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Lina f Gallo

Lea f & m English
Variant of Lee or short form of Eleanor, Leonora, Leonarda, etc.

Michae'l f Obscure (Rare)
Variant of Michael.

Ivy m Breton (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Ivi.

Aurelie f German (Archaic), Czech (Rare)
German variant of Aurelia and Czech variant of Aurélie.

Leví m Spanish, Biblical Spanish, Icelandic
Spanish and Icelandic form of Levi.

Ólivía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Olivia.

Ella f Medieval Jewish

Maria f Japanese
From Japanese 雅 (ma) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined", 鞠 (mari) meaning "ball", 紅 (mari) meaning "crimson, deep red", 女 (mari) meaning "woman, female", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 聖 (mari) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 磨 (ma) meaning "grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)", 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen", 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand", 満 (ma) meaning "full, fullness, enough, satisfy", 毬 (mari) meaning "burr, ball", 瑪 (ma) meaning "agate, onyx", 茉 (ma) meaning "jasmine" or 莉 (mari) meaning "jasmine", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 珠 (ri) meaning "pearl, gem, jewel", 仁 (ri) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 麗 (ri) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent" or 李 (ri) meaning "plum" combined with 杏 (a) meaning "apricot", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 阿 (a) meaning "flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess", 安 (a) meaning "relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful", 晏 (a) meaning "late, quiet, sets (sun)", 晶 (a) meaning "sparkle, clear, crystal", 神 (a) meaning "gods, mind, soul", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 有 (a) meaning "exist", 雅 (a) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined", 彩 (a) meaning "colour", 美 (a) meaning "beautiful", 母 (a) meaning "mother" or 亞 (a) meaning "rank, follow"... [more]

Loic m Breton
Unaccented form of Loïc.

Mira f Italian, Friulian
Feminine form of Roman Mirus.

Məlik m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Malik 1.

Katrina f Swedish, Finland Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Faroese, Estonian
Contraction of Katarina.

Hazel f Turkish
Variant of Hazal.

Cédrick m French
Variant of Cédric.

Ta-ra f Korean

Shané f African American, Afrikaans
Probably a variant spelling of Shanae.

Manon f Georgian
Meaning unknown

Łuca m Venetian
Venetian form of Luke.

Margòt f Gascon
Gascon form of Margot.

Jůlie f Czech (Rare)
Variant of Julie.

Anaya f & m Spanish (Modern), Asturian (Modern), Medieval Spanish
Possibly derived from Basque anai "brother". It was masculine in medieval Spanish, but it was revived in the 2010's as femenine.

Christophe f German (Rare)
Variation of Christopha.

Elie m Jewish, Yiddish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Short form of Eliezer or Elijah. A famous bearer is Elie Wiesel, Jewish rights activist.

Émilia f French
French form of Emilia.

Ava f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Old Saxon aval "strength, power", a Latinization of Awe, a feminine form of Ave and a short form of names ending in -ava, such as Gustava.

Łuca f Silesian
Silesian form of Łucja.

Maika f Basque
Basque contraction of Maria and Karmele (compare Spanish Maica).

Amara f Japanese
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "sky, heaven" combined with 笑 (ra) meaning "to laugh, to smile" or 良 (ra) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Daphnee f Obscure
Cognate of Daphnée.

Daniél m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Daniel.

Jesse m West Frisian, North Frisian
Variant form of Iese, which itself is a variant form of Ese. Also compare Jisse.

Agnés f Aragonese, Kashubian
Medieval Aragonese and Kashubian form of Agnes.

Lee m & f Hmong
It was a Chinese last name that was given to the Hmong peoples a long time ago. It was the biggest Hmong family that left China.

Véra f French
French form of Vera 1.

Kai m & f Melanesian, Melpa
Means "good" in Melpa, spoken in Papua New Guinea.

Aya f Hebrew
Directly taken from Hebrew אַיָּה (ayá) meaning "honey buzzard".

