Submitted Names in Quebec

Antoinett f English (Rare)
Variant of Antoinette.

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

Antonine m & f Georgian (Archaic), French (Rare)
Georgian form of Antoninus as well as the French form of Antonina.... [more]

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.

Anyse f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Anise.

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

Apaata m Inuit

Apaay f Inuit

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

Apani f Siksika
From the Blackfoot word apaniiwa "butterfly", with the animate noun suffix -wa omitted.

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.

Apikuni m Siksika
Means "spotted robe" in Blackfeet. This name was given to the American fur trader and historian James Willard Schultz (1859-1947), who lived among the Pikuni tribe of Blackfeet Indians from 1880-82.

Apisi m Siksika
Means "coyote, wolf" in Blackfoot.

Apollodore m French (Quebec, Archaic), History (Gallicized)
French form of Apollodorus.

Apollonie f French, Medieval Baltic
French and medieval Latvian form of Apollonia.

Apolo m English, Spanish, Brazilian
Variant of Apollo.

Aponi f Siksika
Variant of Apani.

Apoyitapia'ki f Siksika

Appleton m English
Transferred use of the surname Appleton.

Appolinaire m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Apollinaire.

Appoline f Medieval English, French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Apollonia and Apolline.

Appolonie f French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Apollonie.

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)

Apsandre m French
French form of Apsander.

Aput m & f Inuit, Greenlandic
Inuit meaning "Snow."

Aqillutaq m & f Inuit
Meaning, "new snow."

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".

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)

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.

Aranck m Siksika
Means "stars" in Siksika.

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’.

Arcade m & f French (Rare), French (African), Arthurian Cycle
French masculine and feminine form of Arcadius.... [more]

Arcadie f French (Archaic)
French form of Arcadia. It was borne by Arcadie Claret (1826-1897), a mistress of King Leopold I of Belgium.

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-.

Archange m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (African)
French cognate of Arcangelo.

Archelas m French (Quebec)
Name of archon of Delphi in the second and third centuries, B.C.E.

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.

Archimède m French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Archimedes.

Archina f English
Feminization of Archibald.

Arcilia f Spanish (Rare, Archaic), American (South, Archaic), French (Acadian), French (Quebec)
Hispanic variant of Arcelia, Southern variant of Arcelia and Acadian and Québécois variant of Arcélia.

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.

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.

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]

Argentine f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Argentina.

Argie m & f English

Argine f Popular Culture, French (Rare)
Argine is the name of the Queen of Clubs on French playing cards. While the names on other cards are recognisable figures from history or mythology, Argine is more obscure, it is explained as an anagram of the Latin word regina "queen".

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.

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

Aribella f English (Rare)
Variant of Arabella.

Aribert m Germanic, German, French
Germanic variant of Haribert, though there can also easily be cases where the name is a variant of Arabert and Arinbert (see Arnbert).... [more]

Arica f English
Variant of Erica.

Aricie f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), Theatre, French (Rare)
French form of Aricia used by Jean Racine in his play 'Phèdre' (1677).

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.

Ariette f Flemish (Rare), French, German (Swiss)
Cognate of Ariëtte

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.

Arilda f History (Ecclesiastical), French (Quebec, Rare), French (Acadian, Archaic)
Saint Arilda is an obscure female saint from Oldbury-on-Severn in the English county of Gloucestershire who probably lived in the 5th or 6th century. She may have been of either Anglo-Saxon or Welsh origin.

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

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

Arionah f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariona

Arissa f English

Ariste m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Aristus. It appears in the play Les Femmes Savantes (1672) by the French playwright Molière. A known bearer was Ariste Jacques Trouvé-Chauvel (1805-1883), a French politician.

Aristéa f French, Theatre
Feminine form of Aristaeus. This is the name of a character in Vivaldi's opera L'Olimpiade (1734).

Aristippe m French
French form of Aristippos via its latinized form Aristippus.

Aristote m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Aristotle.

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.

Arletty f French (Modern, Rare)
Most likely an adoption of the stage name of Léonie Marie Julie Bathiat (15 May 1898 – 23 July 1992), known professionally as Arletty. Arletty was a French actress, singer, and fashion model... [more]

Arlin m English
Variant of Arlen.

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.

Armance f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Literature
Variant form of Armande, which was influenced or inspired by Latin, in that French names ending in -ce usually come from Latin names ending in -tius (for males) and -tia (for females)... [more]

Armande f French, French (Belgian)
Feminine form of Armand.

Armandine f French, French (Belgian)
Feminine form of Armand.

Armandus m Dutch, French (Latinized)
Latinized form of Armand.

Armanthia f English

Armantine f French (Rare), French (Cajun, Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Rare variant of French Armandine historically found in the Poitou-Charentes region.

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

Armeline f Breton (Gallicized), French
Semi-Gallicized variant of Armela and French feminine form of Armel.

Armella f Breton, French, Italian, Hungarian, German (Rare)
Feminine form of Armel.... [more]

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.

Armosa f French (Quebec, Archaic)

Arnauld m French
Variant of Arnaud.

Arnault m French
Variant of Arnauld.

Arnauyq m Literature, Inuit
Meaning, "imitation of woman."

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]

Arnould m French, French (Belgian), Flemish
Northern and Eastern French variant of Arnaud.

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.

Arsace m Italian, French
French and Italian form of Arsaces.

Arsenie f French (Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Arsenia.

Artème m French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Artemius.

Artémise f French (Rare)
Variant of Arthémise.

Artémisie f English (Rare, Archaic)

Artemissia f English (Archaic)
Variant of Artemisia.

Arthémie f French (Acadian, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Corruption of Artemis.

Arthémise f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), Louisiana Creole
French form of Artemisia.

Arthémisse f French (Quebec, Rare)
Variant of Arthémise.

Arthémon m French (Archaic), French (African)
Variant of Artémon.

Arther m English
Variant of Arthur.

Arthor m English
Variant of Arthur.

Arthura f English (Rare)
Feminized version of Arthur.

Arthurina f English (British, Archaic), Scottish (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Feminine form of Arthur.

Arthurine f French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Arthur.

Arthus m French (Rare)
Variant of Arthur.

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.

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'

Ary m French

Arya f English (Modern)
Variant of Aria 1.

Aryanah f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Aryane f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ariane.

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.

Asceline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Aceline.

Ascenda f English (Rare)

Asclépiade m French, History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Asklepiades via it's Latinized form Asclepiades.

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]

Aselle f French (Rare)
French form of Asella. This name is not to be confused with Axelle.

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.

Ashwiyaa f Ojibwe
Means "arms oneself"in Ojibwe.

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.

Asinii m Cree
Means 'Stone' in Cree.

Asiniiwin m Ojibwe
Meaning, "rocky boy" or "stone child."

Askiwkiyatotaw f Cree

Askook m Cree
Means "Snake" in Cree.

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

Aspasie f French (Archaic)
French form of Aspasia.

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

Asseline f French

Assiwiyin m Cree

Assomption f French (Rare)
Derived from French assomption "assumption". This name is given in reference to the assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven (compare Asunción).

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
From Anastasia.

Astella f English (Rare)

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

Astérie f French (Rare, Archaic), French (African, Rare)
Variant of Astéria.

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

Astokomii f Siksika

Astolphe m History (Gallicized), French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Aistolf.

Astrée f & m French (Rare)
French form of Astraea and Astraeus.

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-).