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Medium-length names

Names of five to seven letters, counted from the spelling a registrar published. Length is measured on letters alone, so a hyphen or an apostrophe does not change which group a name falls into.

11,105 names found

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James

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Supplanter, held by the heel (traditional interpretation via Jacob).

Hebrew, via Late Latin Iacomus
Thomas

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The Greek form of the Aramaic name meaning 'twin'.

Aramaic, via Greek
William

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Commonly interpreted as 'resolute protector' or 'will helmet', combining the ideas of desire/will and protection.

Germanic (Old Frankish/Old High German Willehelm)
Michael

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Commonly interpreted as a rhetorical question, 'Who is like God?', implying no one compares to God.

Biblical Hebrew
Daniel

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Commonly interpreted as 'God is my judge', referencing the biblical prophet Daniel.

Biblical Hebrew
David

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Commonly interpreted as 'beloved', with a possible secondary sense of 'uncle' for the root.

Biblical Hebrew
Olivia

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Commonly interpreted as 'olive tree' or 'symbol of peace'.

Latin
Peter

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From Greek Petros ('stone'), a translation of the Aramaic Cephas, the name Jesus gave to the apostle Simon.

Greek/Aramaic, biblical
Sarah

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From Hebrew, meaning 'lady, princess, noblewoman'. In the Old Testament, Sarah's name was changed from Sarai by God, alongside Abraham's own name change (Genesis 17:15); she is regarded as matriarch of the Jewish people.

Biblical Hebrew
Matthew

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From Greek Matthaios, from Hebrew Mattithiah, combining 'mattat' (gift) with 'Yahweh' — 'gift of God'. Matthew was a tax collector and one of the twelve apostles, traditionally credited as author of the first Gospel.

Biblical Hebrew
Oliver

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Commonly interpreted as 'olive tree', though the true root is debated.

Old French
Martin

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From the Roman name Martinus, connected to Mars, the Roman god of war. Widely known through Saint Martin of Tours, a 4th-century bishop and patron saint of France.

Latin (Ancient Roman)
Rebecca

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Traditionally associated with concepts of 'joining', 'tying', or a 'team/yoke' — a binding or connecting sense, from a Semitic root about fastening things together.

Biblical Hebrew, via Greek Rhebekka
Emily

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Rival, striving, eager (traditional interpretation of the Latin root).

Latin, from the Roman family name Aemilia
Jessica

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Coined by William Shakespeare for his 1596 play The Merchant of Venice, where it belongs to Shylock's daughter — likely based on the biblical name Iscah, also spelled Jescha/Jischa in some translations of Shakespeare's time.

Biblical Hebrew, via a Shakespearean literary coinage
Amelia

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Commonly interpreted as 'work' or 'industrious', with usage strongly influenced by the separate Roman name Aemilia.

Latin (influence)Germanic
Joshua

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From Hebrew Yehoshua, combining 'yeho' (referring to God) with 'yasha' ('to save') — 'Yahweh is salvation'. Joshua succeeded Moses as leader of the Israelites in the Old Testament.

Biblical Hebrew
Sophie

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The French form of Sophia, from Ancient Greek 'sophia' meaning 'wisdom'.

Greek, via French transmission
Grace

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Grace, favour (the English virtue word, used directly as a name).

English (virtue name), from Latin gratia
Karen

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Julie

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Jason

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From Ancient Greek Iason, meaning 'healer'. In Greek mythology, Jason led the Argonauts in the quest for the Golden Fleece; the name also appears in the New Testament as a Hellenized form possibly of a Hebrew name.

Greek
Linda

female

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Harry

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A diminutive/pet form, inheriting its meaning from Henry — 'home ruler' — and functioning, in modern times, as a nickname for both Henry and names beginning with 'Har-'. During the Middle Ages in England, Henry was generally rendered as Harry or Herry in English pronunciation.

English, medieval form/diminutive of Henry

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