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Hughes is a given name. Notable people with the name include:

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Millie is a feminine given name or diminutive form of various other given names, such as Emily, Millicent, Mildred, Camille or sometimes Amelia.

Abramson is a variation of a patronymic surname, meaning "son of Abram ", the Biblical figure. It is most prevalent among American Jews. People named "Abramson" include:

Thelwell is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Edward or Ted Hughes may refer to:

Kass is a surname. It originated in several different ways, including as a nickname in former eastern territories of Germany from the Czech word kos, from the Estonian word kass meaning cat, from the given name Gazo, as an Ashkenazi Jewish surname from the given name Casriel, and possibly as an Americanized spelling of Káš or Kaše. The 2010 United States census found 3,796 people with the surname Kass, making it the 8,655th-most-common surname in the country, compared to 3,523 people (8,599th-most-common) in the 2000 census. In both US censuses, more than nine-tenths of the bearers of the surname identified as non-Hispanic white.

Devin is a unisex English-language given name, of many origins. One origin for Devin is from the surname Devin, which is an anglicization of the Irish patronymic Ó Damháin. The Irish patronymic is in reference to the given name 'damán allaid' meaning "fawn", or "poet."

The surname Keith has several origins. In some cases it is derived from Keith in East Lothian, Scotland. In other cases the surname is originated from a nickname, derived from the Middle High German kīt, a word meaning "sprout", "offspring".

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Joshua is a given name derived from the Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ‎‎, prominently belonging to Joshua, an early Hebrew leader of the Exodus period who has a major role in several books of the Bible. The name was a common alternative form of the name יֵשׁוּעַ‎ (Yēšūaʿ) which corresponds to the Greek spelling Ἰησοῦς (Iesous), from which, through the Latin Iesus, comes the English spelling Jesus. As a result of the origin of the name, a majority of people before the 17th century who have this name were Jewish. A variant, truncated form of the name, Josh, gained popularity in the United States in the 1920s.

Christie or Christy is a given name, used in English for females. The name Christie originated from Italy in 1222, and derives from the Greek names Christos and Christiana. The name Christy appears in Ireland in 1345, and is a common masculine name there. When used as a personal name in English, it is usually a diminutive form of the personal names Christian, Christopher, etc. (masculine), or Christine, Christina, etc. (feminine). The name "Christie" has been assigned other connotations, such as 'angel', 'cute', 'graceful', 'beautiful', 'lovely', even 'princess'.

McNaught or MacNaught or Macnaught is a Scottish surname deriving from MacNeachdan which is a Gaelic patronymic for the Pictish name Nechdan meaning 'Pure'. It was anglicised as Macnaughten and variations of the name have led to Macnaught and MacKnight. The MacNaughts of Kilquhanty were a branch of the Clan Macnaghten. Notable people with the surname include:

Morrow is a surname of Irish or Scottish origins.

Linden is a surname commonly of Dutch, English and German origin. For the Swedish surname, see Lindén.

Light is a surname of the English language.

Beaudoin is a surname of French origin related to Baldwin. The name may refer to:

Bee is a surname.

Connor is a Goidelic Celtic male given name, anglicised from the compound Irish word "Conchobhar", meaning "Lover of wolves” or "master of hounds" and sometimes taken to mean "hunter" or "wise". The most prominent person with this name in medieval Ireland was the Irish king Conchobar mac Nessa, a semi-legendary king in Ulster described in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, and the name was probably first anglicised to 'Connor' by the Hiberno-Normans. The modern Irish often anglicise it with one 'n' to Conor. In the Roman Catholic Church there is also a formally canonized Blessed commonly named Saint Connor

Nickolas is a variation of the given name Nicholas.

Kory is a unisex given name. It is a male version of the name Cora, which has Greek origins and is the maiden name of the goddess Persephone. The name also can have origins from the Gaelic word coire, which means "in a caidron", or "In a hollow". Notable people with the name include:

Carle is given name that is a variant of Carla. Notable people with this name include the following: