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A
Adrian
maleLatin - "From Hadria"
Ahsoka
femaleModern - "Pure"
Aidan
maleCeltic - "Little fire"
Aiko
femaleJapanese - "Child of love"
Akira
maleJapanese - "Bright or clear"
Alessandro
maleItalian - "Defender of men"
Alexei
maleRussian - "Defender"
Alfred
maleEnglish - "Elf counsel"
Ali
maleArabic - "High, exalted"
Amani
unisexSwahili - "Peace"
Amber
femaleNature - "Fossilized resin"
Amelie
femaleFrench - "Hardworking"
Amir
malePersian - "Prince"
Amira
femaleArabic - "Princess"
Anakin
maleModern - "Warrior"
Anastasia
femaleRussian - "Resurrection"
Angel
femaleEnglish - "Divine messenger"
Anise
unisexNature - "Licorice-flavored herb"
Ansel
maleGerman - "With divine protection"
Antoine
maleFrench - "Priceless"
Antonio
maleItalian - "Priceless one"
Anubis
maleEgyptian - "God of the dead"
Aphrodite
femaleGreek - "Goddess of love"
Apollo
maleGreek - "God of light and sun"
Archie
maleGreek - "Brave"
Ares
maleGreek - "God of war"
Artemis
femaleGreek - "Goddess of the hunt"
Arwen
femaleWelsh - "Noble maiden"
Ash
unisexEnglish - "Ash tree or gray color"
Asha
femaleSwahili - "Life"
Astrid
femaleNorse - "Divinely beautiful"
Athena
femaleGreek - "Goddess of wisdom"
Atlas
maleGreek - "To carry"
Augustus
maleLatin - "Majestic, venerable"
Aurora
femaleLatin - "Dawn"
Avalon
unisexCeltic - "Island of apples"
Azar
unisexPersian - "Fire"
B
Badger
maleNature - "Burrowing mammal"
Bagel
unisexModern - "Ring-shaped bread"
Bai
unisexChinese - "White, pure"
Balder
maleNorse - "Prince"
Bandit
maleEnglish - "Thief, outlaw"
Barry
maleIrish - "Fair-haired"
Basil
maleNature - "King, herb"
Bastet
femaleEgyptian - "Cat goddess"
Batman
maleModern - "Hero of the night"
BB8
unisexModern - "Droid name"
Bear
maleEnglish - "Large fierce animal"
Beatrice
femaleItalian - "Bringer of joy"
Bella
femaleItalian - "Beautiful"
Bellatrix
femaleLatin - "Female warrior"
Belle
femaleFrench - "Beautiful"
Bilbo
maleModern - "Character from Middle Earth"
Birch
maleNature - "Birch tree"
Biscuit
unisexEnglish - "Baked treat"
Bjorn
maleNorse - "Bear"
Blossom
femaleEnglish - "To bloom"
Boba
maleModern - "Bounty hunter"
Bonbon
unisexFrench - "Candy"
Bones
maleModern - "Doctor"
Boots
unisexEnglish - "Paws that look like boots"
Boris
maleRussian - "Warrior"
Bragi
maleNorse - "Poet"
Bran
maleCeltic - "Raven"
Brenna
femaleCeltic - "Little raven"
Bridget
femaleIrish - "Exalted one"
Brigid
femaleCeltic - "Exalted one"
Brownie
unisexModern - "Small square chocolate cake"
Bruno
maleItalian - "Brown"
Bubbles
unisexModern - "Air-filled liquid spheres"
Buckbeak
unisexModern - "Hippogriff"
Buddy
maleEnglish - "Friend"
Burrito
unisexSpanish - "Little donkey"
C
Caesar
maleLatin - "Hairy"
Caitlin
femaleIrish - "Pure"
Cappuccino
unisexModern - "Coffee with frothy milk"
Carlo
maleItalian - "Free man"
Carmen
femaleSpanish - "Song"
Catwoman
femaleModern - "Feline hero/villain"
Cedar
maleNature - "Cedar tree"
Chai
unisexHindi - "Tea"
Chanel
femaleFrench - "Pipe, canal"
