In My Life Chapter 20
Rockin Around The Christmas Tree
By Brenda Lee
Thank you to my fab beta and friend Karen Bockius who is always spot on. Sorry this chapter was late getting here. I wanted to make it longer, but was strugglin a bit, so I found a good place to end this chapter. Enjoy Christmas morning with Ross and Demelza!
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Ross woke with his arm wrapped around Demelza, and snuggled closer to her if that was possible. He smiled as he remembered the night before. They had made love one more time during the night, both unable to fall asleep and keep their hands off of each other. It finally happened. Not as he had planned, but as Caroline had said it would - naturally. No big trips or grand gestures were needed. Demelza came to him in her time, when it was right for her. It was the most beautiful night he had ever experienced, because it was with her, his Demelza. They had helped knock down the walls for each other and now they were one. He was right where he wanted to be for the rest of his life. Laying in her arms, protecting her from the hurts of the world, but standing back enough to let her be the woman of her fullest potential. He felt this woman stir in his arms and roll over to face him with the content smile of a cat that had just lapped up a saucer of warm milk. She stretched in his arms. “Good morning my Demelza.”
“Good morning my Ross. How long have you been awake?”
“Oh not long. I was just laying here enjoying the memories of last night while holding you.”
“Mmmm, it was a beautiful night Ross. Thank you.”
“You’re welcome. And thank you as well.”
“I suppose I should get up and take a shower and get the turkey in the oven, and begin the day.”
He was caressing her cheek with the back of his fingers. “I guess. May I join you in that shower?”
Demelza smiled. “You may.” She started to get up and then when she realised that Ross would be watching her walk naked to the bathroom, she stopped. “Why don’t you go first, I’ll meet you in the shower.”
Ross looked at her and gave her a questioning look, wondering why she said that. “Okaayy.” He threw the covers back and started to get up and then it dawned on him. He smiled, “So you do realise that I’ve seen you naked now.”
Demelza smacked him on the arm. “Yes, of course I do. Buuut you’re closer to the shower than I am, so you go first.”
Ross couldn’t help but laugh at this. “Alright, I’ll go first. Oh, I wanted to ask you, do you want us to open our gifts to each other alone, or with the rest of the family around?”
“Oh, I guess I hadn’t thought about it. Let me think.” She remembered one present in particular that she had gotten Ross that she thought should be opened in private. “Umm, maybe in private.”
“Really? Now my curiosity has peaked. What did you get me?”
“You’ll just have to wait. Now go get in the shower and I’ll be there in a minute.”
“Oh alright.” He gave her a kiss and started to walk to the shower. He stopped, turned his head to find her watching his naked ass walk away from her. He gave his toosh a little wiggle for her enjoyment and walked to the shower. She couldn’t help but giggle at the scene.
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Ross was letting the hot water bounce over his head when he felt her arms wrap around his waist. He grabbed her hands and pulled them up to his lips and turned around to pull her in for a ravenous kiss. He pulled away and looked at her.
“You’re naked.” He smiled
“I am.”
“I’m looking at your naked body.”
Demelza covered her face. “Yes, I know you’re looking at my naked body.”
“You can look at my naked body, if you lol want.”
Demelza looked up at his face, and Ross’s eyes had that lustful look again. Not knowing what to do, she grabbed the bar of soap and started rubbing it all over his arms and chest, soap suds going everywhere. He turned around and leaned against the wall of the shower while she washed his back, purring like a kitten. She was enjoying watching the muscles in his back move and flex. Her hands moved down to his bum and thighs. She was getting closer to his hardening erection. Ross turned around to stare in her eyes and brought her in to hold her against his soapy chest. Tongues and lips were everywhere. Demelza felt herself sliding all over his body from the soap suds between their bodies. She suddenly felt brave and her hand moved lightly over his erection causing Ross to flinch and moan at the same time. “Oh my God Demelza. I can’t….” Ross reached up to turn the water off and picked Demelza up in his arms and carried her to the bed.
Demelza was laughing at him. “Ross, we are both soaking wet!”
“I don’t fucking care. The sheets will dry. Besides, I don’t want you to slip in the shower.”
He sat her down and threw back the covers to find a spot of blood on the white sheets. Demelza gasped. “Ross, I’m so sorry. Let me get these in the washer before it sets in too much.” She started to move to remove the sheets.
Ross could tell she was upset by it. “Demelza it’s fine. I was half expecting it. It’s just a sheet. I don’t care if it doesn’t come clean.”
“Well I do.”
Ross stopped her from ripping the sheet off the bed. “Demelza no. Please. It’s really fine.” He reached down and kissed her. “I love you Demelza. I want you, and I don’t care about those sheets right now. Come here, love.” Demelza hesitantly crawled back under the covers, to cover herself and to get warm.
Ross gave her a small smile and crawled under the covers with her. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to sound cross. You’re shivering! Come here and let me warm you up.” He pulled her closer to his chest and wrapped her up to get her warm. “I wish that we could just stay here in bed all day, just the two of us.”
“Mmmm that would be nice. But it is Christmas Day.”
Ross kissed her forehead. “Yes, it is. You know I’ve been planning this surprise romantic getaway weekend for us, for when we made love for the first time.”
Demelza looked up at him. “You were? And I ruined it with… us last night. I’m sorry Ross.”
“There’s no need to be sorry. Last night was perfect. Besides, Caroline had told me that you wouldn’t want that sort of thing or that sort of fuss made over it.”
Demelza sat up, “Caroline! You told her of your plans for when we make love for the first time!!”
“No! I didn’t….. Dwight did.”
“What?!?! Dwight knows! Bloody hell Ross, how am I ever going to face him again!” Demelza was getting more upset by the minute now.
