Modern Names
Names that did not exist, or barely existed, before the twentieth century. Many are respellings, surnames or coinages, and their histories are shorter and better documented than anything older.
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Campbell Campbell is a unisex name of Scottish origin meaning "crooked mouth".Unisex Scottish #617 in US
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Memphis Memphis is a unisex name from the ancient Egyptian capital, the Greek form of Men-nefer, "enduring and beautiful."Unisex Egyptian, Greek #639 in US
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Alara Alara is a girl's name from Turkic mythology, where she is a water fairy.Girl Turkish #653 in US
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Legacy Legacy is a unisex American word name meaning "something handed down," from the English noun.Unisex Latin, English #663 in US
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Jessica Jessica is a girl's name invented by Shakespeare for The Merchant of Venice in 1596.Girl Hebrew #665 in US
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