Submitted Names in the Bahamas

Anniebelle f English
Variant of Anabel or a combination of Annie and Belle.

Anniebeth f English
Combination of Annie and Beth.

Anniejane f English
A combination of Annie and Jane.

Anniekate f English
A combination of Annie and Kate.

Anniekay f English
A combination of Annie and Kay 1.

Annielou f English
Combination of Annie and Lou.

Annielu f English (Rare)
Combination of Annie and Lu.

Anniesse f English (Rare, ?), French (African)
Perhaps a variant of Agnès, reflecting the French pronunciation.

Annikah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Annika.

Annimarie f English (Rare)

Annise f Medieval English, English (Rare)
Variant of Annis.

Annissa f English (Rare, Modern)
Variant of Anissa.

Anniston f English (Modern)
Derived from the name of the city of Anniston in the state of Alabama. The city was founded in the late 19th century by Samuel Noble and Daniel Tyler, who named the city after the latter's daughter-in-law, Annie Tyler... [more]

Annistyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Anniston.

Annitta f Danish, Dutch, English
A variant of Anita 1 or Annetta.

Anniyah f English (Rare)
Variant of Aniya.

Annleigh f English (Rare)
Variant of Annlee.

Annlynn f English
Combination of Ann and Lynn, also a variant of Annlyn.

Annslee f English (Modern)
Variant of Ansley.

Annya f English
Variant of Anya.

Anola f English

Ansalewit f Indigenous American
Means "Angel" in Mi'kmaq.

Anslee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ainsley.

Anslie f English
Variant of Ansley.

Anslyn f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Anslyn.

Ant m English
Short form of Anthony.

Antarctica f English
The name Antarctica is the romanised version of the Greek compound word ἀνταρκτική (antarktiké), feminine of ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós), meaning "opposite to the Arctic ", "opposite to the north".

Antha f English (Rare)
Diminutive of any name ending in -antha.

Anthem m & f English (Modern)
From the English word anthem, "a rousing or uplifting song", ultimately from the Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna), a call and response style of singing.

Anthone m English (Rare)
Variant of Anthony

Anthonee m English
Rare variant of Anthony.

Anthoney m English (Rare)
Variant of Anthony.

Anthonn m English (Modern, ?)
A variant of the name Anthony. This is the name of a character from the Webcomic Marionetta

Antionette f English
Variant of Antoinette.

Antissa f English
Antissa (Ancient Greek: Ἄντισσα) was a city of the island Lesbos (Lesvos).

Antoan m Croatian, Serbian, English
Variant of Anton.

Antoinett f English (Rare)
Variant of Antoinette.

Antoinetta f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Quasi-Latinization of Antoinette.

Antonique f African American (Rare), Bahamian Creole, Jamaican Patois
Variant of Antoinette.

Antwahn m African American, Caribbean

Anwyn f English, Popular Culture, Welsh
Variant of Anwen.

Anyka f English
Variant of Annika.

Anylah f English, Indian
Variant of Anila 1, Aniela, or Anela.

Anyssa f English
Variant of Anisa.

Anzilla f English (Rare)
Variant of Ancilla.

Anzleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ansley.

Aona f English

Aoueya f English (Modern, Rare)

Aowyn f & m English
a variant Éowyn

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

Apeahtone m Indigenous American
Variant of Ahpeahtone.

Apex m English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning "the highest point" or "the climax".

Aphira f English

Aphrah f & m English, English (Puritan)
From the biblical place Aphrah in the Book of Micah, meaning "dust." This name was used by Puritans, but has since become rare.

Apiatan m Indigenous American
Variant of Ahpeahtone.

Apolo m English, Spanish, Brazilian
Variant of Apollo.

Appleton m English
Transferred use of the surname Appleton.

Apricity f English (Rare)
A rare English name with Latin origins meaning “the warmth of the sun in winter”.

Aprille f English, Filipino (Rare)
Variant of April.

Apriscilla f English (Rare)

Aqua f English
Derived from Latin aqua meaning "water". It is also used in English in reference to a bluish-green colour.

Aqualina f English (Modern)
Means "tender water". A notable bearer was the female sea serpent from the Disney Junior show "Sofia the First".

Aquinas m Italian, English
Derived from the surname Aquinas. Used in honor of saint Thomas Aquinas, used primarily by Catholics.

Ara f English
Diminutive of Arabella.

Arabelle f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), English (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
French form of Arabella.

Arabeth f English (Rare)

Aracibo m Taíno
A variant of Arecibo.

Aradella f English (Rare)

Araina f English
Variant of Reina 1 or Irena

Aralea f English (Rare)

Aralet f English, History
Variant of Arlette.

Araline f English
Variant of Arline.

Aralynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aralyn.

Aramita f English, Spanish, Indian
Possibly derived from the Latin aramen, from aerāmen meaning "copper, bronze". As used in India, it's likely a variant of Paramita.

Aranxia f English (Rare)

Aravis f English (Rare), Literature
Aravis is a main character in C.S. Lewis' The Horse and his Boy. She is a Tarkheena, a female member of the ruling class of the fictional empire of Calormen, located far to the south of Narnia.... [more]

Arayah f English (Modern)
An invented name influenced by Aria 1.

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

Arbor m & f English
Middle English (also denoting a lawn or flower bed) from Old French erbier, from erbe ‘grass, herb’, from Latin herba. The phonetic change to ar- (common in words having er- before a consonant) was assisted by association with Latin arbor ‘tree’.

Arcana f English, Sanskrit
Possibly a variant of Archana or from the English word "arcana" meaning "specialized knowledge that is mysterious to the uninitiated; mysteries or deep sercrets; elixirs"... [more]

Arcenia f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Variant of Arsenia.

Arch m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Archibald and other names beginning with the syllable Arch-.

Archibaldina f Scottish (Rare, Archaic), English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Archibald.

Archibold m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Archibald, usually used as a surname.

Archina f English
Feminization of Archibald.

Ardel m English
Variant of Ardell or Ardal.

Ardell m & f English
Meaning uncertain. In some cases it could be a transferred use of the Swedish surname Ardell. It could also possibly be variant of Ardal, or of Odell or Iredell (perhaps influenced by the initial syllable in names such as Arthur and Ardis 3).... [more]

Ardella f English
Feminine form of Ardell.

Ardelle f English
Feminine form of Ardell.

Ardene f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Arden or a blend of Ardith and Arlene.

Ardent m English
Middle English from Old French ardant from Latin ardens, ardent-, from ardere ‘to burn’.

Ardisia f English (Rare)
From the name of the genus of flowering plants that is also called coralberry or marlberry.

Arduin m English, French
English and French form of Hardwin via its latinized form Arduinus. Also see Arduino.... [more]

Ardus m English (Rare)

Ardwen f Popular Culture, English
The name of a priestess in the computer game The Elder Scrolls.

Ardyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Arden.

Arecibo m Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Aracibo.

Areida f English
This name was used for a character in Gail Carson Levine's 1997 book "Ella Enchanted". The book won a Newbery Medal and a movie adaptation was released in 2004 starring Anne Hathaway.

Arella f English, Hebrew (Rare)

Aren m English

Aretta f English (Rare), Finnish (Rare)

Areva f English
Unknown

Areyah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aria 1.

Argénida f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean), Literature
Probably the Spanish form of Argenide.... [more]

Argenis m & f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)
Likely a derivation of a family of words/names stemming from Latin argentum meaning "silver" with the -is suffix (coinciding with the word argén, referring to the argent herald).

Argenta f Italian (Rare), English (Rare), Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Derived from Latin argenta meaning "silver".

Argentina f Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Italian, Romanian (Rare), English (Rare), Medieval English, Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin argentum meaning "silver" combined with the feminine adjectival suffix -ina.... [more]

Argie m & f English

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

Ari f English, Spanish, Italian
Short form of Ariadne, Ariadna and Arianna.

Ariabella f English (Rare)
Variant of Arabella.

Arial f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ariel or influenced by the typeface Arial.

Arian m & f English
Variation of Aryan, or from the English word referring to "someone whose star sign is Aries". Arian Foster (born 1986) is an American football player for the Houston Texans.

Arianah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Ariann f English (Rare)
Variant of Arianne.

Ariannah f English
Variant of Arianna.

Ariannie f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Arianwyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Arianwen used in the English-speaking world.

Arianys f Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Ariana with the -ys suffix.

Aribella f English (Rare)
Variant of Arabella.

Arica f English
Variant of Erica.

Arie f English

Ariele f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Arielle.

Ariell f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Ariel.

Ariellah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ariella.

Arien m English

Ariene f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariane.

Arienna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arianna.

Arihana f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arianna.

Arihanna f English (Modern)
Variant of Arianna.

Arijah f & m English

Arik m English (Rare)
Variant of Eric.

Arilyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aerilyn.

Arilynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aerilyn.

Arionah f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariona

Arismendi m Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)
Transferred use of the surname Arismendi, meaning "mountain of oaks" from aris "oak" and mendi "mountain".

Arismendy m Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish
Variant of Arismendi.

Arissa f English

Arithe f English
A combination of Ariana and Berthe, or a variant of Aretha.

Ariya f English
Variant of Aria 1 or Arya 2.

Ariyana f English
Variant of Ariana.

