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

Adaleth f English (Rare)

Agetha f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Agatha.

Alathea f English (Rare)
Variant of Alethea

Alazebath f English (Rare, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin, possibly a variant of Elizabeth.

Albertha f English
Variant of Alberta.

Alethe f English (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Alete.

Alethia f English
Variant of Alethea.

Alicebeth f English
Combination of Alice and Beth, modeled on Elizabeth.

Alisabeth f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elizabeth.

Alithia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alethea or of Alicia (Spanish pronunciation with English spelling)

Alizabeth f English (Modern)
Variant of Elizabeth.

Althamia f English (Rare, Archaic), English (Puritan)
Feminization of Altham.

Althena f English (Rare)
An invented name. Possibly a combination of Althea and Athene.

Alyzabeth f English
Variant of Elizabeth.

Amalthaea f English (Rare)
Variant of Amalthea.

Amantha f English (Rare)
Possibly a truncated from of Samantha.

Amaranth f English
From the name of the amaranth flower, which is derived from Greek αμαραντος (amarantos) meaning "unfading".

Amybeth f English (Rare)
Combination of Amy and Beth. Amybeth McNulty (2001-present) is the main actress in 2017 Canadian TV series 'Anne with an E' as she portrays Anne Shirley Cuthbert.

Amyruth f English
Combination of Amy and Ruth 1.

Anabeth f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ana and Beth.

Annaruth f English
Combination Anna and Ruth 1.

Anniebeth f English
Combination of Annie and Beth.

Antha f English (Rare)
Diminutive of any name ending in -antha.

Anthem m & f English (Modern)
From the English word anthem, "a rousing or uplifting song", ultimately from the Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna), a call and response style of singing.

Arabeth f English (Rare)

Arithe f English
A combination of Ariana and Berthe, or a variant of Aretha.

Arletha f English (Rare)
Perhaps a blend of Arletta and Aletha.

Armanthia f English

Armatha f English
Variation of Ramatha, an ancient name of Palestine.

Arthura f English (Rare)
Feminized version of Arthur.

Atha f English
Diminutive of Athaliah or possibly of Athena.

Athalia f English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Athaliah.

Athan m & f English
English form of Tathan.

Athana f English (Rare)

Athelinda f English (Rare), Literature
Variant of Ethelinda. Lady Athelinda Playford is a character in Agatha Christie's novel Closed Casket.

Athella f English (Rare)

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

Athenia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Athena.

Athlene f English (Rare)

Athyna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Athena.

Bartholomea f Dutch, English
Dutch and English feminine form of Bartholomew.

Bathilda f English (Rare), German, History
Variant of Bathild. This was the name of a 7th-century English saint who became queen of the Franks after being sold to them as a slave. She was canonised for fighting against the slave trade, promoting monasticism and founding a convent... [more]

Benetha f English (Rare)

Berinthia f Theatre, Literature, English (Rare)
Meaning unknown, perhaps first used by Sir John Vanbrugh for a young widow in his play 'The Relapse' (1697). It was subsequently used by Richard Brinsley Sheridan for a widow in his play 'A Trip to Scarborough' (1777), and also appears in Dickens's 'Dombey and Son' (1848) belonging to Mrs Pipchin's niece.

Berthabelle f English (?)
Berthabelle is a compound of Bertha and Belle.

Berthilde f Germanic, Dutch, English, German, History
Variant of Berthild. Berthilde lived in the 7th century AD and was one of the five wives of Dagobert I, king of the Franks.

Bethaney f English (Rare)
Variant of Bethany.

Bethani f English (Rare)
Variant of Bethany.

Bethanna f English
Beth and the popular -anna suffix.

Bethanne f English
Variant of Bethann.

Bethannie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bethany, influenced by Annie.

Bethanny f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bethany.

Bethelene f English
Possibly an elaboration of Bethel.

Betheline f English
Elaboration of Bethel.

Bethen f English
Variant of Bethan.

Betheny f English (Rare)
Variant of Bethany.

Bethia f Biblical Latin, Scottish, English
Form of Bithiah used in some versions of the Old Testament, including the Douay-Rheims Bible. This name was popular in Scotland from the 17th century as an Anglicised form of Gaelic Beathag... [more]

Bethiah f English
Variant of Bithiah.

Bethie f English
Variant of Bethy.

Bethlea f English (Rare)
Beth with the -lea suffix.

Bethleah f English (Rare)
Beth with the -leah suffix.

Bethlee f English
Beth with the -lee suffix.

