Submitted Names in Quebec

Burn m English (Rare)

Burnell m English
Transferred use of the surname Burnell.

Burnett m English
Transferred use of the surname Burnett.

Burnie m English
Variant of Burney.

Burny m English, Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Berny (in which case the spelling is more phonetical) and Burney.... [more]

Burr m English (Rare)

Burrel m English
Variant of Burrell.

Burrell m English
Transferred use of the surname Burrell.

Burtie m English
Diminutive of Burton.

Burtis m English (Rare)
Likely transferred from the surname, Burtis.

Burty m English
Short form of Burton.

Bush m English
Transferred use of the surname Bush.

Bushika f Indigenous American, Yanomami
Means "little one" in Yanomami.

Busley m English

Butler m English
From the surname Butler.

Butterfly f English (Modern)
Used to invoke the brilliantly-colored winged insect, which is widely seen as a symbol of metamorphosis, renewal, and rebirth, as well as one of youth and beauty. This is the birth name of a noted Australian folk singer, Butterfly Boucher, among others.

Button m English
The name of Button Gwinnett, one of the signatories (first signature on the left) on the United States Declaration of Independence.

Byllie f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Billie, or a diminutive of Sibyl.

Byra f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Byron. This was borne by Byra Louise 'Puck' Whittlesey (1922-1988), the wife of Jack Hemingway, daughter-in-law of Ernest Hemingway and mother of actresses Mariel Hemingway and Margaux Hemingway.

Byran m English
Variant of Byron.

Byrd f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bird or transferred use of the surname Byrd.

Byrde f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Byrd.

Byren m English
Variant of Byron.

Byrn m English (Rare)
Variant of Byrne.

Byront m English
Likely a variant of Byron

Byrony f English

Byrum m English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname "Byrum."

Byryn m English
Variant of Byron.

Cabela f English (Rare)

Cabella f English (Rare)

Cabot m English (Rare)
The name 'Cabot' comes from the fifteenth century Italian explorer Giovanni Caboto who was commissioned by the Kingdom of England to discover North America. When Caboto arrived in England is name was changed to John Cabot to sound more English... [more]

Cacey f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Casey (See also Kacey).

Cadance f English
Variant of Cadence.

Cadbury m Welsh, English
Transferred from the surname Cadbury.

Caddie f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Caroline. This name is borne by the titular character of Carol Ryrie Brink's children's historical fiction novel Caddie Woodlawn.

Caddy f & m English (Rare), Literature
Variant of Caddie. Fictional bearers include Caddy Jellyby, a character in Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House (1853), and Candace "Caddy" Compson, a character in William Faulkner's novel The Sound and the Fury (1929).

Cadela f English (Rare)

Cadella f English (Rare)

Cademon m English (Rare)
Possibly a variation of Caedmon

Cadey f English (Rare)
Variant of Cady.

Cadia f English (Rare)

Cadie f & m English
Variant of Cady.

Cadon m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden influenced by the spelling of Jadon.

Cadrian m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Adrian

Cady f & m English (Modern, Rare)
While nowadays generally considered a phonetic spelling of Katie or a diminutive of Cadence, Cady was originally derived from a surname which was either a variant of Cade or an Anglicized form of Ó Ceadaigh ("descendant of Céadach"), with Ceadach being a byname derived from Irish ceadach "talkative".... [more]

Cadyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Cae f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Kae.

Caed m English (Modern)
Variant of Cade.

Caeda f English
Derived from the English word ‘cadence’ meaning melody, music. Caeda is a symbol of the sky, and also an expert Pegasus Knight.

Caeden m English (Modern)
Variant of Caden.

Caedence f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cadence

Caedyn m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Cael m English (Modern)
Variant of Cale.

Caela f English (Rare)
Variant of Kayla, also used as a short form of Micaela.

Caelea f English (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Kaylee, although in some cases it might be a variant of Caelia.

Caeleah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caelea.

Caelee f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caeleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylee.

Caelen m English
Variant of Caelan.

Caeley f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caeli f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caelian m English, Dutch
English form of Caelianus. The name has also been used in The Netherlands just a handful of times; the variant form Celian has been used a little bit more often there.

Caelin f English
Variant of Caelyn.

Caelleigh f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caelli f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caellie f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caelly f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caely f English (Modern)
Variant of Kaylee.

Caelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylyn.

Caelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylyn.

Caeman m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cayman.

Caetlyn f English
Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 6 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Caety f English (Rare)
Variant of Katie.

Caeylin f English
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.

Caeylyn f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.

Caferana f English

Caffrey m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Caffrey.

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

Cager m English
Diminutive of Micajah used in the 18th century.

Caggie f English
Diminutive of Catherine or Caroline.

