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An English short form that can stand for Stephen (Stevie Ray Vaughan) or Stephanie (Stevie Nicks). The Greek root means "wreath" or "crown". The name is often used as an independent first name in English.
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A name of Old Norse origin. It derives from the verb "stiga," which means to wander, climb, or tread the path. Stig is widespread in Scandinavia and, thanks to its brevity, blends very well ahead of long, multisyllabic German surnames.
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Stine is documented as a Danish and Norwegian short form of Kristine or Christine. The underlying word root means "Christian woman."
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Both names share the same Greek origin (Stephanos), which means "the wreath" or "the crown." Stefan is the typically Serbian form, while Stjepan is the typically Croatian form.
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This name is given gender-neutrally. The often-cited meaning "outstanding and refined" is an interpretation of the most frequently used Hanja combination.
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Documented as the Swahili word for "patience."
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A Japanese female name that can have different meanings depending on how it is written. When written with the kanji for suki, the documented meaning is "the beloved" or "she who is liked."
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The English word for summer has been used as a first name in the English-speaking world for decades. In German, the English pronunciation ("Sammer") is customary. The name usually requires no explanation, as the word is generally known.
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This English-language name corresponds directly to the name of the day of the week, Sunday. However, its naming history is multifaceted: today it is often given as a modern word name, but historically it is also documented as an Anglicized form of African day names in the diaspora. A single, blanket derivation falls short here.
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In Norse mythology, Sunna is the personification of the sun. The name has Old Norse and Old High German roots and is a rare but clear alternative to more common first names starting with the letter S.
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There are multiple derivations for this name. A common interpretation is the translation "princess" as a Yiddish form of Sarah. Other sources attribute the name to Persian, where it is said to mean "red rose."
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Likewise a documented Sanskrit word for "sun" and the name of the Hindu sun god. Surya is traditionally a boy's name.
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The name goes back to the Hebrew Shoshannah. The underlying root means "lily," often also "rose" in later translations.
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This Greek and Latin form goes back to the Hebrew name Schoschanna. The documented meaning is "lily"; in later translations, it is also rendered as "rose".
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This name comes from the Finnish language. The Finnish word "suvi" is documented to mean "summer."
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An alternative spelling of the English short form Susie, derived from Susanne. The Hebrew root word means "lily". Suzi Quatro made this variant with a "z" popular.
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Svarog is documented as a god of fire and the heavens. The meaning of the name, however, remains a widespread interpretation: it is often traced back to the ancient Indian word svar (light, sky, heaven) or to the Slavic word for "to forge" or "to quarrel." A single, definitive derivation is not established.
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A Swedish first name. The name is widely interpreted as the personification of Sweden ("Mother Svea"). However, the exact linguistic root of the ancient term "Svea" for the tribe of the Swedes remains unclear in research.
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A traditional Nordic name. It traces back to the Old Norse word sveinn, which is documented to mean “boy” or “young man”.
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A Low German and Frisian formation from the masculine name Sven, whose Old Norse root means “young man.”
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An Old Norse name (Sverrir) meaning "the wild one" or "the restless one". It is historically rooted in Norway through the royal family.
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Traced back to the Slavic word "svet", which means "light."
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Svetovid (also Svantovit) is documented as a four-headed god of war and light among the Baltic Slavs. His primary sanctuary was located on the island of Rügen. The roots are svet (holy, mighty, light) and vid (sight, face).
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A name from the Slavic linguistic area. It is derived from the word "svit," which means "light." The meaning of the name is accordingly "the bright one" or "the light one."
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The Australian metropolis was named after a British politician. His surname goes back to the French place name Saint-Denis (after Saint Dionysius). The given name became established in the English-speaking world for both genders.
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An alternative spelling of Silvan that shares the same Latin origin (“forest”).
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This name derives from the Latin word silva, meaning "forest." Sylvia is well established across many European languages. The spelling Silvia with an "i" is an equivalent and similarly popular alternative.
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The Polish spelling of Simon. The name comes from Hebrew (Shimon) and means "he has heard".
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Taavi is a Finnish form of David. David is a biblical name of Hebrew origin. It is frequently interpreted as "beloved"; the original meaning has not been conclusively clarified.
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Traces back to the Aramaic name Tabitha; the root word means “gazelle”.
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Tabita originates from Aramaic. The documented meaning of the name is "gazelle." The sequence of T, B, and T gives the name a very rhythmic, percussive cadence. A common spelling variant is Tabitha.
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The English and older Aramaic form of Tabea, likewise with the meaning “gazelle”.
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Various name histories are documented for Tade, which is why a single translation would be imprecise. The name is widely interpreted as a Frisian short form of Thaddäus, but it may also go back to Old High German names containing the syllable "diot" (people).
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This feminine name comes from Tamazight and definitively means "spring". It offers a clear reference to nature and has remained rare outside North Africa.
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A name of Arabic origin. The meaning is not certain, as the name traces back to two letters of the Arabic alphabet whose exact interpretation in the Quran remains open.
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Tahir is a first name firmly established in the Arabic-speaking world. The Arabic word base translates directly as "pure" or "clean." The name is short, concise, and is typically stressed on the second syllable.
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is an Arabic name whose root word tahir is documented as meaning "pure" or "chaste." The name is stressed on the first syllable.
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Tahni, often also spelled Tarni, is documented in the Kaurna language from the region around modern-day Adelaide. The underlying word means specifically "surf" or "salt water."
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A name from the Tupi language in Brazil. The common interpretation is "star" or "morning star", based on indigenous legends.
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(Yoruba): The traditional name for the first-born child among twins. The linguistic root means "taste the world" or "test the world." It is gender-neutral.
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The name is often sweepingly derived from Indigenous North American languages as "wolf." A single blanket meaning would be too imprecise here, as the linguistic attribution remains unclear. The name is, however, documented in Samoan ("story") and Tagalog ("star").
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A Frisian short form of Adelheid. The Old High German roots mean “noble” and “kind/nature”.
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The Hebrew name Talia means "dew of God". By contrast, the similar-sounding Greek name Thalia belongs to the word for "to bloom". In the case of an Australian place-name derivation, "near water" is assumed; this is not an established general meaning of Talia. The Arabic reading "the reciter" is not equated with these name histories without clarifying the original spelling.
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The frequently cited translation "leaping water" from the Choctaw language is an interpretation. Other sources suggest an origin in the Creek language. The exact etymology remains unclear.
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A Hebrew first name. The documented meaning is “date palm.” A well-known extension of this name in the German-speaking area is Tamara.
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The name traces back to the Hebrew word "tamar." Its documented meaning is "date palm." With three syllables, Tamara is slightly longer, yet retains a firm structure through the initial T and the R in the final syllable.
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A Frisian short form of names beginning with "Dank-" (such as Dankmar). The Old High German root word means "to think" or "thought."
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This first name is an English (more specifically, Cornish) short form of the name Thomasina. Since the Aramaic root of Thomas reliably means "twin," Tamsin also carries this documented meaning. The name is very rare in the German-speaking area, but easy to spell and pronounce.
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