Gender: Feminine
Origin: Germanic, French
Meaning: “White Flower.”
Pronunciation: (BLAHNSH-flur)
Nicknames: Blur, Fleur, Blannie, Bonnie, Bar
Details: From the Germanic blanc meaning ‘white, fair’ and the French fleur meaning ‘flower’.
Gender: Masculine
Origin: Old English
Meaning: “Blessed spear.”
Pronunciation: (ED-gahr)
Nicknames: Ed, Eddy
Detail: Derived from the Old English elements ead “rich, blessed” and gar “spear”.
This was the name of a 10th-century English king who is regarded as a saint.
Famous bearers include author and poet Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Gaelic
Meaning: “Cloud.”
Pronunciation: (NI-lah)
Nicknames: Ny, Nyie, Lala
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Greek
Meaning: “Small island.”
Pronunciation: (nee-SAH-kee)
Nicknames: Saki
Detail: From Edgar Allan Poe’s Al Aaraaf, there is an angel named Nesace, who is Beauty personified.
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Gender: Masculine
Origin: Germanic
Meaning: “Bright fame.”
Pronunciation: Eng (ROO-pert)
Nicknames: Ru
Detail: From the Germanic name Hrodebert meaning “bright fame”, derived from the Germanic elements hrod “fame” and beraht “bright”.
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Latin
Meaning: “The highest.”
Pronunciation: (soh-PRAT-uh)
Nicknames: So, Sopi, Sopa,
Possibly derived from the Latin supra meaning “high”.
Little is known of Soprata and her sister Eustolia, however they were revered as saints since the 7th century.
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Greek
Meaning: “Good harvest.”
Pronunciation: (yoo-STOH-lee-uh)
Nicknames: Euli, Eulia, Eusie, Sto, Stolie, Story, Lottie, Lia
From the Greek name Eustachys meaning “good harvest”. Male version is Eustolios. This is related to the name Eustace.
Little is known of Eustolia and her sister Soprata, however they were revered as saints since the 7th century.
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Gaulish; Roman ; Latin
Meaning: “Alder; Man; True.”
Pronunciation: (VUR-lee)
Details: It is probable that this name could derive from a Norman surname, which was itself derived from a Gaulish word meaning “alder”.
It is also possible that the name originated from the Roman name Virilius “man”, but this is not confirmed.
It could also be connected to the medieval name Ver, derived from the Latin Verus “True”. Ver enjoyed some popularity with this usage in medieval England to honor a 4th century bishop. Thus, the exact lineage of the name is unknown, but could come from any one of these roots.
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Gender: Masculine
Origin: Germanic
Meaning: “Old.”
Pronunciation: (AWL-duhs)
Nicknames: Aldo
Detail: Possibly derived from names beginning with the Germanic element ald “old”.
It has been in use as an English given name since the Middle Ages
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