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                            ALLYSDAIR:
                            Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Alasdair,
                            meaning
                        "defender of mankind."
                            ALLYSDARE:
                            Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Alasdair,
                             meaning
                        "defender of mankind."
                            ALLYSTAIR:
                            Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Alastair,
                            meaning
                        "defender of mankind."
                            ALLYSTER:
                            Anglicized form of Gaelic Alaster,
                             meaning
                        "defender of mankind."
                            ALON
                                (אַלוֹן): Variant
                                spelling of English Allon,
                                meaning "oak tree."
                            ALONZO:
                                English variant spelling of Spanish Alonso,
                                meaning "noble and ready."
                      
                            ALPHA
                                (Άλφα):
                                English unisex name
                                derived from
the first letter of the Greek alphabet.
                            ALPHONZO:
                        English variant spelling of Spanish Alphonso,
                        meaning "noble and ready."
                            ALPIN: Scottish
                        Anglicized form of Gaelic Ailpein,
                        possibly meaning "white." 
                            ALPINE:
                        English name, probably derived from the vocabulary word alpine, meaning "of the Swiss
                        Alps."
                            ALTAIR
                        (Arabic: الطير):
                        Modern English unisex name derived from the name of the
                        brightest star in the constellation Aquila, from an
                        Arabic word meaning "the bird" or "the
                        flyer." 
                            ALTON: Old English surname transferred to
                        forename use, derived from the name of many places most of which
                        meant either "old town" or "settlement at the (river)
                        source."
                      
                            ALURED:
                            Variant spelling of Middle English Alvred,
                            meaning
                            "elf counsel."
                            ALVAR:
                        Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon Ælfhere,
                        meaning "elf army."
                      
                            ALVEN:
                        English variant spelling of Norman
                        French  Alvin, meaning "elf
                        friend."
                            ALVIE:
                        English pet form of Norman French  Alvin, meaning
                        "elf friend."
                            ALVIN:
                            Norman French name derived from Latin Alvinius,
                        meaning "elf friend." In use by the English.
                            ALVRED:
                        Middle English form of Latin Alvredus,
                        meaning "elf counsel."
                      
                        ALVY:
                        English pet form of Norman French Alvin, meaning
                        "elf friend."
                        ALVYN:
                        English variant spelling of Norman French
                        Alwin, meaning "elf
                        friend."
                        ALWIN: Variant
                            spelling of Middle English Elwin,
                            meaning "elf friend." Compare with other
                        forms of Alwin.
                      
                        ALWYN:
                        Variant spelling of  Middle
                        English  Alwin, meaning
                        "elf friend."
                        ALYSDAIR:
                            Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Alasdair, meaning
                        "defender of mankind."
                            
                    
                      
                        ALYSDARE:
                            Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic
                        Alasdair,
                         meaning
                        "defender of mankind."
                        
                      
                        ALYSTER:
                        Anglicized form of Gaelic Alaster,
                         meaning
                        "defender of mankind."
                    
                      
                        ALYSTAIR:
                        Anglicized form of Gaelic 
                        Alaster, meaning
                        "defender of mankind."
                        
                      
                        AMARIA:
                        Variant spelling of English Amariah,
                        meaning "whom God spoke of."
                        AMARIAH
                        (אֲמַרְיָה):
                        Anglicized form
                        of Hebrew Amaryah, meaning
                        "whom God spoke of." In the bible, this is the
                        name of a priest who lived in the time of King Jehoshaphat.
                        
                        AMASAI:
                        Anglicized form of Hebrew Amasay,
                        meaning "burdensome." In
                        the bible, this is the name of a warrior and chief of
                        the captains, a Kohathite ancestor of Samuel,
                        a priest, and another Kohathite Levite who lived in the
                        time of the reign of king Hezekiah
                        of Judah.  
                        AMBIE:
                        Pet form of English Ambrose,
                        meaning "immortal."
                      
