American Submitted Names

Quinterious m African American (Rare)
Variant of Quinterrius.

Quinterius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Quinterrius.

Quinterrius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Quintarius.

Quintessa f African American (Rare)
Variant of Quintella inspired by the word quintessence, meaning "the fifth element", "aether". According to Medieval science, the quintessence was the material that filled the region of the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere... [more]

Quintessence f English (Rare)
This name comes from the word that can mean "a thing that is the most perfect example of its type" or, in its literal sense, "fifth essence." The word is derived from Middle French quinte essence, which is, ultimately originated from Medieval Latin quinta essentia, a combination of Latin quinta, the feminine equivalent of quintus meaning "five," and essentia meaning "essence."

Quintez m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Quin.

Quintian m English (Rare), German (Rare)
English and German form of Quintianus.

Quintiana f Ancient Roman, English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Quintianus.

Quintilla f Ancient Roman, Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Latin diminutive of Quinta, which thus makes this name the feminine equivalent of Quintillus.

Quintillia f English (Rare)
English variant spelling of Quintilia. Also compare Quintilla.

Quintine f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), French (Belgian, Archaic)
French variant form of Quentine, of which the use has not solely been limited to France: it has been used in other francophone regions in the world (such as Québec in Canada and Wallonia in Belgium) and even in non-francophone countries, such as the Netherlands.... [more]

Quintinian m Late Roman (Anglicized), English (Archaic)
Anglicized form of Quintinianus. This name was borne by a 3rd-century Roman consul or prefect of Sicily, who had the breasts of saint Agatha of Sicily amputated after she refused his romantic advances and held firm to her faith in Jesus Christ.

Quintonio m African American
A blend of Quinton and Antonio.

Quintravious m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quintavious.

Quintravius m American (Modern, Rare)

Quirt m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Quirt. In some cases of modern-day usage, it might also be considered a variant of Quiert, itself a variant of Quert.

Quisha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Keisha.

Quitman m English (American)
Transferred use of the suranem Quitman.

Quiyanna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quianna.

Qulyndreia f African American (Rare)
Most likely an invented name. This name is borne by Qulyndreia Wallis, the mother of actress Quvenzhané Wallis.

Qunyonce f African American

Qunyquekya f African American (Rare)
Most likely an invented name. This name is borne by Qunyquekya Wallis, the older sister of actress Quvenzhané Wallis.

Quoia f English
From Sequoia

Quora f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quorra.

Quorra f Popular Culture, English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Cora. This is the name of several characters in popular culture, including a protagonist in the films 'TRON' and 'TRON: Legacy', and a figure in 'Star Trek'.

Quortney f English
Variant of Courtney.

Quovadis f & m African American (Rare)
From the Latin phrase quo vadis meaning "where are you going?"

Quran m African American
Variant of Karon 1, the spelling altered to correspond with the name of the central religious text of Islam. The word Quran literally means "book, reading, recitation" in Arabic, derived from the verb قَرَأَ (qaraʾa) meaning "to read (aloud), to recite".

Quvenzhané f African American (Modern, Rare)
This name was first borne by American actress Quvenzhané Wallis (2003-). It is derived from the initial syllables of her parents' names, Qulyndreia and Venjie, combined with zhané, an altered form of the Swahili word jini meaning "fairy".

Quyetta f American (Modern, Rare)

Quynn f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Quinn.

Quyntin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quintin.

Qween f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Queen. Qween Amor (1988-) is a performance artist who predominantly utilizes public space for her performances.

Qwynnterrio m African American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps a blend of Quintarius and Ontario.

Qyara f American (Rare)
Variant of Ciara 2.

Raamla f African American
In the case of American television writer Raamla Mohamed she was named after a little girl who had the same name her mom later added an extra a so her name could be pronounced correctly

Rabecca f English (Rare), English (African)
Variant of Rebecca.

Rabekkah f English (Rare)
A spelling of Rebecca which seems to have been used in the 1600s and 1700s, and was apparently revived in the late 1990s.

