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British Girls Desperate And Meaning
If you are desperate , you are in such a bad situation that you are willing to try anything to change it.
Troops are needed to help get food to the people in desperate need.
Desperate with anxiety, Bob and Hans searched the whole house.
He made a desperate attempt to hijack a plane.
Thousands are desperately trying to leave their battered homes.
Synonyms: hopelessly , appallingly , shockingly , frightfully More Synonyms of desperate
If you are desperate for something or desperate to do something, you want or need it very much indeed.
They'd been married nearly four years and June was desperate to start a family.
People are desperate for him to do something. [ + for ]
He was a boy who desperately needed affection.
Synonyms: hopelessly , appallingly , shockingly , frightfully More Synonyms of desperate
Synonyms: urgently , intensely , with urgency , pressingly More Synonyms of desperate
A desperate situation is very difficult , serious , or dangerous .
India's United Nations ambassador said the situation is desperate.
I decided not to abandon John when he was in such a desperate position.
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
in distress and having a great need or desire
moved by or showing despair or hopelessness; despairing
Collins English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
driven to or resulting from loss of hope ; rash or violent because of despair
having a very great desire, need, etc.
offering so little chance , as for improvement , as to cause despair; extremely dangerous or serious
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
reckless or dangerous because of despair or urgency
having an urgent need, desire, etc.
leaving little or no hope; very serious or dangerous
extremely bad; intolerable or shocking
making a final , ultimate effort ; giving all
actuated by a feeling of hopelessness
having no hope; giving in to despair
a bold , reckless criminal or outlaw , esp. in the early days of the American West ; a desperado
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Origin: English, Hebrew
Meaning: Cause of joy, joy of the father
Pronunciation: AEB-ih-Geyl
Variations: Abagail, Abbigale, Abigayle
Namesakes: Abigail Rogers, an American 19th-century advocate for women’s rights and education. Abigail Cruttenden, a British actress famous for the TV series Sharpe.
Popularity: Abigail is ranked 1,806th worldwide, most popular in Nigeria, and highest-ranked at 37th in Ghana.
Origin: English, Greek
Meaning: Good, honorable
Pronunciation: AEG-ah-Thah
Variations: Agathe, Agata, Agatah
Namesakes: Agatha Christie, an English writer known for her detective novels with the characters Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Agatha van der Mijn, an 18th-century Dutch flower painter, well known in London.
Popularity: Agatha is ranked in the top 5,000 names worldwide and is mostly used in Tanzania, Brazil, and Nigeria.
Origin: English, Latin
Meaning: Pure, holy
Pronunciation: AEG-Nahs
Variations: Agnesa, Agneta
Namesakes: Agnes Carlsson (known as Agnes), a Swedish recording artist and the winner of the second season of the Swedish Idol series. Agnes Janich, a Polish visual artist of photography and installation art.
Popularity: Agnes is ranked 332nd worldwide, most popular in Uganda, where it ranks 25th.
Origin: English, Greek
Meaning: Protector of man
Pronunciation: AEL-ahg-ZAEN-Drah
Variations: Alessandra, Aleksandra, Alexandria
Namesakes: Alexandra Vinogradova, a Russian volleyball player and part of the Russian national team. Alexandra Tolstaya, the youngest daughter and secretary of the Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy.
Popularity: Alexandra is ranked 464th worldwide, and most popular in Romania, where it ranks 6th.
Origin: English, Germanic
Meaning: Of a noble kind
Pronunciation: AEL-ihs
Variations: Alicia , Alicie
Namesakes: Alice Liddell, the English inspiration for Lewis Carroll’s 1865 novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Alice Walker, an American novelist and the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Color Purple.
Popularity: Alice is ranked 227th worldwide, most popular in the U.S. and Brazil.
Origin: English, Latin
Meaning: Work
Pronunciation: Ah-MIYL-Yah
Variations: Amalia, Amalie, Ameilia
Namesakes: Amelia Earhart, an American aviation pioneer and the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Amelia Andersdotter, a Swedish politician and former Member of the European Parliament from 2011 to 2014.
