American Submitted Names

Typha f American (Rare, Archaic)
Genus of the cattail plant. Derived from Greek typhos, meaning "marsh".

Tyquanna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Tyquan, or a combination of the popular phonetic prefix ty and Quanna.

Tyquasia f African American (Rare)
An invented name, probably based on the sounds found in names such as Tyasia, Tyquan and Takisha.

Tyquavius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name, probably based on Tyquan and Octavius.

Tyqueshia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tyquian m African American

Tyquincia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tyrah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyra.

Tyrail m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyrell.

Tyran f & m American (Modern, Rare)

Tyrann f English
Blend of Tyra and Ann.

Tyrann m Louisiana Creole

Tyranny f English (American)
Means Oppressive Power.

Tyreace m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyrese.

Tyreake m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyriq.

Tyrec m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyrik.

Tyrece m African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyrese.

Tyreece m African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyrese, influenced by Reece.

Tyreeka f African American (Modern)
Feminine form of Tyreek.

Tyreena f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tyreeq m African American (Modern, Rare), South African
Variant of Tyrik.

Tyrees m African American (Modern)
Variant of Tyrese.

Tyreese m African American (Modern)
Variant of Tyrese.

Tyreeshia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tyreez m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyrese.

Ty’reik m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyriq.

Tyrek m African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyriq.

Tyreka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyreeka.

Tyreke m African American (Modern)
Variant of Tyrik.

Tyrel m English
Variant of Tyrell.

Tyren m English (Rare), African American
Variant of Tyrone.

Tyrhonda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyronda.

Tyri m African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyree.

Tyria f English

Tyrian m English (Rare)
Derived from Latin Tyrianus "of Tyre", an ancient city which is located in modern-day Lebanon. The name of the city itself is said to be derived from a Semitic word meaning "rock".... [more]

Tyriana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Tyrian.

Tyrice m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tyrese.

Tyrie m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tyree.

Tyriek m African American (Modern)
Variant of Tyriq.

Tyriekus m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Tyriek.

Tyriel m & f American (Modern, Rare)

Tyrin m English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern)

Tyris m African American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Tyrus or Tyrese.

Tyrise m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tyrese.

Tyrisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ty, ree and sha.

Tyrius m African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ty and the name Darius (or blending Tyree with Darius).

Tyrnan m English (Rare)
Variant of Tiernan.

Tyrona f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Tyrone.

Tyronda f African American (Rare)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Tyrone, combining the popular phonetic prefix ty with the name Rhonda... [more]

Tyronica f African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ty and the name Veronica.

Tyronione f & m African American

Tyrus m English, African American, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Tyrus, or modern blend of Tyrone and Cyrus... [more]

Tysander m English (Rare)

Tysean m African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyshawn.

Tysen m English (Modern)
Variant of Tyson.

Tysha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements ty and sha, possibly modelled on Tasha... [more]

Tyshae f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements ty and shay.

Tyshaun m African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyshawn.

Tyshay f African American (Modern, Rare)

Tyshea f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyshae or sometimes Tyshia.

Tyshell f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tyshia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tashia using the popular prefix Ty-.

Tyshon m African American (Modern)
Variant of Tyshawn.

Tysoe m English

Tysun m English
Variant of Tyson.

Tytan m American
Variant of Titan.

Tytana f American (Rare)

Tytania f Russian (Rare), American
Variant of Titania.

Tyteona f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tytiana.

Tythan m English (Rare)

Tytiana f African American (Modern)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ty and the name Tatiana.

Tytianna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tytiana. Tytianna was given to 7 girls in 2018 according to the SSA.

Tyua f American

Tyus m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tyvon m African American (Rare)
An invented name based on the popular name syllables Ty and von.

Tywana f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tajuana.

Tywanda f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Wanda.

Tywanna f African American
Variant of Tajuana.

Tywayne m African American (Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ty and the name Dewayne.