Bethlehem f Ethiopian, English (Rare)
From a biblical place name meaning "house of bread" in Hebrew, the city where Jesus was born (see Bethlehem).

Bethleigh f English (Rare)
Beth with the -leigh suffix.

Bethley f & m English
Transferred use of surname Bethley.

Bethlyn f English
Beth with the popular-lyn suffix.

Bethlyne f English (Rare)
Beth with the -lyne suffix.

Bethlynn f English
Beth with the popular -lynn suffix.

Bethlynne f English
Beth with the -lynne suffix.

Bethnee f English (Modern)
Variant of Bethney.

Bethnie f English
Variant spelling of Bethney.

Bethny f English
Variant of Bethany. A notable bearer is the author Bethny Ricks.

Bethsaida f English, Biblical, Caribbean
Variant of Betsaida.

Bethulia f English (Rare, Archaic)
From the name of a city mentioned only in the apocryphal Book of Judith, possibly derived from the Hebrew noun בתולה (betula) meaning "virgin". The city's deliverance by Judith, when besieged by the Assyrian general Holofernes, forms the subject of the Book of Judith.

Bethy f English
Diminutive of Bethany, Elizabeth, and other names containing beth.

Bethye f English
A variant spelling of Bethy.

Blithe f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Blythe.

Blyth m & f English
Variant of Blythe.

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

Caithlyn f English
Variant of Cathleen.

Calantha f English (Rare)
Variant of Calanthe.

Carabeth f English
Combination of Cara and Beth.

Carpathia f & m English (Rare)
In reference to the mountain range of Eastern Europe, from Thracian Greek Karpates oros, probably literally literally "Rocky Mountain"; related to Albanian karpe "rock." From 1630s in reference to the island of Carpathos in the Aegean... [more]

Cath f English (Modern)
Short form of Catherine.

Catharin f English
Variant of Catherine.

Catharyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Catherine.

Cathe f English (Rare)
Short form of Catherine or Catheryn

Cathelyn f English
Variant spelling of Kathlyn.

Cathelynn f English
Variant spelling of Kathlyn.

Cathelynne f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Kathlyn.

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

Catherinne f English
Variant of Catherine.

Catheryn f English (Archaic)
Variant of Katherine.

Catheryne f English
Variant of Catherine.

Catherynne f English (Rare)
Variant of Catherine.

Cathey f English
Variant of Cathy.

Cathi f English, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Cathy.

Cathlene f English
Variant of Kathleen.

Cathline f English (Rare), French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
English variant of Kathleen and French contracted form of Catheline.

Cathryne f English (Rare)
Variant of Catherine

Cathrynn f English
Variant of Catherine.

Cathyleen f English

Cathyryne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Catherine.

Cerintha f English (Rare)
From the name of a flower, literally "wax-flower" from Greek κηρος (keros) "beeswax" combined with ανθος (anthos) "flower".

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

Cherith f English, Northern Irish
This is a common English spelling of the Hebrew place name כְּרִית (Kərīṯ), which comes from the Hebrew root כרת (kh*r*t) meaning "to cut off; cut down". Cherith was a brook or wadi mentioned in the Old Testament... [more]

Cheryth f English (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Cherry and Gwyneth.

Chrisantha f English (Rare), Greek (Rare)
Variant of Chrysantha.

Christhilda f German (Rare), English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Christhild.

Chrysantha f English (Rare)
Variant of Chrysanta.

Chrysanthea f English (Rare), Greek (Rare)
Variant of Chrysanthe

Chrysanthemum f English
Taken directly from the name of the flower, which is derived from Greek khrusos "gold" and anthemon "flower".... [more]

Chrysanthia f English (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Variant of Chrysanthe.

Cinthy f English
Diminutive of Cynthia.

Corinthian m & f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Corinthian is the most ornate of the classical orders (columns) of Greek and Roman architecture, characterized by fluted columns and elaborate capitals with intricate carvings. It has taken on the meaning of "ornate, luxurious" because of the typical traits of the namesake order... [more]

Corthine f English (Rare, Archaic)

Cymantha f English (Modern)
Variant of Samantha.

Cynth f English (Modern)
Short form of Cynthia.

Cynthea f English (Rare)
Variant of Cynthia.

Cynthiana f English (Rare)
Either an elaboration of Cynthia or a combination of Cynthia and Ana.

Delthea f English (Rare), American (South, Rare)
Possibly a variation of the name Delphia.

Dereth m & f English
Possibly a corruption of the Irish surname Derach, itself derived from the Gaelic dearg meaning "red".

