American Submitted Names

Florelia f Haitian Creole, Louisiana Creole
Creole form of Florélie.

Florella f Italian (Rare), English (Rare), Antillean Creole (Rare)
Diminutive of Flora.

Florenday f English (American, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Early American variant of Florentina.

Florene f English
Variation of Florine.

Florens f English
Spelling variation of Florence. The main character in Toni Morrison's novella A Mercy is named Florens.

Florentian m English (Archaic), German (Archaic)
English and German form of Florentianus. This name was borne by saint Florentian, a 5th-century bishop from North Africa who was forced into exile by the Vandal king Gaiseric (also known as Geiseric and Genseric) for continuing to adhere to Orthodox Christianity.

Flores f English
Diminutive of Flora, Florence and other names beginning in Flo.

Floressa f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Flora.

Florestine f French (Rare), Louisiana Creole
French feminine form of Florestan. This was borne by Princess Florestine of Monaco (1833-1897), daughter of the Monegasque prince Florestan I.

Floria f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Italian, Spanish, English (Rare), Medieval English, Theatre, Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French
Feminine form of Florius.... [more]

Florice f English, Medieval English
Medieval English feminine form of Late Latin Floritia, derived from Flora. Compare Clarice and Lettice.

Florida f Late Roman, Albanian, Italian (Rare), English (American), Spanish (Latin American), Louisiana Creole
Feminine form of Floridus. This is also the name of a state in the United States of America, which was originally named La Florida by the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León (1474-1521)... [more]

Floride f & m French (Rare), French (African), Italian (Rare), Walloon (Rare), American (South, Archaic)
French form of Floridus (for men) and Florida (for women), but the name is most often encountered on women.... [more]

Florimund m German (Archaic), Dutch (Archaic), English (Archaic), Popular Culture, Theatre
Derived from Latin florens meaning "prosperous, flourishing" (see Florence) combined with Old High German mund meaning "protection."... [more]

Floris f English (American, Rare)
Presumably either a variant of Florice or a version of Florence influenced by the spelling of Doris... [more]

Florissa f English (Archaic), Spanish (Philippines)
Latinization of Florice.

Florra f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Flora.

Florrosa f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Combination of Flor and Rosa 1.

Flory f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Florrie.

Floryan m English (Rare)
Variant of Florian.

Florynce f English
Variant form of Florence. A well-known bearer of this name was the American civil rights advocate and feminist Florynce Kennedy (1916-2000).

Floss f English
A short form of Flossie which is likewise a nickname for Florence.

Flossy f English
Variant of Flossie.

Flournoy m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Flournoy.... [more]

Floy f English
Diminutive of Florence and Flora.

Floyce m English

Floyda f English
Feminine form of Floyd.

Flurry f English
Derived from the English word “flurry”, which is used to describe a light and gentle snowfall.

Fly m & f English
Diminutive of Flynn and Flynne.

Flynne f & m English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Flynn.

Flynt m English
Variant of Flint.

Foggy m & f English (Rare), Popular Culture
From the English word foggy.... [more]

Foley m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Foley.

Folly f English (Rare)
Derived from Old French folie "foolish; mad".... [more]

Fonda f & m English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname Fonda.

Foneta f English (American)

Fonisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Phoenicia.

Fontain m English (American)
French place name, a form of Fontaine meaning "spring" or "well". Compare the English word Fountain.

Fontaine f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fontaine.

Fontanne f English

Fonyonia f English (American, Rare)

Fordham m English
Transferred use of the surname Fordham.

Forester m English
From a surname meaning "keeper of forest" or "forest expert", originally belonging to a person who lived near a forest. Could also be considered an elaboration of Forrest and Forest.

Forestine f English (Archaic)
Feminine form of Forest.

Forever f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word forever.

Forney m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Forney.

Forrester m English
Transferred use of the surname Forrester.

Forrestine f American (South, Rare)
Feminine form of Forrest.

Forrey m English
Diminutive of Forrest. There might possibly also be cases where this name is derived from the surname Forrey.

Forrie m English
Diminutive of Forrest. There might possibly also be cases where this name is derived from the surname Forrie.... [more]

Forry m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Forrest. There might possibly also be cases where this name is derived from the surname Forry.

