What names have we missed?

Back with more Georgian names!

Tamriko (f) – Georgian diminutive of [name_f]Tamar[/name_f], also used as a standalone name.

Tako (f) – A contracted form of Tamriko, that is used as a standalone name. Also Georgian.

Anuka (f) – Georgian diminutive of [name_f]Ana[/name_f].

Nunu (f) – Georgian name of uncertain etymology, possibly related to the Egyptian god Nu or the Georgian word nunua meaning ‘wine’. One of the main characters in the 1882 classic Georgian novel The Patricide is called Nunu.

Nunuka (f) – Georgian diminutive of Nunu.

Ninuka (f) – Georgian diminutive of [name_m]Nino[/name_m].

Nuka (f) – Georgian diminutive of names such as Nanuka, Nunuka, Ninuka, and Anuka, also used as a standalone name.

Tornike (m) – Georgian form of the Greek Tornikios or Tornikes, which was the name of a prominent Byzantine family from the Caucasus region. It likely originated as a given name in honor of this family. It’s also a saint’s name – [name_m]Saint[/name_m] Tornike (also called St Tornike Eristave or St [name_m]Ioane[/name_m] Tornike / St [name_m]John[/name_m] Tornike) was a member of said family. Pronounced tawr-nee-keh.

Sopio (f) – Georgian form of Sofia/Sophia.

Sopho / Sopo (f) – Short forms of Sopio, used as standalone names.

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Albano (m): A masculine derivative of [name_f]Alba[/name_f]. Also the name of a crater lake in [name_f]Italy[/name_f].

Jina (f): Aside from being a spelling variant of [name_f]Gina[/name_f], Jina is a name all of its own, with several origins and meanings. In Swahili, it means “named child”. In Korean, its meaning varies depending on the characters used to write it. It is also a word in Mandarin that means “to collect”.

Lehman and Lehmann (m): Surname names of [name_m]German[/name_m] origin meaning “feudal tenant”.

Leman (m): A name of [name_f]English[/name_f] and possibly [name_f]French[/name_f] origin meaning “lover”. Also a spelling variant of the [name_f]English[/name_f] [name_m]Lyman[/name_m] and the [name_m]German[/name_m] Lehman/Lehmann.

Władysława (f): The feminine form of [name_m]Władysław[/name_m].

Licorice (f): A word and plant name derived from the Greek word glykyrrhiza, meaning “sweet root”. Licorice is also a type of candy.

Dannye (u): Variant spelling of [name_m]Danny[/name_m]. Good for someone looking to make the original look a bit fancier, though I personally prefer the [name_f]Dani[/name_f] spelling on a girl and the [name_m]Danny[/name_m] spelling on a boy.

Corlissia (f): A variant of [name_f]Corliss[/name_f].

Rothermel (m): A surname name of [name_m]German[/name_m] origin meaning “red sleeve”.

Wopko (m): A name of Friesian origin with an unknown meaning.

Nilles (m): A [name_m]German[/name_m] patronymic from Nill and a spelling variant of [name_m]Nils[/name_m].

Emagene (f): A spelling variant of [name_f]Emogene[/name_f] and a combination of the names [name_f]Ema[/name_f] and [name_m]Gene[/name_m].

Ephrata and [name_f]Ephratah[/name_f] (f): Names of Hebrew origin meaning “fruitful”. [name_f]Ephratah[/name_f] was a former name of [name_f]Bethlehem[/name_f].

Juliand (u): A name of Spanish, Catalan, and Italian origin, derived from [name_m]Julian[/name_m] / [name_m]Juliano[/name_m].

Jaise (u): A variant spelling of [name_m]Jaice[/name_m].

[name_f]Currie[/name_f] (m): A name of [name_m]Irish[/name_m] origin meaning “from the wet plain”.

Noama (f): A feminization and variant of [name_m]Noam[/name_m].

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Willet (m): A name of Old [name_f]English[/name_f] and [name_f]French[/name_f] origin meaning “son of Will” or “little Will”, as well as the name of a [name_m]North[/name_m] American shorebird.

