American Submitted Names

Sy m & f English
Variant of Si.

Syanne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cyan.

Syavia f African American

Sybbie f English
Diminutive of Sybil, used for the daughter of Lady Sybil Branson (née Crawley) on the ITV/PBS series Downton Abbey.

Sybel f American (South)

Sybelle f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Sibyl.

Sybill f English (Rare)
Variant of Sibyl. Sybill Trelawney is a character in the Harry Potter series.

Syble f English (Rare)
Variant of Sibyl.

Sybothia f English (American, Archaic)
Meaning unknown. It might possibly be derived from an obscure place name, such as Sibothia (now Sibiu in Romania).

Sybrina f English
Variant of Sabrina.

Sycamore m English (Rare)
From the English word sycamore for various types of trees, ultimately from Greek συκόμορος (sūkomoros) meaning "fig-mulberry".

Syda f English (Anglicized, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Sida.

Sydalg f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Gladys spelled backwards.

Sydell f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Sydell.

Sydelle f English (Rare)

Sydnei f & m English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Sydney (English) or Sidney/Sidnei (Brazilian Portuguese). While a feminine name in the USA, in Brazil it's a masculine name.... [more]

Sydneigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Sydney.

Sydni f English
Variant of Sydney.

Sydny m & f English
Variant spelling of Sydney.

Sydonia f Polish (Rare), English (Rare)
Polish form and English variant of Sidonia.

Sydra f American (Rare)
Variant of Sidra.

Sye m American (Modern)

Syeisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
And invented name combining the popular phonetic element sy with the name Iesha (compare Tyeisha).

Syenna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sienna.

Syerra f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sierra.

Syesha f African American (Rare)

Syierra f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sierra.

Syl m English

Syla f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Silas.

Syleena f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern, yet rare variant of either Selena or Silena.... [more]

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

Sylette f English (Rare)

Sylia f Greek (Rare), English (Rare), French (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Xylia.

Sylina f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Xylina.

Sylis m African American (Modern, Rare), Caribbean (Rare)

Syllen m & f English (American, Americanized, Rare)

Sylph f & m English (Rare)
From the English word, sylph, an imaginary spirit of the air, ultimately from the Latin sylvestris "of the woods" and nymph "nymph".

Sylus m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Silas.

Sylvania f American (South, Archaic)
Feminine form of Sylvan.

Sylvann f American (Rare)
Feminine form of Sylvan.

Sylvanna f English (Rare), French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Silvana.

Sylvannah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sylvana, possibly influenced by Savannah and/or Susannah.

Sylvelie f English (Modern, Rare), French (Modern, Rare)
A variant or English form of Sylvélie.

Sylvestia f English (Rare)

Sylvestra f English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Sylvester.

Sylvetta f American (Rare)

Sylvy f English
Variant of Sylvie.

Symantha f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Samantha.

Symbria f American (Modern, Rare)

Symerah f English (American)
Possibly originates from Samara.

Symere m African American

Symona f English (Rare, ?)
Feminine form of Symon.

Symone f English (American)
Variant of Simone 1.

Symonne f English

Symphany f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Symphony.

Symphorian m English (Archaic), German (Archaic)
English and German form of Symphorianus. This name was borne by a saint from the 2nd century AD.

Symphoriana f Late Roman, Dutch (Archaic), English (Archaic), German (Archaic)
Feminine form of Symphorianus.

Symphorosa f Late Roman, English (Rare), German (Bessarabian)
Either a latinate variant of Symphora that was created by adding the Latin feminine augmentative suffix -osa to it, or a corruption of Sympherusa, which is the proper Latin form of the Greek name Sympherousa.... [more]

Syncere m & f African American (Modern)
Variant of Sincere.

Syndel f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sindel.

Syndi f English (Rare)
Variant of Cyndi.

Syndra f English (Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Sandra. (See also Cindra.)

Synica f American (South, Americanized, Modern)

Synobia f African American
Variant of Zenobia (perhaps blended with Synnøve).

Synovia f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Sunniva via its variant Synnöve.

Syntha f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Sintha.

Synthia f English
Variant of Cynthia.

Syrae f American (Rare, Archaic)

Syrah f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sarah.... [more]

Syrai f English (American), African American
Variant of Sarai or Sarah used by Brandy Norwood for her daughter, Sy'Rai Smith (2002—).

Syrana f English (Rare)

Syreeta f English (Rare), African American
Variant of Syrita. This name was borne by Syreeta Wright (1946-2004), an American singer-songwriter and the first wife of Stevie Wonder.

Syren f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Siren 2.

