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Mayssane f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Maïssane.

Mcauley m English (British)
Variant of Macaulay.

Mckenleigh f English (American)
Variant of Mckenley

Mckenley f English (American)
From the surname.

Medford m English (Rare)
Transferred from the English surname, Medford, which stems from the name of a town in Northumberland, England.

Meekela f Obscure (Modern, Rare)
Possibly inspired by Mikayla?

Melford m English (Rare)
Taken from the English surname, Melford.

Melissie f English (American)
Variant or diminutive of Melissa.

Melodye f English (American)
Variant of Melody.

Melven m English (Rare)
Variant of Melvin.

Mennie f English (Rare)
Likely a variant of Minnie, unless used as a short form of a name containing men.

Meranda f English (Rare)
Variant of Miranda.

Meropie f Obscure
Rare modern variant of Merope.

Merrell m & f English (Rare)
A variant of Merrill that is sometimes used as a feminine name as well as a masculine name as a variant of Meryl.

Merwyn m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Merwin.

Methe f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Methe is the spirit and personification of drunkness. She was a companion of Dionysus, and by some accounts, his daughter, the wife of Staphylos, and the mother of Botrys

Mickeal m Various
Variant of Michael.

Mickeyla f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Mikayla.

Mikky f Dutch

Mil m Flemish
Truncated form of Emil.

Mireida f Spanish (Latin American)

Mirelda f Spanish (Mexican)
Possibly a variety of Mireida with the suffix -elda

Mirnes m Croatian, Bosnian, Montenegrin

Mischelle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michelle.

Moein m Arabic, Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic معين (see Muin), as well as the Persian form.

Moesa m Muslim (Dutchified)
Dutchified form of Musa.

Mohammod m Various
Variant of Muhammad.

Montserrath f Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Montserrat, used especially in Mexico.

Moonee f English (American, Rare)
This is a name invented for the 6 year old main character of the 2017 movie The Florida Project and has since been occasionally used as a given name.... [more]

Motaz m Arabic
Meaning "proud".

Murraya f English (Australian)
Possibly from the name of a genus of plants.

Murrel m English (American, Rare)
A variant of Murrell, which is taken from the surname, Murrell, itself a variant of the given name Merrill.

Myrical f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Miracle.

Myrikle f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Miracle.

Naatowa'piinikimmyaakii f Siksika

Nadean f English (Rare)
Variant of Nadine.

Nahyl m Arabic
Variant of Nahil.

Naiyomi f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Naomi.

Naomia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Naomi 1.

Nathon m English (Rare)
Variant of Nathan.

Navaeah f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Nevaeh.

Nayisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nyesha.

Nayture f Obscure (Modern)
From the English vocabulary word nature (see Nature).

Nelwyn f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown. It could possibly be an elaboration of Nell.

Nerlande f Haitian Creole
Haitian word for "Netherlands".

Nichols m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname, Nichols.

Nickey m & f English
Variant of Nicky.

Nicollette f English (Rare)
Spelling variant of Nicolette.

Nimia f Spanish (Latin American)

Noralia f Malaysian

Norvell m English (American, Rare)
Taken from the surname, Norvell.

Oaklen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Oakland or a masculine variant of Oaklyn.

Oather m English (American, Rare)
Meaning unknown. Some sources claim it's connected to the word oath.

Obert m English (Archaic)
Likely from Otbert.

Odes m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Likely a variant of Otis.

Odessia f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Odessa.

Odessie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Odessa.

Okla f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a shortening of Oklahoma.

Olean f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown. It could possibly be a variant of Oline. It could also be taken from the name of a city in New York state.

Oluwakanyinsolami f Yoruba
Variant of Oluwakanyinsola.

Oos m Dutch

Ophia f American (Rare, Archaic)
Origin unknown, however it could be based on names like Sophia or Ophelia.

Oralyn f Various (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Oralie with the popular suffix lyn, or a combination of Ora and Lyn.

Oralyne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Oralyn.

Oralynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Oralyn.

Orbie m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Likely a short form of names containing orb.

Oretha f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown. It is perhaps a variant of Aretha or an elaboration of Ora. It has been used on rare occasion in the United States, and is also common in Liberia.

