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Nutget f English

Nwabuoku f English

Nyana f English (Rare), African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements ny, ya and na, perhaps modelled on Ayanna.

Nyanna f English (Rare)
Variant of Nyana.

Nycole f English (Rare)
Variant of Nicole.

Nycolle f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Nicole.

Nydra f English (Rare)

Nyela f English

Nyeli f English (American, Rare)
Variant spelling of Nayeli.

Nyja f English (Rare)
Variant of Nijah.

Nykole f English (Modern)
Variant of Nicole.

Nylan m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a masculine form of Nyla, also used sometimes as feminine.

Nyleen f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nylene.

Nylene f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Nyla.

Nyleve f English (American, Rare)
Evelyn spelled backwards.

Nylie f English
Diminutive of Nyla.

Nym f English (Rare)
Variant of Nim.

Nyna f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Nina 1.

Nyomi f English (Modern)
Variant of Naomi 1.

Nyomie f English (Rare)
Variant of Naomi 1.

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

Nyrah f English (New Zealand), English (Australian)
Anglicized form of Ngaire.

Nyri f English (Rare)
Anglicization of Nairi, derived from the Assyrian name for a confederation of tribes in the Armenian Highlands.

Nyrie f English (Australian)
Possibly an Anglicized form of Ngaire.

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

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

Oaklea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Oakley.

Oaklei f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Oakley.

Oakli f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Oakley.

Oaklie f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant spelling of Oakley.

Oasis f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word oasis referring to a cultivated area (often a date palm grove) in a desert or semi-desert environment. An oasis can also provide habitat for animals and spontaneous plants.... [more]

Obedience f English (Puritan), Romani (Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
From the English word obedience, the act of obeying.

Obelia f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Obéline.

Obéline f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare, Archaic)
Means "spit, nail, rod, pointed pillar, horizontal line". From the Greek obelos (ὀβελός) with the French diminutive ending of -ine, -ie, or -ia.

Obey m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "behave in accordance with (a general principle, natural law, etc.)." Referring to fearing and obeying God.

Obie f English

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

Oceanna f English (Rare)
Variant of Oceana.

Oceia f English (American, Rare), English
Possibly an elaboration from the word ocean.

Ocelia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare), English (American, Archaic)

Ochre m & f English (Rare, Archaic)
From Old French ocre, via Latin from Greek ōkhra ‘yellow ocher.’

Ocieanna f English (Rare)
Variation of Oceana.

Ocpatl f English

Octa f English
Possible diminutive of Octavia.

Octaivia f English
Variant of Octavia.

Octovia f English (Modern)
Variant of Octavia.

Oddie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Odie.

Odee m & f English (Modern)
A variation of the name Odell

Odele f English (New Zealand, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

Odeliya f Russian (Rare), English (Rare)
Russian form of Odelia 1.

Odella f English
May be a variant of Odelia 1 or a feminization of Odell.

Odelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Odell and rare form of Odelia 1.

Odie m & f English
Diminutive of names such as Otis, Odell, Odessa, and Oda.

Odillya f English (Archaic)
Form of Odilia borne by a short-lived daughter (1598) of the poet Emilia Lanier and Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon.

Odyssey f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word meaning "an adventurous voyage" and "a spiritual quest", derived from Greek Ὀδύσσεια (Odysseia), literally "of Odysseus"... [more]

Oella f American, English
It is the name of a small historic mill town in Maryland founded in 1808 that inspired generations of women's name in one family.

Og m & f English
Diminutive of Ogden.

Okelyn f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Oaklyn

Okelynn f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Oaklyn

Oklahoma f English (American, Rare)
From the name of the state in the central United States. It is derived from Choctaw okla "people, nation" and humma "red, crimson, scarlet, ruddy" and by extension "honored, brave".

Oktober f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of October.

Olave f English (Rare)
Corruption of Olive, if not an adaption of the Norwegian name. A known bearer is the English aristocrat Olave Baden-Powell (1889-1977), the founder of the Girl Guiding movement.

Oleander m & f Greek (Rare), English (Rare)
The name Oleander originated as an Greek name. In Greek, the name Oleander means "an evergreen tree."... [more]

Oletha f English

Oleviana f English (American, Rare)
A feminine form of Olevian.

Olganna f English (American, Rare)
Blend of Olga and Anna.

Olgie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Olga.

Olie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Ollie.

Olivea f English (American)
Variant of Olivia. Olivea was given to 13 girls in 2018 according to the SSA.

Olivene f English (Rare), Jamaican Patois
Variant of Olivine.

Olivett f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Olivette.

Oliviah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Olivia.

Olivianna f English (American, Modern)
Elaboration of Olivia.

