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MythologyRomanianRomanshRundiRussianRwandanSamiSami MythologySamoanScandinavianScottishSenecaSerbianSerbo-CroatianShonaSinhaleseSiouxSlavic MythologySlovakSloveneSomaliSorbianSothoSouthern AfricanSpanishSpanish (Latin American)SwahiliSwaziSwedishTahitianTajikTamilTatarTeluguThaiTheologyTibetanTswanaTumbukaTurkishTurkmenUkrainianUrduUrhoboUyghurUzbekVariousVietnameseWalloonWelshWelsh MythologyWest FrisianWestern AfricanWolofXhosaYiddishYorubaYupikZulu?(Modern)(Rare)(Archaic)ADREY f American (South, Rare), English (African, Rare)AGNETTA f English (African), English (Archaic)ALLSWELL m & f Western African (Rare), English (African, Rare, ?)Presumably from the English phrase all's well.ANDERLYN f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)AUGUSTINO m English (African)BATILDA f Swedish (Archaic), English (African)BENEVOLENCE f & m English (African)From the English word, ultimately from Latin bene volent "well wishing".BRILLIANT m English (African, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)Possibly from the English word brilliant meaning "(of light or color) very bright and radiant".CERIS f English (African)CHAMIQUE f English (African), African AmericanVariant of Shamika.CHRISTOPHINA f English (African, Rare), Dutch (Rare)Feminine form of Christopher.CLEMENSIA f English (American, Rare, Archaic), English (African, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)Variant of Clemencia.DESMUND m English (American), English (African)Variant of Desmond.DRUSCILLA f English (African, Rare), English (American, Rare)Variant of Drusilla.EMIAH f English (African, Rare)The name Emiah originated in Hebrew. Emiah means "Gift of God."EMMANUELLA f English (African)Latinate form of Emmanuelle.EZMERELDA f English (African, Rare)FAMOUS m English (African)FANTAYSHIA f English (African)GELASIUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized), English (African, Rare, ?), Irish (Archaic)Latinized form of the Greek name Γελάσιος (Gelasios), which is derived from Greek γέλασις (gelasis) "laughing", from the verb γελασείω (gelaseiô) "to be ready to laugh"... [more]GIFT f & m English (Puritan), English (African, Rare)From the English word "gift", ultimately from Old Norse. A rare Puritan virtue name.HENRIE m Dutch, English (African, Rare)Dutch form of Henry and English variant of Henry.HILLARIA f English (African)Variant of Hilaria.HOW m English (African, Rare), African AmericanShort form of Howard.ISABELLAH f English (African)Variant of Isabella, primarily used in Kenya.JACKLINE f English (African), Swedish (Rare)JUVELLE m English (African)To have Good Faith From the bottom of the heart... [more]KENLANI f English (African)KEYMONI f & m African American, English (African)KIMELA f English (African)KINGDOM m English (American, Rare), English (African)Either a transferred use of the surname Kingdom or else directly from the English word, perhaps taken from the biblical phrase kingdom of God. A famous bearer was the English engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859), whose middle name was his mother's maiden name.LA'QUESA f English (African)LARONA f English (African)LASHIQUA f English (African)Transferred use of the surname Macmillan.MATHEWS m English (African)Transferred use of the surname Mathews.MIHARI f English (African)Used in fictional characters in the western world, but meant to portray an African origin.... [more]MORRISON m English (African, Rare)Transferred use of the surname Morrison. A famous bearer of the surname was Jim Morrison (1943-1971), lead singer of American rock band The Doors.MURIE f English (African, Rare)OLIVET f & m English (African), Various (Archaic), American (Archaic)Form of OlivetteOTTELIA f German (Archaic, Expatriate), English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)PATRITA f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)PENINAH f Jewish, English (African)Variant of Peninnah.PHINA f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)Diminutive of names ending in -phina like Josephina or Seraphina.PILATE m Biblical, English (Puritan), English (African, Rare)English form of the Roman cognomen Pilatus, which meant "armed with a javelin" from Latin pila "javelin". This was most famously borne by Pontius Pilate, the prefect of the Roman province of Judaea ca... [more]PLACIDIA f Late Roman, English (African, Rare), English (Puritan)Feminine form of Placidius, which was a derivative of the Latin cognomen Placidus.PLESETTE f English (African)POTIPHAR m Biblical, English (African, Rare)From Egyptian p-di-p-r' meaning "he whom Ra gave", composed of the definite article p- "the one" combined with di "whom he gave" and r', the name of the supreme god Ra... [more]PRISCAH f English (African)Variant spelling of Prisca.PROGRESS m & f English (African)RAIMI m Malay (Rare), English (African, Rare)READA f English (African)REJOICE f English (Puritan), English (African)From the English word rejoice meaning "feel or show great joy or delight".SALOMEY f English (Archaic), English (African)Variant of Salome.SHAYAA m English (African)SHINELLE f English (African)SOLACE f & m English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)From the English word, solace.SONAI f English (African)SUFFICIENT f & m English (African)Name given in reference to 2 Corinthians 12:19, “ But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.”... [more]SYLVIAH f English (African)Variant of Sylvia.TERRUNDER f English (African)THERISTY f English (African)TIANNO m & f English (African)TIANO m English (African)Masculine Form of Tiana.TRIGGA m African American (Rare), English (African, Rare)Transferred use of the surname Trigga.TRYPHINE f South African, English (African)Anglicized form of Triphina.WITNESS m English (African), South AfricanFrom the English word, witness, "one who has personal knowledge of something".
