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  1. Denis

    • Origin:

      French from Greek

    • Meaning:

      "god of Nysa"

    • Description:

      While Dennis may be more familiar to English speakers, Denis, or sometimes Denys, were the original medieval French forms of the name. Ultimately derived from Dionysius, the Greek god of wine and debauchery, it is a saint's name, popular in France during the Middle Ages, and during the 60s.
  2. Mike

    • Origin:

      English, diminutive of Michael

    • Description:

      Unlike Jake or Sam, few parents put Mike on the birth certificate.
  3. Carrie

    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Carol, English, or Caroline, French"free man"

    • Meaning:

      "free man"

    • Description:

      Carrie lives on mainly on the screen, as the new/old antiheroine of Stephen King's classic Carrie, as turn-of-the-21st-century diva Carrie Bradshaw of Sex & The City, and as Claire Danes' Emmy-winning character Carrie Mathison of Homeland.
  4. Alexis

    • Origin:

      Greek

    • Meaning:

      "defender"

    • Description:

      This name leapt into the female column via vixen Alexis Carrington on 'Dynasty" in the 1980s. It's more popular for girls, but it's still a widely used boys' names and is one of the most popular unisex names in the US today.
  5. Conway

    • Origin:

      Irish

    • Meaning:

      "hound of the plain"

    • Description:

      Historically tied to country music legend Conway Twitty, it’s now gaining traction alongside names like Connor, Colton, and Corbin. Growing in usage along with other surnames as first names, Conway stands out as a fresh, yet familiar, choice.
  6. Lettice

    • Origin:

      English variation of Letitia

    • Meaning:

      "joy, gladness"

    • Description:

      Lettice is still occasionally heard in upper-class British families, but we fear it would cause too much salad-green teasing to be considered in the U.S. Calling your little Lettice Lettie could help make the name more user-friendly, or go all the way to the original Letitia.
  7. Rudi

    • Description:

      Rudi is a masculine name commonly used as a diminutive of Rudolf, Rudolph, or Rudiger in German-speaking regions. The name derives from Germanic elements meaning 'fame' and 'wolf'. Rudi offers a friendlier, more approachable alternative to the formal Rudolf, maintaining the name's strength while adding an endearing quality. In popular culture, it gained some recognition through figures like Rudi Völler, the German footballer. The name has a pleasant, accessible sound that works well cross-culturally. While not extremely common in English-speaking countries, Rudi enjoys consistent usage in Germanic countries and has seen occasional interest elsewhere for its distinctive yet straightforward character. The name's compact, two-syllable structure gives it a modern feel despite its traditional roots.

  8. Clotilde

    • Origin:

      Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese

    • Meaning:

      "famous in battle"

    • Description:

      A romantic rarity, derived from the Old German name Chlotichilda, meaning "famous in battle." Saint Clotilde was a Frankish queen, wife of Clovis I, who played a role in the spread of Christianity.
  9. Jackie

    • Origin:

      English

    • Meaning:

      "God is gracious"

    • Description:

      A cute diminutive of Jack, already technically a nickname for John, famously borne by Hong Kong actor, director and martial artist Jackie Chan.
  10. Griselda

    • Origin:

      German

    • Meaning:

      "grey battle"

    • Description:

      Griselda is a famous folklore figure, noted for her patience and obedience. Her story has been told by Petrarch, Chaucer, Boccaccio and set to music by Scarlatti, Vivaldi and Massenet.
  11. Guido

    • Origin:

      Italian

    • Meaning:

      "guide, leader"

    • Description:

      Guido was very popular in Renaissance Italy, with many namesakes including painter Fra Angelico (born Guido di Pietro) and mathematician Guido Fubini. Guy Fawkes, of gunpowder plot fame, sometimes used this version. Nowadays it's unfairly overlooked, but in the current trend for snappy international names ending in -o, this cultured gem deserves more use.
  12. Martine

    • Origin:

      French

    • Meaning:

      "warlike"

    • Description:

      Sleek and sophisticated.
  13. Margery

    • Origin:

      Medieval variation of Margaret, Greek

    • Meaning:

      "pearl"

    • Description:

      An old royal name in England and Scotland that's also spelled Marjorie. Popular in the Middle Ages and Tudor period, it was revived at the end of the 19th century, peaked in 1921 and dropped off the list in 1958, enough time to be reconsidered as a Margaret alternative. The name Margery Daw is familiar via the seesaw nursery rhyme and Margery Williams wrote the children's classic The Velveteen Rabbit..
  14. Wilhelm

    • Origin:

      German variation of William

    • Meaning:

      "resolute protection"

    • Description:

      This dignified German form of William belonged to two German Emperors and Kings of Prussia, as well as a host of other important historical figures. These include composer (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner, philosophers Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz, and physicist Wilhelm Roentgen, who discovered the X-ray. It now sounds rather dated in Germany, however, having dropped out of the Top 20 there in the late 1920s and continuing to decline since.
  15. Emlyn

    • Origin:

      Welsh from Latin

    • Meaning:

      "rival"

    • Description:

      An Emily or Emma substitute that may be prettier and more classic as Emmeline or Emeline.
  16. Lancelot

    • Origin:

      French

    • Meaning:

      "servant"

    • Description:

      In Arthurian legend, Lancelot was one of the most dashing of the Knights of the Round Table who eventually had an affair with Queen Guinevere: it makes for a romantic story-- but perhaps overly romantic-- name.
  17. Jim

    • Origin:

      English, diminutive of James

    • Meaning:

      "supplanter"

    • Description:

      Peaked in the 1940s, but still an amiable classic, a la Joe and Tom -- though rarely used on its own.
  18. Tim

    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Timothy, Greek

    • Meaning:

      "honoring God"

    • Description:

      Tim is a boyish short form occasionally given on its own. There were 37 baby boys named Tim in the US last year, versus over 1700 named Timothy.
  19. Pat

    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Patricia

    • Meaning:

      "noble, patrician"

    • Description:

      An early and still quintessentially gender-neutral name, now supplanted by thousands of fresher options. Hasn't been recorded as a given name since 1991.
  20. Enrico

    • Origin:

      Italian variation of Henry

    • Description:

      One of several Latin names starting with E that would work and play well with others in any family.

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