Olivine f English (Rare), French (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)
Diminutive or elaborated form of Olive, or directly from the English and French word olivine that denotes a type of gemstone, whose name ultimately goes back to Latin oliva "olive" (so named in the late 18th century for its olive green color).

Oliviyah f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Olivia. According to the SSA, Oliviyah was given to 6 girls in 2018.

Olivya f Russian (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Olivia.

Olizabeth f English
Variant of Elizabeth.

Olli m & f English (British, Modern)
Variant of Ollie, a diminutive of Oliver.

Ollivia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Olivia

Ollye f English
Feminine spelling of Olly.

Olympian m & f English (American)
Variation of Olympia, Olympios.

Olynthia f English (Rare)

Olyva f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Oliva.

Olyve f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Olive.

Olyviah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Olivia.

Olyvya f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Olivia.

Omarosa f English (American, Rare)
Variant form of Omarose. A known bearer of this name is the American reality television personality Omarosa (b. 1974), who was born as Omarose Onee Manigault.

Omelia f English (Rare), American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Omi f English (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Diminutive of Naomi 1.

Omie f English (American, Archaic)
Meaning unknown, possibly a diminutive of Naomi 1.

Onalee f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Onnolee.

Onaleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Analeigh or Onnolee.

Onalie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Onalee.

Onessa f English (Rare)

Onesty f English (American)
Variant of Honesty. This name was given to 5 girls in 2000 according to the SSA.

Oneta f English
Variant of Anita 1. This is the name of two cities in Spain and Italy.

Ongelique f English
Variant of Angelique.

Onica f English (Rare), South African (Rare)

Onie f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Possibly an obscure Anglicization of Úna and Ùna (compare Owny) or a diminutive of names containing the sound element -on-.... [more]

Onix m & f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Onyx.

Onlee f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Contracted form of Onalee.

Onnalee f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Onnolee.

Onnalie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Onnalee.

Onnie f English
Possibly a diminutive of Honora or Honoria.

Onnolee f Folklore, Literature, English (American, Archaic)
According to legend, Onnolee was the last survivor of the Munsee nation, which dwelt on the west shore of Canadice lake and near Bald Hill (in the Finger Lakes region, New York) during the latter part of the fourteenth century, and met their death by the hands of the Mengnees; all except Onnolee, who was taken, bound to the belt of the famous leader, Mickinac, and compelled to follow him... [more]

Onolee f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Onnolee.

Onya f English (Rare)

Opalene f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Opaline.

Opaletta f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Opal.

Opalina f English
Elaborated form of Opal.

Opelia f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
English variant or Latin American Spanish form of Ophelia.

Opha f English
Diminutive of Ophelia. Opha May Johnson (1878–1955) was the first woman to have enlist in the United States Marine Corps.

Ophie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Ophelia.

Ophilia f English (African), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Ophelia.

Opie m & f English
Diminutive of Opal.

Orabel f English (Latinized)
From the Latin orabilis "easily entreated".

Orabelia f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Orabilia.

Orabell f English (Rare)
Variant of Orabel

Orabella f English (Rare)
A Latin construction which suffixes orare with ābilis - thus interpretable as "given to prayer" or "entreatable."

Orabelle f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Orabella.

Orabilia f English (Latinized)
Orabilia, or Orable, from the Latin orabilis "easily entreated".

Oralene f English
A form of Ora 1.

Oralia f Spanish (Mexican), English, American (Hispanic)
Possibly a variant of Oralie.

Oraline f English
A form of Ora 1.

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

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

Orange f & m English
First found as a feminine given name in medieval times, in the forms Orenge and Orengia. The etymology is uncertain, and may be after the place in France named Orange... [more]

Orangie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine elaboration of Orange

Orcelia f English (American, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Orselia.

Orchid f English (Rare)
From the eponymous flowering plant. The plant's name derives from Latin orchis, borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (orkhis), meaning "testicle" (the name was given to the plant because of the testicle-shaped subterranean parts of some European orchids).

Oreatha f English (African, Rare, ?)

Orena f English (American, Archaic)

Orene f English (American)
Meaning unknown, possibly created due to the popularity of similar sounding names such as Irene.

Orera f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish, Southern African, Eastern African
Possibly from Spanish or Italian orera meaning, "aurora." See also Aurora.

Orethy f English (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly an old corruption of Dorothy.

Oriah f English
Variant of Oria.

Oriel f & m English
Probably a form of Auriel or Oriole, the spelling influenced in Britain, perhaps, by Oriel College, Oxford... [more]

Oriella f Italian, English (British)
Diminutive of Oria.