Raberto m Brazilian (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Roberto.

Rabiah f English (Rare), Pakistani (Rare)
Variant transcription of Rabi'a which has also seen some usage in the English-speaking world.

Racer m English (Rare)
Late Old English, from Old Norse rás ‘current.’ It was originally a northern English word with the sense ‘rapid forward movement,’ which gave rise to the senses ‘contest of speed’ (early 16th century) and ‘channel, path’ (i.e., the space traversed)... [more]

Racey f English
Created name combining Ray with the acey suffix, found in names such as Casey, Macy, and Tracy.

Rach f English
Diminutive of Rachel.

Rachaell f English
Variant spelling of Rachel.

Rachal f English
Variant of Rachel.

Rachell f English (Rare)
Variant of Rachelle and Rachel.

Rachella f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Latinized from of Rachelle.

Rachie f English
Diminutive of Rachel.

Raciel m American (Hispanic)

Racquelle f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Racquel.

Radalyn f American (Rare)

Radcliffe m English (Rare), Jamaican Patois
From a surname, a variant of Radcliff.

Raddix m & f English (American, Modern, Rare), Obscure (Modern)
Used by American actress Cameron Diaz for her daughter born 2019. It might be inspired by Latin radix meaning "root", which is the source of the English word radical, or the similar name Maddox.... [more]

Raden m American (Rare)
Variant of Rayden

Radeyah f Arabic (Rare), Trinidadian Creole (Rare), American (Modern, Rare)

Radford m English
Transferred use of the surname Radford.

Radiance f & m English
From Latin radiare + -ance. From the English word, defined as "the light or heat as emitted or reflected by something" or "great happiness", occasionally used as a given name.

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

Radium m & f English (Rare)
From Latin radius ray + -ium.

Radlee m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
variant of Radley

Radleigh m English (Rare)
Variant of Radley.

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

Radlyn f & m English (Rare)

Radlynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Radlyn.

Radmilla f English (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized form of Radmila.

Radney m American
Possibly a variant of Rodney. Noted bearer is country music artist Radney Foster.

Radolph m English
English form of Ráðúlfr.

Radric m African American (Rare)
Variant of Rodrick. This is the real name of American rapper Gucci Mane (1980-), born Radric Davis.

Radyn m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rayden and Raiden.

Raeanna f English (Rare)
Combination of Rae and Anna (Compare Rhiannon). Raeanna was given to 74 baby girls in the USA in 1999.

Raeanne f English
Combination of Rae and Anne 1.

Raechel f English (American, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Rachel.

Raeclea f African American (Rare)
Combination of Rae and Clea.

Raeden m & f English
A variant spelling of Rayden.

Raedene f English (Rare)

Raedyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rayden and Raiden.

Raeen f English (Rare)
Variant of Rain 1.

Raeford m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Rayford.

Raegen f English (Rare)
Variant of Reagan.

Raegyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Reagan.

Raehonna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
English variant of Rayhana

Raekwon m African American (Modern)
Variant of Raquan.

Rael m English (Rare)

Raela f American (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of Rae and the popular name suffix -la or else a variant of Rayla.

Raelan f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn and Raylan influenced by Caelan.

Raelee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raylee.

Raeleen f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raelene or the more popular variant of Raylene.

Raeleigh f English (Rare)
Variant of Raylee.

Raelin f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn.

Raeline f English
Rae with the suffix line.

Raella f English (American)
Invented name. Combination of Rae/Ray and Ella. See Raela for the two-syllable version of this name

Raelle f English (American)
Feminine form of Rael.

Raelyne f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn and Raylene.

Raelynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn.

Raemee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a feminine form of Rémy.

Raemi f English (American, Rare)
unknown

Raena f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rayna.

Raengel f Spanish (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)

Raeni f American (Rare)

Raequanna f African American (Rare)
Combination of Rae and Quanna.

