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Honor

Gender: Feminine Origin: Latin Meaning: “Honor.” Pronunciation: (ON-er) Nicknames: Nonie, Noor, Nora, Nori From the Latin Honorius which meant “honor”. Names of several saints, Honorina and Honorius....

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Efisio

Gender: Masculine Origin: Italian Meaning: “One from Ephesus.” Pronunciation: (eh-FEE-zee-oh); (eh-FEE-zhoh) Nicknames: Fiso, Efo Detail: From the Latin byname Ephesius, which originally belonged to a...

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Zosimus

Gender: Masculine Origin: Greek Meaning: “Able to survive.” Pronunciation: (ZOH-suh-muhs) Listen Nicknames: Zo, Zosi Detail: A Greek name derived from zosimos meaning “viable” or “likely to survive”....

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Sollemnia

Gender: Feminine Origin: Latin Meaning: “Religious.” Pronunciation: (soh-LEHM-nee-ah) Nicknames: Sol, Solle, Soli, Sola, Soleil (soh-LAY, French for “sun”) Detail: Derived from the Latin sollemnis...

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Ursula

Gender: Feminine Origin: Latin Meaning: “Little bear.” Pronunciation: (UR-suh-lah) Nicknames: Ursa, Sula, Ulla Deatail: Saint Ursula is a Chistian saint. In Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing,...

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Olga

Gender: Feminine Origin: Norse Meaning: “Holy, blessed.” Pronunciation: (OL-gah); (AWL-gah) Nicknames: Oli, Ola, Olgi, Olya Details: Russian form of Helga. From the from Old Norse name Helgi, derived...

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Oxana

Gender: Feminine Origin: Greek Meaning: “Hospitality.” Pronunciation: (ahks-AH-nah) Nicknames: Ox, Oxi, Oka, Xana, Xani Ukrainian form of the Greek Xenia, meaning “hospitality “. Xenia was a 5th...

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Eustolia

Gender: Feminine Origin: Greek Meaning: “Good harvest.” Pronunciation: (yoo-STOH-lee-uh) Nicknames: Euli, Eulia, Eusie, Sto, Stolie, Story, Lottie, Lia From the Greek name Eustachys meaning “good...

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Soprata

Gender: Feminine Origin: Latin Meaning: “The highest.” Pronunciation: (soh-PRAT-uh) Nicknames: So, Sopi, Sopa, Possibly derived from the Latin supra meaning “high”. Little is known of Soprata and her...

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Edgar

Gender: Masculine Origin: Old English Meaning: “Blessed spear.” Pronunciation: (ED-gahr) Nicknames: Ed, Eddy Detail: Derived from the Old English elements ead “rich, blessed” and gar “spear”. This was...

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