This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is English or American.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Adore f EnglishLate Middle English via Old French from Latin
adorare ‘to worship’, from
ad- ‘to’ +
orare ‘speak, pray’.
Adragon m English (Rare)Combination of the prefix
a and the English word
dragon, a legendary serpentine or reptilian creature. Child prodigy Adragon De Mello was given the name because he was born in the Chinese year of the dragon.
Aegis m English (American, Modern, Rare)From the mythological device called the Aegis. In the Iliad, the Aegis is a device worn by Greek gods
Athena and
Zeus, resembling an animal skin or a shield and sometimes bearing the head of a Gorgon.
Aelian m English, HistoryEnglish form of
Aelianus. A bearer of this name was Claudius Aelianus - often called Aelian in English - a Roman author and philosopher from the 3rd century AD.
Aemelia f EnglishAlternate spelling of Aemilia. Some versions of Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors spell Aemelia this way.
Aeone f English (Rare)Possibly a variant of
Ione, borne by British singer-songwriter Aeone Victoria Watson (1959-).
Aerial f English (American, Modern)Variant of
Ariel. The spelling is apparently influenced by the English adjective
aerial meaning "pertaining to the air; ethereal" (ultimately from Greek ἀήρ
(aer) "air").
Aeta f English (British)This name derives from the a palm tree called the Aeta Palma (Mauritia Flexuosa), discovered in British Guiana and named by a the botanist William Davis Lamb who then used the name for his daughter.
Afton f & m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Afton. It is also the name of a river in Scotland, and it coincides with the Swedish noun
afton meaning "evening".... [
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Agliss f English (Rare)Derived from the English-speaking words "a glistening," meaning shining or glittering.
Aholiab m Biblical, English (Puritan)Means "father's tent", derived from the Hebrew nouns אֹהֶל
('ohel) meaning "tent" and אָב
(ʾav) meaning "father". In the Old Testament, Aholiab or Oholiab son of
Ahisamakh, of the tribe of
Dan, worked under
Bezalel as the deputy architect of the Tabernacle (also known as the Tent of Meeting) and the implements which it housed, including the Ark of the Covenant... [
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Aijalon m & f Biblical, English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)From an Old Testament place name meaning "place of gazelles" in Hebrew (compare
Ayala). Aijalon or Ajalon was the name of several biblical locations, including the valley in Dan where the Israelites defeated the Amorites while the sun and moon stood still in answer to their leader Joshua's prayer.
Ailea f English (Modern)Name of former Bad Girl, Ailea Carr. Carr featured in the show Bad Girls Club (2006-2017).
Airelle f French (Rare), English (Rare), LiteratureDerived from
airelle, the French name for the plant genus Vaccinium. The French derived the name from Portuguese
airella, which in turn was derived from Latin
atra "dark, black, gloomy".
Airianna f English (Modern)Variant of
Arianna. It was given to 23 girls born in the United States in 2011 (Aireanna: 20; Airiana: 19; Airyana: 15; Aireona: 13; Aireonna, Airyanna: 10 (each); Airyonna: 5).
Ajee f & m African American (Rare)From the brand of perfume called Ajee, which was introduced by Revlon in 1994. A known bearer is American runner Ajeé Wilson (1994-).
Akron m EnglishAn English place name, from a Greek word meaning "an elevation" or "point."
Alabama f English (American, Rare)From the name of the American state (see
Alabama). It was borne by a short-lived daughter of the novelist William Faulkner (11 January 1931-20 January 1931), who was named after his great-aunt Alabama 'Bama' McLean (1874-1968)... [
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Alafare f English (Rare), RomaniOf uncertain meaning, possibly a corruption of
Alethea (compare
Alethaire). In the United States, this name was first found in 1768; in the United Kingdom, there were several uses throughout the 1800s (and most likely before that as well)... [
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