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Adara f Astronomy
Variant of Adhara.

Ailie f Scots, English (Australian)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. This name is, however, considered both an Anglicization of Eilidh and a diminutive of Aileen and Ailison.

Ailstreena f Manx (Rare)
Manx form of Alastríona.

Alania f Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Modern)
As a Brazilian Portuguese name, the origin and meaning are unknown. As an English name, it is likely a feminine form of Alan.... [more]

Alastrina f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Alastríona.

Alathea f English (Rare)
Variant of Alethea

Alendra f Spanish (Latin American, Modern)

Allifair f English (Rare), Romani
Variant of Alafare.

Allure f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a 1996 Chanel perfume, derived from the English word allure (which also has French roots) meaning "fascination, charm, appeal".

Amyris m & f Ancient Greek, English (Rare)
Both a personal name and the name of a resin, it is derived from the Greek word αμυρων (amyron), which means "intensely scented" and refers to the resin's strong, aromatic odor.

Annebeth f Dutch (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Cognate of Annabeth.

Annoushka f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Annushka.

Anslee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ainsley.

Antonelle f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Aphrah f & m English, English (Puritan)
From the biblical place Aphrah in the Book of Micah, meaning "dust." This name was used by Puritans, but has since become rare.

Arikia f Greek Mythology
Original Greek form of Aricia.

Aris m Italian, Spanish
Diminutive of Aristeo.

Arisje f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Aris 2.

Arlan m English
Variant of Arlen.

Arrow m & f English (Modern)
From the English word arrow, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *h₂érkʷo- "bow, arrow".

Asphodel f Literature
From the name of the flower. J. R. R. Tolkien used this name on one of his characters in The Lord of the Rings.

Athos m Greek Mythology, Literature, French, Italian, Greek, Brazilian
Athos was one of the Gigantes, children of Gaia, who hurled a mountain at Zeus. Zeus knocked the mountain to the ground near Macedonia, and it became Mount Athos, or the "Holy Mountain."... [more]

Avon f & m English (Modern)
English variant of Afon.

Azuria f English (Modern)
Elaborated form of Azure

Bellara f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Beocca m Anglo-Saxon, Literature
Possibly derived from Old English beo "bee" and a diminutive suffix, therefore meaning "little bee." It may also be related to the Old English masculine name Becca, from which Beckham is derived... [more]

Bridgett f English
Variant of Bridget.

Brier f & m English
Variant of Briar.

Calhandra f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Portuguese cognate of Alondra, occasionally used in Brazil.

Catharyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Catherine.

Cayenne f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From Old Tupi quiínia meaning "hot pepper," referring to any of several very hot chilli peppers or a powder condiment or spice formed from these varieties.

Ceferina f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Ceferino.

Ceylon m English (Rare)
From the historical name of the British crown colony (present-day Sri Lanka), borrowed from Portuguese Ceilão and ultimately derived from Sanskrit सिंहल (simhala), literally meaning "lionlike" and composed of सिंह (simha) meaning "lion" and the suffix -ल (-la).

Chrysantha f English (Rare)
Variant of Chrysanta.

Clairice f English (Rare)
Variant of Clarice.

Clymene f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Κλυμένη (Klymene) meaning "famous" or "infamous" from κλύμενος (klymenos), a derivative of κλυτός (klytos) "famous, noble"... [more]

Connery m & f Irish (Anglicized), English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Connery.... [more]

Conomerus m Medieval Breton (Latinized, ?), History
Latinized form of Conomor.

Conomor m Breton Legend, History, Medieval Breton (?)
From a Brythonic name, possibly *Cunomāros, derived from Common Celtic *kwon- "hound" or *kuno- "high" and *māros ‎"great". This was the name of Conomor the Cursed, a 6th-century king of Domnonée (modern-day northern Brittany) notorious for his cruelty, who was ultimately excommunicated at the behest of Saint Samson of Dol... [more]

Constanzia f Romansh (Archaic), Literature, Popular Culture
Variant of Costanza. This name was used as the full name of Michael Corleone's younger sister Connie in the novel The Godfather (1969) by Mario Puzo, as well as the resulting film adaptation (1972).

Courtenay f & m English (Rare)
French place name Courtenay (originally a derivative of the personal name Curtenus, itself derived from Latin curtus "short").... [more]

Crescon m Judeo-Provençal
Diminutive of Crescas.

Cully m & f English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Cully.... [more]

Cynfawr m Medieval Welsh
Welsh cognate of Conomor.

Dardanella f English (Rare), Popular Culture
From the name of the Dardanelles, one of the straits that separate European Turkey from Asian Turkey. The place name apparently derives from the name of Dardanos, son of Zeus and Electra in Greek myth.... [more]

Debriana f American (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the names Debra and Ana, the fusion possibly influenced by the name Brianna.