Mathew m Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Form of Matthew used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.

Marìo f Provençal
Provençal form of Marie.

Rafaèl m Occitan
Occitan form of Rafael.

Járed m Biblical Hungarian
Hungarian form of Jared.

Kyla f Irish (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
Feminine Anglicized form of Cadhla.

Fanný f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Fanny as well as an Icelandic combination of the Old Norse name elements fǫnn "snow, snowdrift" and ný "new moon, waxing moon" or nýr "new; young; fresh".

Mònica f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Monica.

Milo m Walloon
Walloon form of Émile.

Maxime f German
Feminine version of Maxim and variant of Maxima.

Fèlix m Catalan, Lengadocian, Provençal
Catalan, Languedocian and Provençal form of Felix.

Tánya f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Tanya.

Colîn m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Colin 2.

Rosálie f Czech (Rare)
Variant of Rozálie.

Nadia f Greek
Diminutive form of Konstantina.

Mila f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "word" in Hebrew.

Amara f Galician, Spanish
Feminine form of Amaro.

Rémi m Kashubian
Diminutive of Jeremiôsz.

Kim f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
From Aramaic origin, derived from the Hebrew word קיים (kayam) which means "exists".

Linda f Chinese
Combination of Lin and Da.

Lína f Icelandic, Medieval Scandinavian, Literature
Icelandic form of Lina 2. This is also the name of Pippi Longstocking in the Icelandic version of the book series (Icelandic name Lína langsokkur; full first name Sigurlína).

Xavièr m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Xavier.

Sofia f Japanese
From Japanese 楚 (so) meaning "pain; suffering", 風 (fi) meaning "wind" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Tania f Japanese
From Japanese 渓 (tani) meaning "mountain stream, creek" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Fanny m American (Archaic)
18th-century diminutive of Nathaniel.

Shelly f Hebrew
Means "mine" in Hebrew.

Helén f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Helen as well as a Hungarian short form of Heléna.

Violet m German (Rare)
From the German colour term violet "violet, purple".

Alexandrà f Provençal
Provençal form of Alexandra.

Mârio m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Marius.

Kellyann f English (American, Modern)
A combination of Kelly and Ann.

Robîn m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Robin.

Paméla f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Pamela.

Maika m & f Polynesian
Possibly from the name of an orchid native to Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia.

Emmanúel m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Emmanuel.

Gabríella f Icelandic
Icelandic adoption of Gabriella.

Clèment m Provençal
Provençal form of Clément.

Eli f Estonian
Variant of Ele.

Alfrèd m Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Occitan form of Alfred.

Alma f Hungarian

Muriël f Dutch
Dutch form of Muriel.

Nora f Albanian

Louïs m Provençal
Provençal form of Louis.

Ada m Idoma
Means "father" in Idoma.

Baby f English (American)
From babi, "infant of either sex," diminutive of babe (see babe) with -y (3). Meaning "childish adult person" is from c. 1600. Meaning "youngest of a group" is by 1897.

Emmá f Sami
Sami form of Emma.

Rita f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate latinisation of Ghita.

Edouard m Walloon
Walloon form of Édouard.

Flora f Polish
Diminutive of Florentyna.

Berþa f Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Bertha, from earlier Old English Berhte meaning "bright one" (from beorht "bright")... [more]

Ellie f Scots
Diminutive of Ellison.

Thérésa f French
French form of Theresa.

Janis m Dutch, Medieval Baltic
Dutch variant of Jannis and medieval Latvian variant of Janes.

Jóel m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Joel.

Lea f English
Feminine form of Leo, which means "lion".

Míchel m Spanish
Diminutive of Miguel.

Lísa f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lisa.

Rità f Provençal
Vsriant of Rita.

Štefanie f Czech
Variant of Štefánie.

Justín m Spanish, Slovak
Spanish and Slovak form of Justin.

Émmanuel m Louisiana Creole
Louisiana French form of Emmanuel.

Evan f English (Rare, ?)
Short form of Evangeline.

