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| NNAMES BASED ON R&B / SOUL ARTISTS - FEMALE |
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Names
Meanings
Rising
Alicia (Keys)
Noble kind
Aretha (Franklin)
Excellence
powerful empire on the west coast of Africa
Beyonce (Knowles)
From The Surname Beyince
Brandy (Norwood)
Burning wine
Christina (Milians)
Follower of Christ
Diana (Ross)
divine
Dionne (Warwick)
Divine
Faith (Evans)
Sure reliance
Gladys (Knight)
Disabled
India (Arie)
Body of water
Jennifer (Lopez)
white wave
Kelly (Rowland)
warrior
Lauryn (Hill)
Man from Laurentum
Macy (Gray)
Place of Maccius
Mariah (Carey)
Bitter, Or From The Sea
Mary (J.Blige)
bitter, bitterness
Monica (Arnold)
Solitary
Mya (Harrison)
Uncertain
Patti (LaBelle)
A patrician
Tina (Turner)
Follower of Christ
Toni (Braxton)
Short Form Of Antonia
Vanessa (Williams)
of the headland
Whitney (Houston)
from white island
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| NAMES BASED ON MOVIE STARS - MALE |
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Names
Meanings
Aaron (Naville)
the enlightened
Barry (White)
A Guinean surname meaning the family comes from the Peul, Fulani, or Foulbe ethnic groups of West Africa
Bill (Withers)
Will, desire
Brain (McKnight)
Child
Bobby (Brown)
Bright fame
Cedric ("K-Ci" Hailey)
Created Name
Edwin (Starr)
Rich friend
Freddie (Jackson)
Peaceful ruler; peace-keeper
Ike (Turner)
He will laugh
James (Brown)
supplanter (from Jacob)
Joel ("Jo-Jo" Hailey)
The Lord is God
Kenneth ("Babyface" Edmonds)
Handsome
Lionel (Richie)
cousin of Lancelot
Lou (Rawls)
Fame and war
Luther (Vandross)
People army
Marvin (Gaye)
Uncertain
Michael ("D'Angelo" Archer)
Who is like the lord
Otis (Redding)
Son of Otto
Percy (Sledge)
Pierce valley
Ray (Charles)
Advice; decision protector
Robert ("R.Kelly" Kelly)
Winner over all
Ronnie (Devoe)
Ruler with counsel
Ruban (Studdard)
Behold
Stevie (wonder)
Crown
Usher (Raymond)
Usher; gate-keeper
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