                        AMBROSE:
                        English form of Latin Ambrosius,
                        meaning "immortal."
                        AMBY:
                                Pet form of English Ambrose,
                                meaning "immortal."
                        AMERY: Variant
                                spelling of English Amory,
                                meaning "home-ruler." 
                      
                        AMI:
                        Anglicized form of Hebrew Amiy, meaning "bond-servant." In the bible, this
                        is the name of a servant of King Solomon.
                      
                        AMITAI:
                        Variant spelling of English Amittai,
                        meaning "my truth."
                        AMITTAI:
                        Anglicized form of Hebrew Amittay, meaning "my truth." In the bible,
                        this is the name of Jonah's
                        father.
                        AMLODI:
                        Anglicized form of Icelandic  Amloði,
                        possibly meaning "heavy" or "the
                        dullard."
                        AMMIEL:
                        Anglicized form of Hebrew Ammiy'el,
                        meaning "one of the family of God." In
                        the bible, this is the name of several characters,
                        including a spy from the tribe of Dan
                        who died in the plague. 
                        AMMINADAB: 
                         
                        Anglicized
                        form of Greek Aminadab, meaning
                        "servant of the prince." In the New Testament bible, this is
                        the name of an ancestor of Christ. 
                        Anglicized
                        form of Hebrew Ammiynadab,
                        meaning "kindred of the prince." In
                        the Old Testament bible, this is the name of several
                        characters, including a son of Aram
                        and a son of Kohath. AMMIHUD:
                        Anglicized form of Hebrew Ammiyhuwd,
                        meaning "one of the people of Judah." In the
                        bible, this is the name of several characters, including
                        the father of Shemuel. AMMON: Anglicized
                            form of Hebrew Ammown, meaning
                            "kindred, tribal." In the bible, this is
                            the name of a son of Lot
                            by his younger daughter. Compare with another form
                        of Ammon.
                       AMON:
                        Anglicized
                            form of Hebrew Amown, meaning "skilled
                            workman." In the
                        bible, this is the name of a king of Judah, a governor
                            of Samaria, and a descendant of one one of Solomon's
                            servants. Compare with another form of Amon.
                       AMORY:
                        English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the
                        Norman French personal name Aimeri,
                        meaning
                        "home-ruler." AMOS:
                        Anglicized form of Greek  Amōs, meaning "strong." In the
                        New Testament
                        bible, this is the name of an ancestor
                        of Christ.
  AMOZ:
                        Anglicized form of Hebrew Amowts, meaning "strong." In the
                        bible, this is the name of the father of  Isaiah
                        the
                        prophet.
  AMRAN:
                        Anglicized
                        form of Hebrew Chamran,
                        meaning "the people is exalted" or "their
                        slime." In the bible, this is the name of a son of
                        a descendant of Esau. 
  ANAKIN:
                        This name became popular as a boy's name after the making of the Star Wars
saga by  George Lucas, who named his Darth Vader character after the
surname of director  Ken   Annakin, a variant spelling of the
                        Low German female personal name Anniken, a form of
                        Hannah, meaning
                        "favor; grace."
  ANANI:
                            Anglicized form of Hebrew Ananiy, meaning "my cloud." In the
                            bible, this is the name of the 7th son of Elioenai,
                            descendant of David.
  ANANIAH:
                            Anglicized form of Hebrew Ananya, meaning "Jehovah
                            clouds" or "what Jehovah
    covers." In the
                            bible, this is the name of an ancestor of  Azariah
                            who lived in the time of  Nehemiah and assisted in
                            rebuilding the city wall.
  ANANIAS:
                            Anglicized form of Greek Hananias, meaning "whom
    Jehovah has graciously given." In the New
                            Testament bible, this is the name of the husband of Sapphira,
                            a Christian at Damascus, and a son of Nedebaeus
                            (Greek Nabadias).
  
