Christina
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Greek
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/kɹɪs.ˈtiː.nə/ (English)
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/kʁɪs.ˈtiː.na/ (German)
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/krɪs.ˈtiː.na/ (Swedish)
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/krɪs.ˈti.naː/ (Dutch)
From Christiana, the Latin feminine form of Christian. This was the name of an early, possibly legendary, saint who was tormented by her pagan father. It was also borne by a 17th-century Swedish queen and patron the arts who gave up her crown in order to become a Roman Catholic.In the English-speaking world the form Christine was more popular for most of the 20th century, though Christina eventually overtook it. Famous bearers include actress Christina Ricci (1980-) and singer Christina Aguilera (1980-).
View Original Harrison
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/ˈhæɹ.ɪ.sən/ ()
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/ˈhɛɹ.ɪ.sən/ ()
From an English surname that meant "son of Harry". This was the surname of two American presidents, William Henry Harrison (1773-1841) and his grandson Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901). As a given name it reached a low point in America in 1977 before it was revived by the career of actor Harrison Ford (1942-), who starred in such movies as Star Wars in 1977 and Indiana Jones in 1984.
View Original Philip
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Biblical
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/ˈfɪl.ɪp/ (English)
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/ˈfi.lɪp/ (Dutch)
From the Greek name Φίλιππος (Philippos) meaning "friend of horses", composed of the elements φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover" and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse". This was the name of five kings of Macedon, including Philip II the father of Alexander the Great. The name appears in the New Testament belonging to two people who are regarded as saints. First, one of the twelve apostles, and second, an early figure in the Christian church known as Philip the Deacon.This name was initially more common among Eastern Christians, though it came to the West by the Middle Ages. It was borne by six kings of France and five kings of Spain. It was regularly used in England during the Middle Ages, although the Spanish king Philip II, who attempted an invasion of England, helped make it less common by the 17th century. It was revived in the English-speaking world in the 19th century. Famous bearers include the Elizabethan courtier and poet Philip Sidney (1554-1586) and the American science fiction novelist Philip K. Dick (1928-1982). View Original Jackson
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English
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Portuguese (Brazilian)
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/ˈd͡ʒæk.sən/ (English)
From the English surname Jackson meaning "son of Jack". Famous bearers of the surname were American president Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) and American musician Michael Jackson (1958-2009).
View Original Merlin
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Arthurian Cycle
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English
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/ˈmɜɹ.lɪn/ (American English)
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/ˈmɜː.lɪn/ (British English)
Form of the Welsh name Myrddin used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his 12th-century chronicle. Writing in Latin, he likely chose the form Merlinus over Merdinus in order to prevent associations with French merde "excrement".Geoffrey based parts of Merlin's character on Myrddin Wyllt, a legendary madman and prophet who lived in the Caledonian Forest. Other parts of his life were based on that of the historical 5th-century Romano-British military leader Ambrosius Aurelianus (also known as Emrys Wledig). In Geoffrey's version of the tales and later embellishments Merlin is a magician and counselor for King Arthur.
View Original Brittany
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/ˈbɹɪt.ə.ni/ ()
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/ˈbɹɪt.ni/ ()
From the name of the region of Brittany in the northwest of France, called in French Bretagne. It was named for the Britons who settled there after the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the invasions of the Anglo-Saxons.As a given name, it first came into common use in America in the early 1970s, reaching the third ranked spot for girls by 1989. This was an extraordinary increase over only two decades, though it has since fallen almost as dramatically as it climbed.
View Original Harlow
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Masculine
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/ˈhɑɹ.loʊ/ (American English)
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/ˈhɑː.ləʊ/ (British English)
From an English surname derived from a place name, itself derived from Old English hær "rock, heap of stones" or here "army", combined with hlaw "hill". As a name for girls, it received some attention in 2008 when the American celebrity Nicole Richie used it for her daughter. View Original Bridger
Pronounced
/ˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.əɹ/ (American English)
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/ˈbɹɪd͡ʒ.ə/ (British English)
From an English surname that originally indicated a person who lived near or worked on a bridge. View Original Charmaine
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/ʃɑɹ.ˈmeɪn/ (American English)
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/ʃɑː.ˈmeɪn/ (British English)
Meaning unknown, perhaps a combination of Charmian or the English word charm with the aine suffix from Lorraine. It was (first?) used for a character in the play What Price Glory (1924), which was made into a popular movie in 1926.
