English Submitted Names

Fountain m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fountain. This was borne by Fountain E. Pitts (1808-1874), an American Methodist minister and Confederate chaplain, Fountain L. Thompson (1854-1942), an American senator from North Dakota, and Fountain Hughes (ca... [more]

Fowler m English
Transferred use of the surname Fowler.

Foxan m English (Rare)

Foxtrot m English (American, Rare)
From the name of a ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm, named due to its resemblance to the movements of a fox.

Foxworth m English
Transferred use of the surname Foxworth

Foxx m English (Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Foxx or a variant of Fox. According to the Social Security Administration, Foxx was given to 13 boys in 2018.

Foziea f English
Variant transcription of Fawziyya.

Fraiser m English (British, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Fraser.

Fraleene f English (Rare)
Very few people have this name, and one of its only mentions is in Quora.

Framley m English

Francea f English (American, Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of France 1. Also compare Francia.

Francee f English
Variant of Francie.

Franceen f English (American, Rare), English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Francine.

Francelia f English (Rare), Spanish (Caribbean)
Likely an elaboration of Frances influenced by Celia.

Francena f English (Rare)

Franceska f English (Modern, Rare), Haitian Creole (Rare)

Francess f English (American)
Variant of Frances.

Franchesca f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Filipino
Spanish and English variant of Francesca, reflecting the Italian pronunciation.

Francie f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), English (Rare)
Diminutive of names containing the element Franc-. In the English-speaking world this is used as a diminutive of Frances.

Francies f English
Variant of Frances.

Francina f Dutch, English (American, Rare)
Dutch form of Francine as well as an American variant of the name.

Franciskos m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Francisco.

Francy m & f Dutch, English, French, German
Variant of Francie.

Frankee f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Frankie. Diminutive of the masculine names Francis and Franklin. Now the feminine diminutive Francine and Franchesca.

Frankey m English (Rare)
Variant of Frankie.

Franki f & m English (Modern, Rare), Spanish
Variant of Frankie.

Frankino m English
From English Frank with Italian diminutive "-ino".

Franklen m English (American, Rare), Brazilian
Variant of Franklin.

Franklina f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Feminine form of Franklin.

Frankllyn m English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Franklin, most often used in Brazil.

Franklynne f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Franklin.

Franky m English
Variant of Frankie.

Frankye f English
Variant spelling of Frankie.

Fransisco m American (Hispanic), English (African), Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Indonesian, Medieval Spanish
Variant of Francisco.

Franzella f English (Rare)

Franzena f English (American, Archaic)

Franzilla f English
Diminutive of Francis

Fraylee f English (American)
Combination of the names Freya and Kaylee.

Frebenie f English (Rare, Archaic), French (Cajun, Rare, Archaic)
A common Americanized misconstruction of the French given name Fébronie.

Freckle m English (Americanized, Rare, ?)
English/American version of Pherecles

Fredd m English
Variant of Fred.

Fredda f English
Diminutive of Frederica.

Fredderick m English (American, Germanized)
Variant of Frederick.

Freddey m English (Rare)
Variant of Freddy.

Freddi m & f English (Modern, Rare), German, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of English Freddy, also a variant of German and Latin American Fredy.

Freddrick m English (Rare)
Variant of Frederick.

Freddye f English
Feminine spelling of Freddy. A notable bearer is Freddye Stover, a jazz musician.

Fredegond f English (Rare)
Variant of Fredegund. This was borne by English poet Fredegond Shove (1889-1949).

Fredegund f Germanic, English, History
English form of Fridegund. Fredegund was the Queen consort of Chilperic I, a 6th-century Frankish king from the Merovingian dynasty.

Fredella f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of the name Fred, utilizing the popular feminine suffix -ella.

Fredericka f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Frederick.

Fredi m & f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), German
Variant of English Freddy, also a variant of Latin American and German Fredy.

Fredia f English (American)
Either a short form of Alfredia or an elaboration of Freda.

Fredie m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Freddy.

Fredine f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Fred.

