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Urhobo
"praise God"
English surname
"happy weather"
This eminent surname name belonged to one of the two leaders of the Lewis and Clark expedition to explore the western part of the USA. The surname was originally given to someone with a sunny…
Variant of Meriwether
Literary name
A Shakespearean name used for the wild and witty best friend of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet . A variant of the name, which supposedly derives from Mercurius/Mercury, first appeared in one of…
Greek
"sensible"
Masculine form of Sophronia, belonging to a 7th century saint.
French (Occitan, Gascon)
A newly-coined diminutive of Titou, which is itself a Gascon diminutive of Antoine. It entered the French Top 500 in 1990 and peaked at #54 in 2009.
"preparation; Friday"
Masculine form of Paraskeve, traditionally given to babies born on a Friday.
Japanese
"bright boy"
"peace, harmony"
"great value"
English
"outgoing, sociable"
"of or arising from the wind"
French
"a person who inspires or influences others; a natural light-giving body"
Latin
"vanishing, fading away"
Malay
"large flightless bird"
"sweet-sounding"
"swiftness, speed"
Akkadian
"servant of Nebo"
Derived from Nebo, the Babylonian god of wisdom. In the Old Testament Abednego is the Babylonian name given to Azariah, one of the three men cast into a furnace but saved by God.