Submitted Names in Quebec

Superior m & f African American, English
Late Middle English from Old French superiour, from Latin superior, comparative of superus ‘that is above’, from super ‘above’.

Suranne f English (Rare)

Suria f English, Celtic Mythology
Suria, also Syria, is the female deification of supposedly good flowing water, conceived as a weaning Mother goddess, in ancient Celtic polytheism.

Suriana f Indigenous American
Sikiana form of Juliana.

Susetta f English (Modern)
Variant of Suzetta.

Susette f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant of Suzette.

Susiana f Indonesian, English

Susibelle f English (Rare)
Combination of Susi and Belle.

Sustina f English (Archaic)

Sutherland m & f Scottish (Rare), English (Rare)
Scottish regional name that described a person who came from the former county by this name, which got its name from Old Norse suðroen "southern" and land "land". It was called the South Land because it was south of Scandinavia and south of the Norse colonies of Orkney and Shetland Islands.

Sutter m English
Transferred use of the surname Sutter.

Suusan f Inuit
Inuktitut form of Susanna.

Suza f Croatian, Serbian, English
Short form of Suzana. It also means "a tear" in Croatian and Serbian.

Suzane f English (Rare), Brazilian
Variant of Suzanne.

Suzann f English (Rare)
Variant of Susan.

Suzannah f English (Rare)
Variant of Susannah.

Suzel f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish, French, Theatre
Suzel is the name of a main character in 'L'amico Fritz', an opera by Pietro Mascagni, premiered in 1891 from a libretto by P. Suardon (Nicola Daspuro, with additions by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti) based on the French novel 'L'ami Fritz' by Émile Erckmann and Pierre-Alexandre Chatrian.

Suzelle f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Diminutive of Suzanne.

Suzon f French, Guernésiais
Diminutive of Suzanne.

Swain m English
Transferred use of the surname Swain.

Swan m French (Modern)
Variant of Swann.

Swane f French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Swanne.

Swann m & f French (Modern)
Meaning uncertain, possibly a transferred use of the English surname Swann. It was popularized in France by the 1984 film Swann In Love (known as Un amour de Swann in French), itself based on Marcel Proust's novel In Search of Lost Time (1913).

Swanna f French (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Swann.

Swanne f French (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Swann.

Swayn m English
Variant of Swain.

Swayze f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Swayze as a given name. Usage of the name is likely due to popular American actor Patrick Swayze (1952-2009).

Sweet f & m English (Rare, Archaic)
Originally a transferred use of the surname Sweet, it is found as a given name from the 1600s onwards.

Sweetheart f & m Filipino (Rare), English
From the English word sweetheart, an affectionate term for a beloved person, or a person who is always kind.

Sy m & f English
Variant of Si.

Syanne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cyan.

Sybbie f English
Diminutive of Sybil, used for the daughter of Lady Sybil Branson (née Crawley) on the ITV/PBS series Downton Abbey.

Sybelle f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Sibyl.

Sybill f English (Rare)
Variant of Sibyl. Sybill Trelawney is a character in the Harry Potter series.

Syble f English (Rare)
Variant of Sibyl.

Sybrina f English
Variant of Sabrina.

Sycamore m English (Rare)
From the English word sycamore for various types of trees, ultimately from Greek συκόμορος (sūkomoros) meaning "fig-mulberry".

Syda f English (Anglicized, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Sida.

Sydelle f English (Rare)

Sydneigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Sydney.

Sydni f English
Variant of Sydney.

Sydny m & f English
Variant spelling of Sydney.

Sydonia f Polish (Rare), English (Rare)
Polish form and English variant of Sidonia.

Sydonie f French (Rare)
Variant of Sidonie.

Syenna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sienna.

Syl m English

Syla f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Silas.

Sylette f English (Rare)

Sylia f Greek (Rare), English (Rare), French (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Xylia.

Sylina f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Xylina.

Sylph f & m English (Rare)
From the English word, sylph, an imaginary spirit of the air, ultimately from the Latin sylvestris "of the woods" and nymph "nymph".

Sylus m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Silas.

Sylvanie f French
Variant of Sylvaine.

Sylvanna f English (Rare), French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Silvana.

Sylvannah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sylvana, possibly influenced by Savannah and/or Susannah.

Sylve m History (Ecclesiastical), French (Rare)
French form of Silvius.