Orfila f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Ornelie f French (African)
French form of Ornelia.

Ornus m Spanish (Philippines)

Oryn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Oren.

Osiel m English (American)
Variant of Oziel.

Ovias m English

Ozzalyn f Obscure

Paezlei f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Paezlie f English
Alternate spelling of Paisley.

Paizlei f English
Alternate spelling of Paisley.

Peityn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Peyton.

Percell m English
From the English surname, Percell, and occupational surname for a swineherd.

Pêtâstêkawisk f Cree
Meaning "moon coming up flower". This name was given to one baby girl in Alberta in 2023.

Piccola f English (Rare)
From the Italian word piccola, meaning "small, little".

Pietje m & f Dutch, Literature
When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Piet) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix -je to the original name... [more]

Pinches m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Pinchas.

Pioquinta f Spanish
Feminine version of Pioquinto.

Porscha f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Porsche.

Pradel m & f Various
From the surname, Pradel, which is derived from the Italian word prato, "feild, meadow".

Pradeline f Obscure (Modern)
Feminization of Pradel.

Qairo f Obscure

Quadrillion m Obscure
From the number.

Quenzy f Obscure (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Kenzie.

Quinncey f & m Obscure (Rare)
Variant of Quincey, likely inspired by Quinn.

Quran m African American
Variant of Karon 1, the spelling altered to correspond with the name of the central religious text of Islam. The word Quran literally means "book, reading, recitation" in Arabic, derived from the verb قَرَأَ (qaraʾa) meaning "to read (aloud), to recite".

Raely f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raylee.

Rafeal m American (Hispanic)
Variant of Raphael.

Rage m English (American)
From the Middle English word rage, from the Old French rage/rager, ultimately derived from Latin rabies, meaning "madness."

Rahmir m Various
Possibly an alternate spelling of Ramir.

Randen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Randon.

Randol m English
Variant of Randall.

Rayma f English (American, Rare)
A feminine variant of Raymond.

Raymogene f Obscure
Combination of Raymond and either Imogene or Gene.

Raynaldo m American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Reynaldo.

Rayquan m African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, combining the phonetic elements ray and quan.

Reather f English
Possibly from a Appalachian pronunciation of Reatha. It might also be taken from the surname, Reather.

Reneé f English
Spelling of Renée that puts the accent on the second e. This is how American actress Reneé Rapp spells her name.

Renleigh f English (American)
Variant of Renley.

Reola f English (American, Rare)
Likely an invented name modeled after similar names such as Leola.

Rexley m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly from the surname, or a combination of Rex with the popular suffix ley.

Rheba f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Reba.

Rhena f Filipino

Rhyatt m & f English (American, Modern)
Alternate spelling of Riot.

Rhyder m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ryder.

Riggins m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the Irish Surname, Riggins, meaning "son of Riagán".

Ripp m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the surname Ripp, influenced by the popularity of similar names like Ripley.

Roaa f Arabic
Meaning "visions, insights"

Rochell f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rochelle.

Rockey m English (American)
Variant of Rocky.

Rodriquez m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the surname, Rodriquez.

Roksann f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Roxanne.

Ronney m English (American)
Variant of Ronny.

Ronold m English (Rare)
Variant of Ronald.

Roosvelt m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Roosevelt.

Roxsi f Various
Variant of Roxie.

Royden m English (Rare)
Variant of Roydon.

Rukhsar f Persian
From Persian رخسار (rokhsar) meaning "visage, face". This name is used in both Persian and Urdu.

Rumalda f Spanish
Feminine form of Rumaldo.

Rumaldo m Spanish
Variant of Romualdo.

Rykelan m Obscure (Modern)
Perhaps a combination of the popular phonetic element ryke that is present in names like Ryker with the popular name suffix -lan.

Saadallah m Arabic
Alternate transcription of سعد الله (see Saʼdulla)

Saelynn f Obscure
Combination of the phonetic element sae with the popular name suffix lynn, likely inspired names like Jaelynn, Kaelynn or Raelynn.

Salix m & f Various
Exact origins unknown, however this is the botanical name for willows.

Salviana f Spanish
Feminine form of Salviano

Samera f Various
Variant of Samira 1.