Tyya f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Tzuri m & f English (Rare), Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Zuri or Zurie influenced by the Hebrew name Tzuri'el

Udele f English
Means "prosperous, wealthy", from the Germanic root ot.

Udonis m African American (Rare), Obscure
Perhaps an altered form of Adonis. This is borne by the American basketball player Udonis Haslem (1980-).

Uel m English
Short form of Samuel used in Northern Ireland.

Uella f English (Rare)

Uganda f & m African American (Rare)
From the name of the African country.

Ugene m English (Rare)
Variant of Eugene.

Ukari f African American
The name was popular in the year 1999 in the USA for the women college basketball player Ukari Figgs.

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

Uldene f American (Rare)

Ulfric m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Derived from the Germanic elements wulf "wolf" and rik "power; ruler".... [more]

Ulger m Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Creole variant of Eucher.

Ulgère m Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Variant of Ulger.

Ulisha f English (Rare), Zulu (Rare)
Variant of Alicia.

Ulissa f American (Hispanic)

Ulma f American (Rare, Archaic)
Maybe a variant of Alma 1.

Ultan m English, Irish
Anglicised form of Ultán.

Uly m English
Short form of Ulysses.

Ulyses m English
Variant of Ulysses.

Ulysess m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Ulysses.

Ulyss m English (American, Rare, Archaic), French (Rare)
Variant of Ulysse.

Ulyssia f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic), Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Ulysse.

Ulyssie m & f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Ulysses which was occasionally used as a feminine form of this name.

Umbertina f Literature, Italian, American (Rare)
A feminine form of Umberto.... [more]

Umkokola f English

Unadean f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Una and Dean or Deen, possibly influenced by Undine.

Unavee f American (South, Rare)

Understanding m African American

Uneta f American (Rare)

Unferð m English
Unferth's name can be understood in a number of ways. A common reading, by Morton W. Bloomfield is to see it as un + frith, "mar peace": similarly, J. R. R. Tolkien considered the name to mean Unpeace/Quarrel, or perhaps 'Unfriend'... [more]

Unicia f American (Rare)
Variant of Eunicia.

Unicie f English

Uniik f African American (Rare)

Uniqua f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Unique, using the popular African-American suffix -qua.

Unita f African American
Elaboration of Unity.

Uny f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Eunice.

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

Upsilon m English (Rare)
The 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Y, υ). Only used by Upsilon Phi Lockhart (1908-88), of Texas. His father Thomas had come into possession of a Greek alphabet bible, and decided, on a whim, to name his children after Greek letters... [more]

Urbin m Louisiana Creole
Variant of Urbain.

Urelaine f African American (Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain etymology.

Urian m English (Rare), Welsh
Variant of Urien.

Urielle f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Uriel.

Urilla f American (Rare)
Extremely rare feminine variant of Uri and contracted form of Uriella.

Urleen f English (Rare)
Variant of Earlene.

Ursela f English (Archaic), Cornish (Archaic)
Variant of Ursella.

Ursile f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ursule.

Ursla f English (American, Rare), Romansh (Archaic)
Contracted form of Ursula.

Usain m English, Caribbean
Probably a form of Husayn. Usain Bolt is a Jamaican runner who broke the world record in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

Usebia f English (American, Rare)
Phonetic variant of Eusebia.

Usher m English (American)
From the English surname Usher.

Utah m & f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare), South African
Taken from the name of the US State of Utah. While a masculine name in the USA, in Nigeria and South Africa, it is sometimes used as a feminine name.

Utokia f English (American, Rare)

Utopia f & m English
As a word, "Utopia" stands for an ideal state or place.... [more]

Uvaldo m American (Hispanic), Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Ubaldo.

Vachel m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Vachell m & f English
Variant of Vachel.

Vachelle f English
Feminine form of Vachel.

Vada f English, Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. Possibly a variant of Veda or Valda or short form of Nevada.... [more]

Vadah f English (Rare)

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

Vaeda f English (Modern)
Variant of Vada.

