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Aberdeen f & m English
Means "mouth of the Don (river)" in Scottish Gaelic. This is the name of the name of a city in northern Scotland, as well as several other cities worldwide named after the Scottish city.

Alexious f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexius.

Alfreder f & m English (Rare)

Amillion m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
From the English phrase a million.

Amisadai m & f Biblical Spanish, Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Form of Ammishaddai used in some Spanish translations of the Old Testament. In Mexico it is more common as a feminine name.

Andersen m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Anderson or a transferred use of the surname Andersen.

Andersyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Anderson.

Annesley f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Ansley.

Aquarius f & m Astronomy, African American (Rare)
Means "water-carrier" or "cup-carrier" in Latin. This is a constellation in the zodiac, between Capricornus and Pisces.

Arkansas f & m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From the place name Arkansas.

Atlantis f & m English (Modern, Rare), South African (Rare)
Taken from the name of the mythological place of the Atlantis, derived from the Greek Ἀτλαντὶς νῆσος meaning “island of Atlas.”

Audrique m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant form of Audry.

Azariyah f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Azariah perhaps influenced by Aaliyah.

Barzilla f & m American, English (Puritan)
Variant of Barzillai. In the United States it was introduced by the Puritans as a masculine name, and first (?) used for girls in the mid-18th century.

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

Bershawn m & f African American

Beverlie f & m English
Variant of Beverly.

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

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

Blakeley f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Blakely.

Blakeney f & m English
From Old English blæc meaning "black, dark" or blac meaning "pale" combined with Old English eg meaning "island" or hæg meaning "enclosure".

Blandell f & m English

Bluebird m & f English (American, Rare)
Very rare but has been used in the US since the 1700s, particularly in Mississippi and Oklahoma.

Brecklyn f & m English (Modern)
Either a variant of Brooklyn or an elaboration of Brecken or Brock with the popular name suffix -lyn.

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

Brentley m & f English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Brentley.

Brighten f & m English (American)
Variant of Brighton, or from the English word brighten meaning "to become or make bright or brighter, to become more cheerful".

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

Brittian m & f English (Rare)
Likely an elaboration of Britton

Brookley f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Brook with leah.

Brooklin f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Brooklyn.

Bryceson m & f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Bryson. According to the SSA, 22 boys were given the name Bryceson in 2018.

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.

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

Callaway m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Callaway, in which itself, it is a variant of Calloway.

Cammeron m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Cameron

Cardinal m & f English (Rare)
From the name of the (sometimes) bright red bird.... [more]

Carousel f & m English (Rare)
From the English-speaking word carousel.

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).

Castille f & m French (Rare), Louisiana Creole, English
Transferred use of the surname Castille.

Celester m & f English (American)
Combination of Celeste and Lester or Ester.

Chappell f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Chappell. A notable bearer is singer Chappell Roan (1998- ), born Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, who chose her stage name from her grandfather's surname.

Chayanne m & f American (Hispanic, Modern), Spanish (Latin American, Modern), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cheyenne. This name was popularized by Puerto Rican singer Chayanne (1968-) (real name Elmer Figueroa Arce).

Cheerful f & m English (Rare)
From the English word cheerful meaning "feeling or showing happiness".

Chrisean m & f African American
Probably a combination of Chris and Sean.

Chrisley f & m American
Transferred use of the surname Chrisley. First used in 2014 with 8 baby girls born with this name.

Christon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Christen 2 and Christian.

Chrystos f & m English (American, Modern), Greek (Modern)
Variant of Christos. Chrystos, born Christina Smith, is an American writer and activist who self-identifies as two-spirit.

Cimarron f & m English (Rare)

Cimmaron f & m English (Rare)

Claudell m & f African American
Perhaps an elaborated form of Claude.

Colquitt f & m American (South)
Character in the house next door novel written by Anne Rivers Siddon

Connolly f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Connolly as a given name.

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

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

Courtlin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Courtland and Courtlyn.

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

Dannyell f & m English, Portuguese
Variant of Danielle or Daniel.

Daralynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Dara and Lynn.... [more]

Darnelle f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form or variant of Darnell.

Darrelle f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Darrell.

