Names that work for a Valentine's Day character are those with a theme and meaning of love. Along with love, I included names that mean beloved, heart, and desire, as well as the names of mythical lovers.
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Adelpha - "beloved sister"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Agapi - "love, affection"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Ahava - "love"
Gender: Female
Origin: Hebrew
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Aiko - "beloved child"
Pronunciation: ah-ee-ko
Gender: Female
Origin: Japanese
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Aimee - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Variation of Amy
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Ajamu - "he fights for his desires"
Gender: Male
Origin: Nigerian, Yoruban
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Amada - "loved"
Gender: Female
Origin: Feminine variation of Amada, Spanish
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Amadeus - "lover of God"
Gender: Male
Origin: Latin
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Amado - "loved"
Gender: Male
Origin: Spanish
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Amanda - "she must be loved"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Amandine - "much loved"
Gender: Female
Origin: French, diminutive of Amanda
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Amara - "grace or bitter"
Pronunciation: a-MAH-ra
Gender: Female
Origin: Igbo or Latin
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Amarissa - "little lover"
Gender: Female
Origin: Combination name, Ama + Issa
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Amatus - "beloved"
Gender: Male
Origin: Latin
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Amedea - "lover of God"
Gender: Female
Origin: Italian
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Amias - "loved"
Pronunciation: um-EYE-us or ah-mee-us
Gender: Male
Origin: Latin
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Amora - "love"
Gender: Female
Origin: Spanish
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Amoris - "love"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Amy - "beloved"
Gender: Female
Origin: French
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Anahita - "a river and water goddess"
Gender: Female
Origin: Persian
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Aphrodite - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek mythology name
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Aroha - "love"
Pronunciation: ah-ROW-ha
Gender: Female
Origin: Maori
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Aubade - "morning love song"
Gender: Male
Origin: French
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Avila - "desired"
Gender: Female
Origin: German
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Aziz - "powerful and beloved"
Gender: Male
Origin: Arabic and African
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Aziza - "powerful and beloved"
Pronunciation: ah-ZEE-zah
Gender: Female
Origin: Arabic and African
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Calantha - "lovely flower"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Callaghan - "lover of churches"
Pronunciation: CAL-a-han
Gender: Male
Origin: Irish
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Caradoc - "amiable, beloved"
Gender: Male
Origin: Welsh
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Cariad - "love"
Pronunciation: CAH-ree-ad
Gender: Female
Origin: Welsh
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Caris - "love; grace"
Pronunciation: CA-riss
Gender: Female
Origin: Variation of Welsh Carys; Greek
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Carita - "beloved"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Caron - "loving, kindhearted, charitable"
Gender: Female
Origin: Welsh
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Carwen - "blessed love"
Gender: Female
Origin: Welsh
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Carwyn - "blessed love"
Gender: Male
Origin: Welsh
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Carys - "love"
Pronunciation: CA-riss
Gender: Female
Origin: Welsh
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Ceri - "to love"
Pronunciation: kerry
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Welsh
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Cerys - "love"
Pronunciation: KEHR-iss
Gender: Female
Origin: Welsh
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Charity - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: English word name
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Chaviv - "loved one"
Gender: Male
Origin: Hebrew
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Cher - "beloved"
Gender: Female
Origin: French
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Connelly - "love, friendship"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Irish
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Conor - "lover of hounds"
Gender: Male
Origin: Spelling variation of Connor, Irish
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Cordelia - "heart; daughter of the sea"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin; Celtic
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Cordis - "of the heart"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Corwin - "heart's friend"
Gender: Male
Origin: English
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Cupid - "desire"
Gender: Male
Origin: Latin
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Dariel - unknown meaning
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Modern invented name
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Dariela - "dear one, beloved"
Gender: Female
Origin: Feminine variation of Darrell, French
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Daryl - "dear one, beloved"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Variation of Darrell
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David - "beloved"
Gender: Male
Origin: Hebrew
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Davina - "little deer"
Gender: Female
Origin: Hebrew
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Davis - "beloved"
Gender: Male
Origin: Surname derived from David, Hebrew
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Dearbhail - "true desire"
Pronunciation: dare-voll
Gender: Female
Origin: Irish
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Desi - "desired one"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Diminutive of Desiderio, Spanish
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Desiree - "desired, wished"