Kristin m Faroese
Faroese form of Christinus.

Geòrgia f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan adoption of Georgia.

Êlise f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Else.

Evan m Breton (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Ewan.

Juliëtte f Dutch
Dutch form of Juliette.

George f & m German
Masculine variation and feminization of Georg.

Édwin m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Edwin.

Jane m Medieval Baltic
Medieval Latvian form of John.

Margùérite f Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Marguerite.

Ava f Greek
Diminutive of Chrysavgi.

Eve f Hmong
Eve means "One" in Hmong.

Ída f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ida.

Andre m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Andri.

Serena f Japanese
From Japanese 芹 (se) meaning "water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica)", 怜 (re) meaning "actor", and 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.

Josee f Obscure
Variant of Josie influenced by French Josée (See also Aimee). It's given to 38 girls born in the USA in 1998.

Noemie f Various
Variant of Noémie.

Lee m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Modern variant of Li 2.

Ádá f Sami
Sami form of Ada 1.

Michaëla f Dutch
Dutch form of Michaela.

Joan m Romansh (Archaic)
Short form of Joannes.

Alèxis m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Alexis.

Eléna f French
French form of Elena.

Märy f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish phonetic spelling of Mary.

Júlie f Czech (Rare)
Variant of Julie.

Maya f & m Japanese
Combination of a ma kanji, like 麻 meaning "hemp, flax," 真/眞 meaning "pure, true," 磨/摩 meaning "polish, shine," 茉, part of 茉莉 (matsuri), referring to the Arabian jasmine, 舞 meaning "dance" or 万 meaning "ten thousand," and a ya kanji, such as 耶, 弥 meaning "increase," 矢 meaning "arrow," 也, 野 meaning "field" or 椰, referring to the (coconut) palm... [more]

Mohamed m Somali
In Somalia, as in many Muslim-majority countries, the name Mohamed is extremely common, often as part of a longer name or combined with other names. It is not unusual for a Somali person to have multiple family members named Mohamed, so nicknames or other identifiers are often used to distinguish between individuals with the same name.

Káleb m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Caleb.

Kaia f Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Konkani
Form of Gaea in many Indian languages.

Alína f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Alina.

Remi m Norwegian
Norwegian spelling of Rémi and short form of Jeremias.

Maya f Soviet, Russian (Rare)
From Russian май (may), meaning "May". It was used by communist parents wanting to reject traditional names as a reference to International Worker's Day on May 1st. The name is written as Maya (Мая) because it is feminine.

Tína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Tina.

Lena f Albanian

Martiñe f Basque
Basque form of Martina and Martine.

Vera f Greek
Short form of Varvara.

Mánuel m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Manuel.

Alexía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Alexia.

Jâne f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Jane.

Victòr m Gascon
Gascon form of Victor.

Lúkas m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lukas.

Päula f Emilian-Romagnol
Feminine form of Päul.

Alina f Chinese
Combination of Ah , Li 1 and Na.

Hildá f Sami
Sami form of Hilda.

Alexy m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
French form of Aleksy.

Kim m Mormon
Jaredite king and son of Morianton.

Heléne f Swedish, Hungarian
Hungarian form and Swedish variant of Helene.

Jasmîn f Jèrriais (Modern)
Jèrriais form of Jasmine. This is als the Jèrriais word for the plant.

Nadia f Tamil
From tamil நதி (nathi) meaning "river".

Julia f Greek (Modern)
Variant of Tzoulia influenced by the name Julia.

Françésco m Ligurian
Variant of Françesco.

Ariana f Persian, Afghan, Tajik
Feminine form of Aria 2.

Megán f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Megan.

Kate f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "round up, surround, demarcate" in Shipibo.

Kai m & f Arthurian Cycle, English, English (British), Welsh
Variant of Kay 1.

Lýdía f Icelandic
Variant of Lydía.