Popularity: Amelia is ranked 1,427th worldwide, most popular in Mexico.
Origin: English, Hebrew
Meaning: Favored by God
Variations: Ann, Anna , Ana
Namesakes: Anne Rice, an American gothic author best known for her novels The Vampire Chronicles. Anne Diamond, a British journalist, and host of the weekend breakfast show on GB News.
Popularity: Anne is ranked 216th worldwide, most popular in France and the U.S., and is the #1 name in Norway.
Origin: Old English
Meaning: Noble strength
Pronunciation: AO-Driy
Variations: Adrey, Audray, Audrea
Namesakes: Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Ruston), a British actress ranked as the third-greatest female screen legend of all time. Audrey Williamson, a British runner who competed for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Popularity: Audrey is ranked 1,888th worldwide, most popular in the U.S.
Origin: English, Latin
Meaning: Fall season
Pronunciation: AA-Tahm
Variations: Autom, Autum
Namesakes: Autumn Phillips,, the Canadian-born former wife of Peter Phillips, son of Anne, Princess Royal. Autumn Christian, an American horror and science fiction writer known for her book Girl Like a Bomb.
Popularity: Autumn is uncommonly ranked just above the top 25,000 names worldwide and is used most in the U.S.
Origin: English, Germanic
Meaning: Guarantee
Namesakes: Ava Willing, an American socialite and the first wife of John Jacob Astor IV. Ava Ohlgren, an American swimmer and former NCAA champion in 2007 and 2008.
Popularity: Ava doesn’t rank in the top 15,000 names worldwide and is mostly used in the U.S., and highest-ranked at 17th in Jamaica.
Origin: English, Germanic
Meaning: Traveler, pilgrim, bringer of joy
Pronunciation: BIY-ah-Trihks
Variations: Beatrice, Beatrica, Beatris, Beatriz
Namesakes: Beatrix Potter, an English writer known for the children’s book The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Beatrix Kisházi, a Hungarian table tennis player who holds the record of winning four titles in the Europe Top-12 tournament.
Popularity: Beatrix is mildly uncommon worldwide, mostly used in Germany , and ranked 99th in Hungary.
Origin: English, Germanic
Meaning: Bright, famous
Pronunciation: BEHR-Thaa
Variations: Berta, Bartha, Birtha
Namesakes: Bertha Wehnert-Beckmann, a German photographer in the 19th-century and Germany’s first professional female photographer. Bertha Townsend, an American tennis player and the first repeating women’s singles champion at the U.S. Open.
Popularity: Bertha is ranked 1,152nd worldwide, most popular in Mexico.
Origin: English, Celtic
Meaning: High, noble
Pronunciation: Briy-AA-Nah
Variations: Breanna, Breanne, Briana, Brina, Bryanna
Namesakes: Brianna Taylor, an American singer, and songwriter appearing on the fifth season of American Idol. Brianna Keilar, an Australian-American political commentator and co-anchor of New Day on CNN.
Popularity: Brianna is most popular in the U.S, and highest-ranked at 983rd in Australia.
Origin: English
Meaning: From Brittany, from Britain
Pronunciation: BRIHT-ah-Niy
Variations: Britny, Britney, Brittni, Brittani
Namesakes: Brittany Murphy, an American actress best remembered for the film Clueless (1995). Brittany Broben, an Australian diver who won a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics.
Popularity: Brittany is ranked just above the top 6,000 names worldwide and the most popular in the U.S., where it ranks 425th.
Origin: English, German
Meaning: Small stream
Pronunciation: BRUWK
Variations: Brook, Brookie, Brooks
Namesakes: Brooke Shields, an American actress, and model known for the film The Blue Lagoon (1980) and Endless Love (1981). Brooke Anderson, an American journalist, and correspondent for the TV series Entertainment Tonight.
