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Atlee m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Atlee.

Atomu m & f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Japanese derivation of the English word atom.... [more]

Atori f Japanese (Rare)
From 花鶏 (atori), referring to the brambling bird.... [more]

Atrianu m Sicilian
Variant of Adrianu.

Atsuhiro m Japanese
Japanese masculine name derived from either 貴裕, meaning "precious; plentiful", 逸裕 meaning "escape, break free; plentiful" or 厚博 "thick and broad, rich, plentiful".

Atsuhito m Japanese
From the stem of adjective 厚/篤い (atsui) meaning "kind, cordial, hospitable, warm" (also used as 敦 or 充, the last one meaning "full") combined with 人 (hito) meaning "person," also used as 仁 meaning "benevolence, compassion, humanity."

Atsundo m Japanese (Rare)
Shift from Atsuhito.... [more]

Atsuno f Japanese
From Japanese 篤 (atsu) meaning "honest" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Atsuto m Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 敦 (ton, tai, dai, chou, atsu.i) meaning "industry, kindliness", 厚 (kou, atsu.i, aka) meaning "thick, heavy, rich, kind, cordial, brazen, shameless" or 篤 (toku, atsu.i) meaning "fervent, kind, cordial, serious, deliberate" with 斗 (to, tou) meaning "Big Dipper, sake dipper", 人 (jin, nin, -to, hito, -ri) meaning "person" or 翔 (shou, kage.ru, to.bu) meaning "fly, soar."... [more]

Aucán m Spanish (Latin American), Mapuche
Spanish form of Awkan.

Audiel m Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Audronė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Audronis.

Auhona f Bengali (Rare)

ʻAukai m Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "seafarer" in Hawaiian, derived from the elements ʻau "travel" and kai "sea".

Aukán m Spanish (Latin American), Mapuche
Spanish form of Awkan.

Auksė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Auksys. This name is sometimes used as a "bona fide cognate" of Aurelia.

Auksys m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun auksas meaning "gold".

Aura f Hungarian
Contracted form of Aurea.

Aurėja f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Aurea.

Aurembiaix f Catalan, Medieval Catalan
Name of a countess of Urgell in the 12th/13th century, probably related to Latin aurum meaning "gold". Modern usage of this name in Catalonia and Andorra stretches back to at least the 1970's.

Auriana f English (Rare)

Auriane f French
Variant of Oriane.

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

Aušrinė f Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
Derived from Aušra with the feminine adjectival suffix -inė, referring to something made from or pertaining to a noun, ultimately meaning something along the lines of "auroral; pertaining to the dawn."... [more]

Aušrius m Lithuanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Aušra.

Ausrius m Lithuanian (Expatriate)
Spelling variant of Aušrius used by Lithuanians residing abroad.

Avariella f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Ava 1, through Ariella, or otherwise a combination of these two names.

Avarielle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Ava 1, through Arielle, or otherwise a combination of these two names.

Avilene f English (Rare)
Variant of Aveline.

Avri m & f Hebrew, American (Rare)
Diminutive of Avraham.... [more]

Awkan m Mapuche
From Mapudungun awkan meaning "rebellion, war."

Ayani f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)

Ayaru m Japanese (Rare)
From Aya 1, modelled to look like it came from a verb ending in -ru.... [more]

Ayasa f Japanese
From Japanese 絢 (aya) meaning "brilliant fabric design, kimono design" combined with 瑳 (sa) meaning "luster of gem". Other kanji combinations are possible.

A-yeon f Korean
Combination of an a hanja, e.g. 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful," and a yeon hanja, such as 娟 meaning "happy; beautiful," 緣 meaning "tie, connection, relationship" or 淵 meaning "pond; marsh; puddle."

A-yeong f Korean
Combination of an a hanja, like 雅 meaning "clean, pure," 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful," 我 meaning "I, me," 妸 meaning "beautiful" or 峨 meaning "high, tall; steep," and a yeong hanja, such as 英 meaning "floral decoration; excellent, outstanding," 榮 meaning "prosperity, glory," 鈴 meaning "bell," 映 or 暎, both meaning "shine, reflection."

