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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare; and the length is 5.
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Orley m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Orley or possibly a nickname of Orlando.
Orose f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Orosia.
Oroxi f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Orosia.
Orris m English (Rare), Scottish
Transferred use of the surname Orris.
Orsat m Croatian (Rare)
From the Italian name Orso.
Orvan m English (American, Rare)
Meaning as of yet unknown. Also compare Orvon.... [more]
Oryam m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "light and sea" in Hebrew, from a combination of Or, meaning "light", and name Yam, meaning "sea".
Oryam f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Or, meaning "light" and Yam, meaning "sea".
Oryol m Russian (Rare)
Means "eagle"
Oryom f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "daylight" in Hebrew, a combination of the name Or meaning "light" and the word yom meaning "day".
Oryon m English (British, Modern, Rare), Welsh (Modern, Rare)
Variant and possible welsh spelling of the name Orion.
Orziv m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Hebrew names Or and Ziv that both related to light and brightness.
Osmar m Anglo-Saxon, English (Rare), German (Rare), Estonian (Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a variant of Ansmar and a variant of Osmær... [more]
Osric m Anglo-Saxon, English (Rare), Literature
Derived from Old English os "god" and ric "power, rule". This name was borne by several Anglo-Saxon kings, one of the earliest being Osric of Deira (7th century AD).... [more]
Össur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Assar.
Oster m German (Rare, Archaic)
From the German word OSTERN "easter".
Ostra f German (Rare, Archaic)
From the German word Ostern "easter".
Osukā m Japanese (Japanized, Modern, Rare)
Japanese transliteration of Óscar
Osvit m & f Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
From Serbian osvit meaning "dawn".
Osyta f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Osyth.
Othar m Popular Culture, German (Rare, Archaic)
The name is formed from the Germanic name elements ot "wealth" and heri "army". Given to the character Othar Tryggvassen (Gentleman Adventurer!) in the award-winning comic series Girl Genius by Phil and Kaja Foglio.
Óðný f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old Norse óðr "inspiration, rage, frenzy" (the source of Óðinn) and nýr "new".
Otlyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Male name of uncertain origin, used occasionally in the USA.
Otter m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word otter, a semi-aquatic mammal. The word otter is derived from Old English otor or oter, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ "water".
Ottón m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish variant of Otón influenced in its orthography by Otto.
Otuna m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Otar and its short form Oto, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).
Ougko m Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Hugo.
Ovlur m Chechen (Rare)
Vainakh name meaning "lamb born in the winter" or "first born lamb".
Owenn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Owen 1. Owenn was given to 10 boys in 2016 according to the SSA.
Owynn m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Owen 1. According to the Social Security Administration, Owynn was given to 11 girls and 8 boys in 2018.
Oyvør f Faroese (Rare)
Faroese form of Eyvǫr.
Pääru m Estonian (Rare)
Originally a diminutive of Päären, now used as a given name in its own right.
Pabla f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Pablo.
Pàdua m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Padua. This name is always given as the compound name Antoni de Pàdua, never alone.
Padua m Spanish (Rare)
From name of the Italian city of Padua, after saint Anthony of Padua. This name is always given as the compound names Antonio de Padua and Francisco de Padua (after Francis of Paola), but never Padua alone.
Pagoa f Basque (Rare)
Means "beech" in Basque.
Pahom m Russian (Rare, ?), Literature
Alternate transcription of Russian Пахо́м (Pakhom), which is a variant form of Pakhomiy. This was the name of the main character in Leo Tolstoy's short story "How Much Land Does A Man Need?" (1886).
Paija f Latvian (Rare), Literature, Theatre
Derived from the obsolete Latvian word paija "toy". This is the name of a character in the play Maija un Paija by Anna Brigadere.
Palen m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch word meaning “Poles”.
Paley f English (Modern, Rare)
Modern name, probably based on the sounds found in other names such as Paisley and Hayley; in other words, a combination of the popular phonetic elements pay and lee... [more]
Palko m Dutch (Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly of Frisian origin.
Palma f Spanish, Croatian (Rare), Italian, Medieval Italian, Catalan, Norwegian (Rare)
Spanish, Catalan, Italian and Croatian word for "palm". This name typically referred to Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, and was historically given to girls born on this day.
Palme m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Pálmi. This is also a Swedish surname. The name was adopted by a notable Swedish family in honor of their ancestor Palme Lyder (born 1570s, died 1630), a merchant who immigrated to Sweden from the Netherlands or Germany in the early 1600s.
Pälvi f Finnish (Rare)
From Finnish word pälvi, meaning a snow free patch on the ground, melted by the sun.
Pampa m South American (Modern, Rare)
Probably derived from the Spanish word pampa "steppe, prairie".
Pamyk f Turkmen (Rare)
Means "cotton wool" in Turkmen.