Karianne f Finnish, English
Karianne is a name that has multiple meanings, including: "Beloved, Friend", "a combination of pure Kari and grace or favor anne.", "Yahweh is Gracious", "dimunutive of Katherine"

Jeremie m English
Variant of Jeremy.

Cory f Filipino
Diminutive of Corazon, Socorro, and other names containing cor. Corazon "Cory" Aquino was the 11th president of the Philippines.

Vivian f Greek
Diminutive of Paraskevi. Usage of this name is most likely influenced by the unrelated name Vivian.

Kelly f Greek (Modern)
Diminutive of Evangelia and Kalliopi, influenced by the unrelated English name Kelly.

Kellý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Kelly.

Matèo m Walloon
Walloon form of Mathéo.

Tamara f Cornish, Celtic Mythology
In Cornish folklore, Tamara is a nymph who lived in the underworld and wanted to wander freely in the mortal world, against the advice of her parents. When she falls in love with the giant Tawradge, she refuses to return to the underworld with her father... [more]

Elisé m & f French, French (African), English (Rare)
Variant of Élisée, also used for girls. It is also used in English-speaking countries as a faux-Francised variant of Elise.

Âdam m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Adam.

Joannie f English (Rare), French (Quebec)
Diminutive of Joan 1.

Alina f Provençal, Niçard
Niçard form of Aline.

Mīla f Latvian (Rare, Archaic)

Dennis f Medieval English
Medieval English vernacular form of Dionysia.

Jasmín f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Jasmin 1.

Léón m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Leon.

Arya m & f Hebrew (Rare)
means "the lion of god" in Hebrew (ari-lion, ya-god).

She'ila m Ancient Aramaic
Aramaic form of Silas.

Štefánie f Czech (Rare)
Czech borrowing of Stephanie.

Maëly f French (Modern)
Variant of Maëlie.

Alan m Ossetian
From Alan, the historical name of an Iranian nomadic pastoral people of the Caucasus (commonly referred to as 'Indo-Iranians'). The word itself is derived from Aryan (see Aryan), in turn from Sanskrit आर्य (ā́rya) meaning "noble, honourable, respectable".

Térence m French, Louisiana Creole
French form of Terentius.

Mira f English (Archaic)
Variant of Myra.

Jâcob m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Jacob.

Ráchel f Czech, Slovak, Hungarian
Czech, Slovak and Hungarian form of Rachel.

Mira m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Casimir.

Lea f Hawaiian, Polynesian Mythology
Goddess of canoe builders; wife of Ku-moku-hali'i; sister of Hina-puku-'ai; she takes the form of an 'elepaio (a forest bird)

Sam m English
Means "half" in Old English.

Emilia f Germanic
Variation of Amalia.

Káren f Sami
Sami form of Karen 1.

Márió m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Mario.

Mälik m Tatar, Bashkir
Tatar and Bashkir form of Malik 1.

Angelína f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Angelina.

Angèla f Occitan, Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Angela.

Léonardo m French
French form of Leonardo.

Pàul m Piedmontese
Piedmontese form of Paul.

Kai m Japanese
From the Japanese 魁 (kai) meaning "forerunner, leader, to charge ahead". Other kanji or kanji combinations can be used.

Aþena f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Athena. Currently popular in Iceland.

Linda m Zulu
Means "wait!" in Zulu (note that this is the imperative singular form of -linda).

Emilė f Lithuanian
Variant form of Emilija.

Erin m Albanian

Áxel m Spanish
Spanish form of Axel.

Sónia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Sonia.

Lèo m Central African
Congolese form of Leo and the French equivalent Léo.

Miló m Hungarian
Cogmate of Milo.

Ħilda f Maltese
Maltese form of Hilda.

Rúbý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ruby.

Tara f Spanish (Canarian)
From the name of a pre-Hispanic village located in Telde, Gran Canaria, where a small terracotta figure was allegedly found. The name of the village could derive from Guanche *tarha(h) meaning "script", Tarifit ⵜⴰⵔⴰ (tara) meaning "spring, fountain" or Amazigh tara meaning "love".

