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BEN is a shortened form of BENJAMIN, a Hebrew name that means "son
of my right hand".
STEPHANIE is a feminine form of the Greek name STEPHAN, or STEPHEN, which
means "crowned".
MATTHEW is a Hebrew name which means "gift of God".
ELIZABETH is a Hebrew name. It means "consecrated to God".
GERTRUDE is a German name. It means "beloved warrior".
LIONEL has an obvious meaning: "lion cub". This is a French
name.
ALEXIS, another Greek name and a form of ALEXANDRA, means "defender
of mankind".
CALEB can either be the Hebrew name for "dog" or "faithful"
or the Arabic word for "bold" or "brave".
ROSITA is a Spanish form of "Rosa", which means "rose".
RAUL is a Spanish form of RALPH, which means "wolf counselor".
RICARDO, a Spanish form of RICHARD (and also Ricky and Lucy's last name,
ha ha) means "rich and powerful ruler".
PHILIPPE, the French word for PHILIP, means "lover of horses".
GEORGE, President Bush's first name, is a Greek name that means "farmer".
JIM, a nickname for JAMES, means "supplanter" or "substitute".
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