Syrena f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Sirena or Serena.

Syrene f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Syrena and Syrenne.

Syrenne f American (Rare)

Syria f English (Rare), Italian (Modern)
Variant of Siria. As an English name, it can be derived from the name of the country in western Asia.

Syriah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variation of the name Sariah or derived from the name of the country in the Middle East Syria.

Syriana f African American

Syrianna f African American

Syrie f English (Rare)
This name is best known for being the name of the British interior decorator Syrie Maugham (1879-1955), who was born as Gwendoline Maud Syrie Barnardo. She was given the name in honour of her mother, whose name was Sarah Louise "Syrie" Elmslie.

Syringa f American (Rare), Various
From Syringa, the name of a genus of plants commonly known as lilacs, which is derived from Greek σῦριγξ (syrinx) meaning "hollow tube, pipe" (compare Syrinx), referring to the broad pith in the shoots of some species... [more]

Syrita f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Syritha.

Syritha f English
From Syrith, an Anglo-Scandinavian form of Sigríðr.

Syx m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Apparently derived from the English word six, the spelling perhaps influenced by that of Styx. This name was used by American singer-songwriter and rapper 6lack (real name Ricardo Valdez Valentine Jr.; 1992-) for his daughter born 2017.

Syzygy f & m English (Rare)
From the English word, ultimately from Ancient Greek σύζυγος (súzugos) "yolked together". In astronomy, this term refers to the alignment of three celestial bodies, such as what occurs during an eclipse.

Szandor m American
Middle name of Anton Szandor LaVey, formerly Howard Stanton Levey.

Ta f & m African American (Rare)
Shortening of African American names starting with ta- (example Talisha for females and Tashaun for males).

Taaqua f African American (Modern, Rare)

Taara f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tara 1.

Tab f & m English (Rare)
Short for Tabitha. For males, it is used as a nickname such as is the case with Tab Hunter.

Tabbie f English
Variant of Tabby.

Tabbitha f English (Rare)
Variant of Tabitha.

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

Tabetha f English (Rare)
Variant of Tabitha.

Tabi f English
Variant of Tabby.

Tabias m English (Rare)
Variant of Tobias.

Tabithia f American (South, Rare)
Rare elaboration of Tabitha.

Tabor m & f American (Rare)

Taborah f English (American)
Famous bearer is Taborah Johnson (born March 21, 1953), also known as Tabby Johnson, a Canadian singer and actress.

Tabraea f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Taca f & m African American (Rare, Archaic, ?)

Tacia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Modern, Rare), Various
Unaccented version of Tácia and a variant of Tatia/Tasia.

Tacie f English
Variant of Tacey.

Tacinia f African American (Rare)

Tacity m & f American (Modern, Rare)

Taco m Dutch, American (Rare)
Dutch or Frisian short form of names containing the name element DIET resp. THIAD (from Germanic *þeudō) "people".

Tacoma m English (American, Modern, Rare)
After the city of Tacoma in the state of Washington.

Tacy f English (Rare)
Variant of Tacey. In the Betsy-Tacy series of children's books by American writer Maud Hart Lovelace (1892-1980), it is a diminutive of Anastacia.

Tadashia f African American (Anglicized, Rare)
Possibly a form of Dasha combined with the prefix ta.

Tadd m English
Diminutive of names beginning in tadd- or tad-.... [more]

Taddy m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Teddy and diminutive of Thaddeus and Thaddea

Taden m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayden.

Taedon m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Tayden.

Taelah f English (Modern, Rare)

Taelea f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayley.

Taelee f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayley.

Taeler f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylor.

Taelie f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Tayley.

Taelin f English (American, Modern)
variation of names like Taylor or Tayla

Taelor m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylor.

Taelyn f & m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Taylynn.

Taelynn f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Taylynn.

Taelyr m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylor.

Taeryn f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taryn.

Taeshon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayshaun.

Taeya f American (Modern, Rare)

Taffeta f African American
From the English word for the woven fabric, the name of which is derived from Persian تافته (tafteh).

Taffy f English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
From the character Taffy Tucker introduced in 1942 in the comic strip 'Terry and the pirates'.... [more]

Taft m English
Transferred use of the surname Taft in honor of famous bearer President William Taft

Tag m & f American (Rare)
Diminutive of Taggart or variant of Tagg. Also used as a nickname by people with initials T.A.G.

Tagg m English (Rare)
Short form of Taggart and variant of Tadg.

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

Taggert m English
Variant of Taggart.

Taggy f English
Diminutive of Agnes.

