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#1 - NOAH m : Derived from the Hebrew name נוֹחַ (Noach) meaning "rest, comfort". According to the Old Testament, Noah was the builder of the Ark that allowed ...
#3 - MASON m : From an English surname meaning "stoneworker", from an Old French word of Germanic origin (akin to Old English macian "to make").
#4 - JACOB m : From the Latin Iacobus, which was from the Greek Ιακωβος (Iakobos), which was from the Hebrew name יַעֲקֹב (Ya'aqov). In the Old Testame...
#5 - ETHAN m : Means "solid, enduring" in Hebrew. This is the name of a wise man in the Old Testament. After the Protestant Reformation it was occasionally used as a...
#6 - JAMES m : English form of the Late Latin name Iacomus which was derived from Ιακωβος (Iakobos), the New Testament Greek form of the Hebrew name Ya'aqov (...
#7 - ALEXANDER m : Latinized form of the Greek name Αλεξανδρος (Alexandros), which meant "defending men" from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, help" and α...
#8 - MICHAEL m : From the Hebrew name מִיכָאֵל (Mikha'el) meaning "who is like God?". This is a rhetorical question, implying no person is like God. Michael is...
#9 - BENJAMIN m : From the Hebrew name בִּנְיָמִין (Binyamin) which means "son of the south" or "son of the right hand". Benjamin in the Old Testament is the...
#1 - EMMA f : Originally a short form of Germanic names that began with the element ermen meaning "whole" or "universal". It was introduced to England by Emma of No...
#2 - OLIVIA f : This name was first used in this spelling by William Shakespeare for a character in his comedy 'Twelfth Night' (1602). Shakespeare may have based it o...
#3 - AVA f : Variant of EVE. A famous bearer was the American actress Ava Gardner (1922-1990).
#4 - ISABELLA f : Latinate form of ISABEL. This name was borne by many medieval royals, including queen consorts of England, France, Portugal, the Holy Roman Empire and...
#5 - MIA f : Scandinavian, Dutch and German diminutive of MARIA. It coincides with the Italian word mia meaning "mine".
#6 - ABIGAIL f : From the Hebrew name אֲבִיגָיִל ('Avigayil) meaning "my father is joy". In the Old Testament this is the name of Nabal's wife. After Nabal's...
#7 - EMILY f : English feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL). In the English-speaking world it was not common until after the German House of Hanover came to the Brit...
#8 - CHARLOTTE f : French feminine diminutive of CHARLES. It was introduced to Britain in the 17th century. A notable bearer was Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855), the eldest...
#9 - HARPER f/m : From an Old English surname which originally belonged to a person who played the harp or who made harps. A notable bearer was the American author Harp...
#10 - MADISON f/m : From an English surname meaning "son of MAUD". It was not commonly used as a feminine name until after the movie 'Splash' (1984), in which the main ch...