Fredney m English
Combination of the names Fred and Rodney.

Fredonia f English (American, Rare)
Apparently from the English word freedom combined with a Latinate suffix (perhaps modeled on Caledonia), given infrequently as an American name in the 19th century in reference to the United States of America... [more]

Fredrica f Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), English

Fredricka f English (American), German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Frederica and Frederike.

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

Free m & f English (American)
From Middle English free, fre, freo, from Old English frēo (“free”). May also be transferred use of the surname Free.

Freeda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Freda or Frieda, the spelling perhaps influenced by that of English free (or freed, freedom).

Freedom m & f English (Puritan), English (African)
From Old English frēodōm, used in reference to the Biblical verse 2 Corinthians 3:17, "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." The name found a resurgence in usage during the American centennial of 1876 and bicentennial of 1976... [more]

Free-gift m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to the free gift of salvation.

Free-grace f & m English (Puritan)

Freelove f English (American, Archaic), English (Puritan, ?)
Likely one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century, referring to God's free love for his believers. It also coincides with an English surname that was derived from the Old English given name Friðulaf meaning "peace-survivor" (see Freelove).

Freesia f English (Rare)
Derived from the English word for the flower.... [more]

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

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

Frensis m English (Rare)
Variant of Francis.

Freyah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Freya.

Fridelyne f English (American, Rare)

Fridge m English (American)

Friend m English (American, Rare)
From the English word friend meaning "a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection".

Friendless m English

Friendly m English (American)
Derived from either the English word friendly or the English surname Friendly.

Frina f Indonesian (Rare), English (Rare)

Frith m English
Variant of FRIÞ.

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

From-above m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to something coming from God.

Fronia f English (Rare)
Short form of Sophronia.

Fronie f English
Diminutive of Sophronia.

Fronnie f English
Diminutive of Sophronia or Saffron.

Frost m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Frost or from the English word.

Frosty m & f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Either a short form of Forrest or simply from the English word frosty.

Frowin m German (Archaic), English (Archaic), Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Derived from Old High German frot, fruot "wise" and wini "friend". Frowin figures as a governor of Schleswig in Gesta Danorum and in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as an ancestor of the kings of Wessex, but the latter source only tells that he was the son of Friðgar and the father of Wig.

Froy m Spanish (Latin American), English (American, Rare)
Short form of Froylán (Spanish) and contraction of Fitzroy (English). In the United States, it is possible that there are also cases where this name is derived from the rare surname Froy.... [more]

Fruing m English
Meaning unknown. This was the first name of one of the Warne brothers, who published Beatrix Potter's tales.

Frusannah f English (Archaic)
Said to be an 18th-century blend of Frances and Susannah, it is possible that it developed as a vernacular form of Euphrosyne.

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

Fuchsia f English (British, Rare), Literature
From Fuchsia, a genus of flowering plants, itself named after the German botanist Leonhart Fuchs (1501-1566), whose surname means "fox" in German.... [more]

Fulfillment m English

Fuller m English
Transferred use of the surname Fuller.

Furian m English
English form of Furianus.

Furious m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word furious.

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

Furn m & f English (Rare, ?)

Furnley m English (Australian, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Furnley. Frank Leslie Thomson Wilmot (1881-1942), who published his work under the pseudonym Furnley Maurice, was a noted Australian poet.

Fury f English (American, Rare)
Possibly taken from the English word fury.

Fuschia f English (Rare)
Misspelled variant of Fuchsia.

Fuscian m English
English form of Fuscianus. This is the name of a saint from the 3rd century AD.

Fushia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Fuchsia

Future m & f English (Rare), Western African, Southern African
This name is from the English word derived from Old French futur meaning "future, to come," which is then derived from Latin futurus meaning "going to be, yet to be, the future (as a noun)." The Latin word is an irregular suppletive future participle of esse meaning "to be," which comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *bheue- meaning "to be, exist, grow, come into being."... [more]

Fyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Fynn.

Fynleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Finley.