Charlie
maleEnglish - "Free man"
ChΓ©rie
femaleFrench - "Darling"
Chewie
maleModern - "Faithful friend"
Chico
maleSpanish - "Boy"
Chili
unisexNature - "Hot pepper"
Chloe
femaleGreek - "Blooming"
Cinder
unisexEnglish - "Burnt remnant"
Cinnamon
unisexNature - "Brown spice"
Cisco
maleSpanish - "Free"
Claude
maleFrench - "Limp, stuttering"
Cleo
femaleGreek - "Glory"
Cloud
unisexNature - "Visible mass of water vapor"
Clover
unisexEnglish - "Lucky meadow blossom representing good fortune"
Coco
femaleSpanish - "Cocoa bean"
Colette
femaleFrench - "Victory of the people"
Comet
unisexGreek - "Long-haired star"
Connor
maleIrish - "Lover of hounds"
Cookie
unisexModern - "Small baked treat"
Cooper
maleEnglish - "Barrel maker"
Cosmo
maleGreek - "Order, world"
Crookshanks
maleModern - "Bent legs"
Crystal
femaleNature - "Clear glass or stone"
Cuddles
unisexEnglish - "Affectionate embrace"
Cumin
unisexNature - "Seed spice"
Cupcake
femaleModern - "Individual small cake"
Curry
unisexNature - "Spiced dish"
Cyrus
malePersian - "Sun"
D
Daichi
maleJapanese - "Great land"
Daisy
femaleEnglish - "Day's eye"
Dante
maleItalian - "Enduring"
Darcy
unisexIrish - "Dark one"
Darius
malePersian - "King, possessor of good"
Data
unisexModern - "Information"
Declan
maleCeltic - "Full of goodness"
Demeter
femaleGreek - "Earth mother"
Diamond
unisexNature - "Hardest gemstone"
Diana
femaleLatin - "Divine, heavenly"
Diego
maleSpanish - "Supplanter"
Dionysus
maleGreek - "God of wine and revelry"
Dmitri
maleRussian - "Earth lover"
Dobby
unisexModern - "Free elf"
Dominique
unisexFrench - "Of the Lord"
Draco
maleGreek - "Dragon"
Duke
maleEnglish - "Noble title"
Dumbledore
maleEnglish - "Bumblebee"
E
Eagle
maleNature - "Large bird of prey"
Echo
unisexGreek - "Reflected sound"
Eileen
femaleIrish - "Bright, shining one"
Elena
femaleItalian - "Shining light"
Elsa
femaleGerman - "Pledged to God"
Emi
femaleJapanese - "Blessing"
Enzo
maleItalian - "Home ruler"
Eros
maleGreek - "Love"
Espresso
maleModern - "Strong black coffee"
Etienne
maleFrench - "Crown, garland"
F
Falcon
maleNature - "Bird of prey"
Fang
maleEnglish - "Canine tooth"
Farah
femalePersian - "Joy"
Fatima
femaleArabic - "Captivating"
Felipe
maleSpanish - "Lover of horses"
Felix
maleLatin - "Happy, lucky"
Feng
unisexChinese - "Wind"
Fennel
unisexNature - "Herb"
Fern
femaleNature - "Shade-loving plant"
Finch
unisexNature - "Songbird"
Finn
maleIrish - "Fair"
Fiona
femaleCeltic - "Fair, white"
Flash
maleModern - "Burst of light"
Fleur
femaleFrench - "Flower"
Flora
femaleLatin - "Flower"
Fluffy
unisexEnglish - "Soft and furry"
Forest
maleNature - "Wooded area"
Forseti
maleNorse - "Chairman"
Fox
unisexNature - "Cunning mammal"
Francesco
maleItalian - "Free man"
Freya
femaleNorse - "Lady"
Frieda
femaleGerman - "Peace"
Frigga
femaleNorse - "Beloved"
Fritz
maleGerman - "Peaceful ruler"
Frodo
maleEnglish - "Wise by experience"
Fuji
femaleJapanese - "Wisteria"
G
Gabriela
femaleSpanish - "God is my strength"
Gaia
femaleGreek - "Earth"
Galaxy