“Caalm down, it wasn’t like that at all. I promise. This is all coming out wrong. Don’t you ever talk in confidence with Caroline about things?” Demelza looked down like she had been caught. “Well, that’s the same way it is with Dwight and I. He knew that I had been worried and I told him that I wanted to take you away to someplace special with snow, like Switzerland, because you love snow so much. That was one of the reasons why I bought that coat for you. Well the night I took your gifts over to Dwight’s to wrap them, Caroline was there of course. And she started putting two and two together. Dwight blabbed to her about my plans and she said that you wouldn’t like all of that fuss.”
“You were going to take me to Switzerland?” Demelza was softening up now.
“Yes, I was. I’ve never been there, but I imagined it would be beautiful with all of the snow.”
Demelza was starting to like the idea more and more. “Well. We could always still go. It’s a very sweet thought and all. That is if you still wanted to go.” Demelza was smiling at Ross.
Ross started laughing at his favourite redhead. “Of course we can still go!” He raised up and gave her a big kiss. “I love you!”
“I love you too! But right now, I really think we should get dressed and get the day started. Besides, I’m freezing up here!”
“Okay, but I want to open my Christmas presents when we get downstairs!”
Demelza rolled her eyes. “How old are you?”
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The glow of last night was making it hard for the new lovers to keep their hands off of each other in the kitchen. Ross was attempting to fix breakfast while Demelza was trying to get the turkey ready to go in the oven. A touch here, a caress there, a kiss here, a nibble there. Before she knew it, Demelza was sitting on the table with Ross standing between her legs. She had her hands at the back of his neck going through his dark curls, he had his hands under her top caressing her back while they were locked in a passionate kiss. “Demelza either we go back to bed or I might just make love to you right here on this table.” He growled into her neck causing her to laugh.
“Ross, as much as I would love to go back to bed, we can’t, we…. Do you smell something burning?”
Ross started sniffing and then quickly turned around and ran to the stove. The bacon that he had begun to fry was now black as coal and was smoking up the kitchen. The smoke detector started blaring as Demelza ran to open the back door to let the smoke roll out the door. “Fuck! I guess I forgot about the bacon!! I’m sorry, I guess I ruined breakfast for us.” Ross went over to shut the smoke alarm off.
Demelza was laughing at Ross, “Oh ya think Ross? How’s the turkey? Is it covered with smoke?” Demelza was inspecting the turkey. “I think it’s okay, but we best be getting it in the oven if we ever intend on eating the poor soul!” She opened the oven door while Ross slid the bird in the oven.
Ross was throwing the burnt bacon in the bin, “Maybe it would be safer if we just stuck with cereal for breakfast! Demelza, I thought you said my mum was going to fix the turkey?”
“That’s what we had planned originally but she asked if I wouldn’t mind doing it. Something about needing to sleep in. I told her it was fine. I’ve never fixed a whole one before, but she wrote down the instructions for me, so it can’t be that hard.”
“I’m not sure after that fiasco with the bacon we just had.” Ross was back to pulling his love back into his arms.
“That WE just had Ross! You’re the one who was distracted and wasn’t paying attention to what he was cooking.”
“Well, my love, I can’t help it if you distract me so much that I don’t know what I’m doing. Is it not your job to instruct me and keep an eye on me?”
“Oh Lord, Ross, that’s a full time job in itself!”
“Perhaps we should take our bowls of cereal into the living room and open our gifts. Cereal should be safe enough!”
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Ross and Demelza sat on the floor while they ate their Christmas breakfast of cereal and began to open their gifts. Seamus was laying with his head resting on Ross's thigh.
Demelza handed Ross a box to open. It was the blue jumper that she had bought. Ross held it up to himself. “Wow, this is very nice. Thank you. I don’t think I have a jumper like this or this colour. I love the design that it has with the white running through it.”
“Well, I thought you would look very ‘andsome in that colour. I don’t see you very often in blue. Do you really like it?”
“Yes! Yes, I do. Thank you so much, love.” He leaned over and gave her a kiss. “Now it's your turn.” He handed Demelza a box, wrapped in the same wrapping paper that her coat was wrapped in.
“Did Caroline help you wrap this one too?”
“No! I was able to handle this one on my own. Can’t you tell by the poor wrapping job!”
Demelza grinned at him as she opened the box. It was a matching brown scarf and leather gloves. “Oh Ross, they’re beautiful! They will go nicely with my new coat.”
“That was the thought. Try on the gloves and make sure they fit.”
Demelza pulled on the cashmere lined, brown leather gloves. “Oh Ross, they’re so soft on the inside! And they fit perfectly. Thank you Ross. I love them.” She wrapped the scarf around her neck and posed as Ross took a picture of her.
Demelza handed him another box to open. Ross ripped at the paper like a little kid! He opened the box to find a scarf and a pair of black leather driving gloves. “Driving gloves! You know I don’t have a pair! Thank you so much.”
Demelza grinned, “I guess we had the same idea with the gloves and scarfs. Sorry about that. I really had a hard time figuring out what to get you.”
“No! No, I love anything from you. And they fit just right, and the scarf will be warm as well.” Demelza took a picture of him in a cheeky pose. Ross's eyes were as big as a child on Christmas morning. Demelza loved watching him as he opened his gifts.
Ross gave Demelza her next gift which was a bigger box, “Oh Ross, I’m almost afraid to open this box.” She carefully tore the paper off which drove Ross nuts. She opened the box to find a pair of brown winter boots that were fur lined. “Bloody hell Ross! You really were planning on taking me to Switzerland, weren’t you!?”
Ross ducked his head down, “Yeah that’s what I had been thinking of doing. A nice, little, snowy romantic getaway. Do you think it’s barmy?”
“No, no Ross. I love the idea. It sounds very cosy.” She reached up and cupped his face in her hands to kiss him. “And I love you. Thank you for everything. The coat, the boots and the scarf and gloves. I’ll be quite fashionable when we go out.” Demelza reached under the tree for another gift for Ross.
