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Oak m English
Old English āc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch eik and German Eiche.

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

Oaklan m English (Modern)
Variant of Oaklyn.

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

Oaklen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Oakland or a masculine variant of Oaklyn.

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

Oakly m English (American)
Variant of Oakley.

Oaks m English
Transferred use of the surname Oaks.

Oakwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Oakwell.

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]

Oather m English (American, Rare)
Meaning unknown. Some sources claim it's connected to the word oath.

Oats m English
Transferred use of the surname Oats.

Oax m English
Variant of Oaks.

Obama m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Obama. This name is given after the forty-fourth president of the United States Barack Obama.

Obed-Edom m English (Puritan), Biblical
Means "servant of Edom" in Hebrew, from the verb עבד ('abad) meaning "to work, to serve" and the name Edom, or possibly the word אדם ('adom) "red"... [more]

Obededom m English (Puritan)
Variant of Obed-Edom. Zaphnaphpaaneah Isaiah Obededom Nicodemus Francis Edward Clarke was baptized on 14 October 1804 in Beccles Church, Suffolk, England.

O-Be-Joyful m English (Puritan, Archaic)

Obert m English (Archaic)
Likely from Otbert.

Oberyn m Literature, Popular Culture, English
Variant of Oberon. Oberyn Martell is a character in 'Game of Thrones' and it's origin series 'A Song of Ice and Fire' by George R. R. Martin.

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

Obie m English
Diminutive of names that begin with Ob-, like Obadiah, Obed and Oberon.

Oblad m English (American)

Obri m English (Rare)
Variant of Aubrey.

Obryn m English
Variant of Oberon.

Occy m English (Australian)
Given in honour of surfer Mark Occhilupo, whose nickname is "Occy", short for his Italian surname, which means "eyes of the wolf". At the same time it is a play on the word "occy straps", short for "octopus straps" - used by surfers to tie their surfboards to a car roof.

Oceander m English (Rare)

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

Octavious m African American, English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Octavius.

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

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

Odes m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Likely a variant of Otis.

Odhran m English
Anglicised form of Odhrán.

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

Odinn m English (American)

Odis m English (American)
Variant of Otis.

Odonahue m English
Transferred use of the surname O'Donahue.

Odus m English
Variant of Otis.

Offie m English
Possibly a diminutive of Ophrah.

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

Ofspring m English (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Ofspring. The maternal grandfather of Ofspring Blackall (1655–1716) was named Charles Ofspring.

Og m & f English
Diminutive of Ogden.

Oggie m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Ogden or any other any other name beginning with 'Og'.

Ogle m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the surname Ogle.

Ognir m English

Ojay m English (Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials OJ.

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

Oland m English (American)
Name of unknown meaning. Oland is possibly comprised of the Swedish elements ö, meaning "island," and land, meaning "land."... [more]

Olaph m African (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Olaf.

Olden m Haitian Creole, English (Rare)
Variant of Alden.

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]

Olen m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Olen.... [more]

Olevian m English (American, Rare)
Olevian is a latinised word meaning "from Olewig" (a town today incorporated into Trier, Germany).... [more]

Oley m English
Variant of Ole, reflecting on the Danish and Norwegian pronunciation of the name.

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

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

Olivander m English (Rare)
Variant of Ollivander.

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

Ollis m English
Transferred use of the surname Ollis.

Ollivander m English (American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Surname of Garrick Ollivander, a wizard and the owner of Ollivander's Wand Shop in the Harry Potter book series and movie franchise by J. K. Rowling. In the Harry Potter universe the name is said to be of Mediterranean origin and mean "he who owns the olive wand".

Olliver m Swedish (Modern), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Oliver.

Olson m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Olson.

Olton m English (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese)

Olveen m English

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

Olyver m English (Rare)
Variant of Oliver

O'Neal m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname O'Neal.

O'Neil m English, Jamaican Patois
Transferred use of the surname O'Neil.

Oneil m Jamaican Patois, English
Variant of O'Neil.

Onest m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Honest. It is also possible that there are cases where this name is derived from the surname Onest.

One Too Many m English

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

Onslow m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Onslow.

Onslowe m English
Transferred use of the surname Onslowe.

Onyxx m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Onyx.

Ophelion m Ancient Greek, English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the Greek noun ὠφέλεια (opheleia) meaning "help, aid" as well as "profit, benefit", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb ὠφελέω (opheleo) meaning "to help, to aid"... [more]

Opie m & f English
Diminutive of Opal.

Optate m English (Modern, Rare)
English form of Optatus.

Optatian m English
English form of Optatianus. This was the name of a saint from the 6th century AD.

Orace m Popular Culture, English (American)
Orace is the mule companion of Flip the Frog in such early 1930s cartoons as The Village Specialist, Spooks, and The Milkman, created by Ub Iwerks.... [more]

Oramel m English (American)

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]

Orben m English
Possible variant of Orban.

Orbie m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Likely a short form of names containing orb.

Orchard m English
Transferred use of the surname Orchard.

Orchart m English
The name of two of Isabella Beeton's sons.