Cagney m & f English
Gardener and kind friend in "The Penderwicks" by Jeanne Birdsall (National Book Award winner).... [more]

Cahlia f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a modern coinage based on Carla.

Caid m English (Rare)
Variant of Cade.

Caidan m English (Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Caide m English (Modern)
Variant of Cade.

Caidy f English
Variant of Cady.

Caige m English
Variant of Cage

Caighlee f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caighleigh f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caighley f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caighli f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caighlie f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caila f English (Modern)
Variant of Kayla.

Cailah f English
Variant of Kayla.

Cailan m & f English
Variant of Caelan.

Cailea f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailee f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailen f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Caelan.

Cailey f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailie f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caillea f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailleah f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caillee f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailleigh f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailley f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailli f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailum m Scottish (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Callum.

Caily f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailynn f English
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.

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

Caira f English
Variant of Cara and Kyra.

Cairon m English
Variant spelling of Kairon, possibly influenced by Ciarán (at least in the United Kingdom).... [more]

Caiseal m & f Irish (Modern), English (Modern)
From Irish caiseal meaning "great stone fort" or "castle". A notable bearer of the name is the Australian Sci-Fi and fantasy novelist, artist and musician Caiseal Mór. This is a modern Irish word name and not commonly used in Ireland or Northern Ireland.

Caisey m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Casey.

Caislín f Irish (Modern), English (Modern)
Supposed to mean "little castle" from Irish caiseal meaning "castle" combined with the Irish diminutive of ín. It also coincides with the rare Irish word caislín meaning "chat" (a type of bird)... [more]

Caisyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Cason.

Cait f English
Diminutive of Caitlin and Catherine.

Caite f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Caitlyn or Caitlin.

Caitee f English
Variant of Katie.

Caitelyn f English
Variant of Caitlin.

Caithlyn f English
Variant of Cathleen.

Caitie f Irish, English, Scottish
Variant of Katie.

Caitlan f English
A modern version of the name Caitlin occasionally used in Scotland.

Caitland f English (Rare)
Variant of Caitlin influenced by the spelling of Maitland.

Caitlen f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caitlin.

Caitlinn f English
Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 7 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Caitlund f English (Rare)

Caitlyne f English
Variant of Caitlin.

Caitlynn f English (Modern)
Variant of Caitlin.

Caitlynne f English
Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 5 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Caitriona f English
Anglicized form of Caitríona.

Caity f English
Variant of Katie.

Cajemé m Indigenous American (Hispanicized), Mexican (Rare), History
Hispanicized form of Yaqui Kahe'eme meaning "one who does not stop to drink (water)". This name was borne by the Yaqui leader Cajemé (1837-1887), baptized José María Leyva.

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

Cala f English
Variation of Calla using the Italian word, cala, meaning "cove." Also a nickname for the Greek Kalas.

Calam m Irish, English
Meaning uncertain. Among anglophone bearers from outside Ireland, there might possibly be cases where the name is derived from the surname Calam, which is ultimately of Scottish origin.... [more]

Calantha f English (Rare)
Variant of Calanthe.

Calbraith m English (Rare)
A notable bearer Matthew C. Perry (American naval officer who opened Japan to the West) who has this as a middle name.

Caldonia f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Possible variation of the name Caledonia.

Caldwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Caldwell.

Calea f English
Variant of Kaylee or Kalea.

Caleah f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaliyah.

Caledon m English (Rare)
Most likely a masculine form of Caledonia. In medieval tales about King Arthur, this is the name of a forest in southern Scotland and northern England... [more]

Caledonia f English (Rare)
From the Latin name of Scotland, itself derived from Caledones, the Latin name of a tribe that inhabited the region during the Roman era, which is of unknown origin, though it may possibly come from Proto-Celtic *kaletos meaning "hard" and *ɸēdo- meaning "foot", alluding to standfastness or endurance.

Calem m English (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Callum.

Calen m & f English (Rare)

Calendula f English (Rare)
The scientific name for a genus of flowers, comprised of several kinds of marigolds. From the Latin diminutive of calendae, meaning "little calendar", "little clock" or possibly "little weather-glass".

Caley f & m English
From the English surname, Caley, meaning "jackdaw clearing" or from an Irish surname which is an altered form of Macauley... [more]

Caliah f English (Rare)
Variant of Kaliyah.

Calian m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caelan.

Caliana f English
Variant of Kaliana. This name was given to 20 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Calianna f English
Variant of Kaliana. This name was given to 12 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Calice f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calise, which might be based on Calista. It coincides with the French noun calice meaning "chalice"... [more]

Calicia f English (American, Modern, Rare), French (Modern, Rare)

Calico m & f English (Rare)
From the English word calico referring to something having a pattern of red and contrasting areas, specially the tri-coloured cat, resembling the color of calico cloth, a kind of rough cloth often printed with a bright pattern... [more]

Calidora f English (Rare)

California f English
From the name of the American state, whose name probably derives from the fictional Island of California ruled by Queen Calafia in the 16th century novel Las sergas de Esplandián by García Ordóñez de Montalvo.

