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Abide f & m English (Rare)
From Old English ābīdan ‘wait’, from ā- ‘onwards’ + bīdan.

Adalida f English (Rare), Italian (Rare, Archaic), Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Contracted form of Adelaida.

Admire f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Admire, or directly from the English word admire.

Ahlijah m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alijah.

Ah'riyah f English (Americanized, Rare)

Aiah f English
Variant of Ayah.

Aileene f Filipino (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Aileen.

Ailisa f English (American)
Probably a combination of the prefix ai- and Lisa.

Aiyla f English (Modern)
Variant of Isla.

Alaiah f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Alayah.

Alexandrite f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the name of a chrysoberyl that displays a colour change depending on the light source, named after the Russian tsar Alexander II of Russia (1818-1881).

Allyna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alina, possibly influenced by Allyn.

Almighty m English (Rare)
From the English word almighty meaning "unlimited in might, all-powerful".

Almyra f English (Rare)
Variant of Almira 1, perhaps influenced by Myra.

Alyla f English
Alyla, pronounced 'AH-LIE-LAH' means sophisticated, unique and mysterious.

Amiya f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Amiyah.

Amya f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Amaya.

Anahi f English
Anglicized form of Anahí.

Anaiya f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Aniyah, Anaya or Anaiah.

Analiza f English
A combination of Anna and Liza or variant of Annalisa.

Ayita f English (Modern, Rare, ?), African American (Rare), Western African (Rare)
The origins of this name are uncertain. Though it is popularly claimed to mean "first to dance" in Cherokee, this appears to be untrue.... [more]

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

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

Azyla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Azayla.

Braylie f English
Variant of Brierley.

Bri m & f English
Variant of Bree or a diminutive of any name containing the element -bri-, such as Brian, Briana, Gabriella, etc.

Brier f & m English
Variant of Briar.

Brightly f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word brighly meaning "in a bright way", possibly inspired by names with a similar ending like Amberly and Baily.

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

Brightyn f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Brighton.

Briona f English
Variant of Briana.

Brison m English
Variant of Bryson.

Bryarly f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brierley.

Brycelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Bryce using the popular name suffix lynn (see Lynn).

Bryden m English (Modern)
Variant of Braden, perhaps influenced by Bryan.

Bryher f English (British, Rare), Cornish
From the name of an island off the southwestern coast of Cornwall, one of the Isles of Scilly. This was adopted as a pen name by the English novelist Annie Winifred Ellerman (1894-1983).

Brylan m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Braylon.

Brylen m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Brylan.

Byndi f English (American)
Variant of Bindi.

Byra f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Byron. This was borne by Byra Louise 'Puck' Whittlesey (1922-1988), the wife of Jack Hemingway, daughter-in-law of Ernest Hemingway and mother of actresses Mariel Hemingway and Margaux Hemingway.

Byrum m English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname "Byrum."

Camiah f English (Rare)
Variant of Kamya.

Carlisla f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Carlisle.

Carlysle m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Carlisle.

Carolyna f English
Variant of Carolina.

Cassiah f English
Variant of Cassia.

Cayenne f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From Old Tupi quiínia meaning "hot pepper," referring to any of several very hot chilli peppers or a powder condiment or spice formed from these varieties.

Chai f English (American)
From Hindi word 'chai', derived from Chinese word 'cha' meaning "tea". Masala chai, literally "spice tea", is a flavored tea drink from India that usually consists of black tea, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, black pepper, and ginger (though variations exist)... [more]

Chamomile f & m English (American, Rare)
After the herb used for tea. Ultimately from Greek khamaimēlon "earth apple", because the flowers smell reminiscent of apples.

Cheyan f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cheyanne.

Cheyanna f English (Modern)
Elaboration of Cheyenne influenced by Anna.

Chiann f Dutch, English
Variant of Chianne

Chianne f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Dutch variant of Chianna or English variant of Cheyenne.

Chinae f English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Shanae.

Chyenne f English
Variant of Cheyenne.

