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Liyah f English (Modern, Rare)

Liyana f Zulu, English (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Zulu liyana "it is raining". As an English name, it is a variant of Liana.

Liyanna f Malay (Rare)
Variant of Liyana.

Ljupka f Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Derived from Slavic ljupko, ljupka, meaning "delightful, gracefully".

Loduska f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Laduska.

Lojza f Croatian (Rare)
Short form of Alojzija.

Lolo f English
Diminutive of Laura, Lauren, Lorraine, or other names with that sound

Lorana f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Lorena 2.

Lorayna f American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Lorina f English (Rare), Italian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Albanian, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Hungarian, Croatian, Romani (Archaic)
Italian elaboration of Lora and variant of Laurina as well as a Scandinavian feminine form of Lorens... [more]

Luredda f Sicilian
Variant of Loredda.

Lyrah f Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Lyra.

Lysis m Ancient Greek
From Greek λύσις (lysis) meaning "a release, loosening". This was borne by a Greek philosopher, Lysis of Taras, who was said to have been a friend and disciple of Pythagoras, as well as the title character in a Socratic dialogue of Plato.

Maca f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Diminutive of Marija, used as a given name in its own right.

Mada f Spanish
Diminutive of Magdalena

Madena f American (Rare)

Madlen f Croatian (Rare), German (Rare), Bulgarian, Medieval German, Alsatian, Hungarian, Welsh
Bulgarian, Croatian, Alsatian, and German variant of Madeleine as well as a Hungarian borrowing of this name as well as a medieval German contracted and the Welsh regular form of Magdalena.

Madlena f Bulgarian, Croatian, Georgian, German, Serbian, Sorbian, Romansh
Bulgarian, Croatian, German and Serbian variant of Magdalena as well as the standard Sorbian and Romansh form of the name.... [more]

Maëtte f French (Rare), Belgian (Rare)

Mahidevran f Ottoman Turkish
Means "one who is always beautiful", "one whose beauty never fades", "beauty of the times" or "Moon of Fortune". A famous bearer was Mahidevran Sultan (1500-1581), a concubine of Süleyman the Magnificent and the mother of Şehzade Mustafa and Raziye Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

Mailika f Estonian
Diminutive of Maili, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Majra f Bosnian

Maline f French (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Greenlandic, Afrikaans (Rare), English (Rare), Haitian Creole (Rare)
French form of Malin as well as a Scandinavian variant.

Mallena f Sardinian
Nuorese contracted form of Matalena.

Mâlo m Jèrriais, Guernésiais
Jèrriais and Guernésiais form of Malo.

Mani f & m English, Croatian, Spanish
Diminutives of names beginning with Man-

Manjana f Slovene (Rare)
Elaboration of Manja.

Manu m & f Georgian
Short form of Emanuel and Manuchar for men and of Emanuela and Manuela for women.

Maraia f English (Rare), Fijian
Variant of Mariah.

Maraina f English (Australian), English (New Zealand), Portuguese (Brazilian)

Marčela f Slovene
Variant of Marcela.

Marelle f Dutch (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Estonian contraction of Mare and Elle.

Marene f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Swedish (Rare)

Marichuy f Spanish (Mexican)
Diminutive of María de Jesús. Also compare Chuy. This is borne by Mexican human rights activist María de Jesús "Marichuy" Patricio Martínez (1963-).

Marieta f Spanish (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Bulgarian, Armenian, Afrikaans, Polish (Rare), Latvian (Rare), Slovene, Croatian, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, Portuguese, Greek, Albanian
Cognate of Marietta.

Marille f Dutch (Rare), Filipino (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Marilla.

Maro m Croatian
Croatian form of Marius or Marianus.

Marša f Slovene, Croatian (Modern, Rare)

Marucha f Galician
Diminutive of María.

Maryn f Cornish
Variant of Merryn.

Mata m Croatian
Short form of Mateo, Matej or Matija in some parts of Croatia.

Maygan f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Megan.

Medena f American (Rare)

Medena f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
From med meaning ''honey''. It's also used as a nickname for a dear person.

Medisa f Bosnian (Rare), Iranian (Rare)
Probably derived from Media, a historical region in northwestern Iran, originally inhabited by the Medes.