Sandalia f Spanish
Feminine form of Sandalio.

Sank m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Likely taken from the English surname Sank, which may have originated from the given name Samuel.

Sarapion m Ancient Greek
Variant of Serapion.

Sebron m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly from the surname Sebron.

Sericea f English (American)
The name of a plant.

Shabaz m Persian
Variant of Shahbaz.

Shafter m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Shafter.

Shahina f Arabic
Possibly a feminine form of Shahin.

Shakita f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shaquita.

Shamel m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Shamil.

Shanya f English (Modern)
Variant of Shania.

Sharion f English (American)
Variant of Sherian.

Sharod m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sherrod.

Shaunta f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chanté.

Shemeka f African American (Modern)
variant of Shamika.

Shemika f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shamika.

Shenute m Coptic (Sahidic)
Variant of Shenoute.

Sherre f English (American)
Variant of Sherry.

Sherrell f & m English
Variant of Cheryl. As a masculine it can occasionally be transferred from the English surname Sherrell.

Shiadanni f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Xiadani

Shonta f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chanté.

Sieb m West Frisian
Variant of Sibe.

Sims m English (Rare)
Taken from the surname, Sims.

Skylea f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Skylee.

Soann m French (Modern)
Variant of Soan.

Soheli f Bengali
Perhaps from Sohel?

Somayah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of سميّة (see Sumayya).

Sondos f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سندس (see Sundus).

Sonjia f English (American, Rare)
A variant of Sonia likely based on Sonja.

Souleyman m Arabic (Maghrebi), Muslim (Gallicized)
Gallicized transliteration of سليمان (see Sulayman).

Stefon m English (Rare)
Variant of Stephen.

Suanne f English (American)
A combination of Sue and Anne.

Summit m English
From the surname Summit.

Swaydlee f Obscure
Combination of Swayde with the popular name suffix, lee

Syana f Hindi
Hindi girl's name that some claim to mean "princess".

Syeisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
And invented name combining the popular phonetic element sy with the name Iesha (compare Tyeisha).

Tabias m English (Rare)
Variant of Tobias.

Taeshon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayshaun.

Talula Does the Hula from Hawaii f Obscure
'Talula Does the Hula from Hawaii' was a name given to a New Zealand girl in 1999... [more]

Tameika f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tamika.

Tammera f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tamara.

Tammey f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tammy.

Tashan m Hindi
Exact meaning unknown. Some sources claim it is derived from the Hindi word taashan "style".

Tasnia f Arabic
Allegedly related to Tasnim.

Tedd m English (American)
Variant of Ted.

Teigyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Teagan.

Tennasyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Tennyson.

Tennisen f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tennison, which is taken from the surname.

Tereasa f English (American)
Variant of Theresa.

Terisa f English (American)
Variant of Theresa.

Terre f & m English (American)
Variant of Terry 1.

Terryl m & f English (American)
Variant of Terrell. The usage as a feminine during the name mid 20th century was likely due to the popularity of names like Cheryl.

Thelbert m English (Archaic)
A combination of the Germanic element þiuda "people, tribe", and berht "bright".... [more]

Theodicia f English (American)
Variant of Theodosia

Thibo m Belgian

Thimothy m English (Rare)
Variant of Timothy.

Thistle f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the flowering plant, or in some cases taken from the surname.

Thurmond m English
Transferred from the surname, Thurmond (see Thurman)

Timonthy m English (Rare)
Variant of Timothy.

Timothey m English (Rare)
Variant of Timothy.

Tinamarie f English (American, Rare)
A combination of Tina and Marie.

Tionna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tiana.

Tjay m English (Rare)
Variant of Teejay.

Toleen f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Tuleen.

Tracye f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tracy.

Trentin m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Trenton.

Twilla f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Twila.

Tylen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
A combination of the phonetic elements ty and lyn.

Tyner m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tyner.

Tyrome m African American (Modern, Rare)
A variant of Tyrone likely influenced by Jerome.

Tyronne m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyrone

Undra m & f African American (Modern, Rare)

Undre m African American (Modern, Rare)

Usmaan m Urdu
Variant transcription of Urdu عثمان (see Usman).