Ariyanna f American (Modern, Rare), English (Modern)
Variant of Arianna.

Ariyel f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ariel.

Ariyon m & f English

Ariyona f English
Variation of Arianna.

Ariyonna f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Arjay m English (Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials RJ.

Arkell m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Arkell, which in turn is derived from the Old Norse personal name Arnketill... [more]

Arkham m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the fictional place name Arkham Asylum from Batman video games and comic books, itself named for a fictional city in Massachusetts used regularly by author H. P. Lovecraft (see Arkham)... [more]

Arkie f & m English

Arlan m English
Variant of Arlen.

Arland m English

Arlanda f English
Smart, pretty, quiet,strong, steadfast,helpful,faithful

Arleigh f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arlie.

Arlena f English (Rare), Polish (Rare)
English variant and Polish borrowing of Arlene.

Arlenis f Caribbean, English (Rare)

Arlenna f English (Rare)
Variant of Arlena.

Arlenne f English (Rare)

Arletha f English (Rare)
Perhaps a blend of Arletta and Aletha.

Arletta f English (Rare), Polish
English variant of Arlette and Polish variant of Arleta.

Arletys f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Elaborated form of Arleth.

Arlin m English
Variant of Arlen.

Arlina f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Arlington m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Arlington. Notable bearer the American poet Edwin Arlington Robinson received the name rather unusually when a man from Arlington, Massachusetts was selected to pull a name out of a hat to bestow his first name, Edwin.

Arlissa f English
Strickly feminine form of Arlis.

Arloa f English
Feminine form of the name Arlo, which possibly originates as an alternate spelling of the real Irish place name Aherlow, meaning "between two highlands".

Arlon m English (Rare)
Variant of Arlen.

Arlow m & f English
Variant of Arlo.

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

Arly f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arlie.

Arlyn f & m English
Possibly a variant of Arlen or Arline.

Arlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arleen using the popular name suffix lynn.

Armanthia f English

Armatha f English
Variation of Ramatha, an ancient name of Palestine.

Armena f English (Rare, ?)

Armenia f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Arminius, the name of a 1st-century Cheruscan chief, which may be related to Herman. Also compare Arminia and Erminia... [more]

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

Arminda f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese, Galician, Filipino, Italian (Archaic), English (Rare)
Feminine form of Armando.

Arminn m English (Rare)
Variant of Armin.

Armista f English (Rare)
From the word, armistice, meaning "an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce." See also the name Armistice.

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

Armond m English
Possibly related to French Armand.

Armonda f English
Feminine form of Armond.

Armor m English (Modern, Rare)
The protection worn by knights, warriors and heroes for centuries.

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

Arnessa f English (Rare)

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

Arnetta f English (Rare)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Arnold, using the Italian feminine diminutive suffix etta (compare Annetta, Netta 1).

Arnette f English
A feminine form of Arno.

Arnica f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Arnika, though this name can also be directly derived from the name of the plant genus Arnica, which is ultimately of Greek origin.... [more]

Arocho m & f Spanish (Caribbean)

Aroldis m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Arrabella f English (Rare)
Variant of Arabella.

Arrhianna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Arriana f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Arrie f English
Used in the United States around the late 1800s and early 1900s. Similar to other popular names of the time ending in -ie Addie, Annie, Allie, and Abbie. Possibly influenced by Ari 1 and variants.

Arriella f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ariella.

Arrietta f English

Arril m & f English (Rare)

Arrow m & f English (Modern)
From the English word arrow, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *h₂érkʷo- "bow, arrow".

Arrowyn f English (?)
Given to 5 baby girls in 2022.

Arryana f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Arryanna f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Arryn m & f English, Literature
Some uses of this name may be derivative of Aaron. It is also the name of one of the houses in 'The Song of Ice and Fire' series by George R. R. Martin.

Artémisie f English (Rare, Archaic)

Artemissia f English (Archaic)
Variant of Artemisia.

Arther m English
Variant of Arthur.

Arthor m English
Variant of Arthur.

Arthura f English (Rare)
Feminized version of Arthur.

Artimah f Dutch (Antillean), Caribbean

Artis m English (Rare)
Possibly related to Arthur.

Artubald m English
Variant of Archibald.

Artura f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Arthur.

Arty m English
Diminutive of Arthur.

Artye f English
Feminine spelling of Artie.

Aruaca m Taíno
Aruaca is a lengendary Taíno warrior

Arvella f English (Rare)
Feminization of Arvel.

Arvelle f French, English
Feminine form of Arvel.

Arvie f English (Rare)
A short form of names containing arv, such as Arvilla

Arvilla f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Unknown, possibly related to Arvel. In the 2007 film "Bonneville" Jessica Lange played Arvilla Holden, a widow on a road trip to deliver her late husband's ashes to California.