Medissa f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Melaine f English (Rare), Greek Mythology
Etymologically, Melaine shares her roots with Melanie.... [more]

Melana f English (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Melania.

Melani f Spanish, Croatian, Slovene, Greek (Rare), Hungarian, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Spanish borrowing, Croatian and Slovene form, Modern Greek and English variant of Melanie and Hungarian variant of Melánia... [more]

Melica f Iranian

Melicca f Obscure

Melicka f Obscure

Mella f Irish (Anglicized, Rare), English (Rare), History
Anglicized form of the traditional Irish name Mealla which itself is derived from Old Irish mell "mild; pleasant".... [more]

Melly f English
Diminutive of names beginning with Mel.

Melodee f English
Variant of Melody.

Melodia f Spanish (Modern, Rare)

Melodya f Indonesian

Merjemi f Bosnian
Cognate of Merjem.

Mića m Croatian, Serbian
Short form of Milan.

Mica f Medieval Romanian
Either a contracted form of Marica or a derivation from Romanian mică, the feminine form of the adjective mic "small, little".

Mica f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Short form of Marija.

Mićo m Croatian, Serbian
Short form of Milan.

Mielle f English (Rare)

Mihi f & m Croatian
Short form of Mihaela or Mihael.

Mikalia f American (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated variant of Michaela.

Milenka f Serbian, Croatian, Sorbian, Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Milena, used as a given name in its own right.

Miliana f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Serbian and Croatian variant of Milijana.

Milijan m Croatian, Serbian
Elaborated form of Milan.

Milijana f Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene
Feminine form of Milijan.

Minja f Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian
Diminutive of Milena or Milana.

Miya f African American (Modern)
Variant of Maya 2.

Mojsije m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Croatian form of Moses.

Monalisa f Indian, Brazilian, English (African), English (American, Rare), Various
From Mona Lisa meaning "Madam Lisa", derived from the archaic Italian term of address monna (a contraction of Old Italian ma donna "my lady") and the name Lisa... [more]

Moni f English (Rare), Croatian, French, German, Spanish
Diminutive of Monika, Mónica, and other related names. It can also be used as a diminutive of Simone 1 or Ramona.

Monicka f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Monica.

Monira f Arabic, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic منيرة (see Munira), as well as the usual Bengali form.

Morena f Slavic Mythology, Croatian, Serbian
Variant of Morana.

Naemie f North Frisian
North Frisian variant of Naemi.

Naja f Croatian, Slovene, Serbian
Nickname for Anastazija, Danaja and names starting with na, for example Naida, Natalija, etc.

Nalena f Occitan (Rare)
Contracted form of Natalena.

Nara f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a form of Naarah.

Narah f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Nastasgia f Corsican
Corsican form of Anastasia.

Nastasja f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Nastasya.

Natalena f Occitan, History (Ecclesiastical), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Occitan form of Natalène.

Nataleya f Obscure
Variant of Natalia.

Natali m Corsican (Archaic), Sicilian, Romansh
Variant of Natale.

Nataly f English (Modern), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Greek (Rare), Russian, Ukrainian, Estonian (Rare)
English variant and Spanish and Portuguese borrowing of Natalie, as well as a variant transcription of Russian Натали and Ukrainian Наталі (see Natali).

Natana f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Allegedly a feminine form of Natan.

Natena f American (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a feminine form of Natan or Nathan.

Natija f Croatian (Rare)
Rare diminutive of Natalija.

Natiya f Georgian (Russified)
Russification of Natia, since the name is written as Натия in Russian, which is properly transcribed as Natiya.

Natja f Croatian (Rare)
Diminutive of Natalija.

Nattia f Obscure (Modern)

Natya f English, Russian, Ukrainian
Short form of Natalia, Nataliya or Natalya.

Nayda f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Nayden.

Nedia f Arabic, Indonesian
Allegedly means "morning dew" in Arabic.

Nedžma f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Najma.

Neila f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Neil.

Nejka f Slovene
Diminutive of Neja, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Nelina f Bulgarian

Nevia f Italian, English (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Croatian
Italian feminine form of Nevio, also occasionally used in English and, Croatian and Slovene.

