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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.

Armartie m English (African)
A famous bearer of this name is Wayne Armartie Laryea (1952-) a British-born musician and actor with Ghanian ancestry.

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.

Arnica f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Arnika, though this name can also be directly derived from the name of the plant genus Arnica, which is ultimately of Greek origin.... [more]

Arniesha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arnisha.

Arnique f Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare), French (African, Rare)
Derived from French arnique meaning "arnica" (as in, the plant). In other words, you could say that this name is a gallicization of Arnica.... [more]

Arnish m English (American)

Arnya f English (Australian, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Anya. Arnya Duchevnic was a character on the Australian 2001 situation comedy 'Flat Chat'.

Arra f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown.

Arrabella f English (Rare)
Variant of Arabella.

Arrayah f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Arren m English
An occasionally-recorded variant spelling, perhaps influenced by Darren, with the perk of having Ren as a possible nickname.

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

Arriana f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Arrianna f American (Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Arrick m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Arick.

Arrie f English
Used in the United States around the late 1800s and early 1900s. Similar to other popular names of the time ending in -ie Addie, Annie, Allie, and Abbie. Possibly influenced by Ari 1 and variants.

Arriell f English (American)
Variant of Ariel.

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

Arrietta f English

Arril m & f English (Rare)

Arrilla f American (South)
Variant of Arilla.

Arrin m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Aaron and Erin.

Arrison m & f American (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Arrison is a modern, American name with no set meaning. It is a unisex variant of the masculine name, Harrison.

Arrow m & f English (Modern)
From the English word arrow, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *h₂érkʷo- "bow, arrow".

Arrowyn f English (?)
Given to 5 baby girls in 2022.

Arryana f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Arryanna f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Arryn m & f English, Literature
Some uses of this name may be derivative of Aaron. It is also the name of one of the houses in 'The Song of Ice and Fire' series by George R. R. Martin.

Arsen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name based on the phonetic elements ar (cf. Arjay, Arshawn) and son.

Arsena f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish feminine form of Arsenios.

Arshaun m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arshawn.

Arshawn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element ar and Shawn.

Arson m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Probably a spelling variant of Arsen. It coincides with the English word arson meaning "the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property".

Arsula f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Ursula.

Arsyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arsen.

Arta f English (American)
Feminine form of Art.

Artelia f American (South, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a variant of Adelia, reflecting the Appalachian pronunciation.

Artely f American (South, Archaic)
Vernacular form of Artelia.

Artemesia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Artemisia.

Artemise f Louisiana Creole
Variant of Arthemise.

Artémisie f English (Rare, Archaic)

Artemissia f English (Archaic)
Variant of Artemisia.

Artemus m English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Artemas.

Artena f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Arteena.

Arthel m Louisiana Creole (Rare)

Arthémie f French (Acadian, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Corruption of Artemis.

Arthémise f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), Louisiana Creole
French form of Artemisia.

Arthemise f Louisiana Creole
Variant of Arthémise.

Arthenia f African American
Possibly a variant of Parthenia.

Arthenise f French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Arthémise.

Arther m English
Variant of Arthur.

Arthor m English
Variant of Arthur.

Arthura f English (Rare)
Feminized version of Arthur.

Arthuria f American (Rare)
Feminine form of Arthur.

Arthurina f English (British, Archaic), Scottish (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Feminine form of Arthur.

Artia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name, possibly intended as a variant of Artie following the stress pattern of Mikia and Takia.

Artis m English (Rare)
Possibly related to Arthur.

Artist m & f English (American, Rare)
Simply from the English word artist. First recorded as a name in 1916 (where it was given to five boys), this name has seen sporadic usage in the United States until 2017, where it began to rise. It was given to 89 American baby boys in 2021.

Artizia f African American
Artesia "Nice and Artistic"

Artrice f African American (Rare)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Arthur, using the suffix trice from names such as Patrice 2 and Latrice.

Artubald m English
Variant of Archibald.

Artura f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Arthur.

Artwell m Shona, English (African), Ndebele
Zimbabwe origin meaning 'Creative' or 'Excellent Creation'.

Arty m English
Diminutive of Arthur.

Artye f English
Feminine spelling of Artie.

Arva f Indian, American

Arvaeyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name using the popular elements ar (present in Arshawn), vay (like in Vayda and Vayla) and ya... [more]

Arvelle f French, English
Feminine form of Arvel.

Arvilla f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Unknown, possibly related to Arvel. In the 2007 film "Bonneville" Jessica Lange played Arvilla Holden, a widow on a road trip to deliver her late husband's ashes to California.

Arvin m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English (Archaic)
Either a Scandinavian form of Arwin (see Erwin) or a combination of the Old Norse name elements ari "eagle" and vinr "friend".

Arwin m English
Possibly a variant of Arwyn, the name of the wacky engineer on Disney Channel's 'The Suite Life of Zack and Cody'

Arwyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arwen, unrelated to the Welsh name Arwyn.

