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Colonial Names from the 1700s

Colonial names from the 1700s

Winifred

Meaning: blessed peacemaking

Origin:Welsh
161
Lucia

Meaning: light

Origin:Italian, feminine variation of Lucius, Latin
104
Kitty

Meaning: pure

Origin:English, diminutive of Katherine
827
Peggy

Meaning: pearl

Origin:Diminutive of Margaret, Greek
892
Lottie

Meaning: free man

Origin:English, diminutive of Charlotte
144
Harriet

Meaning: estate ruler

Origin:English variation of French Henriette
175
Alexandria

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Variation of Alexandra, Greek
1019
Theodosia

Meaning: giving to God

Origin:Greek
1131
Cynthia

Meaning: moon goddess or, woman from Kynthos

Origin:Greek
197
Delia

Meaning: born on the island of Delos

Origin:Greek
315
Sabrina A name of Latin origin, the meaning of Sabri...
Origin:Celtic, Latin name for the River Severn
305
Amy

Meaning: beloved

Origin:French
229
Ruth

Meaning: compassionate friend

Origin:Hebrew
255
Tabitha

Meaning: gazelle

Origin:Aramaic
401
Gertrude

Meaning: strength of a spear

Origin:German
838
Primrose

Meaning: first rose

Origin:English flower name
301
Kit

Meaning: bearer of Christ

Origin:English, diminutive of Christopher
92
Cecily

Meaning: blind

Origin:Feminine variation of Cecil
238
Wilhelmina

Meaning: resolute protection

Origin:German, feminine variation of Wilhelm
246
Hermione

Meaning: messenger, earthly

Origin:Greek, feminine version of Hermes, "messenger, earthly"
334