Nevica f Slovene
Diminutive of Nevenka via Neva, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Nicholena f American (Rare)
Variant of Nicolena influenced by Nichole.

Nicolena f English (Rare)
Variant of Nicolina.

Nikolena f Bulgarian (Rare), Greek (Rare)
Variant of Nikolina.

Ninela f Bosnian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Romanian (Rare), Moldovan (Rare)
Variant of Ninel and Croatian, Bosnian and Serbian diminutive of Nina 1.

Noelie f Louisiana Creole (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare)
Variant of French Noélie.

Noemie f Various
Variant of Noémie.

Nolena f English (Australian)
Feminine form of Nolan.

Nomi f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Hebrew (Rare), English (Rare)
Scandinavian variant of Noomi as well as an English and Hebrew contracted form of Naomi 1.

Nudžejma f Bosnian
Variant of Nedžma.

Nyra f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Nyrah.

Olia f Georgian, Moldovan (Rare), Bulgarian, Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Georgian and Moldovan form of Olya as well as a Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian variant transcription of the name.... [more]

Orijana f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene (Rare)
Croatian and Serbian form of Oriana and Slovene variant of Orjana.

Pal m Banat Swabian
Banatswabian borrowing of Pál.

Paškvalina f Croatian
Croatian feminine form of Pascal.... [more]

Passion f English (Rare)
First recorded as a given name in the 16th century, the name Passion was originally used by Christian parents in reference to the "Passion of Christ", a term denoting the suffering of Jesus. The word itself is derived from Latin passio "suffering", ultimately from Latin patior "to suffer; to endure" and was originally used to describe any suffering or pain concerning the body... [more]

Pera m & f Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Petar (male) or Petra (female).

Quenna f American (Rare)

Rabeah f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Rabi'a.

Rabia m Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Rabbie.

Rabiah f English (Rare), Pakistani (Rare)
Variant transcription of Rabi'a which has also seen some usage in the English-speaking world.

Rabija f Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Rabi'a.

Rakila f Banat Swabian
Banatswabian borrowing of Rahila.

Rapka f Bosnian
Pet form of Rabija.

Ratka f Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Ratko.

Reia f Greek Mythology (Portuguese-style)
Portuguese form of Rhea.

Reza f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian short form of Tereza and Slovene short form of Terezija.

Riana f English (Rare)
Variant of Rhianna.

Rianna f Dutch
Variant of Rianne.

Romaissa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic رميصاء (see Rumaysa) chiefly used in North Africa.

Rucha f Galician
Diminutive of Farruca.

Rumina f Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant of Rumena.

Rvat m Croatian
Means "Croat" in Croatian. It's not used very often in last 300 years.

Saba f Croatian, Polish, German
Croatian, Polish and German short form of Sabina.

Saia m Tongan, Maori (?)

Saina f Indian, Papuan (Rare), Iranian (Rare)

Šakira f Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Shakira.

Sandor m Banat Swabian
Banatswabian borrowing of Sándor.

Saniara f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Sanyara f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)

Saone f African
Seems to be predominantly used in Botswana.

Saraja f Bosnian, Slovene (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Cognate of Sarai.

Saran f Mongolian, Buryat
Derived from Mongolian саран (saran) meaning "moon".

Sarann f English (Rare)
Variant of Saranna.

Saray f Romani (Archaic)
Corruption of Sarah.

Sarene f English
Variant of Serene.

Sarhild f English (Archaic)
Variant of Sarahild.

Šarika f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene borrowing of Sárika.

Šeherezada f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Bosnian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene and Serbian form of Shahrazad.

Šeherzada f Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Slovene
Variant of Šeherezada.

Šejla f Bosnian

Sella f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Sälla as well as a Norwegian diminutive of Cecilia.

Sellah f African

Semine f Danish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Simon 1.

Semir m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Samir 1.

Senija f Croatian (Rare), Slovene
Short form of Ksenija.

Senijad m Bosnian
Variant of Senad.

Sera f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Sara.

Siana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Сиана (see Siyana).

Sìmmacu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Simmaco.

Snežna f Serbian, Slovene
Derived from Serbian and Slovene снежна (snežna), meaning "snowy".

