Enquire within upon everything by Robert Kemp Philp

Ada, _German_, same as Edith, _q.v._ Adela, _German_, same as Adeline, _q.v._ Adelaide, _German_, same as Adeline, _q.v._ Adeline, _German_, a princess. Agatha, _Greek_, good. Agnes, _German_, chaste. Alethea, _Greek_, the truth. Althea, _Greek_, hunting. Alice / Alicia, German_, noble. Alma, _Latin_, benignant. Amabel, _Latin_, loveable. Amy / Amelia, _French_, a beloved. Angelina, _Greek_, lovely, angelic. Anna / Anne, _Hebrew_, gracious. Arabella, _Latin_, a fair altar. Aureola, _Latin_, like gold. Aurora, _Latin_, morning brightness. Barbara, _Latin_, foreign or strange. Beatrice, _Latin_, making happy. Bella, _Italian_, beautiful. Benedicta, _Latin_, blessed. Bernice, _Greek_, bringing victory. Bertha, _Greek_, bright or famous. Bessie, short form of Elizabeth, _q.v._ Blanche, _French_, fair. Bona, _Latin_, good. Bridget, _Irish_, shining bright. Camilla, _Latin_, attendant at a sacrifice. Carlotta, _Italian_, same as Charlotte, _q.v._ Caroline, _feminine of_ Carolus, _the Latin of_ Charles, noble-spirited. Cassandra, _Greek_, a reformer of men. Catherine, _Greek_, pure or clean. Cecilia, _Latin_, from Cecil. Charity, _Greek_, love, bounty. Charlotte, _French_, all noble. Chloe, _Greek_, a green herb. Christiana, _Greek_, belonging to Christ. Cicely, a corruption of Cecilia, _q.v._ Clara, _Latin_, clear or bright. Clarissa, _Latin_, clear or bright. Constance, _Latin_, constant. Dagmar, _German_, joy of the Danes. Deborah, _Hebrew_, a bee. Diana, _Greek_, Jupiter's daughter. Dorcas, _Greek_, a wild roe. Dorothea/Dorothy, _Greek_, the gift of God. Edith, _Saxon_, happiness. Eleanor, _Saxon_, all fruitful. Eliza/Elizabeth, _Hebrew_, the oath of God. Ellen, another form of Helen, _q.v._ Emily, corrupted from Amelia. Emma, _German_, a nurse. Esther/Hesther, _Hebrew_, secret. Eudoia, _Greek_, prospering in the way. Eudora, _Greek_, good gift. Eudosia, _Greek_, good gift or well-given. Eugenia, _French_, well-born. Eunice, _Greek_, fair victory. Eva / Eve, _Hebrew_, causing life. Fanny, _diminutive of_ Frances, _q.v._ Fenella, _Greek_, bright to look on. Flora, _Latin_, flowers. Florence, _Latin_, blooming, flourishing. Frances, _German_, free. Gertrude, _German_, all truth. Grace, _Latin_, favour. Hagar, _Hebrew_, a stranger. Hadassah, _Hebrew_, form of Esther, _q.v._ Hannah, _Hebrew_, gracious. Harriet, _German_, head of the house. Helen / Helena, _Greek_, alluring. Henrietta, _fem. and dim_. of Henry, _q.v._ Hephzibah, _Hebrew_, my delight is in her. Hilda, _German_, warrior maiden. Honora, _Latin_, honourable, Huldah, _Hebrew_, a weazel. Isabella, _Spanish_, fair Eliza. Jane / Jeanne, _feminine of_ John, _q.v._ Janet / Jeannette, little Jane. Jemima, _Hebrew_, a dove. Joan, _Hebrew, fem. of_ John, _q.v._ Joanna or Johanna, _form of_ Joan, _q.v._ Joyce, _French_, pleasant. Judith, _Hebrew_, praising. Julia / Juliana, _feminine of_ Julian, _q.v._ Katharine, _form of_ Catherine, _q.v._ Keturah, _Hebrew_, incense. Keziah, _Hebrew_, cassia. Laura, _Latin_, a laurel. Lavinia, _Latin_, of Latium. Letitia, _Latin_, joy of gladness. Lilian / Lily, _Latin_, a lily. Lois, _Greek_, better. Louisa, _German, fem. of_ Louis, _q.v._ Lucretia, _Latin_, a chaste Roman lady. Lucy, _Latin, feminine of_ Lucius. Lydia, _Greek_, descended from Lud, Mabel, _Latin_, lovely or loveable. Madeline, _form of_ Magdalen, q.v. Magdalen, _Syriac_, magnificent. Margaret, _Greek_, a pearl. Maria / Marie, _forms of_ Mary, q.v. Martha, _Hebrew_, bitterness. Mary, _Hebrew_, bitter. Matilda, _German_, a lady of honour. Maud, _German, form of_ Matilda, q.v. May, _Latin_, month of May, or _dim. of_ Mary, q.v. Mercy, _English_, compassion. Mildred, _Saxon_, speaking mild, Minnie, _dim. of_ Margaret, q.v. Naomi, _Hebrew_, alluring. Nest, _British, the same as_ Agnes, Nicola, _Greek, feminine of_ Nicholas. Olive / Olivia, _Latin_, an olive. Olympic, _Greek_, heavenly. Ophelia, _Greek_, a serpent. Parnell / Petronilla, little Peter. Patience, _Latin_, bearing patiently. Paulina, _Latin, feminine of_ Paulinus. Penelope, _Greek_, a weaver. Persis, _Greek_, destroying. Philadelphia, _Greek_, brotherly love. Philippa, _Greek, feminine of_ Philip. Phoebe, _Greek_, the light of life. Phyllis, _Greek_, a green bough. Polly, _variation of_ Molly, _dim. of_ Mary, q.v. Priscilla, _Latin_, somewhat old. Prudence, _Latin_, discretion. Pysche, _Greek_, the soul. Rachel, _Hebrew_, a lamb. Rebecca, _Hebrew_, fat or plump. Rhoda, _Greek_, a rose. Rosa / Rose, _Latin_, a rose. Rosalie / Rosaline, _Latin_, little rose. Rosalind, _Latin_, beautiful as a rose. Rosabella, _Italian_, a fair rose. Rosamond, _Saxon_, rose of peace. Roxana, _Persian_, dawn of day. Ruth, _Hebrew_, trembling, or beauty. Sabina, _Latin_, sprung from the Sabines Salome, _Hebrew_, perfect. Sapphira, _Greek_, like a sapphire stone. Sarah, _Hebrew_, a princess. Selina, _Greek_, the moon. Sibylla, _Greek_, the counsel of God. Sophia, _Greek_, wisdom. Sophronia, _Greek_, of a sound mind. Susan / Susanna _Hebrew_, a lily. Tabitha, _Syriac_, a roe. Temperance, _Latin_, moderation. Theodosia, _Greek_, given by God. Tryphena, _Greek_, delicate. Tryphosa, _Greek_, delicious. Victoria, _Latin_, victory. Vida, _Erse, feminine of_ David. Ursula, _Latin_, a she bear. Walburga, _Saxon_, gracious. Winifred, _Saxon_, winning peace. Zenobia, _Greek_, the life of Jupiter. [NOR BREAK THE TIES OF FRIENDSHIP NEEDLESSLY.]