Panda f American (Rare)
The origin of the word panda is the Nepalese word nigalya ponya, which means 'eater of bamboo'.
Pania f Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Feminine form of Panos.
Panot m Filipino (Filipinized, Rare)
tanga na mukhang tanga
Param m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the verbal noun of adjective 파랗다 (parata) meaning "blue, green" (compare Pureum and Paran).
Paran m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the present determiner form of adjective 파랗다 (parata) meaning "blue, green" (compare Pureun and Param).
Páris m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Paris 1.
Pärla f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Swedish pärla "pearl" and thus a Swedish cognate of Pearl.
Påske m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian form of Paschalis. This is also the Norwegian word for Easter.
Patra f English (Rare), Greek (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Petra or a short form of Cleopatra.
Pavia f English (Rare), Medieval English
Medieval English name of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Old French pavie "peach" and a derivation from Old French Pavie "woman from Pavia", a historic city in Italy... [more]
Pavot f Jèrriais (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Jèrriais pavot "poppy" (ultimately from Latin papāver). This is a newly coined name, intended as a Jèrriais equivalent of Poppy.
Pazor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Paz 2 and Or means "golden light" in Hebrew.
Peali f Indian (Rare)
India de sjembe india
Pearu m Estonian (Rare)
Estonian variant of Bernhard.
Pelin m Polish (Rare)
Allegedly derived from Greek πελινοσ (pelinos) "black", "dark", "dark-skinned".
Pemma f English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown. A possible variant of Emma or a diminutive of Pamela, or possibly derived from the surname Pemma, of unknown meaning or origin... [more]
Penya f Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Peña.
Perdy f English (Rare)
Either a diminutive of Perdita or a variant of Purdie.
Pērle f Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian pērle "pearl".
Perri f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Perry. Also used as a diminutive of names that begin with Per-, e.g. Persephone.
Persa f Greek (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Medieval Italian
A form of Persis. In Serbian usage, also a short form of Persida.
Petie m English (Rare), Obscure (?)
Variation of Petey. There is a typhoon in the 1950 Pacific typhoon season with this name.
Petka f Serbian, Croatian (Rare), Bulgarian
Feminine form of Petko. Saint Paraskeva of the Balkans is known by this name in Serbia and Bulgaria.
Phiêu m Vietnamese (Rare)
From Sino-Vietnamese 漂 (phiêu) meaning "to float, drift".
Phina f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Diminutive of names ending in -phina like Josephina or Seraphina.
Phlox f English (Rare)
Taken from the name of the flower, whose name is derived from Greek phlox "flame". As a given name, it has been in occasional use in the English-speaking world from the late 19th century onwards.
Phyre f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of the word fire.
Piano f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From Japanese 比 (pi) meaning "the Philippines", 亜 (a) meaning "sub-, second, Asia" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.... [more]
Pidan f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Variant transcription of Fidan, used by Azerbaijani population living in Georgia (country)
Pidge m & f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From the word pidgeon. It has been used extensively as a nickname and also rarely as an official name.
Pieni m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "small" in Finnish.
Pieva f Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun pieva meaning "meadow, grassland".
Piibe f Estonian (Rare)
Possibly derived from the Estonian word "piibeleht" meaning "lily of the valley".
Piine f Estonian (Rare)
Short form of Sabiine.
Pilár f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Pilar.
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]
Pilou m Danish (Rare)
French diminutive of Philip.
Pimen m Georgian (Rare), Polish (Archaic), Romanian (Rare), Russian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare, Archaic)
Georgian, Polish, Romanian, Russian and Serbian form of Poimen (see Poemen). Known bearers of this name include a Metropolitan of Moscow (14th century AD) and the 14th Patriarch of Moscow (20th century AD).
Pimin m Romanian (Rare), Russian (Archaic)
Romanian and Russian variant of Pimen.
Pinar f Spanish (European, Rare)
From the Spanish word pinar meaning "pine grove". This is a title of the Virgin Mary, Virgen del Pinar ("Our Lady of the Pine Grove"). She is the patron saint of the towns of Cantalejo and Torrecilla del Pinar, both in the Spanish province of Segovia.
Piran m Persian, Georgian (Rare), Literature
Derived from the Persian adjective پیر (pir) meaning "old, aged, ancient" combined with the Persian suffix ان (-an).... [more]
Pirit f Hungarian (Rare)
Old Hungarian variant of Piros.
Piros f Hungarian (Rare)
Old Hungarian name derived from Hungarian piros "red", originally referring to rosy cheeks or red hair. More recently, however, it is also used as a hypocoristic of Piroska.
Plata f Spanish (Rare)
means “silver” in Spanish.
Plien f Dutch (Rare)
Contraction of Paulien, Paulina and Pauline.... [more]
Ploon f & m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Apollonia (feminine) and Apollonius (masculine). Also see the related name Pleun.... [more]
Pluma f American (Rare)
Borrowing from Latin plūma, meaning "feather."