View Original Alethea
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/ˌæl.ə.ˈθi.ə/ ()
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/ə.ˈli.θi.ə/ ()
Derived from Greek ἀλήθεια (aletheia) meaning "truth". This name was coined in the 16th century. View Original Virgil
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/ˈvɜɹ.d͡ʒɪl/ (American English)
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/ˈvɜː.d͡ʒɪl/ (British English)
From the Roman family name Vergilius, which is of unknown meaning. This name was borne by the 1st-century BC Roman poet Publius Vergilius Maro, commonly called Virgil, who was the writer of the Aeneid. Due to him, Virgil has been in use as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 19th century. View Original Wisteria
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/wɪs.ˈtɛɹ.i.ə/ ()
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/wɪs.ˈtiɹ.i.ə/ ()
From the name of the flowering plant, which was named for the American anatomist Caspar Wistar. View Original Aubrianna
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/ɔ.bɹi.ˈæn.ə/ ()
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/ɔ.bɹi.ˈɑːn.ə/ ()
View Original Raeburn
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/ˈɹeɪ.bəɹn/ (American English)
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/ˈɹeɪ.bən/ (British English)
From a Scottish surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "stream where deer drink" (from Scots rae "roe deer" and burn "stream"). A famous bearer of the surname was Scottish portrait painter Henry Raeburn (1756-1823). View Original Cooper
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/ˈkup.əɹ/ (American English)
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/ˈkuːp.ə/ (British English)
From a surname meaning "barrel maker", from Middle English couper. View Original Tiger
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/ˈtaɪ.ɡəɹ/ (American English)
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/ˈtaɪ.ɡə/ (British English)
From the name of the large striped cat, derived (via Old French and Latin) from Greek τίγρις (tigris), ultimately of Iranian origin. A famous bearer is American golfer Tiger Woods (1975-). View Original Prosper
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/pʁɔs.pɛʁ/ (French)
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/ˈpɹɑs.pəɹ/ (American English)
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/ˈpɹɒs.pə/ (British English)
From the Latin name Prosperus, which meant "fortunate, successful". This was the name of a 5th-century saint, a supporter of Saint Augustine. It has never been common as an English name, though the Puritans used it, partly because it is identical to the English word prosper. View Original Mercy
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/ˈmɜɹ.si/ (American English)
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/ˈmɜː.si/ (British English)
From the English word mercy, ultimately from Latin merces "wages, reward", a derivative of merx "goods, wares". This was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century. It is currently most common in English-speaking Africa. View Original Sawyer
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/ˈsɔɪ.əɹ/ (American English)
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/ˈsɔɪ.ə/ (British English)
From an English surname meaning "sawer of wood". Mark Twain used it for the hero in his novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876).Very rare as an American given name before 1980, it increased in popularity in the 1980s and 90s. It got a boost in 2004 after the debut of the television series Lost, which featured a character by this name. View Original Odin
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Norse Mythology
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English (Modern)
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/ˈoʊ.dɪn/ (English)
Anglicized form of Old Norse Óðinn, which was derived from óðr meaning "frenzied, furious, inspired". It ultimately developed from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. The name appears as Woden in Anglo-Saxon sources (for example, as the founder of several royal lineages in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle) and in forms such as Wuotan, Wotan or Wodan in continental Europe, though he is best known from Norse sources.In Norse mythology Odin is the highest of the gods, presiding over war, wisdom and death. He is the husband of Frigg and resides in Valhalla, where warriors go after they are slain. He is usually depicted as a one-eyed older man, carrying two ravens on his shoulders who inform him of all the events of the world. At the time of Ragnarök, the final battle, it is told that he will be killed fighting the great wolf Fenrir. View Original Edmund
