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Native American, Osage
"fawn"
Strong and rhythmic American Indian name.
Hebrew
The name of a famous Israeli singer, Ofra Haza, but here it would be confused with Oprah.
"fawn or gazelle"
Old Testament name of the daughter-in-law of Naomi, now eclipsed by the originally misspelled Oprah. Oprah Winfrey may have made her name more famous than this original Biblical version, but no baby…
Anglicized form of Irish Damhnait
Dymphna – also spelled Dympna – is the distinctive name of an Irish virgin martyr. According to the legend, she was a Celtic princess who fled to Belgium to escape the abusive attentions of her…
Diminutive of Ophrah, Hebrew
A very old-fashioned nickname for the biblical city name Ophrah.
Ophrah is a biblical city mentioned in the Old Testament. The modern form of this name is Ofra.
Cherokee
For the doe-eyed daughter.
"my fawn"