Pnjik f Armenian (Rare)
Possibly from the Armenian փունջ (punj) meaning "bunch".
Poesy f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Originally a variant of Posy, this name was sometimes associated with poetry, from Old French poesie, ultimately from Greek poesis "composition, poetry," from poein "to make or compose"
Polen f Turkish (Modern, Rare)
Means "pollen" in Turkish.
Poppe m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Poppo.
Possi f Obscure (Rare)
Extremely rare variant of Posy/Posie or transferred use of surname Possi
Possy f & m English (Rare), Literature
Rare variant of Posy or a transferred use of a rare surname, Possy.
Power m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word power meaning "a source or means of supplying energy" or transferred use of the surname Power 1 or Power 2.
Prado f & m Spanish (European), Filipino (Rare)
Means "meadow" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Prado and Nuestra Señora del Prado, meaning "The Virgin of the Meadow" and "Our Lady of the Meadow."... [more]
Pratt m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pratt.
Prend m Albanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Prenda.
Press m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Press or possibly a short form of names with the element press, such as Presley.
Preta f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Means "black" in portuguese. This name is borne by the Brazilian actress and singer Preta Maria Gadelha Gil Moreira, mostly known as Preta Gil.
Priah f English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be an anglicized or americanized spelling of the Sanskrit name Priya meaning "beloved".... [more]
Príam m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Priam.
Prior m Danish (Rare)
Ecclesiastical title, derived from the Latin adjective for "earlier, first".
Prosa f Occitan (Rare)
Feminine form of Pros 2.
Prose f English (African, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Prose.
Pryor m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pryor.
Psalm m & f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Various
From the English word psalm which refers to a sacred song or poem, especially one of the hymns by David and others which were collected into the Old Testament Book of Psalms... [more]
Pul-ip f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 풀잎 (pul-ip) meaning "blade of grass, grass leaf," from a combination of 풀 (pul) meaning "grass" and 잎 (ip) meaning "leaf, blade."
Punkt m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "full stop, point, dot" in Swedish (from Latin punctum). This name was traditionally given to ensure that its bearer would be his (or her?) parents' last child.
Purdy m & f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Purdie.
Pymen m Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Poimen (see Poemen).
Qabus m Arabic (Rare)
Means "handsome" in Arabic.
Qacha f Mongolian (Rare)
Possibly derived from Mongolian хацар (khatsar) meaning "cheek, face; flank".
Qamra f Arabic (Rare), Malay (Rare)
Possibly from Arabic قَمَر (qamar) meaning "moon" (see Qamar).
Qassi m & f Berber (Arabized, Rare), Persian (Modern, Rare)
Arabized form of Kaci. In Arabic, Qassi (قاسي) means "hard", "tough", or "stern". For example, قاسي الملامح (qāsī al-malāmiḥ) is a phrase meaning "stern features" (used to describe someone with a tough or serious expression)... [more]
Quade m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Quade.
Quaid m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Quaid.
Quail m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Quail.
Quavo m African American (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Quavius or Quavious, a variant of Jaquavius. This is borne by the American rapper Quavo (1991-), whose full name is Quavious Keyate Marshall.
Quena f Medieval English, English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old English cwén "woman", this name was originally a diminutive of names containing said element.... [more]
Quian m African American (Modern, Rare)
Unknown, possibly a variant of Keon or Cian.
Quint m Catalan, Dutch, English, Emilian-Romagnol, French (Rare), German
Catalan, Emilian-Romagnol and French form of Quintus as well as the Dutch, English and German short form of any given name starting with Quint-, such as Quinten and Quintijn (Dutch), Quintus and Quintinus (German) and Quintin (English).... [more]
Quirt m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Quirt. In some cases of modern-day usage, it might also be considered a variant of Quiert, itself a variant of Quert.
Qween f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Queen. Qween Amor (1988-) is a performance artist who predominantly utilizes public space for her performances.
Rabbe m Finland Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Either a German diminutive of Raban or a Swedish diminutive of Rafael.... [more]
Racer m English (Rare)
Late Old English, from Old Norse rás ‘current.’ It was originally a northern English word with the sense ‘rapid forward movement,’ which gave rise to the senses ‘contest of speed’ (early 16th century) and ‘channel, path’ (i.e., the space traversed)... [more]
Raddy m Russian (Rare)
Short for Radojko, Radomir or Radislav
Radin m Persian (Rare)
Persian given name meaning ''chivalrous man''.
Radiy m Russian (Rare), Tatar (Rare)
Variant form of Radik. Also note that radiy is also the Russian word for radium, an alkaline earth metal. The name was used in the Soviet era in reference to scientific progress.
Rådny f Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Ráðný.
Raela f American (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of Rae and the popular name suffix -la or else a variant of Rayla.
