To trace the origin of names is always a pleasing and interesting task. We have prepared for our readers the subjoined list of Christian or first names of women:

Ada, German, same as Edith, q. v.

Adela, German, same as Adeline, q. v.

Adelaide, German, same as Adeline, ,q. v.

Adeline, German, a princess.

Agatha, Greek, good.

Agnes, German, chaste.

Alethea, Greek, the truth.

Althea, Greek, hunting.

Alice, Alicia, German, noble.

Alma, Latin, benignant.

Amabel, Lathi, lovable.

Amy, Amelia, French, a beloved.

Angelina, Greek, lovely, angelic.

Anna, or Anne, Hebrew, gracious.

Arabella, Latin, a fair altar.

Aureola, Latin, like gold.

Aurora, Latin, morning brightness.

Barbara, Latin, foreign or strange'

Beatrice, Latin, making happy.

Bella, Italian, beautiful.

Benedicta, Latin, blessed.

Bernice, Greek, bringing victory.

Bertha, Greek, bright or famous.

Bessie, short form of Elizabeth, q. v.

Blanch, French, fair.

Bona, Latin, good.

Bridget, Irish, shining brightCamilla, Latin, attendant at a sacrifice.

Carlotta, Italian, same as Charlotte, q. v.

Caroline, feminine of Carolus, the Latin of Charles, noble spirited.

Cassandra, Greek, a reformer of men.

Catherine, Greek, pure or clean.

Cecilia, Latin, from Cecil.

Cecily, a corruption of Cecilia, q. v.

Charity, Greek, love, bounty.

Charlotte, French, all noble.

Chloe, Greek, a green herb.

Christiana, Greek, belonging to Christ.

Clara, Latin, clear or bright.

Clarissa, Latin, clear or bright.

Constance, Latin, constant.

Dagmar, German, joy of the Danes.

Deborah, Hebrew, a bee.

Diana, Greek, Jupiter's daughter.

Dorcas, Greek, a wild rose.

Dorothea or Dorothy, Greek, the gift ofGod.

Edith, Saxon, happiness.

Eleanor, Saxon, all fruitful.

Eliza, Elizabeth, Hebrew, the oath of God.

Ellen, another form of Helen, q. v.

Emily, corrupted from Amelia.

Emma, German, a nurse.

Esther, Hesther, Hebrew, secret.

Eudoia, Greek, prospering in the way.

Eudora, Greek, good gift.

Eudosia, Greek, good gift or well-given.

Eugenia, French, well-born.

Eunice, Greek, fair victory.

Eva, or Eve, Hebrew, causing life.

Fanny, diminutive of Frances, q. v.

Fenella, Greek, bright to look on.

Flora, Latin, flowers.

Florence, Latin, blooming, flourishing.

Frances, German, free.

Gertrude, German, all truth.

Grace, Latin, favor.

Hagar, Hebrew, a stranger.

Hadassah, Hebrew, form of Esther, q. v.

Hannah, Hebrew, gracious.

Harriet, German, head of the house.

Helen, or Helena, Greek, alluring.

Henrietta, fem, and dim. of Henry, q. v.

Hephzibah, Hebrew, my delight is in her.

Hilda, German, warrior maiden.

Honora, Latin, honorable.

Huldah, Hebrew, a weazel.

Isabella, Spanish, fair Eliza.

Jane, or Jeanne, fem, of John, q. v.

Janet, Jeanette, little Jane.

Jemima, Hebrew, a dove.

Joan, Hebrew, fem. of John, q. v.

Joanna, or Johanna, form of Joan, q. v.

Joyce, French, pleasant.

Judith, Hebrew, praising.

Julia, Juliana, feminine of Julius, q. v.

Katherine, form of Catherine, q. v.

Keturah, Hebrew, incense.

Kezsiah, Hebrew, cassia.

Laura, Latin, a laurel.

Lavinia, Latin, of Latium.

Letitia, Latin, joy or gladness.

Lilian, Lily, Latin, a lily.

Lois, Greek, better.

Louisa, German, fem. of Louis, q. v.

Lucretia, Latin, a chaste Roman lady.

Lucy, Latin, feminine ©/"Lucius.

Lydia, Greek, descended from Lud.

Mabel, Latin, lovely or lovable.

Madeline, form of Magdalen, q. v.

Magdalen, Syriac, magnificent.

Margaret, Greek, a pearl.

Maria, Marie, forms of Mary, q. v.

Martha, Hebrew, bitterness.

Mary, Hebrew, bitter.

Matilda, German, a lady of honor.

Maud, German form of Matilda, q. v.

May, Latin, month of May, or dim. of Mary, q. v.

Mercy, English, compassion.

Mildred, Saxon, speaking mild.

Minnie, dim. of Margaret, q. v.

Naomi, Hebrew, alluring.

Nest, British, the same as Agnes.

Nicola, Greek, feminine of Nicholas.

Olive, Olivia, Latin, an olive.

Olympia, Greek, heavenly.

Ophelia, Greek, a serpent.

Parnell, or Petronilla, little Peter.

Patience, Latin, bearing patiently.

Paulina, Latin, feminine of Paulinus.

Penelope, Greek, a weaver.

Persis, Greek, destroying.

Philadelphia, Greek, brotherly love.

Philippa, Greek, feminine of Philip.

Phoebe, Greek, the light of life.

Phyllis, Greek, a green bough.

Polly, variation of Molly, dim. of Mary, q.v.

Priscilla, Latin, somewhat old.

Prudence, Latin, discretion.

Pysche, Greek, the soul.

Rachel, Hebrew, a lamb.

Rebecca, Hebrew, fat or plump.

Rhoda, Greek, a rose.

Rosa, or Rose, Latin, a rose.

Rosalie, or Rosaline, Latin, little Rose.

Rosalind, Latin, beautiful as a rose.

Rosabella, Italian, a fair rose.

Rosamond, Saxon, Rose of peace.

Roxana, Persian, dawn of day.

Ruth, Hebrew, trembling, or beauty.

Sabina, Latin, sprung from the Sabines.

Salome, Hebrew, perfect.

Sapphira, Greek, like a sapphire stone.

Sarah, Hebrew, a princess.

Selina, Greek, the moon.

Sibylla, Greek, the counsel of God.

Sophia, Greek, wisdom.

Sophronia, Greek, of a sound mind Susan, Susanna, Hebrew, a lily.

Tabitha, Syriac, a roe.

Temperance, Latin, moderation Theodosia, Greek, given by God Tryphena, Greek, delicate.

Tryphosa, Greek, delicious.

Victoria, Latin, victory.

Vida, Erse, feminine of David.

Ursula, Latin, a she bear.

Walburga, Saxon, gracious.

Winifred, Saxon, winning peace Zenobia, Greek, life from Jupiter