English (Canadian) Submitted Names

Abastenia f English (Canadian, Rare), French (Huguenot, ?)
Borne by the American sculptor, social activist and suffragist Abastenia St. Leger Eberle (1878-1942), who was the daughter of Canadian parents.

Alcenya f English (American), English (Canadian), African American (?)
Variant of Alcena.

Alexanne f English (American, Modern), English (Canadian), French (Quebec), English (Australian)
Variant of Alexane.

Athole m & f English (British), English (Canadian)
Variant of Athol... [more]

Aunix m & f English (Canadian)
Variant of Onyx

Betthany f American (Modern, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Variant of Bethany.

Bluejay f & m English (Canadian, Rare)
Native American Chinook legends tell tales about of a hero named Bluejay who gets into rather sticky situations at times and other times helps out humanity.In one of the tales Bluejay is a female and another set of stories it is a different person named Bluejay and they are male.

Bouse m English (Canadian, Rare)
Diminutive of Bower. A notable bearer is John Bower "Bouse" Hutton (1877-1962), a Canadian ice hockey goaltender and Hockey Hall of Fame member.

Breagh f Scottish, English (Canadian)
Allegedly derived from Scottish Gaelic brèagha, ultimately from Old Irish bregda, "fine, handsome, beautiful".

Breagha f Scottish (Modern, Rare), English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Breagh.

Caledonia f English (Canadian, Rare)
From the Latin name of Scotland, which may be derived from Caledones, the Latin name of a tribe that inhabited the region during the Roman era, which is of unknown origin, though some Celtic roots have been suggested; it is possible that the exonym means "tough person" from Brythonic caled "hard, tough" and a suffix (unknown to me) meaning either "great" or "person"... [more]

Calinda f English (Canadian)

Carling f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carling.

Cassey f English (Canadian)
Variant of Cassie.

Charliah f English (Canadian, Modern)
Charlie, meaning free man and Liah

Chelan f English (Canadian), American
From the name of a lake and city in the American state of Washington, which is derived from the Salish Indian word Tsi-Laan meaning "deep water".

Cherrylle f English (Canadian)
Variant of Cheryl incorporating Cherry.

Chrystia f English (Canadian)
Contracted variant of Christina.... [more]

Cinders f English (Canadian)

Coewyn m English (Canadian, Modern)

Cyndy f English (American), English (Canadian)
Diminutive of Cynthia. Also compare Cyndi.

Dalano m English (Canadian)

D'anna f Popular Culture, American (Rare), English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Deanna.... [more]

Dirmid m English (Canadian)
Simplified form of Diarmaid.... [more]

Dolena f English (British, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Variant of Dolina.

Donelda f English (American), English (Canadian)
Variant of Donalda.

Donnelly m English (American), English (Canadian)
Transferred use from the surname Donnelly.

Edzel m English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Filipino
Variant of Edsel.

Eilleen f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Variant of Eileen.

Elyot m Medieval French, English (British, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Theatre
Old French diminutive of Elye or Élie. As an English name, it is derived from a surname that was a variant of Elliott... [more]

Ennik f English (Canadian)
Canadian name of the South Korean-Canadian singer Jeon So-mi.

Evlly f English (Canadian)
Possible contractive variation of Evalee.

Exilda f English (Canadian, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Acadian, Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Contraction of Extilda and variant of Hexilda and Escilda.

Faithlyn f Jamaican Patois (Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare), English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Faith and the popular name suffix -lyn.

Filmer m English (Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), American (Rare)
Variant of Fillmore. A notable namesake is Canadian musician Filmer Edwin Hubble (1904-1969).

Gayfryd f English (Canadian, Rare)

Godgiven m English (Canadian, Rare)
Means "God given".

Gwyllyn m English (Canadian, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Gwillym influenced by Glyn. This was the birth name of Glenn Ford (1916-2006), a Canadian-born American actor.

Haedyn m & f English (Canadian, Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Modern, rare, variant of {Hayden}

Hejsa f English (Canadian, Rare)

Iaian m Scottish (Rare), English (British, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Older form of Iain.

Isline f English (Canadian, Rare)

Izobelle f English (Australian, Modern, Rare), English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Isabelle.

Jarome m English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Samoan (?)
Variant of Jerome.

Jenalle f English (Canadian)

Jenena f English (Canadian)
Elaboration of Jenene.

Jennessa f English (Canadian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jenessa.

Jerimiah m English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Variant of Jeremiah.

Kadeisha f English (Canadian)
Maybe a variant of Khadija.... [more]

Kalem m English (American, Modern, Rare), English (Canadian, Modern, Rare), English (British, Modern)
Possibly a variant of Calum.

Karian f English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)

Kartia f English (Canadian)

Kassaundra f English (American, Modern, Rare), English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cassandra.

Kayda f English (Canadian, Rare)
Can mean "Little dragon" or "Princess of god" and is of Japanese origin

Keltie f English (Canadian)
From the Scottish surname Keltie, which was a variant of Kelty... [more]

Kelty f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian)
Transferred use of the surname Kelty.

Khayman m English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)

Kiersha f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)

Kiesa f English (Canadian, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Keisha or Keziah.... [more]

Koah m & f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Meaning and origin uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Hebrew כוח (koah) meaning "strength, power" or from Hebrew כֹּחַ (koach) meaning "ability".

Krystyn f English (American, Modern, Rare), English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kristin.

Kylina f English (American, Modern, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Perhaps a feminine form of Kyle or elaboration of Kylie using Lina 2.