Ragne f Norwegian (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Norwegian variant and Estonian form of Ragna.
Ragni f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of names starting with the Old Norse name element regin "advice, counsel", like Ragnhild and Ragnfrid.
Raiår m Norwegian (Rare)
Rare dialectal variant of Reidar.
Raica f Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Raissa influenced by Jessica.... [more]
Raiel m & f Filipino (Modern, Rare)
From the Japanese rai, meaning "lightning" and the Hebrew el, meaning "God". Don't ask why this is, ask my parents.
Raika f German (Modern, Rare)
German borrowing of Rajka as well as a German variant of Reika.
Raila f Finnish, Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Raili, though folk etymology likes to connect this name with Finnish railakas "lively".
Raima f Estonian (Rare)
Feminine form of Raimo.
Raina m & f Urdu, Arabic (Rare)
Means beautiful, princess-like in Urdu, In Arabic this is an other version of Rayna.
Rainy f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word 'rainy'.
Rajyi f Indian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Hindi राज्ञी (see Rajni).
Rakia f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Poetic form of שמיים (shamayim) meaning "sky, heaven" in Hebrew.
Ralda f English (Rare)
English short form of the Spanish name Esmeralda.
Ralle m Low German (Rare)
Hypochoristic form of Ralph.
Ramah f English (Rare)
Ramah in Benjamin was a city of ancient Israel. It was located near Gibeon and Mizpah to the West, Gibeah to the South, and Geba to the East. It is identified with modern Er-Ram, about 8 km north of Jerusalem.
Rambo m Medieval German, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval German short form of masculine Ram- names of which the second element starts with b-, such as Rambald and Rambert.
Ramus m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ramus.
Rande m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Randy.
Ranel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Ran, means "singing" or "(he) sang", and El, reference to God.
Ranne f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Possibly Frisian in origin, in which case the name is probably derived from a feminine Germanic given name that contains one of the following three Germanic elements: ragin meaning "advice" (see Rayner), rand meaning "rim (of a shield)" (see Randolf) or hraban meaning "raven" (see Ronne)... [more]
Ranze f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From Ran combined with 世 (se) meaning "generation," likely introduced by Ranze Edō (江藤 蘭世), the main character in the manga and anime series 'Tokimeki Tonight'.... [more]
Raoni m Brazilian (Rare, Archaic)
Indigenous name from Brazil. Raoni means "master, great warrior". It was the name of a Brazilian native leader.
Rauho m Finnish (Rare)
A masculine form of Rauha.
Rauke m West Frisian (Rare)
West Frisian diminutive of masculine given names that contain the Germanic element hraban meaning "raven".
Rauna f Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Rauni or feminine form of Rauno.
Rausa f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Rosa 1 and a transferred use of the surname.
Raute f Low German (Rare)
Short form of Rautgund and related names.
Ravon m & f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ra and von.
Rawls m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Rawls.
Rayah f Arabic (Rare)
Variant of Raya.
Rayce m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Race influenced by the ending of names like Jayce and Kayce.
Rayma f English (American, Rare)
A feminine variant of Raymond.
Rayna f Arabic, Urdu (Rare)
In arabic Means "Peaceful Queen". In Urdu this is a variant of Raina.
Rayne f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rayne, thus a variant of Raine. It can also be considered a variant of Rain.
Rayya f Arabic (Rare)
Means "quenched" or "fresh, good scent".
Realm f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word "realm", ultimately from Old French realme "kingdom".
Rebby f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Rebecca.
Rebel f & m English (Rare)
From the Old French rebelle, from the Latin rebellis 'waging war again; insurgent', from rebellō 'I wage war again, fight back', from re- 'again, back' and bellō 'I wage war'.
Reemt m Frisian, Low German, Dutch (Rare)
Dutch, Low German, and Frisian form of Raymond.
Reesa f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Risa or an elaboration of Reese. Reesa was given to 11 girls in 2015 according to the SSA.
Reeva f English (Rare)
Possibly an Anglicized spelling of Riva. This name was borne by South African model Reeva Steenkamp (1983-2013), who was shot dead by her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius.
Reeve m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Reeve.
Regal m English (Rare)
From late Middle English from Old French, or from Latin regalis, from rex, reg- ‘king’.
Regas m Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Apparently a Greek form of Régis.
Reiår m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Reidar.
Reier m West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
West Frisian form of the ancient Germanic name Reginher, which is a variant form of Raganhar (see Rayner).
Reini m & f German, Dutch (Rare)
German and Dutch diminutive of given names that contain the Germanic element ragin meaning "advice", such as Reinhard and Reinout for men and Reinhilde for women.... [more]
Reint m Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Dutch and West Frisian (contracted) short form of Germanic given names that start with Rein- and end in -t, such as Reinart, Reinbert and Reinout.