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CHRISTIANNAMES
FORCATHOLIC
BOYSANDGIRLS

ThemomenthasarrivedtochooseaChristiannameforthebaptismofababyboys
orgirl.Whatshouldthechildbecalled?Musthe/shereceivethenameofasaint?
AccordingtotherevisedCatholicChurchCanonLaw,itisnolongermandatory
thatthechildreceivethenameofasaint.TheCanonLawstates:

"Parents,sponsorsandparishpriestsaretotakecarethatanameisnot
givenwhichisforeigntoChristiansentiment."[Canon#855]

Inotherwords,thechosennamemustappealtotheChristiancommunity.While
thenamesofJesusandJudasareBiblicalinnature,thechoiceofsuchnames
wouldresultincontroversy.Tomany,theNameJesusisSacredandtheMostHoly
ofallnames.BecauseJudasisthedisciplewhobetrayedJesus,manyfeelthis
wouldbeapoorchoice.

Equally,namessuchas'cadillac'or'buick'arenotsuitablebecausetheyrepresent
theindividualperson'spersonalinterestincertaincars.

Thefollowingisashortlistofnamesthataresuitableforboysandgirls.Please
keepinmindthatthislistisfarfromcomplete.

GototheNamesforboys.
GototheNamesforgirls.

Abreviations:

Aram.=Aramaic
Celt.=Celtic
Dan.=Danish
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Dim.=diminutive
Fem.=Feminine
Fr.=French
Gael=Gaelic
Germ.=Germanic
Gr.=Greek
Heb.=Hebrew
It.=Italian
Lat.=Latin
Rus.=Russian
Scan.=Scandinavian
Teut.=Teutonic
Var.=Variant

Namesforboys.

Aaron(Heb.,theexaltedone)
Abel(Heb.,breath)
Abner(Heb.,fatheroflight)
Abraham(Heb.,fatherofamultitude)
Adalbert(Teut.,noblybright)
Adam(Heb.,theonemade;humanbeing;redearth)
Adelbert(Var.,ofAdalbert)
Adrian(Lat.,dark)
Aidan(Celt.,fire)
Alan(Celt.,cheerful)
Alban(Lat.,white)
Albert(Teut.,illustrious)
Alex(ShortforAlexander)
Alexander(Gr.,helperofmen)
Alfred(Teut.,goodcounselor)
Allan(Var.,ofAlan)
Allen(Var.,ofAlan)
Aloysius(Lat.,Louis)
Alphonse(Teut.,eagerforbattle)
Alvin(Teut.,belovedbyall)
Ambrose(Gr.,immortal)
Amos(Heb.,brave)
Andrew(Gr.,manly)
Angeloa(Lat.,angel)
Angus(Ir.,one)
Anselm(Teut.,divinehelmet)
Anthony(Gr.,priceless)
Antony(Var.,ofAnthony)
Aquinas(FromSt.ThomasAquinas)
Archibald(Germ.,noblybold)
Arnold(Teut.,eaglestrong)
Arthur(Celt.,supremeruler)
Athanasius(Gr.,immortal)
Aubrey(Fr.,ruler)
Augustine(Dim.,ofAugustus)

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Augustus(Lat.,majestic)
Austin(Var.,ofAugustine)

Baldwin(Teut.,noblefriend)
Barnabas(Heb.,sonofconsolation)
Barnaby(Var.,ofBernard)
Bartholomew(Heb.,sonofTolmai)
Basil(Gr.,royal)
Becket(FromSt.ThomasBecket)
Bede(OldEnglish,prayer)
Benedict(Lat.,blessed)
Benjamin(Heb.,favouriteson)
Bennet(Var.,ofBenedict)
Bennett(Var.,ofBenedict)
Bernard(Ger.,boldasabear)
Bertram(Teut.,shiningraven)
Bertrand(Var.,ofBertram)
Bill(ShortforWilliam)
Blaise(Gr.,babbler)
Blase(Gr.,babbler)
Bob(ShortforRobert)
Bonaventure(Lat.,goodluck)
Boris(Rus.,fight)
Brendan(Celt.,sword)
Brian(Celt.,strong)
Bruce(Var.,ofBrice)
Bruno(brown)
Bryan(Var.,Brian)
Burton(Teut.,shiningraven)
Byron(OldEng.,bear)

Cajetan(Lat.,rejoicein)
Calaude(Lat.,lame)
Caleb(Heb.,bold,dog)
Campion(FromEdmundCampion)
Carl(Var.,Charles)
Carroll(IrishforCharles)
Cecil(Lat.,dimsighted)
Cadric(Lat.,blind)
Chad(Celt.,defence)
Charles(Teut.,man)
Chester(Lat.,camp)
Christian(Gr.,christos)
Christopher(Gr.,Christbearer)
Chrysostom(Gr.,goldenmouthed)
Clarence(Lat.,illustrious)
Clark(Fr.,priest)
Claud(Lat.,lame)
Claude(Lat.,lame)
Clement(Lat.,merciful)
Clifford(hence,fordatacliff)
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Clifton(townatacliff)
Clint(town)
Clinton(town)
Clive(thesurname)
Clyde(Scot.,river)
Colin(Var.,ofColum)
Colum(Gael.,dove)
Conan(Celt.,wisdom)
Conrad(Teut.,boldspeech)
Constant(Lat.,constant,firm)
Cornelius(Lat.,horn)
Cosmas(Gr.,order)
Cosmo(Gr.,order)
Craig(westernforcrag)
Cronan(Gael.,darkbrown)
Curtis(Fr.,courteous)
Cyprian(Gr.,ofCyprus)
Cyril(Gr.,lordly)
Cyrus(Gr.,kyros)