Vaelyn f American (Modern, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)
A recently created name, formed using the popular name suffix lyn. (Compare Kaylyn, Braelyn, Shaelyn, Raelyn.)

Vagina f American (Archaic)
Likely a variant of Vaginia, which seems to have been a variant of Virginia

Vaginia f American (Archaic)
Likely a phonetic variant of Virginia, reflecting the pronunciation in certain dialects.

Vahla f American (Rare)

Vaida f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vada.

Valaida f African American (Rare)
A known bearer is jazz musician Valaida Snow.

Valancy f English (Rare), Literature
Possibly related to Valencia.... [more]

Valari f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Valerie.

Valcour m Louisiana Creole

Valdene f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (Rare), South African (Rare)

Valeda f African American (Anglicized, Rare)

Valeka f American
Feminine form of Valek.

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

Valena f American (South, Rare)
Either a contracted form of Valentina or an invented name coined from the syllable Val- and the once-popular name suffix -ene.

Valene f English (Rare)
Variant of Valena.

Valentyne m Medieval English, English (Archaic)
Medieval English form of Valentine 1.

Valera f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Valera in honour of Irish statesman Éamon De Valera, who was born in New York to a Spanish father and an Irish mother.

Valeree f English (American)
Variant of Valerie.

Valeri f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Valerie.

Valeriena f American (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
The name Valeriena is a twist on Valerieand Lena. This name means "little joy" or "young joy".

Valery f English
Variant of Valerie.

Valerya f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Valeria.

Valeta f English (Rare)

Valette f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Valette.

Valgean m English (American)
Variant of Valjean.

Valiance f & m English (Rare, Archaic)

Valienta f Spanish (Mexican, Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Presumably from the Spanish word valiente meaning "brave, valiant", ultimately from Latin valere "to be strong" (compare Valerius; or perhaps from the Spanish surname Valiente which was originally a nickname based on the Spanish word)... [more]

Valina f English
Variant of Valena.

Valinda f English (American)
Possibly a combination of Val and the name suffix inda (also compare Valena 1).

Valirea f English
Variant of Valerie.

Valla f American (Rare)

Valleri f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Valerie. It appears in the 1968 song Valleri by the Monkees.

Vallerie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Valerie

Vallery f English (American, Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Valerie.

Valletta f American
Valletta, the name of a city in Malta, it is a transferred use of the surname of Jean Parisot de la Vallette, Grand Master of the Order of Malta.

Valley f & m American (Rare, Archaic)
Both a transferred use of the surname Valley and a diminutive of Valerie.

Vallie f & m American (Rare, Archaic)
Both a transferred use of the surname Vallie and a diminutive of Valerie and Valentina.

Vallon f American
Of/relating to the word ‘valor’

Vallorie f English (American)
Variation of Valerie, most popular in the mid 20th century.

Vallory f American (Rare)
Variant of Valerie, the spelling is influenced by that of Mallory.

Vally f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, German
Pet form of names beginning with Val-, Wal-.

Valmarie f English (American), Afrikaans
Variant of Valmai influenced by Marie as well as a combination of Valerie and Marie.

Valnora f English (American)

Valonna f American (Rare)

Valor m & f English (Rare)
From the English word valor meaning "bravery, courage". From the Latin valor "value".

Valori f American (Rare)
Variant of Valerie.

Valoria f African American (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Valora influenced by Valeria.

Valory f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Valery.

Valoura f English
Variant of Valora.

Valrine f American (Rare)

Valyn f English (Modern, Rare)

Valyssa f American

Vanasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, possibly based on the sounds found in names such as Vanessa, Venetia, Janasia and Danasia... [more]

Vanay f African American

Vanburen m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Vanburen. See also Van Buren.

Vander m American, Brazilian
Probably a contraction of the two words van der "from the" occurring as part of Dutch surnames like Van Der Waal promoted to a given name.