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German
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Polish
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/ˈɛd.mənd/ (English)
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/ˈɛt.mʊnt/ (German)
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/ˈɛd.munt/ (Polish)
Means "rich protection", from the Old English elements ead "wealth, fortune" and mund "protection". This was the name of two Anglo-Saxon kings of England. It was also borne by two saints, including a 9th-century king of East Anglia who, according to tradition, was shot to death with arrows after refusing to divide his Christian kingdom with an invading pagan Danish leader. This Old English name remained in use after the Norman Conquest (even being used by King Henry III for one of his sons), though it became less common after the 15th century.Famous bearers of the name include the English poet Edmund Spenser (1552-1599), the German-Czech philosopher Edmund Husserl (1859-1938) and New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary (1919-2008), the first person to climb Mount Everest. View Original Benjamin
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Biblical
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בִּנְיָמִין (Ancient Hebrew)
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/ˈbɛn.d͡ʒə.mɪn/ (English)
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/bɛ̃.ʒa.mɛ̃/ (French)
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/ˈbɛn.ja.miːn/ (German)
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/ˈbɛn.jaː.ˌmɪn/ (Dutch)
From the Hebrew name בִּנְיָמִין (Binyamin) meaning "son of the south" or "son of the right hand", from the roots בֵּן (ben) meaning "son" and יָמִין (yamin) meaning "right hand, south". Benjamin in the Old Testament was the twelfth and youngest son of Jacob and the founder of one of the southern tribes of the Hebrews. He was originally named בֶּן־אוֹנִי (Ben-ʾoni) meaning "son of my sorrow" by his mother Rachel, who died shortly after childbirth, but it was later changed by his father (see Genesis 35:18).As an English name, Benjamin came into general use after the Protestant Reformation. A famous bearer was Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), an American statesman, inventor, scientist and philosopher. View Original Ford
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/ˈfɔɹd/ (American English)
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/ˈfɔːd/ (British English)
From an English surname that was derived from a place name meaning "ford" in Old English. A famous bearer of the surname was the American industrialist Henry Ford (1863-1947). View Original Amber
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/ˈæm.bəɹ/ (American English)
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/ˈæm.bə/ (British English)
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/ˈɑm.bər/ (Dutch)
From the English word amber that denotes either the gemstone, which is formed from fossil resin, or the orange-yellow colour. The word ultimately derives from Arabic عنبر (ʿanbar) meaning "ambergris". It began to be used as a given name in the late 19th century, but it only became popular after the release of Kathleen Winsor's novel Forever Amber (1944). View Original Leopold
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Polish
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/ˈleː.o.pɔlt/ (German)
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/ˈleː.oː.pɔlt/ (Dutch)
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/ˈli.ə.ˌpoʊld/ (English)
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/ˈlɛ.o.polt/ (Czech)
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/ˈlɛ.ɔ.pɔld/ (Slovak)
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/lɛ.ˈɔ.pɔlt/ (Polish)
Derived from the Old German elements liut "people" and bald "bold, brave". The spelling was altered due to association with Latin leo "lion". This name was common among German royalty, first with the Babenbergs and then the Habsburgs. Saint Leopold was a 12th-century Babenberg margrave of Austria, who is now considered the patron of that country. It was also borne by two Habsburg Holy Roman emperors, as well as three kings of Belgium. Since the 19th century this name has been occasionally used in England, originally in honour of Queen Victoria's uncle, a king of Belgium, after whom she named one of her sons. It was later used by James Joyce for the main character, Leopold Bloom, in his novel Ulysses (1922). View Original Seymour
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/ˈsi.mɔɹ/ (American English)
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/ˈsiː.mɔː/ (British English)
From a Norman surname that originally belonged to a person coming from the French town of Saint Maur (which means "Saint Maurus").