Deretha f English (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Dereth to create a strictly feminine form of this name.

Dianthe f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Diantha.

Dorathea f English, Afrikaans, Dutch, Romansh
Variant of Dorothea.

Dorathy f English
Variant of Dorothy.

Doretha f English
Likely a variant of Doretta.

Dorotha f English
Variant of Dorothy.

Dorothe f English (Rare)
Variant of Dorothy.

Dorothia f English (Rare), Swedish (Archaic), Old Swedish
Variant of Dorothea.

Dorothie f English (Archaic)
Variant of Dorothy.

Dyantha f English
Variant of Diantha.

Eadith f English (Rare)
Variant of Edith.

Earth f & m English (Rare), English (Puritan)
From the English word earth, referring to the planet, the soil, or the alchemical element. Ultimately from Old English eorthe.

Eathel f English
Variant of Ethel.

Edyth f English (Rare)
Variant of Edith, in use in the English-speaking world since the 1200s.

Eithel f English
Variant of Ethel.

Elesabeth f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Elizabeth and Elisabeth.

Elethia f English (Rare)
Variant of Alethia.

Eleuthera f English (Rare), Late Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἐλεύθερος (eleutheros) meaning "free". This is the name of an island in the Bahamas which was originally named Eleutheria; ἐλευθερία (eleutheria) means "freedom" in Greek, while ἐλεύθερα (eleuthera) means "free"... [more]

Elgitha f English, Medieval English, Literature
From a medieval form of any of the Old English names Ælfgyð, Æðelgyð or Ealdgyð... [more]

Eliatha f & m English

Elitha f English (Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Talitha, or a variant of Aletha. This was borne by American pioneer Elitha Cumi Donner Wilder (1832-1923), a survivor of the Donner Party.

Elixabeth f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Elizabeth, with the Spanish name possibly influenced by Basque Elixabete.

Elizabath f English (Rare), Biblical
Rare variant of Elizabeth.

Elizabethine f English (Rare)
Rare elaboration of Elizabeth.

Elizbeth f English (Rare)
Contracted form of Elizabeth.

Elizebeth f English (Rare)
Variant of Elizabeth.

Elizibeth f English (Rare)
Variant of Elizabeth.

Elizzabeth f English (Rare)
Very rare variant of Elizabeth.

Ellabeth f English
Combination of Ella 1 and Beth.

Ellizabeth f English (Rare)
Variant of Elizabeth.

Ellyzabeth f English
Variant of Elizabeth incorporating the diminutive Elly.

Elswith f English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English name Ealhswiþ.

Elswyth f English (Rare)
Variant of Elswith. It was borne by American romance novelist Elswyth Thane (1900-1984), original name Helen Ricker.

Elysabeth f English
Variant of Elizabeth.

Elzabeth f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Elizabeth.

Embeth f English (Rare)
Contraction of Emily and Elizabeth. Embeth Davidtz (1965-) is a South African actress.

Emmabeth f English (Rare)
Combination of Emma and Beth.

Empathy f & m English

Erimentha f English

Eryth f English (Rare)

Estha f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

Etha f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare, Archaic)
Dutch short form of Margaretha as well as an English short form of Ethel and in some cases also a variant spelling of Etta.... [more]

Ethana f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Ethan.

Ethanna f English
Variant of Ethana.

Ethela f English
Variant of Ethel.

Ethelberta f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Ethelbert.

Ethelda f English
Variant of Ethel.

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

Ethelgard f German (Anglicized, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of the name Edelgard combining it with Ethel making it more Anglicized.

Ethelia f English

Etheline f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Ethel.

Ethella f English
Elaboration of Ethel.

Ethelmary f English (Rare)
Combination of Ethel and Mary. Ethelmary Oakland was a silent era child actress.

Ethelmay f English
Combination of Ethel and May.

Ethelreda f English (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ethelred.

Ethelwin f English (Archaic), English (American)
Variant of Ethelwyn.

Ethelwyn m & f English
Derived from the Old English masculine name Æðelwine. When many Old English names were revived in the 19th century, it saw use as a feminine name, probably due to its similarity to the popular name Ethel... [more]

Ethelwynn f English (Rare)
From the Old English name Æðelwynn, which was derived from the elements æðel "noble" and wynn "joy". It was coined in the 19th century, when many Old English names were revived.

Ethelynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Ethelyn.

Etheria f English, Late Roman
The name of woman in the 4th/5th century who wrote a report of her pilgrimage to the Holy land.

