Other Girls' Names:

Agnes
Alexandra
Alice, Al(l)ison
Anastasia
Andrea
Angela
Ann(e), Hannah
Antonia
Barbara
Beatrice
Bianca, Blanche
Brigid, Bridget
Carol(ine), Charlotte
Catherine, Kathryn etc.
Cecilia
Christina, Christa, Kristin etc.
Clare, Claire
Dorothy, Theodora
Elizabeth, Isabel(la), Lisa
Emily
Esther, Starr, Stella
Eve
Frances
Grace
Helen, Ellen
Jaclyn, Jacqueline
Jane, Joan
Josephine
Judith, Judy
Julia, Julie
Laura, Lauren
Lily
Louise
Lucy
Madeline
Margaret
Martha
Mary
Michaela
Natalie, Noelle
Nicole, Nicola
Paula, Pauline
Rachel
Rose
Sophie
Susan(na)
T(h)eresa

Mary, Miriam, Marie, Maria etc.

This name is so ancient, the meaning has been lost. It is traditionally connected to the Hebrew word meaning "bitterness," but it may be from an older Egyptian source.  It may be also be connected to the Indo-European word for "mother."

Pet forms: Moll, Molly, Polly, Maisie, Mitzi, May
Related Names: Mara, Maura, Maureen, Mariamne, Mariana, Maribel, Mariel, Marilyn, Marion, Marisa, Marlene
Masculine forms: Marius and Mario are often used as male versions of Mary, but they probably stem from the name of the god Mars (see Mark, Martin)

Arabic Maryam
Armenian Mariam
Basque Mari, Miren, Maia
Breton Mari
Bulgarian Maria
Catalan Maria
Croatian Mariia
Czech Maria
Danish Maria, Marie
Dutch Maartje
Estonian Maarja, Maarika
Finnish Mari, Marja, Maija
Flemish Maria, Maeke, Maye, Mayken, Mie, Mietjen
French Marie
Galician María
German Maria, Maren
Greek Maria, Mariori
Hawaiian Male
Hebrew Miryam
Hungarian Marja, Mária
Icelandic Marí, María, Mirjam
Irish Gaelic Máire
Italian Maria
Latvian Marija, Marika
Lithuanian Mare, Marija
Norwegian Mari
Polish Marya
Portuguese Maria
Romanian Maria
Russian Mariya, Mara
Scottish Gaelic Mairì
Spanish María
Swedish Maria, Maja
Welsh Mair, Mari
Yiddish Mira, Mirele, Mariyashe, Mishke

* Names have approximately the same meaning, but no other lingustic connection

Language does not use the Latin alphabet, so spellings are approximated based on sound.

Boys' Names:

Alexander
Andrew
Anthony
Charles
Christopher
Daniel
David
Den(n)is
Edward
Eugene
Francis, Frank
Frederick
Gabriel
George
Gerald, Gerard
Gregory
Henry
Isaac
James, Jacob
Joachim
John
Joseph
Julian
Justin
Laurence, Larry
Leonard
Louis, Lewis
Luke, Lucas
Mark, Marcus
Martin
Matthew
Michael
Nicholas
Paul
Peter
Phil(l)ip
Ralph
Richard
Robert
Samuel
Sebastian
Simon
Stephen, Steven
Theodore
Thomas
Timothy
Victor
Vincent
William
Zachary

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