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Georgian
"cohabitant; gold"
This Georgian name is of unclear meaning, but it may derive from Persian zar "gold".
Greek
"sandy"
The name of several characters in Greek mythology, one of them being a Samothracian king of whom it is said that the region of Emathia (now Macedonia) was named after him.
Latin
"to fully deserve"
A Latin verb which is the origin of the Roman name Emerentius and its variants, which could make a handsome name in its own right.
English surname
"Emery's farm"
An uncommon English surname which could make for a handsome spin on Emery.
Latin from Greek
"distinguished"
Emeterius is the name of a Roman legionary who was martyred around 300 CE and is now a Catholic Saint. He is one of the patron saints of the city of Calahorra, La Rioja, and the city of Santander in…
Basque form of Emeterius, Latin from Greek
The Basque form of the obscure Latin saint's name Emeterius, after whom the city of Santander is named. Emeteri and Emeterius are from the same root as emeritas, a title usually bestowed upon a…
French
"rival or emulator"
An almost forgotten, but rather dashing, medieval French member of the Emil- family of names.
"steadfast, firm on the feet"
An ancient Greek commander with a name as strong-sounding as its meaning.
Hebrew
"word of god"
A Nephite soldier mentioned in The Book of Mormon. Its meaning is not clear: it may derive from Hebrew amar "to speak", or from Omri, or from the gentilic Amorite.
Welsh
The name of an early British saint (a cousin of St David), and a river in South Wales, presumably from afon , the word for river. Afan in modern Welsh means raspberries. It's unclear if this is…
"tune"
Short and sweet, this is the Welsh equivalent of Melody. It's currently in steady use for girls in Wales. There is also a River Alaw on the island of Anglesey.
Either a rare Welsh variation of Alun or Alan, or a word meaning "full". Alawn has dubious traditional origins: it was listed as the name of one of the first three bards of the island of Britain by…
Welsh form of Edmund
Like Edmund, but with a double-take. (W is a vowel in Welsh.)
"farming"
A name from Welsh legend. Amaethon son of Dôn is mentioned in several medieval Welsh texts. In Culhwch and Olwen he is the only person who can plow a certain field, and in the poem The Battle of the…
Welsh place name
Arfon is a centuries-old name the area of north-west Wales closest to Anglesey (in Welsh, Môn), so its name literally means "facing Anglesey". Its main town is Caernarfon, "fortress in Arfon". It is…
English botanical name
"flower name derived from the Vettones tribe"
This unusual English botanical name belongs to a minty-smelling, flowering herb (also called bishopwort), which has been used since medieval times to treat various ailments. In the language of…
Diminutive of Ambrose, Latin
"immortal"
A thoroughly old-school nickname for Ambrose — one that lightens up the serious full form.
American invented name
Brendan, with an X factor.
English surname, meaning unknown
Brand new surname option that's equally appealing on girls and boys. In Shakespeare's Richard III , Catesby is a double agent working for Richard III of England. He was based on the real-life Sir…
Spanish
"of the garden"
Hortensio was derived from the Ancient Roman cognomen Hortensius, as were the more familiar names Hortensia and Hortense. In Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew , Hortensio is a suitor of Bianca.