Raeshanda f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element ray and Shanda. Also compare Rashonda... [more]

Raeshanique f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashanique.

Raeshell f English (Rare)
Variant of Rachel.

Raeven f & m English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Raven influenced by Rae.

Raevon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Raven.

Raevyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raven.

Raevynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Modern spelling of Raven maybe influenced by names ending in -lyn-.

Raffey f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.

Raford m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Reford.

Ragan f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reagan or Regan.

Rage m English (American)
From the Middle English word rage, from the Old French rage/rager, ultimately derived from Latin rabies, meaning "madness."

Raheim m African American (Rare)
Variant of Raheem.

Rahiem m African American (Rare)
Variant of Raheem.

Rahmel m African American (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
"Son of god" according to most sources.

Rahn m English (American)
Transferred use of the German surname Rahn.... [more]

Rahna f English (Rare)
Variant of Rona 1.

Rahzir m African American

Raica f Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Raissa influenced by Jessica.... [more]

Raichel f American
Variant of Rachel.

Raiden m English (Modern), Popular Culture
An invented name, combining the popular phonetic element ray with the den suffix sound found in names such as Braden, Jaden, Hayden and Aidan... [more]

Raider m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Simply from the English word raider meaning "person who raids, plunderer, pirate". It also coincides with a surname (see Raider)... [more]

Raiford m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Rayford.

Raigyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Reagan.

Raileigh f English (Rare)
Variant of Raylee or Riley.

Railey f English (Rare)
Variant of Raylee and Raleigh.

Railyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn.

Railynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn.

Raimee f English (Modern, Rare)

Raimi m & f English (Rare)

Raimone m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Raimon.

Raimy f English (American)

Rainah f English (American, Rare)

Rainbeau f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Rainbow.

Rainbeaux f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Rainbow.

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

Rainee f English (Rare)
Variant of Rainey.

Rainelle f English (American)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps an elaborated form of Raine.

Rainey f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rainey. As a feminine name, it can also be used as a diminutive of Raine or Lorraine.

Raini f English (Modern)
Variant of Rainey (which is from the Irish or Scottish surname, or else a diminutive of Raine) or Rainy (from the English word).

Rainie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Rain 1.

Rainn m English

Rainsford m English
Transferred use of the surname Rainsford.

Rainy f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word 'rainy'.

Raiquan m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raekwon.

Raistlin m Literature, English
Raistlin is a name created for the Dragonlance series authored by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.... [more]

Raiyne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rain 1.

Rajon m African American (Rare)
Variant of Rayjon.

Ra'Karma m African American (Rare), Obscure

Rakeem m English (Modern)
Variant of Rakim.

Rakheriya f African American
Rakiya

Rakiya f African American
Variant transcription of Rakia

Ralda f English (Rare)
English short form of the Spanish name Esmeralda.

Ralden m & f English (American)
Possibly a variation of the English name Alden.

Raley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raylee.

Ralice f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Ralina f English, Bulgarian

Ralinda f African American (Rare)
a combination of the suffix Ra and the name Linda.

Ralona f English (Modern)
Perhaps a combination of Ramona and Alana.

Ralpha f English
Feminine form of Ralph

Ralphe f English (Rare, Archaic)
A feminine form of Ralph.

Ralphina f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Extremely rare feminine form of Ralph.

Ralphine f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Ralphina, of which the spelling and pronunciation was inspired or influenced by French feminine names.... [more]

Ralyn f English (Modern)
Variant of “Raelyn”.

Ramah f English (Rare)
Ramah in Benjamin was a city of ancient Israel. It was located near Gibeon and Mizpah to the West, Gibeah to the South, and Geba to the East. It is identified with modern Er-Ram, about 8 km north of Jerusalem.

Ramarni m & f English (Modern, Rare)

Rambo m English, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Rambo. However, in present day, due to the pop culture impact of the film series Rambo, starring Sylvester Stallone, Rambo has taken on a modern meaning of "one who is reckless, disregards orders, uses violence to solve all problems, and bravely charges headlong into the teeth of the enemy."... [more]

Ramel m African American

Ramelle f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Ramie m & f English (Rare)

Ramielle f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Ramiel.

