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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.
Annefien f Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Anne 1 with a given name ending in -fien, such as Josefien (also found spelled as Jozefien), Adolfien and Rudolfien... [more]
Annefiet f Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Anne 1 and -fiet-, itself derived from Sofietje.
Annejet f Dutch (Rare)
Contraction of Anne 1 and Jet.
Anneleen f Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Contraction of Anne 1 and Leen.
Annelinde f Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Anne 1 and Linde.
Anneliza f Polish (Rare)
Polonisation of Anneliese.
Annelle f English, Literature, Popular Culture, French (Rare)
Diminutive of Anne 1. It was used for a character in Robert Harling's play 'Steel Magnolias' (1987) and the subsequent film adaptation (1989).
Annemirl f German (Rare)
A diminutive of Annemarie.... [more]
Annemone f German (Rare)
Double form of Anne 1 and Mone designed to sound like Anemone.
Annemor f Norwegian (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Anne 1 and the name element mor "mother".
Annephine f Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Anne 1 with a given name ending in -phine, such as Josephine. Also compare Annefien, which is a different spelling of this name but the more prevalent of the two (even though they are both rare in the Netherlands).
Annerie f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Combination of Anne 1 and Rie.
Annesley f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Ansley.
Annesofie f Danish (Rare)
Combination of Anne 1 and Sofie.
Annetraude f German (Rare)
A modern combination of the given name Anne 1 with the Germanic name element drud "strength".
Annetraut f German (Rare, Archaic)
Blend of Anne and names ending in -traut, e.g., Irmtraut
Annetrud f German (Rare, Archaic)
A blend of Anne and names ending in -trud, e.g., Hiltrud
Annevi f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Anne 1 and the Old Swedish name element "temple, sanctuary" (ultimately from the Old Norse name element "home; temple, sanctuary; devoted, dedicated").
Annevieve f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Annavieve.
Annfred m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Arnfred (see Arnfrøðr).
Annfrid f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Altered form of Arnfrid, first documented in Norway c.1500 (Arnfrid: 1888).
Annfried f German (Rare)
Combination of Anna and the name element Fried. Since names ensing in Fried are usually masculine makes this an interesting variation.
Annia f French (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Catalan (Rare)
Variant of Anya or Ania, possibly influenced in its orthography by the name Anna.
Annibal m French (Rare)
French form of Hannibal.
Annielu f English (Rare)
Combination of Annie and Lu.
Anniesse f English (Rare, ?), French (African)
Perhaps a variant of Agnès, reflecting the French pronunciation.
Annifrid f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Annefrid. A famous bearer of this name is Anni-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad (1945-), a founding member of the Swedish pop band ABBA.
Annigje f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch diminutive of Anna.
Anniqua f African American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Anna, formed from the popular name suffix qua- (see also Annika, Anika 1, Shaniqua and Janiqua).
Annique f Dutch (Rare)
Vraiant of Aniek and Anique.
Annita f Greek (Rare)
Either a diminutive of Anna or a Greek form of Anita 1.
Annituuli f Finnish (Rare)
Combination of Anni and Tuuli.
Annkatrin f Swedish (Rare), German
Swedish and German combination of Anne 1 and Katrin.
Annkristin f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Ann and Kristin.
Annlee f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Ann and Lee.
Annmaj f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Ann and Maj 2.
Anno m East Frisian (Rare), West Frisian, Medieval German
Frisian variant of Anne 2 as well as a medieval German cognate of the name.... [more]
Annø f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialect version of Anna.
Annraoi m Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Henry.
Annrika f Swedish (Rare)
A combination of names Ann and Rika.
Annsofi f Swedish, Finnish (Rare)
Combination of Anne 1 and Sofi.
Annunzio m Italian (Rare)
From Italian annunzio, a variant of annuncio meaning "announcement", likely after the yearly Catholic event of the announcement of Easter Day (annuncio del giorno di Pasqua).... [more]
Annveig f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Arnveig as well as a younger combination of Anna and veig "power; strength".
Ano f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" or 綾 (aya) meaning "design" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Anodos m Greek (Anglicized, Rare, Archaic)
"Ascent" or "Upward Progress" from the Greek οδος with the prefix αν. Used by Plato to refer to enlightenment. Anodos is the central character in the George Macdonald novel "Phantastes"... [more]
Anoeschka f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Anuschka. This is borne by Namibian author Anoeschka von Meck (1967-).
Anog f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "pleasured" in Hebrew, a poetic verbal of Oneg.
Anorella f American (Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare elaboration of Annora.
Anoush m & f Persian (Rare)
Derived from Persian انوشه (anuše) meaning "immortal", ultimately from Old Persian *anauša- and Avestan anaoša.
Anoutsiata f Italian (Hellenized), Greek (Rare)
Greek form of the Italian name Annunziata.