Chyler m & f English (Modern)
Meaning unknown. Notable bearer of this name is Actress Chyler Leigh (1982-).

Ciley f English
Variant of Kylie.

Cline m English (Rare)
From the surname Cline.

Clydie f & m English (American), American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of Clyde, also used as a feminine form.

Clydine f English
Feminine form of Clyde.

Clyve m English
Variant of Clive.

Cyana f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cyanna.

Cyanna f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Cyan.

Cyanne f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Feminine form of Cyan.

Cyber m English (Modern, Rare)

Cydonia f English (Rare)
From the former name of Chania, a city on the island of Crete, Greece. It is also a poetic term for the island. In addition, it can be derived from Greek κυδωνιά (kydonia) meaning "quince tree" (itself from κυδώνι (kudoni), "quince"), ultimately from the name of the city.

Cylie f English
Variant of Kylie.

Cyree f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a feminine form of Cyrus.

Dailan m English (Rare)

Daimond f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Diamond.

Dandelion f English (Rare)
The English name, Dandelion, is a corruption of the French dent de lion meaning "lion's tooth", referring to the coarsely toothed leaves. It is usually is used as a nickname.

Delighter f English (Rare)
This name is derived from the word of the same name meaning "one who gives/takes delight", which is derived from the word delight meaning "joy, pleasure", which was spelled delite until the 16th century because of the change of the word that was being influenced by words ending with -light (from Middle English delit which, in turn, is derived from Old French delit meaning "pleasure, delight, sexual desire" or delitier meaning "please greatly, charm." Those Old French words originate from Latin delectare meaning "to allure, delight, charm, please", which is a frequentative of delicere meaning "entice.")

Delino m English
Poss. variant of DELANO. Famous bearers are Delino DeShields, an MLB player, and Delino Dexter Calvin, who was an Ontarian political figure and businessman.

Deliyah f English (Rare)
Variant of Delilah

Delylah f English
Variant of Delilah

Devine f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Divine.

Diahann f English (Rare)
Variant of Diane. Notable bearer of this name is the American actress Diahann Carroll (1935-2019), whose birth name was Carol Diann Johnson.

Diamonde f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Diamond.

Diamonds f English (American, Rare)
Plural form of Diamond.

Diamyn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Diamond.

Dice f Greek Mythology (Latinized), English (Rare)
Latinized form of Dike. It was occasionally used as a given name in the English-speaking world of the 1800s.

Divine f & m English (Rare), Filipino
This name is derived from the word of the name meaning "eternal, heavenly, holy, godlike" (from Old French devin, which, in turn, derives from Latin divinus meaning "of a God").

Dlyla f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a spelling variation of Delilah.

Dyamon f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Diamond.

Dyane f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Diane.

Dyanna f English (Modern)
Variant of Diana.

Dyna f English
Variant of Dina 2.

Edaline f English (Rare)
Variant of Edeline.

Eisley f English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Eisley. In the fictional Star Wars universe, Mos Eisley is a town on the planet Tatooine. This name is pronounced identically to Eisele, which was used by American country singer Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum for her daughter born 2013.

Elaiyah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alayah.

Eli m English
Short form of Elijah, Elias, Elliott, or any names that start with el.

Eligh m English (American)
Variant of Eli 1

Eliu m English (Rare), Biblical
This name is used in some versions of the Bible. It is the name of one of the ancestors of Judith.... [more]

Ellijah m English (Rare)
Variant of Elijah.

Elyjah m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elijah.

Elysha f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Elisha.

Emaline f English
Variant of Emmaline.

Eriah m English (Modern)
Variant of Uriah.

Fidus m & f English (Rare)
This name might have been derived from Latin fidus meaning "faithful."

Fiery m & f English (Rare, ?), Indonesian (Rare)
From the English word fiery, which is derived from Middle English fyr meaning "fire".

Filene f English
Means "loved one, loving, beloved, dear" in Old English. Also a variant of Faline and Felina.

Five m English (Rare)
From the English word for the number 5, derived from Old English fīf (from an Indo-European root shared by Latin quinque and Greek pente).

