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Óliver m Icelandic, Spanish
Icelandic and Spanish variant of Oliver.

Ombra f Obscure

Omoroca m Semitic Mythology
Alternate name of Tiamat. The name form may be derived from Aramaic umm-Uruk "Mother of Uruk".

Onel m Spanish (Caribbean)

Onfim m Medieval Russian
Old Novgorodian form of the name Anthemios. This was the name of a 7 year old boy who lived in Novgorod in the 13th century, known for his well-preserved notes, drawings and homework exercises scratched in birch bark... [more]

Onintza f Basque
Variant of Onintze. This name was used on a character in Jose Olaizoal's opera 'Oleskari zaharra'.

Onintze f Basque
Means "good dew", from Basque on ("good") and ihintz ("dew").

Ontzalu m Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque form of Gonzalo.

Òria f Medieval Catalan, Catalan
Variant of Àurea. It was revived in Catalonia in the 20th century.

Ororo f Popular Culture
Ororo Munroe is one of the main protagonists in Marvel's X-Men line of comics, where she is better known by her 'mutant' name Storm. As a mutant she has the ability to control the weather... [more]

Orvyn m English
A variant of Orvin.

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

Oser m Yiddish
From Hebrew עוֹזֵר (ozér) "aide, assistant".

Osián m Galician (Modern, Rare)
Galician form of Ossian.

Osmariel f & m Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Oswaldo and Mariela. It became popular after Venezuelan TV host and model Osmariel Villalobos.

Osmay m Spanish (Caribbean)
Invented name, possibly a variation on Osmar. It is particularly popular among Cubans.

Otniel m Biblical Italian, Biblical Norwegian, Biblical Polish, Biblical Portuguese
Variant of Othniel used in various languages.

Otón m Spanish (Archaic), Galician (Archaic)
Spanish and Galician form of Otto.

Otsando m Medieval Basque
Possibly from Basque otso "wolf" (which would make it a variant of Otso) or from otzan "tame".

Otsoa m Medieval Basque
From Basque otso meaning "wolf".

Ottón m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish variant of Otón influenced in its orthography by Otto.

Ovardo m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Italian form of Howard.

Oviegheneomuno m Isoko
Means ”King God has been enthroned" in Isoko.

Oxarra m Medieval Basque
Possibly from Medieval Basque ozar meaning "dog".

Pacià m Catalan (Archaic)
Catalan form of Pacianus.

Pacifica f Medieval Italian, English (African), Various (Rare)
Feminine form of Pacificus. Originally it was used in Renaissance Italy, but nowadays it's more popular in Kenya.

Pacífico m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Masculine version of Pacífica meaning "peaceful", from the Latin name Pacificus.

Pacifico m Filipino, Italian
Form of Pacificus in various languages.

Pàdua m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Padua. This name is always given as the compound name Antoni de Pàdua, never alone.

Padua m Spanish (Rare)
From name of the Italian city of Padua, after saint Anthony of Padua. This name is always given as the compound names Antonio de Padua and Francisco de Padua (after Francis of Paola), but never Padua alone.

Paeon m Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Paeon or Paion was a son of Poseidon.

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

Paganino m Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Pagano, as it contains the Italian masculine diminutive suffix -ino.

Paije f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paige.

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

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

Palauni m Samoan
Samoan adaptation of Brown. This was the name Samoans called to British missionary George Brown, who became an important figure in Samoa... [more]

Panteha Obscure
Used by Panteha Abareshi, a nonbinary Canadian artist of Jamaican and Iranian descent.

Paqui f Spanish
Diminutive of Francisca.

Parmenio m Spanish (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Parmenius.

Parmenius m History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from the Greek name Parmenon. This is the name of a saint and martyr from Persia who lived in the 3rd century AD.

Pascu m & f Spanish
Short form of Pascual and Pascuala.

Pashupati m Hinduism
From Sanskrit पशु (paśu) meaning "cattle" and पति (pati) meaning "lord", thus "lord of animals". Pashupati is a Hindu deity and an incarnation of Shiva 1.

Patch m English (American)
Short form of Patrick, coming from how the sequence ⟨tr⟩ is pronounced like ⟨ch⟩ in many dialects of American English.... [more]

Patri f & m Spanish, English (American)
Diminutive of Patricia and Patricio.

