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  1. AaronHeart
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "high mountain; exalted, enlightened"
    • Description:

      The origin of the name Aaron is debated—some say it was derived from Hebrew, while others claim it originated in Ancient Egypt. In the Old Testament, Aaron, the older brother of Moses who was appointed by God to be his brother's spokesman, was the first High Priest of the Israelites. The Hebrew version is Aharon—in Yiddish it can be Aaran—and the name appears in Arabic as Haroun or Harun.
  2. AloisHeart
    • AndrewHeart
      • Origin:

        Greek
      • Meaning:

        "strong and manly"
      • Description:

        Andrew is a variant of the Greek name Andreas, ultimately derived from the element aner, meaning "man." In the New Testament, Andrew was one of the twelve apostles and the first disciple to be called by Jesus. Although the origins of the name are Greek, Andrew is the patron saint of both Scotland and Russia, as well as Greece. It has associations with two of America's most famous artists, Wyeth and Warhol.
    • BedfordHeart
      • BennettHeart
        • Origin:

          English, medieval form of Benedict
        • Meaning:

          "blessed"
        • Description:

          Bennett is Ben with a bow tie, kind of a cross between Benjamin and Beckett. It's been trending up on the popularity charts in recent years, and its choice by The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's Jane Krakowski could shoot it even higher.
      • BlakeHeart
        • Origin:

          English
        • Meaning:

          "fair-haired, dark"
        • Description:

          Blake -- an early unisex option -- dropped out of the Top 100 in 2017 for the first time since 1988, but remains a sophisticated choice. And yes, both conflicting meanings of Blake are accurate. It originated as a surname in England derived from a nickname. Much of its masculine image was influenced by the wealthy, silver-haired character Blake Carrington in the massively popular 80s TV series Dynasty. Rosie O'Donnell has a son named Blake.
      • BostonHeart
        • Origin:

          Place-name
        • Description:

          Unseen in the USA since 1901, Boston rocketed back into the Top 1000 in 2004 and, like other place-names such as Brooklyn, London and Paris, is now a reliable presence on the list.
      • BronsenHeart
        • CobaltHeart
          • Origin:

            Color and nature name
          • Description:

            Even among the range of blue names on the current baby naming palette -- Blue itself, Azure, Cerulean, Teal, Aqua, Cyan, Indigo -- Cobalt remains the most unusual, not to mention the most masculine.
        • ColtonHeart
          • Origin:

            English
          • Meaning:

            "from the coal or dark town"
          • Description:

            Colton is a trendy two-syllable choice, with the popular 'on/en' ending.
        • CoralineHeart
          • Origin:

            Diminutive of Coral
          • Description:

            Coraline may not be original to Neil Gaiman's wonderful book of the same name, but it might as well be. Gaiman's young heroine Coraline Jones is constantly called Caroline but as a name Coraline is more distinctive and has a more mysterious feel. The 2002 novel Coraline was made into a 2009 animated film voiced by Dakota Fanning and nominated for an Academy Award.
        • CullenHeart
          • Origin:

            Irish
          • Meaning:

            "holly tree"
          • Description:

            Cullen is an appealing Irish surname name that upped its cool factor considerably when it became the Twilight family name of Edward et al. It's considerably less popular than it was at its peak in 2010, but is still widely used.
        • CageHeart
          • CielHeart
            • DarleneHeart
              • Origin:

                English
              • Meaning:

                "darling"
              • Description:

                A modern(ish) invented name, only in widespread use since the 20th century. It is a combination of the English word darling and the popular midcentury suffix -lene.
            • DavidHeart
              • Origin:

                Hebrew
              • Meaning:

                "beloved"
              • Description:

                David is an enduring worldwide classic, used from ancient times to the present day.
            • DockHeart
              • Origin:

                English word name
              • Description:

                Why did 5 sets of parents chose to name their sons Dock in 2016? We may never know.
            • EmmaHeart
              • Origin:

                German
              • Meaning:

                "universal"
              • Description:

                Emma has now been among the top girl namesin the United States for several years, claiming the Number 1 crown in 2008 and again from 2015 to 2018. It now stands at Number 2 in the US, but is still the Number 1 girls' name in Switzerland, Austria, and Argentina.
            • EmmettHeart
              • Origin:

                English masculine variation of Emma, German
              • Meaning:

                "universal"
              • Description:

                Emmett, honest and sincere, laid-back and creative, is on the rise as a male cognate of the megapopular Emma and Emily, not to mention being a character in the popular Twilight series.
            • EphraimHeart
              • Origin:

                Hebrew
              • Meaning:

                "fruitful, fertile, productive"
              • Description:

                Ephraim is an Old Testament name we would place high on the list of neglected Biblical possibilities, solid but not solemn.