Names I Would Actually Use

• Anton : form of the Roman family name Antonius; of unknown Etruscan origin.
• Arthur : the meaning is unknown; possibly derived from the Celtic elements artos 'bear' and viros 'man' or rigos 'king'.
• August, Augustin : a form of Augustinus; derived from the Roman name Augustus which means 'great' or 'venerable', derived from Latin augere 'to increase'.
• Augustus : means 'great' or 'venerable'; derived from Latin augere 'to increase'.
• Austin : a surname name and place name which was originally a Medieval contracted form of Augustinus; derived from the Roman name Augustus which means 'great' or 'venerable', derived from Latin augere 'to increase'.
• Axel : a Medieval Danish form of Absalon/Absalom; derived from the Hebrew name Avshalom which means 'my father is peace'. Pronunci...

Names I Would Actually Use

• Balthasar, Balthazar : from Belshatzzar, the Hebrew form of the Akkadian name Bel-sarra-usur meaning 'Ba'al protect the king'. Ba'al means 'lord' or 'possessor'. Baltazar is the name traditionally assigned to one of the wise men who visited the newborn Jesus.
• Baylor : an English surname name; possibly derived from the legal term bailor meaning 'one who delivers goods'.
• Brighton : a surname name; derived from a place name meaning 'bright town' in Old English. Also a place name; Brighton, England.
• Brooks : an English surname name, a variant of Brook which denoted one who lived near a brook.

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• Bartholomew : from Bartholomaios; the Greek form of an Aramaic name meaning 'son of Talmai'. Talmai means 'furrowed' in Hebrew.

Names I Would Actually Use

• Oakley : from old English meaning 'oak meadow'.
• Oscar : possibly means 'deer lover'; derived from Gaelic os 'deer' and cara 'lover'. Alternatively, it may derive from the Old English name Osgar (derived from the Old English elements os 'god' and gar 'spear') or its Old Norse cognate Ásgeirr (Old Norse form of Asger; derived from the elements áss meaning 'god' and geirr meaning 'spear') which may have been brought to Ireland by Viking invaders and settlers.
• Otto : a later German form of Audo or Odo; originally a short form of various names beginning with the Germanic element od meaning 'wealth, fortune'.
• Owain, Owen : probably a Welsh form of Eugene, although it might be derived from Welsh eoghunn meaning 'youth.

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Names I Would Actually Use

• Edward : means 'wealthy guardian'; derived from Old English words ead 'wealth', 'fortune' or 'prosperous' and weard 'guardian' or 'protector'.
• Elijah : from the Hebrew name Eliyyahu meaning 'my God is Yahweh'. Yahweh means 'to be' or 'to become'.
• Ellsworth : is a place name of Old English origin which possibly means 'Elli's estate'. Elli was an Old English name derived from Elias, a Greek form of the Hebrew name Elijah which means 'to be' or 'to become'.. It might also possibly mean 'nobleman's estate.
• Emil : from the Roman family name Aemilius which was derived from Latin aemulus meaning 'rival'.

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• Easton : a surname name and place name which means...

Names I Would Actually Use

• Gallagher : an Irish surname name; derived from Ó Gallchobhair meaning 'descendent of Gallchobhar' which is derived from gall 'stranger' and cabhair 'help'.
• Gideon : means 'feller' or 'hewer' in Hebrew.
• Grant : an English and Scottish surname name; derived from Norman French grand meaning 'great, large'.
• Grayson : a surname name; meaning 'son of the steward' derived from Middle English greyve 'steward' - although might also be of Old English origin meaning 'son of the gray-haired man'.
• Griffin : a Latinized form of Gruffudd; a Welsh name, the second element deriving from Welsh udd 'lord, prince' whereas the first element is of uncertain meaning. Griffin can also be inspired by the English word griffin, a creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle, ultim...

