Classic Names With A Twist List

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Abilene - "grass"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: English from Hebrew

Adriano - "man from Adria"
Gender: Male
Origin: Italian

Alec - "defending men"
Gender: Male
Origin: Diminutive of Alexander, Greek

Alexandrine - "defending men"
Gender: Female
Origin: French and German variation of Alexandra

Amalia - "work"
Pronunciation: ah-MAH-lee-a or ah-mah-LEE-a
Gender: Female
Origin: German

Anja - "grace"
Pronunciation: AHN-ya
Gender: Female
Origin: Russian variation of Anna

Annika - "grace"
Gender: Female
Origin: Swedish diminutive of Anna

Anton - "priceless one"
Gender: Male
Origin: German and Scandinavian variation of Anthony

Arno - "eagle"
Gender: Male
Origin: German

Ashling - "dream"
Gender: Female
Origin: Variation of Aislinn, Irish

Beatrix - "she who brings happiness"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin

Benedict - "blessed"
Gender: Male
Origin: Latin

Benno - "bear"
Gender: Male
Origin: German

Carlotta - "free man"
Gender: Female
Origin: Italian variation of Charlotte, French diminutive of Charles

Carolina - "free man"
Gender: Female
Origin: Variation of Caroline; also place-name

Caterina - "pure"
Gender: Female
Origin: Italian variation of Katherine

Cecile - "blind"
Gender: Female
Origin: French feminine form of Cecil

Ceil - "blind"
Gender: Female
Origin: Short form of Cecilia

Christiana - "follower of Christ"
Gender: Female
Origin: Feminine variation of Christian

Christo - "one who carries Christ"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Slavic

Clarinda - "bright, clear"
Gender: Female
Origin: Literary elaboration of Clara

Clarissa - "bright, clear"
Gender: Female
Origin: Elaboration of Clara

Clelia - "famous"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin

Coralie - "coral"
Gender: Female
Origin: French from Latin

Davis - "beloved"
Gender: Male
Origin: Surname derived from David, Hebrew

Devorah - "bee"
Gender: Female
Origin: Hebrew

Dorrit - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Variation of Dorothea

Dougal - "dark stranger"
Gender: Male
Origin: Scottish

Edmond - "wealthy protector"
Gender: Male
Origin: English

Elisabeth - "pledged to God"
Gender: Female
Origin: Spelling variation of Elizabeth

Emilia - "rival"
Gender: Female
Origin: Feminine variation of Emil, Latin

Emmeline - "work"
Gender: Female
Origin: Old French form of archaic German Amal

Esmond - "graceful protection"
Gender: Male
Origin: English

Fancy - "free man"
Gender: Female
Origin: Diminutive of Frances

Federica - "peaceful ruler"
Gender: Female
Origin: Italian, feminine variation of Frederick

Helene - "bright, shining one"
Gender: Female
Origin: French variation of Helen

Hendrix - unknown meaning
Gender: Male
Origin: Dutch and German, from first name Hendrik

Isabeau - "pledged to God"
Gender: Female
Origin: French variation of Isabel

Isobel - "pledged to God"
Gender: Female
Origin: Scottish variation of Isabel

Izabella - "pledged to God"
Gender: Female
Origin: Variation of Isabella

Jennica - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Variation of Jennifer

Jessamine - unknown meaning
Pronunciation: JESS-ah-min
Gender: Female
Origin: Earlier spelling of flower name Jasmine, Persian

Jolie - "pretty"
Gender: Female
Origin: French

Josiah - "God supports, heals"
Gender: Male
Origin: Hebrew

Kalman - "gracious, good reputation"
Gender: Male
Origin: Latin, short for Kalonymous

Laurence - "from Laurentum"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Latin

Linden - unknown meaning
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Tree name

Livia - "blue, envious"
Pronunciation: LIV-ee-ah
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin

Lucia - "light"
Pronunciation: loo-SEE-a or loo-CHEE-a or LOO-sha
Gender: Female
Origin: Italian, feminine variation of Lucius, Latin

Maddalena - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Italian

Marco - "warlike"
Gender: Male
Origin: Italian and Spanish form of Mark

Marguerite - "pearl; daisy"
Gender: Female
Origin: French variation of Margaret; also a flower name

Mariel - "bitter"
Gender: Female
Origin: Dutch and French, diminutive of Mary

Marta - "lady"
Gender: Female
Origin: Italian, Spanish, Scandinavian, and Eastern European variation of Martha

Maxim - "greatest"
Pronunciation: max-EEM; MAX-im
Gender: Male
Origin: French variation of Maximus

Micah - "who is like the Lord"
Pronunciation: MY-ka
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Hebrew

Morgana - "sea-circle"
Gender: Female
Origin: Female version of Morgan, Welsh

Natalya - "natal day, Christmas"
Gender: Female
Origin: Russian from Latin

Niall - "cloud"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Irish

Nico - "people of victory"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Italian, diminutive of Nicola

Nicola - "people of victory"
Pronunciation: NICK-ah-la
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Greek; feminine of Nicholas

Noam - "pleasantness, charm, tenderness"
Gender: Male
Origin: Hebrew

Paolo - "small"
Gender: Male
Origin: Italian, variation of Paul

Perla - "pearl"
Pronunciation: PEARL-ah
Gender: Female
Origin: Spanish variation of Pearl

Phyllida - "green bough"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek variation of Phyllis

Rosa - "rose, a flower"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latinate variation of Rose

Sampson - "sun"
Gender: Male
Origin: Hebrew

Sarai - "princess"
Pronunciation: sar-EYE
Gender: Female
Origin: Hebrew

Sarita - "princess"
Gender: Female
Origin: Italian and Spanish, diminutive of Sara

Simeon - "God is listening"
Gender: Male
Origin: Hebrew

Stefano - "garland, crown"
Gender: Male
Origin: Italian variation of Stephen

Sylvie - "from the forest"
Gender: Female
Origin: French variation of Latin Sylvia

Tereza - "to harvest"
Gender: Female
Origin: Portuguese, Czech, and Romanian variation of Theresa

Tessa - "to reap, to gather"
Gender: Female
Origin: Diminutive of Theresa

Vittorio - "conqueror"
Gender: Male
Origin: Italian variation of Victor

Willa - "resolute protection"
Gender: Female
Origin: Feminine variation of William

Willem - "resolute protection"
Gender: Male
Origin: Dutch variation of William

Willoughby - "farm near the willows"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: English

Yulia - "youth"
Gender: Female
Origin: Russian, variation of Yuliya, cog age of Julia

Zadie - "princess"
Gender: Female
Origin: Variation of Sadie

Zandra - "defending men"
Gender: Female
Origin: Variation of Sandra and Alexandra

Zara - "princess; to blossom"
Gender: Female
Origin: Hebrew and Arabic

Zuzanna - "lily"
Gender: Female
Origin: Slavic variation of Susannah

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