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Popular Boy & Girl Names That Mean Century

Discover a powerful collection of 50+ baby Boy & Girl names that exude Century. These names, each with the unique meaning of "Century," are perfect for parents seeking to bestow their newborn with a name that reflects resilience and courage. Explore this list to find the ideal name for your little Century.

Name that mean Century

1. Arthur

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: Arthur Was A Great King Lives In 6th Century
  • Origin: English
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2. Daniella

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: God Has Judged; Or God Is Judge The Old Testament Daniel Was A 6th Century BC Prophet Who Miraculously Survived The Den Of Lions
  • Pronunciation: Daniel-la, Dani-ella, Da-ni-el-la
  • Origin: American
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3. Alexa

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: Defender Of Men; Helper Alexander The Great Was A 4th Century Macedonian King For Whom The Egyptian City Of Alexandria Is Named
  • Origin: American
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4. Alexandra

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: A Feminine Form Of Alexander Meaning Defender Of Men; Used In Britain Since Early 13th Century; It Became Popular After The Marriage Of The 1863 Marriage Of Future King Edward VII To Princess Alexandra Of Denmark
  • Origin: Italian
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5. Ezrah

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: Help 5th Century BC Jewish Priest And Scholar Ezra Wrote Three Biblical Books And Began Compiling And Cataloging The Hebrew Scriptures That Later Formed The Old Testament
  • Origin: Algerian
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6. Alexis

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: Defender Or Helper This Russian Masculine Name Became Popular In Britain And The US In The Early 20th Century; And Is Now Given To Children Of Either Sexe
  • Pronunciation: Alex-is, Ale-xis
  • Origin: American
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7. Declan

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: Famous Bearer: 6th Century Irish St Declan
  • Pronunciation: De-clan
  • Origin: American
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8. Connor

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: Strong willeD or wise 'HounD-lover' Also from the Irish 'Coachuhhar', meaning high Desire Famous bearers: In Irish mythology Connor was an early king of Ulster; 20th century Irish Diplomat Conor Cruise O'Brien
  • Pronunciation: Con-ner
  • Origin: American
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9. Aman da

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: Lovable, worthy of love Some scholars believe this name was inventeD by 17th century British Dramatist Colley Cibber who gave it to a character in his play 'Love's Last Shift' Noel CowarD later nameD a character AmanDa in 'Private Lives'
  • Pronunciation: UH-MAN-DUH
  • Origin: American
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10. Alexandria

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: A Feminine Form Of Alexander Meaning Defender Of Men; Used In Britain Since Early 13th Century; It Became Popular After The Marriage Of The 1863 Marriage Of Future King Edward VII To Princess Alexandra Of Denmark
  • Pronunciation: Alexan-dria, Al-ex-an-dria, Alex-an-dria
  • Origin: American
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11. Demi Lee

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: Demi Is Derived From The French Meaning Half And Lee Is Of Old English Origin Meaning Meadow; This First Name Was Adopted By English Speakers A Century Ago
  • Pronunciation: DE-mee-LEE
  • Origin: French
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12. Kezia

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: Cassia; sweet-scenteD spice' Keziah was one of Job's three fair Daughters in the bible This name was popular with Puritans in the 12th century
  • Pronunciation: Kezia, Ke-zia
  • Origin: Hebrew
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13. Aquila

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: Eagle' UseD by Romans, early Christians, anD mentioneD in the New Testament, anD in use in English-speaking countries since the 17th century
  • Pronunciation: Aquila, Aqui-la
  • Origin: Latin
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14. Shaka

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: The Name Of The Zulu Tribal Leader Sometimes Compared To Attila The Hun Shaka Shaped An Amalgamation Of Tribes Into The Great Zulu Nation In The Early 19th Century
  • Pronunciation: Sha-ka, Shaka
  • Origin: African
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15. Nazo

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: Handsome; Whimy; Famous Pashtun Female Poet Of 18th Century
  • Pronunciation: Na-zo, Nazo
  • Origin: Arabic
  • Arabic Aspect: نزه
  • Relgion: Islam
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16. Althea

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: Wholesome, from the verb meaning 'to heal' Althaia was the Greek name for the marshmallow plant which was believeD to have healing powers MaDe popular by 17th Century RicharD Lovelace's poem 'To Althea, from Prison''Pure; Wholesome
  • Pronunciation: Althea, Al-thea
  • Origin: American
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17. Carthage

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: The Anglicized Form Of The Irish Carthach; Which Is A The Irish St Carthach; Also Known As St Carthage; Founded An Early 7th Century Monastery At Lismore; County Waterford
  • Pronunciation: Carthage, Car-tha-ge
  • Origin: Welsh
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18. Damiano

