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  2. Category:English feminine given names - Wikipedia

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    This category is for feminine given names from England (natively, or by historical modification of Biblical, etc., names). See also Category:English-language feminine given names , for all those commonly used in the modern English language , regardless of origin.

  3. Nelly (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Nelly Walker, birth name of Nella Larsen (1891–1964), American modernist novelist Nelly Wicky (1923–2020), Swiss Labour Party politician and former member of the Swiss National Council Nellie Yu Roung Ling (1889–1973), Chinese dancer and lady-in-waiting in Qing imperial court

  4. Lists of nicknames - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of nickname-related list articles on Wikipedia. A nickname is "a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name." [ 1 ] A nickname is often considered desirable, symbolising a form of acceptance, but can sometimes be a form of ridicule.

  5. Sadie (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Sadie is a feminine given name which originated as an English diminutive of the Hebrew name Sarah. It has long been used as an independent name. It has long been used as an independent name. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is also a hypocorism of Sara or Sarah, and on rare occasions a masculine nickname.

  6. African-American names - Wikipedia

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    Prefixes such as La/Le, Da/De, Ra/Re, or Ja/Je and suffixes such as -ique/iqua, -isha (for girls), -ari and -aun/awn (for boys) are common, as well as inventive spellings for common names. The book Baby Names Now: From Classic to Cool—The Very Last Word on First Names places the origins of "La" names in African-American culture in New Orleans ...

  7. Goldie (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Goldie is a nickname or given name used in reference to an informal English diminutive word for gold or an English version of the Yiddish name Golda or Golde, also meaning gold. [2] It was often used as a pet name for a girl with blonde hair. [3] It is also used as a nickname for formal names such as Marigold. [4]

  8. List of most popular given names by state in the United ...

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    The most popular given names by state in the United States vary. This is a list of the top 10 names in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia for the years 1998 through 2023. This information is taken from the "Popular Baby Names" database maintained by the United States Social Security Administration. [1]

  9. Sally (name) - Wikipedia

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    Sally is an English language feminine given name that originated as a hypocorism for Sarah. [1] Young children often have difficulty in pronouncing the letter r, which resulted in nicknames like Sally that substitute the letter r for l. Other examples include Dolly for Dorothy, Hallie for Harriet, Lolly for Laura, and Molly or Polly for Mary ...