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Mae
Mae Mae carries the warmth of American vintage naming — evocative of front porches, spring gardens, and a simpler era that characters either inhabit genuinely or look back on with longing. In contemporary fiction the name often marks characters of understated warmth and natural generosity.
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Rick
“Rick is an English masculine given name, typically a short form of Richard (from Old French Ricard, composed of Germanic elements meaning "powerful ruler") or of Frederick. As an independent given name it became popular in twentieth-century North America, carrying an informal, approachable quality.”
Garett
“Garett is an English and Irish masculine name, a variant spelling of Garrett, derived from the Old Germanic Gerhard meaning "strong spear" or "hard/brave with a spear," from ger (spear) and hard (hard, brave). The name was brought to Ireland by the Anglo-Normans and became embedded in Irish culture through the powerful FitzGerald family.”
Warren
“Warren is an English masculine name derived from the Norman surname de Warenne, a reference to a place in Normandy along the river Varenne, whose name derives from the Old Celtic var/ver meaning "water" or "river." The name passed into English use after the Norman Conquest and became a common surname before being adopted as a given name.”
Lawson
“Lawson is an English surname used as a masculine given name, a patronymic meaning "son of Lawrence," where Lawrence derives from the Latin Laurentius, referring to someone from Laurentum, a city whose name may come from laurus (laurel). As a given name it is found primarily in English-speaking countries, particularly in the American South and among those honoring family surnames.”
Queen
“Queen is an English feminine given name derived directly from the common noun queen, from Old English cwen meaning "woman," "wife," or "queen." As a given name it appears in African-American naming traditions as both a title-name and an expression of dignity and majesty. It may also originate as a shortening of the surname MacQueen.”
Lexus
“Lexus is a modern English given name, most likely a variant of Alexis, itself derived from the Greek alexein meaning "to defend" or "to help." As an independent given name it gained currency in late twentieth-century America, sometimes associated with the luxury automobile brand but used as a given name independent of any commercial association.”
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