“Hmmm. It’s squishy. Wonder what this is?” Ross proceeded to rip the paper off and started laughing that gorgeous full laugh, mouth wide open, head leaning back. He was laughing at a pack of Star Wars boxer briefs. “Bloody hell where did you ever find these?! They’re brilliant!”
Demelza was admiring her Ross. “Oh you can get just ‘bout everythin on Amazon! I thought you’d like them.” Demelza got up to get the large gift behind the tree and handed it to Ross.
“What in the world?” He was giving Demelza a strange look. This time he slowly removed the wrapping paper as if he was afraid to see what was under it. He let out a large gasp. “Demelza! What have you gone and done!” He looked up at her. “Is this for real?”
“Yeah.” She saw the way he was looking at the autographed poster of Mark Hamill, and she was scared all of a sudden that he didn’t like it. “Do, do you not like it? I can probably sell it back or put it on ebay if you don’t like it.”
Ross stopped staring at the poster and looked up at Demelza. “What? Not like it? No, I love it. But it must have cost you a fortune. Oh Love. You shouldn’t have.” He could tell that Demelza was nervous about the gift. He stood up and gave her a big hug. “You shouldn’t have… but I do love it.” He gave her a kiss on her forehead. “Thank you very much, love.”
“You’re welcome. And it really didn’t cost that much, so don’t worry ‘bout that.” Demelza started picking up the wrapping paper to throw away when Ross stopped her.
“Demelza, you have one more gift.”
“Wha? I thought that was it. Ross you’ve given me way too much already. I don’t need anythin else.”
“Well, nonetheless you have one more gift, so sit down, please.”
Demelza gave him a questioning look. Ross sat down on the couch next to her and pulled out a small box from his pocket.
“Ross!” Demelza gasped.
“Now, calm down, it’s not what you think.” Ross handed her the small box.
Demelza opened it carefully like it was going to blow up in her hands. Ross had a smile on his face, a sparkle in his eye. When she finally opened it, she found that it wasn’t the usual ring that comes in such a box and she breathed a small sigh of relief. But what she found was a beautiful silver necklace with a snowflake pendant that had diamonds in it. It was beautiful and sparkled in the blue velvet box. “Ross! It’s beautiful! I love it!!” She tilted the box to watch the snowflake sparkle with the design in the silver and the small diamonds that accented it. It was perfect.
“Do you like it?” Ross asked.
“I love it!! It’s so beautiful! I’ve never anythin so pretty in all me life. Thank you!” Ross noticed her Cornish accent was coming out this morning.
“Are you disappointed that it’s not a ring?”
“No, no at all. We have time for that Ross. I love it, and I love you.” She leaned in to give him a loving kiss. “Will you put it on me?” She took the necklace out of the box and handed it to him and turned around and pulled her hair forward so that Ross could hook the necklace around her delicate neck.
“There. Turn around, love.” She turned around so that he could admire the necklace lay against her skin. “It looks good on you.”
Demelza looked down at it. She couldn’t keep from smiling and leaned in to give him a hug and another kiss. Ross pulled her up to sit in his lap so that he could reach his arms around her better. She laid her head back so that Ross could reach it easily with kisses. This made him chuckle lightly. “You like it when I kiss you here, Demelza?” he whispered. She let out a slight moan. “Maybe I should model my new briefs that you gave me?” This broke the romantic mood and they both started chuckling.
Demelza looked at Ross’s watch on his wrist. “Well, I’m afraid the fashion show will have to wait until later. I must get back in the kitchen and work on the starters for when everyone gets here, and the veggies to go along with the turkey.”
“Oh, alright, if you must. Is there anything I can do to help?”
“Well you can pick up the wrapping paper and throw it away, and then check on the drinks.”
“I can do that. And when I am done with all of that, I will come into the kitchen and ravish you until our guests arrive!” And with that he leaned down to give her neck another kiss.
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Forgive me for not including the lyrics for Rocking Around The Christmas Tree. Hopefully most of you are familiar with the song. I’ve included the pictures for Ross’s jumper that Demelza gave him and the snowflake necklace that Ross gave Demelza. I’ve been shopping online at Mark and Spencer so much for this story, that I’m starting to receive their advertising!
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𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚖𝚜𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚌𝚑𝚢 𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚝
[ disclaimer: my sincere apologies if there are any spelling/meaning/origin mistakes in any of my name lists, i am by no means a professional in this area, i just like creating lists to help aid storytellers. i do try my best to find each name’s corresponding origin/meaning/spelling but i am a human who is prone to make the odd mistake. p.s, i take requests! ]
