American Submitted Names

Allin m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Allen.

Allina f Scottish, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alina.

Alline f English
Variant of Aline.

Allisen f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alison 1.

Allisia f English (Rare)

Allisson f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Alison.

Allistair m English
Variant of Alistair.

Allister m English
Anglicized form of Alistair.

Allisyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Allison.

Alliyah f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Allora f American (Modern)
This is apparently either a variant of Alora or Allura or else an American combination of Alice and Lora.... [more]

Allorah f English

Allson f English (American, Rare)
Contracted form of Allison.

Allure f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a 1996 Chanel perfume, derived from the English word allure (which also has French roots) meaning "fascination, charm, appeal".

Allyah f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Allyce f English (Rare)
Variant of Alice.

Allydia f English (Rare)

Allyiah f English
Variant of Aaliyah.

Allyna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alina, possibly influenced by Allyn.

Allyne f English
Feminine variant of Allen.

Allys f English (Rare)
Variant of Alice.

Allysa f English (Rare)
Variant of Alyssa.

Allysen f English (Rare)
Variant of Alison.

Allysha f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alisha and Alicia (See also Allycia).

Allysin f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alison 1.

Allyssa f American (Modern)
Variant of Alyssa.

Allysse f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alice influenced by Alyssa.

Allyssia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alyssa.

Allysson f English
Variant of Alison.

Allysyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Allisyn.

Allyzibeth f English (American)
Rare variation of Elizabeth

Almandine f English (Rare)
The name of a mineral belonging to the garnet group. It is an alteration of the French alabandine, from the Latin alabandina, from the ancient in Caria, Anatolia (modern day Turkey), Alabanda (Αλαβάνδα), which was known for producing dark marbles and garnet-like stones... [more]

Almanzo m English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Al-Mansur.

Almarie f English (American), Afrikaans, Filipino

Almeda f Spanish, English, Breton (Archaic)
Transferred use of the Spanish surname Almeda.... [more]

Almedia f English (American)
Elaboration of Almeda.... [more]

Almeta f English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Almeda.

Almina f English
Possibly a diminutive form of Alma 1 or a variant form of Elmina. This name was borne by the English aristocrat Almina, Countess of Carnarvon (1876-1969) - she was the wife of George Herbert, Earl of Carnarvon (1866-1923), who was involved in the discovery and excavation of the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun.

Almon m English
Variant of Amon used in the 19th century.

Almond m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Almund.

Almyra f English (Rare)
Variant of Almira 1, perhaps influenced by Myra.

Alniah f American (Rare)

Alnora f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Elnora.

Aloe f English (Modern, Rare)
Aloe is a genus containing over 500 species of flowering succulent plants. The most widely known species is Aloe vera, or "true aloe". It is called this because it is cultivated as the standard source for assorted pharmaceutical purposes.

Aloha f & m Hawaiian (Rare), American
Short form of Kealoha and other Hawaiian names containing aloha meaning "love" or otherwise derived directly from the word.

Alohra f American (Modern, Rare)

Alolita f Indic, American (Rare)
Of unknown meaning.

Aloma f English (Rare), Theatre, Popular Culture
A pseudo-Hawaiian name invented by LeRoy Clemens and John B. Hymer for the title character of their 1925 Broadway play Aloma of the South Seas, which was twice adapted to film, in 1926 and again in 1941... [more]

Alonda f African American (Rare)
An invented name which has been used consistently in America since the 1960s, possibly influenced by Yolanda, Alondra and Alejandra.

Alondria f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Alondra.

Alonnie f English (American)

Alonza m English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Alonzo.

Alorah f English (American)
Variant of Alora.

Alorie f American

Alorra f English (American, Rare)

Alosia f Louisiana Creole
Variant of Alozia.

Alouetta f English (Rare)
Derived from French alouette meaning "lark".

Alouette f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Derived from French alouette "lark, skylark". Alouette is a popular Quebecois children's song, commonly thought to be about plucking the feathers from a lark. Although it is in French, it is well known among speakers of other languages as many US Marines and other Allied soldiers learned the song while serving in France during World War I and took it home with them, passing it on to their children and grandchildren.... [more]

Alousia f English (American, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Corruption of Aloysia.