Ayo f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 昌 (yo) meaning "good, prosper". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ayose m Spanish (Canarian)
Variant of Ayoze.

A-young f Korean
Variant transcription of A-yeong.

Ayoze m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Derived from Guanche *ayuhsah meaning "he (who) arrives". Ayoze or Yose was a Guanche chieftain from Fuerteventura, one of the Canary Islands, at the time of Jean de Béthencourt's arrival to the island... [more]

Ayrton m English, Portuguese (Brazilian), Various
Transferred use of the surname Ayrton, which was originally taken from the place name Airton.... [more]

Ayshea f English (British)
Possibly a variant transcription of Aisha.... [more]

Ayuka m Kalmyk
Means "bear cub", from Kalmyk аю (ayu) meaning "bear". Ayuka Khan (1669-1724) was a leader of the Kalmyk Khanate.

Ayuka f Japanese
This name combines 歩 (fu, bu, ho, ayu.mu, aru.ku) meaning "walk" or 鮎 (den, nen, ayu, namazu) meaning "freshwater trout, smelt" with 花 (ka, ke, hana) meaning "flower," 佳 (ka, kei) meaning "beautiful, excellent, good," 果 (ka, ha.tasu, hata.su, -ha.tasu, ha.te, ha.teru, -ha.teru) meaning "fruit," 香 (kyou, kou, ka, kao.ri, kao.ru) meaning "incense, perfume, smell," 夏 (ka, ga, ge, natsu) meaning "summer," 華 (ka, ke, hana) meaning "flower" or 加 (ka, kuwa.eru, kuwa.waru) meaning "add, include, join."... [more]

Ayume f Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (a) meaning "colour", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 明 (a) meaning "bright" combined with 夢 (yume) meaning "dream". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ayún m & f Spanish (Latin American), Mapuche
Spanish form of Ayün.

Azul f & m Spanish, Filipino (Rare), History
From Spanish azul meaning "blue". This name was borne by the ninth and last wife of the Apache leader Geronimo. A known bearer is Azul Guaita (2001-), a Mexican television actress.

Azura f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Possibly from the Hebrew word עצורה (atzurah) meaning "prisoner, stopped". Azura is the daughter of Adam and Eve and the wife (and sister) of Seth in the Book of Jubilees, chapter 4.

Azusa f & m Japanese
This name can be used on its own as 梓 (shi, azusa), referring to the catalpa tree, or it can be combined with 沙 (sa, sha, suna, yonageru) meaning "sand," 紗 (sa, sha, usuginu) meaning "gauze" or 彩 (sai, irodo.ru, sa) meaning "colouring."... [more]

Azusako f Japanese (Rare)
From Azusa combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]

Babie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Barbara.

Bada f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 바다 (bada) meaning "sea, ocean."

Badshah m Indian

Baek-ho m Korean
From Sino-Korean 白虎 (baek-ho), referring to a white tiger, also one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations which represents the west and the autumn season. This makes it cognate with Japanese Byakko.... [more]

Bafana m Zulu
Derived from Zulu abafana, the plural form of umfana, meaning "boy, young man."

Balda m & f Italian
Male short form of Baldassare or Baldassarre and feminine form of Baldo.

Baldassarre m Italian (Archaic)
Variant of Baldassare.

Balgeum f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the verbal noun of adjective 밝다 (bakda) meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear; acute, learned; cheerful, happy" (compare Balgeun).

Balgeun f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the present determiner form of of adjective 밝다 (bakda) meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear; acute, learned; cheerful, happy" (compare Balgeum).

Balgeun-byeol f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Balgeun and Byeol.

Bambie f & m English (American, Rare), Filipino
Variant of Bambi.

Bambina f Italian
Feminine form of Bambino.

Bambino m Italian (Rare), Romani
From bambino meaning "child, baby, toddler." It is more often used for females as its equivalent Bambina.... [more]

Banri m & f Japanese
From 万里 (banri) meaning "thousands of miles​," the second kanji referring to a unit of distance called ri.... [more]

Baram m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 바람 (baram) meaning either "wind, air" or "desire, expectation, hope." The first word may have well been borrowed from Old Chinese 風 (*plum(s)) while the second word is derived from the verbal noun of verb 바라다 (barada) meaning "to wish that something was the case."

