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Annajo f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Anna and Jo.

Anndee f English
Variant of Andy.

Annecy f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (African, Rare), English (Rare)
Adoption of the name of the city of Annecy, the prefecture and largest city of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. It lies on the northern tip of Lake Annecy, 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Geneva, Switzerland and is generally nicknamed the "Pearl of French Alps"... [more]

Annete f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Annette.

Annise f Medieval English, English (Rare)
Variant of Annis.

Annlea f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Annlee.

Annlee f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Ann and Lee.

Anslee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ainsley.

Anslie f English
Variant of Ansley.

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

Anthem m & f English (Modern)
From the English word anthem, "a rousing or uplifting song", ultimately from the Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna), a call and response style of singing.

Antion m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Perhaps an erroneous spelling of Antoine.

Antoan m Croatian, Serbian, English
Variant of Anton.

Antone m Corsican, English (American, Archaic), Ladin
Corsican and Ladin form and English variant of Anthony.

Antusa f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Romanian (Rare), English (African, Rare)
Italian form of Anthousa.

Anylah f English, Indian
Variant of Anila 1, Aniela, or Anela.

Anyssa f English
Variant of Anisa.

Aoueya f English (Modern, Rare)

Apache m English (Rare)
From Yavapai, 'epache, "people" and sometimes derived from Zuni apachu, "enemy."

Aphira f English

Aphrah f & m English, English (Puritan)
From the biblical place Aphrah in the Book of Micah, meaning "dust." This name was used by Puritans, but has since become rare.

Arabel f Literature, Medieval English, English (British), Scottish
Variant of Arabella.... [more]

Araina f English
Variant of Reina 1 or Irena

Aralea f English (Rare)

Aralee f English (American)
Aralee means thanks, and is a pretty light sounding name.

Aralet f English, History
Variant of Arlette.

Aralyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aaralyn, or else a combination of the initial sound found in names such as Arabella, Ariel and Ariadne with the popular name suffix lyn (perhaps inspired by similar-sounding names Carolyn, Marilyn and Cherilyn).

Aravis f English (Rare), Literature
Aravis is a main character in C.S. Lewis' The Horse and his Boy. She is a Tarkheena, a female member of the ruling class of the fictional empire of Calormen, located far to the south of Narnia.... [more]

Arayah f English (Modern)
An invented name influenced by Aria 1.

Arcana f English, Sanskrit
Possibly a variant of Archana or from the English word "arcana" meaning "specialized knowledge that is mysterious to the uninitiated; mysteries or deep sercrets; elixirs"... [more]

Archia f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Archia, which is by far the most prevalent in the United States and as such might possibly be a relatively new surname... [more]

Ardell m & f English
Meaning uncertain. In some cases it could be a transferred use of the Swedish surname Ardell. It could also possibly be variant of Ardal, or of Odell or Iredell (perhaps influenced by the initial syllable in names such as Arthur and Ardis 3).... [more]

Ardena f English (American)

Ardene f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Arden or a blend of Ardith and Arlene.

Ardent m English
Middle English from Old French ardant from Latin ardens, ardent-, from ardere ‘to burn’.

Ardice f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Ardis.

Arduin m English, French
English and French form of Hardwin via its latinized form Arduinus. Also see Arduino.... [more]

Ardwen f Popular Culture, English
The name of a priestess in the computer game The Elder Scrolls.

Ardyce f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Ardys. A notable bearer was Ardyce Bohlke (1943-2013), an American educator and politician.

Ardyth f English (American, Rare)
A spelling variation of Ardith.

Areana f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Arianna.

Areida f English
This name was used for a character in Gail Carson Levine's 1997 book "Ella Enchanted". The book won a Newbery Medal and a movie adaptation was released in 2004 starring Anne Hathaway.

Arelda f Albanian (Rare), English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Arilda.

Arella f English, Hebrew (Rare)

Aretta f English (Rare), Finnish (Rare)

Areyah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aria 1.

Argola f English (American)
Probably transferred from the place name Argola in Missouri.

Argyle m Scottish (Archaic), English
Transferred use of the surname Argyle.

Ariani f Brazilian, English (American, Rare)
Brazilian phonetic variant of Ariane or a variant of Arianny.

Ariann f English (Rare)
Variant of Arianne.

Ariele f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Arielle.

Ariell f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Ariel.

Ariene f English (Rare)
Variant of Ariane.

Arijah f & m English

Arilda f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)

Arilla f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Possibly a contracted form of Amarilla.

Arilyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aerilyn.

Arissa f English

Arithe f English
A combination of Ariana and Berthe, or a variant of Aretha.

Ariyel f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ariel.

