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A

  1. Abigail FeminineHebrew“my father is joy”
  2. Adam MasculineHebrew“earth, ground”
  3. Adamina FeminineHebrew“earth, ground”
  4. Adham MasculineArabic“black”
  5. Aella FeminineGreek“whirlwind”
  6. Agni MasculineSanskrit“fire”
  7. Ahlam FeminineArabic“dreams”
  8. Aiden MasculineIrish“little fire”
  9. Aiko FeminineJapanese“beloved child”
  10. Aisling FeminineIrish“dream, vision”
  11. Akari FeminineJapanese“light, brightness”
  12. Akash MasculineSanskrit“sky, open space”
  13. Akili UnisexSwahili“intellect, wisdom”
  14. Alexandra FeminineGreek“defender of men”
  15. Alfred MasculineOld English“elf counsel”
  16. Allegra FeminineItalian“cheerful, lively”
  17. Altair MasculineArabic“the flying eagle”
  18. Altan MasculineMongolian“golden”
  19. Alya FeminineArabic“sky, heaven, loftiness”
  20. Amal UnisexArabic“hope”
  21. Aman MasculineArabic“peace, safety”
  22. Amani UnisexSwahili“peace”
  23. Amara FeminineIgbo and Sanskrit“grace; immortal”
  24. Amets UnisexBasque“dream”
  25. Amira FeminineArabic“princess, commander”
  26. Anahita FemininePersian“immaculate, undefiled”
  27. Anala FeminineSanskrit“fire”
  28. Ananda MasculineSanskrit“bliss”
  29. Anastasia FeminineGreek“resurrection”
  30. Andrew MasculineGreek“manly, brave”
  31. Anil MasculineSanskrit“air, wind”
  32. Anthea FeminineGreek“flower, blossom”
  33. Anubis MasculineEgyptian“the jackal-headed god of embalming”
  34. Anwar MasculineArabic“brighter, more luminous”
  35. Apollo MasculineGreek“uncertain; god of the sun and light”
  36. Aravind MasculineSanskrit“lotus”
  37. Arman MasculinePersian“wish, ideal, aspiration”
  38. Arun MasculineSanskrit“reddish glow of the rising sun”
  39. Asha FeminineSanskrit“hope, wish”
  40. Asher MasculineHebrew“happy, blessed”
  41. Athena FeminineGreek“the goddess of wisdom”
  42. Audra FeminineLithuanian“storm”
  43. Audrey FeminineOld English“noble strength”
  44. Aurelia FeminineLatin“golden”
  45. Aurelius MasculineLatin“golden”
  46. Aurora FeminineLatin“dawn”
  47. Avani FeminineSanskrit“earth”
  48. Aviv MasculineHebrew“spring”
  49. Aviva FeminineHebrew“springtime”
  50. Axel MasculineScandinavian“father of peace”
  51. Ayaz MasculineTurkish“frost, dry cold”
  52. Aybek MasculineTurkic“moon lord”
  53. Ayla FeminineTurkish“moonlight, halo around the moon”
  54. Aylin FeminineTurkish“halo of the moon”
  55. Ayo UnisexYoruba“joy”
  56. Azad MasculinePersian“free”
  57. Azadeh FemininePersian“free, noble-spirited”
  58. Azar UnisexPersian“fire”
  59. Aziz MasculineArabic“mighty, beloved”
  60. Azrael MasculineHebrew“God is my help; the angel of death”

Á

  1. Áine FeminineIrish“radiance, brilliance”

B

  1. Badr MasculineArabic“full moon”
  2. Bahari MasculineSwahili“ocean, sea”
  3. Barak MasculineHebrew“lightning”
  4. Baran UnisexPersian and Kurdish“rain”
  5. Basil MasculineGreek“royal, kingly”
  6. Beatrice FeminineLatin“she who makes happy”
  7. Beck MasculineOld Norse“stream”
  8. Berenice FeminineGreek“bringing victory”
  9. Bhumi FeminineSanskrit“earth, soil”
  10. Blake UnisexEnglish“black, or pale”
  11. Blaze MasculineEnglish“a bright flame”
  12. Blythe FeminineEnglish“carefree, merry”
  13. Boreas MasculineGreek“north wind”
  14. Brigid FeminineIrish“exalted one”
  15. Brooke FeminineEnglish“small stream”