Nora f Japanese
From Japanese 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric" or 良 (ra) meaning "good". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Romeo m & f Japanese
From Japanese 朗 (ro) meaning "bright, clear", 明 (me) meaning "clear, bright" combined with 生 (o) meaning "raw, live". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Annà f Provençal
Provençal variant of Anna.

Róman m Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Kashubian
Icelandic and Kashubian form of Roman.

Réginald m French
French variant of Reginald.

June f Basque (Modern), Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name of unknown origin and meaning which was recorded from the 12th century onwards.... [more]

Érnest m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Ernest.

Frânce m Medieval Romanian
Diminutive of Francisc.

Emilià m Catalan
Catalan form of Emiliano.

Mi-a f Korean
Variant of Mi-Ah

Emilý f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Emily.

Aria f Dutch
Short form of Adriana.

Ánne f Sami
Sami variant of Anne 1.

Lúka m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lukas.

Mateo m Shona
It is the Shona version of the name Matthew.

Emrick m French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Émeric.

Mateó m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Matheo.

Rita f Persian
Means "black pearl" in Persian.

Mira f Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Catalan
Judeo-Spanish short form of Mirian and Judeo-Catalan short form of Miriam. In some cases it might also be a direct adoption of Judeo-Spanish mira "myrrh" (compare Spanish mirra) or an adoption of the popular Catalan feminine Mira, meaning "notable".

Sam m & f Khmer
Meaning uncertain.

Lisa f Newar
Variant transcription of Devanagari लिस: (see Lisah).

Amańda f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Amanda.

Míkáél m Biblical Hungarian

Aríanna f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Arianna.

Maïka f Basque (Gallicized), French, French (Quebec, Modern)
Gallicized form of Maika.

Kêvin f Kurdish
Means "icicles" in Kurdish.

Bríanna f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic adoption of Brianna.

Alán m Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Alan.

Käthy f German (Swiss)
Swiss German variant of Katy.

Reta f English
Variant of Rita.

Jos m Romansh
Variant of Josch.

Sally m Yiddish
Short form of Salomon.

Áva m Greenlandic
Diminutive of names beginning with Av-.

Lorî f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish lorik, lorîn meaning "lullaby".

Verá f Sami
Sami form of Vera 1.

Lúna f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Luna.

Érik m Spanish
Spanish form of Erik.

Flòra f Occitan
Occitan form of Flora.

Éli m Louisiana Creole
Louisiana French form of Eli 1.

Lyvia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Livia 2 influenced by Lydia.

Alina f Medieval English
Diminutive of Alice.

Alma f Bosnian

Yan m Burmese
Means "quarrel, hostility, danger" in Burmese.

Martine m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Martin.

Sara f Japanese
From Japanese 幸 (sa) meaning "happiness" or 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze" combined with 楽 (ra) meaning "music" or 羅 (ra) meaning "silk". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Lilián f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Liliana.

Andrė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Short form of Andrėja.

Ada f German, Biblical German, Croatian (Rare), Galician, Slovene, Polish, Kashubian, Hungarian, Spanish, Biblical Spanish
German, Croatian, Galician, Slovene, Hungarian, Polish, Kashubian and Spanish form of Adah.

Ləyla f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Layla.

Jack m Kashubian
Kashubian cognate of Jacek.

Maève f French (Modern, Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a Gallicized form of Maeva, a contracted form of a name beginning with Ma- (such as Marie or Maëlle) and Ève and a Gallicized form of Meadhbh via its Anglicization Maeve.

Karën f French (Modern, Rare)
Probably a French variant of Karen 1

Sadie f Albanian
Variant of Sadije.

Liana f Greek
Short form of names such as Styliani, Garyfallia or Iliana. This is borne by Greek journalist and politician Garyfallia 'Liana' Kanelli (1954-).

Adriën m & f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Adrien. As a feminine name, it may be a variant of Adriënne.

May f Filipino
Diminutive of Guillerma, Felicisima and similar names.