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Emma:
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, French, Italian, Finnish, Dutch.
Origin: Old German/Latin
Pronounced: EM-ma (English)
Derived from Germanic ermen meaning “whole” or “universal”. This name was borne by the mother of Edward the Confessor and by an 11th-century German saint. This is also the name of the central character in Jane Austen’s novel ‘Emma’, the matchmaker Emma Woodhouse.
Charlotte:
French feminine pet form of CHARLES. A notable bearer was Charlotte Bronte, the eldest of the three Bronte sisters and the author of ‘Jane Eyre’ and ‘Villette’
Origin: French, English
Watson:
Means: Walter’s son
Origin: English
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