  ANDERSON:
                        English patronymic surname transferred to forename use,
                        meaning "son of Andrew."
  ANDREW:
                        Anglicized form of Greek Andreas,
                        meaning "man; warrior." In the bible, this is
                        the name of an apostle of Christ
                        and brother to  Simon
    Peter. He
                        is said to have been crucified at Patrae in Archaia.  
  
  ANDY:
                        Unisex pet form of English Andrew and Andrea,
                        meaning "man; warrior."
  ANGEL:
                        English unisex name derived from
                        Latin Angelus,
                        meaning "angel, messenger." Once used as a
                        man's name in England. It is now almost strictly a
                        feminine name.
  
  ANGUS:
    English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the name of a
    county of Scotland, which took its name from Gaelic Aonghus
    (supposedly from Aongus Fer), meaning "excellent valor." ANSCOM:
                        English surname transferred to forename use, meaning
                        "stone-enclosed valley."  ANSCOMB:
                        Variant spelling of
                        English Anscom, meaning
                        "stone-enclosed valley." ANSON:
                        English patronymic surname transferred to forename use,
                        which may have been based on any of a number of Middle
                        English names, i.e. "son of Ansel"
                        or "son Agnes."
   ANTHONY: English
                        form of Latin Antonius,
                        possibly meaning "invaluable." 
   ANTONY: Variant spelling of English Anthony,
                        possibly meaning "invaluable." 
                                
   ANTUAN:
                        English variant spelling of French Antoine,
                        possibly meaning "invaluable."  ANTWAN:
                        Modern English variant
                        spelling of
                        French Antoine, possibly meaning
                        "invaluable."  APOLLYON:
                        Anglicized form of Greek Apollyōn,
                        meaning "destroyer." In the
                        New Testament bible, this is the name of the
                        angel-prince of the infernal regions, the minister of
                        death and author of havoc on earth. He is also known by
                        the name Abaddon.  ARCHIBALD: 
                         
 Anglicized
                            form of Scottish Gaelic Gilleasbaig,
                            meaning "bishop's servant." English
                            form of Old French Archimbaud, meaning "genuine courage."
                           ARCHIE: 
                         
 Pet
                            form of English Archibald, meaning
                        "genuine courage."
                           Pet
                            form of Scottish-English Archibald,
                            meaning "bishop's servant."ARDAL:
                        Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic  Árdghal, meaning "high valor."
  ARDEN:
                        English habitational surname transferred to unisex
                        forename use, derived from Celtic ard, meaning
                        "high," hence "from the high place." 
  ARDON:
                        Anglicized form of Hebrew Ardown,
                        meaning "fugitive." In the
                        bible, this is the name of a son of Caleb.
                
  
  ARELI:
                        Anglicized form of Hebrew Ar'eliy,
                        meaning "lion of God." In the bible, this is
                        the name of a son
                        of Gad.
  ARIC:
                        Variant spelling of English Eric,
                        meaning "ever-ruler."
  ARIDAI
                        (אֲרִידַי):
                        Anglicized form of Hebrew Ariyday,
                        meaning "the lion is enough." In the bible,
                        this is the name of the ninth of Haman's
                        ten sons who were hanged by the Jews. 
                        