Anneliza (f): A variant spelling of [name_f]Annelisa[/name_f].

Ertel (m), Ertell (m), and Ertelle (u): Ertel is a [name_m]German[/name_m] pet name from an ancient [name_m]German[/name_m] name beginning with Ort—. Ertell and Ertelle most like derive from Ertel, which means “point (of a sword)”. All three are mainly masculine, though the —elle suffix is generally seen as more feminine.

Caellum (m): A name of Latin origin meaning “heaven”. Caellum is a spelling variant of [name_m]Caelum[/name_m], though neither is related to [name_m]Callum[/name_m].

Quintinus (m): A name of Latin origin meaning “fifth-born”.

Ivyna (f): A derivative of [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] and a possible spelling variant of [name_f]Evena[/name_f].

Noyes (m): A variant of [name_m]Noyce[/name_m].

Halstead (m): A name of Old [name_f]English[/name_f] origin meaning “the manor grounds” or “place of refuge”.

Ronak (m): A name of [name_f]Indian[/name_f] origin meaning “radiance”.

Chloey (f): A spelling variant of [name_f]Chloe[/name_f].

Athelia and Atelia (f): Athelia is a name of Greek origin meaning “wholesome, healing”. I would assume that Atelia is a spelling variant, though it’s also possible that it’s a spelling variant of [name_f]Atalia[/name_f].

Parschall, Parshall, and Parshal (m): Parschall is a [name_m]German[/name_m] surname name meaning “freeholder”. Parshall is the Americanized version and Parshal is a spelling variant.

Taif (u): A name of Muslim origin meaning “vision, specter”.

Everglen (u): A name of [name_f]English[/name_f] origin meaning "wild boar in a woodland clearing”. It is related to [name_f]Everly[/name_f].

Davika (f): A name of Sanskrit origin meaning “divine” or “little goddess”. It is most likely a variant spelling of [name_f]Devika[/name_f].

Warrene (f): A feminization of [name_m]Warren[/name_m].

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Lygeri (f) is a rare Greek name meaning “lithe, slender”, pronounced lee-yeh-REE!

Sokratis (m) is the modern Greek form of Socrates, pronounced so-KRAH-tees. It’s fairly common in Greece!

Melitine / Melitini / Melitina (f) is the name of a Saint venerated in the Orthodox church. The name is of Greek origin and it’s pronounced meh-lee-TEE-nee (Melitine / Melitini) or meh-lee-TEE-nah (Melitina). It’s of unknown etymology, but it could mean “honey, care, attention, or diligence”.

Matina and Matoula (f) are both nickname forms of Stamatia, a Greek name meaning
“stop”! Pronounced mah-TEE-nah and mah-TOO-lah respectively.

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McHugh (m): [name_f]An[/name_f] Anglicized form of the Scottish surname [name_m]Mac[/name_m] Aodha, which means “son of Aodh”. [name_m]Aodh[/name_m] is Anglicized as [name_m]Hugh[/name_m], so McHugh could also mean “son of Hugh”.

Tuula (f): A name of Finnish origin meaning “wind”. Tuula [TOO-lah] is derived from [name_f]Tuuli[/name_f], a Finnish word (and a name in its own right) meaning “wind”.

Hallister (m): Very likely derived from [name_m]Alister[/name_m], which means “defending men”.

Martania (f): A genus of moth that could make a lovely name.

Meadh (m): A Scottish word name meaning “middle”, not to be confused with the very similar feminine name [name_f]Meabh[/name_f].

Zarine (f): A name of Muslim and Persian origin meaning “golden”. Very likely a variant spelling of [name_f]Zareen[/name_f].

Saphronia (f): A variant of the name [name_f]Sophronia[/name_f], with the same meaning.

Cassimere and Casimire (m): Cassimere is a word name, a variant of cashmere, for a piece of fabric. Casimire is in turn a variant of Cassimere. Though both could also qualify as variants of [name_m]Casimir[/name_m], they don’t actually seem to be related.

Cleashindra (f): Please correct me if I’m wrong, but I think Cleashindra is an invented name as I can’t find a meaning or origin for it. It is the (rather pretty, in my opinion) name of 18-year old Cleashindra [name_m]Hall[/name_m], who disappeared in 1994. Her nickname was [name_f]Clea[/name_f].

Ilir (m): A name of Albanian origin meaning "being free”.

Carl-Eric (m): A combination of [name_m]Carl[/name_m] and [name_m]Eric[/name_m].

Hone (m): A Maori transliteration of the name [name_m]John[/name_m]. Hone is also a word meaning “to carefully develop”. It is also an [name_f]English[/name_f] topographical surname for someone who lived by a prominent stone, especially a boundary marker.

Smithie (m): A derivative of and a nickname for [name_m]Smith[/name_m].

Theabella (f): A combination of [name_f]Thea[/name_f] and [name_f]Bella[/name_f].

Valentini (m): A surname name of Italian origin, very closely related to the name [name_m]Valentine[/name_m].

Lucianus (m): A name of Latin origin meaning “light”.

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I think we should add Ulalume (g) just in time for Halloween!!

She’s the titular character of the [name_m]Edgar[/name_m] [name_m]Allan[/name_m] [name_m]Poe[/name_m] poem “Ulalume”, which is a (in classic [name_m]Poe[/name_m] style) witchy and autumnal poem about lost love and fate !!

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I think we should add [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] for a girl. I looked and it’s not there. [name_f]My[/name_f] daughter’s name is [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m].

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[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] is adorable on a girl :face_holding_back_tears:

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Thank you!

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Anthime – [name_f]French[/name_f] form of Anthimos, meaning “of flowers, blooming”.

Aspasia – from the Greek ἀσπάσιος (aspasios), meaning “welcome, embrace”. Aspasia was the name of the lover of [name_m]Pericles[/name_m].

Aspasie – [name_f]French[/name_f] form of Aspasia.

Aglaé – [name_f]French[/name_f] form of [name_f]Aglaia[/name_f].

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Kansei (u): A Japanese word name meaning “sensitivity”.

Peliah (f): A variant spelling of the Hebrew name [name_f]Pelaiah[/name_f].

Varley (m): A southern [name_f]English[/name_f] version of the name [name_m]Farley[/name_m], as well as a habitational surname of [name_f]English[/name_f] origin from Vesly, Verly, Vrély, or any place called Varley.

Maginhard, Menard, Ménard, and Minard (m): Maginhard is an ancient Germanic personal name meaning "hardy, brave, strong”. It is most likely the name from which [name_m]Maynard[/name_m] and all spelling variants derive. Speaking of which, Menard or Ménard is the [name_f]French[/name_f] form and Minard is another spelling variant.

Lodusky, Ludusky, Ladusky, Luduska, Loduska, and Laduska (f): All of these appear to be 19th Century (American invented?) names derived from Ludovika and other [name_m]Lu[/name_m]— names.

Emauri (u): A variant spelling of [name_m]Amauri[/name_m].

Emeroy (u): [name_f]An[/name_f] interesting gender neutral name that seems to have peaked in popularity during the mid-1800s to the early 1900s. It may be related to [name_m]Amauri[/name_m] / Emauri, but I’m not sure.

Fayann, Fayanne, Fay-Ann, and Fay-Anne (f): All combinations of the names [name_f]Fay[/name_f] and Ann(e).

Fleurie (f) and Fleury (u): Fleury is the traditionally masculine form of the [name_f]French[/name_f] [name_f]Fleur[/name_f]. Though, given that the spelling variant Fleurie is most popular as the name of an American female singer, it’s technically now gender neutral.

Bruster (m): [name_f]An[/name_f] [name_f]English[/name_f] surname name, Bruster is a variant of [name_m]Brewster[/name_m]. It is also a Swiss and [name_m]German[/name_m] variant of the topographical surname Brust, meaning “to burst”.

Magdalana (f): A variant of [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f].

Tufi (u): The name of a town in Papua [name_m]New[/name_m] Guinea. Tufi Duek, a Brazilian fashion designer, is a notable bearer of this name.

Ionela (f): A feminine form of the Romanian version of [name_m]John[/name_m], [name_m]Ion[/name_m].

Myrtha (f): A variant of the [name_m]Dutch[/name_m] name [name_f]Myrthe[/name_f], pronounced [meer-ta].

Emrik (m): A Scandinavian name meaning “king, ruler”.

Emric (m): Emric is a shortened form of the [name_m]German[/name_m] name [name_m]Emmerich[/name_m] and may also be a spelling variant of the Scandinavian Emrik.

Emrich and Emrick (m): Most likely spelling variants of Emrik / Emric and shorter versions of [name_m]Emmerich[/name_m] / Emmerick.

Jenava (f): A spelling variant of [name_f]Jeneva[/name_f] and [name_f]Geneva[/name_f].

Teixeira (f): A toponym of Galician-Portuguese meaning “yew tree”.

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Izudin (m) is a Bosnian name, the Bosnian form of the Arabic Izz ad-Din which means “glory of religion”. It’s pronounced ee-ZOO-din

Jovo (m) is a Croatian, Serbian & Montenegrin nickname form of [name_m]Jovan[/name_m] (meaning “God is gracious”) also used on its own, pronounced YAW-vaw!

Milivoj (m) is a Croatian, Serbian & Slovene name meaning “gracious soldier”, pronounced MEE-lee-voy.

Svetozar (m) is a Serbian & Croatian name meaning “blessed and radiant”. It’s pronounced SVEH-to-zahr!

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I love Ulalume so I added it for us :black_heart:

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Eee thank you!! Can’t wait to see her :slight_smile:

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I don’t think this has any usage as a given name, as far as I’m aware, but is just a surname? Although it does have a really pretty sound, haha, so I could see why it seems like a first name.

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I’m actually not sure. I can’t seem to find any incidences of it being used as a first name, though I think it was when I first heard of it.

I do agree that it has a very nice sound.

Maseray (f): A name of African origin, Maseray may mean “a beautiful woman who fears God”, but I’m not able to find much information on it.

Saili (f): Pronounced [SY-lee], this lovely name is of [name_f]Indian[/name_f] and Hebrew origin and is quite likely a variant of [name_f]Shaili[/name_f], which means “style” as an [name_f]Indian[/name_f] name and “my gift” as a Hebrew name.

Sailina and Shailina (f): Most likely variants of Saili and [name_f]Shaili[/name_f] respectively, with the —ina suffix added.

McKaelyn, McKaelynn, and McKaelynne (f): [name_f]Kaelyn[/name_f] (or [name_f]Kaelynn[/name_f] or Kaelynne) with the Mc— prefix. McKaelyn has got to be my favorite spelling and seems to be the most popular out of the three, but the other spellings could technically work.

Illiyin and Illiyun (m): Names of Arabic origin meaning “Heaven, Upper world”.

Marat (u): Derived from the Turkish name [name_m]Murat[/name_m], Marat is used for both males and females and means “desire, wish”. Marat is also of [name_m]Irish[/name_m] origin and is a variant of Moran, of Italian origin and is a variant of Marano, of [name_f]French[/name_f] origin and possibly means “marine”, a Romanian nickname and is derived from the word mare, meaning “big”, and of [name_f]Indian[/name_f] origin and means “of the hills”. It may, although I can’t completely confirm this, also be a variant of the feminine name [name_f]Marta[/name_f].

Virpi (f): A name of Finnish origin meaning “sapling”.

Seba (u): Seba is first and foremost a short form of the Czech and Slovakian name Šebestián, a form of [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]. It is also an Aragonese nickname meaning “onion”, and a Germanized form of the Sorbian name [name_f]Zeba[/name_f], meaning “finch”.

Hafiz and Hafiza (m): A name of Arabic origin meaning “one who remembers”, as well as a Muslim title for someone who has memorized the Quran. Hafiza is the feminine form.

Hafez (m): A name of Arabic origin meaning “one who remembers”.

Hafize and Hafeez (m): Variant spellings of Hafiz and Hafez.

Giedrius (m): A name of Lithuanian origin meaning “clear, serene”.

Erford (m): A habitational surname name of [name_f]English[/name_f] origin meaning “from Arford”.

Marietto (m): Of Italian origin, Marietto is a diminutive form of [name_m]Mario[/name_m].

Mariettie (f): A derivative of [name_f]Marietta[/name_f] or a variant spelling of the Italian surname Marietti, which is a patronymic of the personal name Marietto.

Bithiah (f): [name_f]An[/name_f] alternate spelling of [name_f]Bithia[/name_f].

Phebie (f): [name_f]An[/name_f] alternate spelling of [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f].

Satomi (f): A surname and name of Japanese origin. The meaning varies based on the kanji used to write it.

Hanford (m): A surname name of [name_f]English[/name_f] origin meaning “from the high ford”.

Lufanny and Lufannie (f): Most likely just [name_f]Fanny[/name_f] / [name_f]Fannie[/name_f] with the [name_m]Lu[/name_m]— prefix.

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Mihnea (m) is a Romanian name worn by several rulers of Wallachia and Moldavia (the two states which later combined to create Romania). Its etymology is unknown, although it may be a variant of [name_m]Mihai[/name_m], the Romanian form of [name_m]Michael[/name_m]. It’s pronounced MIKH-neh-ah (the last two syllables are said quickly like 1.5 syllables, almost like it’s MIKH-nah)

Radu (m) is a common Romanian name with a royal history (e.g., Radu I & II of Wallachia). According to legend, a man named Radu Negru was also the founder of Wallachia. It means “happy, willing” and it’s pronounced RAH-doo

Ștefan (m) is the Romanian form of [name_m]Stephen[/name_m] (so it means “garland, crown”). Pronounced shteh-FAN. Its feminine form is Ştefania, pronounced shteh-fah-NEE-ah. Also missing from the database is Štefan, the Slovak & Slovene form of [name_m]Stephen[/name_m], pronounced shkyeh-fan (Slovak) or SHTEH-fan (Slovene). The Slovak feminine form is Štefánia (shkyeh-FAH-nee-ah)

Dimitrie (m) is a Romanian form of [name_m]Demetrius[/name_m], pronounced dee-MEE-tree-eh. A significant namesake is Dimitrie Cantemir, a 17th & 18th century prince of Moldavia, poet, author, historian, composer & linguist

Ionuț (m) is a diminutive of [name_m]Ioan[/name_m] / [name_m]Ion[/name_m], the Romanian form of [name_m]John[/name_m], commonly used on its own. Pronounced yo-NOOTS!

Lazăr (m) is the Romanian form of [name_m]Lazarus[/name_m], pronounced LAH-zuhr.

Iulian (m) is the Romanian form of [name_m]Julian[/name_m], pronounced ee-oo-lee-AHN / you-lee-AHN.

Laurențiu (m) is the Romanian form of [name_m]Laurence[/name_m], pronounced lah-oo-REN-tsyu

Ionela (f) is a Romanian feminine form of [name_m]John[/name_m] which originated as a nickname for [name_f]Ioana[/name_f], but is commonly used on its own. Pronounced yo-NEH-lah.

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Atif (m) — Arabic name meaning ‘kindness’ or ‘affection’. It briefly ranked in the E&W top 1000 in the late 90s/early 2000s. It’s also used in Urdu. Pronounced A-teef, with the emphasis on the first syllable (although I have heard the ‘a’ sound pronounced multiple ways: like /æ/ as in cat or like /a/ as in llama)

Marjoleine (f) — another spelling of [name_f]Marjolein[/name_f] / [name_f]Marjolaine[/name_f].

Diamela (f) — A Spanish (more specifically Latin American) name; from the word diamela which is one name in Spanish for the Arabian jasmine plant. A famous bearer is Chilean writer Diamela Eltit. Pronounced dee-ah-MEH-la.

