1980s names
( origin, meaning )

feminine

alicia ( spanish, noble )
allison ( scottish, noble )
amanda ( latin, she must be loved )
amber ( english, word name )
amy ( french, beloved )
andrea ( greek, strong and manly )
angela ( latin, angel )
april ( latin, to open )
ashley ( english, dweller near the ash tree meadow )

brittany ( english, from briton )

cassandra ( greek, shining light )
christina ( greek, christian )
christine ( french, christian )
courtney ( french, short nose )
crystal ( english, gem name )

danielle ( french, God is my judge )

emily ( latin, rival )
erica ( norse, eternal ruler )

heather ( english, botanical name )
holly ( english, nature name )

jacqueline ( french, supplanter )
jessica ( english )
jennifer ( cornish, white wave )

katherine ( greek, pure )
kayla ( hebrew, crown )
kelly ( irish, war )
kristen ( danish, christian )

lauren ( english, bay laurel )

megan ( welsh, pearl )
melissa ( greek, honeybee )
michelle ( french, who is like God? )
monica ( latin, advisor )

nicole ( french, people of victory )

rachel ( hebrew, ewe )
rebecca ( hebrew, to bind )

samantha ( hebrew, told by God )
sarah ( hebrew, princess )
shannon ( irish, old and wise )
stephanie ( greek, crown )

tara ( irish, rocky hill )
tiffany ( greek, God's appearance )

vanessa ( english, butterfly )

masculine

adam ( hebrew, son of the red earth )
anthony ( latin, from antium )

bradley ( english, wide meadow )
brandon ( english, broom-covered hill )
brett ( celtic, from brittany )
brian ( irish, honorable )

chad ( english, battle warrior )
christopher ( greek/latin, bearer of Christ )
cody ( english, helpful )
corey ( irish, from the hollow )

derek ( english, people's ruler )
dustin ( norse, thor's stone )

eric ( norse, eternal ruler )

gregory ( greek, vigilant )

jared ( hebrew, he descends )
jeremy ( english, appointed by God )
jesse ( hebrew, gift )
joel ( hebrew, Jehovah is his God )
jordan ( hebrew, flowing down )
jose ( spanish/portuguese, Jehovah increases )
joshua ( hebrew, God is my salvation )
juan ( spanish/manx, God is gracious )
justin ( latin, righteous )

kenneth ( scottish/irish, born of fire/handsome )
kevin ( irish, handsome )
kyle ( scottish, narrow spit of land )

marcus ( latin, warlike )
mark ( latin, warlike )
matthew ( hebrew, gift of God )

nathan ( hebrew, given )
nicholas ( greek, people of victory )

patrick ( latin, noble )
paul ( latin, small )
peter ( greek, rock )

robert ( english, bright fame )
ryan ( irish, little king )

scott ( english, from scotland )
sean ( irish, God is gracious )
shane ( anglican, God is gracious )
stephen ( greek, crown )

thomas ( aramaic, twin )
timothy ( greek, honoring God )
travis ( french, tollgate keeper )
tyler ( english, maker of tiles )

zachary ( hebrew, the Lord has remembered )

unisex

aaron/erin ( hebrew/irish, enlightened/from the island to the west )

jamie ( english, supplanter )

lindsey ( english, marshlands of lincolnshire )

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