Old Names, Meanings, and their History

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Alda (AHL-dah)

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italian-english icelandic-italian russian-english german-icelandic german-italian english-german swedish-russian

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Bertha (BUR-thuh)

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german-english german girl biblical english feminine english-german

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BUzurg (bu-ZURG)

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honorable senior persian old baby revered respected

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Durvesh (dûr-vĕsh)

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baby uncommon old male hindu traditional masculine

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Egbertine (EG-ber-teen)

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girl feminine rare germanic baby female german

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Era (EE-rah)

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ancient latin baby spanish old gender-neutral

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Hadber (HAD-ber)

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german male masculine baby uncommon surname old

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Hubal (Hoo-bal)

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pre-islamic male pagan arabian islamic boy historical

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Rozaliah (roh-ZAH-lee-ah)

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baby european girl hungarian feminine old female

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