Alozia f French (Quebec), Louisiana Creole
Creole form and Québécois variant of Aloysia.

Alphaea f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Alphaeus.

Alphard m English, German
Variant of Alfard.

Alpharetta f English (American, Archaic)
Derived from the name of a suburb in the American city of Atlanta, which itself is derived from Alfarata, the name of a fictional Native American girl in the popular 19th-century parlor song "The Blue Juniata"... [more]

Alphé m Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Variant of Alphée.

Alpheus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Biblical (Latinized), English
Variant of Alphaeus and Latinized form of Alpheios.

Alphia f English (Rare)
Contracted form of Adelphia, which itself is a short form of Philadelphia. However, in some cases, this name is a feminine form of the English masculine name Alfie... [more]

Alphie m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Alphard and Alphonso. In some cases, it is also a variant of Alfie.

Alphine f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a feminine form of Alphaeus or Alphonse.

Alpine m English
Late Middle English from Latin Alpinus, from Alpes ‘Alps.’

Alprentice m African American

Alston m English
Transferred use of the surname Alston.

Alsuna f English (Rare)

Altah f American (South)
Variant of Alta.

Altaira f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
The name of a character in the classic 1956 science fiction film, Forbidden Planet. Altaira Morbius was the daughter of the scientist and space voyager Dr. Edward Morbius. The name Altaira is derived from Altair, the brightest star in the constellation of the Eagle (Aquila).

Altamese f American (South), African American
Meaning unknown, possibly an altered form of Arthémise.

Al'Tariq m African American (Rare)
Form of Tariq prefixed with the Arabic definite article.

Al'teric m African American
Variant of Al'Tariq.

Altha f American
Variant of Althea.

Altham m English
Transferred use of the surname Altham. A locational name from the parish and village of Altham on the river Henburn in North East Lancashire.

Althamia f English (Rare, Archaic), English (Puritan)
Feminization of Altham.

Althane m American (South, Rare)

Altheda f American (Rare), Literature
Possibly a blend of Althea and Theda.... [more]

Althena f English (Rare)
An invented name. Possibly a combination of Althea and Athene.

Althia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Althea.

Althronia f African American

Altie f English
Diminutive of Althea and other names beginning with Alt-.

Alto m Spanish, Portuguese, English, Italian, German, Dutch
Directly taken from Latin altus meaning "to raise, to make high, to elevate". As a musical term it refers to the contrapuntal part higher than the tenor and its associated vocal range.... [more]

Altonio m African American (Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Antonio influenced by Al, Alto or Alton.

Altovise f African American, American (South)

Alura f English (Modern, Rare)
Adaptation of the word allure to resemble Alora.

Alured m Manx, English
This is a Manx name, said to be a cognate of Alfred via its latinized form Aluredus, a variant of Alvredus.... [more]

Alvan m English (Rare)
Variant of Alvin.

Alvanelle f American (South, Rare)
One of Ulysses Everett McGill’s many daughters in the movie O Brother Where Art Thou?

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

Alvarine f American (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Alveda f African American

Alven m English, Filipino
Alternate spelling of Alvin

Alvenia f English (American)

Alvera f Dutch (Rare), American

Alverda f English (American)

Alverdia f English (American, Archaic)

Alverdine f English
Apparently a feminized form of Alfred via the Latin Alvredus. 'Used from time to time in the 19th century, and has been noted in the 20th century as Alvedine.'

Alverne m English
Derived from the Manor of Alverton on the west side of Penzance in Cornwall. The first person with this name is likely to be Edward Alverne Bolitho born 1842.

Alverta f American (Rare)
Variant of Alberta.

Alvey m English
Transferred use of the surname Alvey.

Alvia m American
Possible variant of the second sense of Alva 2 stemming from Alvah.

Alvie m English
Diminutive of Alvin.

Alvinette f American (South, Rare)
Feminization of Alvin.

Alvira f English, Urdu
Variant of Alvera.

Alvirus m English (American)

Alvy m English
Diminutive of Alvin.

