Given names

Susan is a feminine given name, the usual English version of Susanna or Susannah. All are versions of the Hebrew name Shoshana, which is derived from the Hebrew shoshan, meaning lotus flower in Egyptian, original derivation, and several other languages.

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Yazīd (, "increasing", "adding more") is an Arabic name and may refer to:

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Metrodorus () is a Greek masculine given name. Notable persons with the name include: Metrodorus of Lampsacus (the elder) (5th century BC), philosopher from the school of Anaxagoras Metrodorus of Cos (5th century BC), Pythagorean writer Metrodorus of Chios (4th century BC), philosopher from the school of Democritus Metrodorus of Lampsacus (the younger) (331–278 BC), Epicurean philosopher Metrodorus of Athens (mid 2nd century BC), philosopher and painter Metrodorus of Stratonicea (late 2nd century BC), philosopher, originally Epicurean, later a follower of Carneades Metrodorus of Scepsis

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Arvid, Arved, Arnvid or Arvydas is a male given name, most common in Scandinavia but also in Iran and Lithuania. In Scandinavia it is derived from Old Norse and means "forest of eagles" or "eagle wood". Arvid is a royal male name that is composed of words with the meanings "king" and "legend". In Old Persian, Arvid is derived from + meaning "Aryan knowledge".

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Beatrix is a Latin feminine given name, most likely derived from Viatrix, a feminine form of the Late Latin name Viator which meant "voyager, traveller" and later influenced in spelling by association with the Latin word beatus or "blessed". It is pronounced in British English and the same or in North American English. Another North American English pronunciation however approximates that of most other languages: , as shown by US dictionary entries for the former queen of the Netherlands.

Alida is a feminine given name, a common Dutch version of Adelaide until about 1960. It is a compound word: adal 'noble' + heid 'gleam, glitter'. The name was also common in Norway between 1860 and 1910 when immigration was frequent.

Gibb is a surname of Scottish origin dating to the sixteenth century. It is a diminutive of "Gilbert".

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Melanie is a feminine given name derived from the Greek μελανία (melania), "blackness" and that from μέλας (melas), meaning "dark". Borne in its Latin form by two saints, Melania the Elder and her granddaughter Melania the Younger, the name was introduced to England by the Normans in its French form Melanie. However, the name only became common in English usage in the 1930s because of the popularity of Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel Gone with the Wind and its 1939 film adaptation, as one of the novel's main characters was named Melanie Hamilton. The name's popularity increased until the 1970s,

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Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or , which were introduced to the Iberian Peninsula during its occupation by the Visigoths. Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: ' (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Catalan and in Aragonese, while ' is archaic in Portugal, but common in Brazil.

Rolf is a male given name and a surname. It originates in the Germanic name Hrolf, itself a contraction of Hrodwulf (Rudolf), a conjunction of the stem words hrod ("renown") + wulf ("wolf"). The Old Norse cognate is Hrólfr. An alternative but less common variation of Rolf in Norway is Rolv.

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Aziz (; ; ) is a Semitic name from the root two-zayin. In the Hebrew Bible, the root two-zayin () means 'reputable, powerful, sublime'. In the 1 Chronicles, Aziz was the son of Shema and the father of Bela. Azizus (Latinised), attested as an Arabian or Nabatean king who ruled Sampsigeramids of the Roman Empire.

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Václav () or rarely Vácslav is a Czech male given name. It is among the most common Czech names. The Latinized form of the name is Wenceslaus and the Polish form of the name is Wacław. The name was derived from the old Czech name Veceslav, meaning 'more famous'. Nicknames are Vašek, Vašík, Venca, Venda.

László () is a Hungarian male given name and surname after the King-Knight Saint Ladislaus I of Hungary (1077–1095). It derives from Ladislav, a variant of Vladislav. The name has a history of being frequently anglicized as Leslie. It is the most common male name among the whole Hungarian male population since 2003.

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Gunnar is a male first name of Nordic origin (Gunnarr in Old Norse). The name Gunnar means fighter, soldier, and attacker, but mostly is referred to by the Viking saying which means Brave and Bold warrior (gunnr "war" and arr "warrior"). King Gunnar was a prominent king of medieval literature such as the Middle High German epic poem, the Nibelungenlied, where King Gunnar and Queen Brynhildr hold their court at Worms. Gunder is a nordic variant, Günther is the modern German variant, and Gonario is the Italian version. Some people with the name Gunnar include:

Gottschalk or Godescalc (Old High German) is a male German name that can be translated literally as "servant of God". Latin forms include Godeschalcus and Godescalcus.

