Names From The 1920's List

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Albert - "noble, bright"
Gender: Male
Origin: German

Alfred - "wise counsellor"
Gender: Male
Origin: English

Alice - "noble"
Gender: Female
Origin: German

Arthur - "bear"
Gender: Male
Origin: Celtic

Barbara - "foreign woman"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin

Bernard - "strong, brave as a bear"
Gender: Male
Origin: German

Bernice - "she who brings victory"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek

Betty - "pledged to God"
Gender: Female
Origin: Diminutive of Elizabeth

Carl - "free man"
Gender: Male
Origin: German variation of Charles

Clarence - "bright"
Gender: Male
Origin: Latin

Donald - "proud chief"
Gender: Male
Origin: Scottish

Doris - "gift of the ocean"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek

Dorothy - "gift of God"
Gender: Female
Origin: English variation of Greek Dorothea

Earl - unknown meaning
Gender: Male
Origin: English aristocratic title

Edna - "rejuvenation, delight"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Hebrew

Ernest - "serious, resolute"
Gender: Male
Origin: English from German

Eugene - "wellborn, noble"
Gender: Male
Origin: Greek

Florence - "flourishing, prosperous"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin

Frances - "from France or free man"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin

Frank - "Frenchman or free man"
Gender: Male
Origin: Diminutive of Francis or Franklin

Gladys - "land, nation"
Gender: Female
Origin: Possibly a form of Claudia or Welsh

Harold - "army ruler"
Gender: Male
Origin: Scandinavian

Harry - "estate ruler"
Gender: Male
Origin: Diminutive of Henry

Hazel - "the hazelnut tree"
Gender: Female
Origin: English

Helen - "bright, shining light"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek

Herbert - "bright army"
Gender: Male
Origin: German

Howard - "high guardian or brave heart"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: German or English

Irene - "peace"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek

Jean - "God is gracious"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: English and Scottish, from French variation of Johanna

Kenneth - "born of fire, handsome"
Gender: Male
Origin: Scottish and Irish

Lawrence - "from Laurentium"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Latin

Leonard - "brave lion"
Pronunciation: LEHN-uhd
Gender: Male
Origin: German

Lois - "most desirable"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek

Louis - "renowned warrior"
Pronunciation: LOO-ee or LOO-is
Gender: Male
Origin: German and French

Louise - "renowned warrior"
Gender: Female
Origin: French and English, feminine variation of Louis

Margaret - "pearl"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek

Marie - "bitter"
Gender: Female
Origin: French variation of Mary, Hebrew

Marjorie - "pearl"
Pronunciation: MARGE-uh-ree
Gender: Female
Origin: Scottish variation of Margery, diminutive of Margaret

Martha - "lady"
Gender: Female
Origin: Aramaic

Mary - "bitter"
Gender: Female
Origin: Hebrew

Mildred - "gentle strength"
Gender: Female
Origin: English

Norman - "northerner, Norseman"
Gender: Male
Origin: English

Paul - "small"
Gender: Male
Origin: Latin

Ralph - "wolf-counsel"
Gender: Male
Origin: English from German

Raymond - "wise-protector"
Gender: Male
Origin: German

Richard - "dominant ruler"
Gender: Male
Origin: German

Roy - "red-haired"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: French

Ruby - "precious red stone"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Diminutive of Reuben

Ruth - "compassionate friend"
Gender: Female
Origin: Hebrew

Shirley - "bright meadow"
Gender: Female
Origin: English

Stanley - "near the stony clearing"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: English

Thelma - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Literary invention for a Norwegian character

Virginia - "virginal, pure"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin

Walter - "army ruler"
Gender: Male
Origin: German

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