unisexGreek - "Large system of stars"
Gandalf
maleNorse - "Wand elf"
Ghost
unisexEnglish - "Spirit"
Gigi
femaleFrench - "Earth worker"
Gimli
maleModern - "Fire"
Gina
femaleJapanese - "Silver"
Ginger
femaleEnglish - "Reddish-orange"
Ginny
femaleEnglish - "Virgin"
Giulietta
femaleItalian - "Youthful"
Giuseppe
maleItalian - "God will add"
Greta
femaleGerman - "Pearl"
Grogu
unisexModern - "The Child"
Gus
maleLatin - "Great"
Gwendolyn
femaleCeltic - "White ring"
H
Hagrid
maleModern - "Giant keeper"
Han
maleGerman - "God is gracious"
Hana
femaleJapanese - "Flower"
Hans
maleGerman - "God is gracious"
Harley
femaleEnglish - "Hare's meadow"
Harry
maleEnglish - "Home ruler"
Haru
femaleJapanese - "Spring"
Hassan
maleArabic - "Handsome"
Hawk
maleNature - "Bird of prey"
Hazel
femaleEnglish - "Hazel tree"
Hebe
femaleGreek - "Youth"
Hedwig
femaleGerman - "Battle, combat"
Heidi
femaleGerman - "Noble birth"
Heimdall
maleNorse - "Watchman of the gods"
Hel
femaleNorse - "Hidden"
Hephaestus
maleGreek - "God of fire"
Hera
femaleGreek - "Queen of the gods"
Hercules
maleGreek - "Glory of Hera"
Hermes
maleGreek - "Messenger god"
Hermione
femaleGreek - "Messenger"
Hikari
femaleJapanese - "Light"
Hiro
maleJapanese - "Generous"
Holly
femaleNature - "Holly tree"
Honey
femaleEnglish - "Sweet nectar"
Hua
femaleChinese - "Flower"
Hugo
maleGerman - "Mind, intellect"
I
Idun
femaleNorse - "Ever young"
Igor
maleRussian - "Warrior of peace"
Iris
femaleGreek - "Rainbow"
Isabella
femaleItalian - "Pledged to God"
Isis
femaleEgyptian - "Goddess of magic"
Ivan
maleRussian - "God is gracious"
Ivy
femaleEnglish - "Climbing plant"
Izumi
femaleJapanese - "Spring or fountain"
J
Jabari
maleSwahili - "Brave"
Jabba
maleModern - "Large ruler"
Jack
maleEnglish - "God is gracious"
Jade
femaleNature - "Green gemstone"
Jaguar
maleNature - "Spotted wild cat"
Janeway
femaleModern - "Captain"
Jasmine
femalePersian - "Fragrant flower"
Jasper
malePersian - "Treasurer"
Jax
maleEnglish - "Son of Jack"
Jengo
maleSwahili - "Building, strength"
Jiji
unisexJapanese - "Faithful black cat companion"
Jin
unisexChinese - "Gold, bright"
Jiro
maleJapanese - "Second son"
Joker
maleModern - "Prankster"
Jose
maleSpanish - "God will add"
Jules
maleFrench - "Youthful"
Julius
maleLatin - "Youthful, downy-bearded"
Juno
femaleLatin - "Queen of heaven"
Jupiter
maleLatin - "Supreme god"
K
Kai
maleJapanese - "Sea"
Kali
unisexAfrican - "Energetic"
Kamran
malePersian - "Successful"
Kareem
maleArabic - "Generous"
Katya
femaleRussian - "Pure"
Kenji
maleJapanese - "Second son"
Khufu
maleEgyptian - "Cheops (Great Pyramid builder)"
Kiara
femaleAfrican - "Bright"
Kiki
femaleJapanese - "Double happiness"
Kimchi
unisexKorean - "Spiced fermented vegetables"
Kira
femaleJapanese - "Shining or glittering"
Kirk
maleNorse - "Church"
Kito
unisexSwahili - "Precious jewel"
Kitty
femaleEnglish - "Young cat"
Klaus
maleGerman - "Victory of the people"
Koda
maleNative American - "Friend"
Kofi
maleAfrican - "Born on Friday"
Koji
maleJapanese - "Little one"
