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Arthur
Origin unknown; a bear connection is one theory
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
Arden
Possibly high, through a place name
Arlo
Uncertain; possibly linked to a literary place name
Beckett
Uncertain; possibly beak or stream
Briar
Thorny plant
Byron
Place of the cattle sheds
Caspian
Name associated with the Caspian Sea
Cordelia
Literary name; meaning uncertain
Darcy
From Arcy
Dorothy
Gift of God; English form of Dorothea
Edgar
Wealth and spear
Eliza
My God is an oath
Elliott
The Lord is my God
Elora
Probably a modern coinage
Emerson
Son of Emery
Gwendolyn
Possibly white ring
Hadley
Heather field
Holden
Deep valley
Jane
The Lord is gracious
Langston
Long stone
Lenora
Short form of Elenora; origin uncertain
Marlowe
Remnants of a lake
Miranda
Worthy of admiration
Myra
Literary coinage; possibly myrrh or a form of Mary
Rhett
Advice; counsel
Rosemary
Rose + Mary; also the rosemary herb
Sawyer
A person who saws wood
Scout
A person who gathers information or explores ahead
Soren
English form of Søren
Wilder
Wild; untamed
Winnie
Short form of Winifred
Zelda
Short form of Griselda; separate Yiddish root
Arwen
Noble maiden in Sindarin
Auden
Surname from Ealdwine or Hálfdan
Avalon
Possibly apple-associated
Booker
Maker of books
Bowie
Yellow
Dashiell
Surname-derived; meaning uncertain
Edmund
Wealth and protection
Ellery
Cheerful, through Hilary
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