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  2. Ian - Wikipedia

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    Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, which is derived from the Hebrew given name יוֹחָנָן ‎ ( Yohanan, Yôḥānān) and corresponds to the English name John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename Iain.

  3. John (given name) - Wikipedia

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    John (/ ˈ dʒ ɒ n / JON) is a common male name in the English language ultimately of Hebrew origin. The English form is from Middle English Ion, Ihon, Jon, Jan (mid-12c.), itself from Old French Jan, Jean, Jehan (Modern French Jean), [2] from Medieval Latin Johannes, altered form of Late Latin Ioannes, [2] or the Middle English personal name is directly from Medieval Latin, [3] which is from ...

  4. Given name - Wikipedia

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    A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name [ 1] that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term given name refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to ...

  5. Ryan (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Ryan is an English-language given name of Irish origin. Traditionally a male name, it has been used increasingly for both boys and girls since the 1970s. It comes from the Irish surname Ryan, which in turn comes from the Old Irish name Rían ( Irish: Rian ). [ 1] Popular modern sources typically suggest that the name means " Little king ", [ 2 ...

  6. Vanessa (name) - Wikipedia

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    Vanessa is a feminine given name . It was invented by the Anglo-Irish writer Jonathan Swift for Esther Vanhomrigh, whom Swift had met in 1708 and whom he tutored. The name was created by taking "Van" from Vanhomrigh's last name and adding "Essa", a pet form of Esther. [ 1] In 1726, the name Vanessa appeared in print for the first time in ...

  7. Jessica (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Jessica (originally Iessica, also Jesica, Jesika, Jessicah, Jessika, or Jessikah) [ 1] is a female given name . The oldest written record of the name with its current spelling is found as the name of the Shakespearean character Jessica, from the play The Merchant of Venice.

  8. Paul (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Paul (given name) Paul ( / pɔːl / ⓘ) is a common Latin masculine given name in countries and ethnicities with a Christian heritage ( Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Protestantism) and, beyond Europe, in Christian religious communities throughout the world. Paul – or its variations – can be a given name or surname.

  9. Henry (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Henry is a masculine given name derived from Old French Henri or Henry, itself derived from the Old Frankish name Heimeric, from Common Germanic *Haimarīks (from *haima- "home" and *rīk- "ruler"). [ 1][ 2] In Old High German, the name was conflated with the name Haginrich (from hagin "enclosure" and rich "ruler") to form Heinrich. [ 3]

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