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	Initial letter	isis notis any ofis not any of   abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
	Type	isis notis any ofis not any of   countrypolitical subdivisionregionsettlementislandbody of waterrivermountainother
	Meaning	contains any of the keyword(s)does not contain any of the keyword(s)contains all of the keyword(s)does not contain all of the keyword(s)   expand search to ancestral names the meaning is anything from the name's write-up that is surrounded by "double quotes" separate search terms with spaces search for an exact phrase by surrounding it with double quotes this field understands simple boolean logic force a term to be included by preceding it with a + sign force a term to be excluded by preceding it with a - sign expand search to ancestral names: meanings for names further up the family tree will be included in the search
	Description	contains any of the keyword(s)does not contain any of the keyword(s)contains all of the keyword(s)does not contain all of the keyword(s)   ignore name meanings the description is the meaning and history write-up for the name separate search terms with spaces search for an exact phrase by surrounding it with double quotes example: "lord of the rings" will match names from the novel 'The Lord of the Rings' this field understands simple boolean logic force a term to be included by preceding it with a + sign force a term to be excluded by preceding it with a - sign example: +greek +(legend myth) -zeus will match Greek names of myths or legends not about Zeus ignore name meanings: keywords from the name meanings are ignored
	Origin	isis notis any ofis not any ofis all of   AfricanAlbanianAncientAncient EgyptianAncient Near EasternArabicAramaicArmenianAzerbaijaniBalticBasqueBiblicalBosnianBretonBulgarianCatalanCelticChineseClassical GreekClassical HebrewClassical LatinCornishCorsicanCroatianCzechDanishDutchEnglishEsperantoEstonianFinnishFlemishFrenchFrisianGalicianGeorgianGermanGermanicGreekGreenlandicHawaiianHebrewHungarianIcelandicIgboIndonesianInuktitutIrishItalianJapaneseJudeo-Christian LegendKazakhKhmerKoreanKurdishKyrgyzLaoLate LatinLatvianLimburgishLiteratureLithuanianMacedonianMalteseManxMaoriMayanMongolianMythologyNahuatlNative AmericanNorwegianOccitanOld EnglishOld NorseOld PersianPersianPolishPolynesianPopular CulturePortugueseQuechuaRomanianRussianSamiSanskritScandinavianScottishSerbianSlavicSlovakSloveneSorbianSpanishSwedishThaiTheologyTibetanTurkishUkrainianUzbekVietnameseWelshYiddishYoruba
	Length	isis notis less thanis more thanis any ofis not any of   2345678910111213141516
	Syllables	areare notare less thanare more thanare any ofare not any ofare all ofare not all of   1234567 syllables can only be counted in names that have been assigned pronunciations names without pronunciations are excluded from results
	Pattern	isis notis any ofis not any ofis all ofis not all of   the pattern will be compared to the name * is a wildcard that will match zero or more letters example: *oo* will match names which contain oo _ is a wildcard that will match exactly one letter example: __z will match names which have two letters and then a z
	Sound	isis notis any ofis not any ofis all ofis not all of   case sensitive see the pronunciation key for a guide on how to write the sounds sounds can only be searched in names that have been assigned pronunciations names without pronunciations are excluded from results * is a wildcard that will match zero or more letters in the pronunciation example: *lee will match names which end with the sound lee (s) will match exactly one syllable in the pronunciation example: (s)(s)rah will match names which have two syllables and then the sound rah (c) will match a consonant (k) will match a consonant or consonant cluster (v) will match a vowel (p) will match a plosive or stop consonant (p) will match a fricative consonant (n) will match a nasal consonant case sensitive: check this if you wish distinguish between unstressed lowercase sounds and stressed uppercase sounds
	Related name	isis not
	Relationship	isis notis any ofis not any ofis all of   (all core forms)anglicizedcombinationfrom given namehellenizedinfluenced by soundfrom another place name plus an element meaning "land, place"from different languagelatinizedvia meaningfrom surnamevariantvariant transcriptionfrom word expand search to ancestral names the "relationship" is how the name relates to its parent name example: searching for diminutive will return Betsy because it is a diminutive of its parent Elizabeth selecting (all core forms) will exclude peripheral forms such as diminutives, short forms, and combinations expand search to ancestral names: relationships between names further up the family tree will be included
	User list	isis notis any ofis not any ofis all ofis not all of   enter a behindthename.com username to search that user's public personal name lists to limit your search to a specific list, put the name of the list in brackets after the username
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