Anri f & m Finnish (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Possibly a short form of Annrika.
Anrica f Italian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Enrica.
Ansam m & f Arabic (Rare)
Means "gentle breezes" in Arabic.
Ansilo m Medieval German (Rare)
Old High German name related to the name element as ('god')
Ansilta f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Allegedly taken from the name of a mountain in the Argentinian Andes.
Ansine m Provençal (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Provençal form of Ansgar.
Anslyn f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Anslyn.
Anstice f English (British, Rare), Medieval English
Transferred use of the surname Anstice, which was derived from the medieval given name Anastase or Anastayse (from Latin Anastasius), or from its feminine equivalent Anastasie (from Latin Anastasia).
Anta f German (Modern, Rare)
Anta Helena Recke is a Afro-German theatre director.
Antans m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Antanas.
Antara m Arabic (Rare), Bengali (Muslim, Arabized, Rare)
Meaning:- "Brave","Courageous","Fearless"... [more]
Antelme m French (Rare, Archaic)
Orthographic variant of Anthelme.
Anter m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Anteros.
Anteros m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology, Croatian (Rare), Polish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Derived from the Greek noun ἀντέρως (anteros) meaning "counter-love". It consists of Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" combined with the Greek noun ἔρως (eros) meaning "love" (see Eros).... [more]
Antha f English (Rare)
Diminutive of any name ending in -antha.
Anthim m & f Indian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It could perhaps come from the Greek name Anthimos, but I don't know how likely it generally is for Greek names to be used in India.
Anthoin m Manx (Rare)
Manx form of Anthony.
Anthoine m French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Antoine. This name is borne by French race car driver Anthoine Hubert (1996-2019) and French hockey player Anthoine Lussier (1983-).
Anthonis m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval Dutch form of Anthony.
Anthy f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Ανθή (see Anthi).
Antien f Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
This given name originated in medieval times as a variant spelling (or even a misspelling) of Antjen, as the letter 'j' was regularly written as an 'i' in medieval records... [more]
Antigona f Albanian, Croatian (Rare)
Albanian and Croatian form of Antigone.
Antigua f Spanish (Rare)
From a title of Virgin Mary, which came to be in Seville Cathedral's Virgen de la Antigua chapel. The word antigua "old, ancient" referred to a fresco depicting Virgin Mary, which was sculpted on the wall of an ancient mosque which served as the basis for the new cathedral... [more]
Antima f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Antimo.
Antimoz m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Anthimos.
Antimus m Romansh (Rare)
Romansh form of Anthimus.
Antíoco m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Galician (Archaic)
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Antiochus.
Antioga f Sardinian (Rare), Theatre
Feminine form of Antiogu. It was used for a character in the Sardinian-language play Ziu Paddori (1918) by Efisio Vincenzo Melis.
Antiokh m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Antiochus.
Antion m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Perhaps an erroneous spelling of Antoine.
Antjen f Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
This name is a variant of Anna, where the diminutive suffix -tjen has been added to the name. Since -tjen is a diminutive suffix that was primarily used in the Middle Ages and has since been replaced by the more modern -tje, we can actually say that Antjen is the medieval Dutch form of Antje.... [more]
Antjuan m African American (Rare)
Variant of Antoine influenced by Juan 1.
Antoiniece f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Antoine using the fashionable suffix -iece.
Antoinique f African American (Rare)
Feminization of Antoine by using the fashionable suffix -ique
Antolina f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Antonia. Perhaps most famously borne by author Anaïs Nin, whose full birth name was Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell.
Antolino m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Antonio. In other words, this is the masculine form of Antolina.
Antonijs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Antonius.
Antonine m & f Georgian (Archaic), French (Rare)
Georgian form of Antoninus as well as the French form of Antonina.... [more]
Antonmaria m Italian (Rare)
Combination of Antonio and Maria.
Antrel m African American (Modern, Rare)
A modern invented name of unknown meaning.
Antriana f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Αντριάνα (see Adriana).
Antselma f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Anselma.
Antselme f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Anselma.
Anttoni f Basque (Rare)
Basque diminutive of Antonia (see also Antton).
Antuán m Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Spanish version of Antoine reflecting French pronunciation.
Antur m Sami (Rare)
Variant of Ánte.
Antuza f Romanian, Polish (Rare)
Romanian and Polish form of Anthousa.
Antwanetta f African American (Modern, Rare)
Latinization of Antwanette. This is borne by a young female basketball player Antwanetta Boswell. Also, see Antoinetta.
Antym m Polish (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Polish and Ukrainian form of Anthimos (see Anthimus).
Antzi f Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Antzela.
Anubhooti f Indian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Hindi अनुभूति (see Anubhuti).
Anuel m Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Originally conceived as a short form of Emmanuel, this is the stage name of Puerto Rican singer Anuel AA.
