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Anluan
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Likely "great/valiant warrior" (from án 'great' + luan 'warrior'/'hound') |
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Aod
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fire |
Gaelic, Irish |
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Aodha
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fire |
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Aodhaigh
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Derived from Aodh, meaning 'fire' or 'descendant/related to Aodh' |
Irish |
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Aodhfin
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From Aodh ('fire') + fionn ('fair, white'); roughly 'fair fire' or 'bright/white fire'. |
Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
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Aodhfinn
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Compound of Aodh 'fire' and Fionn 'fair, white' - roughly 'bright/white fire' or 'fair fire'. |
Gaelic, Irish |
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Aodhfionn
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Aodh (fire) + fionn (fair/white) - "fair (white) fire" or "fair‑haired fire" |
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Aoidh
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fire |
Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
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Aonghuis
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from Old Irish Oengus, meaning "one choice" or "unique strength" |
Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
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Aonghus
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one choice (from Proto-Celtic *oino-gustos) |
Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
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Ard
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From Gaelic 'àrd' meaning 'high' or 'tall'; in Frisian/Dutch contexts used as a short form of Germanic names connoting strength or bravery. |
Dutch, Frisian, Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
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Ardal
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high valor; noble bravery |
Irish |
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Ardall
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high valor |
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Ardghal
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High valor; lofty courage |
Irish |
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Arlan
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Possibly "pledge" or "oath" (Gaelic) or "eagle land" (Germanic); sometimes associated with Alan meaning "little rock/handsome" |
Irish |
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Arnan
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Uncertain - possibly Hebrew (related to רנן 'ranan' meaning 'joy' or 'song'), or from the Germanic element 'arn' meaning 'eagle', or an Irish/Gaelic form linked to the place-name Aran. |
Gaelic, Germanic, Hebrew, Irish, Norse |
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Artuir
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bear (by extension 'bear-man' or 'bear-king') |
Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
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Auliffe
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Likely 'fair' or 'bright' (from Irish Ailbhe); alternative surname roots may relate to Old English elements such as 'noble' or 'wolf' |
Irish |
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Aydan
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Irish: 'little fire' (diminutive of Aodh, meaning 'fire'); Turkish: 'from the moon' or 'of the moon' (ay = 'moon' + -dan = 'from') |
Irish, Turkish |
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Aydon
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Little fire (diminutive of Aodh, meaning 'fire') |
Irish |
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Aydyn
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From Gaelic 'Aodhán' meaning 'little fire'; Turkish 'Aydın' means 'enlightened/bright' |
Irish |
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Baedan
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little fire |
Irish |
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Baigh
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Possibly 'bay' (from Gaelic) or a variant of the Turkic title meaning 'chieftain/leader'. |
Irish, Persian, Scottish Gaelic |
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Bairde
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bard, poet; storyteller |
Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
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Ballinamore
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Mouth of the great/big ford |
Irish |
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Ban
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Varies by origin: Japanese kanji can mean 'ten thousand' (万), 'companion' (伴), or 'guard/turn' (番); Chinese surname 班 conveys 'group' or 'class'; Gaelic/Irish bán means 'white, fair'. |
Chinese, Gaelic, Irish, Japanese, Vietnamese |
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Baothghalach
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Likely from baoth 'soft, foolish' + galach 'valorous' - roughly 'foolish/soft valor' or 'vain but brave'. |
Irish |
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Bard
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poet, minstrel, singer-storyteller |
Celtic, Irish |
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Barett
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Mighty as a bear |
English, Irish, Norman French |
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Barra
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Short form of Finbarr, meaning 'fair-headed' or 'fair-haired' (related to barr 'head/top') |
Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
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