Forsyth m English
means "places"

Forsythe m English
Transferred use of the surname Forsythe.

Forsythia f English (Rare)
From the name of forsythia, any of a genus of shrubs that produce yellow flowers in spring. They were named in honour of the British botanist William Forsyth (1737-1804), whose surname was derived from Gaelic Fearsithe, a personal name meaning literally "man of peace" (cf... [more]

Fortunatian m English
English form of Fortunatianus.

Foujouk f American (Rare)

Fount m English
Meaning unknown, possibly from the English "fountain." It is likely a diminutive of Fontaine or a transferred use of a surname.

Fountain m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fountain. This was borne by Fountain E. Pitts (1808-1874), an American Methodist minister and Confederate chaplain, Fountain L. Thompson (1854-1942), an American senator from North Dakota, and Fountain Hughes (ca... [more]

Fowler m English
Transferred use of the surname Fowler.

Foxan m English (Rare)

Foxtrot m English (American, Rare)
From the name of a ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm, named due to its resemblance to the movements of a fox.

Foxworth m English
Transferred use of the surname Foxworth

Foxx m English (Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Foxx or a variant of Fox. According to the Social Security Administration, Foxx was given to 13 boys in 2018.

Foxy f & m Popular Culture, American (Archaic)
Derived from the word foxy meaning "fox-like".

Foy m American (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Foy.

Foziea f English
Variant transcription of Fawziyya.

Framley m English

Francea f English (American, Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of France 1. Also compare Francia.

Francee f English
Variant of Francie.

Franceen f English (American, Rare), English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Francine.

Francelia f English (Rare), Spanish (Caribbean)
Likely an elaboration of Frances influenced by Celia.

Francena f English (Rare)

Franceska f English (Modern, Rare), Haitian Creole (Rare)

Francess f English (American)
Variant of Frances.

Franchelle f American (South), African American
Perhaps a combination of Fran and Chelle.

Franchesca f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish and English variant of Francesca, reflecting the Italian pronunciation.

Francie f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), English (Rare)
Diminutive of names containing the element Franc-. In the English-speaking world this is used as a diminutive of Frances.

Francies f English
Variant of Frances.

Francille f French (Archaic), American (Archaic), Literature
Diminutive of Françoise. ... [more]

Francillette f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Francille.

Francina f Dutch, English (American, Rare)
Dutch form of Francine as well as an American variant of the name.

Francinia f American (South, Archaic)
Elaboration of Francina.

Franciskos m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Francisco.

Francisquita f American (Hispanic)
Diminutive of Francisca.

Francy m & f Dutch, English, French, German
Variant of Francie.

Francyne f American (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Francine.

Frankee f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Frankie. Diminutive of the masculine names Francis and Franklin. Now the feminine diminutive Francine and Franchesca.

Frankey m English (Rare)
Variant of Frankie.

Franki f & m English (Modern, Rare), Spanish
Variant of Frankie.

Frankine f Western African (Rare), American (South, Rare)
Feminine form of Frank.

Frankino m English
From English Frank with Italian diminutive "-ino".

Franklen m English (American, Rare), Brazilian
Variant of Franklin.

Franklina f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Feminine form of Franklin.

Frankllyn m English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Franklin, most often used in Brazil.

Franklynn f American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Franklin.

Franklynne f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Franklin.

Franky m English
Variant of Frankie.

Frankye f English
Variant spelling of Frankie.

Fransheska f African American (Rare)
Variant of Francesca.

Fransisco m American (Hispanic), English (African), Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Indonesian, Medieval Spanish
Variant of Francisco.

Franzella f English (Rare)

Franzena f English (American, Archaic)

Franzie f African American (Rare)

Franzilla f English
Diminutive of Francis

Fraylee f English (American)
Combination of the names Freya and Kaylee.

Frebenie f English (Rare, Archaic), French (Cajun, Rare, Archaic)
A common Americanized misconstruction of the French given name Fébronie.

Freckle m English (Americanized, Rare, ?)
English/American version of Pherecles

Fredd m English
Variant of Fred.