Dale(OldEngl.,valley)
Damian(Gr.,tamer)
Daniel(Heb.,theLordisjudge)
Darby(Var.,ofDermot)
David(Heb.,beloved)
Denis(Lat.,godofwine)
Dennis(Lat.,godofwine)
Derek(ContractionofTheodoric)
Dermot(Celt.,freeman)
Dewey(WelshforDavid)
Dewi(WelshforDavid)
Dexter(Lat.,totheright)
Dismas(Thegoodthief)
Dominic(Lat.,theLord's)
Don(Celt.,thedarkstranger)
Donald(Celt.,thedarkstranger)
Douglas(Gael,blackstream)
Duncan(Gael,brownwarrior)
Dunstan(OldEng.,hillstone)
Dwight(asurname)

Eamon(IrishforEdmund)
Earl(OldEng.,warrior)
Earle(OldEng.,warrior)
Earnest(Var.ofErnest)
Ebenezar(Heb.,stoneofhelp)
Edgar(OldEngl.,richspear)
Edmond(OldEngl.,wealthyprotection)
Edmund(OldEngl.,happyprotection)
Edward(OldEngl.,richguardian)
Edwin(OldEngl.,richfriend)
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Egan(Var.,ofAidan
Egbert(OldEng.,strongbright)
Elbert(Var.,ofAlbert)
Eli(Heb.,high)
Eliot(Dim.ofEllis)
Elliot(Dim.ofEllis)
Elliott(Dim.ofEllis)
Emery(Fr.,workruler)
Emory(Fr.,workruler)
Emil(Lat.,tryingtoexcel)
Emanuel(Heb.,Godwithus)
Emmanuel(Heb.,Godwithus)
Erasmus(Gr.,worthyoflove)
Eric(OldNorse,honourableruler)
Ernest(Ger.,serious)
Ernst(Ger.,serious)
Erwin(Ger.,host,crowd)
Ethan(Heb.,strength)
Eugene(Gr.,wellborn)
Eustace(Gr.,fruitful)
Evan(Var.,ofJohn)
Everett(Teut.,strongboar)
Ezra(Heb.,help)

Fabian(Lat.,beangrower)
Felix(Lat.,happy)
Ferdinand(Fr.,boldinpeace)
Fergus(Celt.,manlystrength)
Finbar(Celt.,fairheaded)
Finian(Celt.,fairoffspring)
Floyd(Var.,ofLloyd)
Francis(Teut.,free)
Frank(Dim.ofFrancis)
Franklin(AngloFrench,freeman)
Frederic(Fr.,peacefulruler)
Frederick(Fr.,peacefulruler)

Gabriel(Heb.,God'sstrength)
Garrett(Eng.forGerald)
Gene(Dim.,ofEugene)
Geoffrey(Var.,ofGodfrey)
George(Gr.,farmer)
Gerald(Teut.,spearrule)
Gerard(Teut.,strongspear)
Gilbert(Teut.,brightpledge)
Gils(Gr.,kid)
Glenn(Celt.,valley)
Glen(Celt.,valley)
Godfrey(Teut.,God'speace)
Gordon(FromSt.Gordian)
Graham(asurname)
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Grant(asurname)
Gregory(Gr.,watchman)
Gustavus(Germ.,staffoftheGoths)
Guy(OldFr.,guide)

Harold(Dan.,strongwarrior)
Harry(Var.,ofHenry)
Harvey(Teut.,warrior)
Hector(Gr.,holdingfast)
Henry(Teut.,homeruler)
Herbert(Teut.,shiningwarrior)
Herman(Gr.,armyandman)
Hilary(Lat.,gay,merry)
Hiram(Heb.,exaltedbrother)
Homer(Gr.,ahostage)
Horace(Var.,ofHaratio)
Horatio(Lat.,nameofRomanpeople,Horace)
Howard(OldEngl.,swordwatcher)
Hubert(Teut.,brightmind)
Hugh(Teut.,thought)
Hugo(Teut.,thought)
Humphrey(OldEngl.,strengthinpeace)
Humphry(OldEngl.,strengthinpeace)

Ian(Lat.,gay,merry)
Ignatius(Gr.,fiery)
Immanuel(Heb.,Godwithus)
Irving(surname)
Irwin(Var.,ofErwin)
Isaac(Heb.,laughter)
Isador(Gr.,giftofIsis)
Isodor(Gr.,giftofIsis)
Isidore(Gr.,stronggift)
Ivan(Gr.,John)
Ives(Teut.,archer)