Kovu
maleSwahili - "Scar"
Kurt
maleGerman - "Counselor"
Kylo
maleModern - "Sky"
L
Lark
unisexNature - "Songbird"
Latte
unisexModern - "Espresso with steamed milk"
Layla
femaleArabic - "Night beauty"
Leaf
unisexNature - "Part of a plant"
Legolas
maleModern - "Green leaf"
Leia
femaleLatin - "Lioness"
Leila
femalePersian - "Night beauty"
Lena
femaleGerman - "Shining light"
Leo
maleLatin - "Lion"
Leonardo
maleItalian - "Brave lion"
Leopard
unisexNature - "Spotted wild cat"
Liam
maleIrish - "Resolute protection"
Liesel
femaleGerman - "Pledged to God"
Lily
femaleEnglish - "Lily flower"
Ling
femaleChinese - "Spirit, bell"
Loki
maleNorse - "Trickster god"
Lola
femaleSpanish - "Lady of sorrows"
Long
maleChinese - "Dragon"
Louie
maleFrench - "Famous warrior"
Luca
maleItalian - "Light"
Lucia
femaleItalian - "Light"
Lucky
unisexEnglish - "Fortunate"
Lucy
femaleEnglish - "Light"
Luke
maleGreek - "Light-giving"
Lulu
femaleFrench - "Famous warrior"
Luna
femaleLatin - "Moon"
Lynx
unisexNature - "Wild cat"
M
Malik
maleArabic - "King"
Mando
maleModern - "Mandalorian"
Maple
femaleNature - "Maple tree"
Marco
maleItalian - "Warlike"
Marcus
maleLatin - "Polite, shining"
Maria
femaleItalian - "Of the sea"
Marie
femaleFrench - "Bitter"
Mars
maleLatin - "God of war"
Maryam
femaleArabic - "Beloved"
Max
maleLatin - "Greatest"
Maximus
maleLatin - "Greatest"
Meatball
maleModern - "Ball of meat"
Mei
femaleChinese - "Beautiful"
Mercury
maleLatin - "Messenger god"
Merlin
maleWelsh - "Sea fortress"
Merry
unisexEnglish - "Cheerful"
Meta
femaleGerman - "Pearl"
Michel
maleFrench - "Who is like God?"
Midnight
unisexEnglish - "Middle of the night"
Mika
femaleJapanese - "Beautiful fragrance"
Milo
maleGerman - "Merciful"
Minato
maleJapanese - "Harbor"
Minerva
femaleLatin - "Intellect"
Minnie
femaleEnglish - "Of the sea"
Mint
unisexNature - "Aromatic herb"
Misha
unisexRussian - "Who is like God?"
Miso
unisexJapanese - "Fermented soybean paste"
Misty
femaleEnglish - "Foggy, unclear"
Mittens
unisexEnglish - "Paws that look like mittens"
Mocha
unisexModern - "Chocolate-flavored coffee"
Mochi
unisexJapanese - "Rice cake"
Moira
femaleCeltic - "Bitter, beloved"
Molly
femaleEnglish - "Sea of bitterness"
Morgan
unisexCeltic - "Sea-born"
Muffin
unisexModern - "Quick bread"
Murphy
unisexIrish - "Sea warrior"
N
Nacho
maleSpanish - "Ignatius"
Nala
femaleAfrican - "Beloved"
Nao
femaleJapanese - "Honest"
Natasha
femaleRussian - "Birthday of the Lord"
Naz
unisexPersian - "Coquetry, pride"
Nebula
femaleLatin - "Mist, cloud"
Nefertari
femaleEgyptian - "Beautiful companion"
Nefertiti
femaleEgyptian - "The beautiful one has come"
Neko
unisexJapanese - "Cat"
Nero
maleLatin - "Strong, vigorous"
Neville
maleFrench - "New town"
Niall
maleIrish - "Cloud"
Nike
unisexGreek - "Victory"
Niko
maleGreek - "Victory of the people"
Nikolai
maleRussian - "Victory of the people"
Ninja
maleJapanese - "Stealthy warrior"
Noodle
unisexModern - "String of dough"
Norbert
maleGerman - "Bright north"
Nova
