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Abacucke m English (Puritan)
Variant of Abacuc.

Abcide f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Abcde.

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

Abide f & m English (Rare)
From Old English ābīdan ‘wait’, from ā- ‘onwards’ + bīdan.

Abie m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Abraham.

Able m English (American, Rare)
Either a variant of Abel, or from the English word able, "having the power, skill, means, or opportunity to do something", ultimately from Latin habere "to hold".

Abnie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of names beginning with Abn, such as Abner.

Acie m English
Diminutive of Ace 1.

Acre m English
Potentially transferred use of the surname Acre or from Old English æcer (denoting the amount of land a yoke of oxen could plow in a day), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch akker and German Acker ‘field’, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit ajra ‘field’, Latin ager, and Greek agros.

Admire f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Admire, or directly from the English word admire.

Adye m English (Australian)

Agustine m Spanish, English
Variant of Augustine 1. Mexican army general and politician Augustine I of Mexico (1783 - 1824) is a notable bearer.

Aldine f & m English
Either a short form of Geraldine or a variant of Alden

Aldridge m English
Transferred use of the surname Aldridge.

Alexzandre m Obscure (Modern), English (American, Modern, Rare), Filipino (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexandre. Also compare Alexzander.

Alfonse m English
Variant of Alphonse.

Algie m English
Diminutive of Algernon.

Alie f & m Dutch, English (Rare)
Diminutive of names beginning with Al, most typically Alida.... [more]

Alistaire m English
Variant of Alistair.

Allie m Scottish, English
Diminutive of Alexander, Allan, and other names beginning with Al-.

Alphie m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Alphard and Alphonso. In some cases, it is also a variant of Alfie.

Alpine m English
Late Middle English from Latin Alpinus, from Alpes ‘Alps.’

Alverne m English
Derived from the Manor of Alverton on the west side of Penzance in Cornwall. The first person with this name is likely to be Edward Alverne Bolitho born 1842.

Alvie m English
Diminutive of Alvin.

Alwyne m & f English
Variant of Alwyn.

Amarie f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amari, possibly influenced by Marie.

Amile m & f English (Rare)
variant of Émile.

Andrae m English
Variant of Andre.

Anthone m English (Rare)
Variant of Anthony

Anthonee m English
Rare variant of Anthony.

Antione m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Antoine.

Antone m Corsican, English (American, Archaic), Ladin
Corsican and Ladin form and English variant of Anthony.

Apache m English (Rare)
From Yavapai, 'epache, "people" and sometimes derived from Zuni apachu, "enemy."

Arbie m English
Meaning unknown, perhaps a diminutive of Archibald.

Argie m & f English

Argyle m Scottish (Archaic), English
Transferred use of the surname Argyle.

Arise m English (Puritan)

Arkie f & m English

Arlee f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Arlie.

Arlowe f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arlo.

Armartie m English (African)
A famous bearer of this name is Wayne Armartie Laryea (1952-) a British-born musician and actor with Ghanian ancestry.

Armie m English
Diminutive of Armand. A known bearer of this name is American actor Armand "Armie" Hammer (b. 1986).

Armitage m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Armitage.

Arville m English (Rare)
Likely a variant of Arvel.

Ashe f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Ash. In the case of American singer Ashe, it is short for Ashlyn.

Ashie f & m English
Short form of Asher, Ashley and other names starting with ‘ash’

Aslie f & m English
Variant of Asley.... [more]

Assurance m English (Puritan)
From old French assurer, eaning, "a positive declaration intended to give confidence; a promise." Referencing the promises of God in the Bible.

Athole m & f English (British), English (Canadian)
Variant of Athol... [more]

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

Atpeace f & m English (Puritan)
Meaning "at peace."

Aubergine f & m English

Aubie m & f English

Auggie m English
Diminutive of August.

Augie m English
Diminutive of August.

Austyne f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Austin.