  ARIEH:
                        Anglicized form of Hebrew Aryeh,
                        meaning "lion." In
                        the bible, this is the name of an officer of king Pekahiah.  
  ARIEL: Anglicized
                        form of Hebrew unisex Ari'el, meaning "lion of god." In the bible, this is
                        a name applied to the city of Jerusalem, and the name of
                        a chief of the returning exiles. In the Apocrypha, this
                        is the name of an
                        archangel who rules the waters. It is also the name of a moon of Uranus,
                        and the name of a spirit in Shakespeare's play "The
                        Tempest." ARIK:
                        Variant
                            spelling of English Eric,
                        meaning "ever-ruler." Compare with another
                        form of Arik.
                       ARIN:
                        Variant spelling of English Aaron,
                        meaning "light-bringer." Compare with
                        feminine Arin.
                       ARLEY:
                        Variant spelling of English Harley,
                        meaning "rocky meadow."  ARLIE:
                        Variant spelling of English Arley,
                        meaning "rocky meadow."  ARN: Short
                        form of English Arnold, meaning
                        "eagle power." Compare with another form of Arn.
                       ARNE:
                        Medieval
                            short form of English Arnold, meaning
                            "eagle power." Compare with another form
                        of Arne.
                       ARNIE:
                        Pet form of English Arnold,
                        meaning "eagle power."
                       ARNOLD:
                        English name derived from French Arnaud,
                        meaning "eagle power." 
                       ARNY:
                                Pet form of English Arnold,
                                meaning "eagle power."
                       ARRAN:
                                Variant spelling
                                of English Aaron, meaning "light-bringer."
                       ARRON:
                                Variant spelling of English Aaron, meaning "light-bringer." ARRYN:
                                Variant spelling of English Aaron, meaning "light-bringer." ART:
                                English short form of Celtic Arthur,
                                possibly meaning "bear-man." Compare
                                with another form of Art. ARTHUR:
                        Celtic Arthurian legend name of a famous King of
                        Britain. The name is of obscure etymology, possibly
                        composed of Welsh art/arth "bear" and
                        Brittonic gur "man," hence
                        "bear-man." The earliest mention of him is in
                        Welsh texts, where he is never called "king,"
                        but rather dux bellorum, meaning "war
                        leader." Medieval Welsh texts call him ameraudur
                        "emperor" which could also mean "war
                        leader." In early Welsh works the word art
                        was used as a figurative synonym for
                        "warrior." 
   ARTIE:
                                English pet form of Celtic Arthur,
                                possibly meaning "bear-man."  ARTUR:
                        Early English form of Celtic Arthur,
                        possibly meaning "bear-man."   ARVIN:
                        Possibly a variant spelling of English Irvin, meaning
    "fresh water" or "green water." ASAF: Variant
                        spelling of English Asaph,
                        meaning "collector, gatherer." ASAPH:
                        Anglicized form of Hebrew Acaph, meaning "collector,
                        gatherer." In the bible,
                        this is the name of several
                        characters, including King David's
                        chief
                        musician.
                         ASAREEL:
                        Anglicized form of Hebrew Asar'el,
                        meaning "whom God has bound (by a vow)." ASH: Short
                        form of English unisex Ashley,
                        meaning "ash-tree grove." 
   ASHER
                        (אָשֵׁר): Hebrew
                        name derived from the
                        word ashar, meaning "happy." In the
                        bible, this is the name of a son of Jacob.
                                In use by the English.
   ASHLEY: English surname transferred to unisex
                        forename use, composed of the Old English elements æsc
                        "ash" and lēah "wood,"
                        hence "ash-tree grove." ASHRIEL:
                        Anglicized form of Hebrew Asriy'el,
                        meaning "vow of
                        God." In the bible, this is the name of a son and
                        great-grandson of Manasseh,
                        and a son of Gilead. 
   ASHTON:
                        English habitational surname transferred to unisex
                        forename use, from the name of various places composed
                        of the Old English elements  æsc "ash tree"
                        and  tun "settlement," hence "ash tree settlement."
                       ASHUR:
                        Anglicized form of Hebrew Ashchuwr, meaning "blackness." In the
                        bible, this is the name of a son of the father of Temeni.
                       ASIA:
                        English unisex name derived from the name of the continent,
                        which was possibly derived from Assyrian asu, meaning
                        "east." 
                        