Vanderley m Portuguese (Brazilian), English (American, Rare)
From a Brazilian surname, itself derived from the Dutch surname Van Der Leij. One bearer of this name is Brazilian professional footballer or soccer player Vanderley Dias Marinho (1987-), also known as Derley.... [more]

Vandra f American (Rare)

Vanellope f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Coined in the Disney animated film 'Wreck-It Ralph' (2013), telling the story of the eponymous arcade game villain who rebels against his role and dreams of becoming a hero. He travels between games in the arcade and eventually meets Vanellope von Schweetz (the second protagonist), a glitchy character from the in-universe video game 'Sugar Rush', a candy themed kart-racing game... [more]

Vanes f English
Nickname for "Vanessa" Not commonly used. The name 'Vanessa' was invented by the Anglo-Irish Jonathan Swift in 1708.

Vanessah f English (American)
Variant of Vanessa.

Vanessia f English (American)
My name also resembles butterfly in Greek and star in the book of Hebrew

Vanetta f English
Derived from the Spanish name Juanita or from the Italian name Giovannetta.

Vanette f English (American, Rare)

Vangie f English (American), Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Evangeline.

Vaniesha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Venetia.

Vanilla f English (Rare)
From the English word vanilla referring to "the fruit or bean of the vanilla plant, or the extract made from it, or the distinctive fragrant flavour/flavor characteristic of vanilla extract"... [more]

Vanity f English (American)
From the English word vanity. This name surged in 1983 coinciding with the revival of the magazine 'Vanity Fair'.

Vannah f English (Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Vanna 1 or a short form of Savannah

Vannesa f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Vanessa.

Vannessa f American
Variant of Vanessa.

Vannevar m American
Transferred use of the surname Van Nevar.

Vannie f English
Probably either a feminine form of Van or a diminutive of Savannah, Evangeline, and other names containing van.

Vannisa f American
Possible variant ofVanessa or Vannesa

Vara f American (Archaic)

Vardina f American, Hebrew
Variant of Varda.

Vardit f American, Yiddish, Hebrew
Diminutive of Varda, Vardina, or Vardiya.

Vardiya f American, Yiddish, Hebrew
Yiddish form of Vardina.

Varian m English
English form of Varianus.

Varina f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Varinia. This name was most notably borne by Varina Davis (1826-1906), the second wife of Jefferson Davis and the First Lady of the Confederate States of America.

Varney m & f English (Rare), English (African), Western African
Transferred use of the surname Varney. It is mainly used in Liberia.

Varonica f English (Rare)
Variant of Veronica.

Vashawn m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix va- with Shawn.

Vashon m English (Rare)

Vashtie f Trinidadian Creole, Jamaican Patois, English (American)
Variant of Vashti.

Vassar m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Vassar. Notable namesakes are Vassar Carlton Clements (1928 - 2005) American folk musician known as the Father of Hillbilly Jazz and female poet Vassar Miller (1924 - 1998).

Vassie f American
Transferred use of the surname Vassie.

Vaudine f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a feminization of the French surname Vaudin.

Vaughnetta f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Vaughn.

Vaunne f American

Vaux f African American
Transferred use of the surname Vaux.

Vayda f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Vada.

Vayden m English (Rare)
Variant of Vaden.

Vayla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements vay and la.

Vaylen m American
The masculine name Vaylen is used in American. Other countries in which name Vaylen being used are. Vaylen is not a very common name for a boy. It Is not ranked with in the top 1,000 names.

Vaylor m & f American (South, Rare)
Perhaps an invented name, using the same sounds found in names such as Vale, Taylor, Baylor, Saylor and Naylor... [more]

Vea f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Veanne f English

Vedah f American (Rare, Archaic)
Stage name of silent film actress Vedah Bertram (1891-1912)

Vedetta f English (Rare)

Vedette f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Veda and the French feminine diminutive suffix -ette.

Vee f & m English (American)
Short form of names beginning with V.

Veerah f English (American)
Variant of Vera 1.

Veeta f English (Rare), Indian (Rare)

Vegas m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the city in Nevada. it's derived from Spanish Las Vegas, which translates to "The meadows" in English.

