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Alera f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Aler.

Allesia f English (Rare)
Variant of Alessia or Alicia.

Amhalghaidh m Irish (Archaic)
Borne by an early king of Munster, and an early king of Connacht. Can be anglicized as Auley or Awley.

Amilla f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Variant of Amilia.

Amisha f Indian, Hindi, Gujarati
Derived from Sanskrit आमिष (amiśa) meaning "lust, desire, longing".

Amiya m & f Indian, Bengali
Possibly derived from the Sanskrit word अमाय (amaya) meaning "free from deceit, guileless". A noted (male) bearer was Amiya Chandra Chakravarty (1901-1986), an Indian literary critic, academic and Bengali poet.

Àngilu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Angelo.

Arnya f English (Australian, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Anya. Arnya Duchevnic was a character on the Australian 2001 situation comedy 'Flat Chat'.

Artemissia f English (Archaic)
Variant of Artemisia.

Aryk m Obscure

Auley m Manx, Scots
Manx and Scots form of Olaf, from Old Norse Áleifr via Old Irish Amlaíb... [more]

Aven m English
Transferred use of the surname Aven.

Balin m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
The name was used in Arthurian legend by Sir Thomas Malory as the name of one of King Arthur's valiant knights. ... [more]

Bay f & m Medieval English, English
From the Middle English personal name Baye, from Old English Beaga (masculine) or Beage (feminine).... [more]

Bodie m English
Short form of Boden.... [more]

Breeanna f English
Variant of Brianna.

Brydee f English (Australian, Modern)
Variant of Bridie.

Brynton m English
Variant of Brinton, influenced by the name Bryn.

Budda m Anglo-Saxon
Old English name of uncertain meaning, perhaps related to Brythonic boud "victory". It coincides with an Old English word meaning "beetle" (and could be a byname derived from it).

Cadhan m Old Irish, Irish Mythology
Gaelic byname meaning "barnacle goose". In Irish legend Cadhan was a hero who slayed a monster with the help of his hound.

Caitee f English
Variant of Katie.

Callam m English
Variant of Callum.

Candita f English
Variant of Candace and Candida.... [more]

Canditta f English (Rare)
Variant of Candita.

Carlee f English
Variant of Carly.

Cealy f Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Variant of Celie.

Chanice f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shanice.

Chloee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chloe.

Ciana f English (American, Modern)
Invented name, likely influenced by names like Siena and Cian.

Clae m English
Variant of Clay.

Cruize m English
Variant of Cruz.

Cwenhild f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements cwen meaning "woman, wife; queen" and hild meaning "battle".

Daemon m Literature
Although in classical mythology, a "daemon" is said to be a malevolent spirit, recent use of this name is almost certainly derived from a literary source.... [more]

Deakin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Deacon or a transferred use of the surname Deakin.

Decklen m English
Variant of Declan.

Deegan m English
Transferred use of the surname Deegan.

Dekota f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dakota.

Dinyse f English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Denise.

Ebonie f English, African American
Variant of Ebony.

Elle f Judeo-French
Variant of Ella 1.

Feya f English (Rare)
Variant of the Scottish name Fia.... [more]

Findley m & f English
Variant of Findlay.

Gryffin m English
Variant of Griffin.

Harran m Muslim
In Islamic tradition, this was associated with the name Aran 2, first mentioned in Genesis 11 as being the brother of Abram who became the patriarch Abraham... [more]

Haylen m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Halen.

Jacsyn m English (Modern)
Variant of Jackson.

Jak m Albanian

Jalan m English
Variant of Jalen.... [more]

Jarrah m Indigenous Australian, Nyungar
From the Nyungar word djarraly referred to a kind of Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus marginata). Nyungar language is spoken in the southwest of Western Australia, near Perth.

Jaspyr m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jasper.

Javal m Indian (Rare)

Jenaya f English (Australian)
Variant of Janae, influenced by Jennifer.... [more]

Jenicka f English (Modern)
Spelling variant of Jennica, which is a modern name that was created by combining popular names Jennifer and Jessica.

Jeromy m English
Variant of Jeremy, influenced by the name Jerome.... [more]

Jorga f Czech, English (Australian)
Variant of Georgia.

Kaidyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Caden.

Kaleisha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Kalisha.

Kalindi f Indian, Hinduism
Sanskrit name meaning "sun".... [more]

Karley f English
Variant of Carly.