Laurelyn f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Variant of Laureline.

Laurieann f English (American), English (Canadian)
This given name can be a variant spelling of Laurianne as well as be a combination of the names Laurie and Ann.... [more]

Lawna f English (Canadian, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning. It might be a variant of Lorna or Lana.

Lezlie f English (American, Modern, Rare), English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Leslie.

Lilisha f English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)

Lillooet f English (Canadian, Anglicized, Modern)
From the name of the Lil'wat First Nation people of Canada. Today, this is the name of a town in British Columbia. It nay also be considered a modern elaboration or variation of names like Lilith, Lillian, Lily, or Liliana.

Linsea f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Variant of Lindsay.

Lionide m English (Canadian)
Variant of Leonide.

Lorilynn f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)

Lulonda f English (Canadian)

Lydya f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Lydia.

Lyon m English (Canadian, Rare)
Allegedly derived from the city in France of the same name.

Maelyne f English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)
Either an adoption of the modern French name Maëlyne or a variant of Maelyn.

Mairzee f English (Canadian)

Marlessa f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)

Maroldine f English (American, Rare, Archaic), English (Canadian, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Marold.

Matreya f English (Canadian)

Mazo f English (Canadian)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Mirlin m English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Moose m English (Canadian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
From the animal "Moose". Usually used as a nickname.

Nickeil m English (Canadian, Modern, Rare), Obscure
Perhaps an anglicized form of Nikhil. This is borne by the Canadian basketball player Nickeil Alexander-Walker (1998-).

Nolie f American (South, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Either a variant of Nolia or a variant of Noelie.

Novellette f English (Canadian)

Obéline f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare, Archaic)
Means "spit, nail, rod, pointed pillar, horizontal line". From the Greek obelos (ὀβελός) with the French diminutive ending of -ine, -ie, or -ia.

Orselia f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Variant of Urselia.

Oshland m English (Canadian)
This name has no meanings, it is a made up name given to a child.

Patrishia f English (Canadian, Rare)
Variant of Patricia (See also Trishia).

Petrichor f English (Canadian)
The earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil. The word is constructed from Greek petra (πέτρα), meaning "stone", and īchōr (ἰχώρ), the fluid that flows in the veins of the gods in Greek mythology.... [more]

Poema f English (Canadian)
Elaboration or feminization of Poem.

Rashae f African American (Rare), English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ra and shay.

Rickland m English (Canadian)
This is my real name. When I was a child my parents told me they had made it up so I would have a unique name. Birth Certificate available if you want to confirm.

Rommello m English (Canadian), English
Variant of Romelo.

Ronetia f English (Canadian)

Rusianne f English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)

Rydyr m English (Canadian)
Variant of Ryder.

Rylene f English (American, Modern, Rare), English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Rylan or a combination of Riley with the trending suffix -lene (Compare Rylann).

Sacvan m American (Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Created from the first syllables of the surnames Sacco and Vanzetti... [more]

Scotia f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Celtic Mythology
Derived from Late Latin Scotia, ultimately derived from Scoti or Scotti, a Latin name for the Gaels, first attested in the late 3rd century. At first it referred to all Gaels, whether in Ireland or Great Britain, as did the term Scotia for the lands they inhabited... [more]

Sereena f English (Canadian)
Variant of Serena.

Severn f English, English (Canadian)
English form of Habren, the original Welsh name of the longest river in Great Britain, which is of unknown meaning (perhaps "boundary"). Its use as a given name may be inspired by the name Sabrina, which was the Roman name of the river... [more]

Shallon f & m English (American, Modern, Rare), English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)

Sheilagh f English (Canadian, Rare)
Variant of Sheila. A notable name bearer is a Canadian economist and historian, Sheilagh Ogilvie.

Shelina f Gujarati, Pakistani, English (Canadian)
Possibly means "moonlight" in Gujarati.... [more]

Silk f English (Canadian)
Simply form the English word silk

Sirenna f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)

Staasia f English (Canadian)
Variant spelling of Stacia, which is the English equivalent of the Greek and Russian name Stasia.

Tattiawna f English (Canadian)
Variant of Tatiana.

Tatya f Russian (Rare), English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Short form of Tatyana.

Tayarna f English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)

Tazmin f English (British, Rare), English (Canadian)
Variant of Tasmin.

Teach m English (Canadian)

Telissa f English (Canadian)

Teslin f English (Canadian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
From the name of the mountain, plateau, river, and lake in Yukon and British Columbia, Canada. It comes from the Tlingit name for the river, Teslintoo or Teslintuh, meaning "long, deep water."

Theoren m English (Canadian)

Triffie f English (Canadian, Rare), American (Rare)
Diminutive of Tryphena or Tryphosa.

Tryston m English (American, Modern, Rare), English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tristan.

Vayla f English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)

Viete m English (Canadian)

Vimy f & m English (British, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
From the name of Vimy in the Pas-de-Calais department of France, where the Battle of Vimy Ridge took place from 9 to 12 April 1917 during the First World War.

Waita f English (Canadian)

Wealthy m & f English (Puritan), American (Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Meaning, "having a great deal of money, resources, or assets; rich." In this case, spiritual blessings from God. From Middle English welthy, welþi, equivalent to wealth +‎ -y.

Welthy f English (Canadian)

Wendaline f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Feminine form of Wendelin or Wendell.

Wing m English (Canadian)

Winola f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Probably after Lake Winola in Pennsylvania.

Yaseena f Arabic (Rare), English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Yasin.

Zoria f English (Canadian, Rare)