C

  1. Caroline FeminineGermanic via French“free woman”
  2. Carys FeminineWelsh“love”
  3. Cathal MasculineIrish“battle rule”
  4. Cato MasculineLatin“wise, shrewd”
  5. Celeste FeminineLatin“heavenly”
  6. Celia FeminineLatin“of the Caelian; long associated with heaven”
  7. Chandra UnisexSanskrit“moon, shining”
  8. Charles MasculineGermanic“free man”
  9. Chausiku FeminineSwahili“born at night”
  10. Chiara FeminineItalian“bright, clear”
  11. Ciara FeminineIrish“dark, black-haired”
  12. Cielo UnisexSpanish“sky, heaven”
  13. Citlali FeminineNahuatl“star”
  14. Clay MasculineEnglish“clay”
  15. Cole MasculineEnglish“coal-black, charcoal”
  16. Conall MasculineIrish“strong as a wolf”
  17. Conan MasculineIrish“little wolf, little hound”
  18. Cressida FeminineGreek“golden”
  19. Crisanto MasculineSpanish“golden flower”
  20. Crystal FeminineGreek“ice, clear ice”
  21. Cyrus MasculinePersian“traditionally linked to the sun”

D

  1. Danica FeminineSlavic“morning star”
  2. Darya FemininePersian“sea”
  3. David MasculineHebrew“beloved”
  4. Dawn FeminineEnglish“daybreak”
  5. Delmar MasculineSpanish“of the sea”
  6. Demeter FeminineGreek“earth mother (probable)”
  7. Deniz UnisexTurkish“sea”
  8. Diana FeminineLatin“divine, heavenly”
  9. Donovan MasculineIrish“descendant of the dark one”
  10. Douglas MasculineScottish Gaelic“dark stream”
  11. Dream FeminineEnglish“a vision in sleep; an aspiration”
  12. Dror MasculineHebrew“freedom; sparrow”
  13. Duncan MasculineScottish Gaelic“brown-haired warrior”
  14. Dylan MasculineWelsh“son of the sea, great tide”

E

  1. Eartha FeminineEnglish“earth”
  2. Edith FeminineOld English“prosperous in war”
  3. Edur MasculineBasque“snow”
  4. Edurne FeminineBasque“snow”
  5. Egan MasculineIrish“little fire”
  6. Eira FeminineWelsh“snow”
  7. Eirwen FeminineWelsh“white as snow”
  8. Eleftheria FeminineGreek“freedom”
  9. Elio MasculineItalian“sun”
  10. Elpis FeminineGreek“hope”
  11. Ember FeminineEnglish“glowing coal”
  12. Eric MasculineOld Norse“ever ruler”
  13. Esmé FeminineOld French“esteemed, beloved”
  14. Esmeray FeminineTurkish“dark moon”
  15. Esperanza FeminineSpanish“hope”
  16. Esther FemininePersian and Hebrew“star”
  17. Ethan MasculineHebrew“firm, enduring”
  18. Eunice FeminineGreek“good victory”
  19. Eurwen FeminineWelsh“golden and fair”
  20. Evangeline FeminineGreek“bearer of good news”
  21. Eve FeminineHebrew“life, living one”
  22. Ezekiel MasculineHebrew“God strengthens”