Taheerah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Tahira.

Tahitia f English
Derived from the word Tahiti, itself from Proto-Polynesian tafiti, meaning “distant, remote.”

Tahj m African American (Modern)
Variant of Taj (which in turn was used by American musician Tito Jackson, a member of the Jackson 5, for his first son born 1973 - Toriano Adaryll 'Taj' Jackson Jr... [more]

Tahjae f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Tahj using the phonetic element jay. Also compare Ajee, Tyjae.

Tahlea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Talia.

Tahleah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Talia.

Tahlesha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Talisha.

Tahleyah f English (Modern, Rare)

Tahliah f English (Rare)
Variant of Tahlia.

Tahlil m African American (Modern)
A portmanteau of Tammy, meaning "perfection" and Kahlil, meaning "friend". The resulting meaning is "perfect friend."

Tahnie f English (Dutchified, Rare)
Variant of Tawny

Taiana f English (American)

Taige m English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Tadhg.

Taige f English (Rare)
A diminutive of Paige.

Taijah f African American (Modern, Rare)

Taijuan m American (Rare)
Elaboration of Juan 1.

Tailea f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayley.

Taileigh f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayley.

Tailer m & f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Tyler or Taylor.

Tailie f American (Rare)
Variant of Tayley.

Tailor m & f American (Rare)
Variant of Taylor.

Tailyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylynn.

Tailynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylynn.

Taionia f American

Taisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyesha that takes influence from Aisha.

Taisie f English (Rare)

Taison m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayson.

Taissa f Russian (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Extremely rare Russian variant of Taisa as well as an anglicized form (or variant transcription) of the name.... [more]

Taisy f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant form of Daisy. See also Taísy.

Tait m English (Rare)
Transferred usage of the surname or a spelling variant of Tate.

Taitum f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tatum.

Taiwan m African American
Variant of Tyjuan. The spelling has probably been influenced by the name of the country of Taiwan.

Taiylor m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Taylor.

Taja f American

Tajae m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tajah f African American

Tajion m African American

Tajuan m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix ta with the name Juan 1, making it a masculine form of Tajuana.

Tajunia f African American

Takada f African American (Rare), Southern African (Rare)

Takaisha f African American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name using the phonetic elements ta, kay and sha... [more]

Takaiya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the popular name prefix ta and Kaya 2.

Takeesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Takisha.

Takeia f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements ta, kee and ya.

Takeisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Takisha.

Takennya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Takenya.

Takenya f African American
Combination of the popular name prefix ta and Kenya.

Takesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Takisha.

Takeshia f African American (Modern)
Variant of Takesha.

Takevia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Takeyia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Takia.

Takeysha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Takisha.

Takia f African American
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ta and the name Nakia. Also see T'Keyah.

Takisha f African American
Combination of the prefix ta with the name Kisha.

Takiyah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Takia.

Takoda m American (Modern)
Meaning uncertain, though allegedly a Sioux (Native American) name meaning "friend to everyone"; also see Tokota. It might be a reversal of the syllables of Dakota, which is a tribal name meaning "allies, friends" in the Dakota language.

Takorie m African American (Rare)
Probably a combination of the sounds ta, kaw and ree in the same fashion as Amari and Kamari.

Takoya f African American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name blending the popular phonetic prefix ta and the name Sequoia, influenced by names such as Takia and LaToya.

Takya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix ta and Kaya 2.

Talan m English
Variant of Talon.

Talana f South African, English
Use of this name in South Africa probably owes something to the Battle of Talana Hill in 1899.

Talara f English

Talaria f American (Modern, Rare)

Talartha f American (Rare, Archaic)

Talaya f African American (Rare)

Talayia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Talcott m English
Transferred use of the surname Talcott.

Taleah f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Taliyah, the spelling influenced by Leah.

Taleea f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Talia.

Taleela f English (Rare)

Taleesha f English (Modern)
Variant of Talisha.

Talen m English
Variant of Talon.

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

Talesha f English (Modern)
Variant of Talisha.

Talethia f English
Variant of Talitha.

Taleyah f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Talia.

Taliaferro m English
Transferred use of the surname Taliaferro.

Taliah f English (Modern)
Variant of Talia.

Talice f Indigenous American (Modern), English, American (Hispanic)
Talice is a Muscogee (Creek) name meaning Beautiful Water. It is also an English name as well with Irish Gaelic roots. Talice is also an American Hispanic name for a Varient of the name Talicia

Talicia f English (Rare)
Variant of Talisha.

Talinda f English (American, Rare)

Talisa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Talisha.