Kayleb m English
Variant of Caleb.

Khaleb m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caleb.

Kiani f African American (Modern, Rare), English (American)
Variant of Kiana 2.

Kobi m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Coby.

Kurtus m English
Variant of Curtis.

Macee f American (Rare)
Variant of Macy.

Mahila f Indian
Means "lady" in Hindi.

Mahlia f American (Rare)
The origin of this name is uncertain. It may be a variant of Mahalia or a variant of Malia.

Maksymilión m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Maximilian.

Manueli m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Manuele.

Marik m Popular Culture
Use of the name in the English-speaking world is heavily influenced by the Japanese Yu-Gi-Oh character, Marik Ishtar.... [more]

Metika f African American

Miah f English (Modern)
Variant of Mia or Maya 2.

Mikarla f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Micarla.

Mitchel m English
Variant of Mitchell.

Mylea f American (Rare)

Neale m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Neale.

Nikeisa f African American (Modern)
Variant of Nikeisha.

Niquita f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nikita.

Pacha m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Pascha f Medieval English, Medieval Latin
From Latin pascha meaning "Easter, (feast of) Passover", itself from Ancient Greek πάσχα (pascha). This was traditionally given to girls born around Easter time.

Pyper f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Piper.

Quenilda f Medieval English
Medieval form of Cwenhild, documented in 1332.

Quennell m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Quennell.

Sarskia f English (Australian, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)

Sayane f Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 也 (ya) meaning "also" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sea f English
English vocabulary and nature name meaning "body of salt water".

Shaleah f English (American, Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements sha, lee and ya.

Shanay f English
Variant of Shanae.

Shanaye f English
Variant of Shanae.

Shaneah f English (American, Rare)

Sharnee f English (Australian)
Variant of Sharni.

Sharni f English (Australian)
Anglicization of Siani.

Shavhan f Obscure

Shaya m & f Arabic, Hebrew
In Arabic, means "worthy, deserving". In Hebrew, likely the feminine form of Shay 2.

Shenae f English
Variant of Shanae. A known bearer of this name is Canadian actress Shenae Grimes (b. 1989).

Shontay f English
Variant of Chanté.

Shontelle f English
Variant of Chantel.

Shyloh m & f English
Variant of Shiloh.

Siany f English (British), Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Siani.

Sophee f English (Rare)
Variant of Sophie.

Storme m & f Greenlandic, English
Greenlandic form of Storm, as well as an English variant.

Tahia f Arabic
Means "greeting, salutation" in Arabic.

Tahlah f English (Australian)
Origin uncertain; may be a variant of Tahlia.

Tahlesha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Talisha.

Tahnia f Bengali, English (Australian, Modern, Rare)

Taranee f African American (Modern), Popular Culture
Variant of Tarani.

Tarani m Indian (Rare)

Teala f American (South, Rare)

Teila f English (Modern, Rare)

Teneal f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tennille.

Tenielle f English
Variant of Tenille.

Tenille f English
Variant of Tennille. Known bearers include Canadian country singers Tenille Townes (1994-) and Tenille Arts (1994-).

Tiahna f English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tiana.

Tiarne f English (Australian)
Meaning uncertain. It may be a variant of Tiarna. It gained some popularity in Australia after rugby player Andrew Ettingshausen gave it to a daughter in the early 1990s.

Tomys m Greek (Cypriot, Rare)

Tyele f Brazilian (Rare)

Tynisha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Tanisha.

Violett f English (Modern), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
English variant and Swedish form of Violet as well as a Hungarian borrowing of French Violette. This name coincides with the Swedish word violett "purple (the color)".

Wylliam m English (Archaic), English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
In the English-speaking world, this is an archaic spelling of William, which is sometimes understandably perceived as a modern spelling of the name, due to the current trend of spelling traditional names differently.... [more]

Xuela f Literature
Named after the fictional character Xuela Claudette Richardson in the novel, "The Autobiography of My Mother", by Jamaica Kincaid. ... [more]

Yacine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Yasin chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Yani m Bulgarian, Greek
Variant of Yanni.

Zadek m Yiddish

Zahlee f English (Australian)
Variant of Zali.

Zahli f English (Australian)
Variant of Zali.

Zalka f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Zala, used as a given name in its own right.

Zanaia f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaniah.