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Rising

Climbing in the latest US data

14 names

English

Ainsley

Clearing associated with solitude or a hermitage

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English

Briar

Thorny plant

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English · Norman French

Darcy

From Arcy

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English · Welsh · Hebrew

Ellis

Form of Elias or of Welsh Elisedd

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English

Emerson

Son of Emery

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English

Hollis

Holly trees

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English

Leighton

Town with a leek garden

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English

Marlowe

Remnants of a lake

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English

Merritt

Boundary gate

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English · Irish

Murphy

Surname descended from Murchadh, sea battle

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English

Palmer

Pilgrim

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English

Robin

Short form of Robert: bright fame; also the robin bird

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English · Scottish

Scottie

Affectionate form of Scott, associated with Scotland

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English

Sunday

Sunday; its older English formation means day of the sun

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