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Acacia - Greek - Thorny
Acantha - Greek - Thorn, prickle
Adele - French diminutive of Adelaide - Noble, nobility
Aerwyna - English - Friend of the sea
Aife - Irish - Beauty, radiance
Aksana - Greek - Welcome to the stranger
Albina - Latin - White, bright
Alfreda - English - Elf counsel
Alice - German - Noble
Allegra - Italian - Joyful, lively
Allura - French - To entice, attract
Amaris - Hebrew - Given by God
Amaryllis - Greek - Sparkling
Amber - Arabic - Jewel
Ambrosine - Greek - Immortal
Anastasia - Greek - Resurrection
Andrea - Greek - Courageous, womanly
Andromeda - Greek - To be mindful of a man
Angelina - Greek - Messenger of God
April - Latin - To open
Araminta - Old English - Prayer, protection
Ardith - Hebrew - Flowering field
Aria - Italian/Albanian/Hebrew/Persian - Air, melody, Lioness of God, from gold, noble
Arianwyn - Welsh - White, holy silver
Artemesia - Greek - Gift from Artemis
Arwen - Old Welsh - Noble maiden
Asherah - Semitic - Goddess of motherhood & fertility, lady of the sea
Aster - Greek - Star
Astra - Greek/Norse/Latin - Star, divine strength, of the stars
Astrid - Scandinavian - Godly strength
Aurelia - Latin - Golden
Aurora - Latin - Dawn
Autumn - Latin - Fall, Autumn
Avery - Old French/Hebrew - Elf ruler
Azalea - English - A flower
Aziza - Arabic/Hebrew/Swahili - Powerful, beloved
Baptisia - Greek - To dip, immerse
Bathsheba - Hebrew - Daughter of the oath
Bea - Latin - Bringer of joy
Beatrix - Latin - She who brings happiness, blessed
Belinda - Italian/German - Beautiful, bright serpent, bright linden tree
Bellatrix - Latin - Warrior
Belle - French - Beautiful
Belphoebe - Latin - Beautiful, bright
Bethan - Hebrew diminutive of Elizabeth/Elisheba - Oath of God, God is satisfaction
Betla - Unknown - A woman who finds God in her oath
Blossom - English - To thrive, flourish
Blue - English - Colour
Bluebell - English - Flower
Blythe - English - Happy, carefree
Boudicca - Celtic - Victory
Briony - Greek - To grow luxuriantly
Cadence - English - Rhythm, flow
Calliope - Greek - Beautiful-voiced
Callista - Greek - She that is most beautiful
Caroline - Italian - Strong
Catrine - Greek - Pure
Cecelia - English - Blind
Celeste - French/Latin - Celestial, heavenly
Ceridwen - Celtic - The keeper of the cauldron, The Goddess of poetic inspiration
Cerys - Welsh - To love
Charlotte - French - Petite, free man
Chiara - Italian - Bright, clear, famous
Circe - Greek - Bird
Claudina - Italian - Lame
Claudine - French - Lame
Clementine - Latin - Merciful, gentle, mild
Clio - Greek - Celebrate
Clover - English - Key
Constance - Latin - Constant
Coraline - Latin - Coral
Cordelia - Latin/Celtic/French - Heart, jewel of the sea, heart of a Lion
Cornelia - Irish - Strong willed, wise
Cosima - Greek - Order, decency
Cynthia - Greek - From Mount Cynthus, moon Goddess
Cyrene - Greek - Sovereign Queen
Cyrilla - Greek - Lordly, proud
Daffodil - Dutch - Asphodel
Dahlia - Hebrew - Flowering branch
Daisy - Old English - Day's eye
Daphne - Greek - Laurel tree, bay tree
Davina - Scottish/Hebrew - Beloved
Dawn - Old English - The first appearance of light, daybreak
Deidre - Gaelic - Broken-hearted, sorrowful
Deja - Spanish/French - Remembrance, remember
Delilah - Hebrew - Languishing, lovelorn, seductive
Delphine - French - Dolphin
Demelza - Cornish - Thy sweetness
Demetria - Greek - Follower of Demeter
Diantha - Greek - Divine flower
Donatella - Italian - Gift of God
Dorothy - Greek - Gift of God
Dove - English - Bird
Drusilla - Latin - Fruitful
Ebony - English - Deeply black wood
Eden - Hebrew - Delight
Edith - Old English - Riches, blessed, war
Elara - Greek - Moon of Jupiter
Electra - Greek - Sparkling, shining, bright
Elendra - Sanskrit - Home by the sea
Eletta - Greek - Footloose
Elide - Latin - Small, winged
Elodie - French - Foreign riches
Elowen - Cornish - Elm tree
Elsa - German diminutive of Elisabeth - Pledged to god
Elsie - Diminutive of Elizabeth via Scottish variation Elspeth - Pledged to God
Elska - Norse - Love
Elspeth - Scottish - Chosen by God
Ember - English - Spark, burning low
Enya - Irish - Fire
Eris - Greek - Strife
Esme - French - Esteemed, beloved, Emerald
Esmeralda - Spanish - Emerald
Esther - Persian - Star
Evangeline - Greek - Bearer of good news
Fable - English - Story
Faeryn - English - Of the Faeries
Fauna - English - Young Deer
Faustine - French - Auspicious, lucky
Fawn - English - Young Deer
Faye - English - Fairy
Ferelith - Gaelic/Scottish/Irish - True sovereignty
Fern - Old English - Plant
Fiametta - Italian - Little flame
Fifer - German/English - Pfife player
Fiona - Gaelic - White, fair
Fleur - French - Flower
Flora - Latin - Flower
Forsythia - English - Forsyth's flower
Freesia - German - Freese's flower
Freya - Norse - Lady, mistress, noblewoman
Friday - Old English - Day of Frige
Gaia - Greek - Earth
Galilea - Italian/Hebrew/Israeli - Galilee
Gardenia - Scottish - Garden's flower
Genesis - Greek - Birth, origin
Genevieve - French - Woman of the race
Genoveva - Spanish - Diminutive of Genevieve
Gerda - Scandinavian - Guardian, peace, fertility
Ginevra - Italian - White wave, fair one
Giselle - Old German/French - Pledge
Gretel - German - Pearl
Greta - German - Pearl