F

  1. Fannar MasculineIcelandic“snowdrift”
  2. Faolán MasculineIrish“little wolf”
  3. Farah FeminineArabic“joy”
  4. Felicity FeminineLatin“happiness, good fortune”
  5. Felix MasculineLatin“happy, fortunate”
  6. Fiorello MasculineItalian“little flower”
  7. Flavia FeminineLatin“golden, yellow-haired”
  8. Flavio MasculineItalian“golden, yellow-haired”
  9. Fleur FeminineFrench“flower”
  10. Flora FeminineLatin“flower”
  11. Florian MasculineLatin“flowering, flourishing”
  12. Frank MasculineGermanic“a Frank; free man”
  13. Frederick MasculineGermanic“peaceful ruler”
  14. Freeman MasculineEnglish“a free man”
  15. Freya FeminineOld Norse“lady; the goddess of love”
  16. Frieda FeminineGerman“peace”
  17. Frost MasculineEnglish“frozen dew”
  18. Fuyuko FeminineJapanese“winter child”

G

  1. Gabriel MasculineHebrew“God is my strength”
  2. Gaia FeminineGreek“earth”
  3. Gale UnisexEnglish“a strong wind”
  4. George MasculineGreek“farmer, earth-worker”
  5. Georgia FeminineGreek“farmer, earth-worker”
  6. Golda FeminineYiddish“gold”
  7. Gunnar MasculineOld Norse“warrior”

H

  1. Habib MasculineArabic“beloved”
  2. Hades MasculineGreek“the unseen one”
  3. Hakim MasculineArabic“wise”
  4. Hana FeminineJapanese“flower”
  5. Harriet FeminineGermanic“home ruler”
  6. Harvey MasculineBreton“battle worthy”
  7. Haukea FeminineHawaiian“white snow”
  8. Heath MasculineEnglish“heathland”
  9. Hel FeminineOld Norse“hidden; ruler of the Norse underworld”
  10. Helena FeminineGreek“torch, shining light”
  11. Hema FeminineSanskrit“gold”
  12. Henry MasculineGermanic“home ruler”
  13. Hesper FeminineGreek“evening star”
  14. Hikaru UnisexJapanese“light, radiance”
  15. Hilal MasculineArabic“crescent moon”
  16. Hilda FeminineGermanic“battle”
  17. Himani FeminineSanskrit“mass of snow, glacier”
  18. Hoku UnisexHawaiian“star”
  19. Hope FeminineEnglish“hope, expectation”
  20. Hoshi FeminineJapanese“star”
  21. Hugo MasculineGermanic“mind, intellect, spirit”
  22. Hülya FeminineTurkish“daydream, reverie”

I

  1. Ignatius MasculineLatin“associated with fire”
  2. Ilma FeminineFinnish“air”
  3. Ilta FeminineFinnish“evening”
  4. Imara FeminineSwahili“firm, resolute”
  5. Indra MasculineSanskrit“the god of thunder and rain”
  6. Irene FeminineGreek“peace”
  7. Irving MasculineScottish“green water, fresh water”
  8. Isaac MasculineHebrew“he will laugh”
  9. Isolde FeminineGermanic“ice battle (probable)”
  10. Isra FeminineArabic“night journey”

J

  1. Jaya FeminineSanskrit“victory”
  2. Jett MasculineEnglish“jet black gemstone”
  3. Jökull MasculineIcelandic“glacier, ice”
  4. Jord FeminineOld Norse“earth”
  5. Jordan UnisexHebrew“to flow down”
  6. Joy FeminineEnglish“joy, delight”

K

  1. Kai UnisexHawaiian“sea”
  2. Kaito MasculineJapanese“sea and soaring”
  3. Kalama FeminineHawaiian“the flaming torch”
  4. Kali FeminineSanskrit“the black one”
  5. Kalila FeminineArabic“beloved, darling”
  6. Kamala FeminineSanskrit“lotus”
  7. Kanak MasculineSanskrit“gold”
  8. Keanu MasculineHawaiian“the cool breeze”
  9. Kenzo MasculineJapanese“strong and healthy”
  10. Khione FeminineGreek“snow”
  11. Kieran MasculineIrish“little dark one”
  12. Kingsley MasculineOld English“king's wood”
  13. Kirsi FeminineFinnish“frost”
  14. Koa MasculineHawaiian“warrior, brave”
  15. Krishna MasculineSanskrit“black, dark”