Aventurine f & m English
From the Italian phrase a ventura meaning "by chance". The name alludes to the fact that the gemstone that originally had the name aventurine - which was goldstone, a type of brownish colored glass flecked with gold and manufactured in Italy since the 17th century - was discovered by accident... [more]

Avenue m English
Early 17th century from French, feminine past participle of avenir ‘arrive, approach’, from Latin advenire, from ad- ‘towards’ + venire ‘come’.

Avie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of male or female names beginning with Av- such as Ava 1, Avis, Avery, etc... [more]

Aviee f & m English (American, Americanized, Rare)

Awesome m & f English (American, Rare)
Taken directly from the English word awesome.

Axle m English
Variant of Axel.

Ayce m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ace 1.

Aycie m & f English (Rare)

Aynslee m & f English
Variant of Ainsley.

Aythe m English

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

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

Banastre m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Banastre. This was borne by the British officer and politician Banastre Tarleton (1754-1833), known for fighting in the American War of Independence.

Barre m English
Variant of Barry.

Barrye m & f English
Variant or feminine spelling Barry.

Bartle m English (Puritan, Rare), Medieval English
Diminutive of Bartholomew.

Bayne m English, Scottish

Beale m English
Transferred use of the surname Beale.

Beattie m English
Transferred from the surname Beattie.

Believe f & m American (Rare), English (Puritan)
Late Old English belȳfan, belēfan, alteration of gelēfan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch geloven and German glauben, also to lief.

Belvedere m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From an Italian word meaning "beautiful sight", from Italian bel "beautiful" and vedere "a view, sight". It was apparently coined in the early 19th century, when it first appears as a given name in United States historical records (for both Northern and Southern states), along with its feminine variant Belva.... [more]

Benevolence f & m English (African)
From the English word, ultimately from Latin bene volent "well wishing".

Benie m English (American)
Diminutive of Benjamin or Benedict.

Benjamine m English
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjie m English
Diminutive of Benjamin.

Bernye m & f Spanish, English
Form of Bernie.

Berrie f & m English (?)
Variant of Barry or Berry 2.

Beverlie f & m English
Variant of Beverly.

Bige m English
Diminutive of Abijah.

Billee f & m Hindi (Rare), Indian (Modern), English (Modern)
From Hindi बिल्ली (billee) meaning "cat". It is also used as variant of the name BILLY, BILLIE, or BILLI.

Billye f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Billy.

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

Blade m English, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Blade or from the Old English blæd ‘leaf of a plant,' of Germanic origin; related to Dutch blad and German Blatt.... [more]

Blaize m English (Modern)
Variant of Blaise or Blaze

Blakelee f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Blakely.

Blane m English (American)
Variant of Blaine.

Blase m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Blase or a variant of Blaise.

Blayke m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Blake.

Blayne m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Blaine.

Blayze m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Blaze.

Blease m English (American, Rare)
From the English surname, Blease.

Blessmore m English (African)
From the English words bless and more, chiefly used in Zimbabwe.

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

Bobbyjoe m American (South, Rare), English (British, Rare)
Combination of Bobby and Joe. Bobbijo is the feminine counterpart.

Bobie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Bobby.

Bode m English (Modern)
Popularized by American skier Bode Miller (1977-), born Samuel Bode Miller, in whose case it was inspired by the English word bode meaning "to indicate by signs, as future events", according to his 2005 autobiography... [more]

Bodene m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Bodene; a corruption of the French Baudouin.

Bodie m English
Short form of Boden.... [more]

Bogie m English
Diminutive of Bogart.

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

Bose m English
Meaning unknown. Possibly a diminutive of Ambrose or a variant of Boss.

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

Bouse m English (Canadian, Rare)
Diminutive of Bower. A notable bearer is John Bower "Bouse" Hutton (1877-1962), a Canadian ice hockey goaltender and Hockey Hall of Fame member.

Boycie m English (British, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)
Diminutive of Boyce.

Boyne m English
Transferred use of the surname Boyne.

Boysie m English, South African, Trinidadian Creole, Jamaican Patois
Variant of Boise.

Brace m & f English
Likely intended as a variant of Brice. Middle English (as a verb meaning ‘clasp, fasten tightly’) from Old French bracier ‘embrace’, from brace ‘two arms’, from Latin bracchia, plural of bracchium ‘arm’, from Greek brakhiōn.