Gender: Female
Origin: French
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Dewey - "beloved"
Gender: Male
Origin: Anglicised variation of Welsh Dewi, nickname of Dafydd
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Didier - "desired, beloved"
Pronunciation: dee-DYAY
Gender: Male
Origin: French
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Dilan - "love"
Gender: Male
Origin: Spelling variation of Dylan; Turkish
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Drury - "dear one, sweetheart"
Gender: Male
Origin: French
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Dulcie - "sweet"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin, diminutive of Dulcibella
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Dushan - "heartfelt, sincere"
Gender: Male
Origin: Czech
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Elska - "love"
Gender: Female
Origin: Norse
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Eowyn - "horse lover"
Gender: Female
Origin: Old English
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Erasmus - "beloved, desired"
Gender: Male
Origin: Greek
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Eros - unknown meaning
Gender: Male
Origin: Greek mythology name
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Esha - "desire"
Gender: Female
Origin: Sanskrit
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Esmay - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Variation of Esme
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Esme - "esteemed, beloved; emerald"
Pronunciation: EZ-may
Gender: Female
Origin: French; Persian
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Eulalie - "sweetly speaking"
Gender: Female
Origin: French form of Eulalia, Greek
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Euston - "heart"
Gender: Male
Origin: Irish
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Freya - "a noble woman"
Pronunciation: FRAY-ah
Gender: Female
Origin: Norse
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Grainne - "grain or love"
Gender: Female
Origin: Irish
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Graziano - "pleasing, beloved, dear"
Gender: Male
Origin: Italian
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Habib - "loved one"
Gender: Male
Origin: Arabic
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Habiba - "beloved, sweetheart"
Gender: Female
Origin: African
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Halia - "remembrance of a loved one"
Gender: Female
Origin: Hawaiian
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Hart - "stag"
Gender: Male
Origin: English
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Haviva - "well loved"
Gender: Female
Origin: Hebrew
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Howard - "high guardian or brave heart"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: German or English
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Hubbell - "brave heart"
Gender: Male
Origin: English
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Ife - "love"
Gender: Female
Origin: African, Yoruba
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Imogen - "maiden"
Pronunciation: IHM-eh-jen
Gender: Female
Origin: Celtic
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Ishana - "desire"
Gender: Female
Origin: Hindi
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Ismay - "esteemed, beloved"
Gender: Female
Origin: Possible variation of Esme
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Isolde - "ice ruler"
Gender: Female
Origin: Welsh
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Janan - "heart, soul"
Pronunciation: jah-NAHN
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Arabic
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Jeb - "beloved friend"
Gender: Male
Origin: Diminutive of Jebediah, Hebrew
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Jebediah - "beloved friend"
Gender: Male
Origin: Hebrew
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Jed - unknown meaning
Gender: Male
Origin: Diminutive of Jedidiah
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Jedidiah - "beloved of the lord"
Pronunciation: jed-id-EYE-ah
Gender: Male
Origin: Hebrew
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Juliet - "youthful"
Gender: Female
Origin: English from French, diminutive of Julia
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Juno - "queen of the heavens"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Kalila - "beloved"
Gender: Female
Origin: Arabic
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Kama - "love, desire"
Gender: Female
Origin: Hindi-Sanskrit
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Karita - "beloved"
Gender: Female
Origin: Icelandic variation of Carita
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Kerensa - "love"
Gender: Female
Origin: Cornish
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Keris - "love"
Gender: Female
Origin: Spelling variation of Kerris or Cerys
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Laia - "sweet-speaking"
Gender: Female
Origin: Catalan diminutive of Eulalia
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Lennan - "sweetheart, lover"
Gender: Male
Origin: Irish
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Leofric - "beloved kingdom"
Pronunciation: LEE-uh-frick; LAY-uh-frick
Gender: Male
Origin: Germanic
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Lev - "heart; lion"
Pronunciation: leev
Gender: Male
Origin: Hebrew; Russian
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Libi - "my heart"
Pronunciation: lee-bee
Gender: Female
Origin: Hebrew
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Liev - "heart"
Gender: Male
Origin: Yiddish variation of Lev
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Love - unknown meaning
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Word name
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Lovella - "wolf"
Pronunciation: luh-VELL-ah
Gender: Female
Origin: Feminine of Lovell
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Luba - "love, lover, dear"
Gender: Female
Origin: Russian, Slavic, Yiddish
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Ludmila - "beloved of the people"
Gender: Female
Origin: Slavic
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Mabli - "loveable"
Pronunciation: MAB-lee
Gender: Female
Origin: Welsh
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Mabs - "beautiful lover"
Gender: Female
Origin: Diminutive of Mabel
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Maite - "beloved"
Pronunciation: MY-teh
Gender: Female
Origin: Basque
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Manju - "pleasant, sweet"