Guyette f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), English (Rare)
Feminine form of Guy 1.

Guyleen f English (American, Rare)
Seemingly a feminized form of Guy using the popular feminine name suffix leen, unless a variation of Guylene.

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

Heidilynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Heidilyn.

Heidy f English, Spanish (Latin American), Estonian
Variant of Heidi.

Heinrick m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Heinrick that is itself a variant of the given name Heinrich.

Hibernia f English (Rare)
From the Roman name for Ireland, which was influenced by Latin hibernus "wintry". (Cf. Ierne, Iverna, Juverna.)

Iceses f English (American, Modern)
Extremely rare variant of Isis, possibly influenced by the English word ice.

Iden m English
Masculine form of "Idena".

Idena f English
Meaning "wealth, blessed".

Ieshia f English (Modern)
Variant of Aisha.

Ika f English
Feminine form of Ike.

Ilish f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Eilish.

Ily f English (Modern, Rare)
Acronym of the phrase I love you.

Inell f English (American, Rare), American (South)
Perhaps an altered form of Inez.

Ion m English (Rare)
Variant of Ian.

Ionia f English (American, Rare)
Name of an ancient coastal region of Anatolia, from the name of the ancient Greek Ionians.... [more]

Ionie f Jamaican Patois, English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ione or Ionia.

Ire f Greek (Rare), Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology, English
Variant or diminutive of Iris.

Irean f English (Rare)
Variant of Irene.

Irelyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ireland using the popular name suffix lyn.

Irelynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Irelyn.

Irelynne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Irelyn.

Ireth f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname "Ireth".

Irish m & f English, Filipino
Means a person from Ireland or of Irish descent.

Irlon m English (Modern, Rare)
Masculine Varient of Ireland.

Isack m Eastern African, English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Isaac.

Isaih m English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Variant of Isaiah.

Isannah f English (American, Rare), Literature
Of uncertain origin and meaning, although theories include a combination of Isabella and Susannah. This name was first recorded in the Boston area in the early 1700s and famously borne by one of Paul Revere's daughters who died in infancy... [more]

Island f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word island: "A tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a continent".... [more]

Isley f & m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Isley. This name is pronounced identically to Eisele, which was used by American country singer Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum for her daughter born 2013.

Isolene f English (Rare)
19th-century elaboration of Isola.

Ivie f English
Variant of Ivy.

Ivye f & m English
Variant of Ivy.

Izaac m English
Variant of Isaac

Izack m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Isaac, possibly influenced by Zack.

Izayah m English (Modern)
Variant of Isaiah.

Izeah m English (American)
Alternate spelling of Isaiah.

Izen m English (Rare)
A rearranged masculine variant of "Inez".

Jaliah f English
Variant of Jaliyah.

Jamica f English (American)
Elaborated form of Mica or Jamie

Jamiroquai m English (Modern, Rare)
In the case of the band of the same name, which influenced first name usage in the 1990s and 2000s, they conceived it as a combination of jam and iroquai (the latter of the two is based on the Native American confederacy, the Iroquois).

Janaya f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Elaborated form of Janae or variant of Janiyah (depending on the pronunciation).

Jasline f English (Modern)
Variant of Jaslyn

Jedi m English (Modern)
Diminutive of Jedidiah. In the Star Wars universe, Jedi, the name of the ancient knighthood, is a tip of the hat to Burrough's Barsoom, where lords bear the title of Jed or Jeddak.

Jemimah f Biblical, English (Rare)
Variant of Jemima.

Jenai f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly from Chinese 仁愛 (Rén'ài) meaning "kindhearted". It is used as the Chinese nickname for the main character in the 1958 movie 'The Inn of the Sixth Happiness', where it is said to mean "the one who loves people".

Jeremih m English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Variant of Jeremiah. It is used as a stage name by American rapper Jeremih, whose real name is Jeremy Felton.

Jerimiah m English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Variant of Jeremiah.