femaleLatin - "New"
Nutmeg
unisexNature - "Seed spice"
O
Oak
maleNature - "Oak tree"
Obi
maleAfrican - "Heart"
Ocean
unisexNature - "Vast body of salt water"
Odin
maleNorse - "Inspiration, frenzy"
Oka
femaleJapanese - "Hill"
Olga
femaleRussian - "Holy"
Olive
femaleNature - "Olive tree"
Oliver
maleEnglish - "Olive tree"
Omar
maleArabic - "Long-lived"
Onyx
unisexGreek - "Black gemstone"
Opal
femaleLatin - "Precious jewel with iridescent play of color"
Ophelia
femaleGreek - "Helper"
Oreo
unisexEnglish - "Black and white"
Orion
maleGreek - "Hunter"
Oscar
maleIrish - "God spear"
Osiris
maleEgyptian - "God of afterlife"
Otter
unisexNature - "Aquatic mammal"
Otto
maleGerman - "Wealth, fortune"
P
Pablo
maleSpanish - "Small"
Paco
maleSpanish - "Free"
Pan
maleGreek - "All, shepherd god"
Pancakes
unisexModern - "Flat cake"
Panther
maleNature - "Black wild cat"
Panya
femaleSwahili - "Mouse"
Paprika
unisexNature - "Red spice"
Paris
unisexFrench - "City in France"
Parsa
malePersian - "Devout"
Parsley
unisexNature - "Rock celery"
Patches
unisexEnglish - "Multicolored markings"
Patrick
maleIrish - "Noble"
Pavel
maleRussian - "Small"
Peanut
unisexEnglish - "Small nut"
Pearl
femaleNature - "Gem from a shell"
Pebbles
femaleEnglish - "Small stones"
Penny
femaleGreek - "Weaver"
Pepper
unisexEnglish - "Spicy seasoning"
Petal
femaleNature - "Flower part"
Phoebe
femaleGreek - "Bright, radiant"
Phoenix
unisexGreek - "Rebirth bird"
Pia
femaleItalian - "Pious"
Picard
maleFrench - "From Picardy"
Pickle
unisexModern - "Preserved cucumber"
Piper
femaleEnglish - "Pipe player"
Pippin
unisexModern - "Traveler"
Pixel
maleModern - "Digital image unit"
Pluto
maleLatin - "God of the underworld"
Pochi
unisexJapanese - "Little or spotty"
Poe
maleModern - "Peacock"
Poppy
femaleLatin - "Red flower"
Poseidon
maleGreek - "God of the sea"
Precious
femaleEnglish - "Valuable, beloved"
Princess
femaleEnglish - "Royal daughter"
Puma
unisexNature - "Mountain lion"
Pumpkin
unisexEnglish - "Orange gourd"
Q
R
Ra
maleEgyptian - "Sun god"
Rafiki
maleSwahili - "Friend"
Rain
unisexNature - "Water from the sky"
Raven
unisexEnglish - "Dark bird"
Ravioli
unisexItalian - "Stuffed pasta"
Remus
maleLatin - "Oar"
Remy
maleFrench - "Oarsman"
Ren
maleJapanese - "Lotus"
RenΓ©e
femaleFrench - "Reborn"
Rex
maleLatin - "King"
Rey
femaleSpanish - "King"
Reza
malePersian - "Satisfaction"
Rhea
femaleGreek - "Flowing"
Riley
unisexIrish - "Courageous"
Rin
femaleJapanese - "Dignified or cold"
River
unisexNature - "Flowing water"
Robin
unisexEnglish - "Bright fame"
Rocco
maleItalian - "Rest"
Romeo
maleItalian - "Pilgrim to Rome"
Ron
maleEnglish - "Ruler's counselor"
Rose
femaleLatin - "Rose flower"
Rosemary
femaleNature - "Dew of the sea"
Rosie
femaleLatin - "Rose flower"
Rowan
unisexCeltic - "Little red one"
Roxana
femalePersian - "Dawn, bright"
Ruby
femaleLatin - "Red gemstone"
Rusty
maleEnglish - "Reddish-brown"
S
Sabrina
femaleCeltic - "From the river Severn"
Saffron
unisexNature - "Yellow spice"
Sage
unisexNature - "Wise, herb"