Barbz f English
Diminutive of Barbara or other names beginning with Ba(r)-.

Bastén m Walloon
Walloon short form of Sebastén.

Baul m Korean
Korean form of Paul (Protestant variant).

Baylei f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bailey.

Bayli f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bailey.

Beatričė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Beatrice.

Beddu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Bello.

Belkıs f Turkish
Turkish form of Bilqis.... [more]

Belkis f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish, Spanish (Caribbean)
Spanish borrowing of Bilqis. Bearers of this name include the late Cuban artist Belkis Ayón (1967-1999) and Cuban-American writer Belkis Cuza Malé (1942-).

Belkız f Turkish
Variant of Belkıs. Belkız Özener (1940-) is a Turkish singer.

Bella f Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French, Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Bela, as well as a Judeo-Spanish form.

Bella f Spanish
Means "beautiful, fair; lovely" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Bella and Nuestra Señora de la Bella, meaning "The Virgin of the Beautiful" and "Our Lady of the Beautiful" respectively.... [more]

Beltrán m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Bertram or Bertrand. It is sometimes given in reference to the 16th-century Spanish saint Louis Bertrand (known as Luis Beltrán in Spanish), a Dominican friar who preached in South America; he is called the "Apostle to the Americas".

Beltran m Catalan
Variant of Bertran.

Ben m & f Japanese
This name is used as 勉 (ben, tsuto.meru) meaning "exertion," 弁/辨 (hen, ben, araso.u, hanabira, wakima.eru, wa.keru) meaning "dialect, petal, speech" or 便 (bin, ben, tayo.ri) meaning "convenience."... [more]

Bena f Lithuanian, Slovene
Lithuanian short form of names beginning with Ben- such as Benedikta and Slovene diminutive of Benedikta and Benjamina.

Bencha f & m Thai
Means "baldachin, canopy, dais" in Thai.

Bendición f & m Spanish (Rare)
Means "blessing" in Spanish.

Benjaminette f English (British, Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Benjamin.

Benjirō m Japanese
This name combines 弁/辨 (hen, ben, araso.u, hanabira, wakima.eru, wa.keru) meaning "dialect, speech, petal" or 勉 (ben, tsuto.meru) meaning "exertion" with 次 (shi, ji, tsugi, tsu.gu) meaning "next, second," 治 (ji, chi, osa.ma/eru, nao.su/ru) meaning "cure, heal, rule" or 二 (ji, ni, futa(.tsu), futata.bi) meaning "two" and 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son."... [more]

Benona f Polish
Feminine form of Benon.

Bentje f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Ben 2.

Benvenutas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Benvenuto.

Beodeul f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 버들 (beodeul) meaning "willow."

Beom-gyu m Korean
Combination of a beom hanja, e.g. 範 meaning "standard, norm; example, model," and a gyu hanja, e.g. 奎 meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride."

Beom-seok m Korean
Combination of a beom hanja, like 範 meaning "standard, norm; example, model," 凡 meaning "all, everyone" or 汎 "large, big, extensive," and a seok hanja, such as 錫 meaning "tin; copper" or 奭 meaning "big, large, great; thriving, flourishing."

Beom-su m Korean
Combination of a beom hanja, like 範 meaning "standard, norm; example, model," 凡 meaning "all, everyone" or 犯 "invasion, violation," and a su hanja, such as 洙 meaning "riverside," 秀 meaning "excellent, outstanding, exceptional" or 守 meaning "defence, protection; rule."

Bernardas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Bernard.

Bernhild f German (Rare)
Derived from the Germanic elements bern meaning "bear" and hild meaning "battle."

Bernhilda f German (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Bernhild.

Bernhilde f German (Rare)
Variant of Bernhild.

Bertas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Shortened form of names that contain the element bert (often from the Germanic element beraht meaning "bright,") like Albertas and Bertoldas.

Bertina f Hungarian
Short form of Albertina as well as an elaboration of Berta.

Bertoldas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Berthold.

Bertrán m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Bertrand.