Alvyn m English (American, Modern, Rare), French (Modern)
Variant of Alvin.

Alwyne m & f English
Variant of Alwyn.

Aly f English
Variant of Ally 1.

Alyah f English (Modern)
Variant of Aaliyah.

Alyas m & f English (American)
Variant of Alias.

Alycea f American (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Alyda f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Aleida and Alida (depending on the pronunciation used). A known bearer of this name is the Dutch racing cyclist Alyda Norbruis (b... [more]

Alyha f English
Variant of Aaliyah.

Alyiah f English
Variant of Aaliyah.

Alyis m American (Rare)

Alyla f English
Alyla, pronounced 'AH-LIE-LAH' means sophisticated, unique and mysterious.

Alyn f & m English
Variant of Allyn.

Alyna f English (American, Modern), Ukrainian (Rare)
Variant of Alina.

Alynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Allyn.

Alynna f English (Modern)
Variant of Alina.

Alyra f English (Australian), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Alira.

Alyria f English (American, Rare)

Alysabeth f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Elizabeth, influenced by Alyssa.

Alysandra f English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Alexandra, probably influenced by the name Alysa.

Alysanne f American (Rare)
Variant of Alison or a combination of Alys and Anne 1.

Alysea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Alyshia f English
Variant of Alicia.

Alysiah f American (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Alysianna f American (Rare)

Alyss f English
Variant of Alice.

Alyssabeth f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elizabeth influenced by Alyssa and Beth, or a combination of both.

Alyssah f English (Rare)
Variant of Alyssa.

Alyssan f English (Rare)
Variant of Allison influenced by Alyssa.

Alyssandra f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alessandra

Alyssanicole f English (Rare)
Combination of Alyssa and Nicole.

Alysse f American (Rare), French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alyssa.

Alysson f & m English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Alison influenced by Alyssa. It caught on as a masculine name in Brazil.

Alyssum f & m English (Rare)
From the flowering plant native to the Mediterranean. The name alyssum actually comes from the Greek word 'lyssa', meaning “rage” or “madness” and the 'a', meaning “against” giving it its meaning today, “without madness”, since it was believed to cure madness.

Alyssya f English
Variant of Alicia.

Alysyn f English
Variant of Alison.

Alyvia f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Olivia.

Alyxander m English (Rare)
Variant of Alexander

Alyxandra f English
Variant of Alexandra.

Alyxandrea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexandria.

Alyxandria f English (Modern)
Variant of Alexandria.

Alyxandrya f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexandria.

Alyzabeth f English
Variant of Elizabeth.

Alzada f English (American, Archaic)

Alzenia f English (American, Archaic)

Alzophine f Louisiana Creole

Amabella f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Amabel or variant of Amabilia, used by Neil Gaiman for a character (one of the ghosts) in his children's novel 'The Graveyard Book' (2010).

Amaelia f English (Rare)
Variant of Amelia.

Amahni f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amani.

Amailee f English (American, Americanized, Rare)
Maybe a variant of Emily.

Amaira f Indian, Hindi, Arabic, American (Hispanic)
Variant transcription Amirah.

Amalee f English
Variant of Amalie.

Amalthaea f English (Rare)
Variant of Amalthea.

Amandalynne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Contraction of Amanda and Lynne.

Amandarose f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Amanda and Rose.

Amandia f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Elaborated form of Amanda.

Amanii f African American (Modern, Rare), Arabic (Egyptian)
Variant of Amani.

Amanita f American (Rare)

Amant m French (Rare, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Amantius.

Amantha f English (Rare)
Possibly a truncated from of Samantha.

Amarae f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Amari with the phonetic element ray.

Amarah f English (Modern)
Variant of Amara.

Amarais m & f English (American, Rare, ?)

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

Amaranth f English
From the name of the amaranth flower, which is derived from Greek αμαραντος (amarantos) meaning "unfading".

Amaray f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Amarea f English (Rare)
Variant of Amaria.

Amaree m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Amari.

Amaretta f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Amoretta.