Jack(Dim.,ofJohn)
Jacob(Gr.,seizingbytheheel)
James(Heb.,supplanter)
Jason(Gr.,healer)
Jasper(OldFr.,Jaspar)
Jay(surname)
Jeffrey(Var.,ofGeoffrey
Jeremiah(Heb.,theLordloosens)
Jeremy(Heb.,exaltedoftheLord)
Jerome(Gr.,holyname)
Jesse(Heb.,strong)
Jim(Dim.,ofJames)
Jocelyn(Teut.,aGoth)
Joe(Dim.,ofJoseph)
Joel(Heb.,strongwilled)
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John(Heb.,Godhasmercy)
Jon(Va.,ofJohn)
Jonah(Heb.,dove)
Jonas(Heb.,dove)
Jones(var.,ofJonah)
Jonathan(Heb.,Godgave)
Joseph(Heb.,increase)
Josiah(Heb.,fireoftheLord)
Joshua(Heb.,helpofJehovah)
Judah(Heb.,praise)
Jude(Heb.,praised)
Jules(Var.,ofJulius)
Julian(FromJulius)
Julius(Gr.,downy)
Justin(Var.ofJustus,just)

Keith(Gael,thewind)
Kenneth(Celt.,handsome)
Kevin(Gael,comelybirth)
Kieran(Gael,black)
Kilian(Celt.,church)

Lambert(Teut.,landlight)
Lance(Fr.,servant)
Lancelot(Fr.,servant)
Larry(Dim.,ofLaurence)
Lars(Dim.,ofLaurence)
Laurence(Lat.,Laurel)
Lawrence(Lat.,Laurel)
Lee(Var.,ofLeigh)
Leigh(OldEngl.,meadow)
Len(Dim.,ofLeonard)
Leo(Lat.,lion)
Leon(Lat.,lion)
Leonard(Teut.,lionbold)
Leopold(Gr.,strong,bold)
Leroy(Fr.,theking)
Leslie(surname)
Lester(Engl.city,Leicester)
Lewis(Var.,ofLouis)
Lincoln(Englishcity)
Lionel(Lat.,littlelion)
Llewelyn(Welsh,lionlike)
Lloyd(Western,grey)
Loughlan(Heb.,messengeroftheLord)
Louis(Teut.,famouswar)
Lowell(surname)
Lucius(Lat.,light)
Luke(Gr.,light)
Lyle(Britishplace+surname)

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Malcolm(Gael,Colum'sservant)
Manual(Var.,ofEmmanuel)
Marcus(Lat.,thegodofwar)
Marion(Fr.,Mary)
Mark(Lat.,ofMars)
Marshal(OldFr.,horseservant)
Marshall(Lat.,warlike)
Martin(Lat.,ofMars,warlike)
Marvin(Germ.,sea+afriend)
Matthew(Heb.,theLord'sgift)
Matthias(Var.,ofMatthew)
Maurice(Fr.,amoor)
Max(Var.,ofMaximilian)
Maximilian(Lat.,greatest)
Maynard(AngloFr.,power+strong)
Meinrad(Teut.,strongfirmness)
Mel(Celt.,?)
Melvin(OldEngl.,council+wine)
Meredith(WelshforMurtagh)
Merle(Lat.,blackbird)
Merlin(Lat.,seahill)
Mervin(Var.,ofMarvin)
Mervyn(Var.,ofMarvin)
Michael(Heb.,whoislikeGod)
Mike(Dim.,ofMichael)
Miles(Gr.,crusher;Lat.,soldier)
Milton(surname)
Monroe(surname)
Morgan(Celt.,seadweller)
Morris(Var.,ofMaurice)
Mortimer(surname)
Morton(OldEngl.,town)
Moses(Heb.,child)
Murray(surname)
Murtagh(Celt.,seaprotector)
Myron(Gr.,myrrh)

Nathan(Heb.,gift)
Nathaneal(Heb.,giftofGod)
Nathanie(Heb.,giftofGod)
Neal(Celt.,champion)
Neil(Celt.,champion)
Neison(surname)
Nelson(Var.,ofCornelius)
Nevil(TowninNormandy)
Neville(Engl.var.,ofAlban)
Nevin(Engl.var.,ofAlban)
Newton(OldEngl.,newtown)
Nicholas(Gr.,people'svictory)
Nicolas(OldFr.,thepeople)
Noah(Heb.,comfort)
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Noel(Fr.,Christmas)
Norbert(Teut.,Niord'sbrightness)
Norman(OldEngl.,Northman)

Oliver(Fr.,army)
Olivier(Fr.,olivetree)
Orlando(Var.,ofRoland)
Orson(Lat.,bear)
Oscar(Teut.,divinespear)
Osmond(Teut.,God'sprotection)
Osmund(Teut.,God'sprotection)
Oswald(Teut.,powerofGod)
Oswold(OldEngl.,agod+power)
Otto(oldGerm.,rich)
Owen(Gr.,wellborn)