Anulek f Thai (Rare)
A famous bearer would be famous thai pop singer whose real name is Benjawan Pohkasap.
Anuna f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Ana, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).
Ånund m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Anund.
Anupras m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Onuphrius.
Anvi f Sanskrit, Indian (Rare)
MEANING - (to go after or alongside, to follow ;to seek ; to be guided by; to fall to one's share.) ... [more]
Anwyll m Obscure (Modern, Rare)
From the Welsh word annwyl, which means "dear" or "darling".
Anxa f Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Anxo.
Ánxeles f Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Ángeles.
Anxelina f Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Angelina.
Anxelo m Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Angelus.
A'Nyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aniyah, or a combination of Nyah with a phonetic prefix.
Anżela f Polish (Rare)
Polish transcription of Анжела (see Anzhela) as well as variant of Angela influenced by Anzhela... [more]
Anżelika f Polish (Rare)
Polish transcription of Анжелика or Анжеліка (see Anzhelika. Rarely used as a Polish alternate form of Angelika, possibly influenced by the word "anżelika", which refers to candied Angelica, or to the plant Angelica in general.
Anzelma f Polish, Hungarian, Croatian (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare)
Polish, Hungarian, Croatian and Lithuanian feminine form of Anselm.
Anzelmas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Anselm.
Anzelmo m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Anselm.
Aodhfin m Irish (Rare)
Compound name composed of Aodh "fire" and Fionn "white".
Aogi m Japanese (Rare)
From 仰ぎ (aogi) meaning "respect, reverance" (compare Aogu).... [more]
Aogu m Japanese (Rare)
From verb 仰ぐ (aogu) meaning "to look up to, respect, revere; to seek; to depend/rely on" (compare Aogi).... [more]
Aohito m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 青 or 蒼 (ao) meaning "blue" combined with 人 (hito) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aoibh f Irish (Rare)
Aoibh - an old Irish girls name of Celtic origin meaning “Beautiful” “radiant” “Pleasant”
Aoiko f Japanese (Rare)
From Aoi combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]
Aoise f Irish (Rare)
Irish names
Aolani f Hawaiian (Rare)
Derived from Hawaiian ao "cloud" and lani "sky, heaven".
Aolú m Irish (Rare)
A combination honoring Irish deities Aodh and Lugh. Aodh is often referred to as a "god of the underworld," although this is likely influenced by Christian interpretation. He and his siblings were turned into swans by their stepmother, Aoife... [more]
Ao-mei f Chinese (Rare)
Combination of Ao & Mei 1.
Aommy f Thai (Rare)
A famous bearer would be famous thai pop singer, Aommy, whose real name is Plernsin Ketkaew.
Aosa f Japanese (Rare)
From 碧 (ao) meaning "green, blue" and 冴⁠ (sa.eru) "be clear, serene, cold, skillful”. Other kanji combinations can be used.
Aouicha f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi transcription of 'Aisha.
Aourgen f Breton (Rare)
Derived from Breton aour "gold" and Old Breton ken "fair; beautiful; splendid" (kaer and koant in Modern Breton), this name is the Breton cognate of Welsh Eurgain.
Aourora f Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Aurora.
Aoxin f & m Chinese (Rare)
From the Chinese characters 奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" and 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic; distant fragrance" or 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted".
Apache m English (Rare)
From Yavapai, 'epache, "people" and sometimes derived from Zuni apachu, "enemy."
Apalinary m Belarusian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Apalinaryj.
Apelehama m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Abraham.
Apellis m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Apelles.
Aper m Ancient Roman (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical, Rare)
A Roman cognomen of uncertain meaning. It is possibly derived from the Latin word aper meaning "boar" or apro meaning "wild boar". This was the cognomen of 4 people in the Severan family tree including a Roman aristocrat, Gaius Septimius Severus Aper.
Apex m English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning "the highest point" or "the climax".
Aphaeleon m Greek Mythology (Hellenized, Archaic), Late Greek (Anglicized, Rare)
Alternate spelling of 'aphelion', the furthest point of orbit around the sun. Derives from the Greek words "apo" meaning away, off, apart, and "Helios" meaning sun. It's an apoapsis of a body in the Solar System.
Apo m Georgian (Rare)
When written as აპო, this name is a short form of Apolon. But when written as აფო, it might be a short form of Alpez.
Apolinaria f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Polish (Rare), Moldovan (Rare), Ancient Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Spanish and Polish feminine form of Apollinaris and Romanian form of Apollinaria. This is also attested as an ancient Greek name.
Apolinário m Portuguese (African), Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Portuguese and Louisiana Spanish form of Apollinaris.
Apollinariy m Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Apollinaris.
Apolone f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Apolonia and Apollonie.
Apoloni m Georgian (Rare)
Form of Apolon with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი (-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.... [more]