December f & m English
Derived from the Latin word decem, meaning "ten". December is the twelfth month on the Gregorian calendar. This name is used regularly in America, mostly on females.

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

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

Donielle f & m African American, English
Unisex variant of Donal, Donald, Donnell, Donelle and other names containing the same sound.

Dovecote m & f American (Rare)

Eftikhar m & f African American

Elgustus m & f English
Bandile

Elliotte f & m English
Variant or feminine form of Elliott. American actress Marla Sokoloff (b. 1980) named her first-born daughter this.

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]

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

Evermore f & m English (Rare)
Transferred usage of the surname Evermore.

Evidence f & m English (Rare)
This name comes from a word which can mean "a fact/observation presented in support of an assertion" or "an appearance from which inferences may be drawn." The word is derived from Old French evidence, which originates from Late Latin evidentia meaning "proof" (for Classical Latin, "distinction, vivid presentation, clearness,") stemming from Latin evidens meaning "obvious, apparent."

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]

February f & m English (American, Rare)
The 2nd month of the year. ... [more]

Finchley f & m English
The baby girl or baby boy name Finchley means “finch’s clearing” or “finches’ clearing”. Finchley is also the name of a district in London in the UK.

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

Frenchie f & m English
Diminutive of French or a feminine form of French.

Gabriell f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gabrielle and Gabriel.

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

Giavanni f & m African American (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Giovanni used as both a masculine name and a feminine name in the USA.... [more]

Giavonni f & m American (Hispanic, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Most likely an American feminine and masculine variant of Giovanni.... [more]

Godslove m & f Nigerian (Modern), English
The combination of God is love, God's love. Meaning "God's kind of love" or "God is love"

Graceson m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Grayson.

Hadleigh m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Hadley.

Hartford m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the place name Hartford.

Hastings m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hastings.

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

Hennessy f & m English (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hennessy. It is the name of a brand of cognac (which is a type of brandy) that is frequently referenced in rap music lyrics.... [more]

Hesterly f & m American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hesterly.

Highland m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Highland.

Hillaree f & m English
Variant of Hilary.

Holliday f & m English (Modern, Rare)
A variant of Holiday.... [more]

Honeybee f & m English
From the insect.

Huntress m & f English (Rare)
Transferred usage of the surname Huntress or derived directly from the word huntress.

Illinois m & f American (Archaic)
The state is named for the French adaptation of an Algonquian language (perhaps Miami) word apparently meaning "speaks normally" (cf. Miami ilenweewa, Old Ottawa ilinoüek, Proto-Algonquian elen-, "ordinary" and -we·, "to speak"), referring to the Illiniwek (Illinois) people... [more]

Infinity f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from the English word, ultimately from Latin infinitas "endlessness; boundlessness".

Jaemeson m & f English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jameson or Jamison. According to the SSA, Jaemeson was given to 5 boys in 2016.

Jaimeson m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Jameson.

Jamesynn f & m English (American)
Variant spelling of Jameson, a surname meaning “son of James.”

Jaquinta m & f English

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

Jaydence f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Blend of Jayden and Cadence.

Jaymeson m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jameson.

Jennison m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Jennison.

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

Jurhandi m & f American (Rare)

Kaedynne f & m English
Typically Feminine variant of Kaydnne and Kaydne.

Kaidence f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Cadence.

Kampbell f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Campbell.

Kashmere m & f African American
Variant of Cashmere.

Kennelly m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kennelly.

Kenyotta f & m African American
Variant of Kenyatta.

Kerrigan f & m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Kerrigan.

Khrystyn f & m English
Variant of Kristin.

Kingslee f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kingsley.

Knightly m & f English (American)
Variant of Knightley.

Kourtnee f & m English
Variant of Courtney.

Kourtnei f & m English
Variant of Courtney.

Kristain f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Kristin and Christian.

LaFrance f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the popular prefix la- with the name of the European country, France. It could possibly on occasion be transferred from the French surname, Lafrance.

Lakeland m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of surname Lakeland. Possibly a combination of Lake and Land.

Laquonne m & f African American
Variant of Laquan.

Larkspur f & m American (Modern, Rare)
From the English word for the flowering plant with many purplish-blue flowers, which is so called (1578) from its resemblance to the lark's large hind claws. Other names for it are lark's heel (Shakespeare), lark's claw and knight's spur... [more]

Lavaughn f & m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La- and the name Vaughn.