Ramissah f English (American, Rare)
Possibly intended as a feminine form of Ramses.

Ramiyah f African American, Caribbean

Ramond m African American (Rare)
Variant of Raymond

Ramone m English
Anglicized form of Ramón. Possibly transferred use of the surname Ramone in homage to the American punk rock band the Ramones, which was inspired by Paul McCartney's use of the pseudonym Paul Ramon during his Silver Beatles days.

Ramonetta f American (Rare)
A feminine variant of Ramon by combining it with Etta

Ramonia f African American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ramona.

Ramora f English (Rare)

Ramsie f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Ramsey.

Ramsy m & f English
Variant of Ramsey.

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

Ramzee m English (Rare), Malaysian, Arabic (?)
Variant of Ramzi.

Ran m English
Short form of names starting with Ran-, such as Randall, Randolph and Ranulph... [more]

Ranae f English (Rare)
Variant of Renée.

Ranay f English (Rare)
Variant of Renee.

Ranboo m English (Modern)

Rance m American
Transferred use of the surname Rance.

Rances m English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the English name Francis or Frances.

Randalph m English (Rare)
Variant of Randolph.

Rande m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Randy.

Randee f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Randy or Randi 1.

Randen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Randon.

Randie f & m English
Variant of Randy.

Randisha f African American

Randle m English
Variant of Randall.

Randolfina f English
Variant of Randolfine

Randolfine f English
Feminine form of Randolf

Randolphe m English
Variant of Randolph.

Random m & f English, Literature
From the English word "random".... [more]

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

Randral f African American (Modern, Rare)

Randsom m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Extremely rare variant of Ransom, which was originally an East Anglian patronym derived from the personal name Rand (or Rande), a medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element rand meaning "rim (of a shield)".

Randulph m English
Cognate of Randolph.

Ranee f English
Variant of Renee.

Ranelle f English

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

Raniel m & f Hebrew, English
Means "God is Joy" in Hebrew... [more]

Raniyah f Arabic (Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Raniya.

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

Rannie f & m English
Diminutive of names like Miranda, Randall and Randolf.

Rannoch m English, Scottish
From the Gaelic raineach meaning "bracken".

Ranoria f English (American)

Ranquesha f African American

Ransom m English
Possibly used in reference to the word ransom, meaning money paid or delivered in exchange for the release of something or someone. ... [more]

Ranulphus m English (Latinized, Rare, Archaic)
Latinized form of Ranulph.

Raomi f American (Rare, Archaic)

Raph m English
Diminutive of Raphael.

Raphaelis m English (Archaic), German (Archaic)
From Latin Raphaelis, which is the genitive of the third declension of Raphael, the biblical Latin (and also Greek) form of the Hebrew name Rafa'el.... [more]

Raphaella f English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Raphael.

Raphia f English (American)
Could be used as a feminine variant of Raphael, or a twist on Sophia.

Raphiael m African American (Rare)
Variant of Raphael.

Raphiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend (Rare), English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Raphael. It appears as the name of an angel on the Ars Paulina, a book compiled into The Lesser Key of Solomon, which is a grimoire on sorcery.

Raphy m English
Diminutive of Raphael.

Rapids f English

Raquan m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name elements Ra and quan. Cf. Daquan, Jaquan, Raekwon.

Raquella f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Elaboration of Raquel.

Raquelle f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Raquel.

Raquiyah f African American

Rarity f & m English (Rare), Popular Culture
From the English word, rarity, "a thing that is rare, especially one having particular value as a result". A My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic character bears this name.

Ras m English, American (South)
Short form of Rasmass.

Rasamala f English

Rasean m & f African American
Variant of Rashaun.

Rashaad m African American
Variant of Rashad.

Rashaan m African American
Variant of Rashawn.