Caligo m English, Popular Culture
Possibly related to the name for the genus of the "owl butterfly" or the Latin word meaning "darkness, mist." Name of a faerie in the game 'Lovestruck.'

Calin m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Callan and Kellan.

Calina f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)

Calinda f English (Canadian)

Caline f French (Modern, Rare, ?)
A feminine variation of the Greek name Νικολαος (Nikolaos). It also resembles the french word "câlin(e)" (affectionate).

Calinta f English (Rare)
Variant of Callinta.

Caliste f & m French (Rare), Provençal
French masculine and feminine form of Callistus as well as a Provençal masculine form of Calixte.

Calitee f English (Rare)

Calixa f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Calix.

Calixthe f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calixte.

Caliya f English (Rare)
Variant of Kaliyah.

Caliyah f English (Rare)
Variant of Kaliyah.

Callaia f English (Rare)

Callam m English
Variant of Callum.

Callander m English (Rare)

Callandra f English (Rare)

Callandria f English (Rare)

Callasandra f English (Modern)

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

Calleen f English (Rare)
Variant of Colleen.

Callen m English
Variant of Callan.

Callender m English (Rare)

Calley f English
Variant of Callie.

Calli f English
Variant of Callie.

Callia f Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Κάλλια or Καλλία (see Kallia).

Calliana f English
Variant of Kaliana. This name was given to 7 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Calliander m English (Rare)

Calliann f English

Callianna f English (Modern)

Callianne f English
A combination of Callie and Anne.

Callida f English (Rare)

Callin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Callan and Kellan. As a rare feminine name, it can be a variant of Kaylyn or Caelan.

Calline f English (Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Modern, Rare)
Feminized variant of Callen or a variant of Calleen or Coline (See also Colline and Callyn).

Callinta f English
Variant of Callista.

Calliopea f English
Derived from Calliope

Callissa f English (Rare)
Variant of Calissa.

Calliste m & f French
Variant of Caliste.

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

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

Calluna f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
From the genus name of common heather, a flowering shrub. It comes from the Greek verb καλλύνω (kalluno) meaning "to beautify, sweep clean", ultimately from καλός (kalos) "beautiful".

Cally f English
Variant of Callie.

Callye f English
Variant of Callie.

Callyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Callen.

Calpernia f English
Variant of Calpurnia. A well-known bearer of this name is Calpernia Addams (b. 1971), an American author, actress, and transgender rights activist. Addams named herself after Calpurnia, wife of Julius Caesar in William Shakespeare's play 'Julius Caesar'; the spelling 'Calpernia' may have been taken from a tombstone that briefly appeared in the film 'The Addams Family' (1991).

Calvander m English (Rare, Archaic), Swedish (Anglicized, Rare, Archaic)
English usage possibly derived from the surnames Callander, Callender... [more]

Calverine f English (Rare)

Calvert m English (Rare)
Derived from the surname Calvert. From the elements Middle English calfhirde, from Old English calf and hierde "herdsman".

Calvina f English (Rare)
Feminization of Calvin.

Calvis m French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)

Calvyn m English (Rare), French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calvin.

Calwyn m English (Rare)

Caly f English
Variant of Kaylee or Callie.

Calyb m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caleb.

Calyn f English
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.

Calynn f English
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.

Calysta f English (American, Modern), French (Modern)
Variant of Calista.

Camala f English (Rare)
Variant of Camellia.

Camalla f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Camellia see also Camala

Camarie f English (Modern)
Variant of Kamari.

Camball m English
Variant of Campbell.

Cambell m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Campbell.

Camber f & m English (Modern)
An invented name, probably based on the sounds found in names such as Amber, Cameron and Kimber.

Cambida f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Cambrea f English (Rare)
Variant of Cambria.

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]

Camdyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Camden.

Camelita f English
Diminutive of Camellia.

Cameo f & m English
It is of Italian and Middle French origin, and the meaning is "skin". From Italian cammeo which refers to a gem portrait carved in relief.

Cameren m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cameron

Camerin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Cameron.

Cameryn m & f English
Variant of Cameron.

Cami f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Camille, Cameron, and other names beginning with Cam.

Camia f English (Modern)

Camiah f English (Rare)
Variant of Kamya.

Camie f English (Rare)
Variant of Cammie.

Camile f & m Picard, Gascon, Provençal, Walloon, French (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Picard and Walloon masculine and feminine form, Gascon and Provençal masculine form and French masculine variant of Camille as well as a Brazilian Portuguese variant of Camila.