Bradie f & m English
Variant of Brady.

Bradlee m & f English (Rare)
Masculine and feminine variant of Bradley.

Bradlie m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Bradley.

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

Brantlee m English (American)
Variant of Brantley.

Brave m & f English
From the French brave, from the Italian bravo, itself either from Provençal brau 'show-off', from the Gaulish *bragos 'fine', or from the Latin *bravus, from a fusion of pravus and barbarus into a root *bravus.

Braxlee m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braxley.

Bread-of-life m English (Puritan)
Referring to the word of God as the only thing required for subsistence.

Breeze f & m English
From the English word "breeze" referring to "a light, gentle wind". From the Dutch bries 'breeze', from the Eastern Frisian brîse 'breeze', from brisen 'to blow fresh and strong'.

Brentlee m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brentley.

Brette m & f English
Variant of Brett.

Bridge m & f English
Diminutive of Bridger or Bridget.

Brise m English
Variant of Brice.

Brodee m English
Variant of Brody.

Bronze m & f English
Bronze is a yellowish-brown alloy of copper with up to one-third tin. It is a modern first name. In the US, 5 girls and 9 boys were given this first name in 2018.

Browne m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Brown. Notable namesake is Henry Browne Blackwell, an English born publisher and social reformer who was one of the founders of the Republican Party in the US... [more]

Brownie m & f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Brown.

Brucie m English
Diminutive of Bruce.

Bruse m English
Form of Bruce.

Brye m & f English
Diminutive of Bryce and variant of Brie.

Brynle m English (British)

Bryse m English
Variant of Brice.

Bucklee m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Buckley.

Burdette m & f English (Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of Bernadette or a variant of the traditionally French and English surname Burdette derived from a pet form of the Old French personal name Burdo.

Buried-sence m English (Puritan)

Burnette f & m English (American)
Feminine form and variant of Burnett.

Burnice m & f English (American)
Variant of Berenice.

Burnie m English
Variant of Burney.

Burtie m English
Diminutive of Burton.

Buzzie m English (American)
Variant of Buzzy.

Cache m & f English (American)

Cadense f & m English (American)
Alternative and gender neutral spelling of the name Cadence; meaning tempo or rhythm.

Cadie f & m English
Variant of Cady.

Caesare m & f English (American)
Variant of Cesare, boosted in popularity in the 1980s by the movie The Idolmaker.

Cage m English
Transferred use of the surname Cage.... [more]

Caide m English (Modern)
Variant of Cade.

Caige m English
Variant of Cage

Caine m Irish (Anglicized), English
Variant of Cain.

Cake m & f English
From the English word, a sweet dessert food, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *gog "ball-shaped object".

Calybute m English (Puritan)
In the case of Calybute Downing, D.D. (1606-1643), whose father was also named Calybute Downing, it appears to be a slight variation of his paternal grandmother's maiden name, Calybut. There was a similar name recorded in Domesday Book: Calebot.

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]

Capree f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Capri.

Care m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kerry.

Carlysle m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Carlisle.

Cascade f & m English
Derived from the English word for a waterfall, ultimately from Latin cadere "to fall".

Cashmere f & m African American (Modern, Rare), Romani (Archaic), English
From the English word, a type of fabric, ultimately borrowed from the Hindi कश्मीर (kaśmīr) (See Kashmir).

Casmere m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Casimir, possibly orthographically influenced by Cashmere.

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

Cayce m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kayce (in itself which is a variant of either Casey or Case).

Cayde m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cade.

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.

Cayle m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Cale/Kale or Kaylee.

Cayne m English (American), English (Australian)
Transfered use of the surname Cayne.

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

Ceddie m English, Literature, Popular Culture
Diminutive of Cedric.... [more]

Ceecee f & m English
Variant of Cici.

Ceslee m & f English (American, Rare)

Cézanne f & m English, Afrikaans
From the French artist, Paul Cézanne. This name is sometimes used as a feminine name by Afrikaners in South Africa due to its similarity to Suzanne.