L

  1. Lani FeminineHawaiian“sky, heaven, royal”
  2. Laura FeminineLatin“laurel”
  3. Layla FeminineArabic“night”
  4. Leilani FeminineHawaiian“heavenly garland of flowers”
  5. Liberty FeminineEnglish“freedom”
  6. Lily FeminineEnglish“lily”
  7. Lior UnisexHebrew“my light”
  8. Louis MasculineGermanic“famous warrior”
  9. Louisa FeminineGermanic“famous warrior”
  10. Lowell MasculineFrench“little wolf”
  11. Lucia FeminineLatin“light”
  12. Lucian MasculineLatin“light”
  13. Lumi FeminineFinnish“snow”
  14. Luna FeminineLatin“the moon”

M

  1. Mahina FeminineHawaiian“moon, moonlight”
  2. Malik MasculineArabic“king”
  3. Mansur MasculineArabic“victorious, divinely aided”
  4. Mara FeminineHebrew“bitter”
  5. Marcella FeminineLatin“dedicated to Mars, warlike”
  6. Marcus MasculineLatin“dedicated to Mars”
  7. Maren FeminineDanish“of the sea”
  8. Marina FeminineLatin“of the sea”
  9. Maris FeminineLatin“of the sea”
  10. Masaru MasculineJapanese“victory”
  11. Matilda FeminineGermanic“might in battle”
  12. Maud FeminineGermanic“mighty in battle”
  13. Maya FeminineSanskrit“illusion, magic”
  14. Meir MasculineHebrew“one who gives light”
  15. Melanie FeminineGreek“black, dark”
  16. Mila FeminineSlavic“dear, gracious”
  17. Milan MasculineSlavic“dear, gracious”
  18. Minerva FeminineLatin“the goddess of wisdom; linked to the word for mind”
  19. Mira FeminineSlavic“peace”
  20. Miroslav MasculineSlavic“peace and glory”
  21. Miyuki FeminineJapanese“beautiful snow”
  22. Moana FeminineMaori and Hawaiian“ocean, open sea”
  23. Morana FeminineSlavic“goddess of winter and death”
  24. Morgan UnisexWelsh“sea-born, sea circle”
  25. Morpheus MasculineGreek“shaper of dreams”
  26. Morrigan FeminineIrish“phantom queen”
  27. Mortimer MasculineFrench“still water, dead sea”
  28. Moses MasculineHebrew“drawn out of the water”
  29. Mukta FeminineSanskrit“liberated; a pearl”
  30. Murad MasculineArabic“wished for, desired”
  31. Murphy UnisexIrish“sea warrior”
  32. Murray MasculineScottish“settlement by the sea”

N

  1. Nadia FeminineSlavic“hope”
  2. Najm MasculineArabic“star”
  3. Nami FeminineJapanese“wave”
  4. Navin MasculineSanskrit“new, fresh”
  5. Neil MasculineIrish“cloud, or champion”
  6. Neo MasculineGreek and Tswana“new; gift”
  7. Neoma FeminineGreek“new moon”
  8. Nephele FeminineGreek“cloud”
  9. Nerida FeminineGreek“sea nymph”
  10. Nerissa FeminineGreek“sea nymph”
  11. Neus FeminineCatalan“snows”
  12. Neve FeminineItalian and Portuguese“snow”
  13. Nicholas MasculineGreek“victory of the people”
  14. Nicole FeminineGreek“victory of the people”
  15. Nike FeminineGreek“victory”
  16. Nisha FeminineSanskrit“night”
  17. Nishant MasculineSanskrit“end of night, daybreak”
  18. Noah MasculineHebrew“rest, comfort”
  19. Noor UnisexArabic“light”
  20. Nova FeminineLatin“new”
  21. Nozomi FeminineJapanese“hope, wish”
  22. Nyx FeminineGreek“night”