Orilla f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Arilla, or possibly Aurelia.

Orina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Orin.

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.

Oriole m & f English
From the English word "oriole" referring to "any of various colorful passerine birds, the New World orioles from the family Icteridae and the Old World orioles from the family Oriolidae (typically yellow in color)"... [more]

Orithya f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Oreithyia.

Orlaithe f Old Celtic, Celtic Mythology, English, Scottish, Irish
Anglicized variant of Órlaith.

Orlana f French (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American), English
French variant of Orlane and Spanish variant of Orlanda.

Orlantha f English
Possibly a female variant of Orlando or a variant of Iolanthe.

Orlayna f English
Orlayna is irregularly used as a name and is derived from French origins.... [more]

Orlean f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Orlene.

Orlenda f English (Rare), South African (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Orlene f English (Rare)

Orlienne f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Orlyn m & f English (American)

Orma f African American, English
Allegedly from a Kenyan word meaning "free men." The Orma people live in Eastern Kenya along the lower Tana River. However, this name may be a feminine form of Ormond.

Ormasinda f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Ornela f Albanian, Croatian (Rare), English (British), Romanian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Variant of Ornella.

Orolia f English (Rare, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Caroline used in the 18th century.

Orphea f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Orpheus.

Orphia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly an elaboration of Orpha.

Orphie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Orpha.

Orra f English
Variant of Ora 1. A famous bearer is American botanical and scientific illustrator Orra White Hitchcock (1796–1863).

Orrie m & f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Orry.

Orselia f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Variant of Urselia.

Orva f & m English (Archaic)
Originally a feminine form of Orville, but sometimes used as a masculine name, possibly influenced by Alva 2.

Orvella f English
Anglicized form of Órfhlaith.... [more]

Orvilla f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Orville.

Osa f English
Meaning unknown. This was the name of American explorer and documentary filmmaker Osa Johnson (1894-1953). In the case of Danish actress Osa Massen (1914-2006) it was apparently an Anglicized form of Aase, her birth name, a variant of Åse.

Osberta f English (Rare, ?)
Rare feminine form of Osbert.

Osilda f French (Quebec, Archaic), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic Germanic name formed from the name elments os "god" and hild "battle".

Osiria f English

Oslynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Otha f English (American)
Feminine form of Otho.

Othel m & f English
Diminutive of Otho.

Othellia f English (American, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]

Othilda f English (American)

Otillia f English (African)
Variant of Ottilie.

Otillie f English (Rare)
Variant of Ottilie.

Ottalie f English (Rare)
Variant of Ottilie.

Ottelia f German (Archaic, Expatriate), English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Variant of Ottilia.

Otter m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word otter, a semi-aquatic mammal. The word otter is derived from Old English otor or oter, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ "water".

Ottessa f English (American)
Feminine diminutive form of Otto.

Ottie f & m English
Variant of Otty.

Ottiline f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Ottoline.

Oval m & f English
Transferred from the word oval.

Oveta f English (Rare)

Ovi f & m English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Ovid.

Owyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Owen 1. Owen was given to 10 girls and 23 boys in 2018 according to the SSA.

Owynn m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Owen 1. According to the Social Security Administration, Owynn was given to 11 girls and 8 boys in 2018.

Ozetta f English (American, Rare)

Paciance f English (Archaic)

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.

Paelyn f English (American, Americanized, Modern, Rare)

Paesyn f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Payson.

Paetan f English (Modern)
Variant of Peyton.

Paeton f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Peyton.

Paetyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Peyton.

Paetyn f English

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

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

Paezlie f English
Alternate spelling of Paisley.

Paiden m & f English (Rare)

Paidge m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Paige.

Paigan f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Pagan.

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

Pailyn f English (Modern, Rare)

Pailynn f English (Modern, Rare)

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

Pairlee f English
Variant of Paralee.

Paishence f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Rare spelling of Patience.

Paislea f English (Modern)
Variant of Paisley.

Paisleigh f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Paisley.

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

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

Paislyn f English
Variant of Paislynn

Paislynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Paisley and Lynn.

Paisyn f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Payson.

Paitan f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Peyton.

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

Paitin f & m English
Variant of Peyton.

Paiton f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Peyton.

Paizlee f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Paisley.

Paizlei f English
Alternate spelling of Paisley.

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

Paizley f English (Modern)
Variant of Paisley.

Paizlie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Paizly f English (Modern)
Variant of Paisley.

Paley f English (Modern, Rare)
Modern name, probably based on the sounds found in other names such as Paisley and Hayley; in other words, a combination of the popular phonetic elements pay and lee... [more]

Pallie f English
Either a variant of Polly or a diminutive of Opal, Pauline, or other names containing Pal- or Paul-.

