Boys:
- Adrian (AY-dree-an, AH-dree-ahn)--From Latin, "of Hadria" [northern Italy]
- Atticus (AT-ti-kus)--from Greek, "of Attica" [modern-day Athens]
- Dakota (dah-KOH-tah)--from Lakota Sioux, "friends, allies" [modern-day South Dakota, Minnesota]
- Dane (DAYN)--from Greek Danoi, meaning unknown [modern-day Denmark]
- Dardan (DAHR-dahn)--from Illyrian Dardanii, poss. "from the pear trees" [modern-day Kosovo & Macedonia]
- Dorian (DOHR-ee-an)--from Greek, poss. "woodlander" or "spearman" [modern-day southern Greece]
- Finn (FIN)--from Old Norse Finnr, meaning uncertain [modern-day Finland]
- Francis (FRAN-sis)--from Latin, "Frenchman". French/France are derived from Frank.
- Frank (FRANK)--from Germanic, "javelin", or poss. "fierce". [orig. modern-day Netherlands & N. Germany; spread throughout Europe]
- Lachlan (LAHKH-lan)--from Scottish, "from the lakes" [Norway]
- Norman (NOHR-man)--from Germanic, "northman, Viking"
- Roman (ROH-man, ROM-an, rom-AHN)--from Latin, "of Rome".
- Saxon (SAK-son)--from Germanic, "knife" [orig. modern-day N. Germany, also spread into Britain]
- Scott (SKOT)--from Latin Scoti, "Gaelic speaker"
- Wendel (WEN-del)--from Germanic Vandal, poss. "wanderer" [originally modern-day Eastern Europe]
Girls:
- Cheyenne (shy-EN)--from Dakota Sioux, "strange speakers" [modern-day Wisconsin, Colorado]
- Daciana (dah-CHYAH-nah)--from Latin, "of Dacia" [modern-day Romania]
- Dardana (dahr-DAH-nah)--feminine of Dardan
- Doris (DOHR-is)--feminine of Dorian
- Genevieve (JEN-eh-veev, zhahn-vee-ev)--from Gaulish Genovefa, "tribal woman"
- Judith (JOO-dith, YOO-dith)--from Hebrew, "of Judea" [modern-day S. Israel & West Bank]
- Lydia (LID-ee-ah)--from Greek, "from Lydia" [modern-day Turkey]
- Paris (PAIR-is, PAHR-is)--from Celtic Parisii, prob. "craftsmen" [modern-day France]
- Roxelana (roks-el-AH-nah)--From Turkish, "Russian"
- Sabina (sah-BEE-nah)--from Latin, "of Sabine" [modern-day central Italy]
- Saskia (SAS-kee-ah)--feminine of Saxon. Older form is Saxa.
- Wanda (WAHN-dah)--feminine of Wendel
Unisex:
- Dana (DAY-nah)--from English, "Danish person". Danish/Denmark are derived from Dane.
- Kerry (KEHR-ree)--from Irish Gaelic, "Ciar's people" [modern day SW Ireland]
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