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+Type

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+Usage or language

Usage

anyAfghanAfricanAfrican AmericanAfrican MythologyAfrikaansAkanAlbanianAmharicAncient ArmenianAncient EgyptianAncient GreekAncient Near EasternAncient RomanAnglo-SaxonAnglo-Saxon MythologyApacheArabicAragoneseArmenianArthurian CycleAssameseAstronomyAsturianAvarAzerbaijaniAztecAztec and Toltec MythologyBaltic MythologyBashkirBasqueBasque MythologyBelarusianBembaBengaliBerberBhutaneseBiblicalBiblical GreekBiblical HebrewBiblical LatinBosnianBretonBulgarianBurmeseCarolingian CycleCatalanCeltic MythologyChechenCherokeeChewaCheyenneChineseChinese MythologyChuvashCopticCornishCorsicanCreeCroatianCzechDanishDhivehiDutchEast FrisianEastern AfricanEgyptian MythologyElamite MythologyEnglishEsperantoEstonianEtruscan MythologyEweFar Eastern MythologyFaroeseFilipinoFinnishFinnish MythologyFlemishFrenchFrisianGalicianGandaGasconGeorgianGeorgian MythologyGermanGermanicGermanic MythologyGreekGreek MythologyGreenlandicGujaratiHausaHawaiianHebrewHindiHinduismHistoryHmongHungarianIbibioIcelandicIgboIjawIndianIndian (Sikh)Indigenous AmericanIndigenous AustralianIndonesianIngushInuitInuit MythologyIrishIrish MythologyItalianJapaneseJapanese MythologyJavaneseJewishJudeo-Christian-Islamic LegendJudeo-SpanishKannadaKarachay-BalkarKashubianKazakhKhmerKikuyuKoreanKorean MythologyKurdishKyrgyzLaoLate GreekLate RomanLatvianLengadocianLimburgishLiteratureLithuanianLow GermanLuhyaLuoLuxembourgishMacedonianMalagasyMalayMalayalamMalaysianMalteseManipuriManxMaoriMapucheMarathiMayanMayan MythologyMedieval EnglishMohawkMongolianMontenegrinMormonMythologyNahuatlNavajoNdebeleNear Eastern MythologyNepaliNew World MythologyNormanNorse MythologyNorth FrisianNorwegianOccitanOdiaOjibweOld CelticOld GermanicOld IrishOld NorseOld PersianOld WelshOneidaOromoOssetianPakistaniPashtoPersianPersian MythologyPhoenicianPolishPolynesianPolynesian MythologyPopular CulturePortuguesePortuguese (Brazilian)ProvençalPunjabiQuechuaRoman MythologyRomaniRomanianRomanshRussianSamiSamoanSanskritSardinianScottishSemitic MythologySenecaSerbianShonaSicilianSinhaleseSiouxSlavic MythologySlovakSloveneSomaliSorbianSothoSouthern AfricanSpanishSpanish (Latin American)Sumerian MythologySwahiliSwedishTagalogTahitianTajikTamilTatarTeluguThaiTheologyTibetanTswanaTumbukaTupiTurkishTurkmenUkrainianUrduUrhoboUyghurUzbekVariousVietnameseWalloonWelshWelsh MythologyWest FrisianWestern AfricanXhosaYakutYiddishYorubaYupikZulu?(Modern)(Rare)(Archaic)   clear

Language

anyAfrikaansAkanAkkadianAlbanianAlgonquinAmharicAncient GreekApacheArabicArmenianAssameseAsturianAvarAvestanAymaraAzerbaijaniBalineseBalticBashkirBasqueBelarusianBengaliBerberBosnianBretonBrythonicBulgarianBurmeseCatalanCebuanoCelticChamorroChechenCherokeeChewaChineseChoctawChurch SlavicCircassianClassic MayaClassical HebrewClassical NahuatlClassical QuechuaComancheCopticCornishCorsicanCreeCroatianCzechDakotaDanishDhivehiDutchDzongkhaEgyptianEnglishEsperantoEstonianEweFaroeseFijianFinnishFrankishFrenchFrisianFulaGalicianGandaGaulishGeorgianGermanGothicGreekGujaratiHausaHawaiianHebrewHiligaynonHindiHmongHungarianIbibioIcelandicIgboIlocanoIndonesianIngushInuktitutIrishIroquoianItalianJapaneseJavaneseKalaallisutKannadaKazakhKhmerKigaKikuyuKoreanKurdishKyrgyzLaoLatinLatvianLimburgishLithuanianLow GermanLuhyaLuoLuxembourgishMacedonianMalayMalayalamMalteseManxMaoriMapucheMarathiMayanMiddle EnglishMinangkabauMohawkMongolianMweraNavajoNepaliNormanNorthern NdebeleNorwegianNuu-chah-nulthOccitanOfficial AramaicOjibweOld DutchOld EnglishOld FrenchOld High GermanOld IrishOld NorseOld PersianOld SaxonOld SpanishOld WelshOneidaOriyaOromoOssetianOttoman TurkishPashtoPersianPhilippinePhoenicianPicardPintupiPolishPolynesianPortuguesePowhatanPunjabiQuechuaRomanianRussianSamiSanskritSardinianScottish GaelicSemiticSerbianShawneeShonaSicilianSlavicSlovakSloveneSomaliSorbianSothoSouth SlavicSouthern NdebeleSpanishSumerianSundaneseSwahiliSwaziSwedishTagalogTahitianTajikTamilTatarTeluguThaiTibetanTooroTswanaTumbukaTupiTurkishTurkmenUkrainianUmbunduUrduUrhoboUyghurUzbekVietnameseWelshWiradjuriXhosaYaoYiddishYolnguYorubaYueZapotecZulu   clear

+Letters

Initial	anyABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ   clear
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Pattern	clear   help?
the letters in the pattern are compared to the letters in the name * is a wildcard that matches zero or more letters example: *oo* matches names which contain oo _ is a wildcard that matches exactly one letter example: __z matches names which have two letters and then z

+Meaning and keywords

Meaning	clear   help?
	expand search to include grammatical forms
	expand search to include close synonyms
	expand search to include subclasses
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 include grammatical forms: attempt to include grammatical forms of the meanings example: speak includes spoke expand search to include close synonyms: attempt to include synonyms of the meanings example: brave includes courageous expand search to include search narrower synonyms: attempt to include subclasses of the meanings example: reptile includes turtle
Description	clear   help?
	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" matches 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 matches Greek names of myths or legends not about Zeus ignore name meanings: keywords from the name meanings are ignored

+Length

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+Sound and syllables

Pronunciation	clear   help?
	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 * is a wildcard that will match zero or more letters in the pronunciation example: *lee matches names which end with the sound lee _ is a wildcard that will match exactly one letter in the pronunciation example: __z matches names which have two letters and then a z (s) matches exactly one syllable in the pronunciation example: (s)(s)ra matches names which have two syllables and then the sound rah (c) matches a consonant (k) matches a consonant or consonant cluster (v) matches a vowel (p) matches a plosive or stop consonant (f) matches a fricative consonant (n) matches a nasal consonant case sensitive: check this if you wish distinguish between unstressed lowercase sounds and stressed uppercase sounds
Syllables	any1234567   clear   help?
syllables can only be counted in names that have been assigned pronunciations names without pronunciations are excluded from results

+Famous namesake

Category

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