Fynley f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Finley

Fynnley m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Finley.

Gabbanelli f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Newly created name, possibly a combination of Gabriella and Nellie. According to the SSA, Gabbanelli was given to 15 girls in 2017.

Gabbey f & m English (American)
Gabbey is a variant of the names Gabby. And is a short form of the names Gabriel. For females its short for Gabriella... [more]

Gabbi f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Gabrielle or Gabriella.

Gabbie f English
Variant of Gabby.

Gabbriela f English (Modern, Rare)

Gabbriella f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Gabriela.

Gabbrielle f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gabrielle.

Gabbye f English
A feminine spelling of Gabby.

Gabey m English
Diminutive of Gabriel.

Gable m English
Transferred use of the surname Gable.

Gabo f English
Middle name of Milla Jovovich's daughter.

Gabourey f English (American)

Gabrael m English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gabriel. Gabrael was given to 9 boys in 2012 according to the Social Security Administration.

Gabrea f English, English (American)
Combination of Gabi with Brea or a short form of Gabreanna/Gabreana

Gabreal m English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gabriel. Gabreal was given to 11 boys in 2011 according to the SSA.

Gabreana f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gabrianna. Combination of Gabrielle and Anna

Gabreanna f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gabrianna. Combination of Gabrielle and Anna

Gabria f English, English (American)
Combination of Gabi with Bria or a short form of Gabrianna/Gabriana

Gabrian m English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Gabriel. Gabrian was given to 11 boys in 2017 per the SSA.

Gabriana f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gabrianna. Combination of Gabrielle and Anna

Gabrianna f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Combination of Gabrielle and Anna

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

Gabriellah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gabriella.

Gabriellen f English
Blend of Gabrielle and Ellen 1.

Gabrilla f English (Rare)
Variant of Gabriella.

Gabrriel m English (African, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Gabriel.

Gabryella f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Gabriella.

Gabryelle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gabrielle.

Gaddi m Biblical
Gaddi, the son of Susi of the House of Manasseh, was a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:11.

Gaddiel m Biblical
Gaddiel, the son of Sodi of the house of Zebulun, was a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:10.

Gadge m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gage. Gadge was given to 11 boys in 2010 according to the SSA.

Gaege m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Gage

Gael f English (Rare)
Variant of Gail.

Gaele f English (Rare)
Variant of Gail.

Gaelen f & m English (Modern, Rare)

Gaeli f English (Rare)

Gaham m Biblical
Perhaps means "flame" in Hebrew, from a non-Biblical root meaning "to burn, flame". In the Bible, Gaham was the second son of Nahor by his concubine Reumah (Gen... [more]

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

Gai f English (Rare)
Variant of Gay.

Gaie f Scottish, English
Scottish variant of Gay.

Gaige m & f English (American)
Variant of Gage.

Gaije m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gaige. Gaije was given to 5 boys in 2008 according to the SSA.

Gailann f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Gail and Ann, or a variation of Gailene.

Gaile f English
Variant of Gail.

Gailene f English (Rare)

Gailya f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Gail.

Gailyn f English (American, Rare)

Gainell f English
Variant of Gaynell

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

Gair m English (British)
Variant of Geir.

Gairey m English (Modern, Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)

Gairry m English (Rare)
Variant of Gary.

Gaither m English
Transferred use of the surname Gaither.

Gaje m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gage. Gaje was given to 10 boys in 2009 according to the SSA.

Galadrielle f English (Rare)
Variant of Galadriel.

Galan m English (American, Modern)
Variant spelling of Galen

Galaxia f English (American)
Galaxia is a variation of the name Galaxy. ... [more]

Galaxie f & m English
Variant of Galaxy.

Galaxy f English (American, Rare)
From the English word galaxy, "a collection of star systems", ultimately from from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (galaxías, "Milky Way"), from γάλα (gála, "milk").

Galena f English, Bulgarian
Bulgarian variant of Galina and Latinized form of Galene.

Galiah f English (Hispanicized, Rare)

Galiot f English
Word name meaning "small ship," from French galiote, from Italian galea.

