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Chase:
Old French slang for hunter.

JOSHUA

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, Biblical

Pronounced: JAH-shə-wə (English), JAW-shwə (English) [key]
From the Hebrew name יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshu'a) meaning "YAHWEH is salvation". Joshua was one of the twelve spies sent into Canaan by Moses in the Old Testament. After Moses died Joshua succeeded him as leader of the Israelites. As an English name, Joshua has been in use since the Protestant Reformation.

The name Jesus comes from a Greek translation of the Aramaic short form יֵשׁוּעַ (Yeshu'a), which was the real name of Jesus.

MIRNA

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Croatian, Serbian

Other Scripts: Мирна (Serbian)
Derived from the Slavic element mir meaning "peace" or "world".

Mirna (Croatian/Mirna Serbian/Мирна) is a female name common among Croats and Serbs. Derived from the Slavic element mir, Mirna means "peaceful." It is often confused with the name 'Myrna' (/myrrhna/), which is not Slavic in origin, but Celtic and means "beloved."

The name is also used in the Middle East, particularly in Lebanon, where it is pronounced "Meer-na".

AARON
Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek

Other Scripts: אַהֲרֹן (Ancient Hebrew), Ααρων (Ancient Greek)

Pronounced: AR-ən (English), ER-ən (English) [key]

From the Hebrew name אַהֲרֹן ('Aharon) which is most likely of unknown Egyptian origin. Other theories claim a Hebrew derivation, and suggest meanings such as "high mountain" or "exalted". In the Old Testament this name was borne by the older brother of Moses and the first high priest of the Israelites. He acted as a spokesman for his brother, and carried a miraculous rod. As an English name, Aaron has been in use since the Protestant Reformation.

I'm the ER- version...I get some shocking pronunciations and spellings from other people!

NICOLAS
Gender: Masculine
Usage: with this exact spelling, exists in German, English and French. Lot of different forms in different languages (Nicola, Николай, Nikolaus, etc).
From the Greek name Nikólaos (Νικόλαος), which means "victorious people". Reference to Nicholas of Myra (or "Saint Nicholas"), a Greek saint (270-346 A.D.)

IAN
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish, English
Pronounced: EE-ən (English) [key]
Modern Scottish form of JOHN

ANTONIA
Gender: Feminine

Usage: Italian, Spanish, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Polish, Ancient Roman

Pronounced: ahn-TO-nyah (Italian, Spanish), an-TON-ee-ə (English), ahn-TO-nee-ah (German, Dutch), ahn-TAWN-yah (Polish)