WRITER IN THE DARK ⋆ Names

⤷ 1960s

1960s names
( origin, meaning )

feminine

amy ( french, beloved )
angela ( latin, angel )

barbara ( latin, foreign woman )
brenda ( scottish, blade of a sword )

carol ( english, free man )
cheryl ( french, darling )
christine ( french, christian )
cindy ( english, moon goddess )
cynthia ( greek, moon goddess )

dawn ( english, daybreak )
deborah ( hebrew, bee )
denise ( french, god of nysa )
diane ( french, divine )
donna ( italian, lady )

jacqueline ( french, supplanter )
janet ( english, God's gracious gift )
jennifer ( cornish, white wave )
julie ( french, youthful )

karen ( english, pure )
kathleen ( anglican, pure )
kim ( english, cyneburga's meadow )

laura ( latin, bay laurel )
linda ( spanish/portuguese/italian, pretty )
lisa ( english, pledged to God )
lori ( english, bay laurel )

mary ( hebrew/egyptian, drop of the sea/bitter/beloved )
melissa ( greek, honeybee )
michelle ( french, who is like God? )

nancy ( english, grace )

pamela ( english, honey )
patricia ( noble )
paula ( latin, small )

rebecca ( hebrew, to bind )
rhonda ( welsh, noisy one )
robin ( english, bright fame )

sandra ( greek, defending men )
sharon ( hebrew, a plain )
sheila ( irish, blind one )
susan ( english, lily )

tammy ( scottish/english, date palm tree )
teresa ( spanish, to harvest )
theresa ( english, to harvest )
tina ( english/greek, steadfastness )
tracy ( french, of thracia )

wendy ( english, white wave )

masculine

alan ( irish, cheerful )
anthony ( latin, from antium )

brian ( irish, honorable )
bruce ( scottish/english, from the brushwood thicket )

carl ( german, free man )
christopher ( greek/latin, bearer of Christ )
craig ( scottish, from the rocks )

david ( hebrew, beloved )
dennis ( french, god of nysa )
donald ( scottish, proud chief )
douglas ( scottish, black water )

edward ( english, wealthy guardian )
eric ( norse, eternal ruler )

frank ( english, free man )

gary ( english, spearman )
george ( greek, farmer )
gregory ( greek, vigilant )

jeffrey ( english/german, pledge of peace )
jerry ( english, ruler with the spear )
john ( hebrew, God is gracious )

keith ( scottish, wood )
kenneth ( scottish/irish, born of fire/handsome )
kevin ( irish, handsome )

larry ( english, from laurentium )

mark ( latin, warlike )
michael ( hebrew, who is like God? )

patrick ( latin, noble )
paul ( latin, small )
peter ( greek, rock )

raymond ( german, wise protector )
richard ( german, dominant ruler )
robert ( english, bright fame )
rodney ( english, island near the clearing )
roger ( german, famous warrior )
ronald ( norse, ruler's counselor )

scott ( english, from scotland )
stephen ( greek, crown )

terry ( english/irish, smooth )
thomas ( aramaic, twin )
timothy ( greek, honoring God )
todd ( english, fox )
troy ( irish, descendant of foot soldier )

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