Pascal(Heb.,Passover)
Paschal(Heb.,Passover)
Patrick(Lat.,noblyborn)
Paul(Lat.,little)
Percival(Fr.,piercevalley)
Perceval(Fr.,piercevalley)
Percy(Fr.,pierce)
Perez(Heb.,rent)
Perry(Fr.,Peter)
Peter(Gr.,rock)
Philip(Gr.,horselover)
Phillip(Var.,ofPhilip)

Quentin(Lat.,fifth)

Ralph(Var.,ofRandolph)
Randolph(OldEng.,shieldwolf)
Randy(ShortforRandolph)
Raphael(Heb.,God'shealer)
Raymond(Teut.,wiseprotection)
Reginald(Teut.,strongjudgment)
Reuben(Heb.,behold,ason)
Reymond(Var.,ofRaymond)
Rex(Fr.,strongking)
Reynold(Var.,ofReginald)
Richard(OldEngl.,firmruler)
Robert(Teut.,brightfame)
Robin(ShortforRobert)
Roch(Fr.,rock)
Rock(Fr.,rock)
Roderic(Var.,ofRoderick)
Roderick(Teut.,notedruler)
Rodney(Englishplace,RodneyStoke)
Roger(Teut.,famousspear)
Roland(Teut.,widefamed)
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Ronald(ScottishforReginald)
Ross(Western,hill,moor)
Roy(Fr.,king)
Rudoph(Gr.,awolf)
Rudolf(Gr.,awolf)
Rufus(Lat.,redhair)
Rupert(Var.,ofRobert)
Russel(Fr.,reddish)
Russell(Fr.,reddish)
Ryan(Var.,ofBrian)

Sampson(Var.,ofSamson)
Samson(Heb.,brightsun)
Samuel(Gr.,nameofGod)
Sandy(Scot.dim.forAlexander)
Sanford(Englishplace,Sandy,ford)
Saul(Heb.,ofGod)
Scott(Lat.,Irishman,lateraScotsman)
Seamus(IrishforJames)
Sean(IrishforJohn)
Sebastian(Gr.,manofSeabastia)
Seth(Heb.,appointed)
Seymour(OldEngl.,sea+ahill)
Shamus(IrishforJames)
Shane(IrishforJohn)
Sheldon(OldEngl.,ledge)
Sidney(FromSt.Denis)
Silas(Gr.,askedfor)
Simon(Heb.,obedient)
Sinclair(ForSt.Clair)
Solomon(Heb.,peaceful)
Stanley(Slav.,militaryglory)
Stephen(Gr.,crowned)
Steven(Var.,ofStephen)
Stewart(Var.,ofStuart)
Stuart(surname)
Sydney(FromSt.Denis)
Sylvester(Lat.,awoods)

Ted(Dim.ofTheodore)
Terence(Lat.,smooth)
Terrance(Var.,ofTerence)
Terri(ShortforTerrence)
Theodore(Gr.,God'sgift)
Theodoric(Teut.,folkrule)
Thomas(Aram.,twin)
Timothy(Gr.,godfearing)
Tobias(Heb.,goodnessofGod)
Toby(Var.,ofTobias)
Tom(ShortforThomas)
Tony(FromAnthony)
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Ulysses(LatinforUlixes)
Uriah(Heb.,Godislight)

Vaugh(surname)
Vaughan(surname)
Vergil(Var.,ofVirgil)
Vernon(atowninFrance)
Victor(Lat.,victor)
Vincent(Lat.,toconquer)
Virgil(Lat.,nameofRomanpoet)
Vivian(Lat.,lively)

Waldo(Germ.,torule)
Wallace(AngloFr.,foreign)
Walter(Teut.,strongwarrior)
Ward(OldEngl.,toprotect)
Warren(Teut.,protectingfriend)
Wayne(surname)
Wenceslaus(Slav.,greatglory)
Wendell(Germ.,wander)
Wesley(surname)
Wilbert(Germ.,wish+bright)
Wilbur(OldEngl.,firmbrightness)
Wilfred(OldEngl.,firmpeace)
Wilfrid(OldEngl.,firmpeace)
Wilhelm(Germ.,forWilliam)
Will(ShortforWilliam)
Willard(surname)
William(Teut.,stronghelmet)
Willis(surname)
Winston(Englishnameofplace)
Woodrow(surname)
Woolfgang(Teut.,wolf'sway)

Yves(Fr.,forIves)

Zachariah(Heb.,Godremembers)
Zachary(Heb.,rememberedbyGod)
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Namesforgirls.