Sakura
femaleJapanese - "Cherry blossom"
Salem
unisexHebrew - "Peace"
Salt
unisexNature - "White mineral"
Sarabi
femaleSwahili - "Mirage"
Sasha
unisexRussian - "Defender of mankind"
Saturn
maleLatin - "God of agriculture"
Sean
maleIrish - "God is gracious"
Sekhmet
femaleEgyptian - "Powerful one, lioness goddess"
Selina
femaleGreek - "Moon"
Shadow
unisexEnglish - "Shadow"
Shannon
unisexIrish - "Wise river"
Sherlock
maleEnglish - "Bright hair"
Sif
femaleNorse - "Bride"
Simba
maleAfrican - "Lion"
Siobhan
femaleIrish - "God is gracious"
Sirius
maleGreek - "Glowing"
Skittles
unisexModern - "Fruit-flavored candy"
Smokey
unisexEnglish - "Gray colored"
Snape
maleModern - "Stern teacher"
Snickers
unisexModern - "Candy bar"
Snowball
unisexEnglish - "Ball of snow"
Sofia
femaleItalian - "Wisdom"
Sonya
femaleRussian - "Wisdom"
Sookie
femaleHebrew - "Lily"
Sophia
femaleItalian - "Wisdom"
Sophie
femaleGreek - "Wisdom"
Sora
maleJapanese - "Sky"
Soraya
femalePersian - "Princess, Pleiades star cluster"
Sparky
maleModern - "Lively, energetic"
Sparrow
unisexNature - "Small bird"
Spock
maleModern - "Logical one"
Sprout
unisexNature - "Young growth"
Spud
maleModern - "Potato"
Stella
femaleLatin - "Star"
Storm
unisexEnglish - "Tempest"
Stormy
unisexNature - "Turbulent weather"
Sugar
femaleModern - "Sweet substance"
Sunny
unisexNature - "Filled with sunlight"
Sushi
unisexJapanese - "Japanese cuisine"
T
Taco
unisexSpanish - "Folded tortilla"
Taro
maleJapanese - "Great son"
Theo
maleGreek - "Gift of God"
Thor
maleNorse - "Thunder"
Thyme
unisexNature - "Herb"
Tiger
maleEnglish - "Tiger"
Tigger
maleEnglish - "Bouncy tiger"
Titan
maleGreek - "Giant"
Titus
maleLatin - "Title of honor"
Toast
unisexModern - "Browned bread"
Tonks
unisexModern - "Metamorphmagus"
Topaz
unisexNature - "Yellow gemstone"
Trudi
femaleGerman - "Strong spear"
Turmeric
unisexNature - "Yellow spice"
Twix
unisexModern - "Chocolate-covered biscuit"
Tyr
maleNorse - "God"
V
Vader
maleGerman - "Father"
Valentina
femaleItalian - "Strong, healthy"
Venus
femaleLatin - "Goddess of love"
Vesta
femaleLatin - "Goddess of the hearth"
Victor
maleLatin - "Conqueror"
Violet
femaleLatin - "Purple flower"
W
Waffles
unisexModern - "Batter cake"
Waldemar
maleGerman - "Famous ruler"
Wasabi
unisexJapanese - "Japanese horseradish"
Watson
maleEnglish - "Son of Wat"
Wells
maleEnglish - "From the spring"
Whiskers
unisexEnglish - "Facial hair"
Willow
femaleEnglish - "Willow tree"
Winston
maleEnglish - "Joy stone"
Wolf
maleNature - "Wild canine"
Worf
maleModern - "Klingon warrior"
Wren
unisexNature - "Small bird"
X
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Z
Zainab
femaleArabic - "Fragrant flower"
Zara
femalePersian - "Gold, blossom"
Zelda
femaleGerman - "Wise princess and gray battle maiden"
Zeus
maleGreek - "King of gods"
Zhi
unisexChinese - "Wisdom, will"
Ziggy
unisexGerman - "Victorious protector"
Zoe
femaleGreek - "Life"
Zuri
unisexSwahili - "Beautiful"
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