Palmetta f English

Pamala f English
Variant of Pamela.

Pamalla f English (Rare)
Variant of Pamela.

Pamelina f English
Perhaps an elaboration of Pamela.

Pamelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Pamela using the name suffix lyn.

Pami f English
Diminutive of Pamela.

Pamla f English (American, Rare)
Truncated form of Pamela.

Pammie f English
Diminutive of Pamela.

Pammy f English
Diminutive of Pamela.

Pammye f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Pammy.

Pamula f English (Rare, Archaic)

Pandorea f English (Australian)
A genus of climbing vines native to Australasia. Named after Pandora from Greek mythology, because the plant's tightly packed seed pod recalls the myth of "Pandora's box".

Pandy f English
A nickname for Pandora.

Pannie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of Pansy.

Pansey f English (Rare)
Variant of Pansy.

Pantheon f & m English (American, Rare)

Papaya f English
From the fruit papaya, which is a large, yellow, melonlike fruit of a tropical American shrub or small tree, Carica papaya, eaten raw or cooked.

Paradise f English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "heaven, the garden of Eden", ultimately from Avestan pairidaēza "enclosure, park" (compare the cognate Firdaus).

Parajo f English

Paran f English

Parice f English

Parinthia f English (American, Archaic)

Parklyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Park and the name suffix -lyn.

Parklynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Parklyn.

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

Parrie f English (American, Archaic)
Either a feminine variant of Perry or transferred use of the surname Parrie.

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

Parthena f English (Rare), Ancient Greek, Greek
Derived from Greek παρθένος (parthenos) meaning "maiden, virgin".

Parthenya f English (Rare)
Rare spelling variant of Parthenia.

Parys f English (Rare)
Variant of Paris 2.

Pascalia f Greek (Germanized, Rare), English (African)
Germanized form of Paschalia as well as a Kenyan borrowing of this name.

Paschalia f Greek, English (African)
Feminine form of Paschalis.

Paschalle f English
Feminisation of Paschal, given rarely in Catholic regions.

Pashen f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Variant of Passion.

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]

Pastel f English
From mid 17th century: via French from Italian pastello, diminutive of pasta ‘paste’.

Patches f & m English (Rare), Pet
From the English word patches, which is a plural noun of patch.

Patchouli f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Patchouli comes from the bushy herb of the mint family and bears tiny pink-white flowers. A bearer of this name is Patchouli Knowledge, a character from the Touhou Project.

Patia f English (American, Archaic)
Short form of Patience.

Patina f English (Modern, Rare)
Patina is a thin layer that variously forms on the surface of stone, on copper, bronze and similar metals, on wooden furniture or any such acquired change of a surface through age and exposure.

Patra f English (Rare), Greek (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Petra or a short form of Cleopatra.

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

Patriana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
A blend of Patricia and Katriana.

Patricea f English (Rare, ?)
Extended form of Patrice 2 or variant of Patricia.

Patrici f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Patrice 2

Patrician f English

Patrickia f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Patrick.

Patrika f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Patrick. This name is borne by American actress Patrika Darbo.

Patrina f English
Feminine diminutive of Patrick influenced by Katrina

Patrine f English (Rare)
Combination of "Patricia" and "Katrine".

Patrise f English (Rare)
Variant of Patrice 2.

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

Patrishia f English (Canadian, Rare)
Variant of Patricia (See also Trishia).

Patrita f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)

Patritia f English (Rare)
Variant of Patricia.

Patronella f English
Meaning Rock and is of English origin.

Patrycia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Patricia.

Patsey f English (Rare)
Variant of Patsy.

Patsye f English
The feminine spelling of Patsy.

Pattiann f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Patty and Ann.

Pattsie f English (Rare)
Variant of Patsy.

Pattyann f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Patty and Ann.

Pattye f English
Feminine alternative to Patty.

Pattyn f English
Variant and feminine form of Patton.

Paulaina f English (Rare)
Variant of the name Paulina, influenced by the spelling of the name Laina.

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

Paulinea f English
Variant of Paulina.

Paulisa f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Paul.

Paulownia f English (Rare)
From the name of the genus of flowering plants which were named after the Russian-Dutch queen Anna Pavlovna/Anna Paulowna.

Paulyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Pauline or feminization of Paul with the popular suffix -lyn.

Pavia f English (Rare), Medieval English
Medieval English name of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Old French pavie "peach" and a derivation from Old French Pavie "woman from Pavia", a historic city in Italy... [more]

Paw f English
Paw refers to the soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot. It is a modern name in the US and first appeared in the name records in 2008.

Paxley m & f English