Abigail(Heb.,fatherisrejoicing)
Ada(Teut.,happy)
Adah(Heb.,beauty)
Adaline(Teut.,noblemaid)
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Adela(Var.ofAdelaide)
Adelaide(Fr.,nobility)
Adelia(Var.ofAdela)
Adeline(Var.ofAdelaide)
Adriana(Var.,ofAdrian)
Adrienne(Var.,ofAdrian)
Agatha(Gr.,good)
Agnes(Fr.,chaste)
Aileen(IrishforHelen)
Alberta(Fem.ofAlbert)
Alexandra(Fem.ofAlexander)
Alexis(Gr.,helper)
Alice(Teut.,noblecheer)
Alicia(Var.ofAlice)
Aline(Var.ofAdeline)
Alma(Lat.,loving,sweet;titleoftheBlessedVirginMary)
Amanda(Lat.,worthyoflove)
Amata(Lat.,loved)
Amelia(Teut.,protectress)
Amy(Lat.,loved)
Anastasia(Gr.,whowillriseagain)
Andrea(Fem.ofAndrew)
Angela(Lat.,angel)
Angelica(Var.,ofAngela)
Anita(Spanishdim.ofAnn)
Ann(Var.,ofAnna)
Anna(Heb.,grace)
Annabel(Lat.,lovable)
Annabelle(Lat.,lovable)
Anne(Var.,ofAnna)
Anneliese(Gr.forAnna)
Annette(Dim.ofAnne)
Antoinette(Dim.ofAntonia)
Antoinia(Fem.ofAnthony)
Ariadne(Gr.,holy)
Ariana(Var.,ofAriadne)
Arlene(Var.ofAline)
Arline(Var.ofAline)
Athanasia(Gr.,immortal)
Audrey(OldEngl.,noblemaiden)
Augusta(Fem.ofAugustus)
Aurelia(Lat.,golden

Barbara(Gr.,foreign,strange)
Beatrice(Lat.,joybringer)
Beatrix(Lat.,joybringer)
Belinda(OldGerm.,snake)
Bella(Dim.ofIsabella)
Belle(Dim.ofIsabella)
Berenice(Gr.,bringerofvictory)
Bernadette(Fem.dim.ofBernard)
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Bernadine(Fem.ofBernard)
Bernice(Var.ofBerenice)
Bertha(Teut.,shiningone)
Bess(Dim.ofElizabeth)
Beth(Dim.ofElizabeth)
Betsy(Dim.ofElizabeth)
Betty(Dim.ofElizabeth)
Beulah(Heb.,married)
Beverley(Engl.,beaver)
Beverly(Engl.,beaver)
Blanch(Fr.,white)
Blanche(Fr.,white)
Bonita(Fem.var.ofBonaventure)
Bonna(Fem.var.ofBonaventure)
Bonnie(Fem.var.ofBonaventure)
Bonny(Fr.,good)
Brenda(Teut.,sword)
Bride(Var.ofBridget)
Brigid(Var.ofBridget)
Bridget(Celt.,strength)

Camille(Lat.,virginofunblemishedcharacter)
Candida(Lat.,white)
Carlotta(Var.ofCharlotte)
Carol(Fem.var.ofCharles)
Carola(Fem.var.ofCharles)
Carole(Var.ofCaroline)
Caroline(Fem.var.ofCharles)
Carrie(Dim.ofCaroline)
Catharine(Fr.,pure)
Catherine(Gr.,pure)
Cecile(Lat.,dimsighted)
Cicilia(Lat.,dimsighted)
Cecily(Lat.,dimsighted)
Celesta(Lat.,heavenly)
Celeste(Lat.,heavenly)
Celestina(Dim.ofCelesta)
Celia(Lat.,heavenly)
Celine(Lat.,heavenly)
Charity(Lat.,charity)
Charlotte(Fr.fem.var.ofCharles)
Chloe(Lat.,blooming)
Christina(FromChrist)
Christine(FromChrist)
Claire(Fr.forClara)
Clara(Lat.,illustrious)
Clare(Lat.,illustrious)
Clarissa(Lat.,mostillustrious)
Claudette(Fem.dim.ofClaud)
Claudia(Fem.ofClaud)
Claudine(Fem.var.ofClaud)
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Clementine(Fem.dim.ofClement)
Colleen(Irish,girl)
Constance(Lat.,constant,firm)
Cora(Gr.,maiden)
Cordelia(Celt.,daughterofthesea)
Cornelia(Fem.ofCornelius)
Coreen(Var.ofCorinne)
Corinne(Fr.forKorinna)
Cornelia(Fem.ofCornelius)
Cynthia(UsedforDiana)

Daisy(Nameofaflower)
Daphne(Gr.,baytree)
Debora(Heb.,bee)
Deborah(Heb.,abee)
Delia(Fem.ofDelius)
Delilah(Heb.,delicate)
Denise(Gr.,godofNyssa)
Diana(Lat.,divine)
Diane(Fr.forDiana)
Dinah(Heb.,judged)
Dolly(Dim.ofDorothea)
Dolores(Sp.,MaryoftheSorrows)
Dominica(Fem.var.ofDominic)
Dominique(Fem.var.ofDominic)
Dona(Lat.,given)
Donna(Lat.,given)
Dora(Gr.,God'sgift)
Doris(Var.ofDora)
Dorothea(Gr.,God'sgift)
Dorothy(Gr.,God'sgift)