Guinevere - Old French diminutive of Welsh Gwenhwyfar - Fair, white, smooth
Hadassah - Hebrew - Myrtle tree
Halley - Old English - Hall, large house, woodland clearing
Harmonia - Greek - Agreement, concord
Harmony - Latin/Greek - In agreement
Harper - English - Harp player
Haven - English - Safe place, refuge
Hazel - Old English - Hazel tree, colour
Hebe - Greek - Youth
Hecate - Greek - Far off
Helena - Greek - Light, torch, bright
Helga - Old Norse - Holy, blessed
Helia - Greek - Sun ray, of the Sun
Henna - Finnish - Home ruler
Hermione - Greek - Well born, stone
Hilda - Old Norse - Battle
Holly - Old English - Holly tree, to prick
Honey - English - Golden fluid produced by Bees
Hortensia - Ancient Roman - Of the garden
Hyacinth - Greek - Blue flower
Hydrangea - Greek - Warer barrel, flower
Ilona - Greek/Finnish - Beauty, light, joy, delight, happiness
Indigo - Greek - Indian dye, colour
Ingrid - Old Norse - Ing is beautiful
Iphigenia - Greek - Strong-born, born to strength, she who causes the birth of strong offspring
Iridessa - English - Iridescent, light, illuminated
Iris - Greek - Rainbow, flower
Isidora - Greek - Gift of Isis
Isis - Greek - Egyptian Goddess of fertility
Isla - Spanish/Scottish - Island
Isolde - Welsh - Ice ruler
Ivy - Old English - Evergreen climbing vine
Jade - Spanish - Precious green stone
Jadis - French/Turkish - Yore, long ago, witch
Jasmina - Arabic - Jasmine, beautiful, flower
Jasmine - Persian - Gift from God, God's gift
Jessamine - Persian - Jasmine, beautiful, flower
June - Latin - Month, diminutive of Goddess Juno
Juniper - English - Juniper tree, berry
Karma - Hindi/Sanskrit - Fate, destiny
Katerina - Greek - Pure
Katherine - Latin - Pure, clear
Laurel - Latin - Laurel tree
Lavender - English - Flower, colour
Lavinia - Latin - Purity
Lenore - Diminutive of Elenore - Light, torch, bright
Leora - Hebrew - Light unto me, I have light
Liberty - Latin - Free
Lilac - English - Flower, colour
Lilette - Hebrew - Lady air, goddess of the south wind
Lilou - French - Lily, flower
Lorelei - German - Temptress
Lotus - Greek - Lotus flower
Lucinda - Latin - Illumination
Lucy - English/French - Born at dawn, daylight, light
Luella - English - Famed warrior
Lula - German/English - Famous warrior
Luna - Italian/Spanish/Romanian/Latin - The Moon
Lydia - Greek - Kindred spirit
Lyric - Greek - Lyre
Mabel - English/Latin - Lovable, dear
Maeve - Old Irish - The cause of great joy, she who intoxicates
Maggie - English - Pearl
Magnolia - Latin - Magnolia tree, great, splendid beauty, dignity
Maisie - Scottish - Diminutive of Mairead, pearl
Marceline - Latin - Dedicated to Mars
Marcellina - Latin - Of Mars
Mareike - German diminutive of Mary - Bitter
Marion - French diminutive of Marie - Sea of bitterness, mistress, lady of the sea
Marjorie - Diminutive of Margaret - Pearl
Maurelle - French - Dark, elfin
Maven - Yiddish - One who understands
May - Latin - Month, Maia Greek Goddess of increase
Meadow - Old English - A mown field
Medea - Greek - To ponder, cunning
Melisande - Old High German - Strong & industrious
Melisandre - French - Labour, strength
Melody - Greek - Song
Memphis - Greek - Enduring and beautiful
Merry - English - Lighthearted, happy
Millicent - German - Strong in work
Mindy - German/Greek - Love, honey
Minerva - Latin - Of the mind, intellect
Minette - French - Faithful defender
Mirabelle - Latin - Wondrous
Miranda - Latin - Admirable, wonderful
Misty - English - Mist
Moira - Greek - Destiny, share, fate
Mona - Irish - Noble good
Monet - French - Diminutive of Simon
Morgan - Celtic/Welsh - Sea-born, sea-song, sea-circle
Morgana - French - Sea-circle
Morrigan - Irish - Phantom Queen
Morwenna - Welsh - Maiden, sea wave
Moxie - English - Aggressive energy, nerve
Muirgen - Gaelic - Born of the sea
Myra - Latin - Myrrh
Myrtle - English - Evergreen shrub
Nadalia - French/Armenian - Born at Christmas
Nadia - Russian/Slavic - Hope
Naida - Greek - Water Nymph
Nephele - Greek - Cloud
Nesrin - Persian/Iranian - Wild rose, sweetbrier
Nilly - English - Wild
Nixie - Old German - Water sprite
Nora - Latin - Honour
Nova - Latin - New
Octavia - Latin - Eighth
Ode - African - Born along a road
Odessa - Greek - Wrathful
Olive - English - Olive tree, colour
Ondine - Latin - Little wave
Oona - Irish variation of Una - Lamb
Opal - Sanskrit - Jewel, gemstone
Ophelia - Greek - Help
Paige - Latin - Young helper, young child
Paisley - Scottish - Church, cemetery
Paloma - Latin - Dove, peaceful
Parisa - Persian - Fairy-like
Pearl - English - Pearl
Penelope - Greek - Weaver
Pepper - English - Berry
Petal - Greek - Leaf
Petra - Greek - Stone, rock
Philomena - Greek - Lover of strength
Phoebe - Greek - Bright
Piper - English - Someone who played the pipe
Pippa - English - Lover of Horses
Poppy - Latin - Red flower
Prairie - French - Meadow, pasture
Primrose - Latin - First rose
Prudence - Latin - Prudence, good judgement
Prunella - Latin - Plum
Qetsiyah - Hebrew - Cassia
Quintessa - Latin - Essence
Radella - English - Elfin adviser
Rain - English - Word name
Raina - Latin - Queen
Raven - English - Colour, Bird
Rebel - English - The rebellious one
Reverie - French - To dream, to wander
Reyna - Bulgarian - Queen
Rhiannon - Celtic - Great Queen
Rhoswen - Welsh - White Rose
Rita - Hindi - Pearl
