PRONOUNCED: AH-dah. Borne by the wives of Lamech (Genesis 4:19)
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Agatha
Latinized version of Greek name Agathē a feminine form of agathos.
Agnes
Latinized version of the Greek name Hagnē a feminine form of the adjective hagnos ‘pure, holy’.
Alcide
Alcide Meaning and Origin Alcide is a boy's name meaning "glory of Hera" and is of French origin. Posts with the name Alcide: 30 Vintage Baby Names Lost in Time That Actually Sound Quite Modern
Aldous
Aldous Meaning and Origin The name Aldous is a boy's name meaning "old" and is of English origin. Posts with the name Aldous: 100 Forgotten Vintage Names for Girls and Boys 50 Unique Boy Names That Start with A
Alistair
Alistair Meaning and Origin The name Alistair is a boy's name meaning "to defend man" and is of English origin. Altered spelling of Alasdair, the Scottish Gaelic form of Alexander ‘to defend man’. Current Popularity: #963. Posts with the name Alistair: 100 Forgotten...
Alton
Alton is a boy’s name of English origin, meaning river settlement.
Alva
Anglicized form of Irish name Ailbhe from Old Irish albho ‘white’.
Amos
Amos Meaning and Origin Amos is a boy's name meaning "to carry" and is of Hebrew origin. The name of a Hebrew prophet from the 8th century BC. The name is of uncertain meaning but may be connected to the Hebrew verb amos, meaning to carry. It also can mean ‘borne by...
Aphra
Meaning: Dust
Ardelia
Ardelia Meaning and Origin Ardelia is a girl's name meaning "food of the gods" and is of Hebrew origin. Posts with the name Ardelia: 30 Vintage Baby Names Lost in Time That Actually Sound Quite Modern
Ashby
Ashby Meaning and Origin Ashby is a boy's name meaning "ash tree farm" and is of English origin. Posts with the name Ashby: 30 Vintage Baby Names Lost in Time That Actually Sound Quite Modern
Audley
Audley Meaning and Origin The name Audley is a unisex name meaning "Aldgyth clearing" and is of English origin. Originally a surname from Old English female given name Aldgȳth and lēah ‘clearing’. Posts with the name Audley: 100 Forgotten Vintage Names for Girls and...
Audra
Audra Meaning and Origin Audra is a girl's name meaning "noble strength" and is of English origin. Posts with the name Audra: 30 Vintage Baby Names Lost in Time That Actually Sound Quite Modern
August
August Meaning and Origin The name August is a unisex name meaning "majestic" and is of Latin origin. The name August is from Augustus derived from the Latin word augere. Current Popularity: #155 for a boy and #856 for a girl. Posts with the name August: 127 Cute...
Baxter
The boy’s name Baxter is a English name meaning: “baker”.
Belinda
Belinda is a girl’s name that may be an Italian coinage from bella meaning: “beautiful”
Benedict
Benedict Meaning and Origin The name Benedict is a boy's name meaning "blessed" and is of Latin origin. From Latin benedictus, meaning blessed. Benedict was the name of a saint (c.480-c.550) who had an influence on the Benedictine rule of the Christian life. Posts...
Bertram
Bertram Meaning and Origin The name Bertram is a boy's name meaning "bright raven" and is of German origin. From an Old French name of Germanic origin from berht ‘bright, famous’ and hramn ‘raven’. Posts with the name Bertram: 100 Forgotten Vintage Names for Girls and...
Bettylou
Bettylou Meaning and Origin Bettylou is a girl's name that is a combination of the names Betty and Lou. Posts with the name Bettylou: Rockabilly Baby Names for Girls and Boys
Beverly
Beverly Meaning and Origin The name Beverly is a girl's name meaning "beaver stream" and is of English origin. Originally a surname now used as a given name for girls. It comes from a place in East Yorkshire from Old English beofor‘ beaver’ and leac ‘stream’. Posts...
Blythe
♀ (English) carefree, cheerful.
Boaz
Swiftness
Bonnie
Bonnie Meaning and Origin Bonnie is a girl's name meaning "fine, attractive, pretty" and is of Scottish origin. Originally an affectionate nickname from the Scottish word bonnie. The name enjoyed wide popularity in the second part of the 20th century. Current...
Boris
Boris Meaning and Origin Boris is a boy's name meaning "small" and is of Russian origin. From the Tartar nickname Bogoris ‘small’. Also, a shortened form of the Russian name Borislav from bor ‘battle’ and slav ‘glory’. Posts with the name Boris: The Cutest Russian...
Camelia
Camelia Meaning and Origin The name Camelia is a girl's name meaning "beloved" and is of Spanish origin. Posts with the name Camelia: 100 Forgotten Vintage Names for Girls and Boys 60 Old Fashion Girl Names That Grandma Will Love
Caspar
Caspar Meaning and Origin The name Caspar is a boy's name meaning "treasurer" and is of Dutch origin. Dutch form of Persian Jasper. Caspar was one of the three wise men who brought gifts to infant Christ. VARIANT: Casper. Posts with the name Caspar: 100 Forgotten...
Ceylon
Ceylon Meaning and Origin Ceylon is a boy's name meaning "Sri Lanka" and is of Arabic origin. Posts with the name Ceylon: 30 Vintage Baby Names Lost in Time That Actually Sound Quite Modern
Clara
Clara is a Latin name meaning: “clear or bright”.
Claudia
Claudia is a Latin name meaning: “enclosure”.
Cleo
Cleo (KLEE-OH) is a Greek girl’s name meaning: “glory”.