                       ASSHUR:
                        Anglicized form of Hebrew Ashshuwr,
                        meaning "a step." In the bible, this is the
                        name second son of Shem.
                        It is also a name applied to the nation of Assyria and
                        its people.
                       ASSUR:
                        Anglicized form of Hebrew Ashshuwr, meaning "a
                        step." In the bible, this is the name second son of
                        Shem. It is also a
                        name applied to the nation of Assyria and its people.
                       ASTON:
                        English habitational surname transferred to unisex
                        forename use, from the name of various places composed
                        of the Old English elements east "east"
                        and tun "settlement," hence "east settlement."
                       ASTROPHEL:
                        English literary name from Astrophel and Stella,
                        a famous sonnet composed by Philip
                        Sidney in the
                        1580s, composed of the Greek elements aster
                        "star" and phil "friend,
                        lover," hence "star lover." 
                       ATHELSTAN:
                        Variant spelling of Middle English Ethelstan,
                        meaning "noble stone."
                       AUBREY:
                        English unisex form of Norman French Alberi,
                        meaning "elf ruler."
                       AUBRY:
    Masculine variant spelling of English unisex Aubrey,
                        meaning "elf ruler."
   AUBYN:
                            English variant spelling of French Aubin,
    meaning
                            "like Albus,"
                            i.e. "white."
                             AUDLEY:
                            English habitational surname transferred to forename
                            use, derived from the name of a place in
    Staffordshire,
                            composed of Old English Ealdgyth and leah
                            "meadow, woodland clearing," hence "Ealdgyth's
                            meadow." AUGUST: Short
                            form of Latin Augustus,
                                meaning "venerable." In use by the
    English and Germans.  AUGUSTINE:
                        English form of Latin Augustinus,
                        meaning "venerable."
   AULAY:
                        Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Amhlaibh,
                        meaning "heir
                        of the ancestors."
   AUSTEN:
                        Variant spelling of English Austin, meaning
                        "venerable." AUSTIN:
                        English surname transferred to forename use, from Old
                        French Aousten,
                        from Roman Latin Augustinus,
                        meaning "venerable." AUSTYN:
                        Unisex form of English Austin, meaning
                        "venerable." AUTUMN:
                        English unisex name derived from the season name, from
                        Latin autumnus, thought to be of Etruscan origin.
                        Harvest was the original English name for the
                        season; Autumn replaced it in the 16th century.AVEREL:
                        Middle English masculine form of Anglo-Saxon Eoforhild,
                        meaning "boar battle." AVERILL:
                        English surname (Averill)
                        transferred to forename use, meaning "the hill sown
                        with oats." AVERY:
    English surname transferred to unisex forename use, originally a Norman
                        French form of Middle
                        English Alfred, meaning
    "elf counsel."
                        
                       AVON:
                        English name which derived from the name of any of
                        several rivers in England which got their name from
                        Celtic afon, meaning "river."
                       AYLMER: English
                        surname transferred to forename use, derived from a
                        contracted form of Athelmare,
                        meaning "nobly famous." 
                       AYLWARD: Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon
                         Æthelweard
                        "noble guard" or  Ælfweard "elf
                        guard." 
                       AYMERY:
                        Variant spelling of English Aimery,
meaning "home-ruler." 
                       AZAL:
                        Anglicized form of Hebrew Atsel,
                        meaning "noble." In the bible, this is
                        the name of a place near Jerusalem, and a descendant of Saul. AZANIAH:
                        Anglicized form of Hebrew Azanyah,
                        meaning "God hears." In the
                        bible, this is the name of the father of Jeshua. AZARAEL:
                        Anglicized form of Hebrew Azar'el, meaning "God
                        has helped" or "whom God helps." In
                        the bible, this is the name of many characters,
                        including a son of Bani,
                        one of King David's
                        warriors, and a priest and musician.
                         AZAREEL: Anglicized
                        form of Hebrew Azar'el, meaning "God
                        has helped" or "whom God helps." In
                        the bible, this is the name of many characters,
                        including a son of Bani,
                        one of King David's
                        warriors, and a priest and musician. AZARIAH:
                        Anglicized form of Aramaic/Hebrew Azarya,
                        meaning "help of God." In
                        the bible, this is the name of several characters,
                        including one of the three young men thrown into the
                        fiery furnace by Nebuchadnezzar.
                       AZAZEL:
                        Anglicized form of Hebrew Aza'zel,
                        meaning
                        "entire removal" and "scapegoat." In
                            the bible, this word is found in the law of the day
                        of atonement (Leviticus 16:8, 10, 26). It refers to a goat used
                            for sacrifice for the sins of the people. In modern
                        times,  Azazel was interpreted as a Satanic, goat-like
                        demon. The name has even been used for the "Angel
                        of Death."
                        
