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Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages. Sometimes a well-known namesake with the same spelling has a markedly different pronunciation. These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs, which are written differently but pronounced the same).
Pages in category "English-language masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 360 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This category is for masculine given names from England (natively, or by historical modification of Biblical, etc., names). See also Category:English-language masculine given names , for all those commonly used in the modern English language , regardless of origin.
47. Amir. Amir is an Arabic name meaning "prince." 48. Axel. This name is Scandinavian in origin and is a shortened version of the Hebrew Absolom, meaning "father of peace."
Boy names that have decreased most in popularity, however, include Jaxtyn, Karsyn, Xzavier, Willie, Tristan, Aldo, Hakeem, Bentlee, Marley and Korbyn.It seems that once variant spellings of ...
Names that starts with "A": Here are 200 of the most popular baby names for boys and girls that starts with the letter "A."
Ashley was considered a surname style name at the time. [8] In the 1980s the name had a rise in popularity attributed to the female soap opera character Ashley Abbott who emerged on the still-running TV series The Young and the Restless in 1982. [9] Spelling variants of the name such as Ashlee, Ashleigh, and Ashlie are also in use. [10] [11]
The name Shawn was widely used by the 1940s for children born in the United States. Along with spelling variants Sean and Shaun, the name was among the top 1,000 names for American boys by 1950 and, with all spellings combined, was a top 10 name for American boys in 1971. The popularity of actor Sean Connery increased use of