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Efrain
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Efrain is a Spanish variant of Ephraim. Ephraim is a Biblical name of Hebrew origins. It comes from the Hebrew word 'ephrayim', whose meaning is 'bearing fruit'. Ephraim was the leader of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Tobin
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Tobin developed from an English surname, itself derived from the name Tobias, ultimately derived from Tobiah. Tobiah originates in Hebrew language and means "Yahweh is great".
Bonnie
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Bonnie originates in Scottish language and is taken from the Scottish word for "attractive, pretty". Some sources suggest it can also be a diminutive of Bonita. It was popularized as a character name in the 1939 American film Gone With the Wind.
Mert
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Mert originates in Turkish language and it means "courageous". As a masculine given name it appears in some European countries as well, including the Netherlands.
Essex
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Essex is an Anglo-Saxon name and a regional surname. A regional surname is the surname given to people who come from a particular locality. In this case, it refers to people from Essex, which in Old English means 'East Saxons', from the words 'east', meaning 'east' and 'Seaxe', meaning 'Saxons'.
Geoff
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Geoff is a diminutive of Geoffrey. Geoffrey is an English name, derived from the Old Germanic words “gawja”, which means 'a region or area', and “fridu”, which means 'peace or safety'. The earlier form of the name was Gaufrid.
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