Arya f English (Modern)
Variant of Aria 1.

Aryadne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ariadne.

Aryah f American (Rare)
Variant of Aria 1.

Aryanah f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Aryanna f American
Variant of Ariana.

Aryannah f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Aryanne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arianne.

Aryel f & m English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Ariel.

Aryela f American (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Ariela.

Aryell f English
Variant of Ariel.

Aryella f English (Rare)
Possible variant of Ariella... [more]

Aryelle f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Ariel and Arielle.

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

Aryionna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Aryn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Erin or Aaron (See also Aaryn and Arin).

Arynda f English (American)

Aryonna f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariana.

Arzilla f American (South, Rare)

Asagao f English (American, Japanized, Rare)
Asagao, first introduced in the Heian period in Japan, blooms in summer. As its name suggests, this flower blooms only in the morning and on cold days. Asagao comes in a variety of colors, but an intense yellow... [more]

Asani f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name by combining the phonetic element a and Dasani.

Asante m & f African American
Possibly derived from Swahili asante "thank you".

Asberry m American (Rare)
Variant of Asbury.

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

Ascenda f English (Rare)

Aschley f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Ashley.

Aselia f Louisiana Creole, American (Hispanic)
Variant of Asélie and Azelia.

Asélie f Louisiana Creole
Variant of Azélie.

Asella f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), German (Archaic), Italian (Archaic)
Derived from the Latin noun asella meaning "little she-ass". It is the feminine version of asellus, which is a diminutive of Latin asinus meaning "ass, donkey".... [more]

Asenith f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Aseneth.

Ashael m English (Puritan)
Puritan variant of Asahel.

Ashalee f English
Variant of Ashley.

Ashalyn f African American

Ashalyne f African American
Variant of Ashalyn.

Ashalynn f African American
Variant of Ashalyn.

Ashalynne f African American
Variant of Ashalyn.

Ashanae f African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix a with Shanae.

Ashanna f African American

Ashanta f African American
Variant of Ashanti.

Ashantae f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ashanti.

Ashante f African American
Variant of Ashanti.

Ashantiana f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ashantianna.

Ashantianna f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Ashanti.

Ashanty f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ashanti.

Ashari f African American (Modern)
Possibly a combination of the sounds found in names such as Ashanti and Amari.

Ashaunti f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ashanti.

Ashawn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix A- and the given name Shawn.

Ashawnte f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ashante, or a combination of the phonetic element a with the name Shantae (or with the name Shawn and the phonetic element tay).

Ashawnti f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ashanti.

Ashayla f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix a and Shayla.

Ashbelle f English (Rare)
Combination of Ash and Belle

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

Ashe f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Ash. In the case of American singer Ashe, it is short for Ashlyn.

Asheleen f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Anglicized form of Aisling

Ashelle f English (Modern, Rare)

Ashely f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashley.

Ashes m English (Puritan)
Simply from the English word, given in reference to the biblical story of Job (see Job-rakt-out-of-the-ashes) and/or the phrase ashes to ashes, dust to dust, also considered a vernacular form of Hebrew Aphrah (a place name taken from Micah 1:10).... [more]

Ashford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ashford, which itself is derived from the name of one of several places called Ashford in England... [more]

Ashie f & m English
Short form of Asher, Ashley and other names starting with ‘ash’

Ashlan f English
Variant of Aisling.

Ashland m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ashland.

Ashlay f & m English
Variant of Ashley.

Ashleah f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashley.

Ashleen f American
Anglicized form of Aisling.

Ashleh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashley.

Ashlen f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashlyn.

Ashlene f Irish (Anglicized, ?), English (Rare)
Said to be an anglicized form of Aislinn, i.e., a variant of Ashling. In some cases it might be considered a combination of Ashley and the common name suffix lene (compare Ashlyn).

Ashli f English (Modern)
Variant of Ashley.

Ashlianne f English (American)
A made-up name combining the names, "Ashli" and "Anne".

Ashlin f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Ashlyn. Male usage may be transferred use of the surname Ashlin (see Ascelin).

Ashlinn f English (Rare)
Variant of Aislinn.

Ashlley f English
Variant of Ashley.

Ashly f English
Variant of Ashley.

Ashlye f English (Modern)
Variant of Ashley.

Ashlynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashlyn.

Ashney f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashley.

Ashonte f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ashanti.

Ashonti f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ashanti.

Ashten m & f English
Variant of Ashton

Ashtian m English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Ashton. Ashtian was given to 6 boys in 2017 per the SSA.

Ashtin m & f English
Variant: Ashton

Ashtynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashton.

Asiana f English
A contraction of Asia 1 and Ariana.... [more]

Asianique f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Asia 1 and the suffix -nique (from Dominique, Monique or Unique)... [more]

Asianna f English
Likely an elaborated form of Asia 1 with the popular name suffix -ana, or just a combination of Asia and Anna.

