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Eleanor
Origin uncertain; linked to the medieval Alienòr family
Eloise
Probably healthy and wide
Harper
Harp player or maker
Madeline
Form of Magdalene; from Magdala
Olivia
Associated with olive; exact formation uncertain
Scarlett
A maker or seller of scarlet cloth
Arabella
Probably a form of Annabel
Cordelia
Literary name; meaning uncertain
Dorothy
Gift of God; English form of Dorothea
Eliza
My God is an oath
Elora
Probably a modern coinage
Gwendolyn
Possibly white ring
Hadley
Heather field
Jane
The Lord is gracious
Lenora
Short form of Elenora; origin uncertain
Miranda
Worthy of admiration
Myra
Literary coinage; possibly myrrh or a form of Mary
Rosemary
Rose + Mary; also the rosemary herb
Winnie
Short form of Winifred
Zelda
Short form of Griselda; separate Yiddish root
Arwen
Noble maiden in Sindarin
Avalon
Possibly apple-associated
Imogen
Probably maiden, through Innogen
Isadora
Gift of Isis
Lorna
Literary name, possibly from Lorne
Pamela
Possibly all sweetness, as a literary coinage
Primrose
Primrose flower; its word history includes first rose
Reverie
Daydream
Shirley
Bright clearing
Verity
Truth
Waverly
Place-name surname; possibly wavering or flickering + clearing
Demelza
Fort of Maeldaf
Nerissa
Possibly sea nymph
Rowena
Meaning uncertain; fame and joy is an unproved explanation
Shelley
Clearing on a bank
Tamsin
Twin, through Thomas
Tuesday
Tuesday; originally Tiw’s day
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