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Servant of God
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Octavian
Belonging to Octavius; ultimately eighth
Octavio
Eighth, through Octavius
Orson
Little bear
Ottilie
German form of Odilia
Pamela
Possibly all sweetness, as a literary coinage
Philippa
Feminine form of Philip: friend of horses
Primrose
Primrose flower; its word history includes first rose
Prudence
Prudence; a name associated with wisdom and good judgment
Raleigh
Red clearing or roe-deer clearing
Ramiro
Famous + an uncertain first element, possibly wedge or counsel
Ravi
The sun
René
Born again
Rosalind
Horse and tenderness; later linked with a beautiful rose
Rosario
Rosary
Sabina
A Sabine woman
Sandro
Short form of Alessandro or Aleksandre: defending people
Séamus
Irish form of James; ultimate derivation disputed
Selma
Peaceful; safe
Séraphine
Fiery ones, through the seraphim
Shannon
From the River Shannon; ultimate origin uncertain
Shirley
Bright clearing
Shoshana
Lily; rose
Sidney
Wide island, through an English place-name surname
Sonya
Russian short form of Sophia: wisdom
Sylvester
Form of Silvester: wooded or wild
Tabitha
Gazelle
Temperance
Moderation; restraint
Thatcher
A person who thatches roofs
Theophilus
Friend of God
Tirzah
Favorable; pleasing
Tova
Good
Truman
Trustworthy man
Valentine
Form of Valentinus, associated with strength and health
Verity
Truth
Viola
Violet
Violetta
Form of Violet: violet flower
Wilhelmina
Feminine form of Wilhelm
Wolfgang
Wolf path
Woodrow
Row of houses by a wood
Zélie
Short form of Azélie; ultimate origin uncertain
Zoya
Slavic form of Zoe: life
Aarre
Treasure
Abebe
From the Amharic root for flower
Adunni
Pleasant to have; sweet to have
Ajit
Unconquered; invincible
Akane
Madder; deep red in one Japanese spelling
Akash
Sky; open space
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