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: one who tames; subDues' The Belgian priest Father Damien gave his life helping the Hawaiian lepers of Molokai 3rD Century St Damian is patron of physicians
  • Pronunciation: Dami-ano, Da-mi-a-no
  • Origin: Italian
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19. Hannibal

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: General From The 3rd Century BC Who Crossed The Alps With 30; 000 Men And 38 Elephants During The Second Punic War
  • Pronunciation: Han-ni-bal
  • Origin: Australian
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20. Audra

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: Originally Afrom The 16th Century
  • Pronunciation: Au-dra, Audra
  • Origin: American
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21. Shatabdi

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: Hundred Years; It Means A Period Of 100 Years Century
  • Pronunciation: Shatab-di, Shat-abdi, Sha-tab-di
  • Origin: Hindi
  • Relgion: Hindu
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22. Sacha

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: Defender Of Men Alexander The Great Was A 4th Century Macedonian King For Whom The Egyptian City Of Alexandria Is Named Eight Popes And Three Russian Emperors Have Been Named Alexander Also Means Avenger
  • Origin: Greek
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23. Donne

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: Used In Honor Of 17th Century Poet John Donne
  • Pronunciation: Donne, Don-ne
  • Origin: Welsh
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24. Taffy

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: Beloved Or Friend; From The Hebrew Sixth Century St David (or Dewi) Was Patron Saint Of Wales
  • Origin: Welsh
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25. Clarinda

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: A The name ClarinDa appears in Spenser's 16th century poem 'The Faerie Queene'
  • Pronunciation: Clarin-da, Clarinda, Cla-rin-da
  • Origin: French
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26. Patti

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: Noble St Patricia Was A 7th Century Patron Saint Of Naples
  • Pronunciation: Pat-ti, Patti
  • Origin: American
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27. Doug

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: Dark WaterIn The Seventeenth Century; This Name Was As Popular For Girls As For Boys
  • Pronunciation: CBTLover445
  • Origin: American
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28. Jacqui

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: Supplanter Feminine Form Of Jacques (Jacob) Introduced Into Britain In The 13th Century
  • Pronunciation: Jac-qui
  • Origin: French
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29. Glynis

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: Little Valley Famous Bearer: British Twentieth Century Actress Glynis Johns
  • Pronunciation: Gly-nis, Glynis
  • Origin: American
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30. Adolph

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: OlD German 'ADalwolf' meaning noble wolf UseD by 17th anD 18th century German royal families, anD introDuceD into Britain by the Hanoverians
  • Pronunciation: Adolph
  • Origin: SweDish
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31. Ignatius

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: Fiery Famous Bearers: St Ignatius Of Antioch; Martyred In The 2nd CenturySt Ignatius Of Loyola; Who Founded The Jesuits In The 15th Century
  • Pronunciation: Ig-natius, Ig-na-tius, Igna-ti-us
  • Origin: American
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32. Samuel James

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: Samuel Is Derived From An 11th Century BC Judge Whom Gave His Name To The Old Testiment The Name Literally MeansGod Has HeardJames Again From Hebrew Origin MeansYahweh May Protectand Is A Alternative Of The Latin Jacomus
  • Pronunciation: Sam-yoolJaymz
  • Origin: Hebrew
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33. Annice

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: Greek Agnes,Poor, pure, or chaste St Agnes was a 3rD century Christian martyr whose January 21st feast Day is DescribeD in Keats' poem 'The Eve of St Agnes'
  • Pronunciation: An-nice, An-ni-ce
  • Origin: Greek
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34. Barbary

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: Popular In Medeival Britain After The 3rd Century Martyr St Barbara
  • Pronunciation: Bar-bary, Bar-ba-ry
  • Origin: English
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35. Charlemagne

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: German Charles Which Became Popular In The Early 9th Century When Charles The Great (Charlemagne) Became The First Ruler Of The Holy Roman Empire
  • Origin: French
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36. Redvers

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: Name Derived From A Surname; And Only Used As A First Name Since The 19th Century
  • Pronunciation: Red-vers
  • Origin: English
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37. Albinia

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: White A Feminine Form Of Albin; Introduced Into Britain From Italy In The Early 17th Century The Name Was Frequently Used By Members Of The Aristocratic Cecil Family And Their Descendants
  • Origin: Italian
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38. Adolphe

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: OlD German 'ADalwolf' meaning noble wolf UseD by 17th anD 18th century German royal families, anD introDuceD into Britain by the Hanoverians
  • Pronunciation: Adolphe, Adol-phe
  • Origin: Latin
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39. Veleda

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: Inspired Intelligence Famous Bearer: Veleda Was A 1st Century Ad Germanic Prophetess
  • Pronunciation: Vele-da, Veleda, Ve-le-da
  • Origin: Australian
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40. Bessy

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: Meaning My God Is Bountiful; Or God Of Plenty; Used Since The 16th Century Sometimes Used As An Independent Name
  • Pronunciation: Bessy, Bes-sy
  • Origin: Hebrew
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41. Charlotte Grace

