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right|thumb|Song thrush at nest by [[Bruno Liljefors, 1888.]] Mavis is a feminine given name, derived from a name for the common Old World song thrush. Its first modern usage was in Marie Corelli's 1895 novel The Sorrows of Satan, which featured a character named Mavis Clare (whose name was said to be "rather odd but suitable", as "she sings quite as sweetly as any thrush"). The name was long obsolete by the 19th century, but known from its poetic use, as in Robert Burns's 1794 poem ''Ca' the Yowes'' ("Hark the mavis evening sang/Sounding Clouden's woods amang"); and in the popular love song "

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Philippa is a feminine given name meaning "lover of horses" or "horses' friend", from the Greek Philippos, which is derived from philein, meaning to love and hippos, meaning horse. The English masculine form is Philip, which was formerly the vernacular form for both sexes. The Latinate Philippa was used in official church records for women bearing the name in medieval times, but they were actually called Philip or the French Philippe. The name Philippa came into common use for women in the Anglosphere in the 1800s. Common alternative spellings include Filippa and Phillipa. Less common is Filip

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Hayley (pronounced ) is an English given name. It is derived from the English surname Haley, which in turn was based on an Old English toponym, a compound of heg "hay" and leah "clearing or meadow".

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Jemima or Jemimah ( ) is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin ( or ) meaning 'dove'. It may refer to:

Nicki is a given name, and may refer to:

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Bronwyn is a variant of the Welsh feminine name Bronwen/Branwen, literally meaning "White Raven (or Crow)" or, abstractly, "White Breast" (from bran, raven, and bron ("breast") and [g]wen ("white, fair, blessed)". Because the suffix -wyn is grammatically masculine in Welsh, Bronwyn is a spelling generally only used for female names in the English-speaking world outside Wales. The name may refer to:

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Alana, Alanna, Alannah, or other variants, is a female given name. It is latinized feminine form of Alan and its usage is relatively modern. The Alannah spelling was possibly influenced by biblical spelling of the Hebrew names such as Hannah and Susannah, or influenced by the Anglo-Irish term of endearment alannah, from the Gaelic a leanbh "O child".

Gwendolen () is a feminine given name, in general use only since the 19th century.

Gwendoline is a feminine given name, a variant of Gwendolen.

right|thumb|Martha Parke Custis|Patsy Custis (1756–1773), the daughter of [[Martha Washington and stepdaughter of George Washington.]] right|thumb|Martha Jefferson Randolph (1772–1836), was nicknamed Patsy.right|thumb|Princess Patricia of Connaught (1886–1974), pictured with wounded Canadian soldiers in 1917. Her nickname was Patsy.

Alisha ( '') also refer as protected from God is a cognate of the Spanish-language feminine given name Alicia, a variant of the French/German-language name Alice, which comes from Old English or , meaning noble or nobility''.

Jayden, Jadin, Jadyn, Jaiden, and Jaden (among other variations) are unisex given names.

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Lois is a common English name from the New Testament. Paul the Apostle mentions Lois, the pious grandmother of Saint Timothy in the Second Epistle to Timothy (commending her for her faith in 2 Timothy 1:5). The name was first used by English Christians after the Protestant Reformation, and it was popular, particularly in North America, during the first half of the 20th century.

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Becky is a feminine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Rebecca. It may refer to:

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Yancy may refer to:

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Darla is a female given name of English origin which is a variant of Darlene. Darla means “Darling”

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Tabitha (, Koine Greek tabitha, Aramaic tabitha "female gazelle") is an English feminine given name, originating with (or made popular through) Tabitha (Dorcas), mentioned in the New Testament Acts 9:36.

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Sylvie may refer to:

Althea () is an English female given name. It is a variation of the Greek name Althaea (Αλθαια), which may be related to Greek althos ("healing").

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Aileen is an Irish feminine given name, a variant of Eileen. Notable people with this name include:

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Deanna or DeAnna is a feminine given name. It is a variant of the name Diana apparently created in 1936 as a stage name for actress and singer Deanna Durbin, whose given name was originally Edna Mae. The name is also used as a feminine version of the name Dean. Deanne is a variant.

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Annabeth is a female English given name created from a combination of the names Anna and Beth.

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