Sylvélie f French (Modern, Rare)

Sylvelie f English (Modern, Rare), French (Modern, Rare)
A variant or English form of Sylvélie.

Sylvère m French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant spelling of Silvère. A known bearer of this name is the French literary critic and cultural theorist Sylvère Lotringer (b. 1938).

Sylvestia f English (Rare)

Sylvestra f English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Sylvester.

Sylvian m French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Sylvain.

Sylvienne f French (Rare)
French form of Silviana.

Sylvin m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
French form of Silvinus.

Sylvina f Corsican, French, Bulgarian
Cognate of Silvina.

Sylvine f French, French (Belgian)
French feminine form of Silvinus.

Sylvius m English (British), French (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant of Silvius. ... [more]

Sylvy f English
Variant of Sylvie.

Symona f English (Rare, ?)
Feminine form of Symon.

Symonne f English

Symphore m & f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Symphorus (masculine) and Symphora (feminine). This name has always been predominantly used on men, and today there are no known living female bearers.... [more]

Symphorian m English (Archaic), German (Archaic)
English and German form of Symphorianus. This name was borne by a saint from the 2nd century AD.

Symphoriana f Late Roman, Dutch (Archaic), English (Archaic), German (Archaic)
Feminine form of Symphorianus.

Symphoriane f French (Rare), French (African, Rare)
Variant of Symphorienne, which is the standard French form of Symphoriana.

Symphorien m French (Rare), French (African), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Symphorianus. Known bearers of this name include the French physician and humanist Symphorien Champier (1471-1539) and the French police chief and senator Symphorien Boittelle (1813-1897).

Symphorienne f French (Rare), French (African), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Belgian, Archaic)
French form of Symphoriana.

Symphorin m French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic), German (Archaic)
French and German form of Symphorinus. There have probably also been cases where this name is a corruption or a rare variant of Symphorien (French) and Symphorian (German).

Symphorine f French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Symphorina. There have probably also been cases where this name is a corruption or a rare variant of Symphorienne.

Symphorosa f Late Roman, English (Rare), German (Bessarabian)
Either a latinate variant of Symphora that was created by adding the Latin feminine augmentative suffix -osa to it, or a corruption of Sympherusa, which is the proper Latin form of the Greek name Sympherousa.... [more]

Symphorose f French (Rare), French (African), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Belgian, Archaic)
French form of Symphorosa.

Syndi f English (Rare)
Variant of Cyndi.

Syndra f English (Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Sandra. (See also Cindra.)

Synovia f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Sunniva via its variant Synnöve.

Synthia f English
Variant of Cynthia.

Syrah f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sarah.... [more]

Syrana f English (Rare)

Syreeta f English (Rare), African American
Variant of Syrita. This name was borne by Syreeta Wright (1946-2004), an American singer-songwriter and the first wife of Stevie Wonder.

Syren f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Siren 2.

Syrena f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Sirena or Serena.

Syrene f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Syrena and Syrenne.

Syria f English (Rare), Italian (Modern)
Variant of Siria. As an English name, it can be derived from the name of the country in western Asia.

Syrie f English (Rare)
This name is best known for being the name of the British interior decorator Syrie Maugham (1879-1955), who was born as Gwendoline Maud Syrie Barnardo. She was given the name in honour of her mother, whose name was Sarah Louise "Syrie" Elmslie.

Syrielle f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cyrielle.

Syrine f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Flemish (Modern)
Variant of Sirine.

Syrita f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Syritha.

Syritha f English
From Syrith, an Anglo-Scandinavian form of Sigríðr.

Syzygy f & m English (Rare)
From the English word, ultimately from Ancient Greek σύζυγος (súzugos) "yolked together". In astronomy, this term refers to the alignment of three celestial bodies, such as what occurs during an eclipse.

Tab f & m English (Rare)
Short for Tabitha. For males, it is used as a nickname such as is the case with Tab Hunter.

Tabbie f English
Variant of Tabby.

Tabbitha f English (Rare)
Variant of Tabitha.

Tabetha f English (Rare)
Variant of Tabitha.

Tabi f English
Variant of Tabby.

Tabias m English (Rare)
Variant of Tobias.

Tacie f English
Variant of Tacey.

Tacy f English (Rare)
Variant of Tacey. In the Betsy-Tacy series of children's books by American writer Maud Hart Lovelace (1892-1980), it is a diminutive of Anastacia.