Talise f English (Modern)

Talisia f English (Rare)
From the name of the genus of flowering plants in the soapberry family.

Taliyah f African American (Modern)
An invented name combining the phonetic elements ta, lee and ya, based on the sound of Aaliyah... [more]

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

Tallia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Talia.

Tallie f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Tally, a diminutive of Natalie.... [more]

Tallis m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tallis, which comes from the Old French taillis, referring to a clearing of woodland.

Tallon m English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Anglo-French surname of Tallon. ... [more]

Tallow m & f American (Rare, Archaic)

Tallu f English
Diminutive of Tallulah

Tallula f English
Variant of Tallulah.

Tally f Hebrew, English
Diminutive of Tallulah, Talia 1 and other names that begin with or contain the element "Tal-".

Tallye f & m American (Rare, Archaic)

Tallyn m English (Modern, Rare)

Tallynn f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Talyn

Tallyssa f English
Variant form of the English Talisa.... [more]

Talmadge m English
Transferred use of the surname Talmadge.

Talmage m English
Variant of Talmadge.

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

Talonna f English

Talor m & f English, Hebrew
Combination of the word "טל" (Tal), "dew", and the word אור (Or), "light", also used as a variant of Taylor.

Talora f American (Rare)

Talula f English (Rare)
Variant of Tallulah.

Talullah f English (Rare)
Variant of Tallulah, influenced by the similar Irish name Talulla.

Talyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Talon.

Talynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Talyn.

Talysha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Talisha.

Talythah f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Talitha.

Tam f English
Shortened form of Tammy, somewhat influenced by Pam.

Tamala f English
Variant of Tamela.

Tamalia f Indonesian, English (Modern, Rare)

Tamanqueiro f English

Tamantha f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular name element Tam (see Tammy) and Samantha (see also Tamela).

Tamar m African American (Modern), Obscure
Possibly intended to be a masculine form of Tamara or a combination of the phonetic elements ta and mar.

Tamarah f English (Rare)
Variant of Tamara. Tamarah was a character played by actress Fern Andra in the film Lotus Lady (1930).

Tamaria f American (Rare)

Tamarion m African American (Rare)
Variant of Demarion.

Tamarki m African American

Tamarl f English (Rare)

Tamarra f English (Rare)
Variant of Tamara.

Tamarrah f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tamara.

Tamaryn f English (Rare), South African (Rare)

Tamasyn f English

Tamatha f English (American, Rare)

Tamberlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tambra f English (American)
Altered form of Tamra, perhaps influenced by Debra.

Tambrey f English (American)
Variant of Tambry

Tambry f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tameika f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tamika.

Tamekia f African American
Variant of Tamika.

Tamelia f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tameria f English (American)

Tamerine f English (Rare, Archaic)

Tameron f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Probably created from Cameron by replacing the initial C with a T or an elaboration of Tamara.

Tamesha f African American
Variant of Tamisha.

Tamesia f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Tamesa and variant of Tamesis, the two names of the river Thames in Roman times.

Tamia f English
Diminutive of Tamara or Tamina. Means "chipmunk" in French. Also in the case of French composer Tamia Valmont (1947-).

Tamica f English
Variant of Tamika.

Tamie f English (American)
Variant of Tammy.

Tamiqua f African American

Tamirah f Arabic, African American (Rare)
Means "date merchant, possessor of dates" in Arabic.

Tamisen f English (Archaic)
Variant of Thomasin. Tamisen Brike was the wife of John Mayo, a Puritan minister in pre-revolutionary Boston, Massachusetts and the first minister of Old North Church.

Tamisha f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements ta, mee and sha. Also compare Tamika and Tanisha.

Tamiya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tamia.

Tamiyah f African American
Variant of Tamia.

Tamla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Contracted form of Tamela.

Tamlane m Scottish (Rare, ?), English (Rare)

Tamlen m English

Tamlyn f English
Transferred use of the surname Tamlyn.

Tamma f American (Rare)

Tammany m & f American (Rare)

Tammera f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tamara.

Tammeron f & m English
Variant of Tameron.

Tammey f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tammy.

Tammika f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tamika.

Tammye f English
Alternative spelling of Tammy.

Tammylynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Tammy and Lynn.

Tamond m American (South, Rare)

Tamre f American (Rare)

Tamren f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tameron.

Tamron f African American (Americanized, Modern)
Tamron is a Japanese manufacturer of photographic lenses and optical components for cameras.

Tamryn f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tameron.

Tamsey f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Tamsin as well as a short form of Thomasina.