Ethiopia f African American, English
From the name of the African country. From Greek Αιθιοπια (Aithiopia), derived from αιθω (aitho) meaning "to burn" and ωψ (ops) meaning "face", referring to the skin colour of the inhabitants.

Ethlyn f English, Jamaican Patois
Contracted form of Ethelyn.

Ethnea f Irish (Latinized), English (Rare)
Latinized form of Eithne.

Etho m & f English

Ethyl f English
Variant of Ethel.

Ethyle f English
Variant of Ethel.

Ethylene f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Ethel using the popular suffix -ene. See also Etheline. Unfortunately, this spelling is also the spelling of the chemical compound ethylene, a plant hormone.

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

Eydeth f English

Faithanne f English
Combination of Faith and Anne 1.

Faithful m & f English (Archaic), English (Puritan), Literature, Nigerian
Virtue name meaning "loyal" or "having faith (in God)" that has been in use since the 16th century, initally mostly for boys, later also for girls.... [more]

Faithie f English
Diminutive of Faith.

Faithy f English
Diminutive of Faith.

Fayth f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Faith.

Florabeth f Spanish (Caribbean), Filipino (Modern, Rare), English (Rare, ?)
Variant of Floribeth or a combination of Flora and Beth.

Forsythia f English (Rare)
From the name of forsythia, any of a genus of shrubs that produce yellow flowers in spring. They were named in honour of the British botanist William Forsyth (1737-1804), whose surname was derived from Gaelic Fearsithe, a personal name meaning literally "man of peace" (cf... [more]

Fritha f English (Rare), Manx (Rare)
Anglicized form of Fríða.

Gatha f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Agatha.

Gathering f English
Gathering Marbet is an actress. From the English word "gathering".

Gathred f English
Variant of Gertrude

Gertha f English
Variant of Gerda 1, perhaps influenced by Bertha.

Girtha f English
Variant of Gertha.

Grethel f English (Rare), Estonian, Literature
English and Estonian variant of Gretel. Grethel is the main character in Grimm's fairy tails 'Hansel and Grethel' and 'Clever Grethel'.

Gwynyth f English (Rare)
Variant of Gwyneth.... [more]

Hannabeth f English (Rare)
Combination of Hannah and Beth.

Harleth f English
One notable bearer of this name is rising supermodel Harleth Kuusik.

Hathaway m & f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hathaway. Hathaway was given to 14 girls in 2017.

Hildreth f English
Transferred use of the surname Hildreth. It was borne by American muralist, mosaicist and Art Deco artist Hildreth Meière (1892-1961)... [more]

Ilithia f English (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Ilithyia.

Illythia f English (Rare)
Perhaps a variation of Ilithyia.

Ilythia f English (Rare)
Perhaps a variation of Ilithyia.

Isobeth m & f Biblical, English
In the Bible, this is a variant of Ishbosheth. ... [more]

Ithaca f & m English (Rare)
This name comes from the name of a Greek island, a legendary home of Odysseus, located in the Ionian Sea.... [more]

Ithamaria f Medieval English (Rare), English (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Ithamar and Maria.

Janneth f Spanish (Latin American), Filipino, English (Rare)
Variant of Janet.

Jarabeth f English (Modern, Rare, ?), Spanish (Latin American, Rare, ?)
Combination of Jared and Beth.

Jaycinth f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Jacinth (possibly influenced by Jay 1 or Jayce).

Jeaneth f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Jeannette.

Jenibeth f English (Rare), Filipino (Americanized, Rare)
Combination of Jennifer and Elizabeth

Jethra f English (Rare), Indian (Rare, ?)

Jimantha f English
From the name Jim and antha. ... [more]

Jocantha f English (Rare)
Combination of Jo as in Joanne and cantha as in Acantha. Notably used by Saki for the protagonist in “The Philanthropist and the Happy Cat”.

Jonatha f English (Rare), Medieval German, German (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Jonah.... [more]

Jonathana f & m English (Rare), German (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Brazilian
Rare feminine form of Jonathan. It was also used, in Latin America and Brazil, as a variant of Jonatan.

Joybeth f English
Combination of Joy and Beth.

Judithe f Portuguese (Brazilian), French (African), Haitian Creole, Greenlandic, English (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Portuguese variant of Judite, English and French variant of Judith and Danish and Greenlandic variant of Juditha.

Judyth f English
Variant of Judith.

Kaithlyn f English
Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 11 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Kath f English
Short form of Katherine.

Kathary f English (Rare)

Kathelynn f English
Variant of Kathlyn.

Kathelynne f English
Variant of Kathlyn.