Patria f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish patria, meaning "homeland".

Patrisha f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Patricia.

Paule f & m Basque, Medieval Basque
Contemporary Basque form of Paula, as proposed by Sabino Arana in his 'Santoral vasco'. In the Middle Ages, however, Paule was a masculine name, thus a form of Paul.

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

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

Peach f English (Modern), Popular Culture
Derived from the name of the fruit, which itself derived its name from Late Latin persica, which came from older Latin malum persicum meaning "Persian fruit." In popular culture, this is the name of the Nintendo video game character Princess Peach, whom Mario often rescues from the evil Bowser.

Pearlina f African American (Rare)
Elaborated form of Pearl.

Pegge f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Peggy

Peña f Spanish (European)
Means "rock" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Peña and Nuestra Señora de la Peña, meaning "The Virgin of the Rock" and "Our Lady of the Rock" respectively.

Pepi f Spanish
Diminutive of Josefa and Maria Jose.

Peplluís m Catalan
Combination of Pep and Lluís.

Pepsi f Obscure
After the carbonated cola brand. This is the name of American educational professional Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck.

Perfecta f Spanish (Rare), Galician
Feminine form of Perfecto.

Perfecto m Spanish, Filipino
Spanish form of Perfectus. A known bearer of this name is the Filipino musician Perfecto 'Perf' de Castro (1974-).

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

Pêro m Medieval Portuguese, Portuguese (Archaic)
Medieval Portuguese form of Peter and variant of Pero.

Pero m Aragonese, Ligurian, Piedmontese, Medieval Galician, Medieval Portuguese, Medieval Spanish
Aragonese, Ligurian and Piedmontese form of Peter and Medieval form of Peter in Spanish, Galician and Portuguese.

Perseph m Obscure
Shortened masculine form of Persephone, with pronunciation inspired by Joseph.

Persephanie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Persephone, possibly influenced by Stephanie in its spelling.

Persephonie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Persephone.

Perseveranda f History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
From Latin persevērāns meaning "enduring, persevering". This is the name of a Spanish 8th century saint who journeyed to Poitiers (France) to found a convent, dying of exhaustation along the way while escaping from pirates.

Petero m Tahitian, Hawaiian (Archaic), Biblical Hawaiian
Tahitian and Old Hawaiian form of Peter. It appears in the Bible in Hawaiian.

Peush m Hindi (Rare)

Pharis m Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Pharis was the son of Hermes and the Danaid Phylodameia

Phrike f Greek Mythology
From Greek φρίττω (phrittō) meaning "to tremble". This is the name of the divine spirit of horror in Greek mythology.

Phylla f Obscure
Possibly a variant of Phyllis.

Piccolo m Popular Culture
From the name of the musical instrument, meaning "small" in Italian. This was the name of one of the characters in the anime franchise Dragon Ball made by Akira Toriyama.

Pidge m & f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From the word pidgeon. It has been used extensively as a nickname and also rarely as an official name.

Pidgey m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variation of Pidge. This was the nickname of American baseball player Pidgey Morgan (1853-1910).

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

Pigmalione m Phoenician (Italianized), Greek Mythology (Italianized)
Italian form of Pygmalion.

Pinar f Spanish (European, Rare)
From the Spanish word pinar meaning "pine grove". This is a title of the Virgin Mary, Virgen del Pinar ("Our Lady of the Pine Grove"). She is the patron saint of the towns of Cantalejo and Torrecilla del Pinar, both in the Spanish province of Segovia.

Pistol m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From mid 16th century: from obsolete French pistole, from German Pistole, from Czech pišt'ala, of which the original meaning was ‘whistle’, hence ‘a firearm’ by the resemblance in shape.

Plaxico m Obscure
Unknown meaning. This is the name of American football player Plaxico Burress, who was named after his uncle.

Po m English (American, Rare, ?)
Diminutive of names beginning with P like Philip, etc.

Po m & f Chinese (Expatriate)
Expatriate form of Chinese names beggining with Po-, dividing the name into two separate names.

Po m Popular Culture
From Cantonese Chinese 寶 (bóu) meaning "treasure" or "precious". This is the name of the protagonist of the film franchise Kung Fu Panda. He is an anthropomorphic giant panda who is unlikely chosen as the prophesied Dragon Warrior in the first film.