Bertran m Catalan, Occitan, Medieval French, Gascon
Catalan, Occitan, Gascon and Medieval French form of Bertrand.

Betiana f Spanish (Latin American)
First made known and popularised by Argentine actress Betiana Blum (1939-), in this case being a mix of her given names Betty and Ana.

Betlem f Catalan
Catalan form of Bethlehem.

Bety f Spanish (Latin American), English (Rare)
Variant of Betty, also used in Latin American countries as a short form of names containing Be- (or -be-) and -t-, like Beatriz and Alberta.

Beverlie f & m English
Variant of Beverly.

Beyonca f American (Modern)
Variant of Bianca, influenced by Beyoncé. Alternatively, it can be a combination of Beyoncé and Bianca.

Bhekumbuso m Zulu (Rare)
Means "look after the kingdom", from Zulu bheka "look after" and umbuso "kingdom, dominion".

Biaggiuzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Biaggia.

Biannca f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant form of Bianca.

Biannka f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant form of Bianca.

Bibari f Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 美波里 with 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beautiful, beauty," 波 (ha, nami) meaning "billow, wave, ripple" and 里 (ri, sato) meaning "parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village."... [more]

Billard m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Billard.

Binna f & m Korean (Modern)
From the stem of verb 빛나다 (binnada) meaning "to shine," effectively a combination of Bit and verb 나다 (nada) meaning "to be born; to appear, arise; to break/come out; to grow, spread."

Binnarae f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Narae.

Binnari f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Nari.

Binnuri f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Nuri.

Bismara f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Central American (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Feminine form of Bismarck.

Bit f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 빛 (bit) meaning "light, glow."

Bitbyeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Byeol (compare Byeolbit).

Bitchan m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and the present determiner form of verb 차다 (chada) meaning "to fill" (compare Chanbit).

Bit-chorong f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Chorong.

Bit-dasom f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Dasom.

Bit-gaeul f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Gaeul (compare Gaeulbit).

Bit-gaon m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Gaon (compare Gaon-bit).

Bit-garam m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Garam.... [more]

Bit-haneul f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Haneul (compare Haneul-bit).

Bit-na f & m Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Binna.

Bitnari f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Binnari.

Bit-sarang f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Sarang.

Bit-yeoul f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Yeo-ul.

Biwako f Popular Culture
This name combines 琵琶 (biwa), referring to the biwa or Japanese lute, or 枇杷 (biwa), referring to the loquat, with 子 (shi, su, tsu, (-)ko, -ne) meaning "child."... [more]

Bladimir m Spanish
Variant of Vladimir.

Blaisine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Blaise.

Blau f & m Catalan (Modern)
From Catalan blau, cognate with English Blue.

Blu f & m Italian (Modern), English (Rare)
Italian form of Blue and English diminutive of Bluford.

Bo-bae f & m Korean
From Korean 보배 (bobae) meaning "treasure," shifted from Middle Korean 보ㅂᆡ (popoy), from Sino-Korean 寶貝. Other hanja used for this naem include 寶 (bo) meaning "treasure," 甫 (bo) meaning "big; beginning," 㻉 (bo) meaning "jade," 培 (bae) meaning "culture, cultivation; education," 䔒 (bae) meaning "bud" and 拜 (bae) meaning "prostration; bending, stooping."

Bobbeth f English
Either a variant of Bobette, most likely influenced by Beth, or a combination of Bob/Bobbie and Beth.

Bobette f English (Rare)
Variant of Babette, most likely influenced by Bobbie.

Bodeum f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the stem of verb 보듬다 (bodeumda) meaning "to embrace, hug, clasp."

Bògdón m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Bogdan.

Bo-hee f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Bo-hui.

Bo-hui f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 甫 (bo) meaning "begin; man, father; great" or 普 (bo) meaning "wide, large" and 姬 (hui) meaning "beauty; imperial concubine" or 熙 (hui) meaning "bright, splendid." A famous bearer is South Korean actress Lee Bo-hee (1959-).

Bojanca f Slovene
Variant of Bojana.

Bom f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Koream 봄 (bom) meaning "spring(time)."... [more]

Bom-bit f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bom and Bit.