River - Latin - Riverbank
Romina - Arabic - From the land of the Christians
Rose - Latin - Rose, flower
Rosemary - Latin - Rosemary plant, dew of the sea
Rowena - Welsh - White spear, famous friend
Roxanna - Persian - Little star
Roxanne - English/French - Dawn, bright, radiant one
Ruby - Latin - Deep red precious stone, gemstone
Ruth - Hebrew - Companion, friend, vision of beauty
Sabel - Spanish - Devoted to God
Sabina - Latin - Diminutive of Sabine
Sabine - Latin - Woman of the Sabine people
Sabrina - Scottish - Princess
Saffron - English - Spice
Sage - Latin - Wise
Sakura - Japanese - Cherry blossom
Samantha - English/Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek - God heard, listener, flower
Samona - Greek - Native of Samos
Saoirse - Irish - Freedom
Scarlet - English - Scarlet, red
Selene - Greek - Moon
Selma - German - Godly helmet
Sen - Japanese - Thousand
Serafina - Latin/Hebrew - Ardent one, burning ones
Seraphina - Latin derived from Hebrew Seraphim
Serefina - Hebrew - Burning fire
Serena - Latin - Tranquil, serenity, calm, peaceful
Serendipity - English - Chance
Serenity - English/French - Serene, calm
Seven - English - Number seven
Sidney - French - Saint Denis
Sidonie - French/Latin - From Sidon
Sigourney - French - Daring King
Siobhan - Irish - God is gracious
Siofra - Irish - Fairy, changeling
Sky - English - Word name
Sol - Spanish - Sun
Soleil - French - Sun
Sprite - English - Fairy-like creature who lives by the water
Starling - English - Bird
Starr - English - Variation of Star
Stella - Latin/Italian - Star
Sterope - Greek - Flash of lightning, lightning
Story - Old Norse - Large, big
Sybella - Greek - Prophetess, oracle
Sybil - Latin - Diminutive of Sybella
Sydra - Latin - Variation of Sidra, like a star
Tabitha - Aramaic - Gazelle
Tallulah - Native American - Leaping water
Tamara - Hebrew - Palm tree
Tawny - Irish - A green field, golden brown
Temperance - English - Virtue name, self-control
Terra - Latin - The planet Earth
Tess - Greek - Harvester, to reap
Thaddea - Greek - Brave
Theodora - Greek - Gift of God
Thora - Scandinavian - Feminine variation of God Thor
Tindra - Swedish - To twinkle or sparkle
Tova - Old Norse/Hebrew - Beautiful, Thor, good
Triss - Latin - Happy, blessed
Tuesday - Old English - Tyr's day
Tulip - Turkish/English - Turban, flower
Twila - English - Woven with a double thread
Ursula - Latin - Little female bear
Valerie - Latin - To be strong, healthy
Vanessa - Greek - Butterfly
Vasilisa - Greek - Queen, empress
Veda - Sanskrit - Knowledge, wisdom
Vera - Russian/Latin - Truth, faith
Verdie - Russian/Slavic - Faith
Verena - Spanish/Latin - Integrity
Verity - Latin - Truth
Vesta - Latin -To stay, dwell, Roman Goddess of the hearth
Violet - Latin - Purple, flower
Viorica - Romanian - Bluebell
Viveca - Swedish - Alive, lively
Waverley - English - Meadow of quivering Aspens
Wednesday - Old English - Woden's day
Wendy - English - Made for Wendy Darling from Peter Pan
Wilhelmina - Dutcch/German - Will, desire, willing to protect
Willa - English - Feminine form of William
Willow - English - Willow tree
Winifred - Welsh/Old English - Holy, blessed, reconciliation, joy, peace
Winona - Native American - Firstborn daughter
Winter - English - Coldest season
Wisteria - English - Wister's flower
Wren - Old English - Bird
Zelda - German - Dark fighting maid
Zoe - Greek - Life
Zosia - Polish - Wisdom
male
Abriel - Hebrew - High father
Alaric - German - All-powerful ruler
Alasdair - Gaelic - Defender of man
Alatar - Literary name - After-comer, noble, great one
Alder - English - Alder tree
Aldrich - English - Elf ruler, noble ruler
Aleks - Russian - To defend, man warrior
Alpheus - Greek - River God
Alvaro - Spanish - Cautious
Amadeus - Latin - Lover of God
Ambrose - Greek - Immortal
Andy - English - Nickname of Andrew, manly, masculine
Ansel - German - With divine protection or follower of a nobleman
Arden - Latin - Great forest
Aries - Latin - Ram
Arion - Greek - A Greek poet and musician
Armon - Hebrew - High place
Arrow - English - Word name
Arthur - Celtic - Bear
Asher - Hebrew - Fortunate, blessed, happy one
Aslan - Turkish - Lion
Aspen - English - Aspen tree
Atlas - Greek - To carry
Atreyu - German - Son of all
Atticus - Latin - Man of Attica
Auburn - English - Reddish brown, colour
Auden - Old English - Old friend
August - Latin - Great, magnificent
Augustus - Slavic/Latin - Great, magnificent
Bacchus - Greek - To shout
Baldwin - English/German - Bold, brave, friend
Balthasar - Greek - Protect the King
Barnaby - English - Son of consolation
Basil - Greek/Arabic - Royal, kingly, brave, valiant
Bastien - French/Spanish - Person from ancient city of Sebastia
Bayard - English - Russet-haired
Beauregard - French - Beautiful gaze
Bellamy - French/English/Irish - Fine friend
Beowulf - English - Bear
Bertram - German - Bright Raven
Birch - English - Birch tree
Blair - Scottish - Plain, field, battlefield
Blaise - French - To lisp, stammer
Booker - English - Scribe
Bram - Dutch - Raven
Breccan - Irish - Freckled, speckled
Breeze - English - Soft wind
Briar - English - Thorned shrub
Brogan - Irish - Small shoe
Bromley - Old English - Woodland clearing where broom grows
Bruno - Old High German - Shield, armour