Deiphobe f Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology
Feminine form of Deiphobos. In Greek and Roman mythology, Deiphobe was a daughter of the seer Glaukos, an oracle of Apollo at Cumae in Italy, and later became known as the Cumaean Sybil... [more]

Drusille f French (African)
French form of Drusilla.

Ecgwynn f Anglo-Saxon
Means "sword joy" from the Old English elements ecg "edge, blade" and wynn "joy." Ecgwynn was the first wife of Edward the Elder (c. 874 – 17 July 924) and the mother of Æthelstan the Glorious, widely considered the first "King of the English."

Edelweiss f Various
From the name of the edelweiss flower (species Leontopodium alpinum). It is derived from the German elements edel "noble" and weiß "white." The name of the flower is spelled Edelweiß in German; Edelweiss is an Anglicized spelling.

Ellavieve f English (Rare)
Modern form of Ælfgifu, influenced by the names Ella 1 and Genevieve.

Erigone f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἦρι (eri) meaning "early in the morning, at early morn" and γονή (gone) meaning "birth, offspring". This was the name of two characters in Greek mythology, one being the daughter of Icarius (a prominent Athenian), the other the daughter of Aegisthus and Clytemnestra.

Esperance f & m English (Archaic)
From an English word (now obsolete) for "hope." The battle cry of Harry Hotspur was "Esperance en Dieu," or "hope in God," which was the motto for House Percy. The French form, Espérance, is typically found in religious texts (the word espoir is far more common).

Eswin m English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English elements est "grace" and wine "friend." This Old English name was rarely used after the Norman Conquest.

Ethelfled f English (Archaic)
Younger form of Æthelflæd, which fell out of use after the Norman Conquest.

Eunoe f Greek Mythology
From Greek εὔνους (eunous) meaning "well-minded, friendly", which is composed of ευ (eu) "good, well" and νοῦς (nous) "mind" (see also Eunous, Eunoia)... [more]

Exuperia f Late Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of Exuperius.

Exuperius m Late Roman
Variant spelling of Exsuperius, which was derived from the Latin verb exsupero "to (greatly) excel, to (greatly) surpass, to (greatly) surmount". The verb itself is ultimately derived from the Latin elements ex "out of, from within" and supero "to surpass, to surmount, to transcend"... [more]

Exupéry m Occitan
Occitan form of Exuperius.

Exupery m English
English form of Exuperius, possibly derived from the French Exupéry.

Fatine m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Fatin 1 or Fatin 2 (chiefly Moroccan).

Fiurenzu m Corsican (Archaic), Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Florent.

Floriella f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Diminutive of Floria.

Fluellen m Theatre
Anglicized form of Llywelyn used by Shakespeare for a Welsh captain in his history play 'Henry V' (1599).

Freyda f Yiddish
Variant of Freyde.

Genève f French (Quebec, Rare)
French cognate of Geneva. The name coincides with the place name Genève.

Gențiana f Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian gențiană meaning "gentian".

Gianelle f Filipino, American (Rare)
Elaboration of Giana.

Gomez m Medieval Spanish, Popular Culture
Spanish form of Gomes. This is the name of Gomez Addams, the patriarch of the Addams Family, featured in comics, on TV, and in film.

Guiana f English (Modern), Medieval French, Occitan, Medieval Occitan, Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Derived from Guyenne, an occasional Occitan corruption of Aquitaine. Guiana is also sometimes a spelling for the country of Guyana in South America.

Gwenlian f English (Rare), Welsh (Rare)
Anglicized form as well as a Welsh variant of Gwenllian.

Hefzibah f Hebrew
Modern variant of Hephzibah

Helmina f German, Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Truncated form of Wilhelmina.

Ikepela f Hawaiian (Modern, Rare)
Hawaiian form of Isabella.

Imlac m Literature
Transferred use of the surname Imlac, derived from the Old Gaelic imeallach or imleach, meaning "marginal land" or "marshy shore-land."... [more]

Isalia f Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Latin American), French (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Archaic)
Spanish diminutive of Isabel and French and Flemish variant of Isalie.

Jaelle f Romani, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Romani form of the Biblical name Jael.

Jama f English (Modern)
Variant of Jamie

Jehanna f Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Norman
Variant of Jehanne.

Jerushah f English, Hebrew
Variant of Jerusha.

Jolaine f English
Either a variant of Jolene, or a combination Jo and Elaine. It could also be derived from the French name Marjolaine.

Jubilee f English (Modern), Popular Culture
From the English word jubilee meaning "season of rejoicing", which is derived from Hebrew יוֹבֵל (yovel) "ram, ram's horn; a jubilee year: a year of rest, prescribed by the Jewish Bible to occur each fiftieth year, after seven cycles of seven years; a period of celebration or rejoicing" (via Late Latin iubilaeus and Greek ἰώβηλος (iobelos))... [more]

Kaatje f Dutch, Flemish
Diminutive of Kaat, as it contains the Dutch and Flemish diminutive suffix -je.