Tadd m English
Diminutive of names beginning in tadd- or tad-.... [more]

Taddy m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Teddy and diminutive of Thaddeus and Thaddea

Taden m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayden.

Taelah f English (Modern, Rare)

Taft m English
Transferred use of the surname Taft in honor of famous bearer President William Taft.

Tagg m English (Rare)
Short form of Taggart and variant of Tadg.

Taggert m English
Variant of Taggart.

Taggy f English
Diminutive of Agnes.

Tahitia f English
Derived from the word Tahiti, itself from Proto-Polynesian tafiti, meaning “distant, remote.”

Tahlea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Talia.

Tahleah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Talia.

Tahleyah f English (Modern, Rare)

Tahliah f English (Rare)
Variant of Tahlia.

Tahmoh m Chipewyan
A noted bearer is actor Tahmoh Penikett whose mother is a White River First Nations member. According to Tahmoh, his grandmother chose the name and that it is Upper Tanana, or Nebesna, in origin.

Tahnie f English (Dutchified, Rare)
Variant of Tawny

Tahoma m & f Salishan
From Salishan təqʷúbə, meaning "snow-covered mountain". Mount Rainier, also known as Tahoma or Tacoma, is a large active stratovolcano.

Taige m English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Tadhg.

Taige f English (Rare)
A diminutive of Paige.

Tailer m & f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Tyler or Taylor.

Tailyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylynn.

Tailynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylynn.

Taimah m Algonquian
Diminutive of Tewameha.

Taïna f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)

Taisie f English (Rare)

Taïssa f Dutch (Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch and French form of Taissa.

Tait m English (Rare)
Transferred usage of the surname or a spelling variant of Tate.

Takhi f Algonquin
Means "cold" in Algonquin.

Taktuq m & f Inuit
Meaning, "mist, fog."

Takwacin m Cree
Mean 'Autumn' in Cree.

Talan m English
Variant of Talon.

Talana f South African, English
Use of this name in South Africa probably owes something to the Battle of Talana Hill in 1899.

Talara f English

Talcott m English
Transferred use of the surname Talcott.

Taleah f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Taliyah, the spelling influenced by Leah.

Taleela f English (Rare)

Taleesha f English (Modern)
Variant of Talisha.

Talen m English
Variant of Talon.

Talerie f American (Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)

Talesha f English (Modern)
Variant of Talisha.

Talethia f English
Variant of Talitha.

Tali m & f Arabic, French (Rare)
Rising, Ascending, Going up

Taliaferro m English
Transferred use of the surname Taliaferro.

Taliah f English (Modern)
Variant of Talia.

Talice f Indigenous American (Modern), English, American (Hispanic)
Talice is a Muscogee (Creek) name meaning Beautiful Water. It is also an English name as well with Irish Gaelic roots. Talice is also an American Hispanic name for a Varient of the name Talicia

Talicia f English (Rare)
Variant of Talisha.

Talie f French (Modern, Rare)
French form of Talia 1.

Taliriktug m & f Inuit
Meaning, "strong arm."

Talisa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Talisha.

Talise f English (Modern)

Talisia f English (Rare)
From the name of the genus of flowering plants in the soapberry family.

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

Tallia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Talia.

Tallie f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Tally, a diminutive of Natalie.... [more]

Tallis m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tallis, which comes from the Old French taillis, referring to a clearing of woodland.

Tallon m English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Anglo-French surname of Tallon. ... [more]

Tallu f English
Diminutive of Tallulah

Tallula f English
Variant of Tallulah.

Tally f Hebrew, English
Diminutive of Tallulah, Talia 1 and other names that begin with or contain the element "Tal-".

Tallyn m English (Modern, Rare)

Tallynn f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Talyn

Tallyssa f English
Variant form of the English Talisa.... [more]

Talmadge m English
Transferred use of the surname Talmadge.

Talmage m English
Variant of Talmadge.

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

Talonna f English

Talor m & f English, Hebrew
Combination of the word "טל" (Tal), "dew", and the word אור (Or), "light", also used as a variant of Taylor.

Talula f English (Rare)
Variant of Tallulah.

Talullah f English (Rare)
Variant of Tallulah, influenced by the similar Irish name Talulla.

Talynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Talyn.

Tam f English
Shortened form of Tammy, somewhat influenced by Pam.

Tamala f English
Variant of Tamela.

