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Rick
Rick Rick is quintessentially American and twentieth-century — the name of the common man who has seen too much and cares more than he lets on. Characters named Rick tend to project nonchalant competence while concealing a deeper moral seriousness, in the tradition of Casablanca's unforgettable protagonist.
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Rick Blaine
Casablanca (screenplay) — Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Howard Koch
The cynical, world-weary American expatriate café owner whose buried idealism is reawakened by the arrival of his former lover in wartime Casablanca.
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Ethyl
“Ethyl is an English feminine name, a variant of Ethel, which is derived from the Old English element æthel meaning "noble" — the same root as in names like Audrey (Æthelthryth) and Alfred (Ælfred). Ethel/Ethyl was popular as a given name in Victorian and Edwardian England and America, carrying connotations of old-fashioned nobility and dignified domesticity.”
Johnson
“Johnson is an English and Scottish patronymic surname used as a given name, literally meaning "son of John," where John derives from the Hebrew Yohanan meaning "God is gracious." As a first name it is found in American and African-American naming traditions, where surname-as-first-name is a long-established practice.”
Mae
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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.”
Dorothy
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Lauryn
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