Rashaard m African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashard. Also compare Rashaad.

Rashae f African American (Rare), English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ra and shay.

Rashan m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawn.

Rashanda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawnda.

Rashane m African American
Combination of the prefix Ra with the name Shane.

Rashanique f African American (Rare)

Rashard m African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashad possibly influenced by Richard.

Rashauna f African American (Modern)
Feminine form of Rashaun.

Rashaunda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawnda.

Rashawna f African American
Feminine form of Rashawn and variant of Rashauna.

Rashawnda f African American
Likely a feminine form of Rashawn influenced by Shawnda or Lashonda.

Ra'shede m African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashed.

Rasheen m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawn, possibly influenced by Sheen.

Rashel f English
Variant of Rachelle.

Rashelle f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Rachelle.

Rashon m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawn.

Rashonda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawnda.

Rashunda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawnda.

Rasmass m English, American (South)
Variant of Erasmus.

Ratcliff m English (Rare)
Variant of Radcliff. A known bearer is the American football player Ratcliff Thomas (1974-).

Ratleen f English, German
Unknown

Ratliff m English
Transferred use of the surname Ratliff.

Raunda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Rhonda.

Rauque m African American
Possible variant of Rock.

Rausa f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Rosa 1 and a transferred use of the surname.

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

Ravenia f English (American)
Likely an elaboration of Raven, though it is also a flowering plant and a very small village in Greece.

Ravin f & m English (Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raven.

Ravina f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown. Most likely a variant of Ravenna.

Ravon m & f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ra and von.

Ravonda f American
Likely an invented name, perhaps a variant of Vonda.

Ravyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raven.

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

Rawlin m English (Rare)
Variant of Rawlins or a transferred use of the surname Rawlin.

Rawling m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rawlings or a transferred use of the surname Rawling.

Rawlings m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rawlings.

Rawlins m English
Transferred use of the surname Rawlins.

Rawson m English
Transferred use of the surname Rawson, meaning "son of Ralf"

Ray f English
Variant of Rae.

Rayann f & m English (Rare), Arabic (Rare)
Arabic variant of Rayan. English variant of Rayanne.

Rayanna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely a combination of Ray and Anna.

Rayanne f Arabic (Rare), English
Feminized variant of Rayan, which in Islam, is one of the gates to heaven. Also a combination or Ray and Anne 1.

Rayburn m English
Variant of Raeburn.

Raycee f English (American)
Variant of Racey.

Raychel f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Rachel influenced by Ray. Also see Raechel.

Rayden m American
Possibly an invented name, a combination of Ray and the popular name suffix -ayden, following the trend of names such as Jayden, Kayden, and Braden, or a variant of Raiden.

Raydine f English (Modern)
Combination of Ray and the popular name suffix -dine.

Raydoe f English (American)
Origin unknown.

Raye f & m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of either Ray or Rae.... [more]

Rayelle f English (American)

Rayelyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Raelyn.

Rayette f American

Rayfield m English
Transferred use of the surname Rayfield.

Rayford m American
Transferred use of the surname Rayford.

Raygan f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reagan.

Rayghen f English
Alternate spelling of Reagan

Rayjohn m English (American, Rare)
Combination of Ray and John.

Rayjon m African American (Rare)
Combination of Ray and Jon 2.

Rayla f English (American, Modern)
Combination of Ray and Ayla 3.

Raylan m English (American), Popular Culture
A variant of Rylan, incorporating the diminutive Ray.

Rayland m American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps inspired by Rowland or a modern name derived from combining the elements Ray- and -land. Ray- is also found in names Raymond and Raynard... [more]

Raylee f English (American, Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements ray and lee.

Rayleen f American
Variant of Raylene

Rayleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raleigh and Raylee or possibly a transferred use of the surname Rayleigh.

Raylen m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Raylena f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Latinization of Raylene (Compare Jaylena and Kaylena). Also, see Raylee.

Rayley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raylee.