Old Fashioned Names, Meanings, and their History

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Allard (AL-ard)

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english-german surname german-dutch french-german french dutch-english dutch-german

allard name meaning

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Aloysius (al-uh-WISH-uhs)

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irish catholic irish-german german-irish christian english-german masculine

aloysius name meaning

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Bernice (ber-nees)

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german-french french girl english-french french-english feminine german-greek

bernice name meaning

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Bettie (BEH-tee)

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american girl american-english english feminine woman english-american

bettie name meaning

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Earl (Ur-l)

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masculine old-fashioned aristocratic boy baby english male

earl name meaning

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Edith (EE-dith)

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english female hebrew-spanish hebrew-french spanish-english germany english-french

edith name meaning

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Edna (ED-nah)

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bosnian-american bosnian hebrew-english bosnian-hebrew english-hebrew english feminine

edna name meaning

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Egbert (EG-bərt)

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boy german vintage baby masculine male old-fashioned

egbert name meaning

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Egbertyne (EG-ber-tine)

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uncommon baby culture english-german old-fashioned english feminine

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Eldar (el-DAHR)

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kyrgyz-kazakh albanian-bosnian bosnian-arabic albanian-russian georgian-armenian uzbek-kazakh georgian-kazakh

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Ethel (ETH-əl)

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american-english anglicized celtic reliable nickname scottish-english american-scottish

ethel name meaning

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Felberta (fel-BUR-ta)

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uncommon female baby german old-fashioned feminine italian

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