Bom-byeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bom and Byeol.

Bom-deul f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Bom suffixed with pluralising marker 들 (deul).

Bom-gyeol f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bom and 결 (gyeol) meaning "layer, ply; chance, opportunity, moment."

Bom-nuri f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bom and Nuri.

Bom-sarang f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bom and Sarang.

Bom-sol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bom and Sol.

Bom-sori f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bom and Sori.

Bona f Lithuanian (Rare)
Shortened form of names beginning with Bon-, like Bonaventūra and Bonifacija.

Bonas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Shortened form of names beginning with Bon-, like Bonaventūras and Bonifacijus.

Bonaventūra f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bonaventūras.

Bonaventūras m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Bonaventura.

Bonifacija f Slovene, Croatian (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare)
Slovenian and Lithuanian feminine form of Bonifatius. In Lithuanian history, this name was borne by Elžbieta Bonifacija (born and died 1399), the short-lived daughter of Jadwiga I, Queen of Poland and Vladislavas Jogaila, Grand Duke of Lithuania (later Władysław II Jagiełło, King of Poland); the princess was named for her godfather Pope Boniface IX.

Bonifacijus m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Boniface.

Bonitas m Lithuanian (Modern, Rare)
Lithuanian masculine form of Bonita.

Bonjour m Judeo-French
Derived from Old French bon "good (not of poor quality)" and French jour "day".

Bonny f English
Variant of Bonnie.

Bonnyventure m English (Rare), Eastern African (Rare)
Variant of Bonaventure.

Boram f & m Korean
From native Korean 보람 (boram) meaning "fruitful, useful, worthwhile."... [more]

Boram-i f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Boram combined with the subject marking particle 이 (i).

Borami f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Boram-i.

Boruto m Popular Culture
The Japanese pronunciation of the English word bolt.... [more]

Bosco m Romani (Archaic)

Botan f Japanese (Rare)
From 牡丹 (botan), referring to the (Chinese tree) peony.... [more]

Bow m & f English (Rare)
A variant of Bo 1, probably influenced by the word "bow" which is used to shoot with arrows or by the word "bowtie", or a diminutive of Rainbow.

Braitón m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Likely a Hispanicised form of Brighton.

Bramble m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bramble.

Brampton m English (Rare)

Brayson m English (American, Modern)
Either a combination of the popular elements bray and son or a transferred use of the surname Brayson.

Breezie f English (Rare), Popular Culture
This name may be derived from the word breezy.... [more]

Breezy f & m English (Modern)
From the adjective (see Breeze). It is also used as a diminutive for names containing -bri/bre(e)-, like Brianna or Sabrina.

Brendalee f English (Rare)
Combination of Brenda and Lee, popularised by singer Brenda Lee (1944-).

Brendalí f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish form of Brendalee.

Breta f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Berta.

Breyon m & f English (American, Rare)

Brigitas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Brigita.

Brodhi m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brody, influenced by Bodhi.

Bromley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Bromley.

Bronė f Lithuanian
Short form of Bronislova.

Bronia f Polish
Diminutive of Bronisława.

Bronislova f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Bronislovas.

Bronya f Polish (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Bronia.

Brown m English
Transferred use of the surname Brown.

Brucelee m Various
Combination of Bruce and Lee (see also surname Lee 2), honouring the actor, director, martial artist, martial arts instructor and philosopher Bruce Lee (1940-1973).

Brucelí m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish variant of Brucelee, mainly used in Peru.

Bruguers f Catalan (Rare)
From the Catalan title of the Virgin Mary, Mare de Déu de Bruguers, meaning "Mother of God of Bruguers." She is venerated at the hermitage in the municipality of Gavà in the comarca of Baix Llobregat, hence the high concentration of its usage in that comarca.

Brugués f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Bruguers.

Bruslee m Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Brucelee, mainly used in Nicaragua (particularly the North Caribbean Autonomous Region) and Peru.

Bruslí m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Brucelí.

Brynley m & f English
Variant of Brinley.

Brynnlie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brynlee.