Policarpo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Polycarp.

Polifemo m Greek Mythology (Italianized), Greek Mythology (Hispanicized), Greek Mythology (Portuguese-style)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Polyphemus.

Polo m Spanish, Asturian
Short form of Hipólito and Leopoldo.

Pōmare m & f Maori, Tahitian
Ortographically correct form of Pomare in Tahitian.

Ponette f Obscure

Posh f Popular Culture, English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word posh, assigned as a nickname 'Posh Spice' to the Spice Girl Victoria Beckham by the magazine 'Top of the Pops'.

Praepedigna f History (Ecclesiastical)
From Latin praepes "swift; lucky" and digna "worthy". This is the name of a Roman martyr from the 3rd century AD.

Pratim m Nepali, Bengali (Hindu), Indian

Práxedes f & m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Praxedes. Despite being feminine in origin, it is used for both women and men in Spanish. A famous bearer is Práxedes Mateo-Sagasta, prime minister of Spain in the 19th century.

Preciosa f Filipino, Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Galician, Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Anglo-Norman (?)
Means "precious" in Spanish, Portuguese and other languages of the Iberian peninsula, from Latin pretiōsa "precious, of great value".

Preciosísima f Obscure
From Spanish preciosísima meaning "most precious".

Predestina f Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Likely a short form of Predestinación.

Predestinación f Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "predestination" in Spanish, likely after the predestination of the Virgin Mary to be the mother of Jesus by choice of God.

Premdeep m Hindi
From Hindi प्रेम (prem) meaning "love" and दीप (dīp) meaning "lamp, light", thus "lamp of love".

Prepedigna f History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized), Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Spanish form of Praepedigna.

Priscil·la f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Priscilla.

Procopia f Late Greek (Latinized), Spanish (Rare)
Latinized form of Prokopia.

Procopio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Prokopios.

Próculo m Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Spanish form of Proculus.

Proculus m Ancient Roman, Late Roman
Three theories exist on the origin of the name: it could come from procul ("far"), with the addition of the suffix -us, thus "whose father is distant"; from procus ("wooer, suiter"; also means "prince" in Old Latin); or as a diminutive form of Proca, borne by a king of Alba Longa... [more]

Progreso m Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
From Spanish progreso meaning "progress". In Spain, it was specially used during the Second Spanish Republic by republican parents who were eager to choose names related to republican values.

Prynce m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Prince.

Psalm m & f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Various
From the English word psalm which refers to a sacred song or poem, especially one of the hymns by David and others which were collected into the Old Testament Book of Psalms... [more]

Pucca f Popular Culture
The main character of an eponymous South Korean media franchise.

Puddin m Obscure

Pulcheria f Late Greek, History (Ecclesiastical), German (Bessarabian)
Derived from Latin pulcher meaning "beautiful, noble". This name was borne by Saint Pulcheria, elder sister of the Byzantine emperor Theodosius II. It was also the name of a character in 'Crime and Punishment' by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

Punya m & f Indian, Nepali
Means "merit," "virtue" or "good karma" in Hinduism and Buddhism.

Purísima f Spanish (European, Rare)
From Spanish purísima meaning "most pure", in reference to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary (see Inmaculada). It is used in the Catholic recitation 'ave María purísima'.

Purple ? Obscure
From the English word for the color purple.

Pushkin m Indian (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pushkin. A famous bearer of this surname was the Russian poet and playwright Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837)... [more]

Pyaari f Indian (Rare, ?)
Loosely translated to "Cutie" or "Sweetie", a term of endearment occasionally used as a given name.

Qiyana f Obscure (Rare)
After the League of Legends character Qiyana. This name was given to 5 girls in the US in 2020.

Quan m African American
Invented name from the phonetic element quan.

Quana f African American
Variant of Quanna.

Quanecia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quanesha.

Quanell m African American (Rare)
Likely an elaboration of the phonetic element quan with the same ending as Tyrell and Darrell.

Quanesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Quanisha.

Quanesia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Quanesha.

Quanetta f African American (Rare)
Combination of the name Quana with the diminutive suffix -etta.

Quanicia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Quanisha.