Fredda f English
Diminutive of Frederica.

Fredderick m English (American, Germanized)
Variant of Frederick.

Freddey m English (Rare)
Variant of Freddy.

Freddi m & f English (Modern, Rare), German, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of English Freddy, also a variant of German and Latin American Fredy.

Freddye f English
Feminine spelling of Freddy. A notable bearer is Freddye Stover, a jazz musician.

Fredegond f English (Rare)
Variant of Fredegund. This was borne by English poet Fredegond Shove (1889-1949).

Fredegund f Germanic, English, History
English form of Fridegund. Fredegund was the Queen consort of Chilperic I, a 6th-century Frankish king from the Merovingian dynasty.

Fredella f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of the name Fred, utilizing the popular feminine suffix -ella.

Fredericka f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Frederick.

Fredi m & f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), German
Variant of English Freddy, also a variant of Latin American and German Fredy.

Fredie m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Freddy.

Fredine f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Fred.

Fredney m English
Combination of the names Fred and Rodney.

Fredonia f English (American, Rare)
Apparently from the English word freedom combined with a Latinate suffix (perhaps modeled on Caledonia), given infrequently as an American name in the 19th century in reference to the United States of America... [more]

Fredrica f Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), English

Fredricka f English (American), German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Frederica and Frederike.

Fredson m English (American, Rare), Brazilian
Transferred use of the surname Fredson.

Free m & f English (American)
From Middle English free, fre, freo, from Old English frēo (“free”). May also be transferred use of the surname Free.

Freeda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Freda or Frieda, the spelling perhaps influenced by that of English free (or freed, freedom).

Freelove f English (American, Archaic), English (Puritan, ?)
Likely one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century, referring to God's free love for his believers. It also coincides with an English surname that was derived from the Old English given name Friðulaf meaning "peace-survivor" (see Freelove).

Freesia f English (Rare)
Derived from the English word for the flower.... [more]

Fremont m American
Probably derived from the surname Frémont.

French m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname French.

Frenchelle f African American (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of French, or a variant of Franchelle.

Frenchie f & m English
Diminutive of French or a feminine form of French.

Frensis m English (Rare)
Variant of Francis.

Freyah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Freya.

Fridelyne f English (American, Rare)

Fridge m English (American)

Friend m English (American, Rare)
From the English word friend meaning "a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection".

Friendless m English

Friendly m English (American)
Derived from either the English word friendly or the English surname Friendly.

Frina f Indonesian (Rare), English (Rare)

Frith m English
Variant of FRIÞ.

Fritha f English (Rare), Manx (Rare)
Anglicized form of Fríða.

Froisine f French (Cajun), American (South), French (Archaic)
Truncated form of Eufroisine.

Fronia f English (Rare)
Short form of Sophronia.

Fronie f English
Diminutive of Sophronia.

Fronnie f English
Diminutive of Sophronia or Saffron.

Frost m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Frost or from the English word.

Frowin m German (Archaic), English (Archaic), Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Derived from Old High German frot, fruot "wise" and wini "friend". Frowin figures as a governor of Schleswig in Gesta Danorum and in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as an ancestor of the kings of Wessex, but the latter source only tells that he was the son of Friðgar and the father of Wig.

Froy m Spanish (Latin American), English (American, Rare)
Short form of Froylán (Spanish) and contraction of Fitzroy (English). In the United States, it is possible that there are also cases where this name is derived from the rare surname Froy.... [more]

Fruing m English
Meaning unknown. This was the first name of one of the Warne brothers, who published Beatrix Potter's tales.

Frusannah f English (Archaic)
Said to be an 18th-century blend of Frances and Susannah, it is possible that it developed as a vernacular form of Euphrosyne.

Fruzannath f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Frusannah.

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

Fukayna f African American (Modern, Rare)

Fulfillment m English

Fuller m English
Transferred use of the surname Fuller.

Furian m English
English form of Furianus.

Furious m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word furious.

Furman m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Furman.

Furn m & f English (Rare, ?)

Fury f English (American, Rare)
Possibly taken from the English word fury.

Fuschia f English (Rare)
Misspelled variant of Fuchsia.

