Arthur
Origin unknown; a bear connection is one theory
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Origin unknown; a bear connection is one theory
Brave as a wild boar
Home ruler
Probably a short form of Silvanus; other explanations exist
West clearing or meadow
Old friend
Elf counsel
From several older names involving friendship
Genuine; bold, through Archibald
Place of the cattle sheds
Bald
Dear friend, through Deorwine
From a surname with more than one origin
Wealth and spear
Wealth and guard
Wealth and friend
From an English surname based on Emma
Arrow maker
Long stone
Form related to Miles; deeper derivation uncertain
Surname name related to Otto
Stone
Friend of horses
Doorkeeper
Stone clearing
Excellent; also a surname from Stirling, whose meaning is uncertain
Affectionate form of Edward or Theodore
English surname: ford, or a name related to going
Wine’s town, or a surname from Wynnstan: joy + stone
Elf counsel, through Alfred
Town at a river’s source
Maker of books
Fortress; Roman camp
Wealth and protection
Noble; famous
Ella’s town
English surname name; associated with a stag
Linden tree hill
Textile merchant
Mill town or middle town
Little bear
Form of Silvester: wooded or wild
A person who thatches roofs
Trustworthy man
Row of houses by a wood
Noble and bright, through Albert
Baker
Broad ford
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