Quanisha f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements qua, nee and sha.

Quanita f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements qua, nee and ta... [more]

Quaniyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements qua, nee and yah.

Quantavia f African American (Rare)
Invented name, probably based on the element quan and Octavia.

Quasha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements qua, ay and sha.

Quashaun m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quashawn.

Quashawn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix qua with the name Shawn.

Quashawna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Quashawn.

Quashonda f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix qua with the name Shonda.

Quasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quasha or a combination of the phonetic element qua and the name Asia 1.

Quaylyn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the phonetic elements qua, ay and lyn.

Queenstar f English (African, Rare)
Combination of the English words queen and star. This name is chiefly used in Ghana.

Querubín m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
From Spanish querubín meaning "cherub", thus a cognate of Cherubino.

Quian m African American (Modern, Rare)
Unknown, possibly a variant of Keon or Cian.

Quincee f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Quincy.

Quindarious m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quindarius.

Quindarius m African American (Rare)
Combination of Quin and Darius.

Quinlee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quinley.

Quinley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Quinley or a combination of Quin and lee.

Quinnlee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quinley.

Quinnley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quinley.

Quintavia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Quantavia, maybe influenced by Quinn or Quintella.

Quintavious m African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name, probably based on the element quan and Octavius.

Quintavius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quintavious.

Quintessa f African American (Rare)
Variant of Quintella inspired by the word quintessence, meaning "the fifth element", "aether". According to Medieval science, the quintessence was the material that filled the region of the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere... [more]

Quintravious m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quintavious.

Quiriaco m History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Quiriacus.

Quora f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quorra.

Quorra f Popular Culture, English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Cora. This is the name of several characters in popular culture, including a protagonist in the films 'TRON' and 'TRON: Legacy', and a figure in 'Star Trek'.

Quovadis f & m African American (Rare)
From the Latin phrase quo vadis meaning "where are you going?"

Qupanuk f Greenlandic
One of the many names in Greenlandic meaning "snow bunting". This is the name of Greenlandic influencer Qupanuk Olsen, better known as 'Q's Greenland'.

Quyntin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quintin.

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

Raema f Indian, Various

Rafeeq m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic رفيق or Urdu رفیق (see Rafiq).

Rafique m Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Urdu رفیق or Bengali রফিক (see Rafiq).

Rahmel m African American (Rare)
Variant of Ramel.

Rainhard m German (Rare)
Variant of Reinhard.

Rajaprabu m Indian

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

Ramal m Azerbaijani
Variant of Ramil.

Ramari f Maori

Ramel m African American
Invented name combining the popular prefix ra with the given name Jamel.

Ramos m & f Spanish, Portuguese
From Spanish and Portuguese ramos meaning "branches", in reference to the Christian festivity Domingo de Ramos ("Palm Sunday").

Rances m English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the English name Francis or Frances.

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

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

Ranger m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Ranger.

Raquele f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern)
Variant of Raquel.

Rascal m Pet (Rare)
Derived from the English word rascal meaning "mischievous or playful person" or "rogue".

Raslan m Arabic
Possibly a variant of Arslan.

Raulo m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Raul.

Ravyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raven.

Rawlings m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rawlings.

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

Rayanna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely a combination of Ray and Anna.

Raygan f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reagan.

Raylee f English (American, Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements ray and lee.

Rayleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raleigh and Raylee or possibly a transferred use of the surname Rayleigh.

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

Rayne f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rayne, thus a variant of Raine. It can also be considered a variant of Rain.

Reco m African American, English (Rare)
English variant of Rico.

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

Redge m English
Variant of Reg.

Refugio m & f Spanish (Mexican)
Means "refuge, shelter" in Spanish. As a feminine name, it is often part of the compound name María del Refugio, from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Refugio (de los Pecadores) meaning "Our Lady, Refuge (of Sinners)".

Reignbow f Obscure
Variant of Rainbow.

Remi f Yoruba
Short form of Oluremi.

Remi m & f Spanish
Short form of Remigio and Remigia.

Remona f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Ramona.

Remuel m Filipino (Rare)
Invented name, likely combining the sounds of names likel Remigio and Samuel.

Resu f Spanish
Short form of Resurrección.