Kaderin f Caribbean

Kelela f Tongan

Kesang f Bhutanese
Means "fabulous period of time" or "great eon." Has Tibetan origins.

Kyrielle f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Kyrie 2.

Laelle f English (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Lael, perhaps influenced by the French Laëlle.

Larue f English (Rare)
Possibly a combination of the popular prefix La with the name Rue. It also coincides with the French phrase la rue meaning "the street". In America, Larue was used to some extent from the end of the 19th century until the end of World War II.

Lateef m Arabic
Variant transcription of Latif.

Laurana f Literature
Perhaps an elaboration of Laura. Laurana is one of the main characters in the "Dragonlance" book series by Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman.

Leliana f Popular Culture
Possibly based on the Italian name Lelia, in turn modeling itself on the elaboration Liliana. In the award-winning video game franchise "Dragon Age," the character Leliana is a respected, and feared, spymaster who aids the protagonist(s).

Leyland m English
Transferred use of the surname Leyland. See also Leland.

Lianna f English
Variant of Liana or Leanna.

Linor f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Li 2 and Nor. A known bearer of this name is Israeli beauty queen, lawyer and activist Linor Abargil (1980-), who won the Miss World beauty pageant in 1998.

Lisse f Dutch (Rare), Danish (Rare), English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Literature
It is used in the science fiction novel Invitation to the Game as the name of the main character. It is also the name of a fine gauze fabric.

Lucidia f Late Roman, Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Lucidius.

Lucidius m Late Roman
Variant form of Lucidus. This name was borne by saint Lucidius of Verona, whose feast day is on April 26th.

Lucresse f Medieval French, French (Rare), French (African, Rare), English (Rare, Archaic)
Middle French form of Lucretia, still occasionally found in French-speaking Africa.

Ludivina f Spanish (Rare), Romansh
Spanish and Romansh form of Lidwina.

Lynessa f English (Modern)
Elaboration of Lynn, using the popular feminine suffix -essa.

Lynsea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lindsay.

Maev f Irish (Rare)
Variant of Maeve.

Mariabel f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Contraction of María and Isabel which retains the full version of Maria (unlike Maribel).

Mata f History
Derived from Malay and Indonesian matahari meaning "sun", literally "eye of the day" (being a compound of mata "eye" and hari "day"). This was the stage name of Mata Hari (real name Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, 1876-1917), a Dutch exotic dancer executed for alleged espionage during World War I.

Mehetable f English
Variant of Mehetabel more common in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Melisandra f English (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Combination of Melisa and Sandra, possibly influenced by names such as Mélisande and Lisandra.

Melisandre f Literature, Popular Culture
The name of a witch, known as the Red Priestess, in George R. R. Martin's book series "A Song of Ice and Fire." He likely based her name off the French name Mélisande.

Meralda f Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Antillean, Rare)

Merlette f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Merlette.

Merula m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen derived from Latin merula "blackbird".

Minelauva f Astronomy
Traditional name in the middle ages for the star Delta Virginis in the constellation Virgo. It derives from the Arabic من العواء or min al-ʽawwāʼ, meaning "in the lunar mansion of ʽawwaʼ" (see Auva).

Monisha f Indian
It is a Hindi name, typically used in South India, meaning "intelligent woman". In Sanskrit, however, Monisha is said to mean "beautiful" and "solitary".... [more]

Muffin f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Margaret or Mary, possibly an elaborated form of Muffy. It may also be given in relation to the baked goods called muffins.

Muffy f English
Diminutive of Margaret and Mary.

Neomi f Hebrew
Variant of Naomi 1.

Nouveau f & m English (Rare)
Means "new" in French. This is not used as a given name in France.

Nouvelle f English
Feminine form of Nouveau. This is not used as a name in France itself.

Oceana f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare, ?), German (Rare, ?)
Feminine form of Oceanus. As an English name, this was coined in the early 19th century.

Orinoco m & f English, Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), English (Modern)
The name of one of the longest rivers in South America. Irish musician Enya used the name of the river in her song 1988 song "Orinoco Flow," which many people know as "Sail Away." A famous bearer is male swimmer from New Zealand Orinoco Faamausili-Banse-Prince.

Orithyia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Oreithyia.

Ortense f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Hortense.

Osferth m Anglo-Saxon, Popular Culture
Derived from Old English os "god" and either friþ "peace" or ferhð "soul, spirit, mind, life"... [more]

Paganacciu m Corsican (Archaic), Medieval Corsican

Parnella f English (Rare, Archaic), Medieval English
Latinization of Parnel.