Gender: Male
Origin: Sanskrit
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Mila - unknown meaning
Pronunciation: MEE-la
Gender: Female
Origin: Diminutive of several European names
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Milada - "my love"
Gender: Female
Origin: Czech
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Milena - "love, warmth, grace"
Pronunciation: mill-EH-na; mill-AY-na
Gender: Female
Origin: Czech
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Milos - "lover of glory"
Gender: Male
Origin: Slavic, diminutive of Miloslav
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Miyeon - "beautiful and kind-hearted"
Pronunciation: mee-yee-on
Gender: Female
Origin: Korean
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Myfanwy - "my lovely little one"
Pronunciation: muh-VAHN-wee
Gender: Female
Origin: Welsh
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Myrna - "myrrh"
Gender: Female
Origin: Irish
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Nayeli - "i love you"
Gender: Female
Origin: Zapotec
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Nazanin - "sweetheart"
Pronunciation: nah-zah-NEEN
Gender: Female
Origin: Persian
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Nemy - "sweet"
Pronunciation: NEE-mee
Gender: Female
Origin: African
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Obi - "heart"
Gender: Male
Origin: African, Nigerian-Ibo
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Oscar - "god spear, or deer-lover or champion warrior"
Gender: Male
Origin: English or Irish
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Phila - "love"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Philbert - "dear, beloved"
Gender: Male
Origin: French from Greek
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Philip - "lover of horses"
Gender: Male
Origin: Greek
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Philippa - "lover of horses"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek, feminine variation of Philip
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Philippine - "lover of horses"
Gender: Female
Origin: French, feminine variation of Philippe
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Philomena - "lover of strength"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Philothea - "lover of God"
Pronunciation: fil-oh-THEE-ah; fil-oh-THAY-ah
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Philou - "love"
Pronunciation: FEE-loh
Gender: Female
Origin: Dutch
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Pip - "lover of horses"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: English, diminutive of Philip
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Pippa - "lover of horses"
Gender: Female
Origin: English, diminutive of Philippa
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Pippi - "lover of horses"
Gender: Female
Origin: Norse variation of Philippa
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Priya - "beloved"
Gender: Female
Origin: Sanskrit
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Querida - "dear, beloved"
Pronunciation: ker-ee-da
Gender: Female
Origin: Spanish
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Rasmus - "beloved, desired"
Gender: Male
Origin: Variation of Erasmus
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Reese - "ardor"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Welsh
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Rhys - "ardor"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Welsh
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Roanna - "sweet"
Gender: Female
Origin: Variation of Rosanna or Latin
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Romeo - "pilgrim to Rome, Roman"
Gender: Male
Origin: Italian
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Rosa - "rose, a flower"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latinate variation of Rose
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Rose - "rose, a flower"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Rudo - "love"
Pronunciation: ROO-doh
Gender: Male
Origin: Shona
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Sadbh - "sweet; goodly"
Pronunciation: rhymes with five
Gender: Female
Origin: Irish
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Sajan - "beloved"
Gender: Male
Origin: Hindi
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Seraphine - "burning ones"
Gender: Female
Origin: French from Hebrew
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Shirin - "charming, sweet"
Gender: Female
Origin: Persian
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Siran - "lovely"
Gender: Female
Origin: Armenian
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Suki - "loved one"
Gender: Female
Origin: Japanese
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Taffy - unknown meaning
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Welsh, diminutive of David
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Tegwen - "fair, lovely, shining"
Gender: Female
Origin: Welsh
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Thais - "beloved, bandage"
Pronunciation: ty-EES
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Theophilos - "loved by God"
Gender: Male
Origin: Greek
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Tivona - "lover of nature"
Gender: Female
Origin: Hebrew
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Tristan - "noise or sorrowful"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Celtic
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Tyas - "heart of hearts"
Gender: Female
Origin: Indonesian
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Urvashi - "she who controls the heart of others"
Gender: Female
Origin: Sanskrit
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Valentina - "strength, health"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin, feminine variation of Valentine
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Vashti - "lovely"
Gender: Female
Origin: Persian
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Venus - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin, Roman mythology name
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Vevina - "sweet lady"
Gender: Female
Origin: Scottish
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Yaretzi - "you will always be loved"
Gender: Female
Origin: Aztec
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Ziva - "brilliance, brightness"
Pronunciation: ZEEV-uh
Gender: Female
Origin: Hebrew
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Zuleika - "fair"
Gender: Female
Origin: Arabic
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