Calder - English/Scottish - Rough waters, stream
Caledon - Irish/Latin - Hard or rocky land
Callum - Scottish/Gaelic - Dove
Cane - Gaelic - Warrior
Casper - Old Persian - Treasurer
Caspian - English - Place name
Castor - Greek - To excel, to shine
Cecil - Latin - Blind
Cedar - English - Cedar tree
Cedric - Celtic - Bounty
Cephas - Aramaic - Rock
Chakra - Sanskrit - Wheel, circle
Chester - Latin - Fortress, walled town
Cinder - English - Ash, ember
Claude - French - Limping, stuttering
Clement - English/French/Dutch/Latin - Merciful
Conan - Iris - Little Wolf, little hound
Conrad - German - Brave counsel
Constantine - Greek/Latin - Constant, steadfast
Copper - English - Metal, colour
Coriander - English - Bed bug, herb
Cormac - Irish - Charioteer
Cornelius - Latin - Horn
Cosmo - Greek - Order, beauty
Creed - English - Belief, guiding principle
Cyan - English - Greenish blue, colour
Cypress - Greek/English - Cypress tree
Cyril - Greek - Lordly, masterful
Cyrillus - Greek - Lordly, masterful
Cyrus - Greek/Persian - Sun
Dagan - Hebrew - Earth, grain, little Fish
Damon - Greek - To tame
Dandelion - English/French - Lion's tooth (Dent de lion)
Dante - Italian/Latin - Enduring
Darius - Persian - He possesses
Darrow - English - Spear
Dashiell - Anglicized form of Old French De Chiel - Unknown meaning
Dempsey - Irish - Proud - Haughty
Dmitri - Greek - Earth-lover, of Demeter
Dominic - Latin - Belonging to the Lord
Dorian - Greek - Of Doris
Draco - Greek - Dragon, serpent
Drake - English/Old Norse - Dragon, male Duck
Druce - Irish - Druid
Dune - Scottish - Brown-skinned soldier
Dusk - English - Between day and night
D’Artagnan - French - From Artagnan
Edric - English - Wealthy ruler
Eero - Finnish - Eternal ruler
Egbert - English - Bright edge of a sword
Einri - Teutonic - Intelligent
Eleazar - Hebrew - God is my helper
Eliphas - African - Universal, gifted person, intelligent, knowledgeable, god fearing
Ellsworth - English - Nobleman's estate
Emeric - French - Power
Emerson - German - Son of Emery
Emilien - Latin - Rival, emulating
Emrys - Welsh - Immortal
Ender - Turkish - Very rare
Erastus - Latin - Beloved
Ernest - German - Serious, warrior
Eryk - Old Norse - Eternal ruler
Eugene - Greek - Noble, well-born
Evander - Latin - Good man
Everard - English - Hardy
Everett - German/English - Brave as a wild Boar
Evren - Turkish - Cosmos, the universe
Ewan - Scottish/Gaelic - Born of the mountain
Ezra - Hebrew - Help
Fabian - Latin - Bean grower
Felix - Latin - Lucky, successful
Fenrir - Old Norse - Fen-dweller, Fenrir's Wolf
Feron - Old French - Ironmonger, Smith
Figg - English variant of Fig - Fig tree
Finbar - Irish - Fair-headed one
Finch - English - To swindle, Bird
Finn - Irish - Fair, white
Finnegan - Irish - Fair, white
Finnick - English - Marshland farm
Fitch - Old French - An iron-pointed implement
Flavius - Latin - Golden, yellow-haired
Flint - English - Born near outcrop of flint
Florent - French - Flowering
Florian - Latin - Yellow, blond, flowering
Flynn - Irish - Red, reddish
Forrest - English - Variant of Forest, dweller near the woods
Fox - Old English - Fox, animal
Foxen - Old English - Fox, animal
Gable - Old Norse - A triangular-shaped hill
Gabrian - Hebrew - God's able-bodied one
Galileo - Italian - From Galilee
Gallien - Latin - Rooster
Ganondorf - Irish - Descendant of the fair-haired man, fair-skinned, white, fair
Garland - Old English - Triangle land
Gaston - Old French - The foreigner, the guest
Gideon - Hebrew - Feller, hewer
Giles - Latin - Young Goat
Giotto - Italian - Pledge of peace
Giuseppe - Italian variation of Joseph - Jehovah increases
Grey - Old English - Grey-haired, colour
Griffin - Latin - Strong Lord
Gulliver - Irish - Glutton
Guthrie - Irish - Windy place
Hadrien - Latin - Dark
Halloran - Irish - Male descendant of a pirate or stranger from overseas
Hamish - Scottish - Supplanter
Hansel - Hebrew - Gift from God
Harkin - Irish - Descendant of Red
Hawke - Old English - Hawk, Bird
Hawthorne - English/Scottish - Someone who lives by a bush or hedge of Hawthorn
Hendry - Scottish - Variant of Henry
Huckleberry - English - Sweet berry
Hugo - German/Spanish/Portuguese - Mind, spirit
Humphrey - German - Peaceful warrior
Icarus - Greek - Mythology name
Ignatius - Latin - Fiery one
Indigo - Indian dye, colour
Ingram - German - Ing's Raven
Ira - Hebrew - Watchful
Jack - English - God is gracious
Jade - Spanish - Jade, precious green stone, gemstone
Jasper - Persian - Treasurer
Jesper - Persian - Treasurer
Jett - English - Mineral name
Jinx - English - Charm, spell
Jules - French/Latin - Youthful, soft
Julian - Latin - Youth
Julius - Latin - Youth
Kai - Japanese/Swedish - Ocean, shell, restoration, recovery, rejoice
Keefer - Celtic - Noble, gentle, barrel maker
Kellan - German/Irish - Swamp, slender
Kyros - Persian - Sun
Lake - English - Body of water
Lapidoth - Hebrew - Enlightened, lamps
Lark - English - Bird
Lazarus - Hebrew - God has helped
Leaf - Old English - Dear, beloved, foliage
Leander - Latin - Lion-man
Leif - Scandinavian - Heir, descendant
Leland - Old English - One who lives near a clearing or piece of fallow land
Lemuel - Hebrew - Devoted to God
Leo - Latin - Lion
Leopold - German - Brave people
Linden - English - Linden tree hill
