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Nordic and German
"island spear"
Derived from the Old Norse elements holmr "island" and geirr "spear". This is a widespread name in Scandinavia, and belonged to a legendary Danish hero, Holger Danske (Ogier the Dane). According to…
French and English variant of Holger
Swedish
"little brother"
Originally a nickname, this has become a given name in Sweden, albeit rare. It's much more common as a middle, however.
Nature name
The name of a grass plant native to India, which is used in aromatherapy and for its essential oil.
English occupational name
A keeler was a man who delivered goods on canal barges.
Avestan
Modern name of the Zoroastrian diety Tishtrya.
Xi Geminorum, a star in the constellation Gemini, was formerly known as Alzirr.
English word name
Another name for the element Mercury. Quicksilver is also the alter-ego of X-Men and Avengers character Pietro Maximoff.
Word name
Retro nickname for Scott.
Norse
"daylight"
Ancient Norse variation of Dag.
"provide or give"
Appealing word name that could be ideal for the child of an artist or a chef.
Veronica Roth used the name Four for a character in her novel Divergent .
Amharic variation of Alexander
"defending men"
Variation of Alexander.
Berber
"alive"
A simple and straightforward choice from northwest Africa.
"wanderer"
The Old Norse Finnr or Finnur may resemble the Irish Finn or Fionn but is a name referring to a Finn or Laplander, the original meaning of which is wanderer. Thanks to @rosebeth for this…
Dutch variation of Arthur
"bear"
Once a diminutive for Arthur, now used in its own right. Tuur is a Top 100 name in Belgium and a Top 300 name in the Netherlands.
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