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

Arvin m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English (Archaic)
Either a Scandinavian form of Arwin (see Erwin) or a combination of the Old Norse name elements ari "eagle" and vinr "friend".

Arwin m English
Possibly a variant of Arwyn, the name of the wacky engineer on Disney Channel's 'The Suite Life of Zack and Cody'

Arya f English (Modern)
Variant of Aria 1.

Aryanah f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Aryannah f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Aryell f English
Variant of Ariel.

Aryella f English (Rare)
Possible variant of Ariella... [more]

Aryn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Erin or Aaron (See also Aaryn and Arin).

Aryonna f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

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

Ascenda f English (Rare)

Asella f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), German (Archaic), Italian (Archaic)
Derived from the Latin noun asella meaning "little she-ass". It is the feminine version of asellus, which is a diminutive of Latin asinus meaning "ass, donkey".... [more]

Ashalee f English
Variant of Ashley.

Ashayla f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix a and Shayla.

Ashbelle f English (Rare)
Combination of Ash and Belle

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

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

Ashelle f English (Modern, Rare)

Ashely f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashley.

Ashford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ashford, which itself is derived from the name of one of several places called Ashford in England... [more]

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

Ashlan f English
Variant of Aisling.

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

Ashlay f & m English
Variant of Ashley.

Ashleah f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashley.

Ashleh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashley.

Ashlene f Irish (Anglicized, ?), English (Rare)
Said to be an anglicized form of Aislinn, i.e., a variant of Ashling. In some cases it might be considered a combination of Ashley and the common name suffix lene (compare Ashlyn).

Ashli f English (Modern)
Variant of Ashley.

Ashlin f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Ashlyn. Male usage may be transferred use of the surname Ashlin (see Ascelin).

Ashlinn f English (Rare)
Variant of Aislinn.

Ashlley f English
Variant of Ashley.

Ashly f English
Variant of Ashley.

Ashlye f English (Modern)
Variant of Ashley.

Ashlynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashlyn.

Ashten m & f English
Variant of Ashton

Ashtian m English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Ashton. Ashtian was given to 6 boys in 2017 per the SSA.

Ashtin m & f English
Variant: Ashton

Ashtynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashton.

Asiana f English
A contraction of Asia 1 and Ariana.... [more]

Asianna f English
Likely an elaborated form of Asia 1 with the popular name suffix -ana, or just a combination of Asia and Anna.

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

Aslyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aislyn.

Aslynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashlyn.

Aspara m English

Aspynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aspen.

Assy f English
Variant of Alice

Astara f English (Modern)
Possible variant of Astraea. NPC in Elder Scrolls series.

Astaria f English (Modern, Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Astasia f English

Astella f English (Rare)

Astelle f English (Rare)
English variant form or spelling of Estelle.

Astin m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Astin, which was itself derived from a contraction of the Anglo-Norman French given name Asketin, a diminutive of Old Norse Ásketill.

Astley m English

Astrelle f English (Rare)

Astria f English (Rare)

Astrud f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Filipino, Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
A famous bearer is Brazilian vocalist Astrud Gilberto (1940-).

Asty f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Astrid.

Asya f English (Modern), Italian (Modern)
Variant of Asia 1.

Atali f & m English
Unisex version of "Atalia".

Atania f English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Atanya f English

Atha f English
Diminutive of Athaliah or possibly of Athena.

Athalante f French (Caribbean, Rare), Antillean Creole (Rare), Louisiana Creole
French form of Atalanta.

Athalia f English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Athaliah.

Athan m & f English
English form of Tathan.

Athana f English (Rare)

Athelinda f English (Rare), Literature
Variant of Ethelinda. Lady Athelinda Playford is a character in Agatha Christie's novel Closed Casket.

Athella f English (Rare)

Athelston m Medieval English, English (Rare), Literature
Medieval variant of Æthelstan, which is still in use today. In literature, this is the name of the eponymous character of the Middle English verse romance Athelston (14th century), the author of which is unknown.... [more]

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

Athenia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Athena.

Ather m English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English name Æðelhere.

Athlene f English (Rare)

Atholl m English, Scottish
From a Scottish place name.

Athyna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Athena.

Atian m Indigenous American
Abenaki variant of Steven.

Atlanta f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the city in the American state of Georgia, originally a short form of Atlantica, which is ultimately from the name of the Atlantic Ocean (itself the genitive of Atlas).... [more]

Atlantic m English
The term “Atlantic” was in the sixth century BC by a Greek poet, Atlantikôi pelágei or the “Sea of Atlas.”

Atlantica f English (Rare)