Clifton
Clifton Meaning and Origin The name Clifton is a boy's name meaning "cliff settlement" and is of English origin. Originally a surname from Old English clif ‘cliff, slope, bank’ and tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’. Posts with the name Clifton: 100 Forgotten Vintage Names...
Clovis
Clovis Meaning and Origin The name Clovis is a boy's name meaning "famous war" and is of French origin. French derivative of the German name Hlodovic a compound of hlōd ‘famous, clear’ and wīg ‘war’. Posts with the name Clovis: 100 Forgotten Vintage Names for Girls...
Clyde
Clyde is a Scottish boy’s name meaning: “from the river bank”.
Concetta
Concetta Meaning and Origin The name Concetta is a girl's name meaning "conception" and is of Italian origin. Posts with the name Concetta: 100 Forgotten Vintage Names for Girls and boys
Conrad
Conrad is a German name meaning: “bold counsel”.
Constance
Constance Meaning and Origin Constance is a girl's name meaning "constant, steadfast" and is of English origin. Pronounced: KAHN-stehns. The medieval form of Constantia was introduced to England by the Normans. Posts with the name Constance: 50 Southern Baby Names...
Cordelia
Cordelia is a Latin girl’s name meaning: “heart”
Crawford
Crawford Meaning and Origin Crawford is a boy's name meaning "from the crow ford" and is of English origin. Posts with the name Crawford: 30 Vintage Baby Names Lost in Time That Actually Sound Quite Modern
Creed
Creed Meaning and Origin Creed is a boy's name meaning "belief; guiding principle" and is of English and Latin origin. Posts with the name Creed: 30 Vintage Baby Names Lost in Time That Actually Sound Quite Modern
Daisy
Daisy is an English girl’s flower name meaning: “day’s eye”.
Damaris
“Calf”
Darwin
Darwin Meaning and Origin The name Darwin is a boy’s name meaning "dear friend” and is of English origin. Current Popularity: #901. Posts with the name Darwin: 100 Boy Names You Haven’t Heard Of 25 Vintage Boy Names for a Modern Little Gentleman
Della
Della is a girl’s name of German origin, meaning: “noble”.
Delmar
Delmar Meaning and Origin Delmar is a boy's name meaning "of the sea" and is of Spanish origin. Posts with the name Delmar: 30 Vintage Baby Names Lost in Time That Actually Sound Quite Modern
Desmond
Desmond is an Irish boy’s name meaning: “man from south Munster”.
Dessa
Dessa Meaning and Origin Dessa is a girl's name meaning "long journey" and is of Russian origin. Posts with the name Dessa: 30 Vintage Baby Names Lost in Time That Actually Sound Quite Modern
Dietrich
Dietrich Meaning and Origin The name Dietrich means “ruler” and is of German origin. Posts with the name Dietrich: 100 Forgotten Vintage Names for Girls and Boys
Dixon
Dixon Meaning and Origin The name Dixon means “son of Dick” and is of English origin. Posts with the name Dixon: 100 Forgotten Vintage Names for Girls and Boys
Dolly
Dolly Meaning and Origin Dolly is a girl's name meaning "gift of God" and is of English origin. It is often the short form of Dorothy. Posts with the name Dolly: Rockabilly Baby Names for Girls and Boys
Dora
Dora Meaning and Origin Dora is a girl’s name meaning “gift” and is of Greek origin. 19th-century coinage used as a short form of Isidora, Theodora, Dorothy, and any other Greek name with the word dōron ‘gift’. Posts with the name Dora: 60 Short Unique Girl...
Dorsey
Dorsey Meaning and Origin Dorsey is a unisex name meaning "from Orsay" and is of English origin. Posts with the name Dorsey: 50 Unheard of Unique and Totally Wearable Boys Names 30 Vintage Baby Names Lost in Time That Actually Sound Quite Modern
Edda
Edda Meaning and Origin The name Edda is a girl's name meaning "poetry" and is of Norse origin. Derived from Old Norse óðr, “poetry”. Posts with the name Edda: 100 Forgotten Vintage Names for Girls and boys
Edie
Edie Meaning and Origin The name Edie is a girl's name meaning "rich in war" and is of English origin. Pronounced: EE-dee. A diminutive of Edith from Old English Eadgyð derived from ead ‘rich, blessed’ and gyð ‘war’. Posts with the name Edie: 100 Forgotten Vintage...
Eldon
Eldon Meaning and Origin Eldon is a boy's name meaning “Ella hill” and is of English origin. Originally a surname from Old English male given name Ella and dūn ‘hill’. Posts with the name Eldon: 100 Unique Names for Boys You Won’t Hear On The Playground 30 Cool...
Eleazar
Eleazar Meaning and Origin The name Eleazar is a boy's name meaning "God helps" and is of Hebrew origin. Posts with the name Eleazar: Whimsical & Enchanting Names for Boys 20 Ancient Names for Boys From Myths and Legends
Elige
Elige Meaning and Origin Elige is a boy's name meaning "chosen" and is of Latin origin. Posts with the name Elige: 30 Vintage Baby Names Lost in Time That Actually Sound Quite Modern
Elita
Elita Meaning and Origin The name Elita is a girl's name meaning "elite" and is of English origin. Derived from the word elite, from the French past participle elire ‘to choose’. Posts with the name Elita: 100 Forgotten Vintage Names for Girls and boys
Ellar
Ellar Meaning and Origin Ellar is a unisex name meaning "monastery's steward" and is of Scottish origin. Posts with the name Ellar: 30 Vintage Baby Names Lost in Time That Actually Sound Quite Modern
Ellis
Ellis is a boy’s or girl’s English name meaning: “benevolent”.