Zlata () is a female given name of South Slavic origin meaning "golden". It is common amongst all South Slavic countries in the Balkans, such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia and Serbia. The name is popular in Bosnia because it is considered ethnically neutral amongst the three dominant Bosnian ethnicities: Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats. The name is derived from the South Slavic word zlato - from the Old Slavic root zolto (gold).

Senusret (Greek: Sesostris; also transcribed as Senwosret based on Coptic; and as Usertesen in older literature) is the name of several Ancient Egyptians:

Hillel () is a Jewish masculine given name and a surname. It may refer to:

Ludovic is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:

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Damir is a male given name.

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Constantius may refer to: __NOTOC__ ==Roman people== Constantius I "Chlorus" (–306), Western Roman emperor from 305 to 306 Julius Constantius (died 337), consul in 335, son of Constantius I Constantius Gallus (325–354), caesar from 351 to 354 and consul from 352 to 354, son of Julius Constantius Constantius II (317–361), emperor from 337 to 361, grandon of Constantius I Constantius III, Western Roman emperor in 421 Constantius Ducas, Eastern/Byzantine co-emperor from 1060 to 1078

Katrin is a feminine given name. It is a German and Swedish contracted form of Katherine. Katrin may refer to:

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Alessia is an Italian given name, the feminine form of the male given name Alessio, the Italian form of Alexius. In Greek it is Alexia. It is a popular name for females in Italy and was the second most popular name for Italian girls born in 2006. The name may mean "defending warrior". The name-day for Alessia is January 9, the day the French Catholic Saint Alix Le Clerc, who is also known as Alessia Le Clerc, died in 1622.

Margareta is a female given name mainly used by Germans, Austrians, Romanians, Swedes, and others. It derives from Latin, where it came from the Greek word margaritari (μαργαριτάρι), meaning pearl, which was borrowed from the Persians. It is cognate with Margaret, Marguerite, and Margarita.

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Jelena is a Slavic given name.

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Wanda is a female given name of Polish origin. It probably derives from the tribal name of the Wends. The name has long been popular in Poland where the legend of Princess Wanda has been circulating since at least the 12th century. In 1947, Wanda was cited as the second most popular name, after Mary, for Polish girls, and the most popular from Polish secular history. The name was made familiar in the English-speaking world by the 1883 novel Wanda, written by Ouida, the story line of which is based on the last years of the Hechingen branch of the Swabian House of Hohenzollern. In the United Sta

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Lia is a feminine given name. In the Spanish-speaking world, it is accented Lía. In English-speaking countries, the name may be a variant of Leah or Lea. Lia may be a diminutive of various names including Julia, Cecilia, Amelia, Talia, Cornelia, Ophelia, Rosalia / Roselia, Natalia, Aurelia, Adalia / Adelia, Ailia, Apulia, Alia / Aleah. In Hebrew, the name means to me, God and is also the Israeli version of the English pronunciation of Leah or Lea. It can also be a surname.

Donald is a Scottish masculine given name. It is derived from the Gaelic name Dòmhnall. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *Dumno-ualos ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -d in Donald is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the Gaelic pronunciation by English speakers. A short form of Donald is Don, and pet forms of Donald include Donnie and Donny. The feminine given name Donella is derived from Donald.

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Ladislav is a Czech, Slovak and Croatian variant of the Slavic name Vladislav. The female form of this name is Ladislava.

Jürgen or Jurgen is a popular masculine given name in Germany, Estonia, Belgium and the Netherlands. Notable people named Jürgen include:

Guido is a given name. It has been a male first name in Italy, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Argentina, the Low Countries, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal and Latin America, as well as other places with migration from those. Regarding origins, there are most likely homonymous forms of it, that is, from several etymological predecessors but now seeming to be the same name. One of the likely homonyms is Germanic Guido representing the Latinisation from the Old High German name Wido, which meant "wood" (that is, "forest"). Another likely homonym is the Italian Guido from a latinate root for "guide"

Aage is a Danish masculine given name and a less common spelling of the Norwegian given name Åge. Variants include the Swedish name Åke. People with the name Aage include:

Jury, Jurij, Iurii, Iouri, Yury, Yuri, Youri, Yurii, Yuriy or Yurij is the Slavic (, or , or , or ) form of the masculine given name George; it is derived directly from the Greek form Georgios and related to Polish Jerzy, Czech Jiří, and Slovak and Croatian Juraj, akin to Spanish and Portuguese Jorge, and German Jürgen, and assimilated in modern forms such as German and Italian Juri, Portuguese Iúri, Estonian Jüri, and Dutch Joeri.