Chaise m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Chase.

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.

Chanie m English (American, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. In some cases may be a variant of Chaney.

Chanse m English (American)
Variant of Chance

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

Charlemaine f & m Filipino (Rare), English (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Charlemagne in the style of Charmaine.

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

Chaunce m English
Short form of Chauncey or variant of Chance.

Chayce m & f English
Variant of Chase

Chayse m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Chase.

Chazzie m & f English
Uncommon diminutive of Chaz, Charlie or Charles.

Chevie m English
Used in reference to the Chevrolet motors brand.

Cheyne m English
Variant of Shane.

Chezare m & f English (American, Rare)
Likely a variant of Cesare.

Childe m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Childe. This name was borne by American painter Childe Hassam (1859-1935) who helped introduce impressionism to North America... [more]

Chlorie m English

Choice m English
From the English word, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- "to choose".

Chole m English
Variant of Cole.

Choyce f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Choice.

Cinnie m English (American, Rare)

Clabe m English
Diminutive of Clayborne.

Clade m English (Modern)

Clae m English
Variant of Clay.

Claiborne m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Claiborne.... [more]

Claine f & m English (Rare), Scottish, Irish
Transferred use of the surname Claine.

Clancee m English (Australian)
Variant of Clancy.

Clarance m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Clarence.

Clarke m & f English
Variant of Clark. As a feminine name it came into use in the early 1990s, influenced by the character Clarke Betancourt from the 1990 film Mo' Better Blues... [more]

Clarnce m English
Variant of Clarence.

Claudie m English
Diminutive of Claudius.

Clayborne m English (British)
Variant of Claiborne.

Clayne m English (Rare)
Probably a blend of the given names Clay and Wayne. A known bearer of this name is the American actor Clayne Crawford (b. 1978).

Clearance m English (American, Rare)
Probably a variant of Clarence (compare Clearence). In some cases it may be derived from the English word clearance.

Clearence m English (American, Rare), South African (Rare), English (Puritan, ?)
Variant of Clarence. In some cases it may be a variant of Clearance.

Cleave m English
From an English origin meaning "cliff". Diminutive of Cleavon or a variant of Cleve. As an independent name can be transferred use of the surname Cleave... [more]

Clee m English
Masculine form of Clea, also from Old English word, "cleof".

Clerence m Southern African (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Clarence.

Clessie f & m English (American, Archaic)

Clevie m & f English
Diminutive of Cleveland, Cleve, or Cleva.

Clide m English
Variant of Clyde.

Cliffie m & f English (American)
A Dimunitive Form of Clifford, Clifton, Clifette, and Cliftona and also a variant of Cliffy and Cliff.

Climmie m English (Rare)
Variant of Clemmie.

Cline m English (Rare)
From the surname Cline.

Cloyce m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Cloyce.... [more]

Clydie f & m English (American), American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Clyde, also used as a feminine form.

Clyle m English (American)
Combination of Clyde and Lyle.

Clyve m English
Variant of Clive.

Cobe m English (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Kobe 1 (Flemish) and Kobe 2/Coby (Modern English).

Cobie f & m English
Diminutive of Jacob or Jacoba.... [more]

Code m English
Diminutive of Cody.

Codee m & f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Cody.

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

Colbe m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Colby.

Colbee m English
Variant of Colby.

Colbie f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Colby. A known bearer is the American singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat (1985-).

Coleridge m English
Coleridge as a boy's name is of Old English origin. Place name: possibly "Cole's ridge", or "dark ridge".

Colie m English
Diminutive of Cole.

Collie f & m English
Diminutive of Colette or Colleen.

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

Commodore m English (Rare)
From the military rank of commodore, derived from French commandeur.

Condé m English

Cooke m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Cooke. Cooke Maroney is an art dealer and the husband of American actress, Jennifer Lawrence.

Cookie m & f English (American, Rare)
A nickname with meaning that can be particular to the bearer. Cookie can suggest someone who is sweet, or it can be a nickname for someone who cooks, as in the long running cartoon strip 'Beetle Bailey' where the camp cook is known as Cookie.