Camilee f French, English
Variant and feminine form on the name Camillus.

Camilia f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Camilla.

Camilien m Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare)
French form of Camilianus.

Camillette f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Diminutive of Camille.

Camillia f English
Variant of Camilia or Camellia.

Camillien m French (Quebec)
Probably a variation of Camilien, which is the French form of Camilianus.

Camlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Apparently an invented name combining Cam 2 with the popular name suffix lyn, perhaps influenced by Camryn.

Cammeron m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Cameron

Cammi f English (Modern)
Variant of Cammie.

Cammron m English (Americanized, Modern, ?)

Cammy f & m English
Variant of Cammie, i.e., diminutive of Cameron or Camilla.

Cammye f English
A variant spelling of Cammie.

Camp m English
Short form of Campbell.

Campanula f English (Rare)
From the name of the flower, which means "little bell" in Latin, diminutive of Late Latin campana "bell" (originally "metal vessel made in Campania", region around Naples). The flower is widespread across the whole temperate regions of Europe, but has the most species diversity in the Mediterranean region... [more]

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

Campion m English (Rare), Literature
This rare given name can be derived from the surname of Campion as well as from the name of the plant, both of which likely derive their name from Old French campion meaning "champion"... [more]

Camran m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cameron and Kamran.

Camreigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Camry.

Camren m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Cameron.

Camrin m English
Variant of Cameron.

Camry f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a car model, made by Toyota, which derives from Japanese kanmuri meaning "crown" and may be an anagram of the English phrase my car. It could also be used as a diminutive of Camryn.

Camrynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant (typically feminine) of Cameron.

Camus m French (Rare), Chinese (Cantonese, Rare, ?)
Transferred use of the surname Camus.

Canaqueese m Mohawk

Canaria f English

Canary f & m English
From the name of the bird, Canary.

Candance f English
Variant of Candace.

Candee f English
Variant of Candy.

Candella f English (Rare)
Possibly a contracted form of Candellaria.

Candidian m English
English form of Candidianus.

Candie f English
Variant of Candy.

Candise f English (Rare)
Variant of Candace.

Candisha f English

Candita f English
Variant of Candace and Candida.... [more]

Canditta f English (Rare)
Variant of Candita.

Candylène f French
The name was the subject of a 1971 eponymous French pop song by Yves Heuzé. Since then, the name has experienced sporadic usage in France.

Canelle f French (Modern)
Variant of Cannelle.

Canna f English (Rare)
Rare name of uncertain origin and meaning that first appeared in the 19th century.... [more]

Cannat m French (Archaic)

Cannelle f French (Modern)
Derived from French cannelle "cinnamon (the spice)".

Canon m English
From the English word "canon" meaning "a generally accepted rule or principle; works considered to be authentic; religious law; or catalog of saints". From the Old French canon, from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek kanón (κανών) 'measuring rod, standard'... [more]

Cantata f English (Rare)

Canyon m & f English
From the English word canyon, ultimately from Greek kanna "small reed", after the plants that grow in the bottom of canyons.

Canzaeda f Indigenous American (Rare)
Originally spelled "Cansaeda" The meaning of this name is unknown, though thought to mean "huntress." Originally a family name carried down through both Creek and Cherokee Indigiounous American lines throughout North Carolina and Tennessee.

Caolan m English
Anglicized form of Caolán.

Cap m English
Short form of names like Christoper, Caspian, or Casper.

Capitola f English, Literature
Capitola Le Noir (aka Capitola Black or Cap Black) is a character from E.D.E.N. Southworth‘s 'The Hidden Hand' (published 1859). The name alludes to the words capital and capitalism as well as capitol.

Cappie f English (Rare)

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

Capriella f English (Rare)
Possibly a blend of Capri (from Capri, Caprina or Caprice) and Gabriella.

Carabelle f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Carabella.

Carabeth f English
Combination of Cara and Beth.

Caragh f Irish (Modern), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cara.

Carah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cara.

Caralie f English
Variant of Carolee, or else a blend of Cara and Coralie (or Aurélie).

Caralin f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Caroline, influenced by Cara

Caralyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Carolyn.

Caralynn f English
Combination of Cara and Lynn or a variant of Carolyn.

Caraugh f English
Variant of Cara.

Cardan m English (Modern)

Cardell m English
Taken from the Irish surname, Cardell.

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

Carder m English
Variant of Carter.

Cardi f English (Rare)
A famous bearer is pop artist Cardi B (born in 1992 as Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar) who got her stage name from Bacardi, a white rum... [more]

Cardia f English (Modern)

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

Careena f English (Rare)
Variant of Carina 1 or an elaboration of Carreen (See also Carine and Kareen).