Aaric
Boy
English
Graceful Ruler; Rule with Mercy; Variant of Aric rule with mercy; Variant of Aric 'rule with mercy'
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Ace
Boy
English
a nickname given to one who excels; also an English surname meaning noble; Unity; unity, one, first rate
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Ada
Girl
English
Diminutive of Adelaide: Nobility French form of the Old German Adalheidis, a compound of 'athal' (noble) and 'haida' (hood) Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, was named after Queen Adelaide, 19th century King William IV's consort; Diminutive of Adeline and Adela: Sweet or pleasant; First daughter (Nigerian); Grace, Expression; Happy; happy, ornament; of the nobility Noble From the Old German 'athal' meaning noble; Ornament; Prosperous; Wealthy Also from the Old German Eda or Etta, meaning happy Introduced from Germany in the late 18th century Also a diminutive of Adela, Adelalde, or Adeline
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Adair
Boy
English
American author Edgar Allen Poe; Form of Edgar; From the ford by the oak trees; From the oak tree ford Uncertain origin May be a variant of Edgar, or from the Gaelic for 'oak tree ford' Used for many hundreds of years as both surname and first name; noble, exalted, oak-tree ford; Variant of Edgar: Fortunate and powerful From the Old English name Eadgar, a compound of 'ead' meaning rich or happy, and 'gar' meaning spear Famous bearer: 10th-century king Edgar of England
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Adam
Boy
English
A Prophet Name; earth, created by God; Earthy; Man of Earth; Name of first man / first mankind; Of the red earth; red; the first man created by allah
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Addy
Unisex
English
a familiar form of Adam; Ardent; Diminutive of Adelaide: Nobility French form of the Old German Adalheidis, a compound of 'athal' (noble) and 'haida' (hood) Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, was named after Queen Adelaide, 19th century King William IV's consort; Diminutive of Adeline and Adela: Sweet or pleasant; of the nobility Noble From the Old German 'athal' meaning noble
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Adrian
Unisex
English
Dark; From the Latin Hadrianus meaning of Adria or of the Adriatic sea region Pope Adrian IV was a 12 century British Pope who became popular in the 1980s when Sue Townsend published 'The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole'; Rich; rich, wealthy, dark one; 'The Tragedy of Coriolanus' A Volscian 'The Tempest' A lord
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