Edith(OldEngl.,happywar)
Edna(Celt,fire)
Eileen(Var.ofAileen[Helen])
Elaine(Var.ofHelen)
Eleanor(FromAlienor)
Eleanora(FromAlienor)
Elinor(Var.ofEleanor)
Eliza(Var.ofElizabeth)
Elisabeth(Heb.,Godhassworn)
Elizabeth(Heb.,Godismyoath)
Ella(Var.ofHelen)
Ellen(Var.ofHelen)
Eloisa(Fr.,Heloise[Louise])
Eloise(Fr.,Heloise[Louise])
Elsa(Gr.,?)
Elsie(Var.ofElizabeth)
Elvira(Goth.,?)
Emilia(Var.ofEmily)
Emily(Lat.,excelling)
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Emma(Teut.,nurse)
Emmeline(Var.ofEmily)
Enid(OldWelshforsoul)
Ernestine(Fem.ofErnest)
Estella(Lat.,star)
Estelle(Var.ofEstella)
Esther(Per.,star)
Ethel(OldEngl.,noblemaiden)
Etta(Dim.ofHenrietta)
Ettienne(Fr.,var.ofStephen)
Eunice(Gr.,goodvictory)
Eva(Heb.,life)
Evangeline(Fromthefourevangelists)
Eve(Heb.,life)
Evelina(Var.ofEveline)
Eveline(Fr.forEvelyn)
Evelyn(Engl.var.ofIrishEibhlhin[Helen])

Faith(Lat.faith)
Fannie(Dim.ofFrancis)
Fanny(Dim.ofFrancis)
Fay(Var.offaith)
Faye(Lat.,faith
Felicity(Lat.,happiness)
Flora(Lat.,flowers)
Florence(Lat.,flowering)
Frances(Fem.ofFrancis)
Frederica(Fem.ofFrederick)
Frieda(OldGerm.forpeace)

Gabriella(Fem.ofGabriel)
Gail(Dim.ofAbigail)
Gemma(It.,gem)
Genevieve(Celt.,whitewave)
Georgette(Fem.var.ofGeorge)
Georgia(Fem.ofGeorge)
Georgiana(Fem.var.ofGeorge)
Georgina(Fem.ofGeorge)
Geralda(Fem.ofGerald)
Geraldine(Fem.ofGerald)
Gertrude(Teut.,spearstrength)
Gladys(WelshfromLat.Claudia)
Gloria(Lat.,glorious)
Gloriosa(Lat.,glorious)
Grace(Lat.,favour,grace)
Greta(Dim.ofMargaret)
Gretchen(Germ.,var.ofMargaret)
Guinevere(Celt.,white)
Gwendolen(CeltforGuinevere)
Gwendolina(CeltforGuinevere)
Gwendolyn(CeltforGuinevere)
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Hanna(Var.ofAnna)
Hannah(Var.ofAnna)
Harriet(Fem.ofHarry[Henry])
Hattie(Dim.ofHarriet)
Hazel(Heb.,Godsees)
Heather(Nameofaplant)
Helen(Gr.,light)
Helena(Gr.,light)
Henrietta(Fem.dim.ofHenry)
Hester(Var.ofEsther)
Hesther(Var.ofEsther)
Hilda(OldEngl.,battlemaid)
Hildegard(Teut.,protectingbattlemaid)
Hildegarde(Var.ofHildegard)
Hope(Lat.,hope)

Ida(Teut.,labour)
Imogene(Fr.,FromtheShrineofImoge)
Ingrid(Norse,Ingvi'sride)
Irena(Gr.,peace)
Irene(Gr.,peace)
Iris(Gr.,rainbow)
Irma(OldGerm.,nameofwargod)
Isabel(Var.ofElizabeth)
Isabella(Span.forIsabel)
Isabelle(Var.ofIsabel)
Isadora(Fem.ofIsidore)
Isidora(Fem.ofIsidore)

Jackie(ShortofJacqueline)
Jacqueline(Heb.,supplanter)
Jane(Engl.forJoanna)
Janet(Dim.ofJane)
Janice(Dim.ofJane)
Jean(Fem.ofJohn)
Jeanne(Fem.ofJohn)
Jeannette(Dim.ofJeanne)
Jennifer(Celt,whitewave)
Jenny(Dim.ofJane)
Jessica(FromJoanna)
Jessie(FromJoanna)
Jill(FromJulia)
Joan(Fem.var.ofJohn)
Joanna(Fem.var.ofJohn)
Joanne(Fem.ofJohn)
Jocelin(Fr.forJoscelin)
Joceline(Fr.forJoscelin)
Jocelyn(Fr.forJoscelin)
Johanna(Var.ofJoanna)
Josephine(Dim.ofJoseph)
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Joy(Lat.,merry)
Joyce(Lat.,merry)
Juanita(Sp.forJoanna)
Judith(Heb.,praised)
Judy(FromJudith)
Julia(Lat.,downy)
Julie(Fr.forJulia)
Juliana(Fem.ofJulian)
Juliet(Dim.ofJulia)
Juliette(Dim.ofJulia)
June(Lat.,youthful)