Gallager m English (Rare)
Variant of Gallagher.

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

Gallerian m & f English

Gallipoli f & m English (Australian)
Named for the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey, whose name comes from the Greek meaning "beautiful city". The site of the infamous Gallipoli Campaign during World War I.

Galloway m English
Transferred use of the surname Galloway.

Gallven m English
Variant of Galvin.

Gallvin m English
Variant of Galvin.

Galven m English
Variant of Galvin.

Galvon m English
Variant of Galvin.

Galvyn m English
Variant of Galvin.

Galyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Galen.

Galynn f English (Modern)
Variant of Gaylynn.

Games m English (American, Rare, Archaic), Medieval English
Old Medieval form or possibly variant of James.

Gamul m Biblical
Gamul, meaning "rewarded" or "recompense," was head of the twentieth of twenty-four priestly divisions instituted by King David. (I Chr. 24:17)

Gandaria f English

Ganivre f English (British)
British form of Guenevere

Gar m English
Short for Garfield as well as other names with the element of "gar", also can mean "spear" from Old English gar.

Garald m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gerald.

Garcelle f French Creole (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Probably a combination of any given name that starts with a G- with Marcelle. Alternatively, it could be a metathesis of some sort of Gracielle, which is the French equivalent of Graciela and Graziella.... [more]

Garcinia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Gard m English (American, Rare)
Short form of Gardner.

Gardener m English
Transferred use of the surname Gardener.

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

Gardner m English
Transferred use of the surname Gardner.

Gared m English
Variant of Gerard.

Garek m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Garrick.

Garet m English
Variant of Garrett.

Garett m English
Variant of Garrett.

Garette m English (Rare)
Variant of Garrett.

Gari m & f English
Variant of Gary also used as a feminine form.

Garie f & m English (Rare, Archaic)
Unisex variant of Gary

Garielle f English (American, Rare)

Garlen m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Garland.

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

Garnetta f English (Rare)
Variant of Garnet 1.

Garold m English (Rare)
Variant of Gerald in the style of Harold.

Garon m American (Rare), English
Possibly a contrived modern name made known by association as the middle name of Jesse Garon Presley, stillborn twin brother of famous singer Elvis Aaron Presley... [more]

Garrard m English (American)
Variant of Gerard.

Garreth m English
Variant of Gareth.

Garrette m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Garrett.

Garriant m English (Rare)
Variant of Garrett.

Garrie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Gary.

Garris m English (Rare)
Variant or short form of Garrison.

Garrison m English
Transferred use of the surname Garrison. A famous bearer of the surname was American abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879)... [more]

Garron m English

Garson m English
Transferred use of the surname Garson.

Garv m English

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

Gasper m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jasper or Casper and an unaccented version of Gašper.... [more]

Gates m English
Transferred use of the surname Gates.

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

Gatlen m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Gatlin

Gatlin m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Gatlin. ... [more]

Gatlyn m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gatlin. According to the Social Security Administration, Gatlyn was given to 5 girls and 15 boys in 2018.

Gatlynn m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gatlin

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

Gattlin m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Gattlin.... [more]

Gatty f English
Variant of Gertrude

Gauge m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Gage, apparently influenced by the English word that refers to an instrument for measuring.

Gaul m English
Transferred use of the surname Gaul. Additionally, may be used in reference to the historical region of Gaul.

Gaven m English (Modern)
Variant of Gavin.

Gavinn m English
Variant of Gavin. Gavinn was given to 10 boys in 2013 according to the SSA.

Gavon m English
Variant of Gavin.

Gavyn m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Gavin.

Gavynn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gavin. According to the SSA, Gavynn was given to 16 boys in 2013.

Gawaina f English
Feminization of Gawain.

Gawen m English (Rare), Scottish (Rare)
Means "white hawk" in Scots. However, when given in modern times it is usually as a variant of Gawain.

Gayfryd f English (Canadian, Rare)

Gayge m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Gage.

