American Submitted Names

Antario m African American (Rare)
Variant of Ontario.

Antawana f African American (Rare)
Contraction of Antwan and Tawana.

Antawn m African American (Rare)
Variant of Anton.

Antha f English (Rare)
Diminutive of any name ending in -antha.

Anthelia f American (South, Archaic)

Anthem m & f English (Modern)
From the English word anthem, "a rousing or uplifting song", ultimately from the Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna), a call and response style of singing.

Anthone m English (Rare)
Variant of Anthony

Anthonee m English
Rare variant of Anthony.

Anthoney m English (Rare)
Variant of Anthony.

Anthonn m English (Modern, ?)
A variant of the name Anthony. This is the name of a character from the Webcomic Marionetta

Antione m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Antoine.

Antionette f English
Variant of Antoinette.

Antissa f English
Antissa (Ancient Greek: Ἄντισσα) was a city of the island Lesbos (Lesvos).

Antjuan m African American (Rare)
Variant of Antoine influenced by Juan 1.

Antoan m Croatian, Serbian, English
Variant of Anton.

Antoinett f English (Rare)
Variant of Antoinette.

Antoinetta f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Quasi-Latinization of Antoinette.

Antoiniece f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Antoine using the fashionable suffix -iece.

Antoinique f African American (Rare)
Feminization of Antoine by using the fashionable suffix -ique

Antolia f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Anatolia.

Antone m Corsican, English (American, Archaic), Ladin
Corsican and Ladin form and English variant of Anthony.

Antonique f African American (Rare), Bahamian Creole, Jamaican Patois
Variant of Antoinette.

Antravious m African American (Modern)

Antrel m African American (Modern, Rare)
A modern invented name of unknown meaning.

Antrome m American (Rare, ?)

Antuan m African American
Variant of Antoine.

Antwahn m African American, Caribbean

Antwain m English (American)
Variant of Antoine.

Antwane m African American (Rare)
Variant of Antoine.

Antwanetta f African American (Modern, Rare)
Latinization of Antwanette. This is borne by a young female basketball player Antwanetta Boswell. Also, see Antoinetta.

Antwanette f African American (Rare)
Variant of Antoinette influenced by Antwan.

Antwaniece f African American (Rare)
Variant of Antoiniece.

Antwanique f African American (Rare)
Variant of Antoinique.

Antwon m African American (Modern)
Variant of Antoine.

Anwyn f English, Popular Culture, Welsh
Variant of Anwen.

A'Nyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aniyah, or a combination of Nyah with a phonetic prefix.

Anyala f American (Hispanic)

Anyia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Aniya.

Anyka f English
Variant of Annika.

Anylah f English, Indian
Variant of Anila 1, Aniela, or Anela.

Anyssa f English
Variant of Anisa.

Anzel m American
Variant of Ansel.

Anzilla f English (Rare)
Variant of Ancilla.

Anzleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ansley.

Aolanis f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aolani.

Aona f English

Aoueya f English (Modern, Rare)

Aowyn f & m English
a variant Éowyn

Apache m English (Rare)
From Yavapai, 'epache, "people" and sometimes derived from Zuni apachu, "enemy."

Apex m English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning "the highest point" or "the climax".

Aphira f English

Aphrah f & m English, English (Puritan)
From the biblical place Aphrah in the Book of Micah, meaning "dust." This name was used by Puritans, but has since become rare.

Apolinário m Portuguese (African), Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Portuguese and Louisiana Spanish form of Apollinaris.

Apolo m English, Spanish, Brazilian
Variant of Apollo.

Appaline f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps an anglicized form of Apolline; also compare Appoline.

Appaloma f American
Variant of Apollonia.

Appleton m English
Transferred use of the surname Appleton.

Apricity f English (Rare)
A rare English name with Latin origins meaning “the warmth of the sun in winter”.

Aprilla f English (American, Rare)

Aprille f English, Filipino (Rare)
Variant of April.

Apriscilla f English (Rare)

Apryl f English (American, Rare)
Variant of April.

Aqua f English
Derived from Latin aqua meaning "water". It is also used in English in reference to a bluish-green colour.