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: Charlotte Is Derived From The Masculine Name Charles And Means Man And Free Man And Was First Adopted By English Speakers In The 17th Century Grace Means Charm And Grace; Borne Into Roman Mythology
  • Pronunciation: SHAARLahTGREYS
  • Origin: German
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42. Basilia

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: Royal Kingly Regal Derived From The Same Greek Word As The Plant Name Basil Famous Bearer: St Basil The Great Was Bishop Of Caesarea In The Latter Half Of The 4th Century
  • Pronunciation: Basil-ia, Ba-sil-ia, Ba-si-lia
  • Origin: German
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43. Britannia

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: Britain The use of Britannia as a first name began in the 18th century, probably inspireD by the 1740 song 'Rule Britannia'
  • Pronunciation: Bri-tan-nia, Brit-an-nia
  • Origin: English
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44. Columbina

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: Dove Famous Bearer: 6th Century Irish Abbot And Missionary St Columba Converted The Inhabitants Of Scotland And Northern England To Christianity
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45. Benjy

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: Son of my right hanD Many Jewish families nameD their youngest chilD Benjamin Famous bearers: 19th century British statesman Benjamin Disraeli Dustin Hoffman's character in the 1967 movie 'The GraDuate
  • Pronunciation: Ben-jy
  • Origin: Hebrew
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46. Betty

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: A ; Meaning My God Is Plentiful; Frequently Used As An Independent Name Since The 18th Century US Actress Betty Grable
  • Pronunciation: Bet-ty, Betty
  • Origin: American
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47. Dewi

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: Beloved Or Friend; From The Hebrew Sixth Century St David (or Dewi) Was Patron Saint Of Wales
  • Pronunciation: Dewi, De-wi
  • Origin: Australian
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48. Brucie

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: Thick BrushSurname Since Medieval Times; Now A Common Given Name Folklore Tale Of 14th Century Robert King Of Scotland: (the Bruce) Who Learned The Value Of Perseverance From Watching A Spider Spin A Web
  • Origin: English
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49. Dhafer

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: Victor Over His Enemies, The Winner, Mature, (the Name Of A Doctor From The People Who Lived In Mosul Century Atheist Century - Zafer Bin Jaber, The Name Of The Poet Of The People Of Alexandria, Who Lived In The Twelfth Century Ad - Zafer Bin Qasim Haddad).
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50. Briony

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: From The Plant Name; The Name Of A Flowering Vine Used In Folk Medicine Used Commonly As A First Name Since The Early 20th Century
  • Pronunciation: Bri-ony, Briony
  • Origin: English
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51. Akhfash

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: There Have Been Several Men Of This Name; There Were Grammarians Of This Name In The 8th 9th Century
  • Pronunciation: Akhfash, Akh-fash, Ak-h-fash
  • Origin: Arabic
  • Relgion: Islam
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52. Milton

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: From The Mill FarmFamous Bearer:17th Century British Poet; John Milton
  • Pronunciation: Mil-ton, Milton
  • Origin: American
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53. Carthach

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: LovingA The Irish St Carthach; Also Known As St Carthage; Founded An Early 7th Century Monastery At Lismore; County Waterford
  • Origin: Hebrew
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54. Keeley

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: WoodSurname And Place Name That Has Only Been Used As A First Name (either Gender) In The Latter Half Of The 20th Century
  • Pronunciation: Kee-ley
  • Origin: Scottish
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55. Darrel

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: From a French surname anD place name meaning 'Open' Dates back to the eleventh century as both surname anD given name
  • Pronunciation: Dar-rel
  • Origin: American
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56. Bret

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: A Native Of Brittany: (France) Or Britain: (England) Derived From The Surname Breton Or Briton; Brett And Bret Became Popular First Names After 19th-century US Writer Bret Harte Brett Became Very Popular In Australia In The Mid-20th Century
  • Pronunciation: Bret
  • Origin: American
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57. Gamaliel

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: GoD's rewarD Recompense of GoD A biblical name aDopteD by 16th century Puritans Famous bearers: American presiDent Warren Gamaliel HarDing
  • Pronunciation: Ga-maliel, Gamaliel, Ga-ma-li-el
  • Origin: Hindi
  • Relgion: Hindu
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58. Larraine

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: From Lorraine From Lotharingia From Lothair's KingDom Lothair was a ruler of the region During the 9th century
  • Pronunciation: Lar-raine, Lar-rai-ne
  • Origin: French
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59. Crispin

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: From the Roman family name Crispinus, baseD on the Latin 'crispus' meaning curleD or curly-haireD Famous bearers: St Crispin anD St Crispinian are patron saints of shoemakers believeD to have been martyreD in the 3rD century
  • Pronunciation: Crispin, Cri-spin
  • Origin: Latin
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60. Ninon