Lavoughn f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lavaughn.

Leighlin m & f English (American, Rare)

Leightyn f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Leighton.

Levardis m & f English (Rare)
This name is borne by actor Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. (LeVar Burton). Burton himself says that name comes from the Latin veritas, meaning "truth."

Levaughn m & f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Combination of the name prefix le and Vaughn. Also compare Lavaughn and Lavon.

Lewellyn m & f English
Variant of Llewellyn.

Locksley m & f English
Variant of Loxley.

Luscious f & m African American (Rare), South African
Variant of Lucius (phonetically identical).

Mackenzi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Mackenzy f & m American (Modern, Rare), Haitian Creole (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Maddisen f & m English
Variant spelling of Madison

Madrigal f & m American (Hispanic, Rare)
Transferred from the Spanish surname Madrigal... [more]

Majestic m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word, majestic, meaning "Having qualities of splendor or royalty."... [more]

Majestik f & m African American

Makailan m & f American (Modern, Rare)

Makennzi f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Makenzee f & m English
Alternate spelling of Mackenzie.

Marjoram f & m American (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Marjoram.

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

Marrsaay f & m African American (Modern, Rare)

Marvelle f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Marvel.

Maryland f & m English (American, Rare)
From the place name Maryland, literally "Mary's land". A known bearer of this name was Maryland Mathison Hooper McCormick (1897-1985), an American socialite and the second wife of newspaper editor and publisher Robert McCormick.

Mattison f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Mattison, though it may also be used as a variant of Madison.

McCarthy f & m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname McCarthy (See also Carthy).

Mccauley m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Macauley.

Mekenzie f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

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

Meredite m & f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern), English (Rare)
Obscure portuguese form of Meredith

Meredyth m & f English
Variant of Meredith.

Mikenzie f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Mackenzie.

Missouri f & m English (American)
From the name of the American state, or from the name of the Missouri River, the longest river in the United States (see Missouri).

Montrice f & m African American (Rare)
Probably an invented name based on the sounds found in names such as Montrell and Patrice.

Montrose m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Montrose.... [more]

Mystique f & m English, Popular Culture
From the adjective in the English language. Means to have a "a special quality or air that makes somebody or something appear mysterious, powerful, or desirable." It is a French loanword deriving from the Middle English mystik, from the Latin mysticus 'of or belonging to secret rites or mysteries; mystic, mystical', from the Ancient Greek mustikos (μυστικός) 'secret, mystic', from mustēs (μύστης) 'one who has been initiated'.... [more]

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]

November f & m English (Rare)
From the Latin word novem, meaning "nine". November was the ninth month of the Roman calendar before January and February were added around 713 BC. It is now the eleventh month of the year.... [more]

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]

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

Pantheon f & m English (American, Rare)

Pearleen f & m English
Variant of Pearline.

Peighton f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Peyton.

Pellegan m & f English (Rare)
"Pellegan" might be a variant of "pelican," referencing the bird. In symbolic terms, pelicans are often associated with self-sacrifice and nurturing due to ancient legends about their behavior. A family with this name might have once been known for their generosity or protective nature.

Pemberly m & f English

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

Plymouth m & f English (Rare), English (American)
Either derived directly from the place name (see Plymouth) or transferred from the surname which is derived from the place name.

Prentiss m & f English, Scottish
Transferred use of the surname Prentiss.

Prophecy m & f English (American, Modern, Rare), English (African, Rare)
From the English word prophecy, meaning "A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration."... [more]

Quinnlan m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Quinlan.

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

Radiance f & m English
From Latin radiare + -ance. From the English word, defined as "the light or heat as emitted or reflected by something" or "great happiness", occasionally used as a given name.

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

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

Rayshawn m & f African American (Modern)
Combination of Ray and Shawn.

Reverant m & f English

Reynolds m & f English
English

Rhapsody f & m English (Modern, Rare)

Rhettley m & f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the name Rhett and the popular suffix -ley.

Ricochet f & m English
From the English word “ricochet”, meaning: “(of a bullet, shell, or other projectile) rebound one or more times off a surface.” As a given name, Ricochet could symbolize strength, resilience, and fearlessness.

