This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Alegría f Spanish, Galician (Rare)Derived from Spanish and Galician
alegría "joy, happiness", taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary
Nuestra Señora de la Alegría, meaning "Our Lady of Joy".
Aleke f Low German (Rare)Originally a diminutive of names containing the element
adal, particularly
Adelheid, now used as a given name in its own right.
Alén m Galician (Modern, Rare)From the Galician adverb
alén meaning "beyond", ultimately from Latin
illinc "from there". It gives its name to various hamlets in Ourense and Pontevedra, as well as to a common Galician surname.
Aletris f American (Modern, Rare)From the genus name of a bell-shaped flower also known as colic root, blazing star, unicorn root, or stargrass. Its roots have medicinal properties and are used to aid digestive and muscle problems... [
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Algesira f Italian (Rare)Possibly derived from the name of the Spanish town
Algeciras. which is from the Arabic الجزيرة (
al-jazira) meaning "the island".
Algol m Astronomy (Rare, Archaic)Name of a star in the constellation Perseus. Derived from Arabic, meaning "Head of the Ghoul", direct translation in English is "Demon Star"
Alidor m French (Rare)An old and obscure French given name of unknown meaning, which may possibly ultimately be of Occitan origin (compare
Aliénor) or even Basque origin. It seems that it was mostly used in the 19th century, not just in France but also in (the French-speaking part of) Belgium and the Canadian province Quebec... [
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Alien f Dutch (Rare)Dutch phonetical spelling of the French name
Aline. The name also occurs as a short form of the related name
Alina, in which case it is used strictly informally (i.e. not as an official name on birth certificates).... [
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Aliëtte f Dutch (Rare)Dutch form of
Aliette. However, it should be noted that in the Netherlands, there may also be cases where this name is a combination of the Dutch feminine given name
Alie with the French diminutive suffix
-ette... [
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Alifair f English (Rare), RomaniVariant of
Alafare. It was borne by a victim of the American Hatfield–McCoy feud: Alifair McCoy (1858-1888), daughter of feud patriarch Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy.
Aliʻikoa m Hawaiian (Rare)Means "brave king" or "warrior king," from
aliʻi meaning "chief, officer, ruler, monarch, peer, headman, king, commander" and
koa meaning "soldier, warrior, fighter."
Alisande f English (American, Rare, ?)Demoiselle Alisande a la Carteloise is a medieval character in Mark Twain's 1889 novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. She is nicknamed "Sandy" in the novel.
Alisier m French (Rare)From "alisier", meaning "whitebeam tree" in French. This name has been authorised in France since 1966, alongside its feminine form, Alise.
Alkhansa f Arabic (Rare)From Arabic الخنساء
(al-Khansā), which is said to mean "the snub-nosed" or "the gazelle". This was the nickname of a 7th-century Arab poet who was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad... [
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Alku m Finnish (Rare)Means "start, beginning, inception, incipience" in Finnish. The name may also be a variant form of
Algot.