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Anamari
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Combination of Ana ('grace') and Mari/Maria (from Mary - variously 'bitter', 'beloved' or 'sea'), roughly 'graceful beloved' or 'grace + Mary' |
Romanian |
Girl |
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Anca
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grace; favor |
Romanian, Slavic |
Girl |
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Anda
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Feminine form/diminutive of Andrew/Andreas meaning "manly, strong"; in some Albanian contexts associated with "dream" or "desire" |
Albanian, Latvian, Romanian |
Girl |
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Anuța
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Diminutive of Ana - 'little Ana'; ultimately from Hebrew Hannah meaning 'grace' or 'favor'. |
Romanian |
Girl |
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Baïa
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A feminine name used in Georgia; in Romance-language contexts it is derived from the word for 'bay' (coastal inlet); in Romanian it relates to 'bath'. |
Georgian, Italian, Roman, Romanian, Spanish |
Girl |
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Bega
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Uncertain - possibly related to Old Irish beag 'little' or to the name of an early saint (St. Bega); also used as a place-name/surname. |
English, Irish, Romanian |
Girl |
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Benta
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Blessed |
Romanian |
Girl |
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Betea
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Likely a diminutive of Elisabeta ('pledged to God') or of Beatrice ('bringer of joy') |
Romanian |
Girl |
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Brosca
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Frog (literally); can be used as a diminutive/nickname meaning "little frog" |
Romanian |
Girl |
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Buna
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Amharic: 'coffee'. Romanian: 'good' or used as a greeting ('hello'). Also a geographic name (Buna/Bojana river) in the Western Balkans. |
Albanian, Amharic, Romanian |
Girl |
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Cheie
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key; opener; essential |
Romanian |
Girl |
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Chirita
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Either 'of the Lord' (from Greek Kyriakos/Kyriaki → Romanian) or 'bitter / medicinal herb' (from South Asian plant name chiraita/chiretta). |
Romanian |
Girl |
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Cosmina
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Derived from Greek 'kosmos' meaning 'order, universe, harmony' (often interpreted as 'order' or 'beauty') |
Romanian |
Girl |
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Dacea
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From Dacia; 'from the land of the Dacians'. |
Romanian |
Girl |
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Daia
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Varies by origin - commonly linked to 'compassion, mercy' (from Sanskrit Daya) or used as a feminine form/variant of Diana ('divine, heavenly'); in some Romanian contexts it appears as an archaic rural term. |
Romanian, Sanskrit |
Girl |
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Dinca
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Often 'little Dinu' or 'descendant of Dinu' (rooted in Constantin); alternatively linked to Dina meaning 'judged' or 'vindicated' |
Romanian |
Girl |
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Doina
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a Romanian folk song or lyrical, often mournful melody |
Romanian |
Girl |
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Domnita
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'little lady' or 'princess'; also linked to Latin 'Dominica' meaning 'belonging to the Lord' |
Romanian |
Girl |
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Doreina
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gift |
Greek, Hungarian, Romanian |
Girl |
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Dumitra
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Devoted to Demeter (Greek goddess of agriculture) |
Romanian |
Girl |
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Florența
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blooming, flourishing; prosperous |
Romanian |
Girl |
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Flori
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flower, blooming |
Latin, Romanian |
Girl |
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Floria
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Flower; flowering/blossom |
Latin, Romanian, Spanish |
Girl |
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Gaina
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Basque: “summit, top”; Romanian: “hen” (găină - female chicken). |
Basque, Romanian |
Girl |
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Garana
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Uncertain - possibly 'stork' (Welsh) or a place name; sometimes associated with the guaraná plant of the Amazon. |
Portuguese, Romanian |
Girl |
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Geanina
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God is gracious |
Italian, Romanian |
Girl |
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Ileanna
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Generally 'bright, shining' or 'torch' (from Greek Helen/Helena); sometimes linked to Hebrew Eliana meaning 'My God has answered'. |
Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Romanian, Spanish |
Girl |
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Ilinca
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Derived from Elijah - "My God is Yahweh." |
Romanian |
Girl |
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Ilinie
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Related to Ilia/Ilie (Elijah): 'My God is Yahweh' / 'of Elijah' |
Romanian, Slavic |
Girl |
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Illeanah
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Usually linked to 'God has answered' (from Eliana) or 'light/torch' (from Elena/Helena); sometimes associated with 'tree' (Ilana) |
Romanian |
Girl |
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