Aqualina f English (Modern)
Means "tender water". A notable bearer was the female sea serpent from the Disney Junior show "Sofia the First".

Aquanetta f African American (Rare)
Variant of Acquanetta.

Aquaniesha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements a, qua, nee and sha... [more]

Aquarius f & m Astronomy, English (Rare)
Means "water-carrier" or "cup-carrier" in Latin. This is a constellation in the zodiac, between Capricornus and Pisces.

Aquiela f African American

Aquino m American (Hispanic, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Philippines), South American (Rare), Portuguese (African, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Aquino. Likely in some cases it has been used as a given name in honour of the 13th-century saint Thomas Aquinas.

Aquintis m African American
Meaning unknown.

Ara f English
Diminutive of Arabella.

Arabell f American (Rare)
Variant of Arabelle.

Arabelle f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), English (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
French form of Arabella.

Arabeth f English (Rare)

Aracelio m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Masculine form of Araceli.

Aracelys f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Aracelis in which by it: a variant of Araceli.

Aradella f English (Rare)

Aradith f American (Rare, Archaic)

Araina f English
Variant of Reina 1 or Irena

Aralea f English (Rare)

Aralee f English (American)
Aralee means thanks, and is a pretty light sounding name.

Aralet f English, History
Variant of Arlette.

Aralia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Arelia.

Aralie f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Aralia (compare Oralie).

Araline f English
Variant of Arline.

Aralyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aaralyn, or else a combination of the initial sound found in names such as Arabella, Ariel and Ariadne with the popular name suffix lyn (perhaps inspired by similar-sounding names Carolyn, Marilyn and Cherilyn).

Aralynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aralyn.

Aramesa f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Aramina f Literature, American (Archaic)

Aramita f English, Spanish, Indian
Possibly derived from the Latin aramen, from aerāmen meaning "copper, bronze". As used in India, it's likely a variant of Paramita.

Aranxia f English (Rare)

Arastella f American

Aravis f English (Rare), Literature
Aravis is a main character in C.S. Lewis' The Horse and his Boy. She is a Tarkheena, a female member of the ruling class of the fictional empire of Calormen, located far to the south of Narnia.... [more]

Arayah f English (Modern)
An invented name influenced by Aria 1.

Arbasure m American (South, Americanized)
American English regional name (Appalachian).

Arbie m English
Meaning unknown, perhaps a diminutive of Archibald.

Arbor m & f English
Middle English (also denoting a lawn or flower bed) from Old French erbier, from erbe ‘grass, herb’, from Latin herba. The phonetic change to ar- (common in words having er- before a consonant) was assisted by association with Latin arbor ‘tree’.

Arbutus f English (American)
From the name of trailing arbutus (species Epigaea repens), a fragrant flowering plant also known as the mayflower. It is the state flower of Massachusetts in the United States, as well as the official provincial flower of Nova Scotia in Canada.

Arby m English (American)

Arcades m Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Louisiana Spanish form of Arcade.

Arcana f English, Sanskrit
Possibly a variant of Archana or from the English word "arcana" meaning "specialized knowledge that is mysterious to the uninitiated; mysteries or deep sercrets; elixirs"... [more]

Arcángelo m Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Archange.

Arcelia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Orcelia.

Arcellia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Arcelia.

Arcely f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Araceli with the spelling more or less phonetical in English nature.

Arcenia f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Variant of Arsenia.

Arch m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Archibald and other names beginning with the syllable Arch-.

Archia f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Archia, which is by far the most prevalent in the United States and as such might possibly be a relatively new surname... [more]

Archibaldina f Scottish (Rare, Archaic), English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Archibald.

Archibold m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Archibald, usually used as a surname.

Archilus m English (American)

Archina f English
Feminization of Archibald.

Archulus m English (American, Anglicized, Modern)
Related to Archelaus

Arcilia f Spanish (Rare, Archaic), American (South, Archaic), French (Acadian), French (Quebec)
Hispanic variant of Arcelia, Southern variant of Arcelia and Acadian and Québécois variant of Arcélia.

Ardel m English
Variant of Ardell or Ardal.