Snježna f Croatian
Derived from Croatian snježna meaning "snowy".

Sollie m & f English
Pet form of Solomon or Saul (when borne by a male) and variant spelling of Soli (when borne by a female).

Soraja f Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Dutch
Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian form of Thurayya.

Špelca f Slovene
Diminutive of Špela, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Srboljub m Serbian
Derived from Srbin, meaning "a Serb", and ljubiti, meaning "to kiss, to love".

Sulve f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Sulvi.

Suza f Croatian, Serbian, English
Short form of Suzana. It also means "a tear" in Croatian and Serbian.

Syntha f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Sintha.

Taelea f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayley.

Taelee f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayley.

Taelie f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Tayley.

Taiha m Korean

Taila f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)

Tailea f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayley.

Taileigh f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayley.

Tailie f American (Rare)
Variant of Tayley.

Taïna f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)

Taissa f Russian (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Extremely rare Russian variant of Taisa as well as an anglicized form (or variant transcription) of the name.... [more]

Taja f Kashubian
Diminutive of Anastazjô.

Tajna f Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian тајна, tajna, meaning "a secret".

Talene f Armenian (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized form of Taline.

Talie f French (Modern, Rare)
French form of Talia 1.

Talula f English (Rare)
Variant of Tallulah.

Tamesia f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Tamesa and variant of Tamesis, the two names of the river Thames in Roman times.

Tanija f Slovene
Variant of Tanja.

Tannah f & m English
Variant of Tana or Tanna.

Taraia m Maori

Taria f English (Modern, Rare)

Tashia f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Tasha.

Tay f & m English (Modern)
Short form of Taylor.

Teivi f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Taivi.

Tela f Obscure
Short form of Ottelia.

Telie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayley or Telly.

Tesaira f Obscure

Thabea f German (Rare)
Variant of Tabea.

Tiaša f Slovene, Croatian
Diminutive of Tatjana.

Tiena f English (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be a variant of Tiana, and perhaps in some cases even an alternate spelling of Tina.

Tienne m Norman
Norman form of Étienne.

Tilia f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Short form of Ottilia.

Timburgetta f Medieval Sardinian
Diminutive of Timbora.

Tinka f Croatian, Slovene
Diminutive of Tina.

Tonija f Slovene
Short form of Antonija.

Traeh f English
The word heart spelled backwards.

Trayana f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Trayan.

Triina f Estonian
Short form of Katariina.

Tuga f Croatian (Rare), Slavic Mythology
Means "sadness" in Croatian. According to a folk tradition, she and her sister Buga, together with their five brothers Klukas, Lobel, Kosenc, Muhlo and Hrvat, led the Croats into the ancient Roman province of Dalmatia in the 7th century.

Twanna f African American
Variant of Twana.

Vaina f Samoan (Rare), Papuan (Rare), Indian (Rare)

Valena f American (South, Rare)
Either a contracted form of Valentina or an invented name coined from the syllable Val- and the once-popular name suffix -ene.

Viki f Various
Short form of Victoria and its variants.

Vina m Croatian
Diminutive of Vinko.

Vitka f Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian
Diminutive of Vita 1.

Vlajko m Serbian, Croatian
Short form of Vladimir.

Vona f English (Rare), Croatian (Rare, ?)
In Croatia, this name is allegedly a short form of Ivona.... [more]

Vonka f Croatian
Diminutive of Ivona.

Westina f American (Rare), Bahamian Creole (Rare)
Feminine form of Westin.

Yeliz f Turkish
Famous bearer: Turkish actress Yeliz Akkaya... [more]

Zakarija m Croatian
Croatian form of Zechariah.

Zana f Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Kashubian
Croatian, Serbian and Bosnian short form of Suzana and Kashubian short form of Zuzana.

Zarah f English
Variant of Zara 1.

Zeia f Upper German (Rare, Archaic), Romansh (Archaic)
Upper German short form of Luzei and Surselvan Romansh variant of Zia.

Zoika f Bulgarian
Variant of Zoya.

Zvizdana f Croatian
Derived from dialectal Croatian zvizda meaning "star". The standard form is zvijezda or Serbian zvezda.