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This is a list of submitted names in which the name appears on the Canada popularity list or the Quebec, Canada popularity list; and the order is random.
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Sam m & f Khmer
Meaning uncertain.
Kiara f Japanese
From Japanese 葵 (ki) meaning "hollyhock" combined with 新 (ara) meaning "new". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Ava f Pakistani
In Urdu, this name means "the wind". Urdu is a language mostly used in Pakistan and India.
Jos m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Joseph.
Anne f Japanese
From Japanese 安 (an) menacing "calm, peaceful" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Joan f Japanese
From Japanese 嬢 (jo) meaning "daughter" combined with 杏 (an) meaning "apricot". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Grace f Judeo-French
Derived from Old French grace "grace; gracefulness; elegance".
Etienne m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Étienne.
Anaya f Indian (Rare), Pakistani (Rare)
Feminine form of Anay, which is said to be derived from Sanskrit anay "misfortune, adversity; without a superior". ... [more]
Martine m Georgian (Archaic), Sardinian
Georgian and Sardinian form of Martinus (see Martin).
Êdouard m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Edward
Mira f Albanian
Derived from Albanian mirë "good".
June f Basque (Modern), Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name of unknown origin and meaning which was recorded from the 12th century onwards.... [more]
Cory f Filipino
Diminutive of Corazon, Socorro, and other names containing cor. Corazon "Cory" Aquino was the 11th president of the Philippines.
Siënna f Dutch
Dutch variant of Sienna.
Éléna f French
French borrowing of Elena.
Barbára f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Barbara.
Miranda f Georgian
Short form of Mirandukht.
Auróra f Hungarian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Hungarian form of Aurora and Icelandic variant of Áróra.
Aya f Baoulé
Derived from Baoulé ya "Friday", referring to the day of the week on which the child was born and hence to be understood as "born on Friday".
Jack m Kashubian
Kashubian cognate of Jacek.
Marié f Japanese
The meaning of this name depends on what kanji is used. The first element could be (ma) "just, right; pure, genuine; true, real" or (ma) "ten thousand; very many"... [more]
Aya f Hebrew
Directly taken from Hebrew אַיָּה (ayá) meaning "honey buzzard".
Ánná f Sami
Sami variant of Anna.
Sam m Arabic
Arabic form of Shem. This is the name of one of prophet Noah's sons according to Islam.
Rita f Greek
Diminutive of Eleftheria.
Rità f Provençal
Vsriant of Rita.
Luka f Lithuanian (Modern)
Feminine form of Lukas.
Réginald m French
French variant of Reginald.
Violet m German (Rare)
From the German colour term violet "violet, purple".
Luke f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Lucía and Lucie.
Marián f Spanish
Variant of Marian 1, Mariam or Marianne, sometimes used as a short form of María Ángeles.
Aria f & m Basque
Derived from the name of a village in Navarre.
Benjamîn m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Benjamin.
Mia f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese Kanji 未 (mi) meaning "the Sheep (the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches)" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia, sub-". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Eli m Provençal
Provençal form of Elijah (compare Élie).
Lydía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Lydia.
Ián m Asturian, Galician
Short form of Xulián.
Léón m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Leon.
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.
Katrína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Katrina.
Mathew f Medieval English
Medieval English vernacular form of Mathea, which was traditionally given to girls born on Saint Matthew's Day (21 September in the West) prior to the English Reformation.
Mathys m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Mathijs.
Brandon m Medieval French
Medieval French form of Brando. At the same time, it was also a diminutive of Germanic names that contain the element brant meaning "sword", as -on is a French diminutive suffix.... [more]
Iañ m Breton
Breton form of Ian.
Zorawar m Punjabi, Pashto
Derived from Persian زورآور (zur-âvar) meaning "powerful, strong".
Amańda f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Amanda.
Manuèl m Provençal
Truncated form of Emmanuèl.
Míranda f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Miranda.
Gabríel m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Gabriel.
Sally m Yiddish
Short form of Salomon.
Fréd m Kashubian
Short form of Alfréd.
Marina f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village" and 奈 (na) a phonetic kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Olivièr m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Oliver.
Gilbèrt m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Gilbert.
Katý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Katy.
Róman m Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Kashubian
Icelandic and Kashubian form of Roman.
Žara f Lithuanian
From Lithuanian žara meaning "glow."
Megán f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Megan.
Ánn m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "old" in Old Norse. Ánn is the name of a dwarf mentioned in the Vǫluspá.
Katrina f Albanian
Albanian form of Katherine.
Anna f Japanese
From Japanese 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" or 安 (an) meaning "quiet, peaceful" combined with Japanese 奈 (na) a phonetic character. Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Arya f Turkish
Popular girl's name in modern Turkey, from the Persian Arya 1.
Flòra f Occitan
Occitan form of Flora.