Ardelia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Artelia.

Ardell m & f English
Meaning uncertain. In some cases it could be a transferred use of the Swedish surname Ardell. It could also possibly be variant of Ardal, or of Odell or Iredell (perhaps influenced by the initial syllable in names such as Arthur and Ardis 3).... [more]

Ardella f English
Feminine form of Ardell.

Ardelle f English
Feminine form of Ardell.

Ardena f English (American)

Ardene f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Arden or a blend of Ardith and Arlene.

Ardent m English
Middle English from Old French ardant from Latin ardens, ardent-, from ardere ‘to burn’.

Ardeth f American (Rare)
Variant of Ardath.

Ardice f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Ardis.

Ardie f & m American (Rare)
Diminutive of Arden or names with the sound ard or perhaps a variant of Artie.

Ardis f & m English (American)
Variant of Ardith.

Ardisia f English (Rare)
From the name of the genus of flowering plants that is also called coralberry or marlberry.

Ardoth f & m American (Rare, Archaic)

Arduin m English, French
English and French form of Hardwin via its latinized form Arduinus. Also see Arduino.... [more]

Ardus m English (Rare)

Ardwen f Popular Culture, English
The name of a priestess in the computer game The Elder Scrolls.

Ardyce f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Ardys. A notable bearer was Ardyce Bohlke (1943-2013), an American educator and politician.

Ardyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Arden.

Ardys f English (American)
Variant of Ardis, with the spelling perhaps influenced by Gladys.

Ardyth f English (American, Rare)
A spelling variation of Ardith.

Arealia f African American (Rare)

Areana f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Arianna.

Areanna f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Arianna.

Areida f English
This name was used for a character in Gail Carson Levine's 1997 book "Ella Enchanted". The book won a Newbery Medal and a movie adaptation was released in 2004 starring Anne Hathaway.

Arelda f Albanian (Rare), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Arilda.

Areleous m English (American, Rare)
This is a rare (American) English given name, which might possibly be derived from Aurelius.

Areli f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Arely.

Arelia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Aurelia.

Arelis f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Arely; perhaps a short form or contraction of Aracelis.

Arella f English, Hebrew (Rare)

Arely f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic, Modern)
Possibly a Hispanic feminine variant of Areli (which is a masculine name in the Old Testament) or a contracted form of Araceli... [more]

Aren m English

Areon m English (American)

Aretta f English (Rare), Finnish (Rare)

Areva f English
Unknown

Areya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Maybe a variant of Aria 1.

Areyah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aria 1.

Argenta f Italian (Rare), English (Rare), Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Derived from Latin argenta meaning "silver".

Argentina f Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Italian, Romanian (Rare), English (Rare), Medieval English, Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin argentum meaning "silver" combined with the feminine adjectival suffix -ina.... [more]

Argie m & f English

Argola f English (American)
Probably transferred from the place name Argola in Missouri.

Argyle m Scottish (Archaic), English
Transferred use of the surname Argyle.

Ari f English, Spanish, Italian
Short form of Ariadne, Ariadna and Arianna.

Ariabella f English (Rare)
Variant of Arabella.

Arial f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ariel or influenced by the typeface Arial.

Arian m & f English
Variation of Aryan, or from the English word referring to "someone whose star sign is Aries". Arian Foster (born 1986) is an American football player for the Houston Texans.

Arianah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Ariani f Brazilian, English (American, Rare)
Brazilian phonetic variant of Ariane or a variant of Arianny.

Ariann f English (Rare)
Variant of Arianne.

Ariannah f English
Variant of Arianna.

Arianny f English (American, Modern)
Apparently a form of Arianna. This name was popularized in the early 2010s by American ring girl Arianny Celeste (1985-), born Penelope López Márquez, in whose case it is reportedly derived from a nickname she had as a child.

Arianwyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Arianwen used in the English-speaking world.

Aribella f English (Rare)
Variant of Arabella.

Arica f English
Variant of Erica.

Arick m English (American, Rare)
Likely a variant of Erick.

Aricka f African American
Variant of Erica.

Arie f English

Ariea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aria 1.

Ariele f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Arielle.

