Classic Names, Meanings, and their History

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Agnes (AG-nes)

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feminine humble english chaste french-english english-swedish hungarian-catalan

agnes name meaning

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Anjellica (an-JEH-lee-kah)

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greek modern christian biblical elegant american-italian girl

anjellica name meaning

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Annabel (AN-ə-bel)

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protestant estonian-american nordic american-dutch scottish-irish girl vintage

annabel name meaning

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Avaline (AV-ə-leen)

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girl english-french graceful modern german-scottish english-irish elegant

avaline name meaning

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Beatrix (BEE-ah-triks)

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spanish-italian croatian-dutch finnish-german italian-bulgarian russian-scottish croatian-portuguese serbian-swedish

beatrix name meaning

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Bettie (BEH-tee)

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nickname american-english english-american classic english female old-fashioned

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Danielle (dan-YEHL)

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graceful french american-hebrew french-hebrew angelic english-hebrew baby

danielle name meaning

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Dorothy (DOR-uh-thee)

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christianity feminine kansas gift classic christian baby

dorothy name meaning

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Eleonor (ehl-ee-uh-nawr)

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american-french italian-american spanish-french american-english french german-greek english-spanish

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Ethan (EE-thuhn)

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araona canadian-hebrew canadian-american american-moore english-hebrew hebrew strong

ethan name meaning

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Harijata (ha-ree-jah-ta)

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masculine marathi male hindu traditional classic hinduism

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Harriet (HAR-ee-et)

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christian girl female baby english classic feminine

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