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Aaric

Boy

English Norse

Variant of Aric 'rule with mercy.'. Variant of Aric rule with mercy.

Abbot

Boy

English Hebrew

Abbey father. Father.

Abbott

Boy

English Hebrew

Abbey father. Father.

Ace

Boy

Anglo-Saxon English Latin

Unity. Unity; a nickname given to one who excels; also an English surname meaning noble. First in luck.

Ackley

Boy

English

Dwells at the oak tree meadow.

Acton

Boy

English

A town in the U.K.

Ada

Girl

African English French German Hebrew Teutonic

First daughter. (Nigerian). Wealthy. Also from the Old German Eda or Etta, meaning happy. Introduced from Germany in the late 18th century. Also a diminutive of Adela, Adelalde, or Adeline. Nobility. French form of the Old German Adalheidis, a compound of 'athal' (noble) and 'haida' (hood). Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, was named after Queen Adelaide, 19th century King William IV's consort. Diminutive of Adeline and Adela: Sweet or pleasant; of the nobility. Noble. From the Old German 'athal' meaning noble. Ornament. Happy.

Adair

Unisex

Celtic English Gaelic Scottish

From the ford by the oak trees. Fortunate and powerful. From the Old English name Eadgar, a compound of 'ead' meaning rich or happy, and 'gar' meaning spear. From the oak tree ford. From the oak tree ford. Uncertain origin. May be a variant of Edgar, or from the Gaelic for 'oak tree ford'. Used for many hundreds of years as both surname and first name.

Adam

Boy

Biblical English Hebrew Muslim

Earthy; red Of the red earth. Red, a reference to either the red skin or the red earth of Eden from which the Old Testament Adam was created in Genesis 2. The Biblical Adam is the English language equivalent.

Adamson

Boy

English Hebrew

Son of Adam. Son of Adam: Man of the red earth.

Adda

Unisex

English Welsh

Wealthy. Welsh form of Adam 'of the red earth'.

Addaneye

Boy

English

Lives on the noble's island.

Addis

Boy

English Hebrew

Son of Adam. Son of Adam: Man of the red earth.

Addney

Boy

English

Lives on the noble's island.

Addy

Unisex

English French German Hebrew

Ardent. Nobility. French form of the Old German Adalheidis, a compound of 'athal' (noble) and 'haida' (hood). Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, was named after Queen Adelaide, 19th century King William IV's consort. Diminutive of Adeline and Adela: Sweet or pleasant; of the nobility. Noble. From the Old German 'athal' meaning noble. Son of Adam: Man of the red earth.