Arieli f & m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Modern, Rare), Sicilian (Rare)
Creative phonetic variant of Arielle/Ariel or a Sicilian variant of Ariele.

Arielis f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Ariel.

Ariell f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Ariel.

Ariellah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ariella.

Arielly f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arielle/Ariel, reflecting the Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation of the French form of Ariella.

Arielys f American (Hispanic)

Arien m English

Ariene f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariane.

Arienna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arianna.

Ariez m & f American
Variant of Aries.

Arihana f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arianna.

Arihanna f English (Modern)
Variant of Arianna.

Arijah f & m English

Arik m English (Rare)
Variant of Eric.

Arikka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Erica.

Arilda f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)

Arilla f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Possibly a contracted form of Amarilla.

Arilyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aerilyn.

Arilynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aerilyn.

Arionah f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariona

Arionna f American
Variant of Arianna.

Ariovistus m History, English (American, Archaic)
Latinization of a Celto-Germanic given name, of which the original form and meaning are uncertain.... [more]

Arisbeth f Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Elizabeth, used primarily in Mexico.

Arissa f English

Aristea f Greek, Spanish (Mexican), English (American, Modern, Rare, ?)
Feminine form of Aristeo (Spanish). As a Greek name, it is a feminine form of names beginning with the element ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best"... [more]

Aristile m Louisiana Creole

Aristille m Louisiana Creole
Variant of Aristile.

Arithe f English
A combination of Ariana and Berthe, or a variant of Aretha.

Ariya f English
Variant of Aria 1 or Arya 2.

Ariyana f English
Variant of Ariana.

Ariyanna f American (Modern, Rare), English (Modern)
Variant of Arianna.

Ariyel f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ariel.

Ariyon m & f English

Ariyona f English
Variation of Arianna.

Ariyonna f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Arizbeth f American (Hispanic)
Likely an invented name based on Elizabeth.

Arizona f English (American)
From the name of the state in the Southwestern region of the United States. Its etymology is uncertain; it may be derived from O'odham alĭ ṣonak meaning "small spring", via the Spanish intermediary form Arizonac... [more]

Arjay m English (Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials RJ.

Arkansas f & m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From the place name Arkansas.

Arkell m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Arkell, which in turn is derived from the Old Norse personal name Arnketill... [more]

Arkham m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the fictional place name Arkham Asylum from Batman video games and comic books, itself named for a fictional city in Massachusetts used regularly by author H. P. Lovecraft (see Arkham)... [more]

Arkie f & m English

Arkinya f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix ar with Kinya.

Arla f English (American)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be a direct adoption of the Scandinavian name Arla; however, it is also possible that Arla arose as an elaboration or quasi-Latinization of Arlie.

Arlaina f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Arlena.

Arlan m English
Variant of Arlen.

Arland m English

Arlanda f English
Smart, pretty, quiet,strong, steadfast,helpful,faithful

Arlandia f Brazilian, American

Arlandria f African American (Rare), English (British, Modern, Rare)
Either from the place name Arlandria or a combination of names beginning with Arl- and Andrea 2.... [more]

Arlandus m African American
Possibly a quasi-Latinization of Roland via variants like Orlando.

Arlayne f American (Rare)
Altered form of Arlene. A known bearer of this name was Arlayne Brown (1916-1961), an American child sharpshooter.

Arlean f English (American)
Variant of Arline.

Arleana f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Arlena.

Arleathia f African American
Variant of Arletha.

Arlee f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Arlie.

Arleene f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Arline.

Arleigh f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arlie.

Arleighn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arlene.

Arleilya f African American

Arlena f English (Rare), Polish (Rare)
English variant and Polish borrowing of Arlene.

Arlenis f Caribbean, English (Rare)

Arlenna f English (Rare)
Variant of Arlena.

Arlenne f English (Rare)

Arletha f English (Rare)
Perhaps a blend of Arletta and Aletha.

Arlett f Hungarian, American (Hispanic, Modern)
Hungarian form of Arlette, as well as a Hispanic variant (compare Arleth).

Arletta f English (Rare), Polish
English variant of Arlette and Polish variant of Arleta.