Buenavista f Filipino (Rare)

Buensuceso f & m Spanish (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From a Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso, meaning "Our Lady of the Good Event," referring to the Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Jesus.... [more]

Bunko f Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 文子 with 文 (bun, mon, aya, fumi) meaning "art, decoration, figures, literature, style, sentence, plan" and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of Chinese zodiac)."... [more]

Bunta m Japanese
From Japanese 文 (bun) meaning "sentence" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Burdessa f English (American, Rare)

Burkely m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Berkeley.

Burkley m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Berkeley.

Byakko m Japanese (Rare)
From 白虎 (byakko), referring to a white tiger, also one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations which represents the west and the autumn season. This makes it cognate with Korean Baek-ho.... [more]

Byeol f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 별 (byeol) meaning "star."

Byeolbit f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 별빛 (byeolbit) meaning "starlight," effectively a combination of Byeol and Bit (compare Bitbyeol).

Byeol-bitna f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Byeol and Bit-na.

Byeol-ha f & m Korean (Modern)
Combination of Byeol and the first syllable of Haneul (compare Haneul-byeol).

Byeol-i f & m Korean (Modern)
From Byeol combined with the subject marking particle 이 (i).

Byeol-nim f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Byeol suffixed with honorific 님 (nim).

Byeol-sol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Byeol and Sol (compare Sol-byeol).

Byul f & m Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Byeol

Caaren f Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch

Caelo m Medieval Galician

Caetán m Galician
Variant of Caetano.

Caike m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Caíque.

Caireall m Irish
The meaning of this name is unknown.... [more]

Caitán m Galician
Variant of Caetán.

Calen m & f English (Rare)

Calfú m & f Spanish (Latin American), Mapuche
Spanish form of Kallfü.

Calliste m & f French
Variant of Caliste.

Camberleigh f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kamberly.

Cambida f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Cambridge m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the place name (used by a number of locations in the English-speaking world), derived from its old name Grantebrycge (referring to the original place in the east of England) meaning "bridge by the river Granta," where the name of the river (of unknown origin) was changed to Cante and then Cam (by Middle English) to match the current name of the town.... [more]

Camdyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Camden.

Camí f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan cognate of Camino, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Mare de Déu del Camí, meaning "Mother of God of the Way."... [more]

Camino f & m Spanish
Means "way, route; road; path" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Camino, meaning "The Virgin of the Way." She is the patroness of the region of León and the city of Pamplona in Navarra, forming part of the French Way to Santiago de Compostela.

Campo Elías m Spanish
Given in honour of Colonel Juan Vicente Campo Elías (1759-1814), regarded as a hero of Venezuelan Independence.... [more]

Candra m & f Indonesian
Means "moon" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra).

Canòlic f Catalan
From the name of a village in Andorra where there is a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The name of the village is of unknown meaning.

Canòlich f Catalan
More common variant and historical form of Canòlic.

Capilla f Spanish (European)
Means "chapel" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary La Santísima Virgen de la Capilla and Nuestra Señora de la Capilla (meaning "The Most Holy Virgin of the Chapel" and "Our Lady of the Chapel" respectively)... [more]

Caprica f American (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
This name may be derived from Capricornus (see Capricorn). This is the name of a planet from the Battlestar Galactica franchise.

Caridade f Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Charity.

Carissima f English (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical), Medieval Italian
Means "dearest, most beloved" in Latin, the superlative form of the adjective cara/carus meaning "dear, beloved, loved"... [more]

Caritina f Spanish, Spanish (Mexican), Filipino (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Charitine. This name is mostly used in Mexico.

Carlotte f Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese)
Feminine form of Carl.

Carmenza f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Carmen (compare Virgenza).

Carnation f English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Derived from the flower of the same name; its etymology is uncertain. It has been suggested that it may ultimately come from English coronation (which in turn ultimately comes from Anglo-French coroner "to crown")... [more]

Carner m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carner.

Cashile f Zulu (Rare)
Possibly derived from cashisa meaning "conceal, hide."

Cátedra f Spanish (Rare)
From Latin cathedra meaning "chair", referring to the Cathedra Petri or Chair of Saint Peter, also known as the Throne of Saint Peter. Its feast day is February 22 (note, until 1962, the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter was also celebrated on January 18).