Aríana f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Ariana.
Levi m Hungarian
Diminutive of Levente.
Mábel f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Mabel.
Miles m History (Ecclesiastical)
Miles was was the bishop of Susa in Sasanian Persia from before 315 until his martyrdom in 340 or 341. He engaged in efforts to evangelize Susa, traveled widely in the Eastern Roman Empire and led the opposition to Papa bar ʿAggai and the supremacy of the bishops of Seleucia-Ctesiphon in the Persian church... [more]
Jasmín f Spanish
Variant of Jazmín.
Evá f Sami
Sami form of Eva.
Edouard m Walloon
Walloon form of Édouard.
Jane f Slovene (Rare)
Feminine form of Janez.
Lilián f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Liliana.
Áva m Greenlandic
Diminutive of names beginning with Av-.
Sâra f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Sara.
Yan m & f Khmer
Possibly derived from Chinese 严 (yán) meaning "solemn, stately, majestic".
Ida f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi, Nepali
MEANING - speech, Goddess of speech ( Saraswati), earth, heaven, refreshment, food, vital spirit, offering ... [more]
Elie m Jewish, Yiddish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Short form of Eliezer or Elijah. A famous bearer is Elie Wiesel, Jewish rights activist.
Loïs m French, French (Belgian)
Truncated form of Aloïs.
Robèrta f Gascon
Gascon form of Roberta.
Sîmóne m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Simon 1.
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]
Rehmat f Urdu
Means "forgiveness, grace, mercy" in Urdu. Derived from the Arabic word Rahmah meaning "Mercy". In the Quran, rahmah represents the all-encompassing divine concern for humanity, reflected, for example, in divine revelation (Muhammad is called “a [reflection of mercy for the worlds”) and the kindness that ought to characterize human conduct.
Símon m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Simon 1.
Eli m English
Short form of Elijah, Elias, Elliott, or any names that start with el.
Súsan f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Susan.
Sara f Sanskrit
Name - Sara/Saara सारा- essence, Durva grass, best, strong,... [more]
Robîn m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Robin.
Natasha f Bemba
Means “I am thankful” or "thank you" in Bemba, a Zambian language.
Jøel m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Ludolf via Old Norse Ljóðolfr.
Ray f English
Variant of Rae.
Kai m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "increase" in Shipibo.
Jerôme m French
Variant of Jerome.
Joanna f Japanese
From Japanese 如 (jo) meaning "to seem", 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Paùla f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Paula.
Nadía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Nadia 1.
Alina f Provençal, Niçard
Niçard form of Aline.
Maya m Nahuatl
Possibly a variant of Mayatl.
Aliña f & m Aymara
Means "grow" in Aymara.
Mariánne f Sami
Sami form of Marianne.
Robertó m Hungarian
Variant of Róbert, meaning "bright fame".
Evan m Breton (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Ewan.
Eve f Hmong
Eve means "One" in Hmong.
Ádá f Sami
Sami form of Ada 1.
Kellý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Kelly.
Kim f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
From Aramaic origin, derived from the Hebrew word קיים (kayam) which means "exists".
Flöra m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Florian.
Mabel f Spanish
Contraction of María Isabel.
Äli m Kazakh
Kazakh form of Ali 1.
Júlian m Faroese
Faroese variant of Julian.
Maika m & f Polynesian
Possibly from the name of an orchid native to Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia.
Georgína f Slovak
Slovak borrowing of Georgina.
Jenna f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Joanna via the form Janna.
Kai f & m Navajo
Means "willow" or "hazel" in Navajo.
Eloïse f Guernésiais, French (Belgian)
Guernésiais form of Eloise and French variant of Éloïse.
Tanía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Tania.
Jane f Estonian
Variant of Janne 2.
Milo m Galician
Short form of Camilo and Emilio.
Alexandrà f Provençal
Provençal form of Alexandra.
Liána f Hungarian
Diminutive of Juliána, used as a given name in its own right (compare Liana).
Alèxis m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Alexis.
Brendán m Irish, Spanish (Rare)
Irish variant of Brendan as well as one of the Spanish forms of the name.
Remi m & f English
English form of Rémi or a feminine version of Remy
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)
Remi m Norwegian
Norwegian spelling of Rémi and short form of Jeremias.
Fanny m American (Archaic)
18th-century diminutive of Nathaniel.
Jos m Romansh
Variant of Josch.
Jasmín f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Jasmin 1.
Emilý f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Emily.
Tara f Slovene
Feminine form of Taras.
Kariñe f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Carina 1 and Carine.
Maika f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 衣 (i) meaning "clothes" combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good, lovely". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Érnest m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Ernest.
Lyvia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Livia 2 influenced by Lydia.
Yan m & f Balinese
Short form of Wayan.
