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✨ Name Meaning Dictionary

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Female

Abigail
Hebrew
Adeline
Germanic/French
Amelia
Germanic
Aria
Italian/Persian
Aurora
Latin
Ava
Latin/Hebrew
Beatrice
Latin
Camila
Latin
Cecilia
Latin
Charlotte
French/Germanic
Chloe
Greek
Clara
Latin
Elena
Greek (variant of Helen)
Elizabeth
Hebrew
Emily
Latin
Emma
Germanic
Evelyn
English/French
Genevieve
Germanic/French
Grace
English/Latin
Harper
English (occupational)
Hazel
English (tree)
Iris
Greek
Isabella
Hebrew, via Spanish/Italian
Ivy
English (plant)
Josephine
Hebrew, via French
Juniper
English (plant)
Luna
Latin
Marigold
English (flower)
Mia
Scandinavian/Italian
Nora
Irish/Arabic
Olivia
Latin
Ophelia
Greek
Penelope
Greek
Rosalie
French
Rosalind
Germanic
Ruby
English (gemstone)
Scarlett
English (color/occupational)
Seraphina
Hebrew
Sophia
Greek
Stella
Latin
Valentina
Latin
Victoria
Latin
Violet
Latin/French
Willow
English (tree)
Wren
English (bird)

Male

Alexander
Greek
Ansel
Germanic/French
Atlas
Greek
August
Latin
Barnaby
Hebrew, via Aramaic
Benjamin
Hebrew
Callum
Scottish/Gaelic
Cyrus
Persian
Daniel
Hebrew
Dashiell
French
David
Hebrew
Declan
Irish
Elijah
Hebrew
Emmett
English/German
Emrys
Welsh
Ezra
Hebrew
Felix
Latin
Gabriel
Hebrew
Griffin
Welsh/Latin
Henry
Germanic
James
Hebrew
Jasper
Persian
Julian
Latin
Leo
Latin
Liam
Irish (short for William)
Lucas
Latin/Greek
Lysander
Greek
Magnus
Latin
Malachi
Hebrew
Matthew
Hebrew
Noah
Hebrew
Oliver
Latin
Osiris
Egyptian
Owen
Welsh
Percival
French
Rhys
Welsh
Roman
Latin
Samuel
Hebrew
Sebastian
Greek/Latin
Silas
Latin/Greek
Soren
Scandinavian, from Latin Severus
Thaddeus
Aramaic/Greek
Theodore
Greek
William
Germanic
Xavier
Basque

Unisex

Alex
Greek (short for Alexander/Alexandra)
Ellis
Welsh/English
Jordan
Hebrew
Morgan
Welsh
Phoenix
Greek
Quinn
Irish
Remy
French/Latin
Riley
Irish
Rowan
Irish/English
Sage
Latin/English
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