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Zaccheus, Syriac, innocent.
CHRISTIAN NAMES OF WOMEN.
A
Adela, German, same as Adeline, q. v.
Adelaide, German, same as Adeline, q. v.
Adeline, German, a princess.
Agatha, Greek, good.
Agnes, German, chaste.
Althea, Greek, hunting.
Alice, Alicia, German, n.o.ble.
Alma, Latin, benignant.
Amabel, Latin, lovable.
Amy, Amelia, French, beloved.
Angelina, Greek, lovely, angelic.
Anna, or Anne, Hebrew, gracious.
Arabella, Latin, a fair altar.
Aurora, Latin, morning brightness.
B
Barbara, Latin, foreign or strange.
Bella, Italian, beautiful.
Benedicta, Latin, blessed.
Bernice, Greek, bringing victory.
Bertha, Greek, bright or famous.
Bessie, short form of Elizabeth. q.v.
Blanche, French, fair.
Bona, Latin, good.
Bridget, Irish, s.h.i.+ning bright.
C
Camilla, Latin, attendant at a sacrifice.
Carlotta. Italian, same as Charlotte, q. v.
Caroline, Latin, n.o.ble-spirited.
Ca.s.sandra, Greek, a reformer of men.
Catherine, Greek, pure or clean,
Charity, Greek, love, bounty.
Charlotte, French, all n.o.ble.
Chloe, Greek, a green herb.
Christina, Greek, belonging to Christ.
Clara, Latin, clear or bright.
Constance, Latin, constant.
D
Dagmar, German, joy of the Danes.
Deborah, Hebrew, a bee.
Diana, Greek, Jupiter's daughter.
Dorcas, Greek, a wild roe.
Dorothy, Greek, gift of G.o.d.
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