Karen(Scan.forCatherine)
Kate(Dim.ofCatherine)
Katharine(Var.ofCatherine)
Katherine(Var.ofCatherine)
Katheryn(Var.ofCatherine)
Kathleen(IrishvarofCatherine)
Kay(Dim.ofCatherine)
Kayla(Var.ofKay)
Kit(Dim.ofCatherine)
Kitty(Dim.ofCatherine)
Kristen(Lat.,followerofChrist)
Kristine(Gr.,Christbearer)

Laura(FromLaurence)
Laurette(FromLaurence)
Lavinia(Fr.,thewine)
Leah(Heb.,weary)
Leila(Ar.,darkness)
Leilah(Ar.,darkness)
Lena(ShortforHelen)
Lenore(Var.ofEleanor)
Leona(Fem.ofLeo)
Leonara(Var.ofEleanora)
Leonora(Var.ofEleanor)
Leora(Var.ofEleanor)
Leslie(Nameofaplace)
Libby(Dim.ofElizabeth)
Lila(Lat.,lily)
Lilian(Lat.,lily)
Lillian(Var.ofLilian)
Lilly(Dim.ofLilian)
Lily(Lat.,lily)
Linda(Dem.ofBelinda)
Lisa(Var.ofElizabeth)
Lise(Var.ofElizabeth)
Lisette(Var.ofElizabeth)
Lois(Gr.,Los)
Lola(Sp.,dim.ofDolores)
Lora(SameasLaura)
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Loretta(SameasLaura)
Lorna(CoinedbyR.D.Blackmore)
Loraine(Lat.,Laurel)
Lorraine(Var.ofLoraine)
Lottie(Dim.ofCharlotte)
Lotty(Dim.ofCharlotte)
Louella(LouiseElla)
Louisa(Fem.ofLouis)
Louise(Fem.ofLouis)
Luchina(Lat.dimofLucy)
Lucia(Fem.ofLucius)
Lucile(Lat.,light)
Lucille(Var.ofLucile)
Lucinda(Var.ofLucy)
Lucy(Fem.ofLucius)
Luella(Var.ofLouella)
Luisa(FromLouisa)
Luise(FromLouise)
Lulu(Dim.ofLouise)
Lydia(Gr.,fromLydia)
Lynn(NameofBritishplace)

Mabel(Lat.lovable)
Madalena(SpanishfromMagdalen)
Madeleine(Fr.forMagdalen)
Madge(Dim.ofMargaret)
Madison(nameofaplace)
Mae(Var.ofMayforMary)
Magdalen(Heb.ofMagdala)
Magdalene(Heb.ofMagdala)
Maggie(Dim.ofMargaret)
Maisie(Scot.dim.ofMargaret)
Mamie(FromMary)
Marcia(Fem.ofMarcus)
Margaret(Gr.,pearl)
Margery(Var.ofMargaret)
Margo(ShortforMargaret)
Margot(ShortforMargaret)
Marguerite(Fr.forMargaret)
Maria(Var.ofMary)
Marian(FromMary)
Marianne(FromMary)
Marie(Fr.forMary)
Marilyn(Var.ofMary)
Marion(Var.ofMary)
Marjorie(Var.ofMargaret)
Marjory(Var.ofMargaret)
Martha(Aram.,lady)
Marthe(Aram.,lady)
Mary(Heb.,beautiful)
Mathilda(Var.ofMatilda)
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Matilda(Teut.,battlemaid)
Maud(Var.ofMatilda)
Maude(Var.ofMatilda)
Maura(Gr.,dark)
Maureen(Ir.var.ofMary)
Maxine(Fem.ofMax)
May(FromMaryorMargaret)
Maybelle(Var.ofMabel)
Mayme(FromMary)
Meg(Dim.ofMargaret)
Megan(Var.ofMeg)
Melissa(Gr.,bee)
Mercy(Spanishformercy)
Merry(Spanishformercy)
Michaela(Fem.ofMichael)
Michelle(Fem.ofMichael)
Mildred(OldEngl.,power)
Mimi(Teut.,stronghelmet)
Mina(Teut.,stronghelmet)
Minette(Teut.,stronghelmet)
Minna(Teut.,stronghelmet)
Minnie(Teut.,stronghelmet)
Miranda(Lat.,strange,wonderful)
Miriam(Var.ofMary)
Molly(Var.ofMary)
Mona(Var.ofMonica)
Monica(Gr.,counselor)
Muriel(GaelicforMary)
Myra(Fem.ofMyron
Myrtle(Nameofaplant)

Nadine(Russ.forhope)
Nan(Var.ofAnne)
Nana(Var.ofAnne)
Nancy(Var.ofAnne)
Nanette(Var.ofAnne)
Nannette(Fr.forAnna)
Naomi(Heb.,mydelight)
Natalie(Lat.,birth)
Nathalie(Lat.,birth)
Nell(Dim.ofHelenandEleanor)
Nellie(Var.ofNell)
Nelly(Dim.ofHelenandEleanor)
Nicole(Fr.origin)
Noel(Fr.forNatal)
Nora(Lat.,honour)
Norah(Lat.,honour)
Noreen(Lat.,honour)
Norine(Lat.,honour)
Norma(Lat.,rule)

