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Aaron (given name) Aaron is an English masculine given name. The 'h' phoneme in the original Hebrew pronunciation "Aharon" (אהרן) is dropped in the Greek, Ἀαρών, from which the English form, Aaron, is derived. Aaron, the brother of Moses, is described in the Torah, the Quran and the Baha'i Iqan.
Kylah. Kyla. Kyle is an English-language given name, derived from the Scottish Gaelic surname Kyle, which is itself from a region in Ayrshire (from the Scottish Gaelic caol "narrow, strait"). [ 1] The name Kyle is primarily masculine and has been in use as a given name at least since the 1800s. It has been among the top 1,000 names for American ...
William is a masculine given name of French origin. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066, [ 2] and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Liam, Bill, and Billy.
Kylie (also spelled Kilee, Kileigh, Kiley, Kylee, Kyleigh, Kyley, khylie or Kyly [ 1]) is a feminine given name. This name could derive from two different roots: From the Noongar, an Indigenous Australian people, from the word kiley, meaning 'curved, returning stick, boomerang '. From the Irish surname O'Kiely, which in turn derives from the ...
Michael (given name) Michael is a usually masculine given name derived from the Hebrew phrase מי כאל mī kāʼēl, 'Who [is] like-El', in Aramaic: ܡܝܟܐܝܠ ( Mīkhāʼēl [miχaˈʔel] ). The theophoric name is often read as a rhetorical question – "Who [is] like [the Hebrew God] El ?", [ 1] whose answer is "there is none like El ...
Luke / ˈluːk / is a male given name, and less commonly, a surname . The name Luke is the English form and the diminutive of the Latin name Lucas . Although the name is attested in ancient inscriptions, the best known historical use of the name is in the New Testament. The Gospel of Luke was written around 70 to 90 AD (the exact years are ...
Francis is an English given name of Latin origin. Francis is a name that has many derivatives in most European languages. A feminine version of the name in English is Frances, or (less commonly) Francine. [4] (For most speakers, Francis and Frances are homophones or near homophones; a popular mnemonic for the spelling is "i for him and e for her".)
Brandon is a masculine given name that is a transferred use of a surname and place name derived from the Old English brōm, meaning broom or gorse, and dūn, meaning hill. It is also sometimes a variant of the Irish masculine given name, Breandán, meaning "prince". [ 2]