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DAINTY
Girl/Female
Biblical
Adorned; voluptuous; dainty.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : affectionate nickname or term of address, from Middle English deinteth ‘pleasure’, ‘tidbit’ (Old French deintiet, from Latin dignitas ‘worth’, ‘value’). The word was also used as an adjective in the later form deinte (Old French deint(i)é) in the sense ‘fine’, ‘handsome’, ‘pleasant’.
Girl/Female
Biblical Hebrew
Adorned; voluptuous; dainty.
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word fern, from Old English fearn, FERN means "fern," a type of leafy plant. The name was first used in the 19th century when flower, plant or other "dainty" names were popular.
Biblical
Adina, adorned; voluptuous; dainty
Male
Hebrew
(עָדִין) Hebrew name ADIYN means "dainty, delicate." In the bible, this is the name of an ancestor of a family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : nickname from Old French mignot ‘dainty’, ‘pleasing’.English and French : from Minnota, a pet form of the female personal name Minna. This was originally a Germanic personal name from Old High German minna ‘love’, but later it was also used as a short form of Willemina, a feminine version of William.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Adiyn, ADIN means "dainty, delicate." In the bible, this is the name of an ancestor of a family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel.
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Girl/Female
Hindu
Brave
Surname or Lastname
Vietnamese
Vietnamese : unexplained.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Caen in Calvados, France (see Cain).English : habitational name from Cam in Gloucestershire.Czech (ÄŒam) : from the personal name ÄŒamir.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Musical Rhythm
Male
English
 English occupational surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English weard, WARD means "guard, watchman."Â
Biblical
desolation; destruction
Girl/Female
French
A feminine form of Charles, meaning man or manly. Alternate meaning, tiny and feminine.
Female
Greek
(Αλκιππη) Greek name ALKIPPE means "mighty mare." In mythology, this was the name of a daughter of Ares.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Topaz
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Goldstone 2 and 3.
Male
German
 Serbian and Slovene form of Greek Markos, MARKO means "defense" or "of the sea." Also in use by the Basques, Bulgarians, Dutch, Finnish, Germans, and Romani. Compare with another form of Marko.
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n.
That which is delicious or delicate; a delicacy.
superl.
Delicate; refined; dainty; pure.
v. t.
To render nice or dainty; hence, to render scrupulous.
a.
Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.
n.
A dainty morsel; a Welsh rabbit. See Welsh rabbit, under Rabbit.
n. sing. & pl.
A side dish; a dainty or relishing dish usually eaten after the joints or principal dish; also, a sweetmeat, served with a dinner.
a.
Soft; dainty.
n.
A choice dainty; a delicacy.
superl.
Delicious to the palate; toothsome.
v. t.
To render delicate or dainty.
n.
Sugar confectionery; a sugarplum; hence, any dainty.
n.
A term of fondness.
a.
That which is alluring, delicate, or refined; a luxury or pleasure; something pleasant to the senses, especially to the sense of taste; a dainty; as, delicacies of the table.
superl.
Rare; valuable; costly.
superl.
Nice; delicate; elegant, in form, manner, or breeding; well-formed; neat; tender.
a.
Fine; trim; dainty.
v. t.
A sweetmeat; a dainty morsel.
a.
Tempting the appetite; dainty.
n.
One devoted to dainty or luxurious sensual enjoyments, esp. to the luxuries of the table.
superl.
Requiring dainties. Hence: Overnice; hard to please; fastidious; squeamish; scrupulous; ceremonious.