Andrei
Form of Andrew; manly or courageous
Andrei is a form of Andrew used in Romanian and as a romanization in Slavic naming traditions. The Greek Andreas comes from a word associated with manliness or courage.
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- Andrei♂Form of Andrew; manly or courageous
- Anton♂Form of the Roman family name Antonius
- Armin♂Modern form of Latinized Arminius
- Arno♂Short form of Arnoud or Arnold
- Bruno♂Germanic armour or brown name-element
- Eduard♂Guardian of wealth
- Elle♀Short form of Eleanor, Ellen or other El names
- Ellen♀Medieval English form of Helen
- Elmo♂Italian short form of Erasmo; beloved
- Emil♂From Roman Aemilius, traditionally linked to “rival”
- Erik♂Ruler; first element variously interpreted
- Erika♀Feminine form of Eric; ever-ruler
- Erkki·Finnish and Estonian form of Eric
- Ervin♂Army and friend, through Erwin
- Ester♂♀Form of the biblical name Esther
- Evelyn♂♀From the surname Evelyn and the older name Aveline
- Hanna♀Grace; a form of Hannah
- Henri♂Home and ruler; French form of Henry
- Hugo♂Mind, thought or spirit
- Janne♂♀Familiar John-family form with masculine and feminine histories
- Johannes♂God is gracious; Latin-transmitted John form
- Krista♀Short form of Christina or Christiana
- Kristel♀Christina-family diminutive; separately Tagalog crystal-name
- Kristen♂♀Variant of Kristin, in the Christina family
- Kristina♀Feminine Christian-name form; belonging to Christ
- Laura♀Laurel
- Mari♂♀Mary-family form; also a separate Japanese name
- Marianne♀French compound of Marie and Anne
- Maris♂♀Maria familiar form or Latin of the sea
- Mark♂From Marcus, traditionally connected with Mars
- Mart♂Short form of Martin
- Monika♀Form of Monica used in several languages
- Roman♂Roman; a person associated with Rome
- Sander♂Short form of Alexander
- Sandra♀Short form of Italian Alessandra
- Svetlana♀Light-related name created in Russian literature
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Anton
Form of the Roman family name Antonius
Anton is a form of Antonius used in several European languages. It belongs to the same Roman name family as Anthony and Antonio.
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Modern form of Latinized Arminius
Armin is a modern form of Arminius, the Latinized name of the first-century Cheruscan leader. The older name’s precise ancestry is debated: proposals include a Germanic whole or universal element and a connection with Herman, alongside other explanations.
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Short form of Arnoud or Arnold
Arno is a researched short form of Arnoud or Arnold. The older Germanic Arnold compound joins eagle and power elements.
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- 30 Dictionary evidence
- 35 Wikidata
- 14 Philippine source records
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