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Monty is a masculine given name, often used as a short form of Montgomery or Montague. It is also a variant of Monte.EtymologyThe name Monty ultimately derives from the Norman French surname Montgomery, meaning "Gumarich...

Mothra is a giant divine moth-like monster from Japanese popular culture, originating in the 1961 Toho film Mothra. The name is a romanization of the Japanese Mosura, which itself derives from the English word moth. Unli...

Mulan is a Chinese feminine given name derived from the Mandarin word mùlán (木兰), meaning "magnolia". The name is famously associated with the legendary female warrior Hua Mulan (花木蘭), whose story has been passed do...

Murron is a name used in the 1995 film Braveheart for the wife of William Wallace, who is murdered early in the story. The name was likely invented or adapted for the movie, as historical records suggest Wallace may have...

Nestan is a Georgian feminine given name, derived from the first part of the compound name Nestan-Darejan. This latter name was created by the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli for his 12th-century epic The Knight in the Pan...

Nestan-Darejan is a Georgian feminine given name created by the 12th-century poet Shota Rustaveli for a central character in his epic poem The Knight in the Panther's Skin. Rustaveli coined the name from the Persian phra...

Niles is an English given name and surname that originates as a patronymic or locative form derived from the given name Neil. This name belongs to a widespread class of surnames that evolved from personal names, reflecti...

Norma is a female first name of literary origin, most famously associated with the title character of Vincenzo Bellini's 1831 opera Norma. The librettist Felice Romani created the name for the opera’s protagonist, a Gaul...

Robinson is a masculine given name derived from the English surname Robinson, which itself originated as a patronymic form of the given name Robin, meaning "son of Robin". Little Robin was a medieval diminutive of Robert...

Roscoe is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from a surname that originally indicated someone from a place called Roscoe. The place name itself comes from Old Norse rá meaning "roebuck" and skógr meaning "...

Shelby is an English given name that originated as a surname, possibly a variant of Selby. The name is ultimately locational, derived from place names in England, such as Selby in Yorkshire, meaning 'willow farm' from Ol...

Tracy is a unisex given name that originated as an English surname. It was adopted from the Norman French place name Tracy, derived from the surname of the de Tracy family from Tracy-Bocage in Normandy, France. The name...

Etymology and OriginsWalter is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, derived from the elements walt meaning "power, authority" and heri meaning "army", thus signifying "power of the army". The name has ancient roots...