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Names in this collection Achilles Brian Siegfried · Achilles: Greek name with disputed etymology; Brian: Irish name with disputed etymology; Siegfried: Germanic victory and peace ☆ Adel ♂ Germanic noble-name form; also Arabic just ☆ Adelino · Noble, through Adela ☆ Agne · Nordic name with competing root explanations ☆ Albertino · Diminutive of Albert; noble and bright roots ☆ Armand ♂ Army man ☆ Arnaldo ♂ Eagle power ☆ Arnold James · Arnold: Germanic eagle and power elements; James: English biblical name through Latin Iacomus ☆ Arnolfo ♂ Eagle and wolf, through Arnulf ☆ Arnulf ♂ Eagle and wolf ☆ Arwin · German eagle–friend formation; also an Erwin variant ☆ Astolfo · Italian Aistulf: loud or fierce + wolf ☆ Avis · Medieval name with disputed Aveza or Avitia history ☆ Beltran · Documented Basque equivalent of the Bertrand family ☆ Benildo · Masculine Benilde form; Germanic battle element ☆ Bernard Jonathan · Bernard: Germanic bear and hard, firm or brave elements; Jonathan: Hebrew Yahweh has given ☆ Bernard Louie · Bernard: Germanic bear and hard, firm or brave elements; Louie: diminutive of Louis ☆ Bernard Michael · Bernard: Germanic bear and hard, firm or brave elements; Michael: Hebrew question, who is like God ☆ Bertino · Diminutive of Berto, in several berto-name families ☆ Bertoldo · Italian Berthold form; bright and power elements ☆ Brando · Germanic fire, torch or sword element ☆ Bruna · Bruno-family name: armour or brown ☆ Clodualdo · Clodoaldo family; a qualified fame-and-old proposal ☆ Conrada · Conrad-family feminine form: brave counsel ☆ Edelberto · Bright-name ending; noble and wealth accounts ☆ Edmar · Wealth-and-fame family; independent Otmar variant ☆ Elmar · Adelmar or Egilmar formation in German usage ☆ Emilio Ramon · Rival-name Emilio with counsel-and-protection Ramon ☆ Emma Ruth · Whole-name Emma with the biblical Ruth tradition ☆ Enrique John Jonas · Home-ruler Enrique, graciousness-name John, and Jonas traditions ☆ Enriquito · Affectionate diminutive of Enrique ☆ Eriberto Leroy · Eriberto in the army–bright family; Leroy: the king ☆ Erlina · Familiar Germanic erl-name formation: free or noble person ☆ Erwinio · Documented Polish familiar form of Erwin ☆ Everth · Variant of Evert, from the Eberhard boar-name family ☆ Feliberto · Documented Philibert-family form: much + bright or famous ☆ Gerold · German Gerald form; spear and authority ☆ Gildo · Italian short name in the -gild family ☆ Godeliva · Latinized feminine Goteleib: God and beloved ☆ Guilbert · Wilberht or Gilbert family: will or pledge + bright ☆ Heraldo · Portuguese name through Hérard: army and strength ☆ Herberto · Herbert form: army and bright ☆ Hermina · Hermine form in the Herman name family ☆ Hernan · Ferdinand-family form: journey or peace + boldness ☆ Huberto · Spanish counterpart of Germanic Hugubert ☆ Ildebrando · Italian form in the Hildebrand family ☆ James Richard · Jacob-family James; ruler and firm or brave in Richard ☆ Jan ♂♀ Form of Johannes, in the John name family ☆ Jefferson Jose · Son-of-Jeffrey surname formation with Joseph-family Jose ☆ Jeffrey ♂ English form of the medieval name Geoffrey ☆ Jeffrey Antonio · Geoffrey-family Jeffrey with Roman Antonius ☆ Jessie Richard · Jessie familiar-name histories with ruler and firm or brave ☆ Jesus Enrico Moises · Yeshua, Henry and Moses name families ☆ Jesus Luis · Yeshua-family Jesus; famous battle in Luis ☆ Jesus Yves · Yeshua-family Jesus with the Ivo yew-name history ☆ John Erwin · John: Yahweh is gracious; Erwin: Hariwini name family: army and friend ☆ Johnny Ray · Johnny: John diminutive; Ray: Raymond familiar form ☆ Jonathan Gary · Jonathan: Yahweh has given; Gary: Germanic spear-name family ☆ Jorge William · Jorge: Farmer or earthworker; William: Will and helmet or protection ☆ Jose Carlos · Jose and Carlos name combination ☆ No matches Try fewer filters or another spelling.
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More than a list of spellings 142 meaning and editorial entries
5 with dictionary IPA readings
57 recorded compound forms
Achilles: Greek name with disputed etymology; Brian: Irish name with disputed etymology; Siegfried: Germanic victory and peace
The election transcription records this complete form in its given-name field, separately from a middle initial. Its components have distinct documented histories: Achilles: Greek name with disputed etymology; Brian: Irish name with disputed etymology; Siegfried: Germanic victory and peace.
Read the meaning and history → Germanic noble-name form; also Arabic just
Adel has independent naming traditions. In a Germanic route it belongs with Adele and Adela, from a noble element.
Read the meaning and history → Noble, through Adela
The Real Academia Galega lists Adelino with Adelina and explains the family as derived from Adela. Its Adela entry identifies Germanic athala, noble.
Read the meaning and history → Nordic name with competing root explanations
Sweden’s Institute for Language and Folklore discusses Agne as a Nordic name, with proposed Germanic roots connected either with point or with worry and fear. It also relates the name to Agino.
Read the meaning and history → Where these forms come from 7 Dictionary evidence10 Wikidata134 Philippine source recordsA name can have more than one evidence layer, so these counts overlap. An exact spelling record supports its use in that source; the meaning and pronunciation need their own evidence. How we research names →