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Ella

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A diminutive of Eleanor, Ellen and other names beginning with 'El-', also used as a short form of names ending in '-ella'. Widely used across Scandinavian and Germanic languages as well as English.

Germanic, diminutive form
Noah

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Commonly interpreted as 'rest' or 'comfort'.

Hebrew
Jan

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A form of Johannes used across many European languages, from Hebrew Yochanan via Greek Ioannes — 'Yahweh is gracious'.

Hebrew, via Dutch/Scandinavian/Central European transmission
Rune

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Luca

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The Italian and Romanian form of Lucas, itself probably a shortened form of the Greek 'Loukanos', meaning 'from Lucania' (a region of southern Italy).

Italian, via Greek Loukas
Rory

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Red king.

Scottish and Irish Gaelic
Kari

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Theo

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Gift of God.

Greek, via Theodore/Theodora
Kim

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Erin

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An Anglicized form of Éireann, the Irish name for Ireland itself.

Irish
Finn

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Traditionally associated with the Irish hero Fionn mac Cumhaill; functions as the usual Anglicised spelling of the Irish name Fionn.

Irish
Jude

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Commonly interpreted through its Hebrew root as connected to 'praise', via its relationship to Judah — Behind the Name frames it more narrowly as a variant of Judas.

Hebrew, via Greek and Latin New Testament forms
Alex

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A short form of Alexander, Alexandra and other names beginning with 'Alex' — from Greek elements meaning 'defender' and 'man/people'.

Greek, short form
Zoe

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Means 'life' in Greek.

Ancient Greek
Levi

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Possibly means 'joined' or 'attached' in Hebrew, referencing Levi (third son of Jacob and Leah) as ancestor of the Levite priestly tribe. Behind the Name flags the etymology itself as uncertain.

Biblical Hebrew
Arlo

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Meaning uncertain — likely derived by Edmund Spenser from the real Irish place name Aherlow ('between two highlands') for the fictional Arlo Hill in The Faerie Queene (1590).

Irish (place name origin, via literary adaptation)
Aria

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Jade

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Kai

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Beau

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Evan

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Ezra

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Commonly interpreted as 'help', with a fuller theophoric sense 'God has helped'.

Biblical Hebrew
Shea

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The Anglicized form of Séaghdha, occasionally used as a feminine name as well.

Irish
Eden

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