View Original Meriwether
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/ˈmɛɹ.ɪ.wɛð.əɹ/ (American English)
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/ˈmɛɹ.ɪ.wɛð.ə/ (British English)
From a surname meaning "happy weather" in Middle English, originally belonging to a cheery person. A notable bearer of the name was Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809), who, with William Clark, explored the west of North America. View Original Montague
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/ˈmɑn.tə.ˌɡju/ (American English)
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/ˈmɒn.tə.ˌɡjuː/ (British English)
From an aristocratic English surname meaning "sharp mountain", from Old French mont agu. In Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet (1596) this is the surname of Romeo and his family. View Original Emberly
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/ˈɛm.bəɹ.li/ (American English)
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/ˈɛm.bə.li/ (British English)
View Original December
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/dɪ.ˈsɛm.bəɹ/ (American English)
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/dɪ.ˈsɛm.bə/ (British English)
From the name of the twelfth month, originally the tenth month in the Roman calendar, derived from decem meaning "ten". It is sometimes used as a given name for someone born in December. View Original Dylan
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Welsh
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Welsh Mythology
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/ˈdəl.an/ (Welsh)
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/ˈdɪl.ən/ (English)
From the Welsh prefix dy meaning "to, toward" and llanw meaning "tide, flow". According to the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi [1], Dylan was a son of Arianrhod and the twin brother of Lleu Llaw Gyffes. Immediately after he was baptized he took to the sea, where he could swim as well as a fish. He was slain accidentally by his uncle Gofannon. According to some theories the character might be rooted in an earlier and otherwise unattested Celtic god of the sea.Famous bearers include the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) and the American musician Bob Dylan (1941-), real name Robert Zimmerman, who took his stage surname from the poet's given name. Due to those two bearers, use of the name has spread outside of Wales in the last half of the 20th century. It received a further boost in popularity in the 1990s due to a character on the television series Beverly Hills 90210. View Original Anselm
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/ˈan.zɛlm/ (German)
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/ˈæn.sɛlm/ (English)
Derived from the Old German elements ansi "god" and helm "helmet, protection". This name was brought to England in the late 11th century by Saint Anselm, who was born in northern Italy. He was archbishop of Canterbury and a Doctor of the Church. View Original Thurstan
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/ˈθɜɹ.stən/ (American English)
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/ˈθɜː.stən/ (British English)
From an English surname that was derived from the Norse name Þórsteinn (see Torsten).
View Original Alger
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/ˈæl.d͡ʒəɹ/ (American English)
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/ˈæl.d͡ʒə/ (British English)
From a surname that was derived from the given name Algar.
View Original Bethel
Scripts
בֵּית־אֵל (Ancient Hebrew)
From an Old Testament place name meaning "house of God" in Hebrew. This was a town north of Jerusalem, where Jacob saw his vision of the stairway. It is occasionally used as a given name. View Original Holland
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/ˈhɑl.ənd/ (American English)
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/ˈhɒl.ənd/ (British English)
From the place name Holland 1 or the related surname.
View Original Edgar
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German
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/ˈɛd.ɡəɹ/ (American English)
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/ˈɛd.ɡə/ (British English)
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/ɛd.ɡaʁ/ (French)
Derived from the Old English elements ead "wealth, fortune" and gar "spear". This was the name of a 10th-century English king, Edgar the Peaceful. The name did not survive long after the Norman Conquest, but it was revived in the 18th century, in part due to a character by this name in Walter Scott's novel The Bride of Lammermoor (1819), which tells of the tragic love between Edgar Ravenswood and Lucy Ashton [1]. Famous bearers include author and poet Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), French impressionist painter Edgar Degas (1834-1917), and author Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950). View Original Crawford
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/ˈkɹɔ.fəɹd/ (American English)
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/ˈkɹɔː.fəd/ (British English)
From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "crow ford" in Old English. View Original Royal
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/ˈɹɔɪ.əl/ ()
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/ˈɹɔɪl/ ()
From the English word royal, derived (via Old French) from Latin regalis, a derivative of rex "king". It was first used as a given name in the 19th century. View Original Carver
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/ˈkɑɹ.vəɹ/ (American English)
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/ˈkɑː.və/ (British English)
From an English surname that meant "wood carver". View Original