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Olga(Norse,holy)
Olive(Lat.,olive)
Olivia(Lat.,olive)
Oona(Lat.,one)
Oonah(Lat.,one)
Ophelia(Gr.,ahelp)

Pamela(CoinedbySirPhilipSidney)
Patrice(Fem.ofPatrick)
Patricia(Fem.ofPatrick)
Paula(Fem.ofPaul)
Paulette(Dim.ofPaula)
Pauline(Dim.ofPaula)
Pearl(SameasMargaret)
Peg(PetnameofMargaret)
Peggy(PetnameofMargaret)
Penelope(Gr.,Pnelop)
Penny(Dim.ofPenelope)
Phebe(Gr.,bright)
Philomena(Gr.,beloved)
Phoebe(Gr.,bright)
Phillis(Gr.,leaf)
Phyllis(Gr.,leaf)
Pia(Lat.,loyal)
Polly(Var.ofMolly)
Portia(Lat.,apig)
Priscilla(Lat.,ancient)
Prudence(Lat.,prudence)

Rachel(Heb.,ewe;sameasAgnes)
Ramona(Fem.ofRamon[Raymond])
Rafaela(Var.ofRaphael)
Raphaela(Var.ofRaphael)
Rebecca(Lat.,queen)
Regina(Lat.,aqueen)
Reina(Var.ofRegina)
Reine(Var.ofRegina)
Rhoda(Var.ofRose)
Rita(ShortforMargarita[Margaret])
Roberta(fem.ofRobert)
Rosa(Lat.,Rose)
Rosalba(Var.ofRosa)
Rosalia(Var.ofRosa)
Rosalie(Var.ofRosa)
Rosalind(Dim.ofRosa)
Rosamond(Lat.,cleanrose)
Rosamund(Lat.,cleanrose)
Rosanne(Dim.ofRose)
Rose(Lat.,Rose)
Rosemary(Lat.,seadew)
Rosita(Var.ofRose)
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Roslyn(Dim.ofRosa)
Rowena(OldEngl.,afriend)
Roxane(Per.,brightness)
Ruby(Scottishfem.ofRobert)
Ruth(Heb.,beauty)

Sadie(Var.ofSara)
Sally(Dim.ofSara)
Salome(Heb.,peaceful)
Salomea(Heb.,peaceful)
Sandra(ContractionofAlexandra)
Saphir(delightful)
Sara(Heb.,princess)
Sarah(Heb.,princess)
Selma(Gr.,aship)
Sharon(FromRoseofSharon;titleofBlessedVirginMary)
Sheila(IrishfromCecilia)
Shelly(Var.ofSharon)
Shirley(surname)
Sibyl(Gr.,prophetess)
Silvia(Lat.,oftheforest)
Silvya(Lat.,oftheforest)
Simona(Fem.var.ofSimon)
Simone(Fem.var.ofSimon)
Sofia(Gr.,wisdom)
Sonia(Russ.var.ofSophia)
Sonya(Russ.var.ofSophia)
Sophia(Gr.,wisdom)
Sophie(Gr.,wisdom)
Sophy(Var.ofSophia)
Stella(Var.ofEstella)
Stefanie(Fem.forStephen)
Stephanie(Fem.forStephen)
Susan(Heb.,lily)
Susanna(Heb.,lily)
Susannah(Var.ofSusan)
Suzanne(Fr.forSusan)
Sybil(Gr.,prophetess)
Sylvia(Lat.,awood)

Tabitha(Gr.,roe,gazelle)
Teresa(Gr.,reaper)
Terry(Dim.ofTheresa)
Tess(Dim.ofTeresa)
Tessie(Dim.ofTeresa)
Thelma(Var.ofSelma)
Theodora(Fem.ofTheodore)
Theresa(Var.ofTeresa)
Therese(Fr.forTeresa)
Tillie(Dim.ofMatilda)
Tilly(Dim.ofMatilda)
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Tina(ShortforChristina)
Tracy(Engl.contractionofTeresa)
Trudy(Dim.ofGertrude)

Una(Lat.,one)
Ursula(Lat.,littlebear)

Valerie(Fr.,tobestrong)
Vallerie(Var.ofValerie)
Vanessa(SubstituteforEsther)
Vera(Lat.,true)
Veronica(Gr.,victorybringer)
Victoria(Lat.,victory)
Viola(Lat.,aviolet)
Violet(Lat.,violet)
Violette(Lat.,violet)
Virginia(Lat.,flowering)
Vivian(Lat.,lively)
Vivien(Lat.,alive)

Wanda(Var.ofWendy)
Wendy(Teut.,wanderer)
Wilhelmina(Germ.,fem.ofWilhelm)
Wilma(Fem.ofWilliam)
Wilmett(Fem.ofWilliam)
Winifred(Western,whitewave)

Yvette(Fr.fromJudith)
Yvonne(Fem.ofIves)

Zita(Sp.,littlehope)
Zoa(Gr.,life)
Zoe(Gr.,life)

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