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Ace is originally of Latin origin and comes from the Latin word 'asa' which was the smallest denomination coin in ancient Rome. It was later adapted to English to mean the first one or the best one at something.

Alger is both an English and a German name. In English, this name means 'elf spear'. In German, this name means 'distinguished warrior'. It is also short for the name Algernon, which means 'man with a beard or man with a mustache'.

Angus is derived from the Gaelic 'Aonghus', a compound of two words - “aon”, which means 'one', and “ghus”, which means 'choice'. When joined together it becomes 'unique choice'.

Apollo is an ancient Greek name whose origins are not clearly known. One version puts it as a derivative of the Doric “apella”, which means 'assembly'. The more commonly held meaning though is that of being 'manly and virile'. This comes from Apollo, the Greek god of day and night, of music, medicine as well as of manly sports.

Archer is derived from the Old French 'archier' which means a 'professional bowman'. It is believed that the name was taken as a surname to denote the profession of a person, and when it came to England initially, it was Le Archer or literally “The Archer”. This later got shortened to l'archer, and then to plain Archer. It is usually used as a surname as well.

Archie is a diminutive of Archibald. Archibald comes from the Germanic name 'Archambault'. It means 'daring and precious', as a compound of two words - 'ercan', which means 'precious', and 'bald', which means 'bold or daring'.

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