Pernella f Medieval English, American (South, Rare)
Elaboration of Pernel.

Pernellia f American (South, Archaic)

Pierantonio m Italian
Combination of Pier and Antonio.

Poinsettia f English (Rare)
From the flower Euphorbia pulcherrima, which was named for an American Minister to Mexico, Joel Roberts Poinsett, who discovered the flower in 1828.

Ramira f Spanish
Feminine form of Ramiro.

Rance m American
Transferred use of the surname Rance.

Regin m Danish (Rare), Norse Mythology
Variant of Reginn.

Rema f Italian (Rare), English (Modern)
Italian feminine form of Remo.

Renfri f Popular Culture
Taken from the surname Renfrew.... [more]

Rissa f English
Diminutive of Clarissa, Marissa, and other names ending in -rissa.

Ronette f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Diminutive of Veronica, which experienced some popularity in the United States in the wake of the 60s girl group The Ronettes. The lead singer of the band's name at birth was Veronica Bennett.... [more]

Rubie f English (Rare), Filipino
Variant of Ruby.

Sesily f English (Rare)
Variant of Cecily.

Sessile f English
English cognate of Cécile, influenced by the botanical term sessile, meaning "a leaf issuing directly from the stem of the plant, rather than by a petiole."

Sessily f English (Modern)
Variant of Cecily, influenced by the botanical term sessile, meaning "a leaf issuing directly from the stem of the plant, rather than by a petiole."

Sethe f Literature
Created by Toni Morrison for her Pulitzer prize-winning novel "Beloved." Sethe is the mother of the title character, whom she murders out of an extreme act of love: she would rather kill her child than give it up to the hands of slavery.... [more]

Shaia f Hebrew, English (Modern), Arabic
A modern English feminine variant of the Hebrew masculine name Shai.

Shaya f English (Modern)
Variant of Shaia.

Shosanna f Jewish (Gallicized), Alsatian
Variant of Shoshannah.

Silena f Ancient Greek, Italian, English, German (Swiss, Rare)
Feminine form of Silenus.

Silvanna f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Silvana.

Sirena f English (Rare)
Derived from Spanish sirena "mermaid". The Spanish dramatist Jacinto Benavente used this name in his play 'Los intereses creados' (1907), where it belongs to a poor widow and matchmaker called Doña Sirena.

Snejana f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
French transcription of Snezhana.

Sorsha f Popular Culture
The name of a character in Ron Howard's movie "Willow" (1988). In it, she is a princess, the daughter of the evil Queen Bavmorda. She ends up betraying her mother to serve the cause of good. George Lucas, who wrote the story for the movie, may have based Sorsha's name on either Sorcha or Saoirse.

Sylvanna f English (Rare), French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Silvana.

Tallis m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tallis, which comes from the Old French taillis, referring to a clearing of woodland.

Taralyn f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
An elaboration of Tara 1 using the popular name suffix lyn. Taralyn was a minor character on the TV show "Legend of the Seeker."

Teegan f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Teagan.

Tempestt f English
Variant of Tempest. A famous bearer is the actress Tempestt Bledsoe, who played Vanessa Huxtable on 'The Cosby Show.'

Ter f & m English
Diminutive of Theresa, Terri, and sometimes Terence.

Terhenetär f Finnish Mythology
A character in the Finnish epic the 'Kalevala,' who was a forest sprite. The name itself means "mist." The short (and common) form of this name is Terhi.

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."

Tryphine f South African, English (African)
Anglicized form of Triphina.

Vardiel f Hebrew
Means "rose of God" in Hebrew.

Veejay m Indian
Variant transcription of Vijay.

Verdia f Italian
Shortened form of Verdiana

Verveine f Various (Rare)
French form of Verbena.

Wihtgar m Anglo-Saxon
From the Old English elements wiht meaning "living being, creature, person" and gar "spear". This was the name of an 11th-century East Anglian thegn (whose paternal grandfather was also named Wihtgar)... [more]

Wilbraham m English (British, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Wilbraham.

Wrenna f American (Rare)
Elaborated form of Wren. It coincides with Old English wrenna meaning "(male) wren".

Wyndham m English
Transferred use of the surname Wyndham.

Xanadu f Various (Modern)
From the name of the summer capital of the 13th-century Mongol ruler Kublai Khan, located in Inner Mongolia, China. It is an anglicized form of Chinese 上都 (Shangdu), derived from 上 (shàng) meaning "above, upper" and 都 (dū) meaning "city".

Yailin f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Yerusha f Indian

Zadoc m Biblical
Variant of Zadok

Zadock m Biblical, English (Rare)
Variant of Zadok

Zennia f Italian
Italian form of Xenia.

Zephyrina f English (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Zephyr.

Zooey f & m English (Modern), Literature
Variant of Zoey or diminutive of Zachary.