Asjha f African American (Modern, Rare)

Aslie f & m English
Variant of Asley.... [more]

Aslyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aislyn.

Aslynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ashlyn.

Ason m & f English (American, Modern), American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Ason.

Aspara m English

Assurance m English (Puritan)
From old French assurer, eaning, "a positive declaration intended to give confidence; a promise." Referencing the promises of God in the Bible.

Assy f English
Variant of Alice

Astara f English (Modern)
Possible variant of Astraea. NPC in Elder Scrolls series.

Astaria f English (Modern, Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Astasia f English

Astella f English (Rare)

Astelle f English (Rare)
English variant form or spelling of Estelle.

Astin m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Astin, which was itself derived from a contraction of the Anglo-Norman French given name Asketin, a diminutive of Old Norse Ásketill.

Astley m English

Astrelle f English (Rare)

Astria f English (Rare)

Astro m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Masculine form of Astra.

Astrud f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Filipino, Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
A famous bearer is Brazilian vocalist Astrud Gilberto (1940-).

Astryd f Haitian Creole, Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Astrid.

Asty f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Astrid.

Asucena f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Azucena.

Asya f English (Modern), Italian (Modern)
Variant of Asia 1.

Atali f & m English
Unisex version of "Atalia".

Atania f English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Atanya f English

Atanza f American (Modern, Rare)

Atasha f African American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic element a with the name Tasha.

Ataveon m African American (Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Octavian.

Atavi f & m American (Rare, ?)

Atavia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Altered form of Octavia, using the popular phonetic prefix a.

Atenasia f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Athenais.

Atha f English
Diminutive of Athaliah or possibly of Athena.

Athalante f French (Caribbean, Rare), Antillean Creole (Rare), Louisiana Creole
French form of Atalanta.

Athalia f English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Athaliah.

Athalie f French, Louisiana Creole
French form of Athaliah.

Athan m & f English
English form of Tathan.

Athana f English (Rare)

Athea f English (American, Rare)

Athel m English (British, Rare)

Athelaston m African American (Modern, Rare)
Either a combination of Athel and Aston or a variant of Athelston.... [more]

Athelia f English (American)
Variant of Athalia.

Athelinda f English (Rare), Literature
Variant of Ethelinda. Lady Athelinda Playford is a character in Agatha Christie's novel Closed Casket.

Athella f English (Rare)

Athelston m Medieval English, English (Rare), Literature
Medieval variant of Æthelstan, which is still in use today. In literature, this is the name of the eponymous character of the Middle English verse romance Athelston (14th century), the author of which is unknown.... [more]

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

Athen m English (American, Americanized, ?)

Athénaïse f Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian)
Variant of Athénaïs.

Athenia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Athena.

Athenna f English (American)
Alternate spelling of Athena.

Athens m & f English (American)
From Greek Athenai (plural because the city had several distinct parts), traditionally derived from Athena, but probably assimilated from a lost name in a pre-Hellenic language.

Ather m English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English name Æðelhere.

Athlene f English (Rare)

Athole m & f English (British), English (Canadian)
Variant of Athol... [more]

Atholl m English, Scottish
From a Scottish place name.

Athyna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Athena.

Atiana f African American (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Short form of Tatiana or a combination of the phonetic prefix a and Tiana. This is borne by Atiana De La Hoya (1999-), daughter of American boxer Oscar De La Hoya and beauty pageant winner Shanna Moakler... [more]

Atlanta f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the city in the American state of Georgia, originally a short form of Atlantica, which is ultimately from the name of the Atlantic Ocean (itself the genitive of Atlas).... [more]

Atlantic m English
The term “Atlantic” was in the sixth century BC by a Greek poet, Atlantikôi pelágei or the “Sea of Atlas.”

Atlantis f & m English (Modern, Rare), South African (Rare)
Taken from the name of the mythological place of the Atlantis, derived from the Greek Ἀτλαντὶς νῆσος meaning “island of Atlas.”

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

Atleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Atlee and Atley.

Atley m English (British, Anglicized, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Atley.

Atlus m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Atlas.

Atoia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Atoya, a combination of the popular phonetic element a with the name Toya. Also compare LaToya.

Atpeace f & m English (Puritan)
Meaning "at peace."

Attallah m & f Arabic, African American (Rare)
Variant of Atallah, a masculine Arabic name, which is borne by Attallah Shabazz (1958-), the eldest daughter of American activist Malcolm X.

Attie f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of various names beginning with Ad- and At-.

Attikai m English (Rare)

Attilie f American (Rare)
Maybe a variant of Attilia or a phonetic American English rendering of the German given name Ottilie.

Attina f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Atina.

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

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

Atwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Atwell.

Atz m English (American, Modern, Rare)
In the case of Atz Kilcher, it is a short form of Attila.