Retaj f Arabic
Alternate transcription of رتاج (see Ritaj).

Reveille f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word reveille (the traditional tune played to wake up the troops), ultimately from French réveillez meaning "wake up!".

Revo m & f Soviet
Unisex variant of Reva 2.

Rexton m English (American, Modern)
Combination of the name Rex with the suffix -ton.

Reyanna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rayanna.

Reygan f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reagan.

Reyna f Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Reina.

Rhayssa f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Alternate spelling of Raissa.

Rhijnvis m Dutch (Rare, Archaic)
From the Old Germanic name Reginwis, itself from the roots regin "advice, counsel, decision" and wīs "wise". Its spelling was influenced by the Dutch word for the river Rhine (Rhijn in the old spelling)... [more]

Ribekka f Obscure (Rare)
Variant of Rebecca.

Ricco m Italian, English (American)
Variant of Rico.

Richele f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Richelle

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

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

Rigley m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rigley, influenced by the popularity ot names like Rigby, Ridley and Ripley).

Rigoberto m Spanish
Spanish form of Rigobert.

Rikardo m Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Ricardo.

Riki f & m English (Modern)
Variant and feminine form of Ricky.

Rikukazu m Japanese (Rare, ?)
From 六 (riku) meaning "six" and 積 (kazu) meaning "volume".

Rilea f English (Rare)
Variant of Riley.

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

Ritaj f Arabic
From Arabic رتاج (ritaj) meaning "gate, portal".

Ritta f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Rita.

Riverlee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name River with the popular suffix lee.

Riverleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Riverlee.

Riverlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Riverlynn.

Riverlynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of River and the popular suffix lyn.

Rjay m English (Rare)
Variant of Arjay.

Róber m Spanish
Diminutive of Roberto.

Rochester m English (Rare)
Fom the surname Rochester, which is derived from the places called Rochester.

Rocket m & f English (Rare)
From the English word rocket. The word comes from Italian rocchetta, from Old Italian rochetto (“rocket”, literally “a bobbin”), diminutive of rocca (“a distaff”), from Lombardic rocko, rukka (“spinning wheel”), from Proto-Germanic *rukkô (“a distaff, a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it, used in spinning thread”).

Rodriguez m American (Hispanic)
Transferred use of the surname Rodríguez.

Roemello m English (Rare)
Variant of Romello.

Rogel m Spanish (Archaic), Medieval Spanish
Old Spanish form of Roger.

Romanique f African American
Possibly a combination of Roman and Monique. This is the middle name of Laphonza Butler (1979-).

Romero m & f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "rosemary" in Spanish and Portuguese. As a Brazilian masculine name, it may related to the word romero or to the surname Romero, with a different origin... [more]

Rondretta f African American (Modern, Rare)

Rookie m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Rorey m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rory.

Rosauro m Filipino, Spanish (Rare)
Masculine form of Rosaura.

Roselia f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), American (South), French (Cajun)
Variant of Rosalia.

Rosi f Spanish, German, Portuguese (Brazilian), Various
Diminutive of Rosa 1, Rosalie and similar names, also used as a standalone name in German-speaking countries and Brazil.

Rosileide f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Combination of Rosi and Leide.

Rosó f Catalan
From Catalan rosor meaning "rosiness, pinkness". This is the title of a Catalan song about a woman named Rosó that premiered in 1922 and soon became a staple in the repertory of Catalan popular music... [more]

Rosor f Catalan (Rare)
Variant of Rosó using the normative spelling of the word in Catalan.

Rowenia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Rowena.

Roxen m English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly intended as a masculine form of Roxanne.

Roydel m Jamaican Patois, African American (Rare)

Roydell m Jamaican Patois (Rare), African American (Rare)
Variant of Roydel.

Rozarija f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Rosario.

Rozeller f Obscure

Rufio m Ancient Roman

Ruimán m Spanish (Canarian)
Variant of Ruymán.

Rumaldo m Spanish
Variant of Romualdo.

Rumor f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rumer.

RuPaul m & f Popular Culture
In the case of American drag queen RuPaul Charles, it was a combination roux (a mixture of lard, flour and season which makes the base of gumbo) and Paul.

Rushi m & f Marathi, Gujarati
Marathi and Gujarati form of Rishi.

