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European Names

European names, meaning names drawn from European languages and countries, are among the most fashionable in the English-speaking world. Names with their origins in France and Spain, Germany and Italy, Russia and Scandinavia can all be considered European.

Florence

Meaning: flourishing, prosperous

Origin: Latin
74
Vivian

Meaning: life

Origin:Latin
1844
Marguerite

Meaning: pearl; daisy

Origin:French variation of Margaret; also a flower name
757
Lillian

Meaning: lily; pledged to God

Origin:English from Latin
110
Arthur

Meaning: bear

Origin:Celtic
32
Collier

Meaning: coal miner

Origin:English occupational name
3559
Cecile

Meaning: blind

Origin:French feminine form of Cecil
1455
Laurence

Meaning: from Laurentum or bay laurel

Origin:English from Latin
872
Maceo

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Spanish variation of Matthew
1987
Fitzhugh

Meaning: son of intelligence

Origin:English, from German
9245
Sampson

Meaning: sun

Origin:Hebrew
1492
Abe Abe is a name of English origin and the mean...
Origin:Diminutive of Abraham
1556
Hobson

Meaning: son of Robert

Origin:English
15950
Clarence

Meaning: bright

Origin:Latin
842
Dewey

Meaning: beloved

Origin:Anglicized variation of Welsh Dewi, nickname of Dafydd
1177
Ewart

Meaning: shepherd; wealthy guardian

Origin:English occupational surname or Norman variation of Edward
7162
Hurley

Meaning: sea tide

Origin:Irish
2121
Forest

Meaning: woodsman or woods

Origin:French occupational name
617
Manila Becoming a parent is believed to be one of t...
Origin:Place name
5815
Berenice

Meaning: she who brings victory

Origin:Greek
1543