                       AZAZIAH:
                        Anglicized form of Hebrew Azazyahuw, meaning "Yahweh
                        is mighty." In the bible, this is the name of
                        several minor characters, including the father of Hoshea. AZEL:
                        Anglicized
                        form of Hebrew Atsel,
                        meaning "noble." In the bible, this is
                        the name of a place near Jerusalem, and a descendant of Saul.  AZRAEL: 
                         
 Anglicized
                            form of Arabic Azra'il, the
                            name of the "Angel of Death" who separates
                            the soul from the body upon death. Anglicized
                            form of Hebrew Azriy'el,
                            meaning "help of God." In
                        the bible, this is the name of several minor characters.  AZRIEL: 
                         
 Anglicized
                            form of Arabic Azra'il, the
                            name of the "Angel of Death" who separates
                            the soul from the body upon death. Anglicized
                            form of Hebrew Azriy'el,
                            meaning "help of God." In
                        the bible, this is the name of several minor characters.  AZURIAH:
                        Variant spelling of
                        English Azariah,
                        meaning "help of God."
                        
                      BAALZEBUB:
    Anglicized form of Hebrew Ba'al-Zebuwb,
    meaning "lord of the fly." In the bible, this is the name of a
    Philistine deity worshiped at Ekron.
  BAAL-ZEBUB:
    Anglicized form of Hebrew
    Ba'al-Zebuwb,
    meaning "lord of the
    fly." In the bible, this is the name of a Philistine deity worshiped at
    Ekron. BABE:
    This was once a popular American English pet name
    for athletes, especially in the early 1900s, before and after Babe
    Ruth. Compare with feminine Babe.
                      BAILEY: English
    occupational surname transferred to unisex
    forename use, meaning "bailiff." 
  
  BAILIE:
    Variant spelling of English unisex Bailey, meaning
    "bailiff."  
  BAILY:
    Variant spelling of English unisex Bailey, meaning
    "bailiff." 
  BALDWIN:
    English form of French Baldoin, meaning "brave friend."
  BALLARD:
    From an Old English derogatory name for a bald-headed person; it became a surname,
    then transferred to forename; derived from Middle
    English balled, meaning "rounded like a ball," hence
    "bald-headed."
  BALLINAMORE:
Irish surname transferred to forename use, from an Anglicized form of Gaelic 
Béal an Átha Móir, meaning "mouth of the big ford." 
                      
  
BALLINDERRY: Irish surname transferred
    to forename use, from an Anglicized form of Gaelic Baile an Doire,
    meaning "town of the oak wood."
                      
  BALTHASAR:
    Anglicized form of Greek Baltasar, meaning "Ba'al 
    protect the king." Early Christians assigned
    names to the three Magi ("wise men from the east") who visited the baby
    Jesus. They are mentioned but not named in the bible; Balthasar is one of them, the
    other two are Casper  and Melchior. 
  BALTHAZAR:
    Variant spelling of English Balthasar, meaning
    "Ba'al  protect the king."
  BAMBI:
    English unisex name, derived from the Italian word bambino, meaning
    "child." 
  BAMBIE:
    Variant spelling of
    English unisex Bambi, meaning "child."
  BANI
    (בָּנִי):
    Anglicized form of Hebrew Baniy, meaning "built."
    In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including one of David's
    warriors.
  BAPTIST:
    English form of French Baptiste, meaning
    "baptist." [
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