Jesiah m & f Biblical, English (American, Modern)
From Hebrew יֹאשִׁיָשׁ (Yishshiyah) meaning "Yahweh will lend", from יִשֶּׁה (yishah) meaning "he will lend" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God... [more]

Jessiah m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jesiah.

Jeziah m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jesiah.

Jiles m English
Variant of Giles.

Jireh m & f Filipino, English (African, Rare), French (African, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
From the second part of the place name יְהוָה יִרְאֶה‎ (YHWH yir'e) in the land of Moriah, meaning either "the Lord sees" (also "will see" or "will see to it") or "the Lord will provide," so named by Abraham after God provided a ram to sacrifice in place of his son Isaac.

Joshiah m English (Rare)
Variant of Josiah, or a combination of Joshua and Josiah.

Joziah m English (Modern)
Variant of Josiah.

Kailo m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kylo.

Kaira f English (Rare)

Kaiya f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kaya 2.

Kaiyah f English (Modern)
Variant of Kaya 2.

Kamiah f English (Rare)
Variant of Kamya.

Karai f & m Popular Culture, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly taken from the Japanese adjective 辛い (karai) meaning "spicy, hot; strict, harsh, severe," belonging to a fictional (female) character in various installments of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and related media, introduced in 1993, and a (male) character in the anime 'Naruto Shippūden' who first appeared in episode 286 (broadcast in 2012 in Japan).... [more]

Kayle m English (Modern)
Invented name, possibly as a variant of Cale or Kyle.

Keiley f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Kellina f English
Either an elaboration of Kelly or a variant of Kelina.

Keziya f English (Rare)
Variant of Keziah.

Khyler m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kyler.

Kiell m English (Rare)
Stressed version of Kyle. The name was famously used by Kiell Smith-Bynoe, an actor.

Kilee f English
Variant of Kylie.

Kileigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Kylie.

Klyde m & f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Clyde.

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

Kya f English (Modern)
Variant of Kaya 2.

Kyah f English (Modern)
Variant of Kaya 2.

Kyan m English (Modern), Dutch, African American (?)
Possibly a transferred use of the Irish surname Kyan, or perhaps an invented name blending the popular phonetic prefix ky with Ryan or Kian 2... [more]

Kyanite m English (American, Modern, Rare)
A name of Greek origin meaning dark blue. From the word "kyan".

Kyanna f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Possibly a combination of the popular phonetic elements ky, ya and na based on names such as Kianna, Kaya 2 and Ayanna.

Kyanne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name blending the popular phonetic prefix ky with Cheyenne.

Kycen m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kyson.

Kyden m English
Combination of the popular phonetic elements ky and den as well as a variant of Caden.

Kylah f English (Modern)
Variant of Kyla.

Kyland m English (Rare)
Combination of Kyle and the popular suffix -land. (See also Kylan)

Kylani f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kailani.

Kyleena f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Kyleen.

Kylen m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Kylan.

Kylenn m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kylan.

Kyley m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kylie.

Kyli f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kylie.

Kyliegh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kylie.

Kylin m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kylan.

Kylina f English (American, Modern, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Perhaps a feminine form of Kyle or elaboration of Kylie using Lina 2.

Kylon m English (Modern)
Variant of Kylan.

Kyly f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kylie.

Kylyn f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Kylan.

Kyreigh f & m English
Variant of Kyrie 1.

Kyron m English (Modern)
Probably an invented name, combining the popular name element Ky (as in Kyle) with the yron suffix sound found in such names as Byron and Myron... [more]

Kyte m English (Rare)
Transferred usage of the surname Kyte.

Lanaiya f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Laniyah.

Lanayah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Laniyah.

Laniah f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Laniyah.

Lazuli f English (Modern, Rare)
From an ellipsis of lapis lazuli, the name of a deep blue semiprecious stone. It is derived from medieval Latin lazulum meaning "heaven, sky", ultimately from Persian لاجورد (lajvard) meaning "lapis lazuli, azure (color)".

Lenaya f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Laniyah.

Leonidus m English (American)
Variant of Leonidas.