Popularity: Brooke is ranked in the top 10,000 names worldwide, most popular in the U.S., and ranked highest at 387th in Australia.
Origin: English, Latin
Meaning: Helper to the priest
Pronunciation: Kah-MIHL-lyah
Variations: Camilia, Camille , Camilla
Namesakes: Camillia Monet, an American actress known for the films War of the Worlds (2005) and Seabiscuit (2003).
Popularity: In 2014, 1,609 people were named Camillia worldwide, mainly in the U.S.
Origin: English, Celtic
Meaning: From the hill fort
Pronunciation: KEHR-iy
Variations: Care, Caree, Cari, Carre, Carree, Carrey, Carrie, Cary
Namesakes: Carey Mulligan, an English actress who’s received a British Academy Film Award and a Critics’ Choice Movie Award. Carey Lohrenz, a U.S. Navy lieutenant and one of the first female naval aviators to fly the F-14 Tomcat in the U.S. military.
Popularity: Carey is somewhat uncommon and not ranked in the top 15,000 names worldwide, used mostly in the U.S., and ranked 583rd in New Zealand.
Origin: English, Celtic
Meaning: Garden, vineyard
Pronunciation: KAAR-Mahl
Variations: Carmal, Carmil, Carmele
Namesakes: Carmel Tebbutt, an Australian politician and the first woman Deputy Premier of New South Wales. Carmel Myers, an American silent film actress, known for the film Ben Hur.
Popularity: Carmel is not ranked in the top 10,000 names worldwide but is most prevalent in Ireland.
Origin: English, French
Meaning: Petite
Pronunciation: SHAAR-Laht
Variations: Carlotte, Charletta, Carlotta
Namesakes: Charlotte Brontë, an English writer whose novels became classics of English literature. Charlotte Nichols, a British Labor Party politician and current Member of Parliament since 2019.
Popularity: Charlotte is ranked 732nd worldwide, and most popular in DR Congo, where it ranks 12th.
Origin: English
Meaning: Chalk landing place
Pronunciation: CHEHL-Siy
Variations: Chelsey, Chelsie, Chelsy
Namesakes: Chelsea Peretti, an American comedian, and actress known for the comedy TV series Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Chelsea Yarbro, an American writer, known for a series of historical horror novels about the vampire Count Saint-Germain.
Popularity: Chelsea is ranked just over the top 10,000 names worldwide, is most popular in the U.S., and highest-ranked at 513th in Australia.
Origin: English, Greek
Meaning: Blooming, fertility
Pronunciation: KLOW-iy
Variations: Chloie, Cloee, Cloei, Cloey, Cloé, Cloie
Namesakes: Chloe Ashcroft, a British actor and former presenter of various BBC children’s TV programs. Chloe Marshall, an English plus-size model, and winner of the Miss Surrey title in March 2008.
Popularity: Chloe is mildly uncommon, ranked in the top 13,000 names worldwide, and is most popular in England, where it ranks 356th.
Origin: English, Latin
Meaning: Bright, famous
Pronunciation: KLAER-ah
Variations: Clare, Clarice, Clari
Namesakes: Clara Bow, an American silent film actress known as “The It Girl.” Clara Schumann, a German pianist, composer, and one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic era.
Popularity: Clara is ranked 730th worldwide, most popular in the U.S., and highest-ranked at 82nd in Colombia.
Origin: English, Latin
Meaning: Bright, famous
Pronunciation: Klah-RIHS-ah
Variations: Charissa
Namesakes: Clarissa Wright, an English celebrity cook and TV personality known for the Two Fat Ladies cooking program. Clarissa Ward, a British-American TV journalist and chief international correspondent for CNN.
Popularity: Clarissa is not ranked in the top 10,000 names worldwide and is used most in the U.S. and the Philippines.