Arletys f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Elaborated form of Arleth.

Arleva f American (Rare)

Arley m & f English (American), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Arlie. It has become specially popular in Colombia and Brazil, where it is considered a strictly masculine name.

Arlicia f African American
Combination of Arletha and Alicia.

Arliene f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Arline.

Arlin m English
Variant of Arlen.

Arlington m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Arlington. Notable bearer the American poet Edwin Arlington Robinson received the name rather unusually when a man from Arlington, Massachusetts was selected to pull a name out of a hat to bestow his first name, Edwin.

Arlis m & f English (American)
Variant of Arliss.

Arlisa f African American (Rare)

Arliss m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Arliss.

Arlissa f English
Strickly feminine form of Arlis.

Arloa f English
Feminine form of the name Arlo, which possibly originates as an alternate spelling of the real Irish place name Aherlow, meaning "between two highlands".

Arlon m English (Rare)
Variant of Arlen.

Arlotta f American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Arlotta.

Arlow m & f English
Variant of Arlo.

Arlowe f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arlo.

Arlowene f American (Rare)
Perhaps a feminine form of Arlo.

Arly f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arlie.

Arlyn f & m English
Possibly a variant of Arlen or Arline.

Arlyne f English (American)
Variant of Arlene.

Arlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arleen using the popular name suffix lynn.

Armanthia f English

Armantina f Louisiana Creole, Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Cognate of Armantine.

Armantine f French (Rare), French (Cajun, Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Rare variant of French Armandine historically found in the Poitou-Charentes region.

Armaria f African American (Rare, ?)
Perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Armani and Amari.

Armatha f English
Variation of Ramatha, an ancient name of Palestine.

Armeda f English (American)
Variant of Armida.

Armelda f American (Hispanic, Americanized, Rare, ?)
Armelda means "battle" or "warrior"

Armena f English (Rare, ?)

Armenia f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Arminius, the name of a 1st-century Cheruscan chief, which may be related to Herman. Also compare Arminia and Erminia... [more]

Armesta f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Armista.

Armie m English
Diminutive of Armand. A known bearer of this name is American actor Armand "Armie" Hammer (b. 1986).

Armie f American (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Araminta dating back to the 19th century. This name was first used in 1917 when it was given as a first name to 6 baby girls.

Arminda f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese, Galician, Filipino, Italian (Archaic), English (Rare)
Feminine form of Armando.

Arminn m English (Rare)
Variant of Armin.

Arminta f English (American, Rare)
Contracted form of Araminta.

Armista f English (Rare)
From the word, armistice, meaning "an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce." See also the name Armistice.

Armistead m American
Reached it's peak populularty in 1800's United States

Armistice f & m Popular Culture, American (Rare)
From the English word armistice meaning "truce, ceasefire", ultimately derived from Latin arma "arms" and -stitium "stoppage". This is the name of a character on the HBO series 'Westworld'.

Armitage m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Armitage.

Armittie f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Altered form of Araminta. Also compare Arminta.

Armond m English
Possibly related to French Armand.

Armonda f English
Feminine form of Armond.

Armor m English (Modern, Rare)
The protection worn by knights, warriors and heroes for centuries.

Armstead m English (American)
Transferred use of surname Armstead.

Armstrong m American
Transferred use of the surname Armstrong.

Army f English (American, Rare)
Possibly taken from the English word army.

Arna m Louisiana Creole, American (South)
A notable bearer of this name was the American writer Arna Bontemps (1902-1973), who was born into a Louisiana Creole family. By some accounts, his birth name was Arnaud.

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

Arnell m & f African American, English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Arnell.

Arnella f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Arnold.

Arnelle f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arnell. This name recieved a boost in 1995, coinciding with the trial of Arnell Simpson's father, OJ Simpson.

Arnessa f English (Rare)

Arnesse f American (Rare), French (Cajun, Rare)

Arnéstine f Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Variant of Ernestine.

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

Arnetta f English (Rare)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Arnold, using the Italian feminine diminutive suffix etta (compare Annetta, Netta 1).

Arnette f English
A feminine form of Arno.

Arnez m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Arnaz.