O

  1. Océane FeminineFrench“ocean”
  2. Omid MasculinePersian“hope”
  3. Ondine FeminineFrench“little wave”
  4. Orion MasculineGreek“uncertain; the hunter of Greek myth”
  5. Orla FeminineIrish“golden princess”
  6. Osiris MasculineEgyptian“uncertain; god of the dead and resurrection”
  7. Otieno MasculineLuo“born at night”
  8. Otsana FeminineBasque“she-wolf”
  9. Oz MasculineHebrew“strength, courage”

Ö

  1. Özgür MasculineTurkish“free”

P

  1. Paz FeminineSpanish“peace”
  2. Pele FeminineHawaiian“the volcano goddess”
  3. Persephone FeminineGreek“uncertain; one ancient reading is bringer of destruction”
  4. Peter MasculineGreek“rock, stone”
  5. Petra FeminineGreek“rock, stone”
  6. Phoebe FeminineGreek“bright, radiant”
  7. Phoenix UnisexGreek“the bird reborn from ashes; deep crimson”
  8. Poppy FeminineEnglish“poppy flower”
  9. Prem MasculineSanskrit“love”
  10. Priya FeminineSanskrit“beloved”
  11. Prudence FeminineLatin“good judgment, foresight”

Q

  1. Qamar UnisexArabic“moon”
  2. Quinn UnisexIrish“descendant of Conn, a name meaning chief or intellect”

R

  1. Raiden MasculineJapanese“thunder and lightning”
  2. Rajani FeminineSanskrit“night”
  3. Ralph MasculineOld Norse“wolf counsel”
  4. Raven FeminineEnglish“the black bird”
  5. Ravi MasculineSanskrit“sun”
  6. Regina FeminineLatin“queen”
  7. Reginald MasculineGermanic“ruling with counsel”
  8. Renata FeminineLatin“reborn”
  9. Renato MasculineItalian“reborn”
  10. Renée FeminineFrench“reborn”
  11. Rex MasculineLatin“king”
  12. Rhiannon FeminineWelsh“great queen”
  13. River UnisexEnglish“river”
  14. Roya FemininePersian“dream, vision”
  15. Rudo UnisexShona“love”
  16. Rudolph MasculineGermanic“famous wolf”
  17. Ryan MasculineIrish“little king (probable)”

S

  1. Saeed MasculineArabic“happy, fortunate”
  2. Sage UnisexEnglish“wise one; the herb”
  3. Sakura FeminineJapanese“cherry blossom”
  4. Salem UnisexHebrew“peace, complete”
  5. Salome FeminineHebrew“peace”
  6. Samael MasculineHebrew“venom of God; an angel of death”
  7. Samar FeminineArabic“evening conversation”
  8. Samson MasculineHebrew“sun”
  9. Saoirse FeminineIrish“freedom, liberty”
  10. Sapna FeminineHindi“dream”
  11. Sarah FeminineHebrew“princess, noblewoman”
  12. Sauda FeminineSwahili“dark-complexioned”
  13. Selene FeminineGreek“moon”
  14. Seraphina FeminineHebrew“burning ones”
  15. Seren FeminineWelsh“star”
  16. Shakti FeminineSanskrit“power, divine energy”
  17. Shams UnisexArabic“sun”
  18. Shanti FeminineSanskrit“peace, tranquility”
  19. Shoshana FeminineHebrew“lily, rose”
  20. Sigrid FeminineOld Norse“victory and beauty”
  21. Sigurd MasculineOld Norse“victory guardian”
  22. Sirius MasculineGreek“scorching, glowing”
  23. Sitara FemininePersian and Urdu“star”
  24. Skadi FeminineOld Norse“harm (possible); goddess of winter”
  25. Skye FeminineScottish“from the Isle of Skye; the sky”
  26. Sol UnisexSpanish and Latin“sun”
  27. Solana FeminineSpanish“sunshine, sunny place”
  28. Soleil FeminineFrench“sun”
  29. Solomon MasculineHebrew“peace”
  30. Soma MasculineSanskrit“the moon; the sacred ritual drink”
  31. Sophia FeminineGreek“wisdom”
  32. Sora UnisexJapanese“sky”
  33. Stella FeminineLatin“star”
  34. Storm UnisexEnglish and Scandinavian“storm, tempest”
  35. Sunniva FeminineOld English and Norwegian“sun gift”
  36. Surya MasculineSanskrit“sun”
  37. Swapnil MasculineSanskrit“dreamlike”