Names I Would Actually Use

• Tallulah : popularly claimed to mean 'leaping waters' in the Choctaw language, though it may actually mean 'town' in the Creek language.
• Tamsin : a form of Thomasina (Medieval feminine form of Thomas) which is the Greek form of the Aramaic name Ta'oma' which means 'twin'.
• Theagan : a surname name; an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Tadhgáin meaning 'descendent of Tadhgán'; Tadhgán is a diminutive of Tadhg which means 'poet' in Irish.
• Troian : a variant of the surname name Troy which originally denoted a person from the city of Troyes in France. Also the name of the ancient city that was besieged by the Greeks in Homer's 'Iliad'.
• Tuva : is the Swedish and Norwegian variant of Tove which is a Modern form of the Old Nor...

Names I Would Actually Use

• Vigga : is the feminine version of name Viggo, which is a Scandinavian name derived from the Old Norse name Vigge, which means 'battle, fight'.
• Vilja : is a Swedish word name, means 'will, desire'.
• Viola : a variation of the name Violet, which is a colour name meaning 'purple'. Pronunciation: VEE-ola

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• Vienna : a place name; stemming from Vienna, Austia. Although the Austrian city is called Wien by the German speaking citizens.
• Vilhelmine : the female counterpart to Vilhelm, a variation of the names Willem and William. It means 'will helmet, protection'.
• Vilma : is a nickname name. It's a variation of the name Vilhelmine; means 'will helmet, protection'.

Names I Would Actually Use

• Valdemar : a Scandinavian name which is composed the words meaning 'rule' and 'famous'. Pronunciation: VAL-duh-mar.
• Vilhelm : a variation of the names Willem and William. It means 'will helmet, protection'. Pronunciation: VEEL-helm.
• Villads : means 'will, desire' and 'battle'. Pronunciation: VEE-las.
• Valor : means strength, honor, and courage. Valor is often the ideal word used to describe the heroism of a soldier during a fight or battle.

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• Vaughn : a surname name; derived from Welsh bychan meaning 'little'.
• Victor : means 'conqueror, victor'.
• Viggo : a Scandinavian name derived from the Old Norse name Vigge, which means 'battle, fight'.

My ABCs Made November 16, 2013:

• Astrid and Arthur
• Bellamy and Brooks
• Cressida and Caraway
• Delaney and Deveraux
• Eleanor and Elijah
• Frances and Finnian
• Gemma and Grayson
• Hanna and Henry
• Isolde and Ignatius
• January and Jameson
• Karolina and Koa
• Lorena and Louis
• Mara and Mingus
• Nora and Noam
• Odessa and Owain
• Poppy and Presley
• Quintessa and Quinten
• Rosalie and Rafferty
• Scarlett and Sullivan
• Tamsin and Thaddeus

Names I Would Actually Use

• Agnes : means 'pure' or 'holy'.
• Ainsley : is a surname name from either Annesley in Nottinghamshire or Ansley in Warwickshire. It means either 'Anne's field' or 'hermitage field' from Old English ansetl 'hermitage' and leah 'field'.
• Alice : means 'noble'.
• April : a month name; means 'to open', referring to the opening of flowers.
• Astrid : is derived from the Old Norse elements áss 'God' and fríðr 'beautiful, beloved'; means 'divinely beautiful'.
• Aubrey : means 'elf ruler'. During the Middle Ages it was entirely a male name.
• Autumn : is a season name; means 'season of harvest'.
• Aviana : means 'bird'.

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• Alba : is a nickname for girls names such as Alb...

Names I Would Actually Use

• Beatrice : a form of Beatrix which is probably derived from Viatrix, a feminine form of the Late Latin name Viator which means 'voyager, traveller'.
• Bell : simply from the English word bell, but can also be seen as a variant of Belle which means 'beautiful' in French or a nickname for Isabel(l/le/la) which is a Medieval Occitan form of Elizabeth; from Elisabet, the Greek form of the Hebrew name Elisheva meaning 'my God is an oath' or perhaps 'my God is abundance'.
• Bellamy : a surname name; means 'fine friend', from the French beau 'fair', 'handsome' and ami 'friend'.
• Blakesley : a surname name which is a variant of Blakeley and Blake; derived from Old English blæc 'black' or blāc 'pale'.
• Bridget : anglicized form of the Irish name Brighid which means 'exalted one'. In Irish myth...

