed from English Sally in the 19th century.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends I
Salme
Borrowed from Estonian Salme in the late 19th century.
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
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- ends E
Salomon
Borrowed from Latin Salomōn. From Latin Salomon, from Ancient Greek Σαλομών (Salomṓn), from Biblical Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה (šĕlōmōʰ, literally “peaceful”). Learned borrowing from…
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends N
Sampsa
A vernacular form of Ancient Greek Σαμψών (Sampsṓn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְשׁוֹן (śimśōn, literally “sunny”). Cognate with Ingrian Sämpsä.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Samuel
From Latin Samuēl, from Ancient Greek Σαμουήλ (Samouḗl), from Biblical Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל (šəmûʾēl, literally “'God has set' or 'God has placed'”). Taken to mean a contraction of…
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends L
Saul
Borrowed from Old English Saul. Doublet of Silas, which derived from Aramaic. From Biblical Hebrew שָׁאוּל (šāʾûl, literally “asked (for)”). Learned borrowing from Late Latin…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
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- ends L
Sebastian
From Latin Sebastiānus, name of an early Christian saint, from ancient city of Sebaste in Asia Minor (modern Sivas, Turkey), from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός (Sebastós, “august,…
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends N
Seem
From Ancient Greek Σήμ (Sḗm), from Biblical Hebrew שם (Šēm).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
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- ends M
Seet
From Ancient Greek Σήθ (Sḗth), from Biblical Hebrew שֵׁת (Šet).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
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- ends T
Seidi
From English Sadie. The name was adopted and adapted by Finnish emigrants to the U.S. and brought back to Finland, especially to Ostrobothnia (the name indeed was mainly found…
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends I
Selim
From Swedish Selim, from Arabic سليم; partly also from forms of Anselmi.
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends M
Selina
First recorded in England in the 17th century, possibly from Latin Caelīna (“heavenly”), or a variant of Selene, the Ancient Greek goddess of the moon. From German Selina, or…
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Selma
From English Selma. Borrowed from English, from various similar-sounding female given names.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Senja
Karelian form of the Russian saint's name Ксе́ния (Ksénija), Latinized as Xenia, ultimately from Ancient Greek ξενία (xenía, “hospitable”).
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Serafiina
From Late Latin Seraphina, from Biblical Hebrew שְׂרָפִים (śərāp̄îm).
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
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- ends A
Signe
From Swedish Signe.
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
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- ends E
Siina
In eastern Finland from Russian Зи́на (Zína), a pet form of Зинаи́да (Zinaída). In western Finland, short form of (mostly archaic) names ending in -siina, such as Fransiina and…
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Siiri
From Swedish Siri and Sigrid, ultimately from Old Norse.
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends I
Simeon
From Middle English Simeon, from Latin Simeon, from Ancient Greek Σῠμεών (Sŭmeṓn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿôn, “hearkening, listening”), originally referring to…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends N
Simon
From Middle English Simon, Symond, Symounde, from Anglo-Norman Simon, Simond, Simund, a conflation of two unrelated names: one from Latin Simon, from Ancient Greek Σίμων…
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends N
Sirja
From Estonian Sirja.
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Sivi
From Swedish Siv as well as forms of siveä (like Siviä) once used as given names.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends I
Sonja
From Russian Со́ня (Sónja).
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Stella
From Latin stēlla (“star”). Noun sense 2 is after the protagonist of How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998). Ultimately from Latin stella. From Latin Stēlla (literally…
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Stiina
Short form of Kristiina or, rarely, of Justiina. Cognate with Swedish Stina.
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Sulevi
Borrowed from Estonian Sulev, by folk etymology understood as a long form of Finnish Sulo.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends I
Susanna
From Ancient Greek Σουσάννα (Sousánna), the New Testament form of Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (šōšannā, “lily”). From Ancient Greek Σουσάννα (Sousánna), from Biblical Hebrew…
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Susanne
A female given name from German [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], variant of Susan. From Swedish Susanne. Variant of Susanna. Borrowed from Ancient Greek…
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends E
Sylvester
Borrowed from Latin sylvester (“woody, rural”) from silva (“wood”); name of a saint whose feast day falls on December 31. From Latin sylvester (literally “wooded”).
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends R
Sylvesteri
Vernacular form of Sylvester.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
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- ends I
Sylvia
Feminine form of a Medieval form of Silvius, from Latin silva (“forest”). In myths, Rhea Silvia was the mother of famous twins Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome.…
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Tanja
From Russian Та́ня (Tánja), short for Татья́на (Tatʹjána). Cognate to English Tania. From Russian Таня (Tanja), diminutive of Татьяна (Tatʹjana), whence less common German…
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Tarja
Karelian form of a Greek Orthodox saint's name, from Russian Дарья (Darʹja), from a feminine form of Ancient Greek Δᾱρεῖος (Dāreîos). Cognate with English Daria.
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Taru
Pet form of Swedish (from Danish) Dagmar, also associated with Finnish taru (“legend”) (inspired by the Swedish given name Saga < saga (“saga, legend; fairytale”)).
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends U
Tarvo
20th century loan from Estonian Tarvo, also explained as a form of archaic Finnish tarvas (“wild ox”).
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends O
Teijo
Originally probably Teiko (compare Reijo < Reko), from vernacular forms of Tyko, Tycho, Latinised form of Danish Thyge, either from Latin Tychō, Tychicus, Ancient Greek Τύχων…
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- masculine
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- 2 syllables
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- ends O
Tekla
From Ancient Greek Θεοκλεία (Theokleía, literally “God exalted/praised”). Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Θεοκλεία (Theokleía).
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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Teo
From Swedish Theo.
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- masculine
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- 1 syllable
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- ends O
Teresa
First recorded as the name of a fourth-century Spanish saint. Of obscure origin; suggestions include Therasia or Thera, ancient name of the Greek island Thira. From Spanish…
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- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Tiia
From Estonian Tiia, akin to Tea (equivalents of English Dorothy).
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- feminine
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- 2 syllables
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Tiitus
From Latin Titus (literally “honorable”).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends S
Timoteus
From Latin Tīmotheus, from Ancient Greek Τῑμόθεος (Tīmótheos, literally “honours/fears God”).
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends S
Tino
Probably from Italian Tino and reinforced by Timo; mostly from the (very) late 20th century.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends O