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Mary

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A name meaning "sea of bitterness; rebelliousness; wished for child; beloved; love".

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Morgan

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An old Welsh name possibly connected with the sea.

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Shannon

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This name comes from the name of the River Shannon, the longest river in Ireland, called an tSionainn in Irish.

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From German Loreley, the name of a rock headland on the Rhine River.

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Lindsay

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This name comes from the English and Scottish surname Lindsay, which was originally derived from the name of the eastern English region of Lindsey, itself derived from the Celtic root lindos "lake" and Old English ieg "island".

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From an Irish surname that was derived from the byname Braonán, itself from Irish braon meaning "rain, moisture, drop" combined with a diminutive suffix.

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This name comes from the English surname Lincoln, which was originally from the name of an English city, called Lindum Colonia by the Romans, derived from the Celtic root lindos "lake" and Latin colonia "colony".

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India

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This name comes from the name of the country of India, which is itself derived from the name of the Indus River.

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From an English surname that originally denoted someone who lived by the River Trent.

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Rain

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A modern English nature name drawn from rainfall.

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Ocean

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Simply from the English word ocean for a large body of water.

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Beverly

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From an English surname that was originally derived from the name of a Yorkshire city, itself from Old English beofor "beaver" and licc "stream".

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