Tamalia f Indonesian, English (Modern, Rare)

Tamanqueiro f English

Tamantha f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular name element Tam (see Tammy) and Samantha (see also Tamela).

Tamarah f English (Rare)
Variant of Tamara. Tamarah was a character played by actress Fern Andra in the film Lotus Lady (1930).

Tamarl f English (Rare)

Tamarra f English (Rare)
Variant of Tamara.

Tamaryn f English (Rare), South African (Rare)

Tamasyn f English

Tamerine f English (Rare, Archaic)

Tameron f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Probably created from Cameron by replacing the initial C with a T or an elaboration of Tamara.

Tamesia f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Tamesa and variant of Tamesis, the two names of the river Thames in Roman times.

Tamia f English
Diminutive of Tamara or Tamina. Means "chipmunk" in French. Also in the case of French composer Tamia Valmont (1947-).

Tamica f English
Variant of Tamika.

Tamisen f English (Archaic)
Variant of Thomasin. Tamisen Brike was the wife of John Mayo, a Puritan minister in pre-revolutionary Boston, Massachusetts and the first minister of Old North Church.

Tamlane m Scottish (Rare, ?), English (Rare)

Tamlen m English

Tamlyn f English
Transferred use of the surname Tamlyn.

Tammeron f & m English
Variant of Tameron.

Tammye f English
Alternative spelling of Tammy.

Tamsy f English
Variant of Tamsyn.

Tamworth f English

Tamyka f English
Variant of Tamika.

Tamzene f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tamsin.

Tanc m English (Rare)
Short form of Tancred.

Tandi f English (Anglicized, Rare)

Tandia f English (Modern)

Tandice f English (Modern, Rare)

Tanee f English (Rare)
Diminutive of various names starting with Tan-, such as Tanya and Tanisha.

Taneishia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tanisha.

Tanelle f English (Modern, Rare)

Tangelene f English (Rare)

Tango f & m English
Vocabulary name referring to a South American dance style that utilises an embracing hold. Its name may come from the Latin tangere, meaning "touch".... [more]

Tanielle f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Tenille modelled on Danielle.

Tanitha f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Tanith.

Tåniya f Indigenous American
Means "breath of life" in Pomo, spoken in Northern California.

Taniyah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tania.

Tankerville f English

Tannah f & m English
Variant of Tana or Tanna.

Tannar m & f English (Modern), English (American, Modern)
Variant of Tanner

Tannen m & f English
Means "fir tree" in German.

Tannia f English, Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Tanja.

Tannis f English (Rare)
Variant of Tanis. This was used by Canadian author L. M. Montgomery in her short story 'Tannis of the Flats' (1920), where it belongs to a Métis girl of Cree descent... [more]

Tannon m English

Tannyn m & f English (Rare)

Tantoo m & f Cree, Popular Culture, Apache
Variation of Tonto, from Spanish tonto (“fool”), from Western Apache kounʼnde (“wild rough people”). ... [more]

Tanyetta f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Tanya.

Tapa f & m Ojibwe
Means "water antelope" in Ojibwe.

Tapia f English

Tapley m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tapley, which was derived from the name of Tapeley, a place in Devon, England; according to the toponymist Eilert Ekwall, the place name means "wood where pegs are obtained" from Old English tæppa "peg" and leah "wood, clearing".

Tappan m English

Taqui m Arabic, English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Taqi.

Taralyn f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
An elaboration of Tara 1 using the popular name suffix lyn. Taralyn was a minor character on the TV show "Legend of the Seeker."

Tareak m English
Variant of Tariq.

Taren f & m English
Variant of Taryn or Taron.

Taria f English (Modern, Rare)

Tarin m & f Indian, English

Tarisa f English

Tark m English
Short form of Tarquin used in Rin Chupeco's young adult novel 'The Girl from the Well' and it's sequel, 'The Suffering'.

Tarka m & f English (Rare), Literature
Name of the title character in Henry Williamson's novel 'Tarka the Otter' (1927) and the subsequent movie adaptation (1979). In the book the (male) character's name is said to mean "wandering as water"; perhaps the author based it on Welsh dwrgi "otter", literally "water dog", or on its Cornish cognate dowrgi.... [more]

Tarĸik m Inuit
Means "moon" in Inuit.

Tarl m English

Tarla f English (Rare), Indian (Rare)
Rhyming variant of Carla/Darla/Marla.