Liatris f English (Rare)
Variant of Leatrice. In some cases it may also be an adoption of the name of genus of flowering plants commonly known as gayfeather.

Libertine m English (Rare)
This name is derived from Libertinus meaning "member of a class of freedmen", which is itself originated from libertus meaning "one's freedmen" (from liber meaning "free").... [more]

Light m & f English (African)
From the English word light meaning "Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers); visible light".... [more]

Lightness f English (African)
From the English word lightness meaning "the amount of lights". This name is mainly found in Tanzania.

Linah f English (American, Modern, Rare), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Variant of Lina 2, possibly spelled this way to be pronounced "LIE-nə". This was the name of one of Harriet Tubman's sisters.

Linaria f English (Rare)
From the flower linaria, whose name is derived from a Latin phrase meaning, "resembling flax" (why the flower is also called "toadflax" in English).

Lisadiana f English (American)
This name is a combination of the two feminine names Lisa and Diana.

Loralei f English (Rare)
Variant of Lorelei.

Loralie f English (Rare)
Variant of Lorelei.

Loreli f English (Rare)
Variant of Lorelei.

Lorelie f English (Rare)
Variant of Lorelei.

Lycia f English (Anglicized, Rare)
From Latin Lycia, from Ancient Greek Λυκία (Lukia), possibly derived from the Ancient Greek λύκος (lukos) "wolf". Lycia was an ancient region and Roman province in the southwest of Asia Minor, between Caria and Pamphylia.

Lylan m & f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Lyle or Lyla.

Lylee f English (Rare)
Variant of Lylie.

Madaleine f English (Rare)
Variant of Madeleine.

Madeleyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Madeleine.

Maestro m English (Modern, Rare)
From the Italian word maestro, which is a master of great art or music.

Magpie f English
Diminutive of Maggie and Margaret, from the English word for the common European bird, known for its chattering, before c.1600 known simply as pie... [more]

Maiya f English (Modern)
Variant of Maya 2.

Makiah f English (American, Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Makiyah.

Makiya f & m English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Makiyah.

Makyla f English (Modern)
Probably an altered form of Makayla, influenced by similar-sounding names such as Kyla or Micah.

Malachai m English
Variant of Malachi.

Malachite m & f English (Rare)
From the name of the mineral. The stone's name derives from Greek μαλαχίτης (λίθος) (malachíti̱s (líthos)) meaning "mallow stone," which is, ultimately, from Ancient Greek μαλαχή (malakhḗ) meaning "mallow." The mineral was given this name due to its resemblance to the leaves of the Mallow plant.... [more]

Malakaih m English (Modern)
Variant of Malakai.

Malaki m English (Modern)
Variant of Malachi.

Malichi m English (Rare)
Variant of Malachi.

Malykai m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Malachi.

Mariar f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Mainly a variant of Mariah. This can also be used as a variant of Maria. This is the name of a 1905 song sung by Clarice Vance.

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

Mayabelle f English
Combination of Maya with Belle as a suffix.

Mckyla f English (Modern)
Variant of Makyla.

Mckylie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Kylie with the Mc- prefix as if it were an Irish or Scottish surname.

Meriah f English (Modern)
Variant of Mariah.

Mi f English, Portuguese, Swedish
Diminutive of Maria. ... [more]

Miana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Myana.

Mianna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Myanna.

Michaelangelo m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Anglicized form of Michelangelo. It peaked in 1990 coinciding with the release of the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, one of whose characters is named Michelangelo (but pronounced like English Michael and Angelo).

Michaell m English
Variant of Michael.

Mikalyn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the name Mika and the surfix lynn (see Lynn.)

Milez m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Miles

Mitrice f English

Myana f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Myanna, a blend of Mya and Iyana or simply a combination of the popular phonetic elements my, ya and na.

Myanna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a blend of my and Anna or a combination of the popular phonetic elements my, ya and na.

Mycheal m English (Rare)
Variant of Michael.

Myelin f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Norse name Mylin.

Myka f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Micah.

