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Jules
Form of Julius; also short for Julia or Julian
Kavya
Poetry; poem
Kingsley
King’s wood
Lavinia
Roman legendary name; original meaning unknown
Leander
Lion man
Leonora
Form of Eleanor; original meaning uncertain
Linus
Flax
Lisandro
Release; man, through Lysander
Lorna
Literary name, possibly from Lorne
Lysander
Release; man, often interpreted as liberator
Maha
Oryx; wild antelope
Marius
Possibly related to Mars or Latin male
Merlin
Possibly from a place name meaning sea fort
Mikhail
Russian form of Michael: who is like God?
Milton
Mill town or middle town
Mulan
Magnolia with the cited Chinese characters
Natasha
Russian short form of Natalya, associated with Christmas
Nava
Beautiful; lovely
Nestor
Returner; one who comes home
Octavio
Eighth, through Octavius
Olivier
Olive tree; also a form of Oliver
Orhan
Turkish royal name; first element uncertain
Oriana
Possibly golden
Orson
Little bear
Ottilie
German form of Odilia
Pamela
Possibly all sweetness, as a literary coinage
Percival
Possibly pierce the valley
Primrose
Primrose flower; its word history includes first rose
Renzo
Short form of Lorenzo: from Laurentum
Reverie
Daydream
Rhiannon
Probably great queen
Rosalind
Horse and tenderness; later linked with a beautiful rose
Rumi
From Rum, the old name for Anatolia
Sayuri
Little lily in one Japanese spelling
Séamus
Irish form of James; ultimate derivation disputed
Selma
Peaceful; safe
Shirley
Bright clearing
Siddharth
One who has achieved his goal
Sonya
Russian short form of Sophia: wisdom
Tabitha
Gazelle
Taha
Named for the 20th surah of the Qur’an
Tatiana
Feminine form in the Tatius family; original meaning unknown
Theophilus
Friend of God
Tirzah
Favorable; pleasing
Valentine
Form of Valentinus, associated with strength and health
Verity
Truth
Vesper
Evening
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