Theophanu / Theophano (f) — Transliterations of the Greek name Θεοφανώ, meaning ‘manifestation of God’ or ‘appearance of God’. Theophanu was the name of a 10th century empress of the [name_f]Holy[/name_f] [name_m]Roman[/name_m] Empire (she was a relative of the Byzantine emperor, who then married into the [name_f]Holy[/name_f] [name_m]Roman[/name_m] imperial family). She became regent after her husband’s death and is generally remembered as an accomplished female ruler. There are multiple other notable 9th-11th century women with this name: often the two transliterations are used interchangeably, but usually there are conventions for specific people as to which is considered the standard spelling. Theophanu/Theophano is related to the names [name_f]Theophania[/name_f] and [name_m]Theophanes[/name_m].


I also want to re-suggest Lluc, the Catalan version of [name_m]Luke[/name_m]! Pronounced like lyook. It is in the top 50 in Catalonia and the top 200 in Spain overall. It was suggested a while ago but hasn’t been added, and since more recent suggestions have already been added, I figure it may have slipped through the cracks.

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Mathus (m): A variant spelling of the [name_f]French[/name_f] name [name_m]Mathys[/name_m], as well as an Americanized form of the Hungarian and Polish name Matus and its Slovak, Czech, Croatian, and Slovenian versions Matuš and Maťuš.

Azro (m): A [name_m]Christian[/name_m] name meaning “complete faith in God” and possibly the masculine form of the Arabic name [name_f]Azra[/name_f].

Alvesta (f): A name with an uncertain origin and meaning. However, it is the name of the Alvesta Municipality in [name_m]Sweden[/name_m], hinting that it may be of Swedish origin.

Leeward (m): A word name of [name_f]English[/name_f] origin, Leeward is a nautical term meaning “pertaining to, situated in, or moving toward the quarter toward which the wind blows” according to Dictionary.com.

Tanong (m): A variant of the [name_f]French[/name_f] surname Genung, meaning “hope”.

Dannette (f): A variant spelling of [name_f]Danette[/name_f].

Ordon (m): A name of Scottish origin meaning “spacious fort” and a name of [name_m]Norman[/name_m] origin meaning “heavy, full, sluggish”. It’s related to the name [name_m]Gordon[/name_m].

Hopestill (u): A Puritan virtue name meaning, fittingly, “hope still”.

Taidah and Taida (f): Names of Arabic origin meaning “kindness, compassion”.

Mallison (u): A name of [name_f]English[/name_f] origin meaning “son of Mary”. It is also a Scottish metronymic from the personal name [name_f]Malie[/name_f], which may be a pet form of either [name_f]Maud[/name_f] or [name_f]Mary[/name_f].

Mitro (m): A nickname for any name beginning with Mitro—, as well as a derivative of [name_m]Demetrios[/name_m].

Taylie, Tayleigh, and Tayliegh (f): Variant spellings of the name [name_f]Taylee[/name_f], which is a combination of the names [name_m]Taylor[/name_m] and [name_f]Kaylee[/name_f] / [name_f]Kaylie[/name_f] / [name_f]Kayleigh[/name_f] / Kayliegh.

Viron (m): A [name_f]French[/name_f] habitational name from (Le) [name_m]Biron[/name_m], the name of several places in various parts of [name_f]France[/name_f]. Also a variant of the name [name_m]Byron[/name_m]. It may be a name of Albanian origin meaning “powerful, strong” as well, but I’m not sure.

Floribert (m): A name of Latin and [name_m]German[/name_m] origin meaning “bright flower” or “flourishing brightness”. There was a saint by this name.

Floriberto (m): The Spanish form of Floribert.

Kuyper (m): A spelling variant of [name_m]Kuiper[/name_m], which is possibly the [name_m]Dutch[/name_m] form of [name_m]Cooper[/name_m].

Dzmitry (): A (possibly Belarusian) spelling variant of [name_m]Dimitri[/name_m].

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