Anagram Names
Here is a list of first names that are spelled
with the exact same letters as other names or words.

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1. AARON: English form of Greek Aarōn (Hebrew Aharon), meaning "light-bringer." In the bible, this is the name of the older brother of Moses.

   • ANORA: Variant spelling of English Annora, meaning "honor."

2. ABE: Short form of Hebrew Abraham, meaning "father of a multitude." 

   • BEA: Short form of English Beatrix, meaning "voyager (through life)." 

3. ABEL: Anglicized form of Greek Habel, meaning "vanity," i.e. "transitory." In the bible, this is the name of the second son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his jealous brother Cain.

   • BELA (בֶּלַע): Hebrew name meaning "destruction." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a king of Edom.

   • ELBA: English name borrowed from the name of an Italian island where Napoleon was exiled, derived from Latin Ilva, from Greek Aethale, meaning "soot, grime."

4. ABRAM (אַבְרָם): Hebrew name meaning "father of elevation." In the bible, this is Abraham's name before God changed it. In use by the English. Also spelled Avram.

   • AMBRA: Italian form of English Amber, meaning "amber."

5. ALICE: Modern form of English Adelaide, meaning "noble sort."

   • CELIA: 

     • Contracted form of English English Cecilia, meaning "blind."

     • Italian form of Latin Cælia, probably meaning "heaven."

   • LACIE: Variant spelling of English Lacy, meaning "lace-like."

6. AMY: English form of French Aimée, meaning "much loved."

   • MAY: 
     1. English name sometimes given to baby girls born in the month of May which was named after the Greek goddess Maia, meaning "nursing mother." 
     2. Pet form of English Margaret "pearl" and Mary "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion."

   • YAM: A vocabulary word. 

7. ANDREW: Anglicized form of Greek Andreas, meaning "man; warrior." In the bible, this is the name of an apostle of Christ and brother to Simon Peter. He is said to have been crucified at Patrae in Archaia. 

   • WANDER: A vocabulary word. 

   • WARDEN: A vocabulary word. 

   • WARNED: A vocabulary word. 

8. DAYO: African Yoruba unisex name meaning "joy arrives."

   • YODA: Possibly a contracted form of Hebrew Yehuwdah, meaning "praised." This is the name of a wise Jedi master in the Star Wars stories.

9. JANE: English form of French Jehanne, meaning "God is gracious."

   • JEAN:

     • Feminine: Scottish form of French Jeanne, meaning "God is gracious." 

     • Masculine: A derivative of Anglo-Norman French Jehan, meaning "God is gracious." 

   • JENA: Variant spelling of English Gena, meaning "well born."

10. JASON: Latin form of Greek Iason, meaning "to heal." In mythology, this is the name of a son of Æson and leader of the Argonauts.

    • SONJA: Scandinavian form of Russian Sonya, meaning "wisdom."

11. KATE: Pet form of English Katherine, meaning "pure."

    • TAKE: A vocabulary word. 

    • TEAK: A vocabulary word. 

12. MARY: Middle English form of French Marie (Greek & Latin Maria), meaning "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion." In the bible, this is the name of many characters, including the mother of Jesus and a sister of Lazarus. 

    • ARMY: A vocabulary word. 

13. SONJA: Scandinavian form of Russian Sonya, meaning "wisdom."

    • JASON: Latin form of Greek Iason, meaning "to heal." In mythology, this is the name of a son of Æson and leader of the Argonauts.