Male:
Steven - Latin - A crown/Garland
Raymond - Old Norman - Wise protection
Edward - Old English - Wealthy or fortunate guardian
Roger - English - Famed spear/Renowned spearman
Joseph - Hebrew - Jehovah increases
Paul - Latin - Small
Ernest - English - Serious/Resolute
Michael - Hebrew - Who is like God?
Lemuel - Hebrew - Devoted to God
Justin - Latin - Just/Fair/Righteous
Kevin - English - Handsome/Comely birth
Gary - English - Hard/Bold spear
Female:
Nancy - Hebrew - Grace
Sarah - Hebrew - Princess
Barbara - Greek - Foreign/Strange
Libby - English - God's promise
Eileen - English - Unknown
Irene - Greek - Peace
Geraldine - Germanic - Spear ruler/To rule with a spear
Florence - English - Flowering
Denise - French - Devoted to Bacchus (the pagan god of wine)
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KEEPING IT REAL: BABY NAMES FOR YOUR NOVELS
Literatura FaktuThis book is specially written for the historical novelist but everyone can enjoy it. It lists historically realistic baby names per time period and country to enhance your writing by making your character names accurate. I hope to update this book...