Fuscian m English
English form of Fuscianus. This is the name of a saint from the 3rd century AD.

Fushia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Fuchsia

Future m & f English (Rare), Western African, Southern African
This name is from the English word derived from Old French futur meaning "future, to come," which is then derived from Latin futurus meaning "going to be, yet to be, the future (as a noun)." The Latin word is an irregular suppletive future participle of esse meaning "to be," which comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *bheue- meaning "to be, exist, grow, come into being."... [more]

Fynleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Finley.

Fynley f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Finley

Fynnley m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Finley.

Gabbanelli f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Newly created name, possibly a combination of Gabriella and Nellie. According to the SSA, Gabbanelli was given to 15 girls in 2017.

Gabbey f & m English (American)
Gabbey is a variant of the names Gabby. And is a short form of the names Gabriel. For females its short for Gabriella... [more]

Gabbi f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Gabrielle or Gabriella.

Gabbie f English
Variant of Gabby.

Gabbriela f English (Modern, Rare)

Gabbriella f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Gabriela.

Gabbrielle f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gabrielle.

Gabbye f English
A feminine spelling of Gabby.

Gabey m English
Diminutive of Gabriel.

Gable m English
Transferred use of the surname Gable.

Gabo f English
Middle name of Milla Jovovich's daughter.

Gabourey f English (American)

Gabrael m English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gabriel. Gabrael was given to 9 boys in 2012 according to the Social Security Administration.

Gabrea f English, English (American)
Combination of Gabi with Brea or a short form of Gabreanna/Gabreana

Gabreal m English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gabriel. Gabreal was given to 11 boys in 2011 according to the SSA.

Gabreana f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gabrianna. Combination of Gabrielle and Anna

Gabreanna f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gabrianna. Combination of Gabrielle and Anna

Gabrelle f Brazilian, American (Rare)
Variant of Gabrielle.

Gabreon m African American

Gabria f English, English (American)
Combination of Gabi with Bria or a short form of Gabrianna/Gabriana

Gabrian m English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Gabriel. Gabrian was given to 11 boys in 2017 per the SSA.

Gabriana f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gabrianna. Combination of Gabrielle and Anna

Gabrianna f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Combination of Gabrielle and Anna

Gabriell f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gabrielle and Gabriel.

Gabriellah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gabriella.

Gabriellen f English
Blend of Gabrielle and Ellen 1.

Gabriellia f American (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Gabriella.

Gabrilla f English (Rare)
Variant of Gabriella.

Gabryana f African American

Gabryell m & f Brazilian (Rare), American (Rare)
Variant of Gabriel and Gabrielle.

Gabryella f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Gabriella.

Gabryelle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gabrielle.

Gadge m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gage. Gadge was given to 11 boys in 2010 according to the SSA.

Gaege m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Gage

Gael f English (Rare)
Variant of Gail.

Gaele f English (Rare)
Variant of Gail.

Gaelen f & m English (Modern, Rare)

Gaeli f English (Rare)

Gahan m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gahan.... [more]

Gai f English (Rare)
Variant of Gay.

Gaie f Scottish, English
Scottish variant of Gay.

Gaige m & f English (American)
Variant of Gage.

Gaije m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gaige. Gaije was given to 5 boys in 2008 according to the SSA.

Gailann f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Gail and Ann, or a variation of Gailene.

Gaile f English
Variant of Gail.

Gailene f English (Rare)

Gailya f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Gail.

Gailyn f English (American, Rare)

Gainell f English
Variant of Gaynell

Gaines m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gaines.

Gairet m American (Rare)
Allegedly a respelling of Garret.

Gairey m English (Modern, Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)

Gairry m English (Rare)
Variant of Gary.

Gaither m English
Transferred use of the surname Gaither.

Gaje m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gage. Gaje was given to 10 boys in 2009 according to the SSA.

Galadrielle f English (Rare)
Variant of Galadriel.

Galan m English (American, Modern)
Variant spelling of Galen

Galaxia f English (American)
Galaxia is a variation of the name Galaxy. ... [more]

Galaxie f & m English
Variant of Galaxy.