Vadie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly taken from Vada 1 or used as a short form of a name containing vad.

Valdivino m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Equivalent to English Baldwin.

Vann m English (American)
Variant of Van, or transferred from the English surname Vann.

Vearl m English (American, Rare)
Likely a variant of Verle.

Velna f English (Rare)
Likely derived from Velma.

Verba f English (American, Rare)
Exact origin unknown, however it does mean "willow" in Ukranian.... [more]

Verlee f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Verlie.

Verma f English (American, Rare)
Meaning unknown. It could be a rhyming variant of names like Irma, or a variant of Varma.

Verma m Indian
From Sanskrit varman "armor protection"

Vernard m English
Likely a variant of Bernard.

Vernette f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Verna (see Vernetta)

Vidur m Indian
Some sources claim the meaning of this name is "wise, expert". This could make it the masculine form of Viduraa.... [more]

Vilette f English
Alternate spelling of Villette, a French word for a small town or village.

Violencia f Obscure
Spanish word for "violence", which has been occasionally used as a given name.

Vista f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Likely taken from the Spanish and Italian word vista meaning "view". It possibly could have sometimes been used as an alternate form of Vesta.

Vyiolet f Obscure
Variant of Violet.

Vylee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
An invented name combining the phonetic sound vy with the popular suffix lee, likely inspired by popular names such as Miley, Riley/Rylee, and Kylie/Kylee.

Wadah m & f Arabic
Version of Waddah.

Waddah m & f Arabic
Meaning "bright, brilliant".

Waldon m English (Rare)
Variant of Walden.

Warre m Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a short form of Walraven.

Wauneta f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Waunita.

Whittney f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Whitney.

Wilhelmena f English (Rare)
Variant of Wilhelmina.

Wilieta f Various
Possible feminine form of William.

Willadean f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Willodean.

Woodford m English (Rare)
Taken from the surname, Woodford.

Wrensley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Wrenley.

Wrynnlie f Obscure
Variant of Wrynlee.

Wylma f English (Rare)
Variant of Wilma.

Wynell f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Wynelle.

Wyott m English (American)
Alternate spelling of Wyatt, or possibly Wyot.

Xaedriannah f Obscure
Variant of Xadriana.

Xare f Basque
Exact origins unknown, but this is the name of a Basque sport.

Xennovia f Obscure
Variant of Zenovia.

Xhendaya f Obscure (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Zendaya.

Xianel f Obscure (Modern, Rare)
Spelling variant of Chanel.

Yareia f Obscure

Yarela f Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Yara 2.

Yerusalem f & m Obscure
Variant of Jerusalem based on the Hebrew pronounciation.

Yliana f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Iliana.

Ylianna f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Varaint of Iliana.

Zaeleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaylee.

Zaidyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zayden.

Zailee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zaylee.

Zakery m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zakkary m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zachary.

Zamari m & f African American
Combination of the sounds found in names such as Amari, Jamari and Kamari.

Zarabella f Obscure
A combination of the name Zara 1 with the popular name suffix bella, likely inspired by Isabella... [more]

Zaylen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
A combination of the phonetic element zay with the popular suffix len, likely inspired by names such as Kaylen, Braylen and Jaylen.

Zedna f English
Exact origins unknown. It is likely a name invented in the late 19th- early 20th century, based off of Edna.

Zeffie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Likely a short form of Zeffirina, Zeffira, Zephyrine or other names containing zef, or maybe a rhyming variant of Effie.

Zekra f Arabic
Meaning "memory, memorial" in Arabic. This word is used about 20 times in the Quran. A famous bearer is Thekra bint Mohammed Al Dali(ذكرى بنت محمد الدالي), a Tunisian singer whose name is also transcribed as Zekra, Zikra and Thikra.

Zendayah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zendaya.

Zeola f English (American, Rare)
Likely an invented name, based off rhyming names such as Leola.

Zerelia f Obscure

Zeylia f Obscure
Variant of Zelia.

Ziigwan f & m Ojibwe
Meaning "its is (early) spring" in Ojibwe,

Zury f Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
Variant of Zuri used predominately in Latin America.

Zymir m African American
A variant of Zamir used by African Americans.