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Algernon
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Originally a nickname meaning 'with moustaches' or 'whiskered' |
Norman French |
Boy |
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Allisoun
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Noble; of noble kind |
English, Norman French |
Girl |
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Baret
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Multiple possible origins - often associated with 'bear/strength' or from Old French meaning related to a cap/strife; exact meaning uncertain |
English, Norman French |
Boy |
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Barett
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Mighty as a bear |
English, Irish, Norman French |
Boy |
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Barret
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Originally a surname of Norman/Old French origin; often associated with 'bear-like' or 'bear strength' and also linked to Old French 'barat' meaning 'dispute' or 'quarrel'. |
English, Irish, Norman French |
Boy |
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Brus
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from Brix; associated with brushwood or a wooded place |
Norman French, Scottish |
Boy |
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Cateret
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Likely a surname-derived name from a place or family called Cateret/Carteret; specific meaning uncertain - possibly locational or, less likely, linked to Catherine ('pure') |
Norman French |
Boy |
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Chesney
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From a place name meaning 'oak grove' |
English, Norman French |
Unisex |
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Colvill
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From Colleville: 'Col(a)/Col's town' or 'settlement of Cola' (derived from a Norman personal name) |
Norman French, Scottish |
Boy |
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Colville
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Settlement or town of Koli (Koli's town) |
Norman French |
Boy |
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Courteay
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From Courtenay; 'short' or 'short-nosed' |
English, Norman French |
Girl |
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Darce
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"From Arcy" (toponymic); often interpreted as "dark" or "dark one" |
Norman French |
Unisex |
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Darcee
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From Arcy (a place name); originally a locational surname |
English, Norman French |
Girl |
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Darcel
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From Arcy (a French place-name) |
Norman French |
Unisex |
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Darcie
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From Arcy (a place in France); later associated with 'dark' or 'dark-haired' |
English, Norman French |
Girl |
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Darciee
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From Arcy (a place in France) |
Norman French |
Girl |
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Darcy
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“From Arcy” (place name); in some Irish contexts associated with “dark” |
Norman French |
Unisex |
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Darell
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Originally 'from Airelle' (a place); later associated with 'beloved'. |
Norman French |
Boy |
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Darrelle
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Originally a Norman surname meaning 'from Airelle' (a place name); later adopted as a given name. |
Norman French |
Boy |
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Darsee
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Originally a surname meaning 'from Arcy' (a place name); used as a given name |
Norman French |
Unisex |
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Darsey
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From Arcy (a place name in Normandy); a surname-turned-given-name |
English, Norman French |
Unisex |
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Darsie
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Originally 'from Arcy' (a place name); in Irish usage linked to 'descendant of the dark(-haired) one'. |
Irish, Norman French |
Unisex |
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Darsy
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From Arcy (place name); sometimes interpreted as 'dark one' |
Norman French |
Unisex |
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Deveraux
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Toponymic: 'from Évreux' (a town in Normandy) |
Norman French |
Boy |
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Devereaux
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from Évreux |
Norman French |
Boy |
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Fits
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Likely 'son of' (patronymic) or unknown if used as an independent given name |
English, Norman French |
Unisex |
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Fitsroi
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son of the king |
English, Norman French |
Boy |
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Fitz hugh
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son of Hugh (Hugh = 'heart, mind, spirit') |
Norman French |
Boy |
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Gillien
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Youthful (derived from Latin Julianus, meaning 'youthful' or 'descendant of Julius') |
English, French, Norman French |
Unisex |
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Glanvil
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From the estate or settlement called Glanville - essentially 'Glan's farm/settlement' or 'dweller at Glanville'. |
Norman French |
Boy |
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