Names I Would Actually Use

• Nikolaos : means 'victory of the people' from Greek nike 'victory' and laos 'people'.
• Noam : means 'pleasantness' in Hebrew.

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• Nash : a surname name which was derived from the Middle English phrase atten ash 'at the ash tree'.
• Nicholas : from the Greek name Νικολαος (Nikolaos) which meant 'victory of the people' from Greek νικη (nike) 'victory' and λαος (laos) 'people'.
• Noah : derived from the Hebrew name Noach meaning 'rest, comfort'.
• Nolan : from an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Nualláin meaning 'descendent of Nualláin'; derived from Irish nuall 'noble, famous' combined with a diminutive suffix.

Names I Would Actually Use

• Eleanor, Eleonora : from the Old French form of the Occitan name Aliénor. Means 'compassion, light'.
• Elizabeth : from Elisabet, the Greek form of the Hebrew name Elisheva meaning 'my God is an oath' or perhaps 'my God is abundance'.
• Eowyn : means 'horse joy' in Old English.
• Esther : possibly means 'star' in Persian. Alternatively it could be a derivative of the name of the Near Eastern goddess Ishtar; meaning unknown. Ishtar was the Babylonian and Assyrian mother goddess who presided over love, war and fertility.
• Evelyn : from an English surname; derived from the given name Aveline, a diminutive of Avila which is derived from the Germanic element avi which is of unknown meaning, possibly 'desired'. In the 17th century when it was first used as a given name it was more common for boys, but it is now regarded as mainly feminine.

Names I Would Actually Use

• Theodore : a variant of the Greek name Theodoros which means 'gift of god'; from Greek theos 'god' and doron 'gift'.
• Troy : a surname name that originally denoted a person from the city of Troyes in France. Alsothe name of the ancient city that was besieged by the Greeks in Homer's 'Iliad'.
• Tyler : an English surname name meaning 'tiler of roofs'.

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• Talon : means 'talon, claw'; derived from Latin talus meaning 'anklebone'.
• Taylor : a surname name; originally denoted someone who was a tailor, from Latin taliare 'to cut'.
• Thaddeus : from Thaddaios, the Greek form of the Aramaic name Thaddai; possibly means 'heart'.

Names I Would Actually Use

• Kaia, Kaya : possibly derived from Old Norse kaða meaning 'hen' or might be the Scandinavian diminutive of Katarina; from the Greek name Aikaterine. The etymology of Katarina/Katherine is debated; possibly derived from the earlier Greek name Hekaterine which came from Hekateros 'each of the two', or from the name of the goddess Hecate, or be related to Greek Aikia 'torture', and lastly it could be from a Coptic name meaning 'my consecration of your name'.
• Kajsa : a Swedish diminutive of Katarina; from the Greek name Aikaterine. The etymology of Katarina/Katherine is debated; possibly derived from the earlier Greek name Hekaterine which came from Hekateros 'each of the two', or from the name of the goddess Hecate, or be related to Greek Aikia 'torture', and lastly it could be from a Coptic name meaning 'my consecration of your...

Names I Would Actually Use

• Rafferty : an Irish surname name; meaning is 'wealthy, prosperous'.
• Reid : a surname name; from a Scottish variant of Reed which derived from an English surname which comes from multiple sources; Old English read meaning 'red' which was originally a nickname given to a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion and Old English ried meaning 'clearing' which was given to a person who lived in a clearing in the woods.
• Rhodes : a surname name; derived from Old English rod meaning 'a clearing in woodland'. Rhodes is also the name of a Greek island; derived from Greek rhodon meaning 'rose'.
• Ryan : an Irish surname; derived from Ó Riain meaning 'descendent of Rían'. Probably means 'little king'; from Irish rí 'king' combined with a diminutive suffix.