Galaxy f English (American, Rare)
From the English word galaxy, "a collection of star systems", ultimately from from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (galaxías, "Milky Way"), from γάλα (gála, "milk").

Galbert m Louisiana Creole
Creole form of Gualbert.

Galena f English, Bulgarian
Bulgarian variant of Galina and Latinized form of Galene.

Galiah f English (Hispanicized, Rare)

Galilee f American (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the region in Palestine (see Galilee).

Galiot f English
Word name meaning "small ship," from French galiote, from Italian galea.

Gallager m English (Rare)
Variant of Gallagher.

Gallatin m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gallatin.

Gallerian m & f English

Galloway m English
Transferred use of the surname Galloway.

Gallven m English
Variant of Galvin.

Gallvin m English
Variant of Galvin.

Galven m English
Variant of Galvin.

Galvon m English
Variant of Galvin.

Galvyn m English
Variant of Galvin.

Galyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Galen.

Galynn f English (Modern)
Variant of Gaylynn.

Games m English (American, Rare, Archaic), Medieval English
Old Medieval form or possibly variant of James.

Gandaria f English

Gannon m American
Transferred use of the surname Gannon.

Gar m English
Short for Garfield as well as other names with the element of "gar", also can mean "spear" from Old English gar.

Garcelle f French Creole (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Probably a combination of any given name that starts with a G- with Marcelle. Alternatively, it could be a metathesis of some sort of Gracielle, which is the French equivalent of Graciela and Graziella.... [more]

Garcinia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Gard m English (American, Rare)
Short form of Gardner.

Gardener m English
Transferred use of the surname Gardener.

Gardiner m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gardiner.

Gardner m English
Transferred use of the surname Gardner.

Gared m English
Variant of Gerard.

Garek m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Garrick.

Garet m English
Variant of Garrett.

Garetha f American (Rare)
Feminine form of Gareth.

Garett m English
Variant of Garrett.

Garette m English (Rare)
Variant of Garrett.

Gari m & f English
Variant of Gary also used as a feminine form.

Garielle f English (American, Rare)

Garlen m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Garland.

Garlinda f American (Rare)

Garner m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Garner.

Garnetta f English (Rare)
Variant of Garnet 1.

Garold m English (Rare)
Variant of Gerald in the style of Harold.

Garon m American (Rare), English
Possibly a contrived modern name made known by association as the middle name of Jesse Garon Presley, stillborn twin brother of famous singer Elvis Aaron Presley... [more]

Garrard m English (American)
Variant of Gerard.

Garreth m English
Variant of Gareth.

Garrette m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Garrett.

Garriant m English (Rare)
Variant of Garrett.

Garrie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Gary.

Garris m English (Rare)
Variant or short form of Garrison.

Garrison m English
Transferred use of the surname Garrison. A famous bearer of the surname was American abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879)... [more]

Garron m English

Garson m English
Transferred use of the surname Garson.

Garv m English

Garvey m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Garvey.

Gasper m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jasper or Casper and an unaccented version of Gašper.... [more]

Gates m English
Transferred use of the surname Gates.

Gatha f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Agatha.

Gathering f English
Gathering Marbet is an actress. From the English word "gathering".

Gathred f English
Variant of Gertrude

Gatlen m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Gatlin

Gatlin m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Gatlin. ... [more]

Gatlyn m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gatlin. According to the Social Security Administration, Gatlyn was given to 5 girls and 15 boys in 2018.

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

Gattlin m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Gattlin.... [more]

Gatty f English
Variant of Gertrude

Gauge m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Gage, apparently influenced by the English word that refers to an instrument for measuring.

Gaul m English
Transferred use of the surname Gaul. Additionally, may be used in reference to the historical region of Gaul.

Gaulbert m Louisiana Creole
Variant of Galbert.

Gavan m American (South, Americanized, Modern)

Gaven m English (Modern)
Variant of Gavin.

Gavinn m English
Variant of Gavin. Gavinn was given to 10 boys in 2013 according to the SSA.

Gavon m English
Variant of Gavin.

Gavyn m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Gavin.

Gavynn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gavin. According to the SSA, Gavynn was given to 16 boys in 2013.