Gayl f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Gayle.

Gaylan m & f English (American)
A primarily masculine variation of Gayland.

Gayland m English (Rare)
Combination of Gay (or possibly Gayle) with the popular suffix -land. The name fell out of use after the mid 20th century, alongside similar names, when the word gay gained the additional meaning of "homosexual".

Gaylee f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of Gayle.

Gayleen f English (Australian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gaylene.

Gaylene f English, English (New Zealand)
Elaboration of Gayle using the common name suffix lene.

Gaylyn f English
Variant of Galyn. Also a combination of Gay and Lyn.

Gaylynn f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Galen. It may also be considered a combination of Gayle or Gay and the popular name suffix lynn (see Lynn).

Gaylynne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gaylyn.

Gayna f Welsh, English
From the name Gaynor, meaning "white, smooth, soft, gentle".

Gayne m English

Gaynel f English
Variant of Gaynell.

Gaynell f English
Combination of Gay and Nell.

Gaynelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Gaynell.

Gazella f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the animal gazelle whose name is ultimately derived from Arabic ghazal.... [more]

Gazez m Biblical
Means "shearer."

Gazza m English (British)
Diminutive of Gary.

Geana f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Gianna.

Geanette f English (Rare)
Variant of Jeanette.

Geanine f English (Rare)
Variant of Jeanine.

Geanna f English (Modern)
Variant of Gina.

Gearld m English
Variant of Gerald.

Gearldean f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Geraldine.

Gearldene f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Geraldine.

Gearldine f English
Variant of Geraldine.

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

Geber m Biblical
Geber, meaning "He-man," son of Uri, was one of King Solomon's regional administrators; his territory was Gilead. (First Kings 4:19)

Ged m English
Diminutive of Gerard.

Geddiel m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Form of Gaddiel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.

Gee m & f English
Nickname for names beginning with the letter G

Geff m English

Gehazi m Biblical
From Hebrew גֵּיחֲזִי (Gēḥăzī) meaning "valley of vision", from Hebrew גיא (gáy) "valley, gorge, ravine" and חָזוֹן (khazón) "vision"... [more]

Geisha f English (American, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Modern, Rare)
From the Japanese word geisha "geisha".

Gel f & m English (Rare)
Short form of Angelica and other names with the element.

Gelasius m Late Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical), Irish (Archaic), English (African, Rare, ?)
Latinized form of the Greek name Γελάσιος (Gelasios), which is derived from Greek γέλασις (gelasis) "laughing", from the verb γελασείω (gelaseiô) "to be ready to laugh"... [more]

Gelsey f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gelsey.

Gelsie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gelsey.

Gem f English
Short form of Gemma or directly from the English word gem, "precious stone" from Latin gemma "precious stone, jewel".

Gemalli m Biblical
Gemalli of the house of Dan was the father of Ammiel, a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:4.

Gemelle f English (Rare)
From Latin Gemella, the feminine form of Gemellus, a diminutive of geminus "twin". In early use as a Christian name but rare in modern times.

Gemily f English
Portmanteau name combining Gem and Emily

Gemima f Italian (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese (Archaic)
Italian form of Jemima, as well as an English variant.

Gemina f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), English
Italian form of Jemina.

Geminy m English (American)

Gemmea f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Gemma.

Gemmie f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)

Gemmy f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Gemma or variant of Jemmy.

Gemyel m English (Rare)

Gen f English
Diminutive of Genevieve or any name beginning with Gen.

Gena f English (American, Archaic)
Diminutive of Eugenia.

Genasis f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Genesis.

Gene f English (Rare)
Variant of Jean 2.

Genean f English
Variant of Janine.

Genee f English (Rare)

Geneen f English
Variant of Janine and/or Jeanine. Also compare Genette.... [more]

Genell f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jenelle.

Genella f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Janella.

Genelle f English
Variant of Jenelle.

Genene f English (Rare)
Variant form of Janine and/or Jeanine. Also compare Genette.

General m English
After the rank in the military