Mila f Galician, Portuguese
Short form of Emília, Camila or the composed name Maria Emília.
Robèrt m Jèrriais, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Jèrriais. Languedocian, Provençal and Gascon form of Robert.
Aríanna f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Arianna.
Aria f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Líam m Icelandic (Modern), Spanish (Modern)
Icelandic and Spanish form of Liam.
Roy m Medieval Galician
Medieval Galician form of Roi 1.
Vîncent m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Vincent.
Ada f Greek
Variant transcription of Άντα (see Anta). It is also used as a diminutive of Adamantia.
Maya f Bulgarian
Bulgarian variant of Maja 2.
Maxime m & f Dutch
Short form of Maximiliaan. Also possibly a variant of Maxima.
Lindá f Sami
Sami form of Linda.
Irene f Japanese (Rare)
From 唯 (i) meaning "ordinary, usual", 麗 (re) meaning "beautiful, lovely" and 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanja are aslo possible.
Renê m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of René.
Aya f Kazakh
Means "canopy, shelter, hideout" in Kazakh. It may also be derived from Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon".
Kai m & f Gilbertese
Means 'sea' or 'ocean'
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"
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".
Ireñe f Basque
Basque form of Irene.
Nicolâs m Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Nicholas.
Eve f Estonian
Variant of Eva and short form of Evelin.
Karianne f Norwegian
Combination of Kari 1 and Anne 1.
Juliëtte f Dutch
Dutch form of Juliette.
Annà f Provençal
Provençal variant of Anna.
Ida f Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Íde.
Járed m Biblical Hungarian
Hungarian form of Jared.
Marguérite f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Marguerite.
Leví m Spanish, Biblical Spanish, Icelandic
Spanish and Icelandic form of Levi.
Lárá m Sami (Rare)
Short form of Hilarius.
Lúna f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Luna.
Elmer m Estonian
Variant of Elmar.
Luke f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lucy.
Rene f Japanese
From Japanese 麗 (re) meaning "lovely, beautiful" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Sabrína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Sabrina.
Läylä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Layla.
Lee m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Modern variant of Li 2.
Ada f Sardinian
Variant of Agata.
Aria f Maori
Āria means "tidal pool" in Māori. Ariā means "idea, concept" in Māori.
Leonárd m Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Leonard.
Stephane f & m Late Greek, Various
Derived from Greek στεφάνη (stephane) meaning "(brim of a) helmet" as well as "crown, diadem, wreath". In other words: this name is the Late Greek feminine form of Stephanos (see Stephen).... [more]
Léanne f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Rare)
Contraction of Léa and Anne 1. Folk etymology occasionally considers this name a variant of Léonne.
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.
Rúbý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ruby.
Jacòb m Gascon, Provençal
Gascon and Provençal form of Jacob.
Mila f Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Milena or Milana and in Russian also Lyudmila.
Pascale m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Pasquale.
Steve m Medieval Catalan
Medieval Catalan form of Stephen.
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.
Tara f Serbian
From the name of a river and mountain Таra in Serbia and Montenegro. In this countries it is traditional name.
Virgínia f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Virginia.
Aþena f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Athena. Currently popular in Iceland.
Kim m Hmong
Means "expensive" in Hmong.
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.
Terry m Greek (Modern)
Variant of Teris influenced by the unrelated English name Terry 1 or Terry 2.
Amèlia f Provençal
Provençal form of Amelia.
Áxel m Spanish
Spanish form of Axel.
Gabriél m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Gabriel.
Leó m Icelandic, Hungarian
Icelandic and Hungarian form of Leo. A bearer is Daníel Leó Grétarsson, who is an Icelandic footballer and Leó Weiner who is a Hungarian composer.
Abigaelle f English
Alternate spelling of Abigail
Nancy f Greek (Modern)
Diminutive of Athanasia, influenced by the unrelated English name Nancy.
Mi-a f Korean
Variant of Mi-Ah
Róland m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Roland.
Phillip m & f Medieval English
Variant of Philip (masculine) as well as a vernacular form of Philipa (feminine) used in medieval times.
Jasón m Spanish
Spanish form of Jason.
Léona f French
French form of Leona.
Yan m Burmese
Means "quarrel, hostility, danger" in Burmese.
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.
Roy m Hebrew (Modern)
Variant and modern form of Roi 2.
Míchel m Spanish
Diminutive of Miguel.
Fèlix m Catalan, Lengadocian, Provençal
Catalan, Languedocian and Provençal form of Felix.
Julia f Swedish (Archaic)
Latinisation of Gölin used in Sweden.
Linda m Zulu
Means "wait!" in Zulu (note that this is the imperative singular form of -linda).
Mira m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Casimir.
Tania f Japanese
From Japanese 渓 (tani) meaning "mountain stream, creek" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Elíana f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Eliana 1.