Coolidge m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Coolidge, given in honor of the 30th president of the United States, Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933).

Cornie f & m English

Countee m English (American)
Possibly derived from the surname Countee. A notable bearer of this name was the African-American writer and poet Countee Cullen (1903-1946).

Courage m & f English (Rare)
Borrowing from Old French corage (French courage), from Vulgar Latin coraticum, from Latin cor (“heart”). Distantly related to cardiac (“of the heart”), which is from Greek, but from the same Proto-Indo-European root.

Coyce m English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be derived from the surname Choyce. Alternatively, it might be a combination of Coy with names like Boyce and Royce.

Craiggie m English
Diminutive of Craig.

Craigie m English
Diminutive of Craig.

Crane m English (Archaic)
Possibly a transferred usage of the surname Crane or directly from the word crane.

Crede m English
Possibly a diminutive of Credence or derived from a surname.

Credence m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Creedence or simply from the English word meaning "belief or acceptance of something as true".

Creedence f & m English (American)
Variant of Credence. This spelling likely influenced by the American rock band, Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Crewe m English
Transferred use of the surname Crewe.

Crispine m English (African)
Variant of Crispin.

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

Crue m English (Modern)
Variant of Crew.

Cruize m English
Variant of Cruz.

Crusoe m English
Transferred use of the surname Crusoe.

Currie m English
Transferred use of the surname Currie.

Cyle m English (Rare)
Variant of Kyle.

Cyrelle m & f English (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Cyril influenced by -elle.

Daire m English
Anglicised form of Dáire.

Damiere m English (American, Rare)

Damone m English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Damon.

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

Dannylee m English (British, Rare)
Combination of Danny and Lee.

Danyale m English

Darbe f & m English
Variant of Darby.

Darce m & f English
Diminutive of Darcy.

Dare f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Dare. It was borne by Canadian American photographer and author Dare Wright (1914-2001).

Darence m English (American, Modern)
Blend of Darrell and Clarence.

Darrance m English (American)
Variant of Darence.

Darrence m English (American)
Variant of Darence.

Darrne m & f English
Variant of Darren or Darrene

Darryle m English (American)
Variant of Darrell.

Darsee m & f English
Variant of Darcy.

Daryle m & f English (American)
Variant of Daryl.

Daunte m English (Modern)
Variant of Dante.

Dawayne m English
Variant of Duane, utilizing a combination of the prefix "Da-" and the name Wayne

Dayle m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Dale. Famous masculine bearer was an actor Dale Robertson whose birth name was Dayle Lymoine Robertson.

Dayne m English
Variant of Dane.

De m English (British, Archaic), Cornish (Archaic)
Variant of Day.

Deane m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Dean.

Deante m English
Variant of Deonte.

Delane m & f English (American, Rare)
As an independent name from French meaning "alder grove" or a short form of Delaney from the Irish surname Dubhshlaine or referring to the Slaney river. ... [more]

Delanie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Delaney.

Delawrence m English (African, Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Lawrence

Delorne m English (Rare)

Demitre m English

Dennie m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Denny.

Dependance m English (Puritan)
Referring to one's dependance on God.

Derelle m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Derell.

Derique m English
Variant of Derek.

Derrance m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Darence.

Derrence m English (Rare)
A variation of Derren with the -ence suffix.

Desire f & m English (Puritan)
Derived from Latin desidero "to long for; to wish for; to desire" (via Old French desir). This name was first used in the 16th century by the Puritans, probably with the intended meaning of "desire the Lord"... [more]

Desmine f & m English (Rare)

Dessance m English

Destinaye f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Destiny.

Deuce m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Devane m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Devan.

Devine f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Divine.

Devone m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Devon.

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

Dewaine m English (American, Americanized)

Diabolique f & m English (American, Rare), Obscure
Means "diabolic" in French, from the title of a 1996 movie. This was given to 8 girls and 7 boys born in the United States in 1996, and to 6 girls born in the U.S. in 1997.

Dice m English
From the English word "dice", the plural of die, referring to "a polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and used in games of chance, typically in gambling".