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Evie

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A diminutive of Eve or Evelyn.

Hebrew/English, diminutive form
Ellinor

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Knut

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Odd

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Randi

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Hedda

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Wenche

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Geraldine

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Hudson

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'Son of Hudde', an English surname associated with explorer Henry Hudson.

English (patronymic surname)
Deirdre

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Iben

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Alexander

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Commonly interpreted as 'defender of men' or 'protector of the people'.

Greek
Anthony

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The English form of the Roman family name Antonius, of unknown Etruscan origin. Later incorrectly associated with Greek 'anthos' ('flower'), which led to the addition of the 'h' to this spelling in the 17th century.

Etruscan (unknown origin)
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
Jamie

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Originally a Lowland Scots diminutive of James; used as a feminine name too since the late 19th century.

Scottish, diminutive of James
Kevin

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An Anglicized form of the Irish Caoimhín, combining Old Irish 'cóem' (dear, beloved, gentle) with 'gein' (birth) — 'beloved birth'. Associated with Saint Caoimhín, who founded a monastery at Glendalough in the 6th century.

Irish
Scott

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An English/Scottish surname referring to a person from Scotland or a Scottish Gaelic speaker, from Latin 'Scoti' ('Gael, Gaelic speaker') — the ultimate origin of that Latin term is itself uncertain.

English/Scottish (surname origin)
Zoe

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Means 'life' in Greek.

Ancient Greek
Evelyn

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From an English surname derived from the given name Aveline. Originally more common for boys in the 17th century, now used almost entirely as a feminine name.

English (surname origin)
Natasha

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Isaac

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Traditionally understood as 'he will laugh' or 'he laughs', tied to the biblical narrative in which Abraham and Sarah laugh at the prophecy of Isaac's birth in their old age.

Biblical Hebrew, transmitted into English via Greek Isaak and Late Latin Isaac
Melanie

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Annie

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A diminutive of Anne, itself from the Hebrew root 'hanan' ('grace, favour') via Latin Anna.

A diminutive of Anne, tracing to the Hebrew root 'hanan' via Latin Anna
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

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