Katheren f English (Rare)
Variant of Katherine.

Katherena f English (Latinized, Archaic)
Latinized form of Katherine, recorded in the late 1590s in the parish registers of Bebington, Cheshire, England (which were written in Latin).

Katherynne f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Katherine.

Kathilee f English
Combination of Kathi and Lee.

Kathleene f English
Variant of Kathleen.

Kathlena f English
Variant of Kathleen.

Kathlene f English (Rare)
Variant of Kathleen.

Kathline f English (Rare), Medieval Flemish, French (Rare), Belgian (Rare)
Medieval Flemish variant of French Cateline.

Kathlynne f English
Variant of Kathlyn.

Kathreena f English
Variant of Katrina.

Kathren f English (Rare)
Variant of Katherine.

Kathrene f English (Rare)
Variant of Kathrine.

Kathrynne f English (Modern), Filipino (Modern)
Variant of Katherine.

Kathya f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Rare)
Variant of Katya.

Kathylyn f English
Kathy with the -lyn suffix added.

Kathylynn f English
Kathy with the -lynn suffix added.

Kathylynne f English
Kathy with the -lynne suffix added.

Kathyrn f English (Rare)
Variant of Katherine, inspired by the spelling Kathryn.

Keithlyn f English (Rare)
Feminine variant of Keith using the suffix lyn.

Kerith f English
Variant of Cherith.

Kerrith m & f English
Probably a form of Cherith

Labertha f African American, English
Combination of the prefix La and the name Bertha.

Labeth f English (Americanized, ?)

Laurabeth f English
Combination of Laura and Beth.

Leithan m & f English

Leithia f English (Rare)
Variant of Lethia, perhaps influenced by Leith.

Lethia f English (Rare, Archaic)
Most likely an elaboration of Letha. In some cases, however, this name has been considered an elaboration of Lethe.

Lilath f English
Varient of Lilith.

Lilleth f English (Rare)
Variant of Lilith.

Lillibeth f English (Rare)
Variant of Lilibeth.

Lillith f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lilith.

Lilybeth f English (Rare)
Combination of Lily and Beth.

Lilyth f English (Rare)
Variant of Lilith.

Liseth f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Elisabeth

Lisseth f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Lissette.

Lizbethe f English (Americanized, Rare)
Variant of Lizbeth

Lizzeth f English
Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Lizziebeth f English
Combination of Lizzie and Beth, sometimes used as a diminutive of Elizabeth.

Lucybeth f English
Combination of Lucy and Beth.

Mabeth f English (Archaic)
Variant of Maybeth.

Marantha f English (Rare)

Mareth f Afrikaans, English (Rare)
Variant of Maretha.

Maribeth f English
Variant of Marybeth.

Marletha f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Marletta (compare its other variant Marleta).

Marthetta f English (Rare)
Combination of Martha with either Etta or a name that ends in -etta, such as Henrietta.

Marthia f English
Variant of Martha.

Maryelizabeth f English
Combination of Mary and Elizabeth. This name could be used in reference to the Visitation of Mary, the mother of Jesus to Elizabeth... [more]

Maryethel f English
A combination of Mary and Ethel.

Maybeth f English (Archaic)
Combination of May and Beth.

Mentha f English (Rare), Literature
Latinate form of Minthe. Mentha is the name of the mint genus. Mint is a wild flower and an important herb.

Meradith f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Meredith.

Meredeth m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Meredith.

Meredyth m & f English
Variant of Meredith.

Meribeth f English (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Marybeth.

Metha f English
Variant of Meta.

Nathaly f English (Modern), Haitian Creole
Variant of Natalie.

Nathana f English (Rare)
Feminisation of Nathan.

Nathanaelle f English
Feminine form of Nathanael.

Nathaniella f English (Rare)
Feminization of Nathaniel or Nathan.

Nathanielle f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Nathaniel, using the suffix -elle.

Nathanya f English (Rare)
English variant of Nathania and Natania.

Nazareth f & m English (Puritan), English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Indian (Christian), Filipino (Rare), Spanish, Armenian (Rare)
From the biblical place name, now an Arabic city in northern Israel. In the New Testament it is referred to as the home town of Jesus Christ, and is used as one of his titles: Jesus of Nazareth. The meaning is uncertain; it may be from Hebrew נֵצֶר (netzer) meaning "branch, shoot" or נָצַר (natzar) meaning "watch, guard"... [more]

Oletha f English

Olizabeth f English
Variant of Elizabeth.

Olynthia f English (Rare)