Velaria f English

Velicia f English (Rare)

Velinda f American (Rare)

Velisa f English (Modern, Rare)

Vella f American, English
Diminutive of Velvet.

Velora f American (Rare)

Veloshka f English (Portuguese-style, Modern, Rare)

Velouria f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly derived from English velour, which refers to a fabric that is similar to velvet. This is also the name of a 1990 song by the American alternative rock band Pixies.

Velva f American (South)
Diminutive of Velvet but has been used as a name in its own right for decades.

Velvetta f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Velvet with the feminine suffix -etta.

Velvette f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Velvet with the feminine suffix -ette.

Ven f & m English
Short form of Vena, Venice, Venicia, Venetia, Vanessa, Veronica, Veronique, Venus, Venustus, Venustian, and other names beginning with or otherwise containing ven-.

Vena f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)
Short form of Alvena or Lavena; variant of Vina 3.

Venasha f American
Derived from venessa. Venasha is a very unique name. Nicknames are Venasha or Nash pronounced N-AYsh

Vencent m English (Latinized)
Means "one sent to conquer over evil" in Latin.

Vendetta f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Vendetta or from the word vendetta, from Italian vendetta "a feud, blood feud," from Latin vindicta "vengeance, revenge."

Vendolyn f African American (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)

Venea f American (South, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Vena.

Venecia f English (Rare), Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Mexican), South African (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)
Variant of Venetia. As a Spanish name it could be a variant of Benecia or taken from the Spanish place name (see Venecia).

Venellope f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vanellope.

Venesha f African American

Venessa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vanessa.

Venezia f English (Rare)
Variant of Venetia. It also coincides with the Italian name of the city Venice.

Venia f English (Rare)
Short form of Luvenia, or from Latin venia meaning "grace; indulgence; favor; forgiveness". This name has been in occasional use in the English-speaking world since the 19th century.

Venice f English (Rare), Jamaican Patois
Perhaps originally a Christianized variant of Venus, now either an English vernacular form of Venetia, or else directly from the English name of the city in Italy... [more]

Venicia f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Venetia and an elaboration of Venice in the style of Felicia.

Venie f English (Rare), American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Lavinia.

Venise f French (Quebec, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Venice.

Venisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Venicia and Venetia.

Venita f English (Rare)

Veniva f English

Venna f English
Possibly a nickname for names like Venice, Vanessa, Veronica and other names that begin with the letter V.

Vennie f American (South)
Not sure, it was given to 6 girls in Alabama in 1913, looks like a diminutive of a longer name that became independent, perhaps Venetia or Venicia.

Venona f English (American, Rare)

Venson m American (South)

Ventrell m & f African American (Rare)

Veola f English (American)
Variant of Viola.

Ve’ondre m & f African American
Possibly a female version of DeAndre or Deondre, or Ondre combines with the prefix Ve... [more]

Veora f English (American)
Variant of Viora.

Veralyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Veralynn. Combination of Vera and Lyn.

Veralynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Vera 1 and Lynn.

Veranda f American (Modern, Rare)
Maybe an elaboration of Vera 1.

Verda f English (Archaic)
Possibly derived from verde a Spanish and Italian word meaning "green" (see Viridis).

Verdell m & f English (American)
Derived from the Spanish verde, meaning "green," combined with the suffix -ell. A notable bearer is Native American singer Verdell Primeaux (1966-).

Verdella f African American

Verdi m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Verdi. A famous person with the surname is Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. A famous namesake is Australian Olympic weightlifter Verdi "Vern" Barberis, who is in the AWF Hall of Fame.

Verdie f English (American), American (South)
Meaning uncertain, possibly a variant or diminutive of Verity or Vera 1. This name was most well used in the Southeastern United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries... [more]

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

Verdona f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Vergal m & f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Vergean f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Virgene.

Vergia f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Virgia.

Vergie f English (Rare)
Variant of Virgie.

Veria f English