Link - English - Town by the pool
Linus - Greek - Flax
Loki - Norse mythological name
Lorcan - Irish - Little fierce one
Lothaire - German - Warrior
Loxias - Greek - Crooked
Luca - Italian - Bringer of light
Lucius - Latin - Light
Luis - German/French - Renowned warrior
Lysander - Greek - Liberator
Magnus - Latin - Great
Malachi - Hebrew - My messenger
Marcel - French - Little warrior
Marcellus - French - Little warrior
Marius - Latin - Male
Marley - Old English - Pleasant wood, from the lake meadow
Mars - Latin - Male
Matadrin - Latin - My messenger
Matteo - Italian - Gift of God
Max - German/English - Greatest
Maxwell - Scottish - Great stream
Memphis - Greek - Enduring, beautiful
Merlin - Welsh - Sea fortress
Miles - Latin - Boastful soldier
Milton - English - Settlement with a mill
Mingus - Scottish - Tenants of a manor
Montgomery - English/Scottish/Irish - Man power
Moose - German/English - Moss, animal
Mordecai - Persian - Servant of Marduk
Mortimer - English - Dead sea
Moss - English - Nature name
Nero - Latin - Stern
Nicodemus - Greek - Victory of the people
Nirvana - English - Place of great bliss
Noel - French - Christmas
Oberon - German - Noble, bear-like
Ocean - English - The Ocean
Octavian - Latin - Eighth
Octavius - Latin - Eight
Oleander - English - Evergreen shrub
Oliver - Latin - Olive tree
Orestes - Greek - He who stands on the mountain
Orion - Greek - Dweller on the mountain, dawn, east
Orlando - Italian - Famous throughout the land, heroic
Orlow - Russian - Eagle
Orson - English - Bear cub
Oscar - English/Irish - God spear, deer-lover, champion warrior
Osiris - Egyptian - With strong eyesight
Othello - Hebrew - He has the sound of God
Ozymandias - Greek - Tyrant, dictator
Pascal - Latin - Relating to Easter, Passover
Patchouli - French - Plant
Percival - Old French - One who pierces the valley
Peregrin - Spanish/Latin - Traveler
Peregrine - Latin - One from abroad
Philemon - Greek - Strong friend, loved
Phineas - Hebrew - The mouth of a snake, mouth of brass
Phoenix - Greek - Dark red
Pike - English - A spear
Pine - English - Pine tree
Piper - English - One who plays the pipe
Poe - English - Peacock
Porter - Old French - Gatekeeper
Prospero - Latin/Spanish/Italian - Prosperous, fortunate
Puck - English - Mischievous Fairy
Pyrus - English - Fruit trees
Quest - English - Search, voyage
Quillen - Irish/Gaelic - Cub
Quintus - Latin - Fifth
Ramsey - English - Low-lying land
Raphael - Hebrew - God has healed
Rebel - English - Rebel, Rebellious
Regin - Old Norse/Latin - Ruler's adviser
Reginald - English - King
Remington - Old English - Raven, settlement
Remus - Latin - Oar
Ren - Japanese - Water lily, Lotus
Reuben - Hebrew - Behold a son
Rhodri - Welsh - Wheel, circle
Riordan - Irish - Royal poet
Roan - Gaelic - Little red-head
Robin - English - Bright fame, Bird
Rogan - Irish/Gaelic - Red-headed
Romulus - Latin - Citizen of Rome
Ronan - Irish - Little Seal
Rory - Scottish/Irish - Red King
Rowan - English/Scottish/Celtic - Red-haired one
Rudyard - Old English - Red yard
Rufus - Latin - Red-haired
Ruslan - Slavic - Lion
Ryder - Old English - Rider, knight, mounted warrior
Sage - Latin - Wise, herb, prophet
Seamus - Irish - Supplanter
Sebastian - Latin - Venerable, revered
Septimus - Latin - The seventh son
Sidney - Old English - Wide meadow
Sigurd - Old Norse - Victory, guardian
Silas - Latin - Of the forest, God of trees and forests
Silvan - Latin - Of the forest
Silvius - Latin - Wood forest
Simeon - Hebrew - Obedient, listening, little Hyena
Sindri - Old Norse - Small, trivial, sparkling
Skye - Scottish/English - Protection, scholar
Slate - English - Gray-green rock
Soren - Scandinavian - Stern, strict, serious, severe
Sorley - Gaelic - Summer traveler
Spike - English - Long heavy nail
Stellan - Swedish/German - Peaceful one
Sterling - English - Of high quality, pure
Sylvester - Latin - Wooded, wild, woodland
Syrin - Norwegian - Lilac
Tagus - Latin - To cut through
Talon - French - Large claw of a bird of prey
Tanner - English/German - Occupational name for a tanner
Thaddeus - Greek - Heart, courageous heart
Thane - Old English/Scottish - Landholder
Theron - Greek - Hunter
Theros - Greek - Summer
Thibault - French - Courageous people
Tiberius - Latin - Of the Tiber
Tobias - Greek/Hebrew - God is good
Tomas - Aramaic - A twin
Tyr - Norse God of war and justice
Ulric - Old English - Wolf power
Ulysses - Greek - Wrathful, hater
Umberto - Italian - Renowned warrior
Valor - English - Brave, bold
Vaughn - Welsh - Small, junior, younger
Verlin - Irish - Farthing coin
Vernon - English - Alder tree grove
Viggo - Norse - Battle, fight
Vincent - Latin - Conquering
Warner - English - Army
Warren - Old French - Park-keeper
Wilbur - German - Resolute, brilliant
Willoughby - English - Farm near the Willows
Wolf - English - Animal
Wolfgang - German - Path of the Wolf
Woody - English - Diminutive of Woodrow
Wulfric - English - Wolf, rich, powerful
Wystan - English - Battle stone
Xander - Greek - Defending men
Xerxes - Greek - Warrior
Yarrow - English - Rough stream
Zane - Arabic - Grace, beauty
Zephyr - Greek - West wind, Greek God of the west wind
Zev - Hebrew - Wolf
Ziggy - German - Victorious peace
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