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

Orford m English (American, Rare)
The name was given to a baby boy born on a ship when sailing near Orford reef.

Orice m English

Orick m English

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

Orin m Literature, English (Rare)
Used by Eugene O'Neill in Mourning Becomes Electra as a deliberate link, it has been suggested, with Greek Orestes. ... [more]

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]

Oris m English

Orison m English (Rare, Archaic)
Directly taken from the archaic word meaning "prayer", which is derived from Anglo-Norman oreison and ultimately from Latin oro (via Latin oratio) "to beg; to beseech".... [more]

Orlyn m & f English (American)

Orme m English
Transferred use of the surname Orme. A known bearer of Orme as a given name is Canadian actor Christopher Plummer (b. 1929), who carries it as a middle name - as did his father John Orme Plummer (1894-?) before him... [more]

Orra f & m English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Ora 1.

Orran m Scottish, English
Variant of Orrin.

Orrick m English
Transferred use of the surname Orrick.

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

Orris m English (Rare), Scottish
Transferred use of the surname Orris.

Orsamus m English (American, Rare)

Orton m English
Transferred use of the surname Orton.

Orus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized), English (American, Rare)
Latinized form of Oros. A known bearer of this name was the American professional golfer and Olympic medalist Orus Jones (1867-1963).

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

Orvan m English (American, Rare)
Meaning as of yet unknown. Also compare Orvon.... [more]

Orvel m English
Variant of Orville.

Orvie m English
Diminutive of Orville.

Orvil m English
Variant of Orville.

Orvill m English (Rare)
Variant of Orville.

Orviller m English

Orvis m English
Transferred use of the surname Orvis.

Orvon m English

Orvyn m English
A variant of Orvin.

Orwell m English (Modern, Rare)
The pen name of Eric Arthur Blair or better known as George Orwell.

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

Oryon m English (British, Modern, Rare), Welsh (Modern, Rare)
Variant and possible welsh spelling of the name Orion.

Oscer m American (Hispanic), English
Variant of Oscar.

Oshland m English (Canadian)
This name has no meanings, it is a made up name given to a child.

Osiel m English (American)
Variant of Oziel.

Oslo m Popular Culture, English (American, Modern)
From the name of the capital city of Norway (see Oslo). It was used for a character in the 2017 television series Money Heist (original Spanish title La casa de papel), about a team of nine robbers who adopt city names as pseudonyms for anonymity.

Osmar m Anglo-Saxon, English (Rare), German (Rare), Estonian (Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a variant of Ansmar and a variant of Osmær... [more]

Osprey m English

Osric m Anglo-Saxon, English (Rare), Literature
Derived from Old English os "god" and ric "power, rule". This name was borne by several Anglo-Saxon kings, one of the earliest being Osric of Deira (7th century AD).... [more]

Ossawa m English (Modern)
Derived from the town of Osawatomie, Kansas. A famous bearer was the artist Henry Ossawa Tanner.

Osward m Medieval English, English
Middle English form of Osweard. The modern form is derived from the surname Osward.

Oswyn m English (Rare)
Variant of Oswin.

Otha m English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Otto or Ottar.

Othel m & f English
Diminutive of Otho.

Othelo m English
Variant of Othello.

Othniell m English (Puritan)
Variant of Othniel.

Otie m English (American)
A diminutive of Otis.

Otlyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Male name of uncertain origin, used occasionally in the USA.

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".

Otti m Icelandic, English
Variant of Otto.

Ottie f & m English
Variant of Otty.

Ottis m English
Variant of Otis.

Ottiwell m Anglo-Norman, English (British, Rare)
From Otuel, which was a diminutive of the Norman names Otoïs, meaning literally "wealth-wide" or "wealth-wood" (from the Germanic elements aud "wealth, fortune" and wid "wide" or witu "wood"), and Otewi, meaning literally "wealth-war" (in which the second element is wig "war")... [more]

Ottoniel m English (American, Modern, Rare)
A blend of Otto and Othniel.

Otty m Popular Culture, English
Short form of Otis or Otto, popularized by Bush and Looney's Otis Oliver "Otty" Otto. May also be a diminutive of Ottilia or Ottilie.

Oval m & f English
Transferred from the word oval.

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

Ovias m English

Ovila m English, Spanish, French (Quebec)
Meaning unknown, possibly from Latin ovile, meaning "sheepfold."

Owenn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Owen 1. Owenn was given to 10 boys in 2016 according to the SSA.

Owens m English
Transferred use of the surname Owens.

Owin m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Owen 1. According to the SSA, Owin was given to 11 boys in 2017.

Owl m English (American, Rare)
From Middle English owle, from Old English ūle, from Proto-Germanic *uwwalǭ (compare West Frisian ûle, Dutch uil, Danish and Norwegian ugle, German Eule)... [more]

Owlet m English
Old English ūle, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch uil and German Eule, from a base imitative of the bird's call, with -et signifying a diminutive of Owl.

Owsley m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Owsley. According to the SSA, Owsley was given to 6 boys in 2018.

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.

Oziell m English (Puritan)
Variant of Uzziel.