From the Germanic element 'ber' (bear), from Middle English 'barrette' (troubl, strife) or from the Old French 'barette' (cap). Now mainly in use as a surname.
Old fashioned German spelling variant of Karl.
Carlos I of Portugal was the penultimate King there. He was assassinated in 1908, along with his son and heir. Carlos Slim Helú is a Mexican businessman, he has recently been reported as the richest man in the world.
Carlos was the 11th mos
English variant of the Old French Aimeri, a name derived from the Old High German Amalrich (work ruler), a compound name composed of the elements amal (work) and rich (ruler, king).
Nickname for Fred- names, mainly in male use.
Garrison may be derived from "Garrett's son." It is also the name for a military barracks or fortification.
Famous Herberts include: 31st US President Herbert Clark Hoover and 41st US President George Herbert Walker Bush. Herbert is also found frequently as a surname.
Cartoons Family Guy and South Park both have characters with this name: the eld
Occupational surname given to those who were in the employment of making barrels. It was also a name used to describe someone who was a glutton.
Keifer Sutherland is a famous American actor.
Occupational surname given to those who were in the employment of making barrels. It was also a name used to describe someone who was a glutton.
Often mistaken as a short form of Lancelot. It is also been associated with the Old French word for the weapon, lance.
Famous Lances include cyclist Lance Armstrong.
Linden can also be a variant of the name Lyndon. The linden tree is a deciduous tree known as a "lime" tree in British English, though not related to the citrus tree of the same name.
Variant traditional spelling of Osvaldo.
It is of Germanic origin. It might be derived from the Old English elements os "god" and weald "rule".
It was the name of two saints, including Saint Oswald king of Northumbria. He participated in spreading Christianity to northeast England in the
Otto is a later German form of the name Odo, meaning "wealth". Several kings of Germany have borne the name.
A fuse of Anna and Maria, which gained popularity in German and Dutch speaking countries in the 18th century. This was due to the fact that both Anna and Maria were quite popular and were sometimes given in pairs; so Anna Maria and Maria Anna. This eventu
Arlene is a modern coinage, most likely inspired by other names that end in arlene, such as Charlene.
A nickname for Car-names such as Caroline or Carlotta.
A modern feminine form of Carl or a pet form of names such as Carlene. Also often found as a surname.
A modern feminine form of Carl or a pet form of names such as Carlene.
A modern feminine form of Carl or a pet form of names such as Carlene.
A modern feminine form of Carl or a pet form of names such as Carlene.
Feminine form of the Latin Carolus, from the name Charles.
It is now the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese cognate of the name.
The states of North and South Carolina in the USA were named after King Charles I of England.
French cognate of Carolina. It was borne by Caroline Brunswick, queen consort to King George IV, Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach, queen consort to King George II and by Lady Caroline Lamb, mistress of the poet Lord Byron. "Sweet Caroline" is the name of
Variation on Caroline under influence of Lynn.
Emma might be a form of Erma, a short form of various names which begin with the Germanic element Erm(en), Irm(en) which can mean 'strong' but is more literally translated as "whole" or "universal".
For some, it is a diminutive of Emmanuell
Also an Icelandic name derived from the Nordic word "Frior" or "peace".
Famous bearers include artist Frida Kahlo, and ABBA member Frida or Anni-Frid Lyngstad.
Frida is particularly popular in Norway - it was #20 there in 200
As a first name, Geneva may be a shortened form of the name Genevieve. It may also come from the name of the Swiss city, which may derive from the Latin "genua," meaning "knee."
'Giselle' is a ballet about an innocent maiden (Giselle) who falls in love with a nobleman disguised as a peasant (Albrecht), who is secretly engaged to another woman. When Giselle discovers this she goes mad and dies. She later saves Albrecht from wilis
Modern respelling of the nickname Carly.
This misspelling of the name Lorelei gained popularity with the introduction of the character Lorelai Gilmore on the U.S. television show "Gilmore Girls."
In German mythology, the Lorelei is a rock on the Rhine river where a siren sits to lure mariners to their deaths. In Germanic mythology, Lorelei is also the name of the siren, a maiden who drowned herself and was reborn as a water sprite; however, becau
Pet form of Marlene or variant of Marilee.
Occasional variant of Marlene.
Mattie was a very common nickname for Matilda in the 18th century in Britain. It fell out of use in the 19th century before having a brief, unexplained rise in popularity in the 1940s.
Olga is the Russian form of the name Helga or comes from the male name, Oleg.
St. Olga was a 10th century saint.
Zelma is an alternative spelling of the name Selma. Zelma was a popular name at the turn of the century in the US.