Origin: Old English
Meaning: Day’s eye
Pronunciation: DEY-Ziy
Namesakes: Daisy Speranza, a French tennis player who won the French Championship in doubles and mixed doubles between 1909 to1912. Daisy Al-Amir, an Iraqi writer and the author of The Waiting List: An Iraqi Woman’s Tales of Alienation.
Popularity: Daisy is ranked 2,245th worldwide and most popular in the Philippines, where it ranks 166th.
Origin: English, Greek
Meaning: Laurel
Pronunciation: DAEF-Niy
Variations: Dafney, Dafne, Daphney
Namesakes: Daphne Touw, a Dutch field hockey goalkeeper playing for the Dutch National Women’s Team. Daphne Barak-Erez, an Israeli law professor and judge in the Supreme Court of Israel.
Popularity: Daphne is ranked in the top 8,000 names worldwide and is mostly used in the U.S. and England.
Origin: English
Meaning: Darling
Namesakes: Darla Anderson, an American film producer and member of the national board of directors for the Producers Guild of America. Darli Montañez, a Puerto Rican beauty pageant model and Miss Puerto Rico Universe in 2009.
Popularity: Darla is ranked in the top 15,000 names worldwide and is most popular in the U.S., where it ranks 783rd.
Origin: Old English
Meaning: Daybreak
Variations: Dawne, Dawnn
Namesakes: Dawn French, a British actress, and comedian known for the BBC comedy sketch show French and Saunders. Dawn Burrell, an American long jumper and gold medalist at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
Popularity: Dawn is ranked 1,432nd worldwide, most popular in the U.S., and highest-ranked at 124th in England.
Origin: English, Greek
Meaning: Gift
Variations: Dorah, Dori, Doria
Namesakes: Maria Theodora (Dora) Pejačević, a Croatian composer who helped introduce the orchestral song to Croatian music. Dora Carrington, an English painter, associated with members of the Bloomsbury Group.
Popularity: Dora is ranked 930th worldwide and is mostly used in Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina.
Origin: English, Hebrew
Meaning: Place of pleasure
Pronunciation: IY-Dahn
Variations: Edene, Edine, Edin, Edyn
Namesakes: Eden Kuriakosse, an Indian actress who appears in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam films. Eden Alene, an Israeli singer who represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020.
Popularity: Eden is ranked just above the top 5,000 names worldwide, most popular in the Philippines, and highest-ranked at 63rd in Israel.
Origin: Old English
Meaning: Rich in war
Pronunciation: EE-Dith
Variations: Edithe, Eadith, Edythe
Namesakes: Edith Cavell, a British nurse known for helping Allied soldiers escape German-occupied Belgium during the First World War. Édith Piaf (born Édith Giovanna Gassion), a French singer and one of France’s international stars.
Popularity: Edith is ranked 473rd worldwide, most popular in Germany.
Origin: English, Greek
Meaning: Well-spoken
Variations: Effi, Effy, Ephi, Ephy
Namesakes: Effie Boggess, an American politician who served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1995 to 2005. Effie Crockett, an American actress credited with the lullaby “Rock-a-bye Baby.”
Popularity: Effie is very uncommon worldwide, but used most in the U.S. and ranked highest at 822nd in Greece.
Origin: English, Greek
Meaning: Lighthearted, shining light
Pronunciation: EHL-leh-Naor
Variations: Elanore, Eilinore, Eleonor
Namesakes: Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the longest-serving first lady of the United States. Eleanor Porter, an American novelist, known for the books Pollyanna (1913) and Just David (1916).
Popularity: In 2014, 2,065 people were named Eleanor worldwide, most in the U.S.
Origin: English, Hebrew
Meaning: God is perfection
Pronunciation: Ih-LIH-Zah-Bahth
Variations: Elizbeth, Elisabeth, Elizabet
Namesakes: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the English Queen of the UK and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 1936 to 1952. Elizabeth Bruenig, an American journalist and opinion writer for The Atlantic.
Popularity: Elizabeth is ranked 56th worldwide,
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