This is a list of submitted names in which the language is English.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
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.
Obéline f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare, Archaic)Means "spit, nail, rod, pointed pillar, horizontal line". From the Greek
obelos (ὀβελός) with the French diminutive ending of -
ine, -
ie, or -
ia.
Obey m & f English (Puritan)Meaning, "behave in accordance with (a general principle, natural law, etc.)." Referring to fearing and obeying God.
Obil m BiblicalObil was an Ishmaelite, a keeper of camels in the time of
David, according to 1 Chronicles 27:30.
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.
Odie m & f EnglishDiminutive of names such as Otis, Odell, Odessa, and Oda.
Oella f American, EnglishIt is the name of a small historic mill town in Maryland founded in 1808 that inspired generations of women's name in one family.
Og m BiblicalThe name of a giant Amorite king mentioned in the Book of Deuteronomy. He and his army fought against Moses and his men and were defeated.
Oklahoma f English (American, Rare)From the name of the state in the central United States. It is derived from Choctaw
okla "people, nation" and
humma "red, crimson, scarlet, ruddy" and by extension "honored, brave".
Oland m English (American)Name of unknown meaning. Oland is possibly comprised of the Swedish elements
ö, meaning "island," and
land, meaning "land."... [
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Olave f English (Rare)Corruption of
Olive, if not an adaption of the Norwegian name. A known bearer is the English aristocrat Olave Baden-Powell (1889-1977), the founder of the Girl Guiding movement.
Oley m EnglishVariant of
Ole, reflecting on the Danish and Norwegian pronunciation of the name.
Olivine f English (Rare), French (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)Diminutive or elaborated form of
Olive, or directly from the English and French word
olivine that denotes a type of gemstone, whose name ultimately goes back to Latin
oliva "olive" (so named in the late 18th century for its olive green color).
Ollivander m English (American, Modern, Rare), Popular CultureSurname 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".
Omarosa f English (American, Rare)Variant form of
Omarose. A known bearer of this name is the American reality television personality Omarosa (b. 1974), who was born as Omarose Onee Manigault.
Onnolee f Folklore, Literature, English (American, Archaic)According to legend, Onnolee was the last survivor of the Munsee nation, which dwelt on the west shore of Canadice lake and near Bald Hill (in the Finger Lakes region, New York) during the latter part of the fourteenth century, and met their death by the hands of the Mengnees; all except Onnolee, who was taken, bound to the belt of the famous leader, Mickinac, and compelled to follow him... [
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Opha f EnglishDiminutive of
Ophelia. Opha May Johnson (1878–1955) was the first woman to have enlist in the United States Marine Corps.
Orabella f English (Rare)A Latin construction which suffixes
orare with
ābilis - thus interpretable as "given to prayer" or "entreatable."
Orange f & m EnglishFirst 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... [
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Orchid f English (Rare)From the eponymous flowering plant. The plant's name derives from Latin
orchis, borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄρχις
(orkhis), meaning "testicle" (the name was given to the plant because of the testicle-shaped subterranean parts of some European orchids).
Oreb m BiblicalMeans "raven" in Hebrew (related to the word
erebh "sunset, evening"). In the Old Testament he was a Midianite leader slain by the Israelite
Gideon; the "Rock of Oreb" was a cliff east of the Jordan River on which he was killed.
Oretha f English (Rare)Meaning unknown. It is perhaps a variant of
Aretha or an elaboration of
Ora. It has been used on rare occasion in the United States, and is also common in Liberia.
Oriole m & f EnglishFrom 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)"... [
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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".... [
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Orlantha f EnglishPossibly a female variant of Orlando or a variant of Iolanthe.
Orlayna f EnglishOrlayna is irregularly used as a name and is derived from French origins.... [
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Orma f African American, EnglishAllegedly from a Kenyan word meaning "free men." The Orma people live in Eastern Kenya along the lower Tana River. However, this name may be a feminine form of
Ormond.
Orme m EnglishTransferred 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... [
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Orra f EnglishVariant of
Ora 1. A famous bearer is American botanical and scientific illustrator Orra White Hitchcock (1796–1863).
Osa f EnglishMeaning unknown. This was the name of American explorer and documentary filmmaker Osa Johnson (1894-1953). In the case of Danish actress Osa Massen (1914-2006) it was apparently an Anglicized form of
Aase, her birth name, a variant of
Åse.
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.
Ossawa m English (Modern)Derived from the town of Osawatomie, Kansas. A famous bearer was the artist Henry Ossawa Tanner.
Othoniel m Biblical, Biblical LatinForm of
Othniel 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.
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".
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")... [
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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)... [
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Owlet m EnglishOld 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.
Ozem m BiblicalMeans "strong" in Hebrew. This name appears on two characters in the Bible.
Ozni m BiblicalPossibly means "my hearing" from Hebrew אֹ֫זֶן
('ozen) "ear". In the Old Testament this name belonged to a son of
Gad.
Ozriel m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical GreekForm of
Azriel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610) and the Clementine Vulgate (1592). The latter was the official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church for nearly four centuries: from the year it was published until 1979.... [
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Paarai m BiblicalVariant transcription of
Naarai, using the
p to transcribe the נ (
n). This form is used in the New Living Translation of the Bible.
Pada m EnglishPossibly coming from the Old English word
pad, meaning "toad".