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Aalieyha is a beautiful and meaningful name that is usually given to girls. It is also an old and uncommon name, and the meaning of Aalieyha is 'ascent' or 'noble'. The name Aalieyha is uncommon because it is a variation of the name Aaliyah. The name also has other variations, such as Aliya, Ahliya,...

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Aamber is a beautiful and meaningful name usually given to girls. It is a variation of the name Amber, and the meaning of Aamber is 'resembling a gemstone' or 'a warm honey color'. The name Aamber is also very unpopular because most parents name their children Amber. According to US records, the nam...

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Abbe is an easy-to-pronounce, cute name for both girls and boys. It originates from English, and the meaning of Abbe is ‘nobleman’ or ‘father in rejoicing’. The name also has a connection to many other cultures and languages, such as Hebrew, German and Dutch. For many years, parents have use...

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The name Abbey is a diminutive of the name Abigail which means ‘father's rejoicing’. An English name, the meaning of Abbey is ‘nunnery’. It is first recorded in the 13th century as meaning ‘a religious monastery or convent devoted to celibacy and headed by an abbot or abbess’. The name s...

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Abby is a name of English origin and the meaning of Abby is 'joy of the father'. In other languages, the name Abby means 'father celebrated', or 'father's happiness'. Abby is a diminutive form of the name 'Abigail', who was King David's third spouse (Old Testament), portrayed as 'great in carefulnes...

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The meaning of Abbott is ‘priest’, and ‘father’. It is one of the popular spiritual names in America. Studies have shown that Abbot was very popular during the 1880s, and since then the number of boys named Abbot started to fall, to the point that barely 200 boys were named Abbot from 1918 t...

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The meaning of Abbott is 'head of a monastery'. Some variations in the name include Abbot. The name comes from the Middle English word 'abbot' or Old French 'abet'. Both names are derived from the late Latin word 'abbas'....

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Abby is a name of English origin and the meaning of Abby is 'joy of the father'. In other languages, the name Abby means 'father celebrated', or 'father's happiness'. Abby is a diminutive form of the name 'Abigail', who was King David's third spouse (Old Testament), portrayed as 'great in carefulnes...

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Abe is a name of English origin and the meaning of Abe is 'father of the nations'. It is the diminutive form of Abraham and it means father of many. A famous personlaity with this name is Abe Lenstra, a Dutch football player and public football symbol who played as a forward. Another well-known pers...

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The name Abie is of English origin, and means 'father of a nation'. In Hebrew, the meaning of Abie is 'the father of many'. It is most popular as a pet name of variant names. Well-known personalities with this name include Abbie Cornish, known by her rap name Dusk, who is an Australian entertainer, ...