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Names I Would Actually Use

• Odessa : the feminine form of Odysseus; possibly derived from Greek odyssomai 'to hate'. Odessa is also a place name; a Ukrainian city that sits on the north coast of the Black Sea.
  • Favorite Combo : Odessa Mae.
• Olivia : was first used in this spelling by William Shakespeare for a character in his comedy 'Twelfth Night' (1602). Shakespeare may have based it on Oliver or Oliva, or perhaps directly on the Latin word oliva meaning 'olive'.
• Ofelia, Ophelia : derived from Greek ophelos meaning 'help'.

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• Octavia : feminine form of Octavius; Roman family name meaning 'eighth' from Latin octavus.

Names I Would Actually Use

• Nell : a nickname name; a Medieval diminutive of Eleanor, Ellen, and/or Helen. It may have arisen from the medieval affectionate phrase 'mine El' which was later reinterpreted as 'my Nel'.
• Noa : derived from the Hebrew name Noach meaning 'rest, comfort'.
• Nora : a nickname name; derived from names such as Honora (means 'honor') and Eleonora (means 'compassion, light').
• Nova : derived from Latin novus meaning 'new'.

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• Nahla : means 'stem' in Sanskrit (Nala).
• Neel : a nickname name; possibly derived from Cornelia which is the feminine form of Cornelius; a Roman family name which possibly derives from the Latin element cornu 'horn'.
• Nessa : a nickname name (Agnes, Vanessa); several...

Names I Would Actually Use

• Gaia : means 'earth'.
• Gemma : a Medieval Italian nickname meaning 'gem, precious stone'.
• Grace : a word name meaning 'grace'; derives from Latin 'gratia'.
• Gudrun : from the Old Norse name Guðrún meaning 'God's secret lore'; derived from the elements guð 'God' and rún 'secret lore'.

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• Gia : short form of Gianna (and Giovanna/Giovanni); Italian form of Iohannes which means 'God is gracious'.
• Gracelyn : elaboration of Grace using the popular name suffix lyn; means 'favor; blessing'.
• Gray : color and surname name which means 'grey', originally given to a person who had grey hair or clothing.
• Guilia : means 'youthful'.
• Guinevere : a form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar, comp...

Names I Would Actually Use

• Rebekah : from Rivqah which possibly means 'a snare' in Hebrew or perhaps derived from an Aramaic name.
• Rhiannon : Rderived from the old Celtic name Rigantona meaning 'great queen'.
• Rivka : is the Hebrew form of Rebecca; from Rivqah which possibly means 'a snare' in Hebrew or perhaps derived from an Aramaic name.
• Rosalie : means 'kind of fame'. A longer version of the full name Rose which originated from a Norman form of a Germanic name which was composed of the elements hrod 'fame' and heid 'kind, sort, type'. It is also associated with the fragrant flower rose which is derived from late Latin rosa 'rose'.
  • Favorite Combo : Rosalie Claire.
• Rose : a flower name which means 'kind of fame'....

Names I Would Actually Use

• Ulyssa : feminine form of Ulysses; possibly means 'to hate'.
• Upton : means 'high village'.

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• Ulyana : means 'youthful'.
• Ulysses : the Latin form of Odysseus which is possibly derived from Greek Odyssomai 'to hate'.

Names I Would Actually Use

• Quinn : an anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Cuinn meaning 'descendent of Conn'. Conn means 'chief' in Gaelic.
• Quinten, Quentin : a Dutch and French variant of Quintinus which is Ancient Roman derived from Quintus meaning 'fifth' in Latin. It was traditionally given to the fifth child.
• Quintessa : is a Latin name possibly meaning 'essence', although it is likely a variant of Quintus meaning 'fifth' in Latin. Sidenote: It sounds like a fictional rank of royalty.

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• Qetsiyah : is a Hebrew name meaning 'cassia', a bark similar to cinnamon.
• Quanna : Combination of the popular name prefix Qua and Anna; form of Channah which means 'favour' or 'grace'.
• Quebec : a place name; after Quebec, Canada.