Ariyon m & f English

Arkell m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Arkell, which in turn is derived from the Old Norse personal name Arnketill... [more]

Arkham m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the fictional place name Arkham Asylum from Batman video games and comic books, itself named for a fictional city in Massachusetts used regularly by author H. P. Lovecraft (see Arkham)... [more]

Arland m English

Arlean f English (American)
Variant of Arline.

Arlena f English (Rare), Polish (Rare)
English variant and Polish borrowing of Arlene.

Arlowe f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arlo.

Arlyne f English (American)
Variant of Arlene.

Arlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arleen using the popular name suffix lynn.

Armeda f English (American)
Variant of Armida.

Armena f English (Rare, ?)

Arminn m English (Rare)
Variant of Armin.

Armond m English
Possibly related to French Armand.

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

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

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]

Arnish m English (American)

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

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

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

Arther m English
Variant of Arthur.

Arthor m English
Variant of 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.

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

Aryell f English
Variant of Ariel.

Arynda f English (American)

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]

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

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]

Ashael m English (Puritan)
Puritan variant of Asahel.

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

Ashlan f English
Variant of Aisling.

Ashlay f & m English
Variant of Ashley.

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

Ashlei f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Ashley.

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

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

Ashlye f English (Modern)
Variant of Ashley.

Ashten m & f English
Variant of Ashton

Ashtin m & f English
Variant: Ashton

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

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

Aspara m English

Aspynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aspen.

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

Astley m English

Astria f English (Rare)

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

Atania f English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Atanya f English

Athana f English (Rare)

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.

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]

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

Atwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Atwell.

Aubrea f English (American)
Variant of Aubrey.

Aubrei f English
Variant of Aubrey.

Aubron m English (Rare)
Variant of Auberon.

Aubryn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Aubrey and Bryn.

Auburn m & f English (Rare)

Audery f English (American)
Variant of Audrey. From 1880 to 2018, the Social Security Administration has recorded 495 babies born with the first name Audery in the United States.

Audree f English
Variant of Audrey.

Audrei f English
Variant of Audrey.

Audria f English
Variant of Audrea.

Audrie f English
Variant of Audrey.

Audriy f English
Variant of Audrey.

Audrye f English
Variant of Audrey.

Aufrey m Medieval French, English (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
Variant form of Aufroy. Also compare Geoffrey versus Geoffroy.

Auggie m English
Diminutive of August.

Aulora f English (Rare)

Aundra f & m English (Modern), African American
Possibly a combination of the sounds found in names such as Andrea, Saundra and Audra... [more]

Aunika f English
Variant spelling of Annika influenced by that of Audrey

Auriel f English (Modern)
Possibly an English form of the Roman name Aureola, coined in the 19th century - revived also as Aureole, Auriol and Oriel - and used regularly since... [more]

Auriol m & f French (African, Rare), English (British)
Transferred use of the surname Auriol. As a feminine name, it may be derived from Auriel.

Aurion f & m English (American), African American
Variant of Orion.

Austie f English
Diminutive of Augustine 2.

Auther m English
Possibly a variant of Arthur.

Author m English (American, Rare)
From a misapprehension of the spelling of the name Arthur or from the occupation.

Authur m English (American, Archaic)

Autrey m English (Rare)
Variant of Autry.

Avacyn f Popular Culture, English (American, Modern)
The name of a fictional archangel from the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering.

Avaira f English

Avaiya f English (British)
Variant of Avaya.

Avalee f English
Combination of Ava 1 and Lee.

Avalet f English
Elaboration of Ava 1 using the suffix -let.

Avalia f English
Variant of Evelia.

Avalie f English

Avalin f English
Variant of Aveline.

Avalyn f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Avalynn; either a combination of Ava 1 and the fashionable name suffix lyn, or a variant of Aveline using lyn (also compare Avaline, Evelyn).

Avamae f Filipino (Rare, Expatriate), English (Rare)
Combination of Ava 1 and Mae.

Avania f English
Possibly a variant of Avanya.

Avaree f English (American)
Variant of Avery given to 31 girls in 2017.

Avaria f English (Rare)

Avarie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avery.

Avaryn f English (Rare)
Starts with the name Ava. English form of Avaron

Avayah f English (Modern)
Possibly an elaboration of Ava 1 influenced by Nevaeh. This name was used by American vlogger Ronnie Banks for his daughter born 2019.

Avedon m English

Aveley f English
Transferred use of the surname Aveley, named for the village of Aveley in Essex. The name is Old English, and means "Ælfgyth’s meadow"... [more]

Avelia f English (Modern, Rare)
This is the name of the high-speed Amtrak train succeeding the Acela Express train.

Avelyn f English (Modern, Rare), Medieval English
Variant of Aveline first used in medieval England and eventually revived in the 20th century.