Ruymán m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Meaning unknown. It was borne by a Guanche prince from the island of Tenerife.

Ryanna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Ryan modeled on Rayanna or a combination of ry and Anna.

Ryatt m & f English (American, Modern)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ry and the name Wyatt. It could also be considered a variant of Riot, which is pronounced identically.

Ryler m English (American, Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements ry and ler, influenced by names like Tyler and Ryder... [more]

Ryshawn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element ry and Shawn.

Sabirin f Somali

Sacred f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
From the English word sacred, meaning "made holy" or "solemn in a religious way".

Saffire f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sapphire.

Safiétou f Western African
Variant of Safiatou.

Sagan f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sagan, often given after American astronomer Carl Sagan.

Sahara f Bengali (Muslim)

Sales m German (Rare, Archaic), Spanish (Rare)
From the surname Sales, borne by the Roman Catholic saint Francis de Sales. Used mostly as a second name to Franz in Germany and Austria, deprecated in Germany in the 20th century because of its surname nature.

Saleta f Galician
Galician form of Salette.

Salette f Portuguese (Brazilian), Various
From the title of the Virgin Mary Our Lady of La Salette, which comes from the Germanic root sal meaning "house, hall" and the diminutive suffix -ette... [more]

Salo m & f Spanish
Short form of Salomón or Salomé.

Salva m Spanish
Short form of Salvador.

Salva m Obscure

Sálvora f Galician (Modern, Rare)
After the island of Sálvora, in Galicia. It possibly comes from a Celtic word meaning "salt" or "turbulent waters".

Salya f Obscure

Salz f Spanish (European, Rare, Archaic)
From the title of Mary Virgen del Salz ("Virgin of the Willow"). This Marian devotion belongs to the town of Zuera (Spain).

Samaritan m Obscure
From the word Samaritan, referring to the people of Samaria. In the Bible, Luke 10:25-37 tells the parable of the Good Samaritan, where a Samaritan man helped another man who had been robbed... [more]

Sami f Quechua
Means "luck" in Quechua.

Şəms f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Shams.

Samsagaz m Literature (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Samwise in The Lord of the Rings, translating "wise" as sagaz.

Samus f Popular Culture
Possibly a variant of the name Samantha that's used in the future.... [more]

Sənan m Azerbaijani

Sanchez m American (Rare)
Transferred use of surname Sanchez.

Sancho Abarca f Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
From Spanish Virgen de Sancho Abarca ("Virgin of Sancho Abarca"), an obscure title of the Virgin Mary venerated in the town of Tauste (Spain). This Marian devotion stems from a wooden sculpture of Mary found in the 16th century in the castle ruins of Navarrese king Sancho II of Pamplona, also known as Sancho Abarca.

Sandokán m Literature (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Sandokan.

Santasia f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Santa.

Saphira f English, Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Literature, Various
English variant and Judeo-Anglo-Norman form of Sapphira. This is the name of Eragon's dragon in Christopher Paolini's 'Inheritance Cycle' series of books.

Sarela f Galician
From the Galician river Sar and the femenine suffix -ela.

Sarynity f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Serenity.

Saturia f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Saturio.

Saturno m Roman Mythology, Portuguese (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Form of Saturn in several Romance languages.

Saven m Obscure

Saydah f Obscure
Variant of Sa'ida.

Saydee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sadie.

Sayomi f Japanese
From 小 (sa) meaning "small", 世 (yo) meaning "world", and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful, beauty"... [more]

Scarly f English
Diminutive of Scarlett.

Schwong m Hunsrik
Hunsrik form of João.

Scooter m English (American)
English nickname coming from the word scooter. Sometimes it might be used as a diminutive of Scott.

Scopas m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Uncertain etymology. Scopas was a well-known Ancient Greek sculptor.

Scovel m Obscure
Transferred use of the surname Scovel.

Sebeus m Obscure
Etymology unknown, perhaps related to Eusebius.

Secun m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Secundino and Secundina.

Séfora f Spanish
Spanish form of Zipporah.

Sega m Wolof, Manding
Unknown meaning, possibly related to the Wolof word ségg ("tiger, leopard").

Sega m Obscure

Segismunda f Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Segismundo.