Ripleigh m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Ripley.

Russelle m & f English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Russell.

Santanna f & m Spanish (Latin American), English
From a contraction of the surname Santa Anna meaning "Saint Anne", derived from Spanish santa "saint" combined with Anna, the name traditionally assigned to the mother of the Virgin Mary (see also Santana)... [more]

Saquorya f & m American (Modern, Rare)

Savaughn m & f African American (Modern)
Variant of Savon, the spelling influenced by that of Vaughn.

Schenley f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Schenley.

Schuylar m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Schuyler.

Scotland m & f English
From the name of the country Scotland, meaning "land of the Scots", from Latin Scoti meaning "Gaelic speaker".

Seandale f & m African American
Unknown.

Seraphim m & f Greek, English (Puritan), English (Modern, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Directly from the biblical word seraphim which meant "fiery ones", from Hebrew שרף (saraf) meaning "to burn", referring to an order of angels described in the Book of Isaiah (see Seraphina)... [more]

Shaimere f & m American (Modern, Rare)

Shalamar f & m English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic / Urdu شالامار باغ (see Shalimar). Though the name began to be used (in very small numbers) in America in the 1950s and 1960s, it gained some recognition there in 1980 following the release of the song "Three for Love" by the R&B group of the same name.

Sharmell m & f African American

Shaughan m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shawn influenced by Vaughan.

Shavonte f & m African American (Modern)
Elaboration of Shavonne using the phonetic element tay or simply a combination of the phonetic elements sha, von and tay.

Shawntae f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Chanté.

Shawntay f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Chanté.

Sheridyn f & m English
Variant of Sheridan.

Shernold m & f African American

Sherrell f & m English
Variant of Cheryl. As a masculine it can occasionally be transferred from the English surname Sherrell.

Sherrill m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Sherrill. As a feminine name, it's also a variant of Cheryl.

Shondell f & m African American (Modern, Rare)

Sojouner f & m American (Rare, ?)
Variant of Sojourner.

Solstice f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Latin solsticium and thus ultimately from sol "sun" and stito "to stand still". The English word solstice refers to two times of the year when the sun's apparent position in the sky reaches its northernmost or southernmost extremes.... [more]

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

Starbuck m & f English (American, Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Starbuck.... [more]

Starling f & m English
From the English word for the type of bird. It is commonly associated with the name Star.... [more]

Stockard m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use from the surname Stockard.... [more]

Sundance m & f English (American, Rare)
The Sundance Kid was the nickname of American outlaw Harry Longabaugh (1867-1908), in whose case it was taken from Sundance, Wyoming, the only town that ever jailed him, where he was incarcerated for eighteen months for horse thievery at the age of 15... [more]

Superior m & f African American, English
Late Middle English from Old French superiour, from Latin superior, comparative of superus ‘that is above’, from super ‘above’.

Tammeron f & m English
Variant of Tameron.

Tennelle f & m English
Variant of Tenille.

Tennisen f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tennison, which is taken from the surname.

Tennison m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tennyson.

Thailand m & f American (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the Asian country.

Timothie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Timothy.

Tramaine m & f African American
Variant of Tremaine.

Tremaine m & f African American, Cornish
Historically a Cornish surname meaning "stone settlement", derived from the Cornish 'tre', meaning a homestead or settlement, and 'men', meaning stone. ... [more]

Trishaun m & f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tryantha f & m English
comes from greek tryphe meaning "softness, delicacy" and anthos meaning "flower"

Twilight f & m American (Modern, Rare)
From the English word referring to the time of day when the sun is just below the horizon. Ultimately from Old English twi- "half" + līht "light".... [more]

Valiance f & m English (Rare, Archaic)

Ventrell m & f African American (Rare)

Verlaine f & m French (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Likely given in honour of French poet Paul Verlaine (1844-1896). Usage in France is feminine.

Waveland m & f English (American)
Transferred usage of the surname Waveland.

Waverley f & m English
Variant of Waverly.

Wesleigh f & m English
Variant of Wesley, more commonly used for girls.

Winefred f & m American (Rare)

Wrangler m & f English (Modern)

Yeardley m & f American (Rare), English, Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Yeardley.