Amaria f English (Modern)
Elaborated from of Amara

Amariah f English (Modern)
Variant of Amaria

Amarian m African American
Variant of Amarion.

Amariana f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Amari and Ana

Amarianna f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Amari and Anna

Amarie f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amari, possibly influenced by Marie.

Amarii m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Amari.

Amariia f African American

Amarilla f Hungarian (Rare), English (American, Archaic)
English and Hungarian Latinate form of Amaryllis, in the case of the Hungarian name, derived from Hungarian amarillisz "amaryllis". This name was also used throughout the United States in the 1800s.

Amarina f English, Spanish
Elaboration of Marina with the prefix a-

Amarion m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix a and Marion 2 or an elaboration of Amari.

Amaris f & m Spanish (Latin American), English (American)
Elaboration of Amara using the popular suffix -is. It coincides with the Latin word amāris meaning "you are loved".

Amarisa f English (Modern)
Variant of Marisa, influenced by the name Amara.

Amarise f English (Modern)
Variant of Marise, influenced by the spelling of Amara.

Amarissa f English (Modern)
Variant of Amarisa.

Amariyah f American (Modern, Rare)

Amarna f English (Rare)
The use of Amarna as a name is likely derived from the Egyptian archeological site of Amarna (also known as el-Amarna or Tell el-Amarna, لعمارنة). The city is located on the east bank of Nile River in the Egyptian province of Minya... [more]

Amarra f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amara.

Amarrah f English (Modern)
Variant of Amara.

Amary m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Amari.

Amaura f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Amora, possibly influenced by Laura and similar names.

Amaurie f & m American
Variant of Amaury.

Am'az'in m African American (Rare)
Variant of Amazing.

Amazin f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Amazing.

Amazing f & m English (Rare)
From the English word amazing, which is derived from Old English āmasian meaning "to confound". This name is chiefly used in countries that has English as their secondary language, such as African countries or the Philippines.

Ambee f American (Rare)

Amberine f English
Elaboration of Amber with the suffix -ine

Amberle f English (Modern)
Variant of Amberly.

Amberlea f English (Modern)
Elaborated form of Amberly, influenced by Leah.

Amberlee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amberly or a combination of Amber and Lee (See also Amberlynn and Emberlee).

Amberleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amberly.

Amberley f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amberly.

Amberlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amberlynn.

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

Ambrea f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Ambria, or in some cases possibly a blending of Ambre and Andrea 2.

Ambree f English (Rare)

Ambria f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)

Ambrie f English
Meaning unknown, possibly a rhyming variant of Cambrie.

Ambrielle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Blend of Amber and Brielle, or a feminine form of Ambriel.

Ambrienne f American

Ambrosina f English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Elaboration of Ambrosia. May be an elaboration of French Ambrosine, a feminization of Ambrose.

Ambry f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Blend of Amber and Aubrey. Also compare Ambria, Amberly, Embry, Cambrie and Cambree.

Amby m English (Rare)
Short form of Ambrose.

Ambyr f English (American)
Variant of Amber. A known bearer of this name is the American actress Ambyr Childers (b. 1988).

Amea f English
Possibly a short form of Amadea, or a variation of Amy or Amaia.

Amédé m French, Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec)
Variant of Amédée.

Amedee m Louisiana Creole
Variant of Amédée.

Ameigh f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Amy.

Ameilia f English
Variant of Amelia.

Amelea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amelia.

Ameliah f English (Rare), Malaysian (Rare)
Variant of Amelia.

Amelinda f English (Rare)

Ameliora f English
From the word ameliorate, which means "to make something better."

Ameliyah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Amalia.

Amella f English

Amellia f English (Rare)
Variant of Amelia.

Amely f English
Variant of Amelie.

Amelya f English (Rare), Indonesian
Variant of Amelia.

Amen m & f English (Rare)
From the English word amen, uttered at the end of a prayer or hymn, meaning "so be it".

Amenaide f Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Louisiana Creole form of Aménaïde.

Americo m English (Rare)
Cognate of Américo

Amerie f Medieval English, English (Rare)
Late medieval variant of Ameria. It was revived in the 1800s.... [more]

Amerika f American
Variant of America.