Myke m English (Modern)
Variant of Mike.

Mykel m & f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Michael.

Mykell m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michael.

Mylee f English
Variant of Miley.

Myler m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Myler or an invented name from the my- prefix and the -ler suffix.

Mylie f English
Variant of Miley.

Mylo m English
Variant of Milo.

Myrinta f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Myron or Myra and the suffix -inta, or a variant of Miranda, this uncommon name reached the height of its popularity during the 19th and early 20th centuries in the United States and Canada.

Niagara f English
From the massive waterfall located between Ontario Canada and the state of New York.

Niah f English (Rare)
Variant of Nya.

Niana f English (Rare), Filipino
Variant of Nyana.

Nicey f English (Rare, Archaic)
18th-century variant of Nice, itself a Latinization of Greek Nike.

Nige m English
Diminutive of Nigel.

Nightingale f & m English (Rare)
Possibly a transferred usage of the English surname Nightingale, in honor of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), an English social reformer.... [more]

Nightshade f & m English (Rare)
From the common name for plants in the Solanaceae, especially Atropa belladonna, a highly toxic perennial also known as deadly nightshade and belladonna. Ultimately from Old English niht "night" and sceadu "shadow, shade".

Nijel m English (Rare)
Variant of Nigel.

Nine m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word for the number 9, derived from Old English nigon (from an Indo-European root shared by Latin novem and Greek ἐννέα (ennéa)).

Nyana f English (Rare), African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements ny, ya and na, perhaps modelled on Ayanna.

Nyanna f English (Rare)
Variant of Nyana.

Nygel m English (Rare)
Variant of Nigel.

Nyja f English (Rare)
Variant of Nijah.

Nylan m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a masculine form of Nyla, also used sometimes as feminine.

Nyle m English (Rare)
Variant of Nile.

Nylie f English
Diminutive of Nyla.

Nyomi f English (Modern)
Variant of Naomi 1.

Nyrah f English (New Zealand), English (Australian)
Anglicized form of Ngaire.

Paradise f English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "heaven, the garden of Eden", ultimately from Avestan pairidaēza "enclosure, park" (compare the cognate Firdaus).

Pfeiffer f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the German surname Pfeiffer.

Phyre f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of the word fire.

Pilate m Biblical, English (Puritan), English (African, Rare)
English form of the Roman cognomen Pilatus, which meant "armed with a javelin" from Latin pila "javelin". This was most famously borne by Pontius Pilate, the prefect of the Roman province of Judaea ca... [more]

Pilot m English (Rare)
Either from the surname Pilot, which is derived from Pilate, or directly from the vocabulary word pilot, which is derived from either Greek πηδον (pedon) "steering oar" or πλωτης (plotes) "sailor"... [more]

Pipere f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Piper.

Pride f English (Puritan, Modern)
From late Old English prȳde ‘excessive self-esteem’, variant of prȳtu, prȳte, from prūd. Referring to "pride cometh before the fall."

Reilley f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reilly.

Reily f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Riley.

Reince m English
In the case of Reince Preibus, a nickname for Reinhold.

Rhi f & m English
Short form of Rhiannon or Rhianna. Also sometimes used as a variant of Ry.

Rhyatt m & f English (American, Modern)
Alternate spelling of Riot.

Rhyder m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ryder.

Rhylee f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reilly.

Rhylei f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Riley.

Rhyley f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Riley.

Rhylie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Riley.

Rider m English (Modern)
From a surname that was a variant of Ryder. This name was borne by the British novelist Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925), generally known as H. Rider Haggard or Rider Haggard.

Riker m English (Modern)
Pet form of Richard, possibly Dutch. William Riker was a character in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Riker's Island is New York City's largest jail, named after Abraham Rycken.... [more]

Rilea f English (Rare)
Variant of Riley.

Rilee f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Riley.

Riot m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word riot which refers to an uproar, tumult or unrestrained behaviour. The word derives from Old French riote meaning "dispute, quarrel, chattering, argument". This name was used by Barbadian singer Rihanna for her son born 2023.