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First Names by Etymology

Guess the personal name based on its origin.
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Etymology
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Feminine, from the Latin for "olive tree"
Olivia
Feminine, from the Greek for "stranger" or "foreign"
Barbara
Feminine form of the name "Charles"
Charlotte
Feminine, from the Latin for "bear"
Ursula
Feminine, from the Greek for "wisdom"
Sophia
Feminine, from the flowering shrub especially associated with Scotland
Heather
Feminine, from the Latin for "wood/forest"
Silvia/Sylvia
Feminine, from the English occupational surname for wind instrument players
Piper
Feminine, from the Greek messenger god
Hermione
Feminine, from the Latin for "light"
Lucy/Lucia
Etymology
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Masculine, from the Latin for "happy/lucky"
Felix
Masculine, from the Greek for "from Lucania" (an ancient region of Italy)
Lucas/Luke
Masculine, from the Latin for "great"
Magnus
Masculine, from the Old French for "Christmas"
Noel
Masculine, from the Latin for "fair/righteous"
Justin
Masculine, from the Roman god of War
Mark/Marcus
Masculine, from the Old High German for "brown"
Bruno
Masculine, from the Latin/Greek for "Lion"
Leo
Masculine, from the Greek for "horse-loving"
Philip
Masculine, from the Greek for "masculine"
Andrew
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Level 79
Jun 26, 2025
This was really interesting - can see the connection between some of the names and English words (Sophia/sophisicated, Barbara/barbarian, etc.)