T

  1. Takeshi MasculineJapanese“warrior, fierce”
  2. Talvi UnisexFinnish“winter”
  3. Tanwen FeminineWelsh“white fire, holy fire”
  4. Tara FeminineSanskrit“star”
  5. Taraji FeminineSwahili“hope, expectation”
  6. Tariq MasculineArabic“he who knocks by night; the morning star”
  7. Tempest FeminineEnglish“violent storm”
  8. Terra FeminineLatin“earth, land”
  9. Thalassa FeminineGreek“the sea”
  10. Thando UnisexZulu and Xhosa“love”
  11. Thor MasculineOld Norse“thunder”
  12. Tikvah FeminineHebrew“hope”
  13. Toivo MasculineFinnish“hope”
  14. Tsukiko FeminineJapanese“moon child”
  15. Tufan MasculineTurkish and Persian“storm, deluge”
  16. Tuhina FeminineSanskrit“snow, frost”
  17. Tushar MasculineSanskrit“frost, snow”

U

  1. Uhuru MasculineSwahili“freedom”
  2. Ulf MasculineOld Norse“wolf”
  3. Ulvhild FeminineOld Norse“wolf battle”
  4. Umut MasculineTurkish“hope”
  5. Uriel MasculineHebrew“God is my light”

V

  1. Valdís FeminineOld Norse“goddess of the slain”
  2. Valentina FeminineLatin“strong, healthy”
  3. Varsha FeminineSanskrit“rain, the monsoon”
  4. Vasilisa FeminineRussian“royal, queenly”
  5. Veda FeminineSanskrit“knowledge”
  6. Veer MasculineSanskrit“hero, brave warrior”
  7. Vesna FeminineSlavic“spring”
  8. Vesper UnisexLatin“evening”
  9. Vetle MasculineNorwegian“winter traveler”
  10. Victor MasculineLatin“victor, conqueror”
  11. Victoria FeminineLatin“victory”
  12. Vijay MasculineSanskrit“victory”
  13. Vincent MasculineLatin“conquering”
  14. Violet FeminineEnglish“violet flower”
  15. Vivian FeminineLatin“alive, full of life”
  16. Vuk MasculineSerbian“wolf”

W

  1. Wilfred MasculineOld English“desiring peace”
  2. Winifred FeminineWelsh“blessed peacemaking”
  3. Winter UnisexEnglish“the cold season”
  4. Wolf MasculineGerman“wolf”
  5. Wolfgang MasculineGerman“wolf path”
  6. Wyatt MasculineOld English“brave in war”

X

  1. Xanthe FeminineGreek“golden, yellow”

Y

  1. Yama MasculineSanskrit“twin; the god of death”
  2. Yara FeminineTupi“lady of the water”
  3. Yasuko FeminineJapanese“peaceful child”
  4. Ylva FeminineOld Norse“she-wolf”
  5. Yuki UnisexJapanese“snow, or happiness”
  6. Yukio MasculineJapanese“snow man, or fortunate man”
  7. Yume FeminineJapanese“dream”

Z

  1. Zahra FeminineArabic“flower, blossom; radiant”
  2. Zarina FemininePersian“golden”
  3. Zeeva FeminineHebrew“wolf”
  4. Zephyr MasculineGreek“west wind”
  5. Zev MasculineHebrew“wolf”
  6. Zlata FeminineSlavic“golden”
  7. Zlatan MasculineSlavic“golden”
  8. Zoe FeminineGreek“life”
  9. Zora FeminineSlavic“dawn”