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Nathan

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Commonly interpreted as 'he gave' or 'he has given'.

Biblical Hebrew
Max

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A short form of Maximilian or Maxim, ultimately from Latin 'maximus' (greatest).

Latin, via Maximilian/Maxim
Kenneth

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An Anglicized form of both Coinneach and Cináed, of Scottish Gaelic origin. Borne by the Scottish king Kenneth mac Alpin, who united the Scots and Picts in the 9th century.

Scottish Gaelic
Claire

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The French form of Clara, from Latin 'clarus' meaning 'clear, bright'.

Latin, via French transmission
Sofia

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A form of Sophia used across many languages, from the Greek word for 'wisdom'.

Greek, via Sophia
Barbara

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Darren

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Exact meaning uncertain — may derive from a rare Irish surname, or be a variant of Darrell. Popularized in the late 1950s by actor Darren McGavin and in the 1960s by the character Darrin Stephens from Bewitched.

Uncertain (possibly Irish surname, or a variant of Darrell)
Wayne

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Logan

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Derived from a Scottish place name in Ayrshire, traditionally interpreted as 'little hollow', from Gaelic lag ('hollow, pit') plus a diminutive suffix — became a Scottish surname before being adopted as a given name.

Scottish Gaelic, place-name-turned-surname-turned-given-name
Gerard

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Combines Old German 'ger' (spear) with 'hart' (hard, firm, brave) — 'spear-brave'. Borne by saints from Belgium, Germany, Hungary and Italy; brought to Britain by the Normans.

Germanic
Karin

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Elsie

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Shares the root meaning of Elizabeth: 'my God is an oath', inherited via the Scots form Elspeth.

Scottish, via Elizabeth
Hans

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Archie

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Genuine, bold; from Germanic elements meaning roughly 'genuinely brave'.

Germanic, via Archibald
Gunnar

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Tor

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Line

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Aud

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Sondre

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Arlo

unisex

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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)
Alfie

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A diminutive/pet form, inheriting its meaning from Alfred — 'elf counsel', from Old English aelf ('elf') and raed ('counsel, advice').

English, diminutive of Alfred
Éala

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Joseph

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Andrea

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