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Variant of Rosemary.

French form of Melanie.

Latinate form of Marlene.

Medieval French diminutive of Marie.

Means "welcome" in Tahitian. It gained popularity in France during the 1980s.

Polish, Italian, Spanish and Georgian form of Lydia.

French feminine form of Leonius.

German and Dutch feminine form of Leonius.

Short form of Eleanor. This is the name of the departed love of the narrator in Edgar Allan Poe's poem The Raven (1845).

Anglicized form of Caitlín.

Medieval English form of Jehanne, an Old French feminine form of Iohannes (see John). This became the most common feminine form of John in the 17th century, surpassing Joan. In the first half of the 20th century Joan once again overtook Jane for a few decades in both the United States and the United Kingdom.

Famous bearers include the uncrowned English queen Lady Jane Grey (1536-1554), who ruled for only nine days, British novelist Jane Austen (1775-1817), who wrote Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice, British primatologist Jane Goodall (1934-), and American actress Jane Fonda (1937-). This is also the name of the central character in Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre (1847), which tells of Jane's sad childhood and her relationship with Edward Rochester.

Means "rainbow" in Greek. Iris was the name of the Greek goddess of the rainbow, also serving as a messenger to the gods. This name can also be given in reference to the word (which derives from the same Greek source) for the iris flower or the coloured part of the eye.

From the English word hope, ultimately from Old English hopian. This name was first used by the Puritans in the 17th century.

Variant of Floriane.

Feminine form of Florentinus.

Spanish form of Emmeline.

Short form of Dorothy, Theodora or Isidora.

French form of Diana, also regularly used in the English-speaking world.

Diminutive of Christine or Christina.

From Old Irish Oébfinn or Aíbinn, derived from oíb meaning "beauty, appearance, form" and finn meaning "white, blessed". This was the name of the mother of Saint Énna of Aran. It was also borne by the daughter of the 10th-century Irish high king Donnchad Donn.

English and Manx form of Anne 1. In the English-speaking world, both this spelling and Anne have been used since the late Middle Ages. Currently Ann is less popular than Anne (and both are less popular than their relatives Anna and Hannah).

Variant of Annabel.