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: Grace Famous Bearer: 17th Century Aristrocat Ninon De Lenclos Was Famous For Her Wit And Beauty
  • Origin: French
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61. Nanette

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: Favor; GraceAintroduced To Britain In The 13th Century
  • Pronunciation: Nanette, Na-net-te
  • Origin: American
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62. Brigitte

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: A French Form Of The Irish Bridget; Meaning The High One; Or Strength Famous Bearer: 20th Century Actress Brigitte Bardot
  • Pronunciation: Brigitte, Bri-gitte, Bri-git-te
  • Origin: American
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63. Caradoc

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: Affection; Amiable Famous Bearer: First Century British King Caradoc; Better Known As King Caractacus
  • Pronunciation: Caradoc, Ca-ra-doc
  • Origin: Arthurian LegenD
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64. Absolon

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: The Father Is Peace; Or Father Of Peace Form Of Hebrew Absolom Who Was Son Of Old Testament King David Became Popular In The 12th Century
  • Origin: French
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65. Fearne

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: Copied From The English Plant Fearn; It Became Popular In 19th Century Literature
  • Pronunciation: FERNE
  • Origin: English
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66. Teddie

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: God-givenFamous Bearer:19th Century US President Theodore Roosevelt
  • Pronunciation: Ted-die
  • Origin: English
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67. Bessie

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: Meaning My God Is Bountiful; Or God Of Plenty; Used Since The 16th Century Sometimes Used As An Independent Name
  • Pronunciation: Bessie, Bes-sie
  • Origin: American
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68. Alexandrina

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: A Feminine Form Of Alexander Meaning Defender Of Men; Used In Britain Since Early 13th Century; It Became Popular After The 1863 Marriage Of Future King Edward VII To Princess Alexandra Of Denmark
  • Pronunciation: Alexan-d-ri-na, Al-ex-an-drina, Alex-an-dri-na
  • Origin: Greek
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69. Clotilda

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: Heroine Famous battle DeriveD from the OlD German 'hloDa' meaning louD or famous, anD 'hilDi' meaning battle Famous bearer: 6th century saint ClotilDa was marrieD to King Clovis, anD playeD a major role in his conversion to Christianity
  • Pronunciation: Clotil-da, Clotilda, Clo-til-da
  • Origin: German
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70. Claud

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: From The French Claude; ALatin Claudium Meaning Lame Introduced Into Scotland By The 6th Century Hamilton Family Famous Person: British Actor Claude Rains
  • Pronunciation: Claud
  • Origin: American
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71. Kenit

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: A Handsome Man; Born Of Fire; A Scottish Favorite In The Late 19th Century (1)
  • Pronunciation: Ken-it, Ke-nit
  • Origin: Hindi
  • Relgion: Hindu
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72. Carnela

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: Garden Or Vinyard Famous Bearer: The Name Of A Mountain In Isreal The Carmelite Order Of Mendicant Friars Was Founded In The 12th Century On Mount Carmel
  • Origin: Latin
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73. Dermot

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: Free From Envy From Diarmait Or Diarmuid Famous Bearer: 12th Century Irish King Dermot MacMurrough
  • Origin: Gaelic
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74. Brucey

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: Thick BrushSurname Since Medieval Times; Now A Common Given Name Folklore Tale Of 14th Century Robert King Of Scotland: (the Bruce) Who Learned The Value Of Perseverance From Watching A Spider Spin A Web
  • Pronunciation: Brucey, Bru-cey
  • Origin: English
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75. Hadrien

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: Dark In The 2nd Century Ad Roman Emperor Hadrian Caused The Hadrian Wall To Be Built In Britain
  • Origin: French
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76. Gaelan

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: Tranquil For 1500 Years Accepted Medical Practices Were Based On The Research Of 2nd Century Physician Galen
  • Pronunciation: Gae-lan, Gaelan
  • Origin: Greek
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77. Calvino

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: BaldFamous Bearers:Early 20th Century American President Coolidge; Fashion Designer Calvin Klein
  • Pronunciation: Calvi-no, Calvino, Cal-vi-no
  • Origin: Spanish
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78. Balian

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: It Mens Master Or Lord; It Was The Name Of A Noble Crusader In The Kingdom Of Jerusalem In The 12th Century;
  • Origin: Turkish
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79. Befle

  • Gender: Girl
  • Meaning: Beautiful; Loving; LovableAmabel Was Used Frequently During The Middle Ages And Briefly In The 19th Century; And Has Now Been Largely Replaced By The Diminutive Mabel
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80. Dougie

  • Gender: Boy
  • Meaning: Dark WaterIn The Seventeenth Century; This Name Was As Popular For Girls As For Boys
  • Pronunciation: Dougie, Dou-gie
  • Origin: English
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