Old Fashioned Names, Meanings, and their History

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Allard (AL-ard)

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german nobility french-german dutch-german french-english dutch old-fashioned

allard name meaning

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Aloysius (al-uh-WISH-uhs)

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Bernice (ber-nees)

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Bettie (BEH-tee)

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english traditional american-english girl female old-fashioned vintage

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Earl (Ur-l)

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baby male aristocratic masculine boy english old-fashioned

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Edith (EE-dith)

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Edna (ED-nah)

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edna name meaning

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Egbert (EG-bərt)

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Egbertyne (EG-ber-tine)

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baby uncommon culture feminine female german girl

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Eldar (el-DAHR)

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Ethel (ETH-əl)

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scottish-american christian nickname scottish-english feminine girl anglicized

ethel name meaning

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Felberta (fel-BUR-ta)

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rare female feminine old-fashioned italian italian-german baby

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