Cather f Literature, English (Rare)
As an English name, it is probably a short form of Catherine.... [more]

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.

Ceale f & m English (Rare), Jewish (?)

Ceanna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element see and Anna.

Cecilya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cecilia.

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

Ceija f Romani

Celaeno f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kelaino.

Célerin m French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Celerinus.

Celestiana f English (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Probably an elaboration of Celestina.

Celly f & m English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Kelly.

Cemlyn m Welsh (Rare)

Česlava f Lithuanian, Latvian (Rare), Czech (Rare)
Lithuanian and Latvian borrowing of Czesława and Czech feminine form of Česlav.

Ceslee m & f English (American, Rare)

Česlovas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Czesław. A known bearer of this name was the Lithuanian composer Česlovas Sasnauskas (1867-1916).

Cétarine f French (Quebec, Rare)

Cezaras m Lithuanian (Rare)
Short form of Cezarijus.

Cezarija f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian feminine form of Caesarius.

Cezarijus m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Caesarius.

Chae-lin f Korean
Variant transcription of Chae-rin.

Chae-rin f Korean
From Sino-Korean 彩 (chae) meaning "hue, colour" and 麟 (rin) meaning "female of Chinese unicorn", as well as other hanja combinations. A famous bearer is South Korean singer CL, born Lee Chae-rin (1991-).

Chamomile f & m English (American, Rare)
After the herb used for tea. Ultimately from Greek khamaimēlon "earth apple", because the flowers smell reminiscent of apples.

Chamyne f Greek Mythology
An epithet of Demeter 1, derived from Greek χαμαι (chamai) meaning "on the ground; to the earth".

Chanbit m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Korean 찬빛 (chanbit) meaning "luminescence," a combination of the present determiner form of verb 차다 (chada) meaning "to fill" and Bit (compare Bitchan).

Chansol m & f Korean (Modern)
From a combination of the present determiner form of verb 차다 (chada) meaning "to fill" and Sol.

Chaoreum m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the verbal noun of verb 차오르다 (chaoreuda) meaning "to rise, fill up," effectively a combination of the stem of verb 차다 (chada) meaning "to fill" and verb 오르다 (oreuda) meaning "to go up."

Charitonas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Chariton.

Charlette f French, English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French feminine diminutive of Charles, as it contains the French feminine diminutive suffix -ette.

Charlyne f English, French
Variant of Charlene (English) or Charline (French).

Charrie f & m English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Ched m English
Variant of Chad (chiefly used in the United States), a short form of names beginning with Ched- (e.g. Chedomir) or a diminutive of Charles paired with a middle name that starts with Ed- (e.g. Edward and Edwin) or D-.

Cheila f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Sheila.

Chenoa f American (Modern), Spanish (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the American town of Chenoa, Illinois. The word Chenoa (or Chenoka) is probably one of many Native American names for the Kentucky River, and it was chosen by the city founder as a reference to his native state of Kentucky... [more]

Chephirah f Biblical, English (Rare)
From the name of a biblical town, one of the four named in Joshua 9:17 along with Gibeon, Beeroth, and Kiriath-Jearim.

Cherami f English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the French phrase cher ami meaning "dear friend".

Cheren f & m English (Rare)
Possibly a rare variant of Sharon for females.... [more]

Chermin m Judeo-Anglo-Norman

Chiari f Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 千亜理, 千亜里, 千愛里, 智愛梨 or 知愛利 with 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand," 智 (chi) meaning "intellect, wisdom," 知 (chi, shi.raseru, shi.ru) meaning "know, wisdom," 亜 (a, tsu.gu) meaning "Asia, come after, rank next," 愛 (ai, ito.shii, o.shimu, kana.shii, mana, me.deru, a) meaning "affection, love," 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "justice, logic, reason, truth," 里 (ri, sato) meaning "parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village," 梨 (ri, nashi) meaning "pear tree" and 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit, gain."... [more]

Chidzuko f Japanese
Variant transcription of Chizuko.

Chifuyu f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 冬 meaning (fuyu) "winter". Other kanji combinations can spell this name.