Avenue m English
Early 17th century from French, feminine past participle of avenir ‘arrive, approach’, from Latin advenire, from ad- ‘towards’ + venire ‘come’.

Averee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avery.

Averey m & f English
Variant of Avery.

Averia f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminized elaborated form of Avery.

Averil f English
Variant of Averill.

Averly f English (American, Modern)
An invented name, blending Avery and Everly.

Aviara f English (Rare)
Feminine elaboration of Avery.

Aviary f English

Avicia f English (Rare)
Latinate form of Avis (via its variant Avice).

Aviela f English, Hebrew
Feminine form of 'Avi'el.

Avilyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aveline.

Aviona f English (Rare)
Variant of Aviana.

Avitza f English (American)
Derived from the name Maritza.

Avonia f English (Rare), African American
The meaning of this name is uncertain at this time. Its best known bearer was American actress Avonia Jones (1839-1867), whose parents may possibly have named her after the village of Avonia (in Pennsylvania, USA), or after the genus of plants of the same name... [more]

Avriel m & f Hebrew (Rare), English
Name of an angel in judaism, meaning unknown.

Avyana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aviana

Axalia f English (American, Rare), French (Rare)
Meaning uncertain; it might possibly be a variant of Axelia. There have also been cases in which the name appears to be a corruption of Azalia.

Ayania f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ayanna.

Ayessa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ayesha.

Aylani f English (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ailani.

Ayleen f American (Hispanic), German, English
Variant of Aylín or Ailyn, which are Hispanic variants of Eileen... [more]

Aylene f English
Variant of Aileen.

Aylett m English (British)
In 1676 in Britain there was a lawyer named Aylett Sammes. Source - Blood and Mistletoe, The History of the Druids in Britain (2011) by Ronald Hutton on page 69.

Ayrika f English

Ayrten m English
Variant of Ayrton.

Ayrton m English, Portuguese (Brazilian), Various
Transferred use of the surname Ayrton, which was originally taken from the place name Airton.... [more]

Ayshah f English
Variant of Aisha.

Ayshea f English (British)
Possibly a variant transcription of Aisha.... [more]

Aython m English (British)

Ayvlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Probably a variant of Avelyn.

Ayzlin f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Americanized variant of Aisling which is traditionally said ASH-lin. Ayzlin was given to 5 girls in 2018 according to the SSA.

Azalia f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Indonesian
Variant of Azalea. It could also be inspired by the biblical name Azaliah.... [more]

Azalya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Azalea.

Azarie f English (Modern)
A feminine variant of Azariah in the English-speaking world, also a variant of Azaria.

Azelia f English (American, Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Variant of Azalea.

Azella f Romani (Archaic), English (American, Archaic)

Azerah f English (American)
A feminine adaptation of Lazarus, derived from “Eleazar” as both an omission of “El” (God) and having a feminine ending (“-ah”).

Azilee f English (American)

Azland f African, English (American, Rare)
As an African name it means "powerful". As an English name, it is an alternate spelling of Azlan which is a variant of Aslan, a Turkish name meaning "lion"... [more]

Azlynn f English (Modern, Rare)

Azoria f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of the name Azora or an English and feminine variant of the name Azaria.

Azuria f English (Modern)
Elaborated form of Azure

Azzure f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Azure.

Baasha m English, Biblical Hebrew
Baasha of Israel is a king of Israel mentioned in Kings. Baasha of Ammon was a King of Ammon ruling in 853 BCE.

Bacona f English

Baheda f English

Bailem m English, Hebrew, Yiddish
means "he who watches over his siblings." This name is usually given to the first son. Bailem is somewhat connected to Bailey.

Bailie f English (American)
Variant of Bailey.

Bailyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Bailey using the popular name suffix lyn.

Baines m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Baines 2. This was the middle name of President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Baldie f English (British)
Diminutive of Archibald.

Balsar m German (Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Likely a variant of Balthasar.

Balsir m English
Likely a variant of Balthasar

Bambie f & m English (American, Rare), Filipino
Variant of Bambi.

Bandit f & m English (American, Rare), Popular Culture (Rare)
From the English word, ultimately from the late Latin bannire "to proclaim". Used by My Chemical Romance vocalist Gerard Way and Mindless Self Indulgence bassist Lyn-Z for their daughter.... [more]

Banksy f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred used of the surname Banksy as a given name. It could also be used as a diminutive of the name Banks.

Banner m & f English (Rare)
A banner is a symbol-bearing flag.

Bannie f & m Western African (Rare), Filipino (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Bonnie.

Bannon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Bannon.

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

Barber m English
Transferred use of the surname Barber.

Barcey f English (Rare)

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

Bargie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Bargaret.