Tarn m English (Rare)
Middle English (originally northern English dialect) from Old Norse tjǫrn.... [more]

Tarna f English (Modern, Rare)

Tarquine f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Tarquin.

Tarra f English
Variant of Tara 1.

Tarrance m English
Variation of Terence

Tarren m & f English (Rare)
Variation of Welsh Taran.

Tarryn f English (Rare)
Variant of Taryn.

Tarsha f English

Tasarla f English (Rare), Romani (Rare, ?)
Possibly means "evening" in Romani, deriving from the Wallachian word searla. Alternatively it is a variant of Tasorlo.

Tash f English
Diminutive of Natasha, Latasha and other similar names.

Tashana f English (Modern, Rare)

Tashey f English
Diminutive of Natasha.

Tashia f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Tasha.

Tashy f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Natasha.

Tasiah f Indonesian (Rare), Indigenous American, Arabic
Feminine given name for a royal Princess of a King or Queen.... [more]

Tasie f English (Archaic)
Variant of Tacey.

Tasmin f English

Tasmine f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tasmin.

Tasmyn f English
Variant of Tasmin.

Tassi f English

Tasya f Russian, English (Rare)
Russian diminutive of Anastasia.

Tatannuaq m Inuit
Means "it is full" or "the belly" in Inuktikut. Name borne by an Inuit interpreter that worked with John Franklin on two of his Arctic expeditions.

Tatanya f African American, English
Perhaps a variant of Tatiana or a combination of the name prefix Ta- and Tanya

Tatelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tatelyn.

Tati f English, Georgian, German, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Diminutive or short form of Tatiana, Tatiane, Tatjana and Tatyana... [more]

Tatian m English
English form of Tatianus. This name was borne by a Christian writer and theologian from the 2nd century AD.

Tatkavina f Inuit

Tattiawna f English (Canadian)
Variant of Tatiana.

Tatty f English
Diminutive of Charlotte.

Tatya f Russian (Rare), English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Short form of Tatyana.

Taura f English
Feminine form of Taurus or variant of Tara 1.

Tauriel f Popular Culture, English (Modern)
Means "young woman of the forest" in Sindarin, from taur "forest" and riel "maiden". It was created by Peter Jackson for the last two films of 'The Hobbit' trilogy, for the name of an elf.

Tav m English
Diminutive of Gustav or Gustavo. Bearers include musician Gustavo Antonio "Tav" Falco (1945-).

Tavi f & m English (Rare), Yiddish
Feminine diminutive of David. Diminutive of Octavia. Variation of Tavish. ... [more]

Tavie f Picard, French
Diminutive of Octavie.

Tavyn f English
The origin of the name Tavyn is unknown, possibly a made-up name.

Ta'wineonawira m Mohawk
Means "otter tooth" in Mohawk.... [more]

Tá:wit m Mohawk
Mohawk form of David.

Tawna f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Variant of Tawny, possibly influenced by Shawna. A notable bearer of this name is Tawna Bandicoot, a character in the Crash Bandicoot video game series.

Tawney f English
Variant of Tawny.

Tawni f English (Modern)
Variant of Tawny.

Tay f & m English (Modern)
Short form of Taylor.

Taya f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Taisiya and Thaïs influenced by the spelling of the name Tai.

Tayah f English

Tayarna f English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)

Tayce f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tace

Taye m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tay.

Tayen f Ojibwe
TAYEN is an Ojibwe Native American name, which literally means 'New Moon' and symbolically means 'New Beginning.'

Taylar f & m English
Variant of Taylor.

Taylene f English (Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Likely an invented name. Possibly an elaboration of Tayla/Taylor with the name suffix -lene in the style of Jaylene and Raylene (See also Tayley/Taylee).

Tayleona f English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning: God's "Jewel of Nature"... [more]

Taylore f English (Rare)
Variant of Taylor

Taylos m English (Rare, ?)

Tayn m & f English
Variant of Tane.

Tayron m English
Variant of Tyrone.

Tayshan m English (Modern, Rare)

Tayte f & m English (Modern)
Unisex variant of Tate. Also used as a diminutive of Tatum.

Taytum f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Tatum.

Tayvin f & m English

Taz m & f English
A diminutive of Tasmin or other names containing similar sounds. Also a British diminutive of Terry 1 or Theresa or Terrence... [more]

Tazanna f English (Rare)

Tazmin f English (British, Rare), English (Canadian)
Variant of Tasmin.