Chigusa f Japanese
This name can be used as 千種, 千草, 智草 or 知草 with 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand," 智 (chi) meaning "intellect, wisdom," 知 (chi, shi.raseru, shi.ru) meaning "know, wisdom," 種 (shu, -gusa, tane) meaning "class, kind, seed, species, variety" and 草 (sou, kusa, kusa-, -gusa) meaning "grass, herb, weed."... [more]

Chiharuko f Japanese (Rare)
From Chiharu combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]

Chihaya f & m Japanese
This name can be used to combine 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand" with 早 (sat', sou, sa-, haya, haya.i, haya.maru, haya.meru) meaning "early" (mainly feminine) or 隼 (shun, jun, hayabusa, haya) which refers to a falcon (especially the peregrine falcon) (mainly masculine).... [more]

Chikanori m Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 親 (shin, oya, oya-, shita.shii, shita.shimu, chika) meaning "parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (of cards)", 睦 (boku, moku, mutsu.bu, mutsu.mu, chika) meaning "friendly, harmonious, intimate" or 愛 (ai, ito.shii, o.shimu, kana.shii, mana, me.deru, chika) meaning "affection, favourite, love" with 典 (ten, den, nori) meaning "ceremony, code, law, rule", 則 (soku, no'to.ru, noku) meaning "rule, follow, based on, model after", 範 (han, nori) meaning "pattern, example, model", 憲 (ken, nori) meaning "constitution, law" or 儀 (gi, nori) meaning "ceremony, rule, affair, case, a matter."... [more]

Chikashi m Japanese
From classical adjective 近し/親し (chikashi) meaning "near, close; friendly, intimate," also written as 愛 meaning "beloved, dear(est)," 隣 meaning "neighbouring," both related to the aforementioned adjective, or 誓 meaning "oath, vow." These kanji, along with 力 meaning "strength, power," can be combined with a shi kanji, like 志 meaning "will, aim, goal" or 士 meaning "samurai."

Chikayo f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (chika) meaning "love, affection" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chineko f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 音 (ne) meaning "sound" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chingmei f & m Chinese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Qingmei.

Chiri f Japanese
This name combines 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand" or 知 with 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village," 莉 (rai, ri, rei) meaning "jasmine" or 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth."... [more]

Chìriga f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Quirica.

Chito m & f Filipino

Chiura m Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 千浦 with 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand" and 浦 (ho, ura) meaning "inlet, seacoast, seashore."... [more]

Chiwako f Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 羽 (wa) meaning "feathers" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Chiyeko f Japanese
Archaic transcription of Chieko.

Chiyoe f Japanese
This name combines 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand" and 代 (tai, dai, ka.eru, ka.waru, kawa.ru, -gawa.ri, -ga.wari, shiro, yo) meaning "age, change, charge, convert, fee, generation, period, rate, replace, substitute" with 恵 (e, kei, megu.mi, megu.mu) meaning "blessing, favour, grace, kindness", 枝 (shi, eda, e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet" or 栄 (ei, you, e, saka.eru, ha.e, ha.eru, -ba.e) meaning "flourish, glory, honour, prosperity, splendour."... [more]

Chiyomaru m Japanese (Rare)
From Chiyo combined with the suffix 丸 (maru) meaning "circle, round," used before the Meiji Period (1868-1912) as a suffix denoting affection (along with -maro (麿/麻呂)) and was given to boys of upper class until they came of age, usually at ages 13 to 17.... [more]

Chiyonosuke m Japanese (Rare)
From Chiyo combined with the genitive particle の (no), written as 之, 乃 or the katakana equivalent ノ, and suke, originally denoting a kokushi (provincial governor) with the 2nd-highest level of suke (介), also written with other kanji like 助.... [more]

Choi-gi m Korean (Rare, Archaic)
In the case of Joseon politician Yu In-ho's uncle, Yu Choi-gi (1689-?), it is made up of Sino-Korean 最 (choi) meaning "best, most; important, crucial" and 基 (gi) meaning "foundation, base."... [more]

Choi-ki m Korean (Rare)
Variant transcription of Choi-gi.