Barker m English
From the surname Barker.

Barley m & f English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Barley.

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

Barnet m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Barnet.

Barren m English (Rare)
Variant of Barron.

Barron m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Barron.... [more]

Barrow m English
Transferred use of the surname Barrow.

Barrye m & f English
Variant or feminine spelling Barry.

Barthy m English (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Bartholomew

Bartle m English (Puritan, Rare), Medieval English
Diminutive of Bartholomew.

Barton m English, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Barton. In popular culture, Barton Fink is the name of a playwright in the 1991 film "Barton Fink".

Baruck m English
Variant of Baruch.

Bascom m English
Transferred use of the surname Bascom.

Bascum m English
Variant of Bascom.

Bashel f & m English (American, Archaic)
Possibly use of the surname Bashel as a given name.

Baskel f English (American, Archaic)
Possibly as a given name of the surname Baskel.

Baxley f English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname Baxley, a variant of Bexley.

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

Baylei f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bailey.

Baylie f English
Variant of Bailey.

Baylin f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bailynn.

Baylyn f English
alternate spelling of Baylen

Beacon m English

Beadie f English
Diminutive of Beatrice.

Beanie f Scots, English
Variant of Beenie.

Beauty f English, Popular Culture, South African
From the English word "beauty", ultimately derived from Latin bellus, "beautiful". See also Belle and Bella.

Bechet f English
Transferred from the surname Bechet.... [more]

Beckee f English
Variant of Becky.

Beckem m & f English (American)
Variant of Beckham. Beckem was given to 15 boys in 2017 per the SSA.

Becker m English
Transferred use of the surname Becker.

Becket m English
From a surname which was a variant of the surname Beckett. In some cases it might be given in honour of the English saint Thomas Becket (1118-1170).

Beckey f English
Variant of Becky.

Beckie f English
Variant of Becky.

Beckom m English
Variant of Beckham.

Beeker m English
Transferred use of the surname Beeker.

Beezie f English
Nickname for Elizabeth.

Belief m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "trust, faith, or confidence in someone or something."

Belise f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
English and Brazilian Portuguese adoption of Bélise.

Bellie f English
Version of Belle and Bell

Belton m English (Rare)
Enclosure... [more]

Belvah f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Belva.

Belvia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Belva.... [more]

Belvin m English
Maybe derived from the surname Belville.... [more]

Benard m English
Transferred use of the surname Bénard.

Bendor m English (Rare)
In the case of Dr Bendor Grosvenor, art historian, the name Bendor is derived from the Grosvenor family's medieval heraldic shield, a bend or, a golden bend (diagonal stripe), which they used until 1389 when it was claimed instead by the Scrope family, in the case Scrope v Grosvenor... [more]

Benhur m Biblical Hebrew, Literature, English (American)
Means "son of Hur". The patronymic of the main character in the 1880 novel, 'Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ' by Lew Wallace.

Benjie m English
Diminutive of Benjamin.

Benley m English (American, Rare)
A made up name perhaps influenced by Bentley

Bennot m English (American, ?)

Bennye f English (Rare)
Feminine spelling of Benny.

Bensyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Spelling variant of Benson.

Bently m English (Modern)
Variant of Bentley.

Berdie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Birdie.

Beriah m English, Hebrew, Biblical
Probably derived from a Hebrew root meaning "to make noise", or another Hebrew root meaning "in evil". This is the name of multiple people in the Bible.

Berlie f English (Rare), American (South, Archaic)
Berlie Doherty (born 1943) is an English novelist, poet, playwright and screenwriter. She is best known for children's books, for which she has twice won the Carnegie Medal.

Berlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Berlin using the popular suffix lyn.

Berney m English
Variant of Bernie, which is a diminutive of Bernard.

Bernye m & f Spanish, English
Form of Bernie.

Berrie f & m English (?)
Variant of Barry or Berry 2.

Berrye f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Berry 2.

Berton m English
Variant of Burton.

Beryll f English (Rare)
Variant of Beryl.

Bethen f English
Variant of Bethan.

Bethia f Biblical Latin, Scottish, English
Form of Bithiah used in some versions of the Old Testament, including the Douay-Rheims Bible. This name was popular in Scotland from the 17th century as an Anglicised form of Gaelic Beathag... [more]

Bethie f English
Variant of Bethy.

Bethne f English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Variation of Bethany influenced by Daphne.

Bethny f English
Variant of Bethany. A notable bearer is the author Bethny Ricks.

Bethye f English
A variant spelling of Bethy.

Betsey f English (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Betsy.

Betsie f English (Rare), Dutch
Variant of Betsy.

Betsye f English
Variant of Betsy.

Bettee f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Betty.

Bettsi f English
Variant of Betsy.