Ameris f & m English (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Amaris or America.

Ames m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Ames.

Ameshea m African American (Rare)

Amey f English (American, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Amy.

Amherst m English
Transferred use of the surname Amherst.

Amia f English (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Amaya, a diminutive of any name beginning with Am-, or derived from the Latin amor meaning "love" or a feminine form of Amias.

Amiah f English (American)
Either a merged form of Amy and Mariah or a variant of Amia

Amidona f English (Rare)

Amielle f English

Amiere m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amir 1.

Amijo f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Ami 2 and Jo.

Amile m & f English (Rare)
variant of Émile.

Amillion m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
From the English phrase a million.

Amilyn f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Modern variant of Amelia. In popular culture, this is the name of a Resistance general from Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Amincia f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Amynthe.

Aminthe f French (Archaic), Louisiana Creole
Feminine variant of Amynthe.

Amiracle f African American (Modern)
From the English phrase a miracle, which is a combination of the indefinite article a with Miracle. It might also be influenced by Amira.

Amirii m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amiri.

Amirys f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)

Amisadai m & f Biblical Spanish, Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Form of Ammishaddai used in some Spanish translations of the Old Testament. In Mexico it is more common as a feminine name.

Amius m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amias.

Amiya f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Amiyah.

Ammanda f English (Rare)
Variant of Amanda.

Ammer f English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Ammer.

Ammie f English
Variant of Amy.

Ammonia f American (Rare, Archaic), Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Ammon. In Greek mythology, Ammonia is an epithet of the goddess Hera.

Amnesty f English (Rare)
from the word amnesty.

Amole f English

Amon m Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Greek, Biblical, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian
From the Hebrew name אָמוֹן, which derived from the root אמן meaning "solid, stable, constant, faithful". In the Old Testament this ist the name of a king of Judah.

Amorae f African American (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amore, or an elaboration of Latin amor "love" using the phonetic element ray.

Amorah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amora.

Amoreena f Popular Culture, English

Amoretta f American (Rare), Theatre, Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Latinate form of Amoret, from Edmund Spenser's epic poem The Faerie Queene (1590).

Amorette f English
Variant of Amoret; see also Amoretta.

Amoria f English
an elaboration of Amora

Amoriah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Amorea.

Amoris m & f English (Rare, Archaic)
From the Latin word amoris meaning "of love" (the genitive singular of amor), used as a given name according to the English historian William Camden (1551-1623).

Amory m & f Literature, English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Amory.

Amphyllis f English (Archaic)
Variant of Amphelise, perhaps influenced by Phyllis. This name was borne by Amphyllis Twigden Washington (1601-1655), an ancestress of George Washington.

Amplias f English (Archaic)
English vernacular form of Amphelisia (see also Ampflise), which as an English name survived until the 19th century mainly as Amplias, also as Amphillis, Amphlis... [more]

Amrie f English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly an invented name.

Amryn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on names such as Camryn and Emryn.

Amrynn f English (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Amryn. A minor character in The Witcher video game series bears the name, though in her case it is likely based on the name of the amaranth flower (see Amaranth).

Amulet f English (Rare)

Amya f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Amaya.

Amybelle f English (Rare)
Combination of Amy and Belle.

Amybeth f English (Rare)
Combination of Amy and Beth. Amybeth McNulty (2001-present) is the main actress in 2017 Canadian TV series 'Anne with an E' as she portrays Anne Shirley Cuthbert.

Amye f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amy.

Amygrace f English
A combination of Amy and Grace.

Amyia f English

Amylee f English (Rare)
Combination of Amy and Lee.

Amyleigh f English (American)

Amylia f English (Rare)
Variant of Amelia.

Amylily f English
A combination of Amy and Lily.

Amyna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amina.

Amynthe f & m French (Archaic), Louisiana Creole
French feminine and masculine form of Amyntas.

Amyracle f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amiracle

Amyris m & f Ancient Greek, English (Rare)
Both a personal name and the name of a resin, it is derived from the Greek word αμυρων (amyron), which means "intensely scented" and refers to the resin's strong, aromatic odor.